Up until 2024 he had a 10 million reward on his head and it would be very plausible he will end up assassinated by a US UAV
https://2017-2021.state.gov/rewards-for-justice-reward-offer...
Edit: can't reply to your flagged post, Turkey may be a NATO ally but does not qualify as western. Its interests were not aligned with US interests in Syria.
US supported the Kurds which are Turkey's long time enemies, while Turkey supported an Al Qaeda offshoot, which the US was not enthusiastic about
> The crackdown on protesters in Iran has prompted an outcry among European leaders, with High Representative Kaja Kallas denouncing Tehran for its "disproportionate" and "heavy-handed" response.
> The European Union has sharply condemned the crackdown on protesters in Iran who have taken to the streets to show their discontent over the Islamic Republic.
Starmer: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01/03/keir-starmer-sil...
However, I certainly don't want to be seen as supporting Starmer - he does seem to have remained silent on Iran or the MSM is not interested in reporting it.
I root for the Iranian people in spite of Trump's support.
In fact, these Iran protests are a ray of light partly because liberalism is under attack, from populists like Trump, in Western nations.
"We are deeply concerned about reports of violence by Iranian security forces, and strongly condemn the killing of protestors. The Iranian authorities have the responsibility to protect their own population and must allow for the freedom of expression and peaceful assembly without fear of reprisal. We urge the Iranian authorities to exercise restraint, to refrain from violence, and to uphold the fundamental rights of Iran’s citizens."
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/leaders-declaration-of-fr...
So right now there is almost no starlink hardware in the country.
It's right there in the article. Just click the link!
Trump/Israel bad > Trump/Israel is anti Iranian regime > Iranian regime must not be so bad (or actually be good!)
[1] https://www.slatestarcodexabridged.com/I-Can-Tolerate-Anythi...
Will a protector come and save the Iranians, again?
A theocracy masquerading as a democracy can't really expect to not have uprisings now and again.
inglor_cz•4w ago
dkindler•4w ago
inglor_cz•4w ago
https://x.com/Osint613/status/2009405639869526236
Maybe someone in Lebanon can chime in.
breppp•4w ago
However, French media reports the Iranian elites are trying to get french visas
https://www.iranintl.com/en/202601089494
Other unconfirmed rumors currently circulating is that last night under the cover of the internet blackouts there has been a major massacre of protestors
https://x.com/IliaHashemicom/status/2009594128284205077
bamboozled•4w ago
Really, really hope it's a rumor.
inglor_cz•4w ago
https://www.reddit.com/r/NewIran/comments/1q7x4vv/caution_di...
perihelions•4w ago
> "To block the sharing of information regarding the protests and the deaths of hundreds of protesters on social media platforms, the government shut down the Internet nationwide, resulting in a near-total internet blackout of around six days.[25][26][27] In an effort to crush the protests, the Iranian government (according to Amnesty International) shot protesters dead from rooftops, helicopters, and at close range with machine gun fire. In an effort to mask the scale and casualty count of the protests, it hauled away large numbers of bodies of the dead protesters,[24] and threatened families of slain protesters not to speak to the media or hold funerals.[28]"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019–2020_Iranian_protests
xenospn•4w ago