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Dear A.,
The Iranian people have courageously taken to the streets every day for over two weeks to protest the country's brutal regime.
According to reports, around 1.6 million people in 180 cities across all 31 Iranian provinces have participated in the anti-government protests.
In response, the regime is escalating its crackdown, including by murdering protesters and blocking communications within Iran and between Iranians and the world.
The internal blackout has now
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lasted over four days , and the regime is attempting to jam the few Starlink satellite internet terminals that remain active.
While it is difficult to get specific numbers because of the blackout, an estimated
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6,000 protesters have already been killed by the regime's security forces as of Saturday, and another
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10,000 people have reportedly been arrested . Videos continue to
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emerge of regime forces attacking Iranian protesters with live machine gun fire.
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President Trump is
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expected to meet with his national security team at the White House tomorrow to discuss the spectrum of options to respond to the protests in Iran.
According to a
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source with knowledge of the administration's discussions, "The spectrum ranges from a military option, namely strikes against regime targets, to cyber support against the regime, to providing Starlink systems to help protesters."
Already today, President Trump
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announced a 25% tariff on "any country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran."
In Congress, Republicans and Democrats continue to stand publicly with the Iranian protesters and increase the pressure on the regime.
Senator John Fetterman
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reaffirmed his support for U.S. assistance for the Iranian protesters. "I fully supported our strike on Iranian nuclear facilities last year. Build on this momentum if further kinetic actions are necessary. These brave protesters deserve our full support to break this brutal regime."
Senator Lindsey Graham
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added , "It is not enough to say we stand with the people of Iran. The only right answer here is that we act decisively to protect protestors in the street... proving to them we will not tolerate their slaughter without action."
TAKE 30 SECONDS: Urge your members of Congress to speak out in support of the brave Iranian protesters and condemn the brutal regime for violently suppressing them.
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ACT NOW
Ahead of the government’s weekly meeting, Prime Minister Netanyahu
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said , “Israel is closely monitoring the events unfolding in Iran. The protests for freedom have spread throughout the country. The people of Israel, and the entire world, stand in awe of the immense bravery of Iran's citizens.”
He added, “Israel supports their struggle for freedom and firmly condemns the mass killings of innocent civilians. We all hope that the Persian nation will soon be liberated from the yoke of tyranny, and when that day comes, Israel and Iran will once again be faithful partners in building a future of prosperity and peace for both nations."
Meanwhile, Trump said yesterday that Iran has approached his administration about restarting negotiations over the Islamic regime's nuclear program.
"Iran wants to negotiate, yes. We may meet with them - I mean a meeting is being set up - but we may have to act, because of what’s happening, before the meeting [with Iran]," Trump
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said .
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Jake Braunstein
Senior Director, Policy Communications
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TAKE 45 SECONDS: Contact your members of Congress and urge them to support this important pro-Israel funding.
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PHOTO OF THE DAY
Israeli FM Sa'ar meets with Ethiopian FM
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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar met with Ethiopian Foreign Minister Hadera Abera in Jerusalem today,
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ahead of the 4th Ethio-Israel Political Consultation tomorrow.
Iranian FM visits Lebanon; IDF strikes Hezbollah
At the end of last week, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi traveled to Beirut to meet with senior Lebanese officials.
Araghchi
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told Lebanese President Joseph Aoun that Iran wants to deepen its relations with Lebanon "in all areas of mutual interest." He also expressed hope that a joint economic commission meeting could take place soon, either in Beirut or Tehran, to ease business and trade relations between the two countries.
While Lebanon falls behind on its pledge to disarm the
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Iranian-backed Hezbollah , Iran continues to assist its terror proxy in rearming. In a show of solidarity with the terror group, Araghchi visited the mausoleum of former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli air strike on Beirut in 2024.
Araghchi
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also met with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem.
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Meanwhile, the IDF carried out a
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series of strikes yesterday against Hezbollah weapons storage facilities in southern Lebanon. One of the targets struck was visited by the Lebanese Armed Forces
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last week , but the LAF did not dismantle the terrorist infrastructure.
The United States must continue to increase the pressure on Lebanon to fulfill its stated commitment to fully disarm Hezbollah.
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The mission of AIPAC is to encourage and persuade the U.S. government to enact specific policies that create a strong, enduring and mutually beneficial relationship with our ally Israel.
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