{"id":8474,"date":"2026-01-12T17:47:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T23:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=8474"},"modified":"2026-01-16T13:38:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T19:38:45","slug":"8474","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2026\/01\/12\/8474\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201c’They just kept killing’: Eyewitnesses describe deadly crackdown in Iran,\u201d<\/a> BBC, 1-12-26.<\/p>\n

\u201c544 dead, over 10,600 arrested in Iran as Trump says Tehran sought talks | LIVE BLOG,\u201d<\/a> i24, 1-12-26.\u00a0 These stories are the only news, about anyting, out of Iran.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Iranian Regime Could Fall:\u00a0 But a U.S. Strike Would Prop It Up,\u201d<\/a> Foreign Affairs, 1-12-26.\u00a0\u00a0Notice these are the same persons, whether during the June War, or at any time when the question of force might be applied by the U.S., who say a war will break out (when the U.S. takes out nuclear facilities, when the U.S. removes Soleimani, when Pres. Trump eliminated Baghdadi, etc.\u00a0 Further, these are the same people who say that someone should rescue those who are being taken advantage of–yet they apparently don’t want the U.S. or their country to do it.\u00a0 How many foreign leaders and news rooms around the world are calling to help the Iranians getting shot in the streets?<\/p>\n

Both are untrue.\u00a0 \u201cIran Prepared for War but Ready to Negotiate, Foreign Minister Says,\u201d<\/a> NYT, 1-12-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cNetwork of Scottish X accounts go dark amid Iran blackout,\u201d<\/a> The Herald, 1-12-26.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201c’They just kept killing’: Eyewitnesses describe deadly crackdown in Iran,\u201d BBC, 1-12-26. \u201c544 dead, over 10,600 arrested in Iran as Trump says Tehran sought talks | LIVE BLOG,\u201d i24, 1-12-26.\u00a0 These stories are the only news, about anyting, out of Iran. \u201cThe Iranian Regime Could Fall:\u00a0 But a U.S. Strike Would Prop It Up,\u201d Foreign … <\/p>\n

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