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They engineered the 1979 oil shock to destroy the Shah's industrial revolution. Now they're running the same playbook against Trump.
Barbara Boyd exposes who's behind the panic — and why unconditional surrender is the cure.
Watch the full Saturday Brief:
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"If I go offline and never come back, don’t forget me
Know that I didn’t die for nothing…
Call my name too when we celebrate our freedom"
He's never going to be online again...
The Islamic regime murdered him...
Don't forget his name #AlirezaMousaviNour
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Just a reminder that while there were celebrations of the streets of Gaza on 9/11, Iranians took to the streets of Tehran that day to mourn with the Americans
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EXCLUSIVE: Six years ago this month, Iran attacked US forces in Iraq with ballistic missiles. Service members now report emerging cancers.
These military records obtained by our team reveal US troops had “exposure to hazardous/toxic materials” including heavy metals, and radiation.
In response to our investigation, a War Department Official said they are taking action. @DeptofWar
"During an upcoming meeting, they (the Under Secretary of War for Personnel and Readiness and Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs) will discuss the impacts of ballistic missile strikes on the al-Asad cohort, specifically, and identify the best path forward for our impacted warfighters and veterans.”
@thelatmg @latimesstudios_
BREAKING: I have obtained military records that suggest Iran’s January 2020 ballistic missile attack on al-Asad Air Base targeted US troops with numerous toxic agents, including radiation.
Six years after the attack, US service members that were involved are now battling traumatic brain injuries and emerging cancers they blame on the toxic fallout.
I sat down with Retired Lieutenant Colonel Al Johnson and Retired Army JAG Al Broadbent who say a new “Agent Orange” crisis may be on our hands.
Straight to the Point: Iran's Toxic Tactics
01:53 After Iran’s attack, six years of struggle for US service members
02:42 Traumatic Brain Injuries, Mental Health Challenges, Homelessness
04:10 After Iran’s ballistic missile attack, military testing identified toxic agents, including radiation
04:40 Thyroid cancers emerging
05:20 Did Iran use a “dirty” warhead against US service members?
06:21 Another “Agent Orange”
07:00 Johnson: No organized surveillance, preventative screening program for al-Asad cohort established under Biden DoD
07:40 Trump Administration can take action right now to limit negative effects of blast injuries from Iran’s attack
09:26 US soldier’s suicide linked to his traumatic brain injury from Iran’s attack
11:10 Iran’s attack was designed to kill every American on the base after the US assassinated a top Iranian General
12:10 Courts dismissed lawsuit against Iran because no US service member was killed in January 2020, only severely injured
13:19 Biden Justice Department broke with long standing legal precedent: US service members took back seat to Iran
14:32 No accountability for Iran: +80 US service members and contractors with Traumatic Brain Injuries
15:10 @SecVetAffairs, @SecWar can make comprehensive medical surveillance and screening program possible for injured soldiers
15:48 Ongoing radiation risk? Dosimeters issued at al-Asad base
16:33 Is Iran using a new tactic, contaminated warheads against adversaries?
18:00 What’s next: In the courts and for the al-Asad soldiers
19:24 Department of War responds to the investigation
@thelatmg @latimesstudios_
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Nima Parsa, former Bologna University student, beloved Italian & English teacher, generous YouTuber who freely shared educational videos, and founder of Nipa Institute, was shot dead with live ammunition in Vanak, Tehran on January 9, 2026. A life dedicated to knowledge and sharing, brutally extinguished by state violence.
#DigitalBlackoutIran
#IranRevolution2026
#IranMassacre
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🚨 IRAN: Everyone is watching the wrong variable.
Five banks collapsing. Rial down 80%. Inflation at 52%.
None of it matters.
Venezuela survived 130,000% hyperinflation. GDP collapsed 80%. Maduro survived — until Trump removed him by force.
Romania 1989: Army refused to fire. Ceaușescu executed 10 days later.
Authoritarian regimes don’t fall when economies collapse.
They fall when security forces stop shooting.
On January 9, IRGC Intelligence admitted they’re “dealing with possible acts of abandonment” in military ranks.
Then deleted it.
This has never happened. Not in 2009. Not in 2019. Not in 2022.
Here’s what that admission forced:
The regime imported 5,000 foreign fighters — Lebanese Hezbollah, Iraqi Kataib Hezbollah, Harakat al-Nujaba, Sayyid al-Shuhada, Afghan Fatemiyoun — to massacre Iranian citizens.
Five thousand Arab and Afghan mercenaries. Paid to shoot Iranians. Because Iranians won’t shoot Iranians anymore.
When your Islamic Revolution requires Iraqi death squads to survive, the revolution is already dead.
121 security forces killed by protesters. IRGC retreated from six cities. Artesh refused to commit to firing on demonstrators.
Death toll: 2,571 verified to 12,000+ per leaked Supreme National Security Council documents. Three weeks. All 31 provinces. DShK machine guns against crowds.
Judiciary Chief on camera: “If we want to do something, we have to do it fast.”
They’re executing protesters without trials. Charging them with “enmity against God.”
Meanwhile:
USS Abraham Lincoln left the South China Sea. Five days from the Gulf.
Netanyahu’s “Wing of Zion” landed in Crete — same pattern preceding the last three Israeli strikes.
Al Udeid ordered partial evacuation.
Trump canceled talks with Tehran: “Help is on the way.”
Khamenei has Moscow escape plans ready. Twenty aides. $95 billion positioned.
When the Supreme Leader has packed his bags, why should a Basij militiaman die so Iraqi mercenaries can hold Isfahan?
Romania took 72 hours from army wavering to regime collapse.
The IRGC just admitted wavering exists.
The carrier is en route.
5,000 foreign guns are doing what Iranian guns refused to do.
90 days.
Clock starts now. Read the full story!
open.substack.com/pub/shanak…
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Trump is playing 4D chess again. Hours before Israel struck Iran in June, he tweeted: “We believe in diplomacy.” Two days before the U.S. strike, he said: “In the coming two weeks, I will decide what to do.”
Now people are panicking because Trump said, “We have been told the killing in Iran is stopping.”
Relax. Stop being fickle. Be brave. Be patient.
Do not buy into surface-level narratives.
Has your prediction on Iran changed?
Not for a second! I have ZERO doubt.
There will be a surgical decapitation of the regime.
Very soon.
The mullahs are finished.
The regime will crack from the top down.
I am willing to put my reputation on this.
Trump is not improvising. Trump has God's Hand on him, in case you forgot.
What part of Messianic Times don't you understand?
- @afshineemrani
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Do you know why leftists, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and several other countries are trying to block Iran’s freedom?
Because of scenes like this.
Out of envy, resentment, and long-standing bitterness toward Iran’s unmatched greatness, something none of them have ever achieved on the world stage.
Now the people of Iran want to reclaim that greatness, and nothing will stop them.
Iran will return as the island of stability in the region and the unrivaled power of the Middle East!
this time with the son of that man, Reza Pahlavi, @PahlaviReza
Make Iran Great Again
#IranRevolution2026 #MIGA
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Don’t believe the video evidence.
Don’t believe American born Iranians.
Don’t believe Iranians living outside of Iran.
Don’t believe the Iranians in Iran.
All of whom are telling you what’s happening there.
Instead believe Candace Owens and her podcast bros entourage because they don’t know know. But they know. You know.
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I just received this:
Just spoke with a friend who managed to reach Iraqi Kurdistan. This is what he told me:
The number of people killed is far higher than 12,000. The massacre is beyond horrific. The regime is close to succeeding in crushing the uprising through unchecked violence. The brutal cold is another decisive factor, people simply cannot stay in the streets longer. If help does not arrive today, or at the very latest by tomorrow, the game is over.
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Sina Ashkabousi, 15 years old,
was in Tehranpars Park with 24 of his friends, where they chanted a few slogans for freedom. The regime opened fire on them, and all 25 of these youths were killed.
Where is the useless @UNHumanRights
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🚨🇮🇷 IRAN REGIME STORMS HOSPITAL AND HUNTS DOWN WOUNDED PROTESTERS
Footage leaked before Iran's internet blackout shows regime forces raiding a hospital with guns out.
They tear-gassed the place, smashed through doors, and dragged out wounded protesters.
Staff and patients were beaten with batons.
They even fired shotguns inside Imam Khomeini Hospital.
Source: @persianjewess, BBC, NYT, Amnesty
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Even the worst multi-year conflicts don’t match what Iran saw in just days.
🇮🇷 Iran 2026 Protests — 12-20,000 dead (2 days)
🇺🇦 Russia–Ukraine War — 15,000 dead (4 years)
🇬🇧 Northern Ireland — 3,500 dead (29 years)
🇺🇸 U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan — ~2,400 dead (20 years)
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Remember Aida Rostami was a brave doctor in Iran. She cared for people who were fighting for freedom by protesting against the regime. For this, the Islamic regime punished her in the most horrific way. They tortured her, breaking her bones, her nose, and her shoulders. They gouged out her left eye. Then, they murdered her.
Her broken body tells a story of unimaginable cruelty. Aida didn’t deserve this—she was a healer, not a criminal. The regime’s evil took her life because she dared to help others. Her sacrifice must not be forgotten.
We can’t stay silent. Aida’s story is a call to action. We must honor her courage by standing up against this brutality.
