Tehran slams â??anti-Iranianâ?� 300 Movie

[Psycho4Bud]

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - The hit American movie ``300'' has angered Iranians who say the Greeks-vs-Persians action flick insults their ancient culture and provokes animosity against Iran.

``Hollywood declares war on Iranians,'' blared a headline in Tuesday's edition of the independent Ayende-No newspaper.

State-run television has run several commentaries the past two days calling the film insulting and has brought on Iranian film directors to point out its historical inaccuracies.

``The film depicts Iranians as demons, without culture, feeling or humanity, who think of nothing except attacking other nations and killing people,'' Ayende-No said in its article Tuesday.

``It is a new effort to slander the Iranian people and civilization before world public opinion at a time of increasing American threats against Iran,'' it said.

Iran's biggest circulation newspaper, Hamshahri, said ``300'' is ``serving the policy of the U.S. leadership'' and predicted it will ``prompt a wave of protest in the world. ... Iranians living in the U.S. and Europe will not be indifferent about this obvious insult.''
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A cultural advisor to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad branded the movie as an "American psychological warfare against Iran."

But Iranian culture is strong enough to withstand the assault, Javad Shamaghdari told the semi-official Fars news agency.

"American cultural officials thought they could get mental satisfaction by plundering Iran's historic past and insulting this civilization," he said.

"Following the Islamic Revolution in Iran, Hollywood and cultural authorities in the U.S. initiated studies to figure out how to attack Iranian culture.

"Certainly, the recent movie is a product of such studies."

Three lawmakers in the Iranian parliament have also written to the foreign ministry to protest the production and screening of this "anti-Iranian Hollywood film".
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I agree that this movie could be considered offensive and I think that we should go by the example that Tehran sets: Lets have Bush give a speach in D.C. and at the same time have tens of thousands chant "Death to Iran"and burn up some Iranian flags. That IS what they consider acceptable.....

Have a good one!:s4:

Psycho4Bud Reviewed by Psycho4Bud on 03-14-2007. Tehran slams â??anti-Iranianâ?� 300 Movie TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - The hit American movie ``300'' has angered Iranians who say the Greeks-vs-Persians action flick insults their ancient culture and provokes animosity against Iran. ``Hollywood declares war on Iranians,'' blared a headline in Tuesday's edition of the independent Ayende-No newspaper. State-run television has run several commentaries the past two days calling the film insulting and has brought on Iranian film directors to point out its historical inaccuracies. ``The Rating: 5

[medicinal]

Having not seen the movie (the trailers depict way too much violence for me), I really can't comment, but may I ask what is the problem? does the movie show persians getting their butts kicked, and if so, is it not a provocation aimed at Iran? It seems to me, If we want a peaceful solution to our differences, the last thing we (as a Nation) should do is make movies antagonizing them. Just my humble opinion. I know, I know, they want to cut off our heads and rape our women!

[Psycho4Bud]

Having not seen the movie (the trailers depict way too much violence for me), I really can't comment, but may I ask what is the problem? does the movie show persians getting their butts kicked, and if so, is it not a provocation aimed at Iran? It seems to me, If we want a peaceful solution to our differences, the last thing we (as a Nation) should do is make movies antagonizing them. Just my humble opinion. I know, I know, they want to cut off our heads and rape our women!

lol...The movie was just made for entertainment ONLY! Initially the Spartans were able to hold off the attack but eventually were defeated under a hail of arrows. The movie didn't show the beheading of the King, which happened in reality.

So they can scream death to America, burn our flags, but we can't make a movie about a war that happened around 450 B.C.? Come on now......

Have a good one!:s4:

[Fengzi]

So they can scream death to America, burn our flags, but we can't make a movie about a war that happened around 450 B.C.? Come on now......

Have a good one!:s4:

Good point Psycho :thumbsup: They have no problem bashing us or Isreal but God (I mean Allah) forbid anyone insult them. Now, if this was a movie that was supposed to take place in....let's say...2009, and showed the US nuking the shit out of them, I could understand why they might be upset. But hey, wishful thinking(I'm not saying I want to nuke Iran, by the way) or not, it's still just a movie. At least for the time being.

Hey Psycho, did you see this:

"Russia signaled sharp dissatisfaction Monday with Iran's defiant stance on nuclear issues, saying the start-up of a Russian-built nuclear reactor will be delayed and warning that Moscow will not join Tehran "in anti-American games""

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Looks like Putin has finally figured out that it would be much better to be friendly with the U.S. than some nut-job in the desert.

[Fengzi]

Sorry, the link didn't work. Here's the full article:

MOSCOW — Russia signaled sharp dissatisfaction Monday with Iran's defiant stance on nuclear issues, saying the start-up of a Russian-built nuclear reactor will be delayed and warning that Moscow will not join Tehran "in anti-American games."

Atomstroyexport, the state-run company building Iran's first nuclear power plant, said the supply of fuel to the nearly completed Bushehr facility would not begin this month as planned because of unresolved disputes over financing. The scheduled September launch of the reactor will also be delayed, it said.

Meanwhile, an official described as "an insider" told the three main Russian news agencies that Tehran had abused its ties with Moscow on the nuclear issue.

Iran's defiance of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations' nuclear watchdog, has caused Russia to suffer "losses in relation to its foreign policy and image, but they insist on their line," the Itar-Tass agency quoted the unnamed official as saying.

"Iran with a nuclear bomb or a potential for its creation is impermissible for us," the official said. "We will not play with them in anti-American games…. The Iranians are abusing our constructive attitude and have done nothing to help us convince our colleagues of Tehran's consistency."

Andrei Kortunov, president of the New Eurasia Foundation, a Moscow think tank, said the statement clearly was "an organized leak" designed to be "an unofficial official reprimand" to Iran.

"It is a serious public warning to Iran's leadership," Kortunov said. "This is a serious sign that Iran may eventually find itself in international isolation." The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council — Britain, China, France, Russia and the U.S. — have been considering a resolution aimed at tightening sanctions against Iran for its refusal to stop its uranium enrichment program. Tehran says the program is intended only to make fuel for civilian energy production; Washington charges that the effort is aimed at producing nuclear weapons.

Moscow has sought to continue working with Iran on the $1-billion Bushehr plant while urging it to cooperate with the IAEA to reassure the world that its nuclear program is peaceful.

But in recent weeks, negotiations over payment for Russia's work have turned acrimonious. Talks in Moscow last week ended without agreement. Further talks were scheduled for this week in Tehran.

A spokesman for Atomstroyexport was quoted by state-run Russian news agency RIA Novosti on Monday as saying the supply of nuclear fuel for Bushehr would not begin this month because Iran had refused to sign documents on resuming payments for the project. Russia says Iran has failed to make agreed-upon payments of $25 million a month. Iran says it has met its financial obligations.

"Today we are facing an unprecedented attitude on the part of the Iranian side to the Bushehr project, which was until recently considered the flagship of Russian-Iranian cooperation," the company spokesman said.

In Tehran, Kazem Jalali, an Iranian lawmaker, sharply criticized delays in the project and said Iranian-Russian relations could suffer.

"Any procrastination and delay in construction and delivery of the Bushehr power plant can reverse the balance in favor of those not calling for ties with Russia," the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency quoted him as saying. Some Iranian leaders think that Russia is not a trusted partner and that the delays are the result of pressure from world powers, Jalali said.

Ivan Safranchuk, director of the Moscow office of the Washington-based Center for Defense Information, said Russia was "taking advantage of the technical problems with Iran to send a political message."

"Iran is on the verge of severing relations with the IAEA, and Russia is clearly warning against such a dangerous step," Safranchuk said. "It is clear that no one — even Russia — will supply nuclear fuel to Iran once it breaks relations with the IAEA.

"Iran has been playing games with the U.S., Europe and Russia for a long time now, trying to take advantage of their mutual differences, but Russia is now making it clear to Iran that there is a limit to such manipulation," Safranchuk said.

Kortunov said Moscow's tougher attitude toward Iran was also prompted by a desire to avoid further damage to Russian-U.S. relations, which have deteriorated in the last few years.

"Russia can't afford to spoil relations with the United States any more deeply and doesn't intend to continue to irritate Washington over Iran," he said.

[Psycho4Bud]

"Iran with a nuclear bomb or a potential for its creation is impermissible for us," the official said. "We will not play with them in anti-American gamesâ?¦. The Iranians are abusing our constructive attitude and have done nothing to help us convince our colleagues of Tehran's consistency."

Considering the fact that Iran backs Chechen rebels, this doesn't suprise me...I was wondering what the hell Moscow's problem was. You don't help arm the friends of your enemies with nukes.

Have a good one!:s4:

[Fengzi]

.I was wondering what the hell Moscow's problem was. You don't help arm the friends of your enemies with nukes.

:s4:

This really surprises you?? Shit, we train our enemies. It's the same all over, it's all about the $$$.

[SeNsEmIlLa]

Give me a break... i say we just drop a big one over em and call it a day

[higher4hockey]

maybe they should get fucked. i wonder how offended they're going to be when when bush decides to invade. ridiculous.


"nuke'em till they glow, then shoot them in the dark.

[illuminati]

If I'm correct, it was a movie about the 300 Spartans that kicked Persian ass, not 300 Americans. Maybe they should be pissed at the Spartans and Greeks?

word.