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Insula Dei
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« on: November 29, 2011, 10:17:50 AM »
Right now, actually

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/blog/2011/nov/29/iran-protesters-attack-uk-embassy-tehran-live
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« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2011, 02:19:13 PM »
Why the UK specifically?  Because it was there?  Iran is in a world of hurt right now... And religious fundamentalism will only make matters worse.

The only thing Iran has going for it is their two child policy which saw fertility rates plummet from 6 children per woman to just over 2.  The result has been a big drop in births.  The largest generation is now in their 20s, hence the unrest.  I think it will get better as the society ages as a whole.
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« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2011, 02:31:30 PM »

Because Great Satan does not have an embassy in Iran, so Little Satan must do.
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« Reply #3 on: November 29, 2011, 07:44:11 PM »
Also, in light of the IAEA report, Britain was first to enact sanctions on Iran.
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« Reply #4 on: November 29, 2011, 09:48:21 PM »
Quote from: Sibboleth on November 29, 2011, 02:31:30 PM

Because Great Satan does not have an embassy in Iran, so Little Satan must do.
Well, they were chanting "Death to England"... so you should be just fine.  Though travel to Scotland might become a bit hairy.
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« Reply #5 on: November 29, 2011, 10:54:38 PM »
Quote from: Snowguy716 on November 29, 2011, 02:19:13 PM
Why the UK specifically?  Because it was there?

Several hundred years of UK meddling in Persian affairs?  The British have been screwing with Iran far longer than the US has.
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« Reply #6 on: November 30, 2011, 12:26:02 AM »
Is that the one on Bobby Sands Road?
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« Reply #7 on: November 30, 2011, 01:23:12 AM »
Quote from: The Mikado on November 29, 2011, 10:54:38 PM
Quote from: Snowguy716 on November 29, 2011, 02:19:13 PM
Why the UK specifically?  Because it was there?

Several hundred years of UK meddling in Persian affairs?  The British have been screwing with Iran far longer than the US has.
Is there any country of any global importance that hasn't been "meddling in Persian affairs" at some point or another?....Brazil maybe?
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« Reply #8 on: November 30, 2011, 02:51:42 AM »
Quote from: dead0man on November 30, 2011, 01:23:12 AM
Quote from: The Mikado on November 29, 2011, 10:54:38 PM
Quote from: Snowguy716 on November 29, 2011, 02:19:13 PM
Why the UK specifically?  Because it was there?

Several hundred years of UK meddling in Persian affairs?  The British have been screwing with Iran far longer than the US has.
Is there any country of any global importance that hasn't been "meddling in Persian affairs" at some point or another?....Brazil maybe?

Possibly yeah.
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« Reply #9 on: November 30, 2011, 03:38:16 PM »
For me this has a certain sad irony - one of the roleplays I run had the British Embassy being ransacked by Iranian rioters.

The UK has withdrawn all of its diplomats from Iran and expelled the Iranian contingent here. Justified really.
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