Χοδαδαδίος Ρεζαχανίδης, PhD, KRT, Duc de Téhéran

Distinct community, unlike Armenians, bc they speak Persian (very few know any Hebrew) & dialect called Judeo-Persian (Parsyahūd, older name., now a pejorative: Jūddi), and have Persian names (older generation even had “Islamic” names like Abdullah!). Very assimilated & regular part of the society.

Don’t necessarily believe in too flowery pictures of Iranian Jewish community’s “comfortable” life in Iran. Quite a bit of it is IRI propaganda.

But I grew up with many Jews & yes, I can tell you that there are 6 synagogues in Tehran alone, 3 of them quite active. Iranian Jews barely register as a

Talked to an Armenian friend whose brother & cousins live in Tehran. The Armenian neighbourhood of Majidiyeh is heavily bombed & several houses have been damaged, as well as several stores. They know of two Armenian dead & several injured including one blinded in one eye. The local churches are ok.

This is a well trued tactic to prepare for the next stage, to say Iranians did not heed our word and failed to remove the government, so they must be happy with the IRI and are guilty by association and so, killing them and pummeling their lives is allowed.

IRGC terrorisrs are trolling Americans & Israelis, copying their cruel practice of writing messages on missiles. This one says “For the memory of the victims of the E*st*in island.”

It’s enraging that Western leaders are so corrupt & incompetent that they give space to genuine evil to mock them.

I thought it might hard to hate any politicians as much as I hate Khamenei, Netanyahu, and Trump. But Merz, Rutte, and Grossi are fast catching up.

I can only imagine that the UK military attache to Iceland is called Storm Snowland & the one to Congo is Forest Rainman?

Surreal experience. Was talking to mum on the phone when a sound in the background like a heavy pillow falling on the floor came through. Mum said coolly: “did you hear that? They have started raining death, destruction, and fury again!”

really reminds me of 1990s Serbian propaganda... they besieged cities and shelled them mercilessly in plain sight, but any time a market or school were hit, they'd demand an independent forensic analysis, knowing that was impossible but useful to sow doubt and make it seem like "no one knows." sick

This is a Kheybar Shekan ballistic missile, likely the smallest missile Iran possesses that can reach Israel. It's like 30 feet long and is fired from a 3+ axle truck. When it launches, the rocket motor will scorch and damage an area of hundreds of square feet due to the extreme energy output.

Again, this lie only works if they have previously sold you a picture of Iranian cities along the lines of refugee camps. If they have convinced you that cities in Iran are ramshackle slums along dusty unpaved streets, w makeshift schools & hospitals in tents & mud-brick buildings. A malicious lie.

I hate IRI with every fiber of my being. The IRGC & its Basij arm made my teenage years a nightmare that Margaret Atwood could only imagine.

… but let me tell you that this is a blatant lie. There is no way possible that there are rocket launchers in Iranian hospitals & schools. This is a just lie.

What gives you that idea?

In any other situation, being “followed” by an Assyrian conqueror would be a cause for alarm & probably taking refuge in the nearest available fortification.

Given the present circumstances, what can he do that Bibi & Donny haven’t done yet?

Iranians somehow think of there are no Mullas in the government, it means the government is secular. They also believe secular means anti-Islam

There were a couple of Iranians arguing with me that Israelis & Americans are secular & religious world views are not involved in their decision making process…

Mum reports heavy snow in northern Tehran today, and with the fuel shortage (US blew up 30 reserve fuel tankers around the city…), the municipality cannot run the snowplows. So grocery & other delivery services have been interrupted. I hope the electricity does not cut off in the snow.

So, tell me again how they are only fighting against the regime?

This is “owned” by them? Have you heard of “human patrimony”? Get out of here…

Yes. She could not get out today

I think Israelis have heard of an imminent cease fire and are doing their best to either derail it or to cause most damage before they are forced to withdraw.

Very intense bombing in Tehran and Karaj, a city of about 4mil immediately to the west of Tehran. Several electrical plants were hit and went offline. Widespread electric outage in most of Tehran. Eye-witnesses report explosions never seen before.

I hope soon. I never liked Mashhad much, but I think seeing it once would be worth it

I just remember when the roof of Notre-Dame de Paris was on fire and how every Western leader became a cultural expert and lamented the damage and how everyone donated money to rebuild it.

I am having a hard time finding a single article in any European or American publication about this.

Ofc not. “International institutions” are created to protect the West.

Honestly, I feel Hülegü had more respect for culture than this steak ‘n’ ketchup guzzling human excrement.

My point precisely

Some photos of Chehel Sotoon before the Leader of the Free World got to it. Some of these paintings are irreplaceable historical record, including the scene of Shah Abbas hosting the Mughal emperor Houmayoun.

This video of the damages to the Chehel Sotoun palace in Isfahan is hard to watch. The finest example of Safavid architecture, the palace is a marvel of art & architecture that has survived more than 400 years. It is unbelievable that the “most moral army in the world” has cared so little about it.