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[โ€“] mrdown@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The coup in Iran worked without popular support

[โ€“] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 19 points 2 months ago

Sure, but the US and UK had the backing of some of the Iranian millitary. The millitary in Venezuela supports Maduro, due to the history of the Bolivarian revolution.