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First of all, a few words to introduce Hossein Shariatmadari, editor in chief of Iran's Keyhan daily newspaper. Keyhan is known as one of the ideologically most orthodox media in Iran, insofar as it is staunchly loyal to the spirit and principles of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Even though Shariatmadari is not a spokesperson to the Supreme Leader, he is nonetheless unconditionally loyal to his leadership and one of its most fervent backers. His commitment to the IRGC can also be considered as flawless.
Shariatmadari's editorials are famous in Iran for their outspoken and impassioned tone. As you might have guessed, Shariatmadari is therefore highly critical of reformists and centrists on the domestic front and a strong advocate of anti-zionist and anti-imperialist Resistance at the international level. He has not hesitated to call out links between reformist / centrist politicians and western institutions, which he discovered during his investigations.
So if you wish to know the viewpoint of the bona fide revolutionary camp (inaccurately labelled as "hardliners", "ultra-conservatives" and so on by western mainstream media), Keyhan offers a good start. However, news reports and articles focusing on domestic political debates are hardly ever added to Iranian medias' foreign language versions. What you are reading here is therefore pretty exclusive.
And now to our topic of interest. Last week, Shariatmadari published a piece in which he taunts liberals who are pressing for a revision of Iran's rapprochement policy with the Taleban and are criticizing revolutionary factions and the IRGC in this context. With irony, Shariatmadari proposes the creation of a brigade by the name of "Eslahatiyoun" where reformists could enlist in view of being sent to Afghanistan and combat in Panjshir or any other location of the country, adding: besmEllah, if you're sincere, please go ahead and register with this brigade!
To Iranians, the funny sounding name of this unit imagined by Shariatmadari - which reminds us of "Fatemiyoun Brigade", is not the only humorous element here. Because reformists and centrists, particularly under former President Hassan Rohani, used to praise the virtues of diplomacy over military means, consistently trying to justify concessions to appease the American regime. Senior head of the centrist or moderate current, the late Hashemi Rafsanjani, declared in a famous speech that we aren't living in times of "missile games", citing Germany and Japan as examples of countries which according to him forewent military might in exchange for development. More recently, in the leaked interview of former Minister of Foreign Affairs Javad Zarif, which had been taped for strictly archival purposes, the latter suggested that the IRGC and its Quds Force branch lent disproportionate weight to on-the-ground action over negotiations. Thus reformists and centrists of all people aren't expected to enlist with any volunteer military formation at all.
However, Shariatmadari aptly highlights a contradiction in the liberal discourse: reformist and centrist figures expressed regular criticism towards Iran's presence in the Levant (Palestine, Lebanon, Syria). The slogan "Neither Gaza nor Lebanon, I shall sacrifice myself for Iran" has been a standard feature of pro-reformist demonstrations at least since the so-called Green movement of 2009. Yet, the same liberals who used to take aim at the very principle of foreign interventions, arguing that the money spent on these would have made a great difference to people's living standards if invested at home, are now opining that Iran should act against the Taleban, support guerillas in Panjshir etc. Whereas the IRGC and revolutionary factions, who have considered intervention in Iraq and the Levant as a necessity, are opposing engagement in Afghanistan against the Taleban.
The article is too long for me to translate, so the following is an automated translation, meaning it will contain some errors. I did correct as many as I could though.
Link: https://www.farsnews.ir/news/14000617000972/
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BesmEllah, please enlist in the "Eslahatiyoun Brigade"
17-06-1400 22:59
The editor-in-chief of the Kayhan newspaper suggested that a brigade of reform supporters be formed and that the reformists be registered to be sent to Afghanistan and sent to fight in Panjshir or anywhere else in Afghanistan. And the name "Eslahatiyoun Brigade" (!) is a convenient name for this brigade! If you are honest in your claim, besmEllah, please register in this brigade!
According to Fars News Agency, Hossein Shariatmadari, the managing director of Kayhan newspaper, wrote an article entitled "In the name of God, please register!":
Our dear brother Mr. Hassan Abbasi has expressed an interesting and worthwile opinion which, followed by an executive and operational implementation, can put to test the claims of a pro-Western political current and play a decisive role in separating the wheat from the chaff. Brother Abbasi wrote:
"The reformists who today have taken up the science of war and incite the establishment to intervene in the sedition of Panjshir are the same ones who called Saddam Khalid bin Waleed during Saddam's occupation of Kuwait and the US invasion of Iraq and called for Iranian intervention in the Persian Gulf War. "They became Saddam." In regards to this, the following can be said:
1. It should be added to his comment that a cursory review of the positions of the reformists clearly shows that they did not have a different view from the wishes and interests of the United States - and Israel - so that one can refer to the US position on a given issue to predict their position. This degrading trait of reformers (some of them, but not all of them, of course) is outside the scope of a mere claim and can be easily seen and proven. Read as an example and only as an example;
2. When the United States and its Western, Hebrew and Arab allies allied themselves to occupy Syria and take it out of the Axis of Resistance, and a coalition with the deceptive name "Friends of Syria" (!) formed and sent a flood of weapons and ammunition to the terrorists under their control in Syria, Iran and Hezbollah of Lebanon, who saw this move as contrary to the interests and existence of the Resistance (namely Islamic Iran), rushed to the aid of the Syrian government. Reformists were screaming like mad, why should we go to Syria?! That is, exactly in line with the United States and its allies, and in open enmity with the people of their homeland (read treason)!
3. The United States (according to the explicit confession of the then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in her memoirs titled HARD CHOICE) created the takfiri terrorists of ISIS and tasked Israel, Britain, France, Saudi Arabia, UAE, etc.... with political and military support for this savage group. The leaders of ISIS unequivocally and explicitly stated that their ultimate goal is Islamic Iran, and that the movement they have started from Mosul, Iraq, will reach its final goal in Iran! Protecting the lives, property and honor of the people of Iran, Iraq, Syria, etc. was a definite religious, national and humanitarian duty for Iran, and ignoring it was a great and unforgivable sin. This was obviously understandable to even the most stupid people, and it was very unlikely that the reformists were unable to understand it! However, this pro-Western current preferred the massacre of its compatriot men, women and children at the hands of ISIS and the captivity and enslavement of the innocent girls of this land by ISIS terrorists just because it is the will of the United States and Israel. And they shouted and went out of their way, why should we send our youth to Syria and Iraq to fight ISIS?! And they spoke in such a way that it was as if sending troops to Syria and Iraq was to give alms to them, and they did not say at all that blessed Iran was defending the life, property and honor of its people with this move, and...
It was not for nothing that Netanyahu said that the reformists are the main asset of Israel in Iran! It is worth mentioning that the slogan "Neither Gaza nor Lebanon, I sacrifice my life for Iran" was suggested - read dictated - by the website of the Zionist regime's Foreign Ministry to the reformists.
Pay attention to this part of a speech by one of the fiery reformists held in Isfahan! He said: "Did we pick up these beloved youth on a sidewalk to send them to be martyred just like that? We are heartbroken at why our youth should be martyred. Why must people be killed?"
That is to say, he and his Western-submissive camp do not know that if ISIS reaches Iran, in addition to the brutal massacre of the masses, it will also take their wives and daughters into slavery and captivity, and... What honor they have! And what patriotism mixed with humiliation!
4. Now that the United States is facing a catastrophic defeat in Afghanistan and is shattering its long-held dream of waging a war of religions and ethnicities and dragging Iran into this conspiracy, the same pro-Western political front, contrary to its prior agitation when it was asking what Syria and Iraq and ISIS have to do with us (read because it is to the detriment of the United States), is shouting today why are we not entering war against the Taleban (to the benefit of the United States)?
5. Now here is a logical and likeable proposal to form a brigade of reform supporters, where reformists should register to be sent to Afghanistan and fight in Panjshir or anywhere else in Afghanistan. And the name "Eslahatiyoun Brigade" (!) is a convenient name for this brigade! If you are honest in your claim, besmEllah, please enlist in this brigade! Do not make excuses that this move is inconsistent with the official policies of the system! Because, firstly: which one of your moves has been in line with the policies of the system so far?! Secondly: which position and action of yours was inconsistent with the will of the United States?! Thirdly (without aiming for an analogy and apologizing since this analogy is involuntary): did the Fatemiyoun and Zainabiyoun get the permission of their governments to go fight ISIS?! And you should go to Afghanistan under the name "Eslahatiyoun Brigade", the difference being that they rose to defend and support the oppressed people and to oppose the United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and assorted sell out Arab governments, while you...!!!
Shariatmadari's editorials are famous in Iran for their outspoken and impassioned tone. As you might have guessed, Shariatmadari is therefore highly critical of reformists and centrists on the domestic front and a strong advocate of anti-zionist and anti-imperialist Resistance at the international level. He has not hesitated to call out links between reformist / centrist politicians and western institutions, which he discovered during his investigations.
So if you wish to know the viewpoint of the bona fide revolutionary camp (inaccurately labelled as "hardliners", "ultra-conservatives" and so on by western mainstream media), Keyhan offers a good start. However, news reports and articles focusing on domestic political debates are hardly ever added to Iranian medias' foreign language versions. What you are reading here is therefore pretty exclusive.
And now to our topic of interest. Last week, Shariatmadari published a piece in which he taunts liberals who are pressing for a revision of Iran's rapprochement policy with the Taleban and are criticizing revolutionary factions and the IRGC in this context. With irony, Shariatmadari proposes the creation of a brigade by the name of "Eslahatiyoun" where reformists could enlist in view of being sent to Afghanistan and combat in Panjshir or any other location of the country, adding: besmEllah, if you're sincere, please go ahead and register with this brigade!
To Iranians, the funny sounding name of this unit imagined by Shariatmadari - which reminds us of "Fatemiyoun Brigade", is not the only humorous element here. Because reformists and centrists, particularly under former President Hassan Rohani, used to praise the virtues of diplomacy over military means, consistently trying to justify concessions to appease the American regime. Senior head of the centrist or moderate current, the late Hashemi Rafsanjani, declared in a famous speech that we aren't living in times of "missile games", citing Germany and Japan as examples of countries which according to him forewent military might in exchange for development. More recently, in the leaked interview of former Minister of Foreign Affairs Javad Zarif, which had been taped for strictly archival purposes, the latter suggested that the IRGC and its Quds Force branch lent disproportionate weight to on-the-ground action over negotiations. Thus reformists and centrists of all people aren't expected to enlist with any volunteer military formation at all.
However, Shariatmadari aptly highlights a contradiction in the liberal discourse: reformist and centrist figures expressed regular criticism towards Iran's presence in the Levant (Palestine, Lebanon, Syria). The slogan "Neither Gaza nor Lebanon, I shall sacrifice myself for Iran" has been a standard feature of pro-reformist demonstrations at least since the so-called Green movement of 2009. Yet, the same liberals who used to take aim at the very principle of foreign interventions, arguing that the money spent on these would have made a great difference to people's living standards if invested at home, are now opining that Iran should act against the Taleban, support guerillas in Panjshir etc. Whereas the IRGC and revolutionary factions, who have considered intervention in Iraq and the Levant as a necessity, are opposing engagement in Afghanistan against the Taleban.
The article is too long for me to translate, so the following is an automated translation, meaning it will contain some errors. I did correct as many as I could though.
Link: https://www.farsnews.ir/news/14000617000972/
- - - - -
BesmEllah, please enlist in the "Eslahatiyoun Brigade"
17-06-1400 22:59
The editor-in-chief of the Kayhan newspaper suggested that a brigade of reform supporters be formed and that the reformists be registered to be sent to Afghanistan and sent to fight in Panjshir or anywhere else in Afghanistan. And the name "Eslahatiyoun Brigade" (!) is a convenient name for this brigade! If you are honest in your claim, besmEllah, please register in this brigade!
According to Fars News Agency, Hossein Shariatmadari, the managing director of Kayhan newspaper, wrote an article entitled "In the name of God, please register!":
Our dear brother Mr. Hassan Abbasi has expressed an interesting and worthwile opinion which, followed by an executive and operational implementation, can put to test the claims of a pro-Western political current and play a decisive role in separating the wheat from the chaff. Brother Abbasi wrote:
"The reformists who today have taken up the science of war and incite the establishment to intervene in the sedition of Panjshir are the same ones who called Saddam Khalid bin Waleed during Saddam's occupation of Kuwait and the US invasion of Iraq and called for Iranian intervention in the Persian Gulf War. "They became Saddam." In regards to this, the following can be said:
1. It should be added to his comment that a cursory review of the positions of the reformists clearly shows that they did not have a different view from the wishes and interests of the United States - and Israel - so that one can refer to the US position on a given issue to predict their position. This degrading trait of reformers (some of them, but not all of them, of course) is outside the scope of a mere claim and can be easily seen and proven. Read as an example and only as an example;
2. When the United States and its Western, Hebrew and Arab allies allied themselves to occupy Syria and take it out of the Axis of Resistance, and a coalition with the deceptive name "Friends of Syria" (!) formed and sent a flood of weapons and ammunition to the terrorists under their control in Syria, Iran and Hezbollah of Lebanon, who saw this move as contrary to the interests and existence of the Resistance (namely Islamic Iran), rushed to the aid of the Syrian government. Reformists were screaming like mad, why should we go to Syria?! That is, exactly in line with the United States and its allies, and in open enmity with the people of their homeland (read treason)!
3. The United States (according to the explicit confession of the then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in her memoirs titled HARD CHOICE) created the takfiri terrorists of ISIS and tasked Israel, Britain, France, Saudi Arabia, UAE, etc.... with political and military support for this savage group. The leaders of ISIS unequivocally and explicitly stated that their ultimate goal is Islamic Iran, and that the movement they have started from Mosul, Iraq, will reach its final goal in Iran! Protecting the lives, property and honor of the people of Iran, Iraq, Syria, etc. was a definite religious, national and humanitarian duty for Iran, and ignoring it was a great and unforgivable sin. This was obviously understandable to even the most stupid people, and it was very unlikely that the reformists were unable to understand it! However, this pro-Western current preferred the massacre of its compatriot men, women and children at the hands of ISIS and the captivity and enslavement of the innocent girls of this land by ISIS terrorists just because it is the will of the United States and Israel. And they shouted and went out of their way, why should we send our youth to Syria and Iraq to fight ISIS?! And they spoke in such a way that it was as if sending troops to Syria and Iraq was to give alms to them, and they did not say at all that blessed Iran was defending the life, property and honor of its people with this move, and...
It was not for nothing that Netanyahu said that the reformists are the main asset of Israel in Iran! It is worth mentioning that the slogan "Neither Gaza nor Lebanon, I sacrifice my life for Iran" was suggested - read dictated - by the website of the Zionist regime's Foreign Ministry to the reformists.
Pay attention to this part of a speech by one of the fiery reformists held in Isfahan! He said: "Did we pick up these beloved youth on a sidewalk to send them to be martyred just like that? We are heartbroken at why our youth should be martyred. Why must people be killed?"
That is to say, he and his Western-submissive camp do not know that if ISIS reaches Iran, in addition to the brutal massacre of the masses, it will also take their wives and daughters into slavery and captivity, and... What honor they have! And what patriotism mixed with humiliation!
4. Now that the United States is facing a catastrophic defeat in Afghanistan and is shattering its long-held dream of waging a war of religions and ethnicities and dragging Iran into this conspiracy, the same pro-Western political front, contrary to its prior agitation when it was asking what Syria and Iraq and ISIS have to do with us (read because it is to the detriment of the United States), is shouting today why are we not entering war against the Taleban (to the benefit of the United States)?
5. Now here is a logical and likeable proposal to form a brigade of reform supporters, where reformists should register to be sent to Afghanistan and fight in Panjshir or anywhere else in Afghanistan. And the name "Eslahatiyoun Brigade" (!) is a convenient name for this brigade! If you are honest in your claim, besmEllah, please enlist in this brigade! Do not make excuses that this move is inconsistent with the official policies of the system! Because, firstly: which one of your moves has been in line with the policies of the system so far?! Secondly: which position and action of yours was inconsistent with the will of the United States?! Thirdly (without aiming for an analogy and apologizing since this analogy is involuntary): did the Fatemiyoun and Zainabiyoun get the permission of their governments to go fight ISIS?! And you should go to Afghanistan under the name "Eslahatiyoun Brigade", the difference being that they rose to defend and support the oppressed people and to oppose the United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and assorted sell out Arab governments, while you...!!!
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