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TexasTowelie

(125,561 posts)
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 01:08 AM 5 hrs ago

Iran is falling - The Kremlin is in Shock as Putin's Dominoes Tumble - Silicon Curtain



2026-01-11 | UPDATES #096 | The most serious, system-level legitimacy crisis has hit the regime in Iran, since the revolution of 1979. It’s not yet toppled – but is potentially close – and all the ingredients are present for a full-scale revolution. And amidst the massive protests and confrontations, the country has gone dark. The Islamic Republic has hit the switch — cutting internet and communications as protests spread, strikes deepen, and the regime signals it’s ready to escalate into lethal repression. Hospitals in numerous towns are reported to be overflowing as the regime turns viscous and murderous.

This is not just another flare-up but is radically different in character. The greatest stress-test the regime of the Mullahs in Tehran has faced since the “Woman, Life, Freedom” uprising—and some analysts now argue Iran meets most of the classic conditions for a successful revolution. In today’s episode: what we know, what we can verify, why this time might be different — and why a collapsing Iranian theocracy would be a strategic catastrophe for Putin’s Russia. The regime in Tehran is paranoid, not unlike the Kremlin, and as predicted, the military accused foreign “enemies” of fueling the unrest and urged civilians to stay vigilant against so-called “enemy plots”. Few seem to be falling for this false narrative though.
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Iran is falling - The Kremlin is in Shock as Putin's Dominoes Tumble - Silicon Curtain (Original Post) TexasTowelie 5 hrs ago OP
It could easily happen in Russia and let's fight like hell to make a peaceful regime change here. nt usonian 4 hrs ago #1

usonian

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1. It could easily happen in Russia and let's fight like hell to make a peaceful regime change here. nt
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 02:08 AM
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