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A huge loss - her work was a window into the Iranian revolution for my students who were just starting to learn about Iran. bbc.com/news/articles/c4g0nn…

Iran communications update linkedin.com/posts/emilyblou…

Iranians who were pro-West are now changing their minds, says @NegarMortazavi, as US strikes in the #IranWar target civilians More in #F24Debate ➡️ go.france24.com/X8k

Even amid the massive bombing campaign, the Islamic Republic regime is unlikely to settle for "unconditional surrender." Here's why tinyurl.com/karbalaIran

This Iranian government spokesperson is basically saying they’ll give internet access only to those who spread the regime’s narrative.

While comparing Khamenei 2.0 to his dead father, it’s important to remember that Ali Khamenei rose to power in 1989, at the age of 50, after 25 years of cultivating an image as an unworldly cleric, mainly interested in poetry and philosophy rather than political power. Even his fiercest critics recognise that Ali Khamenei was a good orator and knew how to read the room. He was a violent, manipulative, and brutal theocrat but knew how to use words, and did that very well in meetings with Revolutionary Guards commanders and hardline clerics in the first years after coming to power to gain their trust. On the other hand, Mojtaba Khamenei has never (NEVER!) given a public speech. In one private video message sent to his students at the seminary, shared on social media and here, Mojtaba has difficulty putting two sentences together and getting to the point. That will pose a problem for him and the regime. In a situation in which the “supreme” leader must live in a bunker for the foreseeable future, he and his regime will have a very difficult time working on his image, earning his followers' trust, and finding new acolytes. The result will be an even more brutal rule than his father’s, with no need to pretend that his rule is legitimate or to reach a consensus with different parts of Iranian society. Mojtaba may have outmanoeuvred his rivals to come to power, but years of operating in the shadow of his father will catch up with him soon. Dark days ahead for Mojtaba, his regime, and, sadly, for millions of innocent Iranians taken hostage by the Khamenei regime. #iran #IranMassacre‌ #IranRevolution2026‌

RT @HamidRezaAz: Day 4 of Iran vs. U.S./Israel war (focus on Iranian strategic narrative): 🔹The IRGC’s ground forces appear to be entering…

Update from CENTCOM Commander on Operation Epic Fury:

RT @NatashaBertrand: NEW: The CIA has been working to arm Kurdish forces with the aim of fomenting a popular uprising in Iran, multiple peo…

Iranian intelligence services are sending threatening text messages to ordinary citizens. One message reads: “Considering the cruel enemy’s plans to carry out terrorist acts and incite street riots as a follow-up to the bombing of certain military and law enforcement sites, any action that disrupts public security will be regarded as direct cooperation with the enemy and will be met with the strong fist of your children in the IRGC Intelligence Organization.”

**Interesting development** Broadcast Disruptions Spread After Strikes and Satellite Hijacking of Iranian Channels themedialine.org/top-stories… via @TheMediaLine

Here's the moment a tearful host on Iranian state TV confirmed this morning that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US and Israeli air strikes. The Iranian government has announced 40 days of mourning and a week-long holiday to mark Khamenei's death.

JK: What do you think the next leadership looks like? Have you identified anybody? Trump: “Yes. We have a very good idea.”

A group of Iranians in a residential district near the city of Karaj dance and cheer on the street following reports that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei may have been killed in a strike today. Video: @mamlekate Location: 35.768958, 50.958708 @GeoConfirmed

BIG: The Israeli army has released a list of the Iranian officials who were killed with Khamenei. - Mohammad Pakpour: Commander of the IRGC Ground Forces. - Ali Shamkhani: Senior Security Adviser to the Supreme Leader - Mohammad Shirazi: Head of the Military Office of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. - Aziz Nasirzadeh: Minister of Defense. - Salah Esadi: Intelligence Chief of the “Khatam al-Anbiya” Headquarters. - Reza Mozaffari-Nia: Former Deputy Defense Minister (Head of SPND). - Hossein Jabal Ameli: Current Deputy Defense Minister (Head of SPND).

Khamenei is dead. The end of an era: "He was felled by Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, an American president and Israeli Prime Minister whom he loathed. He lived by “Death to America” and “Death to Israel.” He died by death from America and Israel." theatlantic.com/internationa…

An Iranian man left this comment on my YouTube channel. This is without a doubt the single best explanation of the reality facing Iranian people today👇 "As an Iranian, I can tell you the situation is no longer just political—it's existential. We are trapped between two collapsing structures: one internal, one external. On one hand, we face a deeply dysfunctional government, led by the Supreme Leader and the Islamic Republic’s unelected institutions. Decades of economic mismanagement, suppression of dissent, and brutal ideological control have alienated multiple generations. No one believes in reform anymore—because every attempt has either been co-opted or crushed. But here's the paradox: We are also terrified of regime collapse—because we've watched the aftermath of Western intervention in countries like Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Afghanistan. Each was promised freedom; each descended into chaos, civil war, or foreign occupation. So no, we don't trust the U.S. or Israel. Not because we support our regime—but because we know how imperial powers treat ‘liberated’ nations in the Middle East. Freedom, in their language, often means vacuum, fire, and permanent instability. Right now, many Iranians live with three truths at once: The Islamic Republic is morally and politically bankrupt. The alternatives offered by foreign actors are not liberation—they’re collapse. A bad government is survivable. No government is not. We are not silent because we agree. We are cautious because we’ve learned—too well—what happens when superpowers decide to "help." In a sentence: Iran is a nation held hostage by its own regime, but haunted by the fate of its neighbors. We are stuck in a house we hate, surrounded by fires we fear more."

Telegram channels close to IRGC have in past weeks outlined high-end hotels in GCC states as potential targets. Claim is that US soldiers evacuated from military bases are purportedly checked into hotels to escape strikes. If accurate, would suggest Iranian intel penetration.