User:JellWaffle/Iranpage
Nature of the regime
[edit]Iran's government is an Islamic theocratic regime.
Supporting terrorism
[edit]Iran finances terrorist organizations like Hezbollah,[1][2] Hamas[3][4][5][6] and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.[7]
Killing Iranians abroad
[edit]Iran has been accused of killing dissidents and expatriates in Europe.[8]
AMIA bombing
[edit]Argentine Justice and Interpol have accused Iran for the 1994 AMIA bombing.[9][10]
Syrian civil war
[edit]Iran has been involved in the Syrian civil war helping Assad government to violently suppress the revolt.[11][12][13][14]
Hostility toward Arab nations
[edit]Several Sunni Arab countries consider Iran a serious threat.[15]
Strait of Hormuz
[edit]Iranian military leaders have threaten to close the Strait of Hormuz in case of an attack against their nuclear facilities or sanctions, violating international treaties regarding free passage over the strait.[16]
Human rights violations
[edit]Iranian government has been accused of several human rights violations against its citizens, including torture, rape and killing of political prisoners, homosexuals, minors, women, ethnic minorities and protesters. Iran violently repressed an internal uprising in 2009.
Threats against Israel
[edit]Iranian top leaders – including President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, former President Mohammad Khatami and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei – have threaten to destroy Israel several times.[17][18][19][20]
Holocaust denial
[edit]Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad frequently denies the Holocaust.
Terrorism worldwide
[edit]Iran has been accusing of orchestrating terrorist attacks against civilians and tourists in Thailand, Georgia, India, Azerbaijan, Kenya, Greece, Turkey, South Africa, Cyprus, Bulgaria, United States and other countries.[21]
Attacks against embassies and diplomatic missions
[edit]Iran has been accused of assaulting embassies and diplomatic missions inside its territory and around world, including the British and US embassies in Tehran, Israeli embassies in Buenos Aires and London.[22]
Antisemitism
[edit]Iranian regime has been accused of promoting antisemitism.
Misogyny
[edit]As a country ruled by Sharia, women in Iran suffer several limitations and are not considered equal in rights than men.
Apocalyptic messianic ideology
[edit]In Iran predominates an apocalyptic narrative about the world's end and many leaders believe in it.[23]
Nuclear program
[edit]Iran has been accused by the International Atomic Energy Agency of carrying out an illegal nuclear program aimed at building nuclear weapons.[24]
References
[edit]- ^ Adam Shatz (April 29, 2004). "In Search of Hezbollah". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved August 14, 2006.
- ^ Erdbrink, Thomas (2012-02-05). "Khamenei: Iran will back 'any nations, any groups' fighting Israel". The Washington Post.
- ^ Jordan: Whether Hamas persecute, kidnap, torture or abuse with impunity Jordanian citizens who disagree with its methods, policies and ideology Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, 25 October 2000, JOR35666.E, accessed 28 September 2010
- ^
This article incorporates public domain material from Fatah and Hamas: the New Palestinian Factional Reality (PDF). Congressional Research Service.
- ^ The Iran-Hamas Alliance, In Focus Quarterly, by Meyrav Wurmser, Fall 2007
- ^ Hamas receives blow to wallet, Intelligence Online, April 22, 2010.
- ^ http://www.economist.com/node/21556961, "The Gaza Strip: Will normality ever return? The Islamists of Hamas are being squeezed towards pragmatism", The Economist, dated 16 June 2012.
- ^ BERLIN COURT SAYS TOP IRAN LEADERS ORDERED KILLINGS, New York Times April 11, 1997
- ^ "Iran, Hezbollah charged in 1994 Argentine bombing". Daily Jang. October 25, 2006. Archived from the original on September 1, 2007. Retrieved October 25, 2006.
- ^ INTERPOL
- ^ "Iran 'sending arms to Syria despite ban'". Al Jazeera. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ Saeed Kamali Dehghan (28 May 2012). "Syrian army being aided by Iranian forces". Guardian. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
- ^ "Iranian Guards, Mahdi Army troops enter Syria's Druze Mountain". NowLebanon. 2012-02-15. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
- ^ Daftari, Lisa (28 August 2012). "Iranian general admits 'fighting every aspect of a war' in defending Syria's Assad". FOX News. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- ^ Why Arabs Fear Iran, Al Arabiya News February 16, 2009
- ^ Iran threatens to block Strait of Hormuz oil route, BBC News December 28, 2011
- ^ Pipes, Daniel (January 18, 2002). "Arabs Still Want to Destroy Israel". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
- ^ "Iran leader urges destruction of 'cancerous' Israel". CNN. December 15, 2000. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- ^ "The Zionist Entity and Iran". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- ^ "Ahmadinejad: Israel must be wiped off the map", IRIB News, 26 October 2005.
- ^ Israel has no doubt about who is behind the deadly attack in Bulgaria, Haaretz July 19, 2012
- ^ Interview Robert Baer
- ^ ISLAM IN IRAN v. MESSIANIC ISLAM IN IRAN
- ^ "U.N. nuclear watchdog board rebukes defiant Iran". Reuters. 18 November 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
As RHaworth recently admitted, this article must be userfied, but not removed.--JellWaffle (talk) 12:57, 4 October 2012 (UTC)