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Looking like they weren't

artappraiser — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 10:36:14 +0000

In reply to Ukrainian airplane crashes near Iran’s capital, killing 176

Looking like they weren't exactly planning on admitting shooting it down:

BBC News - Iran Plane Downing: Person Who Filmed Video 'Arrested' https://t.co/85P7g2A9ow
— Small Wars Journal (@smallwars) January 15, 2020

p.s. Edit to add: It is the

artappraiser — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 19:38:53 +0000

In reply to yes. I get the impression it

p.s. It is the Zarif wing, I am sure. Just from seeing his twitter feed. (I honestly don't know if the man is sincere or is a cynical political operative. I think: does it really matter? As he is consistent with that persona.) He's obviously trying to get across to the mullahs that they must come out with humble humane messages at this time, (bonus win with that: the opposite of saber rattling is also the opposite of Trump) that that's the way to win both global support and calm the protests. They endanger their very existence by doing otherwise. But protestors are not in a mood to accept appeasement, the deaths and arrests have been very brutal.

This is an amazing image,

artappraiser — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 19:08:42 +0000

In reply to Ukrainian airplane crashes near Iran’s capital, killing 176

This is an amazing image, protestors not walking on Israeli (!) and American flags. This reminds me of the Hong Kong protestors, there is a sharing of some ideology, freedom of speech seems to be the thing that they are admiring?

Student protesters at Tehran’s Beheshti University take pains to avoid trampling on US and Israeli flags painted on entrance walkway pic.twitter.com/mqqzT0D9gK
— Borzou Daragahi (@borzou) January 12, 2020

And here's an interesting agitprop thing I ran across:

Iranians brilliantly taking regime propaganda incl religious symbols & flipping against em
photo 1- Suleimani alledgedly going to heaven & hugged by Imam Hussein
Photo 2- Suleimani going to hell and welcomed by arch vilain Yazid
The clue is: flipping the color from green to red pic.twitter.com/k1pjk9ISH4
— Weddady (@weddady) January 12, 2020

Terrific insight, again, on

artappraiser — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 19:03:28 +0000

In reply to Ukrainian airplane crashes near Iran’s capital, killing 176

Terrific insight, again, on current Iranian attitude from @yashar https://t.co/RByvyYOyE9
— Scott Sands (@scottsands) January 12, 2020

Tensions High As Iranians Continue Protests Over Downing Of Ukrainian Jet https://t.co/7L0cPJCi78
— Small Wars Journal (@smallwars) January 12, 2020

yes. I get the impression it

artappraiser — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 18:59:06 +0000

In reply to Strangely this is prolly the

yes. I get the impression it is like an extension of the anger about "the mullahs" in general, there is a seizing on anything they can find. After all, they shot to kill protestors in Dec.

Strangely this is prolly the

PeraclesPlease — Sat, 11 Jan 2020 19:45:34 +0000

In reply to This is not orchestrated by

Strangely this is prolly the most quickly truthful they've been.

This is not orchestrated by

artappraiser — Sat, 11 Jan 2020 18:13:11 +0000

In reply to "Khamenei is expired. His

This is not orchestrated by #Iran's regime. These are #Iranians chanting "Death to Liars" who attempted to cover up #ukraineplanecrash. These are accumulative protests of people who are fed up.

Media that was enchanted w/ crowds over #Soleimani's funeral needs to expose this. pic.twitter.com/tSqFpDMzTV
— Fatima Alasrar (@YemeniFatima) January 11, 2020

BBC confirmation of Tehran

artappraiser — Sat, 11 Jan 2020 18:04:53 +0000

In reply to Wow: Iranian students in

BBC confirmation of Tehran protests:

Protests break out in Tehran #Iran tonight following Gov. admission of unintentionally shooting down Ukrainian plane (176 died, 82 Iranian).

“Down with Khamenei” “We don’t want an Islamic Republic” are some of slogans. BBC video: pic.twitter.com/1i5OfaL0WY
— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) January 11, 2020

Purported protests in Esfahan

artappraiser — Sat, 11 Jan 2020 18:00:36 +0000

In reply to Wow: Iranian students in

Purported protests in Esfahan:

People out in Esfahan protesting against the Islamic Republic and Khameneis rule. #IranProtests pic.twitter.com/Y6whZM3hQZ
— Dennis Naghizadeh (@DenzDejz) January 11, 2020

“Our enemy is right here;
They lie when they say it’s the US”#Iranprotests in Esfahan
January 11, 2020 pic.twitter.com/xnR7AWqz0J
— Shahin Milani (@shahinmilani81) January 11, 2020

IRGC Aerospace Command takes

artappraiser — Sat, 11 Jan 2020 16:06:49 +0000

In reply to Ukrainian airplane crashes near Iran’s capital, killing 176

IRGC Aerospace Command takes full responsibility in press conference, absolves others, see entire thread here of translations:

IRGC Aerospace Cmdr.: The officials, including Aviation authorities, who kept denying the missile hit, are not guilty. They made those remarks based on what they knew. We are to blame for everything.
— Reza Khaasteh (@Khaaasteh) January 11, 2020