Two days ago (1.10.26), Iran International reported that at least 2,000 protesters — a conservative estimate — had been killed nationwide over the previous 48 hours. Amidst an internet and power blackout, Iranian security forces have been blowing away demonstrators en masse with no-holds-barred brutality.
That’s a little bit different from what’s been happening in Minneapolis, which ignited last week after the 1.7.26 ICE killing of Rene Good.
Yesterday afternoon (1.11) the Guardian ran a story that was headlined “the streets are full of blood“…”Iranian protests gather momentum as regime cracks down.”
Trump has said U.S. forces might strategically hit Iran if the government continues to murder protestors. Obviously that’s what they’re doing. So…?
PBS.org: “‘We’re looking at some very strong options,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One on Sunday night. Asked about Iran’s threats of retaliation, he said: “If they do that, we will hit them at levels that they’ve never been hit before.”
‘Trump said that his administration was in talks to set up a meeting with Tehran, but cautioned that he may have to act first as reports of the death toll in Iran mount and the government continues to arrest protesters.
“‘I think they’re tired of being beat up by the United States,’ Trump said. ‘Iran wants to negotiate.'”
@cbsnews International journalists such as CBS News’ Holly Williams and others can’t get into Iran amid protests throughout the country against the regime. Williams reports from Erbil, Iraq, close to the Iraq-Iran border, where despite a media and internet blackout, Iranians are telling their story of resistance. #Iran #protests ♬ original sound – cbsnews
@pbsnews Iran on Sunday warned of retaliation if the United States or Israel use force to support anti-government protesters. White House national security advisers are said to be weighing a broad range of potential responses to the regime's bloody crackdown, including direct military strikes. President Donald Trump has said that he stands ready to help the protesters. While numbers are hard to know with any certainty because Iran's internet and phone service are blocked, a human rights watchdog group told the Associated Press that more than 500 people have been killed and 10,000 detained. Iran's top prosecutor has said rioters will be dealt with "without leniency, mercy or appeasement." #news #pbsnews #iran #iranprotests#trump #trumpnews ♬ original sound – pbsnews
@bbcnews The US-based human rights group Hrana says nearly 500 protesters have been killed in Iran since protests began. Other activists say the true figure could be much higher. #Iran #Protests #News #BBCNews ♬ original sound – BBC News