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Friday, January 16, 2026

The images that trickled out of Iran showed a country gripped by chaos: tens if not hundreds of thousands of protesters; body bags laid outside morgues; gunfire ringing in the streets.

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Moscow continues to provide the key military equipment and sophisticated internet suppression technology that the Iranian regime is using today.

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-- Foreign Policy (@foreignpolicy.com) Jan 16, 2026 at 9:30 AM

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Armed goons with masks...hmmm....

#1 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-01-16 02:02 PM | Reply

How?

Easy.

The Iranian military have machine guns and the protestors have sticks and rocks.

Not that the 2nd amendment has done anything to protect America from Trump's fascist actions.

But in theory ...

#2 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-01-16 02:06 PM | Reply

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