Three senior Iranian officials told The New York Times that senior members of the Islamic Republic's leadership have admitted in closed-door talks that the regime must prepare to enter survival mode in the wake of the growing protests in the country. According to the New York Times, regime officials appear to have few tools at their disposal to deal with either the worsening economic situation, which is fueling the protests, or the threat of further conflict with Israel and the United States. According to the New York Times report, on Friday, after U.S. President Donald Trump all but explicitly threatened to strike Iran if the regime did not stop violently suppressing the protests, the country's Supreme National Security Council convened an emergency meeting to discuss ways to curb the demonstrations while minimizing use of force, in order to avoid angering the public further.
Author: Haaretz
Published at: 2026-01-06 22:23:16
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