The Iranians see the strikes as a liberation, in the same way that France was liberated from the Nazis in WWII

[Endoflight]

So please do not be against the war in the name of any Iranian.

The Islamic regime purposefully shot girls in the face, chests and vaginas to destroy their beauty. This was a regime of terrorists.

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/feb/17/x-rays-injuries-iran-protesters-hospital-birdshot-bullets

This is a regime that has massacred 30000 of its OWN people since January.

Body bags have lined the streets for months.

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jan/27/iran-protests-death-toll-disappeared-bodies-mass-burials-30000-dead

The strikes are targeted and destroying the regimes military bases. Iranians are celebrating and feeling support for the first time in years.

We might not want to get involved in War in the U.K., but to not understand how this is a liberation is jarring to all Iranians who do not have sympathy for the terrorist regime, so please do not speak for them

You’re getting that from the op’s posts? Sounds more like your version tbf

@FloralDeerPattern

This has degenerated the conversation and I will not continue with this. It reduces my argument and takes away from my point and the suffering of the Iranian people, I will not respond to any further ad hominem attacks.

I am leaving this thread now, it has been an emotional time the past few days and I need to take a break. I started this thread in the hope there were people who understood that the Iranian people see this as a liberation and I am actually really relieved to see 60% of people do agree. I want to thank every single one of the good people who support the people of Iran.

FREE IRAN ☀️ 🦁

That it is too scary to say anything in case the thought police comes knocking, okay your question is answered

What do think OP means by this? I'd genuinely like to know your opinion.

I think everyone here supports the people of Iran

@Endoflight. I get that, any hope is better than no hope I suppose. I just worry that the celebratory tone will enable Trump to feel like he did a good thing, walk away saying it’s down to the Iranian people and feel zero responsibility for what follows. Which could be great, but could be catastrophic. Sadly most commentators I hear seem to lean towards catastrophic. I hope they’re wrong.

Yes. The narrative pushed on MN that if people don't support Trump and Netanyahu's illegal war, they support the Iranian regime is telling. And sinister.

Why do you say there's been "barely a whisper' on Mumsnet about the killings in the protests?

I've seen a lot of discussion on here of the protests, the brutality & the broader Woman Life Freedom movement.

I just worry that the celebratory tone will enable Trump to feel like he did a good thing, walk away saying it’s down to the Iranian people and feel zero responsibility for what follows

He has actually said that.

I don’t think so. I don’t think it’s possible for the Iranian people to do it alone as some have suggested.

Whether anything else happens or the status quo remains can be the other options.

I understand large parts of Iran were liberal, but wasn't Khomeini's support base also fuelled by conservative rural areas?

Though my understanding is that conservative religious Iranians still mostly don't suppprt the draconian modesty rules & brutal punishments

I disagree that that is the prevailing narrative on MN. Far from it.

You may have not seen some of the posts I have.

It isn't the prevailing narrative I agree. But I have seen a lot of accusations, some subtle some not so subtle, along those lines.

Me too

I have seen a few people say it has to be the Iranians who overthrow the regime but given the comprehensive oppression and how much that works I’m wondering what people prefer they do instead?

You don’t have to say Trump / Netanyahu which is fine but I’d be interested to hear what other things can be done.

How do they read, then?

So would I.

You don’t have to say Trump / Netanyahu which is fine but I’d be interested to hear what other things can be done

I don't know. I wish I did.

I notice you keep endlessly asking that of posters who don't support the war. I am not sure how you expect the average Mumsnetter to come up with a solution to the terrible situation the people of Iran are in. If it were that easy or obvious, they would be free of the regime by now.

I also notice you endlessly avoid questions asked of you.

It’s only because the last few posts go on about sinister whatever.

So I wanted to clarify what I was asking. The rest, I can see why the op has gone.

I can see why the op has gone

Me too.

Well, when I read the thread in the early hours I honestly thought that the OP may have been a trump supporter, someone wanting to whip up support for the war. All the talk of how this is the liberation, how we have no right to decide this war is wrong etc etc.

But since then the OP has now switched to essentially saying that she fears that Islamic extremism is coming to the UK, but oh she can’t say exactly what she wants because “the thought police.” I suspect that if she says what she wants she would get deleted. Because the implication is clear. Support the war or Islamic extremism is heading this way too.

Well it’s not unknown she says why below. Due to the ad hominem attacks.

Nothing. That’s precisely the point.

This is why the OP has said herself that the people can’t overthrow the regime and why she is supporting the war.

But trump and his ilk aren’t interested in the Iranian people.

I read OPs threads not as saying the 'thought police would come to you door' here in Britain (although that has happened when one woman's tweet got her imprisoned) but most certainly would in Iran. She has not posted anything here that MNHQ is likely to delete but some other posters are pretty near the mark.

No they don’t see it as liberation but western media make it look like they are. Someone falsely plucked the number 40000 that were killed. Like the the ‘40’ babies burnt. I know as I have family there and they all freely live there