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The killing of Ali Larijani could further complicate the regime’s ability to run the war effort and increase leadership paranoia. But it isn’t likely to bring down the regime now and could potentially lead to more hardliners. My latest w/ @benoitfaucon wsj.com/world/middle-e…

Following the drawdown from Qatar, Iraq, Bahrain and parts of Syria, the remaining concentration of US forces is now anchored primarily in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, but most significantly in Jordan and Israel. In the event of war, this geographic redistribution would narrow the strategic map. Rather than dispersing Iranian targeting calculations across multiple distant theatres, the focus would likely converge on two closely situated fronts. That proximity would simplify missile concentration and saturation planning from Tehran’s perspective, compressing operational space and increasing the intensity of any initial exchange.

Iranian security forces crushed mass protests with lethal force. Four protesters tell their stories on camera. wsj.com/world/middle-e… Video by @bellecushing @benoitfaucon and I

Iran’s Student Protesters Clash With Regime Loyalists - WSJ wsj.com/world/middle-e…

Iranian Protesters Recount the ‘War Zone’ That Left Thousands Dead Security forces crushed antigovernment demonstrations in a deadly crackdown. Four witnesses share what they saw. wsj.com/world/middle-e…

Many who participated in the protests want U.S. military intervention as the only path to overthrowing the Islamic Republic and oppose talks on Iran’s nuclear program. One 17-year-old schoolgirl in north Tehran said the city felt like a vast cemetery. “Now if you walk on the streets of Iran, for every step you take, someone has died there,” she said. “America should really raze it to the ground and collect its ashes,” she said of the regime.wsj.com/world/middle-e… by @margheritamvs @benoitfaucon

“People are full of fear but also resentment,” told us an Iranian woman. “We’re all staring at the sky, hoping Trump will bomb us." Our report on how the mass killings are fueling a second wave of anger in Iran. wsj.com/world/middle-e… By @benoitfaucon and I

Urssaf vs Uber : la fraude à 1,7 milliard d’euros revue21.fr/article/urssaf…

Middle East powers are working to arrange talks between senior U.S. and Iranian officials in Turkey this week, pushing forward diplomatic efforts aimed at heading off a clash that risks sparking broader turmoil in the region wsj.com/world/middle-e… via @WSJ @benoitfaucon @summer_said @jmalsin

Turkey, Egypt, and Qatar appear to have cracked open a window for diplomacy between the U.S. and Iran with efforts underway to arrange a meeting between top American and Iranian officials in Turkey later this week. // with @benoitfaucon & @summer_said wsj.com/world/middle-e…

Iran's Tiananmen Moment? As protests mounted against the regime, the internet suddenly went dark. That’s when the killing began. @benoitfaucon & Cives Romani extraordinaire @margheritamvs wsj.com/world/middle-e… via @WSJ

With the government shutting down the internet and throttling phone services, Iranians are leaning heavily on Elon Musk’s Starlink service to share videos of growing protests wsj.com/world/middle-e… via @WSJ

@APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — US President Donald Trump and top Iranian security official exchange threats over protests now roiling #Iran.

Colombia’s cocaine smugglers are battering the country’s strained security services with explosive-laden drones in attacks that are growing in frequency and ferocity wsj.com/world/americas… via @WSJ from our in-house narcos expert @WSJForero

To get around U.S. sanctions, Venezuela has long tapped a shadowy fleet of aging vessels to carry crude to customers. Trump’s partial oil blockade threatens to devastate this black market. wsj.com/world/americas… via @WSJ @benoitfaucon @CostasParis @shelbyholliday

Years after Islamic State’s caliphate collapsed, the group continues to inspire lone-wolf attacks such as the one on Sydney’s Bondi Beach wsj.com/world/islamic-… via @WSJ

In the interview, Hamas’s Badran said the Board of Peace should deal with reconstruction and its spending, not civilian administration. “We have not fought for 70 years to return to the British mandate,” he said.

Hamas' Badran criticized violations of the ceasefire. “First, we need top guarantees that Israel will respect Stage 1,” he said. “There is no Stage 2 before Stage 1 is implemented.”

“If there is a full Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and a clear horizon toward a Palestinian state, we will deal with suggestions on weapons in a positive way,” Husam Badran, a member of Hamas’s political bureau, told The Wall Street Journal at the group’s office in Doha, Qatar. wsj.com/world/middle-e…