Maziar Bahari
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https://t.co/uwQF4lrqa2 Journalist and filmmaker. I'm involved in https://t.co/QE00rd7adc, https://t.co/kYmzJySIlY and https://t.co/1RTyf5U6Ry
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Sinister smiles. Anyone who has dealt with an Iranian official can recognise them. They look you in the eyes and smile slightly, sinisterly, while threatening, insulting, and humiliating you. The smile gives them a sense of superiority. At that moment, you hate them with every cell in your body. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s mischievous smile while speaking about the safety of American prisoners in Iran on Face the Nation reminded me of Iran’s representative to the UN in 1980, Saeed Rajaei Khorasani, smiling while talking about the murder of hundreds of Baha’is in Iran. It also reminded me of hundreds of similar smiles I personally witnessed in Iranian schools, mosques, the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, and Evin Prison. Both videos are attached. #IranWar #IranMassacre #IranRevolution2026 #IranBlackout
Maziar Bahari68,628 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce
Khamenei 2.0 has been an AI-generated leader so far. He has not given a single public speech and has not met anyone in person on camera. But this documentary was released within hours of Mojtaba's election as leader. ایران وایر team has added English subtitles. #IranWar #IranRevolution2026 #IranMassacre #khamenei
Maziar Bahari51,391 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce
While comparing Khamenei 2.0 to his dead father, it’s important to remember that Ali Khamenei rose to power in 1989, at the age of 50, after 25 years of cultivating an image as an unworldly cleric, mainly interested in poetry and philosophy rather than political power. Even his fiercest critics recognise that Ali Khamenei was a good orator and knew how to read the room. He was a violent, manipulative, and brutal theocrat but knew how to use words, and did that very well in meetings with Revolutionary Guards commanders and hardline clerics in the first years after coming to power to gain their trust. On the other hand, Mojtaba Khamenei has never (NEVER!) given a public speech. In one private video message sent to his students at the seminary, shared on social media and here, Mojtaba has difficulty putting two sentences together and getting to the point. That will pose a problem for him and the regime. In a situation in which the “supreme” leader must live in a bunker for the foreseeable future, he and his regime will have a very difficult time working on his image, earning his followers' trust, and finding new acolytes. The result will be an even more brutal rule than his father’s, with no need to pretend that his rule is legitimate or to reach a consensus with different parts of Iranian society. Mojtaba may have outmanoeuvred his rivals to come to power, but years of operating in the shadow of his father will catch up with him soon. Dark days ahead for Mojtaba, his regime, and, sadly, for millions of innocent Iranians taken hostage by the Khamenei regime. #iran #IranMassacre #IranRevolution2026
Maziar Bahari45,087 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce
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WARNING: Disturbing Content This may be one of the saddest stories of this tragic war. Two brothers were killed because they were celebrating Ayatollah Khamenei's death. The video contains images of their dead bodies washed and kissed by their mother. #IranWar #IranRevolution2026 #IranMassacre
Maziar Bahari14,707 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce
Remembering Murdered Iranian Protesters: Sahar Fard, 38, was a taekwondo champion, fitness and Pilates coach who loved poetry, music, and dancing. She was shot and killed by security forces during the January 2026 protests in Qarchak, Varamin. After her death, the only item returned to her family was one blood-stained white sneaker... #IranMassacre #IranRevolution2026
Maziar Bahari11,511 görüntüleme • 5 ay önce
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