...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 spontaneouslytaking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet
militiasto extend the regime's influence. The word
Iranis a cognate form of
Aryan.The abbreviation
IRGCis the same idea as
Stürmabteilung (or SA).The term
Supreme Guideis a the modern version form of either
Duceor
Führeror maybe both. They hate
summons Belgium’s ambassador in Tehran in protest after a court in Antwerp tossed in the clink
Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please!
one of its diplomats for plotting a thwarted 2018 bombing in neighboring La Belle France.
Assadollah Assadi, 49, was sentenced to 20 years behind bars on Thursday after being convicted of attempted murder of a "terrorist" nature and "participation in the activities of a terrorist group."
He denies the charges.
The Iranian foreign ministry says it summoned the Belgian ambassador in Tehran "to convey the strong protest of the Islamic Theocratic
Republicof Iran against the illegal decision of the court in Antwerp concerning our diplomat Assadollah Assadi.
"The Belgian government has also been called upon to take measures for the immediate release of Assadi" and "to respect human rights
One man's rights are another man's existential threat.
standards."