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Reading the pattern before it forms.
United Kingdom Katılım Ağustos 2018
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Likely, the space beneath the ballroom will be where the AI core is based. I imagine some vast AI supercomputer, which could one day effectively run the United States, being located beneath the White House.
I do not think it is anything purely military, because they already have plenty of military bases.
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BREAKING: TRUMP SAYS THE BALL ROOM IS A MILITARY COMPLEX:
REPORTER: Are you worried about ballroom funding?
TRUMP: No. The ballroom is being built. I'm building the ballroom. It's a military complex. The roof is a drone port. It's a strong military position for our people.
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My latest
Iran's Economy is Collapsing
Understanding the IRGC's Dilemma
The IRGC likes to boast about its immunity to external pressure, but the economic situation reveals an organization that is disoriented, operating a model so rigid and so dependent on conditions that no longer exist that it has no productive response to the pressure now bearing down on it.
zinebriboua.com/p/irans-econom…
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Saudi Arabia has come to view Israel and its actions as a threat to regional security and sees the UAE’s alignment with Israel in a poor light.
Read @NeilQuilliam1's latest analysis for Chatham House⤵️
chathamhouse.org/2026/05/how-ir…
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do you understand what "briefly" means here..
a woman dying of hantavirus boarded a commercial KLM flight in Johannesburg on April 25th.. the Andes strain.. the only hantavirus on earth that spreads person to person..
she died the next day..
her husband died on the cruise ship two weeks earlier.. the ship tried to dock in the Canary Islands.. rejected.. tried Cape Verde.. they can't handle it.. 147 passengers from 23 countries are still floating in the Atlantic right now because no country wants them on their soil..
three dead.. WHO tracing every passenger on that flight.. and the airline's official statement is she was on board "briefly"
the ocean isn't a quarantine ward.. and "briefly" isn't a health policy..
shit
Insider Paper@TheInsiderPaper
BREAKING: A passenger who later died of hantavirus was "briefly" on board a KLM flight from Johannesburg to the Netherlands
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Germany's Chancellor Merz:
We are rearming — in the truest sense of the word.
We are strengthening ourselves.
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If the Emiratis think the United States, or Trump in particular, is somehow going to save them or is sympathetic to what they are facing with Iran, then they are badly mistaken. Trump wants the Emirates brought under a new security framework, and he does not want Israel embedded in the Emirates.
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Logically, it would make sense for Western powers to start evaluating Chinese weaponry far more seriously, because they need a much clearer understanding of its real capabilities. And from the way these powers plan ahead, it seems obvious to me that one of the reasons Pakistan is being drawn more deeply into the Middle East is because it brings Chinese-linked weaponry with it.
This is where I believe things are heading. Maybe not immediately, but over time the trajectory appears clear: a future in which Pakistan and Israel will become the point of confrontation, through which Chinese and Western systems are indirectly tested against each other. That matters because the West wants as much data as possible on the kind of Chinese military technology it may one day face in a much larger conflict.
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Ultimately, the aim of the United States and its allies is to test Chinese weapons against Western weapons. By bringing Pakistan further into Saudi Arabia, the groundwork for that testing environment is being put in place.
In that sense, this becomes a way of evaluating Chinese weaponry in a live strategic setting. That is why I expect even deeper Pakistani integration within Saudi Arabia going forward.
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@Ziyad_F_I Agreed. I think he also believes he's indirectly dealing with China through Pakistan regarding the Iran war.
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Trump evidently does not (mis)treat Pakistan with that wild confidence that he shows when disrespecting Europeans, Indians, etc. That much is by now established beyond doubt.
The only room for valid debate is: why does he himself feel that he has such little leverage?
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Acyn@Acyn
Reporter: Pakistan has opened land routes with Iran. Are you aware of it? Trump: I know everything about it. Are you from Pakistan? Reporter: No, I’m American. Trump: I have great respect for Pakistan.
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A historic greenlight for German rearmament after WWII.
Germany Europe’s economic giant and soon to be Europe’s military backbone and frontline against Russia.
Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfal
🚨🇺🇸🇩🇪BREAKING: Trump just said the U.S. troop drawdown in Germany will be larger than the previously reported 5,000
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The UAE is a Muslim country, or at least one that should be understood as part of the Muslim world. It can pursue its own policies and maintain links with Israel, but the wider perception of it across much of the Muslim world is deeply negative. Many now see it as a kind of Trojan horse, too close to Israel and too willing to accommodate Israeli interests.
Given the strength of feeling across much of the Muslim world, that creates not only a problem for the UAE, but also an opportunity for its larger neighbour, Saudi Arabia. It gives Saudi Arabia the chance to present itself as the de facto protector of Muslims and the leading power in the Muslim world. That, in turn, brings legitimacy, prestige, and wider recognition across the Islamic world.
In that sense, the UAE’s political manoeuvres are handing Saudi Arabia a real opportunity. Saudi Arabia now has a chance to assert that leadership, not just symbolically, but in a way that could be seen as decisive and undisputed. But that opening is narrow, and it will not last forever. That is why this moment is so important.
That is why, in this view, it is imperative that the UAE is brought back into line and folded into a wider Islamic alliance led by Saudi Arabia, ideally peacefully, but if not, then by force.
And while that is only one part of the wider equation, it is a very important one. This is a major opportunity for Saudi Arabia to show the wider world that it is the true leader of the Muslims.
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Considering the Israeli involvement that has now come to light in the UAE, particularly the reported military involvement, Saudi Arabia now has to consider whether any military action it takes against the UAE could result in Israel entering the conflict.
That makes it even clearer why Pakistan may have been asked to deploy soldiers within Saudi Arabia. I imagine the discussions taking place there are focused on the extent to which Israel would support any resistance if the Emiratis were to resist a forceful move aimed at bringing the UAE back into line.
I think this is something Saudi Arabia needs to be decisive about and act on quickly. Otherwise, it risks allowing the Israelis to embed themselves within the UAE to an even greater extent, which would only make matters more difficult in the future. So, in that sense, they would need to make their move very soon.
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FT Exclusive: In one of the first major examples of defence co-operation between the two states, Israel sent sophisticated weapons systems to the United Arab Emirates to help defend the Gulf monarchy against Iranian missiles and drones. ft.trib.al/f77gFvv
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Iran tolled the Straits, not the United States. Having said that, the Americans had probably already factored Iran’s response into their planning, and the tolling of the Strait was likely high on the list of expected reactions.
That said, in my view, what Iran should have done was avoid tolling the Strait, allow free passage, and wait for the United States to impose a blockade instead. In that scenario, Iran would have had a stronger case and would likely have gained more support from the wider world. The blame for rising oil prices would then have fallen squarely on the United States rather than on Iran,
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@LifafiS @MarioNawfal Incorrect - the US & Israel started this by attacking Iran on February 28 - how can you possibly get this so wrong.
Iran started nothing.
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🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iran's president and a top military adviser are both warning the U.S. blockade will fail.
- Pezeshkian says any naval blockade is "contrary to international law and doomed to failure"
- Made the remarks on National Persian Gulf Day, which commemorates Iran expelling Portugal from Hormuz in the 17th century
- Meanwhile, Iran's currency is slumping and unemployment is soaring domestically
- Trump sees the blockade as his primary leverage to force Iran back to nuclear talks
Khamenei's senior military adviser Mohsen Rezaei:
"If the blockade continues, Iran will respond"
Source: CNN
Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfal
🚨 BREAKING: 🇮🇷 Iran says it is collecting Hormuz passage fees from multiple countries continuing to buy Iranian oil despite the U.S. blockade. The countries: 🇨🇳 China 🇮🇳 India 🇯🇵 Japan Source: Anadolu Agency
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لسنين طويلة كتبت هنا مرار وتكرارا أن القيادة السعودية ترتكب خطأ جسيما بتحالفها مع الامارات والتماهي مع سياساتها.
مثلما قلت ومازالت أقول أنها ترتكب خطأ جسيما بتحدي مشاعر شعبها المحافظ ومشاعر ملياري مسلم بالمجاهرة بما يتناقض مع هويتها الإسلامية ومقتضيات وصايتها على الحرمين الشريفين، باسم الترفيه والسياحة.
خروج الامارات من أوبك دافعه الأول والثاني والعاشر الإضرار بالسعودية ومناكفتها. وفي الولايات المتحدة خاصة، والغرب عامة، تخوض الامارات معركة اللوبيات لشيطنة السعودية والتأليب عليها. وفي السودان واليمن والصومال تشتغل الامارات على زعزعة استقرار الجوار السعودي.
لكن ما هو الهدف الأكبر للامارات؟
أقول لولي العهد السعودي، ولكل سعودي يحب أن يعرف: إن هدف قيادة الامارات الحالية الأكبر هو تغيير خرائط الجزيرة العربية بتفكيك الدولة السعودية، أي بإسقاط الدولة السعودية الثالثة التي أعاد بناءها الملك عبد العزيز رحمه الله.
وأنبّه السعوديين، تنبيه الناصح المحب: لا تستهينوا بمكر قيادة الامارات الحالية ولا تسهّلوا مهمتها بالغفلة أو بالتمادي في الخطأ. وتذكّروا أن الدولة السعودية سقطت مرتين من قبل، وسنن التاريخ غلابة. العاقل يتعلم من أخطائه ومن تجارب الماضي ويحتاط ويحذر.
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