Thread by @HeshmatAlavi, (1)Let's talk about #FakeNews @CNN's latest manipulative piece about #Iran.https://edition.cnn.com/2018/08/16/middleeast/iran-sanctions-tehran-families-intl/index.html (2)This is [...]

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Let& #39;s talk about #FakeNews @CNN& #39;s latest manipulative piece about #Iran.
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/08/16/middleeast/iran-sanctions-tehran-families-intl/index.html">https://edition.cnn.com/2018/08/1...

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This is enough for me to realize the entire piece is full of lies.

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If Iranian President @HassanRouhani is a "moderate" as @CNN claims, why did the world witness the enormous crackdown of the Dec/Jan uprising spread across over 140 cities throughout #Iran?

If he is a "moderate," how would CNN explain this? https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/every-man-in-iran-village-executed-on-drugs-charges-death-penalty-capital-punishment-human-rights-a6898036.html">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl...

Iran has executed every single male in one village

Human rights groups condemned the executions and the support given to the men's families

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/every-man-in-iran-village-executed-on-drugs-charges-death-penalty-capital-punishment-human-rights-a6898036.html

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How would @CNN explain @HassanRouhani& #39;s execution report card?
"Executions skyrocketed, to the extent that nearly 1,000 people were hanged in 2015 alone." http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/296761-at-un-general-assembly-past-crimes-of-the-iranian-regime">https://thehill.com/blogs/con...

At UN General Assembly, past crimes of the Iranian regime can no

It appears that Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will once again be attending the annual UN General Assembly in New York. But when he arrives this year, it will be under much different circumstances,

http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/296761-at-un-general-assembly-past-crimes-of-the-iranian-regime

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And "with a government-appointed translator sometimes present" ??

Seriously?

Does @CNN actually expect us to believe those people expressed their true feeling with a translator of their repressive government at the scene?

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I wonder why @CNN never mentions how over 50 million people in #Iran are living in poverty, even according to the regime& #39;s own media
https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1397/01/22/1698399/%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%DB%8C%D9%85-%D8%B1%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%82%DB%8C-50-%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B1-%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D8%AE%D8%B7-%D9%81%D9%82%D8%B1-%D9%87%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%AF

This">https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1... was published a month BEFORE Trump exited the #IranDeal & re-imposed sanctions on Iran& #39;s regime.

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Why doesn& #39;t @CNN mention how #Iran spends billions in #Syria? http://www.defenddemocracy.org/media-hit/david-adesnik-iran-spends-16-billion-annually-to-support-terrorists-and-rogue-regimes/">https://www.defenddemocracy.org/media-hit...

FDD | Iran Spends $16 Billion Annually to Support Terrorists and Rogue Regimes

Analysis, Policy Briefs | January 10, 2018 | “Leave Gaza, leave Lebanon, my life for Iran,” chanted a crowd of pro...

http://www.defenddemocracy.org/media-hit/david-adesnik-iran-spends-16-billion-annually-to-support-terrorists-and-rogue-regimes/

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Why doesn& #39;t @CNN mention the fact that #Iran intends to spend even more billions on reconstructing #Syria? https://twitter.com/HeshmatAlavi/status/1029968814895714305">https://twitter.com/HeshmatAl...

https://twitter.com/HeshmatAlavi/status/1029968814895714305

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Why doesn& #39;t @CNN mention the fact that #Iran spends hundreds of millions supporting the terrorist Lebanese Hezbollah? https://www.thenational.ae/world/the-americas/iran-pays-hezbollah-700-million-a-year-us-official-says-1.737347">https://www.thenational.ae/world/the...

Iran pays Hezbollah $700 million a year, US official says

Praise for co-operation between the UAE and US in breaking up IRGC funding networks

https://www.thenational.ae/world/the-americas/iran-pays-hezbollah-700-million-a-year-us-official-says-1.737347

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Why doesn& #39;t @CNN mention the fact that #Iran spends hundreds of millions - if not billions - fueling the Houthis& #39; destruction campagin in #Yemen? https://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-iran-houthis/exclusive-iran-steps-up-support-for-houthis-in-yemens-war-sources-idUSKBN16S22R">https://www.reuters.com/article/u...

Exclusive: Iran steps up support for Houthis in Yemen's war - sources

Iran is sending advanced weapons and military advisers to Yemen's rebel Houthi movement, stepping up support for its Shi'ite ally in a civil war whose outcome could sway the balance of power in the...

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-iran-houthis/exclusive-iran-steps-up-support-for-houthis-in-yemens-war-sources-idUSKBN16S22R

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And here& #39;s an important thread on #Iran& #39;s malign role in #Yemen. https://twitter.com/kbsalsaud/status/1030158369712168960">https://twitter.com/kbsalsaud...

https://twitter.com/kbsalsaud/status/1030158369712168960

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This explains many things vividly about #Iran& #39;s regime wasting billions abroad & the people suffering...

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Why doesn& #39;t @CNN mention the fact that #Iran spends billions on weapons programs & terrorism, while the Iranian people are suffering & chanting:
"Not Gaza, Not Lebanon"
"Forget Syria, think about us" http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/01/28/iran-spends-billions-on-weapons-programs-terrorism-while-ignoring-iranians-basic-needs-report-finds.html">https://www.foxnews.com/world/201...

Iran spends billions on weapons programs, terrorism while ignoring Iranians' basic needs, report...

Iran is spending billions of dollars on its weapons programs and supporting terrorism around the globe while it ignores the basic needs of its people, a new report claims.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/01/28/iran-spends-billions-on-weapons-programs-terrorism-while-ignoring-iranians-basic-needs-report-finds.html

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Why doesn& #39;t @CNN mention the fact that the Iranian people are suffering because they& #39;re ruled by a corrupt regime that very easily says "$9 billion of government currency has gong missing..."? https://twitter.com/HeshmatAlavi/status/1027512616665661440">https://twitter.com/HeshmatAl...

https://twitter.com/HeshmatAlavi/status/1027512616665661440

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If you want my opinion, @CNN is taking the side of #Iran& #39;s regime against #IranProtests & opposes #IranRegimeChange.

And it& #39;s main intention of publishing this piece today was to counter the announcement of the "Iran Action Group."

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As always, the conclusion is yours to make.

I welcome any & all constructive feedback.

Thanks in advance!

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