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  "path": "/archives/2026-jan-apr.html#17_March_2026_(Iran's_defiant_stance)",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-18T08:38:39.000Z",
  "site": "https://stallman.org",
  "tags": [
    "they can hold out",
    "war will only strengthen Tehran regime"
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  "textContent": "Iran's rulers believe that they can hold out despite US attacks, and are unwilling to agree to any concessions.\n\nThe article reports an expert as saying that Israel bombed Iran's infrastructure, with that the people now see this war as an attack against their country rather than as an attempt to liberate them from religious tyranny.\n\nI speculated a few days ago that Iranians would be torn between these two perspectives.\n\nPredicting this result, *Iranians living in UK tell Starmer that war will only strengthen Tehran regime.*\n\nThus, it seems that Netanyahu and the wrecker were carried away by foolish overconfidence and defeated themselves: they turned a potential ally, the Iranian people, against them.",
  "title": "Iran's defiant stance"
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