Iranian official admits student protesters are taken to psychiatric institutions

Re:Iranian official admits student protesters are taken to p... by PraetorianGourd on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @05:35PM (#33183741)

> 2. with the "help" of US, some kind of revolution which will topple the government etc. which ultimately will make things worse for the people of Iran but will be a win for the US

I don't believe the result of a coup is that cut-and-dry. The current government of Iran is democratically elected by only the most charitable of definitions. A majority of the animosity between the US and Iran is at the governmental level. A truly democratic Iran could easily become a viable and strong ally for the US in the region, offsetting our reliance on Saudi Arabia and Israel for regional influence. Of course, it could go the other way. But I don't think it is clear at all that the fall of the Islamic Republic would be a net-negative for the people of Iran.

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Re:Iranian official admits student protesters are taken to p... by chimineycricket on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @08:29PM (#33185659)

Why do you think we rely on Israel for regional influence? I'd say it's the other way around.

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Re:Iranian official admits student protesters are taken to p... by PraetorianGourd on Saturday October 15, 2022 @09:29PM (#33220297)

I think its symbiotic. Israel get weapons and support, the United States gets an ally in the Middle East.

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