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A man and his dog fleeing bombs in Tehran. Photo by Pooria Hatami.

Over 3.2 million Iranians displaced in the last two weeks. Over 800,000 Lebanese displaced in the last two weeks. Over 2 million Palestinians displaced in Gaza and the West Bank since October 7th. All in the service of one country and its genocidal, neocolonial project.

This has been a true mask off moment for Pahlavi supporters. They won’t grieve for schoolchildren. They won’t grieve for infrastructure of daily life. They won’t grieve for millions trapped in a carcinogenic open air prison. What do you grieve for? Pahlavi’s failing marriage?

@kusha_alagband

Iran’s “infrastructure” was never for the Iranian people. In this oil‑rich, resource‑rich country, it only pumped money into the mullahs’ pockets, none into the people’s. All they got was poverty, unemployment, censorship, propaganda, forced hijab, prisons, executions,

I don’t know how many times I can say this but my god. I have *never* seen something like this. These are gutters and streams that run the sides of streets on almost every street and alley in Tehran. They are destroying a city in ways we haven’t witnessed before.

@Conflict_Radar

The oil is flowing into the sewers and the streets are on fire in Tehran

Apocalyptic scenes from Tehran tonight. I’ve never seen something like this.

The Israeli playbook from Gaza is currently being reapplied to the war on Iran: 1. Begin by denying responsibility for killing civilians and striking schools and hospitals. 2. When evidence becomes irrefutable deploy the human shield argument. 3. Rinse and repeat.

Any Iranian who wishes this kind of foreign violence on their own country, who cheers for this as a possible path toward democracy, is not ready for democracy. That’s the hard truth of it.

Every Iranian that I speak to these days is depressed. Inside Iran. Outside Iran. Doesn’t matter. There’s a hopelessness spreading amongst our people that I only last witnessed after the 2009 election. But this is much much worse.

Let Noam Chomsky be a lesson: you don’t have to respond to every email.

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