Must be on repeat then.

Well said. There is a reason no media ever talks about the jews living in Iran since 800 ac. Then it would be obvious the jews living in Iran can live freely, have their own religious places and are even having seats in Iran's parliament. It would destroy the narrative Iran wants to murder all jewish people.

There is 1 seat designated for a Jewish person in the Iranian parliament where that 1 Jew serves as a token and parrots the talking points Khamenei gives him.  The Jewish community of Iran is less than 1/10 of what it was before the current regime took over because the vast majority fled the country in fear, and those who remain have no freedom to disagree on the government on anything for fear of reprisal.  Meanwhile Iran funds and plans terrorist attacks against Jews-not even Israelis-across 4 different continents.  Iran can be very tolerant of Jews when they are good Dhimmis who do exactly what their Muslim masters tell them, all the others it does indeed want to kill.

If that is so, why are we never hearing about it in the media? If jewish people are suppressed in Iran, I expected we would hear about it all the time. It's the largest jewish community in the middle-east outside of Israel.

There are a lot of horrible stories you don't hear about in the media. For instance, about 200 Christians were massacred in Nigeria during Christmas week, and this week 7 Jews were killed when a rocket hit a synagogue in India - which was not a deliberate attack on those Jews but collateral damage from another conflict between two different ethnic groups that broke out last year.  The biggest reason in this case is probably that the persecution hasn't resulted in killings for a while, and a persecution that has been going on for over 40 years with little change isn't news.  Jewish media and Iranian opposition media are full of stories of the plight of Iranian Jews, as those tens of thousands of Jews who have left Iran are finally free to speak without fear of being arrested and possibly killed, and experts on Iran have written and spoken extensively on the subject.  And the American government has condemned Iran for forcing its Jews to hold rallies condemning Israel.

Turkey is actually the Middle Eastern Nation with the most Jews currently, as the number of Jews in Iran has fallen to around 8-9,000, while Turkey has nearly 15,000.  A community does not drop from 100,000 to under 10,000 if they are being treated well and live without fear.  The very fact that Jews are never seen in anti-regime protests such as the protests over Mahsa Amini is as telling, as in no other country are Jews so completely absent from protest movements because if they put a toe out of line in Iran they will be immediately accused of being Israeli agents and arrested.

If talking about Iran, how about Zoroastrianism, the original Religion of the country since ancient Persia. Most well-known person from this Religion was most probably Freddie Mercury, in case you're wondering.

Iran is another nice example is US and UK meddling.

In 1953, amid a power struggle between Mohammed Reza Shah and Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the U.K. Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) orchestrated a coup against Mosaddegh’s government.

Iran was on the right path yet the West couldn't let this happen

His government's most significant policy was the nationalisation of the Iranian oil industry, which had been built by the British on Persian lands since 1913 through the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC/ AIOC ), later known as British Petroleum (BP).

That set the stage for the White Revolution and later the Iranian revolution in 1978 which turned everything back in the name of 'make Iran great again', regressing to traditional religious values. Also Iran became hostile to the US, so the US backed Saddam Hussein in the Iran-Iraq war in the 80s.

The United States used a host of tools to weaken Iran. It encouraged Iranian revolutionary groups, imposed economic sanctions on Iran, and worked intensely to prevent Iran from building pipelines that could carry its oil and gas to nearby countries. This pressure intensified after Pres. George W. Bush took office in 2001. Bush famously listed Iran, along with Iraq and North Korea, as part of the world’s “axis of evil” and claimed in his second inaugural address that Iran had become “the world’s primary state sponsor of terror.” Vice Pres. Dick Cheney asserted that “Iran is at the top of the list” of world trouble spots. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called Iran’s human rights record “a thing to be loathed.” All said they hoped diplomacy would find a solution to problems between the two countries, but many seemed to consider it a dead end.

Iran still supports groups such as Hezbollah in Lebanon that militantly oppose the faltering Middle East peace process, yet even this seems open to negotiation. Resolving the Israeli-Palestinian dispute is seen by many as an absolute prerequisite to stability in the Middle East, and, although Iran has been no friend of the peace process, its very militancy could make it a uniquely valuable force if it could be enticed to moderate its position.

And nothing has changed since then. Isolating a country doesn't lead anywhere, see North Korea. Meanwhile the US keeps doing what it wants and indirectly keeps providing the Mullahs with plenty support. Just today again:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/04/baghdad-airstrike-kills-iran-backed-militia-leader
Just after Iran finally let Santiago Sanchez Cogedor go.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/spaniard-imprisoned-iran-after-visiting-grave-mahsa-amini-106043337

Maybe it's time to try something new, like leave the Middle East alone to figure out their problems among themselves. Problem is, we're addicted to their oil. Every action has a re-action, you can't force change. Change has to come from within. You can stifle change, and that's all what the West has been doing to the Middle East to protect their oil interests. Israel is as much a proxy of the USA to control the Middle East as Israel is dependent on the US. It's a toxic symbiotic relationship.

It was Isis bombing the memorial

Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly attack at memorial in Iran

ISIS media wing Al-Furqan on Thursday issued a statement claiming responsibility for deadly dual bombings in Kerman, southern Iran. The explosions at the ceremony in southeastern Iran on Wednesday left dozens dead and scores injured.

In the statement, titled "And Kill Them Wherever you Find Them," they said that two brothers, who they named, set off towards a gathering of "polytheists" near the grave of their "dead leader" Qasem Soleimani, and detonated their explosive vests amid the gathering.

The statement also warned who they dubbed the "polytheists" that the "mujahideen are lying in wait for them and their projects." Islamic State considers the Shia branch of Islam to be heretical and has targeted shrines and religious sites in Iran previously.

Another UK/US creation https://www.cnn.com/2016/08/12/middleeast/here-is-how-isis-began/index.html
https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/06/13/532809626/u-s-led-coalition-has-used-white-phosphorous-in-fight-for-mosul-general-says
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/21/british-airstrikes-mosul-civilian-victims-iraq

Palestinians forced to flee in central Gaza tell CNN they would "prefer to go back home and die with dignity"

Donkey carts crammed with blankets, mattresses piled onto cars and thinly-stocked market stalls lined the mud-caked streets of Nuseirat, in central Gaza, on Thursday, through which streams of displaced people were making their way to the nearby area of Deir al-Balah. Many had mixed emotions. Deir al-Balah was supposed to be safer, at least according to instructions from the Israeli military, but living conditions were at best primitive.

Generations of Palestinians were camped out among the rubble of flattened buildings, while others carried their belongings to move further south, as the Israeli military expanded its operations in central and southern Gaza. On Thursday, the Israel Defense Forces issued a new series of evacuation instructions to Palestinians, including that “military activities” would be temporarily suspended in the Al-Brook and Jaffa neighborhoods of Deir al-Balah.

Amnesty International has previously warned that the Israeli military's calls to evacuate could amount to “forced displacement of the civilian population,” in violation of international law.

Several of the civilians who had fled to Deir al-Balah told CNN they were too exhausted to flee again – instead wishing they could return home to “die with dignity.” Ramzi Al Jammal, a civilian from Al-Bureij refugee camp, was displaced to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. He has been separated from members of his extended family, including his sons and his grandchildren. "There are no tents, no food, no water, people swarm the storage warehouses, it’s a very difficult situation. I would prefer to die in my house,” Al Jammal said. “I regret leaving my house, I wish we were together so we die together or live together.”

Hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians are living in tent camps stretched along cities in the south, with little access to basic sanitation, food, fuel or drinkable water. Many sleep on the streets with inadequate clothing to keep them warm during the winter season.

But Abdul Rahman, a civilian who has not fled Nuseirat, told CNN that trying to survive in makeshift camps was no better than living among the ruins of central and northern Gaza. “We have no place to go,” he said on Thursday. “There is no space, people sleep on the road. There is no place to sit safely in this area. “There is no water, there is no electricity,” he said. “They bomb and attack us without any alarm … We have nothing to do, we have no food.”

Abu Adnan, a displaced civilian who now lives on the streets of Deir al-Balah, told CNN he wishes he had “stayed at home and got shot.” “This is not life, it’s humiliation,” he said. “I will go nowhere after this, unless I go back to my house.” “I tried to go back home twice but my children pulled me back,” he added. “There are no toilets, no food, no water, no clothes. With all this, I prefer to go back home and die with dignity than dying this way.”

IDF warns Gazans to take western coastal road amid operations in central and southern Gaza.

Heavy bombing rocks Rafah in southern Gaza

Red Crescent says Israel targets family home of medic, at least two dead

Israel's "results" in protecting Gaza civilians don't match its stated intentions, US State Department says

No shit Sherlock. You have been talking about it for months, what's going to be different this time?

US says it has not ‘seen anything’ to compel change in support for Israel

Can Kirby and Miller at least get their stories straight.

British MP calls on foreign secretary to condemn comments by Israeli ambassador

More talk of escalation

Netanyahu to US official: Israel wants ‘fundamental change’ on Lebanon border

Aside from Japan, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea and some European countries the US doesn't really have allies. Only countries with whom their interests sometimes aligns and often not.

After Trump is reelected chances are high that the relationship with European countries will also become one of aligned interests and not really allies anymore. Just like how Turkiye is preventing acces to the Black Sea for minehunters which the UK wants to give to Ukraine.

An ally worth it's salt also supports you when things are not going so well. I dunno what Israel does for the US and Europe. Though I guess Europe, especially UK being the primary cause of this shitshow feel somewhat responsible for the Jews and will keep supporting Israel regardless, even though they might not agree with the war.