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Protests spread across Iran as regime threatens US forces as ‘legitimate targets’ after Trump warning
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As nationwide protests continued to spread across Iran on Friday, the regime’s hardline Parliament speaker warned the U.S. that American forces and bases in the region would be considered «legitimate targets» if Washington intervenes in the country’s ongoing political unrest.
Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf made the comments after President Donald Trump said earlier Friday that the U.S. would take action if Iran uses force against demonstrators. It comes as protests entered a sixth day and appear to be spreading, with Iranian opposition groups claiming at least eight deaths.
«The disrespectful President of America should also know that with this official admission, all American centers and forces across the entire region will be legitimate targets for us in response to any potential adventurism,» Qalibaf wrote in Persian on X.
«Iranians have always been united and determined to act in the face of an aggressor enemy,» he added.
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A protester faces Iranian security forces during clashes amid nationwide unrest, according to images released by the Iranian opposition group National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) (NCRI )
Qalibaf’s threat emerges as the United States maintains a substantial military presence in the region.
Roughly 40,000 active-duty U.S. troops and War Department civilians are deployed across the Middle East, according to Military Times, citing Pentagon officials. Forces are stationed in countries including Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq and Syria, according to Reuters.
Trump said earlier Friday that the United States is «locked and loaded and ready to go» if Iranian authorities violently suppress demonstrators.
«If Iran shoots and ‘violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to their rescue,’» Trump wrote on Truth Social.
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The Iranian opposition group National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) claimed Friday that protests have spread to at least 44 cities across 19 provinces, with at least eight people killed in clashes with security forces over the past two days. The group said the youngest victim was 15 years old. The claims could not be independently verified.
According to the NCRI, demonstrations and street fighting intensified overnight, with protesters blocking roads, throwing stones and setting fire to police vehicles in multiple cities, including Marvdasht, Semirom, Darreh-Shahr, Ramhormoz and Azna.
The group also claimed demonstrators burned a statue of slain Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Lali, in Iran’s Khuzestan province.
Funerals of those killed in the uprising turned into angry demonstrations against the clerical dictatorship, NCRI reported.
Protesters hold signs during a demonstration in Iran amid ongoing unrest, according to images released by the Iranian opposition group National Council of Resistance of Iran. (NCRI )
In Zahedan, in Iran’s southeast near the borders with Pakistan and Afghanistan, demonstrators rallied after Friday prayers, chanting slogans including «Death to the dictator» and «Death to Khamenei.»
The unrest marks Iran’s most significant protests since 2022, when the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody sparked nationwide demonstrations. Iranian officials say the current unrest has not reached the same scale or intensity.
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Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf speaks during a public event in Iran in 2024 (Hossein Beris / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP)
In recent demonstrations, some of the most severe violence has been reported in western Iran, where videos circulating online appear to show fires burning in streets and the sound of gunfire during nighttime protests.
In a message to the protesters, the President-elect of the NCRI, Maryam Rajavi, said that the protesters have «struck fear into a weakened enemy.»
«Scenes of your courage, valor, and steadfast resistance captivate the conscience of the world,» Rajavi said. «Therefore, from here, I say to the clerics, the Revolutionary Guards, the Basij forces, and their intelligence agents: whatever measures you take, you will not be able to silence a people who have resolved to overthrow the clerical regime.»
«You may kill, you may wound, you may arrest and imprison, but you will not escape the relentless wrath of this nation. And let this stand as an explicit warning to all those who order and carry out these crimes and killings: the courts of a free Iran are awaiting you.»
Meanwhile, exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, the eldest son of Iran’s former shah, praised Trump’s «decisive leadership» and tough stance against Iran’s ruling clerics.
Pahlavi said Iranians are risking their lives to end 46 years of rule by the Islamic Republic.
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«[The people] have entrusted me with a message along with a great responsibility: to strive for the revival of the relationship that Iran once had with America; a relationship that brought peace and prosperity to the Middle East,» Pahlavi wrote on X.
«I have a clear plan for a stable transition in Iran and enjoy the support of my people to achieve it. With your leadership in the free world, we can leave behind a lasting legacy of enduring peace.»
Iranian security forces are seen near a crowd during demonstrations amid ongoing unrest, according to images released by the Iranian opposition group National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI). (NCRI )
Fox News’ Bradford Betz, Greg Norman, Morgan Phillips and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Video: así fue evacuada la presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum por el terremoto en México que dejó al menos dos muertos
Un sismo de magnitud 6,5 con epicentro en Guerrero, en el suroeste de México, sacudió este viernes esa zona turística de la costa Pacífica y la cercana Ciudad de México. Autoridades reportaron al menos dos muertos y daños graves.
El terremoto se registró poco antes de las 8:00, hora local, según datos del Servicio Sismológico Nacional mexicano.
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Autoridades de Ciudad de México reportaron la muerte accidental de un hombre de 67 años que se cayó mientras evacuaba su edificio durante el temblor. “El hombre desalojó su departamento en el segundo piso, tropezó y perdió el conocimiento”, informó el gobierno de la alcaldía local Benito Juárez. A la llegada de los paramédicos, “ya no presentaba signos vitales”, añadió.
Y la gobernadora del estado de Guerrero, Evelyn Salgado, confirmó el fallecimiento de una mujer de 56 años tras el colapso de su vivienda.
Además, 12 personas resultaron lesionadas, según reportó la alcaldesa de la capital mexicana, Clara Brugada, en la red social X.
El sismo obligó también a suspender la habitual rueda de prensa que la presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum brinda cada mañana en el Palacio Nacional de Ciudad de México. Imágenes de la transmisión en vivo mostraron cómo fue evacuada tras exclamar “uy, está temblando” y pedir calma en el lugar mientras se activaban los protocolos de seguridad ante el movimiento telúrico.
El sismo tuvo su epicentro a 15 kilómetros de San Marcos, cerca de la turística Acapulco, en el estado de Guerrero, informó Sheinbaum a su regreso minutos después del temblor.
Los videos de los edificios de Ciudad de México sacudiéndose circularon en las redes sociales. (Video: X @MVSNoticias/Foto: Francisco ROBLES / AFP.)
La violenta sacudida fue precedida un minuto antes por las alarmas de advertencia y algunas personas salieron a las calles aún en pijama.
Cuatro heridos y cientos de viviendas afectadas en San Marcos
El Heraldo de México reportó que hubo cuatro heridos en San Marcos y más de 500 casas dañadas (70 de ellas quedaron inhabitables) tras el sismo. Además, un hospital quedó colapsado.
Según informó Diego Armando Valente Pineda, director de Protección Civil municipal, el temblor golpeó especialmente a las casas de adobe. “Al momento llevamos un recuento de 300 viviendas de adobe afectadas en el municipio, en algunas comunidades y parte de la cabecera municipal”, detalló el funcionario durante un recorrido de evaluación.
Imágenes del Ángel de la Independencia durante el temblor de magnitud 6.5. (Video: X @GuateToday)
Además, 200 viviendas de material también sufrieron daños. De ese total, 70 casas quedaron inhabitables, la mayoría de adobe, por presentar “fisuras considerables, desprendimiento completo de paredes y algunas incluso colapsaron”, explicó Valente Pineda.
El hospital del IMSS-Bienestar de San Marcos también resultó con daños estructurales. “El hospital está colapsado; hay fisuras y personal de la Secretaría de Gestión Integral de Riesgos y Protección Civil del Estado ya está revisando el inmueble para determinar si es apto para seguir utilizándose”, indicó el director de Protección Civil.
El temblor principal desató una intensa actividad sísmica posterior. “Desde el sismo fuerte de magnitud 6.5 llevamos el conteo de más de 305 réplicas, algunas de 5.0 y 5.5, por lo que las réplicas van a continuar”, advirtió el portavoz.
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Sismos mortales
Parte de Ciudad de México, principalmente la zona céntrica, está asentada sobre un subsuelo fangoso de lo que antes era un lago, lo que la hace particularmente sensible a los sismos. Los que más se resienten son los generados en la costa de Guerrero, al encontrarse a menos de 400 km.
El 19 de septiembre de 1985 un terremoto de magnitud 8,1 devastó una amplia zona de la capital. Con epicentro en la costa del Pacífico, entre Guerrero y Michoacán, sacudió también a gran parte del centro y sur del país.
Durante años, variaron las cifras oficiales en las estimaciones de muertos del sismo de 1985. Según un recuento de actas de defunción oficiales publicado en 2015, causó 12.843 muertes.
También un 19 de septiembre, en 2017, un terremoto de 7,1 dejó 369 fallecidos, la mayoría en Ciudad de México.
México se ubica entre cinco placas tectónicas, cuyos movimientos convierten al país en uno de los que registra mayor actividad sísmica en el mundo, particularmente en la costa del Pacífico desde la frontera con Guatemala hasta el estado de Jalisco (oeste).
(Con información de AFP)
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Mamdani disputes antisemitism definition amid blowback from Jewish community about Day 1 executive orders
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Zohran Mamdani, the newly sworn-in mayor of New York City, suggested Friday that the widely adopted definition of antisemitism from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) does not actually protect Jewish New Yorkers. The mayor spoke amid backlash over Day 1 executive orders that have angered many Jewish and civil rights groups.
The self-described democratic socialist also dismissed allegations that the timing of his executive orders, which came just hours after he was sworn in, were illustrative of what critics have argued is his record of hostility toward Israel and the Jewish community.
The new mayor’s Day 1 directives included rescinding a ban on city agencies from boycotting or divesting from Israel and ending the city’s adoption of the IHRA definition on antisemitism ushered in by the former mayor, Eric Adams.
«When we speak about the IHRA definition that you asked about, you know, protecting Jewish New Yorkers is going to be a focus of my administration, and I also know that a number, as you said, of leading Jewish organizations, have immense concerns around this definition,» Mamdani said in response to questions about his executive orders Friday afternoon in Brooklyn.
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani suggested Friday that the widely adopted definition of antisemitism from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance does not actually protect Jewish New Yorkers. (Reuters/Jeenah Moon and Jennifer Mitchell/Fox News Digital)
«What we will do is actually deliver on our commitment to protect Jewish New Yorkers in a manner that is able to actually fulfill that,» he added before moving on to another question.
When asked about the criticism regarding the speed of the executive orders aimed at rescinding protections against antisemitism in New York City, Mamdani did not directly answer the question.
«As the new mayor of a city, you have to sign a continuation of all prior executive orders or a revocation or an amendment of all of them. And, so, what we did was sign an executive order that continued every executive order that predated the moment when our former mayor was indicted, a moment when many New Yorkers lost even more faith in New York City politics and the ability of city government to actually prioritize the needs of the public,» Mamdani responded.
«And what we will now do is showcase that new era to protect each and every New Yorker and to deliver for those same New Yorkers in a manner that they have not seen under prior administrations.»
Newly sworn-in Mayor Zohran Mamdani and former New York City Mayor Eric Adams (Getty Images; AP Images)
Mamdani’s responses at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn came shortly after a slew of civil rights and pro-Jewish organizations doubled down on the criticism over Mamdani’s Day 1 directives affecting the Jewish community.
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«We are deeply troubled that, on his first day in office, Mayor Mamdani weakened protections to fight antisemitism,» the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) New York and New Jersey chapter said Friday.
The group, alongside a cohort of other New York-area Jewish groups, issued a joint statement against Mamdani’s executive orders.
«Revoking these executive orders removes key tools for addressing antisemitism, including BDS-driven efforts that seek to demonize, delegitimize and isolate the world’s only Jewish state,» the ADL added.
Zohran Mamdani has faced backlash from the Jewish community over his Day 1 executive orders affecting Jewish New Yorkers. (Andres Kudacki/Bastien Ohier/Hans Lucas via Getty Images)
In addition to Mamdani’s executive order rescinding «all executive orders issued on or after September 26, 2024,» which included the measures affecting the Jewish community, the new mayor also unveiled a second executive order on Day 1 establishing five new deputy mayor positions in his administration.
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Also Friday, Mamdani unveiled another new executive order shortly after he was sworn in to establish a new «Office of Mass Engagement,» which aims to prioritize and centralize the city government’s public comment and feedback mechanisms intended to help New Yorkers stay engaged with politics in the Big Apple.
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A customer at a McDonald’s in Brazil was seen launching into a flying kick toward an employee during a fight in the fast-food restaurant.
The incident happened at the chain’s Sao Paulo location during a confrontation between workers and customers, The Sun reported.
A couple was seen arguing with staff members on Dec. 13 when the dispute escalated.
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An altercation occurred in a McDonald’s in Brazil, which ended in a customer launching a «flying kick» at an employee. (Mike Leidig/newsX)
As both sides scream at each other, a female customer is seen hurling a fallen burger at one of the employees, the outlet reported.
In response, an employee throws what appeared to be a burger box at a man in a white T-shirt who appears to be accompanying the woman.
The man leads a small girl away before he launched himself at employees near a counter with a flying kick. An employee then appears to throw a punch, prompting the man to walk away.
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Footage captured an altercation in a McDonald’s in Brazil. (Mike Leidig/newsX)
Other employees attempted to step in as the woman demanded her money back. She is seen picking something up from the counter and throwing it before the footage ends.
The reason for the dispute was unclear, but local media outlets said it could have stemmed from a food order.
McDonald’s said it regretted the scenes of violence at its Sao Paulo branch, the Sun report states.
A McDonald’s employee in Brazil is seen getting ready to throw something toward a customer. (Mike Leidig/newsX)
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The fast-food giant said it was investigating the incident and taking appropriate measures.
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