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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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Some of this is probably overstated but alot of it isn't x.com/ultra_ehsan/...

02.03.2026 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

THERE IS NO PLAUSIBLE SCENARIO, IN OTHER WORDS, WHERE THE UNITED STATES HAD ANY PLAUSIBLE RIGHT OF SELF-DEFENSE, THE ONLY LAWFUL BASIS FOR ITS ATTACK HERE.

02.03.2026 21:09 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Alternatively, EVEN if those threats/build up did not create the threat of an imminent attack, once Israel attacked - given the close relationship between the US and Israel AS WELL AS the US threats/build up - Iran would certainly have had grounds to fear an imminent attack then…..

02.03.2026 21:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Persistent US threats of attack & mil build up (in violation of Article 2(4) of the UN Charter) absolutely created a real & imminent attack threat 2 Iran, engaging its right of self-defense under Article 51. If Iran was on the brink of attacking the US, it had everything to do w/the US's own actions

02.03.2026 21:09 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Marco Rubio just held a briefing where he claimed that the justification for the US strike on Saturday was that Israel was going to strike Iran and that Iran would respond by attacking the US. Putting aside how ludicrous it sounds for the US to claim it can't control its client state….

02.03.2026 21:09 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Attacks on US base in Erbil continues x.com/iwasnevrhere...

02.03.2026 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Israel and the US cared not at all about how their actions would reverberate across the region. The decrepit, corrupt regimes of the regime now have to deal with the fall out x.com/Bricktop_NAF...

02.03.2026 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Al Jazeera English reporting that Israel was about to strike Hezbollah when Hezbollah struck first, which helps to explain Hezbollah's decision to launch the rockets and further underscores the ludicrousness of Lebanon's PM punishing the Hizb by declaring their military activity illegal.

02.03.2026 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Protests in Iraq continue. These are countries that have deep grievances with their governments, the United States, Israel etc and close historical ties with Iran. x.com/MonitorX9980...

02.03.2026 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ardebil! They expected anti-govt protestors. They got the opposite. x.com/TehranTimes7...

02.03.2026 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Iran has not unleashed its full capacity yet but it looks to be coming… x.com/AryJeay/stat...

02.03.2026 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The navy has nothing to do with the nuclear program. This was always about demilitarizing Iran. Which basically means ensuring it has no sovereignty in our lifetimes x.com/ragipsoylu/s...

02.03.2026 20:07 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Did they REALLY think we wouldn't rally around the flag after they carpet bombed us???? x.com/ragipsoylu/s...

02.03.2026 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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9 hospitals in less than 72 hours. The Gaza playbook is the only playbook Israel has
x.com/AJENews/stat...

02.03.2026 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump is now directly threatening Iranian civilians - and telegraphing its willingness to target them x.com/ErikSperling...

02.03.2026 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The difference with Gaza is that I don't know ONE PALESTINIAN who cheered that on. By contrast, many Iranians, especially outside the diaspora, wanted this and thought it would be worth it in order to "free Iran from the mullahs" x.com/SanaSaeed/st...

02.03.2026 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is the same base where the 3 service members were killed x.com/jeremyscahil...

02.03.2026 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Iran claiming that the attack on the Aramco facility in Saudi Arabia was a false flag op by Israel, which totally tracks x.com/iranin_arabi...

02.03.2026 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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For the sake of 2 men's egos x.com/ragipsoylu/s...

02.03.2026 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Everything moving so quickly x.com/babakvahdad/...

02.03.2026 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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They are slaughtering our people and getting away with it x.com/dropsitenews...

02.03.2026 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Spain Denies U.S. Military Use of Its Bases for Iran Attack

"Spain’s defense minister, Margarita Robles, said on Monday that while there was an agreement with the United States on the use of the bases, Spain believed it only extended to use within the framework of international law."

Spain views US war on Iran as illegal.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/w...

02.03.2026 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 175    πŸ” 55    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 7
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UK Prime Minister just announced it is directly participating in this conflict. It has launched fighter jets to protect its Gulf State allies. It claims it was requested by the Gulf States itself. It is also allowing its British bases to be used by the US. The UK is now a co-belligerent….

02.03.2026 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UK Prime Minister just announced it is directly participating in this conflict. It has launched fighter jets to protect its Gulf State allies. It claims it was requested by the Gulf States itself. It is also allowing its British bases to be used by the US. The UK is now a co-belligerent….

02.03.2026 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UK Prime Minister just announced it is directly participating in this conflict. It has launched fighter jets to protect its Gulf State allies. It claims it was requested by the Gulf States itself. It is also allowing its British bases to be used by the US. The UK is now a co-belligerent….

02.03.2026 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Grrrrrl I’ve been feeling like this since Oct 7. I used to use X to do my posting but stopped a few months ago because of the smears and threats I was receiving. It has become normal to feel this way about Palestine. It’s relatively new to feel this way about Iran…(12 day war was the same)

02.03.2026 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Grrrrrl I’ve been feeling like this since Oct 7. I used to use X to do my posting but stopped a few months ago because of the smears and threats I was receiving. It has become normal to feel this way about Palestine. It’s relatively new to feel this way about Iran…(12 day war was the same)

02.03.2026 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is how they liberate Iran?! x.com/ramabdu/stat...

02.03.2026 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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France is being Trumpified. x.com/clashreport/...

02.03.2026 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

US markets have opened. Oil prices up 8% so far to $89/barrel

02.03.2026 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0