<p style="font-weight: 400;">An Iranian man who honked the horn of his car to celebrate Iran’s defeat by the United States in the World Cup was reportedly murdered by the despotic Iranian regime’s security forces.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Iran lost to the United States 1-0 on Tuesday.</p>
<p>According to <a href="https://www.iranintl.com/202211308687" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Iran International</a>, sources informed the outlet that Mehran Samak was shot in the head by security officials after he and his fiancée were honking their car horn in the wake of Team Iran’s loss.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;Mehran Sammak&quot;, 27 years old, was shot in the head by Islamic Regime’s security forces, tonight (around 1 am local time) in Anzali [Northern Iran], while people were celebrating IR team’s loss against the US.<br />He died an hour ago in the hospital<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MehsaAmini?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MehsaAmini</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FIFAWorldCupQatar2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FIFAWorldCupQatar2022</a> <a href="https://t.co/0bDz7dp9lr">pic.twitter.com/0bDz7dp9lr</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Pouria Zeraati (@pouriazeraati) <a href="https://twitter.com/pouriazeraati/status/1597750564804526084?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;">Samak was not alone in celebrating the Iranian team’s loss, as some Iranians viewed the loss as a defeat for the tyrannical Iranian regime, which has murdered hundreds of protesters in recent months following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini at the hands of the government’s security forces in September after they viewed her as violating the country’s Islamic dress code for women.</p>
<p>ABC News <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/iran-releases-soccer-player-ahead-match-us-94144322" target="_blank" rel="noopener">notes</a> that per Human Rights Activists in Iran, hundreds of protesters have been killed and thousands have been detained since protests began.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Even in Iran’s capital, Tehran protesters chanted anti-government slogans after the Iranian team lost, according to the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11485763/World-Cup-fan-shot-dead-Islamic-Regime-security-forces-celebrated-Irans-defeat-USA.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daily Mail</a>. “A video shared online by Kurdish activist Kaveh Ghoreishi showed a Sanandaj city neighborhood at night with sounds of cheering and horns blaring after the United States scored,” The Times of Israel <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-man-said-killed-by-security-forces-while-celebrating-world-cup-loss-to-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted</a>.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">In Amini’s hometown of Saqez, people cheered the Iranian team’s loss, according to <a href="https://iranwire.com/en/sports/110635-cheers-dances-and-fireworks-iranians-celebrate-teams-world-cup-defeat/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Iran Wire</a>.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Earlier in November, Parviz Boroumand, a retired goalkeeper for the Iranian team, <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/iran-releases-soccer-player-ahead-match-us-94144322" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was arrested</a> for protesting in Tehran; roughly one week later, a player for the team, Voria Ghafouri, who had been dropped by the team before the World Cup, was arrested for “insulting the national soccer team and propagandizing against the government,&#8221; Iranian state media reported.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">After Ghafouri was released, he thanked the soccer team for facilitating his release, saying, “I wish success for the team in its match against the U.S. I hope the national soccer team players perform their best.”</p>


SOCCER WORLD CUP 2022 IRAN VS USA

Iranian Man Celebrating Soccer Team’s Loss To U.S. Allegedly Murdered By Government Forces

Iranian Man Celebrating Soccer Team's Loss To U.S. Murdered By Government Forces: Reports

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<p>American soccer star Christian Pulisic spoke out from his hospital bed in Qatar, declaring that he would be ready to play when the United States takes on the Netherlands in <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/watch-iranian-journalist-tries-to-race-bait-u-s-soccer-captain/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">World Cup</a> play.</p>
<p>Pulisic reassured his fans that he would be all right after scoring Tuesday&#8217;s <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/world-cup-shows-just-how-terrifying-iran-is-as-regime-threatens-torture-for-players-families/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">game-winning goal</a> left him <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/u-s-soccers-game-winning-scorer-rushed-to-hospital-for-injury-sustained-during-goal-score/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">injured</a> badly enough that he was taken to the hospital. &#8220;So f***ing proud of my guys I&#8217;ll be ready Saturday don&#8217;t worry,&#8221; he said, alluding to the U.S. team&#8217;s next match against the Dutch team.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Christian Pulisic from the hospital after suffering an abdominal injury against Iran 🦅🇺🇸</p>
<p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/AreaSportsNet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AreaSportsNet</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/Adimitri24?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Adimitri24</a>) <a href="https://t.co/zUM0Ewhbxw">pic.twitter.com/zUM0Ewhbxw</a></p>
<p>&mdash; ESPN (@espn) <a href="https://twitter.com/espn/status/1597713577657376774?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 29, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Pulisic&#8217;s first-half goal gave the United States a 1-0 lead on Iran — from which the opposition never recovered.</p>
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<p>But the 24-year-old Hershey, Pennsylvania, native was clearly injured, remaining on the ground after colliding with Iranian goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand. After briefly returning to the game, Pulisic was taken to the hospital and did not play in the second half.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">NOTHING WAS STOPPING PULISIC FROM SCORING 😤</p>
<p>Take another look at his first-ever FIFA World Cup goal for the <a href="https://twitter.com/USMNT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@USMNT</a> 🇺🇸 <a href="https://t.co/s6tKehRLg2">pic.twitter.com/s6tKehRLg2</a></p>
<p>&mdash; FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) <a href="https://twitter.com/FOXSoccer/status/1597677266330329089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 29, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Pulisic was named Budweiser&#8217;s &#8220;Man of the Match&#8221; after Iran was unable to answer the goal.</p>
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<p>According to an update from the U.S. Men&#8217;s National Team, &#8220;#USMNT forward Christian Pulisic has been diagnosed with a pelvic contusion and his status is day-to-day.&#8221;</p>
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<p>Coach Gregg Berhalter <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/11/29/injured-christian-pulisic-celebrates-usmnt-win-from-hospital/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that Pulisic was involved in post-game celebration via FaceTime: &#8220;We FaceTimed him after from the locker room and he’s in good spirits. My guess is he brought his phone with him and he’s updating … one of those apps.&#8221;</p>
<p>Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/world-cup-2022-christian-pulisic-gets-injury-update-netherlands-match-looms" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that the star forward — nicknamed <a href="https://twitter.com/Outkick/status/1597711293003464705" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Captain America</a> — had been released from the hospital and was with the rest of the team recovering at the hotel.</p>
<p>Tim Weah hailed his teammate and friend, saying of Pulisic, &#8220;We love him, and we thank him. He’s huge. Going back to him not qualifying for the last World Cup, and then being here and qualifying us through, that’s just a work of God. God bless him. I love him, and he’s so important to this team. He’s a key player and a leader, so someone that we definitely need.&#8221;</p>


IR Iran v USA: Group B – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

‘I’ll Be Ready!’: U.S. Soccer Star Speaks Out After Game-Winning Goal Lands Him In A Hospital Bed

U.S. Soccer Star Christian Pulisic Speaks Out After Game-Winning Goal Lands Him In A Hospital Bed

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<p>Team Iran lost 1-0 to Team USA on Tuesday, getting eliminated from the 2022 World Cup.</p>
<p>The team was gracious in defeat, shaking hands with American players after the devastating loss. That was classy.</p>
<p>But what was not classy — instead, horrifying — was what happened to Iran&#8217;s players before the game, and what might happen to them post-loss.</p>
<p>Iran threatened the families of the players with “imprisonment and torture” if the players didn’t “behave” ahead of the match, a source <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/28/football/iran-soccer-family-threats-intl-spt/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> CNN.</p>
<p>After the players stood mute during the anthem in their opening match against England, the source said players were called to a meeting with members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The players were informed that their families would face &#8220;violence and torture&#8221; if they snubbed the anthem again, the source told CNN.</p>
<p>The alleged threats came after Iran’s players refused to sing their anthem in what was a silent protest after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was allegedly beaten to death while in police custody for failing to properly wear a hijab.</p>
<p>Amini&#8217;s death set off weeks of violent protests. The Islamic Republic deployed security forces to quash what it called &#8220;riots,&#8221; and Brigadier General Amirali Hajizadeh of the IRGC said Tuesday that 300 people had died in the protests, CBS News <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-protests-over-300-people-dead-general-says-after-mahsa-amini-death/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.</p>
<p>But the Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran says more than 450 protesters have died in the protests, including 64 children. The group also says more than 18,000 people have been detained in more than 1,100 protests in 157 cities.</p>
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<p>&mdash; HRANA English (@HRANA_English) <a href="https://twitter.com/HRANA_English/status/1597366288166313986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 28, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>After the game, there were more reports that Iran’s soccer team faced punishment for the loss.</p>
<p>Mike Baker, a former CIA covert operations officer, <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/11/29/iranians-face-retribution-after-world-cup-loss-against-usa-experts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the New York Post that the players are now in an &#8220;untenable position.&#8221; “Given what we’ve seen from the Iranian regime … they’ve shown themselves to be brutal and there’s no reason to believe they’re going to suddenly become rational,” Baker said.</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s step back a second. This is a soccer game. While the World Cup is being held in Qatar, another egregious violator of human rights, citizens from every nation strive to put politics aside and enjoy the friendly rivalry of sports.</p>
<p>&#8220;Now, the Iranian team could face fines or even arrest in the wake of Tuesday’s defeat once they arrive home — as retaliation for their disloyalty and their failure to beat the enemy,&#8221; Baker told the Post.</p>
<p>“Neither is good if you’re an Iranian player upon returning home,” he added.</p>
<p>In another twist, protesters in Iran cheered the country&#8217;s defeat, celebrating in Tehran and other cities as a blow to the ruling regime.</p>
<p>&#8220;I am happy, this is the government losing to the people,&#8221; one person <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/30/middleeast/iran-protests-world-cup-defeat-celebrations-intl/index.html">told</a> CNN after Iran&#8217;s defeat.</p>
<p>&#8220;People in Paveh are celebrating Iran’s national team lose over America in World Cup in Qatar, they are chanting ‘Down with Jash [traitors],'&#8221; Hengaw, a Norway-based human rights group, posted on social media.</p>
<p>Of course, there will be little way to track the well-being of Iran&#8217;s players and their family members as their society censors social media. But somehow, we&#8217;ll find out. Remember that, Iran.</p>
<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.</em></p>
<p><em>Joseph Curl has covered politics for 35 years, including 12 years as White House correspondent for a national newspaper. He was also the a.m. editor of the Drudge Report for four years. Send tips to josephcurl@dailywire.com and follow him on Twitter @josephcurl.</em></p>


England v IR Iran: Group B – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

World Cup Shows Just How Terrifying Iran Is As Regime Threatens Torture For Players’ Families

World Cup Shows Just How Terrifying Iran Is As Regime Threatens Torture For Players' Families

Global Politics

<p>An Iranian reporter attempted to bait U.S. men&#8217;s soccer team captain Tyler Adams — during a pre-game press conference on Monday in <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/singer-dua-lipa-says-shes-not-performing-at-world-cup-in-qatar-as-she-calls-out-countrys-human-rights-violations/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Qatar</a> — into saying something derogatory about race relations in his home country.</p>
<p>Scolding Adams for mispronouncing &#8220;Iran,&#8221; the reporter then asked whether the team captain — as a biracial man — was comfortable representing the United States when racial discrimination was still a thing that was happening.</p>
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<p lang="es" dir="ltr">🎙️ La rueda de prensa más incómoda de lo que llevamos de Mundial. </p>
<p>🎥 Tyler Adams contestó una de las preguntas a un periodista iraní sobre el racismo en Estados Unidos.</p>
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<p>&#8220;You say you support the Iranian people, but you’re pronouncing our country’s name wrong. Please, once and for all, let’s get this clear,&#8221; the reporter began. &#8220;Are you okay to be representing a country that has so much discrimination against Black people in its own borders? And we saw the Black Lives Matter movement over the past few years.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;My apologies on the mispronunciation of your country,&#8221; Adams replied, adding, &#8220;There’s discrimination everywhere you go.&#8221;</p>
<p>Adams went on to praise the United States for continuing to make progress, saying, &#8220;One thing that I’ve learned, especially from living abroad in the past years and having to fit in different cultures, is that in the US, we’re continuing to make progress every single day.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I grew up in a white family, with obviously an African-American heritage and background as well. I had a little bit of a different cultures, and I was very easily able to assimilate in different cultures, so not everyone has that ease and the ability to do that,&#8221; Adams said, before thanking the reporter for helping to educate him.</p>
<p>&#8220;Obviously, it takes longest to understand and through education, I think, is super important. Like, you just educated me now on the pronunciation of your country. It’s a process. I think as long as you see progress, that’s the important thing.&#8221;</p>
<p>When the reporter asserted that Adams &#8220;supported&#8221; the Iranian people, he was apparently referencing The United States Soccer Federation&#8217;s earlier move to show support for Iranian women.</p>
<p>The federation <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/27/football/iran-us-flag-protesters-klinsmann-2022-world-cup-spt-intl/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared a graphic</a> laying out the Group B standings that included the Iranian flag —edited to show only the colors and not the emblem of the Islamic Republic. According to U.S. Soccer, the intent was to post the graphic as a show of &#8220;support for the women in Iran fighting for basic human rights.&#8221;</p>
<p>Once the graphic was posted, however, Iranian state media called for the United States to be kicked out of the ongoing competition.</p>
<p>&#8220;By posting a distorted image of the flag of the Islamic Republic of #Iran on its official account, the #US football team breached the @FIFAcom charter, for which a 10-game suspension is the appropriate penalty. Team #USA should be kicked out of the #WorldCup2022,&#8221; Tasnim news agency tweeted on Sunday.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">By posting a distorted image of the flag of the Islamic Republic of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Iran</a> on its official account, the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/US?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#US</a> football team breached the <a href="https://twitter.com/FIFAcom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FIFAcom</a> charter, for which a 10-game suspension is the appropriate penalty. <br />Team <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USA</a> should be kicked out of the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorldCup2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WorldCup2022</a> <a href="https://t.co/c8I4i4z3Tv">pic.twitter.com/c8I4i4z3Tv</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Tasnim News Agency (@Tasnimnews_EN) <a href="https://twitter.com/Tasnimnews_EN/status/1596808910572519424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 27, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>USMNT head coach Gregg Berhalter apologized, saying that no one on the team had any idea that the federation planned to do that. &#8220;The staff, the players, we had no idea … Our focus is on this match and I don’t want to sound aloof or not caring by saying that,&#8221; Berhalter said. &#8220;Of course are thoughts are with the Iranian people, the whole country, the whole team, everyone. But our focus is on this match.&#8221;</p>


USA Press Conference – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

WATCH: Iranian Journalist Tries To Race-Bait U.S. Soccer Captain

Iranian Journalist Tries To Race-Bait U.S. Soccer Captain

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<p style="font-weight: 400;">After the players on Iran’s World Cup soccer team expressed solidarity with protesters against the tyrannical Iranian regime by not singing the national anthem before their opening game against England, the Iranian rime is now reportedly threatening to imprison or torture the players’ families if the team refuses to “behave” as the team prepares to face the United States’ team on Tuesday.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">That report comes courtesy of a “source involved in the security of the games, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/28/football/iran-soccer-family-threats-intl-spt/index.html?utm_content=2022-11-28T20%3A00%3A14&amp;utm_term=link&amp;utm_source=twCNN&amp;utm_medium=social" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a> reported. That source also indicated that subsequent to  members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and told of the threats.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“There are a large number of Iranian security officers in Qatar collecting information and monitoring the players,” the source told CNN, adding that the despotic Iranian regime had promised the players “presents and cars” before the game with England prior to the refusal to sing the anthem.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">The Iranian team sang the anthem before their second game against Wales.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">The sources suggested that the Iranian regime had manipulated the event against Wales by sending hundreds of these actor supporters in order to create a false sense of support and favor amongst the fans. For the next game against the U.S, the regime is planning to significantly increase the number of actors into the thousands.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">The captain of Iran’s soccer team implicitly spoke out about the terrorizing of Iranian citizens by the government in his home country prior to the game against England. “I offer my condolences to all the bereaved families of Iran. And let them know that we are with them and sympathize with them,” he stated.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">IMPORTANT 🇮🇷 Ahead of their game against England, Iran’s captain Ehsan Hajsafi becomes the first Iranian player to speak out in support of women’s rights protesters in his home country, expressing condolences to families who’ve lost loved ones.<a href="https://t.co/iyOiZ9cikl">pic.twitter.com/iyOiZ9cikl</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Men in Blazers (@MenInBlazers) <a href="https://twitter.com/MenInBlazers/status/1594497797792960515?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 21, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;">Protests in Iran have surged since the <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/16/middleeast/iranian-woman-dies-police-intl/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini</a> in the custody of the government’s morality police in mid-September. Between her death and November 19, 378 Iranians were killed by the government’s “security forces,” including 47 children and 27 women, according to <a href="https://iranhr.net/en/articles/5594/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the non-profit Iran Human Rights</a> (IHR).</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“Based on our information, the killing of protesters were committed exclusively by the Islamic Republic’s repressive forces,” the Director of Iran Human Rights, Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, stated. “The responsibility for the killing of protesters rests solely with the Islamic Republic and its leader, Ali Khamenei.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">According to IHR, protesters had been killed in 25 provinces, with 40 protesters killed in by state “security forces” in the week between November 12 and November 19.</p>


The Iran National Football team continue their trainings for FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar

Torture Or Prison: Iranian Soccer Team’s Families Threatened by Tyrannical Regime: Report

 Iranian Soccer Team's Families Threatened by Tyrannical Regime: Report

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The United States Soccer Federation (USSF) briefly altered the flag of Iran in social media posts on multiple platforms ahead of the U.S. men&#8217;s team&#8217;s critical match with the Islamic Republic at the World Cup on Tuesday.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The move comes amidst a controversial World Cup in Qatar, the first time soccer’s biggest tournament has been hosted in the Middle East. The American team temporarily changed its banner on social media, showing the teams&#8217; standings and including the Iranian flag with just the green, white, and red stripes, leaving out the Islamic Republic emblem typically at the center. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We wanted to show our support for the women in Iran with our graphic for 24 hours,” USSF said in a statement Sunday, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/world-cup-iran-flag-2bdce7a1ba387050f59f6b8fa32927e8?utm_source=homepage&amp;utm_medium=TopNews&amp;utm_campaign=position_04" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Associated Press, adding that the women and protesters there were “fighting for basic human rights.” </span></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">US Soccer will restore the Islamic Republic emblem to Iran&#39;s flag after briefly removing it. “We wanted to show our support for the women in Iran with our graphic for 24 hours.” State-affiliated Tasnim reports the Iranian FF will ask FIFA to ban the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USMNT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USMNT</a> for 10 games. <a href="https://t.co/nAqr2k3gqJ">pic.twitter.com/nAqr2k3gqJ</a></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The team has since changed its banner on Twitter and replaced the posts to include the Islamic Republic emblem. Posts on both Twitter and Instagram from Friday showed the emblem until Sunday morning when they appeared to be deleted. The official U.S. Soccer </span><a href="https://www.ussoccer.com/competitions/fifa-world-cup-qatar-2022/matches/iran-vs-united-states-11-29-22"><span style="font-weight: 400;">website</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> shows the flag with the emblem. </span></p>
<p>Semi-official Tasnim News Agency has reportedly called on FIFA to ban the United States from the tournament for the action, asking for at least a ten-game suspension. They say that a FIFA rule warns against &#8220;any person who offends the dignity or integrity of a country, a person, or a group of people.&#8221;</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Protests in Iran have intensified since the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in the custody of the government’s morality police on September 16. Since then, at least 416 people have been killed, including 51 children and 27 women by “security forces,&#8221; </span><a href="https://iranhr.net/en/articles/5598/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">according</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to Iran Human Rights. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The emblem that U.S. soccer removed shows four curves around a sword and represents the Islamic saying, “There is no god but God.” Iranian state media describes the emblem as the &#8220;symbol of Allah.&#8221; The flag has been used to make political statements at this year&#8217;s World Cup, with some waving a version with the emblem, appearing to be pro-government, and others waving the Iranian flag with a lion and sun, which is a pre-revolutionary flag, according to the Associated Press. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“They must be held responsible,” Safiollah Fagahanpour, an Iran Football Federation adviser, was quoted by ISNA news. “Obviously they want to affect Iran’s performance against the U.S. by doing this,” he continued, adding that the “measures taken regarding the Islamic Republic of Iran Flag are against the law [of FIFA].”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This World Cup was </span><a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/the-world-cup-is-officially-underway-in-qatar-heres-why-its-so-controversial"><span style="font-weight: 400;">controversial</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> before it even began, with many around the globe criticizing the choice of Qatar as the host nation because of alleged human rights violations. Due to Qatar’s size, it had to build seven stadiums, renovate an eighth, and improve its infrastructure to accommodate an estimated one million fans. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">These improvements came with a high price tag. Qatar spent an </span><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2022-what-qatar-built-for-the-world-cup/?leadSource=uverify%20wall"><span style="font-weight: 400;">estimated</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> $300 billion, making it the most expensive World Cup in history. The construction of the stadiums was due in part to migrant workers from nearby countries, many of whom criticized the host nation for working conditions and alleged human rights violations. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The United States men&#8217;s team plays Iran on Tuesday in a high-stakes match. Both nations are in Group B, where the current standings are: England with four points, Iran with three points, the U.S. with two points, and Wales with one point. To advance to the knockout stage, the United States must beat Iran, which would give them three more points. </span></p>


US Men’s National Team vs Wales, 2022 FIFA World Cup

U.S. Soccer Temporarily Removed Islamic Emblem From Iran Flag In Social Media Posts To Support Protestors

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<p style="font-weight: 400;">The Iranian national soccer team, displaying remarkable moral courage in the face of the killings of protesters by their despotic, tyrannical government, refused to sing along with their national anthem at the World Cup prior to their opening game against England.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BREAKING</a>: Iran national team players choose not to sing national anthem at World Cup match; some of the Iranian crowed booing their own national anthem <a href="https://t.co/RYPvgHMNUi">pic.twitter.com/RYPvgHMNUi</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) <a href="https://twitter.com/AmichaiStein1/status/1594678140131020806?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 21, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;">The current anthem of Iran, the “National Anthem of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” was adopted in 1990. Its lyrics state:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>Upwards on the horizon rises the Eastern Sun</em><br />
<em>The light in the eyes of the believers in truth</em><br />
<em>Bahman is the zenith of our faith</em><br />
<em>Your message, O Imam, of independence, freedom, is imprinted on our souls.</em><br />
<em>O Martyrs! Your clamors echo in the ears of time</em><br />
<em>Enduring, continuing, and eternal</em><br />
<em>The Islamic Republic of Iran!</em></p></blockquote>
<p>Iran has had six national anthems: between 1873 and 1909, the “Royal Salute”; between 1909 and 1933, the “Salute of the Sublime State of Persia”; between 1933 and 1979, the “Imperial Anthem of Iran,”; “Oh Iran,” which served briefly as the anthem between the fall of the Shah of Iran and the founding of the Islamic theocracy, and “Long Live Iran,” which was in use until the death of Ayatollah Khomeini in 1990.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">The U.S. Navy Band <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=NyUFEAAAQBAJ&amp;pg=PT2022#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false" target="_blank" rel="noopener">records</a> the national anthems of other countries but has not recorded the “National Anthem of the Islamic Republic of Iran” since the U.S. does not have diplomatic relations with the despotic Iranian theocratic regime.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">The captain of Iran’s soccer team implicitly spoke out about the terrorizing of Iranian citizens by the government in his home country prior to the game against England. “I offer my condolences to all the bereaved families of Iran. And let them know that we are with them and sympathize with them,” he stated.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">IMPORTANT 🇮🇷 Ahead of their game against England, Iran’s captain Ehsan Hajsafi becomes the first Iranian player to speak out in support of women’s rights protesters in his home country, expressing condolences to families who’ve lost loved ones.<a href="https://t.co/iyOiZ9cikl">pic.twitter.com/iyOiZ9cikl</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Men in Blazers (@MenInBlazers) <a href="https://twitter.com/MenInBlazers/status/1594497797792960515?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 21, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;">Protests in Iran have surged since the <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/16/middleeast/iranian-woman-dies-police-intl/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini</a> in the custody of the government’s morality police in mid-September. Since then, 378 Iranians have been killed by the government’s “security forces,” including 47 children and 27 women, according to <a href="https://iranhr.net/en/articles/5594/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the non-profit Iran Human Rights</a> (IHR).</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“Based on our information, the killing of protesters were committed exclusively by the Islamic Republic’s repressive forces,” the Director of Iran Human Rights, Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, stated. “The responsibility for the killing of protesters rests solely with the Islamic Republic and its leader, Ali Khamenei.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">According to IHR, protesters have been killed in 25 provinces, with 40 protesters killed in by state “security forces” in the week between November 12 and November 19.</p>


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<p>Bette Midler got slammed by social media users Friday after she suggested that MAGA women should move to Iran if they want a country run by &#8220;men and religion.&#8221;</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/bette-midler" target="_blank" rel="noopener">76-year-old</a> activist and actress shared the post on <a href="https://twitter.com/BetteMidler/status/1588517688795602944?s=20&amp;t=ddLkN7eEHlITxU_E8glmrg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter</a> with her 2.1 million followers ahead of the 2022 midterm elections in which polls show that Republicans are expected to make gains against the Democrats.</p>
<p>&#8220;Hey MAGA women, if you want a country run by men and religion, move to Iran,&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bette-midler-gets-attacked-as-a-terf-after-saying-women-are-being-erased-due-to-terms-like-birthing-people-people-with-vaginas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Midler&#8217;s</a> tweet read.</p>
<p>Reading through the comments, many people on Twitter were not happy with it and called the &#8220;Hocus Pocus&#8221; star out as a &#8220;bully,&#8221; &#8220;hateful,&#8221; &#8220;sexist,&#8221; and more.</p>
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<p>&mdash; bettemidler (@BetteMidler) <a href="https://twitter.com/BetteMidler/status/1588517688795602944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 4, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>&#8220;You truly have no idea how women are treated over there so your comparison is disgusting,&#8221; one person tweeted. &#8220;My husband did 3 tours in the middle east, he can shed some light on the atrocities that occur to women.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Hey Bette if you want bully people into voting the way you want you feel free to move,&#8221; another shared.</p>
<p>Another wrote, &#8220;Uh. Considering the Iranian women fighting and risking their lives to change things I feel like this is a really bad take.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Bette, I&#8217;ve been a fan of yours since I was a little girl, and I still am, but these tweets are so alienating,&#8221; another person shared. &#8220;Do you ever even try to consider why people might believe differently than you do? Maybe try having a conversation with one of these &#8216;maga women&#8217; you are sneering at.&#8221;</p>
<p>One person tweeted, &#8220;Guess you haven’t been paying attention! A lot of maga women are running for office. So how about you moving to Iran. They feel the same way you do about people who disagree politically. You would fit in.&#8221;</p>
<p>One commenter simply stated, &#8220;Stay classy.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;If this were the other team, it&#8217;d be denounced as sexist, racist, xenophobic, Islamophobic, etc,&#8221; another person explained.</p>
<p>Another noted that the actress, who proudly calls herself a feminist, should be supporting Iran women.</p>
<p>&#8220;Hey Feminist, why aren&#8217;t you supporting the women of Iran?&#8221; the person wrote. &#8220;Those are truly oppressed women, yet they are standing alone.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Iran is based on Islamic principles,&#8221; another concluded. &#8220;MAGA wants to keep our country based on Christian principles. There is a wide difference between these principles. No comparison.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>RELATED: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/badly-done-bette-bette-midler-gets-slammed-after-promoting-fake-news-with-kari-lake-parody-website">&#8216;Badly Done Bette&#8217;: Bette Midler Gets Slammed After Promoting Fake News With Kari Lake Parody Website</a></strong></p>


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‘Stay Classy’: Bette Midler Slammed After Suggesting MAGA Women ‘Move To Iran’

‘Stay Classy’: Bette Midler Slammed After Suggesting MAGA Women 'Move To Iran'

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Over 40 years after the 1979 Iranian Revolution, which led to the taking of U.S. hostages, relations between the U.S. and Iran are as tense as ever.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Iran’s advancement of its nuclear program and support for terrorist groups has frayed the relationship between the two countries, and Iran officials’ recent violence against demonstrators has stretched the tension further. The protests against the government came after </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/iran-will-hold-public-trials-for-at-least-1000-detained-protestors" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">the death of Mahsa Amini</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, a 22-year-old Iranian who was arrested by the morality police in September for what the government called “unsuitable attire.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As a result, the U.S.</span><a href="https://u12097671.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=9rudYHeevExQpJ5A1h-2BA7ena96JJ6-2FsMIZ5Zwq2lLW463IMlR7Ob3QBAwfgJ-2FZ8fmK3ZYY55NyM53MjGf14U91e2thzsYhgjpIfL4DEU99mhDwpyocZ7A-2BgsrYS8-2FzzxxsId_Gve9-2FwzDyZqlYopf90xcK6vaL50XNW-2FieHYjlbLgpVU8SJNEnO2oM2OigyqqIApHv2SaVD-2F0OmROVUn1sHOinM1IBecz8PVh9GrF3L195VYRsJNFxsUlLTWNXC7O53cF5EO4x-2BrZmmrp4Rim1mfTdqxtQXn3yfaUttw9AWu6gQYLjP6HhJLqIYKxCflMMGVQ75yFLMobCl0ua3YBOg8-2Bm-2BxY-2B1vHGN7RqsQZC2lopKEepONtM0d7bMntp9-2B1etnrTiF6qvQV23Q4OjdUkkVHoUhYIjyHCltk1JUdLXCLhhxDXWH-2Fl8MrXa9GF6twzrtP62eP01r7C1lZ9ZTpJpx8uLiAxugJWwxv6GZwEFL-2FgvGqIhKleH7pgMQCfC6RuKd-2BILAxJUwmpuNKjGldbe4gZyTovG0iR5cvreklFtQjJyaWbuhDIhMPidhnOi1kIAofOmkNzzYZKrf-2F-2BCDxdxZ-2BaMeOo3V4jMW6K-2Fy7KUfd2UPJdhx4Z7o8a0K67KpjAJHOK8FsdlL01CkvRmRqjRNU8stWdoTRJDgjcFRgcypz6pQmW3lbmhESzUu3LGZ2V7cp" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">announced sanctions</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> against Iranian officials, and at the same time is trying to revive a nuclear deal with Iran. In the ever more dangerous world in which we live, it’s important for the U.S. government to lead the free world in applying pressure against governments that threaten the world order and their own citizens.</span></p>
<h3><b>A History Of Oppression</b></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Iranian regime has been oppressing its people for many years and has spread terrorism and fear throughout the Middle East. It has supported terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah in Lebanon and Houthi in Yemen as well as militias in Iraq. And it also supported Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, who’s responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths in Syria and crimes against humanity.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The economic situation in Iran is poor, in part because the regime spent tons of money on supporting terrorist organizations. The Iranian people deserve a better government, one that doesn’t spend money on terrorists but rather on their own people to improve their lives.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Uprisings among the Iranian people asking for democratic changes have been met with an iron fist. Iranian authorities have ruthlessly cracked down on anti-government protests with excessive and lethal force. Videos have shown security forces using shotguns, assault rifles, and handguns against protesters who were gathering peacefully, and hundreds have been killed and injured.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It is time for concerned governments to come together and increase pressure on Iran. One route they could take would be a United Nations-led inquiry into the serious abuses the government committed during the protests, with the goal of holding those who were responsible to account.</span></p>
<h3><b>Pressure Works Better Than Compromise</b></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What does the United States need to do to support and push for democratic changes in Iran? It has to deal with Iran the same way it has dealt with Vladimir Putin in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – no compromising, no appeasing the current extremist regime. The U.S. imposed numerous sanctions on Russia and has done so against Iran in response to its nuclear program and Iran’s support for terrorist organizations.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The U.S. should put as much pressure on the Iranian government as possible, while also being mindful of the Iranian government’s support of Putin during the Ukraine war. Iran supplied him with drones that have been used against the Ukrainian people. If leaders in the U.S. government think they can break the alliance between Putin and Iran, they are dreaming.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The U.S. took the lead in the accountability context against Russia during a trip to Ukraine by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland last summer, when he announced the creation of a new War Crimes Accountability team. It will assist Ukrainian officials in identifying and apprehending Russian war criminals. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s an encouraging initiative, but the Department of Justice shouldn’t limit its efforts to Ukraine’s borders. In my home country of Syria, Putin’s intervention to support and keep in power the murderous dictator Assad has enabled the regime to torture and slaughter tens of thousands of political prisoners. Holding those torturers and executioners accountable isn’t just the right moral thing to do, it’s also essential in the fight against Putin’s assault on the international order. And, it’s necessary to wipe out Assad, who is a threat to U.S. global influence and a clear danger to American national security.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And then there’s Iran’s connection with Assad, which I touched on earlier. Iran has provided military support to Assad since the beginning of Syria’s civil war. And Assad has allowed Iran to use Syria as a safe harbor from which to attack other countries in the Middle East, including Israel and Jordan. Hezbollah has sent thousands of fighters to assist Assad, and he has returned the favor by funneling Iranian weapons to the group.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">These are forces the U.S. must reckon with one way or the other, and for freedom to prevail, taking a strong stand for human rights in volatile places like Iran is non-negotiable.</span></p>
<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Tarek Kteleh is a medical doctor who </span>established Rheumatology of Central Indiana in 2018. He is the<span style="font-weight: 400;"> co-founder Citizens for Secure and Safe America (C4SSA), an organization whose mission </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">is to promote security for the U.S. in the Middle East and to see democratic changes in Syria. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">He has led advocacy efforts for a variety of causes in the U.S. Congress, at the White House and in the Indiana Statehouse. He is the author of the </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Amazon bestseller, </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="http://www.sixpillarsofadvocacy.com">The Six Pillars of Advocacy</a>: Embrace Your Cause and Transform Lives.</span></em></p>
<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.</em></p>


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<p>The militaries for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/saudi-arabia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Saudi Arabia</a> and the United States are reportedly on high alert following an intelligence report warning of an imminent attack from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/iran" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Iran</a>.</p>
<p>The intelligence report from Saudi Arabia has also resulted in several neighboring states increasing their level of military alertness, The Wall Street Journal reported.</p>
<p>There were no details about what the specific threats were other than the main reported targets are in Saudi Arabia, Erbil, and Iraq.</p>
<p>The report said that the officials believe that the planned attacks are an attempt for Iran to distract from the mass social unrest that has rocked the country for many weeks as the country’s citizens are fed up with the Islamic Republic’s oppressive regime.</p>
<p>“We are concerned about the threat picture, and we remain in constant contact through military and intelligence channels with the Saudis,” said a National Security Council spokesperson. “We will not hesitate to act in the defense of our interests and partners in the region.”</p>
<p>Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said during a press conference on Tuesday that the U.S. was &#8220;concerned&#8221; about &#8220;the threat situation&#8221; and that the U.S. was in close contact with Saudi Arabia over the matter. &#8220;We will reserve the right to protect and defend ourselves no matter where our forces are serving, whether in Iraq or elsewhere,&#8221; Ryder <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/us-saudi-arabia-high-alert-intel-impending-iranian-attack-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.</p>
<p>The threats from Iran come as the country has shipped drones for Russian forces to use in their war against Ukraine. Iran has a history of using drones to launch terrorist attacks against countries in the Middle East, including <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/attack-refinery-riyadh-did-not-affect-petroleum-supplies-spa-2022-03-10/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">providing</a> their proxies with drones that are then used to carry out the attacks.</p>
<p>The report said that Iran has sought to cast blame on Saudi Arabia for the protests it faces because of the Farsi-speaking news coverage Saudi Arabia controls, which Iranians watch.</p>
<p>“This is our last warning, because you are interfering in our internal affairs through these media,” Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami. “You are involved in this matter and know that you are vulnerable.”</p>
<p>The riots in Iran were sparked in the middle of September over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was arrested for violating the country’s laws that require women to wear a hijab. Reports have said that police brutally beat her.</p>
<p>It’s unknown how many people have been killed by the Islamic Republic in response to the protests, but reports have pinned the number at more than 200.</p>


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<p class="p1"><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/iran" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Iran</a> is set to hold public trials for at least 1,000 detained protestors after recent demonstrations have occurred throughout the country.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p class="p1">The country’s judicial system <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/31/iran-to-hold-public-trials-for-up-to-2000-detained-amid-protests" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span class="s1">announced</span></a> it would initiate public trials for up to 1,000 people arrested in Tehran and more than 1,000 detained in other regions during the recent spark of protests across the nation.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p class="p1">&#8220;Those who intend to confront and subvert the regime are dependent on foreigners and will be punished according to legal standards,&#8221; Iran’s judiciary chief, Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Ejei, said. &#8220;Without a doubt, our judges will deal with the cases of the recent riots with accuracy and speed.”<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p class="p1">“Even among the agitators, it should be clarified as to who had the intention of confronting the system and overthrowing it,” he added.</p>
<p class="p1">Tehran authorities have reportedly reiterated unsubstantiated allegations that foreign enemies of the country have encouraged the protests.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p class="p1">The protests started after Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/iran-hold-public-trials-1000-protesters-accused-subversive-actions-amid-mahsa-amini-unrest" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span class="s1">died</span></a> in custody after being arrested by “morality police” for allegedly wearing a &#8220;bad hijab.&#8221;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p class="p1">Thousands of people have been detained, and many have been taken to detention facilities.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p class="p1">One protestor was detained on a “corruption on earth” charge after attending an anti-government protest and was sentenced to execution after only one hearing, according to his mother.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p class="p1">“My son is only 22 years old and he is also ill. They deprived him of having a lawyer and do not allow lawyers to enter the court,” Ghobadlo’s mother said in an online video.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p class="p1">“They interrogated him without having access to a lawyer, and sentenced him to death after only one hearing. Is this Islamic justice? In which court of law do they sentence people to death after just one hearing? They are going to execute him soon. I ask people to help,” she added.</p>
<p class="p1">Global leaders have reacted to Iran&#8217;s intense crackdown on protesters, with German chancellor Olaf Scholz saying he was stunned by how many people were being violently and illegally detained. Germany’s foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock, has also said she is seeking European Union sanctions against the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist group. Canada has said it would initiate more sanctions against top Iranian authorities and law enforcement personnel.</p>
<p class="p1">More than 300 Iranian reporters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iranian-journalists-demand-that-colleagues-jailed-covering-aminis-death-be-freed-2022-10-30/"><span class="s1">demanded</span></a> that two journalists arrested for reporting on the story of Amini’s death be let go. Over the past six weeks, at least 40 reporters have been arrested, rights groups say, and the figure is rising.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>


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<p style="font-weight: 400;">A fourteen-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/iran" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Iranian</a> girl was killed last week by Iranian security forces when they found a ripped photo of former Iranian Supreme Leader <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ayatollah-ali-khamenei" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ayatollah Ali Khamenei</span></a> in her schoolbook, according to local reports.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Parmis Hamnava, a student in Iranshahr in the Sistan and Baluchestan province, was beaten by Iranian security forces who were searching the books of the students. She later reportedly died at a hospital.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is the definition of evil: an Iranian girl in middle school, Parmis Hamnava, was reportedly beaten to death after <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Iran</a>&#39;s regime&#39;s police found a torn-up photo of Khomeini in her schoolbooks. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MahsaAmini?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MahsaAmini</a> <a href="https://t.co/DbOO23W5XC">https://t.co/DbOO23W5XC</a> <a href="https://t.co/mm7aBnPQuU">pic.twitter.com/mm7aBnPQuU</a></p>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;">According <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11377295/Iranian-police-beat-girl-death-tearing-photos-Islamic-Republic-founder-schoolbooks.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">to</a> The Daily Mail, textbooks in Iran will frequently contain the photo and a quote from the founder of the Iranian regime.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“Security guards stormed the school last Tuesday and searched the books of all the students, she had ripped pictures of Khomeini, for this crime, and they started beating her in front of other students,” the news agency Haalvsh was informed. “Her nose was bleeding badly, and she was taken to a hospital &#8230; She died on Wednesday and was taken to Zahedan for burial.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Protests have erupted in fury since the suspicious death of Mahsa Amini after her detention by Iranian forces in September. In mid-September, Amini, 22, was visiting Iran’s capital, Tehran. She was forced into a van run by the Gasht e Ershad, which enforces the Iranian regime’s dress code. Then she was taken to the “Vozara detention center.” She died in mysterious circumstances, prompting opponents of the regime, who aver that police often treat violators of the dress code brutally, to contend that the young girl was murdered, as TIME <a href="https://time.com/6214636/mahsa-amini-iran-death-outcry/">reported</a>.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">The hospital where Amini was taken briefly announced that she was declared brain-dead when she arrived at the hospital while the Iranian government has insisted that she suffered from a pre-existing condition. But Amini’s family countered the government, asserting that she did not suffer from a pre-existing condition.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">In reference to what happened to Amini, leading Iranian dissident Masih Alinejad told CNN: “Let me tell you something, Mahsa&#8217;s family members, they risked their lives and they tell journalists outside of Iran that Mahsa was beaten by the morality police. It is clear for all Iranians that she was murdered.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Responding to CNN’s Jake Tapper asking her if she had any faith that anyone would be held for Amini’s death since the interior ministry and Tehran&#8217;s prosecutors said they were launching an investigation, she scoffed, “This is ridiculous. They actually are asking another killer to do an investigation about another organization who killed Mahsa.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">On October 13, Iranian government agents reportedly <a href="https://women.ncr-iran.org/2022/10/23/torture-of-children-in-iran/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">raided</a> the Shahed High School in Ardabil.  At least 10 girls were injured; 15-year-old Asra Panahi died later from internal injuries.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Hossein Salami, commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, warned last week, “We tell the youth and those who were deceived that today is the last day of the riots, and that they should not go to the streets again.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">But students rallied across Iran over the weekend.</p>


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