Iran has laid out nine conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz — including $300 billion in compensation, a ban on U.S. and Israeli vessels, and up to 7% transit fees — declaring the waterway will not open until the U.S. "corrects its behavior," per Fars News.
The Supreme National Security Council stated that Iran "will never compromise, whether in war or in negotiations" and that the U.S. must meet all conditions before the Strait reopens.
The conditions include:
1. An end to U.S. threats and insults
2. A permanent end to U.S. wars against Iran and its allies in Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen, and Iraq
3. Lifting the naval blockade and withdrawing U.S. forces
4. $300 billion in compensation for war damages
5. Lifting all sanctions
6. Unconditional release of all frozen assets
7. Iran's right to charge up to 7% on cargo
8. A ban on U.S. and Israeli vessels
9. A 20% violation toll on ships if conditions are breached
This is not a negotiation — it's a surrender document. Iran is not asking for concessions. It is demanding U.S. capitulation on every front: money, military withdrawal, sanctions, and control over the Strait. The $300 billion figure is not a starting point; it's the price of doing business.
The U.S. can accept these terms or keep the Strait closed. There is no middle ground. Tehran has drawn a line, and Washington is on the other side of it. The ball is now in Trump's court — but the conditions aren't changing.
Via HormuzReport (X)
The Supreme National Security Council stated that Iran "will never compromise, whether in war or in negotiations" and that the U.S. must meet all conditions before the Strait reopens.
The conditions include:
1. An end to U.S. threats and insults
2. A permanent end to U.S. wars against Iran and its allies in Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen, and Iraq
3. Lifting the naval blockade and withdrawing U.S. forces
4. $300 billion in compensation for war damages
5. Lifting all sanctions
6. Unconditional release of all frozen assets
7. Iran's right to charge up to 7% on cargo
8. A ban on U.S. and Israeli vessels
9. A 20% violation toll on ships if conditions are breached
This is not a negotiation — it's a surrender document. Iran is not asking for concessions. It is demanding U.S. capitulation on every front: money, military withdrawal, sanctions, and control over the Strait. The $300 billion figure is not a starting point; it's the price of doing business.
The U.S. can accept these terms or keep the Strait closed. There is no middle ground. Tehran has drawn a line, and Washington is on the other side of it. The ball is now in Trump's court — but the conditions aren't changing.
Via HormuzReport (X)
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Germany has never been de-nazified.
This German so-called journalist Michael Martens of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, one of the most well-known German newspapers in Serbia, at the joint press conference between Zelensky and Vučić asked a question:
"Tell us, Europeans, what specifically can we do to help you kill more Russians? I mean, of course, Russian soldiers"
Martens grandfather served in the Operations Staff of the Nazi High Command.
Germany Nazi forces and their direct occupation regime killed tens of thousands of Serb civilians through reprisal massacres (such as the 2,800 killed in Kragujevac).
This German so-called journalist Michael Martens of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, one of the most well-known German newspapers in Serbia, at the joint press conference between Zelensky and Vučić asked a question:
"Tell us, Europeans, what specifically can we do to help you kill more Russians? I mean, of course, Russian soldiers"
Martens grandfather served in the Operations Staff of the Nazi High Command.
Germany Nazi forces and their direct occupation regime killed tens of thousands of Serb civilians through reprisal massacres (such as the 2,800 killed in Kragujevac).
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Forwarded from Glenn Diesen
Karin Kneissl: Energy Wars & the Collapse of Europe
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=382c2SMxm34
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=382c2SMxm34
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Forwarded from Brian Berletic's New Atlas Channel
🇺🇸🇷🇺🇮🇷🇨🇳2023 RAND Corporation Paper Lays Out Current US War on Multipolarism
▪️specifically mentions a US war with Iran as a means of targeting Chinese energy security;
▪️Acknowledges the US is part of "Ukraine's" kill chain;
▪️Mentions US backed "color revolution" to destabilize China's Belt and Road partners & potential partners;
▪️Discusses use of Uyghur terrorists in Syria among US-backed terrorists for use against China;
Keep this big picture in mind vs. the daily political circus deliberately used to distract you away from it...
The full document is here: https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RRA900/RRA969-1/RAND_RRA969-1.pdf
▪️specifically mentions a US war with Iran as a means of targeting Chinese energy security;
▪️Acknowledges the US is part of "Ukraine's" kill chain;
▪️Mentions US backed "color revolution" to destabilize China's Belt and Road partners & potential partners;
▪️Discusses use of Uyghur terrorists in Syria among US-backed terrorists for use against China;
Keep this big picture in mind vs. the daily political circus deliberately used to distract you away from it...
The full document is here: https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RRA900/RRA969-1/RAND_RRA969-1.pdf
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Turkey suspects Israel fabricated Trump Air Force One assassination plot to derail US-Iran deal
• Israeli intel had warned that Iran could target Trump’s plane with shoulder-fired missiles during the Nato summit in Ankara
• Israeli intel had warned that Iran could target Trump’s plane with shoulder-fired missiles during the Nato summit in Ankara
Middle East Eye
Turkey suspects Israel fabricated Trump Air Force One assassination plot to derail US-Iran deal
Israeli intelligence had warned that Iranian operatives could target Trump’s plane with shoulder-fired missiles during the Nato summit in Ankara amid tense negotiations with Tehran
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Moldova’s 🤡 Defence Minister Anatolie Nosatîi pretended he couldn't understand Russian during a press conference after a government meeting, local media reports.
When a journalist began asking a question in Russian, Nosatîi interrupted her in Romanian: “I don’t understand you.”
The Moldovan government’s own website lists Russian among the languages he speaks, alongside Romanian and English.
When a journalist began asking a question in Russian, Nosatîi interrupted her in Romanian: “I don’t understand you.”
The Moldovan government’s own website lists Russian among the languages he speaks, alongside Romanian and English.
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Trump's war against Russia.
The US gives orders to its proxy Ukraine:
Attack, don't attack, attack here, attack there...don't attack there but rather there...
You can attack Russia's oil tankers but don't you dare touch our oil companies!
FT:
"Ukraine halts oil tanker attacks on JD Vance request"
Washington was alarmed that Ukraine was further destabilising oil markets and harming US companies by targeting tankers carrying crude piped from Kazakhstan to a Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal in the Russian port of Novorossiysk.
The US gives orders to its proxy Ukraine:
Attack, don't attack, attack here, attack there...don't attack there but rather there...
You can attack Russia's oil tankers but don't you dare touch our oil companies!
FT:
"Ukraine halts oil tanker attacks on JD Vance request"
Washington was alarmed that Ukraine was further destabilising oil markets and harming US companies by targeting tankers carrying crude piped from Kazakhstan to a Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal in the Russian port of Novorossiysk.
archive.is
JD Vance asked Ukraine to halt strikes on tankers using Russian port
archived 12 Aug 2026 04:57:11 UTC
Ukraine Zelensky pokes the bear then plays the victim
Rob Lee post:
"Russia has deliberately stepped up attacks on civilian ships" BUT "Ukraine puts pressure on Russia’s economy by increasingly striking oil refineries, the shadow fleet" 🤦♂️🤡🤣
Ukrainian media:
"Ukraine faces race against time as Russia chokes Black Sea ports"
FAFO:
How it started & how it's going
Rob Lee post:
"Russia has deliberately stepped up attacks on civilian ships" BUT "Ukraine puts pressure on Russia’s economy by increasingly striking oil refineries, the shadow fleet" 🤦♂️🤡🤣
Ukrainian media:
"Ukraine faces race against time as Russia chokes Black Sea ports"
FAFO:
How it started & how it's going
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Military Times:
Desperate sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have tried to jump overboard amid an extended Middle East deployment, as families sound the alarm over severe mental health struggles, exhaustion, food shortages, water contamination, and deteriorating conditions aboard the carrier.
Desperate sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have tried to jump overboard amid an extended Middle East deployment, as families sound the alarm over severe mental health struggles, exhaustion, food shortages, water contamination, and deteriorating conditions aboard the carrier.
Military Times
Multiple USS Abraham Lincoln sailors have tried to go overboard amid extended deployment, families say
Multiple sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have attempted to go overboard as the carrier's deployment stretches into its ninth month.
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The US General Dynamics - global aerospace and defense company.
ProPublica:
"General Dynamics’ sweltering artillery factory near Dallas was supposed to be churning out urgently needed artillery shells for Ukraine."
"The facility never produced a single usable shell...
The fiasco has cost taxpayers $533 million...but the Army has not held General Dynamics or a key Turkish subcontractor publicly accountable for the failures. Nor has it made GD pay a penny back."
ProPublica:
"General Dynamics’ sweltering artillery factory near Dallas was supposed to be churning out urgently needed artillery shells for Ukraine."
"The facility never produced a single usable shell...
The fiasco has cost taxpayers $533 million...but the Army has not held General Dynamics or a key Turkish subcontractor publicly accountable for the failures. Nor has it made GD pay a penny back."
ProPublica
Fiasco in the Factory: Taxpayers Funded a $533 Million Artillery Plant That Made Nothing
General Dynamics opened a Texas factory to churn out artillery shells for Ukraine, but the machines kept breaking. Robot arms smashed into things. Hunks of metal crashed to the floor. There was even a real-life dumpster fire.
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Iranian forces used a "swarm of drones" to provide targeting data to air-defense units, helping them to shoot down a US F-15E.
NYT:
During five intense days last month, Iran launched waves of drones and missiles at U.S. troops on three bases in Jordan, hoping to break through the formidable American air defenses.
Using advanced missiles that can suddenly change course, Iran pummeled the bases’ defensive systems, forcing the Americans to burn through scarce supplies of Patriot interceptors.
On the fifth day, the Iranians broke through.
Iran deployed a swarm of drones in an area American fighter jets had penetrated, a senior U.S. military official said. In interviews with Pentagon officials, the crew said that the F-15E’s defensive countermeasures provided only half a second of warning before Iran hit the $60 million advanced fighter jet with a shoulder-fired missile.
American military officials concluded that the drones fed three critical pieces of information to Iranian commanders that helped them target the F-15E: its GPS location, speed and direction, one senior military official said.
NYT:
During five intense days last month, Iran launched waves of drones and missiles at U.S. troops on three bases in Jordan, hoping to break through the formidable American air defenses.
Using advanced missiles that can suddenly change course, Iran pummeled the bases’ defensive systems, forcing the Americans to burn through scarce supplies of Patriot interceptors.
On the fifth day, the Iranians broke through.
Iran deployed a swarm of drones in an area American fighter jets had penetrated, a senior U.S. military official said. In interviews with Pentagon officials, the crew said that the F-15E’s defensive countermeasures provided only half a second of warning before Iran hit the $60 million advanced fighter jet with a shoulder-fired missile.
American military officials concluded that the drones fed three critical pieces of information to Iranian commanders that helped them target the F-15E: its GPS location, speed and direction, one senior military official said.
archive.is
How Iran Adapted Its Attacks as U.S. War Munitions Dwindled - The New…
archived 11 Aug 2026 17:01:15 UTC
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Former Mossad Director David Barnea appointed to lead US defense tech company specializing in autonomous systems and drones.
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-905239
A week after announcing the appointment of former Mossad chief David Barnea as president and chairman of its defense division, US company Ondas announced that it had won an Israeli Defense Ministry tender to develop the next generation of attack drones for the IDF.
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-905239
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-905239
A week after announcing the appointment of former Mossad chief David Barnea as president and chairman of its defense division, US company Ondas announced that it had won an Israeli Defense Ministry tender to develop the next generation of attack drones for the IDF.
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-905239
The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com
Ondas wins Defense Ministry tender for next generation attack drones
Ondas won an Israeli Defense Ministry tender to develop next-generation tactical attack drones for the IDF, beating Elbit Systems and Rafael.
Elon Musk's Starlink has excluded Poland from Europe.
Starlink has removed Poland from its European roaming zone, and this change takes effect immediately for new subscribers who joined on or after July 14, 2026. For existing account holders, the new restrictions start on August 17, 2026.
These new roaming restrictions target private, commercial, and volunteer-owned Starlink terminals registered in Poland.
Under SpaceX’s international travel rules, more than 30 European nations are grouped into one region. Poland, however, has now been excluded from this list, meaning using any Polish-registered Starlink terminal outside the country will now be considered international roaming.
According to 🇺🇦 outlet Censor:
"The changes will primarily affect volunteer-supplied and privately owned terminals widely used by Ukrainian military personnel and civilians both on the frontline and in the rear.
Poland has purchased more than 20,000 Starlink terminals for Ukraine at its own expense and pays monthly for their use by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, critical infrastructure and civilian facilities."
Starlink has removed Poland from its European roaming zone, and this change takes effect immediately for new subscribers who joined on or after July 14, 2026. For existing account holders, the new restrictions start on August 17, 2026.
These new roaming restrictions target private, commercial, and volunteer-owned Starlink terminals registered in Poland.
Under SpaceX’s international travel rules, more than 30 European nations are grouped into one region. Poland, however, has now been excluded from this list, meaning using any Polish-registered Starlink terminal outside the country will now be considered international roaming.
According to 🇺🇦 outlet Censor:
"The changes will primarily affect volunteer-supplied and privately owned terminals widely used by Ukrainian military personnel and civilians both on the frontline and in the rear.
Poland has purchased more than 20,000 Starlink terminals for Ukraine at its own expense and pays monthly for their use by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, critical infrastructure and civilian facilities."
Money.pl - portal finansowy
Starlink Elona Muska wykluczył Polskę z Europy. Kontrowersyjna zmiana w usłudze
Od 17 sierpnia użytkowników Starlinka w Polsce czekają zmiany w korzystaniu z pakietu "Starlink w drodze" w wersji "bez ograniczeń". Konta zarejestrowane w Polsce mają być traktowane jako przeznaczone wyłącznie...
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Russia - Ukraine body exchange.
Today, on 13 August 2026, Ukraine received the bodies of 261 fallen soldiers, while Russia received 24.
General picture over the past two years:
According to the published body exchange data, Ukraine received the bodies of 18,585 fallen soldiers, while Russia received 612.
🛑2026:
13 Aug: To Ukraine - 261, to Russia - 24.
16 July: To Ukraine - 501, to Russia - 31.
15 May: To Ukraine - 526, to Russia - 41.
9 Apr.: To Ukraine - 1000, to Russia - 41.
26 Feb.: To Ukraine - 1000, to Russia - 30.
29 Jan.: To Ukraine - 1000, to Russia - 38.
🛑2025:
20 Nov.: To Ukraine - 1000, to Russia - 30.
18 Sept.: To Ukraine - 1000, to Russia - 24.
19 Aug.: To Ukraine - 1000, to Russia - 19.
17 July: To Ukraine - 1000, To Russia - 17.
16 June: To Ukraine - 1245. To Russia - 78.
15 June: To Ukraine - 1200. ?
14 June: To Ukraine - 1200. ?
13 June: To Ukraine - 1200. ?
11 June: To Ukraine - 1212. To Russia - 27.
16 May: To Ukraine - 909. To Russia - 34.
18 April: To Ukraine - 909. To Russia - 41.
28 March: To Ukraine - 909. To Russia - 43.
14 Feb.: To Ukraine - 757. To Russia - 45.
24 Jan.: To Ukraine - 757. To Russia - 49
Today, on 13 August 2026, Ukraine received the bodies of 261 fallen soldiers, while Russia received 24.
General picture over the past two years:
According to the published body exchange data, Ukraine received the bodies of 18,585 fallen soldiers, while Russia received 612.
🛑2026:
13 Aug: To Ukraine - 261, to Russia - 24.
16 July: To Ukraine - 501, to Russia - 31.
15 May: To Ukraine - 526, to Russia - 41.
9 Apr.: To Ukraine - 1000, to Russia - 41.
26 Feb.: To Ukraine - 1000, to Russia - 30.
29 Jan.: To Ukraine - 1000, to Russia - 38.
🛑2025:
20 Nov.: To Ukraine - 1000, to Russia - 30.
18 Sept.: To Ukraine - 1000, to Russia - 24.
19 Aug.: To Ukraine - 1000, to Russia - 19.
17 July: To Ukraine - 1000, To Russia - 17.
16 June: To Ukraine - 1245. To Russia - 78.
15 June: To Ukraine - 1200. ?
14 June: To Ukraine - 1200. ?
13 June: To Ukraine - 1200. ?
11 June: To Ukraine - 1212. To Russia - 27.
16 May: To Ukraine - 909. To Russia - 34.
18 April: To Ukraine - 909. To Russia - 41.
28 March: To Ukraine - 909. To Russia - 43.
14 Feb.: To Ukraine - 757. To Russia - 45.
24 Jan.: To Ukraine - 757. To Russia - 49
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How long will it take Netherlands to blame Russia?
One worker was killed and several others injured as a result of an explosion Wednesday at a refinery and fuel terminal operated by Gunvor Energy near the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
A spokesperson for major energy commodities trading company Gunvor said an "incident" occurred during maintenance work on one of its storage tanks. A police spokesperson said that there was no immediate sign of sabotage and that all possible scenarios were under investigation.
The port of Rotterdam is the largest in Europe and a major hub for crude oil and fuel imports and storage. It hosts Europe’s largest oil refinery, Shell’s 404,000-barrel-per-day Pernis plant, in addition to other oil refineries operated by BP, ExxonMobil and Vitol.
One worker was killed and several others injured as a result of an explosion Wednesday at a refinery and fuel terminal operated by Gunvor Energy near the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
A spokesperson for major energy commodities trading company Gunvor said an "incident" occurred during maintenance work on one of its storage tanks. A police spokesperson said that there was no immediate sign of sabotage and that all possible scenarios were under investigation.
The port of Rotterdam is the largest in Europe and a major hub for crude oil and fuel imports and storage. It hosts Europe’s largest oil refinery, Shell’s 404,000-barrel-per-day Pernis plant, in addition to other oil refineries operated by BP, ExxonMobil and Vitol.
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