“After the nuclear deal we should’ve been flying in new Boeing planes, not shooting them down. How far we have fallen is truly sorrowful. From the hope of a different future, a moment of change, to not only broken promises, but what feels like darker days from the past”
“More than anything I’m scared. I believed in nuclear deal, it gave me hope for a better future & #Iran abided by it. It seems like we were punished for that. Now I’m scared of war & what might become of us. Iraq, Libya, Syria? The examples around us are grim”
“I was upset at assassination of #Soleimani, not b/c I care for the regime, I don’t, but b/c I saw him as our bodyguard, many of us did. It was a blow to our natl pride, & to top it off, Trump threatens our cultural sites. He’s attacked our livelihood, our borders & our heritage”
“For 3 days we shutdown for Soleimani. I’ll admit he was an important person, but he died how he was supposed to, as a soldier. 176 people in a plane didn’t die how they were supposed to, they died b/c of stupidity, arrogance & elite politics. Where are days of mourning for them”
“I feel like I’m in a fog or a daze. At first I was afraid to read news when I woke up in the morning, now I’m afraid to sleep. I invite friends over for dinner as a distraction, trying to maintain a feeling of normality, fearing that those days are limited”
“Trump tweeting in Persian makes my skin crawl. What’s the difference between him using us for his political ends & IR using “oppressed people” of region? Both are lies, they don’t care about people, we’re just collateral damage & pawns. To stop his impeachment he’ll start a war”
“I feel shame & rage & hopeless! All this talk of “hard revenge” & in the end the revenge was on us. You can apologize all you want but we want accountability & resignations. I believe Trump loaded the gun, but IR pulled the trigger”
“It feels like we’re already at war. In #Iran-Iraq war it was really the world against Iran & it feels same now. As Trump cripples us w/sanctions & bullies the world, no one stands up. We’re the villains? Are we the most powerful country in world using our power to break people?”
