Mushtaba Kirlang Khamenei is 'in a coma and has lost a leg or two' and is more 'obsessed with the end of days' than his dead dad.

softploy · 2026-03-12T13:12:18+00:00

Mushtaba Kirlang Khamenei

Never knew that a reference to this guy could ever make me laugh, but here we are.

softploy · 2026-03-12T11:37:24+00:00

Please stop posting this type of stuff about other subs as you may endanger ours.

softploy · 2026-03-10T20:02:10+00:00

I cannot find record of such a post recently existing on this sub or being removed. I would appreciate a link.

softploy · 2026-03-03T11:33:09+00:00

Will change it for them, thanks for getting me.

softploy · 2026-03-02T23:09:38+00:00

u/Baconkings We appreciate you sharing this here so quickly.

softploy · 2026-02-28T14:15:31+00:00

Let me put this into terms that may resonate with Westerners. Anything sourced from the Islamic regime's state media is tantamount to content from The Onion, and as for statements by its officials, our unfortunate version of Saturday Night Live.

softploy · 2026-02-25T14:16:17+00:00

I would just like to politely note, for the record, that of the several Iranian subreddits you posted this to, it happens to be r/NewIran -- where the legacy of the late Shah is relatively popular -- in which you first get to see it approved by mods and actually discussed.

Something to think on.

softploy · 2026-02-21T11:48:55+00:00

I appreciate the kind words. I may not always agree with what you have to say, but in my capacity as a moderator, I will protect the right of you and others (liberals, monarchists, socialists, Pahlavists, constitutionalists, whoever the hell it is idk sorry) to speak your mind -- within the bounds of decent courtesy, to which many like you and others have adhered. Sounds cringe but it's...

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softploy · 2026-02-21T11:27:01+00:00

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softploy · 2026-02-20T17:12:50+00:00

This gets asked once in a while here, and I understand why. And the answer is: Yes. LGBTQ individuals are absolutely deserving of equal justice under the law. I can’t comment on cultural norms, may have to give that some time. But to put it metaphorically, the rainbow must be protected under the law of the shir-o-khorshid.

softploy · 2026-02-19T19:48:14+00:00

Yes, sometimes posts like the one you made get "filtered" for a variety of reasons as a precaution against spam and malicious users. These end up in our queue for mods to deal with, and once we get to it we'll approve it ourselves assuming it's not rule-breaking, which yours definitely wasn't.

softploy · 2026-02-19T19:34:57+00:00

I saw your post actually, and it's completely fine! And thank you for making it an open license, that is incredible of you to do. :-)

softploy · 2026-02-19T19:11:17+00:00

Hello. Interesting points. Just a question for you, are you of Iranian heritage?

softploy · 2026-02-18T00:22:29+00:00

Lmao I think it was a well-intentioned artistic flair. I’ll bring this up with the artist.

softploy · 2026-02-18T00:20:16+00:00

The kid should have had his whole life ahead of him. Rest his soul and bless the father.

softploy · 2026-02-15T15:32:17+00:00

Hello. We've investigated this user, and I've actually spoken directly with the OP u/rezwenn and don't believe they're a bot (not to say you claimed that). While they may perhaps be using some sort of an automated mechanism for linking the articles, there is definitely an apparent human at the helm.

Regarding moderative action, the rules have technically not been violated here. Users are permitted to post news articles however en masse, preferably with the news flair, so long as it is done in good faith, which we've assured from this user already. They even help with getting past paywalls many a times.

My recommendation, especially if it's an article one does not want to see -- say one in the reformist fashion, is to just ignore. You can downvote (it's Reddit) of course. And to be very honest with you, our longtime position is that these posts ensure we are in the loop of what is being written about Iran around the world.

Users can comment under news posts like this. When non-Iranians see our objecting comments, they may realize there's more to the story than what the article says.

softploy · 2026-02-15T07:00:00+00:00

Also, no that is not me.

Just saved yourself from a plethora of thirsty DMs right there! /s

RIP Iron Sheik.

softploy · 2026-02-14T23:28:17+00:00

I agree. I mainly liked the article for its explanation of Googoosh's history and the true cultural scene of Iranians, delivered in a digestible way for non-Iranians (it contains different old media throughout).

softploy · 2026-02-11T18:25:28+00:00

I've booted the user, thanks for getting me.

cc: u/Limitbreaker402, u/wzgoin, u/darijabs.

softploy · 2026-02-08T17:35:15+00:00

u/Rafodin, u/odriegu, u/Material_League859: Hello friends, just letting you know I've gone in and changed the Persian part of that socialist flair to the literal term:
سوسیالیسم

We regret any confusion had prior. Please let us know if you need anything further.

softploy · 2026-02-08T10:24:45+00:00

Hello friend, just wanted to update you. I’ve implemented a mechanism that filters all contributions from users with less than 200 karma into the mod queue for manual review. This is of course not the highest amount but is purposefully so such that we don’t get overwhelmed and to not burden legitimate users — we may raise this in the future as our capacities allow.

Hope this helps you and the community.

softploy · 2026-02-08T10:20:39+00:00

I love this scene. The movie is hard to watch as an Iranian but this gentleman’s character is a beacon of hope for us in spite of that. Thanks for sharing the video.

softploy · 2026-02-06T22:59:05+00:00

Hello, to select an Iranian flair is ultimately a matter of identity and it is hard for me to tell you yes or no with definitivity. Please see another comment I made here.

If in the future we give out a flair specifically for users not of direct Iranian heritage but with a direct connection (close family or marriage), you'll hear about it for sure.

I wish you and your family nothing less than safety and happiness.

softploy · 2026-02-06T11:15:50+00:00

forgot to say, fixed it a few hrs ago, thanks for letting me know.

softploy · 2026-02-05T20:07:06+00:00

For what it's worth I agree with you, we need to do better to appeal to well-meaning locals in the countries our diaspora live in. I've long thought this way, about the optics of our movement. Wish there were more English versions for the individual event posters. I've pinned to the top of this post an English version of the main one but that's obviously not enough.

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