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2026-01-09 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Tousi tv: police and Basij being withdrawn; IRGC now active in streets

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Posted by Lord Garth 2026-01-09 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1831 views ] Top
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1 Iran has basically closed it's airspace:
https://www.timesnownews.com/world/iran-notam-map-tehran-protests-airspace-shut-oiix-airport-article-153418426

Posted by ed in texas 2026-01-09 09:48|| 2026-01-09 09:48|| Front Page Top

2 so the Basenji's weren't up to the job? Bad boys! No spare ribs for you!

Posted by Mercutio 2026-01-09 09:49|| 2026-01-09 09:49|| Front Page Top

3 IRGC apparently killed a lot of people last evening after prayers. Maybe several hundred.

In some cities resulted in the protesters setting fire to some of the mosques that are identified with the IRGC.

Posted by Lord Garth 2026-01-09 13:44|| 2026-01-09 13:44|| Front Page Top

4 Hot Air has a round-up with several tweets, and shares key bits from outside reports:

In a late Friday interview, John Hurley, the undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, said Iran has managed to funnel about $1 billion to Hezbollah this year despite a raft of Western sanctions that have battered its economy.

And

..."Since protests dating back to 2009, there were always allegations of Arabic being heard on the street," Ben Taleblu told Fox News Digital. "As the contest between the state and the street continues to heat up, all eyes will be on Iran’s security forces to see if they defect or disobey orders to crack down. The problem is, so is the regime. And to that end, the Islamic Republic may have devised a failsafe for itself against popular anger. Foreign proxies. Whether Lebanese Hezbollah, Iraqi Shiite militias, or the Afghan Fatemiyoun, their function would be the same: to fire on Iranians when other Iranians won’t."

Earlier reporting from Iran International also indicated that Iraqi Shiite militia reinforcements were deployed to Iran in early January to assist in suppressing protests. Estimates placed the number of fighters at roughly 800, with militants reportedly crossing the border under the pretense of religious pilgrimages before gathering at a base in Ahvaz and being dispatched to various regions.

Posted by trailing wife 2026-01-09 14:37|| 2026-01-09 14:37|| Front Page Top

5 Tousi TV reports that the IRGC lost a battle with the protestors in Tehran about 4 hours ago or so. The main formation of IRGC retreated but about a half dozen were essentially captured by the protestors and are being detained in a makeshift detention.

Posted by Lord Garth 2026-01-09 16:11|| 2026-01-09 16:11|| Front Page Top

6 ......"detained" until the construction crane arrives.

Posted by Besoeker 2026-01-09 16:13|| 2026-01-09 16:13|| Front Page Top

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