More Protests in Iran

[Marbles]

More trouble in Iran. Telegraph reports of shooting on unarmed protesters. Guardian reports clashes between security and protesters. I couldn't find an Iranian source.

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There were bloody clashes as young people launched a fresh wave of anti-government protests on the country's official Students Day.

Police used warning shots, baton charges and gas but failed to stop rallies, sit-ins and campus marches across the capital.

Universities in several cities, including Tehran's top seats of learning, were sealed off as guards checked identity cards of people trying to join the student demonstrations.

Earlier in the day, the authorities detained 23 members of a protest group of grieving mothers. They included the mother of Neda Agha-Soltan, known as the "Angel of Freedom", who was shot by pro-government militia at the height of demonstrations against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election in June.

Hajar Rostami-Motlaq has enraged the authorities by condemning pro-government students who accused British agents of killing Miss Soltan.

She was later released but friends expressed concern for other members of the protest group, Mourning Mothers of Iran, who were rounded up at a weekly protest in Tehran's Laleh Park.

Supporters of opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi chanted "Death to the dictator" and "Do not be scared. We are all together", according to witnesses at the rallies on university campuses.

The authorities had deployed troops and militias in anticipation of the protests, the fourth such outbreak under the opposition strategy of using official public holidays as cover for protests.

TELEGRAPH REPORTS

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Thousands of Iranian police today used batons and teargas to disperse demonstrators chanting anti-government slogans in the latest street confrontation between the government and the opposition.

In the largest protests in months, university students held rallies at campuses across the country to show that the reform movement was still alive despite a fierce crackdown on dissent after the disputed presidential election in June.

The authorities shut down the mobile phone network in the centre of Tehran to stop opposition protesters from contacting each other, the reformist website Rah-e Sabz said. At least two women supporters of the opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi were among those arrested, the site said.

Clashes erupted as thousands of protesters massed in the streets outside Tehran in support of the students. As the crowd chanted "Death to the dictator," riot police fired teargas and Basij militiamen charged the crowds, according to witnesses.

GUARDIAN REPORTS

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Iranian source

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ÒÇÑÔåÇی ÌÏیÏ Íǘی ÇÓÊ ˜å ÏÑ ÏÇäÔÇå ÂÒÇÏ¡ æÇÞÚ ÏÑ åÇÑÑÇå æáی ÚÕÑ æ ÏÇäÔ˜Ïå Ýäی ÏÇäÔÇå ÂÒÇÏ æä˜ äیÒ ÊäÔåÇیی ãیÇä ÑæååÇی ÏÇäÔÌæیی ÈÇ ی˜ÏیÑ ÑÎ ÏÇÏå ÇÓÊ.

åãäیä ÏÑ ãÞÇÈá ÏÇäÔ˜Ïå Ýäی ÏÇäÔÇå ÊåÑÇä äیÒ Ïæ Ñæå ÇÒ ÏÇäÔÌæیÇä Èå ÔÚÇÑ Úáیå ی˜ÏیÑ ãÈÇÏÑÊ ˜ÑÏå æ ÏÑ äÏ ãæÑÏ äیÒ ÈÑÎæÑÏåÇیی ãیÇä ÏÇäÔÌæیÇä ÈÇ ی˜ÏیÑ ÑÎ ÏÇÏå ÇÓÊ. ÏÑ åãیä ÏÑیÑیåÇی ÑǘäÏå¡ ÈÑÎی ÔیÔååÇی ÏÇäÔ˜Ïå Ýäی äیÒ Ô˜ÓÊå ÔÏå ÇÓÊ.(ÓÇÚÊ 14:32)

ÇÒ ÏÇäÔÇå ÔیÑÇÒ äیÒ ÎÈÑ ãیÑÓÏ¡ ÍÏæÏ ÕÏ äÝÑ ÈیÑæä ÇÒ ÏÇäÔÇå¡ ãÞÇÈá ÏÇäÔÇå ÔیÑÇÒ ÊÌãÚ ÏÇÔÊåÇäÏ ˜å ÈÇ ÔÏÊ ÑÝÊä ÈÇÑäÏی ãÊÝÑÞ ÔÏåÇäÏ. (14:38)

Èå Çیä ÊÑÊیÈ¡ Èå Ïáیá ÔÚÇÑåÇی ÊäÏ Ïæ ØÑÝ¡ ÏÑیÑی Ìáæ ÏÇäÔ˜Ïå Ýäی ÊÔÏیÏ ÔÏå æ Èå ÒÏ æ ÎæÑÏ ÏÇäÔÌæیÇä ÇäÌÇãیÏå ÇÓÊ. ÝÊå ãیÔæÏ¡ ÚäÇÕÑ áÈÇÓ ÔÎÕی ÈÇ Ôæ˜Ñ ÈÑÞی ÈÇ ÏÇäÔÌæیÇä ÏÑیÑ ÔÏå æ ÇÒ ÇÔ˜ ÂæÑ äیÒ Ôáی˜ ˜ÑÏåÇäÏ. (14:45)

ÏÑ یÑیåÇیی ÏÑ ÎیÇÈÇä ÏÇäÔÇå Èå æÌæÏ ÂãÏå ÇÓÊ.ÎیÇÈÇä ÇäÞáÇÈ ÍÏÝÇÕá 16 ÂÐÑ ÊÇ ÎیÇÈÇä ÏÇäÔÇå ÚÈæÑ ÚÇÈÑیä ããäæÚ ÇÓÊ. ÏÑ ÇØÑÇÝ ÏÇäÔÇå ÇãیјÈیÑ äیÒ ÏÑیÑی åÇیی ãیÇä ÚÇÈÑیä ÈÇ äیÑæåÇی ãÓÊÞÑ ÒÇÑÔ ÔÏå ÇÓÊ.(14:55)

Ñæåی ÇÒ ÏÇäÔÌæیÇä ÈÇ ÇÓÊÞÑÇÑ ÓیÓÊã ÕæÊی ÏÑ ãÞÇÈá ÏÇäÔ˜Ïå Ýäی ÏÇäÔÇå ÊåÑÇä ÇÞÏÇã Èå ÓÎäÑÇäی ÊäÏ Úáیå ی˜ی ÇÒ äÇãÒÏåÇی ÏæÑ Ïåã ÇäÊÎÇÈÇÊ äãæÏå æ ÓÈÈ ÊÍÑی˜ ÏیÑ ÏÇäÔÌæیÇä ÔÏå ÇÓÊ. åãäیä ÏÇäÔÌæیÇä ãÚÊÑÖ äیÒ ÏÑ ãÞÇÈá ÓÇÎÊãÇä ÏÇäÔ˜Ïå Úáæã ÊÌãÚ ˜ÑÏå ÇäÏ æ ÔÚÇÑåÇیی ÏÑ ãÞÇÈá ÓÑ ãی ÏåäÏ. (15:05)

ÒÇÑÔ åÇ ÇÒ ÏÇäÔÇå ÇãیјÈیÑ Íǘی ÇÓÊ ˜å ÏÑÈ ÓãÊ æáی ÚÕÑ Ô˜ÓÊå ÔÏå æ Ñæåی áÈÇÓ ÔÎÕی ÇÒ ÈیÑæä ÏÇäÔÇå Èå ÓãÊ ÏÇäÔÌæیÇä ãÚÊÑÖ Óä ÑÇäی ãی ˜ääÏ¡ Çیä Ñæå ی˜ÈÇÑ äیÒ æÇÑÏ ÏÇäÔÇå ÔÏå æ ÔیÔå åÇی ÏÇäÔ˜Ïå äÝÊ ÑÇ ÈÇ Óä Ô˜ÇäÏå ÇäÏ. (15:15)

ÇیÑäÇ ÒÇÑÔ ÏÇÏ: ÚÏå Çí ÇÒ ÇÛÊÔÇÔÑÇä ˜å ÞÕÏ ÓæÁ ÇÓÊÝÇÏå ÇÒ Âííä æíŽå ÈÒÑÏÇÔÊ ÑæÒ ÏÇäÔÌæ ÑÇ ÏÇÔÊäÏ ÈÇ ÊÌãÚ ÏÑ ÎíÇÈÇä åÇí ÇØÑÇÝ ÏÇäÔÇå ÊåÑÇä ÈÇ äíÑæåÇí ÇäÊÙÇãí ÏÑíÑ ÔÏäÏ.

ÌãÚí ÇÒ ÇÛÊÔÇÔÑÇä ÛíÑ ÏÇäÔÌæ ÈÇ åÏÝ ÈÑåã ÒÏä Çíä Âííä¡ ÞÕÏ æÑæÏ Èå ÏÇäÔÇå ÊåÑÇä ÑÇ ÏÇÔÊäÏ.Çíä ÚÏå æÞÊí ÈÇ ããÇäÚÊ ãÇãæÑÇä äíÑæí ÇäÊÙÇãí æ ÍÑÇÓÊ ÏÇäÔÇå æ åãäíä ÈÑÎæÑÏ ÓÑÏ ÏÇäÔÌæíÇä ãæÇÌå ÔÏäÏ¡ ÈÇ ÓÑÏÇÏä ÔÚÇÑåÇíí ÑÇåí ÎíÇÈÇä åÇí ÇØÑÇÝ ÔÏäÏ.äÏí äÇííÏ ˜å ÏíÑ ÎÈÑí ÇÒ ÌãÚ Èåã íæÓÊå ÇÛÊÔÇÔÑÇä äÈæÏ æ ÂäåÇ Èå ÊäåÇíí íÇ ÏÑ Ñæå åÇí ÇÒ åã ÓÓÊå æ ˜ã ÊÚÏÇÏ ÏÑ ÎíÇÈÇä åÇí ÇØÑÇÝ ÏÇäÔÇå ÑǘäÏå ÔÏäÏ. (15:20)

ÒÇÑÔ åÇ ÇÒ ãÍæØå ÏÇÎáی ÏÇäÔÇå ÊåÑÇä Íǘی ÇÓÊ ˜å Ñæåی ÇÒ ÏÇäÔÌæیÇä ÈÇ ÞÑÇÑ ÏÇÏä ÓیÓÊã ÕæÊی ÏÑ ی˜ ÏÓÊÇå æÇäÊ æ ÎÔ ÔÚÇÑåÇیی ÈÑ Úáیå ÈÑÎی ÇÒ ÇÔÎÇÕ ÏÑ ãÍæØå ÏÇäÔÇå ÏÑ ÍÇá ÏæÑ ÒÏä ÇÓÊ (15:22)

ÝÇÑÓ ÒÇÑÔ ÏÇÏ: ÊÚÏÇÏí ÇÒ ÏÇäÔÌæíÇä ÏÇäÔÇå ÊåÑÇä ÇãÑæÒ ÚÕÑ ÏÑ ãÞÇÈá ÏÇäÔßÏå ÏÇÑæÓÇÒí ÊæÓØ ØÑÝÏÇÑÇä ãæÓæí ãæÑÏ ÖÑÈ æ ÔÊã ÞÑÇÑ ÑÝÊäÏ. Ó ÇÒ ãÊæÇÑí ÔÏä ØÑÝÏÇÑÇä ãæÓæí ÇÒ ãÞÇÈá ÏÇäÔßÏå Ýäí ÏÇäÔÇå ÊåÑÇä¡ ÂäåÇ Èå ÓãÊ ÏÇäÔßÏå ÏÇÑæÓÇÒí ÍÑßÊ ßÑÏå æ Ñæí áååÇí Çíä ÏÇäÔßÏå äÔÓÊäÏ æ ÈÇ ÓÑ ÏÇÏä ÔÚÇÑåÇí ÊÍÑíßÂãíÒ ÞÕÏ ÈÑåã ÒÏä äÙã æ ÇíÌÇÏ ÇÛÊÔÇÔ ÏÑ ÝÖÇí ÏÇäÔÇå ÑÇ ÏÇÔÊäÏ. (15:25)

ÒÇÑÔ åÇ ÇÒ ÇØÑÇÝ ÏÇäÔÇå ÇãیјÈیÑ Íǘی ÇÒ Âä ÇÓÊ ˜å Ñæå åÇی áÈÇÓ ÔÎÕی ãæÊæÑÓæÇÑ ÏÑ ÏÓÊå åÇی Óå ÊÇ ÔÔ ÊÇیی Èå ÓãÊ Çیä ÏÇäÔÇå ÏÑ ÍÇá ÍјÊäÏ¡ åãäیä á ˜ÇáÌ ãÓÏæÏ ÔÏå æ ÇÌÇÒå ÚÈæÑ ÇÒ Ñæی á Èå ÇÊæãÈیá åÇ ÏÇÏå äãی ÔæÏ. (15:30)

ی˜ ÓÇیÊ ÍÇãی ÏæáÊ äæÔÊ: ÇÞÏÇã ØÑÝÏÇÑÇä ãæÓæی ÈÑÇی ÇیÌÇÏ ÊäÔ ÏÑ ÏÇäÔÇå åÇی ÔÑیÝ ÇãیÑ ˜ÈیÑ æ ÔåیÏ ÈåÔÊی äیÒ Èå Ïáیá Èی ÊæÌåی ÏÇäÔÌæیÇä Çیä ÏÇäÔÇå åÇ ÊæÝیÞ äÏÇäی äÏÇÔÊå ÇÓÊ äÇä˜å ØÑÝÏÇÑÇä ãæÓæی Èå Ïáیá ÚÏã åãÑÇåی ÏÇäÔÌæیÇä ÏÑ ÏÇäÔÇå ÔåیÏ ÈåÔÊی¡ ÈÇ ÔÚÇÑ "ÏÇäÔÌæی ÈÇÛیÑÊ ÍãÇیÊ ÍãÇیÊ" ÇÒ ÏÇäÔÌæیÇä ÏیÑ ÏÑ ÎæÇÓÊ ˜ÑÏäÏ ÊÇ Èå ÂäåÇ ÈیæäÏÏ.

Çیä ÓÇیÊ ÇÝÒæÏ : ÇÒ ÎیÇÈÇä åÇی ÇØÑÇÝ Çیä ÏÇäÔÇå åÇ ÎÈÑ ãی ÑÓÏ ˜å ÚÏå Çی ÇÒ ÇÝÑÇÏ ÓÈÒæÔ ˜å Èå æäå Çی ˜ÇãáÇ ÓÇÒãÇäÏåی ÔÏå ÏÑ ÎیÇÈÇä åÇی ÇØÑÇÝ ÏÇäÔÇå åÇ ÎÕæÕÇ ÏÇäÔÇå ÊåÑÇä¡ ÇãیјÈیÑ æ ÔÑیÝ ÍÖæÑ یÇÝÊå ÇäÏ ÞÕÏ ÏÇÑäÏ ÊÇ ÈÇ ÏÎÇáÊ ÏÑ Çیä ÈÑäÇãå åÇی ÏÇäÔÌæیی¡ ÈåÇäå Çی ÈÑÇی ÇیÌÇÏ äÇ ÂÑÇãی ÏÑ ÎیÇÈÇä åÇ ÇیÌÇÏ ˜ääÏ Èå äÍæی ˜å ÊÚÏÇÏ ÏæیÓÊ äÝÑ ÇÒ ÇÑÇÐá æ ÇæÈÇÔ ÈÇ ÍÖæÑ ÏÑ ÎیÇÈÇä ÏÇäÔÇå( ÎیÇÈÇä ãÞÇÈá ÓÑÏÑ ÏÇäÔÇå ÊåÑÇä) Ó ÇÒ Íãáå Èå äیÑæی ÇäÊÙÇãی ÇÞÏÇã Èå ÇیÌÇÏ ÂÊÔ ÓæÒی¡ ÓæÒÇäÏä Ïæ ãæÊæÑ Óی˜áÊ áیÓ æ Ô˜ÓÊä ÔیÔå åÇی ÝÑæÔÇå åÇی ˜ÊÇÈ ÝÑæÔی Çیä ÎیÇÈÇä ˜ÑÏå ÇäÏ.

åãäیä Ñæåí ÇÒ ÇÑÇÐá æ ÇæÈÇÔ äیÒ ÈÇ ÊÌãÚ ãÞÇÈá ÏÑÈ ÏÇäÔÇå ÇãíÑßÈíÑ¡ ÓÚí ÏÑ æÑæÏ ÛíÑ ÞÇäæäí Èå Çíä ÏÇäÔÇå ÑÇ ÏÇÔÊäÏ ˜å ÈÇ ãÞÇæÊ äíÑæåÇí ÍÑÇÓÊ Çíä ÏÇäÔÇå ãæÌå ÔÏå ÇäÏ.Çیä ÊÚÏÇÏ ÓÓ ÈÇ ÍÖæÑ ÏÑ ÎیÇÈÇä æáیÚÕÑ ÈÇ Ô˜ÓÊä ÏÑÈ ÏÇäÔÇå åäÑ ÊáÇÔ ˜ÑÏäÏ ÊÇ ÇÒ Çیä ØÑیÞ æÇÑÏ ÏÇäÔÇå ÇãیјÈیÑ ÔæäÏ.(15:40)

ÒÇÑÔ åÇی ÑÓیÏå Íǘی ÇÓÊ ˜å ÏÇäÔÇå Úáæã æ ÊÍÞیÞÇÊ ÊåÑÇä¡ Úáã æ ÕäÚÊ æ ÏÇäÔÇå ÔÑیÝ äیÒ ÔÇåÏ ÊÌãÚ ÏÇäÔÌæیÇä ãÚÊÑÖ ÈæÏå ÇÓÊ æ ÏÑ ãÍÏæÏå ÇØÑÇÝ Úáæã æ ÊÍÞیÞÇÊ äیÒ ÊÌãÚ åÇی ÏÇäÔÌæیی ãÔÇåÏå ÔÏå ÇÓÊ.(16:05)

ÒÇÑÔ åÇ ÇÒ ÓØÍ ÔåÑ ÊåÑÇä Íǘی ÇÒ Âä ÇÓÊ ˜å ÏÑ ÎیÇÈÇä ÇäÞáÇÈ ÏÑ äÏ ãæÑÏ ÊیÑ åæÇیی Ôáی˜ ÔÏå æ ÏÑ ÇØÑÇÝ ÏÇäÔÇå ÇãیјÈیÑ æ ãیÏÇä æáی ÚÕÑ äیÒ ÇÒ ÇÔ˜ ÂæÑ Èå Óæی ãÚÊÑÖیä ÑÊÇÈ ÔÏå ÇÓÊ æ ÏÑ ãÞÇØÚی äیÒ ÏÑیÑی åÇیی ãیÇä ãÑÏã æ äیÑæåÇی áÈÇÓ ÔÎÕی ÏÑÑÝÊå ÇÓÊ.(17:10)

ÝÊäی ÇÓÊ ÂÎÑیä ÒÇÑÔ åÇ Í˜ÇیÊ ÇÒ ÈÇÒÔÊ ÂÑÇãÔ Èå ÊåÑÇä ÑÇ ÏÇÑÏ.

http://tabnak.ir/fa/pages/?cid=76033

Active coverage of the 16th of Azar events in Tehran and other cities

On the morning of Azar 16th, security was strengthened in the streets surrounding all universities, to prevent any possible unrest.

"Tabnak" reports: Police forces, divided in many groups of 3-4 (with the support of motorbike-mounted police), have positioned themselves in the areas surrounding Tehran university, Khaje Nasir university, and Amir Kabir university.

Meanwhile, Abureihan st has been closed off, and Union st (as well as "16th of Azar" st) are under Police control.

In the area stretching from Revolution square to Vali Asr square, nearly all shops are closed. In the areas surrounding the universities, some clothing shops are still open.

Traffic has been heavy between Revolution sq and Vali Asr sq. Police have opened the BRT lane to regular cars to ease traffic congestion.

Also: Police cadres are positioned 10-20 metres apart from one another on Agriculture blvd from the Worker st intersection to Vali Asr sq (with denser forces positioned near Vali Asr). Police cars have been conducting routine patrols on Karim Khan Zand st, between the Vila st intersection and the Samieh st intersection.

Each university entrance is being guarded by 2-3 officers, to keep out non-students.

It should be noted that these security measures have only taken place in the areas mentioned above. To this point, fortunately, there has been no outbreak of confrontation in the universities. (Time, 13:27).

I am too lazy to translate the updates. I might do it later.

[Kalashnikov]

More trouble in Iran. Telegraph reports of shooting on unarmed protesters. Guardian reports clashes between security and protesters. I couldn't find an Iranian source.

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There were bloody clashes as young people launched a fresh wave of anti-government protests on the country's official Students Day.

Police used warning shots, baton charges and gas but failed to stop rallies, sit-ins and campus marches across the capital.

Universities in several cities, including Tehran's top seats of learning, were sealed off as guards checked identity cards of people trying to join the student demonstrations.

Earlier in the day, the authorities detained 23 members of a protest group of grieving mothers. They included the mother of Neda Agha-Soltan, known as the "Angel of Freedom", who was shot by pro-government militia at the height of demonstrations against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election in June.

Hajar Rostami-Motlaq has enraged the authorities by condemning pro-government students who accused British agents of killing Miss Soltan.

She was later released but friends expressed concern for other members of the protest group, Mourning Mothers of Iran, who were rounded up at a weekly protest in Tehran's Laleh Park.

Supporters of opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi chanted "Death to the dictator" and "Do not be scared. We are all together", according to witnesses at the rallies on university campuses.

The authorities had deployed troops and militias in anticipation of the protests, the fourth such outbreak under the opposition strategy of using official public holidays as cover for protests.

TELEGRAPH REPORTS

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Thousands of Iranian police today used batons and teargas to disperse demonstrators chanting anti-government slogans in the latest street confrontation between the government and the opposition.

In the largest protests in months, university students held rallies at campuses across the country to show that the reform movement was still alive despite a fierce crackdown on dissent after the disputed presidential election in June.

The authorities shut down the mobile phone network in the centre of Tehran to stop opposition protesters from contacting each other, the reformist website Rah-e Sabz said. At least two women supporters of the opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi were among those arrested, the site said.

Clashes erupted as thousands of protesters massed in the streets outside Tehran in support of the students. As the crowd chanted "Death to the dictator," riot police fired teargas and Basij militiamen charged the crowds, according to witnesses.

GUARDIAN REPORTS

Western media: Biased, one sided, spreading disinformation.

[baradar_jackson]

Translation continued from last post...

New reports have been surfacing of students clashing with one another in Azad university.

Opposing student groups outside of Azad university's Technology department chanted at each other, with the confrontation becoming violent at times. Some of the windows of the university's technology building were broken in these scattered clashes. (Time; 14:32).

There have also been crowds numbering in the hundreds gathering outside of Shiraz university. Due to rain conditions, the crowds there have been modest in size. (14:38).

The confrontations have heightened, with the students engaging each other physically rather than verbally. It has been reported that plain clothes security officials have used tasers against some of the students, and that tear gas has been fired. (14:45).

Some clashes have occurred on University st. Parts of Revolution st have been closed off to pedestrians. Reports have also arisen of clashes between pedestrians and Police forces in Amir Kabir university. (14:55).

Maybe continued later...

Edited December 8, 2009 by baradar_jackson

[pakistanyar]

Should we worried about Iran becomeing secular? I used to until recently be worried if there was something antigovermental going on in Iran, but i dont see it as a bad thign anymore. I mean if the people want a goverment without religion i actually see it as a good thing, if poitics and religion are the same religion itself will become corrupt becuase politics is corrupt. I mean thats what happened to the Catholic Church, they became more powerful and became corrupt as they became powerful. Leaders in Iran are themselfves Human, they should not be thought as people that can never make mistakes and in some form lean towards corruption.

[baradar_jackson]

Should we worried about Iran becomeing secular? I used to until recently be worried if there was something antigovermental going on in Iran, but i dont see it as a bad thign anymore. I mean if the people want a goverment without religion i actually see it as a good thing, if poitics and religion are the same religion itself will become corrupt becuase politics is corrupt. I mean thats what happened to the Catholic Church, they became more powerful and became corrupt as they became powerful. Leaders in Iran are themselfves Human, they should not be thought as people that can never make mistakes and in some form lean towards corruption.

This is not a question of secular vs. religious

There is much more at stake here, which could affect the power balance of the world in decades to come.

The way I see it, there will be five world powers in the near future: the United States, Russia, the European Union, China, and Iran. In terms of conventional strength, Iran is the weakest of these powers. However, they have one advantage over the others. Jalal Al-e Ahmad wrote in his 1952 book "Gharbzadegi" that, in the 1930s, the Soviet Union was the flagship of world revolution. They sponsored revolutions everywhere, and they became the ideological role model for these revolutions. However, Al-e Ahmad wrote that "today" (1952), the Soviet Union has more in common with the West than with the East, and that China has replaced the Soviet Union as the flagship of world revolution.

If Al-e Ahmad was alive today, I am sure he would say that, in the last 20 years or so, another transition has taken place. China now has more in common with the West than with the East. And Iran has replaced China as the flagship of world revolution. And the chief indicator of this (in my opinion) is Iran's popularity and ideological influence in Latin America and Africa. Throughout modern history, no two parts of the world have been more volatile than Latin America and Africa. They have the most revolutions and the most coups. The fact that the countries of Latin America and Africa look up to Iran gives Iran a certain advantage over its larger, stronger adversaries.

If Iran becomes just another secular Muslim country, all of this means nothing and Iran will be a proxy again instead of projecting its own power.

[sayedzeeshan]

Why are they resorting to so much brutal force? If I were Irani, I would be definitely standing with the protesters.

[Kalashnikov]

Why are they resorting to so much brutal force? If I were Irani, I would be definitely standing with the protesters.

Exactly, if you were Iranian. But you're not! So you're stance does not matter what so ever.

[Kalashnikov]

Should we worried about Iran becomeing secular? I used to until recently be worried if there was something antigovermental going on in Iran, but i dont see it as a bad thign anymore. I mean if the people want a goverment without religion i actually see it as a good thing, if poitics and religion are the same religion itself will become corrupt becuase politics is corrupt. I mean thats what happened to the Catholic Church, they became more powerful and became corrupt as they became powerful. Leaders in Iran are themselfves Human, they should not be thought as people that can never make mistakes and in some form lean towards corruption.

God forbid Iran becomes secular, not because I am religious or what not. But the "Green Movement" is not the majority of the Iranian nation no matter how much the West try hard to depict that image.

Let's say this "Good secular" change takes place, what are you going to do with the Basij Militia who have been ideologically and religiously influenced, would they just stand there and take it? I doubt it.

Secularism today means one thing: Divided, weak, pro-Capitalist, and a pro-Western country.

[Noah-]

Should we worried about Iran becomeing secular? I used to until recently be worried if there was something antigovermental going on in Iran, but i dont see it as a bad thign anymore. I mean if the people want a goverment without religion i actually see it as a good thing, if poitics and religion are the same religion itself will become corrupt becuase politics is corrupt. I mean thats what happened to the Catholic Church, they became more powerful and became corrupt as they became powerful. Leaders in Iran are themselfves Human, they should not be thought as people that can never make mistakes and in some form lean towards corruption.

Yea with that kind of secularism, then we would have another shiittistan (Pakistan) who is about to collapse... with corrupt rulers, bribery, full of puppets, injustice, bases of 10s of local and international spy agencies, implementing evil agenda in the region with its masters, using religion as a tool....... Qom will be used as Deoband....... and Khamenei and Jannati will be used as Qazi Hussein Ahmad......and etc...

Why everyone is dreaming of perfect democracy and secularism where Islam is ruling and West is not able to interfere? Why no one is trying to have perfect secularism and democracy and better governments in countries who are ALREADY SECULAR and failed states?

[BintAlHoda]

Should we worried about Iran becomeing secular?

secular countries, west and east, when worried about their national security do the same thing when there is fear of civil unrest. i don't know why so many people make it sound like this is something that only happens in iran.

[khuram]

Why are they resorting to so much brutal force? If I were Irani, I would be definitely standing with the protesters.

u need to remove the "western media" glasses.

[shiasoldier786]

Exactly, if you were Iranian. But you're not! So you're stance does not matter what so ever.

LOL! as they say, u pwned him!

[pakistanyar]

thx 4 the reply i really like the fact about there being no succesful secular muslim countries in the muslim world, regarding my previous post, i guess relgion can actually be used as anticorruption too, good point made

[imfromhussein]

The Islamic Republic displays the wrong image of Shia Islam. They have distorted what our religion really is. And I believe it is better for them to leave than stay.

[repenter-gone4awhile]

The Islamic Republic displays the wrong image of Shia Islam. They have distorted what our religion really is. And I believe it is better for them to leave than stay.

Good thing we have Islamic experts like you to tell us what the right image of islam is. Thank you dear sir for your in depth knowledge of shia islam.