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''Sina Toossi, a senior non-resident fellow at the Center for International Policy in Washington DC, tells TRT World that the protests as well as Iran’s military support for Russia in its war against Ukraine have “diminished prospects” for a diplomatic solution to the crisis.''

''Women in Iran have been at the forefront of protests that have swept the country for weeks.

More than 200 people have lost their lives, and hundreds of others have been detained after demonstrations following the death of 22 year old Mahsa Amini. She died after being arrested by the regime's morality police for not wearing her hijab correctly.''

''Despite its repression, the Iranian government has already lost the larger battle when it comes to trying to control the lives and expression of the Iranian people.''

“Iran’s SL (Supreme Leader) Ayatollah Khamenei speaking in Tehran today. Does not appear to be ‘gravely ill’ & on ‘bed rest’ as claimed by anonymous sources to the NYT,” Sina Toosi, Senior Fellow at Center for International Policy, tweeted on Saturday.

'Between July 15 and August 2, Washington signed off on billions of dollars worth of military deals, over a third of which went to autocracies.'

The morality police force has been disbanded, but enforced morality will remain.

“Biden vowing to ‘free Iran’ sends all the wrong messages about the US role in the Iranian protest movement,” Sina Toossi, a senior fellow with the Center for International Policy, wrote on Twitter.

“There were a lot of pent-up grievances,” Sina Toossi, a senior nonresident fellow at the Center for International Policy, told HuffPost. “Just across the board, you see economic grievances, political grievances, social freedom grievances.”

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'A more restrained strategy that focuses on defense rather than preparing for perpetual war, emphasizes diplomacy over the use of force, and encourages allies to do more in their own defense could save a minimum of $1 trillion over the next decade, as set out in studies by the Center for International Policy’s Sustainable Defense Task Force, the Cato Institute, and the Congressional Budget Office. '

'So has Biden followed through on his intention to shift U.S. policy on arms sales? A quick look at the relevant data suggests he has not. The year 2021 did indeed see the largest drop in foreign military sale notifications in recent memory', writes Lauren Woods.