Iranian Uprising

Three US jets were shot down, not by Iran but by friendly fire from Kuwait, which mistook them for Iranian jets. Fortunately, the pilots all parachuted to safety.

Iran appears to be following a strategy of firing rockets indiscriminately in all directions, expecting that this will make the nations that they hit pressure the US to end the war. Experts suspect that this was a standing order being carried out because there’s nobody capable of giving timely orders at the moment. But like a Wile E. Coyote rocket, it’s backfiring badly. Surrounding Arab nations such as the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Qatar, who have had enough of being threatened by Iran anyway, quickly announced that they were allying with the US. Other nations, including France, Germany, Canada and Australia, also sided with the US.

And it took longer than Trump liked, but British PM Keir Starmer reversed himself on Saturday and said that the US could use Britain’s base for refueling. This prompted one conservative commenter to respond to hysterical claims from the left that Trump was starting World War III by asking what other nations were taking Iran’s side in this mythical “world” war?
 
Pahlavi incoming? Iranian Prince Reza Pahlavi, son of the late Shah, has been living outside of Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Now, Pahlavi believes the regime could fall. He also believes there can be peace with Israel and agrees that Iran's nuclear program should be completely dismantled. He laid out the core principles for rebuilding Iran: "Number one is Iran's territorial integrity. Number two is a clear separation of religion from state, which is a prerequisite to democracy." The prince highlighted the importance of "equality of all citizens under the law and individual liberties" as the third pillar, and concluded that the democratic process of allowing "the people to elect and decide what the future system of governance should be" was of utmost importance. Pahlavi said he's not running for office but wants to be the "bridge" to a free Iran.
 
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