Soroush Hanifi

Engagement Catalyst

[Reuters @Reuters]

Exclusive: Iran is expected to receive within weeks a first shipment out of up to 400 Chinese-made shoulder-fired air-defense missile launchers, as it rebuilds its defences amid war with the United States https://t.co/zZKVTbgFCc

[Pierre Poilievre @PierrePoilievre]

Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps sleeper cells are reportedly activating, while Iranian regime-backed groups organize gun-for-hire plots targeting synagogues and the U.S. consulate.

The federal government must tell Canadians whether this latest shooting is connected to the IRGC, why 700 suspected IRGC operatives remain in Canada, and what it will do to arrest, deport, and dismantle these extremist networks immediately.

Remove these terrorists now to protect our people and bring safety back to Canadian streets: https://t.co/4Pl81BqEfx

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

I will instruct our intelligence to share with our partners the information we have regarding Russia’s new assistance to the Iranian regime. Since the beginning of July, we have recorded active Russian satellite surveillance of the Gulf states and U.S. military facilities located there. These images subsequently appear in Iran. At the same time, there is a clear correlation between Russia’s satellite imagery of these sites and Iranian strikes – both before the attacks, in preparation for them, and afterward, to assess the damage inflicted.

On July 19 and 20 alone, four air bases fell within the area of interest of Russian satellites – two in Bahrain, one in Jordan, and one in Kuwait. The purpose is clear. None of us in the world should turn a blind eye to one very simple fact: evil always seeks ways to make things worse and spread further. Russia must be stopped. This war must be stopped. Pressure on the aggressor must work.

From the evening address. (3/3)

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: The Trump administration has signed an agreement with Saudi Arabia that will allow the country to obtain American nuclear technology, loosening standards for a close ally. https://t.co/xPGw0n0MVH

[Soroush Hanifi @__soroush]

Stop talking shit. Deliver.
#DM_Context

[Patrick Bet-David @patrickbetdavid]

It’s rarely the people who lived under communism, dictatorship, or Islamic theocracy who defend those systems.

It’s usually those born in America or those who’ve never experienced them firsthand.

If you truly believe communism is the better system, by all means, go live under it.

Stop trying to turn 🇺🇸 into the kind of country millions have risked everything to escape.

Billions around the world dream of the opportunities 🇺🇸 offers.

There’s a reason it’s called the American Dream.

[Soroush Hanifi @__soroush]

“DM Context” (noun)

When someone cites anonymous DMs from people claiming to be insiders as evidence of growing support.

[The Telegraph @Telegraph]

The week-long funeral of Iran's former supreme leader Ali Khamenei was overshadowed by one thing.

His son and successor, Mojtaba, was nowhere to be seen.

@KasraAarabi argues it is increasingly difficult to dismiss possibility he is dead ⬇️
https://t.co/xRk06eiCiA

[Adam Milstein @AdamMilstein]

Former Iranian president Ahmadinejad under house arrest by the IRGC after Iran uncovered his years-long covert contacts with Israeli intelligence — including secret Budapest meetings and payments

https://t.co/HzF0LIEa0y

[U.S. Central Command @CENTCOM]

Yesterday, using multiple one-way attack surface drones, CENTCOM forces successfully struck a submarine and ship maintenance facility in Iran. Three Corsair unmanned surface vessels hit the port at Bandar Abbas Naval Base, marking the first time American forces have employed sea drones in combat operations. Last night’s strikes degraded Iran’s ability to continue attacking commercial shipping.

[John Bolton @AmbJohnBolton]

The US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding and its ceasefire were effectively dead on arrival. The MOU was never viable because Tehran does not currently have a government in any coherent sense.  In national-security affairs, it has no authoritative decision maker or process that produces binding government-wide decisions.

https://t.co/FlM6v0OCa2

[U.S. Central Command @CENTCOM]

U.S. Central Command forces have begun launching a series of powerful strikes against Iran to impose heavy costs for targeting and attacking commercial shipping crewed by innocent civilians in an international waterway. The U.S. strikes are in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels that were transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s demonstrated aggression was unwarranted, dangerous, and a clear violation of the ceasefire.

[Mike Pompeo @mikepompeo]

The Iranian regime intentionally chose July 4 for the late Ayatollah's funeral, to show their hatred for everything America stands for. Juxtaposed against the magnificent celebration on our National Mall, it's clear which path is better for the world.

[Hiwa @hiwa_life]

شامگاه چهارشنبه ۱۰ تیرماه، سیاوش الک، جوان اهل مهاباد، به دست عناصر وابسته به حکومت کشته شد.
طبق گزارش‌ها، او همراه چند جوان دیگر به‌دلیل پوشیدن لباس کُردی مورد حمله قرار گرفته بود.
پس از کشته‌شدن سیاوش الک، شماری از مردم مهاباد در اعتراض به خیابان آمدند، مقابل بیمارستان این شهر تجمع کردند و شعارهای ضدحکومتی سر دادند.
کشته‌شدن یک جوان کُرد به‌دلیل نمادهای هویتی، بار دیگر نشان می‌دهد که سرکوب در کردستان تنها سیاسی نیست؛ هویت، زبان، پوشش و حق زیستن آزادانه را نیز هدف گرفته است.

[Fox News @FoxNews]

BREAKING: U.S. conducts new strikes against Iran, CENTCOM says

[Chris Christie @GovChristie]

President Trump has gone from America First to Iran First.

He stopped the war early, got cornered when Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, and cut a deal: a $300 billion bribe, unfrozen assets, and their oil profits back. Then he handed negotiations to a naive Vice President and guys who'd be better off buying you an office building in Alexandria.

[Reuters @Reuters]

Exclusive: A $300 billion private fund designed to trigger investment into Iran is outlined in the US-Iran framework agreement and more than half that sum has already been committed, a source with direct knowledge of the deal told Reuters https://t.co/F1b71wtSiv

[Reuters @Reuters]

Exclusive: Iran deal includes $300 billion fund, more than half of which already committed, source says https://t.co/B1QL9a2D8j https://t.co/B1QL9a2D8j