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The rise of Reza Pahlavi: Iranian opposition leader or opportunist?   #DonaldTrump #Iran #Iranianrevolution #Israel #Mossad #Politicalprisoners #Politicalprotest #RezaPahlavi #secretpolice #ShahofIran #Torture #UnitedStates
The rise of Reza Pahlavi: Iranian opposition leader or opportunist? | IwPost
A scholar of modern Iran looks at Reza Pahlavi, son of the last shah of Iran, and examines what he believes and why his profile has been elevated during the recent anti-government protests.
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February 5, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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February 1, 1979 marks the moment when protest became authority. The revolution had already occurred in the streets. With Khomeini’s return, it acquired a ruler.

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February 2, 2026 at 6:07 AM
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With the last shah having fled, the Ayatollah #RuhollahKhomeini was free, on #ThisDayInHistory in 1979, to return to #Iran after 14 years. A common #IranianRevolution myth makes #Khomeini's beliefs central, but it was at first secular; Khomeinists took four years to seize power.
February 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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“For an Independent Democratic Iran!” — Soviet Poster from 1979

#Iran #Iranian #IranianRevolution #Revolution #USSR #SovietUnion
February 1, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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Donald Trump is clearly failing in his domestic policies. Reaching a deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran also indicates failure in his foreign policy. #Trump #Iran #Iranianrevolution #Khamenei
January 31, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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Palestinian supporter heartbroken by inhumanity shown to Iranians.

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January 29, 2026 at 11:24 PM
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Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini became a lightning rod for the mass protests which overthrew the Shah of Iran in 1979, but the causes of the #IranianRevolution lay elsewhere.

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Return of the Ayatollah: Iran’s Islamic Revolution
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January 19, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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Dump (trump) and his shitty cult has got no fucking right to take credit for #iranianrevolution, this resilience was possible because of iranian women's bravery, courage and strength, they are fighting against the misogynistic oppressive regime.
#iran belongs to such women, not to dump or khamnemi
January 19, 2026 at 9:36 AM
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#unrest #Protest #IranianProtest #IranianRevolution #Revolution #IranRevolution #FreeIran #IranFreedom www.lucaneve.com/gallery-imag...
Per Un Iran Libero - For Freedom And Democracy In Iran Demo At Campidoglio, Rome's City Hall | Luca Neve
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January 17, 2026 at 1:10 PM
liamomaraiv.bsky.social
The last #Pahlavi shah, #MuhammadRezaShah, fled #Iran on #ThisDayInHistory in 1979, closing a chapter of the #IranianRevolution. He did not abdicate but stole a great deal of the country's wealth & did not return. His son #RezaPahlavi remains a pretender to a nonexistent throne.
January 16, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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Iran: Scale of protests and violence echoes chaos around its 1979 Islamic Revolution. @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Iran #Iranprotests #IranianRevolution #ShahMohammadRezaPahlavi #AyatollahRuhollahKhomeini #MasoudPezeshkian

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Iran: Scale of protests and violence echoes chaos around its 1979 Islamic Revolution - Sight Magazine
JON GAMBRELL looks at the current protests and the response to them in light of the country's tumultuous past...
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January 16, 2026 at 12:53 AM
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Demonstrations Supporting Iranian Protesters In DC And NYC This Weekend, January 17 And 18, 2026
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January 15, 2026 at 7:22 PM
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Facebook will not let you share videos of the #IranianRevolution from Instagram — which the own — to #Facebook. I tried to share 4 videos. One dropped. The other 3 would not, no matter how many times I tried. FB is silencing the voices of the #oppressed.
January 14, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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January 14, 2026 at 11:43 AM
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Iran protests – why this upheaval is fundamentally different from 1979 #asiapacificreport #IranMassacre #IranProtests #IranianRevolution #analysis
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Iran protests – why this upheaval is fundamentally different from 1979 | Asia Pacific Report
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January 14, 2026 at 2:19 AM
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#AyatollahKhomeini became a lightning rod for the mass protests which overthrew the Shah of Iran in 1979, but the causes of the #IranianRevolution lay elsewhere.

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January 13, 2026 at 10:43 AM
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linked to the regime, including front companies or individuals operating from the UK.

3. Support communication access for Iranians by funding or facilitating satellite/alternative connectivity during blackout periods.
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January 13, 2026 at 9:55 AM
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A shout out to all my Iranian friends and colleagues who are fighting against that regime.

Thinking of you and sending lots of love and energy

#iranianrevolution
January 13, 2026 at 9:09 AM
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Could Bitchat allow the Iranians to organize against the Supreme Leader and the Iranian Government? #bitchat #iranianrevolution
January 13, 2026 at 8:51 AM
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It is said that approximately 10,000 people participated in the protests. Are they going to hang all of these people? #ErfanSoltani #FreeIran #IranianRevolution #JinjiyanAzadi
January 13, 2026 at 6:27 AM
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How Trump Could Help the People of Iran: The president can help topple the Iranian regime—if he acts swiftly and decisively.
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Trump's established policy of maximum pressure -targeting Iran's nuclear program, missile development, and regional terror proxies-now needs to be combined with maximum support for the protests. With millions in the streets, the objective of regime change is suddenly achievable, without the invasions and occupations that defined America's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. How would this work? In the spirit of the Hippocratic oath, first do no harm. Trump should discipline his rhetoric, avoiding terms such as riots and stampedes that echo regime propaganda. And because he has already learned that the regime uses negotiations only to buy time and divide the West, he should flatly reject any pleas from Tehran to resume nuclear talks. Trump has openly admired the Iranian people's "enthusiasm to overturn that regime" and warned the ayatollahs that the United States remains "locked and loaded" if they resort to massacre. This strategic messaging matters. It reminds protesters that the regime is not omnipotent-especially after its poor performance in June's 12-Day War with Israel and the U.S., and its failure to address Iran's economic collapse and deepening water and environmental crises. Trump can also highlight individual acts of bravery, naming protesters in interviews and speeches, and sharing videos on social media. The State Department's Persian-language accounts are valuable amplifiers, but they are no substitute for presidential leadership. At the same time, the administration must name, shame, and sanction human-rights violators at every level of the regime's repressive apparatus. In particular, it should fully enforce sanctions authorized by the bipartisan MAHSA Act, passed after the murder of Mahsa Amini, which sparked the Women, Life, Freedom protests. Iran's energy sector-the regime's financial lifeline— can and must be squeezed further. Because of the lack of sanctions enforcement for four years under the Biden administration, Iranian oil exports remain near 2 million barrels a day, far above the Trump administration's stated goal of 100,000 barrels. The regime should not be permitted to sell oil illicitly to fund repression. Deploying the U.S. Navy to seize Iranian oil tankers-as the administration has already done with Venezuela-is necessary. Sanctioning Chinese banks facilitating these purchases is essential. Every dollar denied means fewer resources for the regime's security forces. With foreign journalists barred, social media is the protest movement's lifeline. Predictably, the regime has imposed a nationwide internet blackout to isolate demonstrators and conceal atrocities. The United States should work with private-sector partners to ensure free and secure communications, flooding the country with Starlink terminals and expanding access to free VPNs. If Iranians cannot communicate, they cannot mobilize, coordinate, or expose the regime's crimes. Trump should also press U.S. allies to do more. The European Union has sanctioned individual Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members but not the IRGC itself-the regime's dark heart, enriched by Iran's energy sector, ports, infrastructure, and banks. Western capitals should also reconsider allowing Iranian embassies to remain open despite clear evidence of regime-linked terror plots in Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden, and Australia as well as the United States. These diplomatic ties should be severed. Finally, Trump can hasten internal collapse by weakening the regime from within. He can offer incentives for defectors. He can authorize targeted cyber and covert operations against instruments of repression such as the Basij, cyber police, and morality police, as Israel demonstrated last June. He can conduct influence operations to deepen fractures among regime supporters losing faith. And if necessary, he can act in real time, striking security convoys moving to crush protests and denying the regime control over its own streets.
January 12, 2026 at 9:35 AM
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As protests surge, the Iranian regime’s options are narrowing:
Iran’s fate depends on who has more staying power: its ruler or its people archive.ph/bsjwh #IranianRevolution #Islamism
For now, Mr Khamenei is doubling down. In a speech on January 9th he refused to distinguish between protesters-whose grievances officials have previously acknowledged as legitimate-and rioters. All, he said, were stooges of Mr Trump. The authorities throttled the internet, often a prelude to harsher repression. Human-rights groups say over 40 people have been killed and more than 2,000 arrested. Hardliners say that a much higher toll would be needed to restore fear and drive protesters-they call them "terrorists" —off the streets. Mr Khamenei has long insisted that the shah fell because of his lack of iron resolve. Iran has seen huge protests before, many of them heralded-prematurely-as the regime's last gasp. Yet unless he decides (and is able) to deploy extensive brute force, Mr Khamenei's options are narrowing. At home, confidence in his power has ebbed away. Iranians no longer believe their rulers can arrest a deepening cost-of-living crisis. Even the president, Masoud Pezeshkian, admits as much. Shortages of electricity and water are now compounded by food scarcity. Basic imports fail to reach the provinces. The rial is sliding so fast that shopkeepers hoard goods rather than sell at a loss. The middle class that expanded in the Islamic Republic's early decades has shrivelled; some 15m people have slipped into the working class over the past 15 years. Inflation gnaws at wages and savings alike. Around 30% of Iranians now live in poverty. The regime's dilemma epitomises the argument that you can't fight hunger with bullets. Khamenei shows no inclination to step aside, or to follow Syria's former dictator, Bashar al-Assad, to Moscow (though according to the Times, a leaked American intelligence report suggests otherwise). "He belongs to a revolutionary generation," says a one-time acquaintance. "For them the best death is martyrdom. He would rather fight than resign." Iran's fate will now hinge on who has greater staying-power: its ruler or its people.
January 12, 2026 at 7:42 AM
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The #iranianrevolution was originally an alliance of socialists and Islamists against the monarchy.

Then ... somehow ... the Islamists ended up running the joint.

I don't know how the yanks don't get more suspicion on them for what went wrong?

Why does #irancontra narrative only ever talk […]
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January 11, 2026 at 8:48 PM
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#IranianRevolution
Es hat Tyrannen gegeben die unbesiegbar schienen. Irgendwann wurden sie alle gestürzt!

Ich wünsche den mutigen Menschen im #Iran von Herzen, dass der Sturz des Mullah-Regimes gelingt.

Ohne weitere Verluste von Menschenleben und ohne(!) "Hilfe" von #Trump
Iran: Wenn die Menschen die Demütigungen eines Schurken-Regimes nicht mehr ertragen.
January 11, 2026 at 11:11 AM
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Protest der Anhäger von Reza Pahlavi zur Unterstützung der #Iran Revolution am 10.01.2026 in #Berlin

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January 11, 2026 at 9:55 AM