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by heraldgeezer 157 days ago
You may be referring to Khatami’s Reforms, nevertheless. Conservative factions in Iran, including the Revolutionary Guard and unelected institutions like the Guardian Council, resisted Khatami’s reforms. They shut down reformist newspapers, jailed activists, and blocked progressive legislation. The reformist movement was gradually smothered, and by 2005, the hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was elected president, reversing many of Khatami’s policies.

The loopback to "its all the wests fault anyhow" is so tiresome from people like you.

"appoint" lmao

You think since the revolution in 1979 any election has been real? Yes in b4 the Shaha was bad too. etc. waah waah.

At some point, you grow up and pick a side. Ruissia, Iran, China and rouge states, vs The West, EU and USA.

Iran is the world’s top state sponsor of terror, per the US State Department. The IRGC and Quds Force fund, arm, and direct groups like Hezbollah ($700M/year), Hamas, Houthis, and Iraqi militias. They’ve been linked to assassinations (e.g., 2011 Saudi ambassador plot), bombings (Bulgaria 2012), and cyberattacks on US/EU infrastructure. Even during economic crises, Tehran spends ~$1B annually on proxies. Recent examples: UK arrested Iranians in 2025 for plotting attacks on Israeli sites (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2wqy5ejdjo); Houthis’ Red Sea strikes use Iranian drones/missiles. Sanctions and court rulings (Khobar Towers, 9/11 facilitation) confirm their role.
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lostlogin 156 days ago
> vs The West, EU and USA.

That’s not a side anymore.

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jimnotgym 156 days ago
>The loopback to "its all the wests fault anyhow" is so tiresome from people like you

I most certainly said nothing of the sort. I watched a documentary that claimed that many years ago and I asked if it was true. Go and post your vile rubbish on Twitter

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heraldgeezer 156 days ago
The assertions I’ve presented are substantiated by verifiable sources. It appears, however, that your intent is to obfuscate or sanitize the actions of an Islamist regime, rather than engage with the evidence at hand.
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jimnotgym 156 days ago
The assertion that I stated it was Americas fault is untrue. It appears nowhere in my comment. I asked if it was true because I don't know. Your answer would have been helpful without that Twitter style insertion of an intent that certainly wasn't there.
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