@arash_tehran STF and keep begging for job at FDD that you will never get.
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بله من مخالف جمهوری اسلامی هستم اما:
۱) خواهان کنار رفتن آن «به هر قیمتی» نیستم و عدم ویرانی ایران برایم مهمتر از هر حکومتی است
۲) مخالف ج.ا هستم چون حکومت دموکراتیک و منتخب مردم و مبتنی بر حقوق بشر میخواهم. جنس این مخالفت مهم است! بنابراین خواهان دموکراتیکتر شدن ایران و گذار دموکراتیک هستم. این میتواند از طریق مجلس موسسان و برپایی نظام جددی باشد. میتواند هم از طریق تقویت نهادهای انتخابی کنونی مثل مجلس و ریاستجمهوری و الغای نظام ولایت فقیه باشد. از اصلاحطلبانی که در این راستا تلاش واقعی کنند پشتیبانی میکنیم گرچه اگر راهشان به جایی نرود هم هشدار میدهیم.
۳) دلیل نمیشود حکومت مستقر ایران هر کاری که کرد بد باشد و دشمنانش هرکاری کردند خوب باشد. به عنوان نیروی مسئول سیاسی ما همیشه از سیاستهایی دفاع میکنیم که در راستای منافع ملی ایران و اصولمان باشند. بخشی از سیاست اپوزیسیونی اصولمند این است که شما سیاستهای خودتان را پیشنهاد دهید. اگر حکومت هم گاهی این سیاستها را پذیرفت که چه بهتر. منتهی ما برای حداکثر سیاستهای خود و دموکراتیک/منتخب شدن حکومت همچنان مبارزه میکنیم. در همین راستا همگام با نیروهای مترقی مثل حزب چپ ایران و اتحاد جمهوریخواهان ایران از مذاکراتی که منجر به کاهش تنش، پایان جنگ با آمریکا و عادیسازی روابط با این کشور شوند باید پشتیبانی کنیم.
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@arash_tehran Dude, your frustration is evident. You're losing it. Get a grip. Still didn't get hired by FDD? Keep trying.
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By this point, this is just part of our national ethos :))
"NO WE WONT TALK, DONT EVEN MENTION IT" followed by "Okay, let's talk"
*Walter Bloomberg@DeItaone
IRAN SIGNALS NEW TALKS IN ISLAMABAD Iran may send a delegation to Islamabad this week for a second round of talks, according to two Pakistani officials. Speaking anonymously, they expressed cautious optimism that both Iranian and U.S. delegations could attend. Pakistan will not disclose travel details for security reasons and urged media to avoid speculation, noting the situation remains fluid.
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@KimGhattas So called strategic community still has their blinkers on. That's what happens when everything is viewed
through FDD lens .
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The size of Iranian delegation was read by some as sign of how serious they were about talks. Hard to believe considering lack of trust in the US after talks led to war twice. So it was always much more likely Iranians all wanted to be there because they also don't trust each other
Gregg Carlstrom@glcarlstrom
There's a power struggle underway in Iran—and even within the delegation that went to Islamabad for the first round of talks, which offered a sense of the country's internal tensions. "Their arguments were so ferocious that Pakistani mediators are reported to have spent as much time refereeing among the Iranians as engaging the Americans. When tempers frayed, the hosts called a pause." "Inside Iran, signs of swelling military assertiveness are plentiful. Pro-regime crowds—mobilised nightly by networks tied to the IRGC—have taken to denouncing Araghchi and Ghalibaf by name. Military communiqués delivered by men in fatigues appear to have replaced clerical sermons." economist.com/middle-east-an…
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And there are people who say, shocked: “You write in a way that filters the quality of the audience?”
Of course I do. People need to feel motivated to read something and then go research it themselves. That’s didactic.
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Those who have been following me for a long time know that I don’t usually post sources.
Instead, I enrich the text with data that makes verifying the information a matter of just a few seconds.
I do this on purpose to filter the quality of the audience.
And in cases where the information may not be so explicit, I usually reply with links in the comments.
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@Evan_Rosenfeld @Norse_Heithinn You could of course, come back with probably something even more vile, as I am sure something like that exists on the side of the Palestinians, but you cannot turn away from reality. At present, at least only one side has turned vile into actionable reality on the ground.
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@Norse_Heithinn Yup, that’s unconscionable.
I can come back at you with all of the horrendous vile things said by Palestinians about Israelis and Jews, too. This is what happens when you let the worst voices define entire populations.
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Democrats are trying to buy time on Israel by making Netanyahu the whole issue.
It is a way to appease an increasingly radical part of their base without admitting how far that base has moved from even conditional support for the U.S.-Israel alliance.
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Why are so many antisemitic bots here from Pakistan?
A state that became synonymous with sheltering Bin Laden, exporting terrorism and fanaticism, and waging permanent war against our ally India should worry less about Jews and more about why it keeps failing itself.
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Iran created Hezbollah to attack Israel and in the end had to beg America to block Israel from destroying Hezbollah. Hezbollah didn’t help Iran in the war except as a bargaining trip for Iranian begging.
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If true, this is the first real practical collaboration between Iran and the US in years.
Clash Report@clashreport
Trump: Iran, with the help of the U.S.A., has removed, or is removing, all sea mines! Thank you!
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@SharifiZarchi Hahaha. I know your are crying in the bathroom. Pahalavists were again sold by trump. Sorry, trashed not sold.
You guys are such losers.
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@ChronicBabak Because, although FDD likes useful idiots, they don't consider him worthy of that title either. He's trying to impress them and get a job but it looks like they're not yet impressed. He needs to try harder.
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Narrative war (Iran Nuances reflects deep sources in the Iranian regime and IRGC)
Iran Nuances@IranNuances
Source: Media push hyping success of #Iran-US talks is a tactical PR maneuver designed to calm markets & shield Trump from mounting pressure, rather than a reflection of actual breakthroughs. Talks are far less positive thanks to contradictory US stances & Israeli spoiler efforts
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@Wurmserscribit Like all investments, past performance does not predict future returns and future is all too visible. Time to cut losses and run. Israel has become an albatross.
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It will cost Americans their jobs. Israel will buy what it needs where it can get it or produce it. The aid locks Israel in to buy American, and the feedback loop on return on investment with this is unreal (tenfold or more).
It will cost Americans their lives. Israel last summer took out almost all of Iran’s air defenses in the 11 days before the first U.S. pilot flew over Iran. Israel then also providers air cover. In short, Israel did the heavy lifting to vastly reduce the risk to our pilots.
Israel is destroying our enemies, who are enemies that make it clear they loathe us, want to kill us, have prepared to kill us, and have killed us in the thousands. Not only is this a no-cost erosion of our common mortal enemies, but it also helps our other regional allies who face the save enemies. Namely, Israel’s actions save the US further, deeper, more costly and potentially more fatal constant engagement.
In short, Israel is a bargain investment on the front line of Western civilization’s defense against several of the world’s most barbaric, homicidal actors and enemies. Every dime given Israel comes back a dollar toward winning that battle.
So go ahead, especially the likes of Rep, Elisa Slotkin, virtue signal and shoot America in the foot.
But don’t claim either morality or patriotism as you side with the Iranian regime killers and their axis against Israel, who is standing shoulder to shoulder with our soldiers, seamen and airmen and with the Iranian people, about whom you did nothing to help when 45,000 were slaughtered in a day.
And don’t evoke some twisted concept of Jewish morality or Tikkun Olam. You have abandoned your people in the hour of great need to score political points with those who hate us.
dan linnaeus@DanLinnaeus
The pressure this places on Israel to neutralize existential threats before the political climate potentially shifts and its magazine security is threatened is strategic accelerant for the Middle East. That’s a feedback loop most Dems don’t want.
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@mdubowitz Stop saying us. You are not us bu Israeli so spare us your crap. You guys brought it upon yourself and way it’s going. not too long before the majority of senate will be opposed
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Republicans turned against Ukraine. Now, Democrats are turning against Israel.
Two democracies fighting for their lives against American enemies.
We are not the arsenal of democracy.
We are no better enemy, no worse friend.
Shame on us.
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The sheer lack of residual respect being shown by quite a lot of people who disagree over the wisdom and the course of the Iran war is pretty shameful. And some of the accusations being thrown around are worse.
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@rich_goldberg Goldberg getting his ass kicked for fun today. What a jerk. He is frustrated as Danny said.
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The regime's laundering service responds...
...are your disinformation contacts still alive? Who from the rump regime calls you now to get stories written? I'm genuinely curious.
Mohammad Ali Shabani@mashabani
The Israel Lobby echo chamber long ago recruited Iranians because it makes for an effective comms strategy. It's not a coincidence that FDD relies on in-house Iranians to either boost Reza Pahlavi or openly argue for the obliteration of the livelihoods of 92 million Iranians.
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So, he didn't call you. And you have no idea if Mojtaba is in control of his faculties and calling any shots. You were the head of an intelligence branch? What branch was that exactly? And you left as a Major -- after all those years? That's weird...
Danny (Dennis) Citrinowicz ,داني سيترينوفيتش@citrinowicz
Well well well...I waited for that. He doesn’t need to call me to acknowledge that such a flawed policy, one that was endorsed by a few questionable think tanks, ultimately contributed to his election. Instead of engaging in honest self-reflection about how the situation with Iran has deteriorated in recent weeks, in part due to a consistent underestimation of the regime, it seems there is now a decision to go on the offensive against those who warned from the outset that this approach was misguided. I understand the frustration, it’s natural. But I’m neither alarmed nor particularly concerned by criticism from individuals whose professional trajectory depends more on personal advancement than on sound strategic judgment. Is there really no better advice to offer the administration when it comes to Iran? I would suggest focusing on how to weaken a regime that has actually been strengthened by these policies, rather than looking for someone to blame for the current state of affairs with Iran. At a certain point, it requires a willingness to look in the mirror. Stay safe.
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Well well well...I waited for that.
He doesn’t need to call me to acknowledge that such a flawed policy, one that was endorsed by a few questionable think tanks, ultimately contributed to his election.
Instead of engaging in honest self-reflection about how the situation with Iran has deteriorated in recent weeks, in part due to a consistent underestimation of the regime, it seems there is now a decision to go on the offensive against those who warned from the outset that this approach was misguided.
I understand the frustration, it’s natural. But I’m neither alarmed nor particularly concerned by criticism from individuals whose professional trajectory depends more on personal advancement than on sound strategic judgment.
Is there really no better advice to offer the administration when it comes to Iran?
I would suggest focusing on how to weaken a regime that has actually been strengthened by these policies, rather than looking for someone to blame for the current state of affairs with Iran.
At a certain point, it requires a willingness to look in the mirror.
Stay safe.
Richard Goldberg@rich_goldberg
Oh you’ve spoken to Mojtaba? He called you and confirmed he’s in charge and fully functional? Wow that’s amazing. Because it sure looks like Weekend at Bernie’s with B Teamers scamming lower ranks by claiming to speak to and for a pseudo vegetable. Vahidi, sure. Mojtaba, no way.
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A TPUSA student asks Vance who he would reccomend for podcasters for young people 👀
His recs:
- James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family,
- Andrew Kolvet and the other hosts of the Charlie Kirk podcast
- Theo Von
- himself
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@mdubowitz This dude you run Israel First think tank laundering Netanyahu's priorities through DC for Trump, a president notorious for monetizing power, on behalf of a leader under ICC warrant and in year six of a corruption trial. So nobody gives a shit what you say.
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Like clockwork. The worst anti-American, and anti-Israel extremists end up being the biggest crooks and hypocrites.
Visegrád 24@visegrad24
🇪🇸 Spanish PM Sanchez’s wife charged with corruption Begoña Gómez, the wife of Spanish far-left Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, has been formally charged with multiple corruption-related offenses, including influence peddling, business corruption, embezzlement, and misappropriation. The investigation began in April 2024 following a complaint by the anti-corruption group Manos Limpias, which accused Gómez of using her position to influence public contracts and secure university sponsorships. At the time, Pedro Sánchez took a five-day “period of reflection” to consider resigning over the allegations before ultimately deciding to remain in office.
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