Western media touted Pezeshkian as “moderate” and “reformist.” See Politico, CBS, the BBC, and the list goes on, but it should have been obvious that he was nothing more than a puppet of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic regime, the Ayatollah Khamenei, who decides who is allowed to run for president of Iran. It […]
Iran’s Ambitions, and Their Limits
Benjamin Kerstein several years ago found a number of parallels between the Nazi regime and present-day Iran. I agree with most, but not all, of his observations, which remain relevant and can be found here. Imperialism: The Nazi regime’s primary short-term goal was to create a Europe-wide empire that would ensure the rule of the racially […]
The Islamic Republic of Iran and the Nazis: Compare and Contrast
Back in December 2020, Benjamin Kerstein argued here that the Islamic regime that rules Iran is an enantiomorph — a mirror image — of the Nazi regime. If anything, the ensuing three-and-a-half years have proven him correct, and his article is worth revisiting. Iran has been described as many things: “Islamic republic,” “Islamist dictatorship,” “the […]
Iran is No Longer a Majority-Muslim Country
An online survey about the religious beliefs of Iranians, with replies given anonymously so as to prevent any possible retribution, was conducted several years ago in the Islamic Republic. In June 2020, our research institute, the Group for Analyzing and Measuring Attitudes in IRAN (GAMAAN), conducted an online survey with the collaboration of Ladan Boroumand, […]
How Iran’s Mullahs Managed to Turn Iranians Away From Islam
Before the 1979 revolution, it was assumed that, like European countries, Iran was on the path toward greater secularization. Shah Reza Pahlavi’s regime, like that of his father, was determined to break the power of the clerics. Many were persecuted, and the most important one of all, Ayatollah Khomeini, fled from Iran. He spent years […]
Iraq gives death sentence to wife of Islamic State caliph al-Baghdadi
“It’s highly likely that given how family members of senior leaders were involved in terrorist operations, propaganda, it’s likely that she is involved.” Overstated. It’s much more likely, given the role of women as delineated in the Qur’an and Sunnah, that she was just another slave who did what she was told. “Iraq issues death […]
Official warns Iranian operatives are giving financial support to pro-Hamas groups in US
America isn’t new to foreign funding and manipulation. The latest shouldn’t come as a surprise: pro-Hamas protests are being funded from Iran. “Iran is targeting Americans amid Gaza war protests, US intelligence chief warns,” by Daniella Jiménez, USA Today, July 9, 2024: WASHINGTON – Agents of the Iranian government have worked to influence American protests […]
Iran’s new ‘reformist’ president: ‘Islamic Republic supports resistance against the illegitimate Zionist regime’
As the Western media fawns over this “reformist,” he demonstrates that the new boss is the same as the old boss. “Iran’s president-elect reasserts country’s anti-Israel stance, backs ‘resistance,’” Times of Israel, July 8, 2024: President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian reaffirmed Iran’s anti-Israel stance on Monday, saying so-called resistance movements across the region will not allow Israel’s […]
‘Don’t be fooled’ by Iran’s ‘bogus election of a puppet president’
As Robert Spencer stated earlier on Jihad Watch: “No one can run for the presidency of Iran without Khamenei’s approval.” Iran’s constitutional body, the Guardian Council, has confirmed the victory of so-called “reformist” Masoud Pezeshkian, who will now succeed the late hardline President Ebrahim Raisi, but expect little change. Elections in Iran are hardly democratic. […]
Media Fawns Over Iran’s ‘Reformist’ New President, And That Should Be Your First Clue
New in PJ Media: The establishment media can barely contain its excitement over Iran’s newly elected president, Masoud Pezeshkian, who is, “journalists” can’t stop reminding us, a “reformist.” But does his election herald genuine reform in the Islamic Republic of Iran? Will the Islamic regime stop making war with its own citizens? Will the mullahs […]