Time will tell, I suppose. There isn’t a great record of positive regime change following US aggression in the middle east though, quite the contrary

For sure, this illegal agression by the USA and Israel will only serve to destroy any leverage the protestors might have built over the regime. And that’s exactly what Israel wants, they have no interest in a stable, democratic Iran.

I’m not from the USA, I don’t exactly know if the Democrats use Russia as a foreign boogeyman. That said, Russia (unlike immigrants) has recently given the western world, or at least Europe, reasons to see it as a boogeyman. The invasion of Ukraine and all the hybrid warfare it wages against the EU are good examples.

While I fully agree with you that the foreign policy of western nations, mostly led by the US, has had terrible consequences for the global south, I don’t think Russia’s actions have had a positive impact either. It takes two to tango, and Russia has been the other side of many proxy wars around the globe.

The only silver lining I see in all this is the potential for a new world order, led by middle powers, focused on human rights and international law. I’m not too optimistic about this, though…

I think it’s also worth pointing out all the involvement the USA (and others, such as the UK) have had in radicalising Iran. All the meddling with their internal politics, plus international sanctions, only serve as fodder for the anti-western sentiment. This sentiment often comes with anti-lgbt sentiment too, as the western world is seen as a promoter of lgbt acceptance.

My point is leaving Iran alone is the best option for the Iranian people to achieve their own freedom, and all the outside meddling only hinders that progress.

Thank you! I concede on the numbers, it’s clear the numbers are around the orders of magnitude you provided.

I still stand on the point that the outside agression is unjustified, especially given the goals of both the USA and Israel are not the freedom of the Iranian people. All it’s doing is increasing the number of dead and injured, as well as further radicalising the country. The IRGC will fill a similar role as Hamas does in Gaza; being the only ones fighting back against outside agression forces the people to align with them if they wish to maintain the Iranian sovereignty.

Do you have any evidence for those numbers? As much as I dislike the Iranian regime, it’s hard to believe they’re capable of harming 300k citizens in a month. None of this justifies the amerisraeli agression anyway, bombs won’t help free the Iranian people…

This reminded me of Richard Feynman talking about this very topic. Always enjoy rewatching it. youtu.be/MO0r930Sn_8

Lisbon has them, and I believe so does Porto (the only two portuguese cities with subway)

You can call me man-man.

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