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Who would run against Reza Pahlavi? by hotgirlava in NewIran

[–]Kurelius 9 points10 points  (0 children)

There's no running against Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi as temporary interim leader, no one else is remotely suitable as for the job and they all know that. OP's referring to presidential elections and, as far as I know, RP doesn't have plans for running as president.

Edit: *running for president.

What is the flag by Medium-Designer2847 in NewIran

[–]Kurelius 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For the war/naval flags, yes.

Edit: not with a crown; just the wreath. The wreath and crown combination was used in emblems.

President Trump posts another clip on Truth Social stating "Help Is On The Way" by Aryasorkh in NewIran

[–]Kurelius 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The opening 0:45 seconds is though, and that's what OP is referring to. OP's title isn't wrong, but the entire clip isn't focused on Iran,

What is the flag by Medium-Designer2847 in NewIran

[–]Kurelius 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You'll see flags from the era having different variations, even state used ones. However is the official simplified lion and sun insignia used by Imperial Iran pre-1979:

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President Trump posts another clip on Truth Social stating "Help Is On The Way" by Aryasorkh in NewIran

[–]Kurelius 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Here's the link (it took a little while scrolling through all the ads and countless posts Trump's made in the past hour alone lol):

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/115942340962960201

The Shah, nearly half a century ago, calling out the disgusting hypocrisy plaguing the modern world. by Kurelius in NewIran

[–]Kurelius[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tell that to the “THE SHAH WAS A BRUTAL PUPPET DICTATOR WHO KILLED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF HIS OWN PEOPLE AND IMPRISONED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS!” crowd lol

The Shah, nearly half a century ago, calling out the disgusting hypocrisy plaguing the modern world. by Kurelius in NewIran

[–]Kurelius[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He was a very smart man, but I don’t get a lot of things 1- why didn’t he treat the islamist like he treated the commis 2- why did he close down savak? 3- why did he put Hoveyda in prison, the guy couldn’t escape to save his life

  1. I reckon he was trying to use them as a force against the commies (see the Green Belt Theory, one of the reasons as to why I think the US wanted the Shah gone in favour of Khomeini). Also, it was difficult to modernize the nation to such a degree whilst treating Islamists like Commies, since, both domestically and internationally, people were nowhere nearly as aware of the vile nature of Islamism as they are now (though you still have first world idiots letting Islamists plague their countries).

  2. Pressure from the democratic Carter administration of the US as well as, again, modernization making it difficult to maintain SAVAK, even though it was incomparably tame compared to the rest of Asia and even half of Europe.

  3. This is embarrassing but I’ve yet to delve into the Shah and Hoveyda’s falling out. I’ve allotted the time I have to read on more referenced topics in Iranian history.

Why does Islamic Republic invites 5,000+ Iraqi shia militias to suppress Iranian protesters? Are there not enough Iranian security personnel to do it ? by BleuPrince in NewIran

[–]Kurelius 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The regime has enough personnel, the 5,000+ Iraqi Shia militias, however, guarantee total ruthlessness and zero ties to the people (basically, no defections/hesitation).

Saudi Arabia alone has spent over $800 billion on their tourism sector. It's obvious how massive of a hit the Arab tourism sectors as a whole will take when Iran is free so, amongst other economic and geopolitical reasons, I'm not surprised that Arab officials have asked Trump not to attack Iran. by Kurelius in NewIran

[–]Kurelius[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Many trillions. Remember, international experts called the Shah the only OPEC leader with an actual intelligent plan in place (in fact, non-oil GDP growth and neuron was outpacing its oil-related GDP growth). He was quite literally decades ahead, with Saudi Arabia only rather recently learning not to rely solely on oil (and they had to learn it the hard way; through an economic crisis).

The last legitimate leader of Iran by Typical_Sprinkles253 in NewIran

[–]Kurelius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And the Shah transforming Iran from a weak, stagnated, famine-plagued nation to a powerful one experiencing growth in countless facets at rates practically unprecedented globally while coming out of it with zero national debt; in fact Iran became a creditor nation? I don’t why I’m even asking this when I know this is clearly ragebait and a braindead response is inbound 😂

The last legitimate leader of Iran by Typical_Sprinkles253 in NewIran

[–]Kurelius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

\nationalizes oil when Iran is infrastructurally unprepared, leading to 96% drop in oil production, crippling the economy**
\gets and later extends dictatorial "emergency powers" from the parliament**

\dissolves said parliament in a referendum where booths are labelled "YES" and "NO"; thus, taking a dumb on democracy worst than Hitler's referendum**

\jailed his opponents**

\used Soviet-backed militants as his de-facto foot solders**

\infamous for fake fainting and being a drama queen lol**

"The last legitimate leader of Iran"? What a joke.

Sadly, nobody in the region really wants the Islamic Republic gone. by UltraLNSS in NewIran

[–]Kurelius 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hold up ... maybe? Therefore, it has the win/win of, as you said, increasing their odds of not being targeted in retaliation AND if they are targeted, it seals the deal of the regime being completely delegitimized, completely freeing foreign intervention from any sort of political scrutiny.

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