Protesters destroy the monument to the symbol of the Islamic Republic in the city of Mahabad 👏 👏 #IranRevolution pic.twitter.com/0KCZm1HalP — Emily Schrader – אמילי שריידר امیلی شریدر (@emilykschrader) October 29, 2022 The people of Iran don’t want the Islamic Republic. They may even topple it, unless the Western powers prop it up.
Hugh Fitzgerald: The Lasting Benefits of an Independent Kurdistan
First of all, let’s not forget that astonishing vote on September 25; 93% of the Kurds in Iraq went ahead and voted for independence. It was an opinion poll, not binding. But it meant a great deal. That figure cannot be ignored, not even by the U.N. The Kurds have a moral right to such a […]