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Re:Blackouts have hit Iran. The government is blaming Bitcoi... by yongjik on Monday January 18, 2021 @03:46PM (#25826430)
> Remember when they initially denied that Iran's military had downed the Ukrainian plane?

I don't think they had real choice (with such a high-profile incident), but to be fair, Iran admitted they did it in three days, which is remarkably fast.

Hell, it's faster than how many days it took the current US president to concede he lost the election.

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Re:Blackouts have hit Iran. The government is blaming Bitcoi... by usefulcat on Monday January 18, 2021 @04:18PM (#25826750)
> Hell, it's faster than how many days it took the current US president to concede he lost the election.

Did that actually happen? Promising a “peaceful transfer” is not the same thing.

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