As an Iranian, I will explain why war was our only way out. The Islamic regime's founder, Ayatollah Khomeini, has long called for Israel's destruction. Since my childhood, we were forced to chant "Death to America" and "Death to Israel" daily in school. The regime has funded proxy groups to attack Israelis and Americans, even the civilians of these countries - among others. We Iranians have exhausted every peaceful option to change this. We elected supposed "moderates" as president, hoping for reform and an end to threats against our own people and the world. Those hopes were shattered as their foreign interventions, proxy wars, and deaths continued. They didn't change even one bit. We protested peacefully. Repeatedly. And each time, met with bullets. Democrats' policy of negotiation and appeasement only gave it more wiggle room and provided the regime with a lifeline, costing more lives globally and in Iran. The regime had countless chances to de-escalate and listen to its critics (I mean, us, Iranian people). Instead, it pursued decades of hostility, chanting for war while draining our resources. Now that the conflict has arrived, it blames protesters and the world for it. We never wanted war. But after the regime massacred thousands of defenseless protestors, including children and the elderly, we had one last hope to resort to: asking for military intervention. It's not a war, it is a rescue operation. People and powers worldwide are uniting against this evil regime.

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you could have started at the time iran had a secular government, what happened with it then and the following 25 years until the revolution where you chose to start your note.
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Marius 1 month ago
What percentage of Iranians do agree with you? (Beyond your friends, please try not to bullshit)
Appreciate hearing this. You're probably well aware, but many of us in the US (most of us, it seems) are appalled that our government decided to start bombing Iran. We don't exactly have a great history when it comes to interventionism. However, if this turns out well for Iranians that would be amazing. I hope it does, or at least that it's destabilizing enough for the regime that the people can find a new path forward.
I don't know how this will play out. If I had to guess, I would agree with you (though I'm almost reluctant to say it because "Wake up" is so obnoxiously condescending). But in fact we don't know. It's possible to despise the neocons and at the same time hope for the best.
Okay then please name one time in history when America engaged in regime change in the Middle East Asia or Africa and worked out well for the citizens? Don’t be taken in by those who sell human suffering as progress.
FFS I'm not disagreeing with you That's literally what I said in the post that you first replied to. AND I hope for the best for Iranians/ Who is it that's selling human suffering as progress?
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Moist 1 month ago
well said. the number of armchair leaders and jew-haters spouting off with little to no knowledge on the subject and pushing bizarre conspiracies is frightening. not one of them bother to consider the thousands slaughtered by this evil regime in Iran, nevermind by their proxies aroubd the world. I hope any family you have in Iran are staying safe, and pray for a swift end to this. Although I fear, and you may have comment, that the regime will cause utter carange inside Iran as they near their end.
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FireHorse 1 month ago
So what if it’s Israel account? It lacks the gravitas of Syria or Lebanon?
As an Iraqi, let me tell you why this war was our only way out... I have bad news for you, this is not a rescue operation. Israel's goal is to turn Iran into Syria. They are not dropping bombs out of some overwhelming concern for the freedom of Iranians.
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Mara 1 month ago
I hear you on the complexity, but aren't there situations where people want self-determination without needing a savior? What does that look like to you?
Now moisten everybody with your take on how Saudis are friends and not an evil regime exactly like the one you just criticized. Also now do open genocide of Gaza and explain how bibi is not evil. Please moist give us some moisture
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Moist 1 month ago
learn the meaning of genocide you blue-hairrd, fuckstain. how does the population of gaza grow during a "genocide"? what a fucken daft cunt you are. the saudis might be assholes but they're not bombing their neighbours, are they? pull your head out your ass and look around. moron.
🤣you moistened your pants. They fuckin levelled gaza and you are still saying its not evil, what a joke cant even get past what evil is, how are you talking about the iranians . Go back to bed with your israeli butt fuckers and call it what it is a cancerous polip on the anus of humanity you fucking moist shitstain
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Moist 1 month ago
oh, look at this triggered little cunt. be nice if they levelled gaza. world's biggest parking lot. bury the muscunts under asphalt, mark the parking spaces with their blood, use their babies for speed humps 🤣🤣🤣
Are you talking about when the regime in Iran killed over 40,000 defenseless protesters on the streets? Oh, I forgot. You don’t know about that. Because your news outlet of choice hasn’t handfed it to you.
As long as this regime has the power to kill its people, it will do so. It has to lose all the means and the will to oppress. Then, it is left with nothing to rule. It has near zero legitimacy among the people of Iran.
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Moist 1 month ago
how do you reckon before the people can take to the streets? also interested in your take on the Kurd? have heard some say Iranian Kurds arr happy to remain as part of Iran, but the Iraqi Kurds want part of Iran for a Kurdish state. you think there's risk of a civil war if the CIA do arm the Kurds and send them in?
We have a common objective NOW and this condition might change at any time. But now, all the parties involved will gain from the fall of the regime.
Only a minority of Kurds are separatist, and they are an armed minority. The majority are people who have always guarded the borders and have a long history of giving their life for maintaining the territorial integrity of Iran. So arming a minority would be a stupid move that would only lead into a civil war.
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Soda 1 month ago
I'm sorry you're in such a terrible situation. I hope things get better soon.
If your so-called 'regime' fell, your country would be no more. Balkanization and civil war would be the inevitable outcome. Like Libya, Iraq, and Syria, etc., diaspora people, blindfolded by their ideological hate and drinking too much Zionist Kool-Aid, never learn anything from history and its hidden evil powers at play.
You are hoping to be rescued by satanic pedophiles, genocidaires, and robbers. No matter who we Westerners vote for, we get decades of hostility, chanting for war while draining our resources. But they will do much worse to you, if they get the power to do so. You will get nothing but blood and ashes, while they sell your oil. Organise to improve your lives yourselves, do not wait for Satan to save you. We, also, must do this.
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Sage 1 month ago
That's the thing that breaks you, isn't it—the clarity of it. What made you post this today?
Iran has inflationary fiat money, taxes, bureaucratic waste, violent security forces, and regular elections that change very little. Those are the same "functions" that Western countries enjoy...
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FireHorse 1 month ago
Very clever response. Too bad it doesn’t help anyone
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FireHorse 1 month ago
Do you live in the west? Actually I don’t care where you live
The part that rarely makes it into Western analysis: the Islamic Republic's foundational documents aren't ambiguous. Velayat-e faqih isn't a political position that can be negotiated away — it's an eschatological framework. "Moderation" within that structure was always cosmetic, and the people living under it knew this long before outside observers were willing to say it plainly. Thank you for saying it plainly.
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FireHorse 1 month ago
Your definition of functioning is different from reasonable people
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FireHorse 1 month ago
Let’s revisit this chat when Ramadan ends. Happy fake fasting
I'm stunned at how nasty some of these replies are and also how lacking in basic logic: you don't have to love the US govt or agree with their past interventions to hope that maybe these actions might bring better options for your people. Do you think a lecture on the history of US regime change shows how smart you are? If Momo is a bot or paid Zionist activist, then no need to engage. If he's not, maybe consider the fact that he's in a situation most of us have not in fact experienced.
i doubt iran would be better off under israeli-american rule. i hope the iranian people will make this attack very expensive for them, hopefully it will lead to the collapse of the current western regime.
We're not asking the US or Israel to rule over our land. We have our own secular leader, Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi.
It was a shock to myself too to see some of the comments when I started sharing my perspective on Iran here. I used to mute some of the really nasty ones, but at some point, I even stopped muting. If it's a nuanced comment or if I see a repeated question, I'd come to the conclusion that maybe I need to put some focuse on explaining my perspective on those matters too. If it is a case of not having enough information, they might change their views. If it's a matter of taking sides for just looking good or intellectual, I stop engaging.
It is one of the common myths about Mosaddegh. His dissmissal was a legal order from the Shah. Mosaddegh dissolved the parliament and was warned even by some of his friends that in this situation, the Shah will have the right to dismiss you. And what was his response? "Shah wouldn't dare." He never questioned its legal basis. It was not a coup. It was not instigated by the US.
I have lived in exile for 8 years because of my activism and translations. But ALL my family lives there. And unlike many "pro-Iran" protestors you see on the news, I come from Iran, I do speak Persian, I have lived in Iran most of my life, and I will go back there the moment the regime falls.
You haven't been in our situation to see why sometimes war is a better option out than letting a dictatorial regime to rule one more day. If you are keen on history, look up Operation Operation D-Day.
You have a poetic view of politics. I am not looking at it as some saints having come to rescue us. It's the alignment of interests. The US and Israel want the regime gone, the Iran people want the regime gone. It is an alignment of interest that can change at any moment with any nation-state.
They cannot see looks them in the face: a regime that dictates women's clothing, makes marriage to underage girls legal, and has executed thousands of young people for its old leader to keep on ruling.
I am not saying they have concern for Iranians. This is not how politics works. The regime was brutal against its own people. It was stupid enough to make enemies with more powerful states. They fucked around, they found out.
War is messy and though we are for the war, it was not our choice. It was the result of the regime's ambitions to export its ideology to the world.
It is not. Can't you see that it is in the real of probability that a regime is brutal to its own people and is stupid enough to mess with the countries in the world to bring about this war? If the Islamic regime in Iran is not a part of your calculations, your results aren't gonna get you far.
Dismiss me as a bot. People who follow my account know me. Know my channel and videos. Some even know me in person.
Oppressing unarmed people is what this regime is really good at. They massacred over 40,000 people just 50 days ago. The discontent with the regime has been there since it started working and more and more people turned against the regime, but we cannot topple this regime with bare hands. We need something to neutralizes the regime's machinery to oppress and then they are left with nothing.
We are not divided. The supporters of the regime are a minority, around 15% at best. What we are dealing with is a regime that is more than happy to kill as many people as it sees fit to stay in power. The only way forward is a military attack aimed at neutralizing its oppressive machinery.
The number comes from counting the number of identified victims, the reports from doctors who risked their lives leaking the information, the video footage confirming many of these attrocities, the fact that the regime faced a bodybag shortage! There are still thousands more people killed yet to be identified.
We Iranians have never had any problem with the US. This was all regime's agenda. We were the friendliest nations ever with lots of trades and cultural exchanges between each other. Israel had an embassy in Iran. We were their allies and we will restore this alliance with them when the Prince assumes power.
I am Iranian. I have lived most of my life there. If I was in Iran right now, you wouldn't have heard from me here. Because, for your information, the internet is shutdown there. I am living in exile due to my translations and activism. You can study my profile before trying to make smart comments, because they don't look smart at all.
I have tried to answer all the comments under this post (even the trolls), but it was difficult to view some of them, especially if they were hidden under some threads. Feel free to comment on the main thread if your question is not answered. View quoted note →
If you don't actually believe this war is to liberate Iranians, why do you support it? You appear to know this is just about Israel asserting hegemony across the middle east and quashing any meaningful resistance, and has nothing to do with how internally repressive the Iranian government is. FAFO is just a psychotic way of saying "might makes right"... "Hey, you shouldn't have stood up to that genocidal apartheid state, Israel, if you didn't want to get your country bombed to oblivion".
you only speak of a certain spectrum of iranians. of course some iranians will obviously profit if you become a colony serving israel us interests.
Thank you for sharing this. The moral confusion in the comments is sad to see, Israel and the US represent western values that bring life and justice, while the Iranian regime is an evil death cult.
The US President has stated he wants to leave the regime bureaucracy in place, but he will choose your new leader. So, Venezuala, but with Iraq / Afghanistan levels of destruction first. Stealing your resources and suppressing your freedoms, but replacing Islam as your enforced state religion with Zionism, like what we have. Poetic.
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Kevin 1 month ago
Welcome to black America 🇺🇸 we in a forever war with America
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mamu 1 month ago
Are you jewish? You still believe the US starts wars because it cares about the freedom of people in other countries? 😂😂😂
What's the definition of "sovereign" in the dictionary you use? The Islamic Republic is a religious Nazi regime only ruling with bullets.
"Functioning country"? Do you have any idea what you're talking about? The country is not able to keep electricity going for 24 consecuitive hours even in low seasons!
This guy has been attacking me under each comment while putting words in my mouth that I have never said. He doesn't even know the definition of "functioning".
people like that guy aren't even worth the time of day. they make stuff up to go along with whatever the latest conspiracy theory is. it's how people cope instead of learn/listen. not worth engaging with imho. muted. I can't believe how much hate you get on here.
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Raison d'État 0 months ago
Trump does not want to obliterate the machinery of oppression, he wants to master it and appoint his own Supreme Leader. When he tweets what he is, believe him. The Iranian people have more firearms per capita than almost any Western country that isn't the USA. Defenseless is a state of mind. And of disorganisation, and of division.
I am not Jewish and I don’t believe the US started this war because it cares about the people of Iran. The regime’s destruction the common interest of Iranians, Israel, and the US - to name a few.
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Raison d'État 0 months ago
It must look that way from Tel Aviv and Los Angeles, but I am very sure no Iranian policeman ever needed to clear his arrests with the 86 year old cripple. Bureaucratic government don't work that way, and it never did.
This comment of yours shows you know next to nothing about Iran, you do not know what dictatorships are, and how they function. Nobody cleared their arrests with Hitler.
And a religious ideology that wants to enslave every non Muslim unless you convert or pay a tax. They tell the west this is what they want yet say its a minoriyy
When someone is calling for your death and walking towards you brandishing a knife, it's natural to kick them in the groin. It's called self-defence.