Pahlavi support and the anti-Iranian Crusade

[shaberon]

This is an ongoing menace that is not supported by those of us who do not believe in aggression and foreign interference.


Around the 1920s, Iran was exploiting its labor for the benefit of western companies, and was ardently Zionist. This changed on a popular level due to the Nakba. The revolt was strong enough to remove the monarchy and put in an elected government. That's what "Democracy" seems to favor, except it turns out to mean "only if you do it our way".

The first success of the CIA was in 1953, assassinating said elected leader and propping up puppets, until this was overthrown by the 1979 revolution.


Here is what some outsiders like according to unattributed (https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/01/11/762193/behind-riots-israel-pahlavi-nexus-delusion-regime-change-iran):




After the Israeli regime launched its no-holds-barred genocidal war against Palestinians in Gaza in October 2023, it found support from familiar quarters: Iranian monarchists based in Western countries, led by the son of the deposed Shah.

In statements to Western and Israeli media following the events of October 7, the self-proclaimed “crown prince,” Reza Pahlavi, openly endorsed the assault on Gaza, while vilifying the Gaza-based resistance movement Hamas and the Islamic Republic of Iran.

In November 2024, his wife, Yasmine Pahlavi, was photographed at a pro-Israel rally in Washington, waving the long-discredited Pahlavi and Israeli flags, images that were quickly circulated across social media by Pahlavi-linked bot networks.

As the death toll from the genocidal war mounted, the son of the former Iranian monarch and his loyalists aggressively lobbied on behalf of the child-murdering regime, repeatedly justifying its war crimes that earned the Israeli murderers arrest warrants from the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Pahlavi has been unapologetic about his close ties with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior Israeli officials, as well as lobby groups, even traveling to the occupied territories to publicly endorse the regime’s occupation, genocide, and settler-colonial policies.

The alliance between Iran’s former monarchists and the Israeli regime – actors united by shared interests – gained further momentum after Pahlavi and his spouse visited the Israeli-occupied territories in April 2024 at the invitation of Netanyahu himself.

The visit marked the formalization of what had long been an informal and deeply troubling relationship.

This relationship was further solidified after the Tel Aviv regime launched an unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Iran in June this year, resulting in the martyrdom of more than 1,000 people, including women and children.

While the Iranian nation mourned its dead, Pahlavi monarchists openly celebrated. Reza Pahlavi offered no words of sympathy for the victims of the 12-day war, laying bare where his loyalties truly lie.

Recently, he resurfaced once again as merchants in Iran organized peaceful demonstrations in Tehran to protest sharp fluctuations in the national currency, the rial.

Seizing the moment, Pahlavi sought to exploit the situation by calling on Mossad- and CIA-linked sleeper cells inside Iran to incite riots and hijack what had begun as peaceful protests.

Not long before, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that Israel was running a covert influence operation using fake accounts and AI-generated content to promote Pahlavi and advocate for the restoration of monarchy in the Islamic Republic, underscoring the depth of this alliance.

Iran riots 2026 – The same old playbook

What unfolded on Thursday and Friday amounted to “terrorism,” as Iranian officials succinctly described it, when armed rioters rampaged through Tehran and other cities, setting fire to public property, including bus stations, banks, hospitals, and mosques.

The violence followed calls by Pahlavi, speaking from his home in Maryland, urging rioters inside Iran to carry out acts of terror, in line with a script coordinated with Israeli and American intelligence agencies.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, in remarks delivered on Friday, stressed that the country would “not back down against vandals,” rejecting acts of destruction carried out to appease foreign powers.

At the same time, he underscored that peaceful protests over economic grievances remain legitimate.

“The Islamic Republic will not back down against vandals. It will not tolerate mercenaries of foreigners,” he said, emphasizing that anyone who serves foreign powers is “rejected” by the Iranian nation.

Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf echoed these remarks on Sunday, affirming that Iran recognizes the people’s right to peaceful protest over economic concerns, but will stand firmly against armed terrorism.

“Those who openly identify themselves as foreign mercenaries, betraying their own homeland to please the US president [Donald Trump], transforming themselves into Daesh operatives, and inciting a terrorist war, should know that we will confront them with the most severe measures,” Qalibaf warned.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also cautioned the United States and the Israeli regime over their support for the rioters in a post on X on Saturday.

“President Trump’s own former CIA director has openly and unashamedly highlighted what Mossad and its American enablers are really up to,” he wrote, referring to former CIA chief Mike Pompeo.

The intelligence wing of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) also said in a statement on Friday that all foreign-backed plots aimed at destabilizing the country would be decisively confronted.

Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), likewise said that security forces and the judiciary were prepared to respond “in the strongest manner” to foreign-linked individuals involved in armed violence and organized attacks targeting the Iranian nation.

Pahlavi, according to observers, serves as a pawn in this sinister game played by the US and the Israeli regime to realize what they have sought for more than four decades.

The pitiful life of the younger Pahlavi

The life story of the younger Pahlavi reads as a peculiar chronicle marked by repeated setbacks across nearly every domain – political, academic, familial, professional, financial, and commercial – failures that observers link to grandiose aspirations that were never realistic.

He was born the eldest son of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the former Iranian autocrat installed and sustained by American and British backing, and was groomed from childhood as the designated successor to the throne.

That trajectory, however, collapsed when Iranians rose against the Western-backed monarchy more than four decades ago, overthrowing the regime and establishing the Islamic Republic.

As the popular revolution unfolded, he fled Iran with his family and eventually settled in the US. There, he enrolled at two separate colleges but failed to complete his studies at either institution.

Even earlier, before the Revolution, he attempted to undergo pilot training in the US military system, enrolling in a one-year program but dropping out just months before completion.

Years later, he claimed in his own memoirs that he had volunteered to serve in the Iranian Air Force during Iraq’s Ba'athist invasion of Iran, only to be turned away – a narrative widely dismissed as a fabrication designed to craft a heroic personal myth.

Following his father’s death, the then 20-year-old declared himself the new “king” of Iran, a self-coronation that received no recognition whatsoever, not even from the US government, which deliberately distanced itself from him.

Decades later, revelations by Israeli intelligence figures exposed that during the 1980s Sacred Defense period, Pahlavi had in fact been plotting a coup aimed at reinstalling himself as monarch.

The plan reportedly began with outreach to Yaakov Nimrodi, the Israeli intelligence operative involved in training Iran’s notorious SAVAK, and included the approval of nearly $800 million in military hardware by then Israeli defense minister Ariel Sharon.

The scheme collapsed entirely, after which Pahlavi retreated from public view, relocating to a lavish estate in Virginia. There, he married, lived extravagantly, and spent generously from funds reportedly supplied by American and Israeli backers.

His financial mismanagement eventually caught up with him. Former associates from the old regime filed lawsuits against him, and he was seen in courtrooms pleading his case, claiming he had exhausted his funds.

By his own acknowledgment, the 63-year-old son of Iran’s last monarch has never held steady employment, surviving instead on wealth his father stole from the Iranian people and donations from pro-monarchy supporters based in Western countries.

The loss of royal privilege proved devastating for his family. Two of his siblings reportedly struggled with severe depression and substance abuse, ultimately taking their own lives.

Even on a personal level, many of his aspirations went unrealized. One of his long-held desires – to father a son who could serve as a symbolic heir – never materialized.

The unattainable goal

For many years, Pahlavi portrayed himself as politically neutral, insisting he had no interest in restoring the monarchy, a concession to the reality that such a project was implausible.

Yet encouragement from American and Zionist allies steadily pushed him back into the political spotlight.

Whenever unrest surfaced in Iran, he was quick to insert himself, calling for the removal of the Islamic Republic’s democratically elected leadership and presenting himself as a supposed alternative figurehead.

During the 2010s, Western governments, particularly the US, UK, and Israel, expanded support for a wide spectrum of anti-Iran factions, from Marxist groups and ethnic separatists to monarchists, including Pahlavi.

Like other Western-backed entities branded as “the opposition,” he claimed leadership of a broad, inclusive “national council,” which in practice amounted to little more than a personal platform surrounded by a small circle of loyalists.

Persian-language satellite networks enthusiastically promoted him as an opposition leader, most notably the UK-based monarchist channel Manoto, which ceased operations earlier this year.

These outlets focused heavily on romanticizing royal rule as a lost utopia, glamorizing the lifestyle of the former ruling elite, and targeting younger audiences. Additional content included historical revisionism, conspiracy theories about the revolution, dismissal of Iran’s achievements, and disproportionate emphasis on isolated social issues.

Pahlavi regularly appeared on these platforms, echoing the geopolitical narratives of Washington, London, and Tel Aviv, while consistently denying the legitimacy of the Islamic Republic.

With Trump’s arrival in the White House last time, Pahlavi identified what he believed to be a renewed opening. He aligned himself with an administration dominated by neoconservatives and hardline Zionists, endorsing US withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear agreement and parroting Trump’s rhetoric on Iran’s nuclear program.

He became a vocal advocate of the “maximum pressure” campaign, absurdly claiming that crippling sanctions reflected the wishes of the Iranian people, an assertion that revealed his profound detachment from their lived reality.

At the time, his actions suggested confidence that Trump’s strategy would dismantle Iran’s political system, and he worked to present himself as a ready-made figure for a US-engineered “new Iran.”

He was frequently seen alongside Sheldon Adelson, the late Republican billionaire and militant Zionist who once openly suggested using a nuclear weapon against Iran. He also attended multiple events at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP), an AIPAC-affiliated think tank known for its aggressive pro-Israel agenda.

When Trump’s policies ultimately failed, Pahlavi’s hopes dimmed, prompting him to seek more direct backing, financial and symbolic, from the Zionist regime itself.

Pahlavi-Israel alignment

In April 2023, Pahlavi and his wife undertook a five-day visit to the Israeli-occupied territories, where they were warmly welcomed by Netanyahu and intelligence minister Gila Gamliel.

In Tel Aviv, Pahlavi echoed Netanyahu’s rhetoric almost verbatim, jointly fantasizing about the collapse of the Islamic Republic and the return of monarchical rule.

Accompanied by Gamliel, the couple toured various sites, attended a ceremony at Yad Vashem, and performed a Jewish prayer at the Western Wall, carefully avoiding any visit to Al-Aqsa Mosque or acknowledgment of Palestinian occupation.

His wife later shared photographs with Israeli female soldiers in occupied East Jerusalem al-Quds, featuring a slogan previously deployed during Western- and Israeli-backed riots in Iran.

Pahlavi was joined on the trip by Amir-Hossein Etemadi, Saeed Ghasseminejad, and Mark Dubowitz of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), a US-based Zionist lobbying organization.

All three are known for virulently anti-Iranian and anti-Palestinian positions, their advocacy of harsh sanctions, and open support for US-Israeli military confrontation with Iran.

He also met with Hananya Naftali, a Likud-linked social media propagandist and Netanyahu associate who has maintained Persian-language accounts on X and Facebook since 2020, despite not speaking the language.

Israeli media and Pahlavi himself labeled the visit “historic,” though in reality it amounted to little more than a mutual publicity exercise, reflecting long-established ties rather than any genuine breakthrough.

The relationship between the Pahlavi dynasty and Zionist interests dates back to the 1960s, when SAVAK was created with Israeli assistance and secret oil arrangements were finalized beyond public scrutiny.

Pahlavi’s own connections to Israeli intelligence trace back to the 1980s, when he sought their help in orchestrating a monarchist coup, ties that have only deepened over time.

Since the June war against Iran, Israel has again propped up the wannabe ruler, without any luck.

[sdv]

Most Westerners don't bother to question or look beyond the propaganda.

USA wants the oil, and does not want to have to pay for it.
Israel wants to eliminate Palestinians and all support for Palestinians, and extend its territory into most of the region.

Iran will not be conquered. Trump and Netanyahu have bitten off more than they can chew this time. They will succeed in some measure of destruction and killing, and the sociopathic response will be that it was Iran's fault (just like the killing of Good was 'unfortunate' but actually her own fault ... ).

I am still perplexed how Americans insist they have fredom, but if people protest in another country or a person from that country says negative things about it, then that is so bad and catastrophic and the people must be rescued and the regime must fall. Maybe we should send an army of bombers and drones and sonic attacks and exploding pagers etc. to the USA to rescue those poor downtrodden people?! I am also perplexed that people do not recognize CIA and Mossad interference when they see it, nor propaganda, despite so much evidence of such tactics being used, decade after decade. Is it wilful ignorance or something more sinister? Perhaps I am being too suspicious, but two YouTube channels I watch were shut down for publishing spam, stolen content, etc. (can't remember the other two but they were bizarre and had no basis in the truth as both create original content). The initial request for a review were rejected, and outside intervention was required to people higher up in YouTube to get the channels reinstated. The one channel was Neutrality Studies, Pascal's channel. I just sense that the propaganda and the suppression of any dissent or anything that could threaten dissent is ramping up from a position of the usual arrogance but also of desparation.

[thirtythree]

Iranian state media has been back online since Saturday.

Some protests snowballed into bigger ones but they were still relatively small and no where near the scale it's being reported in the west. The western media has been riding the wave till the next news cycle.

The miscreants are a small minority and majority of Iranian people trust their government.

The regime will survive the 'uprising' but it's still a bumpy road ahead.

https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2026/01/12/3492611/iran-declares-three-days-of-national-mourning-following-recent-violence

[Bassplayer1]

My friend and I are talking about visiting Tehran and travelling around Iran perhaps in 2027. Iran is top of both of our bucket lists for travel.
There's an abundance of good quality Youtube travel vlogs of Westerners travelling around Iran which show a completely different story than the one we are given by Western politicians and State media. I'm not saying everything is perfect - nor am I certain of life in smaller traditional towns and villages, but in the main I think Iran will be an amazing experience. Warm, kind hearted people. And interestingly, a sizeable number of women not covering their heads and instead wearing western fashion (that's in Tehran).
I would love to see all the wonderful architecture and any Sufi heritage (before it might be bombed into oblivion). I have read the Qu'ran - well, I laboured my way through about three-quarters of it and gave up! It wasn't my cup of tea at that particular time in life, but that was before I learned to have a go at reading these kind of texts from a mystical and esoteric perspective (like I'm doing right now with the Bible). Many older Muslims do not like Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam and get uptight because they read it literally, and so it appears to contain drunkenness and prostitutes, but when read from a mystical perspective, its about love for the Divine, being 'God intoxicated' and the union of masculine and feminine energies ... sigh... so admittedly there is still a level of programming in the Muslim community, and taking scripture literally. Just as there is most countries.

Maybe it's me, but keeping level-headed and acknowledging that things are not perfect, I still have an instinctual feeling that Iran is a cool place and that there is something special there. And I also can't help but wonder if conflict isn't just about resources only, but also about destroying a lot of history, heritage, culture, philosophical and spiritual texts too?

[shaberon]

I am also perplexed that people do not recognize CIA and Mossad interference when they see it, nor propaganda, despite so much evidence of such tactics being used, decade after decade. Is it wilful ignorance or something more sinister?


Hamas is a "terrorist organization", in the sense that Palestine is not a state and therefor cannot mount a "legal" defense at all.

Iranian vandals are purely terrorists.

Solidarity demonstrations number in the millions:

https://cdn.presstv.ir/Photo/2026/1/12/fa0146f6-a182-402d-997a-fadbb72e8ef9.jpg



These people hold the US and Israel directly responsible.

Both of those are catching wind of a possible pre-emptive strike. That's a big change; something that never happened before.

The US is making a clique of Gulf monarchies, if you want to find a complex twist about "democracy", it is like we are ruled by a Sultan or Emir.

Damage has been done, but, that has mostly run its course. During the worst of it, there was a meeting with the FM of Oman, which is probably the least fascist country on the Arabian peninsula, considering Yemen is...not whole.

The region, generally, is the origin of civilization, if considered as based in fixed houses and trade over distance. A lot of it is actually amazing, which can't be posted right now due to the large blackout which allows only a few sites to publish. Compared to Iraq, that's where they turned the Ziggurat of Babylon into a green zone or something, and looted the heritage seeds out of the vault. And so yes, they have suffered cultural erosion from being Americanized.

The instigation was probably one of the dumbest moves ever. Like people assumed Russia would just disappear because they said so. It's not like that. Instead, the demand for regime change is here, in the US, in more millions than there are total Iranians. You have that plus facing the absolute physical loss of Israel and numerous US military bases. That's how misguided it is. Yes, as soon as we apply the same logic as used by the aggressive faction, the boomerang from that may seem severe.

[Baby Steps]

In 1953 the Mosaddegh Government , a democracy, was destroyed by MI6/CIA in order to regain control of Iranian oil, and that happened when the Shah returned.

That tyrannical act ultimately led to the revolution and Mullah's that we now have. It has elections, but all candidates are vetted and allowed only by the Theocracy, so its not much of a choice.

Demographics mean that there is a large young population who mostly desire liberal secular democracy as per Europe. The Mullahs should call an election, and allow such candidates to stand, they would probably win or at least gain many of the youth vote.

It would be good if these candidates were not western proxies who would be looking to involve western oil majors, Iraq style. If the chaos is allowed to continue, in order to preserve theocratic power, the likelihood of USA/Israel installed proxies increases.

[Ravenlocke]

Drop Site

⭕️ President Trump: “Effective immediately, any Country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran will pay a Tariff of 25% on any and all business being done with the United States of America.“

https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2010833596752228399

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[Ravenlocke]

My friend and I are talking about visiting Tehran and travelling around Iran perhaps in 2027. Iran is top of both of our bucket lists for travel.
There's an abundance of good quality Youtube travel vlogs of Westerners travelling around Iran which show a completely different story than the one we are given by Western politicians and State media. I'm not saying everything is perfect - nor am I certain of life in smaller traditional towns and villages, but in the main I think Iran will be an amazing experience. Warm, kind hearted people. And interestingly, a sizeable number of women not covering their heads and instead wearing western fashion (that's in Tehran).
I would love to see all the wonderful architecture and any Sufi heritage (before it might be bombed into oblivion). I have read the Qu'ran - well, I laboured my way through about three-quarters of it and gave up! It wasn't my cup of tea at that particular time in life, but that was before I learned to have a go at reading these kind of texts from a mystical and esoteric perspective (like I'm doing right now with the Bible). Many older Muslims do not like Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam and get uptight because they read it literally, and so it appears to contain drunkenness and prostitutes, but when read from a mystical perspective, its about love for the Divine, being 'God intoxicated' and the union of masculine and feminine energies ... sigh... so admittedly there is still a level of programming in the Muslim community, and taking scripture literally. Just as there is most countries.

Maybe it's me, but keeping level-headed and acknowledging that things are not perfect, I still have an instinctual feeling that Iran is a cool place and that there is something special there. And I also can't help but wonder if conflict isn't just about resources only, but also about destroying a lot of history, heritage, culture, philosophical and spiritual texts too?

You remind me of when I watched on tv the Rick Steves travel episode on Iran.

☀️👀

Jul 10, 2021
after popular american travel writer and TV host rick steve did a show in iran he was often asked why he went there, and was accused of doing propaganda for them. here he explains what his aim was, and how he came to understand their hatred of US imperialism by going there

wars are launched through dehumanization. The Zionist Western media and political class want you to think "dark evil brown hordes who hate us for our freedom" when you hear Iran. Rick Steves, a veteran travel writer and TV host, pierced through that propaganda by going there

https://x.com/zei_squirrel/status/1413863612825935873

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https://x.com/zei_squirrel/status/1934972674645676259

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[Ravenlocke]

Suppressed News.

⚡️🇺🇸JUST IN:

Reza Pahlavi claims he is “prepared to die for liberty.” while he’s residing in the U.S.

https://x.com/SuppressedNws1/status/2010852139342483856

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[Ravenlocke]

Suppressed News.

⚡️🇮🇷JUST IN:

Pro-government rallies were held across Iran today, with large crowds gathering in Tehran and other cities.

President Pezeshkian, FM Abbas Araghchi, and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf were spotted at the rallies.

Mainstream media wont show you this.

https://x.com/SuppressedNws1/status/2010768629604766069

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Suppressed News.

⚡️🇮🇷BREAKING: Iran’s Supreme leader Khamenei shared the images from today’s protests with the caption:

“O great and noble Iranian people!

You have accomplished a great deed today, and you have inscribed a historic day.”

“These great rallies, overflowing with your firm determination, have completely shattered the foreign enemies’ plots that were supposed to be carried out by internal hirelings.

This was a warning to American politicians to stop their deceptions and not rely on treacherous mercenaries”

“The Iranian nation is strong and powerful, aware and enemy-recognizing, and is always present in the scene.
May God bestow His mercy upon all of you.”

https://x.com/SuppressedNws1/status/2010770869732225231

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Suppressed News.

⚡️🇮🇷JUST IN: A protester in Iran today:

We kicked this dog [Reza Pahlavi] out of our country, and we will never allow him to return.

https://x.com/SuppressedNws1/status/2010774082946556111

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[Ravenlocke]

Scott Ritter

Iranian Resilience

Back in 2023 I had the honor of meeting with former Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi while he was in New York for the General Assembly debate. He provided me and the others in attendance with a very frank and detailed assessment of the situation in Iran following the tragic death of Mahsa Amini in police custody in 2022. He described the massive internal unrest that followed as the greatest threat to the Islamic government of Iran since the revolution. He stated that foreign intelligence services had taken advantage of societal fractures and were seeking to break Iran apart. He stated that Iran had been able to defeat these outside forces, and was a stronger nation because of it.

Raisi died in a helicopter crash in May 2024. He was replaced by the current President, Masoud Pezeshkian. In September 2025 I was again invited to a meeting with President Pezeshkian in New York. He stated that Raisi’s death had led to a division in the Iranian government about policy on how to deal with the West. He said that foreign intelligence services, led by Israel and the US, sought to exploit these divisions, and that the decapitation attack carried out by Israel with the assistance of the United States in June 2025 was designed to collapse the Iranian government and create an opportunity for anti-government forces to take control. Pezeshkian noted that these efforts failed, and that Iran emerged from the 12 Day War with Israel and the United States more united than ever.
The effort to topple the Iranian government was a major Israeli/United States objective. Both Israel and the United States have pulled out all the stops to create the current unrest in Iran. But the Iranian victory against the foreign-led opposition in 2023, combined with the unification of political purpose which emerged after the June 2025 war, has made Iran extremely resilient against outside efforts to overthrow the Islamic government.

The Iranian government is on the verge of fundamentally defeating the foreign supported opposition in Iran today. This has Israel in a panic, because they have burned the totality of their resources in Iran in support of the current unrest. The United States as well is concerned that an Iranian government victory today will make it impossible to change the regime in Tehran. There is a real danger that the United States and Israel may launch attacks on Iran in the near future designed to weaken and discredit the Iranian government while providing military cover for the opposition forces carrying out acts of violence in Iran today.

It is highly unlikely that these attacks will succeed in their own right. They will, however, trigger an Iranian response that will disrupt oil production in the Middle East for a significant period of time.

This appears to be the goal of the Trump administration, and explains in large part the timing of the United States attack on Venezuela, which sought to secure Venezuelan oil in anticipation of a new energy crisis triggered by a joint US-Israeli attack on Iran.

The world is looking at a deliberate attack on global energy security as a means of bringing down Iran, weakening Russia, and destabilizing BRICS.

https://x.com/RealScottRitter/status/2010681685122179459

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[shaberon]

Relative calm appears to have been restored.

Almost all trouble could be described as SAVAK-related, the Amero-Zionist security force that supported the Shahs, if you want to study something about brutality.

Troves of evidence including images of rifles being passed out, intercepted conversations about shooting protestors or the police, and sidebars such as acting you have been wounded by the police are coming out. Monday showed the "normal" crowds learned how to separate themselves from the infiltrators (at least mostly).

There are bags of US cash and piles of American weapons:

https://cdn.presstv.ir/Photo/2026/1/13/2c2dc389-7d70-46ae-b308-f7cf5abfada3.jpg


And despite that, the police mostly acted in a way that would allow themselves to be wounded or killed, rather than attacking the crowds.

Several of the recent arrivals are probably Daesh or ISIS.

The net results on an emergency basis are that Amero-Zionist bases of any kind are now likely to be shot first, and about half or maybe more of our home country is increasingly propelled towards a demand for regime change here.


Here, we will be suppressed by another batch of lies:



Although President Trump said in September 2025 that "the radicals on the left are the problem" with political violence, cumulatively over decades most extremist killings in the U.S. have been caused by right-wing perpetrators. From 2022 through 2024, all 61 political killings were committed by right-wing extremists.


In fact, since 1994, there has only been one death clearly linked to this "radical problem", and that was a guy killed by police while he was doing it. On the other hand, there are about 329 murders that are at the very least "ideologically linked" to the Administration.

The week or so of uprisings in Iran was domestically refuted by messages explaining the situation, so, contrary to prior excuses, no one can say they were deceived by a Monarchist message; they informed the populace. Very rapidly, the nation shows its colors of the undeceived, among which, the agents provacateurs will have a much harder, if not impossible time, of "infiltrating" or "deceiving", "recruiting", etc., and perhaps most reasonable people outside of the country will be able to see through it easily enough.

[Jaak]

2011188405351186722
In a new interview with CBS Evening News anchor
@tonydokoupil
, President Trump says that if the Islamic Republic of Iran hangs protestors this week, the world will see “very strong action” taken against the regime.

The president also suggests that he may order assassinations or targeted killings of regime leaders and regime officials.

[shaberon]

While we are getting ready to hang some protestors, here is the explanation for the blackout (https://english.almanar.com.lb/article/11037/):



The internet shutdown wasn’t punitive but an electronic entrapment tactic, forcing agents to activate Starlink and reveal their locations.

The disruption of the Starlink network led to a kind of “operational blindness” for the Americans, the Zionist entity, and their agents on the ground. With the loss of 30% of signals initially, then 80% later, reaching 90% on Thursday, January 8, 2026, coordination collapsed, operational groups disintegrated, and chaos prevailed.

Israeli sources publicly acknowledged that the main reason for the defeat was the disruption of secure communications. The technology they relied on backfired, as Iran turned its former strengths into lethal weaknesses, using the experience of the 2025 war as a basis for a sophisticated technical hunt in the 2026 events.


The communications were, of course, filled with messages to "maximize casualties".

Again we have a President seeking to use force in a place that poses no threat to us.

Just a bunch of pretexts, the same drivel from Shrub and Dubya that has no option other than to repeat itself. You can't tinker with it or adjust it somehow that it becomes fit for human consumption; it can only be swept away.

[shaberon]

Currently, some Monarchies are lobbying against any Iran attack, such as Qatar (https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/01/14/762322/Persian-Gulf-states-warn-US-against-any-strike-on-Iran-in-support-of-saboteurs) for obvious reasons and:



Saudi officials have given their Iranian counterparts assurance that they would not participate in any anti-Iran action or allow US military aircraft to use their airspace.


This was a day for funerals of martyrs, and according to the IRGC:


The organization, meanwhile, warned that, although popular and defensive efforts had thwarted the main objective of the adversaries’ plan to create chaos and disorder, the enemies were continuing to try to afflict the Islamic Republic with insecurity and unrest by creating consensus against the country across international forums, afflicting military and security costs on it, conducting widespread cognitive warfare, and continuing financial and intelligence support for the remaining terrorist elements.


What seems to have collapsed is a bunch of Mossad and Al Qaeda cells.

Unfortunately that was a big investment. That was most of their assets. It's now a big hole.


Concerning the constant repetition of the Same Thing (https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/01/14/762313/how-mossad-cia-sabotaged-economic-protests-iran-stir-chaos-but-failed):



...the CIA and Mossad collaborated on creating and managing cyberspace platforms to disseminate protest news...

Digital propaganda factory

The online arena has served as the primary battlefield for narrative control over Iran, with tactics that have grown more sophisticated since the 2022 unrest.

A widespread disinformation operation involved the case of Saghar Etemadi, who was falsely presented across social media as a "martyr" killed by state forces during the riots.

The Iranian judiciary issued formal denials, confirming she was injured, hospitalized, and in stable condition. Her mother and brother made public pleas, with her mother stating, "My daughter is alive. Don't bother us with your lies."

Forensic analysis confirmed that images of Etemadi were generated or manipulated using artificial intelligence, part of the creation of "false martyrs" to generate emotional fuel for their narrative.

This tactic was directly compared to similar fabrications during the 2022 unrest. Beyond this, digital forensics exposed the systematic recycling of old video footage.

Clips from the 2022 protests, and even from unrelated events in countries like Greece, France and the United States, were repackaged as current Iranian unrest.

A more advanced technique involved dubbing fake audio onto protest scenes, inserting chants in praise of Reza Pahlavi, the son of the dictator overthrown by the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

The digital campaign was traced to networks of Israeli bots and anti-Iranian propagandists, to artificially construct a monarchist-led revolution in the global digital perception.


That's why there is so much of it all over the place:



While images of limited unrest are amplified, massive pro-government rallies, such as those commemorating the martyrdom of top anti-terror commander Qasem Soleimani, which drew hundreds of thousands, receive minimal coverage.

The massive countrywide rallies in Iran on Monday, with the participation of millions of Iranians, were overlooked by the Western media because it did not suit their narrative, as per experts.

This selective visibility is a deliberate narrative tool to portray Iran as perpetually on the brink of "revolution," thereby legitimizing further foreign pressure and sanctions.

In response, Iran has launched its own diplomatic measures, filing formal protests at the United Nations against US threats as violations of international law.

Iranian media successfully countered disinformation with facts, highlighting the arrest of foreign agents, debunking disinformation, and showcasing the peaceful resolution of many protests.

The battle is not merely over events on the ground, but over which interpretation of those events dominates the global information space, a struggle against well-funded, politically-motivated foreign media outlets and their online amplification networks.

The protest environment, therefore, became a testing ground and implementation zone for these new tools of perception management.

The lowered barrier to creating convincing fake content presents a new challenge, as falsified narratives achieve viral global spread before traditional verification mechanisms can catch up, permanently shaping perceptions even after debunking.


The net result is a loss of many, many cointel operatives, and a credible threat against two militaries.

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This Disneyland production may wrap itself up.

So far, no sign of anything serious.


That's partly because the relevant officials had their noses rubbed in it (https://english.almanar.com.lb/article/11232/):


In a rare and dramatic diplomatic move, Tehran summoned the ambassadors of Britain, Germany, France, and Italy and presented them with documented footage of armed groups, arson, and coordinated attacks on security forces. This was not crowd control gone wrong—it was organized sabotage. By putting evidence on the table, Iran shifted the narrative from accusation to confrontation, challenging Western governments to explain why the violence they were defending looked so much like an intelligence-driven operation.


They, or the Europeans, are now going to Greenland where they might accomplish something.


Reza Pahlavi publicly appealed to Trump for intervention, even as he vacationed abroad while urging Iranians to confront their own government. Inside Iran, his name is often followed by a single word: “dishonor.” The image of a foreign-backed pretender calling for war on his own country only reinforced what many Iranians were already beginning to suspect—that their legitimate grievances were being weaponized by forces that did not care about reform, but about collapse.

Imam Khamenei deprived Washington and its proxies of their most effective propaganda tool — the ability to blur social frustration into regime-change theater.

The message was unmistakable: whatever frustrations existed, the majority of Iranians rejected foreign-engineered disorder. The attempted destabilization had triggered the opposite of what its architects intended—national cohesion.


According to Grayzone (https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/01/13/762265/West-media-using-data-US-funded-NGOs-to-misreport-Iran-riots) analysis:


The probe was conducted by Grayzone, and its results were published by the investigative outlet on Tuesday.

It named The Washington Post and ABC News as some of the American media outlets that have been relying on self-described “fact-based information” provided by the NGOs in their attempt at relaying developments inside Iran during the riots.

Grayzone identified the NGOs as the dubiously-titled ”Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran” and “Human Rights Activists in Iran” that are funded by Washington’s infamous regime-change arm, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED).

Radical Trump allies and outlets with sketchy histories have, meanwhile, been coming up with hypothetical death tolls from what they have referred to as Iran’s “crackdown” on economic protests, Grayzone wrote.

It named one such personality as “Jewish supremacist Trump confidant Laura Loomer,” who had “crowed” an unsubstantiated fatality count “citing a supposed ‘source in the Intel community,’” besides naming the digital casino Polymarket, which calls itself the “world’s largest prediction market,” as an outlet conjuring up a similar figure.


A little more thickly (https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/01/15/762359/US-Israeli-funding-turned-protests-violent-aimed-at-partition):



Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh said on Thursday that Iran has “precise intelligence” showing the United States, the Israeli regime, and some of their allied countries set up joint coordination centers to shape a future for "separatists" and terrorists.

He said those meetings went as far as planning for each “separated region” to draft its own constitution, while foreign sponsors directed weapons smuggling and provided financial and logistical support.

Nasirzadeh said Iranian intelligence has full oversight of these plans, including joint sessions held in one of the countries in the region with the aim of designing "unrest" inside Iran.


...most victims were killed with knives, by suffocation, or by close-range blows, noting that nearly 60 percent were struck close to the head.

Nasirzadeh quoted one of the wounded detainees as saying: “The same person who invited me to the riots attacked me, and after some time passed, he shot me and said, ‘You are no longer useful.’”

He said riot leaders distributed industrial drugs among participants to intensify violence, promote savage behavior and neutralize human emotions.

Some of those killed, he said, were terrorists who had consumed so much narcotics that they “died without showing any physical reaction.”

According to the defense minister, team leaders even killed their own operatives and rioters, shooting them at close range to the head to manufacture deaths and inflame public emotions.


The hot nature of this seems to be gone; there may be some interesting evidence, or, an attempt to maintain the charade, but for the moment, it has completely backfired and put the promoters in a hypocritical position.

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As for the size of the evidence, there are over 3,000 arrests, and:



Iran’s Law Enforcement Command (FARAJA) announced that “Sixty thousand weapons were discovered with rioters in Bushehr”, adding that these weapons were destined for Tehran.


That's a lot of Mossad stuff gone to waste, while they beg the US not to do anything aggressive, because Israel cannot take another reprisal. Hurts too much. That country has one option for survival, getting Iran not to attack it. You still have clemency, because Iran is not interested in killing civilians or stoking this kind of civil unrest. That doesn't mean they're not accused of it, it does mean that the equation mostly runs the other way.

Meanwhile, calm has mostly been restored, and gatherings are based on the rejection of foreign interference.

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Disclose.tv

NOW - Reza Pahlavi: "I went to Israel to show that we are the descendants of Cyrus the Great, who 25 centuries ago helped free the Jewish people and rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem."

https://x.com/disclosetv/status/2012258037180866866

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How does that make you a descendant?

Cyrus the Great was the Messiah, called Christos.

He did them the same huge favor he did for everyone, he didn't really know anything about the Jews or Judaism, he defeated Babylon and helped them build the Second Temple. He was kind to subjects after annihilating forces in battle. This is not news to anyone in Iran or Israel. It could be a form of extremist belief used to form a nationalistic right-wing death squad.

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Max Blumenthal

Reza Pahlavi promised his followers they were fighting “the final battle” as they rioted across Iran

Now that the mayhem is over, he’s calling on the US and Israel to bomb the country he fled with millions in stolen riches

A display of desperation

https://x.com/MaxBlumenthal/status/2013684801438421478

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This should be no surprise (https://tass.com/world/2074485):




Israeli military-grade bullets were found in the bodies of children killed during protests in Iran, as revealed during forensic examinations, a source within Iranian security structures told TASS.

"The case involved an 8-year-old girl from Isfahan who, during recent unrest, went shopping with her family and was fatally wounded by terrorist gunshots to the stomach, chin, and back of the head. Forensic examination showed that the bullets were Israeli military-grade," the agency was informed.

The source also recounted the story of another child killed under similar circumstances. "On the evening of January 7, 2026, in Kermanshah, 3-year-old Melina Asadi went out with her father to buy baby formula and cold medicine at a pharmacy. On the way back, she was suddenly fired upon from behind by terrorists and killed," the source reported.

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The scope of the outburst has been established as Operation Lightning Strike (https://english.almanar.com.lb/article/14057/), a control room of ten intelligence agencies set up at the end of the "twelve day war" last June. Although having a quantity of material support, it lacked quality:



The IRGC described the recent unrest as a weak and redesigned form of combined operations by foreign enemies against the Islamic system and the unity of Iran’s identity and geography.


The current EU response appears to be "IRGC are terrorists", i. e. the same thing. Willful imposition. Despite dwindling support of its populace, western leaders have a hard time adjusting their spiel, designed to make us live in delusion.

Arrests are ongoing, even though a whole heap of the sources of violence has been rounded up, there could be remnants. That was, for sure, a difficulty, that might have even worked as it often does other places, were it not for vigilance.

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Here is an in-depth article from today on western leadership not having the story straight on any level (https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/01/24/762835/why-western-left-fails-grasp-link-imperialism-zionism-regime-change-iran):



Why Western left fails to grasp the link between imperialism, Zionism, and ‘regime change’ in Iran

By David Miller

When the Israeli spy agency Mossad called for riots in Iran on its Farsi-language social media on January 1, almost no one in the West took notice.

Yet the very next day, former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made his famous intervention, openly calling for riots in Iranian cities and wishing a Happy New Year to “every Iranian in the streets – and “also to every Mossad agent walking beside them.”

After that, there was little justification for critics of Western foreign policy to ignore the role of foreign intelligence agencies and terrorist elements in the events that followed.

Nevertheless, a widespread reluctance persists to confront the involvement of Mossad – and indeed the CIA and MI6 – in the two days of riots between January 8 and 9.

The Western left has largely failed to understand the “regime-change” alliance linking Mossad, Pahlavist monarchists, the cult-like terrorist group Mujahedin-e Khalq, and a wide array of CIA-backed “opposition” groups – almost all based in the US, with a smaller presence in the UK and across Europe.

Few have grasped that Britain’s MI6 has also played a role in this sinister “regime-change” project targeting Iran. Instead, many on the Western left tend to interpret these attempts as a “freedom struggle,” viewing them as expressions of popular agency or even as a working-class or trade-union uprising. They are not.

What follows is an examination of the multifaceted errors, misunderstandings, and intellectual degradation displayed by far too many leftists – from the liberal and secular left to the revolutionary left, including those who claim to be anti-Zionist or supporters of the Palestinian liberation movement.

Before proceeding, however, it is necessary to briefly outline the correct framework for understanding the role of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

It is the world’s leading anti-imperialist state and the tip of the spear in the struggle for the liberation of Palestine. One need not take my word for this, nor even that of Sayyed Ali Khamenei or General Qasem Soleimani.

Instead, one should listen to the words of the leaders of the Palestinian Resistance themselves.

Here is the martyr Yahya Sinwar in 2019: “If not for Iran’s support for the resistance in Palestine, we would not have obtained these capabilities [rockets and the technical means to produce homegrown rockets]. Indeed, our [Arab] nation has deserted us in our difficult moments, while Iran has supported us with weapons, equipment and expertise.”

And here is the former Hamas chief, Martyr Ismail Haniyeh, on International Quds Day in 2020

“The essence of [our] strategy is the resistance project. Complete resistance, including the armed military resistance at the top. From here, I salute all the components of the nation that embrace and support the choice of resistance on the ground in Palestine… I am particularly specifying the Islamic Republic of Iran, which has not faltered in supporting and funding the resistance financially, militarily, and technically. This is an example of the Republic’s strategy that was established by Imam Khomeini, may God have mercy on his soul."

Against the Islamic Republic (and the Palestinian Resistance) are, first and foremost, the Zionist colonists in Palestine and their main supporters, the US and the UK.

We also need to note the Iranian self-styled "opposition," which takes the form of the monarchist supporters of the former Shah who want to install his son as the new king. Then there is the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MKO, aka People’s Mujahedin of Iran/National Council of Resistance of Iran)

The MKO is a designated terrorist group based in Albania, a NATO member state, where it maintains a troll farm alongside other operational infrastructure.

It was removed from the US list of terrorist organizations in 2012 following an extensive lobbying campaign supported by Zionist lobby networks.

In June 2023, Albanian police raided the group’s premises, seizing around 150 computer devices. The raid followed the China-brokered rapprochement between Iran and Saudi Arabia, after which Riyadh, having long denied any connection to the MKO, was forced to withdraw its backing.

The Saudis had also denied funding the anti-Islamic Republic media outlet Iran International, but once the agreement mediated by China was signed, financial support was abruptly cut and the channel’s London office was closed.

Several months later, however, a new London office was opened after fresh funding was secured from the Zionist entity, which continues to bankroll the propaganda outlet to this day.

The case of Iran International highlights the broader ecosystem of external opposition groups targeting Iran. Many of these are financed through deniable intermediaries such as the National Endowment for Democracy and its network of affiliated agencies.

Journalist Alan MacLeod has recently documented several of these organizations in MintPress, including Human Rights Activists in Iran / Human Rights Activists News Agency, the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran, and the Center for Human Rights in Iran. There are, however, many more such entities operating within this parallel infrastructure.

Leftist take on Iran

We should begin with those “leftists” who have historically held deeply flawed positions on “regime change” and the roles of the CIA, MI6, and Mossad.

Many are already familiar with the limitations of figures such as Bernie Sanders, who spoke of an “abhorrent regime” and praised the “incredible courage” of Mossad-directed “protesters”; or Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, often scathingly referred to by critics as “AOCIA”; or Jeremy Corbyn, who stated that he was “appalled by the killing of protesters”; or Zarah Sultana, who declared, “The images of body bags leave no doubt about the brutality of Iran’s repression, and a communications blackout is indefensible.”

In the UK, Owen Jones, Michael Walker of Novara Media, and many others followed the same pattern. For those who remain unconvinced on these points, I suggest consulting the sources linked in the preceding statements.

The “Mullahs”, the “Ayatollahs” and the “Islamists”

Part of the problem is that Islamophobia runs deep within the left. Often disguised as morally upright secularism, a closer look reveals much more beneath the surface.

Back in 2017, I co-edited a book on Islamophobia, which proposed a theory identifying five pillars of Islamophobia. Alongside Western states, neoconservatives, the Zionist movement, and the far-right, we argued that a fifth pillar was found within certain elements of leftist, secular, and feminist movements.

In the book, we examined the so-called pro-war left, the New Atheists, feminist groups, and strands of secularism. Back then, we concluded that:

It is clear that while some within these groups did not initially set out to campaign against the oppressive conditions faced by Muslims in the West, many have ultimately ended up there.

In this sense, we describe these movements as “social movements from above,” whose trajectories have effectively aligned them with other Islamophobic currents – whether intentionally or not.

However, the problem on the Western left runs much deeper. It permeates the core of anti-Zionist and anti-imperialist movements and is evident across the so-called ‘revolutionary’ left.

Thus, beyond the “pro-war left,” when it comes to Iran, we must also critically examine the anti-war and pro-Palestine left.

Many on the left hold anti-theist and anti-Islamic views. Perhaps tentatively at first, they eventually adopt the racist language commonly used to describe Muslims and Muslim societies.

Terms like “Mullahs,” “Ayatollahs,” and “Islamists” – the latter, as I have argued elsewhere, being popularized by Zionist ideologues and curated by none other than Benjamin Netanyahu – come to be accepted as natural descriptors.

“Islamic fundamentalism”

Another key term in left-wing Islamophobia is “fundamentalism.” In the UK, a certain current of feminists formed a group called Women Against Fundamentalism in the late 1980s.

They did not adopt a nuanced or narrow definition of “fundamentalism” limited to a small subset within religious movements. Rather, they explicitly stated (1994, p. 7) that they were referring to movements that “use religion as a basis” for political strategies.

This description covers nearly all Muslim political movements, with the exception of a handful of Westernized secular groups—almost all of which are funded by state-related interests.

By their definition, Christian liberation theology and even the Quakers, a well-known liberal Christian group, would also qualify.

It is remarkable that this Islamophobic term was deemed appropriate for an organization claiming to be progressive, but there it is. One of the key activists was Julia Bard, a member of the Jewish Socialists’ Group, raising several questions about that organization.

Others involved included Nira Yuval-Davis, who describes herself as “an anti-Zionist diasporic Israeli Jew,” a phrase that appears to legitimize the false Zionist notion that Jews outside Israel constitute a diaspora and lends political legitimacy to the concept of “Israel.”

Perhaps the best-known figurehead of Women Against Fundamentalism was Gita Sahgal, infamous for labeling the civil rights group Cage as “Jihadi,” a subject I have explored in depth elsewhere. The term “Jihadi” is yet another Islamophobic label used to demonize Muslims engaged in political life.

Maryam Namazie and the secular/feminist/communist alliance with Mossad

Gita Sahgal has also been closely associated with the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain (CEMB). For example, she appeared for “evening drinks” at a 2013 meeting alongside Maryam Namazie, the spokesperson for CEMB.

Founded in 2007, CEMB is an anti-Muslim organization. Namazie, who is Iranian, was prominent in the early October 2022 demonstrations against the Islamic Republic in Trafalgar Square on behalf of CEMB.

Images of her topless protest were subsequently removed by Instagram and Twitter.

That day, she joined forces with Islamophobic monarchists and other anti-government factions. Namazie is a former leading member of the Worker-Communist Party of Iran, though as of 2017 she still identified as a “communist.”

This has not prevented her from collaborating with far-right groups through her “anti-Shariah” campaign organization, One Law for All. Among its supporters from Islamophobic networks are prominent neoconservatives like Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Caroline Fourest, as well as Zionists such as Alan Johnson, who works for the Israeli lobby group BICOM.

Additionally, various UK anti-Muslim civil society groups, including the Lawyers’ Secular Society, the National Secular Society, Women Against Fundamentalism (mentioned earlier), and British Muslims for Secular Democracy, have been involved.

One Law for All has also worked closely with far-right figure Baroness Cox, who is known for inviting Dutch Islamophobe Geert Wilders to the UK.

On January 16 of this year, Namazie published a piece on the website of the Islamophobic UK NGO, the National Secular Society, titled Iran: The Generation That Broke Faith with Theocracy.

The article echoed many of the main falsehoods circulated by Mossad and CIA-linked actors, including blaming deaths caused by foreign-backed terrorists on the police and Basij, claiming that families must pay for the bullets that killed their loved ones in order to reclaim their bodies, and more.

Left opposition and ‘workerism’

There is also a tendency to seize upon any criticism of governments in Western-designated enemy states. Liberal opposition suffices, but it’s often preferable if it can be framed as left-wing or ‘progressive’ criticism or revolt. Thus, Owen Jones has made himself appear misguided by citing Tudeh, the marginal, counter-revolutionary, and Islamophobic Iranian “Communist” party.

The naive “workerism” prevalent among large sections of the left is also noteworthy. Consequently, many leftists have circulated statements from unions in Tehran and elsewhere, attempting to leverage these as proof of genuine grassroots dissent, thereby obscuring the cover they provide to acts of terror.

One of the more sophisticated examples of this approach appeared in a piece published by Progressive International, the think tank funded in part by proceeds from the Sanders Institute, established by Bernie Sanders.

While the article offered an otherwise nuanced analysis of the forces arrayed against the Islamic Republic, it slipped into imagining that workers’ struggles in Iran might be free from foreign intervention. However, as British writer Phil Bevin demonstrates, the backing of such actions by the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MKO) terror cult seriously undermines these arguments.

It comes as no surprise that Progressive International, with its star-studded roster of intellectuals including Noam Chomsky, Jeremy Corbyn, and Yanis Varoufakis, is also a strong supporter of the recently collapsed CIA operation in northeast Syria, commonly known as Rojava.

Those involved in running Rojava are closely linked to the Sanders-Corbyn political current. Its director, David Adler, came from the Sanders Institute, and communications director James Schneider is the highly controversial former spin doctor for Corbyn. Their involvement in the “Justice for Kurds” campaign aligns seamlessly with their effective cover for CIA and Mossad-backed terror in Iran.

Anti-zionists against Islam

Here are some words from a self-proclaimed anti-Zionist and supporter of Palestinian liberation, spoken within the last fortnight.

To be clear, this is not someone who is a “watermelon” supporter of Palestinian “rights,” but a genuine supporter of the resistance and the liberation of Palestine, at least according to their public statements.

“Yes, Israel and the USA were involved in attacking the regime during the protests, but to miss the hatred of the Iranian people for the repressive, corrupt, theocratic rule of the Mullahs is racist and orientalist. The clerical regime of Iran is bated in the blood of their own people.”
“The clerical regime in Iran bears resemblance to fascism.”
“I happen to believe that when religion takes over the state, it inevitably means it is repressive.”
It is truly breathtaking to hear these racist beliefs spill from the mouths of self-proclaimed anti-racists and anti-Zionists. Every term from the Islamophobic bingo card is there: “regime,” “theocratic,” “mullahs,” “repressive,” and, of course, “fascism.”

This example is just one of many that reveal how deeply Islamophobic ideas run on the left—including within anti-Zionist circles, Jewish anti-Zionist groups included.

Revolutionary socialists for Mossad terror

Here is a ‘revolutionary socialist’ posting on Facebook, a post that received 172 likes from prominent British and international leftists, including many members of Trotskyist groups such as Counterfire and the Socialist Workers Party.

The author, John Clarke, a Canadian academic and socialist activist, opened his brief piece by stating that “the struggle in Iran should be supported but, at the same time, we must speak out against US and Israeli interference and intervention.”

There seems to be no recognition that this amounts to simultaneously supporting Mossad and condemning it. Clarke goes on to acknowledge that “there is no doubt that Western and Israeli intelligence agencies are seeking to influence the movement in Iran.

Doubtless, there are also reactionary and monarchist elements on the ground who are doing all they can to ensure the struggle serves US interests.”

In reality, the original demonstrations beginning December 28 were protests over economic grievances, not protests against the Islamic Republic itself. The left appears oblivious to the internal political dynamics at play. When Pahlavists and Mossad agents showed up, they were roundly condemned by the demonstrators.

Following the two nights of rioting and terror instigated by Mossad and its recruits, million-strong marches took place in Tehran and other cities across the country. Virtually no Western leftist has acknowledged this massive display of national unity.

Most strikingly, Clarke quotes Lenin on the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland, writing that Lenin “took on those who focused on the imperfect form of the struggle and stressed the way forward that it pointed to.” While true, it is utterly fanciful to compare an anti-colonial uprising in Ireland to a Mossad-orchestrated terror attack in Iran.

The latter signals the potential end of the Islamic Republic, the balkanization of Iran, and its elimination as a threat to the so-called “Greater Israel” project and the leading global supporter of Palestinian resistance.

Clarke claims socialists should offer “winning strategies,” but Mossad and CIA subversion of the Islamic Republic is a losing strategy, both for the prospects of socialist revolution and for human civilization.

It is also a surefire way to guarantee full Zionist triumph in Palestine, expansion into Greater Israel, and even further, towards a new Jewish empire.

The New Left for “nuanced” analysis

Then there is the tendency to produce “sophisticated” and “nuanced” academic-style writing that deliberately says very little. Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi, an Iranian lecturer at the University of St Andrews, writes on the New Left Review blog:

“Some cast the unrest as an imminent revolutionary rupture; others as exclusively the product of foreign destabilization; still others as the delayed reckoning of a society finally pushed beyond endurance. Each captures part of the picture, but none adequately explains the dynamics of the present conjuncture. What is unfolding is better understood as the convergence of accumulated social exhaustion, acute distributive shock and a crisis of governance which the Islamic Republic no longer possesses the ideological, bureaucratic or fiscal resources to manage.”

So far, so apparently nuanced. But there is a red flag in that phrase “present conjuncture,” which signals that this account ultimately carries water for Mossad-backed terror.

This term is a staple of poststructuralist and postmodern academic work, which often tries to maintain the appearance of a radical, even Marxist, spirit. It originates from Italian Marxist Antonio Gramsci’s work, later adopted by French structuralist Marxist Louis Althusser, whose “glacial grip,” as Terry Eagleton put it, was passed on to British cultural studies scholar Stuart Hall and his followers.

The problem is that by the time Hall domesticated the concept in the 1980s, it had been stripped of any recognisable Marxist or anti-imperialist politics. Now, forty years later, the term is confined to academic debates and has no practical use whatsoever for actual movements seeking to defeat imperial power.

And so it is that only a few paragraphs later, we find this:

At the same time, there is video evidence of armed protesters confronting security forces with knives, machetes, and, in some cases, firearms, supposedly indicating how years of repression have radicalized segments of the opposition.

The evidence for this claim is, of course, nonexistent. These weapons did not arise from the radicalization of Iranian citizens but were supplied by foreign intelligence agencies.

Moreover, this narrative completely ignores the open boasting by Mossad and even Mike Pompeo’s January 2nd post on X, claiming Mossad agents were on the ground. Did Sadeghi-Boroujerdi overlook this crucial information in his research? In fact, the word “Mossad” does not appear once in his piece.

The most glaring failure of analysis is the suggestion that Mossad’s involvement only strengthened the Islamic Republic’s arguments.

“Acknowledging foreign interference does not mean endorsing the claim that the nationwide protests were purely foreign-engineered. A widespread uprising rooted in years of social and economic hardship cannot be reduced to external intelligence machinations—even if Israeli and US agencies sought to hijack it. What they chiefly achieved was to provide a convenient alibi for repression, reframing the protests as a continuation of the June war, thereby justifying a state of exception under the guise of national security.”

This is a truly awful way to describe an assault on the very foundations of the Islamic Revolution. Unsurprisingly, Sadeghi-Boroujerdi resorts to the racist label “Islamist” in his analysis of the Republic.

He closes his post by lamenting a “rapidly narrowing space for political agency.” Yet in this context, the idea of “agency” reeks of one of the key CIA talking points routinely deployed in regime change operations, an agenda tied closely to a specific intelligence agency.

In the end, there is no way around it: the international left is, at best, providing cover for and advancing Zionist efforts to destroy the Islamic Republic – and with it, the material defense of the Palestinians.

At worst, they are direct collaborators in the Zionist assault on Iran and, by clear extension, in the genocide in the Levant. And if they are Iranian, they are traitors to their own people.

David Miller is the producer and co-host of Press TV’s weekly Palestine Declassified show. He was sacked from Bristol University in October 2021 over his Palestine advocacy.

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Turning a new leaf, the discredited rhetoric is mostly shelved.

Instead, an armada cruises towards Iran.

Against such endeavors are Saudi Arabia and Turkey, on the diplomatic level, and Yemen by potential retaliatory measures.

Not much is to be seen, other than an energy-rich country that has not been absorbed into the "international fold" of US-dominated economic policies, which use any pretense to make the issue seem otherwise, but it is about the same as Venezuela.

Here, we just experience further abuses of federal power, removing us from civilization.

Although the ideologies are false, the projection of power is not, and this may lead to severe consequences within a matter of days.

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It goes on with the strange fact that those who accuse others of name-calling and violence, are, themselves, often the name-calling and violence. Here are a few excerpts about the double standards of those who are the new SAVAK (https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/02/18/764299/pahlavi-zionist-violence-surges-west-spotlighted-recent-killings-canada-germany):



Across major Western cities – from the quieter neighborhoods of Europe to the crowded boulevards of Los Angeles – reports have surfaced of the campaigns of violence and intimidation linked to pro-Pahlavi monarchist groups targeting critics within the diaspora.

The most recent cases involve the killing of an Iranian national in Canada and the fatal stabbing of an Afghan businessman in Germany – incidents directly linked to Pahlavi monarchist supporters.

These cases have reignited debate online about the conduct of hardline monarchist circles, who advocate “regime change” in the Islamic Republic of Iran and have grown increasingly intolerant of dissent, responding aggressively to voices critical of their rhetoric or political activities.

For decades, the Iranian diaspora in North America and Europe has been a space marked by virulent political debate and ideological division following the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

In recent years, however, some activists and community members say that political rivalry has, at times, escalated into harassment and physical violence.

Reports from several Western countries describe incidents involving supporters of Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran’s deposed monarch, engaging in aggressive and very often violent tactics against those perceived as critics or dissenters.

Documented cases include physical altercations at protests, confrontations outside community events, and coordinated online harassment campaigns. Some business owners and students have also reported threats or pressure linked to their political positions.

Hamburg stabbing and the flag controversy

One of the most serious incidents occurred in Hamburg, Germany, on February 12, 2026.

Morteza Sadeghi, a 43-year-old Afghan citizen and owner of the Sepideh restaurant – one of the city’s oldest and best-known Afghan-Iranian establishments – was fatally stabbed following a dispute reportedly linked to the display of the Pahlavi monarchist lion-and-sun flag.

According to witness accounts reported in local media, an Iranian-born customer attempted to pressure Sadeghi to display the monarchist flag inside the restaurant.

When Sadeghi refused, the exchange escalated from a verbal argument inside the premises to a confrontation in the parking area behind the building.

The suspect produced a knife and stabbed Sadeghi multiple times before fleeing.

Despite being transported to a Hamburg hospital and receiving emergency treatment, Sadeghi died roughly an hour later from his injuries.

The suspect remains at large, and local media outlets reported heightened security around the hospital following the incident amid concerns about potential unrest.

Canadian killings: a pattern of lethal force

In early 2026, two killings in Canada intensified already heated debates within segments of the Iranian diaspora.

Masoud Masjoudi, an Iranian-Canadian political activist, was reported missing on February 4. Approximately twenty-six hours later, his body was discovered in the emergency stairwell of a residential high-rise in Vancouver.

Prior to his death, Masjoudi had initiated legal proceedings in the Supreme Court of British Columbia related to online harassment campaigns that he said were connected to individuals within monarchist circles.

According to associates and social media posts attributed to him, Masjoudi had reported receiving threatening messages in the weeks before his death.

He had stated that he shared these messages with the authorities. Canadian law enforcement agencies have not publicly confirmed any political motive, and investigations remain ongoing.

Less than two weeks later, Mohsen Ahmadipour was killed in Toronto. Most commentators online have described the two deaths as linked and politically motivated, even though Canadian authorities remain tight-lipped about the motive, possibly to avoid the wrath of monarchists.

As investigations continue, the cases have become flashpoints in a wider debate about polarization, online radicalization, and the limits of political activism abroad.

Some analysts and activists maintain that the alignment between certain anti-Iran monarchist groups and pro-Israel lobby networks provides important context for understanding recent political tensions and violent incidents within segments of the Iranian diaspora.

During the Gaza war, monarchist supporters were visible at several pro-Israel demonstrations in Western capitals. Supporters describe their participation as rooted in shared opposition to the Islamic Republic, and some contend that this alignment has strengthened political networks and amplified confrontational approaches within diaspora spaces.

In London, social media footage showed monarchist activists appearing alongside pro-Israel propagandists and war-mongers such as Emily Schrader, Yoseph Haddad, and Hananya Naftali, a close media aide to Benjamin Netanyahu.

Observers interpreted these appearances as evidence of political coordination between the two fronts – both opposed to the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Axis of Resistance.

Bahar Mahroo, who faced investigation in the United Kingdom following an altercation outside a polling station, later traveled to the occupied territories. Her social media posts included expressions of support for Netanyahu as well as European right-wing figures such as Tommy Robinson and Geert Wilders, alongside strongly anti-Islam and anti-Iran rhetoric.

The Mujahedin-e-Khalq (MKO) terror cult, historically at odds with monarchist factions, has, in some instances, appeared on shared media platforms or circulated similar messaging during periods of unrest – a development that commentators interpret in different ways, ranging from tactical convergence to broader opposition alignment.

Alongside reports of physical intimidation, monarchist activists have also engaged in coordinated economic and reputational pressure campaigns targeting members of the Iranian diaspora who decline to endorse their vitriolic and hate-centric political agenda.

In Vienna, several Iranian restaurant owners reported being approached by Pahlavi agents urging them to display images of Reza Pahlavi and the lion-and-sun flag associated with Iran’s pre-1979 monarchy. Those who refused described facing organized attempts to discourage customers from entering their establishments, including demonstrations and violence outside their premises.

Similar accounts have emerged from Los Angeles, home to one of the largest Iranian communities outside Iran. Some business owners say the political polarization has created an atmosphere in which remaining publicly neutral is increasingly difficult. A number of them said they feel increasingly under pressure to signal alignment with monarchist causes to avoid online backlash or organized boycotts.

Prominent cultural figures have also found themselves drawn into the controversy. Veteran singer Shahram Shabpareh issued a public statement after facing an online backlash from monarchist supporters over a media appearance perceived as insufficiently aligned with their views. In Canada, business owners have similarly reported coordinated social media campaigns following political statements deemed critical of monarchist leadership.

Parallel to these offline tensions, observers describe a highly active online ecosystem centered on defending Pahlavi and promoting monarchist narratives. They say networks of coordinated social media accounts amplify attacks on dissenting voices, sometimes engaging in harassment, doxxing, and sustained reputational campaigns.

Actress Golshifteh Farahani, long known for her critical stance toward both the Islamic Republic and the former monarchy, faced intense online backlash after questioning the idea of foreign military intervention in Iran. The scale of the reaction sparked debate within diaspora circles about the tone and tactics of so-called “political activism” online.

Individuals targeted by such campaigns describe a recurring pattern: waves of coordinated social media attacks; pressure on employers, collaborators, or venues; and the circulation of edited or decontextualized material intended to undermine credibility.

The issue surfaced publicly at the 2026 Munich Security Conference, where CNN journalist Christiane Amanpour meekly questioned Pahlavi about the behavior of some of his supporters online. The exchange drew widespread attention, and in its aftermath, Amanpour herself became the subject of hostile commentary across social platforms.

Monarchist groups have also increasingly aligned themselves with far-right movements in Europe and North America, sharing platforms with anti-immigrant voices and Islamophobic provocateurs.

In London, monarchist provocateurs were documented associating with Tommy Robinson and elements of the English Defence League.

Their social media activity reveals support for Geert Wilders, the Dutch far-right politician who called for the expulsion of hundreds of thousands of Muslims from the Netherlands.

This alliance with the far right provides monarchists with additional street-level capacity for violence while aligning them with movements that share their hostility to Muslim communities.

The symbolic clothing adopted by some monarchist demonstrators, including armbands and military-style hats reminiscent of neo-Nazi aesthetics, reinforces the visual connection to far-right movements.

Question of impunity

A striking feature of monarchist violence in Western countries is the impunity enjoyed by perpetrators.

Despite documented assaults, death threats, and now two killings in Canada and another in Germany, few perpetrators have faced meaningful legal consequences.

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This is a parallel about the similar once-upon-a-time hypocrisy about Iraq.


In the 1980s, it was propped up as the first shot against Iran; shortly afterwards, Saddam Hussein was a dictator who had to be removed, for wiping out Kuwaiti nurseries and so on, basically untrue things. That country was "put to rights", or something, by a long-term American domination.


Well, that kind of dominance is wearing thin, since we can now call this a "genre", that is, political documents in one-sided language of ignorance. We find it still against the Kurds in a new Turkish democracy report (https://english.anf-news.com/women/kck-a-resolution-and-democratization-must-be-pursued-through-organization-and-struggle-84037):



In essence, the concept of terrorism, which is frequently mentioned in the report, undermines the spirit of the report and creates a situation that hides the root causes of the problems.

The report does not name the Kurdish issue. It is impossible to solve a problem without naming it. The report states that solving the problem depends on eliminating its root causes, but these root causes are not identified. This is Turkey’s 100-year-old impasse. For 100 years, the focus has been on the consequences, not the causes. The 100-year-old cause is the denial of the Kurds. Even though it is claimed that the denial has been abandoned, legally and politically, this denial is intended to continue. This is why the report does not mention the Kurdish presence and the Kurdish issue. Therefore, talking about Kurdish-Turkish brotherhood has no social, cultural, political, or legal value.

In order to avoid saying ‘Kurdish issue,’ the term ‘terrorism issue’ is insistently used. It is also stated that the permanent solution to the terrorism issue lies in democratization. In fact, the report acknowledges that the conflicts stem from the unsolved Kurdish issue. It also reveals that the issue has been approached from a security perspective until now. It is stated that the problem cannot be solved with this approach. Thus, it is admitted that the social, cultural, and political aspects of the Kurdish issue have not been considered. This means that the Kurdish identity is not accepted and the problems are not resolved. By not mentioning the Kurdish identity and issue in the report, everything is squeezed into the terrorism bracket, and the old understanding and policy are continued.


Even on paper, they are outnumbered (https://english.anf-news.com/interview/adalet-kaya-the-real-process-is-now-beginning-84020):



The 83-page text titled “The democratic solution of the Kurdish question” sparked debate due to its language and approach, despite receiving only two votes against. While the word “Kurd” appears 16 times in the report and the word “terror” 36 times, the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) reacted to the terminology used.


Although in the 1980s, the Yezidis began to get recognition from Hussein Iraq, after the Americanization, there is nothing for Shengal (https://english.anf-news.com/women/shengal-jineoloji-academy-the-attitude-of-self-defense-is-increasing-in-the-yazidi-community-83999):



The same stance exists among Yazidi women. In a new war, as in the past, simply leaving their land or relying on an external power will not be enough. The attitude to protecting the future through self-defense is increasing day by day. However, this reality, resistance, and stance do not eliminate the threat of massacres or a new war.

Despite years of struggle, the Yazidi community has not been officially recognized in the Iraqi constitution. The self-defense, autonomous governance, and economic mechanisms established by the Yazidi community with their own resources are not officially recognized. This situation does not guarantee that new genocides will be prevented if the essential steps are taken and the existence, institutions, and defense mechanisms of the Yazidi people are officially recognized under Iraqi law.

Women do not trust either the state or international forces. Despite repeatedly experiencing and resisting the same situation throughout history, they have endured major massacres. The security and defense forces established after the 74th Ferman, YBŞ-YJŞ and Asayişa Êzidxan, are seen as the main power for protecting the region. However, today there is significant pressure to dismantle and neutralize them. There is a plan to eliminate local forces in Shengal and leave the region’s security to external powers; but as history clearly shows, this method provides no solution except new fermans.


On the ground, they sense they are getting close to a repeat performance (https://english.anf-news.com/kurdistan/shengal-autonomous-administration-calls-on-baghdad-to-take-a-firm-stance-against-turkey-s-threats-84008) of atrocities:



The Shengal Autonomous Administration stated that certain individuals serving the interests of the Turkish state were attempting to undermine the region’s security and sow discord among its components.

“As the city of Shengal, which is part of Iraqi territory, we recall that when the state failed to fulfill its duty to defend the Yazidi people, our people assumed this responsibility through their own defense forces and defended their lands. Unfortunately, instead of this resistance force being officially recognized today, a policy of destruction is being imposed on our community, which is unacceptable.”


Their refugee camps are burning due to faulty electrical wiring (https://english.anf-news.com/kurdistan/fire-in-camp-hosting-shengal-refugees-84036):



This was the third fire to occur in Êzidî refugee camps during the month of February.


It is unclear whether the Iraqi military (https://english.anf-news.com/kurdistan/iraqi-army-attempts-to-establish-new-military-positions-in-shengal-84041) setting up in Shengal is for or against the Turkish plot.



Another group cold-shouldered by "new Iraq" is Mandean (https://eismena.com/en/article/the-mandaean-sabians-twenty-years-after-the-american-occupation-political-and-social-transformations-in-iraq-and-the-diaspora-2024-01-05):



The new constitution did not include representation for the Mandaeans in the formation of the governing council or its committees. Most importantly, they were not represented in the committee responsible for drafting the Constitution to secure the rights of religious minorities. Consequently, Article 2-2 of the Iraqi constitution in 2005 only mentioned Christians, Yazidis, and Mandaean Sabians without detailing their rights. This constitution does not differ from what was established in Article 6 of the Royal Law issued in 1925 and in subsequent Iraqi constitutions, which state, "There is no distinction among Iraqis before the law, even if they differ in nationality, religion, and language". However, this mention contradicts the first paragraph of Article 2 of the current constitution, which specifies that Islam is the official state religion. Therefore, what Islamic law dictates should define the scope of rights and freedoms.

...the first Christian deputy in Parliament, Mr. Yunadam Kanna, who said, "The United States was unable to protect religious minorities in Iraq during the previous period despite the presence of thousands of American soldiers"


Right. Removing the "dictator" certainly failed to ensure "representation".

That's an "Americanized" government at work, sort of like the new Syria, which so far has only offered death rather than Constitutional protection.

All of this is obviously a cause of the same problems we're supposed to hold Iran accountable for. We're asked to support Mujahideen e khalq, which is not a native ethnicity like the Kurds, but a panache of political dissent that does little but throw violent acts outwardly.

Monarchists can kill people around the world, but, if one person in France may have been killed by "leftists", it's a national security emergency here.

Notice the awareness that documents address consequences, not causes. We found that is the Palmerston language from the 1830s; a guarantee of making a non-working treaty or how not to address root issues. That explains Gaza, Syria, Turkey, and Iraq. They are formed by British lines designed to ignore the Kurds and pack together different peoples with no regard for their protection or stability, which, later, can be called "terrorism" and re-oppressed.

That fails to establish a valid knowledge base from which to accuse Iran of basically the same things.