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Charlie Kirk on Iran
@visegrad24 on X ^ | Jan 11, 2026

Posted on 01/12/2026 12:28:56 PM PST by Freeleesy

Charlie Kirk on Iran. Watch


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Religion; Society
KEYWORDS: charliekirk; iran; islam; ourholycharlie

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Kirk, speaking at an event, described pre-revolutionary Iran under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi as "wealthy, proud, strong, and beautiful." He showcased archival images of Tehran in the 1960s and 1970s, highlighting Western-influenced fashion, architecture, and social freedoms, including women thriving urban life. "This is what Iran looked like before radical Islam took over," Kirk stated, blaming the revolution for the country's decline. He expressed admiration for the Persian people, noting, "Some of my closest friends are Persian," and urged empathy, suggesting that regime change, though "complicated," could restore Iran's potential.
1 posted on 01/12/2026 12:28:56 PM PST by Freeleesy
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To: Freeleesy

Fun fact: Erika Kirk is part Lebanese (her mother, Lori Frantzve’s maiden name is Abbas.)


2 posted on 01/12/2026 12:34:44 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege ( 🩰🌹)
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To: Freeleesy

Persia!


3 posted on 01/12/2026 12:35:27 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Freeleesy

Charlie also visited Trump in the White House to tell Trump he was against the US attacking Iran.


4 posted on 01/12/2026 12:41:43 PM PST by jimwatx
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To: Freeleesy

Most Americans have no idea that the former Shah was a ruthless dictator who made people disappear. He stole billions from the Iranian people.

Yeah, like had been pretty good there during the 50s/60s. It wasn’t so great n the 70s.

His replacement was worse.

But let’s not brush the truth of the Shah under the rug. There was a reason he was overthrown and run out of the country.


5 posted on 01/12/2026 12:53:32 PM PST by Vermont Lt
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To: Vermont Lt

Yes, he wasn’t great, but his replacement ended being much much worse.

Just like the Romanovs of Russia, they were pretty awful, but not nearly as awful as the Bolsheviks.

It’s basically the same story in all third world country revolutions in the 20th century. They all ended up with worse leaders than the ones they overthrew, from China, to Cuba, to Russia, Iran, Lebanon, Vietnam, Cambodia, etc.


6 posted on 01/12/2026 12:59:45 PM PST by Truthsearcher
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To: Vermont Lt

What happened in the US is the exception.

Most revolutions and radical shifts cause for WORSE conditions if successful, not things getting better.

Russia
Mexico
Nazis
French revolution
Iran
Syria today
Libya today
Ukraine post 2014
Pinochet
H. Chavez

In the instability and chaos, seldom do the cultured, principaled, educated rise to power.

Instability and chaos favor the strongarm, the warlord, a thug like this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muqtada_al-Sadr


7 posted on 01/12/2026 1:28:51 PM PST by Red6
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To: jimwatx

Sapowers? Lying Candace Mengele Owens?


8 posted on 01/12/2026 1:53:05 PM PST by Freeleesy
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To: Vermont Lt

He was replaced by the CIA in one of their successful “Color Revolutions”. Jimmy Carter took great pleasure in denying him access to cancer treatment in Houston, TX. Another great decision by Carter. He never concerned himself with the Ayatollah because they were both “religious”.


9 posted on 01/12/2026 1:53:26 PM PST by Eli Kopter (Wherever you are, that is where you are supposed to be...)
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To: jimwatx

Say who? Lying Candace Mengele Owens?


10 posted on 01/12/2026 1:53:34 PM PST by Freeleesy
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To: Freeleesy

Sam Parker 🇺🇸🧯
@BasedSamParker
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Jan 4
Never Forget: Charlie Kirk adamantly opposed the “Neocon” & regime change wars—EVEN IF DONE ON BEHALF OF ISRAEL. He unleashed a flurry of tweets & videos arguing against them last summer. It’s clear he would have opposed regime change in Venezuela, too.
https://x.com/BasedSamParker/status/2007867570569818469

Video of Charlie saying this at link.


11 posted on 01/12/2026 2:07:17 PM PST by jimwatx
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To: Truthsearcher

I think you are missing my point: if the Mullahs fall, the US should have very little to do with sending them “mini-shah.” There is no need to go back to that.


12 posted on 01/12/2026 2:33:57 PM PST by Vermont Lt
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To: Vermont Lt; Truthsearcher

Actually, thanks to left-leaning MSM, most Americans are aware of these allegations.
Here are the facts:
When WWII ended, Stalin grabbed a bunch of Iranian land. The Shah fought to get that land back.
Then, the cold war was raging going on. The Soviets had 40,000 operatives in Iran. They also had KGB bases in Syria, where they were funding and training Marxist terrorists.
Just to cover all their bases, they also funded and trained an organization now known as MEK, which sought a “class-less divine society” - i.e.: a theocracy with a Marxist economy. They are still around, BTW, and Pompeo likes them.
And just to cover their bases, Soviets also used Qaddafi to fund Mullahs.
So the Soviets had a 3-prong ideological attack:
- hard core atheist Marxists,
- Islamo-Marxists, and
- Garden variety Islamo-fascists.
Iran was surrounded by eastern-block countries: Iraq, Syria, Egypt.
The Shah navigated this as good as he could have.
BTW, his secret police were boy scouts compared to today’s Revolutionary Guards.


13 posted on 01/12/2026 2:56:51 PM PST by Time_Has_Come
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To: Time_Has_Come

One evening I was walking across the upper parade ground. One of my Iranian classmates was walking towards me. She was in tears. When I asked her friend if everything was OK she told me the secret police had come to her home, took her father (a col in the Army) away. They dropped his body off the next morning.

That is the Shah.

No thanks.


14 posted on 01/12/2026 3:16:40 PM PST by Vermont Lt
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To: jimwatx

You must be crying a lot, Muhammad.


15 posted on 01/12/2026 3:18:16 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Eli Kopter

Ok Che.


16 posted on 01/12/2026 3:19:52 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Vermont Lt

Ok Fidel.


17 posted on 01/12/2026 3:21:55 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: ifinnegan

Why would I be crying? While I don’t support Trump’s coming regime change war it won’t have much of an effect on me personally. Personally I think Israel will be the one crying because they will wind up suffering severe damage along with Iran in this upcoming war. I am afraid that tactical nukes might even be used when this thing gets out of hand and it will. What’s the point of destroying Iran if Israel gets destroyed in the process? Mark my words no good will come from this war. You’ll see.


18 posted on 01/12/2026 3:32:04 PM PST by jimwatx
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To: ifinnegan

I guess you like dictators that kill their officers.

Cool.


19 posted on 01/12/2026 3:42:02 PM PST by Vermont Lt
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