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By Kayhan Life Staff July 1 - On June 24, the U.S.

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July 1 - On June 24, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced the arrest of 11 Iranian nationals at multiple locations across the United States. Among those taken into custody were reportedly a former Iranian military sniper and a former member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

“The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested a former IRGC member with suspected ties to Hezbollah, an ex-Iranian army sniper, and a terror watchlist suspect during a sweep of Iranian illegal migrants in the U.S. over the weekend — as authorities raised warnings about possible ‘sleeper cells,’” the New York Post reported on June 24.

“In all, 11 Iranian illegal migrants, many of them with criminal records, were taken into custody, the Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday,” the report added. “ICE nabbed former IRGC Mehran Makari Sahel, who has ‘admitted connections’ to the Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah, according to CBS News.”

These individuals allegedly have criminal records, links to terrorism, or outstanding deportation orders. Among them, reportedly, is a U.S. citizen who was arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot federal agents and for harboring an undocumented Iranian national.

One detainee, Ribvar Karimi, is alleged to have served as a sniper in the Islamic Republic of Iran’s military from 2018 to 2021. He was arrested in Alabama for immigration violations.

According to U.S. immigration authorities, Karimi failed to amend his status after entering the country on a K-1 visa and will remain in custody while his deportation case is processed.

Another individual, Mehran Makari Saheli, a 56-year-old Iranian national and former member of the IRGC, was arrested on June 22 in St. Paul, Minnesota.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security reports that Saheli admitted ties to Hezbollah and had a prior conviction for firearm possession. A deportation order was issued for him in 2022, but he had continued to live in the U.S. unlawfully.

Additional arrests of Iranian nationals occurred in several states, including Texas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Mississippi, and New York.

By Natasha Phillips (@sobukira)
July 1 - Israel’s recent war with Iran is likely to impact the Middle East for many years, according to analysts at an online conference held by the London-based Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).

“All the participants at the end of the day agreed that what we see now is merely a snapshot,” and that “the ripple effects of what has happened are going to be with us for a very long time,” Dr. Jonathan Eyal, RUSI’s International Director, said in a June 30 RUSI webinar. “They all agreed that it is a transformative event for the Middle East and perhaps for Iran itself.”

The online conference, titled “RUSI experts examine the Israel-Iran conflict and its geopolitical Implications,” looked at the contradictory information and perceptions about the war, the impact of the conflict on the Middle East, and whether the Iranian regime had been weakened as a result of the attack which was named Operation Rising Lion by Israel.

The conference was moderated by Eyal. Speakers included:

Professor Ali Ansari, a RUSI senior associate fellow, and professor of Iranian history and the Director of the Institute for Iranian Studies at the University of St. Andrews

Nicholas Hopton, a RUSI distinguished fellow and former UK ambassador to Iran

Dr. Burcu Ozcelik, a senior research fellow for Middle East security at RUSI

Michael Stephens, a senior associate fellow for Middle East security at RUSI

“There are elements within the regime that are arguing very forcefully that the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) need to step aside, that this is all getting out of hand, that the country risks slip-sliding again into a much more expensive conflict, particularly with the United States,” Ansari said in the webinar.

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By @potkinazarmehr Special to IPT News (@ipt_news

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June 23 - A recent NBC News piece argues that U.S.-led regime change is doomed to fail, pointing to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya as cautionary tales. The piece, while emotionally resonant, is intellectually shallow — a retreat into historical fatalism rather than a meaningful engagement with facts or the present geopolitical reality.

Continues here: https://www.investigativeproject.org/9395/regime-change-is-a-strategic-necessity

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On Saturday, June 28, a demonstration took place i

On Saturday, June 28, a demonstration took place in Dupont Circle, Washington, DC, organized by the National Solidarity Organization for Iran (@nsgiran). Activists, supporters, and concerned citizens who gathered held signs and banners proclaiming messages of solidarity, demanding an end to executions, a halt to state repression, and the abolition of the Islamic Republic. Through chants and speeches, the demonstrators emphasized their commitment to human rights and justice, echoing the nationwide call for a brighter future free from tyranny.
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