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[lordmork]

As part of my never-ending blog about politics and international relations, I have written about the current crisis in Iran. As one of the most interesting (and currently most-reported on) issues of the day, what's going on and why we should care is actually quite confusing, because few media outlets bother to talk about the detailed past, and why

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[mamarabbit]

The most frustrating thing, aside from trying to tease out the complexities of Middle East politics and history, is knowing how little we can do to try to ease the tensions. It's like watching a slow motion train wreck.

[lordmork]

This is one of those things that the current president has grasped very well. I'm strongly confident that, left alone, Iran's young people (half the population is under 30) will eventually turn the tide and change the country for the better. But it will take years or decades.