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HEAVY STRIKES RAIN DOWN ON IRAN'S ISFAHAN HUGE BLASTS LIGHT UP NIGHT SKY

The United Arab Emirates, supported by Bahrain and Kuwait, is pushing hard for U.S. President Donald J. Trump to order a ground invasion of Iran, as officials from many Gulf allies of the United States, including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, and the UAE, have conveyed in private conversations that they do not want the ongoing military operation to end until there are significant changes in the Iranian leadership or there’s a dramatic shift in Iran’s behavior, diplomatic officials tell the Associated Press.

Today, LNG tanker Yakov Gakkel arrived in France carrying Russian gas to supply the "unfriendly" country through their energy crisis under long-term contracts that Russia still honors. Yesterday, France seized the tanker Deyna in the Mediterranean, coming from Murmansk, on “ghost fleet” charges — the third tanker they’ve taken. On March 10, Bryansk was hit with UK/French Storm Shadow missiles. Eight civilians were killed, 36 injured. Russia provides energy to France, which produces and supplies weapons to Ukraine, generating billions for Moscow to keep fighting. A grotesque world we live in.

Iran will not, under any circumstances, strike the residents or interests of neighboring countries in the Persian Gulf, said Iran's Permanent Representative to the UN, Amir Saeid Iravani. >>>>>

Lavrov: We will do everything to make an operation against Iran impossible "This is our close friend. All those who suffer from aggression by the United States and Israel are our strategic partners, and we maintain dialogue with them. We will do everything we can to cooperate with other peaceful members of the international community, including the UN Security Council and the General Assembly, to create an atmosphere that will make such an operation completely impossible," said the head of Russian diplomacy. 🔴Lavrov: One of the goals of the operation against Iran is to sow discord among Middle Eastern countries "What is currently happening in the Middle East as a result of Israeli and American aggression against Iran truly carries the risk of huge negative consequences for the whole world, for global stability and the world economy," said the head of Russian diplomacy. He also added that there are disputes within the United States about the true goals of the operation against Iran. "I have no doubt that one of the goals was to sow discord among the countries of the region – between the Persian Gulf states, between Iran and its Arab neighbors, among whom in recent years, until recently, a positive normalization process was underway," noted the Russian foreign minister. 🔴🛡Lavrov: NATO is getting involved in the war against Iran "NATO is now getting involved in the war against Iran. It was like this in Ukraine, and now it is happening in the Middle East. It is indicative that NATO, as it has long been involved in Ukrainian issues, is now also getting involved in the war that the US and Israel started against Iran," said the head of Russian diplomacy. Lavrov commented on the statement of the NATO Secretary General that "the alliance is ready to apply Article 5 on collective defense in the US operation against Iran," emphasizing that Rutte's statement means that NATO's interests are "where they say they are." "Here is Mr. Rutte, who gives very significant statements at every opportunity. He said: 'NATO is ready to apply the article on collective defense in the US operation against Iran'... And the meaning of his statement is, dear members of the international community, know that NATO's interests are where we say they are," Lavrov added.