It would seem that US President Trump’s militarty threats HAVE calmed things down in Iran….
Trump, as usual HAS used the threat of forec to get everyone’s attention
European and Middle Eastern countries have asked Trump to NOT attack Iran….
Some US militarty assets in the Middle East hjave been moved in fear of possible Iranian missile attacks….
Iran has also backed away from aggressive comments….
Trump IS looking for regime change….
THAT has NOT had a good history ….
The people of Iran want a better economy ….
Stay tuned….
Iran’s nationwide protest movement appeared to have slowed on Thursday under the weight of a brutal crackdown by authorities that has left thousands dead and put tens of thousands in prison.
In Tehran, Iranians reported relative calm on the streets as the sound of gunfire faded and fires were extinguished – a marked contrast from the weeks before when large crowds confronted security forces.
The slowdown of protests came just two days after Donald Trump urged Iranians to “keep protesting – take over your institutions”, promising “help is on its way”. Intelligence assessments had indicated that the US was preparing to strike Iran, a move Trump had threatened if Iran’s government killed protesters.
But on Wednesday night Trump appeared to walk back from the brink of a military intervention, telling reporters that Iranian authorities were halting executions.
“We’ve been told that the killing in Iran is stopping – it’s stopped – it’s stopping. And there’s no plan for executions, or an execution, or execution – so I’ve been told that on good authority,” Trump said.
The White House later claimed that 800 executions scheduled in Iran had been halted. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump and his team had warned that there would be “grave consequences” if killings continued. “The president understands today that 800 executions that were scheduled and supposed to take place yesterday, were halted,” she said.
But Trump continues closely watching the situation, she said. “All options remain on the table for the president,” Leavitt said.
The US ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, echoed those sentiments at a meeting of the UN security council on Thursday night, saying the US stands by the “brave people of Iran” and Trump “has made it clear all options are on the table to stop the slaughter”.
Hossein Darzi, the deputy Iranian ambassador to the UN, blasted the US for what he claimed was its “direct involvement in steering unrest in Iran to violence”.
“Under the hollow pretext of concern for the Iranian people and claims of support for human rights, the United States is attempting to portray itself as a friend of the Iranian people, while simultaneously laying the groundwork for political destabilisation and military intervention under a so-called ‘humanitarian’ narrative,” Darzi said.
Russia’s UN ambassador, Vassily Nebenzia, accused the US of convening the meeting in a bid to “justify blatant aggression and interference in the internal affairs of a sovereign state”. Russia defended Iran’s actions, the only member of the council to do so.
France’s UN ambassador, Jérôme Bonnafont, called for the immediate release of all those arbitrarily detained and the suspension of the death penalty, while Britain’s deputy ambassador, Archibald Young, said “Iran must urgently change course” and respect the fundamental rights of Iranians, “including the right to protest without fear of violence or repression”.
At least 2,637 people have been killed in the protests, according to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency.
Among them was an Iranian Red Crescent staffer who the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said was killed in northern Iran on Saturday. Five other Red Crescent staffers were wounded, prompting the organisation to call for the protection of humanitarian workers.
It is understood Trump reviewed the full range of options to strike Iran but was unconvinced that any single action would lead to decisive change.
Trump has pulled off misleading feints with Iran in the past. In June, he suggested US officials were fully engaged in negotiations with their Iranian counterparts over its nuclear programme, when in reality he was preparing the strikes for the 12-day war last summer.
Iranian authorities also toned down their rhetoric on Wednesday, after a week of threatening retaliatory strikes against the US, with the foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, urging the US to engage in negotiations. Araghchi added that the authorities had no plan to hang people, Iranian state media reported on Thursday….
Note….
I’ll repeat….
A week Iran could change the complexion of the Middle East…
Good AND Bad….
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