Will Iran Fall

[HisArpy]

I don't know and refuse to speculate because what Syrian courts could/would do isn't within my sphere of legal knowledge.

All I can say is that he might have been convicted of something and sent to prison, but at least he could have understood the language and customs.

 

[latecomer91364]

At this point, Iran falling is like betting on a whether a drunk falls dace-first into the gutter or on the sidewalk.

Still, a short trip to 'You'reFuckedIstan' seems likely.

 

[Wilson23]

It is highly unlikely the Islamic Republic will fall without foreign intervention.

 

[Lazaran]

The death toll now stands at 35 with 1,200 detained in the Iranian government’s crackdown…

Isn’t it about time DonOld "The World’s Policeman" Trump follows through on that promise to militarily intercede on behalf of the Iranian civilian protestors???



We. Told. Them. So.

 

[Wilson23]

https://www.theguardian.com/global-...der-harsher-crackdown-protest-movement-swells
Iran’s supreme leader sets stage for harsher crackdown as protest movement swells

Iran’s supreme leader has vowed that authorities will not back down in the face of a rapidly growing protest movement, setting the stage for an intensified violent crackdown on the second day of a nationwide internet shutdown.

Protests have raged in cities and towns across the country in recent days, posing a threat to the authority of the regime, which has been significantly weakened since the last large protest movement in the country in 2022. Another round of demonstrations was called for Friday night.

In his first speech since demonstrations started on 28 December, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei described protesters as “vandals” and “saboteurs” and accused them of working on behalf of foreign agendas.

Protesters were “ruining their own streets to make the president of another country happy … because he said he would come to their aid”, Khamenei said, referring to Donald Trump who has threatened American intervention in Iran if authorities kill protesters.

 

[Wilson23]

You know, Iran could as easily have gone Communist in 1979. Communists were involved in the revolution. But in the end, the mullahs sidelined them.

It was all very chaotic. As Rick Perlstein wrote of the hostage situation, it was not even a case of the right hand not knowing what the left hand was doing -- the FINGERS were not in communication.