To non-Iranian peeps:
Iran as a country, and Iranians as a nation do not fit in any box you’re familiar with. We’re a weird civilization so very unlike the countries around us and the rest of the world. And that’s what confuses you.
Do not ask an Iranian if we’re Muslim or if we eat pork. Do you just randomly ask a Dane if they’re Christian? Don’t be surprised when we drink (Shirza wine is ours). Human rights were first created by us. Jews found home with Persians thousands of years ago and surprise surprie! We don’t hate them.
We used to have our own ancient religon based on good thoughts and good deeds before Islam invaded our wondeful homeland. That’s why most of us hate Islam and its ways of intruding in our lives.
We never adopted the Islamic ways of life or the Arabic language. Our language and culture survived Chinggis Khan and Alexander. Through thick and thin, we stayed proud and brave Persians. This homeland has seen more than you can imagine.
So please, before you start analyzing or condemning what is going on in Iran right now, just listen to Iranians.
We are peaceful people. We don’t support war, be it in Iran, in Gaza, or in Israel.
But more than 40,000 of unarmed Iranians were massacred by this regime in only 2 days. They were unarmed. We are unarmed and that is why you see Iranians cheering after the attacks on the governmental establishments. We have no fucking choice.
My people are writing: “If I die under these bombs, let the world know that Khamenei killed me and nobody else.” “I’d rather die by an American bomb than by the IRGC’s bullet.”
Yeah, it’s a sad story. No war has ever been kind to people. But like I told you, we’re a weird land and a weirder nation. We’re a phoenix, we have risen from our ash in the past. And we’ll do it again.
Long live Iran ♥️
Long live the King 🦁