The Cyrus Letter

Iran and the Middle East through economic warfare, geopolitics and human rights. Independent analysis. Evidence first.

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The Iranian people did their part. They stood together and risked everything for freedom.

The Islamic Republic of Iran chose to massacre its own people rather than surrender power.

But this regime cannot last forever. Its collapse is a matter of when, not if.

[Reza Pahlavi @PahlaviReza]

My dear compatriots,

Decisive moments lie before us.

The assistance that the President of the United States had promised to the brave people of Iran has now arrived. This is a humanitarian intervention, and its target is the Islamic Republic, its apparatus of repression, and its machinery of killing—not the country and great nation of Iran.

However, despite the arrival of this assistance, the final victory will still be achieved by us. It is we, the people of Iran, who will finish this task in this final battle. The time to return to the streets is approaching.

Now that the Islamic Republic is collapsing, my message to the country’s military, law enforcement, and security forces is clear:

You have sworn an oath to protect Iran and the Iranian nation, not the Islamic Republic and its leaders. Your duty is to defend the people, not to defend a regime that has taken our homeland hostage through repression and crime. Join the nation and help ensure a stable and secure transition. Otherwise, you will sink with Khamenei’s ship and his crumbling regime.

And my message to the President of the United States, President Trump, is this:

The honorable people of Iran, despite the brutal repression and killings carried out by this regime, stood bravely for nearly two months. I now ask you to exercise the utmost possible caution to preserve the lives of civilians and my compatriots. The people of Iran are your natural allies and the allies of the free world, and they will not forget your assistance during the most difficult period of Iran’s contemporary history.

And to you, my dear compatriots in Iran:

In these sensitive hours and days, more than ever we must remain focused on our ultimate goal: reclaiming Iran.

I ask you, for now, to remain in your homes and remain calm and safe. Stay alert and ready to return to the streets for the final action at the appropriate time, which I will communicate to you.

Follow my messages through social media and satellite media. If disruptions occur in the internet and satellite broadcasts, I will remain in contact with you via radio.

We are very close to final victory. I hope to be with you as soon as possible so that together we may reclaim Iran and rebuild it.

Long live Iran.
Reza Pahlavi

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@terrynewman Displaced Palestinians being welcomed in Beirut, Lebanon (1974)

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@terrynewman Based Quebec?

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@CNN Hamas has unlimited cover to use hospitals as military bases, thanks to unlimited cover from CNN.

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@terrynewman Hamas committing war crimes in broad daylight because the West supports them.

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Well except for when he pressured Israel to show restraint against Iran.

1. Kicking them out of the war because they’re so good at eliminating regime leadership that it’s unpopular.

2. The 12 day war last year.

He’s managed to piss off the pro Israel crowd and the anti Israel crowd. Which in today’s world might be unavoidable.

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@Globalstats11 1. Look at all those useless MIGs.

2. Did no other fighter jet get produced after the year 2000?

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@urgentintel Good interview.

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@yakubs1Warrior @mitchellvii Democratic Moderates control our country, social democrats got outperformed by democrats by a long margin.

The Islamic Republic of Iran has never been so weak. They can't even get the US to escalate no matter how hard they try.

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@yakubs1Warrior @mitchellvii No one has ever won a war where the end result is being blockaded by land and sea and their top export being driven to 0. Oil revenue runs next month.

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@mitchellvii They are desperate to appease their radical base.

[Hillel Neuer @HillelNeuer]

BREAKING: Egypt places 35 Europe-linked Islamist organizations on its terror list.
(Source: Egypt Today | link below)

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@return_of_rome @nayibbukele Mexico:

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@Khan_Fatimaa1 Beirut: May 7, 1976

Jocelyne Khoueiry, a 20-year-old Maronite paying the infidel tax (in lead) and freeing Palestinians at the same time.

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@urgentintel It's a positive sign for those hoping for regime change that Trump is saying the job is not finished.

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@RightNewsGlobe The UN has turned into a bad joke.

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The United Nations just elected the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Committee for Program and Coordination.

It's role is to address Women’s Rights, Disarmament & Counter-Terrorism!

[Under Secretary of State Jacob S. Helberg @UnderSecE]

For the first time in decades, America is about to start refining raw tin at scale. A first-of-its-kind plant in Henry County, Virginia, is set to begin production in 2027. A new deal secures its supply: up to 3,600 metric tons a year from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Tin holds together the circuit boards in your phone, your car, and our defense systems. American workers will now smelt Congolese tin in the United States, creating jobs on both sides of the Atlantic. That is Pax Silica and the U.S.-DRC Strategic Partnership Agreement at work.

https://t.co/mpImeABCjU

[Mark Dubowitz @mdubowitz]

While Iran’s missile production capability was not obliterated, it has been severely damaged. Tehran only produces 20% of its targeted capacity or an 80% shortfall.

Tehran had aimed to produce 3,000 missiles annually or 250 per month. The reported figure of 50 per month remains unconfirmed, but it’s a far cry from Iran’s prewar ambitions.

[Ryan Mauro @ryanmauro]

🔥BREAKING: Here are the texts between Tucker Carlson @TuckerCarlson when he was in Moscow, Russian intel-linked "Elizabeth Lane" @imelizabethlane and Tucker's producer

Lane arranged for Tucker to receive Russian GRU disinformation agent John Mark Dougan's book.

Dougan is a fugitive who was embroiled in scandals as the deputy sheriff in Palm Beach County.

He claimed that he stole Epstein Files and brought them to Russia.

Lane was trying to arrange for those "Epstein Files" to be transferred from the Russian GRU to Tucker & @SenRonJohnson (R-WI)

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[U.S. Central Command @CENTCOM]

U.S. forces continue to work around the clock keeping the Strait of Hormuz open for commercial shipping, strictly enforcing the ironclad naval blockade against Iran, and working with U.S. interagency partners to prevent the IRGC from using land routes and the Caspian Sea to move advanced weapons systems, dual-use tech, sanctioned materials, and illegal revenue streams.