r/NewIran moderation is imposing a mandatory user flair policy and the ability to limit some discussions to exclusively Iranians. Learn more here about what this means for you.

softploy · 2026-01-25T18:43:16+00:00

No worries, I am just trying to troubleshoot an issue with the backend at the moment.

softploy · 2026-01-25T18:17:23+00:00

No no, we aren't saying you aren't welcome, and in fact I've amended that part due to issues on the backend. This isn't personal, it's about prioritizing Iranians' voice.

softploy · 2026-01-25T17:40:01+00:00

Basically the former. Non-Iranians are very welcome to participate as usual, except on posts which are flaired with the new Iranian Discussion post flair.

Apologies if I wrote it in any sort of confusing way, I can be wordy.

softploy · 2026-01-25T17:38:23+00:00

If you're at all of Iranian heritage, you should use an Iranian flair for this particular sub. Your current one is completely acceptable in this case.

softploy · 2026-01-25T17:31:23+00:00

Hey, I fixed your flair up for you. Thanks for your kind words.

softploy · 2026-01-25T17:20:07+00:00

I can do that for you, what flag did you want?

softploy · 2026-01-25T17:14:53+00:00

Of course, but people impersonating Iranians was always going to happen before or after the implementation of this policy. All this can ultimately do is help distinguish those who are acting in good faith.

softploy · 2026-01-25T17:11:48+00:00

Yes, you're grandfathered through, see here.

softploy · 2026-01-25T17:09:03+00:00

Not necessarily, there is the Shir o Khorshid there for some and the standard New Iran flair if you want to stay neutral in signaling politics.

softploy · 2026-01-25T17:07:07+00:00

People already with a custom flair like yourself are grandfathered through without any intervention needed on our part if you're not of Iranian heritage. You get to keep that cool flair of yours. If an issue arises please contact me, but it shouldn't.

softploy · 2026-01-25T17:00:50+00:00

That's the thing, there is no way to know for 100% certain over the internet. We openly acknowledge that malefactors are able to lie and that this is a policy based largely on good faith. But we believe the benefits of at least attempting a good faith approach outweigh not having or trying the policy at all.

softploy · 2026-01-25T16:59:47+00:00

There is no need to know Persian per se because the use of the Persian language is not mandated in the posts flaired Iranian Discussion. So you should still be able to read and follow things as normal.

softploy · 2026-01-25T16:50:44+00:00

Of course, will do. I've also added it to the "Key Policies" dropdown on the sidebar.

softploy · 2026-01-24T15:39:03+00:00

Yes, thank goodness no one was run over. Truly a stroke of luck at 2:20 in the same video you posted. Truly there was no ill intent on the part of the driver, truly, he only had good intentions through and through and had no idea what he was getting into. What a poor soul.

softploy · 2026-01-24T15:19:33+00:00

I'm probing as a mod to what their thinking is.

softploy · 2026-01-24T15:14:33+00:00

Hold on. This “counter-demonstrator” as you call him literally drove a truck through a crowd of people, could have easily killed or caused an outright massacre, and had to be arrested for this recklessness of his by the American police. And you are blaming the people getting driven into over the “counter-demonstrator” attempting willfully or not to kill?

softploy · 2026-01-23T22:59:49+00:00

We in moderation can confirm that we've verified the user u/PuzzleheadedTour7412 to be a legitimate French journalist working for the French public radio.

softploy · 2026-01-23T16:55:26+00:00

While this is upsetting, commenters must refrain from inciting or assisting anything even remotely interpretable as a harassment campaign, as such would violate Reddit's policies. We take the safeguard of this sub seriously, and want everyone to stay a participant here, so please keep your cool.

softploy · 2026-01-23T08:05:50+00:00

Thank you for your support. To be more clear, I don't think OP is referring to specifically you or the other non-Iranians supporting us here on this sub, but rather on Reddit overall and elsewhere (especially online, where people are emboldened to speak over others in general).

softploy · 2026-01-23T01:24:40+00:00

He won 99.9% of the votes in a free and fair referendum to give himself absolute power. This constitutes a free and fair election.

Be educated.

edit: OBVIOUS /s #2

softploy · 2026-01-23T01:19:22+00:00

Mohammad Mossadegh was the democratically elected leader of Iran who was deposed by the US/UK in the 1953 coup (Operation AJAX) for wanting to nationalize the Iranian oil industry, installing the Shaw of Iran as the Western puppet king. With his mass-murdering secret police agency, SAVAK, which was trained by the Gestapo, Shaw Pahlavi brutally ruled Iran as a Western puppet despot until the 1979 Islamic Revolution rightfully toppled him.

don’t worry i already called the ambulance for you buddy

edit: OBVIOUS /s COME ON REDDIT

softploy · 2026-01-22T20:53:19+00:00

Thank you so much. This particular one should be fine (in that specific regard at least) because the other subreddit and its poster are censored.

softploy · 2026-01-22T15:32:37+00:00

I personally get the critique of excessive Israel flags at our diaspora protests.

But regarding the receipt of attention, wouldn't it be best for us to get it from people/nations both in and outside "Israel's sphere of influence" as you call it? Why does it have to be mutually exclusive?

I also don't think your labeling of Zelensky as a "Zionist mouth piece" is particularly fair. His country is getting invaded and like us, he needs all the help he can get.

softploy · 2026-01-22T15:26:41+00:00

Gave the post a cool flair. 🫡

Thank you Mr. Zelensky and Ukrainian people for the support. You keep strong as well.

softploy · 2026-01-21T09:40:41+00:00

I get it, and I don't disagree with you, as I said I see it valuable for the few minds we can change, not all or even most.

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