Summary: the Iranian government has intensely used lethal force on protesters. In Tehran alone, several hundred people have been killed. In the whole country - most likely several times more.

  • 3abas@lemmy.world
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    20 hours ago

    Ahh ok, so, so far only people getting shot at, from what you are saying are people who are aligned with Israel and are destroying mosques? Unfortunate that the internet has been shut down, its making it hard to get a clearer picture.

    I read that as sarcasm, so my sarcasm was in response. And you admit quoting the wrong part of my text, so surely you understand that it wasn’t obvious you oppose imperialism is Venezuela while seemingly pushing for it in Iran…

    Anyways, no, I don’t think everyone protesting is a bad actor, and I have no doubt the authorities are using force to suppress them.

    I wouldn’t blame them for wanting a revolution either, but I wouldn’t wish a Zionist puppet shah who gives all of their oil to America on them.

    I think people have been killed and more will be, I think if they succeed in stopping the protests they will execute people. Some of the clashes have been violent and they’ve killed a bunch of police.

    I don’t quite buy this though: “They’re charging at crowds in vans and bikes. I have seen them slowing down and deliberately shooting at people’s faces. Many have been injured. The streets are full of blood. I fear I am about to witness a sea of dead people.”

    And just how poetic this plea is with Trump’s promise to deliver: “With great difficulty, thousands of us managed to get online so I could get the news to you. We’re standing up for a revolution, but we need help.”

    I think the media is attempting to manufacture consent for American “intervention”.

    Here, read it from straight the horse’s mouth: https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/security-aviation/2025-10-03/ty-article-magazine/.premium/the-israeli-influence-operation-in-iran-pushing-to-reinstate-the-shah-monarchy/00000199-9f12-df33-a5dd-9f770d7a0000

    It turns out that a large-scale digital influence campaign in Persian was underway, operated out of Israel and funded by a private entity that receives government support.

    The campaign promotes Pahlavi’s public image and amplifies calls for restoring the monarchy. The campaign relies on “avatars,” fake online personas posing as Iranian citizens on social media. They were first discovered by social media researchers in Israel and abroad.

    According to the sources who spoke with TheMarker and Haaretz, since the outbreak of the war in Gaza and after Pahlavi’s visit, an online operation began operating as part of an even broader Israeli campaign to influence the social media discourse, which also includes campaigns in English and German.

    According to five sources with direct knowledge of the project, native Persian speakers were recruited for the operation. Three of the sources confirmed the connection between the project and this specific campaign, and said they witnessed the network advancing pro-Pahlavi messaging.

    According to the sources, the campaign included fake accounts on platforms such as X and Instagram and used artificial intelligence tools to help disseminate key narratives, craft its messages and generate content. According to two of the sources, there were also efforts to amplify the posts of Pahlavi’s ally in Israel, Gamliel, a minister from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party.

    • T00l_shed@lemmy.world
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      14 hours ago

      read that as sarcasm, so my sarcasm was in response. And you admit quoting the wrong part of my text, so surely you understand that it wasn’t obvious you oppose imperialism is Venezuela while seemingly pushing for it in Iran…

      I apologize, yes I can see you replied that way now.

      But I want to thank you for your well thought out replies, I can certainly see the attempts to build manufactured consent to invade Iran.

      I hope the bloodshed stops and I hope the us doesn’t get involved.

      Thank you again!