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Iran protests death toll tops 2,000
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There is broad support for the protests among Israeli officials, but Palestinians say they hope the Iranian regime stays in place and the protests die down soon.
Iran has deployed new techniques to swiftly and decisively crush nationwide protests, signaling a tactical shift by a regime that now views domestic dissent as an extension of the summer war with Israel.
Israel remains on alert for “surprise scenarios” related to the uprising in Iran as President Trump slapped a 25 percent tariff on countries doing business with the regime in Tehran.
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Iran warns US troops and Israel will be targets if America strikes over protests as death toll rises
Iran's parliament speaker warned the U.S. military and Israel would be "legitimate targets" if America strikes the Islamic Republic, as threatened by President Donald Trump.
The protests in Iran could have a sweeping effect in a region already jolted by historic changes over the past year. Four CFR fellows assess how Israel, the Gulf States, Lebanon, and Turkey view the
Former Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said on Tuesday morning that Israel needs to “steer” the protests sweeping Iran “with an invisible hand”.
Trump's new 25% tariff for those doing business with the Islamic Republic comes as the United States weighs further action to intervene in the protests.
This wave of protests is unfolding against a backdrop fundamentally different from the past anti-regime movements, in the wake of June's 12-day war.