
Trita Parsi
@tparsi • 230,828 subscribers
2010 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order recipient. Executive VP @quincyinst. Wrote Losing an Enemy & Treacherous Alliance. https://t.co/ePTt8IDWKV
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Growing up in Scandinavia, in every setting, there was ALWAYS one guy who was willing to die on the hill of the most meaningless principle :) Emil is the Norwegian fan who refuses to "row" because the "Vikings sailed across the Atlantic; they didn't row..." :)
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Beyond disgraceful! The Iranian national soccer team, which will play New Zealand tomorrow in LA, arrived at their hotel only to see a handful of Iranian Monarchists protesting their presence and accusing them of being terrorists. (!??!) It should be noted: Iranian Monarchists used to cheer the National soccer team - just see all the videos of the former crown prince cheering them - but that all appears to have changed after the Monarchists joined forces with Israel.
Trita Parsi1,058,566 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce

LOL! This woman is a genius! In the parody of democracy that Germany has become, you get arrested if you say "From the River to the Sea." So this pro-Palestine protester asks if it is ok to say "From the River to the Beach" 😂😂😂😂 This is a scene straight out of Kafka...
Trita Parsi1,505,571 görüntüleme • 2 ay önce

This is the saddest video you will watch today. Russian pranksters trick Reza Pahlavi into believing they are representatives of German Chancellor Merz. Despite obvious flags - the unmistakable Russian accent, the representative's Hitler mustache, who also introduces himself as Adolf (!) - the man who wants Trump to install him as Shah in Iran, cluelessly falls for it. But it gets worse: The "German" representative announces that Germany will start bombing Iran together with Israel and the US (this was days before the war started), and an elated Pahlavi welcomes it and says that it is important that the US and Israel are not isolated in conducting this "crusade." Yes, Pahlavi approvingly calls the Israeli-US war on Iran a crusade... (Incidentally, Pahlavi's handler is Justin Forsyth, a former British government official who later resigned from his post at UNICEF after admitting to inappropriate behavior with female staff...)
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WARNING! I frankly do not know what kind of evil and inhumanity this video depicts, but it shakes you to the core. It appears a dead Palestinian man, probably murdered, is lying on the street, and a group of Israelis essentially torture his body while laughing. They slowly run him over with their, going back and forth over his body. No words.
Trita Parsi1,291,504 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce

My God Green Beret Anthony Agular recounts how a 5-year-old Palestinian kissed his hands to thank him for the food Agular gave him Seconds later, Israeli soldiers shot and killed the starving child ISIS prisoners were treated with more dignity than these children, Agular says
Trita Parsi5,263,378 görüntüleme • 11 ay önce

Explained to Al Jazeera English that oil inventories are much lower than they were when the war started in February. As a result, the runway until an oil crisis becomes really damaging is much shorter. So while the US can degrade Iran's ability to strike ships, the real question is if it can do so before the oil crisis becomes a political disaster for Trump.
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In Paris, Iranian monarchists waving Iranian & Israeli flags celebrated Trump & Israel's war. A woman -unclear whether she is French or Iranian- is deeply angered, presumably by the immorality of supporting bombs on their own people while they celebrate in the safety of Paris.
Trita Parsi1,645,490 görüntüleme • 4 ay önce

Monica Johnson, a Portland nurse, returns from Gaza with horrific tales to share.
Trita Parsi10,435,566 görüntüleme • 2 yıl önce

WOW! The Iranian AI Lego team has another video out. They are doubling down on building bridges between Americans & Iranians while depicting the US gov and "system" as the real enemy. The music, lyrics, and imagery are all designed to appeal to disillusioned Americans.
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This is one of the most heart-wrenching videos I have ever seen. It shows the immediate aftermath of an Israeli soldier shooting a 7-month old Palesinian baby in the head, stealing his life. It shows that the car with the Palestinian family had stopped. Yet the Israelis shot. The father is holding his infant son in his arms as he bleeds to death from the shot to his head. It tears you apart. This is the daily life of Palestinians under Israel's US-supported occupation. You never know when you will be shot in the head. It can happen any time, for any reason. And the world approves.
Trita Parsi390,886 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce

To say that Trump underestimated Iran is an understatement. The Israelis sold him - and he ended up believing - a narrative that portrayed Iran as so weak that the war would be won within 4 days. 60 plus days later, Trump is still stuck in the mess Israel sold him.
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Emory's Caroline Fohlin is knocked down by the police while shouting: “I’m a professor!!” Hear the disbelief in her voice. She never expected to be treated like this by her own university for protesting Israel's slaughter. But remember, democracy is on the ballot in Nov...
Trita Parsi9,591,036 görüntüleme • 2 yıl önce

The Omanis are famously cautious. The Omani FM going on CBS to reveal what has actually been achieved in the negotiations is quite unprecedented. And what has been achieved is significant - Trump can indeed declare victory. Listen to this segment - it goes way beyond what Obama achieved. But everything indicates that Trump won't take yes for an answer. That he will start a war of choice very soon. Which is probably why the Omani FM decided to go public. So that the American people knew that peace was within reach when Trump instead opted for war.
Trita Parsi1,378,530 görüntüleme • 4 ay önce

JD's answer to Sohrab Ahmari 🇺🇸's question about Lebanon is CRUCIAL: 1. Importantly, the US now says that a regional ceasefire is an AMERICAN goal and not just an Iranian demand. 2. The deconfliction mechanism in Lebanon is no longer just controlled by the US (which made it meaningless) but includes Iran. That is, reps of both fighting parties are included. 3. And perhaps most importantly, Vance says that ALL countries in the region have a right to self-defense - not just Israel. I can't recall when that was last stated by a senior US official. Certainly not a single time under Biden... Of course, implementation of these rhetorical positions will be key...
Trita Parsi225,290 görüntüleme • 26 gün önce

This will ruin your day, perhaps your summer, or even the rest of your life. But you need to listen to it. You need to know the crimes that are done in your name and with your tax money. A British surgeon in Gaza testifies that Israeli soldiers used Palestinian children as target practice. One day, they would shoot the children in the testicles, and on other days, in their necks. They were practicing their shooting on children.
Trita Parsi426,730 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce

Iran’s latest AI Lego video marks a significant pivot. Instead of taunting the US military, it reflects a new chapter in which Tehran will seek peace by reaching out directly to the American people, bypassing the US government. It's a mirror image of the US strategy of the past decades. Some of the lines are quite noteworthy and will likely resonate with the anti-establishment sentiments prevailing among American youth in particular: "I love the constitution, the way it was meant. But not the way your leaders bypass consent..."
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OMG! Jewish-American doctor recounts how Israeli soldiers took two Palestinian children, tied their hands behind their backs, and buried them alive. "Their cries being muffled by the dirt as it was poured upon them while they were being buried alive." These were children!
Trita Parsi2,115,374 görüntüleme • 8 ay önce

I had stopped posting videos of Iranian Monarchists celebrating the war or abusing their political opponents because they were simply bringing so much shame to the Iranian American community. But this one is so egregious, it has to be shown. Outside of the soccer game yesterday, an Iranian monarchist started to abuse an elderly Iranian woman for not wearing the flag of the Monarchy. The abuses and foul language are so obscene that I won't translate them. Later, the elderly woman is seen being pulled in a wheelchair, and again, this supporter of the son of the Shah starts abusing her with the worst insults. It makes your blood boil. In what universe will this bring positive change to Iran?!?
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