This is yet another sign of the deep unpopularity of the Islamic regime in Iran. It might have fallen if Biden’s handlers hadn’t thrown it a life rope in the form of billions in sanctions relief.
“Iranians defy Khamenei, protest Putin outside Ukrainian embassy,” by Benjamin Weinthal, Jerusalem Post, February 26, 2022 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
Reports and video footage on Saturday show a group of Iranians assembled outside of Ukraine’s embassy in Tehran urging the collapse of Vladimir Putin’s government in an audacious protest against the Islamic Republic’s full-throttled support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Despite the Iranian regime’s ban of demonstrations against Putin, the group of Iranians declared “Death to Putin” in what might be an unprecedented move by anti-Putin Iranians….
Ali Khamenei is the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Iranian journalists on Twitter noted that protesters said “Down with the supporters of Putin, down with the warmonger.”
The US government news organization Voice of America Farsi showed footage of the anti-Putin protest in Tehran:
The London-based Iran International news organization reported that the protest was launched on social media and some of the chants were “Russian embassy is a den of spies,” “Putin murders, the stupid ones support,” “Long live Ukraine,” and “Long live peace.”
According to Iran International, “Police began dispersing protesters a short while after they began to gather. A woman is seen in one of the videos telling the police, ‘We hate you.'”
In a telephone call with Putin on Thursday, Iran’s president Raisi delivered support to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Raisi said NATO has created “a source of tension” by encroaching on Russia, according to Iranian regime-controlled media….
tgusa says
“Police began dispersing protesters a short while after they began to gather.” They feel more empowered and legitimized now that they see that happening in western countries.
Wellington says
Yes, and a big “thank you” to Trudeau for such repressive rot.
tgusa says
Yes. They don’t really think things through do they? They possess neither intellect nor common sense.
Wellington says
So, who is the most damaging here? Putin? Khamenei? No.
It’s Biden.
America now has an utter fool, a selfish, stupid, controlled by the Far Left doddering POS as Chief Executive and who is managed in mannequin form by “handlers” who are themselves egregious and foolish—people who effectively despise America and who tell lies about America on a regular basis, examples being that America is systemically racist and that Trump supporters are Far-Right bigots, all the while they make one stupid decision after another that has harmed America and Americans, examples being shutting down the Keystone Pipeline, opening up the southern border with no controls and “managing” the complete failure which was the exit from Afghanistan, and which exodus Biden called “an extraordinary success.”
And we have almost three more years of this doofus nominally as President, “handled” by other inept and despicable people. Ugh!
James Lincoln says
Wellington,
If Biden manages to finish his fraudulent term, the United States will become unrecognizable.
Infidel says
It’s interesting to see the contrast b/w Iran and Turkey. Turkey has for the first time opposed Russia, and so has Azerbaijan. While I remain supportive of Ukraine in their struggle to get Russian troops out of their country, I do wonder about their choice of friends and allies. They’re supporting and being supported by Turkey and Azerbaijan, and are also an arms dealer to Pakistan. In fact, Zelensky, while rightly spurning the Russian proposal to have talks in Belarus, which has all but joined in the war against Ukraine, said that Istanbul or Baku were acceptable alternatives
Of course, Iran has nothing to gain by supporting Ukraine
gravenimage says
Turkey may just worry they’ll be next if Russia gets away with this in Ukraine.
But Turkey is still emboldened by Russia’s actions and is now threatening Greece.
gravenimage says
Iran supports Russian invasion of Ukraine, orders Iranians not to protest against Putin, but they defy the order
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Not surprised by this from the Mullahs–but glad to see that some Iranians are defying this support for unprovoked aggression.