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Mardo Soghom
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Middle East Forum Observer
Iran’s Deadly Crackdown Fuels Expanding Resistance at Home and Abroad
Social Media Features Many Posts by Iranians Openly Welcoming Possible American Military Intervention
January 30, 2026
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Mardo Soghom
Middle East Forum Observer
As Scale of Iranian Regime Atrocities Emerges, U.S. Intervention Remains Uncertain
The Iran’s Death Toll Continue to Rise, Horrifying Details Emerge About the Regime’s Violence to Quell Protests
January 27, 2026
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Mardo Soghom
Middle East Forum Observer
As Iran Slaughters Protesters, Trump Sends Mixed Signals
For Protesters Who Have Already Paid in Blood, Symbolic Deterrence Offers Little Protection
January 23, 2026
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Mardo Soghom
Middle East Forum Observer
What Is Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Thinking?
Iran’s Ruler Will Not Compromise with the United States at the End of His Life, Especially If That Means Accepting Israel’s Existence
January 21, 2026
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Mardo Soghom
Middle East Forum Observer
Iranians Await U.S. Action as Regime Violence Escalates
Witnesses Describe Point-Blank Shootings, and Detained Protesters Were Stripped Naked and Forced to Stand Outdoors in the Cold
January 19, 2026
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Mardo Soghom
Middle East Forum Observer
Iran Denies Trump’s Claim That It Halted Hangings
Tehran Dismissed Trump’s Remarks as ‘Nonsense and Baseless Talk,’ Promising a ‘Decisive, Deterrent, and Swift’ Response
January 17, 2026
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Mardo Soghom
Middle East Forum Observer
Iran’s Uprising Presses on Despite Curfew and Mass Repression
Some Argue the Islamic Republic Has Lost Any Chance of Recovery, That Public Rage Will Not Fade After the Atrocities Committed
January 16, 2026
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Mardo Soghom
Middle East Forum Observer
Uprising Becomes a War of Attrition as Iranians Await U.S. Action
Reports of Casualties Among Revolutionary Guard Forces and Incidents of Desertion Have Begun to Surface
January 14, 2026
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Mardo Soghom
Middle East Forum Observer
Iran’s Uprising Persists as Death Toll Mounts Under Blackout
Exiled Prince Calls for Escalation as Iran’s Streets Remain Defiant
January 12, 2026
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Mardo Soghom
Middle East Forum Observer
Time Runs Out as Iran’s Security Forces Kill Hundreds of Protesters
Iranians Plead on Social Media for U.S. Intervention Now, Not Next Week, Which They Warn May Be Too Late
January 11, 2026
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Mardo Soghom
Middle East Forum Observer
Iran Sees Unprecedented Protests as Millions Answer Pahlavi’s Call
One of the Largest Gatherings Was in the Shi’ite Holy City of Mashhad, Where Some Estimated the Crowd at a Million People
January 9, 2026
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Mardo Soghom
Middle East Forum Observer
Protests Surge Across Iran as Authorities Struggle to Contain Unrest
Eyewitness Accounts and Videos Showed Police Standing Aside and Not Intervening in Protests in Several Locations
January 7, 2026
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Mardo Soghom
Middle East Forum Observer
U.S. Plans for Venezuela’s Transition Offers a Cautionary Tale for Iran
There May Be No Inexpensive or Low-Risk Way for a Foreign Power to Engineer a Smooth Political Transition in a Volatile Country
January 5, 2026
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Mardo Soghom
Middle East Forum Observer
Iranians Celebrate Maduro’s Fall as Protests Challenge Khamenei
For the First Time, Iranians Are Not Protesting to Demand Reforms but Are Openly Calling for the End of the Islamic Republic Itself
January 3, 2026
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Mardo Soghom
Middle East Forum Observer
Iran Weighs New Crisis Ministry as Economy Falters and Security Threats Loom
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Is Likely to Resist the Creation of a New Ministry That Could Encroach on Its Influence
December 30, 2025
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Mardo Soghom
Middle East Forum Observer
Iran Enters Third Day of Unrest as Protestors Demand End to Islamic Republic
Videos Show Significant Participation by Middle-Aged and Working-Class Iranians, Many of Whom Confront Security Forces Directly
December 30, 2025
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Mardo Soghom
Middle East Forum Observer
The Year in Review: Iran Faces Paralysis at Home and Pressure Abroad
Iranian Dissidents Have Voiced Optimism That Sustained External Pressure and Growing Public Discontent Might Bring Political Change
December 29, 2025
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Mardo Soghom
Middle East Forum Observer
Tehran Bazaar Protests Erupt as Rial Plunges to Record Low
Economic and Military Pressure Is Increasingly Pushing the Country Toward Serious Internal Upheaval, Which Is Necessary for Change
December 28, 2025
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Mardo Soghom
Middle East Forum Observer
Iran Seizes on U.S. Strategy Shift to Claim Waning American Power
Trump’s National Security Strategy Adopts a Conciliatory Posture Toward Russia and China, and Asserts That Middle Eastern Conflicts Have Diminished
December 9, 2025
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Mardo Soghom
Middle East Forum Observer
Russia’s Upgraded Shahed Drones Reshape the Threat Facing Israel and Ukraine
The Question Is Whether Russia Will Share the Technology with Iran, Having Avoided Providing Tehran with Modern Combat Aircraft in the Past
December 4, 2025
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Mardo Soghom
