Reza Pahlavi on Western media:
"It appears to me more often than not that there's a disconnect between the world media, Western media, from the reality on the ground in Iran. That is stupefying for me. I saw that to some extent in Stockholm and I see another occasion, it looks like you guys are on another planet. You're not hearing what the people on the streets are saying."
Granit Xhaka in 2022, after Arsenal had a UCL qualification blow.
🗣️“If someone is not ready for this game, stay at home. If you’re nervous, stay at home. Don’t come here. We need people to have balls.”
Think this still applies…
"We can talk about words and tweets and social media posts, or we can talk about what this Islamic Republic has done to our country for 47 years."
Sky's @BarbaraGSerra pushes the chief of staff to the exiled son of Iran's last Shah to react to Trump's threats to wipe out a "whole civilisation" in Iran before a ceasefire was called.
🌍 https://t.co/rB90Nphn29
@Bardar11@ErlingHaaland@nff_landslag Liten detalj men, Og når dommerne blåser av 90 min uten noe tilleggstid, så er det ganske bevisst at dette var en ubetydelig kamp. Da burde prisene vært ubetydelig lave og.
REPORTER: Iranians aren't rising up like you asked, what's up with that?
PRESIDENT TRUMP: "They put out statements that if you protest, you will be shot and killed. The protestors have no guns."
"It's very hard for them to protest. I fully understand it."
"They killed 32,000 protestors, at least. We think the number's much higher than that."
"Who were greatly enthusiastic and wanted to see a change...think of it. Shot and killed much more than 32,000. Now they put out a notice 'we're going to shoot and kill any protestor.' And protestors don't have guns."
"I can fully understand why they're not doing it."
The Tunnel remembers - Aref Jafarizadeh. We are going to achieve great things this season, brother. Just you wait and see… #Arsenal#Iran@arsenal@Misagh1886 💔🤍🫡
So the story goes that Iran was ruled by Zahhak, an evil tyrant who had two snakes growing from his shoulders that required a daily meal of human brains. For decades, the country lived in terror as young men were sacrificed to feed the snakes.
One day, Kaveh, a simple blacksmith who had already lost several sons to the snakes, marched into the tyrant court when his last remaining son was arrested. Zahhak, trying to maintain a facade of justice, released the son but asked Kaveh to sign a document attesting to the King's "justice" and "mercy." Kaveh read the document, tore it into pieces in front of the court, and marched out.
He took off his leather blacksmith's apron, placed it on a spear, and used it as a banner to rally the people. This apron, the Derafsh-e Kaviani, became the symbol of Iranian independence and resistance against tyranny.
@NiohBerg This is, hopefully, a strategic move to make them lower their defenses and catch them off guard, even just a little bit... #DigitalBlackoutlran