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\u201cUSS Abraham Lincoln carrier not yet in CENTCOM amid Iran drone threat warnings \u2013 report,\u201d<\/a> I-24, 1-26-26.\u00a0\u00a0What will happen here, finally, is that when swarming is suspected, those small cigar ships will be blown out of the water pre-emptively.\u00a0 They will have already had a warning to stay away.\u00a0 Under these conditions, Iran has gone past the swarming circle of acceptability, here they are a danger and have gone on too long.\u00a0 But here’s the update later on 1-26,\u00a0\u201cU.S. Carrier Lincoln Arrives in Middle East Amid Iran Tensions,\u201d<\/a> WSJ, 1-26-26.\u00a0 For some reason, it really does feel like the Supreme Leader’s time has come.<\/p>\n

Notice what Amnesty says, \u201cJanuary 2026 marks the deadliest period of repression by the Iranian authorities in decades of Amnesty\u2019s research. Impunity for the repeated commission of crimes under international law committed by the Iranian authorities during previous protest crackdowns has fuelled [sic.] this latest round of violence.\u201d\u00a0 Amnesty International itself implicitly blames a lack of force in response as empowering the Regime in past crackdowns.\u00a0 See \u201cWhat happened at the protests in Iran?,\u201d<\/a> Amnesty International, 1-26-26.<\/p>\n

Iran International carries this story, \u201cAfter the crackdown: is there a way back for Iran’s rulers?\u201d<\/a>, and it does not appear so.\u00a0 1-26-26.\u00a0 A \u201cbreakdown in political legitimacy, elite cohesion, and state capacity\u201d seems to be the situation now.<\/p>\n

Another billboard paid for with funds that could help everyday Iranians.\u00a0 \u201cIranian authorities unveil new billboard in Tehran warning US against taking military action,\u201d<\/a> Euronews, 1-26-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran detaining protesters being treated in hospitals as part of crackdown, says UN expert,\u201d<\/a> Retuers, 1-26-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran\u2019s shadow fleet is fueling the Myanmar junta\u2019s air war,\u201d<\/a> AP, 1-26-26.\u00a0 Incredible reporting.\u00a0 \u201cIran has secretly shipped vast amounts of jet fuel to Myanmar\u2019s military. As the junta ramps up bombing raids against civilian targets, Iran is now the military\u2019s primary supplier of jet fuel and urea, which is an ingredient in Myanmar\u2019s munitions. The deliveries violate Western sanctions on both countries.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIran\u2019s biggest centres of protest are also experiencing extreme pollution and water shortages,\u201d<\/a> The Conversation, 1-26-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran regime reportedly issued nationwide shoot-to-kill orders as protest death toll surges,\u201d<\/a> Fox, 1-26-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cUS weighs ‘precision strikes’ on Iranian officials as military build-up surges, sources say,\u201d<\/a> MEE, 1-26-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter mass killings, bodies of Iran’s slain leveraged to quash dissent,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 1-26-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cHizbullah, Iran\u2019s most powerful proxy, has been humbled,\u201d<\/a> Economist, 1-26-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran-backed militias in Iraq and Yemen threaten new attacks as US aircraft carrier arrives,\u201d<\/a> AP, 1-26-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cNew Iran videos show bodies piled in hospital and snipers on roofs,\u201d<\/a> BBC, 1-26-26.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cUSS Abraham Lincoln carrier not yet in CENTCOM amid Iran drone threat warnings \u2013 report,\u201d I-24, 1-26-26.\u00a0\u00a0What will happen here, finally, is that when swarming is suspected, those small cigar ships will be blown out of the water pre-emptively.\u00a0 They will have already had a warning to stay away.\u00a0 Under these conditions, Iran has gone … <\/p>\n

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