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Thousands of Iranians rallied in the Islamic
Republic’s capital, Tehran, in support of
the Ayatollah regime - that after the Islamic
Revolutionary Guards Corps managed to forcefully
subdue nation-wide anti-government demonstrations.
The Acting Director General of the International
Atomic Energy Agency Cornel Feruta is scheduled
to meet with Iranian leaders in Tehran, as
part of the Nuclear Watchdog’s efforts to
press the Islamic Republic to explain the
origin of uranium traces that were found at
an undeclared warehouse.
The U.S. aircraft carrier strike group Abraham
Lincoln conducted an exercise in the Arabian
sea over the weekend, as part of continued
efforts by the U.S. Navy to “maintain readiness”
and “keep strong offensive capabilities."
Thousands of Iranians rallied in the Islamic
Republic’s capital, Tehran, in support of
the Ayatollah regime - that after the Islamic
Revolutionary Guards Corps managed to forcefully
subdue nation-wide anti-government demonstrations
that quickly turned violent, in light of growing
public unrest over the country’s failing
economy.
Connectivity to Iran’s internet network
is slowly coming back online, after a decision
by the regime to block all domestic access
to telecommunications last week effectively
thwarted anti-government protesters from communicating
with each other, and blocked the world from
seeing any atrocities reportedly committed.
Nevertheless, footage from many locations
across Iran are gradually emerging, showing
disturbing scenes of Iranian security forces
shooting indiscriminately into crowds of anti-regime
demonstrators.
According to the London-based Amnesty International,
which closely monitors the developments within
the Islamic Republic, ‘more than 140 Iranian
protesters have been killed in five days of
demonstrations,’ and ‘more than 1,000
others have been arrested by the clerical
authorities’.
The humanitarian watchdog further stated that
"verified videos show (Iranian) security forces
deliberately shooting unarmed protesters from
a short distance, (and) in some cases, protesters
were shot while they were running away.”
Speaking to Thousands of supporters of Iran's
clerical establishment at the Enghelab Square
in Tehran, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary
Guards Corps General Hossein Salami declared
the regime’s victory over an “international
plot” that sought to “defeat the nation
of Iran;” in an apparent effort to convince
the Iranian public that the forceful crackdown
was in fact a legitimate measure against foreign
adversaries.
"The war that started in our streets these
days, was a complete international plot.
This war is over.
You (the people) acted precisely."
/ "Fuel (prices) was just an excuse.
They (referring to the West) were seeking
to defeat the nation of Iran."
General Salami further insisted that Israel,
the United Kingdom and the United States were
behind the public unrest.
And while the pro-regime demonstrators burnt
British and Israeli flags, along with repeated
chants calling for the destruction of the
United States and Israel, the IRGC commander
vowed to annihilate the Jewish State.
"I tell the Zionists: Do not wait for the
U.S..
Do not rely on them.
They always come late.
Take care of yourselves.
They will arrive after you are destroyed.
It will be too late."
General Salami also seized the opportunity
to emphasize the Islamic Republic’s resolve
to exact revenge for the repeated Israeli
attacks against Iranian targets across the
Middle East.
"We chase them (the enemies) everywhere they
go and we tell them we are not going to leave
any (of their) moves unanswered and unrevenged.
We will owe to no power.
We will settle our credits.
Await us.
We will define its date and quality."
While the Iranian protesters that attended
the rally vocally supported the regime’s
narrative of so-called “foreign conspiracies,”
they also vaguely indicated their frustration
over the state of their country’s failing
economy.
"People have complaints, but they do not want
rebellion, riot or destruction.
That (destruction) was organized by people
from alien espionage services who infiltrated
amongst the people."
/ "It (the recent turmoil) was to weaken our
country and I want the people to act more
consciously and sharply, and I want them to
know that the main reason behind their problems
is that Iran has become more powerful in the
Middle East.
They (enemies) want to weaken Iran and staging
these operations is their approach."
Meanwhile;
The Acting Director General of the International
Atomic Energy Agency Cornel Feruta is scheduled
to meet with Iranian leaders in Tehran, as
part of the Nuclear Watchdog’s efforts to
press the Islamic Republic to explain the
origin of uranium traces that were found at
an undeclared warehouse.
“A meeting between the Agency and Iran is
scheduled in Tehran to discuss this matter
further.
From my point of view, it is essential that
Iran works with the Agency to resolve this
matter promptly."
/ "Time continues to be of the essence."
After reports surfaced in September about
the agency’s unveiling of uranium traces
at a site that Israel drew international attention
to - in a speech by Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu last year that referred to the facility
as “a secret atomic warehouse;” the Islamic
Republic blatantly insists that the site is
a carpet-cleaning facility.
Some two and a half weeks ago, however, the
IAEA confirmed to its member states that environmental
samples taken at the warehouse had shown traces
of uranium that was processed but not enriched.
Since then, the U.N. agency urged Iran to
provide an explanation, yet the explanations
given by Iran so far have not held water.
"We have continued our interactions with Iran
since then, but have not received any additional
information and the matter remains unresolved."
Turning now to the Arabian Sea, where;
The U.S. aircraft carrier strike group Abraham
Lincoln conducted an exercise over the weekend,
as part of continued efforts by the U.S. Navy
to “maintain readiness” and “keep strong
offensive capabilities."
"The U.S. Navy is extremely ready, and that's
really what we pride ourselves on, although
we have been here on this deployment since
the beginning of April, we maintain a vast
majority of the flying that we do to maintain
our readiness.
So we are constantly training to sharpen the
sword and maintain a strong offensive capability."
The U.S.S.
Abraham Lincoln entered the strategic Strait
of Hormuz last week - for the first time - amid
simmering tensions between Iran and the United
States, as the powerful American strike group
encountered the Iranian navy on its way into
the Arabian Gulf.
According to Rear Admiral Michael Boyle, the
Iranian navy conducted itself with professional
restraint.
"All of the interactions that we had with
the Iranian Navy were safe and professional,
and that's exactly what we like to see, and
generally that's what navies encounter at
sea, especially when we're interacting with
a professional navy like the Iranian navy,
they tend to operate by the rules of the road,
and that's what we saw coming in this time."
While it is evident that the American Strike
Group maintains its preparedness for a possible
escalation with the Islamic Republic; the
Commanding Officer of the U.S.S.
Abraham Lincoln insisted that the mission
aims to promote maritime security and regional
stability.
"Our mission is to promote maritime security
and alongside our coalition partners to keep
stability in this region."
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