I am soooooo sorry!! You come from a gorgeous country with wonderful rugs and ancient empires and traditions. The American people do NOT want this war any more than you do! It's heartbreaking.
No they don’t, but i can only imagine the anger and hurt the Iranian people will be experiencing at the vile illegal war the US and Israel are waging. And none of their actions are for the good of the Iranian people. In the UK and the British people are shocked at our PM’s action of allowing US to access bases in the UK thereby making the UK complicit in their atrocities. You and many US citizens are likewise shocked at Trump and his corrupt fascist administration’s actions as any decent person would be. But understand that the rest of the world is wondering how the hell anyone voted in that monster? Here in the UK we have our own monster and corrupt cabinet to deal with too. It is Trump and the super rich war machine’s greed for oil, minerals, land power that has driven this evil illegal war - not the wellbeing of the Iranian people. Who are we, who the world sees as the Western imperialistic states, to dictate how a sovereign state should be governed or make assumptions on what its people want. The CIA and Mossad have spent millions funding discord within the population to the point of the riots in order to illicit a reaction from the Iranian government and have used this to wage war. Like you my heart full of sadness and sympathy goes out to the Iranian people with the hope that our countries can quickly stop this truly wicked illegal war which the US and Israel chose deliberately to wage. Israel is at the core of this evil and needs to be stopped, the Israel with an arsenal of nuclear weapons they refuse to have NATO inspect or abide by the Nuclear Arms agreement, unlike Iran who did and NATO reported had no nuclear weapons at all.
I've been following you for quite some time since October 7th and I am so sorry for everything you’ve gone through and are currently going through. My heart goes out to you and your people 💔
Thank you for sharing this heartfelt perspective in a time of such emotional turmoil. Nuance and empathy is something that all of our world leaders seem desperate to socialize out of us, and it's depressing and scary to experience.
As leftists, I believe we understand the need for international and inter-community solidarity and the importance of sharing our knowledge as a way to connect people and re-shape outcomes. Please know that all of the work you do is not in vain; we're here and doing what we can alongside you.
Sending support to you, and the peoples of Iran, Palestine, Sudan, Congo, Cuba, Venezuela, and all peoples who are directly impacted by imperialism, colonialism, and the greedy corporate class that views all life but their own as collateral.
I've been drafting a piece similar to this for days as an Iranian-American. I'm an activist. A journalist. There's been so many different emotions and responses from outside and within myself. Wrestling with the dehumanization prevalent in discourse. This piece made me feel less alone and encompassed so many of the emotions and thoughts in my mind as well. Thank you so much for writing it and sharing.
Thank you for sharing your story, and for being so courageous. I was raised by an Assyrian mom born in Iraq (and an American dad), and my maternal grandmother was born in Iran and fled the Assyrian genocide as a child. I was born and raised in the US, and while I don’t share your experience, I relate to being confused by all of the conflicting messages I heard re: alignment with American imperialism and simultaneous disgust of it. Seeing our ancestors’ ancient lands get decimated by sociopathic fools is a deep grief I hold in my body even though I have never set foot on those precious lands. Love to you🌹
Dear Ariana, merci. Your life and sentiment echoes mine. An Iranian in Canada. Grieving in layers is so sadly precise. I am with you. You are not alone.
Dear Ariana, merci. Your life and sentiment echoes mine. An Iranian in Canada. Grieving in layers is so sadly precise. I am with you. You are not alone.
You are absolutely right. The members of the Iranian diaspora need only look at Libya and Iraq to understand what the future looks like for Iran. The U.S. intends to “bomb Iran back to the Stone Age”. Further, over 80 years and more than 90 regime change operations, the U.S. has never implemented democracy. It has always installed a brutal dictator that sold the country’s resources for next to nothing, like the Shah. Lastly, while Khameni may be terrible, the U.S. doesn’t have the unilateral right to depose him. Oh, one more thing: the U.S. has NO credibility in foreign affairs matters. Everything it says is a lie.
I think it is good to recognize the wealth gap between yourself and many in the US Iranian diaspora. But this wealth gap is not just coincidence. Its rooted in class and which class supports the bombings of Iran. Many of the Iranian diaspora were from the Iranian bourgeoisie and petite bourgeoisie tied to the monarchy. They had the money to leave and start a new life. Their wealth and lives were threatened by the '79 revolution which forced them into exile. Thats why theyre dancing, they yearn to retake power.
For the working class, the bombing of Iran gives us nothing but more misery. Like who cares if some wealthy Iranians get to go back to rule? The only way forward is to finish an unfinished revolution hijacked by the clerical class and their own bourgeois supporters. American bombs cannot build a revolution. Revolutions are built by revolutionaries and the masses becoming exucated and conscious, fed up with the existing way of life.
Its in the working class interests to move forward, to take power as a class. Its in their interest to change that way if life decisively. For those wealthy Iranians, its just a game of thrones.
We didn't vote him in. Musk and Putin threw the elections. For example, Musk has been caught in Georgia sending out pre-filled mail-in ballots to voters who apparently can't read.
Thank you Ari for sharing. I’m going to translate your post to French so I can read it to my best friend who’s been cheering “Iran’s liberation “ 🙄 but doesn’t understand at all.
She told me that “ we, always speak from both sides of the mouth “ and I reminded her that I’m not a liberal. Liberals are cheering this other war. Not leftists
I am soooooo sorry!! You come from a gorgeous country with wonderful rugs and ancient empires and traditions. The American people do NOT want this war any more than you do! It's heartbreaking.
Who are you talking to? You clearly don't know me!!
No they don’t, but i can only imagine the anger and hurt the Iranian people will be experiencing at the vile illegal war the US and Israel are waging. And none of their actions are for the good of the Iranian people. In the UK and the British people are shocked at our PM’s action of allowing US to access bases in the UK thereby making the UK complicit in their atrocities. You and many US citizens are likewise shocked at Trump and his corrupt fascist administration’s actions as any decent person would be. But understand that the rest of the world is wondering how the hell anyone voted in that monster? Here in the UK we have our own monster and corrupt cabinet to deal with too. It is Trump and the super rich war machine’s greed for oil, minerals, land power that has driven this evil illegal war - not the wellbeing of the Iranian people. Who are we, who the world sees as the Western imperialistic states, to dictate how a sovereign state should be governed or make assumptions on what its people want. The CIA and Mossad have spent millions funding discord within the population to the point of the riots in order to illicit a reaction from the Iranian government and have used this to wage war. Like you my heart full of sadness and sympathy goes out to the Iranian people with the hope that our countries can quickly stop this truly wicked illegal war which the US and Israel chose deliberately to wage. Israel is at the core of this evil and needs to be stopped, the Israel with an arsenal of nuclear weapons they refuse to have NATO inspect or abide by the Nuclear Arms agreement, unlike Iran who did and NATO reported had no nuclear weapons at all.
I've been following you for quite some time since October 7th and I am so sorry for everything you’ve gone through and are currently going through. My heart goes out to you and your people 💔
Thank you for sharing this heartfelt perspective in a time of such emotional turmoil. Nuance and empathy is something that all of our world leaders seem desperate to socialize out of us, and it's depressing and scary to experience.
As leftists, I believe we understand the need for international and inter-community solidarity and the importance of sharing our knowledge as a way to connect people and re-shape outcomes. Please know that all of the work you do is not in vain; we're here and doing what we can alongside you.
Sending support to you, and the peoples of Iran, Palestine, Sudan, Congo, Cuba, Venezuela, and all peoples who are directly impacted by imperialism, colonialism, and the greedy corporate class that views all life but their own as collateral.
I've been drafting a piece similar to this for days as an Iranian-American. I'm an activist. A journalist. There's been so many different emotions and responses from outside and within myself. Wrestling with the dehumanization prevalent in discourse. This piece made me feel less alone and encompassed so many of the emotions and thoughts in my mind as well. Thank you so much for writing it and sharing.
Thank you for sharing your story, and for being so courageous. I was raised by an Assyrian mom born in Iraq (and an American dad), and my maternal grandmother was born in Iran and fled the Assyrian genocide as a child. I was born and raised in the US, and while I don’t share your experience, I relate to being confused by all of the conflicting messages I heard re: alignment with American imperialism and simultaneous disgust of it. Seeing our ancestors’ ancient lands get decimated by sociopathic fools is a deep grief I hold in my body even though I have never set foot on those precious lands. Love to you🌹
As an Iranian American who never fit into the diaspora either, thank you for writing this. This nuanced and relatable take was refreshing.
Keep telling your story, you, and each person, has a right to. Wonderful article.
Dear Ariana, merci. Your life and sentiment echoes mine. An Iranian in Canada. Grieving in layers is so sadly precise. I am with you. You are not alone.
Dear Ariana, merci. Your life and sentiment echoes mine. An Iranian in Canada. Grieving in layers is so sadly precise. I am with you. You are not alone.
Hauntingly beautiful
You are absolutely right. The members of the Iranian diaspora need only look at Libya and Iraq to understand what the future looks like for Iran. The U.S. intends to “bomb Iran back to the Stone Age”. Further, over 80 years and more than 90 regime change operations, the U.S. has never implemented democracy. It has always installed a brutal dictator that sold the country’s resources for next to nothing, like the Shah. Lastly, while Khameni may be terrible, the U.S. doesn’t have the unilateral right to depose him. Oh, one more thing: the U.S. has NO credibility in foreign affairs matters. Everything it says is a lie.
I think it is good to recognize the wealth gap between yourself and many in the US Iranian diaspora. But this wealth gap is not just coincidence. Its rooted in class and which class supports the bombings of Iran. Many of the Iranian diaspora were from the Iranian bourgeoisie and petite bourgeoisie tied to the monarchy. They had the money to leave and start a new life. Their wealth and lives were threatened by the '79 revolution which forced them into exile. Thats why theyre dancing, they yearn to retake power.
For the working class, the bombing of Iran gives us nothing but more misery. Like who cares if some wealthy Iranians get to go back to rule? The only way forward is to finish an unfinished revolution hijacked by the clerical class and their own bourgeois supporters. American bombs cannot build a revolution. Revolutions are built by revolutionaries and the masses becoming exucated and conscious, fed up with the existing way of life.
Its in the working class interests to move forward, to take power as a class. Its in their interest to change that way if life decisively. For those wealthy Iranians, its just a game of thrones.
We didn't vote him in. Musk and Putin threw the elections. For example, Musk has been caught in Georgia sending out pre-filled mail-in ballots to voters who apparently can't read.
Sending you prayers of peace, for your heart and your people.
Thank you Ari for sharing. I’m going to translate your post to French so I can read it to my best friend who’s been cheering “Iran’s liberation “ 🙄 but doesn’t understand at all.
She told me that “ we, always speak from both sides of the mouth “ and I reminded her that I’m not a liberal. Liberals are cheering this other war. Not leftists
Thank you for sharing . Love from Quebec/canada
The World Socialist Web Site provides in depth analysis and a programme as to how the working class should respond to war and fascism.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/03/ovte-m03.html