The Iranian People's Uprising Analyst Amit Segal FEB 2, 2026
AMIT SEGAL: MUST SEE! An Iranian hero!
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A story of Iranian heroism is going viral on social media. Mohammad Jabari, a resident of Karaj in northwestern Iran, sacrificed his life trying to hold a door shut against Basij forces, giving other protesters time to escape.
Basij members eventually broke through the door, murdering Mohammad on the spot.
On social media, he’s being called “the Iranian Hodor.” If you’re a Game of Thrones fan, you might have made the connection. No spoilers—but Hodor’s defining act was also to hold a door against pure evil so that others could live.
It strikes me that Iranians deserve more than one brave man and a door to protect them.
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