US EditionFacing protests and new threats from Trump, is the Iranian regime on its last legs?
Protests driven by economic collapse and political grievances have led to 20 deaths and 1,000 arrests, while the US and Israel warn Iran over nuclear and missile activities.
- In recent days, protesters have flooded Tehran and other major cities, with at least 20 killed and around 1,000 arrested, while last week the Women, Life and Freedom movement and university students joined.
- The current wave began after a late-December currency collapse, with public fury fueled by theocratic rules, corruption, costly proxy wars, and water shortages as the Amir-Kabir dam was less than 10% full.
- The regime leans on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Basij paramilitary force to suppress dissent, while intelligence services, revolutionary committees, clerical circles, and arms from Russia and China bolster its defence.
- US President Donald Trump has warned Tehran not to kill protesters, saying `locked and loaded`, and accused it of nuclear and missile rebuilding, urging to `eradicate that build-up` amid strong US and Israel support.
- Analysts caution that it may be premature to declare the regime finished, as Iran's position on the oil-rich Persian Gulf raises regional stakes and 400 kilograms of highly enriched uranium remain missing despite IAEA doubts.
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Following the military operation in Venezuela, US President Donald Trump appears to be targeting, among others, the Iranian Islamic regime of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Protests have been going on there for days, resulting in several deaths, and Trump is threatening military action. Moreover, the US is further expanding its military presence in the region.
Iran considers as a "threat" the statements of the US President and the Israeli Prime Minister regarding the ongoing protests "and will not tolerate this going on without responding," said the head of the Iranian army on Wednesday. ...
In Iran, people continue to protest, there are serious riots. The regime rules with hardship and at the same time tries to appease. Now the US has threatened to intervene. Pressure on Tehran is growing. By Benjamin Weber.[more]
Iran faces growing domestic dissent, Trump threats
Iran’s embattled regime is facing growing domestic dissent along with threats from US President Donald Trump, though analysts said he is unlikely to deploy his Venezuela playbook against Tehran. Iranian authorities have arrested hundreds as widespread demonstrations stemming from economic angst have also included anti-regime slogans. Trump threatened to intervene if authorities kill protesters, but Tehran has more resilient defenses than Venezue…
Iranian Regime Cracking Down Hard on Emboldened Protesters
The Iranian regime is brutally cracking down on protesters despite warnings from President Trump but the people will not be deterred. Only hours before the capture and arrest of Venezuelan terrorist leader Maduro, President Trump shared a message to the leadership of the terrorist Islamist state reigning terror over the people of Iran. He said that you better not shoot and kill protesters or the US “will come to their rescue”. This was posted …
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