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Trump urges Iranians to rise

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President Donald Trump urged Iranians to "rise up," but Iran's president said Tehran had emerged with pride from the war and would robustly defend its positions at the UN.

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As the U.S. conflict with Iran drags, the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen have opened a new front, taking new territory and displacing more than 100,000 people. n.pr/4y3rGry
Houthis try to push deeper into western Yemen, upending life, witnesses tell NPR
As the U.S. conflict with Iran drags, the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen have opened a new front, taking new territory and displacing more than 100,000 people.
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September 22, 2026 at 12:58 PM

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US open to meeting Iran at UN, no meeting scheduled yet, Rubio says reut.rs/47gvQAs
US open to meeting Iran at UN, no meeting scheduled yet, Rubio says
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said ​on Tuesday the US ‌is open to speaking with Iranians at the UN ​General Assembly, but ​no meeting is currently scheduled.
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September 22, 2026 at 11:25 AM
The Guardian
Trump still thinks Iranians will ‘rise up’ against the regime. In Tehran I see a different story | Hossein Hamdieh

If anything, the ongoing war is uniting a divided country against the foreign invaders. Washington seems a long way from grasping this point The US president, Donald Trump, asked recently on one of his Truth Social rants : “When are the Iranian people going to rise up and fight? ” So frenetic and all-over-the-place are Trump’s statements that one does not know which are actual policies and which are simply noise. But if counting on the “Iranian people” to rise up and fight is indeed US policy then, as far as I can tell from within Iran, it is a failed one. And miserably so. At least for now. There is no reliable nationwide polling that can tell us what Iranians think about the war in real time. So this is an observation, not a poll. It comes from conversations I have had with many people. Hossein Hamdieh holds a joint PhD in Geography and Anthropology from Humboldt University of Berlin and King’s College London. He is currently based in Tehran, where he works as a social researcher Continue reading. . .

Trump still thinks Iranians will ‘rise up’ against the regime. In Tehran I see a different story | Hossein Hamdieh
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Kathimerini
Pezeskian: I will vigorously defend Iran's positions at the UN

We came out with our heads held high (post-war), a source of dignity and pride for all of us, said the president of Iran before departing for New York.

Pezeskian: I will vigorously defend Iran's positions at the UN
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by Scott Lucas

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#Iran Govt: GDP shrank by 10.1% year-on-year between March 21 and June 20

Oil and gas sector contracted by 26.4%

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September 22, 2026 at 5:14 AM

by Scott Lucas

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UK Prime Minister Burnham: We will provide defensive air support to #SaudiArabia to counter attacks by #Yemen 's #Houthis

Agreed to request for air-to-air refuelling of Saudi jets to defend energy infrastructure

Will use 1st meeting w Trump, in New York on Tues, to urge de-escalation of #IranWar
September 22, 2026 at 5:05 AM

by Scott Lucas

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In Thursday call from #Saudi Crown Prince #MBS, #Trump pledged direct military action v. #Houthis in #Yemen

But on Sunday, as US planes prepared for airstrikes, Trump called off operation

#SaudiArabia #IranWar
September 22, 2026 at 4:57 AM

by Scott Lucas

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US- #Iran War, Day 208: #Trump Flip-Flops on Support for #SaudiArabia v. #Yemen 's #Houthis

#IranWar

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US-Iran War, Day 208: Trump Flip-Flops on Support for Saudi Arabia v. Yemen's Houthis - EA WorldView
Donald Trump bails out of personal commitment to Saudi Arabia's Mohammed bin Salman for direct military action against Yemen's Houthis.
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September 22, 2026 at 4:54 AM

by Brian Young

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That's a stark admission of defeat, and he doesn't even know it. "We put ourselves in a situation we can't control and can't end."
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h
JD Vance: "I think we all have to accept that so long as the Iranians are trying to terrorize international shipping -- we of course are gonna try to push back against that -- but that is why gas prices are so high"
September 22, 2026 at 12:19 AM
The Wall Street Journal
Opinion | What Does Trump Want From Xi?

Start with no more help for Iran to target and kill Americans.

Opinion | What Does Trump Want From Xi?
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by Scott L. Greer

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“The U.S. doesn't really have a policy. It has the mindset and top fears, on any given day, of Donald Trump.”
Things Fall Apart (in the Middle East): The Donald Trump Story
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September 21, 2026 at 9:07 PM

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#Trump bailed out of personal commitment to help #SaudiArabia w direct military action against #Yemen 's #Houthis

On Thursday, Trump agreed to appeal of #Saudi Crown Prince #MBS

But by midday Sunday, Trump U-turned again as commanders approved target lists and troops loaded bombs onto warplanes
September 21, 2026 at 9:07 PM

by Juan Cole

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How Trump Violated the Tenets of Realism in Attacking Iran www.juancole.com/2026/09/viol...
How Trump Violated the Tenets of Realism in Attacking Iran
Tehran (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) - The father of and the key figure in Classical Realism, Hans Morgenthau, has some pieces of practical advice for politicians. They include “Ne...
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September 21, 2026 at 6:51 PM

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"Don't fight back", says sexual predator
theguardian.com The Guardian @theguardian.com · 21h
Trump set to press Zelenskyy at UN to agree energy ceasefire with Russia
Trump set to press Zelenskyy at UN to agree energy ceasefire with Russia
President to meet Ukrainian counterpart in New York as Ukraine steps up attacks on Russian energy sector Donald Trump is expected to press Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy on an energy ceasefire during a face-to-face meeting this week during United Nations high-level week, as world diesel prices have soared due to the war in Iran, as well as Russia’s war in Ukraine. Ukraine stepped up its attacks on Russia’s energy sector over the weekend, launching its largest reported strike yet on the Moscow region in a barrage that struck a major Moscow oil refinery and killed three people. Continue reading...
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September 21, 2026 at 5:09 PM

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thebulwark.com
"I’ve been wrong about Trump and Iran a few times already....So I say this with some humility: I no longer believe that Trump has any optionality on Iran. He is locked into this war until, roughly, forever."

Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social:
Trump’s Forever War Is Sucking the Life Out of Him
If it bleeds, we can kill it.
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September 21, 2026 at 4:56 PM

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Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, who's running for Senate, says the Iran war "needs to be brought to a successful and immediate end." A messaging pivot: Hinson voted NO six times on House resolutions directing Trump to end the Iran war — including as recently as last week.
September 21, 2026 at 4:36 PM

by Nathan Richardson

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"I think we all have to accept that the restraining order is why I can' see my kids" energy
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h
JD Vance: "I think we all have to accept that so long as the Iranians are trying to terrorize international shipping -- we of course are gonna try to push back against that -- but that is why gas prices are so high"
September 21, 2026 at 3:15 PM

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JD Vance: "I think we all have to accept that so long as the Iranians are trying to terrorize international shipping -- we of course are gonna try to push back against that -- but that is why gas prices are so high"
September 21, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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