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 ‘Terrorist Agents’ of US and Israel Set Fires (Times of Israel)
- U.S. Watching for Signs Iran’s Protests Could Bring Down Regime (Axios)
Israeli war crimes continue:
- Israel Kills Five Children in Surge of Attacks on Gaza “Safe Zone” (Drop Site)
- Despite Gaza Ceasefire, War Still Deadly Along Israel’s ‘Yellow Line’ (Washington Post)
The near total shutdown of Internet and phone services in Iran raises questions about the cause and means to circumvention:
- Iran Plunged into Internet Blackout as Protests over Economy Spread Nationwide (The Guardian)
- Israeli Official Asked About Starlink in Iran as Musk Weighed in, Sources Say (Jerusalem Post)
- Propaganda vs. Reality During Iran’s Internet Blackout (Iran Wire)
“I found concepts of reconciliation, peace, moderation, and dialogue throughout the Qur’an. Muslims know this, but the Western public, including the Western academic public, mostly didn’t”:
- Juan Cole: Islam, History and the Enlargement of the Self (Informed Comment)
“Iran protests seem to be gathering momentum, leading the market to worry about disruptions” — Ole Hansen, head of commodity analysis at Saxo Bank:
“Some say it undermines Syrian sovereignty and ignores issues like the Israeli occupation of the Golan Heights”:
- Palestinians Slam Israel-Syria Security Agreement as an Attempt to Rebrand ‘Normalization’ (Haaretz)
“The IRGC is not simply a military force — it is a parallel power centre with a revolutionary and religious mission”:
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