Note how famous religious vocalist Saeed Haddadian draws in Islamic regime loyalist crowds, which highlights the difficulty of working against the regime inside Iran. Iran’s devout Twelver loyalists are very much active, with their shouts of “Allahu akbar”: Saeed Haddadian, a famous religious vocalist with close ties to Iran’s establishment, called ex-foreign minister Javad Zarif […]
Islamic Republic of Iran regime propaganda frames bloody suppression of protests as defense against enemies of Islam
“Those who burned our Husseiniyahs (religious halls) are now trapped in the fire of the Husseinis’ wrath.” This is nothing new. The regime has always conflated its hegemony with obedience to Allah. For years, it has charged dissidents and protesters with the crime of spreading corruption in the land, a Qur’an-based (5:33) crime that was […]