Protesters in London - stop bombing Iran?????

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Is this the same Iran was enriching uranium for the express purpose of building a nuclear bomb?

Is this the same Iran that was plotting a terrorist attack on a British base in Cyprus?

Is this the same Iran that send missiles against hospitals?

The same Iran which actually has a lot going people in Iran hoping the bombing of military facilities can somehow dethrone a hated Islamist regime?

Wtaf?

White supremist v Islamic Republic. Not much to choose between then.

Agreed.

The people protesting for Iran were more than likely born in Iran

The person was talking about Iranians in Britain not the Iranian regime

She may have been, but on whose behalf are they protesting?

They were protesting that their country stopped getting bombed because guess what it was innocent civilians that were getting killed. That does not mean they support the Iranian regime and certainly does not mean they are brainwashed and likely to turn around and start attacking British people. If that is what you believe there is no point in engaging further with these extremist views.

Edited to tag @Dangermoo

They won't be the ones attacking, no.

They are protesting the country being bombed where many of their loved ones are residing Why is that so difficult to understand? Another poster on one of the threads mentioned how two of her friends young family members were killed by Israel's bombing in Iran.

I can understand that but where are the protests to end the regime?

They aren't obliged to protest that. And fwiw there have been some Iranians who have protested against the current Iranian government. Iran is a diverse country, you don't expect them all to think the same do you?

Good to know you don't agree with the poster that these protesters are likely to turn around and start attacking Britsh people

Maybe do a bit of research into Iranian resistance movements in Iran if you are interested to learn more.

Where I lived before, my neighbour was an Iranian. Lovely woman with her own hairdressing business, next door to my house. She would go back to Iran every so often for 6 weeks. Great cook - they really do know how to cook. I often wonder how she is doing in all of this, as her mother is still there. She did tell me off when I told her I had watched an awful film, set in Iran. She said never do that again because it will make you go dark in your soul. Anyway, I'm digressing.

What's our side?

I was going to say the same. I don’t think being an Iranian against their government is the same as hoping Israel will start bombing them (or 🍊)

On the people marching recently, I didn't march. However I did march in the anti bombing Iraq marches which were huge at the time. I marched because I didn't want Iraq to be bombed (people were already in dire straits at the time), didn't want civilians killed and didn't want UK dragged into another bloody pointless conflict because I didn't want to see bodies coming home and people with life changing injuries.
All of the above happened and the resulting fall out was desperate, much worse than anyone imagined.
So yes, that was the side I was on and plenty of others were too. I wasn't a pro Baathist, Saddam Hussein protestor.
But interested to know what side people are talking about.

I think your question is for @pinkglitter12 whose post I was quoting but I see it's been deleted now

I see that now @ComeAsYouAreAsAFriend.
Thank you

It is indeed real. And that Benjamin is going to ensure it grows exponentially.
By the time he's done terrorising the ME, Antisemitism may have risen to the same proportions as Islamaphobia.

What a charming thing to say.

Seriously? Well right now Iran is cracking down on anyone who speaks out about the regime.

https://iranhumanrights.org/2025/06/iran-launches-sweeping-crackdown-hundreds-detained-executions-underway/

True though

I'm afraid I think it is true too. I think BN's actions have made Israel far more vulnerable and will have exacerbated existing anti semitism.

From the news clips I have seen, the protesters are saying that the west has been interfering in Iran for the purpose of trade/oil/at the request of the Israelis since the 1970s, when a coup was organised and a pro-west leader was put in power in Iran, and the playbook is similar to that applying to Iraq and Libya, I think.

There are also protesters against what is going on in Gaza. In relation to this and in relation to trying to completely stabilise the region, I think (and I have said this on the other thread) the ONLY thing we should all be concentrating on now is getting a fair and equal and enduring two state solution agreed, because this is the ONLY thing which will make the problems go away, and it could quite possibly make ALL the problems go away.

One of the problems I see in relation to this is that some will be against this in Israel (it appears to have almost total support amongst the Arab world now which means pressure would be brought on Hamas and Hezbollah if negotiations proceeded in good faith) and so it is here that the influence of the US could be incredibly helpful - agreeing this genuinely really could completely change the face of the middle east in a really, really positive way, creating enduring peace.

Then that shows how idiotic bigots are. To target Jews through something that is out of their control, the same way Muslims are targeted for terrorist attacks.