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HUGE Iran News

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Those of us who have been praying for regime change in Iran have had our hopes raised - and dashed - many times.

But now, after thousands have been murdered by the regime since the start of its war with Israel, and amid the nation's shortages of both water and food, a popular uprising has taken to the streets (and in at least the case of one city, Fasa, the governor's offices).

The MSM refuses to cover it. But it is all over X, and highly encouraging. The Basij militia, who usually put these down (Iran has very strict gun control, so only pro-government thugs are armed), might be less committed to the state than they had been.

Today and tomorrow will probably settle the question, one way or another. Pray for the democratic uprising to succeed, and for Iran to put an end to the Islamocracy!

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  • Doug Watt@DougWatt

    ISW updates on the protests in Iran:

    Protests in Iran have expanded geographically and demographically since December 28. Small protests broke out in Tehran on December 28 in response to worsening economic conditions. These protests were primarily concentrated near markets and shopping centers in Tehran.[1] The protests have since spread to other locations across Iran. Protesters demonstrated in at least nine provinces on December 30, including in Tehran, Alborz, Kermanshah, Markazi, Hamedan, and Esfahan provinces.[2] Students also participated in protests on December 30 at multiple universities across Iran, including at universities in Tehran, Yazd, and Zanjan.[3] Merchants went on strike in Shiraz, Fars Province, Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province, and Tehran Province.[4] The Iranian Truck Drivers Union declared support for striking shopkeepers and protesters on December 29.[5] Iranian truck drivers previously went on strike in May 2025.[6] CTP-ISW has recorded a total of 24 protests across Iran, including 13 protests in Tehran Province, since its last data cutoff on December 29.

    Many of the recent protests adopted an explicitly anti-regime tone. Protesters and students chanted anti-regime slogans, such as “Death to the dictator” and “No Gaza, No Lebanon, I will sacrifice my life for Iran,” as well as slogans that praised the Pahlavi dynasty.[7] The anti-regime tone of many of the protests comes as the regime is trying to frame the protests as driven solely by economic grievances. Economic-related protests and strikes have the potential to transform into explicitly anti-regime protests. Demonstrations against an increase in gasoline prices morphed into anti-regime protests in Iran in 2019, for example.[8]

  • Old Bathos@OldBathos

    It seems probable that the regime will end soon but what follows? Desperate conditions tend to favor the rise of those willing to go to extremes. Presumably we can once again count on our intelligence services to back the wrong guys and make it worse.

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    Old Bathos (View Comment):

    It seems probable that the regime will end soon but what follows? Desperate conditions tend to favor the rise of those willing to go to extremes. Presumably we can once again count on our intelligence services to back the wrong guys and make it worse.

    The Iranian people have decent instincts overall. They'll bring in the Pahlavi, and hopefully become a constitutional monarchy. If they are REALLY smart, it will be bicameral instead of a parliament.

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