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Iranian dissidents seize on Trump remarks about armed resistance, fueling revival of Reagan doctrine

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After President Donald Trump suggested this week that Iranians «would fight back» if they had weapons, Iranian dissidents, military analysts and some Republican lawmakers are openly reviving a once-taboo question: should the West move beyond «maximum pressure» on Tehran and actively support armed resistance inside Iran?
«They have to have guns. And I think they’re getting some guns. As soon as they have guns, they’ll fight like, as good as anybody there is,» Trump said in an interview with «The Hugh Hewitt Show,» while discussing anti-regime unrest and the Iranian government’s crackdown on protesters.
The comments come as the Iranian regime emerges weakened from weeks of war, while frustration continues to simmer among many Iranians after years of failed protests and violent crackdowns by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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Protesters rally in Washington, D.C., on March 7, 2026, supporting regime change in Iran following U.S. and Israeli strikes that killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
Supporters of a more aggressive approach argue sanctions, diplomacy and unarmed demonstrations have failed to produce meaningful change inside Iran and say the current moment may represent the best opportunity in decades to challenge the regime from within. Critics warn that openly discussing armed resistance could endanger protesters, deepen divisions inside the opposition and risk pushing Iran toward civil war.
The idea of armed resistance echoes aspects of the Reagan Doctrine, the Cold War-era strategy in which the U.S. backed anti-Soviet resistance movements around the world, from Afghanistan to Nicaragua.
«We need to give Iranians the tools now, and they’ll finish the job themselves,» Brett Velicovich, founder of Powerus and a former U.S. military and intelligence specialist focused on drone warfare, told Fox News Digital.
«It’s their time to do something. There has never been a better chance.»
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Smoke and flames rise at an oil depot in Tehran after airstrikes on March 7, 2026. The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on Feb. 28, leading to Iranian missile retaliation and increased concerns about global energy and transport disruption. (Sasan/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)
Velicovich described the strategy as «Reagan Doctrine 2.0,» updated for the age of drones and decentralized warfare.
«Cheap FPV drones, loitering munitions, and small arms let motivated fighters turn Iran’s streets and mountains into a nightmare for the IRGC,» he said. «This isn’t fantasy; it’s asymmetric warfare that works.»
He argued that modern drone technology has fundamentally changed the balance between governments and insurgent or resistance movements.
«Drones democratize power,» Velicovich said. «The regime’s monopoly on violence ends the day the people get eyes in the sky and precision strike capability.»
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Iran is building a decentralized FPV drone capability in basement factories using Chinese parts, defense expert Cameron Chell warns, citing a potential threat to the U.S. homeland. (Getty)
Still, even some critics of the Iranian regime caution that the comparison to Cold War proxy movements has limits.
Unlike Soviet-controlled Eastern Europe or Afghanistan in the 1980s, Iran is a highly nationalistic country with a fragmented opposition and deep fears of foreign intervention following decades of conflict across the Middle East.
Still, calls for more direct support for anti-regime forces are increasingly moving into mainstream Republican foreign policy discussions.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., recently called for what he described as a «Second Amendment solution» inside Iran.
«If I were President Trump and I were Israel, I would load the Iranian people up with weapons so they could go to the streets armed and turn the tide of battle inside Iran,» Graham said on «Hannity.»
The question of who would actually receive support, however, remains deeply controversial.

Exiled Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi speaks at the Women’s Forum hosted by Vital Voices in Washington, D.C., on March 29, 2023. (Paul Morigi/Getty Images)
Some opposition supporters continue to rally around exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, whose name has surfaced during anti-regime protests inside Iran and who has urged the international community not to give Tehran «another lifeline.»
Another group that has acted in various operations against the regime is the controversial People’s Mujahedin Organization of Iran, or MEK, which has long positioned itself as an organized opposition force against the Islamic Republic. The MEK recently posted videos showing its members targeting «regime centers and symbols of crime and repression,» in response to the execution of two of its members last month — Hamed Validi and Mohammad (Nima) Massoum-Shahi.
Others point to existing armed or semi-organized anti-regime groups, including Kurdish organizations, Baloch insurgent networks and underground resistance cells operating inside Iran.
Sardar Pashaei, director of the Hiwa Foundation and a former Iranian wrestling champion now living in the United States, warned that publicly discussing arming protesters could itself put lives at risk.
«I think we must be extremely cautious on this issue, especially publicly, because the regime can use it as a pretext to arrest protesters, fabricate cases and even justify executions,» Pashaei told Fox News Digital.
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A woman walks across a nearly empty public square in Tehran, Iran, with a large billboard displaying the portrait of the late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in the background on March 3, 2026. (Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)
«For decades, the Islamic Republic has used accusations of ties to the United States, Israel, or espionage to target dissidents and political prisoners.»
Pashaei argued the better approach is supporting Iranian civil society, restoring internet access and backing democratic opposition groups that reflect Iran’s ethnic and political diversity.
The issue became even more sensitive after Trump said during a phone interview with «Fox News Sunday» in early April that his administration had previously attempted to send firearms to Iranian protesters through Kurdish channels, though the effort failed.
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Men and women hold Kurdish scarves and roses during Nowruz festivities in Saqqez, Iran, on March 15, 2024. (Barbod Khorshidi/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)
«We sent guns to the protesters, a lot of them. We sent them through the Kurds. And I think the Kurds took the guns,» Trump said.
Several Kurdish groups have denied receiving such shipments.
Pashaei warned that claims of foreign weapons support could deepen divisions inside the opposition while also exposing Kurdish groups to further retaliation from Tehran.
«During the so-called ceasefire period, Kurdish opposition groups were targeted more than 30 times with drone and missile attacks,» he said, adding that four young Kurdish Peshmerga fighters were killed, including 19-year-old Ghazal Mowlan.

Cars burn in a street during a protest over the collapse of the currency’s value in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 8, 2026. (Stringer/West Asia News Agency via Reuters)
One source familiar with discussions surrounding Iranian opposition strategy said supporters of a more aggressive approach increasingly believe the current moment presents a rare opportunity to identify, train and support local resistance networks capable of protecting protesters and challenging the regime from within.
The source argued that while Iran spent decades building and cultivating proxy networks across the Middle East, Western governments largely avoided investing in organized anti-regime infrastructure inside Iran itself.
Others warn that empowering armed factions could trigger ethnic fragmentation, civil war or a Syria-style conflict inside Iran.
According to the source, supporters of a more aggressive approach increasingly believe the current moment presents a rare opportunity to identify, train and support local resistance networks capable of protecting protesters and challenging the regime from within.
Whether Washington is willing to move beyond pressure campaigns and sanctions toward something closer to a modernized Reagan Doctrine remains unclear.
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Members of security forces watch over the crowd during a funeral procession for IRGC Navy Chief Alireza Tangsiri and other senior naval commanders killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes in Tehran, Iran, on April 1, 2026. (Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
For now, Trump’s comments have pushed a once-theoretical conversation into the open, while some argue the current moment may represent the best opportunity in decades to challenge the regime.
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Fury erupts as US brand fires 1,600 employees after securing thousands of foreign worker visas

Boston federal judge blocks Trump fee for H-1B visas
A federal judge in Boston has blocked the Trump administration’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee, stating it is an unauthorized tax without congressional approval. The policy, enacted last year, drastically increased the fee from $2,000-$5,000 to prioritize U.S. citizens. The White House plans to appeal the decision.
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A popular U.S.-based gaming brand owned by Microsoft is facing fury after mass employee layoffs occurred in the wake of the company being approved for thousands of foreign worker visas.
Microsoft announced that it will lay off 4,800 people total and 1,600 from the corporation’s XBOX division, which makes and sells the dominant video game console.
Meanwhile, Microsoft has been approved this year to hire from foreign countries 2,273 employer-sponsored, non-immigrant workers under what is known as the H-1B visa program, according to data from U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS).
Furious online critics claim that American jobs are being unfairly handed to foreigners in an effort to cut labor costs but at the cost of leaving U.S. workers in the lurch.
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Asha Sharma, chief executive officer of Xbox,, during the Bloomberg Tech conference in San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday, June 4, 2026. The event brings together the leading CEOs, investors and innovators who are harnessing technology to change the world around us. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
«A great way to fix this is to throw anyone doing this in prison,» said one user on X. «Fire Americans to replace with thousands of visa workers? Straight to jail, and assets seized. This story has been told countless times. Fire American staff and hire foreigners. Over and over.»
«It is the fault of our Government [sic] for approving the H-1Bs,» another social media user lamented. «Our Government [sic] has sold us out of jobs at home and those being moved to other countries.»
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Another user described the H-1B program as «industrial scale job theft from Americans.»
Microsoft is the sixth-largest beneficiary of H-1B visas, a program that is overwhelmingly dominated by workers from India. The company has even more H-1B applications pending. Microsoft has employees worldwide, but most are in the United States.
«These decisions are based on business need, not visa status. H-1B employees were also impacted by job eliminations in the U.S.,» a Microsoft spokesperson told Fox News Digital when reached for comment on the lay offs.

Fans compete in a gaming tournament at Microsoft retail store at the Florida Mall on November 21, 2013 in Orlando, Florida and another five cities across the country for a chance to win up to $25,000 in prizes and a chance to participate in a final showdown at the Jacksonville, Fla. Microsoft Store opening, featuring a performance by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. Tournament finalists will receive an Ultimate Xbox One Gaming House including all launch night titles in each of the six participating stores. (Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images for Microsoft) (Gerardo Mora/Getty Images for Microsoft)
«Every single employer is exploiting the H-1B visa program,» said the Project for Immigration Reform.
A lawmaker even called for a complete end to the non-immigrant visa program.
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«This is INSANE. LEGAL immigration is a major problem. These companies, especially big tech, are abusing these immigration programs to replace American workers with foreign workers,» said Rep. Riley Moore, R-W.Va.
«No more. It’s long past time to end the H-1B scam.»
XBOX CEO Asha Sharma cited the company’s financial health for the layoffs.
«Our business today is not healthy,» said a memo from Sharma, according to The Associated Press. «We are operating at margins that are 3-10x lower than comparable platform and publishing businesses.»
Sharma added that her strategy is to «reset» XBOX.
Some online critics, however, claimed Sharma’s Indian heritage played a role in firing the Americans, given the percentage of H-1B workers from India. Sharma was born in Wisconsin.
Vice President JD Vance announced on Tuesday a large-scale investigation into H-1B visa fraud.
«Today, I’m proud to announce that the federal Department of Labor has started dozens of subpoenas and investigations into foreign fraudsters who are trying to take advantage of the H-1B visa program,» he said during a press conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
«American jobs ought to go to American workers and not foreign fraudsters and the Department of Labor is fighting back against it.»

President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Sept. 19, 2025, establishing the «Trump Gold Card» and introducing a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas. The «Trump Gold Card» is a visa program that allows foreign nationals permanent residency and a pathway to U.S. citizenship for a $1 million investment in the United States. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
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Recently, President Donald Trump tried to limit employers’ use of the H-1B program by imposing a $100,000 fee for companies seeking H-1B applications.
A federal judge struck down that order, reasoning that it amounted to a tax that only Congress has the ability to impose.
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Era el estilista de las celebridades, apareció muerto junto a su madre y una carta escondía la verdad

Mauricio Leal era uno de los estilistas más reconocidos de Colombia. Dueño de un exclusivo salón de belleza en Bogotá, trabajaba con actrices, modelos, cantantes e influencers, y había construido una exitosa carrera que lo convirtió en una figura muy querida dentro del mundo del espectáculo.
Pero el 22 de noviembre de 2021 su nombre comenzó a ocupar las portadas de todos los medios por un motivo completamente distinto. Ese día fue encontrado muerto junto a su madre, Marleny Hernández, en la casa que ambos compartían en La Calera, un municipio ubicado en las afueras de Bogotá.
Lo que en un principio parecía un homicidio seguido de suicidio terminó convirtiéndose en uno de los casos policiales más impactantes de la historia reciente de Colombia, con una investigación que descubrió una escena cuidadosamente montada y reveló que el asesino era una persona de su entorno más cercano.
El hallazgo
La mañana del 22 de noviembre, familiares y allegados comenzaron a preocuparse porque Mauricio no respondía los llamados ni los mensajes. Poco después, las autoridades ingresaron a la casa y encontraron una escena estremecedora.
El peluquero y su madre estaban muertos dentro de la casa, ambos con múltiples puñaladas. Junto al cuerpo de Mauricio se encontró una carta escrita a mano en la que, supuestamente, confesaba haber asesinado a su madre para luego quitarse la vida. “No puedo más”, decía ese documento, que después se convirtió en la principal prueba de la causa.
Durante las primeras horas, esa hipótesis pareció convencer a parte de los investigadores. Sin embargo, había varios detalles que no terminaban de cerrar.
Las heridas, la posición de los cuerpos y distintos elementos hallados en la propiedad despertaron sospechas entre los peritos, que comenzaron a reconstruir minuto a minuto lo que había ocurrido. El peluquero Mauricio Leal junto a su madre, Marleny. Ambos fueron asesinados en noviembre de 2021. (Foto: City TV)
Con el avance de las pericias forenses, la teoría del homicidio seguido de suicidio empezó a derrumbarse. Los especialistas concluyeron que Mauricio había sido obligado a escribir la carta antes de morir y que, debido a la gravedad de las heridas que presentaba, era prácticamente imposible que hubiera podido redactarla por voluntad propia después de atacar a su madre.
Además, el análisis de la escena permitió establecer que alguien había intentado alterar la evidencia para hacer creer que se trataba de un suicidio.
La investigación dio entonces un giro total: ya no buscaban explicar una tragedia familiar, sino identificar al responsable de un doble homicidio cuidadosamente planificado.
El principal sospechoso
A medida que avanzaban las declaraciones y el análisis de cámaras de seguridad, todas las miradas comenzaron a dirigirse hacia Jhonier Leal, hermano mayor de Mauricio.
Los investigadores detectaron inconsistencias en sus declaraciones y movimientos que no coincidían con el relato que había dado sobre las horas previas al crimen. Jhonier y Mauricio Leal. (Foto: La República)
También encontraron pruebas que indicaban que había manipulado distintos elementos de la escena y que había permanecido en la casa durante un tiempo mayor al que había reconocido.
La Fiscalía colombiana sostuvo que el hombre había organizado el asesinato con un objetivo económico: quedarse con la importante fortuna de Mauricio, que incluía propiedades, vehículos, empresas y otros bienes obtenidos durante años de trabajo.
En enero de 2022, apenas dos meses después del crimen, Jhonier Leal fue detenido e imputado por el doble homicidio.
Durante una audiencia sorprendió al admitir su responsabilidad. Entre lágrimas, aceptó haber asesinado tanto a su hermano como a su madre y pidió perdón a su familia.
Sin embargo, poco tiempo después cambió completamente su estrategia judicial. Su defensa aseguró que había sido presionado para declararse culpable e intentó retractarse de la confesión, por lo que el proceso continuó con la presentación de pruebas periciales, testimonios y reconstrucciones realizadas por la Fiscalía. Mauricio Leal era conocido como el «peluquero de las estrellas» en Colombia. (Foto: El Universo)
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La condena
Tras analizar toda la evidencia reunida durante la investigación, la Justicia concluyó que el doble crimen había sido cometido por Jhonier Leal y que el móvil había sido económico.
Los jueces consideraron probado que asesinó a su hermano y a su madre, que intentó simular un homicidio seguido de suicidio mediante la carta encontrada junto al cuerpo de Mauricio y que alteró la escena para desviar la investigación.
En junio de 2024 fue condenado a más de 55 años de prisión por el doble homicidio agravado.
Colombia, Asesinato
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De escasez de remedios a falta de médicos especializados: la vida de los cubanos se complica mientras ven colapsar el sistema de salud

La crisis que atraviesa el sistema de salud en Cuba se refleja en casos como el de Rosa Valentina Pérez, quien lleva casi tres semanas esperando una tomografía computarizada en la principal clínica oncológica de La Habana. La urgencia de su diagnóstico contrasta con la realidad: solo un escáner funciona en la capital y la lista de espera es larga.
“No se pueden imaginar lo que es tener este dolor, saber que tu esperanza de vida se está reduciendo y oírles decir: ‘Veamos cuándo podemos hacer esa tomografía’”, relató Pérez. Su historia ilustra el deterioro de un sistema que durante décadas fue considerado el emblema de la revolución cubana.
Aunque Cuba fue célebre por su atención médica gratuita y de calidad, hoy la sanidad pública está al borde del colapso. Factores como la pandemia, el endurecimiento de sanciones internacionales y una crisis energética agravada por el bloqueo de combustible llevaron la infraestructura hospitalaria a una situación crítica.
En los hospitales cubanos, los cortes de energía y la escasez de medicamentos son el pan de cada día. A esto se suman el éxodo de profesionales hacia el exterior y la obsolescencia de los equipos médicos, lo que deja áreas prioritarias como oncología, cardiología y nefrología al límite de sus capacidades.
El director del Instituto Nacional de Oncología y Radiobiología, Luis Eduardo Martín, expuso la magnitud del problema: “El 80% de los equipos utilizados en diagnóstico y tratamiento están obsoletos o averiados”. Este déficit tecnológico obliga a los médicos a “administrar medicamentos sin poder verificar en ocasiones que estén teniendo el efecto que esperamos… porque no contamos con los reactivos ni el equipo para controlarlos”.

La lista de espera para acceder a la radioterapia en el INOR supera los 1.200 pacientes. El relato de Pérez a la agencia AFP, quien tras una cirugía de cáncer de mama necesita saber si la enfermedad avanzó o no, se repite entre quienes enfrentan el drama de la demora diagnóstica.
La situación actual en el sistema de salud cubano es insostenible: la falta de recursos, equipos dañados y la escasez de personal también provocaron que los tratamientos y diagnósticos se ralenticen o se limiten, poniendo en riesgo la vida de miles de pacientes. El deterioro afecta tanto a adultos como a niños, y las soluciones improvisadas rara vez bastan para evitar consecuencias graves.
La crisis no distingue edades. Según datos oficiales, la supervivencia al cáncer infantil cayó del 85% al 65% en pocos años. “Es muy frustrante saber que puedes salvar al niño, lograr una mayor tasa de supervivencia, y no puedes hacerlo porque tienes las manos atadas”, lamentó Mariuska Forteza, jefa de oncología pediátrica del INOR.
La falta de reactivos y combustible para transportar muestras entre hospitales obligó a recortar análisis sanguíneos esenciales. A pesar de la adversidad, los técnicos intentan mantener los equipos en funcionamiento. “A veces tengo que venir al hospital a medianoche o a las 2 de la madrugada para reparar equipos para que el paciente pueda comenzar su tratamiento”, contó Alexis Amado Domínguez, técnico de reparaciones.

En el Instituto Nacional de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular, el número de operaciones cardíacas anuales cayó de más de 400 a apenas 100, según el médico José Esteban Abreu. Unos 130 pacientes esperan la implantación de un marcapasos, mientras el personal recurre al canibalismo de piezas para mantener algunos equipos activos.
“Siempre estamos inventando, trabajando, innovando”, dijo el técnico Luis Alexis Duncan, mostrando equipos desmantelados que esperan ser reparados en el taller que atiende el 80% del equipamiento médico de la ciudad.
La inventiva cubana, aunque legendaria, no alcanza para sortear todas las limitaciones. Incubadoras y respiradores neonatales defectuosos se acumulan en los talleres, mientras el éxodo de médicos y enfermeros agrava una situación ya crítica. Los salarios estatales, pagados en pesos muy devaluados, no alcanzan para retener al personal sanitario.
En la unidad de diálisis del Hospital Hermanos Ameijeiras, la jefa de nefrología Iamara Castro admitió que debieron reducir las sesiones de cuatro a dos horas para atender a más pacientes. “Cuando se acorta el período de hemodiálisis, se acorta la vida”, señaló con gravedad, subrayando que el servicio se sostiene por la pura “compasión”.

Nelson Companioni, paciente de 81 años, describió su temor a que los equipos fallen antes de terminar su tratamiento. “Se ve a las enfermeras arrodilladas allí, golpeándolo para que funcione”, relató sobre la escena habitual en el hospital.
(Con información de AFP)
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