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Iran jails psychologist over Trump plea as regime demands he make Americans ‘look stupid’: family

Seyed Ahmad Seyedabdollahi, a 32-year-old Iranian psychologist, urges Trump to follow through on his pledge to support protesters. Arrested 10 days later, he was sentenced to seven months in prison. (Credit: Instagram/Seyed Ahmad Seyedabdollahi) FIRST ON FOX: An Iranian psychologist who publicly appealed to President Donald Trump to stand by Iranians protesting the Islamic Republic has been sentenced to seven months in prison, while his relatives say authorities tried to pressure him into recording a video insulting Trump and Americans. Seyed Ahmad Seyedabdollahi, a 32-year-old psychologist and counselor from Borujen who had been living in Tehran, posted an English-language video on Jan. 4 directly addressing Trump. In the video, reviewed by Fox News Digital, he urged the president to act quickly on his pledge to support Iranian protesters, saying yo

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No, Tehran is not winning | CNN Politics

Brett McGurk is a CNN global affairs analyst who served in senior national security positions under Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Joe Biden. A conventional wisdom has begun to settle over the war with Iran: Iran…

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No, Tehran is not winning | CNN Politics

Brett McGurk is a CNN global affairs analyst who served in senior national security positions under Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Joe Biden. A conventional wisdom has begun to settle over the…

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A power struggle in Iran could decide when Trump’s war ends | CNN

More than four decades ago, after months of setbacks in the war against Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, thousands of young Iranian troops launched a surprise offensive that turned the tide. But rather than consolidate victory,…

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August 24, 2026 - US threatens sanctions on countries that don’t cut economic ties to Tehran | CNN

Get the latest updates on the war with Iran here. • Threat from Washington: The US is threatening damaging new sanctions on countries that refuse to cut economic ties with Iran — but has stopped short of actually…

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August 22, 2026 — Iran military leader vows Tehran ‘will not submit’ as US plans economic squeeze | CNN

Get the latest updates on the war with Iran here. • Economic pressure: A close ally of Iran’s supreme leader said President Donald Trump’s current rhetoric about the war stems from desperation, vowing Iran “will not…

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Iran jails psychologist over Trump plea as regime demands he make Americans ‘look stupid’: family

Seyed Ahmad Seyedabdollahi, a 32-year-old Iranian psychologist, urges Trump to follow through on his pledge to support protesters. Arrested 10 days later, he was sentenced to seven months in prison. (Credit:…

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Brett McGurk is a CNN global affairs analyst who served in senior national security positions under Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Joe Biden. A conventional wisdom has begun to settle over the war with Iran: Iran…

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More than four decades ago, after months of setbacks in the war against Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, thousands of young Iranian troops launched a surprise offensive that turned the tide. But rather than consolidate victory, the then-supreme…

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Get the latest updates on the war with Iran here. • Threat from Washington: The US is threatening damaging new sanctions on countries that refuse to cut economic ties with Iran — but has stopped short of actually imposing big new…

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Get the latest updates on the war with Iran here. • Economic pressure: A close ally of Iran’s supreme leader said President Donald Trump’s current rhetoric about the war stems from desperation, vowing Iran “will not submit.” The US is…

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