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Maryam Jamshidi

@msjamshidi.bsky.social

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

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I was thinking to myself today about how Iran hadn't hit the big US base in Turkey, and then they did x.com/itsalireza_a...

02.03.2026 06:55 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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When you've even lost Arash Azizi……up next: Masih Alinejad πŸ˜‚
x.com/arash_tehran...

02.03.2026 06:36 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The succession process has started and a short-list of candidates to replace Khamanei has been drafted. Notably, the top contender, Ayatollah Arafi, is part of the 3-person panel governing Iran until another Supreme Leader is elected x.com/mehdiy_fa/st...

02.03.2026 06:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Iran targeting Israel again
x.com/AJENews/stat...

02.03.2026 06:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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US-Israel continues to hit border areas along the Iran-Iraq border - a likely sign that it hopes armed Kurdish fighters from Iraqi Kurdistan will come into Iran and take control of the Kurdish region at least….This is the fragmentation plan Israel has long wanted...
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02.03.2026 06:20 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Reports of some kind of hit on the US embassy in Kuwait. Not sure by whom, could be Iraqi groups….
x.com/AlArabiya_Br...

02.03.2026 06:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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JFC what did they hit?!? x.com/TheCradleMed...

02.03.2026 06:10 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Iran continues to pound Bahrain - together with the UAE, they are really taking a lot of Iranian strikes x.com/alaashehabi/...

02.03.2026 06:09 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Protests in Baghdad targeting US diplomatic compound. The US probably didn't calculate that its vast presence in the region would not be targeted just by Iranian missiles...
x.com/ragipsoylu/s...

02.03.2026 06:06 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Video thread:

02.03.2026 06:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This looks pretty damn real x.com/AryJeay/stat...

02.03.2026 06:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I have now seen this enough times in enough places, so I'm sharing it. Make of it what you will x.com/huthaifaabdu...

02.03.2026 05:47 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On targeting American radar and spy networks on day one x.com/sameh_asker/...

02.03.2026 04:47 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wait what?!? Real estate investors and nepo babies don't understand the intricacies of nuclear non-proliferation negotiations??! Craaaaaazy x.com/lrozen/statu...

02.03.2026 04:41 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Iranian strike on Jerusalem was initially downplayed as causing only minor to moderate injuries, but seems like the strike was more serious. Some are claiming even wilder things about that strike - inc that a cabinet meeting was targeted - but that is just rumor for now
x.com/DougAMacgreg...

02.03.2026 04:37 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Typically excellent analysis from Trita Parsi x.com/tparsi/statu...

02.03.2026 04:33 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It is also likely an act of aggression. All this strongly suggests the base is targetable by Iran even thought it’s on Cypriot territory.

02.03.2026 04:12 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Drone attack on the UK base in Cyprus shortly after Starmer’s comments about allowing US to use UK bases. This engages UK state responsibility for aiding US’s violation of Art 2(4) of the UN Charter and maybe even makes it a co-belligerent. /n

02.03.2026 04:12 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yemeni war videos dont mess around x.com/ASE/status/2...

02.03.2026 03:52 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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An interesting wrinkle on Iran's motives in striking US bases in the GCC. This whole nightmare is really exposing all the ways the US (and by implication the GCC) has used its bases in the region to support Israel.
x.com/mansourgaza/...

02.03.2026 03:50 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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An interesting wrinkle on Iran's motives in striking US bases in the GCC. This whole nightmare is really exposing all the ways the US (and by implication the GCC) has used its bases in the region to support Israel. Thttps://x.com/mansourgaza/status/2028280422921335142?s=20

02.03.2026 03:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Israel has been terrorizing residents of south Lebanon for decades and with persistence since Oct 7. This withdrawal order is not about complying w/the precautionary principle under IHL. It is an act of forcible transfer and collective punishment for Hezbollah's actions x.com/Seamus_Malek...

02.03.2026 03:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Seriously doubt the police officers in this police station had taken up arms and were fighting in the war with the US/Israel

02.03.2026 03:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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US efforts 2 dismantle Iran's domestic sec apparatus look pretty illegal. Since u can't deliberately target civilians in an armed conflict, u can't target police or internal sec forces if they aren't members of the armed forces or directly participating in hostilities x.com/Shayan86/sta...

02.03.2026 03:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lindsey Graham is the second coming of Joseph Goebbels x.com/Acyn/status/...

02.03.2026 03:25 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

honestly, I think what's changed is that no one is buying it anymore…they've been singing this tune forever...

02.03.2026 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

GCC statement and Qatari PM warning bsky.app/profile/msja...

02.03.2026 02:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The joint statement between the US and some Arab states bsky.app/profile/msja...

02.03.2026 02:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sharing this for its final set of observations abt Israel/US potentially needing Arab states to join in attacks against Iran. Given the GCC's statement, the joint stmt btwn the US and several Arab states, and the warnings of the Qatari PM, this scenario may be very probable x.com/pati_marins6...

02.03.2026 02:41 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Multiple reports of Israeli or US aircraft being downed deep inside Iran. This is not a little thing. To shoot down an enemy plane as the enemy claims to have achieved airspace dominance….just wow…..

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x.com/pati_marins6...

02.03.2026 02:33 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0