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2020-01-18 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
‘Days of God’: A look at Iran’s mounting crises
[IIsraelTimes] Islamic Theocratic Republic reeling from US killing Soleimani to shooting down a Ukrainian airliner, while dealing with sanctions, protests and an economic meltdown.

Iran’s supreme leader says his nation is living through "days of God."
"What's that Lassie? Timmy's The Hidden Imam's in the well?"
The Islamic Theocratic Republic has been reeling from one crisis to another, from the assassination by the United States of its top general to the Revolutionary Guard’s accidental shootdown of a passenger plane carrying scores of young people, most of them Iranians. US sanctions have crippled its economy as tensions with America have soared.

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In a rare Friday sermon in Tehran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
...the actual dictator of Iran, successor to Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini...
stuck to the playbook Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan, the abbreviation IRGC is a cognate form of Stürmabteilung (or SA), the term Supreme Guide is a cognate form of either Shah or Führer or maybe both, and they hate Jews Zionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
has relied on since 1979, blaming the country’s woes on the US and other Western powers, and proclaiming that Iranians still support the Islamic Revolution.

He pointed to the outpouring of grief after Gen. Qassem Soleimani
, Iran’s top general, was killed in a US Arclight airstrike
...KABOOM!...
in Baghdad. Hundreds of thousands of Iranians attended funeral services across the country for Soleimani, who was revered by many as a war hero. But the funeral itself was marred by tragedy when 56 people died in a stampede of mourners in Soleimani’s hometown of Kerman.

The moment of national unity was shattered days later, when Iranian forces accidentally shot down a Ukrainian jetliner, killing all 176 people on board, and then concealed their responsibility until they were confronted with mounting evidence from Western leaders.

Here’s a look at the various crises Iran faces:

US SANCTIONS
After unilaterally withdrawing from Iran’s 2015 nuclear agreement with world powers, US President Donald Trump
...Perhaps no man has ever had as much fun being president of the US...
began ratcheting up sanctions. The sanctions have exacerbated an economic crisis, sending the local currency into a freefall and wiping away many people’s life savings.

The Institute of International Finance, a global association of financial institutions, estimates that Iran’s economy will contract this fiscal year by more than 7%, mostly because of the drop in crude oil exports due to sanctions. The report found that as a result, Iran’s reserves are expected to dip to $73 billion by March, totaling nearly $40 billion in losses over two years.

THE LOSS OF SOLEIMANI
As head of the Revolutionary Guard’s elite Quds Force, Soleimani was the architect of Iran’s regional military operations and its support for gangs in Leb, Syria, Iraq and Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
. He was blamed for the killing of hundreds of American soldiers by Iran-backed militias in the years after the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq. He also helped Syrian Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad
Before going into the family business Pencilneck was an eye doctor. If he'd stuck with it he'd have had a good practice by now...
’s forces battle rebels and Islamic bully boys. In Iran, he was seen by many as a mythic figure who had defended the nation. Critics and supporters alike say he will be tough to replace.

THE PLANE TRAGEDY
In response to the killing of Soleimani, Iran launched a wave of ballistic missiles at US bases in Iraq. No one was seriously maimed, though several soldiers were screened for concussions and sent to Germany for medical treatment. As Iran braced for a counterattack, the Revolutionary Guard shot down a passenger plane shortly after it took off from Tehran’s international airport last week, mistaking it for a US cruise missile. Most of those killed were Iranians.

Iranian authorities concealed their role for three days, initially blaming a technical failure, until Western leaders said they had mounting evidence that a surface-to-air missile had brought the plane down. Iranian officials have apologized and promised to punish those responsible, but face widespread criticism and international demands to pay compensation to victims’ families.

STREET PROTESTS
As the economic crisis has worsened, Iran has seen wave after wave of sporadic, leaderless protests. The protests are usually sparked by economic grievances but rapidly escalate into calls to overthrow the Islamic Theocratic Republic. The demonstrations have often turned violent, and security forces have responded with force. Amnesia Amnesty International says more than 300 people were killed in protests in November over a hike in gasoline prices, when authorities shut down the internet for several days.

The Revolutionary Guard’s announcement on Saturday that it was responsible for shooting down the plane sparked days of protests in the streets and on university campuses. Security forces dispersed some of the crowds with tear gas and live ammunition.
Posted by trailing wife 2020-01-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ]  Top
 File under: Govt of Iran 

#1 Iran’s supreme leader says his nation is living through "days of God."

Curious phrase. So that means, what-- Iran was godless before this?

I.e. before Abu Orange unleashed His Terrible Swift Sword on your boy? How did Le Grand Satan morph into Le Grand Orange-Dieu?
Posted by Lex 2020-01-18 12:32||   2020-01-18 12:32|| Front Page Top

#2 12th Imam in 3...2...1...
Posted by jpal 2020-01-18 17:24||   2020-01-18 17:24|| Front Page Top

#3 You were warned duely right here on The Burg.

So now you know GOD HATES YOU.
Posted by newc 2020-01-18 19:33||   2020-01-18 19:33|| Front Page Top










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