Alex Winston

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[Negar Mojtahedi @NegarMojtahedi]

Will Israel’s new Mossad chief take the covert war against Tehran even further?

As Roman Gofman takes the helm of Mossad, Israel’s top intelligence officials are openly talking about regime change in Iran.

In my latest for Iran International, I examine who Gofman is, why his appointment matters, and what it could mean for the future of Israel’s campaign against the Islamic Republic.

Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/veNKja5R24

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DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Ethiopia is looking to Israel’s Start-Up Nation model as it builds its own AI sector and strengthens technological cooperation.
Written by @AlexWinston89
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[Alex Winston @AlexWinston89]

Evoking the memory of Golda Meir, Taiwan's representative to Israel told me, “If Taiwan puts down its weapons, there will be no Taiwan.”

“The weapon is not for provocation, it’s not for inviting a war, but it’s for self-defense. It’s a means of deterrence."
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[Alex Winston @AlexWinston89]

Donald Trump once told Iranians: “HELP IS ON ITS WAY.”

Now, after tens of thousands were massacred on Iran's streets, Washington is moving toward a ceasefire agreement with the very regime responsible.

The Islamic Republic already sees this as a victory, but it is a betrayal of the Iranian people that Trump promised to help. They are the ones who will face the regime's backlash.
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[Alex Winston @AlexWinston89]

From Trump to Mamdani, from talk radio to the streets of New York, @sidrosenberg19 doesn’t hold back.

It was a pleasure to speak with the host of the #1 morning news talk show in New York about antisemitism, politics, and why he believes something has fundamentally shifted in America since October 7.
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[The Jerusalem Post @Jerusalem_Post]

Iranian dissident warns: The regime has not changed.

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[Alex Winston @AlexWinston89]

At POLITICO's Security Summit in Washington, Iran's Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi urged the US to abandon negotiations with Tehran and argued that the Islamic Republic was “inherently incapable” of coexistence with the democratic world.

He also claimed the regime is trying to “ride the storm” until there is “no longer a Bibi Netanyahu in Jerusalem or a Donald Trump in the White House.”
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[The Jerusalem Post @Jerusalem_Post]

Analysis | This time last year, one of the giant sleeping theaters of global conflict erupted when India launched Operation Sindoor against Pakistani-based terror groups following the Pahalgam terror attacks two weeks earlier.

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[Alex Winston @AlexWinston89]

It was a real pleasure to speak with Serbia's Foreign Minister @markodjuric during his visit to Israel. From a new strategic partnership to a clear message of support, the Serbian-Israeli friendship continues to grow stronger.

He also talked to me about his time in Tel Aviv with his cousin, Alon Ohel, who was held hostage by Hamas in Gaza for over two years.
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[Negar Mojtahedi @NegarMojtahedi]

Grateful to @AlexWinston89 of the @Jerusalem_Post for joining me to break down the possible links between recent attacks targeting the Jewish community in the UK and the Islamic Republic’s broader playbook.
My heart is with the Jewish diaspora.

Watch this week’s Eye for Iran: https://t.co/PwtMEXgAp5

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[Iran International English @IranIntl_En]

After a stabbing attack on visibly Jewish men in London raised terror fears in the UK, we spoke to Alex Winston of The Jerusalem Post to see whether it fits Tehran’s playbook. 
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Watch the full interview on the Eye for Iran podcast: https://t.co/ug2Jc1uIRU

[Alex Winston @AlexWinston89]

A few shameful things happened last week in Germany during Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi's visit. A journalist asked if he was an agent of Israel. Someone threw red paint at him as he left. And the parents of victims of the Islamic Republic were ignored by the press. The prince handled it all with dignity. Germany did not.

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[Alex Winston @AlexWinston89]

It was a great conversation with @021kidd about growing up in Tehran, moving to London and becoming a part of the city's drill scene, and his music which is helping to define the current protest movement in Iran.
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[National Union for Democracy in Iran @NUFDIran]

Read an in-depth look at NUFDI’s latest report by @Jerusalem_Post @AlexWinston89 describing how the Islamic Republic built a decades-long influence network across the United States, targeting American youth and policymakers.

[Alex Winston @AlexWinston89]

Human rights groups call it a war crime. The Rome Statute calls it a war crime. Iran calls it volunteering. The IRGC is enlisting 12-year-olds to stand at checkpoints and monitor the Iranian people.

And what happens when a frightened 12-year-old with a machine gun opens fire on a crowd of protesters?
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[National Union for Democracy in Iran @NUFDIran]

For 47 years, the Islamic Republic has quietly built a network of "cultural organizations" to spread its radical ideology across the U.S.

For months, NUFDI has been tracking this influence operation.

Read about it in @Jerusalem_Post @AlexWinston89: https://t.co/mLFIM34ZaD

[Alex Winston @AlexWinston89]

Inside America: A new report from @NUFDIran has detailed how the Islamic Republic of Iran has spent 47 years trying to root itself inside America, building a network of institutions designed to shape influence in Washington along the regime’s ideals.

https://t.co/qxuCfMFmis

[Khosro K Isfahani @KhosroIsfahani]

"If Donald Trump allows a ceasefire to become an off-ramp for the regime... he will not be remembered as the man who ended the Iranian threat, but rather as the man who let it survive.

And worse, as the president who promised the Iranian people help, had streets named after him, and then left them alone to suffer the regime’s full revenge."

Writes @AlexWinston89, a true friend of the Iranian people.
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[Alex Winston @AlexWinston89]

If US President Donald Trump now mistakes a pause in the fighting for a solution to the Iranian problem, he risks betraying the very people who have suffered most under this regime: the Iranian people themselves.

This is the regime that massacred thousands - some estimates range from 30,000-40,000 over two days of January 8-9, when Iran’s protests reached their zenith. This is also the regime that has executed 14 individuals since the start of February.

Iranian officials have already stated, “The era of mercy is over.” That is what the regime sounds like when it believes the outside pressure is easing.

So, please, President Trump. Forget straits, forget 'new regime' or prices of oil, remember the people you promised help to and do not betray them!
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