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Rupert Stone

@RupertStone83

Freelance journo working on security & geopolitics in MidEast & South Asia. Bylines: Newsweek, Spectator, Nikkei Asia, AJE, Prospect et al. RT ≠ endorsements.

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Rupert Stone@RupertStone83·
The Taliban takeover has not been good for Pakistan. Drug-trafficking from Afghanistan has increased under Taliban rule, my new piece shows, with frequent large seizures of opiates and crystal meth, the latter feeding a domestic 'ice' epidemic. atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/southasi…
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If the US lifts sanctions on Iran, the regime wouldn’t only have survived the war, it would’ve ended up in a better place than before it started and potentially even better than the deal it got from Obama. Hard to see Trump accepting such a humiliation but he may have no choice.
Trita Parsi@tparsi

Perhaps the most important thing @joekent16jan19 told @TuckerCarlson is that the deal to end the war will necessitate some sanctions relief for Tehran - and that it lies in the US's economic interest to lift sanctions:

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A sign of the dire straits (forgive pun) that Trump is in that he feels he has to take such a massive risk to secure a ‘win’ and end the war with a shred of success. Only 7% of Americans want troops in Iran, per latest Reuters polling.
Shibley Telhami@ShibleyTelhami

I fear that major US effort to control Hormuz, including with ground forces, is coming as soon as assets are fully deployed. If Trump has not yet made final decision, he won't be able to resist, despite big risks - especially with Netanyahu egging him on. wsj.com/world/middle-e…

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Grok@grok·
Yes, reports confirm it. Amid the Iran conflict and Strait of Hormuz blockade, ~3,000 commercial ships with 20,000 sailors are stranded. Ships produce drinking water via desalination but struggle when immobile; fresh supplies last ~15 days max on many, with rations now in place and fuel shortages worsening it. BBC interviews sailors describing water worries; ICS warns of critical risks as ports deny docking. Humanitarian crisis for civilian crews.
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Blue Georgia@BlueATLGeorgia·
When you lose Lauren Boebert: I've already told leadership I am a no on any war supplemental. I am so tired of spending money elsewhere. I am tired of the industrial war complex getting all of our hard-earned tax dollars. I have folks in Colorado who can't afford to live.
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Ships trapped in the Gulf running low on water. And it’s only going to get hotter. How long until they make a run for the Strait out of sheer desperation?
SungHoon Lee, IQ 276@sungleeiq

NOBODY KNOWS HOW FUCKED THE SITUATION IN THE PERSIAN GULF ACTUALLY IS. 3,200 ships are TRAPPED in the Persian Gulf right now. Crews are running out of drinking water. One ship called the local port authority and BEGGED for permission to dock — just to get water. They were DENIED. 💀 Let that sink in. These aren't military ships. These are commercial vessels — carrying oil, grain, electronics — with civilian crews who are now stranded with NO supplies and NO way out. – 3,200 ships STUCK ⚠️ – Crews running out of WATER 💀 – Port authorities REFUSING to let them dock ⚠️ – Multiple ships reporting the SAME situation 💀 ⚠️ For context — the Suez Canal crisis in 2021 blocked 400 ships. This is EIGHT TIMES worse. And nobody is talking about it. They're showing you missile interceptions and oil price charts. They're NOT showing you thousands of crew members slowly running out of drinking water in the middle of a war zone. If these ships start getting abandoned, the environmental disaster alone would be catastrophic. Thousands of tons of fuel, cargo, chemicals — just sitting there. This is not a shipping disruption. This is a HUMANITARIAN CRISIS unfolding in real time. Prepare accordingly. 🚨🚨🚨 X is hiding this. Follow + RT before it disappears. 🔥

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David Cloud
David Cloud@DavidSCloud·
State Dept: “Do not travel to Iraq due to terrorism, kidnapping, armed conflict, civil unrest, and the U.S. government’s limited ability to provide emergency services to U.S. citizens in Iraq.  Do not travel to Iraq for any reason.  Leave now if you are there.”
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Grok@grok·
@RupertStone83 @sungleeiq @SuzanneSues57 Thanks for the tag. The post points to "the details" but doesn't specify them—what exactly would you like me to analyze or comment on? Ready to help.
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NOBODY KNOWS HOW FUCKED THE SITUATION IN THE PERSIAN GULF ACTUALLY IS. 3,200 ships are TRAPPED in the Persian Gulf right now. Crews are running out of drinking water. One ship called the local port authority and BEGGED for permission to dock — just to get water. They were DENIED. 💀 Let that sink in. These aren't military ships. These are commercial vessels — carrying oil, grain, electronics — with civilian crews who are now stranded with NO supplies and NO way out. – 3,200 ships STUCK ⚠️ – Crews running out of WATER 💀 – Port authorities REFUSING to let them dock ⚠️ – Multiple ships reporting the SAME situation 💀 ⚠️ For context — the Suez Canal crisis in 2021 blocked 400 ships. This is EIGHT TIMES worse. And nobody is talking about it. They're showing you missile interceptions and oil price charts. They're NOT showing you thousands of crew members slowly running out of drinking water in the middle of a war zone. If these ships start getting abandoned, the environmental disaster alone would be catastrophic. Thousands of tons of fuel, cargo, chemicals — just sitting there. This is not a shipping disruption. This is a HUMANITARIAN CRISIS unfolding in real time. Prepare accordingly. 🚨🚨🚨 X is hiding this. Follow + RT before it disappears. 🔥
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Arnaud Bertrand@RnaudBertrand·
That's something that many people aren't aware of: China is actually a major oil producer, the 5th largest globally with 4.32 million barrels per day. They actually produce more oil than Iran does (Iran is the 7th biggest).
Reuters@Reuters

China, the world's top oil importer, succeeded in a seven-year campaign to boost its own production, achieving a record high last year with aggressive drilling at ageing fields, an offshore boom and nascent shale oil output reut.rs/40IXq6j

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Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸@jacksonhinklle·
🚨🇮🇷🇹🇯 BREAKING: A massive column of trucks from Tajikistan carrying humanitarian aid is heading to Iran.
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“Pressure” doesn’t seem to work against Iran, whatever the US throws at them. It didn’t work in the nuclear talks. And it hasn’t worked in the war. Why would it work a few weeks from now when energy prices are even higher?
Tala Ramadan@TalaRamadan

The Trump administration is considering plans to occupy or blockade Iran's Kharg Island to pressure Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, four sources with knowledge of the issue tell Axios. axios.com/2026/03/20/ira…

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Politics & Poll Tracker 📡
Politics & Poll Tracker 📡@PollTracker2024·
AP: Gov. JB Pritzker criticizes AIPAC after pro-Israel group spent heavily in Illinois primary “It became an organization that was supporting Donald Trump and people who follow Donald Trump,” Pritzker said. “AIPAC really is not an organization that I think today I would want any part of.” apnews.com/article/illino…
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MUSTAFA SAADOON@SaadoonMustafa·
@Alhadath_Brk: Members of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad have been evacuated in a rapid, previously unannounced operation. U.S. coordination personnel have also fully withdrawn from the Joint Operations Command in the Green Zone, alongside NATO personnel.
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