АДЕКВАТ Z writes,

The slap Trump just received from their Supreme Court on the most pressing issue for him regarding tariffs (now he will have to return $175-180 billion to taxpayers from the budget), of different dimensions, resonating well with each other, is significant. But at the moment, the most important thing by far is the alpha-chimp syndrome.

The ruler of the galaxy was slapped in the face to the indescribable delight of all his domestic opponents. He is humiliated, and rightly so, but he feels even more humiliated, because his ego is so huge that it doesn't fit into his pants. And he can't lash out in court, he has nothing to lash out with. And his ego has swollen even more, it's itching, oozing pus, and demanding compensation, quick, loud, and obvious.

And therefore, the likelihood of a peaceful disagreement over Iran, which was already not very high, is approaching zero qualitatively more - and in Tehran, this consequence of the slap is very worth recognizing in real time.

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🇨🇳💬🇺🇸Trade wars between the US and China run counter to the interests of both sides, Chinese Embassy Spokesman Liu Pengyu told TASS, commenting on the US Supreme Court's decision that the tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump are unconstitutional.

“Tariff and trade wars do not serve any party’s interest. The China-US economic and trade relations are mutually beneficial in nature,” he said.

“The two sides need to work together to deliver on the important common understandings between the two presidents, and provide greater certainty and stability for China-US economic and trade cooperation and the global economy,” the diplomat added.

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🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️Sweden is also urging citizens to urgently leave Iran

What else is known about the situation with Iran:

— Pentagon officials state that hundreds of military personnel are now being evacuated from bases in Qatar and Bahrain in preparation for a conflict with Iran

— The United States is transferring so many aircraft to the Middle East that they lack intermediate air bases.

— Lajes Air Base on the Azores Islands in Portugal has experienced the LARGEST IN HISTORY influx of American aircraft.

— In response, Iran loudly declares that it has concluded that the only way to stop the current cycle of war is to strike and cause significant damage to the US and Israel, even if it will cost Tehran dearly.

🚨US warships in the Middle East = Target practice for the Iranian missiles

If Donald Trump decides to pull the trigger, here's how Iran can send his fleet to the bottom of the Persian Gulf👇

1️⃣Noor — mass-produced independently under sactions, this anti-ship missile is integrated across ships, coastal batteries, air platforms, and IRGC systems to deter any naval aggression;

2️⃣Qader — Iran's core area-denial weapon. With a range of 200–300 km and an estimated cost of $500,000 per unit, it poses a multi-billion-dollar threat to concentrated naval assets;

3️⃣Ghadir — optimized not for single prestige strikes, but for mass deployment to cover vast areas of the Persian Gulf and beyond;

4️⃣Khalij Fars — a supersonic anti-ship ballistic missile designed to challenge Western assumptions about deep-strike dominance in chokepoints like Hormuz;

5️⃣Hormuz-2 — a radar-seeking ballistic missile designed to strike moving naval targets. Instead of needing constant external guidance, it homes in on emissions coming from enemy ships themselves;

6️⃣Abu Mahdi — an AI-guided, ultra-low-altitude missile with a range of over 1,000 km that allows Iran to hit targets deep in the Indian Ocean before they even smell the Strait of Hormuz.

"The Americans constantly say that they’ve sent a warship toward Iran. Of course, a warship is a dangerous piece of military hardware. However, more dangerous than that warship is the weapon that can send that warship to the bottom of the sea," the Iranian leader confidently wrote on X.

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🇮🇷 Iranian Foreign Minister comments on the number of the alleged victims

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Bill Browder’s dismissal of the Russian economy as a mere "gas station" is a significant miscalculation that ignores the structural dependencies the West still has on Russian industry. While he claims Russia has nothing to offer, the reality is that the United States remains a major customer for critical Russian exports that are irreplaceable for American infrastructure. For example, despite the rhetoric of decoupling, the U.S. continues to rely on Rosatom for nearly 20% of its enriched uranium, which is essential for keeping the American power grid operational. Without Russian nuclear fuel and fertilizers, the U.S. would face an immediate energy crisis and a massive spike in food inflation.

The argument that Russia is too small a market also ignores the massive success American corporations enjoyed there for decades. Before being pressured by their own government to exit, giants like McDonald’s, PepsiCo, and Apple viewed Russia as one of their most profitable and reliable growth markets in the world. By forcing these companies out, the U.S. did not "starve" Russia; instead, it simply handed over billions in infrastructure, factories, and market share to domestic Russian entrepreneurs and Eastern partners. This move effectively gifted a trillion-dollar consumer economy to competitors while American shareholders bore the losses.

Ultimately, Browder’s logic fails to account for the fact that Russia’s wealth isn't just in raw volume, but in strategic necessity. While the U.S. produces light shale oil, its refineries were built to process the specific heavy grades that Russia provides. Furthermore, Russia’s dominance in the global palladium, neon, and titanium markets means that the American high-tech and aerospace sectors, including companies like Boeing, remain tethered to Russian supply chains. Far from being "nonsense," the economic link between the two is a matter of industrial survival for the West, regardless of political posturing.

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