tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post2080789677136830879..comments2024-03-10T22:24:34.032-04:00Comments on Uskowi on Iran - اسکویی در باره ایران: Arabian Gulf, My FootNader Uskowihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02808543185109048956noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-74293862809370459522012-05-11T11:58:08.636-04:002012-05-11T11:58:08.636-04:00Hi Paul.
Good article.
I would want to point out t...Hi Paul.<br />Good article.<br />I would want to point out that this issue brings out other elements and problems endemic to this region. I'll try to list the few I can think of.<br /><br />-Hypocracy:<br /><br />While all regimes in Iran have historically faught the re-naming of the "Persian gulf", they shamelessly re-named everything they could think of, within Iran, that had non-Persian names. This has created local minority resentment just as re-naming the Persian gulf is creating resentment among Iranians at large. <br />One example is "shatt al Arab" which the shah had re-named Arvand rood, or hamidiyeh in khoozestan re-named shoosangerd, or naseryieh re-named Ahwaz which then changed into the english spelling of Ahvaz to hide the local pronunciation of the name. Ironically naseryieh was orignially named after the Persian king Nasser aldin shah but the name sounded too Arabic for the shah's taste. <br />If we were to through all the name changes in khuzestan (old name arabistan, also a Persian word but clearly Arabic sounding), Kurdistan, Azerbaijan, and baloochetan, we would have enough material to write a book.<br />Iranians would have a more effective argument if they applied the principle of not changing historical names to themselves as well as others.<br /><br />-Re-writing history in order to win present political battles:<br />Do I need to say more?!<br /><br />-Having a region named after an ethnic group or a country doesn't necessarily mean that that country owns everything in it:<br /><br />China may claim every island in the south china sea but that doesn't make it true.<br />The persian gulf islands issue, in a perfect world, would be determined by its inhabitants. Just as the Falklands, the Abu moosa island Residents should have the right of self determination. <br />The uninhabitable islands would stay with whomever has the best historical claim, as determined by a court of arbitration. Either way ownership of these islands is not as important as it seems, except for the symbolic value of course.<br /><br />Again, good article, and good read.<br />ThanksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15665812073292288344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-50527416510474799982012-05-10T23:14:02.210-04:002012-05-10T23:14:02.210-04:00Cyrus......The average Iranian couldn't give t...Cyrus......The average Iranian couldn't give two hoots about the Palestinians or the Arabs.It's only the damn mullahs and their cretins who have made this the main issue, not the Iranian people.<br />As far as Iranians care Israel can remain,better than Saudi Arabia. As for the Persian gulf its an ancient and historical name in that region,just like English channel or North sea.You can't just change those names because some rich Arab nomads desire it.<br />Money can't buy that,only blood and history can and they haven't got the guts for that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-75168126152781795122012-05-10T17:21:02.617-04:002012-05-10T17:21:02.617-04:00Well, since there is no country called "Persi...Well, since there is no country called "Persia" anymore, why not use "Arabian Gulf"? There is a country called Saudi Arabia, and it's located on the Arabian Peninsula. Also, there are hundreds of millions of people called Arabs. There are no such thing as Persians anymore. They are now called Iranians.<br /><br />If Iranians want to have the Persian Gulf called "Persian," and for foreigners to think of them as the Persians with a connection to their ancient history, perhaps it is time for "Iranians" to grow up, and call their country Persia. Of course that would make sense.<br /><br />The average Iranian hates Arabs, yet flails like a maniac anytime you bring up the Palestinians, Jews or Israel...So, I'd say this is a lost cause. Talk about people with serious identity issues.Cyrusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-41321988541956394042012-05-10T16:20:20.795-04:002012-05-10T16:20:20.795-04:00One of Paul's better contribution to this blog...One of Paul's better contribution to this blog. A good read.<br /><br />Readerreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14905834905534059452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-67510897676415542962012-05-10T15:51:44.647-04:002012-05-10T15:51:44.647-04:00HA HA HA HA!!!
So HAMAS won't fight on behalf ...HA HA HA HA!!!<br />So HAMAS won't fight on behalf of Iran yet they want the money and still this dirty Arab loving regime eats their crap!<br />With Assad the regime in a state of collapse and now HAMAS joining the Syrian people against Assad the days of the Islamic regime in Iran are numbered.<br />The name of the Persian gulf has remained for nearly 3000 years,so no lizard eating Arab oily head can change that now.Might as well call the Indian ocean the African ocean.It just won't happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-78594774873328381122012-05-10T09:22:21.261-04:002012-05-10T09:22:21.261-04:00Come what may or whatever it might be, PERSIAN GUL...Come what may or whatever it might be, PERSIAN GULF will always stay PERSIAN. That's the fact. Pretty sure!mathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00051968776623121895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-74373802750521888952012-05-09T22:12:41.155-04:002012-05-09T22:12:41.155-04:00Sure , It was the persian Gulf...now it's the ...Sure , It was the persian Gulf...now it's the Gulf of Ill-WillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-53259280460898836842012-05-09T19:32:00.022-04:002012-05-09T19:32:00.022-04:00If anybody is to blame for all this then it is the...If anybody is to blame for all this then it is the Islamic theocracy,why?<br />Because it was that subhuman khalkhali that said it should be called the Islamic gulf.And that basically explains the anti Iranian policies of the theocracy in a nutshell.<br />Don't blame the Arabs or Googol for this,blame the IRI for their anti Iranian policies since its inception.<br />The rest is propaganda used by the regime to keep the population busy from the real issue which is human rights and the legitimacy of the corrupt and barbarous Islamic dictatorial theocracy.<br /><br />Now lets wait for some idiotic remarks from certain "Iranians"who claim this is written by a "ex Iranian anti Iranian"because since when has any mullah or their cretins claimed any allegiance to national Iranian identity except for Islam and their Arabian nomadic ways.<br /><br />Thank you Paul for your factual article.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com