Iran war: Cheerleaders of foreign bombs do not have Iranian interests at heart

Iran war: Cheerleaders of foreign bombs do not have Iranian interests at heart Submitted by Ghazal Tanhaei on Fri, 05/15/2026 - 20:58 Those who dance over bodies shredded into pieces and call Iranian officials targeted by US-Israeli bombs 'cutlet' dehumanise their fellow countrymen. No good will come of it Iranian-American activist Masih Alinejad tears up a picture of the now deceased Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei at the UN offices in Geneva on 17 February 2026 (Valentin Flauraud/AFP) On Twenty years ago, I watched Saddam Hussein's execution on satellite TV. I have never forgotten that moment. My mother sat on the sofa. My father and I stood. The three of us stared at the screen, frozen.  Saddam was the demon of my childhood and my parents' young adulthood. The former Iraqi leader bombed us for eight years. We could hardly believe he would finally face justice. But none of us celebrated. We did not laugh, dance or cheer. The execution was barely shown - just a rope being placed around his neck - but it was still horrifying to watch another human being die.  We were stunned. We never spoke about it afterwards. I think about that moment whenever I see how some “pro-democracy” activists in the West celebrate violent deaths today. Western media know Masih Alinejad as a campaigner for women’s freedom in Iran , the face of the movement against compulsory hijabs. But they never mention another movement she has celebrated. In January 2020, when the US assassinated General Qassem Soleimani and militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in Iraq, Alinejad tweeted that she was dancing. Afterwards, she and her followers celebrated what became known as the “Cutlet Mo...

Original source: Middle East Eye