Victoria Fielding

Disappeared bodies, mass burials and ‘30,000 dead’: what is the truth of Iran’s death toll? Testimony from medics, morgue and graveyard staff reveals huge state effort to conceal systematic killing of protesters

I'm quite shocked by how many people on here - including many who are rightly vocal and outraged about Palestinian genocide - are claiming that it's a lie that Iran killed 30,000+ protestors in January this year. What propaganda are they consuming? Frightening.
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US intervention in Iran is not benevolent. But Iranians do not have the privilege of choice 'To the critics of the Iran intervention, I ask: the Iranian populace has been dying from cancer for 47 years — what treatment options do they have?'

Important piece by Dr Hessom Razavi: "frequently left-leaning Western armchair commentators with minimal skin in the game...display scant awareness or a cool indifference towards those who are most at risk: the Iranian people themselves, in their tens of millions".
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Which is worse?
Israel killing 70,000 Palestinians?
Iran killing 30,000 Iranians?
This is not a trick question. They’re both unfathomable atrocities which should be condemned.

Oh you’re on Iran’s side are you? The regime that killed 40,000 people protesting for a democracy? Wow, quite the statement there.

So you’d prefer Australian leaders put the country in a dangerous position pissing off the key country that we would need to come to our aid if someone attacked us just to make you feel good about yourself? Glad you’re not in charge.

False equivalencies are the lowest form of argument.

Same with Venezuela.

It’s a total mess. The Iranians deserve a chance at liberation, at democracy, but I don’t see Trump able to deliver it.

Watching Penny Wong’s press conference. We couldn’t have a better person navigating Australia through the dual chaos of a Trump regime and a murderous Iranian regime. Those claiming the Australian govt should be making simple statements of protest right now underestimate the complexity of reality.

Australia hasn’t collaborated with the US on these strikes, hasn’t promised to join them. They’ve done the bare minimum of what an ally has to do - same as Europe, UK. Amazing how all the armchair foreign policy experts on here seem to think managing an alliance with the US is a simple matter.

Over 36,500 killed in Iran's deadliest massacre, documents reveal More than 36,500 Iranians were killed by security forces during the January 8-9 crackdown on nationwide protests, making it the deadliest two-day protest massacre in history, according to documents re...

There’s some people here who seem surprised to learn Iran has killed an estimated (could be more) 40,000 Iranians in a short period in January. Almost like the world looks away when brutal dictatorships kill their own citizens to stop them trying to democratise.
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Oh, a MAGA on my feed denying Trump’s crimes. Did you always set out to be a paedo apologist or did this just happen by accident?

Simplistic rubbish. See my earlier thread.
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I believe the people on the ground - the families of the dead - more than I believe the Iranian regime. Do you really think the regime will admit to killing 40,000 people? Why would you believe anything they say?

I don’t trust the Iranian regime to admit how many people they killed.

Over 36,500 killed in Iran's deadliest massacre, documents reveal More than 36,500 Iranians were killed by security forces during the January 8-9 crackdown on nationwide protests, making it the deadliest two-day protest massacre in history, according to documents re...

I don’t believe that. I believe the witnesses and families.

www.iranintl.com/en/202601255...

US haven’t broken up with Australia until they refuse to defend Australia in a war. The Australian US alliance will outlast Trump. You wake up and realise that Australia’s leaders have the difficult job of keeping Australians safe while also dealing with psychopathic US president. It’s not simple.

Trump has attacked Iran because the public were inching closer to the truth of his involvement in sex crimes with Epstein. I know we all know this, but let’s say it out loud. Trump is starting a Middle East war to distract from his child abuse crimes.

I think I’m not privy to the complicated game of chess going on with Australia’s response to the US’s attack and clearly the government is doing its best not to destroy alliances that might make us less safe. I’m so sick of the knee jerk “this is simple” debate on here. It is not simple, never was.

I don’t trust Trump in taking this action. But once he’s taken it Australia has no choice but to support the decision (albeit don’t have to and shouldn’t join in). Also, the Iranian people deserve a chance at reform change - they are being slaughtered. Like I said, complicated!

Over 36,500 killed in Iran's deadliest massacre, documents reveal More than 36,500 Iranians were killed by security forces during the January 8-9 crackdown on nationwide protests, making it the deadliest two-day protest massacre in history, according to documents re...

Who says it’s not true? The Iranians? They would say that wouldn’t they.

www.iranintl.com/en/202601255...

What is our option then? Break up with the US and leave ourselves without a strong ally? I know it is far from ideal that Australia is reliant on the US to keep us safe but that’s the reality. Our own defences would not last more than a week on our own.

I agree that Australia absolutely should not be sending support to the US in terms of joining them in this action. But I’m also realistic enough about Australia’s position in the world to know Australia will never publicly oppose the US - there’s a thing called strategic alliances you can’t ignore.

40,000 dead Iranians is not peace.

Because we live in the real world, not a theoretical one. Do you think if someone tried to attack Australia, Iran would come to our aid? No? We need the US no matter which psychopath happens to be president. Reality is more complicated.

And what a coincidence, Trump attacks Iran… look over there 👉🏻

All these things can be true at once:
👉🏻The Iran regime should be toppled - they’ve just killed 40,000+ Iranians
👉🏻Trump is the worst and most incompetent person to try to destroy the Iran regime
👉🏻US’s allies have to support the US because otherwise they’re supporting Iran.
It’s complicated, folks!

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