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2026-01-10 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

RUMINT: Those who curse Israel are cursed.

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File under: Govt of Iran

1 Trump plots explosive intervention in Iran as bloodshed erupts on the streets with 50 killed: 'They're going to get hit very hard'

Posted by Skidmark 2026-01-10 09:54|| 2026-01-10 09:54|| Front Page Top

2 Iranian women light cigarettes by burning photos of Ayatollah Khamenei as protests to overthrow Supreme Leader grow and he activates 'missile cities' for defence

Posted by Skidmark 2026-01-10 10:54|| 2026-01-10 10:54|| Front Page Top

3 Looks like he is probably still alive and in Iran. From thr Times of Israel liveblog:

4hr ago Khamenei said to put IRGC on highest state of alert as protests enter 14th day

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has put Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on a higher state of alert than it was during its war with Israel last year, officials from the Islamic Republic tell The Telegraph as the country enters its 14th day of widespread protests.

“The leader has ordered the Sepah [IRGC] to remain on the highest level of readiness – even higher than during the June war,” a senior Iranian official tells The Telegraph.

“He is in closer contact with the IRGC than with the army or the police, because he believes the risk of IRGC defections is almost non-existent, whereas others have defected before. He has placed his fate in the hands of the IRGC.”

Iranian officials say underground “missile cities” have also been activated to deal with foreign threats.

One official dismissed a report earlier in the week that Khamenei has plans to flee to Moscow if an uprising threatens the regime. “He will not leave Tehran even if B-52s are flying overhead.”

Posted by trailing wife 2026-01-10 11:57|| 2026-01-10 11:57|| Front Page Top

4 "Israeli Military Intelligence Gave a Shocking Update on the Iran Protests"

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2026/01/10/if-iran-is-falling-what-an-image-this-is-n2669260

Posted by NoMoreBS 2026-01-10 13:54|| 2026-01-10 13:54|| Front Page Top

5 The IRGC has been called out by Khomenei but they are not showing up in most cities.

Rumor is that a lot of them haven't been paid for a few months or that their pay was stolen by senior officers and that made them not show up.

Posted by Lord Garth 2026-01-10 17:55|| 2026-01-10 17:55|| Front Page Top

6 ^ Or they were paid in near-worthless rials?

Posted by Frank G 2026-01-10 18:14|| 2026-01-10 18:14|| Front Page Top

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