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News
and Analysis (1/11/26)
"Iran’s protest movement has
entered a sharper and more
dangerous phase, marked by
continued street mobilization
despite near-total communications
blackout, escalating threats from
senior officials, and a visibly
hardened security posture" ...
... Videos, hospitals, human rights
groups, and government reports all
testify to escalating violence ...
"In
his remarks, Trump went further than
he has so far and suggested
the U.S. could intervene in favor
of the protesters regardless of
whether the regime uses violence
against them" ...
... and his "administration
is weighing preliminary options
for a potential military strike on
Iran, including large-scale
airstrikes, though officials
stress the planning is routine and
no action is imminent" ...
... seemingly in consultation with
Israel ...
... and Iran declares it would
respond:
Israeli war crimes continue:
Three conditions for foreign
involvement to strengthen
opposition movements: "the
presence of domestic organization
capable of absorbing outside
support, fractures within the
security apparatus, and whether
external signals reinforced or
undermined the movement's domestic
legitimacy":
“Most of all, I wanted freedom.
I’m so scared I won’t get it”:
"NetBlocks has described the
current blackout as among the most
severe ever recorded in Iran. 'We
are tracking near-total
disconnection of internet service
across Iran right now, and
connectivity is below 2% of
ordinary levels'":
"Reza Pahlavi is not a unifying
figure, but remains a symbol of
exclusion":
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