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 now’ and ‘have a plan for departing Iran that does not rely on U.S. government help’”:
“President Donald Trump threatened Monday to impose a 25 percent tariff on ‘any country’ doing business with Iran, potentially affecting U.S. trade with China, India, the United Arab Emirates, the European Union and others”:
“This is another example of the United States inserting itself into something happening in the Middle East with no clear end game,” — Jon Hoffman, Middle East expert at the Cato Institute:
“A delegation of more than 50 STC leaders flew from Aden to the Saudi capital on January 7 to take part in a conference … [now] is believed to be being held incommunicado. STC officials in Aden say they have been unable to contact any of the group since they travelled”:
Israeli war crimes continue:
- Israel’s Use of Banned Weapons in Gaza Has Created a Cancer Crisis (Palestine Deep Dive)
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