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News and Analysis 1/22/26
“Carriers, F-15Es and air defenses shift to Mideast as aides refine scenarios from IRGC targets to broader action; Tehran warns of retaliation while Washington debates goals and risks”: Trump Pushes Aides for ‘Decisive’ Military Option on Iran as Assets Approach Middle East – Report (Jerusalem Post) Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue: Israeli Minister…
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News and Analysis 1/21/26
“Authorities accuse a range of prominent figures of fomenting protests as it seeks to reassert control” … Iran Seizes Properties and Businesses in Crackdown After Unrest (Financial Times) … adding to the pressure on Iran’s already suffering businesses: Internet Shutdown Squeezes Iran’s Ailing Businesses Already Hurt by Crashing Currency (AP) Israeli war crimes continue: Live:…
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News and Analysis 1/20/26
A “prominent businessman who closed his cafes in solidarity with the protests was detained and had his assets seized. The attorney general said anyone who backed the uprising would have their assets seized to ‘teach them a lesson’”: Iran Gives “Young People Who Became Unwittingly Involved” in Protests 3 Days to Surrender, for “Leniency” (CBS News)…
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News and Analysis 1/19/26
“[A]n apparent response to US counterpart Donald Trump saying it was time to look for new leadership in Iran“: Iran’s President Says Any Attack on Supreme Leader Khamenei Would Be Declaration of War (France 24) “The regime … can fall if fissures are created internally and defections at high levels occur. But the external threat…
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News and Analysis 1/18/26
The “government cannot punish inflammatory speech unless that speech is directed to inciting or producing imminent lawless action and is likely to incite or produce such action”: Fourth Circuit Clears Muslim Scholar Who Encouraged Jihad After 9/11 (Courthouse News) Israeli war crimes continue: The Fate of Gaza’s Disappeared Remains Unknown (Israel-Palestine News) Israel Is Destroying…
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News and Analysis 1/17/26
“The shutdown of online discourse within Iran has allowed both the government and its critics to flood social media outside the country with disinformation campaigns and fake images”: Battles over Truth Rage Online Amid Iran’s Internet Blackout (NY Times) The Reagan appointee “leveled the searing critique during a hearing in Boston to determine the appropriate…
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News and Analysis 1/16/25
On what do Turkey, the Gulf states, and Israel agree? That an assault on Iran now is a bad idea: Gulf States and Turkey Warned Trump Strikes on Iran Could Lead to Major Conflict (The Guardian) Israel Watches Iran Protests Closely, but Is Wary of Intervening (NY Times) Iran imprisons reporters … Journalists Face More…
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Iran at a Crossroads: Protests, Repression, and the Risk of U.S. Military Escalation
[On January 12, 2026, the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft held a webinar on”Iran at a Crossroads: Protests, Repression, and the Risk of U.S. Military Escalation.” The program was hosted by Trita Parsi. The following is our summary of key takeaways and is not intended as a transcript. To watch the entire program click here.]…
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News and Analysis 1/15/26
Iran stands down on planned execution of protestor and ends its temporary airspace closure as protests appear to have been quelled: Iran Postpones Execution of Protester, Family and Rights Group Say (NY Times) Iran’s Nationwide Protests Feel Smothered After a Weeklong Crackdown and Internet Outage (AP) Iran Closes Airspace for Hours as Trump Claims Executions…
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News and Analysis 1/14/26
“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” … Trump Encourages…
