Iraqis rising up against tails of Iran; Tehran kills demonstrators

Islam Muhammad

The revolution sparked by citizens against the tyrants of Iran, who are in power in Baghdad, put the Persian project in the region in a dilemma after the Iraqis rejected the political components of the Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist.

Four days ago, the capital Baghdad and the provinces of Iraq witnessed bloody protests that began last week, and the

death toll rose to 60, according to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Activists on Arab and Iraqi social networking sites posted videos of demonstrators in Kirkuk, chanting angry slogans against Tehran’s interventions, most notably: “Tehran, Out, Out. Karbala remains free.”

Iraqi security forces and protesters revealed the presence of unidentified snipers on rooftops in Baghdad killing victims on both sides, but it was unclear what the snipers were.

The liberal MP in the Iraqi parliament, Faeq Sheikh Ali, accused Iran of killing demonstrators in Iraq through snipers.

The Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, expressed his concern over the developments in Iraq, especially the escalation of the demonstrations that have been taking place in Baghdad and some cities since October 1. He also expressed his deep regret over the casualties among the demonstrators and the Iraqi security forces.

An official source in the General Secretariat of the League said that Aboul Gheit looks forward to Baghdad to do everything that would calm the situation and immediately start a serious and real dialogue leading to the removal of the reasons that called for the demonstration.

For his part, Mohammad Ebadi, a researcher in the Iranian affairs, said that the phrase “Iran, Out. Out. Baghdad remains free” has become slogans reverberating in major cities of the country, reflecting a popular awareness of the Iranian threat.

He said in special statements to the Reference that Tehran is facing successive crises because of the decline in popularity even within its own territory and even in the major cities of the Persian plateau after the outbreak of the tyranny of the mullahs and their grievances. That, he added, was clearly evident after the US sanctions, which reduced the income that went to the Revolutionary Guards.

The researcher in the Iranian affairs said that the speech of Prime Minister Abdul Mahdi was disappointing, did not address the demonstrators and did not meet their expectations, but defended the achievements of his government and his administration of the current crisis, and demanded to give him a deadline to implement his program, a demand incompatible with the current popular mood of Iraq.