According to the NGO Iran Human Rights, at least 51 people, including nine children, have died since the start of the protests in Iran.
LIMA, Peru – The United States Government held “preliminary talks” this Saturday about possible plans to attack Iran, reported The Wall Street Journal.
Sources consulted by the American media assure that during the meeting they discussed which sites should be attacked if, in fact, the operation were carried out. Among the options considered, launching a “large-scale air attack” against Iranian military targets stood out.
He Journal It clarifies, however, that so far there is no evidence of an “imminent attack” against Iran, and that neither equipment nor personnel have been mobilized for that purpose.
The discussions are in line with the position of the president of the United StatesDonald Trump, who recently warned of an attack on the Islamic Republic if the regime killed protesters, a fact already confirmed in the last few hours.
«Iran is looking towards Freedom, perhaps like never before. “The United States is ready to help!” Trump wrote through the Truth Social social network.
According to the NGO Iran Human Rights, at least 51 people, including nine children, have died since the start of the protests, while Amnesty International warned of an intensification of repression in recent days.
For his part, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, accused “vandals” and the United States of being behind the protests. Along the same lines, his advisor Alí Larijani stated that the country is “in the middle of war” and denounced that the riots were being orchestrated from abroad.
Fear of violent repression in Iran increased this Saturday after more than 48 hours without internet access and the continuity of night protests, the most significant in the last three years.
The demonstrations, started two weeks ago by merchants affected by the economic crisis, represent one of the greatest challenges to the regime since 1979.
Authorities imposed a nationwide digital blackout, which has limited the information available and, according to critics and dissidents, seeks to conceal the repression of the protests.
