Iran’s coffers have been filling up, thus enabling its continued jihad adventurism. Many sanctions have been dropped against Iran since Trump left office, while the UN chief is urging the West to lift sanctions. South Korea also paid Iran $18 million “in delinquent dues owed to the United Nations.”
Iran has for a considerable period been flaunting its plans, plotting and allying with the worst jihadists, talking brazenly about the “religious zeal of the Iranian nation” and its expansion of powers . Iran is dangerously close to acquiring a nuclear bomb, while Western appeasers remain powerless and submissive to a regime that admitted violating the nuclear deal and has been clear about its intentions.
Khamenei’s new threats are not empty. Iran has long engaged in proxy wars, and proxy deployment abroad, threatening Western security and interests, not to mention those of Israel. Iran is also a strong financial backer of Hamas, which is regrouping after Operation Guardian of the Walls in May, and will inevitably strike again with Iran’s backing. The global support of the Palestinian jihad against Israel serves to embolden Iran further. Ayatollah Khamenei’s threat of “vindication jihad” and hybrid war against Iran’s foes are new indications that Iran is escalating, emboldened by American weakness.
“Iran Leader Orders ‘Vindication Jihad,’ Hybrid War Against Foes,” by Maryam Sinaee, Iran International, February 8, 2022:
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has called for a stronger effort to counter criticism and attacks against the Islamic Republic by using “hybrid warfare.”
Multiple crises that the Iranian regime faces in the past four years have harmed its image domestically, while it had to deal with US sanctions, a reinvigorated opposition and regional foes.
Khamenei accused foreign-based and opposition media of distorting the truth about the Islamic Republic and ignoring its “achievements.” He said “huge and epic works in the past few decades” across the economy, social matters, development, education, healthcare, industry, and other areas were not sufficiently recognized by the Iranian media.
The spread of social media in the country has also weakened the government’s monopoly on information and amplified critical voices.
At an annual gathering of air force officers Tuesday, Khamenei made a speech whose themes The Times of Israel reported “directly parallel” remarks of an unnamed senior Israeli official who told reporters Monday that Israel was carrying out multifaceted, across-the-board efforts against Iran.
“The enemy’s aggression represents hybrid warfare,” Khamenei said. “That is, it includes economic, political, security, media and diplomatic aspects. Our response must be hybrid as well…We cannot constantly remain in a defensive position in the face of such joint hybrid warfare. We, too, should mount a hybrid attack in various fields…”
The Israeli official had explained Israel’s goal as “weakening” Iran through ways that were “primarily economic” but included “a number of activities, financial, diplomatic, pre-emptory actions, covert and open, in cyberspace and other areas.”
Israel, which has opposed the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, is widely believed responsible for a series of attacks on Iranian nuclear sites and for the killing in November 2020 of Iranian nuclear official Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
‘Vindication jihad’
“Each one of these is a topic for vindication jihad,” he said, using the Quranic term for ‘effort.’ He added that “certain economic and welfare problems,” which have been well highlighted in recent times by Iranian politicians from various camps, should not be allowed to undermine the progress made. “Against this media onslaught, vindication jihad is a definite and urgent religious duty,” Khamenei insisted.
In recent years, Khamenei has applied the phrase ‘vindication jihad’ (jihad tabyyin) to efforts both in the media and on social-media platforms, and has referred to supporters and employees active in social media “soldiers of soft war.” The term basically means propaganda efforts.
Khamenei using military terminology in his speech, mentioning “security” measures as part of “hybrid warfare. This might be a signal for more repression, especially against critics and journalists.
While foreign-funded television stations have long beamed into Iran and some opposition groups carry out social media ‘trolling’, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) say Iranian journalists are “constantly subjected to intimidation, arbitrary arrest and long jail sentences.” RSF has said that at least 860 journalists and “citizen-journalists” have been prosecuted, arrested, imprisoned and in some cases executed since the 1979 Revolution….
Walter Sieruk says
It’s best not to underestimate the devious and insidious scheming ways and methods of the viciously agressive and heinously brutal and murderous ways that hostile and despicable ways that Islamic can regime can and will use to wage it’s jihad against the United States, and the State of Israel as well as against all other Western countries.
mortimer says
‘Vindication’ sounds like a similar idea found in Islam: “RETRIBUTION” .
-K.11.173 “Believers, retaliation is decreed for you in bloodshed.”
-K.2.178 “O you who believe! Retaliation is prescribed for you in the matter of the slain.”
-K.5:33 “The reprisal against those who wage war on Allah and His Messenger, and go about the earth corrupting it, is that they should be killed or crucified, or have their alternate hands and feet cut off, or be banished from the land.” Waging war against Allah is rejecting Him.”–Tafsir of Imam al-Bukhari
-Imam AbdulLatif ibn AbdurRahman rahimullah said, “It is not possible for someone to realize Tawheed and act upon it, and yet not be hostile against the mushrikeen. So anyone who isn’t hostile against the mushrikeen, then it can’t be said that he acts upon Tawheed, nor that he realizes it.” [ad-Durar as-Saniyyah 8/167]
-(The recompense of those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger and do mischief in the land is only that they shall be killed or crucified or their hands and their feet be cut off on the opposite sides, or be exiled from the land.) `Wage war’ mentioned here means: oppose and contradict, and it includes (opposing) disbelief.”–Tafsir Ibn Kathir “Surat al-Ma’idah [Q 5]”
-K.9:11-12 – But if they violate their oaths after their covenant, and taunt you for your Faith, – fight ye the chiefs of Unfaith: for their oaths are nothing to them: that thus they may be restrained.
Honor is restored to a Muslim through the shedding of blood. No kafir is ‘innocent’. All kafirs deserve to be killed only because they reject Mohammed. The citizens of an entire kafir country can be held responsible because they pay taxes to support their military which attacks jihadists overseas. Islam thus considers all civilians legitimate targets for revenge in settling a matter of Islamic honor.
So the $31-million Beijing Bribed-man and his handlers are giving money to the mullahocracy so it can take revenge on top-ranking American military officers for the targeted killing of Maj Gen Qasem Soleimani who killed in a drone strike.
Beijing Bribed-man gave cash to fanatics who chant ‘Death to America’. I wonder what they will do with the money.
gravenimage says
+1
Walter Sieruk says
The foundation of this whole Islamic “Republic “of Iran is based on the “holy book” of Islam the Koran, as in 47;4. Some call this religious book, the Qu ‘ran. All this leads to a very important question: “Is the Quran the Word of God or is it a fabrication of a man. Thus, is the Qu ‘ran the truth or a fiction and a hoax ?” The jihadists use many verses from the Quran as the main source of justification for their violence, mayhem and murders. As found in for example, 4:89. 5:33. 9:5,111,123.
The answer is clearly given on pages 145 through 157 in THE ISLAMIC INVASION by Robert Morey in which he wrote a section on the Qu’ran with its self-contradictions. Just two of the many he cited are the following “The Quran differs on whether a day is a thousand years or fifty thousand years in God’s sight’ and “Who was first to believe? Abraham or Moses [Sura 6:14 versus 7:143]? The above is inconsistent and illogical.
Furthermore, Morey wrote about “The fact that Judaism and Christianity broke up into different sects was used in the Qu ‘ran to prove that they are not of God [Suras 30:20-32. 42:13, 14]. Yet Islam has broken up into many warring sects and therefore cannot be true if the Qu ‘ran is right.” Moreover, Morey in his book shows many more contradictions and absurdities in the Quran, there are and how Muhammad incorporated extra Biblical and Jewish folklore along with pre-Islamic Arabian myth and parts of Zoroastrian and Hindu stories into the Quran. Furthermore, the Muslims claim that “the Quran is the direct, literal word of God unmodified in any way by the Prophet who uttered them at the bidding of God.”
In addition in the book UNVEILING ISLAM by Ergun Mehmet and Eethi Caner has shown that the Quran was modified in the following account on pages 45. “Muhammad felt the need to improve on the words of Allah, since he changed Allah’s wisdom for his own on several occasions. A hadith tells of the nonchalant emendations of Muhammad:’ On a number of occasions he [a scribe] had, with the Prophet’s consent changed the closing words of verses.
For example, when the prophet had said ‘God is mighty and wise ‘ Adbollah b. Abi Sarh suggested writing down ‘Knowing and wise’ and the Prophet answered that there was no objection. Having observed a succession of changes of this type, he renounced Islam on the grounds that revelations, if from God could not be changed at the prompting of a scribe such as himself. After his apostasy he went to Mecca and joined the Qorayshites.’ Other writers reveal that later Muhammad, and his people did go war with the Qorayshites and he personally killed Abdollah. Obviously Abdollah knew too much, and Muhammad wanted Abdollah’s knowledge to die with him.” In conclusion, the Quran is not only a fiction, it’s also a
hoax and therefore This Islamic regime rests on a “house of cards.” That is total and complete falsehood.
In addition, that the statement of the above that “the Qu ‘ran is not only a fiction, but also a hoax.” To put this in a Biblical way. As in from the Bible, it may be truly explained that the Quran is a deceptive work of “the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming.” Ephesians 14:12. [N.I.V.]
gravenimage says
Iran: Ayatollah Khamenei orders ‘vindication jihad,’ hybrid war against foes
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I ask again whether any of this will stop Biden from forking money to the Mullahs–although it is pretty clear what the answer to thst is.
And “vindication jihad” is nothing new. It’s just that in a propaganda war Islam is just too ugly to show well, no matter what the whitewash.
Walter Sieruk says
That despicable, vicious and President of Iran has also been, justifiably called the “hangman of Iran” which is a very fitting title for him. As during the 1980’s he was the chief of that Islamic regime ” Death Committee” which was responsible for the murder of many people.
Rasis has been justifiably accused of being guilty of “crimes against humanity.”
Therefore, is stands to reason that this vicious Islamic bloodthirsty Muslim monster who is the president of Iran only has deadly and destructive intentions.
OLD GUY says
Khamenei is nothing but a brutal greedy dictator not a religious man. He brings nothing but shame to Islam.
James Lincoln says
OLD GUY,
Islam does not need Khamenei in order to bring shame to that evil religious/political ideology.
Shame is already piled high and deep.
OLD GUY says
Could not agree more.