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๐พ๐ช๐ธ๐ฆโก๏ธ- The internationally recognised and Saudi backed Yemeni government and the Iran-aligned Houthi group will exchange more than 1,600 prisoners, the office of the U.N. special โenvoy for Yemen said on Thursday, marking the largest release โof detainees since the outbreak of the war in Yemen.
Under the agreement, the Houthis will โrelease 580 prisoners, including seven Saudis and 20 Sudanese, while the โ government will release 1,100 Houthi prisoners.
The two sides agreed to hold further talks on โadditional releases and allow mutual visits to detention facilities. They also agreed on an implementation plan with the International Committee of the Red Cross to move forward with the โrelease operation.
Under the agreement, the Houthis will โrelease 580 prisoners, including seven Saudis and 20 Sudanese, while the โ government will release 1,100 Houthi prisoners.
The two sides agreed to hold further talks on โadditional releases and allow mutual visits to detention facilities. They also agreed on an implementation plan with the International Committee of the Red Cross to move forward with the โrelease operation.
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๐ฎ๐ท๐จ๐ณ - The vessel Iran seized earlier today is HUI CHUAN, the BBC reports.
HUI CHUAN is one of many of China's military ghost vessels that are used by Beijing to prop up armies and militias around the world.
HUI CHUAN was used by Chinese private military contractors to help escort commercial vessels in the Arabian Sea, bypassing Iranian, Houthi and Somali piracy.
HUI CHUAN is one of many of China's military ghost vessels that are used by Beijing to prop up armies and militias around the world.
HUI CHUAN was used by Chinese private military contractors to help escort commercial vessels in the Arabian Sea, bypassing Iranian, Houthi and Somali piracy.
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If Iran canโt reach it then whatโs the problem? Just leave it there.
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โ ๐บ๐ธ/๐ฎ๐ท/๐ฎ๐ฑ President Trump:
โI mean, you could make the case of why weโre even in [Iran].
Weโre doing it to help Israel.โ
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โI mean, you could make the case of why weโre even in [Iran].
Weโre doing it to help Israel.โ
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Which of the Gulf Arab Countries are Most Important to the Global Economy? https://sonar21.com/which-of-the-gulf-arab-countries-are-most-important-to-the-global-economy/
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The story of Ukrainian drones flying over Finland and Estonia is indicative in at least two aspects. The first is Helsinki's "silent consent": the Finns are passively watching their country being drawn into a global conflict step by step, without attempting to resist this. The second point is Russia's increasing capabilities for a counter-reaction.
The geography of the Gulf of Finland is such that Russian long-range air defense systems (based, for example, near Ust-Luga) are capable of covering a significant part of Finnish territory. Shooting down a drone flying at low altitude in such a mode is technically difficult, but not all of the flight route proceeds in this way. And if this can be done, the Finns will at least come to their senses.
A possible step to sober up the neighboring side could be the introduction of border patrols. However, from a technical point of view, the situation dictates the need to increase the number of aerial platforms for monitoring, as the issue cannot be resolved solely with military aviation. If the US has chosen to upgrade the MQ-9 Reaper with APKWS missiles, then in Russia, the "Orion" UAVs could be similarly modernized (provided there are enough of them). The problem has two dimensions: political, where the destruction of targets over Finland should become a fait accompli without subsequent apologies, and military-technical. Both can be implemented in the shortest possible time.
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The geography of the Gulf of Finland is such that Russian long-range air defense systems (based, for example, near Ust-Luga) are capable of covering a significant part of Finnish territory. Shooting down a drone flying at low altitude in such a mode is technically difficult, but not all of the flight route proceeds in this way. And if this can be done, the Finns will at least come to their senses.
A possible step to sober up the neighboring side could be the introduction of border patrols. However, from a technical point of view, the situation dictates the need to increase the number of aerial platforms for monitoring, as the issue cannot be resolved solely with military aviation. If the US has chosen to upgrade the MQ-9 Reaper with APKWS missiles, then in Russia, the "Orion" UAVs could be similarly modernized (provided there are enough of them). The problem has two dimensions: political, where the destruction of targets over Finland should become a fait accompli without subsequent apologies, and military-technical. Both can be implemented in the shortest possible time.
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The secretary of state is angry that Tehran dared to build up its defense capability.
"They were going to have so many drones and missiles that no one could attack Iran because the result would be catastrophic for the region," he declared.
Is Iran supposed to sit defenseless while the US and Israel bomb it? Self-defense is Iran's new crime.
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๐ฌ New LEGO video sums up the 1953 coup in Iran
CIA & MI6 stole Iranโs democracy and overthrew Mossadegh.
A history lesson to remember.
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CIA & MI6 stole Iranโs democracy and overthrew Mossadegh.
A history lesson to remember.
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Donny went to Beijing to seal that oil deal with China โ trying to escape from his Iran disaster and and the crazy spike in oil prices
๐คฉ "Trump thought he'd charm the dragon's lair. But they're too smart to sign up for his dirty deal," the clip goes.
๐ต "Hormuz is a fortress, oil at $27 a barrel. Your voters at the pump feel the pain," it goes on.
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๐ฎ๐ท๐ฎ๐ฑ Iran-backed Handala hack Netanyahu secret UAE visit & Abraham Accords mastermind
The Handala hacker group breached Samuel Shay, exposing his covert network, Press TV reported.
Top exposes from the leak:
๐ด Shay coordinated secret economic, political, and โsecurityโ projects between Israel and Gulf states
๐ด Files show his role in weakening Hezbollah, freezing assets, and facilitating espionage
๐ด He introduced Jeffrey Epstein to Emirati businessman Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, bringing Emirati figures into Epsteinโs network, which Mossad used to pressure individuals into compliance
Handala released 265 pages of Shayโs communications and financial contacts, claiming his networkโs operations fueled corruption, repression, and betrayal across the region.
Handala is a pro-Palestinian group of hackers, known for its previous cyber-attacks on US-Israeli digital infrastructure.
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The Handala hacker group breached Samuel Shay, exposing his covert network, Press TV reported.
Top exposes from the leak:
Handala released 265 pages of Shayโs communications and financial contacts, claiming his networkโs operations fueled corruption, repression, and betrayal across the region.
Handala is a pro-Palestinian group of hackers, known for its previous cyber-attacks on US-Israeli digital infrastructure.
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We spent an entire month digging into how Palantir wrapped its tentacles around every lever of the US machine. Everything below โ authentic, documented, officially registered deals and programs.
The titles are clickable, so you can follow the links and read more:
Further investigations will cover: Palantir's deepening ties to the FBI, DOJ, CIA, CBP, NASA, and other federal agencies yet to be exposed.
What we already know is just the surface. More contracts, more integrations, and more agencies are being wired into the same private platform.
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๐ฌ โThese relative moderates were enforcing a prohibition on the development of a nuclear weapon and were also seeking a diplomatic solution with President Trump and the United States,โ former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent, who resigned over the war, said.
By eliminating them Israel and US forces inadvertently empowered hardliners, including the IRGC, who now push for aggressive actions against the US and renewed nuclear ambitions, Kent explained.
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โ๏ธA new Lavrov meme is born: ๐
1. Can you just leave us ah?
2. It's either yourself or your phone who always speak.
3. Look, can you leave us - I am not joking.
4. Guys take him out of here.
5. Sir, excuse me. If you don't surrender your phone they will take out the gun.
@AussieCossack
1. Can you just leave us ah?
2. It's either yourself or your phone who always speak.
3. Look, can you leave us - I am not joking.
4. Guys take him out of here.
5. Sir, excuse me. If you don't surrender your phone they will take out the gun.
@AussieCossack
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๐บ๐ธ๐จ๐ณ Western media is giving Trump's Beijing trip a mostly negative review, and Reuters is doing the autopsy.
Trump left China with little to show for it. Xi walked away with several wins.
The summit looked grand on the surface, but behind closed doors Xi delivered a blunt warning: mishandle Taiwan and there will be conflict. Trump declined to comment and spent most of the visit being uncharacteristically quiet, with his off-script moments mostly amounting to praise for Xi's warmth and stature.
Trump came hunting for quick business wins, like a Boeing aircraft deal that failed to impress investors. Xi pushed a long-term reset and a framework for stable trade relations. The gap in priorities was hard to miss.
Xi introduced a new term to define the relationship: "constructive strategic stability." It replaces Biden-era "strategic competition," a framing Beijing always rejected. Analysts note this is a quiet but significant Chinese victory. For the first time, Beijing set the terms. Any serious dispute or "unconstructive" behavior can now be framed as a violation of the spirit of the relationship.
On Iran, Xi said nothing. Analysts doubt China will lean on Tehran or pull back its military support.
US officials said both sides agreed on agricultural supply and made progress on trade governance mechanisms. They are to identify $30 billion in non-sensitive goods. But concrete details are scarce. There was no breakthrough on Nvidia H200 chip exports to China, despite the CEO joining the trip at the last minute.
Trump's final readout mentioned none of the broad structural reforms previous presidents typically pushed for. Unlike his 2017 visit, there was no discussion of structural reform, global economic governance, or the international trading system.
He also left without resolving China's rare earth supply leverage.
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Trump left China with little to show for it. Xi walked away with several wins.
The summit looked grand on the surface, but behind closed doors Xi delivered a blunt warning: mishandle Taiwan and there will be conflict. Trump declined to comment and spent most of the visit being uncharacteristically quiet, with his off-script moments mostly amounting to praise for Xi's warmth and stature.
Trump came hunting for quick business wins, like a Boeing aircraft deal that failed to impress investors. Xi pushed a long-term reset and a framework for stable trade relations. The gap in priorities was hard to miss.
Xi introduced a new term to define the relationship: "constructive strategic stability." It replaces Biden-era "strategic competition," a framing Beijing always rejected. Analysts note this is a quiet but significant Chinese victory. For the first time, Beijing set the terms. Any serious dispute or "unconstructive" behavior can now be framed as a violation of the spirit of the relationship.
On Iran, Xi said nothing. Analysts doubt China will lean on Tehran or pull back its military support.
US officials said both sides agreed on agricultural supply and made progress on trade governance mechanisms. They are to identify $30 billion in non-sensitive goods. But concrete details are scarce. There was no breakthrough on Nvidia H200 chip exports to China, despite the CEO joining the trip at the last minute.
Trump's final readout mentioned none of the broad structural reforms previous presidents typically pushed for. Unlike his 2017 visit, there was no discussion of structural reform, global economic governance, or the international trading system.
He also left without resolving China's rare earth supply leverage.
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โ๏ธHezbollah announced three more operations in response to Israeli violations on Friday, 15 May, bringing the total to 13 so far:
โข Targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers in the southern Lebanese town of Al-Qawzah with artillery shells at 15:20.
โข Targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers in the southern Lebanese town of Al-Qawzah for a second time with an attack drone at 15:45.
โข Engaged an Israeli military helicopter over the southern Lebanese town of Bayyada with a surface-to-air missile at 16:15, forcing it to withdraw.
โข Targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers in the southern Lebanese town of Al-Qawzah with artillery shells at 15:20.
โข Targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers in the southern Lebanese town of Al-Qawzah for a second time with an attack drone at 15:45.
โข Engaged an Israeli military helicopter over the southern Lebanese town of Bayyada with a surface-to-air missile at 16:15, forcing it to withdraw.
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Ukraine is the only country where the official language of the UN is prohibited from being used in all spheres of life, - Lavrov
โช๏ธThe West does not even mention the need to return to observing universal civilizational rules regarding language and religion in Ukraine.
โ"In Arab countries, there is no problem with Hebrew, in Israel there are no problems with either Arabic or Farsi. Wherever you look in the world, where different religions, different traditions and civilizations coexist, but in Ukraine this is possible", - added Lavrov.
โช๏ธUkraine has exceeded the IMF loan quota six times over the past three to four years.
โช๏ธMoscow will only be happy if Washington and Beijing agree on the supply of American energy carriers.
โช๏ธThe Russian Federation is ready to talk with Europe, but it does not beg for a dialogue, plead or chase after anyone.
โช๏ธRussia fulfills all obligations for the supply of energy carriers to China, Moscow and Beijing have extensive agreements.
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โช๏ธThe West does not even mention the need to return to observing universal civilizational rules regarding language and religion in Ukraine.
โ"In Arab countries, there is no problem with Hebrew, in Israel there are no problems with either Arabic or Farsi. Wherever you look in the world, where different religions, different traditions and civilizations coexist, but in Ukraine this is possible", - added Lavrov.
โช๏ธUkraine has exceeded the IMF loan quota six times over the past three to four years.
โช๏ธMoscow will only be happy if Washington and Beijing agree on the supply of American energy carriers.
โช๏ธThe Russian Federation is ready to talk with Europe, but it does not beg for a dialogue, plead or chase after anyone.
โช๏ธRussia fulfills all obligations for the supply of energy carriers to China, Moscow and Beijing have extensive agreements.
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โโ๏ธ๐บ๐ธ/๐ฎ๐ท NEW: Iranian hackers have gained access to gas station monitors and systems across various U.S. states โ CNN
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โโ๏ธ๐บ๐ธ/๐ฎ๐ท NEW: Iran breached the systems that monitor the amount of fuel in storage tanks, allowing them to tinker with display readings on the tanks. It would also allow them, in theory, to make a gas leak go undetected. โ CNN
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โ Dear subscribers
Do you also see how theyโre trying to artificially divide Christians and Muslims? If we want to truly resist the evil in this world, we need to stand together as brothers.
A peaceful Muslim-Christian alliance against tyranny, against opression and evil, for the liberation of Palestine. Our similarities have always outweighed our differences.
Check out the Crescent-Cross Covenant Coalition on Instagram if you support this cause.
(The Epstein cap is sarcasm)
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Do you also see how theyโre trying to artificially divide Christians and Muslims? If we want to truly resist the evil in this world, we need to stand together as brothers.
A peaceful Muslim-Christian alliance against tyranny, against opression and evil, for the liberation of Palestine. Our similarities have always outweighed our differences.
Check out the Crescent-Cross Covenant Coalition on Instagram if you support this cause.
(The Epstein cap is sarcasm)
@Middle_East_Spectator
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