It turns out that, in the history of Twitter, now X, the most-liked Farsi (Iranian) language post on that platform came from a source that may surprise you – Donald Trump.
The post reportedly says in part: “I have stood with you since the beginning of my presidency and my government will continue to stand with you.”
Now, among the members of the Iranian diaspora – people who oppose the rule of the mullahs in Iran, many of whom fled the country after the Islamic revolution – are forming an “Iranians for Trump” movement. As unlikely as that sounds, it makes more sense than one might think.
At the time of Trump’s tweet, which garnered more than 277,000 likes, Iranians had flooded the streets of Iran to protest the regime’s targeting of a commercial airliner and called for the ousting of Khamenei.
“I have stood with you since the beginning of my presidency and my government will continue to stand with you,” Trump pledged to the Iranian people.
Since then, scores of Iranian-Americans have returned the favor, praising Trump for understanding the plight of ordinary Iranians and for his aggressive stance toward Tehran’s clerical leaders.
Four years on and with the US presidential election less than two months away, a new Iranian-American movement launched in early September to help bring Trump back to the White House.
There can be little doubt that then-President Trump’s sanctions placed a heavy burden on the Iranian regime. This has led Iranians, both in and out of Iran, to support the former president and to advocate for his reelection.
Then why are they trying so hard to have him assasinated?