How Not to Run a Country [Iran] | Hoser | History Teacher Reacts

[@melvinvalerius5834]

His video released a good 10-15 minutes after media got wind of the Helicopter crash. Made for a whole new viewing expirience.

[@angelgarza7437]

I don't support the Iranian gov what so ever, but honestly this Hoser video felt really one sided, im glad you pointed out some stuff that felt intentionally left out like the coupt being carried out by the CIA

[@ericbyo9472]

It's a video about economics, not politics. So no shit?

[@angelgarza7437]

@@ericbyo9472 you act like politics don't influence economic decisions

[@ericbyo9472]

@@angelgarza7437 And you act like h0ser has the time in the video to go into 60 years of political history.

[@angelgarza7437]

@@ericbyo9472 when it's important to to the topic, yes, yes I do

[@j-Gappy-h]

The Iranian government’s friends with Russia and there’s not a single thing the US has done to Iran that’s worse than what Russia has done and continues to do

[@fufutul3258]

Just a side note here Khomeini promised a free land of a country not controlled by Western powers. Even he promised he wouldn't elect himself as a ruler. A lot of people protested after the revolution but they were shut down very easily. Matter of fact our "beloved" president who passed away recently used to hang people from traffic lights. I might be mistaken but after the Islamic revolution small groups started fighting with the government with little groups. They were called "Groohak" and they had the best chance because the were armed but they were very low on numbers.

[@fufutul3258]

As of right now even they still bring up that hey atleast we are not controlled by westerners...

[@mschanandlerbongofficial]

@@fufutul3258 tbh i rather be under the control of western powers

[@fufutul3258]

@mschanandlerbongofficial me too because in the end they will get persionized. Alexander of macedon got persianized. Mongols got persianized when they were in iran. The turks got persianized when they invaded Iran. Nobody and I say it proudly, nobody in history has resisted the taste of our kebab and tea. A hundred and nine different kinds of food locally WHO SAYS NO?

[@rhoetusochten4211]

17:00 being at war can boost flagging domestic stability. So, a country that doesn't have popular support can enter perpetual war to keep that stability modifier (to gamify) And, if that war happens someplace else, and spills someone else's blood, so much the better.

[@chemquests]

I like your hypothesis. They need to keep the movement alive and it’s not working economically in Iran. Borrow motivation from others in a more compelling struggle.

[@marcusbaker830]

1984: *War Is Peace! Freedom Is Slavery! Ignorance Is Strength* 2024: *War Is Epic! Freedom Is Cringe! Ignorance Is Based*

[@chemquests]

That transparency was great and we lost it. We need to hold them accountable but we want that information. Tough situation

[@David-sl6xf]

The issue with China's deals is they also trap countries in debt. This is especially true in Africa

[@StefanWB]

Absolutely correct. They go in offering these sweetheart-looking deals but the devil is in the details, and profits for the People's Republic always comes first.

[@weirddude3863]

They are also doing the same in the indo pacific region to encircle india and the us allies there

[@Edensmind]

While Chinas deals are not perfect the debt trap is actually just literal cia propaganda… learning about this you’ll come to the same conclusion… China actually forgives loans and unlike western nations they invest without needing or caring for control of the company … just the profits so unlike Africa where literally 90% + of natural resources is owned by western former colonial nations with the USA …. The remaining 10% is China where African companies or nations have control and just pay back China and prioritize Chinese companies… which is far better… all of the richest countries in Africa trade more with China then western nations … but look this up yourself and you’ll be mind blown with how propaganda got you to lol

[@marcusbaker830]

I love this sinophobic chat lol

[@YAH2121]

Im glad he mentioned the role the crippling sanctions play in Iran's underdevelopment. The oppressive theocratic regime is its own beast, but the crippling American sanctions in response to the regime serve as a double punch to the country's economy.

[@the0ne809]

well, some people said hillary and trump were the same. Hillary wouldn't have put the sanctions back or killed their favorite general. Sometimes people lose perspective and forget things can always get much worse. Now, even if the US wants to work with Iran I doubt any leader of Iran wants to get back into a deal when you know the next administration can change everything. by the way, i dont even like hillary but I knew she was better.

[@YAH2121]

@@the0ne809 I completely disagree with your characterizations of Hillary Clinton being more diplomatic to Iran than Trump in general (beyond the JCPOA). But you are entitled to your opinion.

[@KingKongES]

Isn't Iran asking to bring back the monarchy?

[@stanisawzokiewski3308]

I hope so. The monarchy was much better than the revolutionary government.

[@CENsystem]

Well, not exactly. Iranians just generally want a democracy or a regime that's literally not the Islamic Republic. Whether or not it'd be a monarchy is up to the Iranians themselves. However, in terms of a popular opposer to the Islamic Republic is the excilled Crown Price Reza Pahlavi.

[@TsarNicholasii-w1c]

If iran did restore their (pahlavi) monarchy it has to be same as the uk ceremonial symbolic monarch with democratic votes

[@jamescheddar4896]

@@CENsystem yeah the religious authorities in the region still have very practical power. So you can just "give them democracy" and then Mr. Demagogue tells them to vote him in and then never has an election again.

[@faras-ce9mo]

I'm Iranian most people will go for a secular federal republic no one is going to go for a monarchy

[@Benni1000games]

It's interesting that you say that engineering students might not have the red carpet rolled out for them because that absolutely been my experience in the EU when I graduated 10 years ago. I applied to 3 jobs and 2 wanted to hire me. Since about a year or so when high interests rates hit I have heard a lot of junior engineers complaining about not being able to find work anywhere (EU, NA, India, Middle east) it seems like a lot of entry level positions just evaporated with high interest rates and lack of VC funding. So now this pessimistic view seems to have hit almost everywhere.

[@bradenr867]

Hey Mr Terry. I just graduated today I wanted to say that you’ve been a big part of my high school career. I’ve watched you since for years and it’s paid off a lot.

[@David-sl6xf]

Iran-Iraq War was definitely 100s of thousands killed. I want to say close to ~800,000 KIA between both sides.

[@kimiajafarian9998]

A local here, this video is very true

[@almasbaibolov1446]

14:58 Incorrect. There are three additional countries with Shia majority: Iraq (with Sunni living primary on north and west), Bahrain (with Sunni monarchy and nobility, while overwhelming majority are Shia) and Azerbaijan (nearly all Azerbaijani are Shia, all though they are more into Turkic nationalism and have beef with Iran).

[@wazzup233]

And also Afghanistan, Yemen and sometimes Pakistan as well.

[@almasbaibolov1446]

@@wazzup233 Not entirely. These countries has significant Shia minorities.

[@sajadking666]

You should react to how to destroy a country by the same channel

[@user-go9qq2su4v]

Mr.Terry History uploaded

[@mayer14474]

Good job by hoser! Im from Iran and I find he's explanation pretty accurate!

[@stevesmith4600]

I'm not saying you're wrong, but your explanation about why Iran support Syria, Hezbollah, etc. was about keeping the revolution alive was over-complicated. I think more simply, they are of the mindset of "the enemy of my enemy is my friend". Under that more simplistic lens, then even their relations with non-Islamic states and power come into the fold.

[@StefanWB]

Alright, I don't care if I end up on some sort of watchlist for this, but I'm a Brit who has informed himself on the topic and has an interest in part due to history and in part due to the positive cultural impact that the Iranian diaspora has had in our country, here's my two cents: -- The Iranian people deserve a new revolution. Secular government on the model seen in Turkiyye has obviously led to corruption and cult of personality-style strongmen like Erdogan, but it's still better than morality police and this level of repression experienced by the young people, especially women, in Iran. -- The Western powers have to take a huge amount of responsibility for creating the circumstances that led to the revolution of 1979, and the problems that the revolution was attempting to solve were often noble ones. But the solution they got, or the people who were most capable of capturing that revolutionary zeal and using it to bring about change, were not the people who were best positioned or motivated to bring about prosperity and progress for the Iranian people. I also believe that in the eyes of the West it was not the betrayal of democracy that so offended them, but the betrayal of capitalism. -- The Western discussion around Iran and things like sanctions and nuclear programs is often, in my eyes, deeply hypocritical. I'm a unilateralist and don't think any country getting nuclear capabilities is good for regional or global peace, but trying to dictate the policies of another country has only pushed them closer to Russia and China, as mentioned in the video, as a lot of the pretexts for sanctions relate to issues that are not exclusive to Iran. -- As a continuation of my previous point, fuck Saudi Arabia. We still remember Jamal Khashoggi. -- If Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis are terrorist organisations, then so is the CIA. And no, I'm not saying that those organisations have not committed acts of terrorism - the events of October 7 were definitely a terrorist attack, and must be discussed as such. But I would argue that the assassination of Soleimani was also an act of terrorism. -- I don't claim to be an expert on Islam, but I think the fact that Iran is a Shi'a nation actually has little relevance in their geopolitical situation. -- President Raisi had a very shady past, and was part of the problem not the solution, but I take no joy in his death nor believe any conspiracy theories that relate to it. OK I'm done, feel free to delete this comment if things get too raw. I know I used some quite strong language, but please be assured that my words were thoughtfully chosen. And I'm also willing to accept that there may be areas where I'm wrong or people will debate me, and I welcome that. Thanks Mr. Terry, you do good work and your analysis of this video was reasonable and thoughtful.

[@Dustin_Bins]

I agree with your bullet points you've laid out, especially about the point about the perceived betrayal of capitalism and how much that affected the West's decisions. Tons of "enemy" nations have been taking notes (like Iran) and have commented several times about what the U.S. does. I would add that if the U.S. truly cared about the PR image of capitalism and democracy, using dirty tricks (like the CIA or coups or crippling sanctions to cause a coup) to force your economic system onto an unwilling nation isn't great for PR.

[@GeraldH-ln4dv]

As a Brit educated on the subject, then surely you know that the origins of the problem began when the UK drew artificial lines on a map after World War I and created the artificial Kingdom of Iran. And then, when Iran eventually removed the king and became a parliamentary democracy under a nominal Shah, the U.S. CIA funded and planned the overthrow of the elected prime minister, Mosadegh, in 1953 and had the Shah installed as the sole autocratic ruler. Mosadegh was a reformer, but his CIA overthrow was mostly because he nationalized the Anglo-Iran Oil Company, which had just been renamed the British Petroleum Company (aka, the forerunner of BP). Iran *had* a parliamentary democracy with a titular royal leader, not much different than the UK, and lost it because of interference from the UK and the US. And the Iranian people and the world have been paying the price ever since.

[@Dustin_Bins]

@@GeraldH-ln4dv Yup, sure do remember seeing the story of the Anglo-Iran Oil Company and what that became. This might be somewhat unrelated, but it's unsurprising the number of times were a corporation in control of resources (bananas, lithium batteries, coffee, etc.) caused a democratically elected president to "accidentally fall on bullets" or caused those attempts to happen.

[@ChinaPlaNaxalitiesKhalistan]

Look kid pakistan sell nuclear weapons to türkiye build and iranians follow order china russia northkorea.

[@GeraldH-ln4dv]

@@Dustin_Bins Sadly, as an American, I have to acknowledge that most of those bullets, real or funded, came from the CIA. Central and South America, for example. I'm appalled at how many here in the USA don't know how many times the US sent troops into Central America and the Caribbean for years, even decades, to prop up corporations and their pet dictators. And we're reaping what we sowed now. Instability and chaos all around the world often tied directly back to interference by the West earlier in the 20th Century.

[@alan133]

Really didn't like how the original video totally skip through the whole BP coup. Made it sounds like people were mad about "western values" for no good reason and "see what you guys get?"

[@Pekara121]

Of course he won't mention it cause it's his whole agenda. Channels like that, that promote western values and capitalism are purposely misleading their viewers.

[@Dustin_Bins]

@@Pekara121 Agreed.

[@murderoustendencies]

Regarding the polls, they're very possibly reliable. I have a good friend who's Iranian and the amount of illegal, high end cinema, music, literature that gets produced is impressive. There's also a lot of activity on social media. It's bizarre how they're doing all this stuff basically out in the open but because it's online and not in the street the State doesn't intervene (until it does 😬😬). So assuming the data was collected using the internet, it's probably accurate. It also corresponds to what my friend describes is how he senses the mood of his country.

[@oghuzdynasty777]

There’s also polls that say only around 35% are Shia Muslim. Not all polls are reliable. Especially internet polls.

[@steffent.6477]

Wasn't the Shah installed after Mossadek (the premier) was kicked out?

[@jarrettlowery2802]

Yes

[@Alirezadhzz]

Mosadegh abolished the national council and attempted to coup d'etat against the state he was a mostufi (tax lord) from the qajar era which was a feudalism he is considered to be the "enemy of Britain" funny enough his biggest fanclub is the BBC (British Broadcasting Channel)

[@Brokenenglishspeaker]

Re-install

[@mayer14474]

It's complicated and I cannot properly explain it for you in just one KZbin comment. However, Shah had the constitutional power to dismiss the PM and he wanted to do that but the PM refused, so they needed a complex operation to kick him out. Long story! If you have any questions, I can answer them for you.

[@andylake9793]

Oddly a massive understatement as to how the secular regime came about and the puppet Shah

[@Bluestone775]

Iran needs HIM. HE is the one who can save Iran.

[@SamPashmi]

Who?

[@Bluestone775]

@@SamPashmiwatch StarvMarv (or the StarvMarv reactions) and ull understand. Basically HE is a charechter who appears in the videos and is like just a really powerfull dude. And his name is He.

[@HOI4notsoproplayer]

​@@SamPashmiyou dont know HE????

[@Dustin_Bins]

HE! HE is the one that will save us all! Good ol' StarvMarv, his laughter along with the bad translations are life bringing.

[@michal31131]

The shah?

[@ItsReallyMJ]

Thanks for fighting for the truth, Mr. Terry.

[@deltazeroks]

hey terry, I was wondering if u would react to a video on the current isr pal conflict. im not a regular but enjoy some videos from time to time, but ive seen a lack of videos on the topic. i think it would be intresting to get a more complete picture of someone who might know more of the history regarding it

[@Atlantyk.]

Yey Mr. terry video

[@BeanManolo]

Raisi's death right now will probably meqn a bit of political instability in Iran on the near future; Their current Ayatollah, Ali Khamenei (who succeded Khomeini after his death in 1989) recently had his 85th birthday, and is already choosing a successor; And Raisi not only was part of the three-person panel supervised by Khamenei himself to make a list of possible successor's names, he was also the hardliner's candidate

[@Bulldogg6404]

Spot the ElectroBoom cameo. First to put the timestamp wins.

[@reziinho1414]

Even during the Shah the west taught lies about him and even after they killed him they teach lies about him 😂😂 ironic

[@TheDownrankTrain]

If Iran actually liberalized and became more pro-western they could potentially be one of the strongest economic powers in the middle east, with full support from the most powerful countries on earth. I hope younger generations can push the country in that direction.

[@agsama6796]

We will as a 17 year old persian i promise that to you

[@gummilad2]

We in the U.S. could’ve had them as a strong ally in the region if our country didn’t stage a coup and cause the country to now hate us and they probably would’ve been a republic and Saudi Arabia may have gone more pro-communist and been our enemy. Just a thought

[@isaacgleeth3609]

Considering the sanctions in place and actions taken by the US (sheltering the ousted Shah from extradition, supporting Israel and Saudi Arabia, assassination of Soleimani, etc.), it is easy for the people in power (especially Ayatollah Khamenei) to show that the US is still the "Great Satan."

[@angryvaultguy]

Well the problem is being pro western In an eastern country, why should eastern countries westernise then what will happen to the unique culture and traditions of Iran if they follow the western ways Not my opinion but just the opinions of those in Iran, every side thinks it's right

[@j-Gappy-h]

@@angryvaultguythe unique culture would still be there… less religious Iranians are more proud of their culture than religious ones. The Islamic republic has done more to damage the unique Iranic identity than becoming a bit western ever could

[@TahaS.A]

As an iranian, i confirm that the revolution was a terrible mistake🙁

[@michal31131]

I hope you get better and less religious leaders Iran deserves better

[@TahaS.A]

@@michal31131 thank you🙏❤️❤️❤️

[@zegerman360]

​@@michal31131I mean they clearly are acting against their religion

[@kajwangamer4948]

I'm from Iran, here we hate the government, we will do anything to get back to old monarchy times

[@عليرحمن-ذ8ق]

If the majority of the Iranian people were like your idea, Iran would be a monarchy, but the majority support the current regime due to your misfortune

[@kajwangamer4948]

Peapole do many anti-government movements here , but the government stops them , by stoping them more peapole scare to do movements, that lead to a government the peapole don't like

[@عليرحمن-ذ8ق]

@@kajwangamer4948 that means the anti-government people are group of cowerd people

[@monkephrog5984]

​@@عليرحمن-ذ8ق there have been way too many protests and attempts of revolution . As an Iranian, 1/2 people i know hate the government

[@ary8956]

​@user-vq3uk1mz4c it's like you watched the video and learned nothing no, the vast majority of us don't support the regime, the problem is we can't democratically choose the type of government we want is that really too difficult for you to understand?

[@mschanandlerbongofficial]

i think there is bright future ahead of us iranians mainly because the young generation is very well informed

[@nrrork]

I have cynical suspicion we'll only be free of nukes when they become obsolete. Just, conventional weapons that become faster and more precise. A new era of warfare where there are better forms of first strike weapons that achieve the same goal, but don't carry the whole "caused our own extinction" baggage of nukes.

[@andremoreiragraca]

I don't know, man... a lot of uber drivers in brazil are engineers...

[@elypearl826]

Dude it doesn’t vary! My friends put on their head scarves the second they are in Iranian air space , even before landing in Tehran.

[@swag31556]

Im not saying that Hoser's numbers are correct or incorrect, but YT channels like Hoser really need to start citing their sources more, doest have to by MLA or Chicago style, a link would work fine. Even though I don't like him, Johnny Harris does this well and more creators need to follow his lead in citations

[@germanstormtrooper2298]

What he is saying isnt wrong though

[@MultiRRR123]

You should do a similar poll to the one at 34:31 in the community posts

[@GuitarOwnsDrums]

I think they intervene in other countries mostly to keep their geopolitical enemies in conflict internally. If they have a Syrian ally in power and have worsening relations between various middle eastern countries (i.e. between Israel and Saudi Arabia because of Houthis and Hamas), then their relative power in the region is enhanced. It definitely works for propaganda purposes too, as you mentioned, but from my international relations viewpoint it's mostly a pragmatic geopolitical benefit that they gain from suporting these outlier groups.

[@Alirezadhzz]

I'm Iranian from Iran brother thanks for sharing your platform to share our voice unfortunately the islamic republic's propaganda is incredibly strong and they have lobbyists like niac and multiple proxies(remember not all proxies are for warfare) hopefully we will liberate ourselves from these Islamic dictators and celebrate our freedom in the streets of Tehran زنده باد ایران 🟢⚪🔴 زنده باد زندگی زنده باد آزادی جاوید شاه❤

[@Bellarina-e4e]

1:07 That’s true

[@MetalMilitia83]

“We don’t like the west profiting off is, let’s start a revolution”. “Hey, we are still struggling, let’s accept help from the east , surely they won’t profit off us… right?”

[@chemquests]

How do you engage the west and maintain your cultural autonomy? There’s a variety of models around the world with varying levels of success. It’s an interesting and complex topic. As an American, I don’t want to pretend it’s easy to develop a successful foreign policy within other countries. However it’s pretty obvious that theocracy is the wrong answer. I fear that USA has factions pushing for theocracy (Christian Nationalists), and we need to push back based on these lessons from history!

[@chronnyc]

USA becoming a theocracy? Now you've really said the best of jokes or one of the more absurd ideas that one's mind can make. America is not becoming a Christian theocracy because a theocracy is a system of government in which priests rule, that is never happening in America. Sure a former-priest by occupation could possibly become the leader of America, but never will America, especially the Republicans allow for the dismantling of democracy, especially since their whole thing is limited Government intervention and this applies to Religion. 45% of the US adult voters support America becoming a Christian nation by Government definition, but I do not think the Republican party is that illiterate of situations to declare America a Christian nation, especially with large amounts of believers in Judaism and Islam voting for them over the Democrats.

[@jamescheddar4896]

Being raised as a Mormon and sort of understanding how this manipulation is going down infuriates me. When you don't show up to church they come check in on you etc. They make SURE you're not thinking for yourself. Now with the Mormons outside of Utah eventually they have to back off, but imagine being Muslim in Iran. It feels like they would have threatened me at gun point to get me to come back, and I know that's exactly how they conduct religion in the middle east.

[@chemquests]

@@jamescheddar4896 yes, it’s violating your right to individual choice

[@ColorfulStarburst]

​@@chemquestsIran. I don't think there's factions in the usa or maybe there are but they must be very small to be trying to make other countries only perhaps trying to make the usa more religious the only time the religious thing could be happiness is back in the 50 or 60s but not now anymore.

[@chemquests]

@@ColorfulStarburst I meant internally trying to make the US more religious. It’s quite a powerful majority of the Republican Party.

[@johnnamorton6744]

Whose doing the polls... That would be PEW Research

[@nahushkkn]

Iran could have become a developed nation by now, had the revolution not occurred. Quite possibly, the economy could have rivalled Japan/ROK considering alliance and access to western technology

[@hassanhassan-os5oq]

Yes but no one would stand for a leader controlled by the west and their original leader that they choose getting killed by the same westerners

[@chasekemmerling1676]

sad what iran has turned into in the past 45 years also he did denied it 10:19 And lol 8:24

[@grumogus]

1:24 he will be forever missed by no one

[@vktor5730]

Speak for yourself, plenty of people went to his funeral and mourned him around the world. Just because you’re being told to hate him doesn’t mean everyone does.

[@grumogus]

@@vktor5730 being told to hate him? My father is from Persia so i know what that piece of trash did

[@kappa-np4qr]

@@vktor5730 cope

[@Brokenenglishspeaker]

They are not human that why he say no one​@@vktor5730

[@michal31131]

​@@vktor5730 It was mandatiry to come, and outside of iran only loyalists and the UN gave a moment of silence. All those i saw were celebrating the death of an executioner.

[@WTs-bn5mf]

Basically he put together a video based on "objective" headlines on Iran. Read a book or two on Iran first.

[@Myjacob99]

The flaw with the whole women's rights thing with Saudi Arabia vs Iran is Iran actually gave their women rights then this government took control and repealed all of them unlike Saudi who really never gave their women rights until their alliance with America, they still got a long way to go.

[@fufutul3258]

Another side note here Iran is shia on paper. Its more like 15 percent shia. The rest are atheist, Christian and zoroastrian. But most of it is because of the hatred towards the shia and Islam in general which is caused by bad rulers back to back to back to back

[@elypearl826]

Hamas hezbollah etc are critical to Iranian foreign domestic policy / national security. I think It has to do with Saudia Arabia ultimately . I really don’t know enough about this to be certain :) anyways ,so Iran didn’t want the Abraham accords to go through which would have been the biggest peace deal in the Middle East pre oct 7. That would have created an alliance economically and security wise between israel and the rest of its Arab neighbors. And Iran doesn’t want to be left behind.

[@mathewkelly9968]

How not to run a country (USA) next please

[@2007NissanAltima]

Lol dont compare the greatest country in the world to iran

[@monkephrog5984]

​@@2007NissanAltima something something about schools

[@Chadian777]

React to "How geography is pushing China and India to war" by real life lore.

[@alphonseowo]

Do a reaction to Kaliningrad general’s ottoman empire vid

[@GeraldH-ln4dv]

Maybe things would be different if the CIA hadn't arranged the overthrow of the elected prime minster, Mosadegh, and then put the Shah in power as sole ruler and continued to support him while his secret police, the SAVAK, murdered Iranian citizens? Maybe the Ayatollah's wouldn't have gained power and an actual democratic government (like that of Mosadegh) would be in power instead still. We'll never know.

[@mayer14474]

I could see Iran following the same path it's currently on falling in the arms of the Russians

[@manueladibiasio4325]

Hey RM Terry coud you Watch Guidos ww2 (its in italian but you It Is olso in italian )

[@manueladibiasio4325]

i ment ehglis

[@grassbeaks]

Reason the video is very popular is because, just like with Jschlatt situation (Jschlatt tweet coming from london with a gun looking for queen, 30 mins after the tweet the queen is declared dead+ predicted her death 13 days different as well as her husband's death (start of april)) He released this video 10 minutes after the death of the president got to the media which is fun

[@tomfox9083]

Love hoser

[@agsama6796]

Well thk you mr terry for video and as an persian i wanna answer some question and tell u guys some facts that are not in the video . 1- we dont want the monarchy back and we dont want this regieme also we want a democratic regime that make everything stable . 2- the IRG wich known as (sepah) is the real military power and artesh is not that big as you think . The sepah is the defender of the regime and as the video said they're the bad guys most of the time 3- we persian have no connection with the regime and most of us hates it for so many things that mostly said in the video 4- you most know something about the regime that it hates our ancient history and wanted to destroy it in most areas because our history shows us that we accepts islam by force not by our own will witch the goverment dosen want that so its obvoius . 5- and as an student im not have that much freedome and all of our books have a islamic essense that we hate and just to know we learn arabic and english at the same time with our language farsi so its hard and we hate them . The univecities are also got couropted by the goverment mafias because you can buy the sits there 6- at last we love the outer world we dont want to fight with us or anyone ( as long as they didnt wanna fight us ) and we persian people loves to talk to the world and very welcomibg to tourists so dont make us as 1 with the govement and it forces Ok thats all . Thk you again mr terry i hope dor more video about iran and its history ❤

[@UAsansofficial]

as another Persian, I approve this massage:)

[@Gr13fM4ch1n3]

I have met several Persians like you as an American. I hear you and support you. I try and spread awareness when I can. I have nothing but love for the Persian people.

[@agsama6796]

@@Gr13fM4ch1n3 tnx bro❤️

[@SamPashmi]

Actually most of us Iranians want a constitutional monarchy, the same as what Britain has

[@frsteemid]

Love it how this supposedely iranians in the media are always "most of the iranians" and when you watch the news such as raisi's funeral you'll realize maybe this keyboard warriors are not most of iranians. If you were "most of iranians" you would've done something in 2022. The number of protesters were so high that they got controled by police forces and basij forces. Keep coping. Surely reza pahlavi will save your ass lmao

[@elypearl826]

Do you want shariah law? I don’t? They are educated and don’t want to be stoned to death for saying the wrong thing. There are black and white restrictions there. I have good friends from Tehran and they all came to school here . They all want the govt to go

[@howardmctroy3303]

Iran is actually a secular-multifaith society. 30% of Iranians are irreligious if not outright atheist. Another 7.7% is Zoroastrian, 7.1% just say they're "spiritual." Then you have the Sunni and Sufi Muslims, the Christians, the Baha'i, etc. Only 32.2% of Iranians seriously adhere to Shi'ite Islam. It's them though that control all the levels of power, and who're in the military leadership. (You only need about a quarter or a third of the population on your side to run a society.) There was such dissatisfaction with the Shah's system that the Shiite fundamentalists were able to ride that wave of discontent into power (Soviet intelligence hadn't been expecting Imperial Iran to suddenly cease to exist the way it did.) And then Saddam Hussein's Iraq attacked, and it was the Islamic Republican system that kept them at bay, which provided them with clout and luster. It was also to their advantage that Iranian society was so gutted and scrambled after the war that there was really no choice but to remain with who they had in place. And that brings us to where we are now, where you have an opposition that has popular support, but isn't quite able to evict the current leadership. I think it's analogous to the rise and fall of the Soviet State... *You had an unpopular and archaic Imperial system presiding over a multiethnic and multifaith society. *A group of fanatics take advantage of the crisis and division to set up their own government (atheistic Marxist-Leninists in the case of Russia, Shiite fundamentalists in the case of Iran.) *The new government suppresses any possible alternative to their system, often violently. *This radical state that has emerged from chaos is looked at with shock and suspicion by most of the other major powers. They're invaded by another authoritarian government to the west that hates them, but ultimately come out on top. *Now secure, this state uses the relative weakness of their neighbors to become a greater power on the world stage and utilize a series of proxies and client states to "protect the region" from the west. As time goes on, they use increasingly heavy-handed means to preserve their sphere of influence. *Meanwhile at home, you have an aging leadership presiding over a lackluster political, economic, and social reality and a population that's dissatisfied with them...But who may have no choice but to wait for the system to fall apart on its own.

[@agsama6796]

Ye about the religious we have multi religiouns but we didny care about the religioum anymore and its ok . About the other stuff that u said most of people havent a hand on it and its all goverment works

[@howardmctroy3303]

@@agsama6796Yeah I know, I wasn't accusing you or anyone you know of anything.

[@agsama6796]

@@howardmctroy3303 i know bro just to known for everyone dont push ur self :))

[@zayanalam9828]

7.7% of Iran definitely doesnt practice zoroastrianism. Are you telling me that there are close to 7 million unaccounted for zoroastrians in Iran out of the official number of 25,000?!

[@sohrabamiri7917]

Hey IRAN has 7 thousands years of history If you want Talke about it you should talk from ancient time until now

[@hellsSG]

Iran is one of the coolest and most interesting countries on earth. It's a shame Islam conquered them.

[@germanstormtrooper2298]

A traitor defected to the islamic caliphate side and told the arabs of all their weaknesses becouse before him the arabs were getting destroyed by Persians Elephant army that traitor is named Salman farsi a fool and a coward who ruined the future of his people and now by the islamic government he is remembered as a "hero"

[@shapur_II]

​​@@germanstormtrooper2298 Sorry but nah There's little evidence of Salman giving away the military tactics. Sassanians were already weakened by the grace of Khosrow II terrible rule over Iran. Much resources wasted and many soldiers diead, even after his execution by the nobles the civil war took around four years, having twelve kings during just four years means a lot of casulaties. The army arabs faced was made up by mostly villagers not real veteran soldiers, otherwise they would have all been wiped out the same way Shapur II wiped out the raider tribes of arabs.

[@Suhaschintala]

i like your presentation and your arguments but man!!! how hard is it to say eeRan rather I-Ran? i am sure a "history" teacher should know how to spell the country's name

[@faras-ce9mo]

Hi Iranian commenting from Iran here this video by hoser is really one sided . It's like word for word out of some Saudi news channel I suggest you react to Seamus malekafzali video's on Iran . I usually don't comment on KZbin videos but I thought I had to comment on this one

[@faras-ce9mo]

You can't forget the fact that if not for Iran most of these countries would be run by isis but hoser simply ignores that and gives the most unfair version of event some Iranian history channels do the same thing to united States claiming every American official is a corrupt Rudy Giuliani style republican which is not true

[@Alirezadhzz]

As an Iranian residing in Iran I find it hard to believe you are a fellow compatriot regarding your support of the Islamic dictatorship

[@Alirezadhzz]

یا ایرانی نیستی شما یا اگر هم هستی خائن به ایرانی امیدوارم هرچه زودتر به زباله دان تاریخ بپیوندید

[@wow1371]

yes because your IRGC linked ass couldn't help it but to defend the deal leader.

[@u3fnoob688]

Yea anything that days the truth are made by enemys .typical islamic behavior

[@tomfox9083]

You need to educate yourself on the scam that is Chinese building projects

[@omidfarrokhzad463]

Well as iranian i can mention one thing As you yourself told mr.terry, if a hostile country got nuclear weapon their neighbour want one As so Israel and Iran has very backed up hostile relationships and so well who has nuclear weapons? Yeah israel, so whatever they do, iran wont back down on nuclear when its hostile neighbour has it

[@Afraglis]

Please react to epic rap battles of history :p

[@mahdidiehard]

This video that you reacted to, did not use the correct documents. When I saw the first 3 minute of video, I couldn't watch the rest. Because as an Iranian, this video insulted my intelligence. Yes, this video definitely got some things right (I hope), but the facts are much more complex and subtle than these biased and one-sided content.

[@mayer14474]

Nope, I as an Iranian living in Iran approve the video and find highly reliable

[@murderoustendencies]

The idea of meddling everywhere in the Western world is basically rooted in the idea that the Ayatollah believes all of the lands currently headed by Sunni monarchies are Muslim lands that should be united under an all powerful religious clergy (of the right branch of the faith, of course, which is Shi'a and not Sunni) which, obviously, would be headed by the Ayatollah. He essentially wants to be a new Persian Emperor, there's possibly a historically driven idea of Persia being restored in its glory as the rulers of the Middle East (who were toppled by Arabs actually). The idea is that those monarchies are corrupt and self serving IIUC and they should thus be replaced by the holy and unifying figure of the Ayatollah in a big Muslim empire. (Which is ironic if my previous theory is right, cause it was Muslim fighters that finally toppled the Persians, and now he would conquer them back with what is essentially his version of Islam? 😂) That's my understanding.

[@peterinbrat]

Teddy's Roosevelt son, Kermit, was a major player here.

[@mortezashariati5217]

for those how think the government of iran doesn't have the support of the population, i have the video of the funeral of the president of IRAN Please watch that to see the true popularity of the current government

[@wow1371]

Morteza, stop blabbering we are 90 million in Iran, you guys couldn't even gather 100 000 people. EVEN IF YOU COULD HAVE GATHERED 1 MILLION YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN IN MINORITY.

[@mortezashariati5217]

@@wow1371 exactly we are 90 million people despite that I haven't seen any thing even close to any gathering on our side by the opposition other than that that is not 100 thousand or 1 million in Tehran it was 4_5 million in Mashhad it was 3 million I don't know the numbers for ghom and Tabriz but they were also a lot so all your points are invalid

[@wow1371]

@@mortezashariati5217 you do know that there are literal mathematical fool proof ways to count how many people can stand in any given space right? like your bullshit might fool some clueless idiots, but any person with a 3rd grade math understanding can calculate the possible number of people in any given space. Not to mention literal computer programs that can easily count number of people in an image in fraction of seconds.

[@germanstormtrooper2298]

Bruv iran nearly has 90m population even if 50k go to the streets it will fill up doesnt mean all like the government during the woman life freedom protest alone IRAN lost double the value of its currency all the cities were lit up and they only paraded the dead guy in religious cities like mashhad also there is footage of people questioning the people at the funeral they were a lot of Afghans among them who were paid to be there trust me everywhere you go in iran they are either unhappy with the regime or straight up mocking them i was there recently so i saw a ton i even got a friend who says thier teachers tell them about how before the revolution everything was better and developing

[@ColorfulStarburst]

​@@mortezashariati5217 You would also know that the government would also force those people to go there and cry cause nobody in Iran actually likes the government you only need to know about their recent riots about the girl killed and also people in Iran were celebrating and using fireworks.

[@NapoleanBlown-aparte]

Idk but i like omelettes and i dont think the ayatollah eats omelettes so:(

[@wow1371]

How can two people with so much education be so badly informed? Both of you guys make erroneous claims through out the video. "the revolution was not organised" "The government was propped by west" (We have documented correspondence on how Brits actively tried to stop the constitutional revolution and the change of the royal family) "Mossadegh was an elected official" "Mossadegh was removed by a coup" "Mossadegh removal was final straw" lmfao!!! "Partially democratic" 🤦‍♂ "The ayatolah, state, government work in unison"... are you kidding??? "Iran is the only predominently shia country"... Iraq? Yemen? BAHRAIN? AFGHANISTAN? AZERBAIJAN? "Iranians have a persian ancestry"... at this point I am done "enforcement of Hijab varies from city to city"... you can not be serious Mr. Terry, don't ever teach about Iran to your students, you are clueless.

[@mortezashariati5217]

For the sake of the GOD all he said in that video about basij was sooooo wrong 1 basij does not have any economic power 2 the claims about torture is simply not true 3 about the involvement of basij in protests as we are seeing now wasn't much different than how other western countries specially USA handel protests specially the ones that are happening right now 4 it wasn't only protests it also was riots also some of the things the protesters did was by definition war crimes (attacking hospitals and burning ambulances with the simbol of red crescent) 4 at its core basij is the copy of the American national guard

[@mayer14474]

You're a regime sympathizer, huh? Drink sandis 😂

[@mayer14474]

Ambulances were burned only after the regime thugs were shooting people from those ambulances or they were using the ambulances to send arrested protesters to prison. Using ambulances as a base to shoot people or using them as a prison carrier is absolutely a huge violation of international rules and conventions.

[@ThereisnothinginOklahoma]

Isn’t Oregon harvesting legal in Iran AS IT SHOULD

[@deanronson6331]

This must be one of the worst-crafted reaction videos on YT. If you want to comment, stop the vid, say your piece, and continue. Everything else is preventing the viewers to focus on the original product and it also leaves the impression that you care as much about showing off as informing the audience. America may have been instrumental in causing the Iranian Revolution, but look at what Iran got instead: An iron hand theocracy which, 50 years later, is nowhere near being replaced by a more palatable regime. Authoritarian governments are all the same in the sense that their fervent religion or ideology is a fig leaf for the establishment of governing dynasties and regional or more widely spread political dominance.

[@sinitsen9265]

Wow’s I really admired Iran 🇮🇷

[@michal31131]

Iran is under islamic occupation The Ayatollah needs to be removed

[@jattjamesbond1122]

How not to run a countries according to westerner irony 😂

[@shapur_II]

Even iranians agree so putting a 😂 doesnt make your comment valid