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Dana White’s reaction to the shooting at the White House correspondents dinner: “It was f*cking awesome. I literally took every minute of it in. It was a pretty crazy, unique experience.” 😭

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The IDF says it is investigating after footage published by Lebanese media showed military excavators damaging solar panels in the Christian village of Debel in southern Lebanon. "The actions seen in the video do not align with the values of the IDF and the conduct expected of its soldiers," the military says in response to a query by The Times of Israel. The IDF says the incident is under investigation, and according to the findings, actions will be taken against the troops involved. According to Lebanese media, damage was also caused to water infrastructure in Debel, along with homes, roads, and olive trees.

Iran has inflicted significantly more damage on U.S. military bases in the Middle East than publicly disclosed. U.S. installations and equipment in Gulf countries were repeatedly attacked, including by an Iranian F-5 fighter that penetrated American air defenses. The damage is described as substantial, with repair costs potentially reaching billions of dollars. Source: NBC News

Tasnim: Araghchi is not conducting any negotiations with the Americans in Islamabad The American media lied again After the announcement of the periodic trip of Seyed Abbas Araghchi, Iran's Foreign Minister, to Islamabad, Muscat, and Russia, the American media CNN said that Donald Trump (the head of the terrorist US government) intends to send Whitaker and Kushner to Pakistan for negotiations with Araghchi! Meanwhile, currently there are no negotiations with the Americans on the agenda, and Mr. Araghchi's trip to Islamabad is not for negotiations with the Americans but rather to discuss Iran's considerations about ending the war with the Pakistani side. Mr. Araghchi has also officially stated that the purpose of these trips is close coordination with his partners on "bilateral" issues and consultations on regional developments. American officials and media have been fabricating stories about new round negotiations for more than 10 days, and almost daily they publish several false reports about the start of negotiations. In one of the strangest cases, American media and officials claimed for more than 3 days that Pence, Trump's deputy, was on the way! But Pence never arrived!

⭕️Some thoughts on the current state of play on Iran: The next 48 hours will tell us a lot about the diplomatic realities of the Iran standoff. There is no question it is the U.S. that is seeking direct talks right now, not Iran. Tehran remains firm in its demand that the U.S. naval blockade be lifted as a condition to move forward. If that happens, a formal second round of top level direct talks can happen, Iran says. On Friday, the U.S. announced it would dispatch Witkoff and Kushner to Islamabad to try to force the Iranians into semi-formal talks while Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is in Pakistan. The Iranians have total disdain for Witkoff and view him as both ignorant of diplomatic processes and totally worthless in his understanding of technical issues. Kushner is viewed by Iran as Israel’s man at the table. Iran does not see any reason to deal with these two without a figure like JD Vance present. Whether Araghchi would participate in a meeting with them, or proximity talks or some secret meeting is unclear, though Iran says for now it’s not happening. Iran is not only focused on the U.S. talks. It is also engaged in a parallel track of talks with its strategic allies, including Russia and China, as well as Oman, a longtime mediator trusted by Tehran. Iran still believes it is likely the U.S. and Israel will resume the war and has indicated it has prepared new forms of retaliatory strikes and other actions, including in the Strait of Hormuz. Its military commanders have said that while the U.S. has moved more military assets into the region during the “ceasefire,” Tehran has also taken this period to prepare its own weapons systems for more fighting. Trump would be taking extreme risks by relaunching the war and the immediate costs will be in the Strait and in the Gulf nations. Iran would also resume missile attacks against Israel. The global economic situation would further deteriorate. And there is no indication more strikes will weaken the Iranian government. Tehran has made clear that capitulation isn’t an option and the idea of a domestic uprising hoped for by the U.S. and Israel has never materialized. The U.S. was caught completely off guard by Iran’s ability to fight on both an asymmetric and symmetric basis and Iran is likely to continue this pattern in the event of resumed attacks.