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TexasTowelie

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Sat Jan 3, 2026, 09:28 PM Jan 3

The Iran Protests are Becoming Truly Insane - Paul Warburg [View all]



Protests are erupting all across Iran, and the situation is only getting worse. Donald Trump has threatened to militarily intervene if Iran uses force against protesters, and Iran isn't exactly happy about that either. The situation is eerily similar to what caused the collapse of the Persian monarchy and led to the creation of the Iranian regime in the first place. Let's look at what's going, and what makes these protests different from protests in previous years - and why it's so scary for the Ayatollah regime.
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