Seyed Mohammad Hosseini (showman)

Seyed Mohammad Hosseini (Persian: سید محمد حسینی‎, born 4 July 1969) is a US-resident Iranian showman, political activist, radio host, and founder and current leader of an Iranian opposition group called "Restart."

Seyed Mohammad Hosseini
Screenshot from a Voice of America interview
Born (1969-07-04) 4 July 1969
Tehran, Iran
NationalityIran
OccupationPolitical Activist, Showman, Radio host
Years active1994–present
Websitehttp://www.showman1.com

Career

Seyed Mohammad Hosseini was born in Iran and joined the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) service in 1994 as a TV program host. During his years at the IRIB, Hosseini was active as a producer, director, and hosted a number of game shows until 2010 when he left IRIB. In 2011 Hosseini immigrated to the United States as a political refugee and became a vocal advocate against the Islamic Republic of Iran.[1]

In the US, he has started an opposition group called "Restart" which is currently active against the Islamic Republic. Since the start of his opposition group, Hosseini has attempted to attract young Iranians to his group with the ultimate aim of regime change. Hosseini encourages his followers to attack the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Basij bases and government buildings throughout the country as part of his plan to cause the collapse of the government.[2] The Restart movement led by Hosseini claims to have some 20 million followers worldwide and describes itself as the largest opposition group against the Islamic Republic of Iran.[3]

Hosseini has aligned his movement, which uses conspiracy theories and prophecy, to US President Donald Trump and his supporters including Infowars and QAnon, with the help of slogans on social media such as "Make Iran Great Again" (#MIGA).[4]

Footnotes
  1. IranWire (2018-01-09). "The App Powering the Uprising in Iran, Where Some Channels Pushed for Violence". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  2. "The Iranian Game-Show Host Urging His Fans to Burn Mosques". Bloomberg.com. 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  3. Vue, Toby (2018-02-04). "Activist spreads message through Yass on Melbourne–Canberra walk". Yass Tribune. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  4. Cobb, Adrienne (July 6, 2019). "Troll Watch: Make Iran Great Again". Forensic News.
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