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  • Re: Iranian-Armenian relations

    I think this Seid Ameli is just anti-Armenian or pro-Azerbaijan. Look what I found when I Googled "Seid Ameli". He seems to have no position in the Iranian government, both past and present. So he might be pulling sh!t out of his ass in the hopes of Islamic solidarity.

    IRANIAN CLERIC HOPES KARABAKH WILL BE CLEANED OF ARMENIANS

    Lragir.am
    28/04/10

    In the northern city Ardebil of Iran, during Friday praying, the
    representative of the Iranian religious council Seid Hasan Ameli made
    an appeal to believers. He said that the Western policy of the last
    20 years did not bring peace to the region but only made the existing
    problems deeper. He mentioned that Iran is ready to mediate between
    Armenia and Azerbaijan, the Azeris accepted but the Armenian refused
    Iran's help.

    Ameli said Armenians rely on the Americans and Europeans which is a
    wrong path. The experience of Turkey and Azerbaijan is to be a lesson
    that Western countries, in particular Israel, have always hit the
    Muslims of the region from back.

    He extended hope that the neighbors of Iran will refuse the patronage
    of the U.S. and Israel and will go towards peace and friendship as well
    as that Karabakh will be returned to Azerbaijan and will be cleaned of
    "dirty Armenians".

    The Azerbaijani ambassador to Iran and a religious leader of Azerbaijan
    Hajali Ekramov also participated in Friday praying. Fars news agency
    reports.

    Note Adebil region is populated mainly by Azeris.
    Azerbaboon: 9.000 Google hits and counting!

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    • Re: Iranian-Armenian relations

      Voila, just as I expected.
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      Ayatollah Ameli played up to Azeris, Armenian expert says
      May 10, 2011 - 12:06 AMT

      PanARMENIAN.Net - The statement by Iranian Ayatollah Seyed Hassan Ameli should be viewed as a show of respect put up for the benefit of Azerbaijanis, who, inspired by the perspective of starting an Islamic revolution in the country, are worried over any sort of Iranian-Armenian cooperation, an expert said.

      As Hrant Melik-Shahnazaryan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, Ayatollah Ameli decided to play up to Azerbaijanis to refute accusations of ‘betrayal of Islamic values’.

      “During Karabakh war, Iran provided Armenia's food safety. No military cooperation was discussed at the time. However, last autumn Azerbaijan requested Iran for a pass-through for a quick march to Fizuli, Jebrail and Zangelan and was refused point-blank,” the expert stressed.

      Recently, Iranian Ayatollah Seyed Hassan Ameli stated that Iran supplied weapons to Azeri troops who experienced armament shortage while fighting in battles for Shushi.

      Azerbaboon: 9.000 Google hits and counting!

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      • Re: Iranian-Armenian relations

        Originally posted by Federate View Post
        Voila, just as I expected.
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        Ayatollah Ameli played up to Azeris, Armenian expert says
        May 10, 2011 - 12:06 AMT

        PanARMENIAN.Net - The statement by Iranian Ayatollah Seyed Hassan Ameli should be viewed as a show of respect put up for the benefit of Azerbaijanis, who, inspired by the perspective of starting an Islamic revolution in the country, are worried over any sort of Iranian-Armenian cooperation, an expert said.

        As Hrant Melik-Shahnazaryan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, Ayatollah Ameli decided to play up to Azerbaijanis to refute accusations of ‘betrayal of Islamic values’.

        “During Karabakh war, Iran provided Armenia's food safety. No military cooperation was discussed at the time. However, last autumn Azerbaijan requested Iran for a pass-through for a quick march to Fizuli, Jebrail and Zangelan and was refused point-blank,” the expert stressed.

        Recently, Iranian Ayatollah Seyed Hassan Ameli stated that Iran supplied weapons to Azeri troops who experienced armament shortage while fighting in battles for Shushi.

        http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/politics/news/69470/
        Yeah, because I think we would have known if such help was given. That being said, we should be careful of these anti-Armenian elements within Iran.
        Մեկ Ազգ, Մեկ Մշակույթ
        ---
        "Western Assimilation is the greatest threat to the Armenian nation since the Armenian Genocide."

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        • Re: Iranian-Armenian relations

          Originally posted by Mos View Post
          Maybe there were some elements within Iranian government or army that were sympathetic to Azeris - I will do more research on this.
          Have you been reading what I've been writing since I got here? Some Iranians will read the content of posts like your prior ones and will not 'stab you in the back' but decide to fight you face-to-face. It's public knowledge that people will change their stance by the types of things that have flourished here; I pointed that out to you and the mods before; I doubt you will think it's cute when people's attitudes change; you cannot expect Iranians to automatically defend Armenians if they sense that they are the subjects of indignities by Armenians. In other words, I want to state clearly that you have created risks were they did not exist and if Armenians want to stop attitudes like yours - it's up to them. If they don't -- that's fine too, but don't act surprised if you lose Iranian support; don't expect Iranians to accept half-a*sed excuses simply because you've made them. I'm not suggesting that your comments would be the sole cause - I am using them as an example of a broader attitude -- I am suggesting that if that type interchange becomes common; you can't rely on Iranian support.

          Let me explain it to you this way: Put up a website ridiculing Russians, and see if you lose the support of some Russians.

          Originally posted by Federate View Post
          I don't know what's the fuss about Afghan mujaheddin fighting for Azerbaijan, this has been public knowledge for years, there's even a 20 page study on it online. The allegation that Iran helped Azerbaijan is new. I don't know who this Seyed Hassan Ameli is as even Google does not know much about him. Perhaps fanning the flames of Islamic solidarity? He is a cleric, based on the "Seyed" title... We're gonna have to wait and see. Maybe Persopolis has more info?
          I haven't read the study on the Afghan fighters: it's important to know which Afghans they were (Tajikis? Hazaras? Pashtoons? Nuristanis? Turkmen?); what their motives were (money? orders from tribal commander? religious grounds? ). My suspicion is that it was likely a handful of mercenaries.

          Regarding whether Iranians would help Azerbaijan - see me comment to Mos above. If attitudes like his are prevalent among the Armenian population, and the Iranian leadership & people catch wind of it, absolutely the risks are much higher. I'm not narrowly talking about solely Mos's comments - I'm using his comments to typify a certain broader mindset that would cause Iranians to reconsider their stance.
          Last edited by Persopolis; 05-10-2011, 12:24 PM.

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          • Re: Iranian-Armenian relations

            Originally posted by Persopolis View Post
            Have you been reading what I've been writing since I got here? Some Iranians will read the content of posts like your prior ones and will not 'stab you in the back' but decide to fight you face-to-face. It's public knowledge that people will change their stance by the types of things that have flourished here; I pointed that out to you and the mods before; I doubt you will think it's cute when people's attitudes change; you cannot expect Iranians to automatically defend Armenians if they sense that they are the subjects of indignities by Armenians. In other words, I want to state clearly that you have created risks were they did not exist and if Armenians want to stop attitudes like yours - it's up to them. If they don't -- that's fine too, but don't act surprised if you lose Iranian support; don't expect Iranians to accept half-a*sed excuses simply because you've made them. I'm not suggesting that your comments would be the sole cause - I am using them as an example of a broader attitude -- I am suggesting that if that type interchange becomes common; you can't rely on Iranian support.
            Look, I have always supported Iranian-Armenian partnership -- I am not the one impeding it. I am only as a person looking out for Armenia's interests going to look at all our relations critically - I have no attachment to any other country. For example, examining if there's a true support from the Iranian people or if it mostly just comes from government policies meant to play the geopolitics of the region. These are all valid questions and important ones for us. I have always of course talked forcefully against Iranian (and any other country's) hooligans in our country, but always supported peaceful tourists of course. I also don't want mass immigration to Armenia, because I don't want to get our fragile demographics out of balance. And as you know, I vehemently hate the inclusion of Armenia into "Greater Iran" and other similar BS which has no grounding.
            Մեկ Ազգ, Մեկ Մշակույթ
            ---
            "Western Assimilation is the greatest threat to the Armenian nation since the Armenian Genocide."

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            • Re: Iranian-Armenian relations

              Originally posted by Persopolis View Post
              Have you been reading what I've been writing since I got here? Some Iranians will read the content of posts like your prior ones and will not 'stab you in the back' but decide to fight you face-to-face. It's public knowledge that people will change their stance by the types of things that have flourished here; I pointed that out to you and the mods before; I doubt you will think it's cute when people's attitudes change; you cannot expect Iranians to automatically defend Armenians if they sense that they are the subjects of indignities by Armenians.
              I think I did say in another post a while ago that the best thing this forum could do for Armenia would be to close itself down.

              But the forum doesn't exist to do the best for Armenia (even though, ironically, those here who do the worst damage to Armenia's reputation seem to think it does).
              Last edited by bell-the-cat; 05-10-2011, 02:22 PM.
              Plenipotentiary meow!

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              • Re: Iranian-Armenian relations

                Originally posted by bell-the-cat View Post
                I think I did say in another post a while ago that the best thing this forum could do for Armenia would be to close itself down.

                But the forum doesn't exist to do the best for Armenia (even though, ironically, those here who do the worst damage to Armenia's reputation seem to think it does).
                Last I checked jinglebells Hyeclub is a social website, not the mouthpeace for Armenia......it seems from other members posts that you are not welcomed here and I don't want to see this forum closed, so SCAT.

                @Persopolis
                I don't think any reasonable Persian will pass judgement on Armenian/Persian relationship for the few, and you shoudn't as well.
                B0zkurt Hunter

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                • Re: Iranian-Armenian relations

                  Correct me if i'm wrong but did the other sources not claim that Iran gave weapons to Azerbaijan directly? Asbarez is reporting that Hassan Ameli said that they gave Afghan rebels the weapons who then went to fight in Azerbaijan.
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                  Top Iran Cleric Says Afghan Rebels Fought for Azerbaijan

                  YEREVAN (Combined Sources)—One of Iran’s top clerics, Ayatollah Seyed Hassan Ameli, said that Iran supplied weapons and training to Afghan rebels who then fought on behalf of Azerbaijan during the Karabakh war. This comment has initiated mixed reactions in Armenia.

                  Armenia’s Defense Minister, Seyran Ohanian on Tuesday confirmed the Ayatollah’s statements saying that Afghan militants were fighting for Azerbaijan, a reality that was reported during the war.

                  “Afghan militants were definitely in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh at a certain time,” Ohanian said commenting on reports by Iranian sources.

                  “They were withdrawn within the framework of different agreements and suffered huge losses as a result of the professional action of the Karabakh side,” added Ohanian.

                  Meanwhile officials at Iran’s Embassy in Yerevan said they did not want unreliable information to impact the friendly Armenian-Iranian relations.

                  The embassy neither confirmed, nor refuted Ayatollah Ameli’s statement, saying that the official stance of Tehran on the Karabakh conflict resolution has been articulated and voiced Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, as well as the Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Seyed Ali Saghaeyan.

                  “We do not rule out the possibility that there are forces that aim create obstacles for our friendly relations,” an Iranian Embassy official said.

                  Azerbaboon: 9.000 Google hits and counting!

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                  • Re: Iranian-Armenian relations

                    Originally posted by Federate View Post
                    Correct me if i'm wrong but did the other sources not claim that Iran gave weapons to Azerbaijan directly? Asbarez is reporting that Hassan Ameli said that they gave Afghan rebels the weapons who then went to fight in Azerbaijan.
                    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    Top Iran Cleric Says Afghan Rebels Fought for Azerbaijan

                    YEREVAN (Combined Sources)—One of Iran’s top clerics, Ayatollah Seyed Hassan Ameli, said that Iran supplied weapons and training to Afghan rebels who then fought on behalf of Azerbaijan during the Karabakh war. This comment has initiated mixed reactions in Armenia.

                    Armenia’s Defense Minister, Seyran Ohanian on Tuesday confirmed the Ayatollah’s statements saying that Afghan militants were fighting for Azerbaijan, a reality that was reported during the war.

                    “Afghan militants were definitely in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh at a certain time,” Ohanian said commenting on reports by Iranian sources.

                    “They were withdrawn within the framework of different agreements and suffered huge losses as a result of the professional action of the Karabakh side,” added Ohanian.

                    Meanwhile officials at Iran’s Embassy in Yerevan said they did not want unreliable information to impact the friendly Armenian-Iranian relations.

                    The embassy neither confirmed, nor refuted Ayatollah Ameli’s statement, saying that the official stance of Tehran on the Karabakh conflict resolution has been articulated and voiced Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, as well as the Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Seyed Ali Saghaeyan.

                    “We do not rule out the possibility that there are forces that aim create obstacles for our friendly relations,” an Iranian Embassy official said.

                    http://asbarez.com/95788/top-iran-cl...for-azerbaijan
                    The issue is if Iranians knew those Afghans were fighting in Karabakh or not - which realistically they would know. Plus, why doesn't the Embassy just reject the claims made by this cleric if they are indeed false? Maybe there is some truth to it, that's why there are not taking a position?
                    Մեկ Ազգ, Մեկ Մշակույթ
                    ---
                    "Western Assimilation is the greatest threat to the Armenian nation since the Armenian Genocide."

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                    • Re: Iranian-Armenian relations

                      Originally posted by Persopolis View Post
                      Have you been reading what I've been writing since I got here? Some Iranians will read the content of posts like your prior ones and will not 'stab you in the back' but decide to fight you face-to-face. It's public knowledge that people will change their stance by the types of things that have flourished here; I pointed that out to you and the mods before; I doubt you will think it's cute when people's attitudes change; you cannot expect Iranians to automatically defend Armenians if they sense that they are the subjects of indignities by Armenians. In other words, I want to state clearly that you have created risks were they did not exist and if Armenians want to stop attitudes like yours - it's up to them. If they don't -- that's fine too, but don't act surprised if you lose Iranian support; don't expect Iranians to accept half-a*sed excuses simply because you've made them. I'm not suggesting that your comments would be the sole cause - I am using them as an example of a broader attitude -- I am suggesting that if that type interchange becomes common; you can't rely on Iranian support.

                      Let me explain it to you this way: Put up a website ridiculing Russians, and see if you lose the support of some Russians.



                      I haven't read the study on the Afghan fighters: it's important to know which Afghans they were (Tajikis? Hazaras? Pashtoons? Nuristanis? Turkmen?); what their motives were (money? orders from tribal commander? religious grounds? ). My suspicion is that it was likely a handful of mercenaries.

                      Regarding whether Iranians would help Azerbaijan - see me comment to Mos above. If attitudes like his are prevalent among the Armenian population, and the Iranian leadership & people catch wind of it, absolutely the risks are much higher. I'm not narrowly talking about solely Mos's comments - I'm using his comments to typify a certain broader mindset that would cause Iranians to reconsider their stance.
                      Here is the study about the Afghans role in the Karabakh War


                      the only reason the Afghans and Chechen's assisted the Azeris was because the Azeris had declared a jihad against Armenia.

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