Prince A Mishra

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[Vali Nasr @vali_nasr]

I write in @FT that Iran is playing the long game. In war, geography matters as much as technology. Iran commands the entire northern shore of the Gulf, looming large over energy fields on its southern shore and all that passes through its waters. Its Houthi allies are perched at the entrance to the Red Sea and along the passage to the Suez Canal; Iran is thus perfectly positioned to squeeze the global economy from both sides of the Arabian Peninsula. Those in command of Iran today are veterans of asymmetric wars in Iraq and Syria. They are now applying the same strategy to fighting the US on the battlefield of the global economy. Drones, short-range missiles and mines setting tankers and ports on fire can have the same effect IEDs had in Iraq, only with greater impact — disrupting global supply chains and sending oil prices higher.

Iran could sustain its counteroffensive more easily and for far longer. Furthermore, a ceasefire alone will not lift the shadow of risk that Iran has imposed over the Gulf, which is now experiencing its nightmare scenario. That is why Iranian leaders are saying they will not accept a ceasefire until Washington fully grasps the global economic cost of waging this war. Businesses, investors and tourists may not return to the Gulf states if they assume that war could resume again. Unless the US is prepared to invade Iran to remove the Islamic republic’s leaders and then stay there to ensure stability and security, confidence in the Gulf will only return if the US and Iran arrive at a durable ceasefire.

Iran says it will only accept a ceasefire with international guarantees for its sovereignty, which would probably mean a direct role for Russia and China. It may also demand compensation for war damages and a verifiable ceasefire in Lebanon. The US would then have to agree to some form of the nuclear deal it left on the table in Geneva in February and commit to lifting sanctions. Iran’s leaders entered this war with the goal of ensuring it will be the last one. Either it breaks them or radically changes the country’s circumstances. They are betting on surviving long enough and squeezing the global economy hard enough to realise that goal.

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[Rafael @FlickyCuler]

Sometimes Barcelona’s triangles are more satisfying than goals

[Prince A Mishra @Prince_A_Mishra]

@TeleFootball What's so bizarre about this ??

[Prince A Mishra @Prince_A_Mishra]

@MobiKwikSWAT would like to close and deactivate my account. No option on ur app for the same..Raised a ticket, kindly expedite ticket ID 25906985. Thanks.

[The Academy @TheAcademy]

Pay it backwards by giving credit where credit’s due. #Oscars

[The Kyiv Independent @KyivIndependent]

⚡️Boxer Usyk joins Territorial Defense Forces.

Ukrainian heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk will fight among the Territorial Defense Force in Kyiv.

[The Kyiv Independent @KyivIndependent]

Updated numbers of Russia's casualties and other losses as of Feb. 27, according to Ukraine's Defense Ministry.

[The Kyiv Independent @KyivIndependent]

⚡️Poland: EU should speed up Ukraine's path to membership.

“Candidate status should be granted immediately and membership talks should start immediately after,” President Duda said.

Ukraine should also get EU funds for reconstruction, he said. "This is what Ukraine deserves.”

[Ryan Evans @EvansRyan202]

"Britain pushes for blocking Russia from Swift payment system, while U.S. and Germany resist move"

Meanwhile Italy wants carve-outs for luxury goods. Belgium for diamonds.

Real leadership from DC would have meant working all this out before the invasion

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[Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦 @IAPonomarenko]

The Battle of Ukraine needs your assistance
https://t.co/HFENLrE5yt

[Trey Yingst @TreyYingst]

Kyiv is quiet right now. Not a single car on the road when I walked outside.

There are millions of innocent civilians here who do not want conflict.

There are no winners in war.

[total Barça @totalBarca]

In the good times and the bad.

[Prince A Mishra @Prince_A_Mishra]

@ReshadRahman_ Do well.

[FC Barcelona - Masia @FCBmasia]

🤩 @ANSUFATI IS BACK! 🤩

👏🏼 𝗠𝗔𝗗𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗟𝗔 𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗜𝗔 🏠

#ForçaBarça 💙❤️

[Prince A Mishra @Prince_A_Mishra]

Wow. Another Ukranian.. https://t.co/Ncs9VvuHXg

[total Barça @totalBarca]

Lightning does in fact strike twice.

[Prince A Mishra @Prince_A_Mishra]

@TeamYouTube hi. Paid the rental amount for a movie twice on #Youtube movies (g pay ; my bank account got debited twice) but cannot see movie in 'purchased'. Can u help with a refund? Your help interface is rather pathetic @YouTubeIndia Thanks ..

[Prerna Singh Bindra PhD 🐘🐅🐾 @prernabindra]

This is insanity. Strict action MUST be taken, but that won't undo the damage...
heart breaking

[Reuters Science News @ReutersScience]

Humans have degraded or destroyed roughly two-thirds of the world’s original tropical rainforest cover, new data reveals – raising alarm that a key natural buffer against climate change is quickly vanishing https://t.co/OYWqce3rUs