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“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…

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…

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…

“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…

Protests seem contained for now as telephone service (but not Internet) resumes: Iran Protests Enter a Contained Phase as Repression Intensifies and Protesters Await Trump’s Next Move (NIAC Insights) Iran: International Calls Resume but Internet Still Cut (Deutsche Welle) “A security alert by the virtual U.S. Embassy for Iran advises American citizens to ‘leave Iran…

“President Donald Trump says Iran has contacted the United States to propose talks as his administration weighs responses — including military options — amid reports from rights groups that hundreds of people have been killed across the country amid mass protests against the regime”: Trump Says Tehran Wants to Talk as U.S. Weighs Military Options…

“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” … Iran Protests Escalate Over Two Days as Public Defies State Warnings, Army Enters Security Narrative, and Casualty Reports Rise (NIAC Insights) … Videos,…

The violence in Iran mounts: Iran Protests Latest: At Least 62 Killed as Ayatollah Threatens Harsher Crackdown (Independent) Iran Supreme Leader Signals Upcoming Crackdown on Protesters ‘Ruining Their Own Streets’ for Trump (AP) Doctor Says More Than 200 Reported Dead in Tehran as Regime Opens Fire on Protests (Time) Iran: Internet Shutdown Hides Violations in…

Is Iran approaching a tipping point? Iran Protests Latest: Millions Take to Streets to Demand Regime Change as Dozens Killed in Clashes with Police (Independent) Iran Security Forces Attack Hospital After Protests in Western Region (France 24) Iran’s Current Uprising and the Collapse of Ideological Legitimacy (Dawn) Iran State TV Breaks Silence on Protests, Claims…

The Trump Administration calls it enforcement of sanctions; a member of the Russian Parliament calls it “outright piracy on the high seas”: U.S. Seizes Oil Tanker and Boards Another amid Tensions with Russia (NY Times) Iranian demonstrations spread: ‘They Are Killing Us’: Authorities Use Force Against Protesters in Kurdish Regions of Iran (The Guardian) Footage…