Ynet:

On the eve of the strike on Iran, U.S. officials envisioned a four- to five-day operation that would return a weakened Tehran to the negotiating table. According to one source, an American official conveyed an even more immediate proposal. Through a mediator, apparently Italy, he suggested reaching a ceasefire agreement today or tomorrow. Iran rejected the idea outright.

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⚡️Sergey Lavrov emphasized the unacceptability of the actions of the USA and Israel, which unleashed an unprovoked aggression against Iran.

The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry held a telephone conversation with the UAE Foreign Minister, the ministry reported.

They emphasized the destabilizing nature of military escalation in the region, which poses security threats to the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf.

Lavrov and Bin Zayed expressed a unified opinion on the need for an immediate cessation of all hostilities and a return of the situation to a political-diplomatic track, taking into account the legitimate interests of all regional countries.

Source: Zvezda
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A fire at the Jebel Ali port in Dubai, which was attacked by Iranian drones.

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Footage of clashes at the American consulate in Karachi, Pakistan, where Iranian supporters had gathered.

Update: There are now reportedly 20 dead in these protests.

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France24:

3 tankers have come under fire near the Strait of Hormuz so far.

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The question of the possibility of negotiations between the US and Iran should be answered by Washington, which initiated the operation, said Araghchi.

A deal between the US and Iran was within reach when Washington decided to launch a military operation.

Araghchi stated that the US military operation was the result of a deliberate campaign to derail peace negotiations between Tehran and Washington.

Source: TASS

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I want to see this asshole go to Iran and be torn apart by an angry mob. Selling this lie that the people of Iran want Pahlavi in power and that there will be a quick transition to a pro-western democracy is something only a deluded boomer could believe. The Fox News audience is retarded and the network is well aware of this.

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АДЕКВАТ Z writes,

The pieces of the current mosaic are adding up to a very predictable picture.

The Israeli press is hinting that the Americans, through Italian intermediaries, have offered Iran a ceasefire today or tomorrow, but this brilliant idea was either ignored or dismissed outright.

The Lord of the Galaxy is seriously suggesting that Iran is just two weeks away from obtaining a nuclear bomb, and insists that victory is even closer than he could have imagined.

The Pentagon, or rather CENTCOM, acknowledges three killed and five seriously injured, and both of these figures are wholeheartedly believed by all observers.

Among the not-so-trivial targets hit by Iran today, we can mention the French military base in the Emirates and an Emirati offshore oil platform. There are also plenty of trivial targets, but even taken together, they don't live up to Larijani's morning promise of a devastating strike, and we continue to wait for the implementation of these plans - for example, at night.

Israel, which has been dealt some serious blows today, is promising even more terror, and this seems a strong argument in favor of the process becoming self-sustaining - these guys were always ready to go all out from the start.

Asian markets will open after the weekend in just a few hours, and things are expected to be hilariously entertaining there (and not just there, of course, but in all markets).

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Pro-Iranian protests have been continuing in Baghdad all day. Once again, they come under fire (most likely tear gas) from those "protecting" the US embassy.

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Iran Daily:

CNN: Iran has rejected the UAE and Saudi Arabia's request to designate a land area in the Iranian desert for bombing and declare it as a retaliatory response to Iran's attacks.

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Araghchi:

We've had two decades to study defeats of the US military to our immediate East and West. We've incorporated lessons accordingly.

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