How about we start dropping these little trinkets for the people.
Posted on 08/16/2026 1:24:58 PM PDT by Libloather
DUBAI — Iran’s parliament approved on Sunday the general principles of a bill that would criminalize interviews and other communications with media deemed hostile to the Islamic Republic, including US or Israeli media and outlets financed by either country, Iran’s Shargh newspaper reported.
Osman Salari, a member of parliament’s judicial and legal commission, said the individual provisions of the bill, which is aimed at countering foreign intelligence influence, have yet to be debated and approved. Reports about the bill’s details should not yet be considered final, Salari told the Mizan news agency.
Under the proposed bill, interviews or participation in discussions with such media would be banned and violations would carry six months to two years in prison.
Interviews with other foreign media would require notification to the intelligence ministry, while contact with foreign embassies, offices of foreign organizations or other non-Iranian institutions without notification and written permission from the foreign ministry would be punishable by a fine and deprivation of certain social rights.
The proposed legislation would also harden penalties for economic crimes committed under the direction or supervision of foreigners, ban providing information to foreigners without intelligence ministry approval and restrict scientific cooperation with foreign institutions outside an approved list.
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It sure will be nice when these evil demonics receive their justice. Looking forward to it for certain.
Just appeal the decision to one of their FEDERAL judges. Well, maybe not.
Appears that whole euphoric idea the Persian’s will fight back a little after 40,000 killed in the street was just that, euphoria.
Maybe someone should have read Machiavelli?
Biden appointed or o’bamski appointed?
🤔😂👍🇺🇸
« Iran’s parliament approved on Sunday the general principles of a bill that would criminalize interviews and other communications with media deemed hostile to the Islamic Republic, including US or Israeli media and outlets financed by either country, Iran’s Shargh newspaper reported. »
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So Iran does what the NeoSoviet government in Russia has been doing against the Russian people for over 4 years now. How predictable…
“Russia Arrests Multiple People for Holding Up Blank Signs”
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-ukraine-war-invasion-protests-police-arrest-activists-holding-blank-signs-paper-1687603
That's of course assuming those 40,000 killed weren't as "real" as the millions of people who apparently went to the theater to see the Odyssey.
Not to worry. Soon (and I suspect real soon) “misinformation” will be criminalized in every internet dependent polity.
Oh, for another King Leonidas, Leonidas I: King of Sparta. (ruled c. 489–480 BC).
He and his 300 Spartan soldiers lost the Battle of Thermopylae but they set the example of true sacrifice.
If it weren't for him and his 300 fellow Spartans we would now be speaking Persian-Farsi.
THAT is scary!
The Persian military killed 40,000 of their OWN people.
How can ANY ruling group do that to its OWN people?! HORRIBLE!!
There are 93 million Iranians left?
Any guessimates on how many will be left by the end of THIS year, 2026.
What if Iran’s parliament just disappeared? 😏
"...countering foreign intelligence influence" is such a handy phrase, when one thinks of the Democrats' many attacks on President Trump, and the various authoritarian government schemes being seen in Europe, Eur-Asia, Africa and South America.
Supposedly tens of thousands of dissidents have been killed since the US bombing started and now they have to worry about passing a law against dissent involving the media?
And the replacement after the regime falls the new group can meet in trailers like schools do. Called “portables” or “modulars.”
One “accidental” missile could knock out the villains.
Democrats would love to have a similar law here.
They so would, and if they end up in charge, I have no doubt they’ll try to do this. Thankfully, we have the First Amendment.
Islam dies.
Iran has already cut off the Internet to most of its citizens. After Elon offered free Skylink service it became against the law there to have his link up equipment.
Obama had the chance to take advantage of a previous uprising. He sent Iran pallets of cash instead. Lots of folks here are already exhausted with this war. President Trump is the first President to stop kicking that can down the road for another President to deal with.
Yet, there are lots of things they can say that will get you cancelled, de-banked, or thrown in jail in the West.
You have to stop and think where you are before you open your mouth or post anything on the internet. Don’t expect the same rules in Beijing, Tehran, and London.
How about we start dropping these little trinkets for the people.
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