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May 30th 2023
NEW: #Russian forces conducted another series of strikes against #Ukraine with cruise missiles and #Iranian-made drones overnight on May 28 to 29 and during the day on May 29.

May 29 campaign assessment with @criticalthreats: isw.pub/UkrWar052923 ImageImageImageImage
2/ #Russian forces launched a relatively higher number of missiles than in recent series of strikes following the largest Russian series of #Shahed strikes since the start of the full-scale invasion of #Ukraine on May 28.
3/ ISW previously assessed that RU forces began a new limited air campaign in recent months to degrade UKR counteroffensive capabilities, but that Russia's focus on targeting #Kyiv is likely further limiting its ability to meaningfully limit potential UKR counteroffensive actions
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May 23rd 2023
Thread: Global widespread support for NCRI's president-elect, Maryam Rajavi's ten-point plan for a future Iran. #FreeIran10PointPlan @HouseForeignGOP @HouseForeign @HouseGOP @HouseDemocrats
In 2006, Mrs. Rajavi, the President-elect of the NCRI, unveiled her Ten-point Plan for Iran’s future at the Council of Europe. This comprehensive blueprint envisions a peaceful and democratic nation, resonating with Iranians across various backgrounds.
US Congress support for #FreeIran10PointPlan with H.Res.100, which is currently co-sponsored by 234 bipartisan members of Congress. H.Res.100 gained the support of the House majority in the first 50 days of the 118th Congress. #FreeIran2023 congress.gov/bill/118th-con… Image
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May 18th 2023
As #Russia and #China torture their populations, the fire of hearts stoked by the remembrance of history, which they deny and attempt to obfuscate/distort, spreads and engulfs.

The fire hurts, but the hurting is right, it is good.

It is direction; it is to be trodden.
No other direction brings #Humanity further.

The #Holocaust happened; The #Holodomor happened, the #Uyghur genocide is happening, the #Tibetan genocide is happening.

Through painful turmoil, we toil. A great many other foul conflicts rage; their fires of the heart hurt too.
#Palestine and #Israel both claim to want peace, neither can be first to stop the violence, neither wills to turn a cheek or implement full reconciliation where little ever sprouted.

#Iranian women remain targets, victims, punished; men remain slavers, cherished, what is holy?
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May 16th 2023
#Iranian leaders are stoking conflict between Israel and #Palestinian militias, likely to enable the IRGC to transfer military equipment into #Syria with a lower risk of Israeli interdiction. Today's Update from CTP and @TheStudyofWar: criticalthreats.org/analysis/iran-… 1/9 Image
#Iranian weapon shipments into #Syria could trigger a new escalation cycle with #Israel that risks entangling US and Coalition forces. 2/9
Ultra-hardline political factions are mounting a political campaign against pragmatic hardline Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, likely to restrain him from pursuing major political reforms. 3/9
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May 5th 2023
NEW | Attacks on #Iranian clerics increased during the past month, which may reflect broader public antipathy to the regime's sociocultural and economic policies. Today's update from CTP & @TheStudyofWar: criticalthreats.org/analysis/iran-… 1/5
Iranian leadership is signaling greater cohesion among #Palestinian resistance factions, likely to support their integration into the Axis of Resistance. 2/5
#Iraq-i Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al Sudani may replace Popular Mobilization Authority Chairman Faleh al Fayyadh according to Iranian-backed Telegram channel Sabreen. 3/5
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May 5th 2023
#Raisi is the first #Iranian president to visit #Syria in over a decade. What’s changed and what are the implications for #Iran’s domestic and regional goals? Read the latest from CTP and @TheStudyofWar: (1/8)

criticalthreats.org/analysis/iran-…
#Raisi’s visit signals that #Iran is aiming to leverage political and economic developments in #Syria to improve its domestic economy and advance its regional objectives. (2/8)
#Iran faces a significant economic challenge at home. The #rial recently reached 556,500 rials to one US dollar, marking a 10% reduction in value within the past month. (3/8)
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May 3rd 2023
NEW | #Iranian officials and members of the clerical establishment have expressed increased concern over the safety of religious figures in recent days. Read today's update from CTP & @TheStudyofWar: criticalthreats.org/analysis/iran-… (1/4) Image
Iranian-backed #Syrian militias may be setting rhetorical conditions to attack US forces in response to #Israeli airstrikes in #Aleppo Province on May 1. (2/4) Image
CTP recorded student poisoning incidents in four cities across three provinces on May 2. (3/4) #مسمومیت_دانش‌آموزان Image
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Apr 25th 2023
NEW | #Khamenei briefly lost control of his audience during a speech to #Basij students on April 18, indicating the degree to which dissatisfaction has spread among parts of the Iranian regime’s most loyal factions. New update from CTP & @TheStudyofWar: criticalthreats.org/analysis/iran-… /5
Strike activity among #Iranian petrochemical, copper, and steel industry workers increased significantly between April 22 and 24 in response to worsening economic conditions. 2/5 Image
At least 14 protests occurred in 13 cities across 12 provinces on April 24. 3/5 Image
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Apr 3rd 2023
#China’s #Iran-#Saudi Deal a Tool to Avoid Any Wave of Democratic Regime Change:

I was quoted
@EpochTimes @venusupadhayaya

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I highlighted: Saudi MBS Vision 2030, requires
“De-escalation with Turkey, Qatar, Syria, resumption of relations

theepochtimes.com/chinas-iran-sa…

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with #Iran and de-facto relations with Israel are all linked to his 2030 vision,”. Bahrami said that although these deals are being defined between China and Iran, they are still waiting for US to revive #JCPOA.
“As long as international sanctions and banking sanctions

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against Iran exist, such deals with China remain on paper. #Iran was also blacklisted by the #FATF. China is not in a position to take the risk of U.S. sanctions for dealing with Iran,” Bahrami said. Regarding China-Iran military deal, Bahrami said: China is seeking to

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Mar 31st 2023
#Iran condemns recent attacks of the Zionist entity on #Syria

#Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Nasser Kanaani, strongly condemned the #Zionist entity’s attacks, on Thursday and Friday dawn, on some points in #Damascus and its countryside. sana.sy/en/?p=304972
Kanaani said in a statement that “Unfortunately, the international community did not have the expected & deterrent reaction to the aggressive & continuous military attacks of the Zionist entity on Syria, including civilian airports and residential areas.” sana.sy/en/?p=304972
He indicated that such aggressive practices are a flagrant and continuous violation of international laws and regulations.

Kanaani added that those attacks come to divert attention from the deep internal crises and divisions of that entity. sana.sy/en/?p=304972
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Mar 27th 2023
#Iranian, #Saudi foreign ministers discuss arrangements for joint meeting in phone conversation
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Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian discussed with his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan, during a phone call on Monday, the latest developments in the agreement on restoring bilateral relations and holding a meeting between them soon.
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"The two sides discussed in this phone conversation the joint bilateral meeting scheduled to be held during the month of Ramadan & exchanged views on it,” Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement, sana.sy/en/?p=304593
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Mar 24th 2023
Notable flare-up of strikes & counter-strikes at #Syria/#Iraq border; between #US & #Iran proxies.

(? Timing ?
in the wake of #Saudi-Iranian rapprochement; & few days after serious steps of Saudi-#Assad normalization). theguardian.com/world/2023/mar…
#US airstrikes on facilities used by #Iran’s proxies came in retaliation to a drone strike in north-east #Syria that killed a US contractor & injured five American troops.
Strikes killed six fighters at an arms depot in the Harabesh neighbourhood in the city of #Deir_Ezzor.
Interesting:

“Diplomacy to de-escalate the crisis appeared immediately around the strikes. #Qatar reported a call between its foreign minister & Jake Sullivan, the #US national security adviser. Qatar’s foreign minister then spoke with the #Iranian FM Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.”
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Mar 21st 2023
#BREAKING | #Iranian Leader Sayyed Ali Khamenei: growing ties between #Iran and regional states thwarted the Western plans to isolate #Tehran. Image
Sayyed Ali Khamenei: I say decisively that the Iranian people are strong, and they will continue supporting the resistance.
Sayyed Khamenei: Allegations about Iran participating in the Ukraine war are false, and we outright deny them.
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Mar 20th 2023
🚨🚨 ALERT WORLD 🚨🚨
🚨🚨 HELP Syria 🚨🚨
Russian Intelligence Service: #US uses #terrorist groups to undermine situation in #Syria
sana.sy/en/?p=304159
Russian Foreign Intelligence Service has announced that the #US continues to use #terrorist groups in #Syria to undermine positions of the Syrian government.
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“The Central Command of the #US forces is planning to form battalions of terrorists to carry out hostile acts against the legitimate #Syrian government”
-Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, Sergey Naryshkin-
sana.sy/en/?p=304159
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Mar 14th 2023
The #Iranian regime is preparing to deploy its security services to deter and likely crack down on the planned demonstrations during the upcoming Iranian holidays. Read today's update from @TheStudyofWar and CTP: criticalthreats.org/analysis/iran-…
Student poisonings occurred on March 11, 12, and 13 in Iranian provinces that saw significant protest activity during the #MahsaAmini protest movement. #مسمومیت_دانش_آموزان
Iranian public figures continue to suggest that the regime or regime-adjacent actors are in some way responsible for the poisoning campaign primarily targeting schoolgirls in recent months.
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Mar 11th 2023
#UAE: Restoring #Saudi-#Iranian relations is an important step for stability of the region
sana.sy/en/?p=303195
Sheikh Abdallah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign & International Cooperation Minister of the #UAE described the development of the relations between #SaudiArabia and #Iran as “an important step”.
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"The restoring the relations between #SaudiArabia and #Iran is an important step for the region towards stability and prosperity," Sheikh Bin Zayed twitted on Saturday.
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Mar 10th 2023
#Breaking: #SaudiArabia and #Iran agreed to resume relations via #Chinese mediation. According to #Iranian media sources.

It's such a big and bold geopolitical move in an extremely sensitive time. Let's wait and see how things will unfold.
Now, it has just been confirmed officially by #SaudiArabia through 3 parties' statement, which thanked the #Chinese mediation process etc.
This move has an unprecedented global strategic implications; the #US may praise the move publicly but deep down they will be blown by the new reality on the ground which is the fact that #China has become a political power in the Middle East rather than an economic one alone.
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Mar 10th 2023
##Iranian state media BREAKING NEWS:

#Iran and #SaudiArabia agreed to re-establish ties and re-open embassies. 🇮🇷 🇸🇦

IF confirmed, this was months in the making but held back by the Saudis, asking for big #Yemen move from #Tehran. IF confirmed, #Yemen news coming soon, too.
Again, IF true, this is a confirmation that the WSJ article on #Riyadh normalizing ties with #Israel was wishful thinking (in both #Biden administration & #Netanyahu)
Also, rumour has it that #China mediated this alleged normalization between #SaudiArabia & #Iran. That would be more #Riyadh & #Tehran wanting to give a diplomatic win to #Beijing. If this really happened it was more a bilateral process, with direct engagement.
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Mar 7th 2023
But this is not all #Putin's telephone entertainment for yesterday. Recently, the closest person to the #Russian president, judging by the number of contacts, is #Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. A telephone conversation with Raisi for Putin, although an ordinary event, is...
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nevertheless important. So the #Russian president does not give up trying to get the promised deliveries of weapons from the president of #Iran, and above all, ballistic missiles and launchers for these missiles.
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Despite all the previous unfulfilled or partially fulfilled promises and missed deadlines, Ebrahim Raisi continues to instill hope in #Putin for the speedy delivery of everything that the President of #Russia asks for.
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Mar 7th 2023
Over 110 separate student poisonings were reported throughout #Iran on March 6. Some have framed these incidents as “mass hysteria.” They’re not.  Someone is deliberately poisoning Iranian children—we’re just not sure who. (1)
#مسمومیت_دانش_آموزان
Hundreds of students—primarily #IranianSchoolgirls--reported chemical attacks in recent weeks, especially since March 1. Their symptoms include nausea, chest pain, numbness of limbs, and more. (2)

bbc.com/news/world-mid…
Some have compared these recent reports to previous instances of “mass sociogenic illnesses,” in which presenting symptoms are caused by anxiety rather than—in this case—chemical attacks. (3)

theguardian.com/world/2023/mar…
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Mar 5th 2023
Reports suggest that chemical poisonings occurred in 116 separate schools--primarily girls' schools--in #Iran today. It’s difficult to imagine a scenario wherein the regime isn’t complicit in failing to protect these children. Here’s why: (1)
#مسمومیت_دانشآموزان
Officials have blamed the poisonings on foreign actors. Others have suggested the attacks were the work of domestic groups who either aimed to punish girls sympathetic to the #Mahsa_Amini movement or sought to discourage girls from going to school. (2)

reuters.com/world/middle-e…
It's unclear why--if foreign actors are indeed behind ongoing poisonings--the regime has not deployed the surveillance and security capabilities that it used to violently suppress protests during the #Mahsa_Amini movement to protect Iranian girls. (3)
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Mar 3rd 2023
The #Iranian regime has apparently failed to take measures to protect schools following 46 separate reports of chemical poisonings on March 1. Here's what else you need to know today from CTP and @TheStudyofWar: criticalthreats.org/analysis/iran-…
#مسمومیت_دانشآموزان Image
The regime is taking short-term measures to address economic grievances that will likely exacerbate #Iran’s economic crisis in the long run. Image
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir #Abdollahian gave an interview with #CNN on March 1 likely in an attempt to convince the United States to return to the suspended nuclear negotiations.
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Mar 2nd 2023
1. It seems that #Russia has found another opportunity to circumvent #EU and #US #sanctions.
Which one? - mass purchase of tankers. Over the past six months, 240 vessels have been sold in the world,⬇️
@SecBlinken @POTUS
@RishiSunak @AndrzejDuda
mind.ua/en/news/202541…
2. and all of them have unknown owners. And this is already the largest shadow fleet in the history of shipping.
#Russia is buying 25 to 35 large tankers every month to increase the number of ships it can carry to bypass #sanctions.⬇️
#RussiaIsATerroristState #SanctionsRussia Image
3. The shadow fleet of the country already reaches 600 tankers, which is 10% of the world volume of vessels of this class, - #CNN

Tankers carrying Russian oil are divided into two categories: "gray" and "dark" ships.

The "grey" ships were mainly sold by #European⬇️
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Feb 27th 2023
🚨 #OSINT | Iranian Border Guard Detained by the Taliban

AW investigators geolocated a video showing the moment an Iranian border guard was detained by the Taliban near Abresham bridge in #Nimruz province.

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🗓️ Feb 27, 2023
🌆 Nimruz, #Afghanistan
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From the insignia on the guard's uniform, it is evident he is a Sergeant first class of the Iranian Military's Ground Forces. 2/4

🗓️ Feb 27, 2023
🌆 Near Abresham Bridge, Nimruz, #Afghanistan
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Images of the guard ‘in captivity’ surfaced on social media after his alleged arrest - the man photographed can be seen wearing the same dark t-shirt with yellow lettering underneath his uniform. 3/4

🗓️ Feb 27, 2023
🌆 Near Abresham Bridge, Nimruz, #Afghanistan Image
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