Lemmynated@lemmy.zip to World News@quokk.au · 14 days agoForced offline for most of 2026, Iranians say they're struggling to survivewww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up181arrow-down11
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minus-squareSculptus Poe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·14 days agoIf you read the article, this is an Iranian State blackout to oppress their own people. Not a thing done by the US or Israel. They want to stop the people from reaching out for help.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·14 days agoThe US attack gave Iran political cover for it. Now they can pretend it’s a war OPSEC thing instead of a dissent suppression thing.
minus-squaredeft@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkarrow-up5·14 days agoI’m pretty sure this was going on before that.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·13 days agoSo what? Doesn’t stop them from being able to claim it.
minus-squareJohn Richard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·13 days agoJust replace the word Persians with Americans, and I’ll agree with you.
If you read the article, this is an Iranian State blackout to oppress their own people. Not a thing done by the US or Israel. They want to stop the people from reaching out for help.
The US attack gave Iran political cover for it. Now they can pretend it’s a war OPSEC thing instead of a dissent suppression thing.
I’m pretty sure this was going on before that.
So what? Doesn’t stop them from being able to claim it.
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Just replace the word Persians with Americans, and I’ll agree with you.