The Iranian regime is a threat to everyone

Less than three years ago, virtually everyone in Australia and across the Western world agreed that the Iranian regime is despicable.

Millions of people across the world – only a small minority of Iranian heritage – were taking to the streets and social media, embracing the “Women, Life, Freedom” movement, sparked by the brutal death of Mahsa Jina Amini, beaten to death by authorities for failing to wear her hijab properly. After Iranians rose up in unprecedented numbers to demand liberation from the theocratic oppression they lived under, leading the regime to murder hundreds of them in repressing their protests and subsequently execute hundreds more, how could anyone doubt that the Iranian regime was evil and vile?

Now, many of these once-supporters of innocent Iranians claim that exact same regime is an innocent victim of Israel and US strikes against its illegal nuclear weapons program.

One LGBTQI+ group has readily embraced the regime, declaring that, “Iran has a right to defend itself,” while posting malevolent comments about Israel. This is the same regime that criminalises same-sex activity and has executed an estimated 5000 gays and lesbians since 1979.

There are many immoral regimes across the world, but Iran’s is uniquely heinous in numerous ways.