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As an Iranian watching this rescue mission unfold, I was praying the American pilot would make it out alive, not just for him, but so the Islamic Republic could not use him as a bargaining chip or claim some twisted “victory.”
At the same time, I felt a deep envy.
Your government sent elite special forces, million-dollar aircraft, and moved heaven and earth to bring one American home. No hesitation. No excuses.
In Iran, the regime uses human shields and recruited child soldiers to clear minefields during the Iran-Iraq war. They treat their own people like disposable tools. They are now recruiting child soldiers as we speak.
The Islamic Republic has zero regard for human life. That’s the brutal difference.
One side risks everything to save their own.
The other sacrifices their own to stay in power.
This hits hard when you have lived under both realities.
The only non-government citizens that were searching for our airmen were regime supporters and foreign militias. The majority of Iranian people actually tried to interfere with the IRGC and Basij forces from getting into the area. I have also heard reports that Iranian citizens at one point helped the Wizzo escape. There has been no official confirmation of this and I think that is because the administration doesn't want to jeopardize those that helped. Sadly I heard reports that some Iranians from one of the towns in the area have already been arrested by the security forces. They helped at great risk. Those arrested will most likely be charged with treason and executed. May God protect them.
There are information networks that try to keep the citizens informed of what is happening. Starlink terminals were snuck into the country months before the uprisings began. We are still managing to get short video uploads of what is happening all over Iran, despite the security forces trying to find the equipment. Iran has also tried to jam the uplink with jamming equipment given to them by China. China wants to battle test this equipment, so to speak, to test its effectiveness against Starlink in anticipation of possible military action against Taiwan.
The Iranian people are all waiting for the orders to take back to the streets. That is why they have not been out, The MSM is attempting push the narrative that the Iranian people have lost interest in the protests. Nothing could be further from the truth. Trump, Hegseth, and the Crown Prince have told them to stay home while the airstrikes are taking place. They will be told when it is time. The word will get out despite the lack of internet.