Posted on 07/07/2025 10:31:18 AM PDT by John Semmens
After thoroughly demonstrating its impotence against the Israeli Air Force and the US precision strike on its nuclear facilities, Iran is pursuing several divergent strategies for restoring its prestige as a force to be feared.
First, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has written a letter to the United Nations demanding that the UN "impose reparations for the damage caused by the unprovoked and unwarranted airstrikes on our country by the Little Satan and the Great Satan. The Security Council is obligated to hold the aggressors accountable and recognize the targeted attacks on Iran as heinous and serious crimes. They must be required to pay for all the costs of rebuilding everything they destroyed."
UN Secretary General António Guterres acknowledged "the validity of Iran's claims, but I see no feasible mechanism by which we can compel Israel or the United States to yield to any demand we might decide to make on them for their initiation of aggressive warfare against a fellow UN member state."
Second, Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi issued a fatwa saying "it is necessary for all Muslims around the world to make these enemies regret their words and mistakes. Should any Muslim who abides by his duty to slay these enemies of Islam suffer hardship or loss in their campaign, they will be rewarded as a fighter in the way of Allah, Allah willing."
Whether this fatwa will succeed seems dubious. The 1989 fatwa against Salman Rushdie for writing his blasphemous novel The Satanic Verses has yet to be fulfilled. Although Trump and Netanyahu are apt to be more difficult to reach targets than a lone author, Shirazi pointed out that "in 2023 Rushdie was stabbed and lost an eye and still has to live in fear everyday of his life. We also have many established infiltration sites inside both Israel and America. We were able to strike down over 1,000 Zionists on October 7, 2023 and nearly assassinate Trump last summer."
The Iranian regime has had a bit more success in oppressing its citizens suspected of opposing the regime. Supreme Leader Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei pointed out that "no one can stop us from punishing the enemies within Iran. They are totally disarmed. We have already executed hundreds caught wearing sunglasses, wearing unacceptable hats, driving pick-up trucks, or being out and about at odd hours. Anyone who thinks we are too weak to rule Iran will learn a harsh lesson."
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) condemned Trump's airstrike against Iran "for exposing every American to an increased level of risk. We were much safer under Obama when peace was ensured by regular shipments of cash to Iran. We didn't have massacres of Israelis or open threats against Americans when he was president. I shudder to think of what misfortunes will befall us as Iran retaliates for Trump's aggression."
In related news, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) raided an Iranian infiltration center in Los Angeles County and arrested several individuals on the FBI's Terror Watch List. CBP Assistant Commissioner Hilton Beckham said "our intelligence indicates this smuggling network has trafficked individuals from adversarial regimes, including Iran—posing direct risks to US national security. These recent arrests have reduced the risk."
They let Tucker Carlson interview their President.
Man, I would think it would be harder to sell snow in the Arctic than sell this crap.
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