March 14, 2026

Others who spoke to the Guardian this week also had a shift in their attitudes towards the war, especially after the attack on oil depots, but also after seeing images of the country’s heritage sites damaged.

Among those that took the worst hits were Tehran’s Golestan Palace, dating to the 14th century, and the 17th-century Chehel Sotoon Palace in Isfahan.

“How will they rebuild … a priceless part of history?” asked a Tehran-based student. “And how will we bring back people who are dying? Is that it? Is the message from abroad that just because the regime doesn’t care, the world shouldn’t? Is the goal to erase our culture and history?”

  • jif@piefed.ca
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    5 days ago

    Have you ever met an Iranian? They hate their government. Just look at their recent protests. I have no idea how they feel about the US right now, but they hate the regime.

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      Go back to Reddit, where you can talk out your ass and get away with it.

    • يا ليتني كوري شمالي @lemmy.ml
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      Have you? The recent protests were due to economic issues caused by the sanctions. Iran is diverse: Shia Muslims, Sunni Muslims, ethnic and religious minorities, so of course there will be all kind of different views, but the majority viewed Ali Khamenai as a religious leader as well as a political leader, he was also a religious leader to Shia outside of Iran. He was most similar to the role the Pope played during the Papal State period.

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      You say yourself that you don’t know how they feel about the US , yet you think it is relevant whether they support their government or not in the context of an imperialist state threatening their sovereignty.