Is Iran going to explode?

Denn Forever · September 24, 2022, 12:41:05 PM

Haven't seen any thing here about the death of Mahsa Amini, a kurdish visitor to Iran who was arrested by the police for not wearing her Hijab properly. It has prompted demonstrations in Various Iranian cities.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-63006664

Eamonnca1 · September 24, 2022, 06:56:44 PM

Some brave women challenging that regime. I tip my hat to them. Iran has kicked off in protests before when there were fraudulent election results, but the regime seems to be unflushable. Will be interesting to see if this is different.

Banks of the Bann · January 09, 2026, 10:00:55 AM

Not much chat on this topic:

https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0108/1552171-iran-protests/

Will the Iranian people finally be able to rid themselves of the repressive religious regime they have been suffering under since 1979?

Banks of the Bann · January 11, 2026, 08:55:34 AM

'There wasn't even time for CPR': Iran medics describe hospitals overwhelmed with dead and injured protesters

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj9rengvnp9o

Banks of the Bann · January 11, 2026, 09:12:11 AM

Desperation setting in in some quarters

https://x.com/tadhghickey/status/2010266747170132375?s=46

No consideration for what it might be like to live under an Islamic regime. None whatsoever.

Have the CIA been giving out cookies in Iran?

Banks of the Bann · January 11, 2026, 09:16:40 AM

As with Ukraine, the protestors have no agency, just poor dupes as usual, manipulated by the west

https://x.com/claredalyirl/status/2009660239197491475?s=46

Clare doesn't have to live there.

Moscow Mick hasn't even had anything to say at all about the situation in Iran.

Banks of the Bann · January 13, 2026, 09:35:21 AM

Predictable slaughter of brave protesting Iranians is now in full swing:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgp70ynx1po

Banks of the Bann · January 13, 2026, 09:40:47 AM

Q. What do you do when the enemy of your enemy, a brutal repressive theocratic dictatorship, starts to slaughter unarmed protesting civilians?

A. You ignore it and say nothing. (After all, your favourite X personality says the CIA is behind it all)

Milltown Row2 · January 13, 2026, 01:33:05 PM

What is going on here? a personal conversation?

Banks of the Bann · January 14, 2026, 07:54:45 AM

Quote from: Milltown Row2 on January 13, 2026, 01:33:05 PMWhat is going on here? a personal conversation?

Something like that.

Thousands murdered by the mullahs in Iran and not a cheep from the board 'humanitarians'.

Not a word.

Banks of the Bann · January 14, 2026, 08:04:38 AM

This guy is seriously unwell

https://x.com/tadhghickey/status/2010432327873364119?s=46

johnnycool · January 14, 2026, 08:16:45 AM

I've no time of autocratic and theocratic leaders so if the people of Iran want change then that's for them to decide.

The questions around CIA involvement and more to the point the Mossad who have openly admitted involvement is a concern as we've seen in both Syria and Libya where there are open mass shootings and reprisals on a daily basis post regime change and no democracy in sight.

Israel craves a weak Iran so if the Ayatollah does topple they will bomb the shít out of the place just like they did in Syria and no one will give two shiny shítes for the ordinary Iranians getting bombed to death like they didn't care one jot for them when the US was bombing Iran at the behest of Israel last year.

Who now for regime change? The Saudis? The Emiratis'? Egypt?

Banks of the Bann · January 14, 2026, 08:40:35 AM

Quote from: johnnycool on January 14, 2026, 08:16:45 AMI've no time of autocratic and theocratic leaders so if the people of Iran want change then that's for them to decide.

The questions around CIA involvement and more to the point the Mossad who have openly admitted involvement is a concern as we've seen in both Syria and Libya where there are open mass shootings and reprisals on a daily basis post regime change and no democracy in sight.

Israel craves a weak Iran so if the Ayatollah does topple they will bomb the shít out of the place just like they did in Syria and no one will give two shiny shítes for the ordinary Iranians getting bombed to death like they didn't care one jot for them when the US was bombing Iran at the behest of Israel last year.

Who now for regime change? The Saudis? The Emiratis'? Egypt?

Nice that millions of 'the people of Iran' got a short cameo role at the start there.

As usual, they don't count, it's all about Israel, the US, the West.

johnnycool · January 14, 2026, 08:57:42 AM

Quote from: Banks of the Bann on January 14, 2026, 08:40:35 AM
Quote from: johnnycool on January 14, 2026, 08:16:45 AMI've no time of autocratic and theocratic leaders so if the people of Iran want change then that's for them to decide.

The questions around CIA involvement and more to the point the Mossad who have openly admitted involvement is a concern as we've seen in both Syria and Libya where there are open mass shootings and reprisals on a daily basis post regime change and no democracy in sight.

Israel craves a weak Iran so if the Ayatollah does topple they will bomb the shít out of the place just like they did in Syria and no one will give two shiny shítes for the ordinary Iranians getting bombed to death like they didn't care one jot for them when the US was bombing Iran at the behest of Israel last year.

Who now for regime change? The Saudis? The Emiratis'? Egypt?

Nice that millions of 'the people of Iran' got a short cameo role at the start there.

As usual, they don't count, it's all about Israel, the US, the West.

It is when the main actors in this region are "Israel, the US, the West".

Just look at Libya and Syria in particular.

Is that what the Iranian people want there as well? Will they get a say?

Armagh18 · January 14, 2026, 09:09:31 AM

Quote from: johnnycool on January 14, 2026, 08:57:42 AM
Quote from: Banks of the Bann on January 14, 2026, 08:40:35 AM
Quote from: johnnycool on January 14, 2026, 08:16:45 AMI've no time of autocratic and theocratic leaders so if the people of Iran want change then that's for them to decide.

The questions around CIA involvement and more to the point the Mossad who have openly admitted involvement is a concern as we've seen in both Syria and Libya where there are open mass shootings and reprisals on a daily basis post regime change and no democracy in sight.

Israel craves a weak Iran so if the Ayatollah does topple they will bomb the shít out of the place just like they did in Syria and no one will give two shiny shítes for the ordinary Iranians getting bombed to death like they didn't care one jot for them when the US was bombing Iran at the behest of Israel last year.

Who now for regime change? The Saudis? The Emiratis'? Egypt?

Nice that millions of 'the people of Iran' got a short cameo role at the start there.

As usual, they don't count, it's all about Israel, the US, the West.

It is when the main actors in this region are "Israel, the US, the West".

Just look at Libya and Syria in particular.

Is that what the Iranian people want there as well? Will they get a say?

That's the way it's going. The Iranian people absolutely deserve to be free of the current leadership, but if history is anything to go by they'll end up in a worse position.