Iranian expat politics has sunk into the swamp of genocidal Zionism

Iranian expatriate politics has devolved into a troubling alliance with genocidal Zionist forces, as revealed in recent reporting. Once a force in literature and constitutional struggle, prominent Iranian exiles now cheer on the destruction of their homeland by Trump and Netanyahu. Iranian diaspora protesters, alongside Trump and Netanyahu, have been seen holding placards featuring Reza Pahlavi, the exiled Iranian monarch, at demonstrations outside the Iranian Interests Section in Washington on March 17, 2026.

The atrocities committed by Israel and the US against Iran are numerous and devastating. Some examples include massive bombings of civilian targets and infrastructure, assassination of Iranian scientists and officials, destruction of bridges and gas and oil reserves, the toxic air of Tehran, targeting university campuses and research institutes, killing children in schoolyards, arming and inciting violent rioters, bombing prison compounds, and damaging Iranian world heritage sites.

Additionally, an Iranian assistant professor at a US university has been demanding that Trump and Netanyahu halt the bombing of Iran contingent upon the release of her reformist friends from prison. This is a disturbing reality, as the situation has evolved from the historical contributions of Iranian expatriates in shaping Iranian national identity and progressive politics.