Posted on 06/18/2025 1:54:17 AM PDT by Libloather
Cries of “death to Khamenei” filled the night air in Tehran on June 15, rising above the thunder of Israeli airstrikes.
The same defiant chorus had echoed through the city the night before, as if the people were rehearsing for the fall of the very system they were raised to fear.
After five inconclusive rounds of talks between Iran and the United States, Israel launched its military campaign against the Islamic Republic’s leadership last week — and ordinary Iranians are not rallying around the regime.
Instead, many are now mocking Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s fundamental miscalculation when he declared during President Donald Trump’s first term, “There will be no war, nor will we negotiate!”
Neither prediction held true.
A review of Persian-language outlets based outside Iran, which have broadcast a stream of comments and video updates from Iran residents in recent days, indicates that the conflict is widely seen as a war between Khamenei’s regime and Israel, not as an attack on the populace.
Many of the callers are blaming Khamenei for “dragging the people into a pointless war.”
“Ordinary Iranians are falling victim to the decision of one person: Ali Khamenei,” railed Farshid, who phoned in from Tehran.
“We are not compatriots with those who execute our kids,” exclaimed Artemis, who called Iran International — a London-based satellite channel popular among the Iranian diaspora — to voice her frustration with the regime’s attempts to exploit Iranians’ deeply held sense of patriotism and use it against Israel.
The Islamic Republic has long been hostile to Iranian nationalism, criminalizing the observance of ancient Persian holidays and preventing people from visiting the tomb of Cyrus the Great.
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One thing that will be different: there won’t be a terrorist state named “Iran” financing, training and arming factions in places like Iraq, Syria, Libya, etc., etc., etc.
You are right, democracy is not easy as we are certainly seeing in the US today.
Meanwhile for those interested in Iran/Israel I highly recommend entering those 2 countries into the Search space in the upper right hand corner. I have to go to work now, but I just looked at the most recent additions to the Iran posts, and there were several specially devoted to the air war that might interest any pilot.
Make Persia Zoroastrian Again
[Problem is these are the same people dancing in the streets when shah was deposed, freedom isn’t so easy even here.
In five years will they want their theocracy back🤔]
Damn, and on short notice too. Ok. I’ve got the drums, maybe a banjo and bass would help, not too sure about an electric guitar, but what the hell, might as well add some keys and horns. Could repeat verse 1 and 2 or maybe add 1 more? I think you’re on a roll.
Damn, you’re good. I’m going to take your lyrics to a friend’s house, he has a studio in his basement, see if we can make a tune with our gear if you don’t mind. If it works out we’ll send it to you. Ok?
OK. Have fun with it. Make a parody song and make a million dollars!
Don’t think we’ll make a dime, just going to have some fun with it. It’s your song anyway.
I like your poems, but please remember, the goal is to destroy Iran’s nuclear capacity. We want to encourage the people to overthrow their corrupt government, not be angry at us/US.
I suggest a rewrite of the line, “But they’re turnin’ Tehran”, into a more accurate and friendlier line to the people like, “But they bomb nuke entries”.
Looking at photos, the explosions appear up in the hills, and the many condo highrise buildings show no damage.
If you live in Iran
Take some friendly advice
Don't screw with Israel
Or you'll pay the price
Take your finger off the trigger
Don't you dare even pull it
Or the last thing through your mind
Will be an Israeli bullet
I’ll see if I can come up with anything.
The Mullah's said
We're gonna make some nukes
We'll drop 'em on the heads
Of those Israeli pukes
Allahu Akbar
Did they laugh and shout
But they didn't laugh when Bibi
Bombed their nuke sites out.
You nailed it.
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