Republican "Hawk" Lindsey Graham, one of the main ideologists of the attack on Iran, threatens Saudi Arabia with "consequences" for not joining the war against Tehran.

Again, to be America's enemy is dangerous, but being its ally is fatal.

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The Hill:

“I think it’s mutual … a little bit. We’ve been talking. I’ll make a decision at the right time, but everything’s going to be taken into account,” Trump told the Times of Israel newspaper in a phone interview when asked whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would have a say on when strikes will end in Iran.

Additionally, in this same article, we get yet another explanation for why the aggression against Iran took place:

The Trump administration chose to forgo diplomatic talks when Netanyahu reportedly told the president he knew where Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would be gathered, leaving an opening for strikes on leadership, as reported by The Washington Post.

“Trump felt like he didn’t have a choice,” one of the people familiar with the president’s thinking told the outlet.

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President Trump told CBS News that he believes the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran is "very far ahead of schedule."

"I think the war is very complete, pretty much," he said. "They have no navy, no communications, they've got no air force. Their missiles are down to a scatter. Their drones are being blown up all over the place, including their manufacturing of drones. If you look, they have nothing left. There's nothing left in a military sense."
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Are we going to get a "Mission Accomplished" banner this time as well?

There are missile and drone launches occurring as we speak. Is this the same as when he announced the "total obliteration" of the nuclear program which returned to a state of "almost having a nuclear weapon" in 8 months? What a fucking, moron... The only sad thing is there are people who will believe in Trump's "victory" in Iran. This is basically Trump caving in and giving up while pretending he won.

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The price of oil has dropped after Trump's statement that he plans to give up his pointless, stupid war in Iran and declare victory anyway.

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Does anyone believe for a second that Trump would be ending the war if Iran were on the ropes and that he had some secret plan to stop oil from rising to infinity?

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Gas prices in the EU have risen by almost 90% due to the situation in Iran, and oil prices by 40%, the European Commission reported.

Source: RIA Novosti
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More sanctions against Russia must help

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❌The USA is lifting some of its sanctions against the oil industry of other countries, and it may not be necessary to reinstate them, as "peace will be restored", said US President Donald Trump.

Earlier, Reuters reported that the US is considering easing sanctions against Russian oil to curb price increases.

🤝Trump announced a positive conversationwith Vladimir Putin. He noted his Russian counterpart's desire to assist in the situation in the Middle East and
that Russia is striving to play a "very constructive role" in it.

▫️The head of the White House also stated that the operation against Iran could end within days, but unlikely this week. According to him, the main goals have been achieved.

"We have left some of the most important goals for later," he added.

At the same time, the American leader is "disappointed" by the election of Mojtaba Khamenei as the supreme leader of Iran.

Source: Zvezda
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Yes, declare victory and flee as fast as possible.

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Vladimir Putin was impressed by the US and Israel's operation against Iran, reported Donald Trump.

We talked about this with President Putin. He was very impressed by what he saw, because no one has ever seen anything like this before, Mr. Trump said.

The Russian President, according to him, "would very much like" to help resolve the crisis in the Middle East.

Source: КоммерсантЪ
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Ability to understand sarcasm is a sign of high intellect. Trump doesn't understand sarcasm.
But as to the operation itself - everyone was impressed by lack of planning and behaviour of the US and Israel.

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ParsToday Russian 🇮🇷:
⚠️ A direct attack on a hotel where Americans are staying in Bahrain.

⚡️Arab source: It seems that the target of the attack in Bahrain is a hotel where American officials are staying, not soldiers.

IRGC: There is no truce, and we are increasing the scale of our attacks.

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JUST IN: SCOTT RITTER SAYS NETANYAHU BROTHER DEAD AND BEN GVIR INJURED

“Last night the Iranians strike the home of Benjamin Netanyahu - they killed his Brother”

“They struck the home of Ben-Gvir - he seriously injured he may not survive - the BBC said he was in a car accident”

FULL EPISODE

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They closed the Strait days ago. So now what?

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The Brent Crude price dropped quite a bit on Trump's comment that the war is complete, but now that both sides have made hard line comments, the price rebounded. The markets are going to be like a casino until some sort of clarity returns.

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Trump comments on his conversation with Putin. He mentions that it was "constructive" but that he wants Putin to finish up the conflict in Ukraine faster. Well, the solution to that is obvious.

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