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JanMichael

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35. Who is "they"? I haven't seen what you're talking about.

Wed Jun 18, 2025, 02:11 PM

Jun 18

Then again I don't speak Farsi which I think is the language there. So I wouldn't know if they all want the shah back. Well not the one from 1979 since he is dead.

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