“If there is hardship and difficulties in the lives of the people of Iran, one of the main reasons is the longstanding enmity and inhumane sanctions imposed by the U.S. government and its allies.” Despite Iran’s attempts to blame Washington, the unrest has been widely attributed to years of economic mismanagement, political repression, and the regime’s failure to stabilize the collapsing rial, which has devalued more than 20,000-fold under Khamenei’s rule. On Thursday, the Pentagon confirmed the redeployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group from the Indo-Pacific to the Middle East — part of a broader repositioning of U.S. combat power as regional threats mount and Iran’s internal unrest deepens.
Author: Joshua Klein
Published at: 2026-01-18 23:33:04
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