
BESSENT: US MAY UNSANCTION IRANAIN OIL THAT'S ON WATER BESSENT: WHEN WE UNSANCTION IRAN OIL, CAN GO TO EX-CHINA PLACES So we can see the regime selling oil legally at a much higher price?
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BESSENT: US MAY UNSANCTION IRANAIN OIL THAT'S ON WATER BESSENT: WHEN WE UNSANCTION IRAN OIL, CAN GO TO EX-CHINA PLACES So we can see the regime selling oil legally at a much higher price?


🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷After Tehran strikes Qatar, Trump changes course and says Israel won't attack Iran gas fields anymore. My story on @axios axios.com/2026/03/19/ira…

ما تريده إسرائيل يتحقق للأسف… تضرب منشآت نفطية إيرانية، فتأتي الردود لتصيب دول المنطقة، لنجد أنفسنا في مشهد حرب إقليمية أو مواجهة بين ضفتي الخليج. للقيادة الإيرانية نقولها بوضوح: لم نكن يومًا أعداءكم، لكن ما تقومون به اليوم عمل مرفوض وغير مبرر. هذه ليست أهدافًا تُضرب لتفريغ الغضب، وأنتم تعرفون تمامًا من هو المعتدي الحقيقي. ما تفعلونه الآن لا يردع العدو، بل يخدمه، ويحقق أهدافه، ويزيد الشرخ بينكم وبين شعوب المنطقة. أنتم تدفعون بالمنطقة نحو هاوية حرب مجنونه. وقد حذرت سابقا من عواقب مثل هذه الأعمال التي لا تخدم إلا إسرائيل وحدها.




A source familiar with private plans & discussions tells me Ali Larijani was, for the US & Israel, the most favored transitional candidate as of Sept 2025, but became a target early Feb 2026. The source said Larijani became a target when he: -Pushed for crackdown on protesters; -Took front seat in lashing out at US/Israel; -Assumed key role in strategizing the IRGC kinetic actions, in particular against GCC states.


New research shows 48 per cent of white working class 5 year olds are not ready for school - my piece on the crisis in the early years for @ObserverUK observer.co.uk/news/national/…


North Korea held elections on Sunday for the Supreme People's Assembly, the legislature that formally approves government policies and appoints top officials. Nearly 99.99% of eligible voters had cast ballots by 6 p.m., according to KCNA.


