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New Jersey’s Ninth District Congresswoman, Rep. Ne New Jersey’s Ninth District Congresswoman, Rep. Nellie Pou, shared a video on X along with a message: she pressed ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons on whether the agency plans to carry out raids or arrests during the World Cup. He declined to answer. Pou said that with millions of visitors relying on clarity and security, his refusal to respond is both troubling and intentional.
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By Nima Hoseinzadeh (Nima Hoseinzadeh is an Irania By Nima Hoseinzadeh
(Nima Hoseinzadeh is an Iranian data science expert and former student activist based in the United States.)

Feb. 10 - The question of the monarchy’s potential role in Iran’s political future has re-entered public debate with renewed intensity. 

Although the Islamic Republic has long portrayed monarchy as obsolete and illegitimate, protest cycles since 2019 reveal a growing public engagement with monarchical symbolism. This shift raises a broader analytical question: how can the institution of the monarchy, through critical engagement with its past, reposition itself within a modern and democratic political horizon?

Institutional rebranding in post-authoritarian contexts requires a transparent confrontation with historical legacies. For the Pahlavi monarchy, this involves acknowledging both its contributions to state-building and modernization, and its authoritarian dimensions, including political repression and the centralization of power. 

Institutions seeking renewed relevance must adopt a posture of historical accountability, avoiding both nostalgic idealization and reductive condemnation. Such critical engagement is not merely desirable but essential: without it, the monarchical legacy cannot be meaningfully reinterpreted within a democratic framework.

In recent years, this process of institutional rebranding has been shaped not only by scholarly debate but also by public comparison. Many Iranians—particularly younger generations who have experienced only the Islamic Republic—have increasingly contrasted the lived realities of the current system with their understanding of the constitutional monarchy that preceded it. 

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By Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart and Jana Choukeir WASH By Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart and Jana Choukeir
WASHINGTON/DUBAI, Feb 10 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was considering sending a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East, even as Washington and Tehran prepare to resume negotiations aimed at averting a new conflict.

Oman facilitated talks between Iran and the U.S. last week, which a spokesperson for Iran‘s foreign ministry said had allowed Tehran to gauge Washington’s seriousness and showed enough consensus for diplomacy to continue.

The talks came after Trump had positioned one aircraft carrier in the region, raising fears of new military action. Trump, who joined an Israeli bombing campaign last year and hit Iranian nuclear sites, had threatened last month to intervene militarily during a bloody government crackdown on nationwide protests in Iran, but ultimately held off.

In interviews with Israeli media, Trump said the United States would have to do “something very tough” if a deal is not reached with Iran.

“Either we reach a deal or we’ll have to do something very tough,” Israel’s Channel 12 quoted him as saying.

The date and venue of the next round of U.S.-Iran talks have yet to be announced.

Trump told Channel 12 and Axios that he was also considering sending a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East.

The USS George Washington in Asia and the USS George H.W. Bush on the U.S. east coast are the most likely candidates, officials have told Reuters, but each is at least a week away from the Middle East. The Pentagon could also deploy the Ford carrier from the Caribbean.
By Marine Delrue Feb 10 (Reuters) – U.S. forces i By Marine Delrue 
Feb 10 (Reuters) – U.S. forces in Qatar’s al-Udeid, the biggest U.S. base in the Middle East, put missiles into truck launchers as tensions with Iran ratcheted up since January, analysis of satellite images showed, meaning they could be moved more quickly.

The decision to keep the Patriot missiles in mobile trucks rather than semi-static launcher stations — meaning they could rapidly deploy to strike or be moved defensively in case of an Iranian attack — shows how risks heightened as frictions grew.

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Iran over its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, its backing for allied groups in the Middle East and crushing of internal dissent, though talks to avert a war continue.

There are also U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Turkey and on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean.

Iran‘s Revolutionary Guards have warned that in case of strikes on Iranian territory, they could retaliate against any U.S. base.

A comparison of satellite photographs in early February with those taken in January shows a recent build-up of aircraft and other military equipment across the region, said William Goodhind, a forensic imagery analyst with Contested Ground.

At al-Udeid, the Patriot missiles were visible parked mounted into M983 Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks (HEMTT) at the start of February, Goodhind said.

“The decision to do so gives the Patriots much greater mobility, meaning they can be moved to an alternative site or repositioned with greater speed,” he said.

It was not clear on Tuesday whether the missiles were still in the HEMTTs.
A video from Tehran’s Ekbatan complex captures a t A video from Tehran’s Ekbatan complex captures a tense nighttime exchange as state media urged “Allahu Akbar” chants ahead of the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, but residents responded with defiant cries of “Down with the Dictator” and “Down with Khamenei,” echoing similar scenes elsewhere in the country. Basij members and regime supporters had gathered in the courtyard, chanting and setting off firecrackers to mark the 1979 anniversary, yet their celebrations were overtaken by residents shouting anti‑regime slogans from surrounding buildings. The footage shows a community refusing to be drowned out, turning the eve of the government’s commemorations into a display of public anger and resistance.
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From Azadeh Moshiri: Our documentary “Bangladesh a From Azadeh Moshiri: Our documentary “Bangladesh after the Uprising” is now available on BBC iPlayer, YouTube, and BBC News, examining a nation at a pivotal moment — a former prime minister sentenced to death in absentia, politicians forced into hiding, and students looking to this week’s elections to deliver the new Bangladesh for which they mobilized. 

Moshiri serves as the South Asia Correspondent for BBC News, and is a former BBC anchor as well as a former CNN/PBS producer for Amanpour.
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