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This is an essential read. And important to acknowledge that the Daily Mail - itself a much criticised news outlet - was one of the very few that continued to cover events unfolding inside Iran behind digital blackouts from January - May this year.
When the dust settles and people acknowledge the truth of what actually transpired inside Iran, there will be many discoveries as to why the world turned away from the Iranian people in their time of need. Even when the US and Israel acted, it was sadly way too late.
Those of us who were calling for “RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT”, a @UN norm to halt mass atrocity and crimes against humanity - in force when President Obama intervened in Libya in 2011 - we were then branded ‘war mongers’. With the evidence laid bare now, anyone who did, shame on you.
Many individuals and entities who dismissed the atrocities of the regime will be found out and exposed.
And to those who only showed an interest in Iran after the disaster of the school bombing on Feb 28th, a special mention for you:
Playing politics with millions of lives, ignoring the massacres by the Islamic regime whilst more than ready to lay blame on the US and Israel by focusing only on the Minab tragedy, turning attention away from the people inside Iran being slaughtered by the regime into a propaganda war between “imperialism” and “the resistance” is particularly despicable.
Siding with the Islamic Republic - which is neither Islamic nor a republic - is shameful. It is NOT, and never was ‘the resistance’. It is a radicalised, fanatical cult, hell bent on clinging to power. At any cost. Human or otherwise.
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46 days
#DigitalBlackOutIran
The people of Iran are under a total communication blackout imposed by the ruling regime.
When a government cuts off communication in the middle of war, it is clear it is not protecting its citizens.
#iran #InternetBlackoutIran
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📨 At 1080 hours, #Iran's internet shutdown continues to harm lives and livelihoods as the country enters its 46th day without international access. Despite a slight widening of the whitelist system, Iranians have to take risks just to get a message through to the outside world.
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A little girl on a swing at a Persian Gulf beach, following attacks by the U.S. and Israel, as military installations burn in the background.
Long live Iran
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The Hidden History of the Strait of Hormuz
Beyond Geography
While the world knows the Strait of Hormuz as a modern strategic artery, its name carries the weight of thousands of years of Persian civilization. Long before it was a global shipping lane, it was a gateway of kings and nature.
The most prominent theory links the name to the Sasanian Empire—the last great Persian dynasty and the formidable rivals of Ancient Rome. "Hormizd" was the name of five Sasanian emperors, and historical records suggest the naming of the strait dates back to the era of Iffra Hormuz, weaving the glory of ancient royalty into these very waters.
But there is a more poetic, local side to this story. In the ancient dialects of Southern Iran, the name is believed to have evolved from "Hur-mogh." In the local tongue of Hormozgan, Hur means a waterway, and Mogh refers to the Palm Tree. To the people who lived there for millennia, this wasn't just a military chokepoint; it was simply "The Passage of the Palm Groves."
Over time, the phonetic similarity between "Hormuz" and Ahura Mazda (the supreme deity of Zoroastrianism) led to a popular belief in a divine connection. While linguists still debate the roots, this spiritual resonance has kept the name legendary in Persian folklore.
Understanding these origins reminds us that the Strait of Hormuz is more than just coordinates on a map—it is a bridge where ancient empires, sacred myths, and the natural beauty of the Persian Gulf meet. 🗺️✨
Photo ©️@NASA
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Attacking civilian infrastructure in Iran would be a strategic mistake with immediate consequences:
1) It hands the IRGC exactly what it wants: legitimacy, propaganda, and a narrative to justify itself globally.
2) It opens the door for retaliation against civilian infrastructure across the Middle East, starting with UAE and Saudi Arabia.
3) It alienates millions of Iranians, inside and outside the country, who currently oppose the regime but will not support attacks on civilians.
This doesn’t weaken the IRGC. It strengthens it.
@POTUS @realDonaldTrump I hope you consider these before you act.
#Iran
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Iran is not the Islamic Republic.
Iran’s civilian infrastructure belongs to the Iranian people and to the future of a free Iran. The Islamic Republic’s infrastructure is the machinery of repression and terror used to keep that future from becoming reality.
Iran must be protected. The regime must be dismantled.
I ask President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu to continue targeting the regime and its apparatus of repression, while sparing the civilian infrastructure Iranians will need to rebuild our country.
With the support of the US and Israel, and above all the sacrifice of Iranian patriots, the hour of Iran’s freedom is at hand.
Long live Iran!
I haven’t been able to speak to my parents for weeks. Even Nowruz wasn’t an exception. #DigitalBlackOutIran
⚠️ Update: #Iran is entering Nowruz, the Persian New Year, in digital darkness, as the internet blackout continues into day 21 after 480 hours.
With international connectivity cut and domestic service limited, many families are unable to contact loved ones when it's most needed.
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The Islamic Republic is living inside its collapse plan. That is not evidence of resilience. It is evidence that the system is collapsing.
What many observers read as signs of endurance, continued missile fire, street repression, state broadcasting, leadership succession, and other visible signs of continuity, do not show a regime that has absorbed the shock. They show a regime falling back on the emergency mechanisms it built for the moment its center was hit and its command structure began to fracture.
This is not strength. It is a collapsing system trying to survive long enough for Washington to lose patience.
Read more:
parpanchi.substack.com/p/wha…
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گزارش امروز سازمان ملل: بدون جنگ، مجموعه اعدامها و کشتارها و بازداشتهای جمهوری اسلامی، «فقط در یکسال» بیش از ۶۰ هزار نفر! شامل مردم بیسلاح، پزشکان، پرستاران، کودکان و شلیک سیستماتیک به چشمها. نماینده جمهوری اسلامی در پاسخ گفت: به جای «چیزهای پیش پا افتاده» از جنگ بگویید.
Nicely said 👇
An Iranian today wants to stand outside three suffocating fences: the "Third World," the "Middle East"—not as a geography, but as the backward cultural stereotype people like @vali_Nasr instantly evoke—and the "Ummah" club.
We have every right to reject these imposed caricatures and demand to be a disciplined, developed NATION. Yet, the moment we do, Nasr and his ilk reflexively label it "wanting to be white."
The reality is that Nasr and parts of the Western Left crave an Iran that is Arabized and "Pakistanized"—a chaotic landscape of dishdashas and sandals that fits their aesthetic of "authentic" misery. They cannot tolerate an orderly, nationally disciplined Iran because they associate the rule of law exclusively with the West. Their problem isn't skin tone; it is a fundamental aversion to any reality where Ahura Mazda (Light) triumphs over Ahriman (Darkness). They preach the virtues of "tradition" for us while safely enjoying the protections of Western legal systems for themselves.
Nasr’s claim that Iranian support for Israel is a quest for "whiteness" is a total non-sequitur. It ignores that Jews were historically the primary victims of white supremacy, and it conveniently overlooks that the actual "white" academic elite in Harvard and Europe are the loudest voices for Gaza. There is zero causal link; there is only Nasr's hollow, racialized preconception.
Iran is an ancient nation that refuses to be a prop in your performative lectures. Vali Nasr is a performative liar, less concerned with the truth than with his own diminishing role in misleading academia. We aren't begging for whiteness; we are demanding the dignity to define ourselves beyond your outdated orientalist tropes.
The people of Iran are under a total communication blackout imposed by the ruling regime.
When a government cuts off communication in the middle of war, it is clear it is not protecting its citizens.
#iran #InternetBlackoutIran
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I met in Paris with the exiled Crown Prince of Iran, @PahlaviReza. We discussed in detail the situation in Iran and the region, as well as the U.S. operation against the terrorist regime. The Crown Prince and his team briefed me on signals they are receiving from inside the country. The regime’s hierarchy has indeed already suffered significant losses, and it is crucial that the Iranian regime gains nothing from this and that the people of Iran have greater protection for their lives and more opportunities to determine their own fate. We spoke about how international pressure and joint efforts could help achieve this.
Ukraine truly wants to see a free Iran that will not cooperate with Russia or destabilize the Middle East, Europe, and the world. I am grateful to the Crown Prince for his clear assurances of support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Our teams will remain in communication.
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⚠️ Update: #Iran's wartime internet blackout has entered its 14th day with connectivity still at 1% of ordinary levels after 312 hours.
As authentic voices are silenced and civilians are left without vital updates, a steady flow of regime-approved content fills the void.
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British‑Iranian comedian and cultural commentator Omid Djalili explains to @krishgm why he thinks the war in Iran could ultimately benefit the Iranian people as it could lead to the removal of the Islamic Republic - on the latest episode of the Fourcast
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⚠️ Update: #Iran's internet blackout is entering its twelfth day after 264 hours with connectivity still at 1% of ordinary levels.
Meanwhile, the regime's spokesperson has confirmed observations pointing to a whitelisting system, stating that only the approved are given a voice.
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🚨Breaking question for everyone watching the Iran conflict closely…
Did Iran just hit its own school and then try to blame the United States?
Analysts reviewing the Minab strike video say the explosion pattern and munition profile do not match a Tomahawk cruise missile.
Tomahawks carry roughly a 1,000-lb warhead and create a massive blast signature… not the small dust plume seen in the footage.
Further technical analysis points to the wing placement and dive angle matching an Iranian KH-55 derived cruise missile… not an American system.
So the obvious question is this…
If it wasn’t a Tomahawk…
If the munition profile doesn’t match U.S. weapons…
If the strike characteristics align more closely with Iranian missile design…
Then who actually hit that school?
And why was the United States immediately blamed before the evidence was examined?
In modern war the battlefield isn’t just missiles and aircraft.
It’s information.
And propaganda moves faster than the truth.
#SilentMajoritySpeaks #AStoneGroove
the attack on school was set by IRGC, and more videos like this will confirm that
Did the USA strike the Minab "all girls school" in Iran? No.
This is the video that USA-hating MSM does not want you to see.
CHAPTERS:
(00:00) Location and Background
(04:20) IRGC soldiers on site
(04:52) IRGC memorial in "classroom"
(05:36) School For Martyrs X-Posts
(06:55) Roads Connecting IRGC Facility To School
(08:36) Not 1,000lbs Of Explosives (Tomahawk)
(09:06) Direction of Attack
(12:20) Wing to Body Ration (Identifying Munition)
(14:06) Angle of Attack
(15:13) KH-55 Indicating features
(17:56) Other Primary Schools In Manab
(21:46) New York Times Biased Sources (Regime)