Sina Toossi
@sinatoossi.bsky.social
senior fellow at the @CIPolicy.bsky.social | write a lot about Iran, US foreign policy, Middle East | bylines Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the Guardian & elsewhere | check out my substack: dissidentforeignpolicy.com
15/ Video of Trump's further remarks on Iran today: We have a very big meeting with them on Saturday. We’re dealing with them directly, not through surrogates. Maybe a deal will be made. It’ll be really great for Iran. We are meeting on Saturday at almost the highest level.
April 7, 2025 at 10:22 PM
15/ Video of Trump's further remarks on Iran today: We have a very big meeting with them on Saturday. We’re dealing with them directly, not through surrogates. Maybe a deal will be made. It’ll be really great for Iran. We are meeting on Saturday at almost the highest level.
🧵In a striking moment at the White House today, Trump told reporters that direct talks with Iran have begun—and will continue this Saturday.
The implications could be huge.
Here's why this matters and what could really be happening behind the scenes.
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The implications could be huge.
Here's why this matters and what could really be happening behind the scenes.
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April 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
🧵In a striking moment at the White House today, Trump told reporters that direct talks with Iran have begun—and will continue this Saturday.
The implications could be huge.
Here's why this matters and what could really be happening behind the scenes.
>>>
The implications could be huge.
Here's why this matters and what could really be happening behind the scenes.
>>>
“Forgive me, mother. I chose a path that was helping people.”
He was a medic. Shot in the head by Israeli forces while saving lives. Buried in a mass grave.
Israel tried to cover it up. But video found on his body proves the truth.
Another atrocity in a genocidal war.
He was a medic. Shot in the head by Israeli forces while saving lives. Buried in a mass grave.
Israel tried to cover it up. But video found on his body proves the truth.
Another atrocity in a genocidal war.
April 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
“Forgive me, mother. I chose a path that was helping people.”
He was a medic. Shot in the head by Israeli forces while saving lives. Buried in a mass grave.
Israel tried to cover it up. But video found on his body proves the truth.
Another atrocity in a genocidal war.
He was a medic. Shot in the head by Israeli forces while saving lives. Buried in a mass grave.
Israel tried to cover it up. But video found on his body proves the truth.
Another atrocity in a genocidal war.
6/ Khamenei was more direct today:
-“Americans should know... they will never get anywhere through threats.”
-Iran will have tit-for-tat response to threats
This is consistent with his posture going back decades:
-Pressure met with pressure
-Concessions met with concessions
-“Americans should know... they will never get anywhere through threats.”
-Iran will have tit-for-tat response to threats
This is consistent with his posture going back decades:
-Pressure met with pressure
-Concessions met with concessions
March 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
6/ Khamenei was more direct today:
-“Americans should know... they will never get anywhere through threats.”
-Iran will have tit-for-tat response to threats
This is consistent with his posture going back decades:
-Pressure met with pressure
-Concessions met with concessions
-“Americans should know... they will never get anywhere through threats.”
-Iran will have tit-for-tat response to threats
This is consistent with his posture going back decades:
-Pressure met with pressure
-Concessions met with concessions
4/Iran broke its official silence on the content of Trump's through Foreign Minsiter Abbas Araghchi.
In a Nowruz (New Year) interview, he said: "Trump’s letter is more of a threat, but he claims there are also opportunities. We’ll consider both."
In a Nowruz (New Year) interview, he said: "Trump’s letter is more of a threat, but he claims there are also opportunities. We’ll consider both."
March 21, 2025 at 6:37 PM
4/Iran broke its official silence on the content of Trump's through Foreign Minsiter Abbas Araghchi.
In a Nowruz (New Year) interview, he said: "Trump’s letter is more of a threat, but he claims there are also opportunities. We’ll consider both."
In a Nowruz (New Year) interview, he said: "Trump’s letter is more of a threat, but he claims there are also opportunities. We’ll consider both."
Happy #Nowruz! Today marks the arrival of spring and the ancient Persian New Year, celebrated for millennia across Iran, the Middle East, the Caucasus, and Central Asia.
May this new year bring everyone renewal, joy, and peace.
عید همگی مبارک🌺
May this new year bring everyone renewal, joy, and peace.
عید همگی مبارک🌺
March 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Happy #Nowruz! Today marks the arrival of spring and the ancient Persian New Year, celebrated for millennia across Iran, the Middle East, the Caucasus, and Central Asia.
May this new year bring everyone renewal, joy, and peace.
عید همگی مبارک🌺
May this new year bring everyone renewal, joy, and peace.
عید همگی مبارک🌺
🧵The slaughter of hundreds of innocent children, women, and civilians in Gaza was the price for the fanatical Ben-Gvir’s return to Netanyahu’s government.
A desperate bid to keep his grip on power and push through a budget before the end of March.
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A desperate bid to keep his grip on power and push through a budget before the end of March.
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March 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM
🧵The slaughter of hundreds of innocent children, women, and civilians in Gaza was the price for the fanatical Ben-Gvir’s return to Netanyahu’s government.
A desperate bid to keep his grip on power and push through a budget before the end of March.
>>>
A desperate bid to keep his grip on power and push through a budget before the end of March.
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🧵The Iran-China-Russia meeting in Beijing shows the Iran nuclear crisis isn’t what it was a decade ago.
If the E3 trigger snapback, they risk not just weak US coordination but undermining the entire UN system.
A smarter path: serious diplomacy now.
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If the E3 trigger snapback, they risk not just weak US coordination but undermining the entire UN system.
A smarter path: serious diplomacy now.
>>>
March 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM
🧵The Iran-China-Russia meeting in Beijing shows the Iran nuclear crisis isn’t what it was a decade ago.
If the E3 trigger snapback, they risk not just weak US coordination but undermining the entire UN system.
A smarter path: serious diplomacy now.
>>>
If the E3 trigger snapback, they risk not just weak US coordination but undermining the entire UN system.
A smarter path: serious diplomacy now.
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