Game over: As millions flood Iranian streets, U.S. military readies

By Abdul Masih —

On the 13th Day of the Iranian Revolution, sufficient numbers of protesters thronged the streets to convince President Trump that this demonstration is different than previous, and the mostly unarmed civilians need just a smidgeon of help to oust the totalitarian Islamist regime.

The Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is running out of options. He’s tried to find a country where he can flee to (like Russia). He sent full-on troops to kill protesters last night (over 1,000 were reported slain). He cut off the internet (but people have Starlink). He declared war on Trump personally and threatened to overturn the U.S. government.

Likely outcome: Khamenei will be killed, possibly by U.S. forces.

Iranians torched government buildings and mosques. Why mosques? Because that’s where hateful idealogues are whipped into a repressive killing frenzy.

In Zahedan, security forces emerged from the mosque and began shooting civilians.

“They did their prayers. They went into a mosque. They said, Oh, I’m a good religious person, I’m gonna worship my god, my Allah,” says reporter Mahyar Tousi. “Once they came out of the mosque, they started directly shooting at the Iranian people.

“The go to the mosque, they do their prayers, the come, they kill,” Tousi adds. “It’s because obviously it’s a false religion.”

Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the former Shah of Iran, congratulated the show of the people’s force, implicating that they now have reached the critical mass the United States needs to see to act: apparently, more protesters than ever.

“My compatriots, well done to all who took to the streets across Iran on Thursday night,” he said per translation. “It became clear to many that the large numbers of people, the forces of repression are pushed back. For those of you who had doubts, join your fellow citizens on Friday night so the crowd becomes even larger Friday night. Be assured that victory is ours.”

“This is game over,” said a lady on a telephone message, per translation on Tousi T.V.

The IRGC base in Isfahan was taken over and torched.

What has prevented the people for overturning their government is they lack guns. Only the government has guns. But now videos are emerging of Iranians fighting back with guns, perhaps gotten from the police stations the protesters have massed and taken over.

Tousi, who is an Iranian immigrant to the U.K., is calling them Freedom Fighters.

What happens after the Supreme Leader’s death/removal will be critical:

• Will organizations be able to set up a functional transitional government and deliver on promises for a referendum to set up a permanent government or will factions compete in chaotic civil war?
• Will Afghanistan and Pakistan exploit the vulnerable moment to seize disputed portions of Iran’s territory in follow-up to recent clashes?
• Will regional power move in for the spoils?
• And most frighteningly, will the United States feel forced to put boots on the ground to attempt to stabilize a region it has shown itself inept at bringing stability?

Related content coverage of Iran: Day 12, Day 11, Day 10, Day 9, the Venezuela connection, Day 8, Day 6, Day 5, the beginnings of the uprising.