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10. It's been nearly 50 years since the Shah was deposed

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 09:57 PM

Feb 28

I doubt many in Iran are old enough to remember and I doubt they're nostalgic for him.

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Decapitating a country's leadership is the easy bit VMA131Marine Feb 28 #1

seems like he's already trying to play that card! lol Jack Valentino Mar 1 #16

I think people who never served just don't see the big picture Skittles Feb 28 #3

People in general don't give a shit about Iran SamuelTheThird Feb 28 #4

THEY do, just trying to distract us from the EPSTEIN FILES....... !!!! Jack Valentino Mar 1 #17

This here fujiyamasan Mar 1 #12

The same people who were in power will remain in power Johnny2X2X Feb 28 #6

It's been nearly 50 years since the Shah was deposed Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 28 #10

It will only matter if things go bad or if our economy sucks JI7 Feb 28 #7

Remember ISIS? I could see that on steroids. Takket Feb 28 #8

Mossad must have some damn good assets in Iran Strelnikov_ Mar 1 #11

It's all downhill from here planj07 Mar 1 #15