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re: Iranian Police are now joining sides with the protesters
Posted on 1/6/26 at 5:25 pm to idlewatcher
Posted on 1/6/26 at 5:25 pm to idlewatcher
If Quds and the IRG are unleashed it won t be pretty. We should sit back and watch... this has parallels to 1978
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Posted on 1/6/26 at 5:28 pm to BayouBengal51
The Persian Revolution
Posted on 1/6/26 at 5:30 pm to Eurocat
Why are you so focused on corporate media reporting things when we have an Iranian English speaking service giving updates from across Iran?
Are you still dismissing the street level reporters in favor of Big international corporate news?
Are you still dismissing the street level reporters in favor of Big international corporate news?
Posted on 1/6/26 at 5:31 pm to FLTech
Why should we even threaten to get involved? This is an internal thing. It's not up to us, and we should stop thinking that it's got anything to do with us right now. All we will do is frick it up . If Iranians want to get rid of the mullahs, let Iranians do it and pay the price. It's better for them and the US that way
Posted on 1/6/26 at 5:33 pm to SouthEasternKaiju
I would presume the "Iranian English Service" is just a front for either the gvt or opposition, I would rather get it from someone like Reuters or a legitimate Newspaper.
Posted on 1/6/26 at 5:36 pm to BayouBengal51
Iran could be a wealthy and very powerful middle eastern nation if they’d topple the regime
Imagine the amount of oil if Venezuela is brought back online and Iranian regime gets overthrown and sanctions on them dropped
Cheap oil, cheap energy for all
Imagine the amount of oil if Venezuela is brought back online and Iranian regime gets overthrown and sanctions on them dropped
Cheap oil, cheap energy for all
Posted on 1/6/26 at 5:37 pm to Eurocat
quote:
Any sources beside Tousi TV reporting this? This seems to be some guy in his basement reporting rumors. AP? Reuters? Fox or CNN?
Tousi TV is the single best place for breaking news on what's going on in Iran but go ahead and wait for the AP, Reuters, Fox, or CNN who are too busy with their Trump disinformation campaigns.
Posted on 1/6/26 at 5:38 pm to BayouBengal51
The media isn't talking about it because they don't want Iran to fall. That would be a win for Trump and the media is against ANYTHING that is positive for Trump.
Posted on 1/6/26 at 5:59 pm to Eurocat
quote:
AP? Reuters? Fox or CNN?
Here lies the problem.
If the propaganda machine of the democrat party does not report that the tree fell in the woods, then make no mistake, that tree did not fall, it merely grew that way on the ground.
Posted on 1/6/26 at 5:59 pm to KiwiHead
We are not getting involved. He's letting the people in Iran know that he has their back so it's time to go overthrow those mother frickers which is exactly what they are doing. If he wouldn't have said this, they would be getting murdered by their own government right now in their protests
Posted on 1/6/26 at 6:05 pm to FLTech
Unless there is outside involvement, at least clandestinely, there is no chance the regime is overthrown. The IIRG will kill the leaders and enough of the participants to end the protests.
Posted on 1/6/26 at 6:11 pm to Reagan80
Tehran is running out of water. Bullets aren't going to stop desperate people.
Posted on 1/6/26 at 6:12 pm to Reagan80
Well I have never seen their population act like this in my lifetime so it's better than nothing I guess
Posted on 1/6/26 at 6:16 pm to deltaland
quote:
Cheap oil, cheap energy for all
Saudis will be pissed
This post was edited on 1/6/26 at 6:18 pm
Posted on 1/6/26 at 6:19 pm to BayouBengal51
quote:
amazes me that what is going on in Iran right now is not all over the news cycle.
Mainstream media == enemy of the people
This post was edited on 1/6/26 at 6:20 pm
Posted on 1/6/26 at 6:31 pm to Boodis Man
quote:Tell that to the thousands of American soldiers injured or killed by Iranian IEDs and weapons supplied to the Iraq’s, Afghans and ISIS.
Iran ain't a threat to america
Posted on 1/6/26 at 6:37 pm to Reagan80
oh wow.. i am right again
Transcript
The Iranian regime is in a freef fall.
As over three dozen people have been
killed in clashes with the Islamic
Revolutionary Guard, the unthinkable is
becoming inevitable. This isn't another
protest that fizzles out after a few
days. This is day 10 of a nationwide
uprising that spread to 107 cities
across Iran, and the regime's forces are
being pushed back by unarmed citizens
who refuse to stand down. Thrron is at a
standstill. Trump is threatening the
regime with retaliation. and their
exiled crown prince. The son of the very
deposed Shaw is promising a triumphant
return. And it's all happening right
now, right before our very eyes. Hey
gang, it's me, Dr. Steve, your patron
professor, here to help you make sense
of the madness with breaking news and
analysis you're not going to hear
anywhere else. So, make sure to smack
that bell and subscribe button. We are
now officially in day 10 of what's
turning out to be the single largest
mass uprising against the Islamic regime
in their 47-year rule over Iran. While
the mullers in Thrron scramble to
contain the chaos, President Trump just
delivered a warning from Air Force One
that sent shock waves through the
regime. He's promised that if the regime
continues to shoot protesters, they're
going to suffer massive retaliation.
personally from the United States. And
obviously Trump ain't bluffing. What has
happened in Venezuela with Maduro's
capture, I mean, the Iranian people know
Trump means business. Now, if you don't
know, it all started back on December
28th in Thrron's Grand Bazaar. What's
essential to understand here in terms of
Iran's social structure is uh a class
known as the bizarre ease. So, it's
bizarre with an is on the end. Bizarre
E. These are the bizarre merchants who
have historically been the economic
backbone of Iran. And as a result,
they're the de facto kingmakers.
Politically speaking, they allied with
the Islamists back in 1979 and shut down
all of their businesses to force the
toppling of the Shaw. The Bizarre aren't
just shopkeepers. They represent the
traditional merchant class that controls
vast networks of trade, capital, and
social influence all across Iran. And
ground zero of that massive national
network is what's known as the Grand
Bazaar in Thran. The Grand Bazaar is
Iran's commercial heart. A massive
network of shops, wholesalers, and
traders who move goods throughout the
country. And when they close their shop,
it's not just symbolic. It's it
literally paralyzes economic activity
and signals that the regime has lost the
confidence of the business class that
keeps the economy functioning. Now
again, the Bazaris historically
supported the Islamic Republic. They
were part of the coalition that brought
Kamani and the Mullas to power back in
1979. and they had a mutually beneficial
relationship with the clerical
establishment. But that all changed on
December 28th to the shock of the
Islamic regime. The bizaar merchants
walked out on them in the same way they
walked out on the shaw 47 years ago,
representing a complete breakdown of the
regime's traditional power base. Again,
what's so different this time around
from other protests is that this isn't
disaffected students or opposition
activists. This is the establishment
turning against itself. There was a
perfect storm behind this defection
among the merchant class. There were
simultaneous economic shocks that broke
the proverbial camel's back. There were
really three of them. First and
foremost, we've seen a catastrophic
currency collapse. Iran's real has lost
60% of its value in six months and
unfortunately that's just part for the
course for the last several years. So
back in 2015
there were 32,000 realals to the dollar.
In 2022 there were 430,000 realals to
the dollar. Today it's an astonishing 1
million420,000
realalls to the dollar. The real has
lost 20,000%
of its value since 1979.
So for merchants who operate with thin
margins and need to import goods or
materials, I mean this made business
virtually impossible. They couldn't even
set prices because the exchange rate was
so volatile. It was changing by the
hour.
Secondly, the Iranian government
announced it was ending the subsidized
dollar program that merchants had relied
on to import essential goods. And this
preferential exchange rate system had
allowed businesses to access dollars at
much lower rates to keep basic goods
affordable. Removing it meant import
costs would skyrocket overnight. And
then if that weren't bad enough, the
government decided to slap the merchants
with new taxes. The new budget involved
raising taxes significantly on merchants
and business owners all throughout the
country. And that was it. They snapped.
They snapped because the government was
essentially asking them to absorb
catastrophic losses while simultaneously
raising their taxes and eliminating
their access to subsidized imports. They
couldn't set prices. They couldn't
predict costs. And they were being
blamed by angry customers for price
increases that they were entirely beyond
their control. So, just like they did in
1979, the merchant class has gone g as
we say in Einran's terms, they've shut
down and they brought the country's
economy, which was already in tatters,
to a screeching halt. And within 48
hours, the protests absolutely exploded.
Students joined, workers joined. By
January 1st, entire provinces were
paralyzed. The government panicked and
declared sudden public holidays in 21 of
Iran's 31 provinces, not because of the
cold weather that they claim, but to
prevent people from organizing. It
didn't work. The crowds kept growing.
And their chance revealed everything.
Death to Kmeni, death to the dictator. I
mean, these aren't people demanding
reforms. They're demanding the complete
overthrow of the regime. This is a new
Iranian revolution happening in real
time. But the wildest, craziest
development in all of this is yet to
come.
Now, here's where this gets absolutely
wild. Over the past week, mysterious
explosions have erupted across Iran. A
massive blast at a dairy factory in a
mall sent a towering pillar of smoke
into the sky. Now, the regime claimed it
was a welding accident, but take a look
at the footage for yourself. That's
that's not what welding accidents look
like. We're getting reports that
multiple Islamic Revolutionary Guard
bases have been destroyed. Government
buildings have been stormed. Security
forces are finding roadblocks everywhere
they turn as protesters use guerilla
tactics to disrupt their movements. And
while the response by the Iranian
government has been fierce, the crowds
aren't backing down.
They know Trump is watching. They know
what happened to Maduro. They know the
regime is at the weakest point in its
history. Again, the economic collapse
that Iranians are facing. I mean, it's
beyond catastrophic. They've literally
got nothing to lose. Iran's currency
lost 60% of value last year alone. Food
prices jumped 72%. Medicine costs surged
50%. Inflation hit 50% officially.
Offici I mean probably much higher in
reality. People's life savings
evaporated overnight. And did you hear
about the regime's desperate response to
all of this? They're offering
protesters, I kid you not, the
equivalent of $7 per month to go home.
The regime is so broke that the best
they can offer to try to assuage the
protesters concerns
is seven bucks a month.
Transcript
The Iranian regime is in a freef fall.
As over three dozen people have been
killed in clashes with the Islamic
Revolutionary Guard, the unthinkable is
becoming inevitable. This isn't another
protest that fizzles out after a few
days. This is day 10 of a nationwide
uprising that spread to 107 cities
across Iran, and the regime's forces are
being pushed back by unarmed citizens
who refuse to stand down. Thrron is at a
standstill. Trump is threatening the
regime with retaliation. and their
exiled crown prince. The son of the very
deposed Shaw is promising a triumphant
return. And it's all happening right
now, right before our very eyes. Hey
gang, it's me, Dr. Steve, your patron
professor, here to help you make sense
of the madness with breaking news and
analysis you're not going to hear
anywhere else. So, make sure to smack
that bell and subscribe button. We are
now officially in day 10 of what's
turning out to be the single largest
mass uprising against the Islamic regime
in their 47-year rule over Iran. While
the mullers in Thrron scramble to
contain the chaos, President Trump just
delivered a warning from Air Force One
that sent shock waves through the
regime. He's promised that if the regime
continues to shoot protesters, they're
going to suffer massive retaliation.
personally from the United States. And
obviously Trump ain't bluffing. What has
happened in Venezuela with Maduro's
capture, I mean, the Iranian people know
Trump means business. Now, if you don't
know, it all started back on December
28th in Thrron's Grand Bazaar. What's
essential to understand here in terms of
Iran's social structure is uh a class
known as the bizarre ease. So, it's
bizarre with an is on the end. Bizarre
E. These are the bizarre merchants who
have historically been the economic
backbone of Iran. And as a result,
they're the de facto kingmakers.
Politically speaking, they allied with
the Islamists back in 1979 and shut down
all of their businesses to force the
toppling of the Shaw. The Bizarre aren't
just shopkeepers. They represent the
traditional merchant class that controls
vast networks of trade, capital, and
social influence all across Iran. And
ground zero of that massive national
network is what's known as the Grand
Bazaar in Thran. The Grand Bazaar is
Iran's commercial heart. A massive
network of shops, wholesalers, and
traders who move goods throughout the
country. And when they close their shop,
it's not just symbolic. It's it
literally paralyzes economic activity
and signals that the regime has lost the
confidence of the business class that
keeps the economy functioning. Now
again, the Bazaris historically
supported the Islamic Republic. They
were part of the coalition that brought
Kamani and the Mullas to power back in
1979. and they had a mutually beneficial
relationship with the clerical
establishment. But that all changed on
December 28th to the shock of the
Islamic regime. The bizaar merchants
walked out on them in the same way they
walked out on the shaw 47 years ago,
representing a complete breakdown of the
regime's traditional power base. Again,
what's so different this time around
from other protests is that this isn't
disaffected students or opposition
activists. This is the establishment
turning against itself. There was a
perfect storm behind this defection
among the merchant class. There were
simultaneous economic shocks that broke
the proverbial camel's back. There were
really three of them. First and
foremost, we've seen a catastrophic
currency collapse. Iran's real has lost
60% of its value in six months and
unfortunately that's just part for the
course for the last several years. So
back in 2015
there were 32,000 realals to the dollar.
In 2022 there were 430,000 realals to
the dollar. Today it's an astonishing 1
million420,000
realalls to the dollar. The real has
lost 20,000%
of its value since 1979.
So for merchants who operate with thin
margins and need to import goods or
materials, I mean this made business
virtually impossible. They couldn't even
set prices because the exchange rate was
so volatile. It was changing by the
hour.
Secondly, the Iranian government
announced it was ending the subsidized
dollar program that merchants had relied
on to import essential goods. And this
preferential exchange rate system had
allowed businesses to access dollars at
much lower rates to keep basic goods
affordable. Removing it meant import
costs would skyrocket overnight. And
then if that weren't bad enough, the
government decided to slap the merchants
with new taxes. The new budget involved
raising taxes significantly on merchants
and business owners all throughout the
country. And that was it. They snapped.
They snapped because the government was
essentially asking them to absorb
catastrophic losses while simultaneously
raising their taxes and eliminating
their access to subsidized imports. They
couldn't set prices. They couldn't
predict costs. And they were being
blamed by angry customers for price
increases that they were entirely beyond
their control. So, just like they did in
1979, the merchant class has gone g as
we say in Einran's terms, they've shut
down and they brought the country's
economy, which was already in tatters,
to a screeching halt. And within 48
hours, the protests absolutely exploded.
Students joined, workers joined. By
January 1st, entire provinces were
paralyzed. The government panicked and
declared sudden public holidays in 21 of
Iran's 31 provinces, not because of the
cold weather that they claim, but to
prevent people from organizing. It
didn't work. The crowds kept growing.
And their chance revealed everything.
Death to Kmeni, death to the dictator. I
mean, these aren't people demanding
reforms. They're demanding the complete
overthrow of the regime. This is a new
Iranian revolution happening in real
time. But the wildest, craziest
development in all of this is yet to
come.
Now, here's where this gets absolutely
wild. Over the past week, mysterious
explosions have erupted across Iran. A
massive blast at a dairy factory in a
mall sent a towering pillar of smoke
into the sky. Now, the regime claimed it
was a welding accident, but take a look
at the footage for yourself. That's
that's not what welding accidents look
like. We're getting reports that
multiple Islamic Revolutionary Guard
bases have been destroyed. Government
buildings have been stormed. Security
forces are finding roadblocks everywhere
they turn as protesters use guerilla
tactics to disrupt their movements. And
while the response by the Iranian
government has been fierce, the crowds
aren't backing down.
They know Trump is watching. They know
what happened to Maduro. They know the
regime is at the weakest point in its
history. Again, the economic collapse
that Iranians are facing. I mean, it's
beyond catastrophic. They've literally
got nothing to lose. Iran's currency
lost 60% of value last year alone. Food
prices jumped 72%. Medicine costs surged
50%. Inflation hit 50% officially.
Offici I mean probably much higher in
reality. People's life savings
evaporated overnight. And did you hear
about the regime's desperate response to
all of this? They're offering
protesters, I kid you not, the
equivalent of $7 per month to go home.
The regime is so broke that the best
they can offer to try to assuage the
protesters concerns
is seven bucks a month.
Posted on 1/6/26 at 6:37 pm to thermal9221
quote:
lol Some people never learn.
I’m willing to bet I’m more well versed, published, and studied on cultures and politics in the Middle East than you, but if you feel like educating yourself, here is a white paper for your reading.
6 minute read
quote:
The ongoing public debate regarding the Ghadir rallies has unfolded within the context of profound trends shaping Iranian society in recent decades. Among these trends is a rapid process of secularization, compounded by a decline in the status of the clerics. Undoubtedly, the excessive politicization of religion in Iran, the regime's inability to address the economic and social challenges faced by its citizens, and widespread corruption have together eroded much of the once-widespread public support for the revolutionary regime. More significantly, these factors have diminished the appeal of religion to many individuals. Public opinion surveys provide evidence of evolving religious behavior and levels of conservatism among the Iranian populace. A case in point is a 2020 poll conducted by the Iranian polling institute ISPA, which revealed that 47.4 percent of Tehran’s residents do not observe fasting during Ramadan. The decline in religious observance is notably evident in the disregard for Islamic dress codes, particularly concerning the mandatory veiling of women, and the decrease in mosque attendance. A study conducted by the Majles Research Center in the summer of 2018 found that 70 percent of women did not strictly observe the practice of wearing the hijab. Between 10 and 15 percent of women disregard these norms, while only 13 percent strictly adhere to this requirement.
Posted on 1/6/26 at 6:39 pm to SippyCup
What? The Saudis hate Iran.
Posted on 1/6/26 at 6:45 pm to Floating Change Up
quote:\
If the propaganda machine of the democrat party does not report that the tree fell in the woods, then make no mistake, that tree did not fall, it merely grew that way on the ground.
Stop thinking so American-centric. There is Deutsche Welle, The Israeli Press, Agencie France Presse Internationalr, heck even Al Jazeera would be on top of this.
And you know how much the British tabloid love a good scoop.
Not seeing anything on those sites about this. Maybe they are still looking into it. Or maybe this is a false story, dunno.
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