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Is a New Revolution Brewing in Iran?

The following is a copy of the speech by Schoresch Davoodi at the Pirate Security Conference on Feb. 15, 2026 in Munich, Germany. Iran, Europe, and the Axis of Autocracies: Manuscript for a Lecture Introduction & Current Situation in Iran We are not witnessing an isolated protest in Iran, nor a sudden flare of anger, nor a single event that fits neatly into the old patterns of crisis. What has been unfolding since late December 2025 is something far more profound: the visible breaking open of a structural chasm that has long divided state from society. A regime that has lost every claim to legitimacy now clings to power …

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Hamas is Iran’s Instrument of Obstructing Peace between Arabs and Israel

Guest Author November 5, 2023 November 5, 2023

By Dr. Reza Parchizadeh On October 7, 2023, the Hamas terrorist group launched thousands of rockets deep into Israel and then attacked the south of the country by land, sea and air, killing hundreds of civilians and taking many hostages. Compared to the attack on the World Trade Center towers in New York on September 11, 2001, which resulted in the deaths of nearly 3000 people, the recent terrorist attack has been called “Israel’s 9/11.” In the following days, Western and Israeli officials accused Iran of being behind the attack. In addition, some American outlets published investigative reports that indicated Tehran was directly responsible for the terrorist attack. According to …

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Are Pahlavists Advancing Russia’s Agenda in America?

Guest Author January 4, 2023 January 4, 2023

By Dr. Reza Parchizadeh Pahlavists, the far-right fanatics that are seemingly keen to revive the fallen Pahlavi autocracy by taking advantage of the popular anti-regime revolution in Iran, exploit Russian divisive tactics in an attempt to sabotage the credibility of Iranian liberal democracy activists in the United States. In what looks like a systematic smear campaign out of the Kremlin’s playbook, the Pahlavists resort to all sorts of McCarthy-style dirty tricks to character-assassinate their democratic political opponents and likely future rivals as “communists.” The aim of this campaign is seemingly to highlight the Pahlavists on the DC stage by investing in the “anti-communist unity” of the United States and the …

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The Greatest Obstacle to Democracy in Iran

Guest Author October 22, 2022 October 22, 2022

By Dr. Reza Parchizadeh The popular revolution in Iran that was sparked by the murder of the young Kurdish woman #Mahsa_Amini by the religious police of the Islamic Republic is gathering momentum across the country and gaining increasing support around the world. As such, the chances of the Islamist regime’s overthrow have never been so high. In view of the nationwide uprising in Iran, what we need to keep in mind is that more important than the fall of the authoritarian regime is how to stop once and for all the vicious cycle of tyranny that has afflicted the nation throughout modern times. While the revolution is going on, we …

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Peshmerga have never sold weapons from the Bundeswehr

Guest Author January 6, 2021 January 6, 2021

Peshmerga have never sold weapons from the Bundeswehr by Enno Lenze It is irresponsible, unscrupulous journalism to claim that an army fighting on the front lines against Islamic State terrorists is illegally selling German weapons at a bazaar. This calls into question the continued supply, in this case, of weapons that are actually essential for survival. The NDR, the WDR, the Tagesthemen and the Deutsche Welle spread several times that the Kurdish Peshmerga would not be able to control the whereabouts of German weapons. All other media wrote off there. At the same time, the German journalists could not provide any evidence for their claims. They did not respond to …

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Launch of New Pirate Times

admin October 10, 2020 October 10, 2020

We found it very unfortunate that the “Pirate Times” was discontinued in 2017 and the valuable content was lost. We took the trouble to restore over 1500 pages with the help of the “Wayback Machine” and to transfer them into the CSS of an editorial system. Unfortunately, we could not save everything, but a large part of it has been preserved and will be reworked in the course of the part. This was the work of an archive. But we want to use this new beginning to continue the idea of the “Pirate Times” as the “New Pirate Times” and hope that as many of the old editors as possible …

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No Bright Future: A Cautionary Tale | | PirateTimes

Guest Author November 16, 2017 October 19, 2020

No Bright Future: A Cautionary Tale November 16, 2017 · by Guest Author · in Pirate Topic, Pirate Vision This is a guest post by Hugi Asgeirsson, updated from this original publication. This is a tale of the rise and fall of a progressive political party. It’s a story of optimism turned sour and of promises broken. It’s a cautionary tale of the emptiness of value-based politics. At the end, I will congratulate the Pirate movement for doing things differently, but also offer some advice on why Pirates shouldn’t count their chickens before they’ve hatched. I’ll set the scene, tell the tale and then explain why is has made me …

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Pirate Times – Part 2

Guest Author May 28, 2017 October 19, 2020

Support the Referendum on Catalan Independence May 28, 2017 · by Guest Author · in Pirate Party News Direct democracy, citizen participation, and the right to self-determination are three of the most important tenets of Pirate Parties International. In a recent letter, to all fellow members of Pirate Parties International, the Pirates of Catalonia have requested public declarations… The Pirate Times is “Under the Weather” May 24, 2017 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Inside Pirate Times You may have noted that the Pirate Times is not posting as regularly as usual recently. This is due to a combination of illness and injury to some of our key team members. We …

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Pirate Times – Part 3

Stathis Leivaditis October 27, 2016 October 19, 2020

Why Icelandic Elections Are More Important Than American October 27, 2016 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Election On Saturday, in the shade of the American presidential elections that dominates the daily global news, some more important elections are going to be held. They will take place in the land of ice and snow, the most northern country… Pirate Party On Track For A Record Victory In Iceland October 27, 2016 · by Mattias Bjärnemalm · in Election, Guest Opinion This is a guest post by Mattias Bjärnemalm, vice-president of Pirate Party Sweden and currently in Iceland for the elections. ++++++++++ This coming Saturday there will be an election in …