Liz Sly on Twitter: "Astonishing scenes as protests erupt in Tehran tonight. They chant that Iran’s leaders are the enemy, not the US. And, “Soleimani was a killer.” The fallout from his assassination continues to take unexpected turns https://t.co/diDuogtMVE"

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Astonishing scenes as protests erupt in Tehran tonight. They chant that Iran’s leaders are the enemy, not the US. And, “Soleimani was a killer.” The fallout from his assassination continues to take unexpected turnshttps://twitter.com/alinejadmasih/status/1216047712476565504?s=21 …

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Masih Alinejad Verified account @AlinejadMasih

Protests continue in Tehran. Protesters are chanting many of the same slogans from #IranProtests of November 2019 They're chanting: "The regime told us our enemy is the US. But actually, our enemy is right here" [in reference to the regime itself]. pic.twitter.com/OjoMw2PMI2

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1. Peter Helpeter Luena‏ @peterluena 11 Jan 2020
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  How does it benefit the terrorists?
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1. Shaun Appleby‏ @Shaun_Appleby 11 Jan 2020
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  Iran is brittle and this assassination and its various outcomes may yet constitute a tipping point for the domestic political influence of the IRGC.
  
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1. GlobalEast‏ @Gl0balEast 11 Jan 2020
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  A couple of dozens shouting people. Very astonishing indeed.
  
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1. Bardya Azadi‏ @AzadiBardya 11 Jan 2020
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  The spin machine is still coming up with a strategy to explain their flawed “expert” analysis
  
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