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Israeli media reports and a hawkish US lawmaker signalled that Iran might be next on US President Donald Trump's list of interventions following the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

The Jerusalem Post reported on Monday that the US is weighing “some intervention” in Iran’s protests.

The article also said how Israel believes that the US’s abduction of Maduro over the weekend may indicate a new US risk threshold for intervention in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The report follows an appearance by Republican Senator Lindsey Graham on Fox News in which he sported a “Make Iran Great Again” baseball hat, saying, “I pray and hope 2026 will be the year that we make Iran great again.”

The brazen US intervention in South America came just after Trump on Friday warned Iran that the US could intervene to "rescue" Iranians if they continue to be met with a harsh response from their government amid protests there.

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Any “protection” the current regime is liable to offer the protesters is going to be more akin to mafia “protection” than the traditional definition of the term.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 2 points 20 hours ago

Look, I don't trust the US or Israeli governments either, but I really feel for the Iranian protesters and many of them are already mourning. The faster this regime falls, the better.