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as far as iran/isreal go they'd get a lot more moral support from me if they stopped the destroy isreal B.S.

Here is an irony for you. If the United States had supported Iran in 1998, most likely, there wouldn't have been an attack in 2001.

You should do a little more research before posting .. instead of just posting rubbish.

This one smells like persecutions of Christians in Iran.. remember that one? lol

This one smells like persecutions of Christians in Iran.. remember that one? lol

I would like to see your citations on that one condiering christians are one of the protected minorities in Iran (legal protection, reserved parliamentary seats). Maybe you are referring to some historical persecution that I am not aware of?

The report cited Iran for implementing policies designed to intimidate religious groups and continuing abuse of the country's religious minorities, most notably Jews. The report made special mention of this summer's trial of 10 Jews who were convicted on charges of espionage, saying the Iranian court deprived the defendants of nearly all legitimate means of defense.
Iraq was also seen as hostile to certain religions and was cited by the report for a decade-long campaign of "murder, summary execution and protracted arbitrary detention" against the religious leaders and followers of Iraq's Shi'a Muslim population.

The report cites tens of thousands of arrests, widespread desecration of holy sites and forced removal of religious populations from certain areas of the country, and concludes the Iraqi government has managed to prevent followers from practicing their religion.

The Government restricts freedom of religion. The Constitution declares that the "official religion of Iran is Islam and the doctrine followed is that of Ja'fari (Twelver) Shi'ism." It also states that "other Islamic denominations are to be accorded full respect," and designates Zoroastrians, Jews, and Christians as the only "recognized religious minorities," which, "within the limits of the law," are permitted to perform their religious rites and ceremonies and "to act according to their own canon in matters of personal affairs and religious education." Although the Constitution states that "the investigation of individuals' beliefs is forbidden" and that "no one may be molested or taken to task simply for holding a certain belief," the adherents of religions not specifically protected under the Constitution do not enjoy freedom of activity. This situation most directly affects members of the Baha'i Faith.

Religious activity is monitored closely by the Ministry of Islamic Culture and Guidance and by the Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS). Adherents of recognized religious minorities are not required to register individually with the Government, although their community, religious, and cultural events and organizations, as well as schools, are monitored closely. Baha'is are not recognized by the Government as a legitimate religious group but are considered an outlawed political organization. Registration of Baha'i adherents is a police function. Evangelical Christian groups have been pressured by government authorities to compile and hand over membership lists for their congregations. Evangelicals have resisted this demand.

Members of religious minorities generally are barred from becoming school principals. Applicants for public-sector employment are screened for their adherence to Islam. The law stipulates penalties for government workers who do not observe "Islam's principles and rules." Religious minorities may not serve in the army, the judiciary, or the security services. The Constitution states that "the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran must be an Islamic army, i.e., committed to an Islamic ideology and the people, and must recruit into its service individuals who have faith in the objectives of the Islamic Revolution and are devoted to the cause of achieving its goals." Baha'is are prohibited from government employment.

University applicants are required to pass an examination in Islamic theology, which limits the access of most religious minorities to higher education (despite the fact that public-school students receive instruction in Islam).

The Government allows recognized religious minorities to conduct the religious education of their adherents. This includes separate and privately funded Zoroastrian, Jewish, and Christian schools, but not Baha'i schools. The Ministry of Education, which imposes certain curriculum requirements, supervises these schools. With few exceptions, the directors of these private schools must be Muslim. Attendance at these schools is not mandatory for recognized religious minorities. All textbooks used in course work must be approved for use by the Ministry of Education, including religious texts. Religious texts in non-Persian languages require approval by the authorities for use. This requirement imposes sometimes significant translation expenses on minority communities.

Recognized religious minorities are allowed by the Government to establish community centers and certain cultural, social, sports, or charitable associations that they finance themselves. This does not apply to the Baha'i community, which since 1983 has been denied the right to assemble officially or to maintain administrative institutions. Because the Baha'i Faith has no clergy, the denial of the right to form such institutions and elect officers has threatened its existence.

Religious minorities suffer discrimination in the legal system, receiving lower awards in injury and death lawsuits, and incurring heavier punishments, than Muslims. Muslim men are free to marry non-Muslim women but marriages between Muslim women and non-Muslim men are not recognized.

Armenian Center for National and International Studies examines the relationship between Armenia and Iran: http://www.acnis.am/pr/iran.htm

Are you Iranian by any chance?

Turkey is not a theocracy and has restrictions on the minority rights of anyone not specifically recognized by the Treaty of Lausanne. I fail to see the difference.

Modern Iran has a history of enforcing Islam at the expense of other religions. Modern Turkey has a history of enforcing Turkish ethnic identity at the expense of other ethnic identities. I fail to see the difference.

lol. Now we are getting somewhere. Treaty of Lausanne?
Oh boy. Let me guess. Armenian or Greek?

Actually, you can't compare Iran to Turkey.

Therefore, if US really wants a co-operative and friendly Iran in the future, they should widen their relationship rather than making their own rhetoric that has obviously worked on ignorant people .. such as yourself.

Still not even close.

Lets take a look at your track record.

Genocide of Armenians on the same scale as Hitler with the Jews and instead of an apology, now that they have a country of their own that is land locked, they have to suffer from a Turkish blockade.

we all know how the Greeks feel about you guys ... and Serbs and well .... everyone

Ottoman empire is dead ... you better get over it. Incidentally, Turkish law, just like any other predominantly Muslim country is based on Sharia law ...