Thoughts on Iran

[Arian.5010]

What is your opinion on the current government in Iran?

[Meedy]

I don't live in Iran so hard for me  to comment. Perhaps someone who lives in Iran, can comment.

[ummulbaneen]

On 12/31/2021 at 12:08 PM, Arian.5010 said:

What is your opinion on the current government in Iran?

Waiting and watching. There are those with a lot of hope in the current president, for now I suppose we need to wait and see what significant changes have been made over the next few years in fighting issues like corruption, nepotism etc. The foreign policy, rhetoric etc are not likely to sound much different between presidents, but a significant difference can be observed over how internal issues are handled.

[Dave follower of The Way]

It will be interesting to see what develops in regard to religious freedom.

[islamicmusic]

2 hours ago, Dave follower of The Way said:

It will be interesting to see what develops in regard to religious freedom.

In the Islamic Republic; Muslims, Jews and Christians are more free to and encouraged to practice their religions. Unlike the western governments where atheism and its immorality-LGBT-capitalism-interests-alcohol etc. rule over and silence the mosques, synagogues or churches.

[Arian.5010]

4 hours ago, islamicmusic said:

In the Islamic Republic; Muslims, Jews and Christians are more free to and encouraged to practice their religions. Unlike the western governments where atheism and its immorality-LGBT-capitalism-interests-alcohol etc. rule over and silence the mosques, synagogues or churches.

In my opinion if the Islamic revolution didn't happen a great majority of Iranians right now would have been kafirs.  

Look at the life of the shah.  He used to live in extravagance and luxury.  And then look at the life of Imam Khomeini, he was a righteous man that lived a simple lifestyle.

[Ali_Hussain]

3 hours ago, Arian.5010 said:

In my opinion if the Islamic revolution didn't happen a great majority of Iranians right now would have been kafirs.  

Look at the life of the shah.  He used to live in extravagance and luxury.  And then look at the life of Imam Khomeini, he was a righteous man that lived a simple lifestyle.

Loads of Iranians (in the west at least) are openly antagonistic towards Islam. In their case it is possible that they were torn between belief and disbelief and the aftermath of the revolution pushed them towards the latter. 

It's hard to think that the number would have been significantly higher had the revolution not occured, but Allahu a'lam.

[Lion of Shia]

is it true people are leaving shia islam in droves?

[Ashvazdanghe]

5 hours ago, Lion of Shia said:

is it true people are leaving shia islam in droves?

Salam this is based on propaganda  of anti Shia especially  Wahabists  & Evangelist  which they are exagerrating  about leaving Shia Islam by few individuals  which even they are making a heavy propaganda  about leaving Shia Islam by few individuals  who hardly can put in Shia category likewise propaganda  of wahabi channels  about converting a writer or scholar from Shia to Wahabi which at the end it has exposed that these few people  have been illiterate  or fraud people .

[Eddie Mecca]

Islamic Republic of Iran is one of the only true free countries on the planet (doesn't take marching orders from NATO, IMF, World Bank etc.)…it's the best thing to happen to the Muslim world since the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire...Iran is a throwback to the Islamic Golden Age...it serves as a source of inspiration to a countless number of idealists around the world...it thumbs its nose at the powerful while assisting the downtrodden and destitute...while everyone is scrambling and trampling over one another in an attempt to flatter the "democratic", "industrial" superpowers, Iran forces the Western world to take a hard look at itself in the mirror...Iran's making inroads into science (fastest-growing scientific output)...it fosters Islamic unity and discourages sectarianism...it celebrates diversity and protects ethnic and religious minorities in the region and abroad...Tehran serves proudly as chief antagonist and proponent of spiritualism to the onslaught of Western-led ideological materialism currently enveloping the world. 

Edited January 4, 2022 by Eddie Mecca

[Eddie Mecca]

12 hours ago, Dave follower of The Way said:

It will be interesting to see what develops in regard to religious freedom.

Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, Bill Maher, CNN, Fox News (i.e. mainstream, corporate media) narrative

[Eddie Mecca]

@Dave follower of The Way, notice in this clip they're trying desperately to advance their anti-Iranian propaganda but the truth (for the objective, truth-seeking onlooker) shines through regardless 

 

Edited January 4, 2022 by Eddie Mecca

[Eddie Mecca]

Iranian Jews 'Feel At Home' (3000 year old history in Iran) CNN report 3 min.  

 

Edited January 4, 2022 by Eddie Mecca

[Eddie Mecca]

[Eddie Mecca]

On 1/4/2022 at 1:23 AM, Eddie Mecca said:

it's the best thing to happen to the Muslim world since the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire

I meant to say the best thing to happen since the Ottoman Empire...the actual collapse of the Ottoman Sultanate itself and subsequent replacing with modern ME nation-states was a disaster for Muslims

[root]

What do you mean by government? Iran' government is divided into 5 sections:

Leadership, Executive, Legislature, Judicial, and then supporting institutions. These change over time by elections and/or selections. 

Do you mean the whole government as a whole or do you mean certain parts? 

[Arian.5010]

7 hours ago, root said:

What do you mean by government? Iran' government is divided into 5 sections:

Leadership, Executive, Legislature, Judicial, and then supporting institutions. These change over time by elections and/or selections. 

Do you mean the whole government as a whole or do you mean certain parts? 

I mean as a whole.

[ummulbaneen]

On 1/3/2022 at 11:48 PM, islamicmusic said:

In the Islamic Republic; Muslims, Jews and Christians are more free to and encouraged to practice their religions. Unlike the western governments where atheism and its immorality-LGBT-capitalism-interests-alcohol etc. rule over and silence the mosques, synagogues or churches.

What do you think of the growing number of youth who are anti-religion or turning back to Zoroastrianism or atheism in Iran? Do you think it is happening on a large scale or numbers that are worth feeling concern about or you think it is a very small insignificant number?

[islamicmusic]

3 minutes ago, ummulbaneen said:

What do you think of the growing number of youth who are anti-religion or turning back to Zoroastrianism or atheism in Iran? Do you think it is happening on a large scale or numbers that are worth feeling concern about or you think it is a very small insignificant number?

I believe it is baseless claims by the western paid media to console themselves. The fact is the opposite. Even if it were, still, the Islamic Republic is a blessing to reveal the difference between revolutionary muslims vs secular "muslims" worldwide.

[root]

1 hour ago, Arian.5010 said:

I mean as a whole.

Ok, that is a tough question. There are parts of the government which I sometimes support and sometimes i don't depending on who is in place at that current time.

- Specially the Executive branch and Parliament, sometimes they are very competent and care for the Nation and it's people, other times they are useless, and in my opinion sometimes traitors to the worst degree. 

- I wish that the Judicial system had more power, but that is just my wish and does not necessarily mean that I'm right in that wish.

- I very much so support the Assembly of Experts institution.

- The Idea of Guardian Council is very good.

In the end you have to be more specific unfortunately, because it's a very broad question.

 

11 minutes ago, ummulbaneen said:

What do you think of the growing number of youth who are anti-religion or turning back to Zoroastrianism or atheism in Iran? Do you think it is happening on a large scale or numbers that are worth feeling concern about or you think it is a very small insignificant number?

Iran from 1979 to present day has changed a lot. If you consider 1979 and too mid 90s Iranians population was very "greyish", meaning a lot of people where somewhere in the middle. Now it's more black and white in my opinion.

We also have what we call "ريزش و رويش"  which roughly translates to "Fall and rise". We say every revolution has a "fall and rise". Meaning some people will fall off after a while (become atheist, don't care anymore, etc etc). But at the same time it will also have a rise, meaning people who join and follow and dedicate their lives. 

It's very easy to see the falls, because it's often loud. People who fall off religion and faith, are often loud about it. But those who rise and get's added to it are more often than not behind the curtains. You only see them in certain occasions such as when Covid hit, the thousands of young Basijs and revolutionary youth that volunteered day in and day out. Suddenly it was visible. Or when ISIS started, the thousands of youth that volunteered to go fight, you didn't see much of the atheists or Zoroastrians then. 

At the same time there are thousands of religious youth that do volunteer work daily in addiction centers, hospitals, schools, when natural catastrophes happen. But you don't see that, because it's silent and they don't wear a sign on their backs saying "hey look at me, im religious and im helping"

[Guest NewDisplayName]

The Iranian Government should really learn to respect the independence and soveriegnty of other countries in the Middle East, i.e. Iraq and Lebanon. If it wants to engage with Israel, it needs to leave other countries out of it.

[Ashvazdanghe]

On 1/18/2022 at 3:56 AM, Guest NewDisplayName said:

The Iranian Government should really learn to respect the independence and soveriegnty of other countries in the Middle East, i.e. Iraq and Lebanon. If it wants to engage with Israel, it needs to leave other countries out of it.

This shows how simpleton people  under influence  of Zionist-American-KSA propaganda  are accusing Iran to violation  of "the independence and soveriegnty of other countries in the Middle East(West Asia), i.e. Iraq and Lebanon." while American  bases are still present in Iraq & Turkey is violating independence and soveriegnty of it from north which in similar fashion France is violating independence and soveriegnty of  Lebanon  which some radical christian factions have wishful dreaming of returning new French colonization  & separation  of christian areas from Lebanon  & making normalization with Israel by intervention  of France buton the other hand gullible people don't  understand that in case of occurring  any conflict between Iran & Israel , Iraq & Lebanon   won't be remained  untouched by America & Israel & Turkey & KSA  which they will attack  to Iraq & Lebanon then will swallo these two countries likewise a piece of cake  even if Iraq & Lebanon  will remain  neutral likewise Switzerland  (Swiss) or Sweden but in contrast to remaining  silent  about   real intervention  of  America & Israel & Turkey & KSA  & France  in Iraq & lebanon  these gullible people  based Zionist-American-KSA propagandapeople are accusing Iran to violation of  the independence and soveriegnty of Iraq & Lebanon  & rest of west Asian countries .

[Northwest]

@Ashvazdanghe

Do you know why Iran is still a party to the negotiations concerning JCPOA? I thought that Iran was abandoning the fruitless negotiations per Imam Khamenei’s will.

[Silas]

It is interesting to note, that two Jewish guys, Anthony Bourdain and Drew Binsky (the travel writer) both said Iran was one of their favorite places in the whole world.

I've seen pictures of areas in Iran, and it looks like the most beautiful place in creation. 

There are no perfect governments, and each of them has its unique issues. Islam may be perfect, but governments are created by men, and implemented by men. 

I will continue to argue for normalized relations and cooperation between Iran and western nations. We cannot let the perfect be the enemy of the good 

[Abu Nur]

On 1/20/2022 at 10:42 AM, Ashvazdanghe said:

This shows how simpleton people  under influence  of Zionist-American-KSA propaganda  are accusing Iran to violation  of "the independence and soveriegnty of other countries in the Middle East(West Asia), i.e. Iraq and Lebanon." while American  bases are still present in Iraq & Turkey is violating independence and soveriegnty of it from north which in similar fashion France is violating independence and soveriegnty of  Lebanon  which some radical christian factions have wishful dreaming of returning new French colonization  & separation  of christian areas from Lebanon  & making normalization with Israel by intervention  of France buton the other hand gullible people don't  understand that in case of occurring  any conflict between Iran & Israel , Iraq & Lebanon   won't be remained  untouched by America & Israel & Turkey & KSA  which they will attack  to Iraq & Lebanon then will swallo these two countries likewise a piece of cake  even if Iraq & Lebanon  will remain  neutral likewise Switzerland  (Swiss) or Sweden but in contrast to remaining  silent  about   real intervention  of  America & Israel & Turkey & KSA  & France  in Iraq & lebanon  these gullible people  based Zionist-American-KSA propagandapeople are accusing Iran to violation of  the independence and soveriegnty of Iraq & Lebanon  & rest of west Asian countries .

Iran sabab (Iran is the reason). Lol they blame everything on Iran. 

[Guest guest]

On 12/31/2021 at 3:08 AM, Arian.5010 said:

What is your opinion on the current government in Iran?

Iranian government is Islamic, so it's good. The problem is that the US has put sanctions on Iran and made so many bad accusations against them that even Muslims began to believe it. If there is a flood in Pakistan and Iran says in the news that they sent help (for example tents, blankets, food, whatever), the "anti-Iran people" say they didn't send it or they did not send enough. If Iran sent help privately, without mentioning what they did, the "anti-Iran people" cry and complain -- You see? Iran doesn't help at all,  Iran doesn't care, Iran is evil, etc.

[Panzerwaffe]

On 1/3/2022 at 11:34 PM, Eddie Mecca said:

Is it because they were western and white ?

whaf if they were brown or from a third world country 

Iranians in Iran are definitely nicer than ones here In California 

[Ashvazdanghe]

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IRAN, ROMANI PEOPLE

Photo: Somi Riahi

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Afro-Iranians’ today
Mirzai said that Afro-Iranians view themselves as Iranians and are sometimes upset by questions about their African origins.

"I have asked them previously, what do you think you are? And they say, 'We are Iranians'. If there is any question relating them to Africans, they take it as an insult... [as if] that means you're trying to say [they] are not Iranians."

https://www.middleeasteye.net/features/we-are-iranians-rediscovering-history-african-slavery-iran

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The complex story of Polish refugees in Iran

Thousands of Poles sought shelter in Iran during World War II, but today Poland has slammed the door on refugees.

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2017/6/3/the-complex-story-of-polish-refugees-in-iran

[AbdusSibtayn]

On 1/18/2022 at 5:56 AM, Guest NewDisplayName said:

The Iranian Government should really learn to respect the independence and soveriegnty of other countries in the Middle East, i.e. Iraq and Lebanon. If it wants to engage with Israel, it needs to leave other countries out of it.

Ok Ba'athi. 

[AbdusSibtayn]

On 1/4/2022 at 6:35 AM, Lion of Shia said:

is it true people are leaving shia islam in droves?

Just visit Tehran University once on Jum'ah. Interact with the students there, and see for yourself the size of the congregation. That is just one campus, and this happens every week. 

You will understand why the Satanic forces are grinding their teeth and frothing at the mouth. 

[Guest User]

On 3/5/2022 at 12:34 AM, AbdusSibtayn said:

Ok Ba'athi. 

Shia Lebanese actually, and I dislike Assad too for the same reasons - no respect for Lebanon's sovereignty. Just because we hate Israel and Saudi-regime funded Salafist jihadist terrorists, doesnt mean we're happy with Iranian influence either.

[Haji 2003]

Revert reverts back. Question is whether she was a spy all along

 

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Thus, in just a few short years, Catherine Perez-Shakdam has gone from rubbing shoulders with the Iranian political elite to walking in the halls of power in the United Kingdom. Is she a longtime asset of Western or Israeli intelligence that has now come out in the open, a genuine political convert oscillating wildly from one belief to the next, or a calculating careerist who spotted an opportunity?

https://www.mintpressnews.com/catherine-shakdam-israeli-spy-infiltrated-mintpress-news/282889/

[AbdusSibtayn]

On 3/28/2022 at 9:06 PM, Guest User said:

Shia Lebanese actually, and I dislike Assad too for the same reasons - no respect for Lebanon's sovereignty. Just because we hate Israel and Saudi-regime funded Salafist jihadist terrorists, doesnt mean we're happy with Iranian influence either

Okay. 

Edited December 17, 2022 by AbdusSibtayn

[Haji 2003]

Pakistan & Iran trade links

 

[Haji 2003]