🥫 Redline For Iran?

January 13, 2026

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Three Minute Prepper - Redline For Iran?

Trump just crossed the line. This morning he told Iranian protesters to take over your institutions. He said help is on the way. There is no turning back now. When an American president publicly backs a revolution inside another country and promises military intervention, that president just declared war. The only question left is when strikes begin.

The regime in Iran gave Trump exactly what he needed. After warning them not to kill protesters, they did it anyway. Eyewitnesses describe government forces opening fire with automatic weapons on unarmed crowds. Hospital workers say protesters used to arrive with pellet injuries. Now they come in with gunshot wounds and skull fractures. One doctor called it a mass casualty situation. Videos show rows and rows of body bags. Families sobbing over bloodied corpses in unzipped bags. Sources describe rivers of blood in Tehran. Snipers firing at will from rooftops at unarmed people below. One 23 year old woman was shot in the back of the head while leaving her college after a protest.

The death toll estimates keep climbing. Iranian officials admitted to Reuters that about 2,000 have been killed. Other government sources told the New York Times the number is around 3,000. Iran International reviewed information from multiple sources inside the government and concluded at least 12,000 were killed, mostly over two consecutive nights. CBS News reported the toll could be as high as 20,000. This is the largest killing in Iran's contemporary history. And the regime carried it out on direct order of Ali Khamenei with full knowledge of all three branches of government.

Now the executions begin. A 26 year old protester named Erfan Soltani will be hanged tomorrow morning. His only crime was allegedly taking part in an anti government protest last Thursday. He gets 10 minutes with his family before they kill him. Iran summoned European ambassadors and showed them videos of armed violence by protesters, claiming foreign governments are secretly backing rioters. Nobody is buying it.

Here is what matters for preppers. Most of the US Navy strike group is still in the Caribbean. Regional analysts say Trump needs at least 5 days to position forces for strikes on Iran. That means any operation within this window would require Israel doing heavy lifting. US Special Operations Command just put out a request for AI tools that can process biometrics, communications and battlefield data in real time. They want facial recognition, speaker identification and DNA profiling integrated with AI analysis. They want systems that work in low light, noise and complex environments while connecting to intelligence databases. When special operations starts looking for AI that sees, hears and reads the battlefield, those requests are not theoretical exercises. Those requests are preparation for imminent deployment.

Russia says any military action against Iran is categorically unacceptable. China is furious about the 25% tariff Trump slapped on all countries doing business with Tehran. German Chancellor said we are watching the last days of the Iranian regime. Trump canceled all meetings with Iranian officials. Oil prices spiked on his statement that help is on the way.

Venezuela was the blueprint. Protests escalate. Death tolls rise. President backs revolution. Military intervention follows. Now the same pattern unfolds against Iran with one difference. Iran has missiles that reach Israel. Iran has proxies across the region. Iran controls access to Strait of Hormuz where 21% of global petroleum passes daily. When this war starts, it will not be an 8 minute operation. It will be a regional conflict that pulls in multiple nations and threatens global energy supplies. Those who understood Venezuela as template now watch Iran as application. Same pattern. Bigger target. Worse consequences. Prepare accordingly.

Alex Simm

Head Editor, WeLovePrepping

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