Mark C

LIES - YOU HAVE NO OFFICIAL SOURCE - It looks to be sourced to unnamed Arab officials, not directly to Mohammed bin Salman personally. The reproduced text says, “Arab officials said,” and later also says “regional officials said.” So the clean answer is: Who is reporting it? WSJ reporters Summer Said and Jared Malsin. Who are they sourcing? Unnamed Arab officials / regional officials. Is it explicitly from MBS? Not from the wording visible in the article text I could verify. It may reflect the Saudi government’s position, but the sourcing shown is not “MBS said” or “according to the crown prince.” The article’s line is essentially that Saudi Arabia is pressing the U.S. to lift the blockade because of fear of Iranian retaliation and possible disruption at Bab al-Mandeb, but the attribution is to anonymous officials, not a named Saudi royal.

@rortlieb @WSJ Fake news

@WSJ So the Saudis have lost their nerve?

Saudi Arabia is pressing the U.S. to drop its blockade of Hormuz, fearing President Trump’s move to close it off could lead Iran to escalate and disrupt other important shipping routes on.wsj.com/4efSCxe

@WSJ I can bull shit. Saudi was at the front of the line to decapitate them

@AggregateOsint Israel has total air supremacy. Why has the IAF not taken out the runways at all Iranian military and commercial airports?

REPORT: Chinese Transport Planes Secretly Deliver Cargo to Iran Amid Escalating Conflict The Daily Telegraph has revealed that a series of mysterious Chinese cargo flights landed in Iran over the weekend, after deviating from flight plans,turning off transponders, and raising international alarm over possible weapons transfers to Tehran. According to the report, three Chinese-operated Boeing 747 freighters took off from mainland China two from Shanghai and one from another eastern city on June 14, 15, and 16. All flights filed plans listing Luxembourg as their final destination. However, radar data shows each flight diverted west over Central Asia and dropped off radar near Iranian airspace, never arriving in Europe. The aircraft involved are known to be used by Chinese military contractors and have the capacity to carry heavy military equipment. Given the timing just days after intense Israeli strikes crippled key Iranian missile and air defense infrastructure analysts suggest this could be a covert effort by China to resupply Iran with advanced munitions, spare parts, or surveillance equipment. The exact contents remain unknown, and the Chinese and Iranian governments have made no comment. However, the use of high-capacity Boeing 747 freighters, coupled with the secretive flight path and radar silence, suggests military equipment or systems. While unconfirmed, the covert nature of these cargo deliveries raises serious questions about China’s involvement in the Iran-Israel conflict. If confirmed to be military aid, it would mark a dangerous escalation and further internationalize the war.

#IDF 🇮🇱: "The Chief of Staff in a situation assessment and approval of plans for continuation: "As we sit in the Supreme Command post and plan the continuation of the campaign we are in, I cannot help but think on the eve of Holocaust Day about us and the fighters of the Israel Defense Forces - about the magnitude of the historical responsibility placed on our shoulders during this period" "On the eve of Holocaust Day - the message coming from here is clear and unambiguous. We will not be deterred! We will look directly at every threat and eliminate it in advance" The Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir, held today (Monday) a situation assessment and continued planning of operational moves in Iran and additional theaters with the General Staff forum." #Iran

Somebody needs to say it Bint Jbeil is a town, which means it is a tough urban battle in which hundreds of Hezbollah fighters were eliminated in the last few days and luckily until now only a handful of IDF soldiers were wounded It is an insane ratio between attack and defense

@BobbiLinnMac @conservmillen This makes no difference. @BobbiLinnMac is exactly right. It scares me how knee jerk excuses like this came out of the wood work. Thanks goodness the President finally had it taken down.

@conservmillen You are so ignorant x.com/badgedpatriot/…

That image is what happens when Paula White is your personal pastor and people around you are continually comparing you to Christ. Trump desperately needs to understand the bad news that precedes the Good News: you are a helpless sinner in desperate need of a Savior, as we all once were.

This is blasphemous Trump portraying himself as Jesus Christ, descending from the clouds, healing the sick, with people praying to him, is reprehensible. If only there was a qualified leader of the White House Faith Office, and not a heretic, so this wouldn’t happen or at least would be called out…

I really don't support this! That's hubris if I've ever seen it!! My wife asked if he'd been hacked. I honestly think this is how he thinks of himself. Cue the rabid supporters in the comments. 🫤

So I just joined truth social as I had to verify if this was real before commenting. It is. This is a screenshot I took from Trump’s truth social account once I logged in. Trump posted it. Dear MAGA… It’s Jesus or him now. Nobody forced the choice. He did. I choose Christ. You choose as you will. There’s no longer room to debate it. If you somehow believe this is ok, unfollow, block, get the hell away from me… but do not dare justify it or pretend this isn’t heinous blasphemy. I am sickened and sad and angry. Get thee behind me Satan. Just no.

This has to be one of the dumbest things he’s ever done. Why? Just…why? The timing of this could not have been worse. We were in the middle of making the Democrat party play defense over Eric Swalwell. They clearly knew what he was doing and they said nothing about it. We had over 50 of his former staffers write a letter calling on him to resign from Congress. Then Trump had to go and post this. All that momentum we just had…poof! Gone.

@camhigby 100%. !!!!!!!!!

For everyone tweaking at my last post: I support Trump, and I spend 8 hours a day defending him. I will not defend blasphemy. Just correct it and move on. You don’t have to defend it. You don’t have to stop supporting him because you call it out. God > politics.

How can anyone defend this?

@benjamincowen It cannot be defended. I support Trump but this is too much. He is not Jesus

@michaeljknowles I have - many times!! So wrong. I am a Trump fan - this is WAY over the top for me. No sir ! @POTUS

I assume someone has already told him, but it behooves the President both spiritually and politically to delete the picture, no matter the intent.

@MelonieMac You are so wrong here. The picture is CLEARLY portraying exactly that ! Don't be a dolt. I love Trump but this sickening to any evangelical Christian

Kinda boomer posting but he's not calling himself Jesus. He has been clear all along that he feels he is doing the work God set for him. Jesus' disciples healed the sick in His name. With Christ in us, we can do His work too. People who are outraged just wanna be

@BrilynHollyhand Thank you!! 100% Hard core Trump fan here but as a Christian I am sickened by this!

This is gross blasphemy. Faith is not a prop. You don’t need to portray yourself as a savior when your record should speak for itself. The same God who saved Trump’s life from that bullet sent His son Jesus to die for our sins. He died for Trump just as much as for you and I.