der #Economist sieht nicht, daß der #Iran den Übergang auch nur halbwegs friedlich hinbekommen kann… momentan kämpfen sie mit Messern gegen Sturmgewehre… 🫡

“There's just so much more anger and so much more venom and fury and hatred. A sense of despair that protest itself isn't going to really deliver a #newIran and that it's only going to be through force that change is going to come about.
… this is a powder keg and in one way or another it will be lit.”

https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1449631195?i=1000747164120&r=323&t=276

Unconfirmed reports here of hundreds of protestors being shot in the #NewIran protests: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jan/10/iran-protesters-tell-of-brutal-police-response-deaths-and-forced-confessions

Some of the other footage is incredible, including mosques on fire.

Lots of early attempts to frame it as aligning to one particular political slant or another, some even suggesting this is an uprising aginst Islam itself rather than just the theocratic regime.

Trump's threats aside, everyone keen to see now if this goes like Egypt, Syria, or something new.

During the student's arrest, she was subjected to severe physical assault, including her head striking either a car door or a pillar, which caused heavy bleeding. “Blood stains from the student were reportedly seen on the car’s tires,” https://www.iranintl.com/en/202411025012

#iran #newiran #hijab #islam

Iran's Military Strategy & Power Projection - Drones, Proxies & Production under Sanctions https://youtu.be/Cy95hMoMhrY

#Iran #exmuslim #Islam #NewIran

A Brief History of Iran’s Hostage Swapping Since the 1979 revolution, Iran has made detaining foreigners and dual citizens a centerpiece of its foreign policy, trading them for money and people. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/16/world/middleeast/iran-hostage-swap-history.html

#NewIran #Iran #hostagediplomacy

This vile psychopath is now released and threatening everyone and calling himself with the nickname that he used during mass executions. He is also being glorified as a hero. Thank you #Sweden https://www.reddit.com/r/NewIran/comments/1dgnf79/this_vile_psychopath_is_now_released_and/

#NewIran #Iran #hostagediplomacy

The UN Secretary-General, @antonioguterres pays tribute to“the Butcher of Tehran” Raisi

https://www.reddit.com/r/NewIran/comments/1d0mkzq/the_un_secretarygeneral_antonioguterres_pays/

#UN #NewIran #Iran