Mohammad Hosseini

[[File:Seyed Mohammad Hosseini.jpg|thumb|165px|Middle-aged Iranian Shaggy Rogers, but if he was a fascist thug.]]
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{{hatnote|Not to be confused with {{wpl|Execution of Mohammad Hosseini|a different Mohammad Hosseini}}, another Iranian Sayyid who partook in actually meaningful activism against the Iranian regime and was executed for it.}}
'''Mohammad Hosseini''' {{lived|1969}} is an Iranian political dissident, ''sayyid'' (descendant of [[Muhammad]]), former gameshow host, and the founder of [[Restart]], an Iranian far-right terrorist group inspired by and modeled on [[QAnon]].<ref>[https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/07/15/qanon-goes-to-iran/ QAnon Goes to Iran] ''Foreign Policy'' Ariane Tabatabai</ref> He represents himself as a savior, a hero, and a man of the people (like [[Jim Jones]] or [[Charles Manson]]) that will save Iran and topple the current government.

Hosseini and his group represent a faction of Iranians whose ideology is comprised of far-right Islamic nationalism (similar to [[Erdogan]] supporters in Turkey) and a belief in a global conspiracy, perpetrated by outsiders (which he and his group believe to be [[Jews]]), and also engage in violence to further their agenda. In addition, they are also implicit fascists that utilize [[schizofascism]] in their scapegoating techniques, much like QAnon.<ref>[https://voiceofrestart.com/the-people-of-iran-under-the-authoritarian-pressure/ The people of Iran under the authoritarian pressure] ''Voice of Restart'' October 6, 2018</ref>

==Early days==
Hosseini lived and worked in Iran as a producer, director, and broadcaster for IRIB (Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting), as a gameshow host for the network and hosting a number of gameshows for several years until he left the network in 2010. It was during this time he left Iran and defected to the United States, where he would become enamored in American politics, mostly amongst the American right. From here he started as a dissident against the Islamic regime.<ref>[https://iranwire.com/en/features/65192/ Could the “Restart Revolution” Threaten Iran’s Civil Society Movements?] Aida Ghajar, February 24, 2018</ref>

==Trump sycophant==
[[File:Hosseini and Trump.jpg|thumb|165 px|left|Trump and his Iranian counterpart.]]
After arriving to the United States, Hosseini became a big fan of Trump, with the QAnon movement in particular. He was inspired to create an Iranian dissident group of the same kind, and this founded Restart. This group was an Iranian counterpart to QAnon, but as an Islamic organization as well. With the same kind of bigotry, conspiracism, and cultishness as its American counterpart, it was designated as a terrorist organization.<ref>[https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-app-powering-the-uprising-in-iran The App Powering the Uprising in Iran, Where Some Channels Pushed for Violence]''The Daily Beast'' Published Jan. 09, 2018 5:04AM EST</ref>

Despite the reputation of his group, Hosseini claims that his group has attracted millions of members, mostly from reaching out to Iranian youth, and is the largest Iranian opposition group (though given his criminal record and lies, we hesitate to believe his claims). He has also encouraged his followers to attack Iranian authority groups such as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Basij to cause the collapse of the current regime and install his government instead as part of his grand plan.<ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2018-01-03/the-iranian-game-show-host-urging-his-fans-to-burn-mosques The Iranian Game-Show Host Urging His Fans to Burn Mosques] ''Bloomberg'' Eli Lake, January 3 2018 at 1:19 PM EST</ref><ref>[https://www.yasstribune.com.au/story/5207130/activist-spreads-message-through-yass-on-melbournecanberra-walk/?cs=5768 Activist spreads message through Yass on Melbourne–Canberra walk] ''Yass Tribune'' By Toby Vue, published February 3 2018 - 8:00pm</ref>

==See also==
*[[Donald Trump]] - His main inspiration.
*[[Ebrahim Raisi]] - His rival Iranian fascist (before his death) and another sayyid.

==External links==
*[https://m.youtube.com/@hosseinitv/featured Youtube Channel]

==References==
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