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Maryam Jamshidi

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Law Prof. Interested in Intl law, national security, sanctions, & SWANA (aka the Middle East & North Africa).

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Can't believe I'm posting anything from this woman but here we are...
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04.03.2026 04:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The US unleashed its B-1 bombers on Iran. The bombing in Tehran is reportedly apocalyptic. Given the densely populated nature of the city, these strikes are likely either disproportionate, indiscriminate or perhaps even deliberately targeting civilians/civilian objects x.com/UnboundedVoi...

04.03.2026 04:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is a horrific level of bombing. If you can listen to the audio, please do. What's even more horrific is that the people filming this are laughing x.com/RyanRozbiani...

04.03.2026 04:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Iran has been preparing for this since June. It knows it is weaker and planned accordingly. The US, by contrast, did NOT start planning for this until early Jan at the earliest. They are clearly unprepared and scrambling for more amo

04.03.2026 04:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Seeking broader support, Baluch Salafist separatists rebrand as β€˜Iranian’ opposition Salafist militant group Jaish Ul-Adl has rebranded itself as a member of a coalition called the Popular Fighters Front. The new entity claims to bring together several mostly dormant Baluch groups and...

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"Salafist militant group Jaish Ul-Adl has rebranded itself as a member of a coalition called the Popular Fighters Front. The new entity claims 2 bring together several mostly dormant Baluch groups & presents itself as part of a broader Iranian opposition rather than a purely Baluch separatist force"

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Images from the Israeli-US strike on the iconic Enghelab Square. I love love love this part of the city - can't believe it's been blown to smithereens.

04.03.2026 04:21 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Davos Mark was never a very convincing illusion….

04.03.2026 04:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well turkey hasn't been under comprehensive US sanctions for 30 years….

04.03.2026 04:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Adil Haque on X: ""The total number of reported civilian deaths stands at 1097, including 181 children under 18, with 880 reported deaths currently and under review" https://t.co/P5hCP4ogtt" / X "The total number of reported civilian deaths stands at 1097, including 181 children under 18, with 880 reported deaths currently and under review" https://t.co/P5hCP4ogtt

Link: x.com/AdHaque110/s...

04.03.2026 04:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It took 12 days to reach 1000 civilian deaths in Iran in the June war. We have reached that number in 4 days. These numbers are likely to spike even higher given reports Israel will be applying its criminal Dahiya Doctrine in Iran and that the US will be launching a massive new wave of strikes

04.03.2026 04:17 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Hopefully that's it.

04.03.2026 04:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Statement by Prime Minister Carney and Minister Anand on the situation in the Middle East Canada’s position remains clear: the Islamic Republic of Iran is the principal source of instability and terror throughout the Middle East, has one of the world’s worst human rights records, and must ...

Saturday statement: www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...

Today's statement: x.com/ragipsoylu/s...

Davos speech: www.reddit.com/r/IRstudies/...

04.03.2026 04:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Carney condemns Iran but merely asks the US/Israel to "respect" the rules of intl law. He bemoans the breaking of intl law but still supports what is happening to Iran because Canada "takes the world as it is." I don't know what tone he thinks he's striking but his ambiguity reeks of weakness

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On the left is Canadian PM Mark Carney's statement on Iran on Saturday. In the middle, his statement today. Carney slightly walked back the enthusiasm from Sat - probably because of backlash 2 the blatant inconsistencies w/his now "famous" Davos speech in Jan (on the right). Links below

04.03.2026 04:06 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Turkey seems to be blaming Iran for all this….we'll see how Turkey feels when Israel comes for them next….https://x.com/ragipsoylu/status/2028976116971569625?s=20

04.03.2026 03:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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As Israel & the US conspire to start an ethnically-focused civil war, Iranian ethnic groups remind us that many, if not most, are Iranian first & foremost. Just like these Western fools think sectarianism is deeper than it is in the region, they make the same error w/ethnicity x.com/AryaYounesi/...

04.03.2026 03:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Exactly. More on why this is just completely nuts and isn't going to work. So many people will die and the Kurds will get slaughtered x.com/policytensor...

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Separatists in Balochistan operate on both sides of the Iran/Pakistan border. The US has a track-record of working w/these groups in the past (see Seymour Hersh). If they are arming them again, Pakistan will not be pleased as it will undoubtedly cause instability for them too x.com/vvanwilgenbu...

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Answer is all of the above….

04.03.2026 03:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I have no idea, my brain is bursting trying to understand this. Someone said that the Kurds were being used as "cover" for US troops…but also not sure how that would possibly work…are they really that dumb?

04.03.2026 03:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Americans urged to leave Middle East, but many airports are closed and embassy staff is reduced The State Department ordered the mandatory departure of nonemergency personnel and family members in six countries after two Iranian drones struck the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

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Fire caused by drone strike on US consulate in Dubai has been extinguished, officials say No injuries have been reported in the strike and fire, Dubai’s media office said on Tuesday

The US has closed its embassies in Saudi and Kuwait in response to Iranian attacks. Now Iran has attacked the US consulate in Dubai. Non-emergency US personnel are being evacuated from Jordan, Bahrain, Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait and the UAE www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

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The events of the last 4 days shld prove 2 everyone how restrained Iran was in the face of constant US/Israeli attacks on the country in the past. From Trump's assassination of Qassem Soleimani 2 the June 2025 war, Iran was calibrated and modest in its response, even tho it was capable of much more

04.03.2026 03:35 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Again, none of this makes any sense at all. x.com/karimfrances...

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More than any of its other regional allies, the Iraqi resistance groups have seemingly played a decisive role in Iran's counter-attacks x.com/ejmalrai/sta...

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All Lindsey can talk abt is Saudi Arabia entering the Abraham Accords. Does he have money riding on this?!? Does he think Jesus will rise again if Saudi & Israel normalize? I genuinely don't understand why this is his repeated talking pt… x.com/ZaidBenjamin...

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WATCH: Sen. Blumenthal concerned U.S. will 'put boots on the ground' after briefing on Iran war
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour WATCH: Sen. Blumenthal concerned U.S. will 'put boots on the ground' after briefing on Iran war

"I am more fearful than ever after this briefing, that we may be putting boots on the ground" - US Senator Richard Blumenthal.

There it is. I knew this was coming.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rxe8...

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