Reportedly, this is video showing the flames raging inside the American base in Victoria, in the capital, Baghdad, after it was hit by a missile and several kamikaze drones.

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"The US 'security umbrella' won't solve the problem of the Strait of Hormuz," Araghchi stated.

According to him, the United States is now "begging others, even China, to help them ensure the safety of [shipping] in the Strait of Hormuz."

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Senator Chris Murphy, who has access to closed door security briefings, reports that Trump has lost control of the situation in Iran. (Did he ever have it?) It appears the future of the world depends on Trump admitting to a mistake and changing course.

We are screwed.

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An additional 15 drones flying towards Moscow have been destroyed by the Defense Ministry's air defense forces, Sobyanin reported.

The attack of drones on Moscow was the largest since the beginning of the year, according to TASS's calculations.

Since the beginning of the day, 65 drones have been destroyed by air defense forces while approaching Moscow, all of which were shot down in less than 12 hours.

Source: TASS

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Trump stated that the current conditions for a deal with Iran are "not good enough."

"Iran wants to make a deal, but I don't want to make it, because the conditions are not good enough yet," Trump said, adding that any conditions should be "very strong."

When asked about the possible terms of a deal, the president replied: "I don't want to tell you about it," but agreed that one of the points would be Iran's complete renunciation of any nuclear ambitions.

He also questioned whether the new supreme leader of Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei, is "even alive."

"I don't know if he's even alive. So far, no one has been able to show him. I hear that he's not alive, and if he is alive, he should do something very smart for his country, namely - surrender," Trump said.

According to him, he was "surprised" that Iran attacked other countries in the Middle East.

"I was very surprised," Trump said, adding that this was "the biggest surprise for me in this whole story."
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So, Trump is delusional, or attempting to engage in his usual "big talking salesman" tactics. Perhaps both. Of course, he has to sell the idea that everything is fine to the American people. All evidence points to the fact that Trump is the one in a desperate position.

The admission that Trump didn't plan for Iran's asymmetric strikes on targets in the region to cripple logistics of perhaps the most important trade nexus in the world is astounding. He is openly admitting that he placed the Middle East and the whole world in harm's way due to his own criminal ignorance. That right there should disqualify him from running anything.

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Iranian hackers claim they are about hit Mossad hard.

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Chinese Liaison (Китайский свяZноj):

The yen has already depreciated so much that the average salary in Tokyo is almost the same as in Shanghai.

We need to intensify the stories about the shining technological Japan, living in the 25th century, and the hordes of dwarfs in straw hats in China, working for a bowl of rice and one dollar. And the stories about how dying Asian countries, which have only a few weeks left, whose economies are on the brink of collapse, who devalue their currency to keep the population in poverty, because they are totalitarian and unfairly export everything with a devalued currency, for which sanctions and tariffs should be imposed against them, and so on - on the contrary, we need to tone it down. After all, they are talking about China, but it turns out to be about Japan, and that's different (you need to understand).

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On the other side, there are the NAFOs who are simultaneously against the US attacking Iran while being pro-Kiev. You could argue that this is consistent, because "Trump is Putin's stooge, and the war in Iran is entirely Trump's doing." However, this argument falls on its face, as Zelensky has personally placed himself in opposition to Iran and sucked up to his orange father, directly offering assistance even as the father rejects him.

The conflict in Ukraine is an American project to expand the US's dominance over global affairs, just like the conflict with Iran. Regardless of which senile fool sits in the Oval Office.

Supporting Ukraine is supporting the American Empire, and there's simply no way around that. The Ukrainian leadership joined an evil empire for false promises and now shove their own citizens into a meat grinder to fulfill their master's wishes. While other President's may not be as blunt as Trump, they all advance the same goals.

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The conflict in Iran threatens a global food crisis.

According to the Financial Times, an escalation of the conflict in the Middle East could lead to serious consequences for global food supplies due to a reduction in fertilizer supplies.

🟢Attacks disrupted the operation of a significant portion of urea production facilities in the Middle East.

🟢More than 1.1 million tons of fertilizers and components for their production are stuck in the Persian Gulf, leading to a 50% reduction in supplies.

🟢About a third of the world's urea exports and 45% of sulfur pass through the Strait of Hormuz, which was previously blocked.

🟢The shortage of fertilizers coincided with the planting season in the Northern Hemisphere, which could reduce rice yields.

🟢Since the beginning of the conflict, urea prices have risen by more than 40%.

Experts warn that a shortage of fertilizers threatens food production on many continents, which could exacerbate existing problems in global supply chains.

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In Odessa, a TCC employee (Ukraine’s conscription cops) mistakenly shocked his colleague with an electric stun gun.

At that moment, they were trying to force a detained man into a bus. Apparently, the shock was intended for him.

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Tucker Carlson says that the CIA is preparing a "criminal referral" against him for communicating with Iranians before February 28th. He also mentions that they are "reading his texts."

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Via Tasnim:

It is reported that Iran plans to also shut down the Bab Al-Mandeb.

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The speaker of the Iranian parliament Ghalibaf's reaction to Trump's claim about defeating Iran

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