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PeaceWave

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Sat Jan 10, 2026, 11:31 PM Saturday

47 Years of Rage - Iran teeters on verge of collapse as citizens reject half century old Islamist regime...



A video of one of Iran’s biggest mosques on fire, with a wave of protestors chanting anti-regime slogans, has been making rounds on social media as the country witnesses one of the biggest uprisings in three years.

The video has been shared by Iranian rights activist Masih Alinejad. “One of Iran’s biggest mosques burned during uprising. Don’t panic. This isn’t chaos. It’s 47 years of rage. For 47 years, after every Allahu Akbar from these minarets, innocent Iranians were executed by an Islamist regime,” she said in a post on X.

A second wave of protests began earlier this week after (Reza) Pahlavi (the son of the last Shah or Iran) encouraged outraged citizens to speak up against the Islamic Republic as Iran faces severe economic hardships. The current protests, the biggest wave of dissent in three years, began last month in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar with shopkeepers condemning the rial currency’s free fall. (A single US dollar now equals 14 million Iranian rial


47 years of rage: Iran's mosque set on fire as protestors chant slogans amid uprising





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47 Years of Rage - Iran teeters on verge of collapse as citizens reject half century old Islamist regime... (Original Post) PeaceWave Saturday OP
Good to know not every country has democratic backsliding biocube Saturday #1
we will see when/how the next leader is selected. ret5hd Saturday #2
The next leader simply cannot be worse than what they have now fujiyamasan Yesterday #3
No one would be stupid enough to vote for Trump. eggplant Yesterday #4

fujiyamasan

(1,235 posts)
3. The next leader simply cannot be worse than what they have now
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 12:33 AM
Yesterday

The Ayatollah should be given the Mussolini treatment.

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