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What Iran stands for. The list, followed by specifics:

1) Violently submitting the entire world to Islamic rule
2) Adopting Nazi ideology and imagery
3) Mass murder of protesters
4) Terror attacks all the energy hubs in the ME
5) AMIA bombing
6) Supporting every terror organization in the Middle East,
and thereby causing an enormous loss of lives
7) 2019 attack on Saudi-Arabia oil facilities
8) Antisemitism and Holocaust denial
9) oppression and mass executions
10) Mass rape, torture in its jails



Violently submitting the entire world to Islamic rule -----------------------------------------------------
[Iran's Supreme Leader] Khomeini emphasized "exporting the revolution"
to spread Islam, stating, "Until the cry 'There is no god but Allah'
resounds over the whole world, there will be struggle".

The Nazis from Iran
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Iranian leaders and state-sponsored organizations have frequently used Nazi-like
imagery and terminology in their rhetoric against Israel. This includes the direct
use of Nazi slogans, the dehumanization of Jewish people through animal metaphors.

In May 2020, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's official website published a poster using
the phrase "The Final Solution" (the Nazi term for the Holocaust) to describe the
liberation of Palestine.

Insects and Vermin: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Ali Khamenei have referred to the "Zionist regime" as a "black and filthy microbe" and a "cancerous tumor".

Animal Comparisons: Official state media and speakers have used motifs comparing
Jews and Zionists to rats, mice, and other vermin.

State-Sponsored Holocaust Cartoon Contests:
The Iranian government has supported multiple "International Holocaust Cartoon Contests" (notably in 2006 and 2016) that frequently utilize Nazi imagery.

Mass murder of protesters
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Independent organizations like Amnesty International and Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRANA) suggest between 30,000 and 36,500 people may have been killed.

Reports emerged of security forces using live ammunition and machine guns against unarmed crowds, raiding hospitals to arrest or execute wounded protesters, and using foreign militias to suppress dissent.

Iran attacking all the energy hubs in the ME --------------------------------------------
In the current conflict, Iran has shifted its strategy to target major
regional energy hubs. Key infrastructure hit includes the Ras Laffan LNG facility in Qatar, the Bahrain BAPCO refinery, and energy sites in Ras
Tanura, Saudi Arabia, and the Habshan gas facility in the UAE. Additionally, maritime strikes have targeted fuel tankers near Iraq's Basra port, causing significant blazes and contributing to global energy market volatility.
While earlier Iranian barrages focused on Israeli military targets like
the Nevatim Airbase, recent escalations have directly prioritized the destruction of critical oil and gas processing centers across the Persian
Gulf.

Iran behind AMIA bombing
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMIA_bombing

Iran behind basically every terror organization in the Middle East ------------------------------------------------------------------ https://www.state.gov/reports/country-reports-on-terrorism-2021/iran/

Iran behind 2019 attack on Saudi-Arabia oil facilities ------------------------------------------------- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abqaiq%E2%80%93Khurais_attack

Iran's antisemitism and Holocaust denial ---------------------------------------- https://www.ushmm.org/antisemitism/holocaust-denial-and-distortion/holocaust-denial-antisemitism-iran

Iran's oppression and mass executions
------------------------------------- https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/04/iran-executes-853-people-in-eight-year-high-amid-relentless-repression-and-renewed-war-on-drugs/
https://theconversation.com/despite-un-warnings-irans-execution-of-kurds-and-political-dissidents-continues-unchecked-223138#:~:text=In%20the%20first%2011%20months,prisoners%2C%20including%20four%20on%20Jan.

Mass rape, torture in Iranian jails
----------------------------------- https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231206-rape-torture-used-to-silence-iran-s-mahsa-amini-protesters-amnesty-says

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