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Iran’s leader must know about guns and flowers - Opinion | Daily Mirror

Daily Mirror LK · · 1249 words · By DM Editorial
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“During civilian protests aimed at toppling a regime, the norm is for the security forces to not take sides and allow democracy to prevail.”
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No relevant evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about security force neutrality during regime change protests.
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“This picture taken in 2022 shows a young Sri Lankan girl offering a rose to police officers who are manning a barricade near Parliament in Sri Lanka”
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Wikipedia entries about Sri Lanka's economy, flag, and air force do not mention the specific 2022 photograph or its context, leaving the claim unverified.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The mixed economy of Sri Lanka was valued at LKR 32.7 trillion (around $109 billion) in 2025 by gross domestic product (GDP) and $342.6 billion by purchasing power parity (PPP) in 2024 Sri Lanka's eco…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The national flag of Sri Lanka, also called the Singha Flag or Lion Flag (Sinhala: සිංහ කොඩිය, romanized: singha kodiya, Tamil: சிங்கக் கொடி, romanized: ciṅkak koṭi), consists of a golden lion holding…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF; Sinhala: ශ්‍රි ලංකා ගුවන් හමුදාව, romanized: Śrī Laṃkā guwan hamudāva; Tamil: இலங்கை விமானப்படை, romanized: Ilaṅkai vimāṉappaṭai) is the air arm and the youngest of the …
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“Iran has a history of its people toppling the regime with rebellions”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute Iran's historical instances of regime overthrow via rebellions.
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“The Iran vs America-Israel war gives no signs of ending permanently, even though there is a temporary ceasefire agreed upon by the two main parties in conflict.”
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“We can safely say that there is huge potential for a full-scale war to resume until America’s Donald Trump is not taken out of the equation.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Throughout both of his presidencies, U.S. president Donald Trump has expressed a desire to expand the United States' territory and influence through both land purchases and military means. Trump first…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Trump Always Chickens Out" (TACO) is a pejorative description of the perceived tendency of US president Donald Trump to make threats, only to later delay or renege on them as a way to increase time f…
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“The American Constitution’s 25th Amendment provides for high-level officials to remove a President from office if the latter is unfit to hold the post.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Fourteenth Amendment (Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments. Considered one of the most consequential amendments, it…
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“Just the other day, when a Sri Lankan friend of mine, a right-thinking and educated fellow, now settled down in California, made a Facebook post wishing Donald Trump victory in this present war.”
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“Iran’s Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has the mindset to practice three things needed to understand the magnitude of any military challenge; logic, reasoning and the willingness to be an eyewitness.”
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“Iran has witnessed the damage that a war could do. It knows the logic of both sides claiming victory in a stalemate situation.”
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“There are posts seeking the public’s participation where opinion is sought whether Iran or America is the most likeable country.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about social media polls comparing Iran and the US.
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“Before America and Israel bombed Iran, there was unrest in the latter country. The people of Iran were agitating for a regime change.”
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“There was an invasion of Iran by the British and the Soviet Union in 1941.”
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“The new Shah was just 21 years old when he became Iran’s leader.”
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“There was a coup in 1953, but it was defeated.”
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“The Shah was a good leader during peaceful times, but not in ‘betroffen’ (when affected or impacted).”
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“Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini made a smooth takeover of Iran. It is reported that the people put flowers in the guns of the Iranian soldiers when the latter refused to shoot at those who rebelled.”
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“The people coming together to form a human shield to protect their assets is a show of courage which cannot be measured even by gold.”
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“The people of Iran refused USA aid during their rebellion.”
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“Iranian women are ready to drop their veils and show their beautiful faces to the world!”
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