Lisa Daftari
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TV/Radio Commentator | Podcast Host 📺 ForeignPolicy/MidEast Analyst EIC: @ForeignDeskNews | Iranian | 4-lingual | piano | soprano Lisa @ForeignDesk .News
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My op-ed in
@Newsweek
this morning:
Why Jimmy Carter Owes the Iranian People an Apology | Opinion
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No one is trying to “overturn” the election. We just want the legitimate results.
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Violence on both sides is bad. But I didn't hear anything out of Biden or Harris' mouth all summer as our cities were burning down.
Americans are fed up with hypocrisy.
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Weird how there’s been a strange lack of BLM riots since the election. 🤔 Guess America doesn’t have a “systematic racism” problem anymore...
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Just remember Cardi B’s “WAP” was NPR’s song of the year, but Dr. Seuss books are offensive.
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I’m starting to notice a trend after this news about Swalwell employing a Chinese spy:
It seems every time they go after Trump for something, Democrats get exposed to have been doing that exact thing themselves.
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I’m watching motorcycle cops in Los Angeles hiding on main streets, pulling over soccer moms going 10 over the speed limit & writing hefty violations, but u can steal up to $950 from the boutique on the same street & no penalty. That’s the lunacy in LA right now in a nutshell.
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Notice how the FBI can solve a crime like this in 24 hours but give them Hillary’s emails or Hunter’s laptop and they get stuck in quicksand?!
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When Trump doesn’t wear a mask, it’s the end of the world
When Biden doesn’t wear a mask, they have “bigger issues to worry about”
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Biden had military flags removed from the Oval Office. Nice sign of gratitude for the thousands of troops protecting him.
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It took Congress 8 months to give us $600 of our own money back and people out there really think socialism is going to work?
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I speak as the daughter of Iranian immigrants who came to this country for the promises of freedom and liberty. The observations I make are out of a fear that we do not realize that we are actively losing our country and exactly what my parents came here for...
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Iran DID NOT attack Israel. The Islamic Republic did.
Praying for the people of Iran and Israel.
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Funny the same people who are saying 6 weeks of contesting an election constitutes a “national security risk” created 4 years of “national security risk” with investigations, attempt to impeach, overt & covert operations to remove the president.
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The Palestinians turned down a two-state solution in 1938, 1948, 1967, 2000, 2001 and 2008.
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In a pandemic year, where researchers worked around the clock for a vaccine, healthcare workers lost their lives to fight for others, a man who sat in his basement is
#TimePersonofTheYear
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The Trump administration just announced that they’ve put Cuba on the terror watch list and it has barely received any media coverage.
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Trump is banned from Twitter permanently.
But you know who's still here?
-Iran's mullahs
-The CCP
-Terrorists
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You’ll notice
#RezaPahlavi
is trending along with #من_وکالت_میدهم in Persian- Iranians taking to social media to support the son of the late Shah of Iran. Why? 1/5
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Synagogue Congregation Beth El on Beverly Blvd in Los Angeles vandalized... Tell me this ugly hatred is still about
#blm
or
#georgefloyd
?!
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Notice how “The Squad” was losing sleep over Palestinian women and children but silent on the horrific plight of the Afghans?!
Not surprising, but just another example of their political games and hypocrisy.
#Afghanistan
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My father came to this country from Iran alone at 17 to go to college and graduate school.
At every graduation my siblings and I have had I’ve cried- not just for the personal accomplishments- but in gratitude to my parents, this country and the availability and access to so
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Notice how Arnold Schwarzenegger once characterized by the media as a cheating liar who fathered a child out of wedlock with his maid is now relevant again for calling Trump supporters Nazis?
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The same people who see no gender in sports or public restrooms insist on celebrating the “first female” Vice President. Do you see gender or not? You can’t have it both ways.
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Don't expect to get an honest assessment about
#Afghanistan
from the crowd that hates Trump more than they hate the Taliban.
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تکراری ترین پیامی که از ایرانیان داخل ایران دریافت می کنم این است که «لطفا ما را تنها نگذارید». به شما قول می دهم... به عنوان روزنامه نگار، به عنوان زن، به عنوان آزادی خواه... ما از هر ابزار، تریبون و نفسی که داریم برای گفتن داستان شما و افشای حقیقت شما به جهان استفاده خواهیم کرد
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Pass it on to Hamas.
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I got a nasty message claiming that my hatred for
#Hamas
is affecting my reporting.
No one complained when my ‘hatred’ for the Islamic Republic, Taliban, ISIS, AlQaeda, or Boko Haram ‘affected my reporting.’
It’s not bias. It’s moral clarity.
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برای کسانی که در ایران هستند: اجازه ندهید رسانه های بین المللی و قدرت های جهانی آینده شما را دیکته کنند. به ما بگویید که چه می خواهید و ما صدای شما را به گوش خواهیم رساند!
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You cannot reform the Taliban.
You cannot reform Iran's regime.
You cannot reform ISIS or AQ.
You cannot reform Hamas.
You cannot reform Hezbollah.
Pass it on.
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Notice how the "numbers" didn't warrant shutting everything down at first but they ignored it anyway.
Now the "numbers" don't show signs of letting up, but they're ignoring it anyway.
All political. All BS.
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That’s the thing about the last 4 years.
Facts haven’t changed the emotions of the Left.
No new wars. Troops were brought home. Senseless entanglements abroad were ended.
But the Left will still call Trump the “war-monger” President.
Because facts never mattered.
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❤️کمی برای دنبال کنندگان جدید: یک روزنامه نگار/مفسر سیاسی ایرانی آمریکایی هستم, در ایالات متحده از پدر و مادری ایرانی متولد شدم. فارسی صحبت می کنم/ می خوانم/می نویسم اما هرگز به ایران نرفتم. از سکوی خود برای تقویت صدای مردم ایران استفاده می کنم چون می توانم 🙏
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BREAKING:
@SecPompeo
: "I have determined that the PRC, under the direction and control of the CCP, has committed genocide against the predominantly Muslim Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minority groups in Xinjiang."
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Why is the mainstream media avoiding talking about how Obama organized a campaign to try to get rid of his successor?
If they won't cover it, we will on my podcast featuring
@DineshDSouza
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Wake up, world! 🌎 Do you see the irony? Raisi comes to the
#UNGA
in New York and is given a free platform to say anything he wants, yet he has reportedly cut the internet in
#Iran
so that the Iranian people cannot express themselves.
#Mahsa_Amini
#MahsaAmini
#مهسا_امینی
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What's happening to our election system right now is exactly what we've seen in Venezuela for years. They rig the election AFTER the fact.
@DineshDSouza
breaks it down on my podcast and explains how he was able to predict this happening months ago.
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If you’ve been silent about the horrific crimes against the Muslim Uighurs in China but now only condemning Israel for what’s happening between them and the Palestinians, it probably has less to do with “human rights” and more to do with anti-Semitism
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Happy birthday
@PahlaviReza
, a man dedicated to fighting for freedom and human rights not just in
#Iran
but around the world.
تولد مردی که نه تنها در #ایران بلکه در سرتاسر جهان برای آزادی و حقوق بشر مبارزه می کند، مبارک باد. ❤️🤍💚
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EXCLUSIVE: 200 High-Profile Iranians Sign Letter:
“We stand in solidarity with the people of Israel and yearn for the day when a free Iran can once again renew the historic ties of friendship that existed between Iran and Israel”
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This second round of impeachment is Congress’ ‘unity’ gift to the nation
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If u told me 1 day I'd be covering a terror attack in which one side was a state-backed terror org that raped, tortured, decapitated, burned alive & took hostage the other side, but the world was obsessed with this other side 'observing rules of war,' I'd never believe you. To
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Stop calling the protests in Iran "water protests." They've now spread to Tehran and are shouting "Death to the Dictator!"
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Before you start tweeting about how
@realDonaldTrump
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#Iran
threat will lead to war, consider the calculation made by Irans regime really pushing the limits here bc its banking on no response by a weak&apologetic Biden admin. Just like the rest of our enemies. Thats the takeaway
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Want to....
🚨Free Palestinians?
🚨Free Israel?
🚨Free Iran?
🚨Free Syria?
🚨Free Yemen?
🚨Free Iraq?
🚨Free Lebanon?
Remove the regime in Iran.
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Please don't ever nominate me for something based on the fact that I'm a Middle Eastern woman.
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In 2021, independent journalists like myself will have to step up and do what the media will fail at. There has never been a more important time to diversify your sources for news!
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I don’t owe allegiance to anyone. I am simply a journalist fighting for freedom and highlighting the stories of those who could not experience it themselves.
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به نظر میرسد که هموطنان عزیز تمایل دارند که من مطالب را به فارسی هم توییت کنم... درسته؟
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🙏 It’s such a blessing 🙏 to see Americans realizing the importance of independent journalists like myself uncovering the truth that the mainstream media tends to ignore
I can hardly believe I’m only a few hundred followers off of 50k & would be honored if you’d follow along!❤️
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There’s a cyber bullying campaign to silence Iranian women who are speaking out against Hamas.
It only means one thing: Iranian women have an important voice right now & are being heard. 💪🏼
What did you think would happen after 44 years under a terrorist regime?
They’re just
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There are many honest Palestinians in Gaza that I've interviewed that will tell you their anger is directed more toward Hamas than Israel. That's what the MSM isn't telling you. They're oppressed because they're ruled by terrorists not because the US Embassy is now in Jerusalem.
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Mr. President: If you’re calling for a ‘regime change’ for Russia, why don’t you do the same for Iran? The Iranian people have been suffering for over 40 years yet at this very moment you’re doing everything you can to empower their brutal regime with money & legitimacy.
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As a mom, it wouldnt matter if mental illness, Islamic fundamentalism, extreme Right/Left or any other radical ideology took my child's life. It wouldn't matter if it were by gun, axe, grenade or suicide bomb.
Today, let's put aside politics & focus on security for our children
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Joe Biden said only dictators would push their policies through executive orders, but guess what Biden spent his first week in office doing? Exactly that!
@katiepavlich
joined me on my podcast to break it all down.
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BULLIES at Rutgers University threatening to cancel my talk. Ironically the talk is on freedom of speech on campus.
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Hate so deep & blind she can’t even admit Israeli women were raped. She thinks this is a lie just like all the facts I offered on her show that she claimed were “lies.”
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On the latest episode of my podcast,
@RyanAFournier
says Trump isn't just going away like the Republicans who voted for his second impeachment would hope.
Those Republicans will have a tough road ahead of them in their upcoming primaries.
SUBSCRIBE:
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So this is kind of a big deal...
Two Yemeni men on the FBI's terror watchlist arrested at southern border
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BREAKING: FBI confirms 31 year old Juan Thompson of St. Louis, MO arrested in connection w/ bomb threats targeting Jewish Community Centers
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There's been a lot of misinformation about what happened on January 6, so I had
@ElijahSchaffer
join me on my podcast to break down what he saw that day.
There's one glaring fact: The FBI told Capitol Police about the threat and they didn't do anything about it. Why is that?
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A reminder that while
#Iran
’s regime is butchering innocent young women in its streets right now, they still hold an esteemed position on the UN Women’s Rights Commission
#IranProtest
#MahsaAmini
#Mahsa_Amini
#NikaShakarami
#مهسا_امینی #مهساامینی #ایران #نیکا_شاکرمی
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Remember Angela Marsden, the LA restaurant owner who had the courage to speak out against the ridiculous COVID-19 restrictions and went viral?
She joined me on my podcast & explained how she's received death threats for simply wanting to be able to work & put food on the table.
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More on the groundbreaking billboard in NY by Iranian opposition. Pls read/share. Let's help the ppl of Iran spread their message
اطلاعات بیشتر در مورد بیلبورد در نیویورک
لطفاً بخوانید و به اشتراک بگذارید بیایید به مردم ایران در انتشار پیام خود کمک کنیم
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Today's clip on Fox on the ongoing
#IranProtests
@varneyco
@foxbusiness
@foxnews
امروز در فاکس نیوز… صحبت درباره معترضان ایران
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A "Muslim ban?" in Israel? Does she realize Muslims live in Israel?
It is an affront that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, under pressure from President Trump, would deny entry to representatives of the U.S. government.
My full statement:
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Notice American Democrats called for regime change in Israel instead of calling for regime change in Iran. And that says everything you need to know about our current foreign policy.
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Among the large stack of executive orders Joe Biden just signed was the cancellation of the
#Keystone
Pipeline.
The problem? Biden was endorsed by the Pipefitters Union, and they're not too happy about him destroying their jobs.
@michaeljohns
breaks it down with me:
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Sad that the Iranian people have to fight the regime on one hand and the damaging narrative of the mainstream media on the other. Nice try,
@nytimes
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Today in
#Rasht
, chanting “Death to the Dictator!” For those asking if movement is dying down, appears it’s gaining momentum in numbers and in cities. There has been, however, a slowdown in sending videos as Telegram & Instagram are blocked in certain areas.
#iranprotests
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Here is the link to my interview yesterday with Iran's Crown Princess
#YasminePahlavi
.
We talked about her upbringing, leaving Iran, marrying Prince
@PahlaviReza
, working to help Iranian refugees, her focus on human rights and more...
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Wake up,
@POTUS
!
The Iranian people don’t want the nuclear deal!
بیدار شو، بایدن! مردم ایران توافق هسته ای را نمی خواهند
#اعتراضات_سراسری
#IranProtests
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Who woke up to the fake news that Iran regime was dismantling their morality police?
3 months in, the Iranians & those who support their movement know who they can trust.
If you're not going to support human rights & freedom, at the very least, don't stand in the way,
@nytimes
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سوسک سیاه از دیوار بالا میرفت مادرش میگفت قربون پاهای سفید بلوریت بشم
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Back in studio today
@FoxNews
talking about
#IranProtests
امروز در استودیوی فاکس نیوز… صحبت درباره معترضان ایران
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#Iranian
college students are being brutally attacked.
Where’s the media? The college students and professors who are appalled when the wrong pronoun is used! Where are you?
#MahsaAmini
#Mahsa_Amini
#OpIran
#Woman_Life_Freedom
#مهسا_امینی #مهساامینی #زن_زندگی_آزادی
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🚨Urgent-Whats easier than arresting, imprisoning &then handing out death sentences? Abducting victims &killing in secrecy! Thats the trend now in
#Iran
. Dr. Aida Rostami, 36, was treating protesters in Tehran&disappeared.Her tortured body was handed to her family the next day
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The Left is sleeping with Chinese spies, referring to China as a partner to America & Joe Biden has even said the Chinese “aren’t bad folks.”
Lets make 1 thing very clear: China is the enemy of the free world
Take a second to subscribe to my podcast:
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Hamas missiles in Gaza ➡️ Iran's regime
Houthis in Yemen ➡️ Iran's regime
Terrorists in Iraq ➡️ Iran's regime
Hezbollah in Lebanon ➡️ Iran's regime
Basij in Syria ➡️ Iran's regime
And President Biden wants to give this regime $$ to continue growing their list of terror projects
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Where is everyone when it comes to the women of
#Iran
?
#IranProtest
#MahsaAmini
#Mahsa_Amini
#مهسا_امینی
#women
#iranprotests2022
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Sources inside Iran tell me main chant in
#iranprotests
evoke name of late Reza Shah, father of the Shah, who is symbol of nationalism.
منابع من در داخل ایران میگویند که شعار اصلی اعتراضات «رضاشاه روحت شاد» است. مردم نام پدر شاهنشاه فقید را که نماد ملی گرایی است صدا میزنند
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To put into perspective- al Baghdadi and Bin Laden were like interns compared to terror mastermind Qassem Soleimani
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VIDEO: Listen for gunshots as government forces shoot at protesters at Tehran University. Protesters chant “Death to the Dictator!” in response to the shooting down of plane.
#IranProtests
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Here is the Fox segment from yesterday on
#IranProtests
with subtitles...and better resolution...sorry!
!بخش فاکس نیوز در مورد اعتراضات ایران با کیفیت بهتر
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کجایند "فمینیست ها؟" به اصطلاح قهرمانان حقوق جهانی کجا هستند؟ رسانه اصلی کجاست؟ حدس میزنم وقتی آنها از حماس، جهاد اسلامی فلسطین و طالبان دفاع میکنند، باید انتظار داشته باشیم که از ملاهای وحشی که ایران را اشغال کردهاند دفاع کنند.2/2
داستان او را بارها و بارها خواهیم گفت تا زمانی که غرب بفهمد رژیمی که یک زن جوان را به خاطر نشان دادن کمی مو میکشد، نباید پذیرفته شود. نباید میلیاردها دلار به آنها داد تا قصابی خود را در داخل و خارج ایران ادامه دهند. مردم ایران از ما کمک میخواهند. کجایند "بشردوستان؟"1/2
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Lunch with the Princess who humbly prefers to be called Yasmine 💜
#YasminePahlavi
@PahlaviReza
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Scary to think if terrorists were to launch another 9/11 style attack on this country today, 30-50% would defend the terrorists.
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Today's Fox News segment on
#IranProtests
with subtitles.
بخش امروز فاکس نیوز در مورد اعتراضات ایران با زیرنویس
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There are 3 Iranians executed per day ny the Islamic Republic. In 45 years, thousands of innocent women, children and minorities have been hanged. Help raise awareness.
#cuttherope
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Failed Hamas rockets launched towards Israel falling short of their target:
🚨 -Killed 17 Palestinian civilians
🚨 -Caused 250,000 Palestinians to lose electricity - (the same electricity lines provided by Israel to help increase electricity in Gaza)
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