Old_Observer Posted January 3, 2018 Mr. Netanyahoo seems can't hide his glee and getting media blackout in Palestine, such a "coincidence" timing. The Mullah's left president Rouhani to deal with it, but he was shakey and maybe wanted to use the situation to do some reform, but forgot that this is war "demos" are for more than a goat. Looks like Ukraine, but the Mullahs are in luck. Turkey is on their side, Iraq is on their side, Pakistan by sheer coincidence will not be an American/Israel tool, Iran is capable to secure sea cost for any "democratic" operatives landing by boat. Kwait, Qatar will keep away. What do you think is happening? What do you think will happen next? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maakhiri1 Posted January 3, 2018 Storm in a tea cup, far worse and more deadly happened in Ksa , Bahrain, Jordon. It will pass Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Holac Posted January 3, 2018 The paramilitary Basijs and the military are giving people opportunity to demonstrate peacefully. If the situation gets out of hand, Iranians are merciless when it comes to quelling popular storms. The demo is mostly driven by economic concerns. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old_Observer Posted January 3, 2018 I think the Mullahs are getting smarter. Inserting slogans and emblems into the demonstrations: Forget Palestine use money here at home Pictures of Shah and restoration of King These are slogans that show its Israel and US driving the demonstrations. Since the government and Mullahs have agreed to the economic issues, some of the demonstrators are frustrated and raising issues that are more than the the dead or lost goat. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
galbeedi Posted January 4, 2018 Iran needs to do some reforms at the end, yet their political system is more open than Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the gulf. Oh my, if this is the best Trump and company could hope in Iran, they already lost the game. Of course there are economic issues, but these kind of protests would not shake Iran. Thousands of Iranian expatriates are probably dispatched from California to stir the pot and agitate. America has empowered Iran the day they invaded Iraq,. Everything else is the saber rattling of confused policy.When the foreign policy of the great USA is led by neocons and narcist leaders like Trump , expect disaster. The middle east does not need another war, and Iran will weather this storm. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mooge Posted January 4, 2018 say what you want about Iran, but everyone knows iranians are tough like Hizbollah unlike the Gulf sissies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old_Observer Posted January 5, 2018 23 hours ago, galbeedi said: America has empowered Iran the day they invaded Iraq,. The Roman epire also started unnecessary war in Iraq and was defeated by Farsi. It was first major battle where the roman empire was routed. Everyone in the area heard that roman soldiers were defeated and eveyone started attempting to fight them. From there was all downhill or uphill from any perspective. History repeating. The Roman empire vs. Farsi was started by fire wood forest where the roman empire started charging kind of tax on people on their own forest. The Farsi said will not pay and attacked the Roman empire tax/charge collectors. To a large extent the 2003 war on Iraq was oil/dollar/euro and the Shiia (Arabs but close to Farsi) took control and Al Sadr and company pushed US out of Bagdad. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old_Observer Posted January 5, 2018 MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Iranian authorities announced that anti-government protests, which hit the country in recent days, have ended. Since December 28, Iran has faced its largest protests in nearly a decade. The demonstrations started in response to a surge in fuel and food prices and high rates of unemployment, inflation and air pollution. At least 20 people have reportedly been killed in the nationwide protests, and 450 people have been detained, according to media reports. The official figures said that about 15,000 people participated in the protests in such cities as Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan and Rasht. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Monday that the unrest had been provoked by the combination of existing domestic problems and outside influence. 'Riot Has Failed' Maj. Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari, the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said on Wednesday that the riot had failed and the protesters had not reached their goals. "I announce that the riot of 1396 [year according to Iranian calendar] has failed… The number of protesters was small and it did not exceed 15,000 people across Iran," Jafari said as quoted by the IRGC information portal. The official added that Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the United States had ordered the militants from Daesh to enter the Iranian territory in order to carry out subversive activities. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old_Observer Posted January 6, 2018 Fake news based riots lasted too long and got exposed. Now the counter attack comes which will set back Trump Netanyahoo for a decade to organize and train for next one. The armed part of the "democratic" Israel/US agencies did not get off the ground. 2 teams of what was supposed to be snippers like Ukraine and bomb throwers to create chaos were captured. This may be the end of remote controlled Colour "revolutions" " To address these concerns as to why former CIA Director Brennan was visiting the UAE, this report details, the SVR enlisted the investigative aid of MOSSAD—and whose findings revealed the presence of over 100 former CIA operatives at two locations in and around the UAE capitol of Abu Dhabi—one being a villa near the northeastern Zayed Port, and the second at a location known as “The Academy”, roughly a 30 minute drive from the city's downtown. Being confronted with this MOSSAD evidence by the SVR on Friday (22 December) as to why these CIA operatives were operating within their monarchy, this report notes, UAE intelligence officials stated that they all had been hired by them to create a “spy empire”—and whose leader in doing so is an American citizen named Larry Sanchez—who is a former member of the CIA's clandestine services—with Sanchez, also, during the Obama-Clinton regime, being under the direct command of then CIA acting Director Michael Morell." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites