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[–] perestroika@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

The son of the shah (he hasn't ruled as a shah, his father did) is a seemingly smart and politically competent person, who seems outwardly like a liberal democrat (but one can't see into people).

His problem is that he isn't part of a militant organization, and he was brought up in peace and plenty. They listen to his words and respect him, but he may not have the kind of colleagues to bring down the (quite bloodthirsty) ayatollah's regime. :( Overthrowing a country requires lots of organized people who are considerably less polite.

Btw, the Iranian communist party talks of 600ish dead and 11000 arrested.

They don't update their sites as often as news organizations, and don't have so many contacts to intgrate information from.

MeK - the People's Mojahedin (leftist, terrorist tactics, based in emigration, in south-eastern Europe) - updated their site yesterday, says death toll "over 3000". But it took them a day to get the information out, since they speak of Monday in the text but published on Tuesday.

[–] demonsword@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

The son of the shah is a USA stooge. Zero credibility.