JERUSALEM (AP) – An American porn actor defended Palestinians online in Jerusalem. Israel’s war against Hamas He traveled to Iran and visited the former US embassy in Tehran, which was abandoned after the 1979 hostage crisis.
Visit by Whitney Wright while imprisoned in Iran Narges Mohammadi, Nobel Peace Prize winner and women’s rights activist It has since sparked intense criticism of the country’s oppression of women. Martha Amini dies in police custody in 2022 and the nationwide protests it sparked.
Wright filmed herself all over Tehran, despite her porn job exposing her to criminal charges that theoretically carry the death penalty.
Wright did not respond to requests for comment from The Associated Press. However, in her remarks on social media, she described the US Embassy as a place she “had to go to.” It is currently operated as a museum by the Iranian paramilitary Revolutionary Guards.
After the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Iranian students supporting Ruhollah Khomeini occupied the site. The hostage embassy staff were held for 444 days. A direct line can be drawn between that and the crisis. Tensions between Iran and the US today.
“I’m sharing museum exhibits that will never be seen,” Wright wrote on Instagram. “It’s not in support of the government.”
Wright has previously shared pro-Palestinian information online, including material supporting armed combat against Israel.
A U.S. citizen born in Oklahoma City, she will need a visa to visit Iran. Iran’s mission to the United Nations did not respond to questions about the actor’s travel.
Asked about Wright at a press conference on Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Qanani said he had no information about her.
Adult film actress Whitney Wright attends the 2020 Adult Video News Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images)
The semi-official Tasnim news agency, which is said to be close to the Revolutionary Guards, cited anonymous officials claiming the government had granted Wright a visa even though it was “not aware of the nature of her immoral work.” Quoted from the person.
The presence of performers from the American adult film industry quickly attracted attention.
Iranian actor Setare Pesiani cited Wright’s visit to criticize Iran’s hardline government for its mandatory headscarf policy that led to the arrest and death of 22-year-old Amini.
“You punish people in this country in so many ways for removing their hijab, and yet you allow porn actresses to come to this country for tourism!?” Pesciani wrote on Instagram. I wrote this on the gram:
Masi Alinejad US-based activist faced assassination and kidnapping attempt by Iranalso condemned Mr. Wright’s visit.
“We Iranian women want to be like Rosa Parks, not Whitney Wright,” Alinejad wrote, referring to the American civil rights icon. “The real warmongers are agents of the Islamic Republic and will execute them if they are true to themselves.”
In 2016, British porn actor known as Candy Charms His trip to Iran sparked immediate criticism. However, Wright’s visit to Iran has not been reported in the media, perhaps indicating how tightly journalists are being controlled after the 2022 protests.
And then there is Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Iranian state media has taken advantage of US support for Israel to criticize those who oppose the US and its theocracy. So does Abdulreza Dabari, media adviser to former hardliner President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
“Israel is absolute evil and filth,” he wrote on X (formerly Twitter) in October. “We support anyone who fights against Israel, even if it means openly supporting the oppressed Palestinian state and fighting Zionist crimes, ex-porns with a past of atrocities and corruption. Star Mia Khalifa.”
Asked about Wright’s visit, the U.S. State Department told The Associated Press in a statement that it had warned Americans to avoid traveling to Iran and “exercise increased vigilance due to the risk of unlawful detention.” . Americans and people with ties to the West could be detained and convicted in secret trials. Later used as a bargaining chip in negotiations with Washington..
“The Islamic Republic of Iran is a major source of instability throughout the Middle East region, and has been since 1979,” the State Department said. “If Iran actually cared about peace and stability in the Middle East region, or the well-being of its people, it would stop supporting terrorist organizations.”
