Iraqi Shia militia of Sadr (anti-Iran) surrenders its arms to the Iraqi state.
All pro-Iran Shia militias, minus three, are also surrendering their arms to the Iraqi state.
And there are Americans who argue that Iran won the war while its proxies are fading away.
.@POTUS says an enriched uranium extraction op was considered prior to Epic Fury but it would have required a team on the ground for two weeks and he didn’t want to be Jimmy Carter.
Equipment would have needed to be flown in and Iran would have kept lobbing missiles. Reiterates surveillance covers the sites and downplays importance of going in to get it.
To mark the anniversary of Ayatollah Khomeini's passing in #Iran and Eid al-Ghadir, interim Friday Prayer imam of Tehran Hojatoleslam Mohammad Javad Haj Ali Akbari read out a statement from Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. Ali Khamenei used to deliver these speeches in person. Mojtaba is still in hiding but yet claims the U.S. and Israel suffered a humiliating defeat during the #IranWar.
Mojtaba then claims to compensate for this defeat, the U.S. and Israel are resorting to hybrid warfare to weaken the public's resilience and create miscalculations among officials.
This is a standard Khamenei speech--anti-American, anti-Israel at its core, sprinkled with conspiracy theories. Declarations of victory can be seen as setting the stage for an MOU or a diplomatic outcome but he makes no mention here of the diplomacy. Like his father did, he will likely seek to insulate and distance himself from any deal that's announced to later preserve his position.
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Deep divisions, competing agendas, and no clear path to compromise : Unpacking the complex power struggle shaping the Middle East. Watch the full analysis : Jerusalem Studio with @JonathanHessen@hahussain@rafael_bardaji
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Mr. @POTUS@realDonaldTrump, it’s not just the NYT that is the problem. TikTok — controlled by the Chinese Communist Party—is driving anti-American, pro-IranIan propaganda into millions of feeds.
It is warping Americans’ views of the Iran war.
.@POTUS: "I have to make a determination: do we sign a deal or do we do it the other way?"
NYP: "What will 'the other way' achieve?"
@POTUS: "Certainty. It would be over. There wouldn't be any bullshit... but I'd rather do it the nice way, from a humanitarian standpoint."
🚫 CLAIM: Iran is now claiming it has targeted a U.S. Navy destroyer in the Gulf of Oman.
✅ TRUTH: Iran is lying. U.S. military assets at sea continue to fly, sail, and operate safely and unimpeded.
🚫CLAIM: Iran claimed today that it did not attack the passenger terminal at Kuwait International Airport and damage was instead caused by a U.S. missile interceptor. Totally FALSE.
✅TRUTH: Iran struck the civilian airport with drones in a deliberate, calculated, and unjustified attack.
Every president has said a nuclear Iran is unacceptable. In 2023, the vast majority of Dems even voted for my resolution saying we must "use any means necessary" to prevent its nuclearization. At today's hearing with @SecRubio, I highlighted how the admin backs words with action.
Iran fired on Kuwait today 13 ballistic missiles and 17 explosive drones.
Kuwait has not thrown a pebble on Iran.
Let’s hear the “international law” brigade explain to us illegal wars.
Are we misreading Iran’s priorities?
Col. Joel Rayburn warns that Tehran will sacrifice everything just to keep Hezbollah alive and Western strategy is missing the mark.
Watch the full analysis on Jerusalem Studio with @JonathanHessen: https://t.co/2yPLlXUKub
President Trump’s red lines are the right ones:
- Open the Strait of Hormuz.
- Zero enrichment.
- Turn over enriched uranium.
- Stop funding terrorism.
Iran does not need enrichment for civilian nuclear energy. It needs enrichment for one thing: building a nuclear weapon.
Secretary Rubio and I discussed how to ensure Iran understands it can't cross those red lines.
“My brother Nabih Berri,” says regime insider and former IRGC commander Ghalibaf.
Berri is a longtime ally of Hezbollah and a key enabler of Iran’s influence in Lebanon.
Trump administration sanctioned his chief of staff. It should sanction Berri next.
While Iran’s economy is in free fall, the regime has chosen to co-opt digital asset technologies for its own corrupt agenda, including evading sanctions and transferring wealth out of the country. Iran’s current economic chaos is proof that @POTUS’ maximum pressure campaign has been a success. As promised, Treasury will continue to follow the money in support of Economic Fury, whether it is through the banking system or through digital assets, to prevent the regime from developing a nuclear weapon.