Trump:

The United States is intentionally holding back from causing maximum damage to Iran. The U.S. could target key infrastructure, such as electricity systems in Tehran, which could cripple the country and take decades to rebuild. The U.S. does not want to go that far and is choosing not to carry out those kinds of attacks.

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I watched an episode of the Thinking Muslim podcast hosting the Palestinian academic Sami Al-Arian.

Professor Al-Arian spoke about several topics, including Syria.

What was clear from his remarks was his attempt to downplay the Iranian role and its militias from Iraq, Lebanon, and even Pakistan that shed Syrian blood and used hateful sectarian rhetoric.

It seems his motivation is the belief that the Iranian project stands against the Zionist project, which he sees as hostile to the entire region, and therefore he views the end as justifying the means.

In a reality where Arab regimes are complicit against Palestinians, even participating in the siege of Gaza, the occupation, and the demonization of Palestinians and anyone who supports them or believes Palestinians have the right to defend themselves.

However, this is a major problem, because the end should not justify the means when those means are unethical.

Otherwise, what difference remains between you and the enemy you claim to stand against?

Al-Arian is a great thinker and author who suffered greatly while residing in the US and has offered many strong insights.

Yet this is one of his worst takes so far. It only shows that no matter who you read, there is no one who is perfect or consistently grounded on every issue, regardless of how strong their analysis may have been before.


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“Pentagon tells Congress the first week of the Iran war cost the US $11.3 billion,” an AP source says.

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The widespread fires continue to erupt in the oil storage facilities in the Bahraini city of Muharraq after they were targeted by suicide drones.

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⚡️ Panic in Dubai as residents and tourists flee

An additional scene of the targeting of buildings in the Dubai Creek Harbour tourist area.

The scene documents the escape of thousands from the area, and it seems that the Emirates, which have made their territory a base for the Israelis will soon be devoid of residents.

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⚡️- BREAKING: Two loud explosions heard in Bahrain.

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The White House posted this video on X

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⚡️ Times Journalist Tom Newton Dunn:

"Iran is exporting more oil through the Strait of Hormuz than before the war - blocking other tankers but waving its own through. An abject humiliation for the White House."

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⚡️Footage of the fire at an oil facility in Muharraq, Bahrain, after it was struck by an Iranian drone earlier this evening.

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⚡️ Launches from Iran

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⚡️ Israeli Home Front

Following the detection of launches towards Israel, alerts may be activated in the coming minutes in the Eilat and Arava areas.

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⚡️ Targeting in the vicinity of the Ovda airbase in the south, which houses two squadrons of American F-22 aircraft.

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⚡️ Israeli Home Front

"Following the detection of launches towards Israel, alerts may be activated in the coming minutes in the areas of Beit Shemesh, Lachish, West Lachish, Shfela, South Shfela, Bik'a, Shomron, Judea, Hefer, Sharon, Yarkon, Dan, Central Negev."

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⚡️ Israeli media:

Rockets launched from Iran towards "Tel Aviv" were monitored

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