Vice Guide to Iran

From the downing of a passenger jet, to the assassination of a top general, and now one of the world's largest coronavirus outbreaks, life in the Islamic Republic is facing its toughest challenges since it was founded in 1979.
Just days before all hell broke loose, VICE founder Suroosh Alvi travelled the country, meeting people from all walks of life: from hipsters to hostage takers, and from top lawmakers to one of Iran's heaviest metal bands.
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[@LisafCox]

The segment with the yacht business man was heart wrenching.... you could feel his pain.

[@goyurigo]

Thank you, Vice for making this incredible documentary about Iran. And also a huge thank you to all of the crew who were involved. I am headed to Iran in 5 days and this is a major source of inspiration.

[@TheSpookyDuke]

Earth is a phenomenal beautiful place. We should really start thinking about it as the top priority. The colours, the diversity of nature and people is mindblowing. Let's say Earth first.

[@MS-ey3of]

I am from India. I have lived in Iran from 2011-2017. So I have seen them under both Obama and Trump. The regular people are very friendly and open to interaction from foreigners than their govt cares to admit. The USA is losing friendship with some of the most honest and courageous people in order to please the Saudis.

[@user-uw5gg5ol7c]

الله اكبر ياعرب نحن ضد اسرائيل وايران وامريكا انت روح ابعد البقرة

[@dcadfdfbdf2181]

@@user-uw5gg5ol7c You are an absolute idiot. Arab countries 100% support israel. Go back to sleep

[@q7jdwomfvkbj74]

israeli and uk govt

[@kumarg3598]

Well, chanting death to america doesnt help.

[@souvikrc4499]

@@kumarg3598 blame their politicians, they are a bunch of corrupt cowards

[@maryam_wael_alharbawi]

Genuinely wish to visit here one day. What a beautiful place!

[@jameshanson6803]

Loved the metal music at the end

[@somewherenear3003]

Have you re-uploaded the same video that you uploaded 2 months back?

[@tanishqsutar7144]

Yes

[@KingExituS]

Trump: Iran supports the Taliban. Taliban: Still waiting for you X-Mas gifts uncle Trump!

[@sensuitaima6511]

Lol didn't the Taliban go into the Iranian embassy when they took over Kabul and massacre all the staff? They'll join the US in the invasion of Iran via the Pakistan border.

[@KingExituS]

@@sensuitaima6511 Yes they did, Trump's claims mostly don't make any sense!

[@katebush1436]

Iran does not support the taliban, the taliban is Sunni, the iranians are shia. that is so absurd.

[@e.k874]

why would iran which is a shia country support Taliban which is a EXTREMIST sunni group that hates shia muslims if trump said that hes a retard

[@citypopFM]

Iran hated the Taliban so much they helped the US and Northern Alliance get rid of them in 2001.

[@guyhome5134]

Do you guys know what's the song at 26:20 by any chance ? Thanks in advance !

[@colsonrizzuto7973]

Smoky Bird Sanam Marufkhani

[@andrewoladokun4377]

We used to drink in public and pray in private… but now we pray in public and drink in private… that says a lot

[@KoniTheChiwa]

So much better without western imperialism.

[@SHN_NWB]

Song @ 26:10 is Smoky Bird Sanam Marufkhani

[@sauryanshukhanal4125]

This is so great!

[@MahanAry]

Thank you

[@boblarry649]

That fair they were at was a little bit chilling

[@jamescooper5844]

What an opening.

[@syedmohinsaleem9020]

Great job vice news and thanks

[@raydat1943]

Ngl that band was pretty good I hope they make it big.

[@gauravxdhingra]

Iran is so beautiful ♥️♥️♥️ The people are so nice and welcoming 🙂 It never seemed that the nation is under strict sanctions and they are progressing much faster than expected. Their local industries are growing, all economic activities going on, just feels so soothing after US made its cruel move of imposing sanctions. India ♥️ Iran

[@ryanchris6658]

They are muslims and you hindus hate muslims.

[@kianmassage]

@@ryanchris6658 Iranians for the majority aren't Muslim they aren't religious I'm Iranian myself and I dissociate myself from islam

[@kianmassage]

@@ryanchris6658 we aren't Arab fanatics we hate Islam

[@ryanchris6658]

@@kianmassage YOU are not iranian

[@t.a4141]

@@kianmassage WE ?

[@MahanAry]

you have been couragous going to Khomeini Dude LOL and listening to Mohsen Namjoo 😅

[@Peter-qe1yh]

How did that guy steal John H Benjamin's voice?

[@vikvik9573]

ZENDEGI BEHTAR ✌️❤️🇮🇷

[@null8fuffzn199]

What is the spice he is holding at 6:20? he says "Kasch" but i cant find anything on goolge. maybe im spelling it wrong?

[@matin653]

It's "Kashk" tho

[@dragontailfamily5927]

It’s for a soup called ash

[@zachrainey6455]

26:23 what is the name of the song

[@daniellepe1727]

who is the woman speaking at 3:25?

[@completelyrandomfacts]

Is that a nautilus or a royal oak? @vice?

[@sweettruth8039]

Finally, vice is back.

[@nick_lukachick7086]

Does anyone know why in the intro footage the Iranian men kept hitting their shoulders with swords?

[@littlebigplanetlovee]

it's a ritual of shia muslims to lament for the battle of karbala

[@kianmassage]

@@littlebigplanetlovee it's a ritual for regards. I'm Iranian myself and hate that

[@mara3572]

Religious nonsense

[@amirmohammadsadraie9545]

I'm as an IRANIAN feel happy let's get it baby the dog is a little brother of the fox well said

[@ah4649]

Old video ....!!!! Why😐😐😐

[@Documentaryfilm208]

Old iran was better than current iran

[@destubae3271]

Yep, before Americans and Soviets decided to play extreme 4D chess

[@mara3572]

​​@@destubae3271 and placed this horrible regime in Iran, is that was you mean? Iranian destroyed their country thenselves

[@agostocobain2729]

with some help from other countries.@@mara3572

[@mdrafahetahmed419]

Go ahead Iran 😍😍 be strong and be self depended 😍😍

[@PrinceRightyI]

VICE interviews Vice President of Iran? daaaaaaaaang 😎

[@babarmp]

Fantastic job vice news... look at how the lives of common people gets affected, so sad to see the livelihoods being destroyed by politics and hatred.

[@ladybeekeeper7777]

I am from Australia, this documentary has helped me to open my mind on Iran. In the west our leaders paint countries like Iran as being everything bad. Your documentary reveals a country that is beautiful and a people who are kind and welcoming. And resilient in the face of a great deal of unfair treatment by the west. I am disgusted that the USA places sanctions on any country. They have no right to harm the people of any nation just because they can. The US has done so much to harm the peoples of so many nations with their silly acts of power. It harms the people not the govt. before the US you at the English meddling in the Middle East. It’s not hard to see why the people of these countries have developed distrust towards western countries. I was left thinking deeply towards the end of the documentary and cannot help but wonder if the treatment of the Iranian govt by the us and others in the west hasn’t played a part in some of the ways the govt has restricted its people too. I wonder if the Ia]radian govt was dealt with more fairly and freely if this would have softened Iranians views of the western communities and made it easier for some of the western freedoms to seep into the govt over decades. I don’t think we have all the answers in the west and our communities have lots of problems too but I wonder what that “blended” society would look like for both countries had it not been for all the reasons the US gave the Iranian govt over decades to hate us., which no doubt hardened their stance perhaps towards its people too.

[@theemperor1379]

Dude. The IRGC is not a "shadowy organization". It's a branch on the Armed Forces. Get your facts right.

[@hansolafsen77]

No they are different... When ordinary youg man have to do mandatory military service they join the regular armed forces, the revolutionary guards are ideologically different...It's similar to Wehrmacht and Schutzstaffel (SS) in Nazi Germany

[@theemperor1379]

@@hansolafsen77 1. Wtf dude. Stop comparing Iran to nazi Germany. Would you like someone else to do that to your country? 2. There is no "regular Armed Forces". If u want to say something at the very least read the goddamn wikipedia page. The Armed Forces is divided into 3 main branches. 1) Artesh (army) 2) Revolutionary Guard and of course 3) Law Enforcement While they all have different roles to play, they are all still a branch of the Army Forces.

[@hansolafsen77]

@@theemperor1379 it's just names...why not conpare the two? Sure, they don't do genocides against Jews, but there are many parallels... State organization, leader principle, opposition against England and America, regular armed forces and a parallel ideologically stricter troop, secret police, you can have a quite normal life as long as you don't interfere with politics. I do NOT say that Iran as bad as Nazi Germany, but there are definitely similarities

[@hansolafsen77]

@@theemperor1379 many more parallels: Hitleryouth and the female counterpart are somehow equivalent to young Basij, which includes ideological training and training with weapons and sport. Again, I don't say Iran is morally evil like the Nazis, but to deny the parallels is impossible...

[@theemperor1379]

@@hansolafsen77 1. "Secret police" is under Law Enforcement. Also, there's literally a Ministry of Intelligence. And this is normal for all countries really. 2. "Opposition against England and America". That's basically all of the Iranian government and doesn't have anything to do with the IRGC nor nazism. How about you go and see WHY Iranians hate the American government. 3. "You can have normal life as long as you don't interfere with politics" ............... This is one of the stupidest nonsense I have heard/seen said about Iran. Bro, plz don't speak when you know nothing about the matter. Plz go educate yourself first. 4. Yeaaaaa, No. There are no similarities. You're probably mistaking Iran with North Korea. 5. The basij are volunteers dude. In the Iran-Iraq war they were heroes who risked their lived and even gave their lives defending the country. But that's in the past ofcourse.

[@AG-wb3db]

It is always the goverments that are fighting. It is often thr civilians who pwy the prize. I hate politics. Because it hurts normal people like you and me. Iranians are not evil. Nor dangerous. They are the most sweet people I have ever met! Same goes for normal Americans. Nice people. Its not their fault the goverment are behaving like assholes.

[@royally-legal]

22:01 oh my god isn't Sam godlike 😍🤩

[@null8fuffzn199]

The crying yacht man looks like the reporters father lmao

[@naupisimaake2268]

Seems like that vice guy is not interested in anything good happening in iran hes looking for negative reaction

[@butiaintarapper9796]

The metal guys in the end really just fucked themselves over, they are more than likely in prison right now.

[@q7jdwomfvkbj74]

White tubes = dried whey blanket in plastic = large fruit leather

[@Th3Mavr1ck]

Hearing trump talk about iran was so funny... you could have replaced iran with america and it still would have been true LOL this world is a joke and WE are the punchline!

[@steveandon63]

zanikeh jendeh masumeh kir too dahanet jendeh lashyyy

[@mara3572]

Mage maraz dari fohshe sexist midi kesafat? Kire man tuie manan wa babat, wa khodetam mikonam. Martike ironie sag ba kire 2 mm

[@xyg6543]

This is more like it Vice. Excellent documentary!

[@q7jdwomfvkbj74]

see Rick Steves. This js shit

[@quicktechtech5318]

Did you met the Supreme leader of iran 🇮🇷

[@sarahmanyar]

Lol shoutout to the translation mistakes lmfao

[@steveandon63]

kir too dahanet chadory kospareh

[@ali.mass1]

Iran has the largest Jewish population in the Middle East after Israel, Tehran is scattered with Synagogues, Iranians have lived alongside their Jewish compatriots for millennia. Today people of the Jewish faith get twice the representation in the Iranian parliament as compared to the average Muslim Iranian citizen: once as a resident of an Iranian province and once as a member of a religious minority. How can the creators of this film reconcile these facts with their proposition that the Iranian political establishment is Anti-semitic at the core of its political identity? Being anti apartheid South Africa is not being anti-white, is it? By the same logic, shouldn't being anti Israeli occupation and apartheid not be automatically labelled as antisemitic?

[@Jumpjoe4587]

No new Green deal there huh?

[@andrewoladokun4377]

Is it just mere coincidence or are Iranian women very beautiful

[@karmajoy3159]

I don't think Iran is terrorist country or Iranian is bad And detest the sanctions of America on Iran but I will say I am against the way Iran limits their women and bound them by so many rules and thinks its normal and It's thisthing I will never accept

[@jamilyabaramikova5799]

Dear brothers and sisters, I want you to know. Iranian government and special services. I Jamilya Baramikova, I live in Canada. Parang Gholamazad, Pourang Gholamazad (Artin Partovian, Radio Shemroon) and their patrons: 1. The Israeli MOSSAD, whose agents are Two brothers. 2. Cathy Woodbeck - Thunder Bay Multicultural Association. and others, For 20 years,persecuting Jamilya, with the help of organized provocations, organized, ordered conflicts , slander, shame in society, lawlessness, etc. - to this day, they are destroying the life of Jamilya and her family in Canada. We want to tell YOU, the whole WORLD, why all of the above persons are trying to finally destroy the life of Jamilya Baramikova and her family, to destroy her., because, they need confidence, a guarantee for the future that no one will ever expose the lawlessness that they committed in the Thunder Bay Criminal Court-- against Jamilya Baramikova. Parang Gholamazad, through the Criminal Court (Thunder Bay), stole Jamilya the status of a political refugee UNHCR , Parang declared that status Political Refugee UNHCR Ankara-Geneva, belongs to him ,-but in fact this status belongs only to Jamilya B , Status UNHCR - never extended to Parang Gholamazad. For 20 years now, Parang Gholamazad has been speculating on the status of a political refugee, and thriving in Canada. Parang slandered Jamilya, so that no one would ever listen to her, he told everyone that she was mentally ill. He,- (Parang Gholamazad ) -- began to convince everyone, to deceive that it was he who brought Jamilya and her family to Canada. We ask Canadian Government, Law Enforcement Canada, UNHKR Geneva -Ankara to take control of the issue of the safety of Jamilya B. life, since UNHCR status - "Political refugee" --belonging to Jamilya B . -----we suspect that might cost her life , because Jamilya"s status - "POLITICAL REFUGEE," in Canada was assigned by Parang Gholamazad ,--- with the help of his patrons and defenders ,- they ,will go to great lengths to silence Jamilya ,so that she is not in this world. We want , The UNHCR Ankara-Geneva , the Canadian authorities, all law enforcement agencies in Canada to know, that all provocations and conflicts against Jamilya in Canada are organized by Poorang Gholamazad,- brother of Parang Gholamazad. Parang Gholamazad is hiding behind his brother, Poorang Gholamazad (Artin Partovian) and etc., Pourang,Poorang Gholamazad has been persecuting Jamilya with her child for many years, slandering, shaming in society, actively contacts with people whom he orders provocations and conflicts and etc. against Jamilya B. Pourang,Poorang Gholamazad( Azad)(Artin Partovian)-- is very dangerous person for Jamilya B., he has an interest in saving his brother PARANG from exposure, --since Parang has assigned the status UNHCR of Jamilya , and has been speculating in Canada on them for 20 years.

[@farzin294]

Ask me questions 🇮🇷

[@Wasim.S]

Do you support your government bro?

[@archanapremjit2]

Could you tell me three things you love about your country and three things you don't like as much about it?

[@farzin294]

Wasim S i support their anti US and zionist stance they are the only country to do so in the manner. But in terms of their sharia law i dont like what they do. They are killing persian culture and headscarfs should be a choice.

[@farzin294]

Archana Premjit i like the diverse landscapes i like the people there. (Very kind and diverse) and lastly just the culture and vibe you feel there. I dont like the islamic law. Iran has never been islamic! We are western and most of us hate the hijab. I hate how hot the summers get, way to much for me personally. I prefer the winters with the snow. And the last thing i hate would be the pollution in cities due to no car regulations and limiting the amount of them in the capital tehran.

[@Wasim.S]

@@farzin294 Ok, are you a Muslim?? N how religious is Iran and do they follow Islam or any other religion because recently saw Christianity growing in Iran, is it true?

[@sorooshparsarad]

Ask me things you want to know about Iran and as a 20 years old I answer you with honesty

[@surushs.447]

Here you go, you regret your service with the first dumb question

[@maryamalwali765]

What do you think of maroco? , in the marocan media they don't talk about Iran that much.

[@Proudofmynation]

What is the current political situation in Iran? In large numbers, do people support or oppose their government policies?

[@user-ti6sm2iw2t]

Let me say you guys

[@user-ti6sm2iw2t]

@@maryamalwali765 about morroco there isnt any news about your country in our media , but also i know that its a arab country and we had a soccer match with morroco. 🌹

[@vivekmohan4271]

Car impounded because her shawl came off lmao

[@mangoknight5035]

its in the law that females should be covering their head and law is law , isnt my fellow westerner

[@mrxmry957]

@@mangoknight5035 Yes archaic laws for dumb drooling sheeples like you Haji

[@mangoknight5035]

@@mrxmry957 go think like that , you are not even worth talking to

[@kianmassage]

@@mangoknight5035 he is right no one with a sane mind would think this rubbish of a so called law would be normal. Even these women said there was more freedom in the past before 1979. now its 2020...think about it

[@mangoknight5035]

@@kianmassage yea yea go live in a society of your choice, we gonna see where you are going to end up

[@loveshgulabani3294]

Why is US doing this to Iran?

[@mcfly8522]

Because they want instability there to weaken Iran and be able to control their resources (oil and gas). For that they are ready to do anything like supporting daesh against Iranians and their allies as we've seen.

[@loveshgulabani3294]

@@mcfly8522 But instilling conflict between parties to enjoy personal gains is so wrong!!! And I definitely know this isn't what Americans wish. It's just the government and it's leaders. Power isn't a plaything!!!

[@__parsa__]

It's not the US thats doing this to us. It's Islamic laws

[@loveshgulabani3294]

@@__parsa__ But how are Islamic laws responsible, my friend?

[@hariskhan-xj4wk]

For jews

[@worththewatch1517]

Ektebar's kids live in the US. LOL

[@ali.mass1]

So what? Half of the revolutionaries were brought up in the US. Most leading Marxist intellectuals live in the US. Best post-colonial studies research comes out of US universities. Being against the imperialistic elements of US foreign policy is not being against the US as a whole.

[@worththewatch1517]

@@ali.mass1 fk ur whore mom who didn’t teach u common sense

[@Jumpjoe4587]

Please show this to the white privileged ID league students that are protesting on our university campuses show this to them

[@navrandhawa9862]

Iran and Persian language and art is beautiful. Islam destroyed it centuries ago. But The Iranians survived cultural genocide by arab Islamic invasion. Time to throw Islam back to the other side of Persian gulf. ایران زنده باد

[@shirazkhan1841]

Iranians are leaving Islam in high numbers and most Iranians want a secular government. Most Iranians want separation of religion and state in there government. The survey already bears this out. Only 32 percent of those surveyed identified themselves as Shiite Muslims. Officially, Iran puts their number at 95 percent. Islam in Iran is a political system, not a faith embraced by any majority said de Jong, who has worked with Iranian asylum seekers and opposition politicians over the last 20 years. Atheists poll at 9 percent of the population (and nones, or no religious affiliation, overall at 22%); Zoroastrians at 7 percent. The 2011 census numbered Zoroastrians at only 25,000. Extrapolating the percentage from this survey, which GAMAAN stated is 95 percent accurate, that would now be 5.6 million. (Sources said this may indicate a non-Islamic Persian nationalism rather than a true system of belief.) Nearly half (47%) said they used to be religious but are no longer. Only 6 in 10 Iranians surveyed said they were born into a religious family. But 6 in 10 also do not say their daily prayers. And 7 in 10 do not want legislation based on religion (68%); state-funded religious institutions (71%); or mandatory head covering (73%). A majority (58%) do not believe in wearing the hijab at all. And according to a 2019 survey by GAMAAN, 79 percent of the population would vote against an Islamic republic.

[@unknown-tq6ls]

Fake facts

[@thewendigo5992]

Eat a 🍆 kuni. مرگ بر دشمنان اسلام

[@mara3572]

​@@unknown-tq6ls your mom is fake

[@mara3572]

Most people leave Islam, so true and it's very good

[@idesignforbusiness1264]

The Dog is the Brother of the fox hmm will you do it if you are him?

[@icedteacatfish]

i’m gonna play marth

[@arashm4195]

That guy in cafe is telling to the girls careful what use saying 🤦🏻‍♂️ what a possy and weak he was 😂

[@younisshahgillani7662]

the problem here is the iranian regime which doesn't interpret and practice Islam as it should be. i saw many videos from iran in which extremely backward iranians abused and attacked females who did not have a hijab on. two girls were in a shop shopping with their hijabs down, suddenly a guy comes and abuses them (maybe), shouts at them for not wearing hijab and reminding them of the law and what's worse is threw yoghurt or milk at them for which the store owner attacked him back for disrespecting with them, another video showed the same mindset iranian shout at an iranian woman for not having hijab on etc. these backward people are unfortunately not arrested for their behaviour which has absolutely no relation to Islam. Islam doesn't say to disrespect females by abusing them, beating them, forcing them. islam absolutely condemns these kind of acts. according to Islam, if a female doesn't have the hijab on then the person must go and talk to her in a nice manner about how is she, how is her family, friends, life etc. like basic conversation and then tell her about hijab and its benefits regarding society and herself personally. if she still doesn't agree then leave her as u have done your responsibility, now its between her and Allah (God). never hit or abuse females if you are a muslim bcz our prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said, "take care and look after your wives as they are like your companions, friends and life partner not slaves", "the best amongst you is the one who is best to his wives", "approach females while lowering your gaze out of respect", "paradise lies under the feet of mothers" (respect love and care for your mothers to achieve paradise). there are many other verses, sayings and commands of islam regarding how you must take care, respect females. i hope the regime understands, interprets and practices Islam as it should be Ameen

[@mara3572]

Islam is actually backward, so what's your point

[@mara3572]

Your comment is so laughable, read the quran and the hadith, it's pure misygyny. Read about what Mohammed did to girls and what he said about them. In Islam women have half the brain of men.

[@mara3572]

"Take care of women....they are not slaves" 😂😂😂yet Mohammed had only wives by enslaving them and he even had Sex slaves which is legal in Islam. Mohammed also was telling Ashia to SU and don't tell him what to do. He also said women are najis (unclean), you can beat them if they don't Listen to you and you can enter in them from whereever you want.

[@mara3572]

Also raping women is allowed in Islam

[@ruffmeow9893]

Women are the key - for goodness and freedom

[@pooryam3692]

1$ = 20.000rial + burning + hanging

[@matin653]

1$ = 200.000 Rials!

[@killianmbappe2310]

Matin = 19 000 today

[@galaxymyt4834]

@@killianmbappe2310 no

[@HashCorp_]

The biased scrutiny from this underdeveloped imp of a man is mind blowing. Not sure how much interference Vice had as opposed to Suroosh Alvi regarding the script and clearly agenda pushing line of questioning but they should have atleast named the doc "Our minds been made up, let's show one point of view of Iran to strengthen our ignorance" I guess buddy had the right idea when he said "The dog is a close friend of the fox". The title is as of now "The guide to Iran" incidentally I saw collectively the worst you could find. Very disappointing..

[@HashCorp_]

Some of the greatest artists, poets, architects, Food, you name it, in the world but Buddy rather spend 30 mins talking about Trump, the hostage situation and suffering. Iran is beautiful and one of the safest places on earth. Shame to receive such warm hospitality just to exploit the people..

[@latinolawdog5067]

@@HashCorp_ Couldn't agree more. Such an arrogant Western-centric way to look at such a beautiful culture. All this guy was concerned about was how Iran percieved Trump and the U.S. "But enough about me; what do you think about me?"

[@galaxymyt4834]

It's not true please please ask me I'm half Iranian and half American please ask me this isn't true ❤️🇺🇸🇮🇷

[@MC_DAVE]

The host of this show is the stupidest guy i have ever seen.. besides that, really great and insightful and glad to see the footage and people :)

[@mara3572]

Which host? You mean the Iranian reporter? Lol

[@q7jdwomfvkbj74]

no the vice

[@user-ti6sm2iw2t]

In future iran will have an empire Even we want or no Iran will not enter his soldier into middle east countries. Iran will enter its idiology into the asia . WAIT FOR IT 🔥🤴🏻🌲🇮🇷

[@nimbo9492]

Ask me questions!

[@nimbo9492]

@Galaxy We like the people of all nations regardless of religion and color! I personally have friends from india and pakistan who are lovely and kind people. To answer your question on the baluchs and sunnis, from the people's point of view, they are just as Iranian as we are! (As a matter of fact, baluchs have very close cultural and linguistic ties with Persians). How government deals with the sunnis is a different story and i am unaware, but its certainly nothing hateful. Personally speaking, i care none as i am an agnostic.

[@ehsanaali2798]

your ending showed you are full of propaganda. The way you portray Iran is disgusting, You don't show the towers ? you don't show the moder cars produced by Iran ? You don't show the luxurious life people have in Iran ? You don't show the PhDs ? the professor ? The dentists ? The surgeons ? the sophistication in art gatherings and paintings ? you show only the lowest level of life in poorest districts and bazaars.

[@matin653]

It is the reality man! Where do you live?! The United States of Iran??!

[@ehsanaali2798]

@@matin653 We don't kill our citizens on street with putting police knees on the necks of people. It is not United Stated of Iran. It is called Islamic Republic of Iran.

[@nooshindeylami9294]

@@ehsanaali2798 well that's funny.... So what happened on abaan 98? Nobody was killed? Where the f do you live? Most iranians lives are actually not luxurious. Open your eyes.

[@HashCorp_]

Ehsan I wrote a near identical comment to yours, only found out after scrolling for a while. This guys just pushing his own narrative. Shame on vice and whatever agenda they're trying to achieve. It was clearly biased one sided bullshit. "Irans dangerous everyones depressed. Noone likes it here but they're too afraid to speak up. They would die for a chance to leave"

[@mara3572]

Seriously, go eff yourself, it seems you'r full of it

[@ahsanbhatti8701]

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[@ryana-6762]

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[@rodneywarr9974]

Yaa Ali

[@mara3572]

Ali was a kuni

[@alial2458]

برار اینجا باید ایران باشه

[@galaxymyt4834]

Oh give a lots of money from Iran it's good propaganda 1 dollar =230000 rials 😂😂

[@andreaguarino8207]

Free Iran from Khamenei and Basij.

[@navrandhawa9862]

And Islam

[@JunaidAliWani]

No free Iran from its people's

[@revolutionary-brother]

Come and make it free😂😂😂

[@slav7221]

My personal opinion remove ALL countries from sanctions and pour American culture onto these restrictive governments by products not by brute military force. That’s how you truly spread democracy.

[@a.d8509]

the 20th century already proved that free market capitalism doesn't bring democracy, although it can certainly help in liberalizing the local culture .

[@donkthedankee8595]

we don’t want your american culture, we are iranians, leave us alone please, thanks!

[@AG-wb3db]

@@donkthedankee8595 excactly. They should respect you

[@q7jdwomfvkbj74]

no thanks to american culture

[@q7jdwomfvkbj74]

we dont want pepsi, mtv, pop music false american dream

[@andrell9291]

Old smh

[@cultureclique2173]

Religion has effed this world in all 5 continents, from Latin America to Asia! Even in todays modern world. Its impressive how gullible the mass is.

[@kirstylee7107]

First

[@Granicus-]

Well you suck

[@bindasguy3666]

So what?

[@payvibaby]

Women have to sit in the back of the bus.

[@katebush1436]

It is true that women do not have freedom in iran. Perfectly true.

[@ali.mass1]

Women are universally oppressed. We should all work together to overcome our collectively patriarchal minds. Conservative Iranians are just scared that women's rights is gonna be an excuse for imperial conquest, otherwise I know a lot of people who are pro-government but intensely critical of women's rights deficits in Iran (including Ebtekar) they just rather not show that side of themselves to Americans cuz they prefer not to be "liberated" at the barrel of a gun like Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya were by US troops and carpet bombs.

[@mara3572]

​@@ali.mass1 he was asking specifficaly about Iran why you are changing the topic? And no matter if woman are universally oppressed or not, Iranian women including Afghan women have the least rights in the world

[@mara3572]

Women in Iran have less rights than dogs in the US

[@ali.mass1]

@@mara3572 Be that as it may, the issue doesn't need to be worsened by adding to the already bad dynamic an extra force of colonial saviour complex.

[@MnMnBahr.]

Hope for more freedom there, coz this is pure suppression

[@SusanDianeHowell]

1 Behold, the Lord maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof. 2 And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him. 3 The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the Lord hath spoken this word. 4 The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish. 5 The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant. 6 Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left. 7 The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh. 8 The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth. 9 They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it. 10 The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in. 11 There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone. 12 In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction. 13 When thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the people, there shall be as the shaking of an olive tree, and as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done. 14 They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the Lord, they shall cry aloud from the sea. 15 Wherefore glorify ye the Lord in the fires, even the name of the Lord God of Israel in the isles of the sea. 16 From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously. 17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth. 18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake. 19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly. 20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again. 21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth. 22 And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited. 23 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the Lord of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously. Isaiah 24:1-23

[@cyruskalali8222]

?????? wtf

[@cyruspirnia8926]

@@cyruskalali8222 frrr

[@lelz0394]

Is this propaganda against Iran or what?

[@mara3572]

No, but the truth about iranian regime

[@megasis1022]

****propaganda****

[@andrewogles989]

What about this is propaganda?

[@revengeproductions9697]

long live the islamic republic of iran

[@margbarisrael]

marg bar regime akhoondi

[@frankh9326]

🇮🇷✌🏻

[@Documentaryfilm208]

Afghanistan and iran so beautifull before taliban and islamic revolution...

[@revengeproductions9697]

@@Documentaryfilm208 iran is still great and beautiful

[@Documentaryfilm208]

TEHRAN, IRAN 1976 Before the Dark Revolution kzbin.info/www/bejne/jH2Wmoxpbcp8pKM

[@shayansafavitehrani]

من هر مصاحبه ای که از ایرانیان با شبکه هتی خارجی دیدم همه نقطه نطر مشترک دارن.اقایون می کن بار نیست بریم مشروب بزنیم خانوم‌خا هم می گن نمی تونیم ...سم ن رو بندازیم بیرون به خاطر محدیدت حجاب بابا دمتون‌گرم واقعا که انقد خجسته هستین

[@ryana-6762]

Iran is Persian not Islamic? So I don't know why they are trying to be be Islamic and copy Arabs with laws/lifestyle etc? even some Iranians spoke Arabic? like why?

[@ali.mass1]

Persian is an ethnicity. Islam is a religion. They are not mutually exclusive. In fact, much of Islamic art, literature, philosophy, even down to court etiquette and administration was developed by or adopted from Persians from the very early days of Islam's emergence. So why shouldn't the Persians have at least just as much of a claim to Islam's civilisational heritage than Arabs, if not more?

[@nsjhdhdhdbhsudgvdydb7751]

@@ali.mass1 iran was zoroastrian the arabs invaded and forced us to be islamic. this is why there is a parsi population in india. anyway we should all be peaceful with one another.

[@ali.mass1]

@@nsjhdhdhdbhsudgvdydb7751 Yes, culture is ever changing. That’s the nature of culture. Everybody used to be something else. The point is not the labels as much as it is the agency and creativity the peoples exercise to invent new ideas and ways of being through whatever frame or label has been imposed on them by the passage of time. Persians made Islam what it is today. Or at least made a very significant contribution to it. To say that we should only think of Iranians as Zoroastrians is to ignore all of Irans accomplishments in the past 1400 years because they happened to have been framed within the civilizational context of Islam. Of course we should all get along together and I thank you for the time you put in to engage. All the best.

[@crown1232]

God bless Israel and USA

[@arifahmedkhan9999]

"The dog and the fox are brothers"

[@alenovantasei8099]

the life of Arab girls matters

[@geniusloci8203]

Iran is a terrible place, don’t waste your time on this country