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“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…

Are threats bringing a war closer? Lindsey Graham Fires Assassination Warning at Iran’s Ayatollahs (Newsweek) Iran Army Chief Threatens Preemptive Attack over ‘Rhetoric’ Targeting Country After Trump’s Comments (AP News) Israel and Iran Walk a Fine Line Between Restraint and Miscalculation (Jewish Insider) Iran Puts Military on High Alert (Newsweek) Israeli war crimes continue: Soldiers…

Analysts dispute whether Venezuela’s $2 billion debt to Iran is still outstanding and thus at risk: What the Fall of Maduro Means for Venezuela’s Vast Debt to Iran (Iran International) Iran’s Funds Already Withdrawn from Venezuela, Chamber Chief Says (Iran International) “Israeli forces bomb a tent in al-Mawasi, killing a five-year-old girl and her uncle,…

“Iran’s Police Chief Brigadier General Ahmad-Reza … Radan’s remarks to Iranian national TV, however, appeared to not be about those who have been taking part in deadly and destructive activities … but those that have received money from foreign spy agencies”: Three Children Dead in Iran Protests as Security Forces Accused of ‘Indiscriminate Targeting’ (The…

Trumps unconstitutional capture of a foreign president and threat to take control of his country absent a declaration of war alarms those who favor the rule of law … Trump Should Have Tried to Get Congressional Authorization if He Wanted to Strike Venezuela and Capture Maduro (Reason) Capture of Maduro and US Claim It Will…

As violence on the Iranian demonstrations continues … Iran Security Forces Member Stabbed, Shot Dead at Protest: Agency (AFP / Al-Monitor) Iran Protests: Death Toll Cited at 10 amid Reports of Unrest Spreading to Rural Provinces (i24 News) … and Trump’s threats against Iran have upset some previous and current supporters: Greene: Trump Threatening Troops…