US-Iran history they don’t teach you:
On this day in 1988, the US warship USS Vincennes shot down Iran Air Flight 665 with two surface to air missiles, killing all 290 passengers on board.
The US refused to issue an official apology or acknowledged wrongdoing, and official investigations were treated as an afterthought.
Months after the tragedy on the campaign trail, President George H. W. Bush said “I will never apologise for the United States. I don’t care what the facts are.”
Imagine having forty-something million of your own citizens on food stamps and calling another nation hungry. This is not a proclamation. This is a projection. Keep your SNAP advice.
Our assets, our choices. Mind your malnutrition rates.
The United States is conducting the biggest military build up around Iran in history.
This is why ceasefire was stupid, as i said it would just give the US a chance to recuperate.
Iran was ROBBED by FIFA.
On American soil.
English great Alan Shearer:
“That is one of the worst VAR decisions I've seen on a World Cup stage. If the officials can't get a moment like that right with every replay available, then you have to ask what VAR is actually there for.”
“You're not talking about a throw-in or a corner you're talking about a goal that could have changed an entire nation's World Cup. That level of incompetence is simply unacceptable.”
“The referee and the VAR officials have to be held accountable. You cannot make a decision of that magnitude, hide behind technology, and then expect everyone to move on as if nothing happened.”
“Iran earned that moment. The players celebrated, the fans celebrated, and millions back home believed they had witnessed history. Then, within seconds, a disastrous decision ripped it all away.”
“This isn't just a mistake it has consequences. Careers, dreams, and years of sacrifice can be destroyed by one wrong call. That's why the standard for VAR has to be far higher than this.”
“If that decision was incorrect, then football owes Iran an explanation. The officials will walk into another match next week, but Iranian supporters will remember this moment for the rest of their lives. That's the real tragedy.”
H/t @RealPepeEscobar
Iran came to this World Cup with both the US and FIFA against them. Harassed before kickoff. Exhausted by the system. Robbed by the whistle. 2 goals taken away. 3 matches without a loss. Yet, they go home. That's not defeat — that's injustice. 🇮🇷😔
@Israel_katz If thats the case, then there is no need for this post. I can sense your fear, reading this. Fear of Iran's retaliation. What are you saying exactly?
@antonioguterres@UNPeacebuilding History has shown you only love peace and humanity when the empire needs it or is losing. We now why you love peace now. But not 3 years ago.... UN is just a big Zoo.
@amjadt25 You are either dumb or a zionist. Israel wants all of lebenon, just like west bank just like gaza. And if you are an arab then you are not a man but a cowad and a disgrace.
@Mish_K_ Let me translate what this baboon is implying: "give us a medal we didn't drop a nuclear bomb on gaza". 1. You would have if the goal was not grabbing the land. 2. You have dropped bombs equivalent to more than 3 hiroshima bombs. Inflate that 1000 to 6 million, world won't care.