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Israel's "Leviathan" - its grand strategy that seeks to squeeze out Turkey, and become the sole regional superpower in the Middle East. Learn more below 👇🏼

In a now deleted post by former UFC double champion and now UFC colour commentator Daniel Cormier, screenshots of Eric Trump were posted seemingly showing him trying to get an insider scoop on whether any of the MMA fights at the White House were rigged so that he could try and illegally make money off of them. The video shows the Direct Messages that Trump allegedly sent Cormier. Journalists confirmed that they saw Cormier's post before it was deleted some 15 minutes later, only to be replaced by a post from Cormier suggesting people were "dumb" in what appeared to be a "damage control" post. Trump also posted, directly addressing and denying the allegations.

US War Secretary: "Our deal is better than the Obama era deal because we bombed Iran."

When Millennials and Gen Z enter politics in greater force, US policy towards Israel will change from what it is today, argues @TalAbdulrazaq on @LBC.

The US invasions and wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have killed American political and public appetite for high-effort wars which has benefited Iran, says @TalAbdulrazaq on @LBC.

Keep bluffing, and eventually people will call you on it. Trump's bluster against Iran has backfired on the US, says @TalAbdulrazaq.

Dr @TalAbdulrazaq joined Simon Marks on @LBC to discuss the Pakistan-brokered "peace deal" between the US and Iran. "After Afghanistan and Iraq, the US no longer has appetite for war."

The activists had broken into an Israeli arms developer's UK factory over the Israeli genocide in Gaza. The judge in the case had reportedly subjected the defence to stringent restrictions, including preventing one barrister from telling the jury they could acquit based on their conscience, an established principle of English law.

Jeremy Johnson KC today presided over the convictions of four Palestine Action activists for terror offences, and sentenced them to the following: Charlotte Head - 6 years Leona Kamio - 6 years Fatema Rajwani - 5 years, 8 months Samuel Corner - 8 years, 8 months

Comment: @TalAbdulrazaq argues that Israeli-American academic, Maya Ackerman, saying that Jewish lobbies need to control what AIs say at the source in order to "correct the digital world" itself perpetuates the same antisemitic stereotypes and tropes she wants to combat.

In an interview with Channel 4 News today, Palantir UK CEO, Louis Mosley, claimed that Palantir's AI targeting software was used in Gaza only to track hostages and never used in combat operations, not even against "terrorists". However, a year earlier at The Hill and Valley Forum in 2025, Palantir's global CEO, Alex Karp, admitted on stage after being heckled by a Palestinian that his AI targeting software was "mostly" used against "terrorists".

Trump: "Iran better make a deal or we'll bomb the sh!t out of them."

Comment by @TalAbdulrazaq: What disaffected ex-Sadrists say about Palestinians in 2026 is the same as way Sadrists felt after the US invaded Iraq in 2003 - they ethnically cleansed Palestinian refugees from Iraq.

Former Sadrist leader and Iraqi Shia cleric: "I wouldn't support Hamas' Yahya al-Sinwar if his enemy was Satan, Yazid bin Mu'awiya, or Shimr bin Dhil-Jawshan who slaughtered Al-Husayn."

US President Donald Trump confirms that the US military will respond to Iran allegedly shooting down an American Apache helicopter. However, his tone and words are markedly less aggressive and bombastic than he is usually known for, suggesting limited strikes.

Tommy Robinson has been vocal against ethnic minorities accused of sexual abuse against children and women. However, he posted on X a video of him being friendly with Errol Musk, who was accused in The New York Times of SA against his own children. Source: @I_amMukhtar

Shia cleric and ex-Sadr official: "Israel built secret bases in Iraq in areas controlled by Shia militias, and with their knowledge and help. And I support this."

Lebanese Christian President Josef Aoun lashes out at Iran's interference in Lebanon's affairs: "It's not your country, stop using us as a bargaining chip in your negotiations with the US. Our people are being killed."

Trump to reporter from India: "Are you from India? I thought you were German. I'm just kidding..."

US Charge d’Affaires to Pakistan Natalie Baker has praised Pakistan's diplomatic engagement between the US and Iran as "Islamabad's finest hour in modern history," adding that "a strong Pakistan is good for America, and a strong America is good for Pakistan."

US Representatives Brian Mast and Rashida Tlaib clash over a controversial bill regarding US forces in Lebanon during the ongoing conflict between Iran proxy Hezbollah and Israel. Mast tells Tlaib: "It's tough to understand you when you're yelling."