Anonymous ID: 9918b5 March 23, 2026, 5:26 a.m. No.24416354   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Trump says his Iran ultimatum on power plant strikes will have 'positive' outcome

16 hours ago

 

US President Donald Trump said his ultimatum to Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face strikes on its power plants would “work very well,” in an interview with Israel’s Channel 13.

 

“You will soon see what will happen with the ultimatum on the power plants — the result will be very good,” Trump said.

 

“There will be total destruction of Iran and it’s going to work very well,” he added.

 

Trump also criticized NATO countries, saying they are “not doing anything” and that Iran is now receiving “the punishment it deserves.”

 

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202603223176

Anonymous ID: 9918b5 March 23, 2026, 6:46 a.m. No.24416569   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>6571 >>6572 >>6835 >>6898 >>6925

PODCAST

Iranians ‘weeks away’ from another uprising, Israeli security insider says

Negar Mojtahedi-Iran International

9 hours ago (1/3)

 

A group displays the pre-revolutionary Iranian flag on their wrists — a symbol increasingly associated with calls for change.

 

An Israeli security insider saysIran could be weeks awayfrom reaching conditionsfor an uprising, as the US and Israel may soon judge theIslamic Republic weak enough to call on Iranians to take to the streets.

 

The current trajectory of the US-Israeli war against the Islamic Republicis rapidly weakening the regime, said Brigadier General (res.) Amir Avivi, CEO of the Israel Defense and Security Forum, an influential body that advises the Israeli government on security matters.

 

“It’s amatter of weeksuntil the US and Israel will assess that this .regime is weak enough,” Avivi told Eye for Iran podcast.

 

“And then there will be a call to the Iranianpeople to go to the streets and take over the country.”

 

“And when they will do that,” he added, “above their heads, there will be Israeli drones and American capabilities defending them from the air —and any attempt to hit the Iranian people will be met by an attack.”

 

From containment to collapse

Avivi described thewar as unfolding in stages— from Hamas, to Hezbollah, to the fall of Assad's Syria and the Houthis — and nowentering what he called its decisive phase: Iran itself.

 

Earlier stages focused on weakening those forces. Now, he said, the objective has shifted.

 

“This is about bringing down the Iranian regime.”

 

He pointed to thescaleof the ongoing campaign, saying tens of thousands oftargets have been struck, including air defenses, missile systems and naval assets — alongsidesustained pressureon the regime’s internal enforcement arms.

 

“We are now attacking in Tehran Basij forces who are standing in junctions,monitoring society,” he said.“We’re dismantling all the Basij bases and the Revolutionary Guards.”

 

Breaking the regime’s grip

According to Avivi, the key to creating conditions for an uprising lies indismantling the regime’s abilityto control and repress its population.

 

“It’s about destroying the command and controlof the Revolutionary Guards and the Basij forces,” he said. “Eliminating their motivation to fight.”

 

He said there are already signs of strain within the system.

 

“We see defection in many units.Some units you have 90 percent defection,” Avivi said.

 

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202603235643

Anonymous ID: 9918b5 March 23, 2026, 6:47 a.m. No.24416572   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>6573 >>6633 >>6835 >>6898 >>6925

>>24416569

(2/3)

 

At the same time,he pointed to deepening economic pressure.

“There is a siege on Iran. They are not trading.How longcan a country continuewith no import, no export?”he said.“The currency is broken… it’s obvious where this is going.”

 

Larijani’s killing sends a sign

Avivi said thekilling of Ali Larijanisends a clear message about the endgamerejecting any scenario in which figures from within the Islamic Republic remain in power under a rebranded system==.

 

He saidthe issue had come up directlyin a recent high-level conversation.

 

“I met this week with a very, very prominent diplomat who asked me at length whether maybe Larijani will be the solution,” Avivi said — referring to the idea that a figure seen by someas more “moderate” could emerge as a compromise.

 

Avivi dismissed that notion outright.

“The guy is not moderate at all — not at all,” he said.

 

He argued thattargeting Larijani underscores a broader objective.

 

“None of these leadersin this vicious regime can be rulers the day after,” he said.“Iran needs completely different leadership… a more open, more liberal country.”

 

He framed the strategy as one in whichIsrael and the United States set the conditions— but the decisive moment must come from within.

 

“Changing the regime is up to the Iranian people,”he said.

Signs of strain— but not collapse yet.

 

That assessment is partially echoed by investigative journalist David Patrikarakos, who told Eye for Iran that sourcesdescribe a regime under pressure, with its security apparatus showing signs of disarray.

 

“They paint a picture of a regime in disarray,” he said, citing what he described asthe “surgical decapitation” of layers of the security structure.

 

But he cautioned thatinternal fractures remain limited for now.

 

“We’re hearingreports… in the dozens… of people being killed for disobeying orders,people trying to defect,” he said. “I’ve not been told that it’s on a big scale.”

 

Patrikarakos saidthe real test will come later.

 

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202603235643

Anonymous ID: 9918b5 March 23, 2026, 6:48 a.m. No.24416573   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>6581 >>6633 >>6835 >>6898 >>6925

>>24416572

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“To judge the success of this campaign, we’ve got to see what happens when the shooting stops — and what happens inside Iran.”

 

Washington’s next phase: the nuclear question

Investigative journalist Jay Solomon said sources in Washington suggest the next phase may focus on ensuringIran cannot rebuild its nuclear program.

 

That includes concern over highly enriched uranium believed to be hidden in deeply buried sites such as Pickaxe Mountain.

 

“If they really decide they want to go in and secure that material, I don’t think there’s any other way,” Solomon said —referring to the possibility of US special forces enteringunderground facilities, an operation hedescribed as “extremely dangerous.”

 

He also pointed topotential operationstargeting Kharg Island, a key oil export hub tied to IRGC revenues.==

 

But Solomon raised a critical concern:what comes after military success.

 

“The military side has been planned,” he said.“The post-conflict sideis still very much up in the air… and that’s a concern.”

 

Despite those uncertainties, Aviviwas unequivocal aboutwhere he believes events are heading.

 

“I foresee a change of regime,” he said. “This regime is not going to stay.”

 

And for Avivi, the broader objective goes far beyond Iran itself.

 

“The goal is clear,” he said. “To dismantle our enemies and change completely the Middle East for generations to come.”

 

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202603235643

Anonymous ID: 9918b5 March 23, 2026, 6:49 a.m. No.24416581   🗄️.is 🔗kun

>>24416573

Video of whole discussion

 

The call for another uprising in Iran is near, Israeli security insider says| Eye for Iran | EP 95 |

 

1:09:22

 

https://youtu.be/mKegFvpsISs

Anonymous ID: 9918b5 March 23, 2026, 7:12 a.m. No.24416686   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>6693 >>6835 >>6898 >>6925

EXCLUSIVE

US CENTCOM chief says Iran targeting civilians out of ‘desperation’. (1/2)

Samira Gharaei/Iran International

 

The commander of US Central Command said Iran hasincreasingly targeted civilian sites across the Middle East out of "desperation" as its military capabilities deteriorate in the third week of the war.

 

"They're operating in a sign of desperation… In the last couple of weeks, they'veattacked civilian targets very deliberately, more than 300 times," Adm. Brad Cooper said in an interview with Iran International.

 

Cooper also said Iran’s strain has reduced the volume of its attacks.

 

“At the beginning of the conflict, you saw large volumes in the dozens of drones and missiles. You no longer see that. It’s all one or two at a time,”Cooper said this in his first interview since the start of the war between Iran and the United States on Feb. 28.

 

Iranian officials have vowed to sustain a prolonged conflict anddeny that their military capabilities are fading.

 

In one of its most severe attack on Israel to date, Iran targeted the Israeli towns of Arad and Dimona on Saturday, leaving dozens of people injured, according to Israeli authorities.

 

'Hormuz is physically open'

US and allied forces are working to secure shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz—through which about a fifth of the world’s oil passes—by weakening Iran’s naval capabilities, Cooper said.

 

He added that coalition operations have sunk or severely damaged about 140 vessels since the start of the campaign.

 

“The Strait of Hormuz is physically open to transit,” he said. “The reason ships are not transiting right now is because the Islamic Republic is shooting at them with drones and missiles.”

 

President Donald Trump warned on Saturday that the United States could strike Iran’s power plants within 48 hours if Tehran does not fully open the waterway.

 

Iranian officials have warned such a move would trigger retaliation against energy and water systems across the region.

 

'Ahead or on plan'

Cooper blamed Tehran for the continued conflict, sayingit was putting the lives of civilians at risk.

 

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202603232131

 

US CENTCOM chief says Iran targeting civilians out of ‘desperation’

Iran International

Admiral Brad Cooper, the commander of US Central Command, told Iran International that Tehran is increasingly targeting civilian sites across the Middle East out of "desperation" as its military capabilities deteriorate in the third week of the war.

 

15:22

 

https://youtu.be/QWHAzfZQ_v4

Anonymous ID: 9918b5 March 23, 2026, 7:13 a.m. No.24416693   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>6835 >>6898 >>6925

>>24416686

(2/2)

They could stop this war right now, absolutely, if they chose to do so,” he said, "They need to stop putting the wonderful Iranian people at risk by firing missiles and drones from inside populated areas… They need to stop immediately attacking civilians throughout the Middle East region."

 

US and Israeli forces launched strikes on Iran as the two sides failed to reach an agreement over the Tehran’s nuclear program.

 

Cooper said the military campaign was progressing faster than expected. US forces were “ahead or on plan” in efforts to dismantle Iran’s military assets used to project power beyond its borders.

 

"We're also going after the manufacturing," he said. "So it's not just about the threat today.We're eliminating the threat of the future, both in terms of the drones, the missiles, as well as the navy."

 

He added that it would be up to Trump to decide how and when the war ends.

 

The United States and its allies in the region have established “the largest umbrella of air defense in the Middle East history,” Cooper said, adding that there is now “a very thick defensive umbrella” over countries across the region.

 

He also pointed out that Israel has played an important role in countering Iranian threats against neighboring countries:"Israel is attacking drones and ballistic missiles that are aimed at Arab countries, attacking and defeating them."

 

Commanders in safe bunkers

Cooper said there was a sharp contrast between Islamic Republic officials, who remained in safe bunkers,and the soldiers who bore the brunt of the war.

 

"I'd like everyone to note is I've watched this over the last week,this extraordinary contrast between the comfort and protection that you're seeing with the senior generals in the Islamic Republic, at least those that are still alive,who are up in deep bunkers and facilities in and around Tehran. And contrast that with the soldiers who are down on the ground who are unprotected.The generals are protected. The soldiers are not protected."

 

Cooper warned Iranian civilians to exercise caution, saying the government did not care about their safety.

 

"They're launching missiles and drones from populated areas and you need to stay inside for right now," he said. "There will be a clear signal at some point, as the President has indicated, for you to be able to come out."

 

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202603232131

Anonymous ID: 9918b5 March 23, 2026, 7:17 a.m. No.24416719   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>6722 >>6724 >>6835 >>6898 >>6925

Rapid Response 47

@RapidResponse47

 

.@POTUS: "We're dealing with the man who, I believe, is the most respected and the 'leader.' It's a little tough — we've wiped out everybody."

 

REPORTER: "Is that the Supreme Leader?"

 

@POTUS: "No."

 

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Anonymous ID: 9918b5 March 23, 2026, 7:22 a.m. No.24416737   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>6759 >>6835 >>6898 >>6925

Rapid Response 47

@RapidResponse47

 

"What exactly are you looking for in these talks, Mr. President?"

 

@POTUS: "We want to see no nuclear bomb, no nuclear weapon — not even close to it — low key on the missiles, we want to see peace in the Middle East. We want the nuclear dust… I think we're going to get that."

 

9:59 AM · Mar 23, 2026

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Anonymous ID: 9918b5 March 23, 2026, 7:25 a.m. No.24416759   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>6783 >>6835 >>6898 >>6925

>>24416737. 3rd clip

Rapid Response 47

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.@POTUS on temporarily lifting sanctions on Iranian oil at sea: "I just want to have as much oil in the system as possible… you have ships that are out there that are loaded up with oil. Rather than keep it there, I would rather see it go to the system. Any small amount of money that Iran gets is not going to have any difference in this war."

 

10:08 AM · Mar 23, 2026

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Anonymous ID: 9918b5 March 23, 2026, 7:31 a.m. No.24416783   🗄️.is 🔗kun

>>24416759

He says Iran doesn’t get that money, it’s someone else!

 

Could it be the UK that gets the money, based they are the ones that tried to shutdown Hormuz?

 

I think Prometheus said it’s Uk starting these wars and back Iran, so it must be them. Amazing and Great Trump knows more secrets and info on what country is funding these wars.

Anonymous ID: 9918b5 March 23, 2026, 7:36 a.m. No.24416802   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>6831 >>6835 >>6840 >>6898 >>6925

Full video

LIVE: Trump updates on Iran 48-hour ultimatum & productive talks

 

LIVE: President Donald J. Trump speaks to reporters at Palm Beach International Airport before departing for a "Law and Order" summit in Memphis.

 

8:02

 

https://www.youtu.be/hVNAYshn4KE

 

(Mighty thanks to the anons that educated us to cut the links to make them work here, 2-3 years ago)

Anonymous ID: 9918b5 March 23, 2026, 7:44 a.m. No.24416840   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>6846 >>6851 >>6862 >>6898 >>6925

>>24416802

Rapid Response 47

@RapidResponse47

 

.@POTUS on Iran: "We have had very, very strong talks. We'll see where they lead. We have major points of agreement… They went, I would say perfectly. I would say that if they carry through with that, it'll end that problem, that conflict.

 

9:51 AM · Mar 23, 2026

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Anonymous ID: 9918b5 March 23, 2026, 7:57 a.m. No.24416902   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>6917 >>6923 >>6925

Rapid Response 47

@RapidResponse47

 

"How are you going to get the enriched uranium?"

 

@POTUS: "It's very easy. If we have a deal with them, we're going down and we'll take it ourselves."

 

10:10 AM · Mar 23, 2026

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Rapid Response 47

@RapidResponse47

 

.@POTUS to a reporter who asks him to reveal possible military planning: "If you were in my position and I asked you that question, do you really believe I'd give you an answer? Crazy question. We don't talk about strategy."

 

https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2036084438233182599?s=20

Anonymous ID: 9918b5 March 23, 2026, 8:01 a.m. No.24416914   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>6925

Rapid Response 47

@RapidResponse47

 

.@POTUS: If you look at Joe Kent's statements, he was all for everything. All of a sudden, he wasn't. He said that Iran is not a threat?? Iran's been a threat for 47 years, and there's not a country in the world that doesn't agree.

 

10:16 AM · Mar 23, 2026

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He’s answering a lot of questions today!

 

https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2036084721289924777?s=20