I’ve listened to this three times and teared up all three times.
All I hear is subtext.
No, this doesn’t mean I all of a sudden support the regime. 🙄
Everything about this World Cup has been painful and heartbreaking for a multitude of reasons.
The Islamic Republic massacred thousands of Iranian civilians while Trump promised “help is on the way,” then negotiated with their murderers.
I hope everyone FINALLY accepts that neither of these guys ever cared about Iranian freedom.
The Islamic Republic is a brutal regime that has caused immense suffering for the Iranian people.
But when the Secretary of War talks about “death and destruction from the sky all day long,” it doesn’t sound like protecting Iranian civilians is a priority for the US government.
Anyone pushing the notion that mourning the schoolgirls killed in strikes in Minab means you’re pro regime is an absolute idiot and a disgrace.
Children were killed. Sharing that information doesn’t make you pro regime, it makes you human.
Disregarding it shows your bias.
Iranians in Iran are smart & savvy. They know more about our politics than some Americans do.
Majority of them know full well this move isn’t out of benevolence and love for human rights.
They understand what’s happening. You don’t need to condescend to them.
People keep DMing me about Khamenei’s death and asking what I think.
First, if you’ve followed me for years I’m not sure how that’s a question.
I have long dreamed — even though it was always unlikely — that he would be put on trial.
But if he is indeed dead — and I will wait for unquestionable confirmation — I will not be mourning that bloodthirsty, fake cleric bitch.
THREAD 🧵
1. I just got off the phone with my mom. She managed to speak briefly with my aunt in Iran before the lines went quiet again. What she shared is absolutely horrifying.
#Iran#IranProtests2026#IranMassacre
A fractured Iran might not be so bad. Its borders are artificial, and a breakup would frustrate the interests of Russia, China and others, writes @melkaylan
https://t.co/ZICpIawDpo