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Dear A.,
The Iranian people are courageously taking to the streets to protest their fanatical and oppressive regime. Today was the ninth day of protests in cities across Iran. The regime announced that prices of basic goods are expected to rise by 20% to 30% in the coming weeks, with some locals in Iran reporting that the prices of some goods have already risen by at least 50%.
The regime is cracking down on the protests, with at least 19 people killed, more than 50 injured, and over 990 arrested – including at hospitals where armed regime forces stormed inside and
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opened fire on civilians and the injured.
President Trump threatened to intervene if the regime continues to kill peaceful protesters,
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saying , "If [Iran] starts killing people like they have in the past, I think they're gonna get hit very hard by the United States."
The president’s strong statement comes after his meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu last week, where he expressed total American alignment with Israel on the pressing strategic issues and
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said that the United States would support further military action against Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
Today, Netanyahu expressed Israel's support for the Iranian people.
"We stand in solidarity with the struggle of the Iranian people and with their aspirations for freedom, liberty, and justice. It is very possible that we are witnessing a moment in which the Iranian people are taking their fate into their own hands," he
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Armed Iranian regime forces break down the doors to a hospital, storming inside the building to shoot at civilians and the injured.
As the protests continue to escalate, senior Iranian officials have said the protests have thrust the regime into "survival mode," according to
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reports .
Ayatollah Khamenei, the Islamic Republic's leader, has prepared for a "Plan B," if the protests force him out, which will see him and "his very close circle of associates and family, including his son and nominated heir apparent, Mojtaba," flee Tehran for Moscow, an
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intelligence source told the British newspaper The Times.
As the Iranian regime faces popular unrest at home, its grip on Latin America has been significantly weakened by the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Maduro and his regime were key allies of Iran, which created a strategic hub in the country to export terrorism throughout the Western Hemisphere.
Netanyahu welcomed the U.S. operation to capture Maduro,
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saying , "Across Latin America right now, we are seeing a transformation. Several countries are returning to the American axis and, not surprisingly, to a connection with the State of Israel. We welcome this."
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"Hordes of Iranians have taken to the streets and risked their lives to protest the Islamic regime. The regime’s attempts to suppress the protests are failing; instead, the unrest has spread from the capital city of Tehran to other cities... Against this backdrop, on Saturday, in a shocking military escalation, U.S. special forces captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro... Under Maduro, Venezuela has fostered warm ties with the Islamic Regime of Iran as well as Russia and China. Many see Trump’s action in Venezuela as an indication that he is willing to heighten American aggression against its enemies, including the Islamic Republic of Iran."
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Israeli FM Sa'ar meets with U.N. official to discuss Hezbollah disarmament
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar met
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yesterday with U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis in Jerusalem to discuss the efforts by the Lebanese government to disarm Hezbollah.
"I reiterated the importance of Hezbollah’s disarmament for both Israel’s security and Lebanon’s future. Efforts have been made in this regard by the Lebanese government and the Lebanese Armed Forces, but they are far from sufficient, among other things in light of Hezbollah’s efforts to rearm and rebuild, with Iranian support," Sa'ar
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Meanwhile, the IDF
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killed two Hezbollah terrorists yesterday who were trying to rebuild the terrorist group's infrastructure in southern Lebanon, which violated the understandings between Israel and Lebanon.
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