No nation on the planet could have pulled this off except the USA. While Iran keeps hitting commercial vessels on and off, only ignorant imbeciles will deny how the US navy has secured this channel.
Professor Marandi finds time to lecture Pakistan, yet Iran has endured devastating military setbacks, including strikes on strategic facilities, the loss of senior military leaders, and sustained Western air superiority. Reports also suggest Ayatollah Khamenei's son, Mojtaba, has remained out of public view. Perhaps a little humility would be more appropriate than attacking Pakistan.
Iran opposed Pakistan's nuclear tests. They always sided with India on Kashmir issue and even attacked Pakistan in the past.
While Saudi Arabia was Pakistan’s only major backer in the face of international sanctions following the 1998 nuclear tests, it also provided crucial financial assistance to help the country through the crisis.
Iran operates as a rogue state. Its regional proxies must be dismantled and its nuclear program permanently shut down. If Iran had nuclear weapons, it would have targeted the Gulf long ago.
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Hilarious to see Pakistanis upset about the whole "balance of power" and J-35 narrative because of that article.
Do you really think China wants what's best for Pakistan? Sees Pakistan as a genuine ally? LOL.
China sees Pakistan as a useful long-term strategic partner in certain areas, particularly balancing India. That does not necessarily mean it wants Pakistan to achieve overwhelming military or technological superiority over India.
This is exactly why I said Pakistan should tell China to do one over Afghanistan.
Beijing repeatedly urged Pakistan against taking a more forceful approach towards Afghanistan, even as Afghanistan poses an existential security threat. At the same time, China expanded its engagement with the Taliban and deepened ties with Iran despite militant attacks in Pakistan that also killed Chinese nationals.
I hope Pakistan gets the J-35 and everything works out. But even if it does, that doesn't excuse China advising policies that go against Pakistan's security interests. Nor does it absolve Pakistan of the responsibility to pursue its own interests instead of assuming Beijing's priorities will always align with its own.
Own your situation by taking responsibility. Stop chimping for saviour technology, allies and leaders.
Q: Do we have the ability to destroy whatever is underneath Iran's Pickaxe Mountain?
Hegseth: A lot of our capabilities are classified, Senator. But if anybody in the world can reach anything on God’s green Earth, it’s the United States military.
Iran’s attack on a merchant ship after signing an MoU further proves its responsibility for derailing diplomacy.
Pakistan & Qatar worked hard to facilitate deals, yet Tehran continues escalation instead of honoring commitments.
Suspension/withdrawal blame lies with the parties and Iran’s actions show exactly who is undermining peace. Mediators aren’t the problem. Compliance is.
BREAKING: Iran officially and formally exits the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding with the United States, with Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Gharibabadi saying, effective immediately, Iran is suspending all commitments and will not implement any of them after the US “violated and suspended all of its commitments” first, and is now purely focused on defending the country, per Tasnim.
Gharibabadi says Iran will “never start negotiations with the US under any circumstances.”
Pakistan has already built the domestic narrative that it made a genuine effort to help save the Iranian mullah regime. If Saudi Arabia is attacked and the agreed red lines have been reasonably crossed, & the call is made, Pakistan should honour its mutual defence agreement.
JD Vance on Iran negotiations:
“The military is one tool but diplomacy is another tool. I’m frustrated by Americans who say you can’t negotiate with the Iranians. Then what is your proposal to get people to stop shooting at ships in the Strait of Hormuz?”
Vance: "I open Time magazine and see a literal foreign influence campaign funded to tank the deal I was pursuing. People receiving that money attacked me. My response: GO TO HELL!"
Vance just made himself Israel's next target. AIPAC will now spend millions to destroy him.
JD Vance exposes Israel:
I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that there have been people within the Israeli government who are trying to actually shift us away from that policy because they want to continue the military campaign.
There are some people within their system, we know beyond a shadow of a doubt, who are manipulating and trying to change American public opinion to keep the war going on indefinitely.
Again, not towards any objective, but just indefinitely.
Source: Joe Rogan Experience
JD Vance:
Epstein clearly had connections to the highest levels of Israeli intelligence.
Epstein seemed to be connected to the elements of the Israeli deep state that were left of center. I've always found that fascinating.
It wasn't like he was super connected to the right of center of Israeli politics.
Iran can sign trade deals with India in the middle of the Pak-Ind conflict. Iran can repeatedly offer the Chabahar port to India, as Iran has a right to watch its economic interests, but these Pakistani Iran-lovers would be greatly offended if Pakistan watched its own interests.
We have a defence agreement with Saudi Arabia.
Iran invites India to Chabahar everytime your FM go to perform a blo*j*b tour there.
So by your logic Iran should be our enemy.