Iran -
Protest follow up. Reports of counter protest against the British at their embassy by an IRGC affiliate group Basij . The Basij militia is an Iranian volunteer force of Islamic government loyalists which is often called out onto the streets at times of crisis to dispel dissent. They are demanding the ambassador be expelled and the embassy closed.
Lebanon -
Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah Gives speech demanding US leave ME and that there will be a concerted ‘resistance’ effort to remove us as well as eliminate Israel.
Still relatively quiet
Iran
Govt security forces reportedly shooting at protestors at sites across Iran. To date it is estimated over 1,500 protestors have been killed by security forces. Internet shutdowns across the country have inhibited getting details out.
PR spin on the shooting down of Ukranian airliner continues to go bad as Ukraine presses harder for investigation and accountability/justice.
Iran/Iraq
The IRGC-backed Kata’ib Hezbollah (KH) announced that it is giving the Iraqi authorities a chance to ‘diplomatically’ expel the American troops from Iraq before it launches a massive military campaign to forcefully expel them from the country.
USA CW2
All eyes on Virginia and its attempts to limit gun rights. First thing out of the blocks was to prohibit all firearms in the area around the capitol. This is a preemptive strike against the planned Jan 2- protest for gun rights. Many commentators noting that there is the potential for a false flag event that could be used to paint the Pro 2A advocates in a dark manner and use against the 2A sanctuary county/city movement. Paying attention for any antifa et al response/plans to disrupt event. Goal is 50,000+ pro 2A attendance.