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Security forces and state media control in Iran
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How Iran Crushed Protests and Spun Victory

  • Posted byby Sean Lorne
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A recent analysis lays out how Tehran paired brutal street repression with a fast, staged information campaign. The goal was to crush dissent at home and keep shaping opinions abroad, especially against Israel and the United States.
USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier at sea with an F-35 on deck during operations
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U.S. Jet Downs Iranian Drone Near Carrier

U.S. forces shot down an Iranian drone after it approached the USS Abraham Lincoln in international waters. CENTCOM says de-escalation failed and an F-35C intercepted the unmanned aircraft. Later, two IRGC gunboats confronted a U.S.-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.