"After all his threats, and with military options under discussion in Washington, Donald Trump stepped back, announcing that the killing [of protesters] has stopped. Despite the telecommunications blackout, it seems clear that a ruthless regime has shed still more blood than in previous protest crackdowns. Rights groups say that thousands have been killed and vast numbers arrested; one official spoke of 2,000 deaths. Witnesses compared the streets to a war zone."
"If the large-scale killings have indeed ebbed, that is probably because Iranians have been terrified out of the streets for now, at least. Iran's foreign minister chose Fox News to insist no hangings were imminent, in case the identity of the message's one-man audience was in any doubt. But while retribution may have been postponed, it will not be cancelled as it should be: the calls for the regime's downfall are seen as an existential threat. The Iranian authorities can wait."
Gulf states petitioned and Iran attempted to appease the US president, contributing to a temporary retreat from military options against Tehran. No bombs struck Tehran after Donald Trump announced that killings had stopped. A telecommunications blackout and witness accounts indicate a brutal crackdown with rights groups reporting thousands killed and many arrested; one official cited 2,000 deaths and witnesses compared the streets to a war zone. Iran's foreign minister denied imminent hangings on Fox News. Retribution appears postponed but remains likely as calls for the regime's downfall are viewed as existential threats. Trump pivoted attention to Greenland and other foreign interventions.
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