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Uncle Joe

(64,269 posts)
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 11:49 AM 3 hrs ago

"State of Siege": Iran Protest Death Toll Rises to 2,000 After U.S. Sanctions Spawn Economic Crisis



Iran has said it's ready for "war" or dialogue after President Trump said the U.S. was considering "very strong options" to intervene if Iran's security forces kill anti-government protesters in an ongoing crackdown. Vali Nasr, professor at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, says the U.S. "can wage full-scale war on Iran — which President Trump does not seem to be eager to do — or it can hope to squeeze Iran economically in order to create political unrest in Iran."

This comes as at least 648 people have been killed since protests broke out in late December, according to the Norway-based group Iran Human Rights, and over 10,000 people have been arrested. Iranian officials say the number of dead could be as high as 2,000.
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"State of Siege": Iran Protest Death Toll Rises to 2,000 After U.S. Sanctions Spawn Economic Crisis (Original Post) Uncle Joe 3 hrs ago OP
The Pisswig has spoken dweller 3 hrs ago #1
The blob Traildogbob 3 hrs ago #2

dweller

(27,880 posts)
1. The Pisswig has spoken
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 11:55 AM
3 hrs ago

“There seems to be some people killed who weren’t supposed to be killed.” He did not go into detail …

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Traildogbob

(12,573 posts)
2. The blob
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 12:11 PM
3 hrs ago

Is telling Iran help is on the way. Do we think any NATO Allies will go with US at this point. Why would they?
Get ready for a draft to supply bodies (Baron will be there) to all the wars this Peace Prize ass is starting. He will fill Ice with half of those draftees. And they’ll have better equipment than soldiers over seas.
“You go to war with what you have” as the Bush era Stephen Miller/Hauqseth War criminals, Cheney/Rumsfeld, told our Iraq troops that had no vests.
Mark my words, the draft is coming. Believe me, that I can tell you, “the likes of which we have never seen”.
I joined with a draft number of 324. That draft only got up to the mid 200’s. This ass will draft up to 365.
But no rich kids.
Great Again!!!!

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