Born in Tehran,passed by Paris,now in Montreal. Love art,science,communications, literature, travel. Née à Téhéran,passée par Paris et installée à Montréal
Good to join @France24_en on The Debate last night. This isn’t a clean de-escalation, it’s a layered moment: ceasefire'ish with #Iran, escalation in #Lebanon, and ongoing economic uncertainty. More pause than resolution. 📺: https://t.co/k00ceDcs4b
Yesterday on @9NewsAUS, I spoke about why this ceasefire is a pause, not a peace. My main point: rhetoric matters. It has real psychological effects inside #Iran, across the region, & throughout the diaspora. For now, a moment to breathe, but we are nowhere near resolution.🎥:
On @LBC this morning trying to make sense of the US-#Iran ceasefire. Top line: this is a pause, not a resolution. The real test is what happens next, especially in Hormuz. 🎧 Listen here:
'Are you surprised that the 10-point plan is serving as the basis for negotiations?' - @AnnaJonesSky
'It is probably not the one the US would choose... it is the best of the worst-case scenario.' - former senior adviser at the US Department of State @negah_angha
Au nom du Bloc Québécois, j'exprime mon soutien sans équivoque à l'appel à la retenue prononcé par le premier ministre Mark Carney à l'endroit du président des États-Unis, Donald Trump. Je souligne notre indignation et notre inquiétude profondes face à la menace d'éradication de la civilisation iranienne, au mépris sans précédent du droit international, des droits de la personne et du sens des responsabilités qui doivent guider une démocratie qui est aussi la première puissance économique et militaire du monde. Je recommande également au premier ministre de poser un geste très significatif en matière de diplomatie en convoquant l'ambassadeur des États-Unis au Canada pour lui affirmer de vive voix que le Canada ne cautionnera aucun propos ni aucun geste d'une telle violence à l'endroit des civils et de la culture millénaire de l'Iran.
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On LBC this morning: The rescue of a US service member is a major success, but it’s not a turning point. #Iran has shown it can still strike (even against US aircraft) &, more importantly, it can keep raising the cost of this war: through energy, shipping, and the global economy.
Max Amini tells Piers Morgan the people of Iran are “hoping for a strategic attack" to dismantle the regime.
"We'd like for this regime to fall with the least amount of casualties."
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@piersmorgan | @MaxComedian
Iran is not the Islamic Republic.
Iran’s civilian infrastructure belongs to the Iranian people and to the future of a free Iran. The Islamic Republic’s infrastructure is the machinery of repression and terror used to keep that future from becoming reality.
Iran must be protected. The regime must be dismantled.
I ask President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu to continue targeting the regime and its apparatus of repression, while sparing the civilian infrastructure Iranians will need to rebuild our country.
With the support of the US and Israel, and above all the sacrifice of Iranian patriots, the hour of Iran’s freedom is at hand.
Long live Iran!
Mr. President, @realDonaldTrump
The Islamic Republic is a terrorist regime. It has made one thing brutally clear: the lives of its own people mean nothing to it.
It kills them. Then it demands money from their families to return their bodies.
And if those families dare to grieve, dare to demand justice, they are threatened with gang rape and then arrested.
For years, I have said clearly: the Islamic Republic is not a normal government. It is a terrorist occupying force that will only respond to strength and decisive pressure.
But with the reported 48-hour ultimatum regarding the Strait of Hormuz, I feel a moral and patriotic duty to issue a critical warning:
Targeting Iran’s power plants and civilian infrastructure does not weaken the regime. It punishes the Iranian people.
A nationwide blackout in Iran would hand the regime exactly what it wants, a propaganda victory. The IRGC thrives on blaming foreign enemies for the suffering it has created, redirecting public anger away from itself.
It would also put millions of civilians at risk. Power outages mean hospitals shut down, water systems fail, and ordinary people who are already struggling under extreme economic pressure are pushed further into crisis.
And it would weaken the very people standing up to this regime. A population fighting for basic survival in darkness and desperation has far less capacity to organize, protest, and resist.
If the goal is deterrence or disabling the regime, then the target set must be clear and precise: IRGC command centers, missile infrastructure, and the regime’s security and repression apparatus.
Disable the regime’s war machine, not the lives of the Iranian people.
The Islamic Republic has held Iran hostage for decades. At this critical moment, do not allow it to use our national infrastructure as a shield for its survival.
The objective must be the liberation of Iran, not its destruction.
#Iran💔
The Islamic Republic should surrender immediately.
But that’s not how this regime operates. Its priority has always been survival and control, not the well-being of Iran or its people.
Targeting Iran’s civilian infrastructure is a grave strategic error. Obliterating power plants will not degrade the IRGC’s military capabilities or liberate the Iranian people; it will only punish the millions who have bravely stood as your greatest allies on the ground. For years, Iranians have lobbied the West, trusted you, and risked everything to oppose this regime.
To destroy the foundations of a post‑Islamic Republic economy is to sabotage the very vision of “Making Iran Great Again.” If the United States ever puts troops on the ground, success will hinge on the cooperation of the Iranian people. To eliminate the IRGC, you need Iranians to facilitate your objectives, or at the very least trust your intentions enough to yield the battlespace.
If that trust is shattered by the destruction of hospitals, water systems, and power, the mission is lost. Never underestimate the power of Iranian patriotism. When the West attacks a nation’s lifelines, it does not break the regime; it gifts it the oxygen of nationalism to survive. Do not hand a dying terrorist cartel a lifeline at the expense of its own victims. @POTUS@marklevinshow@SecRubio@LindseyGrahamSC
On @LBC this morning with David Harper. We discussed Trump-Netanyahu dynamics, U.S. domestic pressure, and what an exit could look like in #IranWar. 🎧
I recorded a guest essay for @BBCWorldService on #Nowruz this year, and what the new year feels like for #Iranians inside the country and across the diaspora in a moment of war, grief, and uncertainty.
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Good discussion on @BBCNews today with @KhashayerJ on where the #IranWar is heading. Key point: What looks like pressure on the regime is actually producing a tighter, harder system... not collapse. That changes how this ends. 🎥:
صرفا جهت یادآوری:
تجاوز با جسم خارجی به پرستاری که از درمان زخمیشدگان دست نکشید زمان جنگ اتفاق نیافتاد، مال وقتیه که شیشههای کاخ گلستان سالم بود و آهوهای خارک زنده بودن.
#DigitalBlackOutIran
یکی از دردناکترین گزارشهایی بود که تاکنون روی آن کار کردهام. هنگام روایت آن، با تکتک سلولهای بدنم درد را حس میکردم؛ اما باز هم دربارهاش نوشتم و صحبت کردم تا این فاجعه در تاریخ ثبت شود و عمق جنایت جمهوری اسلامی فراموش نشود
Joined @thetimes “The Story” podcast to discuss Mojtaba Khamenei becoming #Iran’s new Supreme Leader & what it means for the war and the regime’s future. 🎧 https://t.co/mpbaffS4mM
دیروز در برنامه VOA# فارسی درباره تحولات اخیر جنگ #ایران، خطر گسترش درگیری در منطقه، و پیامدهای آن برای اروپا و بازار انرژی صحبت کردم.
همچنین به این موضوع پرداختم که تغییر سیاسی در ایران تنها زمانی ممکن است که شکاف در ساختارهای امنیتی و نظامی ایجاد شود.
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