“To all Iranian patriots, keep
protesting. Take over your
institutions if possible," Trump
said in remarks to the Detroit
Economic Club and on Truth Social,
“I’ve canceled all meetings with
the Iranian officials until the
senseless killing of protesters
stops. And all I say to them is
help is on its way" ...
... "U.S. threats of military
intervention create additional
dangers. Instead, Washington
should offer major economic
incentives in exchange for
meaningful political change in
Iran" ...
... "Israeli officials have
suggested the Trump administration
delay large-scale strikes until
the Iranian regime is even more
strained, while one Arab official
said there is “lack of enthusiasm
from the neighborhood" for
American military action in Iran
right now" ...
... "the reality is the US
president has few to no options
that could obviously help that
country’s protest movement, never
mind the fact that the history of
US intervention in the region has
hardly been a success":
"Iranians
made phone calls abroad for the
first time in days after
authorities severed
communications during a
crackdown":
... and "[I]nternet shutdowns in
Iran have often blocked work
applications ... central to
ordinary businesses’
operations. Similarly, the
regime’s efforts to block virtual
private networks (
VPNs)
and secure
HTTPS
connections can wreak havoc
on corporate payment systems,
multi-factor authentication and
even corporate email":
"[A]s
a deep weather depression
pummelled the Gaza Strip,
killing at least seven children,
Albanese
said the weather disaster had
exposed the depth of Israel’s
disregard for civilian
survival":
After
"Trump
warns of 'very strong action'
if Iran executes protesters,"
Iran’s judiciary chief
Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei
declares, “If a person
burned someone, beheaded someone
and set them on fire then we
must do our work quickly”:
"Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood
official says group rejects US
designation and ‘pursue all legal
avenues to challenge’ it":
"Secretary of
State Marco Rubio said in
closed-door meetings in recent
days that, at this stage, the
administration is looking at
non-kinetic responses to help
the protesters" ...
... but while "[i]t’s not clear
how many Iranians inside Iran
support former crown prince Reza
Pahlavi — but he’s definitely
Israel’s favorite":
"Continuity
will be essential for an orderly
transition. And second, when the
regime finally falls, whoever
will lead Iran next is almost
certainly living there now" --
Jason Rezaian:
"Ethnic minority regions are not
indifferent to change; they are
skeptical of its outcome":
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