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I find Iranian/Persian history fascinating. I want to visit sometime. I had to put it off when I was studying in the US, … for obvious reasons. The following m
by srean 5y ago
I find Iranian/Persian history fascinating. I want to visit sometime. I had to put it off when I was studying in the US, … for obvious reasons.
The following might be an unpopular notion here on HN, but do not entirely understand why the US has a chip on their shoulder about Iran. Seems US is the aggressor in that conflict.
- saiya-jin 5y agoBruised ego due to diplomats cough-cough CIA employees being held captive during revolution (countries seem to forgive less than people), plus all the geopolitical games the the whole oil-rich region. Their stubborn attitude in ie nuclear program isn't helping. What is surreal is the strong support of quite brutal Saudi regime just next door which doesn't uphold basically any values we hold dear in the west, plus most 9/11 perpetrators came from there. Former strong support of Saddam is also something they would rather ignore.
- srean 5y agoThat's right. If one were to wipe last 30~40 years of current affairs from my memory and ask me which countries in the middle east could be among US's allies, I would have gone with Iran and Israel. Their (I mean Iranian people here, they are among the most friendly, open minded and helpful people I have met) value system seems so much better aligned, compared to say Saudi Arabia. Instead we have US backing Iraq, unprovoked shooting down of civilian jet with no apologies forthcoming, scuttling the future of a democracy. There is quite a bit of gap between the talk (of spreading democracy) and the walk. Jewish people and Persian people have a long and harmonious history in settling in various parts in India. This makes it all the more strange to an Indian.
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