Iranians are actually not as conservative as they appear in the news; they are quite flexible-minded and have high intelligence.
During university, I once accompanied an Iranian team to Beijing for the Physics Olympiad, and every single one of them won medals.
Since the outbreak of war, observing Iran's overseas diplomatic websites or social media accounts reveals that each is highly active, engaging in public opinion warfare alongside the Revolutionary Guard and diplomats—always posting in English.
After all, Persian has far lower global reach than English, so they're making efforts to make up for this gap.
Compared to the Iran-Iraq War of the 1980s, the progress made by the Persians is truly remarkable.
This is a post from the Iranian Embassy in India:
In 2015, after the signing of the Iran Nuclear Deal,
USA: Iran’s banking sanctions have been lifted!
Iran: Then why can’t I still transfer money?
USA: I don’t know.
In 2026, after 42 days of war,
Iran: The Strait of Hormuz has opened according to the announced regulations!
USA: Then why can’t my ships pass through?
Iran: I don’t know.
Chief negotiator Khalibaf said, “When Americans go hard, we go hard too; when they speak logically, we’ll speak logically as well.”
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1862267351314441/
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