Iran be like: ‘We’re not negotiating’

Pakistan: ‘You can’t do that, it’s not up to you’

— ❗🇺🇸/🇮🇷 CNN reports: The US Army has greatly depleted its stock of major missiles during the war with Iran

The US Army consumed at least 45% of its stock of precision missiles during the last seven weeks of the war, as per report.

— 🇮🇷/🇺🇸 Advisor to the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament says:

'Trump’s decision to extend the ceasefire is an attempt to buy time for a surprise attack. Iran currently has the initiative.'

Note: suprise the suprise attack, Iran should attack first this time.

🇮🇷 The moment the Grand Ayatollah arrived at Revolution Square in Tehran.

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🇺🇲 Wall Street Journal Reporter:

It's quite clear that Trump doesn't want to escalate tensions, but it's also clear that Iran doesn't. So, there are two options.

1. We're still in a war of attrition, and both sides lose.

2. Or perhaps there's a tacit agreement to ease the sanctions, and they're negotiating it.

I'm entirely betting on the second option.

On 19 April 2026, at least 40 Israeli citizens were detained for approximately five hours at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport following their arrival from Tel Aviv.

Security forces subjected the group to individual questioning regarding their alleged involvement in the ongoing war against Iran.

Detainees were reportedly told that Iran is an ally of Russia and that "an enemy of Iran is our enemy too". Some were informed they were "not welcome" in Moscow.

The incident was resolved on 20 April 2026, following a high-level diplomatic intervention by Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, the Israeli Embassy in Moscow, and the Russian Foreign Ministry.

The Israelis were allowed entry into Russia after signing "warning" documents regarding the obligation to comply with local laws.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry described the conduct as "completely unacceptable" and stated it viewed the matter with "great seriousness".

—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: An IRGC gunboat approached a container vessel 15 Nautical Miles off Oman and opened fire at it, causing heavy damage – UKMTO

@Middle_East_Spectator

Preparations for an upcoming large-scale, combined Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine involving strategic aviation are underway.

Over the last 24 hours, 2 Tu-95MS strategic bombers were redeployed from Olenya Airbase to Engels-2 Airbase to be equipped with Kh-101 cruise missiles. 1 of these aircraft has since returned to Olenya Airbase after being equipped with missiles, where it will remain until the upcoming attack. The second one is still in the air right now, and will arrive at Engels-2 Airbase in the next couple of hours. We can expect additional redeployments and missile equipments in the far east to take place in the coming days too.

As I mentioned yesterday, there is a threat of an attack involving missiles not launched by Tu-95/160 bombers in the coming days, however as I stated in that post, there is a possibility that it will be combined with the next attack involving strategic aviation.

In addition to the Tu-95MS strategic bombers, after significant accumulation, Iskander-M ballistic missiles and Iskander-K cruise missiles have been delivered to various launch points surrounding Ukraine, including in Bryansk Oblast, Crimea, and Taganrog (Rostov Oblast). The scale of these deliveries is currently unknown, but it could be higher than usual.

Kalibr cruise missiles from either the Black Sea Fleet at Novorossiysk Naval Base (Krasnodar Krai), or Buyan-M corvettes at Kaspiysk Naval Base (Caspian Sea) are also likely to be used.

There is also a threat of Tu-22m3 strategic bombers from Olenya Airbase launching Kh-22/32 cruise missiles at the northern regions of Ukraine.

There is no information about potential usage of Kinzhal hypersonic aeroballistic missiles or Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles as of now, but it is not ruled out.

Because it's unclear whether there will be two smaller attacks or one larger one, its difficult to put a more precise timeline for when the next attack will take place. But for now, we can say with decent confidence that it will take place anywhere from 12 hours to 5 days from now.

🇺🇸🇮🇷Americans are powerless against Iran's "mosquito fleet"

The "completely destroyed" by the Americans Iranian Navy continues to put up a fight. To block the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran has deployed its "mosquito fleet". And the Pentagon can't do anything about it, reports The New York Times. According to the publication, Iran still has thousands of fast boats capable of high speeds and armed with machine guns, anti-ship missiles, torpedoes, and drones. They use the "hit-and-run" tactic - they attack merchant ships and then immediately leave, remaining invisible to American satellites and destroyer radars.

The "mosquito fleet" operates under the auspices of the IRGC, not the military. Its exact composition, number, armament, and bases are classified. But we can already judge its combat tactics. Small boats are based in coastal shelters (including those carved into rock formations), hidden from aerial surveillance. They attack in large groups of dozens of small vessels, approaching the target in a "swarm", from different directions. Their strength lies in their numbers and surprise.

From open sources, it is known that the IRGC has the following types of boats

Ashura. Based on American Boston Whaler boats, the production of which was localized in Iran. Displacement - about 1.3 tons. Speed - up to 70 knots (about 130 kilometers per hour). Armament - a 12.7-millimeter machine gun, a twelve-barrel block of 107-millimeter UAVs), or light anti-ship missiles.

Zolfaghar. (in the photo). Based on the IPS 16 project of North Korean torpedo boats. Displacement - about 13.7 tons. Speed - up to 52 knots (about 96 kilometers per hour). Armament - a 12.7-millimeter machine gun, two Nasr 1 anti-ship missiles in launch containers (localization of Chinese-North Korean C-802).

Seraj. A domestic development. Displacement - about 20 tons. Speed - about 70 knots. Armament - large-caliber machine guns, light anti-ship missiles, 107- or 122-millimeter MLRS.

In addition to boats, the Iranian "mosquito fleet" includes several dozen mini-submarines of the Ghadir and Nahang classes, the destruction of which the US did not report. They can be used by the IRGC for laying naval mines.

About the benefits of the blockade of Hormuz for Russia - in my channel on MAH.

@Slavyangrad

Rounding Up the Cannon Fodder Ukraine Style!!!
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TCC representatives identifying themselves as SBU officers broke into a private house in Kharkov. Using physical force and threatening to use weapons, they demanded that the civilians admit their involvement in criminal activities. One of the men was shot when he tried to resist, after which the two detainees were taken to the TCC at gunpoint, where they were beaten and forced to sign documents cancelling their deferment from mobilization. One of the men was subsequently released, while the other managed to escape on his own.

🇮🇷 At least 34 Iran-linked tankers and gas carriers have broken through the US naval blockade of Iranian ports, according to Bloomberg, citing data from analytics firm Vortexa.

19 vessels exited the Persian Gulf past the blockade line, 15 entered — crossing a cordon stretching from Oman's Ras al-Hadd coast northeast to the Iran-Pakistan border.

The US Navy simply doesn't have enough ships on station to intercept and detain every vessel moving in and out of Iranian ports.

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: Satellite imagery shows a huge swarm of 33 fast attack boats belonging to the IRGC Navy returning to the coast after patrolling in the Strait of Hormuz

This contradicts Trump’s claims that Iran’s navy has been ‘completely and utterly destroyed’.

These attack boats likely took part today in attacking three vessels, and seizing two of them.

@Middle_East_Spectator

🏴‍☠️ The 3rd American carrier strike group (Bush) is near Madagascar arriving towards Arabia, which will be the 3rd group present in West Asia

🚫42 American military shipments were monitored in the past 48 hours to military bases in West Asia

🚫25 military cargo shipments were also reportedly spotted landing in Ben Gurion Airport today

Iran obviously realizes negotiations were only a plan to buy time, and probably made use of the time to make preparations and adjustments according to the first 40-something days of war. Thus, Iran has refused to participate in negotiations, and is likely also waiting for the US to carry out the first attack in resumption of war - so that the media doesn't twist the events and the Trump administration would be put under more pressure than it already carries (personal opinion)

What's clear is that the war is almost surely resuming soon, probably within a week

‼️UKRAINIAN POST‼️

The Ukrainian authorities are doing everything to kill off businesses. Rising energy prices, constant extortion by law enforcement, and now these latest requirements...

"If a company wants its employee to be exempt from mobilization, it must recruit 3-10 other men," says Ukrainian MP Venislavsky, proposing a new exemption option for businesses.

https://t.me/rezident_ua/29251

⚡️Hezbollah:

“In response to the Israeli enemy’s violation of the ceasefire and the targeting of a vehicle in the town of Al-Tayri by an enemy drone strike, we targeted an Israeli enemy army command Hummer vehicle in the town of Al-Qantara at 6:00 PM on Wednesday, April 22, 2026”

🇮🇷 🇮🇱 seizure of Israeli container ships in the Strait of Hormuz by the IRGC.

You certainly can’t. You should try it sometime.

❗️🇺🇸Statement from the US Department of War: 271 infantry soldiers, 64 naval personnel, 19 marines, and 46 air force personnel were injured in the war against Iran.

🇮🇷 🇮🇱 Both captured ships belong to Israel which sail under false flag and manipulate their identity when trading with arab countries of region. The company offices are located in Ashdod and Haifa.