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riversedge

(80,040 posts)
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 02:24 PM Jan 10

🚨 BREAKING: Islamic Republic of Iran's ayatollahs and their families spotted at the airport in Moscow

If true, I am surprised they have not left earlier.

Tousi TV
@TousiTVOfficial

🚨 BREAKING: Islamic Republic of Iran's ayatollahs and their families spotted at the airport in Moscow

They are now fleeing Iran.


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🚨 BREAKING: Islamic Republic of Iran's ayatollahs and their families spotted at the airport in Moscow (Original Post) riversedge Jan 10 OP
3h Huge crowds are out on the streets again in Iran. In Tehran's Tehranser, Punak, and Saadat Abad districts, footage sh riversedge Jan 10 #1
If only Dump and his cult would do the same. Dave Bowman Jan 10 #2
Most inspirational. Kid Berwyn Jan 10 #10
We *could* have huge crowds too... ananda Jan 10 #20
Well, we'd have to make them leave. BlueTsunami2018 Jan 10 #30
Will Bashar Al-Assad be hosting a dinner for them? Sneederbunk Jan 10 #3
Party time! moondust Jan 10 #12
Surprised that Maduro didn't get this memo when the handwriting was on the wall. dutch777 Jan 10 #15
Does that mean that they will no longer be able to flog and hang teenage girls who were sexually assaulted? /nt artemisia1 Jan 10 #4
During times of chaos, some assaults were flagrant. Tetrachloride Jan 10 #11
The Critical Signal: Reports indicate a shocking development on the ground: there is "no apparent military or police res riversedge Jan 10 #5
The fires that are being set on military and gov't vehicles and buildings probably can't even be extinguished due to the riversedge Jan 10 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jan 10 #7
How so? Torchlight Jan 10 #21
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jan 10 #25
That's not a really great 'sighting'. Igel Jan 10 #8
It does look like someone in turban and abaya Frasier Balzov Jan 10 #27
And now the thugs are fleeing Iran, probably w/ every single dollar they could steal. Hypocrites. When the new free SWBTATTReg Jan 10 #9
Kick canetoad Jan 10 #13
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jan 10 #14
Oh, I Hope So! Deep State Witch Jan 10 #16
I would happily make an exception for my opposition to the death penalty for him! nt Mark.b2 Jan 10 #31
Wonderful News!!!!! rollin74 Jan 10 #17
Obviously, I missed something. mwmisses4289 Jan 10 #18
Economic meltdown DetroitLegalBeagle Jan 10 #24
Thank you for that brief summary. mwmisses4289 Jan 10 #37
Hopefully the citizens replace that religous tyranny with something good BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 10 #19
Iran should actually be the top storyline on all of the news sources, imo gulliver Jan 10 #22
"Tousi TV" seems to have been predicting the fall of the regime within hours, for weeks muriel_volestrangler Jan 10 #23
Not credible Tasmanian Devil Jan 10 #32
When I was in middle school (early 1970s) we had a couple of Iranian boys (cousins I think) in class. wcmagumba Jan 10 #26
When you fall off the top step, you fall below the first step. multigraincracker Jan 10 #28
The Iranians will only be allowed to do as moniss Jan 10 #29
If true, I wouldn't want to be in the Russian embassy in Tehran. Boomerproud Jan 10 #33
If true, proof that protests do work. idahoblue Jan 10 #34
I know this might be petty, but I am more worried about the U.S. fascists than Iran's fascists. nt ShazamIam Jan 10 #35
Army should understand he's in exile and bend to the will of the people SSJVegeta Jan 10 #36
No confirmation of escaping ruling class , as far as I know. Beware fakes. Tetrachloride Jan 11 #38

riversedge

(80,040 posts)
1. 3h Huge crowds are out on the streets again in Iran. In Tehran's Tehranser, Punak, and Saadat Abad districts, footage sh
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 02:28 PM
Jan 10



NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦
@NOELreports
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Huge crowds are out on the streets again in Iran. In Tehran’s Tehranser, Punak, and Saadat Abad districts, footage shows large gatherings chanting slogans like “We’re waiting for Pahlavi, we’re not going anywhere!”


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moondust

(21,257 posts)
12. Party time!
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 02:59 PM
Jan 10

Ayatollahs, Assads, Yanukovychs, and more! Only the best flee to Moscow!



(Just be careful when climbing out the windows.)

riversedge

(80,040 posts)
5. The Critical Signal: Reports indicate a shocking development on the ground: there is "no apparent military or police res
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 02:32 PM
Jan 10

🚨 TEHRAN TREMORS: THE CAPITAL IS BURNING.

The Situation: New footage confirms the chaos is escalating. Massive crowds are moving through debris and fires across Tehran tonight.

The Critical Signal: Reports indicate a shocking development on the ground: there is "no apparent military or police response." The security forces have seemingly vanished.

The Reality: The Regime has cut off internet access nationwide to prevent a rebellion, but the protests are only getting bigger. Control is slipping away.

#Iran #Tehran #IranProtests #RegimeChange #Breaking


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riversedge

(80,040 posts)
6. The fires that are being set on military and gov't vehicles and buildings probably can't even be extinguished due to the
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 02:34 PM
Jan 10

I read about iran's water shortage a few months ago.



Anna.G32
@Anna_TheTruth
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It has already reached the status of full fledged rebellion.
The fires that are being set on military and gov't vehicles and buildings probably can't even be extinguished due to the extreme water shortages in Iran (especially in Tehran).




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Igel

(37,430 posts)
8. That's not a really great 'sighting'.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 02:38 PM
Jan 10

I take the apparent lack of response reported below to be of greater import.

A better video would be, uh, better support for the claim.

Frasier Balzov

(4,944 posts)
27. It does look like someone in turban and abaya
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 04:54 PM
Jan 10

supervising luggage being unloaded from a cab to catch a plane.

Can I tell all that from that?

YES!

SWBTATTReg

(26,145 posts)
9. And now the thugs are fleeing Iran, probably w/ every single dollar they could steal. Hypocrites. When the new free
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 02:40 PM
Jan 10

Iranian government sets up afterwards, I hope that they go after every single one of these supposed religious leaders and charge them w/ stealing and crimes against their own people. No mercy.

Response to riversedge (Original post)

Deep State Witch

(12,654 posts)
16. Oh, I Hope So!
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 03:29 PM
Jan 10

I really, really want to see Khamenei treated like he did so many dissidents - publicly executed in the middle of a crowded stadium.

mwmisses4289

(3,571 posts)
18. Obviously, I missed something.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 03:42 PM
Jan 10

What finally set the Iranian people off?
Pahlavi- that was the name of the shah of Iran's family that the us helped to topple back in 1970's-1980s?

DetroitLegalBeagle

(2,472 posts)
24. Economic meltdown
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 04:39 PM
Jan 10

Inflation has hit over 40%, their currency, the Iranian Rial, has collapsed, it hit something like 1.4 million rials to 1 USD in December. The airstrikes last summer, the ones by Israel and the US, damaged a lot of infrastructure and the government there has been unable to fix it, so blackouts and power outages have been ongoing. Sanctions went back to the more harsh pre 2015 ones when Iran withdrew fully from the IAEA after the airstrikes last summer, and then, apparently, people realized that the nuclear program, which normally could be used as leverage to get the sanctions lowered, was too heavily damaged to be of use at this point. So people went on strike, protests started, the government budget for 2026 showed massive increase in defense and security spending, but none for anything else. So it kinda snowballed. I'm sure foreign intelligence agencies are fanning the flames too.

gulliver

(13,806 posts)
22. Iran should actually be the top storyline on all of the news sources, imo
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 04:26 PM
Jan 10

The sources that are treating it low key are self-identifying as "future irrelevant."

muriel_volestrangler

(105,836 posts)
23. "Tousi TV" seems to have been predicting the fall of the regime within hours, for weeks
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 04:35 PM
Jan 10

with the help of Trump. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it looks like a pro-shah channel. I wouldn't take anything from it at face value.

wcmagumba

(5,827 posts)
26. When I was in middle school (early 1970s) we had a couple of Iranian boys (cousins I think) in class.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 04:52 PM
Jan 10

I guess their families had escaped to the US...Don't know if they were getting away from the Shaw or the Ayatollahs or other...they were friendly but one of them was always in trouble for acting out in class...

moniss

(8,835 posts)
29. The Iranians will only be allowed to do as
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 05:07 PM
Jan 10

the US and Israel decree. That has been in the works for a very long time and now they will dictate on Iranian oil like the US does on Venezuelan oil. Nasser tried to explain to the people of the Middle East that this is what would happen if they weren't vigilant every moment. Of course the regime was horrible but what is coming is enslavement and oppression of another kind.

To paraphrase: "A thorn by any other name is still a prick."

Boomerproud

(9,214 posts)
33. If true, I wouldn't want to be in the Russian embassy in Tehran.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 05:22 PM
Jan 10

Just saying. Putin on the wrong side of history again. Will this be the catalyst for change?

idahoblue

(448 posts)
34. If true, proof that protests do work.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 05:25 PM
Jan 10

Authoritarian regimes have been overthrown by protests by the people.
We have to show up.

Tetrachloride

(9,490 posts)
38. No confirmation of escaping ruling class , as far as I know. Beware fakes.
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 02:54 PM
Jan 11

I would like to be wrong. More tangible info , one way or another, is the way.

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