Regime change in Iran would solve many of the most serious problems facing the Middle East. It would remove what many consider the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism, cutting off the regime's financial and military support for Hamas, 1)
Hezbol!ah, the Houthis, and other Iranian-backed proxy groups.
It would also fulfill the promise President Trump made to the Irqnian people when he expressed support for their struggle against the Islamic Republic.
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Many Iranians interpreted his message as encouragement to continue seeking freedom despite the risks. According to figures cited by commentators such as Goldie Ghamari and Mayar Tousi, between 40,000 and 50,000 Ir@nians—including protesters, women, children, and
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political prisoners—have been kil!ed by the regime during its crackdowns and repression.
Should Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi be selected as an interim leader during a transition, he has stated that his role would be to help facilitate a democratic process...
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rather than impose a government. He has repeatedly called for free and fair elections so that the Iranian people can choose their own future. Pahlavi has also indicated that a democratic Iran would seek peaceful relations with its neighbors and
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would join the Abraham Accords, helping to bring greater stability and cooperation to the region. It might also encourage the other Gulf states that President Trump had isolated from Iran to formally recognize Israel, join the Abraham Accords and thereby end the endless wars.
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The JD Vance MOU, if carried through successfully, risks handing the Islamic Republic of Iran a strategic lifeline that directly undermines the expansion of the Abraham Accords.
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The likely end state is not regional stability, but a recalibration in which Iran regains economic and geopolitical breathing room and rebuilds while Gulf states grow more hesitant to align openly with Israel.
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Even under nominal compliance, Ir@n has a long track record of testing boundaries—probing how far “compliance” can be stretched while preserving its long-term strategic goals.
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Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (born 1961) is a terrorist in a suit and is far from the moderate he is being painted at this time by the Trump administration. He was the IRGC brigadier general who has served as the Speaker of the Parliament of Ir@n since 2020.
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The United States designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) on April 15, 2019. The designation was made by the Trump administration under Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, citing the IRGC's support for proxy militias and
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destabilizing activities across the Middle East. The United States cannot make a deal with the IRGC because of this designation. However, as he is now the Speaker of the Parliament that evidently magically changes who he is according to the Trump administration.
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at Columbia University, she was recruited as a Middle East analyst after graduation. Her CIA service included:
Roles: She served as a political analyst (2003–2004) and intelligence briefer (2004–2005).
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Deployments: She completed three tours in Iraq (2006–2007), where she led a CIA assessment team and worked alongside U.S. military forces to counter violent militias.
She is fluent in Arabic and Swahili, which facilitated her work in the region.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "Senator Elizabeth Slotkin has introduced a bill banning sending US military to polling places
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This is exactly what I have been writing about — Senators and House members proposing laws that demonstrate their ignorance of US law and even of the US Constitution to which they made an oath.
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You see, there already is a law on the books. You see, in the United States, we already have the Federal Posse Comitatus Act of 1878. This statute severely restricts the use of the U.S. military—
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "I have tried to be neutral in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
I made it clear that I opposed Putin’s making the disputes an excuse for a military invasion.
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I also have made it clear that I objected to Ukrainian policies that led to the war, and that I objected to Ukraine rehabilitating as a hero Stepan Bandera, who murdered 25,000 Jews during his one year in office in the early 1920s.
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But this week, Ukraine did it again, rehabilitating another World War II personality who murdered 100,000 Poles and Jews on behalf of the Nazis.
Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "REGARDING THE OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL CENTER IN CHICAGO, SOME FAKE NEWS AND WRONG NEWS.
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THE MEDIA has been noting that many of the companies that worked in the construction of the building have never been paid, causing some to seriously consider bankruptcy as their only solution.
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BUT, THE MEDIA HAS ACCUSED OBAMA. SORRY, OBAMA HATERS, BUT OBAMA IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ONE.
The Committee in charge, hired a contractor, paid the contractor, but the contractor has not paid subcontractors for the work they have done.
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