Poya Pakzad
@ppkzd.bsky.social
Co-founding editor of Eftertryk Magazine. Devotee of fine cigars. Father of two extraordinary daughters. Palestine on my mind. Off the clock thoughts (=LinkedIn for professional networking)
Ah, yes. The "threat" of being able to strike back in self defense.
Institute for the Study of War@thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 3w ago1/ Iran is adapting to US defenses by firing high-speed, maneuverable missiles at US bases in the region, which highlights the threat that the advancement of Iran's ballistic missile program poses to US national security interests. Read the full update: isw.pub/IranUpdate07...
Analysis of the U.S. airstrikes on southern Iran shouldn't stop at the state or military. As one resident describes it, "water was cut off completely for two days." A desalination pump isn't just infrastructure; it provides water. Neither is a railway just logistics.
![Sepideh says the people of Dezful go many hours a day without electricity, their Irancell SIM cards get no signal, and just yesterday she walked across two large sections of Dezful trying to find an ATM to withdraw cash so she could pay for a Snapp ride [Iran’s rideshare app] but even the ATM had no cash. The hardships of life in the south isn’t limited to power outages and lack of internet. Sepideh says that in her city, water was cut off completely for two full days, with only drops coming from the taps. All of this alongside the devastation and horror of the war that has arrived once again: “The night after they attacked, I called my brother and found out the walls of his house had cracked. I feel like death is closer to me than ever.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:uekidjadyz3cstlxc4f5lwvx/bafkreicwhaxllgkucxnmti3w7p6d43o7jvknylyi7c2fbflm2l2w37qi4e)
Fal Rising@falrising.bsky.social · 3w agoTen thousand people across 20 Iranian villages are reportedly without drinking water after the US struck desalination pumps. Aside from bombing the girls’ school, this may be the most depraved attack carried out by the US since the start of the war.
The investigation into a US strike that hit a school in Iran has sat for months with a military command while leaders have held off on ordering a critical, standard intelligence review to help determine what happened, according to three sources familiar with the matter. https://cnn.it/4br0auM
Forleden dag bragte Tanten en artikel af Claes Theilgaard, som hænger den palæstinensiske analytiker Muhammad Shehada ud som potentiel Hamas-tilknyttet. Jeg tilbageviser smædekampagnen her: www.eftertrykket.dk/2026/07/02/b...
Bagom et karaktermord
Når en dansk avis ukritisk løfter Israels partsindlæg op som udgangspunkt og iscenesætter en palæstinensisk kommentator som mulig Hamas‑sympatisør, er der ikke tale om oplysning, men om smæde
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Forleden dag bragte Tanten en artikel af Claes Theilgaard, som hænger den palæstinensiske analytiker Muhammad Shehada ud som potentiel Hamas-tilknyttet. Jeg tilbageviser smædekampagnen her: www.eftertrykket.dk/2026/07/02/b...
Bagom et karaktermord
Når en dansk avis ukritisk løfter Israels partsindlæg op som udgangspunkt og iscenesætter en palæstinensisk kommentator som mulig Hamas‑sympatisør, er der ikke tale om oplysning, men om smæde
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Trump underskriver aftalen med Iran i... Versailles. Dyrk den historiske ironi i dét.
Hvem bestemmer egentlig i Iran nu? Gæst i #dagenshelikopter er @ppkzd.bsky.social
Hvem bestemmer egentlig i Iran nu?
“Mellemøstens tyran er død,” siger Donald Trump, men det iranske regime lever tilsyneladende i bedste velgående. Hvad betyder det for de iranere, som satte livet på spil ved at gå på gaden inden krige...
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"Jeg brænder for outdoor-reklamer, og tilfældet vil, at akkurat pasta bolognese-arrangementer hører til mine spidskompetencer"
The joint investigation by @972mag, @theguardian.com, and @mekomit.bsky.social revealed that Microsoft developed a customized cloud platform to house massive amounts of Israeli intelligence data used to target Palestinians. Read our full investigation here: www.972mag.com/microsoft-82...
Microsoft storing Israeli intelligence trove used to attack Palestinians
Microsoft developed a customized version of its cloud platform for Israel’s Unit 8200, which is housing audio files of millions of calls by Palestinians.
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Since Oct 7, Palestinians in Israeli prisons face unbelievable levels of torture and abuse. They are starved, exposed to disease, beaten up, and some are sexually abused, as described here. Dozens have died. It's been going on for 30 months. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/o...
Opinion | The Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians
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Min seneste klumme. Jeg skriver sjældent personligt, og det falder mig ikke naturligt at krænge hjertet ud i offentligheden. Men denne gang gør jeg en lille undtagelse. Gavelink: www.information.dk/debat/2026/0...
Min seneste klumme. Jeg skriver sjældent personligt, og det falder mig ikke naturligt at krænge hjertet ud i offentligheden. Men denne gang gør jeg en lille undtagelse. Gavelink: www.information.dk/debat/2026/0...
Pleased to have @reuters.com cite my critique of the Trump administration's legal argument for the Iran war. "[T]his defective and overly permissive justification risks further eroding legal constraints on the use of force." www.reuters.com/world/middle...
US legal adviser says Iran war justified by Tehran's 'aggression' over decades
The U.S. State Department's top lawyer has argued that President Donald Trump's war with Iran was launched in self-defense and to defend U.S. ally Israel, arguing the bombing campaign was not the sta...
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Et borgerbrev om DR's Israel-dækning har kørt hen over foråret i bl.a. BT og KD. Over 10.000 danskere har skrevet under på, at dækningen er skæv og med til at puste til jødehad. Jeg har gennemgået alle deres 50 eksempler og skrevet en tilbagevisning på 120 sider: www.eftertrykket.dk/2026/04/18/b...
Borgerbrev om Israel-dækningen under lup
DEBAT: Et borgerbrev med over 10.000 underskrifter hævder, at Danmarks Radios dækning af Mellemøsten er præget af skævhed og en uretfærdig fremstilling af Israel. En ny gennemgang viser imidlert
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Et borgerbrev om DR's Israel-dækning har kørt hen over foråret i bl.a. BT og KD. Over 10.000 danskere har skrevet under på, at dækningen er skæv og med til at puste til jødehad. Jeg har gennemgået alle deres 50 eksempler og skrevet en tilbagevisning på 120 sider: www.eftertrykket.dk/2026/04/18/b...
Borgerbrev om Israel-dækningen under lup
DEBAT: Et borgerbrev med over 10.000 underskrifter hævder, at Danmarks Radios dækning af Mellemøsten er præget af skævhed og en uretfærdig fremstilling af Israel. En ny gennemgang viser imidlert
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"The same ideological blind spot in Western analysis that accommodates a genocide in Gaza would accommodate either the US or Israel busting the nuclear taboo." @vanjackson.bsky.social is surely right about this, and also reminds us that luck saved us from nuclear war with North Korea in 2017-8.
Fascist Nuke Fears, Moneyballing Nuclear War, and Risk Factors of Armageddon
We should be worried about either the US or Israel using nukes against Iran.
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Spoke with @telegraph.co.uk “If the US implements Trump’s threat to attack all power plants and all bridges, that would constitute war crimes because it involves attacking civilian objects. Those who commit crimes at his direction remain exposed.” www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
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More threatening war crimes unless Iran "cries uncle."
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4mo agoTrump: "They'll have no bridges, no power plants, no anything. I won't go further because there are other things that are worse than those two, and we might have -- well, if I had my choice, what would I like to do? Take the oil Unfortunately, the American people would like to see us come home."
Jeg er ikke militærkyndig, men dette synes relevant for en mindre stat at tage i betragtning.
Morgendagens klumme i Dagbladet Information, kan læses online nu: www.information.dk/debat/2026/0...
Det går elendigt for Trump i krigen med Iran. Det skal vi frygte. Hvis USA taber og erkender dette på de indre linjer, er der formentlig eskalation forude. Jeg har afgivet (langt) interview til RÆSON. Ingen betalingsmur. www.raeson.dk/2026/poya-pa...
Det går elendigt for Trump i krigen med Iran. Det skal vi frygte. Hvis USA taber og erkender dette på de indre linjer, er der formentlig eskalation forude. Jeg har afgivet (langt) interview til RÆSON. Ingen betalingsmur. www.raeson.dk/2026/poya-pa...
Hatred of the regime has not translated into enthusiasm for the missiles sent to destroy it. Read the reporting from the past few days and a pattern emerges: Iranians are not particularly fond of being bombed. [link in thread]
Læs @ppkzd.bsky.social's Substack, hvor han sammenfatter de seneste dages pressedækning af krigen i Iran og selv runder af.
The View From Under the Bombs
“We were f—ed over. It’s like we have gone back a hundred years in time.” What Western journalists are hearing from Iranians as war reshapes the country
poyapakzad.substack.com
Hatred of the regime has not translated into enthusiasm for the missiles sent to destroy it. Read the reporting from the past few days and a pattern emerges: Iranians are not particularly fond of being bombed. [link in thread]