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I kind of suspect this is more a desperate regime on the brink of (at least military) collapse grasping at straws. Potentially they might be worried about anti

I kind of suspect this is more a desperate regime on the brink of (at least military) collapse grasping at straws. Potentially they might be worried about anti-regime activists organizing on whatsapp and want to push people to more easily monitoriable alternatives. If iran knew meta was doing this for a long time, then it raises the question of why they are just asking people to delete it now. One would presume that such a serious opsec issue would require immediate action. If they just figured this out right now, its a bit hard to imagine how that happened given how disruptive the bombing campaign has been. The timing just seems really suspicious to me.

jiggawatts 1y ago
This is the real reason. The leadership has been decapitated, and those still alive are fleeing or hiding in bunkers. This is the perfect time for an uprising. The Kurds are already starting whatever they’ve been planning.
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4gotunameagain 1y ago
Or, it is a country at war that was initiated unjustly by a third party that has the support of the US, and they're doing all they can to survive. Why trust a US company when the US helped Israel attack Iran while in negotiations ?
- bawolff 1y ago
  The morality of the situation is kind of beside the point. Iran is either being truthful or they are not. That doesn't change regardless of if they are the side of good or the side of evil. > Why trust a US company when the US helped Israel attack Iran while in negotiations ? Potentially. However given that whatsapp/meta is just one random american company that is already banned in Iran (afaik) it seems like that would be a really random action if it was purely about retaliating against usa.
ivandenysov 1y ago
It is also about sending a message to the population (no pun intended), about uniting them against a common enemy. Dictators want people to believe that their enemy is also the enemy of the people.
- grafmax 1y ago
  The idea that Israel is trying to help the Iranian people is a falsehood. Israel is bombing residential neighborhoods. This is cynicism on the part of the Israeli government, something we should be well aware of now as they are completing the final stages of the genocide in Gaza.
  - XajniN 1y ago
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    - grafmax 1y ago
      > Shock, fear in Tehran after Israel bombs residential, military areas https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/13/shock-fear-in-tehran-after-israel-bombs-residential-military-areas https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/13/shock-fear-in-tehra... > Today, Iran is once again under heavy bombardment with Israeli air strikes targeting residential areas, civilian buildings, hospitals, media offices and military sites. https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-attack-iran-civilians-flee-tehran-traffic-fuel-shortages https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-attack-iran-civili... > Health authorities also reported that 1,277 were wounded, without distinguishing between military officials and civilians. https://apnews.com/article/israel-iran-mideast-war-news-06-15-2025-d7e902fda4933aa1b0a30d901d4ff479 https://apnews.com/article/israel-iran-mideast-war-news-06-1... There are countless reports of this nature.
  - bawolff 1y ago
    Fog of war is thick right now. There is plenty of reason for iran to overstate this (to e.g. try and get a rally around the flag affect to increase regime stability). [Otoh, plenty of reason for Israel to understate. Truth is the first casualty of war] We'll probably have to wait for the dust to settle before we have a good idea what was or wasn't bombed.

jiggawatts 1y ago

This is the real reason. The leadership has been decapitated, and those still alive are fleeing or hiding in bunkers. This is the perfect time for an uprising. The Kurds are already starting whatever they’ve been planning.

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4gotunameagain 1y ago

Or, it is a country at war that was initiated unjustly by a third party that has the support of the US, and they're doing all they can to survive. Why trust a US company when the US helped Israel attack Iran while in negotiations ?

bawolff 1y ago
The morality of the situation is kind of beside the point. Iran is either being truthful or they are not. That doesn't change regardless of if they are the side of good or the side of evil. > Why trust a US company when the US helped Israel attack Iran while in negotiations ? Potentially. However given that whatsapp/meta is just one random american company that is already banned in Iran (afaik) it seems like that would be a really random action if it was purely about retaliating against usa.

ivandenysov 1y ago

It is also about sending a message to the population (no pun intended), about uniting them against a common enemy. Dictators want people to believe that their enemy is also the enemy of the people.

grafmax 1y ago
The idea that Israel is trying to help the Iranian people is a falsehood. Israel is bombing residential neighborhoods. This is cynicism on the part of the Israeli government, something we should be well aware of now as they are completing the final stages of the genocide in Gaza.
- XajniN 1y ago
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  - grafmax 1y ago
    > Shock, fear in Tehran after Israel bombs residential, military areas https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/13/shock-fear-in-tehran-after-israel-bombs-residential-military-areas https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/13/shock-fear-in-tehra... > Today, Iran is once again under heavy bombardment with Israeli air strikes targeting residential areas, civilian buildings, hospitals, media offices and military sites. https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-attack-iran-civilians-flee-tehran-traffic-fuel-shortages https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-attack-iran-civili... > Health authorities also reported that 1,277 were wounded, without distinguishing between military officials and civilians. https://apnews.com/article/israel-iran-mideast-war-news-06-15-2025-d7e902fda4933aa1b0a30d901d4ff479 https://apnews.com/article/israel-iran-mideast-war-news-06-1... There are countless reports of this nature.
- bawolff 1y ago
  Fog of war is thick right now. There is plenty of reason for iran to overstate this (to e.g. try and get a rally around the flag affect to increase regime stability). [Otoh, plenty of reason for Israel to understate. Truth is the first casualty of war] We'll probably have to wait for the dust to settle before we have a good idea what was or wasn't bombed.