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2019-11-16 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Protests erupt across Iran, burning banks, angry over gas prices

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-11-16 16:13|| || Front Page|| [11146 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 "Chickens...coming hoooome...to roost"

Posted by Frank G 2019-11-16 17:04|| 2019-11-16 17:04|| Front Page Top

#2
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Confirmed: #Iran is now in the midst of a near-total national internet shutdown; realtime network data show connectivity at 7% of ordinary levels after twelve hours of progressive network disconnections as public protests continue #IranProtests

Posted by Frank G 2019-11-16 17:21|| 2019-11-16 17:21|| Front Page Top

Posted by Frank G 2019-11-16 17:34|| 2019-11-16 17:34|| Front Page Top

#4 somehow duped. Self-deleted

Posted by Frank G 2019-11-16 17:35|| 2019-11-16 17:35|| Front Page Top

#5 Persian Spring™ early?

Posted by Frank G 2019-11-16 17:41|| 2019-11-16 17:41|| Front Page Top

#6 Note that the article seems to have updated at least once, so we’ll want to check the link later to see if the article should be updated and rolled over to tomorrow. The earlier version noted that five protesters had been killed and 13 injured, and that Iraq was closing the border as a precaution, though goods are still being allowed to transit.

Posted by trailing wife 2019-11-16 17:59|| 2019-11-16 17:59|| Front Page Top

#7 Thank Trump: Protests Break Out in Iran Over 50% Gas Hike and Rationing

Posted by Frank G 2019-11-16 18:23|| 2019-11-16 18:23|| Front Page Top

#8 Burning banks? Yawn. Burn mosques and I'll believe they're serious.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2019-11-16 18:24|| 2019-11-16 18:24|| Front Page Top

#9 The secondaries could actually harm cicilians, Rob

Posted by Frank G 2019-11-16 18:32|| 2019-11-16 18:32|| Front Page Top

#10 or civilians, even

Posted by Frank G 2019-11-16 18:32|| 2019-11-16 18:32|| Front Page Top

#11 Works so well in Caracas. As long as the gun toters are on one side, nothing will change. It's why the Left so desperately wants to yank them here.

Posted by Procopius2k 2019-11-16 20:27|| 2019-11-16 20:27|| Front Page Top

#12 Zoroastrians got a thing about fire.

Posted by Juns Speng4378 2019-11-16 21:29|| 2019-11-16 21:29|| Front Page Top

#13 Lol

Posted by Frank G 2019-11-16 21:58|| 2019-11-16 21:58|| Front Page Top

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