• Stovetop@lemmy.world
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    18 小时前

    I’m not in the UK, but I recall Iran being in the media a lot in China and the US. Back when Trump assassinated one of their generals during his first term, the recurring abductions and rapes of women and young girls by the morality police that sparked nationwide protests, the arms they are providing for Russia in their invasion of Ukraine, and now Israel’s unprovoked attack on Iranian infrastructure and citizens.

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      15 小时前

      What do you expect iran to do want the whole west is imposing severe sanctions harming regular citizens. Iran as no choice but to work with russia. Iran could have been an neutral country if americans, israelis and britosh didn’t support the shah coup

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        14 小时前

        I expect them to stop harming their own civilians, too.

        We don’t need to cheer on an oppressive, totalitarian regime just because they’re at odds with another oppressive, totalitarian regime.

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          14 小时前

          I am cheering iran right to self defence not the regime harming their own civilians.

          Do you condemn israel starting the war and killing civilians ?

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            13 小时前

            Yes I condemn Israel, this isn’t an either/or type of situation. Both countries are shitty.

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              13 小时前

              We saw how western and Israel intervention always has devastating effect to the population of those countries. The only rational way to think about this is Iran has to defend itself against foreign power known for indiscriminate destructions . Once once it is repealed . The Iranian population can fight against the regime

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      15 小时前

      Basically nothing for 2 years (the protests ended), and the first term for Trump ended in 2021, so 4 years ago. The only thing I have seen is about arms sales, occasionally and it doesn’t express any opinion other than an Iran drone was used.

      In the last few days since the attack, it’s quite a lot about nuclear weapons that may be 2 months, 2 years or a 20 years away, and now about journalists. Basically, the strategy has changed to bumping them up the enemies list to justify the attacks.

      We don’t see much about the Syrian leader, as he’s not much of a terrorist now he’s working with the West.

      It’s interesting how media can pivot their narratives about who the heroes and villains are at any time, and it’s always in line with government foreign policy.