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The definition of a superpower is changing. It’s no longer just about who can run the system, but who can disrupt it. Control of chokepoints like the Strait of Hormuz gives states leverage to shape global decisions without dominating the entire order.

Can't remember WHAT he was good at.

I have said this many times, regardless of states political views, Iran and the UAE have and will be neighbours for thousands of years. Both countries will make up and continue to live in peace.

@IRAN_GHANA P.s 1. Iran is willing to negotiate the renaming of “macaroni” if all terms are agreed upon. We understand it has been a long dispute between the two civilisation. 2. Effective immediately we will ban a nation wide usage of fork and knife for eating pizza.

Dear Italy, Your PM just defended Pope and lost an ally in Washington — the Commander in Grief, yet the most 'powerfool'man on earth. We'd like to apply for the vacancy. Our qualifications: 7,000 years of civilization, a shared love of poetry, architecture, and food that takes longer to prepare than Trump's attention span. The only thing Iran and Italy have ever fought over is who invented ice cream. Faloodeh came first. Gelato came louder. We've been in a 'cold' war over this for 2,000 years.

جی دی ونس میگه قالیباف کسی ست که عملا دارد ایران را اداره می کند. خیلی هم به نظر میاد رخ‌ داد مهمی می دونه این گفتگوها را. «در ۴۹ سال گذشته مقامهای ایران و آمریکا هیچگاه در این سطح دیدار نکرده بودند.»

This is amazing.

@ExplosiveMediaa awesome

We are rooted in this land — deeply, unshakably rooted. Enough of injustice. No empire of oppression can erase the civilization of Persia. 💥 New Iranian Lego-style Animation: "Stone Age"

@covie_93 I think he started by blaming Carter day one so i guess he has to work his way through six more to get to biden.

How long must the war in Iran go on before it becomes Joe Biden's fault??

One thing is certain: The regional order in West Asia has changed forever. There is no going back to February 27, 2026.

@Navsteva This will blow up so bad that i don't want to be anywhere near any of the markets, I guess it is going to be a golf week next week.

$150 is the price of a physical barrel of oil. reuters.com/business/energ…

U.S. President Donald J. Trump tells Fox News that the Iran War is over. Someone should probably tell Tehran… because last I checked, they’re still very much RSVP’ing ‘still at war’.

BREAKING: Three wounded as IEDs detonate in Tehran, Iran 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/8xcc64?update=…

Obsessing over internet access while ignoring thousands dead from bombs isn’t concern — it’s selective morality.

I'm going to answer and imagine your question is genuine. It's simple, think of an LLM model, the more data you feed it the better it can perform. apply the same logic to this. 92 million phones and computers connected to the netand you would have more information to connect the dots. In no way i'm saying what is happening is fair but if this stops even one more Iranian from getting killed in my book that's a win, cause to me Iranian life is precious regardless of political beliefs.

@ESIM3N @sharghzadeh So Palantir cannot infiltrate the devices through the whitelisted internets and sim cards? They can only do cuber attacks through people’s phones and computers? 🙄

The continued internet shutoff in Iran is hard to understand. What exactly is the threat of allowing people get online?

@sajad_NoVa @sharghzadeh Call it cope if you want — but when data becomes a weapon, access becomes a risk.

@ESIM3N @sharghzadeh turned off 90 million people’s internet and called it “cybersecurity” 😭 This isn’t strategy, it’s the same old authoritarian cope: “It’s not control, it’s just… Palantir bro, trust me.” Nice try.

@sharghzadeh He literally bragged about their war-fighting capabilities and said ‘ask our enemies.’ That tells you everything about how modern warfare works now — data, tracking, targeting. In that environment, limiting exposure isn’t just control, it’s defence.

@sharghzadeh honest answer? Palantir and cyber attack. if you want i can genuinely answer a bit more.

It’s not that hard to understand in a wartime context. Iran has already faced serious cyberattacks on critical infrastructure — including banks reportedly losing operational capability. When your financial system, communications, and data are under threat, limiting external access becomes a defensive move. Add to that the increasing use of data analytics and intelligence tools — like those developed by Palantir Technologies — in modern warfare, where digital footprints can be used to identify and target individuals, and the logic becomes clearer. Could it be done more selectively? Maybe. But in the middle of a conflict, time, infrastructure, and certainty are limited.

@stats_feed California builds the future, Texas fuels it, New York finances it… and Florida live-streams it.

If the US collapsed, and each state became its own country, which ones would be the most powerful militarily and economically?

@robin_j_brooks Gas station’ that moves global prices. Sure.

If Iran can stop Western ships through the Strait of Hormuz with a few drones, the mighty US Navy can embargo Iran's oil. Goal is to bring the mullahs to the negotiating table in good faith. Iran is a gas station masquerading as a country. This'll work... robinjbrooks.substack.com/p/pros-and-con…

@em_Lazzy No chains needed when no one pushes back.

Trump would’ve owned slaves if it was still legal.