Courageous Iranians are continuing their nationwide protests against the regime. Over the past 11 days, demonstrators have taken to the streets in more than 100 cities, including in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar.
Protestors have toppled statues – including of former IRGC leader Qassem Soleimani – and some rallies have prominently featured chants of “Death to the IRGC” and “Death to Khamenei.” Today, Iran’s national under-23 soccer team defiantly refused to sing the national anthem before their match against South Korea.
The regime and its security forces have killed at least 36 people and detained more than 2,000 Iranians, including 800 in the past 24 hours. IRGC forces are being deployed as the Mullahs seek to shut down the protests.
Senator Lindsay Graham said, “One thing is clear: the Iranian regime continues this brutality at its own peril.”
Iranians pushed regime forces to retreat in Shiraz.
Meanwhile, the Iranian rial, the country's currency, has now fallen to its lowest value ever and continues to plunge, an indication of the extreme financial distress facing the regime. Trying to quell the protests, the regime is now subsidizing the heads of households with the equivalent of $7 per month. Senator John Fetterman
posted about the meager subsidy, “This is a testament to how our nation and Israel broke Iran.”
U.S. ambassador discusses new Israel-Syria agreement
In a new interview with The Jerusalem Post, U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and Syria Tom Barrack discussed Israel and Syria's recent agreement following U.S.-mediated talks.
"The outcome of the meeting reflects a strong and mutual desire to move from denial to genuine cooperation and shared prosperity. Both sides are committed to a new relationship based on transparency and partnership - one that heals the regrets of the past and accelerates a collaborative future."
The meeting ended with the two countries agreeing on a joint intelligence-sharing mechanism, which will be monitored by the U.S., and have made plans for future discussions on civilian issues. You can read the full agreement here.
Barrack added that, "The new Syrian government has made it unequivocally clear that it harbors no hostile intentions toward Israel and instead seeks a relationship based on respect and coexistence. Israel, for its part, is eager to build ties with the leadership of this longtime neighbor and appreciates that the old hostile regime has been replaced by one committed to cooperation and a new paradigm."
IDF eliminates two more Hezbollah terrorists
The IDF today eliminated two Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon who were taking part "in attempts to reestablish Hezbollah military infrastructures, with one of them being an engineering terrorist in a structure that facilitated the organization’s reestablishment efforts."
The IDF added that the terrorists' actions were in "blatant violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon."
The United States must continue to increase the pressure on Lebanon to fulfill its stated commitment to fully disarm Hezbollah.
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