LoveYourself [she/her]

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  • LoveYourself [she/her]@hexbear.nettonews@hexbear.net•Bulletins and News Discussion from June 16th to June 22nd, 2025 - Iran, Harden Your HeartEnglish
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    3 hours ago

    Reality is winning: War, resistance, and the reunification of nation and state in Iran by Nahid Poureisa

    Something is happening in Iran.

    People are not only supporting the war, but they are getting closer to the state. The concept of “nation” has undergone a shift. In recent days, I have seen things I never could have imagined.

    One of the most powerful images was a viral video: A young woman in Tehran, without hijab, wearing a koufiyeh, singing a deeply patriotic song under Azadi Tower, the symbolic heart of Tehran. This was not just a moment of performative nationalism; it was a statement, a contradiction of the narrative that pits the Iranian people against their state.

    Social media, once a battleground of polarizing slogans, has become a platform for national unity. Campaigns are emerging one after another: to sign under the Iranian flag, to denounce Iran International (a channel broadcasting from Tel Aviv), and to criticize its recent interview with Netanyahu.

    And it’s not the so-called conservatives or state loyalists pushing this narrative. It’s people from the same class and lifestyle background as the “Woman, Life, Freedom” protesters, those who just 4 years ago were seen chanting for regime change.

    On the train, the conversations are no longer about dissent, they’re about the war. Women were there for each other emotionally. One was unsure whether she should leave the capital. I told her, “The Zionists would not dare to attack civilians again.” she replied, “But they already did.”

    “Yes,” I said. “They did, during the first two days. But after Iran’s retaliatory operations, they learned that Iran is not only capable, but determined, not just to restore deterrence, but to dismantle the enemy’s power entirely.” I could see confidence return to her face.

    Another woman joined in, agreeing with me. “The attacks were mostly done by Mossad agents,” she added. “Now things are more under control.” I nodded.

    In the same train, a street vendor walked through the wagon, smiling. “We continue to live,” she said. “There is no other choice. I need to sell.” That was it, that moment helped me piece together the answer to a question that’s been haunting me: Why are people scared and yet still supportive of Iran’s stance?

    For years, especially during the peak of “Woman, Life, Freedom,” we witnessed a profound split between the state and the nation in Iran. During the 2022 World Cup, at the height of the protests, many refused to support the national team, claiming it represented the Islamic Republic, not the Iranian people. That moment became a defining line. If you cheered for Iran’s team, you were automatically seen as being against the “revolution” [of Woman, Life, Freedom], a movement that had been hijacked and bankrolled by imperialist agendas.

    But now? Why not apply the same logic? Isn’t this just a war between the IRGC and “Israel”? Can’t we say it’s a war between two evils?

    No. Not anymore.

    Back on the train, I realized how the concrete conditions of everyday life override Western-fueled delusions.** The smear campaigns and misinformation wars can’t hold against direct, lived experience. Why? Because people realized something crucial: their loved ones were attacked by “Israel”. This wasn’t a fabricated threat from the Islamic Republic. The enemy of the state is now recognized, viscerally, as the enemy of the people.**

    That unification is a turning point: the merging of state and nation.

    Reality is defeating BBC Persian. Reality is defeating Iran International. Reality is bitter, but it’s powerful. In order to survive, you must fight back, and who has the means to fight back? The Iranian state. Its military.

    After the recent Israeli aggression, Netanyahu posted a video calling on the Iranian people to rise up and “finish what he started.” He believed that by killing commanders, he could encourage the public to weaken the state. But this was a strategic miscalculation. He thought he could become more popular with the people by killing them.

    No. He can’t. Reality is winning. The Iranian state is winning.

  • LoveYourself [she/her]@hexbear.nettonews@hexbear.net•Bulletins and News Discussion from June 16th to June 22nd, 2025 - Iran, Harden Your HeartEnglish
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    9 hours ago

    It seems you have confused me with other users. I was not in this comment thread so I did miss it. I see you did post two articles for this claim.

    One is BBC citing anonymous “sources in Tehran” and the other is Saudi al Arabia interviewing a guy who claims to represent Badr in the US but is just a US educated Iraqi guy running an NGO in Washington. “BBC said the PMU worked with the US in 2014 so actually the YPJ arent traitors for collaborating with America to occupy and starve your people for a decade” is functionally the point you had been making.

    We could break this down specific disagreement more but it seems better to get to the soul of the matter which is about not relying on bogus “sources” in our understanding of the political positions and actions of the Resistance Axis.

    This is the point im emphasizing in the original post above and I have been emphasizing for quite literally years.

    There is an epic level of disinformation floating through every social space in society. An epic level of Psywar and information warfare alongside Islamophobia, Iranophobia, and other xenophobic narratives manufacturing consent globally for this regional war of extermination being waged by the US empire on the peopleof the region. This project is being pushed by many different actors including a large number that posture as “pro resistance”!!

    The resistance movements speak for themselves, the least we can do is actually listen to them.

  • LoveYourself [she/her]@hexbear.nettonews@hexbear.net•Bulletins and News Discussion from June 16th to June 22nd, 2025 - Iran, Harden Your HeartEnglish
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    15 hours ago

    Resistance Trench carries similarities to another related (albeit more obviously absurd) channel “Global Resistance News” which is a project of portraying ostensibly pro-resistance content in bombastic and extreme ways to promote a perverted image of what the resistance camp is actually like. For instance having a hyperfocus on “the Jews” as opposed to the materialist analysis of imperialism that resistance leadership clearly lays out.

    Anyways, Media literacy principles we should actually look for a real source for things coming from these faceless 20k follower accounts. The Ayatollah has said similar things that no one could stop Iran many times before but this exact quote with the “elders”? Cant find it.