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Iran's military and its proxy militias have a long, documented history of horrific sectarian crimes against Sunni Muslims. Their crimes include massacres, ethnic cleansing, and attacking, firebombing, and destroying thousands of mosques- primarily Sunni places of worship. • In Iraq, Iranian-trained proxies operated with near-total state impunity across two massive waves of violence, destroying an estimated 200 to 300 Sunni mosques. 2006: The bombing of more than 90 Sunni mosques by Shia militias in a matter of days in Iraq. 2007: The bombing and levelling of 2 major Sunni mosques by Shia militiamen in Basra, Iraq. 2014: Musab bin Umair mosque massacre by Iran-linked Shia militias who massacred 73 worshippers and rigged secondary explosives in Diyala, Iraq. 2016: Iran-backed militias firebombed 9 Sunni mosques in Muqdadiya, Iraq. • In Syria, Iran-backed Shia militias shelled, bulldozed, and burned hundreds of Sunni mosques • In Afghanistan, Iran's Quds Force is accused of carrying out covert false-flag bombings of dozens of mosques to instigate a sectarian civil war and recruit Afghan Shia men into its militias. • In Yemen, the Houthi militias have targeted, vandalised, and destroyed between 300 and 750 Sunni mosques since capturing Sana'a in 2014. Yemeni human rights reports document over 4,800 total violations targeting places of worship. • In Iran, they are accused of false flag operations to justify brutal domestic crackdowns and inflame anti-Sunni sentiment such as the 1994 Mashhad mosque bombing operation that killed 26. This list is not exhaustive. Haqiqatjou, who once called out Iran for massacring Sunnis, has become a shameless liar. Rewriting history will never bring unity. Dodging accountability and honesty will only cement division.