THREAD
1)
Meet @yarbatman, a known #Iran apologist/lobbyist.
He compares:
-Trump supporters to Iran’s paramilitary Basij members who support the regime & attack innocent people for a living;
-President Trump himself to Iran’s dictator Ali @khamenei_ir.
cc: @bopinion
1)
Meet @yarbatman, a known #Iran apologist/lobbyist.
He compares:
-Trump supporters to Iran’s paramilitary Basij members who support the regime & attack innocent people for a living;
-President Trump himself to Iran’s dictator Ali @khamenei_ir.
cc: @bopinion
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Let’s take a fair look.
Batmanghelidj used President Trump’s tweet thanking the people of Pennsylvania for their reception upon his arrival.
Let’s take a fair look.
Batmanghelidj used President Trump’s tweet thanking the people of Pennsylvania for their reception upon his arrival.
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So Batmanghelidj is comparing several hundred or more Americans seen in this 30-sec video to members of Iran’s paramilitary Basij.
For those not informed, the regime launched the Basij for the specific purpose of social crackdown & safeguarding their dictatorship.
So Batmanghelidj is comparing several hundred or more Americans seen in this 30-sec video to members of Iran’s paramilitary Basij.
For those not informed, the regime launched the Basij for the specific purpose of social crackdown & safeguarding their dictatorship.
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Iran’s regime even recruits children for the Basij.
The U.S. slapped sanctions on a network of businesses that provide financial support to the Basij for recruiting & training child soldiers for Iran's terrorist-deignated Revolutionary Guards (IRGC).
rferl.org/a/new-u-s-sanc…
Iran’s regime even recruits children for the Basij.
The U.S. slapped sanctions on a network of businesses that provide financial support to the Basij for recruiting & training child soldiers for Iran's terrorist-deignated Revolutionary Guards (IRGC).
rferl.org/a/new-u-s-sanc…
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The Basij even dispatched child soldiers to the front lines during the 1980s Iran-Iraq War.
The Basij even dispatched child soldiers to the front lines during the 1980s Iran-Iraq War.
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Batmanghelidj also compared President Trump to Iran’s “Supreme Leader” Ali Khamenei.
In Nov 2019, Khamenei ordered his forces to “do whatever it takes” to end the nationwide uprising. His forces, including the Basij, massacred at least 1,500 people.
reuters.com/article/us-ira…
Batmanghelidj also compared President Trump to Iran’s “Supreme Leader” Ali Khamenei.
In Nov 2019, Khamenei ordered his forces to “do whatever it takes” to end the nationwide uprising. His forces, including the Basij, massacred at least 1,500 people.
reuters.com/article/us-ira…
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This short video from Gorgan, northern Iran, is just one horrific example of the sheer brutality Khamenei’s forces, including the Basij, resorted to during the November 2019 uprising crackdown.
WARNING - VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED
This short video from Gorgan, northern Iran, is just one horrific example of the sheer brutality Khamenei’s forces, including the Basij, resorted to during the November 2019 uprising crackdown.
WARNING - VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED
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The regime blamed the killings on “thugs,” “agitators” and “foreign agents.”
This investigative report clearly debunks the regime’s claims.
The regime blamed the killings on “thugs,” “agitators” and “foreign agents.”
This investigative report clearly debunks the regime’s claims.
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Why do I describe @yarbatman as an “Iran apologist/lobbyist?”
This is him next to @baeidinejad, Iran’s Amb to the UK at the regime's London Embassy on Oct. 18, 2018, meeting w/ members of the British & Iranian business community focusing on propaganda against US sanctions.
Why do I describe @yarbatman as an “Iran apologist/lobbyist?”
This is him next to @baeidinejad, Iran’s Amb to the UK at the regime's London Embassy on Oct. 18, 2018, meeting w/ members of the British & Iranian business community focusing on propaganda against US sanctions.
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And why did I tag @bopinion in the first tweet of this thread?
Batmanghelidj is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. Considering his very disrespectful remarks insulting the American people & President Trump, Bloomberg should throw him out.
RT if you agree.
And why did I tag @bopinion in the first tweet of this thread?
Batmanghelidj is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. Considering his very disrespectful remarks insulting the American people & President Trump, Bloomberg should throw him out.
RT if you agree.
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Individuals linked to @yarbatman include founders & members of @NIACouncil, Iran’s lobby group in the US, such as @tparsi, @vali_nasr & @barbaraslavin1. They rely mainly on leftists & Islamic extremists, including @keithellison.
Individuals linked to @yarbatman include founders & members of @NIACouncil, Iran’s lobby group in the US, such as @tparsi, @vali_nasr & @barbaraslavin1. They rely mainly on leftists & Islamic extremists, including @keithellison.
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Now meet @hodakatebi, another Iran apologist/lobbyist who supports Bernie Sanders & is a regular at events held by Tehran’s DC-based lobby group @NIACouncil.
She literally called for burning the U.S. flag after the killing of Qassem Soleimani.
Now meet @hodakatebi, another Iran apologist/lobbyist who supports Bernie Sanders & is a regular at events held by Tehran’s DC-based lobby group @NIACouncil.
She literally called for burning the U.S. flag after the killing of Qassem Soleimani.
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Listen to Hoda Katebi’s remarks about America.
To be fair, here’s the link to the entire interview.
Listen to Hoda Katebi’s remarks about America.
To be fair, here’s the link to the entire interview.
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My point:
Iran’s Basij members & very dismal social base inside the country chant “Death to America” & burn the American flag.
Iran’s apologists/lobbyists, despite all their disguise, chant “Death to America” in their own way.
Two sides of the same coin.
My point:
Iran’s Basij members & very dismal social base inside the country chant “Death to America” & burn the American flag.
Iran’s apologists/lobbyists, despite all their disguise, chant “Death to America” in their own way.
Two sides of the same coin.
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Final thought:
While Iran’s forces & apologists/lobbyists insult the American people, their flag & President, the Iranian people have the utmost respect for the American nation & their values.
The mullahs do not represent us, the Iranian people.
Final thought:
While Iran’s forces & apologists/lobbyists insult the American people, their flag & President, the Iranian people have the utmost respect for the American nation & their values.
The mullahs do not represent us, the Iranian people.
