Khamenei's gamble: Iran admits to the slaughter and counts on the world to look away

 Jerusalem Post   

"Khamenei himself bears the responsibility for this bloodshed. In previous rounds of demonstrations, he has had no qualms directing security forces to take blood in order to keep the ayatollahs in power. The real question is why the world* is still allowing him to get away with it."

"Iran’s supreme leader has now openly acknowledged what the Islamic Republic has spent weeks trying to obscure from the world.

"In remarks carried by Iranian state media on Saturday, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei admitted that “several thousand deaths” had occurred during Iran’s latest wave of nationwide protests, while blaming the United States and Israel for the bloodshed.

" 'Protesters, he declared, were “criminals,” “mercenaries,” and mohareb (enemies of God) – a charge that carries the death penalty under Iranian law.

"For over four decades, the Islamic Republic has relied on a familiar formula for survival. It begins with repression at home, then blames foreign intervention, and waits for the world to hesitate.

"When Iranians protest corruption or inflation, the regime’s response is lethal force. And when the death toll mounts, Tehran redirects responsibility outward, confident that international outrage will stop short of any consequential acts. This is one way the regime has firmly held on to power." . . .

. . . "No Iranian embassies have been closed. Nor have any ambassadors been recalled. Diplomatic relations continue largely uninterrupted, even as the regime openly threatens mass executions. Tehran remains seated at international forums, its representatives treated as normal partners in conversation, while protesters are labeled terrorists at home."  . . .

In recent weeks, Iranian protesters have appealed directly to outside powers, particularly the United States and Israel. Handwritten signs addressed to US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have appeared at demonstrations. Video messages circulate online calling for help.

* Bear in mind that much of "The world" sided with the murderers and rapists of Hamas when Israel said "Enough!" and tried to put a stop to years of Hamas murders and missile attacks on peaceful Kibbutzim. And (Below) putting Jewish babies into Israeli ovens and cooking them alive. TD

Gen Z approved.