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Canada’s youngest adults more likely to trust Iran and its current regime: poll

As tensions returned to a simmer between Israel and Iran amidst a ceasefire agreement, a new poll conducted before the shaky armistice found that far more Canadians are distrustful of Iran than those who have faith in the Islamic Republic.

But data from a Leger Marketing poll for the Association for Canadian Studies poll showed that younger generations are more apt to trust Iran and think it wouldn’t be good for the regime of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to collapse and be replaced by new leadership.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Islamophobia", Canada, Iran, Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West

Why Russia Is Giving Iran the Cold Shoulder After Israel Attack

At the start of the year, Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Iranian counterpart at the Kremlin to sign a new strategic partnership to seal the budding alliance between the two countries that had spent the last decade trying to undermine the U.S.-led world order.

Now, after more than a week of punishing Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, that partnership is doing Tehran little good.

When Putin met with Iran’s top diplomat, Abbas Araghchi, on Monday, the Kremlin leader gave a stony-faced assessment of the U.S. strikes. He called the strikes unjustified and unprovoked and said Russia wanted to help the Iranian people.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inIran, Russia

Iran ‘hiding thousands’ of centrifuges to build a nuclear bomb

Regime’s smuggled uranium and secretive centrifuges mean US and Israeli attacks have not destroyed its capabilities, warns expert

Iran has hidden sites housing “hundreds if not thousands” of advanced centrifuges capable of producing weapons-grade uranium, an expert on Iran’s nuclear programme said.

The regime also moved much of its highly enriched uranium to a secret location before the US was able to bomb the Islamic republic’s three known nuclear facilities, they added.

It means Tehran could have all the capabilities to build a nuclear bomb, said Sima Shine, an expert on Iran’s nuclear programme who has worked within the Israeli military establishment for more than 30 years.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inIran

President Trump On Ceasefire Violations: Israel & Iran “Don’t Know WTF They’re Doing”

What we know about the Iran-Israel ceasefire

Donald Trump has warned Israel against launching further attacks on Iran, hours after he said a ceasefire between the two sides had taken effect.

The US president used an expletive as he criticised both sides, after each accused the other of breaking the US and Qatar-brokered truce.

It came after Israel said Iran had violated the deal and vowed to respond with “powerful strikes”.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inIran, Israel, USA

President Trump: Israel, Iran agreed to a ceasefire

US President Donald Trump announced late on Monday night that a ceasefire has been reached between Israel and Iran and will enter into effect at 7 a.m. Israel time.

Trump said that Iran will immediately cease attacks and Israel will join the ceasefire on the 12th hour of the agreement. On the 24th hour, both sides will reportedly accept an end to the 12-day war.

Will it last? H/T David Martin

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inIran, Israel, USA

Israel says it struck Tehran’s Evin prison and Fordo access routes

The Israeli military has struck Tehran’s notorious Evin prison and damaged parts of the facility, which holds many political detainees, Iran’s judiciary says.

The judiciary’s Mizan news agency reported that the situation on the ground was “under control” following the attack. CCTV footage showed an explosion at one of the prison’s gates, while state TV pictures showed first responders carrying a casualty and searching for survivors under a flattened building.

Israel’s defence minister said it was hitting “regime targets and agencies of government repression” across Tehran, including Evin.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Oct 7 2023", Iran

Iran fires at US targets in Qatar and Iraq

Iran launched missiles at US bases in Qatar and Iraq on Monday, kicking off its response to American for the American strike on its nuclear sites over the weekend.

Iran reportedly launched 10 missiles at US bases in Qatar.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-linked Tasnim News Agency announced the beginning of a “missile operation” against US bases in Qatar and Iraq, calling it “Good News of Victory.”

Earlier in the day, Fox News reported intelligence warnings that indicated an imminent Iranian attack on the US Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.

h/t Patti Jo

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inIran, USA

Canadians say Carney government failed them as Iranian missiles landed in Israel

The Carney government largely failed to help Canadian citizens safely and quickly exit Israel as Iran began its deadly bombardment of civilian areas late last week, according to two evacuees.

Two Canadians who spent several days sheltering intermittently in bomb shelters say they found safe passage via Birthright, an organization that brings members of the Jewish diaspora to Israel on a 10-day sponsored trip to learn more about the country.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Iran, Israel

Trump speculates about regime change in Iran after US strikes

US President Donald Trump has raised the possibility of a change in leadership in Iran, after his country joined Israel in striking Iranian nuclear facilities.

On Sunday, Trump posted on social media to ask “why wouldn’t there be a Regime change???”

His remarks came after other top US officials stressed that toppling Iran’s leaders was not the aim of Saturday’s military action, during which US bombers targeted three sites in an effort to curtail Tehran’s nuclear programme.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inIran, USA

Iran orders closure of Strait of Hormuz — putting one-fifth of world’s oil supply at risk

US Carrier Group – Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s parliament has voted to close the Strait of Hormuz, the vital shipping channel through which around 20% of the world’s daily oil flows.

The move, which could block $1 billion in oil shipments per day, is likely to send oil prices soaring.

It will come into effect pending a final decision by Iran’s Supreme Council.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inIran, Israel, USA

What does striking Iran mean for Trump foreign policy — and his voters?

A Republican president enters a faraway war, despite questions about the intelligence underpinning the attack. America has been here before.

President Trump’s rise was, in part, the response of US voters to political leaders embroiling the military in unpopular foreign conflicts, especially the lengthy deployment to Iraq launched by a Republican predecessor, George W Bush, based on flimsy accounts of weapons of mass destruction.

“My proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker and unifier,” Trump concluded in his inaugural address. “We will measure our success not only by the battles we win but also by the wars that we end — and perhaps most importantly, the wars we never get into.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inIran, USA

WARMINGTON: All eyes on ‘Hands Off Iran’ protest planned for U.S. Consulate in Toronto

With American bombs dropped on nuclear sites in Iran, Toronto Police say they are “closely monitoring” the situation and preparing for a potentially massive protest planned for Sunday outside the U.S. Consulate.

Could be fun.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inIran