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Landline phones cut in parts of Iran, eyewitnesses say


“Honorable merchants; support, support!” When security forces arrived, the most urgent refrain was not yet a political manifesto. It was a promise of mutual protection: “Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid; we’re all in this together.” From there, the videos show how quickly what many initially read as an economic protest widened into something explicitly political.

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