- Hot take:

Even if the Turkish election is rigged, the rigging comes from both sides.

Western-backed Kilicdaroglu will be rigging the election just as much as Erdogan.

The rigging cancels eachother out, so to speak. I call it the "fraud-equilibrium."

Result: A totally fair election.

(above post is kind of a meme, but tbh it makes sense)

-🇹🇷 Turkish election results:

Erdogan (AKP): 49.3%
Kilicdaroglu (CHP): 45.0%
Ogan (ATA): 5.3%
Ince (MP): 0.4%

Percentage of ballots counted: 97.45%

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- If Erdogan fails to receive 50% or more of the vote, it will go to a second round

🇷🇺 🇮🇷 | Russia and Iran sign rail deal for north-south corridor

♦️An agreement signed between the presidents of Russia and Iran will see an Iranian railway line built as part of an emerging international North-South transport corridor.

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- 🇮🇱/🇮🇷 BREAKING: According to a security source, Israel may be only weeks away from striking Iranian nuclear facilities

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- 🇮🇱/🇮🇷 UPDATE: According to the source, the United States has given the green light

It will be a joint operation, it's now only a question of when, not if, it will happen.

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- 🇸🇾🇸🇦 BREAKING: The President of Syria Bashar al-Assad has arrived in Saudi Arabia with the official welcome of Prince Badr bin Sultan, the Deputy governor of Makkah

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- 🇮🇷 BREAKING: The Islamic Republic of Iran executed 3 men in connection with last year's Western-backed riots

They were convicted of setting public property on fire, inciting violence, and murder of a police officer.

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- 🇸🇾 Assad removed his earpiece during Zelensky's speech at the Arab League Summit

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- 🇮🇷/🇦🇫 BREAKING: Tensions rising between Iran and Afghanistan over water dispute, possible ultimatum to be issued

The Taliban have not yet provided Iran with the agreed upon amount of water from the Helmand river, because they claim there is a shortage due to drought.

However, Iran disputes this, and threatened to take resolute action. We might see an ultimatum be issued in the coming days.

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- 🇮🇷/🇦🇫 Iranian Ambassador in Kabul:

If it is proven that there is water in the dam, yet the Taliban refuses to provide it, we will hold them fully accountable.

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- 🇷🇺/🇺🇦 BREAKING: Prigozhin announced the complete capture of Bakhmut by PMC Wagner

"Our forces voluntarily fought in Bakhmut to protect the interests of their nation. From next Thursday, we will hand over Bakhmut to the Russian army."

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- 🇮🇷 Strait of Hormuz, 27-05-2022

Watch as Iranian Navy Seals board and seize the Greece-flagged tanker "Prudent Warrior" carrying oil to the United States.

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