{"id":1966788,"date":"2023-07-07T14:43:05","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T18:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/broadway-bombers-irans-revolutionary-guard-launches-theater-production\/"},"modified":"2023-07-07T14:44:36","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T18:44:36","slug":"broadway-bombers-irans-revolutionary-guard-launches-theater-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/broadway-bombers-irans-revolutionary-guard-launches-theater-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran&#8217;s Revolutionary Guard stages Broadway-style show"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbroadway-bombers-irans-revolutionary-guard-launches-theater-production%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1966788&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><section id=\"article\">\n<article data-post-title=\"Broadway Bombers: Iran's Revolutionary Guard Launches Theater Production\" data-post-slug=\"http:\/\/hunter-biden-cocaine-white-house\" data-post-url id=\"print-1763733\">\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>\n          REUTERS<br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Broadway Bombers: Iran&#8217;s Revolutionary Guard Launches Theater Production<\/h2>\n<p>An Iranian state terrorist group has ventured into the world of show business by funding a theatrical adaptation of a Persian epic poem that recounts a mythical history of Iran.<\/p>\n<h3>The Seven Quests of Esfandiyar<\/h3>\n<p>The play, titled <em>The Seven Quests of Esfandiyar<\/em>, is based on <em>Shahnameh<\/em>, an Iranian epic often compared to Homer\u2019s <em>Odyssey<\/em>. It follows the journey of a Persian prince who receives a blessing from Zoroaster, a central figure in Iran\u2019s pre-Islamic religion, and embarks on a mission to save his sisters. Notably, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christians-have-contemplated-o-sacred-head-now-wounded-on-good-friday-for-800-years\/\" title=\"Christians Have Contemplated \u2018O Sacred Head Now Wounded\u2019 On Good Friday For 800 Years\">original poem<\/a> contains verses that have been seen as critical of Islam.<\/p>\n<p>Theatergoers have observed that the play does not heavily focus on Islam, but rather on Iranian nationalism. &#8220;There\u2019s no trace of Islamic ideology in this show,&#8221; noted one Iranian journalist. &#8220;Instead, it is purely nationalistic, which is why it holds great value.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, formed in the aftermath of the 1979 Iranian revolution, was established to enforce a strict interpretation of Islamism by suppressing internal dissent and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/broadway-bombers-irans-revolutionary-guard-launches-theater-production\/\" title=\"Iran's Revolutionary Guard stages Broadway-style show\">countering perceived foreign efforts<\/a> to undermine the Iranian government. The Revolutionary Guard denies distancing itself from Islam in producing the play, arguing that they also have a mandate to promote nationalism, which they believe the production accomplishes.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. State Department designated the Revolutionary Guard as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-sends-message-to-democrats-and-rino-republicans-thousands-pouring-into-dc-wont-stand-for-stolen-election\/\" title=\"President Trump Sends Message to Democrats and RINO Republicans: \u2018Thousands Pouring Into DC Won\u2019t Stand for Stolen Election\u2019\">terrorist organization<\/a> in September 2019. The group has connections to various other Islamic terrorist organizations, including Hezbollah, to whom they have funneled millions of dollars.<\/p>\n<p>Islamic fundamentalism has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hallmarks-self-described-king-of-gay-christmas-wont-comment-on-candace-cameron-bures-marriage-remarks\/\" title=\"Hallmark\u2019s Self-Described \u2018King Of Gay Christmas\u2019 Won\u2019t Comment On Candace Cameron Bure\u2019s Marriage Remarks\">recently sparked controversy<\/a> in Iran. Last year, mass protests erupted after a woman was arrested for violating Iran\u2019s hijab mandate and later died under suspicious circumstances while in police custody. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/myanmars-ousted-pro-democracy-leader-suu-kyi-faces-new-charge\/\" title=\"Myanmar\u2019s Ousted Pro-Democracy Leader Suu Kyi Faces New Charge\">protests continue<\/a>, with over 500 protesters killed and nearly 20,000 detained. A 2020 survey also challenged the Iranian government&#8217;s claim that the country is overwhelmingly Shia Muslim.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>embarks on seven heroic quests. The Iranian state-sponsored group has ventured into the entertainment industry by funding a theatrical production of this Persian epic poem, known as Shahnameh. This captivating play, titled The Seven Quests of Esfandiyar, tells the tale of a courageous Persian prince and his extraordinary adventures, reminiscent of Homer&#8217;s Odyssey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":894,"featured_media":1966789,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1966788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1966788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/894"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1966788"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1966788\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1966789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1966788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1966788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1966788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}