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NEW: Iran has formally responded to the latest U.S. peace proposal aimed at ending the war — and the response appears to leave major disagreements unresolved.

According to reports, Tehran is demanding:
• An end to U.S. sanctions and the naval blockade
• Recognition of Iranian control/security authority in the Strait of Hormuz
• Security guarantees against future strikes
• A phased negotiation process instead of immediate nuclear concessions
The U.S. proposal reportedly called for:
• A long-term halt to uranium enrichment
• Removal of highly enriched uranium stockpiles
• Dismantling parts of Iran’s nuclear infrastructure

President Trump called Iran’s response “totally unacceptable,” warning the ceasefire is now “on life support.”

Meanwhile, oil prices are climbing again amid fears of renewed escalation in the Gulf.

Read more: https://t.co/qrQcUynKki

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The U.S. has a long history of encouraging or relying on Kurdish uprisings and proxy support movements, only for Kurdish groups to later feel abandoned when U.S. strategic priorities shifted.

Historical examples include:

• 1975 — The U.S. and Iran backed Iraqi Kurdish rebels against Saddam Hussein, then abruptly cut support after the Algiers Agreement. Iraqi forces crushed the uprising.

• 1991 — After the Gulf War, President George H.W. Bush encouraged Iraqis to rise against Saddam. Kurdish and Shia uprisings followed, but Saddam’s forces violently suppressed them before the U.S. intervened.

• 2017 — Iraqi Kurds held an independence referendum after years of fighting ISIS alongside the U.S. Washington opposed the vote, and Baghdad quickly retook disputed territories including Kirkuk.

• Syria (2019) — Kurdish-led SDF forces fought ISIS with U.S. backing, but many Kurds viewed the partial U.S. withdrawal during Turkey’s northern Syria offensive as a betrayal.

Kurdish factions across Iraq, Syria, Turkey, and Iran have repeatedly been leveraged as regional partners — while long-term U.S. commitments to Kurdish autonomy or regime-change ambitions have remained limited.

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[Rapid Response 47 @RapidResponse47]

.@POTUS: The Iranian people "want to go out on the streets. They have no weapons. They have no guns. We thought the Kurds were going to give [them] weapons, but the Kurds disappointed us. The Kurds take, take, take... I’m very disappointed in the Kurds."

[Institute for the Study of War @TheStudyofWar]

Iran Update Special Report, May 11, 2026: Iranian leaders are trying to dictate the terms for ending the war, which illustrates that the Iranian regime perceives that it has the upper hand in the conflict at this time. Iran’s proposed terms would require the United States to give up its leverage over Iran before any negotiations could take place, which would likely make it more challenging to extract nuclear concessions from Iran. Iran has not provided any guarantees that it would engage in nuclear negotiations, let alone make nuclear concessions, even if the United States accepted its terms.

More Key Takeaways:
Commercially available maritime data appears to indicate that some vessels may be complying with Iran’s new transit regulations in the Strait of Hormuz. Recognition of Iran’s “sovereignty” over the strait would fundamentally remake regional and global maritime norms in a manner extremely detrimental to US interests.

Iranian Armed Forces General Staff-run media claimed that the Iranian regime has deployed 10,000 first-person view (FPV) drones to the Artesh Ground Forces since the 12-Day War in June 2025. Iranian forces would likely use these drones to try to defend against potential ground operations in Iranian territory.

Iran is likely providing Hezbollah and Iranian-backed Iraqi militias with FPV drone technology. Hezbollah and Iraqi militias have consistently conducted attacks targeting Israeli and US forces and assets using FPV drones during the current conflict. (1/2)

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BREAKING: Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang has resigned and agreed to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent of China, according to the DOJ.

Prosecutors say Wang helped push PRC-directed propaganda in the U.S. without disclosing the foreign government connection.

Click to read more: https://t.co/YQi79llVAf

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🇪🇬⚠️ Violent clashes reportedly broke out between rival South Sudanese gangs in Cairo last month, leaving 4 refugees dead in the Sheikh Mansour district.

Videos circulating online allegedly show machete-wielding groups threatening further violence in neighborhoods heavily populated by South Sudanese refugees.

Egypt has taken in massive numbers of refugees fleeing conflicts in both Sudan and South Sudan, with security concerns growing as instability from regional wars increasingly spills across borders.

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[Visegrád 24 @visegrad24]

4 South Sudanese refugees were killed in a gang fight with machetes between two Sudanese gangs in Cairo last month.

The fight took place in the Sheikh Mansour where many of the 60 000 South Sudanese refugees in Egypt in live.

A video was posted from an apartment nearby the next day with more South Sudanese gangsters wielding machetes and threatening more violence.

The Sudanese refugee community in Egypt is even larger, with nearly 1 million Sudanese refugees having sought shelter there since the civil war started in 2023.

The Egyptian authorities are trying not concerned about gang crime with coming from the South Sudanese refugees while Islamism is a bigger concern regarding the Sudanese migrants.

Many of them have been brainwashed for years by the Islamist propaganda prevalent in the Sudanese Armed Forces under General al-Burhan and his Muslim Brotherhood-allied Islamist militias.

The Islamist militias in Sudan have received training by the IRGC on the orders of the Islamist regime in Iran, while Sunni Islamism is spread by Qatari networks and Islamist propaganda broadcasted by Al Jazeera Arabic in Doha.

As the Muslim Brotherhood originated in Egypt in 1928, and the movement nearly took power in the country after the Arab Spring in 2011, the authorities in Cairo are understandably concerned with Muslim Brotherhood-sympathisers from Sudan arriving in the country in large numbers.

Egyptian President El-Sisi, as Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces, toppled the Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Morsi from the position of President of Egypt in 2013 and then initiated a major crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt.

He will never accept the resurgence of the Muslim Brotherhood threat in Egypt, whether from internal sources or through Sudanese migrants or Hamas-supporters from Gaza.

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🇲🇽🚨 Gunmen ambushed Mexican police along the Ciudad Alemán–Tuxtepec highway near the Veracruz–Oaxaca border, sparking a major shootout and chase lasting nearly an hour.

Attackers reportedly used spike strips to slow pursuing patrol units before escaping through the Papaloapan Basin region.

Despite the heavy exchange of gunfire and large security response, authorities reported no deaths or arrests.

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#Mexico #Veracruz #Oaxaca #Cartel #DrugWar #Narco #BreakingNews #Security #Police #Gunfight #OrganizedCrime #LatinAmerica #GlobalWarWatch

[El Blog del Narco @narcoblogger]

🇲🇽 | Un convoy de pistoleros emboscó a elementos de la policía mientras patrullaban la carretera federal Ciudad Alemán-Tuxtepec, desatando una fuerte balacaria que paralizó la zona de Gabino Barreda.

El ataque directo provocó una persecución que se extendió por casi una hora sobre la carretera federal 175, específicamente en el tramo que conecta La Isleta con Peñitas. Los agresores, al verse superados en número, utilizaron ponchallantas para frenar el avance de las patrullas y lograr escapar entre las brechas de la región.

Fuentes desde la zona nos indicaron que el estruendo de las armas de grueso calibre mantuvo a los pobladores resguardados en sus viviendas, mientras el operativo por aire y tierra intentaba acorralar a las camionetas blindadas que integraban el comando armado.

Pese a la intensidad del enfrentamiento y el despliegue de fuerzas estatales y federales en esta zona limítrofe entre Veracruz y Oaxaca, las autoridades no reportaron bajas, heridos ni personas capturadas tras el cese al fuego.

Este sector de la Cuenca del Papaloapan ha sido históricamente disputado por células que operan para grupos dominantes en la región, quienes utilizan estas rutas federales para el trasiego de mercancías ilícitas y el control territorial.

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🇲🇱 Gunmen believed to be tied to JNIM ambushed civilian buses on the road between Bamako and Ségou, another sign that militant groups are tightening pressure on Mali’s transportation networks.

Attacks on major roadways have become increasingly common as insurgents attempt to disrupt trade, isolate communities, and spread fear far beyond frontline combat zones.

The Sahel remains one of the world’s fastest-growing jihadist hotspots, with violence continuing to spill across borders despite years of military intervention.

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#Mali #Sahel #JNIM #WestAfrica #Terrorism #Africa #Insurgency #Security #Geopolitics #Counterterrorism #BreakingNews #Military #WorldNews #GlobalWarWatch

[Defence Index @Defence_Index]

⭕🇲🇱 Suspected JNIM militants launched an attack on civilian buses traveling between Bamako and Ségou in Mali.

The assault highlights the worsening security situation in the Sahel, where jihadist groups continue to target transport routes and civilian movement.

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☢️🇰🇵 North Korea has reportedly reaffirmed a doctrine mandating an automatic nuclear strike if leader Kim Jong Un is killed or if the regime’s command structure is threatened.

The policy reflects Pyongyang’s growing emphasis on preemptive and retaliatory nuclear use as tensions continue across the Korean Peninsula and the wider Indo-Pacific region.

Analysts warn the doctrine increases the risk of rapid escalation during any future conflict involving South Korea, the United States, or regional allies.

Read more: https://t.co/5h83QYyANA

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#NorthKorea #KimJongUn #Nuclear #SouthKorea #USA #Geopolitics #Military #AsiaPacific #BreakingNews #Security #Missiles #IndoPacific #WorldNews #GlobalWarWatch

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☢️🇺🇸🇻🇪 The U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration says it has successfully removed all remaining highly enriched uranium from Venezuela’s legacy RV-1 research reactor.

According to the DOE/NNSA, roughly 13.5 kilograms of uranium were extracted, secured, and transported out of the country in a multinational operation involving the U.S., Venezuela, the UK, and the IAEA.

Officials say the move reduces nuclear security risks across South America and prevents the material from potentially being diverted for weapons use.

Read more:
https://t.co/edqZbDLo4p

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🚨🇮🇱🇮🇶 The Wall Street Journal reports Israel secretly established a military outpost deep in Iraq’s western desert to support its air campaign against Iran.

According to the report, the covert base allegedly housed Israeli special forces, logistics personnel, and search-and-rescue teams positioned to assist downed pilots during operations over Iran.

The report also claims Israeli aircraft struck Iraqi troops after local forces reportedly moved toward the hidden site following reports of unusual military activity in the area.

If accurate, the revelation highlights the expanding covert dimension of the Israel-Iran conflict and the growing strategic importance of Iraq in regional operations.

Read more: https://t.co/g2Z7ZNazZ3

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#Israel #Iran #Iraq #MiddleEast #Mossad #IDF #Geopolitics #Military #BreakingNews #SpecialForces #Airstrike #Defense #WorldNews #Security #GlobalWarWatch

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🚨🇺🇸🇮🇱 Reports indicate the United States is considering establishing a permanent military base in Israel following the repositioning and evacuation of some American forces from parts of the Middle East, particularly Syria.

The move, if confirmed, would mark a major strategic shift in U.S. regional posture amid escalating tensions involving Iran, proxy militias, and ongoing instability across the region.

A permanent base in Israel could significantly deepen military coordination between Washington and Tel Aviv while reshaping the balance of power in the Middle East.

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#USA #Israel #MiddleEast #Iran #Syria #USMilitary #IDF #Geopolitics #BreakingNews #Military #Defense #WorldNews #Security #GlobalWarWatch

[Mossadil Commentary @MOSSADil]

🚨 REPORT: U.S. CONSIDERS PERMANENT MILITARY BASE IN ISRAEL
Following the evacuation of American forces from several bases across the Middle East, especially in Syria, the U.S. is reportedly considering establishing a permanent military base in Israel.

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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Russian President Vladimir Putin says he believes the conflict in Ukraine is “coming to an end,” according to comments reported by Reuters.

The remarks come amid continued drone warfare, missile strikes, and battlefield fighting across multiple fronts, while international efforts to push negotiations and ceasefire discussions continue behind the scenes.

Despite the statement, no official peace deal or confirmed breakthrough has been announced.

Read more: https://t.co/XLErSK8Mkm

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#Russia #Ukraine #Putin #UkraineWar #Geopolitics #NATO #Europe #BreakingNews #Military #WorldNews #Diplomacy #War #Security #GlobalWarWatch

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🇻🇪⚠️ Venezuela continues to face deep political and economic instability as tensions remain high between President Nicolás Maduro’s government, opposition groups, and the international community.

The country has endured years of economic collapse, mass migration, sanctions, and political unrest, with millions of Venezuelans fleeing amid shortages, inflation, and declining living conditions.

Regional concerns continue to grow as organized crime, armed groups, and geopolitical competition shape the crisis across Latin America.

Read more: https://t.co/S5loTuJgT1

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🇲🇲⚠️ The Rohingya crisis remains one of the world’s largest ongoing humanitarian disasters.

Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims fled Myanmar after brutal military crackdowns in Rakhine State, with many now living in overcrowded refugee camps in neighboring Bangladesh.

Despite international pressure, instability inside Myanmar has continued following the military coup, worsening conditions for civilians and raising fears of renewed violence and displacement across the region.

Read more: https://t.co/AUxDKJJwDP

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🇺🇦⚡️ Ukraine’s new AI-assisted laser weapon “Tryzub” is reportedly capable of destroying Shahed-type drones from distances up to 5 km away.

The mobile trailer-mounted system is currently in final testing and was designed for rapid deployment against aerial threats across the battlefield.

Developer Celebra Tech says the laser can engage FPV drones at roughly 800–900 meters, reconnaissance UAVs at 1.5 km, and larger Iranian-designed Shahed drones at significantly longer ranges.

The platform reportedly combines AI-assisted targeting with radar-linked tracking to improve detection speed and engagement accuracy as drone warfare continues evolving in Ukraine.

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#Ukraine #Russia #DroneWar #LaserWeapon #AI #Shahed #MilitaryTech #Defense #UAV #FPVDrone #ElectronicWarfare #Battlefield #Geopolitics #WarTechnology #BreakingNews #GlobalWarWatch

[Euromaidan Press @EuromaidanPress]

Ukraine’s new AI-powered laser “Tryzub” can reportedly burn through Shahed drones from 5 km away.

The Ukrainian-developed system is now in final testing and has been mounted on a mobile trailer-based platform designed for rapid deployment against aerial threats.

According to developer Celebra Tech, the laser can target FPV drones at 800–900 meters, reconnaissance drones at 1.5 km, and larger Shahed-type UAVs at distances up to 5 km.

The system also integrates AI-assisted targeting and radar-linked tracking to improve detection and engagement precision.

📹Celebra Tech

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⚡️🇮🇷🇺🇸 The IRGC is threatening direct retaliation against U.S. forces after recent American strikes on Iranian oil tankers in the Gulf.

According to Iranian state-linked statements, the Revolutionary Guard warned that “one U.S. military base or ship” will be targeted every time Washington attacks an Iranian tanker.

The threat comes amid escalating tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, where recent clashes have already involved missile launches, drone attacks, and naval confrontations between U.S. and Iranian forces.

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#Iran #USA #IRGC #Hormuz #MiddleEast #BreakingNews #USNavy #Geopolitics #Oil #Military #PersianGulf #NavalWarfare #WorldNews #Defense #Security #GlobalWarWatch

[Iran Observer @IranObserver0]

⚡️BREAKING

IRGC statement on U.S. strikes against Iranian oil tankers:

"From now on, we will Strike one of the US military Bases or Ships in the region every time the United States carries out an Airstrike against an Iranian Oil Tanker"

[Global War Watch @Global_WarWatch]

🇲🇽⚠️ A new video allegedly from forces loyal to “Mayito Flaco” claims they have taken control of San Ignacio, Sinaloa after months of brutal fighting against Los Chapitos-aligned gunmen under “Rene 00.”

San Ignacio has been one of the key flashpoints in the internal Sinaloa Cartel war, with heavy clashes reported between the Cabrera faction tied to Mayito Flaco and Chapitos forces.

If the claim is confirmed, it would mark a major territorial setback for Los Chapitos in southern Sinaloa and could reshape control routes in the region.

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#Mexico #Sinaloa #Cartel #Narco #LosChapitos #MayitoFlaco #BreakingNews #DrugWar #CJNG #OrganizedCrime #LatinAmerica #Security #CartelWar #Narcos #Geopolitics #GlobalWarWatch

[All Source News @All_Source_News]

Video from Mayito Flaco stating they now control San Ignacio, Sinaloa. This town saw months of intense violence between Rene 00 of Los Chapitos against Cabreras of Mayito Flaco, if confirmed that San Ignacio is now with MF, that would be a significant loss for Los Chapitos.

Source: @ELNAYARITA8248

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A prom photo session in Brownsville, Tennessee turned deadly after gunfire erupted, leaving 1 person dead and 4 others injured.

Authorities say the shooting happened while students and families were gathered taking prom photos. Multiple victims were transported for treatment as investigators continue searching for answers.

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#Tennessee #Brownsville #BreakingNews #Shooting #CrimeNews #PublicSafety #USNews #Violence #Prom #LawEnforcement #Developing #Emergency #NewsAlert #UnitedStates #GlobalWarWatch

[AZ Intel @AZ_Intel_]

UPDATE: 1 killed, 4 injured in Brownsville, Tennessee shooting during prom photo session.

https://t.co/Sb1nYwNlbO

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🧠⚠️ The information war is becoming just as important as the battlefield itself.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Iranian-linked networks are flooding social media with AI-generated propaganda videos designed to exploit political divisions in the United States and shape perceptions of the conflict.

Many of the clips use humor, pop culture, and viral “Lego-style” animations to blur the line between entertainment and psychological operations — with some reportedly reaching millions of views online.

Experts warn the strategy is aimed less at convincing people of one narrative and more at creating confusion, emotional reactions, and distrust in traditional media.

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#Iran #AI #Propaganda #InformationWar #CyberWarfare #Disinformation #PsyOps #SocialMedia #Geopolitics #MiddleEast #ArtificialIntelligence #OSINT #DigitalWarfare #BreakingNews #GlobalWarWatch

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Iran is gaining ground in the information war with a succession of viral AI-made videos that aim to widen divisions in the U.S. and blur the line between entertainment and propaganda. https://t.co/ZdgR1OgA8a

[Global War Watch @Global_WarWatch]

🇹🇼🇨🇳 Taiwan says it detected 8 PLA aircraft sorties, 6 PLAN vessels, and 2 Chinese official ships operating around the island by 6 a.m. local time.

According to Taiwan’s defense ministry, all 8 aircraft crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s central, southwestern, and eastern ADIZ zones before ROC Armed Forces responded and monitored the activity.

Military pressure around the Taiwan Strait continues to intensify as Beijing sustains near-daily operations near the island.

Read more: Taiwan Ministry of National Defense

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#Taiwan #China #PLA #PLAN #TaiwanStrait #ADIZ #ROCAF #Military #Geopolitics #IndoPacific #AsiaPacific #BreakingNews #Defense #WorldNews #Security #GlobalWarWatch

[國防部 Ministry of National Defense, ROC(Taiwan) 🇹🇼 @MoNDefense]

8 sorties of PLA aircraft, 6 PLAN vessels and 2 official ships operating around Taiwan detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 8 out of 8 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s central, southwestern and eastern part ADIZ. #ROCArmedForces have monitored the situation and responded.