“Prisoners have been tortured into confessing, and if physical torture didn’t work, interrogators would threaten their families. Many women have reported being raped whilst in prison,” writes civil rights activist Nasrin Parvaz.

  • Indeed. There’s just no positives to be taken from getting involved with Iran. They chose their own destiny after the whole Iran hostage situation, there’s no coming back from that.

    I am no expert in geopolitics, but didn’t they get exactly what they wanted? Carter out of office, the Shah deposed, the US humiliated, and religious fundamentalism as a preferred way of life.

    Happy to be corrected by someone more knowledgeable than I am.