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lostincalifornia

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2. It is a very complicated picture, essentially for many Iranians in the

Reply to Sea Turtle (Original post)

Tue Mar 3, 2026, 10:15 AM

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US, especially LA.

Many want the current Iranian regime gone, and that is why you are probably seeing your friend glad that it might be happening.

The problem is this may not go as your friend anticipates, and may make things worse unless a replacement government is put in place.

This could very easily devolve into a Civil War, and I wouldn’t count on trump preventing that.

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