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jmbar2

(7,661 posts)
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 08:56 AM 11 hrs ago

Good analysis of Iranian situation, with some lessons to be learned about resistance

-In 180 cities, workers halt factories, demanding accountability; this economic chokehold could topple the mullahs faster than any foreign strike.

-death toll surging from 2,000 to potentially 6,000

-Ex-Israeli military intelligence officer Raphaël Jerusalmy: Regime scenarios grim for Khamenei—"If he takes an Iranian plane we can shoot it down, if he hides in his bunker we can bomb without limit.

-With regime reeling from internal chaos, U.S. intervention could deliver the knockout blow, reshaping Middle East power dynamics.

-Assad fallen. Maduro captured. Khamenei cornered amid massacre. Putin's "axis" evaporates—only he remains. As Iran burns for freedom, the dominoes keep falling. 2026: year of accountability. Who's next? Stand with the brave. #Iran



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Good analysis of Iranian situation, with some lessons to be learned about resistance (Original Post) jmbar2 11 hrs ago OP
With inflation running at 80 percent lapfog_1 11 hrs ago #1

lapfog_1

(31,683 posts)
1. With inflation running at 80 percent
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 09:03 AM
11 hrs ago

and Tehran out of water... the people in Iran have reached the "fuck it" stage ( they don't want to die but living isn't much of a choice ).

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