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Video: Iranian Protesters Refuse To Walk On US, Israel Flags

Published

2 weeks ago

13 January, 2020

Steve Watson

Students leading resistance chant ‘America is not the enemy’

Video out of Iran shows protesters refusing to trample on murals of the US and Israeli flag, painted on the ground, intended for a show of disrespect.

Instead, the protesters, led by students at Shahid Beheshti University campus, walked around the flags, and yelled ‘shame’ at those who stood on the paintings.

🔴Now Iran

The people do not disrespect the flag of USA and Israel. They say all over Iran: We are not the enemy of the USA and Israel. Our enemy is the people of the Islamic Republic of Iran.#IranProtests #IranProtests2020 pic.twitter.com/usT41DaYtm

— Mohammad Mozafari (@mohmd_mozafari) January 12, 2020

The protesters have been chanting ‘Death to Islamic Republic dictatorship’ and ‘America is not our enemy’, according to reports.

Watch how Iranian students refuse to step on American & the flag of Israel.

This should embarrassed Iranian regime & their propaganda funeral for #Soleimani where people were told to chant “Death To America”.
Now people in Iran chanting “Death to Islamic Republic dictatorship.” pic.twitter.com/hTxDuxZeaB

— Masih Alinejad 🏳️ (@AlinejadMasih) January 12, 2020

«بی‌شرف، بی‌شرف»
واكنش دانشجویان #دانشگاه شهيد بهشتي به رد شدن بسیجی‌ها از روي پرچم #آمريكا و #اسرائيل pic.twitter.com/PGNjGW7YBg

— اتاق خبر منوتو (@ManotoNews) January 12, 2020

BBC reporter Ali Hamedani noted that “At the height of the Iranian establishment anti Americanism, Tehran Beheshti university’s students refused walking over the US and Israel flag while participating in #IranProtests. They all grew up to hate the two countries but seems like the revolutionary ideology is failed.”

Demonstrators were also seen attacking images of former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani.

No caption needed #IranProtest2020 #IraniansDetestSolemani @davereaboi @realDonaldTrump @DonaldJTrumpJr pic.twitter.com/fqi0PxmU2u

— Saghar Erica Kasraie (@SagharKasraie) January 12, 2020

Iran's people hated Soleimani. They want regime change.

Scene of #IranProtests in Tabriz tonight. The MEK report protests in Tehran, Isfahan, Mashhad, Ahvaz, Shadegan, Kermanshah, Sanandaj, Karaj, Sari, Babol, Amol, Semnan, Shahroud, Qazvin, Zanjan, Shiraz, Urmia, Gorgan & Arak. pic.twitter.com/c1iviS4FDR

— M. Hanif Jazayeri (@HanifJazayeri) January 12, 2020

The videos emerged from a second day of demonstrations against the Iranian regime, prompted by the government’s forced admission that it shot down a Ukranian airliner, killing 176 innocent people, many of them Iranian.

🔴Now Tehran.

Iranian protesters chant against Khamenei. They say shame on Khamenei.#IranProtests #IranProtests2020 pic.twitter.com/ud9WRcOLjT

— Mohammad Mozafari (@mohmd_mozafari) January 12, 2020

Jan 12, Tehran, #Iran
Students of Alame Tabatabaie University chant against the regime's state-run TV for deceiving the public for the past 3 days saying that flight #PS572 crashed due to "technical reasons".
"Our state-run TV is our disgrace", they chant. #IranProtests pic.twitter.com/BqjPQxk4w0

— Iran News Wire (@IranNW) January 12, 2020

Iranian media reported that counter demonstrations, organised by pro-regime Iranians, converged on the British embassy in Tehran, demanding it be closed following the arrest of Britain’s Ambassador Rob Macaire, who is accused of stoking anti-regime protests.

The regime has begun to crack down on the protests, with reports of shots being fired and blood shed:

#Update: Just in – At least 7 people were shot and bodies were reportedly been dragged away on the street of #Azadi in #Tehran in #Iran. pic.twitter.com/cChjzzmk9X

— Sotiri Dimpinoudis (@sotiridi) January 12, 2020

#Breaking: Just in – People in #Tehran running away from the sounds of gunshots being shot by regime forces in #Iran. pic.twitter.com/LrPNAFYMng

— Sotiri Dimpinoudis (@sotiridi) January 12, 2020

Meanwhile, President Trump issued a warning to the Iranian government, tweeting: ‘To the leaders of Iran – DO NOT KILL YOUR PROTESTERS. Thousands have already been killed or imprisoned by you, and the World is watching.”

To the leaders of Iran – DO NOT KILL YOUR PROTESTERS. Thousands have already been killed or imprisoned by you, and the World is watching. More importantly, the USA is watching. Turn your internet back on and let reporters roam free! Stop the killing of your great Iranian people!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 12, 2020

Trump had earlier sent a message of support to the people of Iran on Saturday evening, saying “we are inspired by your courage”:

مشاور امنیت ملی امروز عنوان کرد كه تحریم ها و اعتراضات، ایران را«به شدت تحت فشار»قرار داده است و آنها را مجبور به مذاكره می كند.در واقع، اصلا برایم اهمیتی نداردکه آیا آنها مذاکره می کنند یا نه.این کاملاً به عهده ی خودشان است، اما سلاح هسته ای نداشته باشیدو«معترضان خود را نکشید.» https://t.co/DBGGs8QFcJ

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 13, 2020

To the brave, long-suffering people of Iran: I've stood with you since the beginning of my Presidency, and my Administration will continue to stand with you. We are following your protests closely, and are inspired by your courage.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 11, 2020

The government of Iran must allow human rights groups to monitor and report facts from the ground on the ongoing protests by the Iranian people. There can not be another massacre of peaceful protesters, nor an internet shutdown. The world is watching.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 11, 2020

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PANIC: Searches For ‘Virus Mask’ Explode Online

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4 days ago

24 January, 2020

Steve Watson

Washington residents worried after confirmed case in Seattle; Man treated by ROBOT

Search engine requests for ‘virus mask’ have exploded as panic begins to set in regarding the deadly coronavirus, which experts have warned could lead to a global pandemic.

The spike is comparable to those registered during other major virus outbreaks:

The searches for “virus mask” are most prevalent in Singapore, China, Macao, Hong Kong, and the Philippines.

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Video: Man With Suspected Killer Virus Wheeled Away in Huge Box

Published

4 days ago

24 January, 2020

Steve Watson

WTF Is This?

Bizarre footage has emerged of a man in China, suspected of having the killer coronavirus, being wheeled away to a fate unknown in some kind of huge quarantine box.

The footage shows a man dressed in a hazmat suit, mask and gloves being transported to an ambulance outside the airport in the city of Fuzhou in south-eastern China.

Chinese authorities transporting a person infected with the coronavirus in a box 😂 #ChinaVirus #coronovirus pic.twitter.com/surpfI2sZc

— يوسف (@DashtiUsef) January 23, 2020

This all seems perfectly normal, right?

Reports continue to suggest that the deadly coronavirus is out of control in China, and an attempted cover up is underway.

Entire cities are in lockdown and more footage has emerged of people dropping dead in the streets.

As we highlighted yesterday, a biosafety level 4 laboratory that studies the “world’s most dangerous pathogens” is based in Wuhan, leading some to speculate whether the virus was accidentally released.

However, officials say the source of the outbreak was an illegal animal market in Wuhan which sold bats and snakes.

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Killer Coronavirus Reaches UK?

Published

4 days ago

24 January, 2020

Steve Watson

Government calls emergency COBRA meeting

The British government has called an emergency meeting after medical experts warned that it is ‘highly likely’ that the deadly super-bug has already reached UK shores.

The Cobra contingencies committee convened at the Cabinet Office in London, where Health Secretary Matt Hancock told press that “the clinical advice is that the risk to the public remains low and the chief medical officer will be making a full statement later today.”

Dr Paul Cosford, Director of Health Protection, noted that several suspected cases of the virus, which originated in China, are still ongoing with results expected today.

Speaking on BBC radio, Cosford said “There are no positive cases in the UK as yet, but we will go on testing and those numbers will of course change.”

“I think it’s highly likely that we will have cases in the UK, and of course every so often we do get new infections coming from the animal kingdom such as this one.” he added.

According to a BBC report, a total of 14 people have been tested in the UK, with nine people awaiting results and five getting the all clear.

The head of infection medicine at the University of Edinburgh, Professor Jurgen Haas, confirmed that four people in Scotland have exhibited symptoms of the virus.

Haas told the Press Association: “The situation will be pretty similar in pretty much all UK cities with a large number of Chinese students.

“It’s not too surprising. My suspicion is that there will probably be many more cases in many other cities in the UK.” Haas added.

Meanwhile, in the US, officials at the Brazos County Health District in Texas said Thursday they are investigating a suspected case of the virus in a student at Texas A&M University.