🇮🇷🇮🇶— The Iranian Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, MB Ghalibaf, on his visit to Iraq:

“The relationship between the Iranian and Iraqi peoples is a historical, unbreakable bond. Our neighborly ties were built on the foundation of brotherhood during the harshest of days, resistance against foreign interventions, and a shared belief in the common destiny of both countries; this past, rich with lessons, will serve as a guiding light for the future.
During this visit, we will take practical and significant steps to consolidate the self and mutual security of both nations, and to achieve prosperity for both peoples.”

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🇮🇷❌🇦🇪— Fars: An Emirati oil tanker which was seized in the northern corridor of the Strait of Hormuz has changed course and is now heading towards Bandar Abbas.

The tanker was initially bound for Jebel Ali port in the UAE before being diverted towards Iran.

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🇮🇷— Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, Major General Abdollahi:

- The countries on the southern coast of the Persian Gulf, which declare through various statements that they will not allow the United States to use their territories against Iran, should know that nothing is hidden from our view.

- It is unlikely that this number of military aircraft, especially refueling aircraft, are present at regional bases without the knowledge of the host countries.

- We warn: Any assistance or facilitation of the aggressive US military will be considered participation with US military forces.

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🇮🇷❌🇺🇸🇪🇺一 Iran May Target US Military Facilities in Europe if Tensions Escalate — FT

According to the report, the options reportedly under consideration include:
🔹Bulgaria: Sources indicate that Iranian forces have been assessing the possibility of striking US military facilities in southeastern European countries, including Bulgaria.
🔹Cyprus: The island is also seen as a potential target for Iranian retaliation, particularly given the British airbase located there, which was previously struck by a drone in March.
🔹Undersea Internet Cables in the Strait of Hormuz: Iranian forces have reportedly also been exploring the option of targeting undersea fiber-optic cables running through the Strait of Hormuz in the event of renewed escalation.

These considerations point to Tehran's readiness to broaden the scope of any retaliatory response in a future confrontation — meaning strikes would not be confined to US bases and facilities in the Middle East, but could also extend to targets beyond the region.

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🇮🇱🇺🇸🇹🇷🇸🇾— Israeli Channel 15, quoting Tom Barak:

Israel's bombing of Abu al-Duhur airport portends a direct military confrontation between Israel and Turkey.

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🇱🇧🇮🇱🇮🇹⚡️ — Lebanon is not currently considering withdrawing from negotiations with Israel, with September 1 still tentatively set for the next round of talks in Rome, although the date has not been formally confirmed, MTV Lebanon reports.

Italy, Britain and Switzerland have been proposed as possible participants in a mechanism overseeing implementation of the pilot zones. However, no final agreement has been reached, as their roles, responsibilities and operational limits remain under discussion.

🇮🇷— Governor of the Central Bank of Iran:

We are not exporting oil at the moment.

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🇺🇸❌🇮🇷一 US President Trump announces what he calls the “most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country,” declaring unprecedented economic warfare and isolation against Iran.

Trump says any country that allows its financial institutions, businesses, airports or government entities to provide Iran with an economic lifeline will face “TREMENDOUS Economic Consequences,” specifically targeting oil smuggling, swap lines, cash transfers, exchange houses, ship registries and front companies.

“This will be an ECONOMIC D-DAY,” Trump declared, calling on U.S. allies to completely isolate Iran and vowing: “IRAN WILL NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON.”

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💵📈🇺🇸一 The US national debt has reached a record $40 trillion, having grown by $3 trillion over the past year to a point where public debt now roughly equals the size of the entire US economy.

Consequently, the cost of interest payments on this debt now exceeds the government's entire national defense budget.

This exceeded the Congressional Budget Office's projections that it would reach this level during fiscal year 2028.

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🇮🇱🇸🇾一 Reuters: Mossad chief Roman Gofman and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Sheibani discussed the Turkish military presence in Syria on August 14.

This contact, which came days before Israel bombed a Syrian military airbase in the north, was one of the highest-level contacts between Israel and the new Syrian government.

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🇮🇱❌🇹🇷🇸🇾一 Israeli War Minister Katz says Erdogan is dragging Turkey into “dangerous adventures” in Syria, warning that Israel will not allow any threat to its security and telling the Turkish president not to test its resolve.

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