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Steelmonkey said:
It's all kicking off in Iran, with the collapse of their economy leading to mass protests on the streets amd many calling for the return of the Shah - amazingly, none of this is being covered by the main stream media

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Been watching the BBC news for 30 minutes and no coverage of the protests
Been a story about us sanctions on Iranian drones to Venezuela and quite a long story about Mediterranean great whites being endangered
Also no mention of beavers in London
 
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kiwiqpr said:
Been watching the BBC news for 30 minutes and no coverage of the protests
Been a story about us sanctions on Iranian drones to Venezuela and quite a long story about Mediterranean great whites being endangered
Also no mention of beavers in London
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Took the BBC three days to start covering this.... far more interest in Idris Elba getting a knighthood apparently, and nowt about beavers anywhere

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Protests spread across Iran for third day after currency hits record low

The Iranian rial hit a record low against the US dollar on Sunday, prompting shopkeepers in Tehran to stage protests, which have quickly spread.
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Protests spread across Iran for third day after currency hits record low​

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ByParham Ghobadi
    • Published
      30 December 2025, 16:23 GMT
Updated 6 hours ago
Protests and strikes in Iran over inflation and currency devaluation have spread from the capital, Tehran, to several other cities on a third day of unrest.

The protests began on Sunday after shopkeepers in Tehran's Grand Bazaar staged a strike when the Iranian rial hit a record low against the US dollar on the open market.

Since then, videos verified by BBC Persian have shown demonstrations in the cities of Karaj, Hamedan, Qeshm, Malard, Isfahan, Kermanshah, Shiraz and Yazd. Police were also seen using tear gas in an attempt to disperse demonstrators.

The Iranian government said it "recognises the protests" and would listen "with patience, even if it is confronted with harsh voices".
President Masoud Pezeshkian wrote on X late on Monday that he had instructed the interior minister to hold talks with what he described as "representatives" of the protesters so that measures could be taken "to resolve the problems and act responsibly".

He also accepted the resignation of Iran's central bank governor, Mohammadreza Farzin, and named former economy and finance minister Abdolnasser Hemmati to replace him.

University students have also joined the protests, chanting anti-government slogans including "Death to the dictator" - a reference to the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who holds ultimate power in Iran.

Some protesters were also heard chanting slogans in support of the son of the late Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who was overthrown in the 1979 Islamic Revolution, including "Long live the Shah".
 
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Steelmonkey said:
Took the BBC three days to start covering this.... far more interest in Idris Elba getting a knighthood apparently, and nowt about beavers anywhere

www.bbc.co.uk

Protests spread across Iran for third day after currency hits record low

The Iranian rial hit a record low against the US dollar on Sunday, prompting shopkeepers in Tehran to stage protests, which have quickly spread.
www.bbc.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk

Protests spread across Iran for third day after currency hits record low​

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Image source,EPA
ByParham Ghobadi
    • Published
      30 December 2025, 16:23 GMT
Updated 6 hours ago
Protests and strikes in Iran over inflation and currency devaluation have spread from the capital, Tehran, to several other cities on a third day of unrest.

The protests began on Sunday after shopkeepers in Tehran's Grand Bazaar staged a strike when the Iranian rial hit a record low against the US dollar on the open market.

Since then, videos verified by BBC Persian have shown demonstrations in the cities of Karaj, Hamedan, Qeshm, Malard, Isfahan, Kermanshah, Shiraz and Yazd. Police were also seen using tear gas in an attempt to disperse demonstrators.

The Iranian government said it "recognises the protests" and would listen "with patience, even if it is confronted with harsh voices".
President Masoud Pezeshkian wrote on X late on Monday that he had instructed the interior minister to hold talks with what he described as "representatives" of the protesters so that measures could be taken "to resolve the problems and act responsibly".

He also accepted the resignation of Iran's central bank governor, Mohammadreza Farzin, and named former economy and finance minister Abdolnasser Hemmati to replace him.

University students have also joined the protests, chanting anti-government slogans including "Death to the dictator" - a reference to the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who holds ultimate power in Iran.

Some protesters were also heard chanting slogans in support of the son of the late Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who was overthrown in the 1979 Islamic Revolution, including "Long live the Shah".
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Is there an update on which countries have or haven’t pulled out of Eurovision?
 
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A lot of countries need to be banned...

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Star of David Bardsley said:
Is it Iran? I’m going to assume it’s Iran
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They certainly support a lot of terrorist groups







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Since the Iranian Revolution in 1979, the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has been accused by several countries of training, financing, and providing weapons and safe havens for non-state militant actors, such as Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in Gaza, and other Palestinian groups such as the Islamic Jihad (IJ) and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). These groups are designated terrorist groups by a number of countries and international bodies such as the EU, UN, and NATO, but Iran considers such groups to be "national liberation movements" with a right to self-defense against Israeli military occupation.[1] These proxies are used by Iran across the Middle East and Europe to foment instability, expand the scope of the Islamic Revolution, and carry out terrorist attacks against Western targets in the regions. Its special operations unit, the Quds Force, is known to provide arms, training, and financial support to militias and political movements across the Middle East, including Bahrain, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, and Yemen.[2]
A number of countries (Argentina, Albania,[3] Australia, Bulgaria, Denmark,[4] France,[5] India,[6] Kenya,[7] Sweden, Thailand, United States)[8][9][10] have accused the Iranian government and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps of plotting assassinations or bombings in their countries and others against perceived enemies of Iran. In response, economic sanctions against the Iranian regime have been imposed by many countries and the United Nations. The first sanctions were imposed by the United States in November 1979, after a group of radical students seized the U.S. embassy in Tehran and took hostages.[11][12] The sanctions were expanded in 1995 to include business dealings with the Iranian government. However, these sanctions have not significantly impacted the country's relationships with its proxies. The United States Department of State estimated that Iran spent more than $16 billion in support of the Assad regime and its proxies between 2012 and 2020, a period in which Iran funneled more than $700 million to Hezbollah.
The Iranian government has been accused by the United States of harbouring several al-Qaeda leaders within their country despite mutual hostility between the two and their proxy groups and affiliates. In 2021, the U.S. claimed that al-Qaeda's new base of operations was in Iran.

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WBA2_QPR3 said:
www.aljazeera.com

All the countries Israel attacked in 2025: Animated map

Israel has carried out attacks in Palestine, Lebanon, Iran, Syria, Qatar and Yemen, as well as in maritime waters.
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Most Warmongering Nation 2025 and the award goes to....
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The good old us of a


Armed Conflict Location & Event Data or ACLED, the nonpartisan conflict monitor, told Al Jazeera that the US had carried out – or been a partner to – 622 overseas bombings in all, using drones or aircraft, since January 20, 2025, when Trump took office.
 
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kiwiqpr said:
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Armed Conflict Location & Event Data or ACLED, the nonpartisan conflict monitor, told Al Jazeera that the US had carried out – or been a partner to – 622 overseas bombings in all, using drones or aircraft, since January 20, 2025, when Trump took office.
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