Iran unveils new anti-US murals at former embassy

[sammuel]

Revolutionary Guards chief attends ceremony to introduce the paintings, which include a Star of David in the Great Seal of the United States

TEHRAN — Iran on Saturday unveiled new anti-American murals on the walls of the former US embassy as Tehran prepares to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the storming of what it labels the “den of spies.”

The accusatory message of the paintings was one of a violent US that is thirsty for war and bent on tightening its grip on the world, yet weakening despite its military might.

The new murals — mainly painted in white, red and blue, the colors of the US flag — were unveiled by Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami, the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, at the former mission turned museum.

One of them showed a crumbling Statue of Liberty, its right torch-bearing arm having broken off.

Another depicted the triangle of the Eye of Providence, the symbol used on the back of the US dollar bill, in a sea of blood in which skulls are floating.

A third showed the American Global Hawk drone that was shot down by Iran in June over the Strait of Hormuz, with bats flying out of it.

One of the other murals featured the Great Seal of the United States with a Star of David in it. Instead of an olive branch and arrows, the eagle is clutching bullets and syringes in his talons.

‘Poisoned relations’
Next to it another work showed an Iran Air plane that was shot down by an American warship over the Gulf on July 3, 1988, with white doves flying out of it.

290 people were killed in the tragedy which Washington has called a “mistake” and for which Iran has for years demanded an apology.

During his speech, Salami reiterated Iran’s grievances against the US.

He accused it of being the only country to have used nuclear weapons, twice in Japan in 1945, and yet of blocking other countries, especially Iran, from benefiting from a civil nuclear program.

He also charged that Washington is lying when it claims to support human rights and democracy, arguing that it backs nearly “all dictators” on Earth.

Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami (R), commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, steps on a US flag at a ceremony to unveil the new murals painted on the walls of the former US embassy in the capital Tehran on November 2, 2019. (Atta Kenare/AFP)


Tehran is preparing to mark on Monday the 40th anniversary of the hostage crisis, an act that continues to poison Iran-US relations.

On November 4, 1979, less than nine months after the toppling of Iran’s American-backed shah, students overran the complex to demand the United States hand over the ousted ruler after he was admitted to a US hospital.

It took a full 444 days for the crisis to end with the release of 52 Americans, but the US broke off diplomatic relations with Iran in 1980 and ties have been frozen ever since.

Tensions have escalated again between the two countries ever since US President Donald Trump withdrew from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal last year and reimposed unilateral sanctions.



https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-unveils-new-anti-us-murals-at-former-embassy/

 

[Sineva]

Some lovely touches there,I especially liked the first pic with the vultures claws full of syringes and the isis flag in the post apocalyptic "statue of liberty" scene,very clever.
If it was me I would`ve "decorated" the urinals in the public toilets with upside down american flags,sort of like this one except upside down[a sign of distress]

Or maybe a Trump toilet or Troilet.

 

[Azadkashmir]

Some lovely touches there,I especially liked the first pic with the vultures claws full of syringes and the isis flag in the post apocalyptic "statue of liberty" scene,very clever.
If it was me I would`ve "decorated" the urinals in the public toilets with upside down american flags,sort of like this one except upside down[a sign of distress]

Or maybe a Trump toilet or Troilet.

it says july 17 on the tablet

 

[sammuel]

Some lovely touches there,I especially liked the first pic with the vultures claws full of syringes and the isis flag in the post apocalyptic "statue of liberty" scene,very clever.
If it was me I would`ve "decorated" the urinals in the public toilets with upside down american flags,sort of like this one except upside down[a sign of distress]

Or maybe a Trump toilet or Troilet.

There is indeed no problem in : walking on some country flag , burning it and chanting death to etc , if you are suffering from a lynch mob mentality.

From leaders of a country it is expected not to act like a rifraf mob and set an example. Not to walk on flags.

Beside , taking 56 embassy workers hostage was one of the more stupid things the mullahs did. It marked them as a rouge state for years to come.

They have little to be proud about that action and certainly no reason to celebrate it.

 

[Sineva]

There is indeed no problem in : walking on some country flag , burning it and chanting death to etc , if you are suffering from a lynch mob mentality.

From leaders of a country it is expected not to act like a rifraf mob and set an example. Not to walk on flags.

Beside , taking 56 embassy workers hostage was one of the more stupid things the mullahs did. It marked them as a rouge state for years to come.

They have little to be proud about that action and certainly no reason to celebrate it.

Oh dear,was that some booing from the zionist gallery that I hear?

PS
If taking over an embassy is the act of a "rogue state",then what would you call a nation that overthrew another nations government and replaced it with a one man absolute dictatorship?,what would you call a nation whos military shot down a civilian airliner and then gave a medal to the man who shot it down?.
Lastly the us could`ve had all of their embassy personnel back if only they had simply returned pahlavi back to iran to face justice for his many crimes.After all it wasnt like he was worth anything anymore to the americans at that point anyway.Carter really should`ve stuck to farming peanuts,that was about all he was good for.

 

[Mithridates]

There is indeed no problem in : walking on some country flag , burning it and chanting death to etc , if you are suffering from a lynch mob mentality.

From leaders of a country it is expected not to act like a rifraf mob and set an example. Not to walk on flags.

Beside , taking 56 embassy workers hostage was one of the more stupid things the mullahs did. It marked them as a rouge state for years to come.

They have little to be proud about that action and certainly no reason to celebrate it.

Americans would not mind so chill out.

 

[sammuel]

Oh dear,was that some booing from the zionist gallery that I hear?

PS
If taking over an embassy is the act of a "rogue state",then what would you call a nation that overthrew another nations government and replaced it with a one man absolute dictatorship?,what would you call a nation whos military shot down a civilian airliner and then gave a medal to the man who shot it down?.
Lastly the us could`ve had all of their embassy personnel back if only they had simply returned pahlavi back to iran to face justice for his many crimes.After all it wasnt like he was worth anything anymore to the americans at that point anyway.Carter really should`ve stuck to farming peanuts,that was about all he was good for.

While there is no is no argument that what US did in the 50th was wrong . There is is no connection to that to what happened in 79. Jimmy Carter that you mentioned had no intention to act against the revolution.

So the mullahs suddenly became champions for democracy that they minded about the 50th so much ?

If they wanted the Americans out, they could have just ordered them out as normal countries do when they break diplomatic ties , instead of kidnapping them and holding them for ransom like a bunch of lunatics.

You know that the real reason they did it was because they wanted to pass themselves off as having some superior ideology to that of the " decadent " west .

But teaching and preaching hate to your people, is hardly a replacement of a real ideology.

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[Hack-Hook]

Beside , taking 56 embassy workers hostage was one of the more stupid things the mullahs did. It marked them as a rouge state for years to come.

Taking 56 spy .
We published a 17 volume book of the document we found in the den of espionage and it show evidence of USA attacks on iran

While there is no is no argument that what US did in the 50th was wrong . There is is no connection to that to what happened in 79. Jimmy Carter that you mentioned had no intention to act against the revolution.

Wrong , Nojeh coupe happened before the attack on den of espionage.

 

[Sineva]

While there is no is no argument that what US did in the 50th was wrong . There is is no connection to that to what happened in 79. Jimmy Carter that you mentioned had no intention to act against the revolution.

So the mullahs suddenly became champions for democracy that they minded about the 50th so much ?

If they wanted the Americans out, they could have just ordered them out as normal countries do when they break diplomatic ties , instead of kidnapping them and holding them for ransom like a bunch of lunatics.

You know that the real reason they did it was because they wanted to pass themselves off as having some superior ideology to that of the " decadent " west .

But teaching and preaching hate to your people, is hardly a replacement of a real ideology.

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The point I was making was that carter could`ve had all of his personnel back if only he had extradited pahlavi back to iran,instead he decided that he would not return pahlavi,but that he would not allow pahlavi to remain in the us either.In other words a decision that pleased no one and made him enemies with both the iri and the remaining pro-pahlavites.Good going mr president!,job well done.......moron!.He then decided to try his luck with the special forces option and hoo-boy did that turn into a grade A1 clusterfvck,I bet they wish they could forget desert one,eh?.Ultimately carters poor political judgement cost him a second term and led to the reagan era and all its lunacy.The seizing of the embassy turned out to be one of those completely unexpected turning points in history that had profound consequences quite separate to the overthrow of pahlavi and the creation of the iri that are still with us to this day.

But teaching and preaching hate to your people, is hardly a replacement of a real ideology.

Do you mean a "real ideology" like zionism perhaps?[LOL!]

So the mullahs suddenly became champions for democracy that they minded about the 50th so much ?

I think it was more about iranian national sovereignty and political self determination than being "champions for democracy",but theres nothing wrong with that.

You know that the real reason they did it was because they wanted to pass themselves off as having some superior ideology to that of the " decadent " west .

Well,considering that the dominant ideology of the west when it came to the mena region was the installation and support of numerous vassal dictatorships and client states,of which iran had formerly been one,then I`d say that the iri certainly did have a superior ideology even if it was just self determination for the locals and an end to western meddling in the region,tho I`d also point out that the iri despite its problems is still head and shoulders above any of the western vassal regimes in the region politically speaking,after all how many elections do you see in saudi and the gulf states?.

 

[sammuel]

Taking 56 spy .
We published a 17 volume book of the document we found in the den of espionage and it show evidence of USA attacks on iran.

And would it not make more sense to put them on the a plane and send them away ?

As I see it it was Khomeini intention to divert attention from himself and the constitution he was about to pass on his people which gave him absolute power. While people where busy chanting death to Ameri... , he was robbing the freedom of his people , making the revolution pointless as it resulted in replacing one dictator with an even worse dictatorship.

The point I was making was that carter could`ve had all of his personnel back if only he had extradited pahlavi back to iran,instead he decided that he would not return pahlavi,but that he would not allow pahlavi to remain in the us either.In other words a decision that pleased no one and made him enemies with both the iri and the remaining pro-pahlavites.Good going mr president!,job well done.......moron!.He then decided to try his luck with the special forces option and hoo-boy did that turn into a grade A1 clusterfvck,I bet they wish they could forget desert one,eh?.Ultimately carters poor political judgement cost him a second term and led to the reagan era and all its lunacy.The seizing of the embassy turned out to be one of those completely unexpected turning points in history that had profound consequences quite separate to the overthrow of pahlavi and the creation of the iri that are still with us to this day.


Do you mean a "real ideology" like zionism perhaps?[LOL!]


I think it was more about iranian national sovereignty and political self determination than being "champions for democracy",but theres nothing wrong with that.


Well,considering that the dominant ideology of the west when it came to the mena region was the installation and support of numerous vassal dictatorships and client states,of which iran had formerly been one,then I`d say that the iri certainly did have a superior ideology even if it was just self determination for the locals and an end to western meddling in the region,tho I`d also point out that the iri despite its problems is still head and shoulders above any of the western vassal regimes in the region politically speaking,after all how many elections do you see in saudi and the gulf states?.

There is no argument that the US in the 50th preferred all sort of of strange dictators , they did the same in south America and Vietnam. The main thing that concerned them than was a communist take over and they preferred dictators that would ensure that.

But as I said i do not think it is relevant to the 79 revolution.

The only question that the Iranian people should ask themselves regarding the hostage crises was : did this move benefited Iran in any way.

As I see it the answer to that is defiantly not.

And does this embassy " ceremony " contributes something to Iran today ?

I think the answer to that is no as well.

Not to mention how pathetic it looks when the commander of the IRG walks on on the American flag. What massage is he sending ? It is like saying i would walk all over you if I could , but i cant , so i walk on your flag , pathetic.

Do you know of any other country that leaders walk on and burn flags ?


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[mike2000 is back]

And would it not make more sense to put them on the a plane and send them away ?

As I see it it was Khomeini intention was to divert attention from himself and the constitution he was about to pass on his people which gave him absolute power. While people where busy chanting death to Ameri... , he was robbing the freedom of his people , making the revolution pointless as it resulted in replacing one dictator with an even worse dictatorship.




There is no argument that the US in the 50th preferred all sort of of strange dictators , they did the same in south America and Vietnam. The main thing that concerned them than was a communist take over and they preferred dictators that would ensure that.

But as I said i do not think it is relevant to the 79 revolution.

The only question that the Iranian people should ask himself regarding the hostage crises was : did this move benefited Iran in any way.

As I see it the answer to that is defiantly not.

And does this embassy " ceremony " contributes something to Iran today ?

I think the answer to that is no as well.

Not to mention how pathetic it looks when the commander of the IRG walks on on the American flag. What massage is he sending ? It is like saying i would walk all over you if I could , but i cant , so i walk on your flag , pathetic.

Do you know of any other country that leaders walk on and burn flags ?


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I agree, it was a big miscalculation by Iran in attacking/ taking embassy staffs hostage. Iran seems to be fond of doing that, since they have invaded few other countries embassies when they had issues with them as well. It is really bizarre to see a country's top official engaging in such stuffs though(walking on a country's flag and indulging in such rhetoric), since its usually young emotional nationalistic fanboys who act that way.
In fact even North Korea and China never invaded western countries embassies and took their staffs hostage, not even when relations between both sides was at their worse.

 

[raptor22]

I agree, it was a big miscalculation by Iran in attacking/ taking embassy staffs hostage. Iran seems to be fond of doing that, since they have invaded few other countries embassies when they had issues with them as well. It is really bizarre to see a country's top official engaging in such stuffs though(walking on a country's flag and indulging in such rhetoric), since its usually young emotional nationalistic fanboys who act that way.
In fact even North Korea and China never invaded western countries embassies and took their staffs hostage, not even when relations between both sides was at their worse.

You pick your noses out of other people business stop meddling in their affairs and start respecting their rights then no one would think even about you let alone to attack your embassy... it ain't Iran in north America invading countries waging war supporting dictators it's american government in south west Asia ... so if you seek some policies then prepare for repercussions ... respect to get respect .. taking an embassy hostage is bad but taking a whole country as hostage is acceptable?
Second thing is taking embassy wasn't Iran's government decision but students of different universities in Tehran that were fed up by the usa and were afraid that american and british governments would do the same thing as they did in 1953 ... not returning Shah to Iran was the other reason ...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1192058426391744512

 

[Hack-Hook]

As I see it it was Khomeini intention to divert attention from himself and the constitution he was about to pass on his people which gave him absolute power. While people where busy chanting death to Ameri... , he was robbing the freedom of his people , making the revolution pointless as it resulted in replacing one dictator with an even worse dictatorship.

You mean send the spies back?

There is no argument that the US in the 50th preferred all sort of of strange dictators , they did the same in south America and Vietnam. The main thing that concerned them than was a communist take over and they preferred dictators that would ensure that.

Yeah sure communist. Takeover .
Does united fruit means anything to you ?

I agree, it was a big miscalculation by Iran in attacking/ taking embassy staffs hostage. Iran seems to be fond of doing that, since they have invaded few other countries embassies when they had issues with them as well. It is really bizarre to see a country's top official engaging in such stuffs though(walking on a country's flag and indulging in such rhetoric), since its usually young emotional nationalistic fanboys who act that way.
In fact even North Korea and China never invaded western countries embassies and took their staffs hostage, not even when relations between both sides was at their worse.

Well you say we attacked the embassies as if others didn't attack our embassies and consulates .
At least we didn't kill the diplomats can't say so about when others attacked ours .didnt USA attacked and kidnapped our official delegates from our consulate in erbil and take them hostage for several years and with held medical care from them that in one of them the cancer become so advanced that after being freed no treatment could save him . or didn't Israel attacked and kidnapped and then we don't knew what they did with our official delegation in Lebanon .or didn't they killed our consulate staff in Afghanistan or didn't usa bombed our embassy in yemen?

 

[sammuel]

taking embassy wasn't Iran's government decision but students of different universities in Tehran​

This is not true.

Though the initial take over was by the students.

But without a direct order by the " supreme " mullah khomeini , the hostages would not have been held for over a year.

And without a direct order from the " supreme " mullah khamenei , this weird embassy " festival " celebrations , would have not gone on for the last 40 years.

And since this " hate festival " clearly does not benefit the Iranian people , one may ask why do the mullahs still want to indulge in it , after 40 years ?

I think the answer yo that is clear. It is the habit of such dictators , to divert attention from themselves by pointing to outside enemies.

They are afraid that one day the Iranian people would wake up and realize that the real enemies , the one that really rob the freedom from the Iranian people , are those " supreme " mullahs themselves. ..

 

[Imran Khan]

Kiddish job