Roger Macmillan
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@Rogermacmillan
Defence & Security Professional | State Threats & Transnational Repression | Media Comment on #Iran. Former Director of Security at Iran International TV
Two missiles hit a US warship near Iran’s Jask Island on Monday after it ignored Iranian warnings, IRGC-affiliated Fars News reported, citing local sources. The vessel had been moving near Jask toward the Strait of Hormuz when it was targeted, according to the report, which added that the warship was unable to continue its route and was forced to turn back and leave the area. iranintl.com/en/202605042405
Apprentice star faces counter terror probe after sharing video of her addressing pro-regime rally in Iran where crowd waved Hezbollah flags trib.al/34Xa7xC
Several Iranian dual nationals said they had been approached by Iranian intelligence services in the past year in the UK and while traveling in Europe, Turkey and Iran, The Sunday Times reported citing interviews conducted on condition of anonymity. The approaches involved Iran’s ministry of intelligence and security and the intelligence arm of the IRGC, the report said. Some of those interviewed said they had been threatened, while others said they were offered money to gather information in the UK or, in some cases, to carry out violent acts against targets on British soil, the report added. iranintl.com/en/202605031450
Speaking an Iranian still inside Iran, writing this through Starlink while my hands are literally shaking with rage and grief. Sometimes, I can’t hold back the tears anymore. Look at this poster they’ve plastered on every street corner [first image]. The Islamic Republic’s latest public death threat: Starlink, satellite dishes, VPNs — all illegal. Use them and you will be punished to the maximum. Phones crossed out. Dishes crossed out. Even the word “Starlink” in blood-red letters. They are openly hunting us for daring to seek truth. And they just proved they mean it. This innocent Iranian father [second image] was using Starlink — just like me — to get real news for his family in the middle of the blackout and get the censored information out to the world. They arrested him. They tortured him. They beat him to death. A father. A husband. A man who only wanted to protect his children from the regime’s lies. I am using Starlink right now to write these words to you. Every single day the regime’s agents threaten me. Every single day I know I could be next. My heart is shattered. My soul is on fire. The fear is real and it never leaves. But I will not stop. My country is on the line. My people are on the line. 90 million Iranians are suffocating in this 47-year nightmare. We are living in hell — neither war nor peace, economic pressure crushing every family, their new Chinese-style tiered internet and “White Simcard” loyalty system deciding who is even allowed to see the outside world. And now they are literally killing people for trying to connect. We have endured massacres, rapes, executions, and grief for 47 years. We have buried our sons and daughters in the streets. We danced and cried with pure joy when you removed Khamenei because we finally saw hope. This father’s blood will not be in vain. We are willing to endure everything — the blackouts, the arrests, the torture, the economic pressure— if it means the Islamic Republic finally falls. Anything to be free. Anything to end this evil. President Trump, the free world — see what they are doing to us? Keep the pressure. Do not look away. The Iranian people are watching, bleeding, and still standing. The Lion and Sun will rise again. For this father. For every father. For every son and daughter who still dreams of freedom. We will never forget. And we will never forgive those who helped the butchers. #IranMassacre #IranWar #KingRezaPahlaviForIran
BREAKING via the AP White House officially tells Congress it considers Iran war 'terminated' despite presence of US armed forces in region.
UK counter terrorism specialist Roger Macmillan told Iran International Britain was the last Western country to acknowledge the scale of the threat posed by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and urged for the group to be designated as a terrorist organization.
🚨 The UAE has removed the Islamic Republic flag and replaced it with Iran’s historic flag in stores. This move follows the Islamic Republic targeting the UAE more than any other country during the war, including repeated missile and drone strikes on its territory and infrastructure, sharply escalating tensions between the two countries.
Is Ashab al-Yamin attacking British Jews? A shadowy Iranian group has claimed responsibility for the stabbings in Golders Green @PhillipSmyth newstatesman.com/politics/socie…
DRONE ATTACK HITS IRANIAN KURDISH OPPOSITION CAMP EAST OF IRAQ’S ERBIL – SECURITY SOURCES
For @thetimes, @Rogermacmillan makes a succinct argument why the UK needs to adopt new laws to counter threats like Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia (HAYI). Given HAYI hires its attackers (who don't know how they're being used),new frameworks are required thetimes.com/article/940e41…
