Iran arrests demonstrators in 2nd day of anti-regime protests

https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-arrests-demonstrators-in-2nd-day-of-anti-regime-protests/

Iranian officials reported fresh protests over the struggling economy on Friday, a day after dozens were arrested in second city Mashhad.

The rally in Kermanshah appeared larger — with hundreds shown protesting in videos shared on social media — and was reportedly focused on those who lost money in the collapse of unauthorized lending institutions in recent years.

Videos published by reformist media group Nazar showed people chanting “Death to Rouhani” while others shouted “not Gaza, not Lebanon, my life for Iran,” reflecting anger in some circles that the government is focusing too much on regional politics rather than tackling domestic problems.

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If there is any justice in this world, unlike the dog obama, Trump will support the protestors and hopefully, the fake, terrorist iranian regime will be destroyed.

 

To your last point, YEAH, that’s what we need, more instability in the ME.

This is what’s wrong with America. First, Iran is none of our damn business, but Americans have difficulty understanding this. The US created the crisis, sanctions upon Iran which are damaging the Iranian economy which brings protesters to the streets which you then think should be supported by the US to conduct yet another disastrous regime change. NO, hell no. America must stop this insanity. If not, global power is shifting and we may not like the consequences!!!!

 

Tell that to iran, who has its army and terrorist proxies fomenting wars in FIVE other countries at last count, but likely more.

Not American, but please, continue...

iran is the business of the US if it keeps undermining countries across the mideast, which is also a violation of the UN charter.

What crisis was that? Where iran decided to go to syria and help slaughter 1MM people to prop up a 50-year family dynasty, ruling as a 15% minority over 85% of the people from a different sect/ethnicity, robbing them blind?

The days of iran creating terrorist proxies to further its cancerous interest are over; the pushback against the regime and its terrorist allies has no begun.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...s-hezbollah-a-terrorist-organization-ja77de7b

"Arab League Condemns Iran, Calls Hezbollah a Terrorist Group"

 

Yes, I hope that the persian culture was only sleeping and will born again. More and more persian women refused the forced hijab. They're very brave. A lot of iranians seems to refuse the islamci oppression.

 

Oh yeah. Americans having problems with Russians influencing their free elections.
But they don't have any problems supporting terrorism abroad.

 

Yes, Iran is doing as you claim, pursuing their interests in their region. And so is Russia, Israel and the US. In much the same manner too.

We agree that the US is undermining nations in the Middle East, we do that quite well.

Otherwise, you’re just seeing the conflict between Sunni and Shiite.

 

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/1...ing-across-iran-says-countrys-opposition.html

"Anti-regime protests spreading across Iran, says country's opposition"

http://www.newsweek.com/iran-anti-r...ountry-protesters-chant-death-dictator-764912

"IRAN: ANTI-REGIME PROTESTS ERUPT ACROSS THE COUNTRY AS PROTESTERS CHANT ‘DEATH TO THE DICTATOR"

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Yes, DEATH to the dictator vermin known as khameini, and hopefully the hanging of all of his supporters and apologists, for nasrallah and putin as well.

 

Well I completely understand their anger because due to Iran/Hezbollah's meddling in other countries they are now once again heading for sanctions and economic decline. Iranian people are suffering because their government is invested elsewhere.

 

Last time Iran citizens were in the verge of revolution Obama ignored it as he fomented revolution with our arab allies. It will be interesting to see Trump's reaction in contrast.

 

Was Libya our business? We kind of bombed in support of it's revolution.

 

Sounds like Americans and America.

 

Indeed it was not. Libya is another USFP disaster. Obama was president but that operation had strong republican support. The problem there was serious and planned mission creep. UNSCR 1973 authorized the use of force to maintain no fly zones and a general protection of Libyan civilians. As the operation got underway, Russia immediately complained at the UN that targeting was consistent with regime change which they had not signed up for when they reluctantly supported the resolution to begin with. Along with China, they vetoed all three attempts by the Obama administration to secure a similar resolution for Syria, quite shutting down another illegal attempt at regime change by the US.

 

You are correct, Obama was president.

You are incorrect that Republicans supported it. They were given no chance to support it or reject it.

"Republican members of Congress are claiming the conflict in Libya is unconstitutional because Barack Obama failed to seek Congressional approval.

President Obama sent a letter defending the Libya intervention to members of Congress on Monday in an effort to quell a growing rebellion over his failure to consult the Senate and the House of Representatives before embarking on the third major military action of his presidency.

In the letter, Obama attempted to address criticism that he had failed to either brief or discuss his decision in detail with both Democrats and Republicans. Under the US constitution, Congressional approval is required for declarations of war.

Congressman Roscoe Bartlett, a Republican on the House armed services committee, was among members who argued that military action in Libya was unconstitutional. He told the Hill magazine: "The United States does not have a King's army. President Obama's unilateral choice to use US military force in Libya is an affront to our constitution."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/mar/22/libyan-conflict-unconstitutional-obama-warned

 

I didn’t claim that there was unanimous support from Republicans if you read again what I said.


"We did not seek this military operation in Libya, but we were right to intervene," Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said Thursday at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing.

If anything, the Arizona Republican says, Obama is being too timid in Libya.

The Tea Party was largely on board as well, with the exception of Rand Paul of course who usually sides with our constitution.

 

McCain does not represent main stream GOP thinking and he is always an outlier.

 

As chairmen of the senate arms committee he is a powerful voice however and there were others, Rubio, Hunter, Lohenbacher, etc.

As he heads into Monday night's nationally televised speech on Libya, President Obama has picked up political cover from an interesting and unexpected source, Rep. Duncan D. Hunter, a conservative Republican and Marine combat veteran who served in Iraq.

Duncan, who represents the San Diego area, wrote an op-ed published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, in which he said Obama acted appropriately as commander-in-chief in committing U.S. forces to the international military effort meant to keep strongman Moammar Gadhafi's military from wiping out rebel forces and brutalizing civilians.

But this is run far from your original question to me on whether or not I thiught that Libya was any of our business and I answered that clearly it was not. I guess you thought you were going to catch me in an inconsistency, shrug.

 

I was pointing out that Republicans in Congress never got a say in bombing Libya and I did so after you tried to shift blame from Obama to Congress. Obama did this entirely on his own.

 

https://www.timesofisrael.com/largest-iran-protests-since-2009-spread-to-tehran/

Largest Iran protests since 2009 spread to Tehran
US State Department slams arrests of demonstrators in anti-government rallies over rising food prices and inflation

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranians protesting the country’s strained economy gathered in Tehran and another major city on Friday, for the second day of spontaneous, unsanctioned demonstrations placing pressure on President Hassan Rouhani’s government.

The semi-official Fars news agency reported that officials said around 300 protesters gathered in the western city of Kermanshah, the scene of a devastating earthquake in November that killed over 600 residents. In Tehran, fewer than 50 people protested at a public square. The protests marked the largest wave of demonstrations since pro-reform rallies swept the country in 2009.

Fars reported that protesters in Kermanshah chanted anti-government slogans such as “never mind Palestine, think about us,” “death or freedom” and “political prisoners should be freed.” They damaged some public property before police dispersed them.

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Arresting protestors against the horrific, murderous, terrorist dictatorship? Yeah, sounds like a "real" democracy...NOT.

Sad but the iranians must know that like assad, their scumbag, filth regime will slaughter every last one of them to stay in power - no different than the nazis or other illegitimate, fake regimes from the past.

I've said it for 25 years, it is long past time for a military invasion to destroy this fake regime. Peace in the mideast is impossible as long as it exists.

 

Nope, he did it under theNATO umbrella which doesn't require any congressional approval since its an international mutual defense pact.

And in the end, the US shot a few naval guns off, but the bombing itself was carried out by French, British and Canadian Air forces.

 

<Mod Edit- Rule 4> stop - just stop. NATO had nothing, NOTHING to do with Libya. NATO is for mutual defense of the member country's homelands.

Funny how democrat presidents can bomb away, attacking whoever they want - and there are certain types of people justifying it using the most ludicrous claims. But when a republican attacks someone, he needs congressional approval, the war is illegal, blah blah blah.

The US provided logistical support, that's about it.

 

If America had a proxy like Hezbollah then yes that would be the same

 

So why don't you go whining to the Euros who did the bombing and led the mission? obama, to his so very rare credit, had to be dragged to even get involved in providing radar and logistical support.

 

FYI, I see you are new here, but posters whose sole mission is to attack the US no matter what the situation and/or facts usually get ignored here fairly quickly. As a new poster you might want to take a more sensible approach before laying on the propaganda so quickly.

 

The veil began in Persia.. as did Purdah.

 

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