It’s not every day that you receive support from a foreign dictator.
For university students across America, however, that became a reality when Supreme Leader of Iran Sayyid Ali Khamenei told pro-Palestinian student protesters that they were “standing on the right side of history” in a post on Wednesday, May 29.
Ali Khamenei’s X account is often a painful read; scrolling through his ramblings on X often makes one empathize with those who have spent decades trying to overthrow his authoritarian regime.
“You have now formed a branch of the Resistance Front and have begun an honorable struggle in the face of your government’s ruthless pressure,” he posted out four minutes later.
Needless to say, Ali Khamenei’s post drew criticism pretty quickly.
Iran’s Supreme Leader usually isn’t worth the time nor day in criticizing given the infamous iron grip he has held over the country for 1989. For a start, similar protests in his own country would likely result in death rather than arrest. Moreover, some who are supportive of the Hamas regime are perhaps unaware of the persecution that non-heterosexual individuals face in the country.
If anything hinders Ali Khamenei’s credibility, however, then it’s clearly his country’s lack of sporting success in college football!
What’s your view on the Supreme Leader’s X posts? Is he right in saying that student protesters in a foreign country are standing on the right side of history, or is here merely stirring the pot in an enemy nation? Let us know in the comments below.
