Post B2FV4xAnBSJVF6Tey0 by EthicalProfessor@mstdn.social
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(DIR) Post #B2FTwBBRcjYw8R2DmC by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-13T17:13:19Z
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Death toll from #Iran #protests surpasses 2,000, activists say, as #Trump encourages #protestersSince we know he has no fondness for #dissent, what’s he really after???The number of dead climbed to at least 2,003, as reported by the #US based #HumanRights Activists News Agency. That figure dwarfs the death toll from any other round of protest or unrest in Iran in decades & recalls the chaos surrounding the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution.#geopolitics https://apnews.com/article/iran-protests-us-israel-war-nuclear-economy-1b2368e0804676d33d6aa0696815a102?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-01-13-Breaking+News
(DIR) Post #B2FUB8UHviRW7JyrLc by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-13T17:16:03Z
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Soon after the new death toll became public, #Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform: “Iranian Patriots, KEEP PROTESTING - TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!!!”He added: “I have cancelled all meetings with Iranian Officials until the senseless killing of protesters STOPS. HELP IS ON ITS WAY.” Trump did not give details.#geopolitics #law #Congress #WarPowers #Iran #oil #sovereignty #InternationalLaw
(DIR) Post #B2FUEcg88YG6cbBMnI by Petr90@mastodonczech.cz
2026-01-13T17:16:33Z
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@Nonilex Trump potřebuje skrý Epstein.
(DIR) Post #B2FUazEmwZWExS3cEy by ar1@mastodon.social
2026-01-13T17:20:40Z
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@Nonilex His boss, Bubba - sorry, Bibi told him to start another war for IL.
(DIR) Post #B2FUg0w83Pyhfvj7TM by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-13T17:21:37Z
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What is the #Trump admin actually trying to achieve in #Iran?"It's hard to tell exactly what course of action Trump is likely to take," Will Todman, senior fellow in the #MiddleEast program at #CSIS, said, "given we don't know what his full aim is here."Trump is probably trying to #influence the Iranian #regime's behavior, Todman said, rather than topple it.#geopolitics #law #Congress #WarPowers #Iran #oil #sovereignty #InternationalLaw https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj6wr4kew08o
(DIR) Post #B2FUqeVLnOibI0H3Me by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-13T17:23:33Z
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"I think the risks of #RegimeChange are so great that I don't yet believe that is his primary objective here," he said. "It could be more concessions in the #nuclear talks. It could be to stop the crackdown. It also could be to try to implement reforms that lead to… some sort of #sanctions relief."#Trump has said elements of the #Iran regime have reached out, anxious to negotiate, presumably to keep a dialogue going on the country's nuclear program.#geopolitics #law #Congress #WarPowers
(DIR) Post #B2FV4xAnBSJVF6Tey0 by EthicalProfessor@mstdn.social
2026-01-13T17:26:04Z
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@Nonilex #Piggy's aim is distraction from - Epstein files - ICE/Gestapo - Lawsuits he is losing - etc.
(DIR) Post #B2FV6RmuqNTQTz1PA8 by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-13T17:26:25Z
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"What you're hearing publicly from the Iranian regime is quite different from the messages the administration is receiving privately," WH press secy Leavitt said Monday, adding that diplomacy was "always the first option".Unnamed ofcls told WSJ, meanwhile, that VP #JDVance is one of a handful of senior aides urging #Trump to pursue #diplomacy first.#geopolitics #law #Congress #WarPowers #Iran #oil #sovereignty #InternationalLaw
(DIR) Post #B2FVEmNcARQYfEA00G by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-13T17:27:54Z
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"The smartest thing for them to have done," #JDVance told reporters last Thursday, "is for them to actually have a real negotiation with the #UnitedStates about what we need to see when it comes to their #nuclear program."But if a bloody crackdown continues across #Iran, #diplomacy runs the risk of looking like weakness."If it's not sufficient, it demoralises protesters," Todman said.#geopolitics #law #Congress #WarPowers #Trump #sovereignty #InternationalLaw
(DIR) Post #B2FVUmZdDMT7tlPbSS by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-13T17:30:46Z
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Perhaps with this in mind, & with gruesome accounts emerging from #Iran despite the internet blackout, #Trump has said he may feel compelled to act even before diplomatic channels have been explored.Tuesday morning's starkly worded post on Truth Social strongly indicated that diplomacy has, for now, been set aside.#geopolitics #law #Congress #WarPowers #sovereignty #InternationalLaw
(DIR) Post #B2FYGPwar0X3WQzh5c by thecarnationist@mastodon.social
2026-01-13T18:01:46Z
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@Nonilex Protestors don't want nuclear deals, they want the regime out. It's beyond appaling that when the people call for help, the dealbreaker warmonger says "diplomacy first".
(DIR) Post #B2FeSDb5BWUaQdwWH2 by Mehrad@fosstodon.org
2026-01-13T19:11:08Z
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@Nonilex12'000 seems to the current number:https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-protest-death-toll-over-12000-feared-higher-video-bodies-at-morgue/https://www.iranintl.com/en/202601130145
(DIR) Post #B2FirIEpSxnNsYkJhQ by grumpydad@infosec.exchange
2026-01-13T20:00:30Z
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@Nonilex I was going to say oil, but given what happened with the Venezuela thing it's probably the Epstein files