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Latest w/ @Lloydslisted & @ecegoksedef: Traffic through the SoH is increasingly being diverted through what has been dubbed the “Tehran Toll Booth”, where the IRGC is understood to be verifying vessel details and, in some cases, extolling a fee. Free to read @ @LloydsList ⬇️:

🚨NEW: A senior Iranian official tells Drop Site’s Jeremy Scahill and Murtaza Husssin: “There aren’t any negotiations taking place. The Iranian side has simply communicated its conditions to [the U.S.] and even that has been done indirectly,” adding that U.S. messages have also only been passed through intermediary countries. 🔸 The same official said Iran’s conditions for ending the war include: 1. A simultaneous ceasefire in Iran, Lebanon, and Iraq, rejecting a limited deal like the 2025 “12-Day War,” which Tehran says was used to buy time for renewed attacks. 2. On missiles, the official said: “Given its defensive nature in countering Israel, this program will continue unchanged and with increased intensity in the event of a ceasefire… The missile program shall not be subject to negotiation under any prospective talks.” 3. On nuclear policy, the official said: “In light of the violations of international law by the United States, as well as Israel’s extensive attacks on nuclear facilities, Iran will formulate a new doctrine,” and that enrichment activities “will continue, either independently or in cooperation with China and Russia.” 4. On reparations: The official added Iran will pursue compensation for damages caused by U.S. and Israeli strikes in any future agreement. 🔸 Iranian officials say Trump’s public statements are aimed at stabilizing markets, with one official saying: “The fact that he publicly responds… is solely intended to manage the financial markets—nothing more.” 🔸 Trump, meanwhile, continues to insist talks are happening, saying his envoys held “very strong talks” and adding he won’t identify the Iranian contact because “I don’t want him to be killed.” 🔸 Iranian officials say U.S. messages, received through intermediaries, are inconsistent and “difficult to assess,” and any willingness to halt attacks appears to be “aimed at reassuring” intermediator countries and are “not taken seriously,” by Tehran. 🎥 @jeremyscahill discusses the latest report on @DanielLDavis1. Our full report on linked below 🔽

💥🇧🇷 JUST IN: President Lula just said what every Global South nation should be saying: critical minerals are ours. If you want them, come set up here. Produce here. Generate development here. We are no longer colonized countries. We will not give up our sovereignty. The West has spent centuries extracting Africa's minerals, Latin America's lithium, Asia's rare earths. Taking. Exploiting. Leaving nothing but poverty and pollution. Now the world needs these resources for the green transition, and they think the old model still works. No. Not anymore. The era of extraction without development is over. The era of sovereignty without compromise has begun. Lula said it. The people feel it. And the world better listen.

@wanglaurentceo Something like that, if confirmed, should not just "end careers", but be immediately investigated and prosecuted. Imposing collective punishment on civilians is an international crime.

General Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine's Ambassador to the UK: According to traditional textbooks, the war in Iran should have only two strategies. These are the strategy of defeat and the strategy of attrition. 1/6

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says the alliance “cannot confirm” Israel’s claim that missiles targeting Diego Garcia were Iranian intercontinental ballistic missiles. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/chlkxg

Unlike the Islamic Republic, Trump doesn’t have the benefit of time. He needs to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in days or, at most, weeks or oil prices would rally. He doesn’t have months to crank up the pressure on Iran via Kharg to accept a deal. Time favours Tehran. 🧵10/10

But Iran has weathered long periods of ultra-low oil exports. Back in 2020-22, Iran endured American "maximum pressure" on its petroleum industry, with exports at times down 90% from today's levels. And Iran didn't buckle then. Thus, it's unlikely to do so now. 🧵9/10

Iran’s Kharg Island as seen **today** by the @CopernicusEU Sentinel-2 satellite. Iran is loading multiple tankers, exporting oil and making $$$ — now, with the help of the White House. The idea that Trump admin is using Iranian oil barrels against Iran is simply ridiculous.

In 1973, the oil embargo lasted 5m & caused a decade of stagflation. The world was not globalized & things were sourced locally. 1) Today the ENERGY CONTENT of products around you is much much higher than 1973. 2) The West has too much DEBT so impossible to fight stagflation.

Iran responds to Trump’s 48-hour ultimatum: “… the critical infrastructure, energy infrastructure, and oil facilities throughout the region will be considered legitimate targets and will be destroyed…”

Europe is so desperate to avoid getting dragged into this war, they're denying airspace to US B-1 Lancers

@clashreport After many a hapless victim fell into its trap, it took a brave Francesca Albanese to flush down the stench of this infamous trick question designed by the sinister hasbarah prop machine. But Tuckum comes close though, albeit through a rhetoric detour.

Shikh Mustafe " yaanan hiil u noqon cadowga sahyuuniga , yaanan kaalin ka noqon sidii loo dhisi lahaa israaiisha weyn "

@FaisalAliWarabe @Shankarooney There is a time for inside squabbling and there is a time to pause and face the greater danger. Illahay haa kuu dorow your wisdom adeero.

I appeal to Arab countries and all Muslim nations: The naked and savage nature of the joint attacks on Iran by Trump and Netanyahu is not confined to the Iranian people alone—it affects all Arab countries. Their intention is to provoke a war between Arab countries and Iran, a conflict in which Iran could target and destroy their oil fields, leaving Arab nations weakened, impoverished, and underdeveloped. Therefore, I advise all Arab and Muslim countries not to cooperate with Netanyahu and Trump against Iran. Remain neutral, and instead seek ways to de-escalate tensions and work toward a final, mutually beneficial solution. May Allah protect us a facebook.com/share/p/1DBuYc…

@s_m_marandi That was funny to watch you got him out of character a few times with some of your responses 😂😂

Regime, regime, regime, regime, regime, regime,...😂

Quite impressive well done to Kenya. Can Berbera possibly learn from Lamu.

“Increasingly Iranians rage that their country, not the regime, is under attack. Support for foreign intervention has dwindled.” Nick Pelham explains why attitudes in Iran are changing economist.com/middle-east-an…

Senegal’s president casually updates his social profile pictures to include the AFCON trophy behind him. How do you say “come and get it if you can” in Wolof?

After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today. I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby. It has been an honor serving under @POTUS and @DNIGabbard and leading the professionals at NCTC. May God bless America.