I put posts up that are helpful to hear, even if I may not agree with everything they say.  With that in mind, this author is one of the persons in the two most recent administrations who sided with step away.  “Iran and the Limits of American Power,” Foreign Affairs, 1-15-26.

“Iran reopens airspace after Trump says protest crackdown has eased,” MSN, 1-15-26.

“US says sanctions target ‘architects’ of protest crackdown,” Iran International, 1-15-26.  Well deserved.  “Among those sanctioned was [the Ayatollah’s] security chief Ali Larijani, with the treasury calling him “one of the first Iranian leaders to call for violence in response to the legitimate demands of the Iranian people.””

“Iran Backpedals on Executions Threat but Casts Protesters as ‘Terrorists’,” NYT, 1-15-26.

“Many Fiery Remarks, Little Clarity on What’s Next at Security Council Meeting on Iran,” NYT, 1-15-26.  This article lets the world see the Regime, and also its agent Iran’s deputy ambassador to the U.N., Gholamhossein Darzi.  He labeled protesters in Iran as terrorists, and denied that Iran had killed any of them (!).  Darzi also denounced the two credible and well-known opposition activists the U.S. invited to address the council, Masih Alinejad and Ahmad Batebi.

The U.S. President has apparently been successful in slowing the number of deaths.  “Trump reportedly informs Iran he does not intend to attack,” I24, 1-15-26.

“Trump Was Told Attack on Iran Wouldn’t Guarantee Collapse of Regime,” WSJ, 1-15-26.  “[T]he U.S. learned of Iranian plans to execute 800 people Wednesday, which didn’t happen.”

“Iran protests appear increasingly smothered after internet outage and regime’s crackdown,” NPR, 1-15-26.

“Kurdish opposition groups in Iran support protests, claim attacks on Tehran regime,” Long War Journal, 1-15-26.