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It's that time of year again

I have only one question for the opposition.

You say you want to do a revolution, okay, then come and do it. Come, what are you waiting for?

If you say 'no we can't, they'll shoot us', then you're admitting that you are less brave than the Islamic revolutionaries who gave their lives to overthrow the Shah to establish the Islamic Republic.

So, which is it? Either you're too afraid to revolt, which would make you a bunch of cowards—or you're unable to revolt, in which case you're severely incompetent.

Which then shows you exactly why the Islamic Republic exists and your liberal unicorn democracy doesn't.

— 🇮🇷 NEW: Exiled Clown Prince Reza Pahlavi issues a statement on the protests, stating 'the regime has reached the end of the road'

NOTE: When going through Pahlavi's Twitter messages, you will discover at least 17 other times where he claimed the Islamic Republic was 'at the end of its life', 'about to crumble', or 'in its final days'.

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—❗️🇮🇷 NEW: In one of the riots in Iran last night, violent criminals set a police officer on fire

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— 🇮🇷 NOTE: I've gotten many DMs asking me what I meant when I said the situation in Iran is 'calm' currently, so let me explain

When I say calm, I'm not comparing it to a random peaceful day. When I say calm, I mean it relative to other protests / riots we've seen throughout the years. As you probably know, Iran has gotten quite accustomed to civil unrest, and a few riots are not a big deal.

For example, during the 2009 riots, the 2022 Mahsa Amini riots, and even the 2018 fuel prices riots, there were dozens to HUNDREDS of casualties on both sides within weeks. They were FAR worse than what we see now, by a very long shot.

It may sound crazy, but one Basiji dying and a couple of cops getting injured is not nearly enough to be a significant threat to Iran's stability. Maybe the West can't comprehend this, but this is 'business as usual'.

In 2022, during the Mahsa Amini riots, criminal gangs not only attempted to seize police stations, in many cases they were actually successful, and they used the captured guns against security forces and emergency services. Far more buildings and cars were burnt out, daily life had basically come to a complete standstill.

The current situation is very different. The protests do not seem to be escalating beyond a certain degree. Most importantly, the 'numbers' are simply not there. There are not enough people protesting to pose a threat. Most incidents are isolated, the biggest gathering was in Tehran on the first day, and even that was a few thousand people at most.

Regarding the violence, we've mostly seen it in 2nd tier or even 3rd tier cities in historically volatile regions (Kurdistan, Ahvaz / Ilam, and other rural areas). There has not been notable violence in any of the largest cities, and the situation in Tehran is mostly calm besides a few groups of 10-50 troublemakers who come out at night to yell slogans.

Tehran matters the most, it's symbolic, everyone in Iran looks at what happens in Tehran. As long as we don't see entire streets full of people, with security forces vastly outnumbered, then we have not reached a dangerous situation yet.

Having said that, Iran's external and internal enemies will do whatever they can to escalate these protests into full-blown nationwide riots, because it's their only hope.

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— 🇮🇷 WATCH: The martyrs graveyard in Kerman, a medium sized city in central Iran where General Qassem Soleimani is buried, is already full of visitors ahead of his martyrdom anniversary on January 3rd

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—❗️🇷🇺/🇮🇷 NEW: Another Russian IL-76TD cargo plane landed in Tehran a few hours ago

This is the 5th in the past 48 hours.

(Note: Displayed route is inaccurate due to GPS jamming and Iranian EW)

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— 🇮🇷 WATCH: This morning, violent riots took place in Lordegan, with rioters throwing rocks at security forces

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— 🇮🇷 NEW: Following intervention by security forces, the situation in Lordegan is no longer violent or dangerous; however, there are still gatherings with protestors

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—❗️🇮🇷 NEW: Since noon today, three groups of ~50 people each tried to storm the governor's office, the judiciary office, and martyrs foundation office in Lordegan

The groups were organized and armed; they shot 3 members of the security forces, one is currently in critical condition.

In response, the Special Units of Iran's police were deployed, taking back control of all three offices and killing 2 attackers in the process.

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— 🇮🇱 NEW: The IDF found the body of an Israeli soldier, Ari Goldberg, who committed suicide in southern Israel

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇱 WATCH: President Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu ring in the new year together at Mar-a-Lago.

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— 🇮🇱 NEW: Former Head of the IDF's Military Intelligence Research Department, Brigadier General Amit Saar, has died of cancer.

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