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Negin Owliaei

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Editor-in-chief @truthout.org. Past lives @aljazeera.com. Internationalist. Any pronouns.

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168 killed at girls' elementary school in Iran

Were the bombs sent by the U.S. or Israel? If it was your little girl, you wouldn’t know. And would it matter?

The same bombs are now over my family’s heads in Tehran. I know better now than to try to claim there is a difference.

02.03.2026 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was in Tehran in 2006 when Israel invaded Lebanon. My cousins kept telling me the U.S. attacked Lebanon. I was confusedβ€”why would the U.S. do that? They didn’t see a difference; I tried to explain there was one.

Today, no Iranian can tell if the bombs on their heads are American or Israeli.

02.03.2026 14:06 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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During the 12 day war, the death toll in Iran was around 1000. In only 48 hours, over 500 Iranians have been killed. At least 165 of those were school children and others at a school murdered in one strike x.com/lcmporter/st...

02.03.2026 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Israeli strikes hit hospital in Tehran, witnesses tell Reuters
By Reuters
March 1, 20262:59 PM ASTUpdated 1 hour ago

Israeli strikes hit hospital in Tehran, witnesses tell Reuters By Reuters March 1, 20262:59 PM ASTUpdated 1 hour ago

Addicted to war crimes.

www.reuters.com/world/middle...

02.03.2026 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 63    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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US department of war holding press conference re: its aggressive war in Iran. Chairman of Joint Chiefs speaking now and making clear that US goal is to ELIMINATE Iran’s ability to engage in combat operations - to, in other words, demilitarize Iran

02.03.2026 13:22 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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The war on Iran likely brings a new oil price shock and windfall profits.

So, who stands to win?

Our research shows: Last time around (2022), the US reaped the largest fossil fuel profits of any country ($377bn). 50% went to the top 1%, only 1% to the bottom 50%. A🧡

01.03.2026 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 421    πŸ” 249    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 29

These are the conditions under which the US and Israel are cynically asking Iranian people to β€œstage a revolution”.

(I’m so sorry this is happening Negin).

02.03.2026 13:27 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is insulting on so many levels but I cannot help but continue to be shocked at how much they do not understand Iran.

Khamenei died just like Khomeini died before him. The guy was in his late 80s; this was an expected outcome. The regime is still the same! What does this even mean??

02.03.2026 13:23 β€” πŸ‘ 424    πŸ” 80    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 2

The options that the US and Israel have engineered for Iranians are increased repression from the Iranian state or full state collapse. Anyone who thinks liberation is on the other side of these bombs, I don’t know what to tell you.

02.03.2026 13:18 β€” πŸ‘ 275    πŸ” 82    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4

Yesterday I watched videos of Israeli and US bombs hitting the neighborhoods where my family lives, unable to reach them.

The first I hear from them comes today and it’s that they’ve received threatening texts from Iranian intelligence telling them to stay away from β€œfuture illegal riots.”

02.03.2026 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 170    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

The Lebanese government has just issued a directive β€œbanning” Hezbollah and criminalizing its members, granting authority to the army to go after them. And just like that, from Israeli war to potential civil war in the span of less than 12 hours

02.03.2026 11:20 β€” πŸ‘ 115    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3

The two countries that host the largest population of Afghan refugees are Iran and Pakistan. Pakistan is currently bombing Afghanistan and Iran is currently being bombed by the US and Israel. The countries currently bombing Iran have no plan to accept Afghan refugees.

02.03.2026 12:57 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Members of Canada's military may have been involved in planning U.S. strikes on Iran, retired general says | CBC News A retired Canadian major-general says personnel on exchange with U.S. Central Command were likely involved in planning and targeting airstrikes on Iran unless Ottawa explicitly barred participation. A...

"It is highly likely that members of Canadian military, on exchange with the US, were involved in planning and co-ordinating of airstrikes on Iran. It is long-standing policy to have Canadian service members participate in exchanges with US Central Command."

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

01.03.2026 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 78    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3
Jonathan Karl: Pres Trump told me tonight the US had identified possible candidates to take over Iran, but they were killed in the initial attack.
"The attack was so successful it knocked out most of the candidates," Trump told me. "It's not going to be anybody that we were thinking of because they are all dead. Second or third place is dead."

Jonathan Karl: Pres Trump told me tonight the US had identified possible candidates to take over Iran, but they were killed in the initial attack. "The attack was so successful it knocked out most of the candidates," Trump told me. "It's not going to be anybody that we were thinking of because they are all dead. Second or third place is dead."

β€œSo successful”

02.03.2026 03:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1428    πŸ” 267    πŸ’¬ 79    πŸ“Œ 57
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Trump Says War Could Last Weeks and Offers Contradictory Visions of New Regime

When pressed on his plans for a transition of power, Mr. Trump said he hoped Iran’s elite military forces … would simply turn over their weapons to the Iranian populace.

β€œThey would really surrender to the people, if you think about it,” he said.

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

He needs to be impeached before he kills everyone

02.03.2026 03:18 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

There’s a pretty robust case to make that the Iran Hostage crisis of 1979, the revolution itself, and the policies of the Iranian government towards the US
since, was all blowback from the CIA’s decision to overthrow Mossadegh in 1953. www.cnn.com/2013/08/19/p...

02.03.2026 02:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3099    πŸ” 726    πŸ’¬ 83    πŸ“Œ 36
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Iran media report continuous explosions in Tehran <article data-history-node-id="434532" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-media-report-continuous-explosions-tehran" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-media-report-continuous-explosions-tehran" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Iran media report continuous explosions in Tehran</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Continuous explosions were reported in eastern and western parts of Tehran, Iran’s Nour News outlet said.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>The reports came amid ongoing strikes on the Iranian capital, after the United States and Israel carried out a joint attack on Iran that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.</p> <p>France, Germany and the United Kingdom said they stood ready to protect their interests and those of their Gulf allies and could take what they described as β€œdefensive action” if required.</p> </div> </div> </article>

Iran media report continuous explosions in Tehran - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-media-report-continuous-explosions-tehran

02.03.2026 03:16 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Evergreen reminder that the Israeli military headquarters are based in central Tel Aviv.

02.03.2026 03:11 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Heartbreaking pictures from Tehran’s Nilufar Square in the aftermath of tonight’s U.S.-Israeli bombardment of the city. Source: Iranian Student News Agency #Iran

02.03.2026 01:32 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

Every time Western allies justify Donald Trumps breaches of international law, they pave the way for him to do it again, further sending the global system into a downward spiral.

02.03.2026 01:28 β€” πŸ‘ 217    πŸ” 70    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
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Massive Israeli airstrikes on southern Beirut right now

02.03.2026 01:22 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

The images from Iran are not really making it onto this site but they are so horrifying. I don’t really think bombarding oneself with graphic images of violence does any good but at the same time it really needs to be registering everywhere that all of the Middle East is on fire right now.

02.03.2026 01:23 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Outside the hospital, people carried an incubator into the street."

02.03.2026 01:20 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Al Jazeera reporting this too. Notable that Hezbollah did this, despite the blowback they will certainly receive from Israel, when Iran did nothing in the immediate aftermath of Nasrallah’s assassination by Israel x.com/babakvahdad/...

02.03.2026 00:18 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely.

02.03.2026 01:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Historical context: It was also Dwight D. Eishenhower whose CIA joined British intelligence to lead a coup in Iran in 1953, the US' first regime change. In 1954, a consortium of US oil companies got a 40% stake of Iranian oil.

01.03.2026 23:43 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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As Trump Bombs Iran, We Need to Reckon With the American War Machine We cannot afford to slip into despair. We must push back against militarism everywhere, at every turn.

"We in the U.S. need to reckon with the fact that so much of our state wealth, capacity, and technology goes toward burying children in rubble." Important piece by @neginowl.bsky.social

02.03.2026 00:26 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve had multiple non-Iranian Americans tell me to talk to Iranians about what they want 🫠

02.03.2026 01:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0