Amro Ali

Mr. President, @realDonaldTrump The Islamic Republic is a terrorist regime. It has made one thing brutally clear: the lives of its own people mean nothing to it. It kills them. Then it demands money from their families to return their bodies. And if those families dare to grieve, dare to demand justice, they are threatened with gang rape and then arrested. For years, I have said clearly: the Islamic Republic is not a normal government. It is a terrorist occupying force that will only respond to strength and decisive pressure. But with the reported 48-hour ultimatum regarding the Strait of Hormuz, I feel a moral and patriotic duty to issue a critical warning: Targeting Iran’s power plants and civilian infrastructure does not weaken the regime. It punishes the Iranian people. A nationwide blackout in Iran would hand the regime exactly what it wants, a propaganda victory. The IRGC thrives on blaming foreign enemies for the suffering it has created, redirecting public anger away from itself. It would also put millions of civilians at risk. Power outages mean hospitals shut down, water systems fail, and ordinary people who are already struggling under extreme economic pressure are pushed further into crisis. And it would weaken the very people standing up to this regime. A population fighting for basic survival in darkness and desperation has far less capacity to organize, protest, and resist. If the goal is deterrence or disabling the regime, then the target set must be clear and precise: IRGC command centers, missile infrastructure, and the regime’s security and repression apparatus. Disable the regime’s war machine, not the lives of the Iranian people. The Islamic Republic has held Iran hostage for decades. At this critical moment, do not allow it to use our national infrastructure as a shield for its survival. The objective must be the liberation of Iran, not its destruction. #Iran💔

@AngelicaOung > Well do they have enough nukes to kill ALL the Iranians? This is not necessary for neutralizing Iran as a military power. Just refusing to admit defeat in the face of genocidal violence is not enough to meaningfully "not fall".

@gidonsaar Dear Minister, I have publicly condemned Iran‘s random targeting of Israeli civilians and the criminal use of cluster bombs. Germany is clear on that. We stand with Israel in this war. Settler violence also concerns us greatly, as it does the Israeli President and other leaders.

Reza Pahlavi, the son of the deposed Shah of Iran, appeared to be the most obvious figure to lead an overthrow of the Islamic Republic. Has the opportunity already passed him by?newyorkermag.visitlink.me/aS_7h7

🚨 PM Netanyahu just DROPPED a warning. “If you want proof that Iran endangers the ENTIRE WORLD, the last 48 hours have given it.” @TreyYingst

Are U.S. ground troops being prepared for operations against #Iran? – An Iranian assessment 🔹 Recent flight tracking data shows a number of U.S. passenger and cargo aircraft moving from bases such as Eglin Air Force Base, Fort Bliss, and Fort Liberty toward Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti. These bases are associated with special forces, airborne units, and combat aviation, which has drawn attention in Iranian analytical circles. 🔹 In parallel, earlier reports about the cancellation of a training exercise by the 82nd Airborne Division are interpreted as a possible indicator that certain rapid deployment units may have been placed on standby for operations in the region. 🔹 At the same time, the movement of amphibious forces – particularly the Boxer and Tripoli groups – has reinforced speculation that a sizable number of U.S. Marines could now be positioned in or near the battlefield, although the exact composition of these forces remains unclear. 🔹 Within this context, Iranian assessments do not dismiss the possibility of ground operations. However, some of them push back against the widely discussed scenario of a U.S. move on Kharg Island. 🔹 In this view, a ground operation targeting Kharg would be both highly complex and of limited strategic value, especially given the island’s proximity to the Iranian mainland and the fact that it can be targeted through airpower without the need for ground forces. 🔹 Instead, the assessment goes on to argue that, if a ground component is being prepared, it would most likely be directed at Iran’s southern mainland, specifically military bases along the Persian Gulf coast. 🔹 The logic here is that the current air campaign has already focused heavily on degrading Iran’s maritime and coastal capabilities, particularly those linked to operations in the Strait of Hormuz. However, from this perspective, airstrikes alone may not be sufficient to fully neutralize these capabilities. 🔹 As a result, any limited ground or special operations would likely be seen as a continuation of this same effort, i.e., targeting, degrading, or potentially seizing key coastal nodes that support Iran’s ability to disrupt maritime traffic. 🔹 In this reading, Kharg Island is therefore not the main objective, but rather a secondary or even distracting point in public discussions, while the real focus lies on the southern shores of Iran. 🔹 At the same time, the buildup in Djibouti is interpreted as pointing to a second operational axis, likely related to Yemen. 🔹 The objective there would be to preempt or contain the Houthis and prevent the opening of another front in the Bab al-Mandab and the Red Sea, which could otherwise amplify pressure on global maritime routes. 🔹 Overall, this analysis suggests that U.S. movements are not necessarily about a large-scale invasion, but about preparing for more limited, targeted operations across two key fronts: Iran’s southern coastline and the Yemen/Red Sea region.