Iran Arrests Celebrity Chef for Mocking General Soleimani's Death with Recipe He Posted on Instagram

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Ebrahimi's Post Seen as Reference to General Soleimani's DeathNo official reason was given for his arrest but followers noticed that Ebrahimi had posted a recipe for Persian cutlets on the day marking Soleimani's death - seen as a reference to the regime tyrant being blown up by US drone.Opposers of the Iranian regime have previously posted images of the minced meat patties to social media on the anniversary of Soleimani's death in reference to how the regime's military commander was blown up and killed in 2020 by a US drone strike.Iran Cracking Down on Critics of the RegimeNavab Ebrahimi is known in Iran for his videos promoting Persian cooking, with some 2.7million followers on Instagram and hundreds of thousands of people watching his YouTube channel.Nik Yousefi, an Iranian film-maker and photographer who was arrested in October as part of the crackdown before his release, also wrote on Twitter that Ebrahimi had been arrested and his cafe in Tehran had been shut down.Iran has arrested at least 14,000 people in the wave of protests sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, according to the UN."

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