#Israel on high alert for possibility of #US “intervention” in #Iran as authorities there confront the biggest anti-government #protests in years, according to 3 Israeli sources with knowledge of the matter.

#Trump has repeatedly threatened to intervene in recent days & warned Iran’s rulers against using force against demonstrators [but he kills protesters in the US]. On Saturday, Trump said the US stands “ready to help”.

#hypocrisy #geopolitics #MiddleEast #WarMonger
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-high-alert-possibility-us-intervention-iran-sources-say-2026-01-11/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

“In the event of an attack on #Iran, both the occupied territory & all American military centers, bases & ships in the region will be our legitimate targets,” Qalibaf said. “We do not consider ourselves limited to reacting after the action & will act based on any objective signs of a threat.”

Lawmakers rushed the dais in the Iranian parliament, shouting: “Death to America!”

#Trump #hypocrisy #geopolitics #US #MiddleEast #WarMonger

Iranian state TV broadcast the parliament session live. #Qalibaf, a hard-liner who has run for the presidency in the past, gave a speech applauding police & the #Iran paramilitary Revolutionary Guard [ #IRGC], particularly its all-volunteer #Basij, for having “stood firm” during the #protests.

He went on to directly threaten #Israel, “the occupied territory” as he referred to it, and the #US #military, possibly with a pre-emptive strike.

#Trump #hypocrisy #geopolitics #MiddleEast #WarMonger

#Iran warns against #US strikes as activists say protest death toll reaches 203

Iran’s parliament speaker warned Sunday that the US #military & #Israel would be “legitimate targets” if the US strikes the Islamic Republic over the ongoing #protests roiling the country, as threatened by Trump.

#geopolitics #MiddleEast #WarMonger #hypocrisy
https://apnews.com/article/iran-protests-us-israel-war-nuclear-economy-ae5add408f0dbc724962d41cc37c939a?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-01-11-Breaking+News

“In the event of an attack on #Iran, both the occupied territory & all American military centers, bases & ships in the region will be our legitimate targets,” Qalibaf said. “We do not consider ourselves limited to reacting after the action & will act based on any objective signs of a threat.”

Lawmakers rushed the dais in the Iranian parliament, shouting: “Death to America!”

#Trump #hypocrisy #geopolitics #US #MiddleEast #WarMonger

Iranian state TV broadcast the parliament session live. #Qalibaf, a hard-liner who has run for the presidency in the past, gave a speech applauding police & the #Iran paramilitary Revolutionary Guard [ #IRGC], particularly its all-volunteer #Basij, for having “stood firm” during the #protests.

He went on to directly threaten #Israel, “the occupied territory” as he referred to it, and the #US #military, possibly with a pre-emptive strike.

#Trump #hypocrisy #geopolitics #MiddleEast #WarMonger

#Iran warns against #US strikes as activists say protest death toll reaches 203

Iran’s parliament speaker warned Sunday that the US #military & #Israel would be “legitimate targets” if the US strikes the Islamic Republic over the ongoing #protests roiling the country, as threatened by Trump.

#geopolitics #MiddleEast #WarMonger #hypocrisy
https://apnews.com/article/iran-protests-us-israel-war-nuclear-economy-ae5add408f0dbc724962d41cc37c939a?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-01-11-Breaking+News

The sources, who were present for Israeli security consultations over the weekend, did not elaborate on what Israel’s high-alert footing meant in practice. #Israel & #Iran fought a 12-day war in June, in which the #US joined Israel in launching airstrikes.

In a phone call on Saturday, Israeli PM Benjamin #Netanyahu & US Secy of State #MarcoRubio discussed the possibility of US intervention in Iran….

#Trump #hypocrisy #geopolitics #MiddleEast #WarMonger

The sources, who were present for Israeli security consultations over the weekend, did not elaborate on what Israel’s high-alert footing meant in practice. #Israel & #Iran fought a 12-day war in June, in which the #US joined Israel in launching airstrikes.

In a phone call on Saturday, Israeli PM Benjamin #Netanyahu & US Secy of State #MarcoRubio discussed the possibility of US intervention in Iran….

#Trump #hypocrisy #geopolitics #MiddleEast #WarMonger

#Israel on high alert for possibility of #US “intervention” in #Iran as authorities there confront the biggest anti-government #protests in years, according to 3 Israeli sources with knowledge of the matter.

#Trump has repeatedly threatened to intervene in recent days & warned Iran’s rulers against using force against demonstrators [but he kills protesters in the US]. On Saturday, Trump said the US stands “ready to help”.

#hypocrisy #geopolitics #MiddleEast #WarMonger
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-high-alert-possibility-us-intervention-iran-sources-say-2026-01-11/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

The US #military said on Saturday it carried out multiple strikes in #Syria targeting the Islamic State militant group as part of an operation that Washington launched in December after an attack on US personnel.

"The strikes today targeted #ISIS throughout Syria," the US Central Command ( #CENTCOM) said in a statement, adding the strikes were carried out early afternoon US ET.

#Trump #WarMonger #geopolitics #MiddleEast #oil #tyranny
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-military-says-it-carried-out-strikes-across-syria-targeting-islamic-state-2026-01-10/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

The US #military said on Saturday it carried out multiple strikes in #Syria targeting the Islamic State militant group as part of an operation that Washington launched in December after an attack on US personnel.

"The strikes today targeted #ISIS throughout Syria," the US Central Command ( #CENTCOM) said in a statement, adding the strikes were carried out early afternoon US ET.

#Trump #WarMonger #geopolitics #MiddleEast #oil #tyranny
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-military-says-it-carried-out-strikes-across-syria-targeting-islamic-state-2026-01-10/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

The #MastoPrompt for Saturday 10 January 2026 is:

#warmonger

The poem or story can include the prompt word or be about the prompt word.

@ me, if you like, or just include the #MastoPrompt tag (to allow people to follow or filter their feeds), or keep your work to yourself - all the options are good as long as you're writing.

If you're including an image please do include alt-text if you’re able to.

#Writing #SmallPoems #Poetry #Fiction #MicroFiction #SmallStories

@stevencudahy #CreativeWriting

#WritingChallenge #MastoPrompt #Challenge #Poem #Poetry #ShortPoem
#Prompt: #WarMonger
#News #Newstodon #NewsTooter #Trump #USPol #USPolitics #WorldPolitics #Venezuela #Greenland

Cheesemongers procure and sell Cheese.
Fishmongers procure and sell fish.
Ironmongers procure and sell products made from metal.
Warmongers forcefully annex other countries and profit from their natural resources.

@stevencudahy #CreativeWriting

#WritingChallenge #MastoPrompt #Challenge #Poem #Poetry #ShortPoem
#Prompt: #WarMonger
#News #Newstodon #NewsTooter #Trump #USPol #USPolitics #WorldPolitics #Venezuela #Greenland

Cheesemongers procure and sell Cheese.
Fishmongers procure and sell fish.
Ironmongers procure and sell products made from metal.
Warmongers forcefully annex other countries and profit from their natural resources.

The #MastoPrompt for Saturday 10 January 2026 is:

#warmonger

The poem or story can include the prompt word or be about the prompt word.

@ me, if you like, or just include the #MastoPrompt tag (to allow people to follow or filter their feeds), or keep your work to yourself - all the options are good as long as you're writing.

If you're including an image please do include alt-text if you’re able to.

#Writing #SmallPoems #Poetry #Fiction #MicroFiction #SmallStories