THREAD
1)
“I feel like the Iranian Embassy controls the government and they are the ones repressing the demonstrators. I want Iran to leave.”
#Iran
#Iraq
#IranOutOfIraq
apnews.com/13c1f4d0ffdd49…
1)
“I feel like the Iranian Embassy controls the government and they are the ones repressing the demonstrators. I want Iran to leave.”
#Iran
#Iraq
#IranOutOfIraq
apnews.com/13c1f4d0ffdd49…
2)
“… protesters in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square are using their shoes again — slapping them against banners depicting … Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader.”
“… protesters in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square are using their shoes again — slapping them against banners depicting … Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader.”
3)
“…in southern Iraq, where protesters have torched the headquarters of parties and militias linked to Iran and thrown firebombs at an Iranian Consulate.”
“…in southern Iraq, where protesters have torched the headquarters of parties and militias linked to Iran and thrown firebombs at an Iranian Consulate.”
4)
“… anti-government protests … have also exposed long-simmering resentment at Iran’s influence in the country, with protesters targeting Shiite political parties and militias with close ties to Tehran.”
“… anti-government protests … have also exposed long-simmering resentment at Iran’s influence in the country, with protesters targeting Shiite political parties and militias with close ties to Tehran.”
5)
“The uprising in Iraq, and similar anti-government protests underway in Lebanon, pose a threat to key Iranian allies at a time when Tehran is under mounting pressure from U.S. sanctions.”
Good read on this subject.
iranfocus.com/en/iran-a-neig…
“The uprising in Iraq, and similar anti-government protests underway in Lebanon, pose a threat to key Iranian allies at a time when Tehran is under mounting pressure from U.S. sanctions.”
Good read on this subject.
iranfocus.com/en/iran-a-neig…
6)
Every single day that the two uprisings continue, the volume of fear of the Iranian regime is intensifying: "It seems like Iraq and Lebanon, they have plans for Iran ... we should not be optimistic. We should be very vigilant."
irannewsupdate.com/news/middle-ea…
Every single day that the two uprisings continue, the volume of fear of the Iranian regime is intensifying: "It seems like Iraq and Lebanon, they have plans for Iran ... we should not be optimistic. We should be very vigilant."
irannewsupdate.com/news/middle-ea…
7)
From AP:
“That the protesters are mainly from Shiite areas undermines Iran’s claim to be a champion of Shiites, who are a majority in Iraq and Iran but a frequently oppressed minority in the wider Muslim world.”
Good read here:
tabletmag.com/jewish-news-an…
From AP:
“That the protesters are mainly from Shiite areas undermines Iran’s claim to be a champion of Shiites, who are a majority in Iraq and Iran but a frequently oppressed minority in the wider Muslim world.”
Good read here:
tabletmag.com/jewish-news-an…
8)
In Tahrir Square, protesters have brandished crossed-out pictures of Khamenei and Gen. Qassim Soleimani, the architect of Iran’s regional military interventions who has helped direct the response to the rallies.
In Tahrir Square, protesters have brandished crossed-out pictures of Khamenei and Gen. Qassim Soleimani, the architect of Iran’s regional military interventions who has helped direct the response to the rallies.
9)
“People make a direct connection between the failure and the corruption of the Shia political establishment, both politicians and some clerics, and the Iranian interference in Iraqi affairs.”
“People make a direct connection between the failure and the corruption of the Shia political establishment, both politicians and some clerics, and the Iranian interference in Iraqi affairs.”
10)
"Iranian officials, including Khamenei, have repeatedly warned that losing their grip in countries in Iraq and Syria will result in a backlash in Iran."
#Iran
#Iraq
english.mojahedin.org/i/iran-irgc-pm…
"Iranian officials, including Khamenei, have repeatedly warned that losing their grip in countries in Iraq and Syria will result in a backlash in Iran."
#Iran
#Iraq
english.mojahedin.org/i/iran-irgc-pm…
11)
"BBC, don't you see, Iraq is dying to be free!"
Iraqis in the UK are chanting in solidarity with massive demonstrations in #Iraq & protesting mainstream media's silence in this regard.
"BBC, don't you see, Iraq is dying to be free!"
Iraqis in the UK are chanting in solidarity with massive demonstrations in #Iraq & protesting mainstream media's silence in this regard.
