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Memri
a day ago
- Politics
- Memri
It Is Not Just About Regime Change – It Is About Reshaping The Region: The Post-Ayatollahs Iran Has To Include Non-Persians
The solution to Balochistan's 77-year plight is not regime change in Tehran or Islamabad. The solution to Balochistan's decades-long occupation is to give full control of the republic of a united Balochistan to its own people. Baloch protester holds a placard. (Source: Twitter) Balochis flying the flag of Balochistan. (Source: CIA) Not The Mullahs Nor The Shah Both Iran and Pakistan are repressing, persecuting, jailing, and massacring the Baloch people. Today's Mullah regime in Iran is executing our people on bogus charges, demolishing Baloch villages to pave the way to shift its capital Tehran to Makuran,[1] in Balochistan's Chabahar coastal regions, tomorrow the Pahlavi regime will continue the legacy of Khamenei by suppressing the Baloch nation as his father Reza Shah Pahlavi in 1973 helped Pakistan's Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto quell our legitimate independent movement.[2] We desire to inform all those people who are helping install Reza Pahlavi in Tehran after expelling Khamenei, that their money, blood, and efforts will be wasted if they do not include Baloch, Kurds, Ahwazis, and the other non-Persian ethnic nations that comprise 50 of the population as stakeholders in this entire process. Khamenei is funding proxies to harm Israel and the Middle East, the Pahlavi will continue developing the Iranian nuclear program with a beardless face and diplomatic attire. A placard reads: "Iran is a country of 70 nations. A coalition of parties. One person [referring to Reza Pahlavi] is not an attorney for the whole country. Any coalition of any kind, if it is going to happen, must be formed with all parties." (Source: Twitter) *Mir Yar Baloch is a Baloch writer, scholar, political scientist, Baloch nationalist leader, member of the secular Free Balochistan Movement, and special advisor to MEMRI's Balochistan Studies Project.
Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Iran parliament ‘burning' American flag, chanting ‘Death to America' amid Israel conflict? Truth behind video
A video showing Iranian parliament members chanting 'death to America' while burning the American flag surfaced on social media amid Tehran's conflict with Israel. In the clip, almost a dozen lawmakers can be seen lighting a paper US flag on the parliament floor. However, the video is old. The video, from 2018, shows Iranian lawmakers demonstrating against President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the 2015 international nuclear deal. The MPs had staged a protest, chanting 'Death to America'. At the time, Iran's parliament speaker, Ali Larijani, said: 'If Europe and important countries like Russia and China fill this international vacuum (in the deal), perhaps there will be a way to continue. Otherwise, the Islamic Republic of Iran will bring them (US) to their senses with its nuclear actions.' Read More: Who will succeed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei if Israel takes him down? Here are top 5 contenders "They have to know that under such circumstances, Iran has no commitment to remain in the nuclear position it was in before." Re-sharing the video on social media, one person wrote: 'In Iranian Parliament, MPs burn the American flag while chanting 'Death to America,' and threaten to use a nuclear bomb against the American homeland. Iran is a BIGGER PROBLEM FOR US.' 'In #Iran Parliament, Mullah MPs burnt the #USA flag while chanting 'Death to America,' & also threaten to use a nuclear bomb against the American homeland,' a second one said on X, platform formerly known as Twitter. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump said Wednesday he doesn't want to carry out a US strike on Iran but suggested he stands ready to act. The 78-year-old further warned Tehran about American troops joining Tel Aviv. 'I'm not looking to fight," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. "But if it's a choice between fighting and having a nuclear weapon, you have to do what you have to do.' Read More: Whoopi Goldberg compares US to Iran in fiery clash with Alyssa Farah Griffin; 'They just keep hanging Black people' Trump earlier on Wednesday told reporters that it's not 'too late' for Iran to give up its nuclear program. 'I may do it, I may not do it,' Trump said of a potential U.S. strike in another exchange with reporters at the White House on Wednesday. 'I mean, nobody knows what I'm going to do.' 'Nothing is finished until it is finished,' he added, signaling a decision could soon. 'The next week is going to be very big — maybe less than a week."
Indian Express
10-06-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Restraint in our reaction praised: Tharoor; flagged Pakistan military-terrorist nexus: Prasad
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor returned with his multi-party delegation Tuesday and said that many people respected the restraint shown by India in its reaction while BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said that his team conveyed the message that India's response was aimed at terror bases, and flowed from the conviction that an Indian life mattered as much as an American or European but the 'military-terrorist nexus in Pakistan' was the main hurdle in peace. Tharoor's delegation went to the US, Panama, Guyana, Brazil and Colombia. The team, led by Prasad, travelled to the UK, France, Germany, EU, Italy and Denmark, wrapping it up on June 7. After landing at the Delhi airport, Tharoor said, 'We were all very pleased with the way all the five countries we went to received us. We thought we had good results everywhere. We had very high-quality meetings — Presidents, PMs, Vice Presidents, very senior interlocutors.' 'In fact, many of the people we spoke to specifically expressed respect for the restraint we have shown in our reaction,' he said. 'Not only did everyone understand and accept our point of view, but even the responses from American lawmakers were strongly in our favour… Pakistan's position is extremely weak. They claim they haven't done anything and that India attacked them without provocation, but no one was willing to buy that argument,' he said. At a press conference in New Delhi, Prasad said, 'We said that each Indian government wanted good relations with Pakistan. Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi himself called them for his swearing-in (ceremony) and also visited Pakistan later. But we told them about the military-terrorist nexus in Pakistan. The terrorists do the dirty work of their military. That is why peace has never been possible.' 'We discussed the historical links between Pakistan and India. But today we (India) are the fourth-largest economy, and they (Pakistan) still go around with a begging bowl. We said we never started even one of the four wars we fought with Pakistan, and there were agreements after each,' Prasad said. 'We told them about the Mumbai terror attack and the Parliament attack, and also London, New York, Germany and France attacks, adding that each had some or the other connection with Pakistan, with the terrorists either having their origins in Pakistan or having undergone their training there,' he said. The delegation, he said, pointed out that while the last IMF loan India took was in 1991, Pakistan had taken 25 IMF loans till date that have been diverted to purchase arms. 'We said that the Pahalgam terror attack happened on April 22, while General Munir's speech like a Mullah general and Jihadi general had happened on April 15,' Prasad said. He said that India had hit only terror bases at night when it responded during Operation Sindoor, and informed Pakistan the next day that it had not damaged any building apart from terror bases, and would respond if Pakistan tried to strike back. On the Indus Water Treaty that used to send 80% of the water to Pakistan — something that Indian farmers can get — Prasad said that the Preamble to the treaty said it was to promote friendship and goodwill. 'That does not exist today. We have kept the treaty in abeyance,' he said. The delegation found Germany's approach to be very positive and supportive towards India. 'We asked what about the human rights of the victims of terror? They said they agreed with us,' Prasad said and underlined that countries were impressed by India's economic growth story and digital strides. 'We said Pakistan is the biggest factory of terrorism and showed connections of all terrorists with Pakistan,' Prasad said, adding, 'Terrorists should know they are not safe even in their homes.' He said that delegation member and Congress leader Amar Singh spoke about 'narco-terrorism' emanating from Pakistan in his discussions in the countries. With PTI inputs
News18
11-05-2025
- Politics
- News18
The Indo-Pak 'Understanding' Is An Undeclared Indian Win
Last Updated: Pakistan now understands that any future reliance on terrorism will invite a full-spectrum declaration of war from India. While it will be debated whether India should have escalated Operation Sindoor into full-scale hostilities — or perhaps even all-out war — it is important to understand why the current 'understanding" is an undeclared Indian victory, not a peace deal imposed by external pressure, as some are attempting to portray. 1. Modi has redefined the limits of tolerance with Pakistan. India has signaled that Pakistan's nuclear blackmail will no longer deter it from taking decisive action — even on Pakistani soil — against the so-called 'impregnable wall" of the Pakistan military. India has struck deep into Rawalpindi, the very cradle of Pakistan's military machine. Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir has been metaphorically reduced to his base ideological identity — that of a frothing 'Mullah." This symbolic diminution carries long-term consequences for the army's perceived supremacy within the Pakistani state. In recent days, Pakistan's civil society has witnessed the visible humiliation of the military's claim to be the ultimate 'defender of the Pakistani state." For the first time, it is now conceivable that the Pakistani military may be relegated to the barracks. 2. The kinetic response to Operation Sindoor has been halted — on a condition. Pakistan now understands that any future reliance on terrorism will invite a full-spectrum declaration of war from India. This reflects Prime Minister Modi's preparedness to escalate without warning in response to any credible, Pakistan-sponsored terrorist attack. Formulaic denials, hollow declarations of innocence, and vague claims of operational ambiguity from the Pakistan military are no longer accepted as justifications or shields. This marks a decisive break from the old status quo and will weigh heavily on the minds of Pakistani military planners. They must now abandon the strategy of low-cost, low-intensity 'jihad by chicanery" against India — or risk pushing the region, and perhaps humanity, toward catastrophe. This doctrine aligns with strategic principles adopted by nations like Israel, the United States, and Russia. While this is not the beginning of a general 'era of war," Modi has made it clear that India will not hesitate to pursue a 'just war" when its territorial integrity is threatened. 4. India may reconsider its 'No First Use" nuclear posture. It is increasingly possible that India may revise its NFU policy in the near term to underscore its willingness to respond with overwhelming force if provoked. Even if not currently under formal review, this is a strategic imperative India must weigh seriously to restore credible deterrence. 5. Operation Sindoor is not over – it has transformed. It continues under a new guise: as a long-term diplomatic, trade, economic, and water offensive aimed at systematically raising the costs for Pakistan's continued provocations. These non-kinetic actions rest on internationally recognised legal and moral grounds, giving Pakistan little room to maneuver. It is an undeclared siege – unseen but deeply felt. 6. India's anti-terror campaign is entering an unconventional phase. New strategies are being employed to challenge Pakistan's territorial and ideological coherence. While it would be imprudent to list these methods publicly, it is sufficient to say that the Pakistani state is now facing the real prospect of an existential crisis – unless it changes course swiftly and decisively. Views expressed in the above piece are personal and solely those of the author. They do not necessarily reflect News18's views. First Published: May 11, 2025, 12:25 IST
Shafaq News
09-05-2025
- General
- Shafaq News
Al-Sulaymaniyah hosts Kasnazani Celebration
Shafaq News / Hundreds of followers of the Kasnazani order gathered in Al-Sulaymaniyah on Friday to celebrate the Prophet Muhammad's birthday, in accordance with the solar-based "Muhammadi calendar" adopted by the order. Speaking to Shafaq News Agency, Mullah Ahmad Kalari, a member of the Kasnazani Cultural Council, said, 'Hundreds of dervishes and devotees of the Kasnazani order arrived from various countries to attend the central celebration held at the order's headquarters in Iraq.' Kalari explained that the festivities included recitations of the order's spiritual chants and prayers upon the Prophet Muhammad. 'The event will continue until midnight and has drawn diplomatic figures, religious leaders, tribal elders, and representatives of other Sufi orders from several countries,' he added. The Kasnazani order is one of the most prominent Sufi orders in the broader Islamic world. Headquartered in Iraq, it maintains a wide network of followers and spiritual centers across several Arab and international countries. The Kasnazani order (At-Tariqah Al-Aliyyah Al-Qadiriyyah Al-Kasnazaniyyah) follows the Muhammadi calendar, a spiritual solar-based system that differs from the Islamic Hijri calendar. In this calendar, the year begins with the month of "Al-Noor Al-Muhammadi" instead of Muharram, and the Prophet's birth year is marked as year one. The calendar begins two months after the Hijri calendar, placing the Prophet's birth—traditionally in Rabi' al-Awwal, the third Hijri month—as the first month in the Muhammadi system.
