—❗️🇺🇸/🇵🇰/🇮🇷 NEW: An Iranian journalist reports, that despite the U.S. reassuring Iran yesterday, it has still failed to comply with implementing a ceasefire in Lebanon and unlocking frozen funds

If these preconditions aren’t met before the end of the day, the Iranian delegation may decide not to meet with the Americans at all.

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 BREAKING: Several U.S. Navy ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday without prior coordination with Iran, a U.S. official says - Axios

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—❗️🇮🇷/🇵🇰/🇺🇸 NEW: Negotiations between Iran and the U.S. have officially started

IRIB reports the U.S. has agreed to Iran’s preconditions; a ceasefire in Lebanon and the release of frozen funds.

They add that ‘talks are ongoing’ in Lebanon to implement the ceasefire within the coming days.

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— Admin note: We went from ‘an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon is a precondition to negotiate, or there will be a military response’ to ‘talks are underway to implement one’.

Slippery slope if you ask me.

But let’s hope they actually do it.

—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 President Trump on Truth Social:

‘The Fake News Media has lost total credibility, not that they had any to begin with. Because of their massive Trump Derangement Syndrome (Sometimes referred to as TDS!), they love saying that Iran is "winning" when, in fact, everyone knows that they are LOSING, and LOSING BIG!

Their Navy is gone, their Air Force is gone, their Anti Aircraft apparatus is nonexistent, Radar is dead, their Missile and Drone Factories have been largely obliterated along with the Missiles and Drones themselves and, most importantly, their longtime
"Leaders" are no longer with us, praise be to Allah!

The only thing they have going is the threat that a ship may "bunk" into one of their sea mines which, by the way, all 28 of their mine dropper boats are also lying at the bottom of the sea. We're now starting the process of clearing out the Strait of Hormuz as a favor to Countries all over the World, including China, Japan, South Korea, France, Germany, and many others.

Incredibly, they don't have the Courage or Will to do this work themselves. Very interestingly, however, empty Oil carrying ships from many Nations are all heading to the United States of America to LOAD UP with Oil. Thank you for your attention to this matter!’

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(He said ‘praise be to Allah’ again)

—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 BREAKING: The U.S. warship has stopped moving, and was turned away from the Strait of Hormuz by the IRGC Navy – Al Jazeera

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 Al-Jazeera, citing Fars News Agency:

‘Iran informed the Pakistani mediators that if the movement of the U.S. warship continues, it would be targeted in 30 minutes.’

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Ismael Baqaei: ‘The U.S. destroyer, which attempted to cross the Strait of Hormuz without permission, has started moving in the opposite direction after a firm warning by the Iranian Armed Forces’

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Interesting way of saying they were forced to turn around, but alright.

‘Our forces are not retreating, they are advancing towards the rear’ type shit

—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: The U.S. warship passed the Strait of Hormuz from the East, entering the Persian Gulf, and then abruptly turned around following an Iranian warning, leaving the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea

It’s unclear if the U.S. warship took the normal route (red) or Iran’s newly designated route (yellow), because its transponder was off until it started the return journey.

(Map credit: MenchOsint)

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇪 NEW: An Irish man broke into Shannon Airport, getting on top of an American C-130 cargo plane and smashing it with a hammer

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—❗️🇦🇪/🇮🇷/🇺🇸 NEW: Emiratis are crashing out that they aren’t invited to the Islamabad talks

He says Iran should issue a ‘formal apology’ to the UAE, and threatens Iran that if it doesn’t, what comes next will be ‘devastating’.

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—❗️🇮🇱/🇱🇧 NEW: Israel continues to bomb southern Lebanon

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— Talks resumed between Qalibaf, Araqchi, Baqeri Kani, J.D. Vance, Kushner, Witkoff, and Assim Muneer.

The talks are direct, although with Pakistan in the room.

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—❗️🇮🇷/🇨🇳 NEW: For the first time since the war, Iranian aircraft went to to China

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 President Trump on Truth Social:

‘The Fake News Media is CRAZY, or just plain CORRUPT! The United States has completely destroyed Iran's Military, including their entire Navy and Air Force, and everything else. Their Leadership is DEAD!

The Strait of Hormuz will soon be open, and the empty ships are rushing to the United States to "load up." But, if you listen to the Fake News, we're losing!’

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—❗️🇮🇷 NEW: Iranian C-130 cargo planes seen over Tehran

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Patience bro let us cook

Diplomacy sometimes requires pragmatism. We’ll see what happens.

I do get people are skeptical, so am I, but this is the first time Iran is negotiating from a position of strength, so let’s not draw early conclusions.

❗️Launcher movement, likely repositioning / spreading out assets.

No indications of an imminent attack.