—❗️🇮🇷 NEW: Iranian fighter jets airborne

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 BREAKING: The U.S. is moving a carrier strike group from the South China Sea to the CENTCOM area of responsibility – NewsNation

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This is like eating a bag of fries, finishing it, then asking 'may I have the ketchup please?'

— NOTE: As of now, nothing 'big' has happened, and a batch of civilian airliners is now entering Iraqi airspace; usually the Iraqis close their airspace if things are happening

Something may not be imminent, it's possible the U.S. / Israel are probing Iran's response.

—❗️🇬🇧/🇮🇱/🇮🇷 NEW: The UK now advises its citizens against all travel to Israel

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 Iran's Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi, to Fox News: 'There are no executions scheduled for today or tomorrow, but I can't make any promises about Friday'

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 Iran's Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi, to Fox News: 'Why should we negotiate with America? Every round of negotiations has been a very negative experience'

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 Iran's Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi: 'Nuclear enrichment is our right'

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— 🇮🇷 UPDATE: Iranian airspace remains completely clear, while the situation in Iraq, Syria and other regional countries is normal

This reinforces the possibility that Iran closed its airspace as a precautionary measure against anticipated U.S.-Israeli aggression.

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Iran's NOTAM has expired, airspace is technically open to commercial flights.

Although I expect the airspace to remain empty for the next few days.

—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: President Trump has privately told his top advisors that he would want any action against Iran to deliver a 'swift and decisive blow' to the regime

However, a U.S. official confirmed that Trump's advisors have been unable to guarantee to him that the regime would quickly collapse after an American military strike.

There is concern that the U.S. may not have enough assets currenrly present in the region to defend against what administration officials expect would be an 'aggressive' Iranian response. – NBC

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 President Trump on Reza Pahlavi: 'He seems like a very nice guy, but I don't know how he'd play within his own country. I don't know whether or not his country, his people would accept his leadership'

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 President Trump: 'The Iranian regime could fall, or it may not, we don't know. Whether it falls or not, it's going to be an interesting period of time.'

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—❗️🇮🇷 BREAKING: Iran extends the NOTAM, closing airspace to civilian aircraft for another two hours

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 President Trump on Reza Pahlavi: 'I don't need to meet him, we're not at that stage yet, maybe at some point I will'

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇱/🇮🇷 NEW: Reza Pahlavi has become increasingly desperate, releasing a 4-minute long video on X talking about what his policies would be if he took power in Iran

Pahlavi says that under his leadership, relations with America would be normalized, and Iran would 'immediately recognize the State of Israel', joining the Abraham Accords.

Furthermore, he says that he'd open up Iran's markets for American investments, pledging to sell Iranian oil for cheap to the 'free world'.

He says he would combat 'Islamic extremism' and stop Iran's nuclear program completely.

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: The U.S. military believes it is becoming less likely that Trump will order a strike against Iran, especially following his comments today which were perceived as an 'off-ramp'

U.S. military officials said the Pentagon was confident enough to have troops move back into Al-Udeid Airbase in Qatar, after it was partially evacuated earlier today. – NYT

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— Once again, to clarify, I'm only reporting this just in case. It's POSSIBLE that Trump truly doesn't have appetite for an attack anymore, especially now protests are done.

But as we all know by now, what Trump says vs what he actually does are two completely different things. It could be deception.

— 🇮🇷 UPDATE: The NOTAM has expired. It may be extended again. As said previously, Iran's airspace is now technically open, although most airlines are still avoiding it.

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷/🇶🇦 BREAKING: Iran recently informed Qatar that it would strike Al-Udeid Airbase if the U.S. launched an attack against Iran – Washington Post

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