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The Guardian Class Discovers Iran

Pity they didn't spare a thought for the victims of clerical fascism.

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Frederick Alexander
Mar 01, 2026
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Useful idiot checks TikTok to learn what to think about Iran.

They’re going to be more insufferable than usual, aren’t they? Greta will come out of hiding, and Jeremy Corbyn – who increasingly resembles the late Ayatollah Khomeini but with less charm – will pop up in TV interviews. He’ll declaim on the evils of regime change, waffle something about international law, and become indignant and evasive the moment anyone points out the nauseating hypocrisy – which they won’t because it’ll be on the BBC.

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