Cameras built to police Iranians became the regime's Achilles' heel
benbreen
45 points
3 comments
March 05, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (2 comments)
sputknick
Similar to how the roads Rome built to control their empire were used by Barbarian invaders. History doesn't repeat but it does rhyme.
aussieguy1234
Could be true, but could also be false. If Iran removes these cameras, they will have a much harder time tracking protests and dissidents. So it's entirely possible this could be misinformation intended to mislead the regime into removing the cameras.