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Mood among some in Iran shifts from hope of being rescued to dismay at destruction of infrastructure, culture and lives

After years of arrests, disappearances and mass killings of protesters, the hatred in Iran from some quarters for the hardline, oppressive governing regime had boiled into such a desperate rage that many believed Donald Trump’s promise that the US would “come to their rescue”.

Now, after a fortnight of war, with US and Israeli airstrikes killing hundreds as they hit residential blocks, shops, fuel depots and even a school, the mood is changing.

“They are also lying! Like the regime has been lying to us,” said Amir*, a student at the University of Tehran. “You are all worse than each other.”

The anti-regime protester has let himself hope for more from the US and Israel, which on the first day of the war had swiftly killed Iran’s most feared and powerful man, the supreme leader.

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[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 9 points 7 hours ago

I’m surprised it isn’t working, because the last seven times the US tried to bomb a country into liking them were all huge successes.

[–] TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world 37 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

So you're telling me that people don't like being bombed or shot by a foreign military, all while being told at the point of a gun that they should be grateful because it's being done for their liberation? Well I'll be darned.

[–] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 6 points 8 hours ago

The indiscriminate killings will continue until morale improves!

[–] Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world 26 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Wait, you're telling me bombing for peace didn't work?

[–] Stern@lemmy.world 16 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

"Save us West!"

West kills a shit ton of civilians

"Maybe the Ayatollah was on to something with his fuck the west talk."

[–] HazardousBanjo@lemmy.world 18 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Immigrants who supported Trump "liberating" their home countries have a special place in stupid people Hell.

Let's also not pretend for even a moment that these stupid motherfuckers were ever planning on returning to their home countries, even if they were legitimately made free and democratic. They scream for war and liberation that they have zero real stake in, and would never themselves participate in.

Chicken-hawk pathetic stupid fucks through and through.

[–] nforminvasion@lemmy.world 8 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

The sheer amount of immigrants and POC who supported/support Trump is wild

[–] HazardousBanjo@lemmy.world 7 points 6 hours ago

In my personal experience, racial minorities who, at least, supported Trump in 2024, have the archetypical personality of a manipulative abuser.

They are arrogant, they are borderline or outright narcissistic, they look down upon everyone else around them, they are perpetually disruptive, they truly believe they're the smartest person in the room, and everyone else feels colossal relief when they leave.

[–] Ilixtze@lemmy.ml 8 points 9 hours ago

They learned the hard way that the american scum only care about looting and destroying their country and giving israel another country to genocide.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 6 points 9 hours ago

That anyone would think that Trump cares about anybody other than himself is amazing to me. In the past the US may have supported groups like this as a way of overturning an unfriendly regime and, as a bonus, potentially get a better government in place.

But Trump does not give a shit. He only wants fealty.

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 4 points 10 hours ago

You are all worse than each other.

Escher's Cunt