If this continues to swell beyond tonight, then the Ayatollah's are done.

We need some serious IRGC defections…and we haven't seen those yet.

K2-HMFIC said:

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A new trend has emerged among Iranian women. pic.twitter.com/G038L2URrd

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) January 8, 2026

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nortex97 said:

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This is Tehran. Let that sink in. You are watching a revolution unfold live while the world’s media stays dead silent. Legacy media has become nothing more than a propaganda machine, because what news could possibly be bigger than this? @FoxNews @CNN pic.twitter.com/1X5PlzQAhw

— ثنا ابراهیمی | Sana Ebrahimi (@__Injaneb96) January 8, 2026

Tehran.

My goodness. pic.twitter.com/whK1Z72Ysp

— 𝐍𝐢𝐨𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐠 ♛ ✡︎ (@NiohBerg) January 8, 2026

The regime is ending in real time. That's a regime building on fire at the end of the street, the longest street in Tehran. Khameini needs to get to the chopper in real time at this point. He's out of options.

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Im Gipper said:

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In Iran right now:

• No internet
• No phone calls
• No communication with the outside world

Yet the Islamic regime’s main state broadcaster is airing and promoting Tucker Carlson.

This was way too much for my brain to handle. pic.twitter.com/iiRYexzezq

— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) January 8, 2026

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They know who has their back against those evil Juice!

Im Gipper said:

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In Iran right now:

• No internet
• No phone calls
• No communication with the outside world

Yet the Islamic regime’s main state broadcaster is airing and promoting Tucker Carlson.

This was way too much for my brain to handle. pic.twitter.com/iiRYexzezq

— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) January 8, 2026

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At some point, Tucker has to give up on this whole charade, right?

YouBet said:

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Im Gipper said:

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In Iran right now:

• No internet
• No phone calls
• No communication with the outside world

Yet the Islamic regime’s main state broadcaster is airing and promoting Tucker Carlson.

This was way too much for my brain to handle. pic.twitter.com/iiRYexzezq

— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) January 8, 2026

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At some point, Tucker has to give up on this whole charade, right?

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Only when the grift ends?

How many times have we seen this only to peter out and go back to the way things were before the protests…? I'll believe it when I see it.

ShotOver said:

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How many times have we seen this only to peter out and go back to the way things were before the protests…? I'll believe it when I see it.

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Well, we've never seen this at this scale for this long before. Not even close. It's why people are very hopeful this time around.

YouBet said:

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ShotOver said:

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How many times have we seen this only to peter out and go back to the way things were before the protests…? I'll believe it when I see it.

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Well, we've never seen this at this scale for this long before. Not even close. It's why people are very hopeful this time around.

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Well, I am too. Always am. Just skeptical.

Lebanese media say Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s visit to Beirut was not merely ceremonial, as he arrived accompanied by his family.

Those traveling with him included his wife Arezoo Ahmadfand, his daughter Sadat, and his sons Seyed Hossein and Seyed Reza.

According… pic.twitter.com/T9bKwrszQV

— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) January 8, 2026

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K2-HMFIC said:

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A new trend has emerged among Iranian women. pic.twitter.com/G038L2URrd

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) January 8, 2026

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That's pretty metal.

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ShotOver said:

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How many times have we seen this only to peter out and go back to the way things were before the protests…? I'll believe it when I see it.

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Well, we've never seen this at this scale for this long before. Not even close. It's why people are very hopeful this time around.

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Well, I am too. Always am. Just skeptical.

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We have DJT in the White House projecting Peace Through Strength. He has also supported the protestors against the regime.

If you dont think he's getting semi-hourly briefs on this, you're kidding yourself. He loves hitting Iran, hard, like the nuke sites and the Ayatollah has already put out a trial balloon about fleeing to Russia.

Im bullish on it being different this time.

I consider TWZ/Rogoway borderline MSM really.

Days Of Rage, Nights Of Flames Across Iran

Increasingly intense protests have spread across Iran over rising prices, devalued currency and government crackdowns.

Story: https://t.co/OdWlCwHK0Q

— Tyler Rogoway (@Aviation_Intel) January 9, 2026

Pre-defection.

🇮🇷🇷🇺 There is information spreading that due to the unstable situation created by the powerful protest momentum, large batches of gold are being taken out of Iran by Russian cargo planes.

🇬🇧 Tom Tugendhat, a member of the British Parliament and former security minister, stated… pic.twitter.com/IKmcTzYkMr

— Visioner (@visionergeo) January 9, 2026

Not surprising. Khameini had a little speech where he rattled on about Trump being overthrown, national unity, and foreign mercenaries.

I am surprised to see this, this am:

‼️‼️‼️🇹🇷🇮🇷 Turkish Airlines will cancel all flights from Istanbul to Tehran scheduled for Friday.

It is currently unknown what this decision is related to, but in most cases, such decisions are made in the period before expected strikes. pic.twitter.com/DONqBPkQlA

— Visioner (@visionergeo) January 9, 2026

TK is a pretty solid airline. Iranian state media broadcast some of the aftermath of protests; burnt buildings, trying I guess to turn sentiment against the movement.

🇮🇷 Since the internet was cut off in Iran, the Iranian national broadcaster has started showing photo and video footage of how protesters "controlled from abroad" attacked and destroyed Iran's religious and civil buildings.

At the same time, Iranian government politicians state… pic.twitter.com/8G5QPGaFNt

— Visioner (@visionergeo) January 9, 2026

🇮🇷 After the internet was shut down in Iran, the country’s state broadcaster, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, began airing photo and video footage allegedly showing how “foreign-directed” protesters attacked and destroyed Iran’s religious and civilian buildings.

At the… pic.twitter.com/1MN8D8rEh4

— NSTRIKE (@NSTRIKE1231) January 9, 2026

For the record and to be fair, some of the videos posted on this thread are on the first page of The NY Times.

If true, those videos would prompt me to believe this weekend will see the White House enter the conversation given Trump's threats against violence towards protestors.

He was very vocal the last day or two about deaths to date being crowd-related issues (tramplings), so confirmed civilian deaths from military force presents a clean narrative to fall back on.

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If true, those videos would prompt me to believe this weekend will see the White House enter the conversation given Trump's threats against violence towards protestors.

He was very vocal the last day or two about deaths to date being crowd-related issues (tramplings), so confirmed civilian deaths from military force presents a clean narrative to fall back on.

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One can but hope.

SpreadsheetAg said:

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🇮🇷 Since the internet was cut off in Iran, the Iranian national broadcaster has started showing photo and video footage of how protesters "controlled from abroad" attacked and destroyed Iran's religious and civil buildings.

At the same time, Iranian government politicians state… pic.twitter.com/8G5QPGaFNt

— Visioner (@visionergeo) January 9, 2026

🇮🇷 After the internet was shut down in Iran, the country’s state broadcaster, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, began airing photo and video footage allegedly showing how “foreign-directed” protesters attacked and destroyed Iran’s religious and civilian buildings.

At the… pic.twitter.com/1MN8D8rEh4

— NSTRIKE (@NSTRIKE1231) January 9, 2026

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The civil buildings are religious. Can't attack one without the other. And when you use religion as a means of control, who can blame the protesters?

txags92 said:

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YouBet said:

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Im Gipper said:

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In Iran right now:

• No internet
• No phone calls
• No communication with the outside world

Yet the Islamic regime’s main state broadcaster is airing and promoting Tucker Carlson.

This was way too much for my brain to handle. pic.twitter.com/iiRYexzezq

— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) January 8, 2026

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At some point, Tucker has to give up on this whole charade, right?

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He probably won't until the checks from Qatar stop cashing…

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Im Gipper said:

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In Iran right now:

• No internet
• No phone calls
• No communication with the outside world

Yet the Islamic regime’s main state broadcaster is airing and promoting Tucker Carlson.

This was way too much for my brain to handle. pic.twitter.com/iiRYexzezq

— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) January 8, 2026

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At some point, Tucker has to give up on this whole charade, right?

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not as long as that cool Qatari cash keeps flowing into his bank account!

any true American patriot would be shocked and horrified to become the poster child of Vladimir Putin, Bashar Assad, Nicolas Maduro and the Ayatollah Khameini.

only a legitimate idiot believes that Tucker is America First when he literally defends every tinpot dictator fighting AGAINST the United States!

let's not leave out that the "religious" buildings

JUST LIKE IN HAMASTAN

are used as armories and staging grounds for the terrorists.

nortex97 said:

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🇮🇷🇷🇺 There is information spreading that due to the unstable situation created by the powerful protest momentum, large batches of gold are being taken out of Iran by Russian cargo planes.

🇬🇧 Tom Tugendhat, a member of the British Parliament and former security minister, stated… pic.twitter.com/IKmcTzYkMr

— Visioner (@visionergeo) January 9, 2026

Not surprising. Khameini had a little speech where he rattled on about Trump being overthrown, national unity, and foreign mercenaries.

I am surprised to see this, this am:

‼️‼️‼️🇹🇷🇮🇷 Turkish Airlines will cancel all flights from Istanbul to Tehran scheduled for Friday.

It is currently unknown what this decision is related to, but in most cases, such decisions are made in the period before expected strikes. pic.twitter.com/DONqBPkQlA

— Visioner (@visionergeo) January 9, 2026

TK is a pretty solid airline. Iranian state media broadcast some of the aftermath of protests; burnt buildings, trying I guess to turn sentiment against the movement.

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My son flew on Turkish Airlines once. He said every one of the flight attendants was a knockout.

Pahlavi is practically begging us to get involved

Mr. President, this is an urgent and immediate call for your attention, support, and action. Last night you saw the millions of brave Iranians in the streets facing down live bullets. Today, they are facing not just bullets but a total communications blackout. No Internet. No…

— Reza Pahlavi (@PahlaviReza) January 9, 2026

Reminder:

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ShotOver said:

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How many times have we seen this only to peter out and go back to the way things were before the protests…? I'll believe it when I see it.

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Well, we've never seen this at this scale for this long before. Not even close. It's why people are very hopeful this time around.

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and we have never seen the Islamic Republic so weak in the last 5 decades!

Rial crushed with hyperinflation

running out of water

military crushed by Israel

nuclear program crushed by USA

old decrepit Ayatollahs

more young people

starlink

sanctions by Trump

loss of Venezuela, loss of Hizbullah in Lebanon, loss of Hamas

Tailgate88 said:

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Reminder:

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If Iran "shots"... looks like my typing after a night of drinking after an Aggie football game.

pic.twitter.com/a8N3dUxr2r

— Three Year Letterman (@3YearLetterman) January 9, 2026

LOL.

That reminds me of this . Also on a serious note. Cutting off all the internet is a really bad sign that they are going to start shooting their ciitens on a large scale. I think we are on the cusp of a revolution. Like the very top of a roller coaster go flying down forward into freedom or slide backwards to even more intense shia craziness and oppression. I hope and pray the mullahs fall !!! Would help us so much also with the ruskies and the chicoms.