Maral Karimi

Iran denies this. They said there has been no contact, neither direct nor indirect. I believe Iran because they've been truthful and have acted in good faith throughout. Why would Trump lie about this? Is he signaling to them that he'd like to negotiate a total end or are his Israeli agent advisors giving him misinformation again?

Unofficial response from an unnamed “senior security official,” reported by Tasnim. Still nothing from Araghchi, Pezeshkian, Khamenei, or other officials. “Trump retreated from attacking critical infrastructure after Iran’s military threats became credible. Pressure from financial markets and rising risks around bonds in the U.S. and the West were another major factor behind this retreat. Since the beginning of the war until now, messages have been sent to Tehran by some mediators, and the clear response has been that we will continue defending until the necessary level of deterrence is achieved. There have been no negotiations and there are none underway. With this kind of psychological warfare, neither will the Strait of Hormuz return to pre-war conditions, nor will calm return to energy markets. Trump’s 5-day ultimatum means the continuation of this regime’s plan for crimes against the people, and we will continue responding and defending the country on a broad scale.”

Tucker Carlson challenges The Economist’s editor-in-chief to define Israel’s “right to exist”

My personal message to Iranian hawks, especially monarchists, who insist that anyone opposing this criminal war must be an Islamist, a regime apologist, or a “fake Iranian,” while presenting themselves as the voice of the “real Iran”. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

«خویشتنداری ما در برابر حملات ایران نشانه بلوغ و عقل سلیم است و نه نشانه ضعف. این جنگ ما نیست و ما نمی‌خواستیم وارد آن شویم» بدر السیف، استادیار تاریخ دانشگاه کویت و پژوهشگر موسسه مطالعاتی چتم‌هاوس

هم‌میهنان دلیرم، درود بر شما که در شب چهارشنبه‌سوری، در برابر تهدید و سرکوب، استوار و یک‌صدا ایستادید و آتشِ کهنِ ایران را فروزان نگاه داشتید. شما نشان دادید که اراده ملی ما شکست‌ناپذیر است و شعله آزادی‌خواهی و مهین‌پرستی در سرزمین اهورایی ما هرگز خاموش نخواهد شد. اکنون، در آخرین پنجشنبه سال، از شما می‌خواهم که بر مزار جاویدنامان انقلاب شیروخورشید و همه قهرمانان راه آزادی ایران حاضر شوید و همبستگی خود را با خانواده‌های آنان نشان دهید. در آستانه سال نو، ما با فرزندان دلاور ایران پیمانی دوباره می‌بندیم: پیمان برای بازپس‌گیری ایران، پیمان برای سربلندی میهن، و پیمان برای ساختن آینده‌ای آزاد، آباد و شکوهمند. پاینده ایران، رضا پهلوی