https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/opinion/iran-ayatollah-antisemitism.html

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821768&forum_id=2.#49587730)

All this might at least be intelligible if Iran and Israel had ancient grievances or territorial disputes. There are none. Iran was among the first predominantly Muslim states to de facto recognize Israel, and Jerusalem and Tehran maintained close ties while the shah was in power. Even today, ordinary Iranians themselves are markedly less antisemitic than people in other Middle Eastern states, according to surveys published by the Anti-Defamation League. The current regime’s obsession is purely a function of Islamist ideology, not national interest. That’s what’s at the root of that anti-regime chant.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821768&forum_id=2.#49587742)

Earlier this month, the regime tried to mollify protesters by offering most of its citizens a pathetic $7 monthly stipend amid skyrocketing inflation and a collapsing currency. Yet the same regime managed to send an estimated $1 billion to help Hezbollah rebuild its military capabilities while refusing to make meaningful concessions over its nuclear portfolio, leading to European sanctions that have further crippled the economy. What ordinary Iranians are revolting against isn’t just economic mismanagement and corruption. It’s also a regime that would rather pursue a perpetual jihad against the Zionist enemy than feed its own people.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821768&forum_id=2.#49587749)