🗞️ | Khaleel Nasrallah writes:

1. Following the Iranian response, and according to what has been leaked regarding its contents, Trump and Netanyahu held a phone call. There are two possibilities: either Trump is informing his wartime partner about a potential agreement, or they are discussing the possibility of some form of military action which both sides believe could push Tehran toward greater flexibility, meaning substantial concessions.

It is clear that the issue of enriched uranium represents a difficult obstacle, as does the matter of the fronts, particularly Lebanon.

2. Iran’s peaceful nuclear program is a sovereign right guaranteed by international law. Tehran has no intention of accepting its dismantlement. The American demands in this regard are excessive, and insisting on dismantling the nuclear program means moving once again toward confrontation.

Washington’s problem is that it behaves as though it emerged victorious and capable of imposing harsh conditions. The results of the war do not allow Washington to impose any of these terms.

Tehran, which endured two consecutive wars, did not retreat from its nuclear rights. This confirms that any third war will not force it to back down, but rather will deepen its commitment to its rights.

3. Prime Minister Nawaf Salam says that 68 villages are now under “Israeli” control. Regardless of his refusal to use the term “under occupation,” this number is inaccurate.

They will say it is “control by fire.” Fine, but there is a major difference between control by fire and actual control and occupation.

The number of villages where the occupation is present, either fully or partially, is fewer than 23 villages.

More importantly, despite the destruction and bulldozing that began after the 2024 war, the Israeli occupation army is not stable in those villages. Resistance fighters continue to pursue them, and the evidence is visible in the field.

Mr. Prime Minister, searching for justifications for direct negotiations is futile. A peace agreement will not pass, nor will it happen. The decision is larger than a government and larger than impulsive decisions.

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✅ | Iran sent a proposal to America via Pakistan stating that it will not hand over Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile to the U.S. or any other country. The proposal also called for an immediate end to the war on all fronts, including Lebanon, guarantees of no further aggression, the immediate lifting of the U.S. naval blockade, and the gradual lifting of all U.S. sanctions against Iran. Specifically, sanctions on Iran’s oil exports were demanded to be lifted within 30 days of signing an MoU. The proposal also included the release of frozen Iranian funds within the same 30-day period after signing the MoU, along with recognition of Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz.

These Iranian proposals confirm that this is the third time Iran has explored and sharply laid its cards on the table for negotiations. However, Trump responded with an outright rejection and indicated that he did not like the proposal at all. Parallel to the confirmation of the Iranian proposal, both Trump and Netanyahu gave interviews repeating the same narrative they used before the first aggression against Iran. Both rejected the Iranian proposals, repeated the same allegations regarding highly enriched uranium, and Netanyahu once again raised the issue of ballistic missiles. Shortly afterward, the two also held a phone call.

It increasingly appears that the proposal-forwarding process will ultimately end unsuccessfully because it is following the same pattern that previously preceded military attacks against Iran. In the past hours, the USS Alaska (SSBN-732), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, was spotted surfacing and briefly visiting the Strait of Gibraltar. The submarine carries 20 Trident II submarine-launched ballistic missiles, each capable of carrying a scaled nuclear payload of up to 475 kilotons of TNT. Alongside this, there has also been a noticeable military re-establishment across the region.

Iran has also involved Qatar at certain levels, and there are different talks taking place. But somehow, it does not give the impression that the meeting of Witkoff and Rubio in Qatar will yield any real results. Rather, it resembles the same pattern seen before previous attacks on Iran.

Imam Mujtaba Khamenei has reportedly set goals regarding the Hormuz issue, the nuclear issue, and strategic matters related to Lebanon. It is clear that the issue of enriched uranium represents a difficult obstacle, as does the matter of the fronts, particularly Lebanon. Iran will not retreat from its nuclear rights.

But it must also be clear to Iran at this moment that Iran hopefully has to evolve its diplomatic theater and negotiation structure with America. While many people correctly believe that Americans often use negotiation gaps as tools to regroup and later attack again, there is still an urgent need to find a solution to this cycle in which attacks are followed by ceasefires, and ceasefires are followed once again by attacks.

Whatever it may require, whether a pre-emptive approach, a change in diplomatic structure, or an entirely different strategic framework, there is a need to rethink the patterns under which negotiations usually operate. Because despite Iran presenting what many would consider viable, positive, and logical proposals, they are still being presented to someone who can hardly even be considered serious in negotiations. It is like presenting a proposal to a rock.

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🇮🇷 | Mr. Kabadi, Deputy Head of the Iranian Red Crescent:

“I swam the 1,050-kilometer length of the Persian Gulf in 85 days. My record was registered in Guinness as the first human to swim more than 1,000 kilometers.”

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VISA and MASTERCARD return to Syria after 15-year hiatus

RT: “VISA and MASTERCARD return to Syria after 15-year hiatus

Now Ahmed al-Sharaa can order coffee without cash!”

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Visa and Mastercard return along with the murdering of Alawites, Christians, Shias, rape, torturing of civilians and other ethnic groups, and the selling off of land to Zionists.

But hey it’s cool because a head-chopping psycho can smile & swipe using US-based payments. 🤡

Don’t know who’s in charge of writing these shit headlines and copy but do better.

https://x.com/fiorellaisabelm/status/2053705470230122823?s=46

@FiorellaInMoscow

🇮🇷 | In the midst of war, when the battle between humans and subhumans continues, nature is seen healing as time heals many things. The “bird of hope,” the Rosy Starling, has returned to the Qopi Baba Ali wetland after decades. According to the Mahabad Environmental Protection Department, after several decades, the Rosy Starling was observed again in the Qopi Baba Ali International Wetland in Mahabad, Iran.

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🇮🇷: ⛴️ | A number of ships and oil tankers that received Iranian permission successfully crossed through the route designated by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz, while no vessel crossed the alternative route proposed by America along the Omani coast during the last 24 hours.

At the same time, Iran denied passage to a second LNG tanker travelling from Qatar to Pakistan through the Strait of Hormuz. The vessel, MIHZEM, reportedly turned around and remained anchored while awaiting approval from the IRGC. Two days earlier, another LNG tanker had successfully crossed the Strait after receiving Iranian approval and paying the required toll.

In a related development, a Singapore-flagged LNG tanker originating from Qatar also attempted to transit through the Strait of Hormuz but was instructed by Iranian authorities to turn back. Reports indicated that it remained unclear whether the vessel had obtained prior authorization before attempting the crossing.

These developments reflected Iran’s increasing control and enforcement measures over maritime movement through the Strait of Hormuz.

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