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ClaudetteCC

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15. I'll certainly celebrate the demise of the Ayatollahs and the Islamic Revolution and their proxy armies

Reply to Polybius (Reply #12)

Sun Feb 15, 2026, 12:58 PM

Feb 15

in Syria, Yemen, Lebanon, Iraq, etc. The name Iran precedes the 1979 revolution by 44 years and if they want to keep the name I'll honor their choice.

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Crown prince urges the world to stand with the people of Iran as 250,000 rally in Munich [View all] Omaha Steve Feb 15 OP

No love for the theocrats in Iran lonely bird Feb 15 #1

Yeah....What does he want to do, rule Iran like his brutal,dictator murdering father did? Bengus81 Feb 15 #4

Some countries aren't ready for democracy Polybius Feb 15 #8

Hmmm lonely bird Feb 15 #16

Ask the Kurds how it was under the Shah lonely bird Feb 15 #18

Many of the protests featured calls of 'Javid Shah' - Long Live the King. ClaudetteCC Feb 15 #9

Well lonely bird Feb 15 #17

Deception is always a threat ClaudetteCC Feb 15 #19

I remember when 11 million people were in the streets protesting UpInArms Feb 15 #2

...The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency says at least 7,005 people were killed in last month's protests, riversedge Feb 15 #3

More like 30k to 40k protesters have been killed Mosby Feb 15 #21

For BP! Kid Berwyn Feb 15 #5

Has Iran or Persia ever had a democracy? Not that I know of ... FakeNoose Feb 15 #6

The Shah shall return Polybius Feb 15 #7

Persia refers to a specific (though majority) ethnic group ClaudetteCC Feb 15 #10

I still like the name Persia so much better Polybius Feb 15 #12

Same here. Sequoia Feb 15 #14

I'll certainly celebrate the demise of the Ayatollahs and the Islamic Revolution and their proxy armies ClaudetteCC Feb 15 #15

Iran is what the people have always called it JI7 Feb 15 #11

I'd prefer we jump back, not tot he Shah, but to the democratic government the U.S. overthrew to put in the Shah. Gore1FL Feb 15 #20

Prince of Persia sounds like the video game IronLionZion Feb 15 #13