Sikander Gulzar ( سکندر گلزار)

Occasional Journalist| Risk Analyst at @Telus I💻 | Geopolitics Enthusiast 🌍 | Curious Mind | Passionate about Tech & Global Events. tg: @razerdogg

[Sikander Gulzar ( سکندر گلزار) @Sikander_gulzar]

إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا

[Ryan Grim @ryangrim]

Oh, this is unbelievable. The edit history on this tweet shows that Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif originally copied and pasted everything he was sent, including:

"*Draft - Pakistan's PM Message on X*"

Now, obviously, Sharif's own staff don't call him "Pakistan's PM," they would just call him prime minister. The U.S. and Israel, of course, would call him "Pakistan's PM."

Would be funny if the fate of the world wasn't hanging in the balance.

[TWZ @thewarzonewire]

Iran Rejects Ceasefire Deal

As Trump's deadline for making Iran into a "living hell" fast approaches, a chasm remains between the two foes on a way to even temporarily pause the war.

Updating live:
https://t.co/Yu3MGXfOJ1

[Ali Ahmadi @AliR_Ahmadi]

Here is what I think is happening based on available info: Trump TACOed on the Friday threat, is now sending Kushner and Witkoff to Pakistan and demanding Iran meet them there be the end of the week or he will start bombing the Iranian electric grid when the markets close on Friday.

Hes going to send Vance if there is an actual meeting cause he knows Kushner and Witkoff have no credibility anymore. He wants someone like Qalibaf to join as well to rationalize sending Vance.

They havent spoken to any Iranians, only exchanging tense messages through Egypt, Pakistan, Turkey and Oman. Iran hasnt agreed to any of this and would only consider talking to them if the US is offering a serious position with sanctions relief rather than the silly surrender demands they've put out so far.

[Global News Monitor @GlobalNewsMontr]

⚡Two people familiar with the matter told Reuters that the US is expected to send thousands of additional troops to the Middle East.

This war is not ending anytime soon…

[Al Jazeera Breaking News @AJENews]

BREAKING: US to temporarily lift sanctions on oil from Iran for 30 days

🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/31cruVZY4R

[Sikander Gulzar ( سکندر گلزار) @Sikander_gulzar]

Only Popalzai has the power to make it 29
#EidVibes

[Global News Monitor @GlobalNewsMontr]

⚡️ Iranian official tells Reuters: Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei rejects ceasefire proposals from two mediating countries - saying "this is not the right time for peace" and that Israel and the US must be defeated and pay compensation

[Craig Murray @CraigMurrayOrg]

Netanyahu is alive but invisible, whereas Iran's missiles have all been destroyed but still work.

[Kabir Taneja @KabirTaneja]

While most spotlight is on how Trump will stop this war, there are also three main reasons why #Iran would not mind continuing this war for some time. A short thread...🧵

[First Squawk @FirstSquawk]

Trump hoped that killing Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei would either cause the regime to collapse or push more moderate officials to cooperate with the U.S. Instead, his hard-line son Mojtaba Khamenei took power and vowed revenge, and no internal uprising has challenged the regime. Source: WSJ

[Sikander Gulzar ( سکندر گلزار) @Sikander_gulzar]

The Interim period ends. A new era of securitized Leadership begins.

[KHAMENEI.IR | فارسی @Khamenei_fa]

مجلس خبرگان رهبری ... مطابق وظیفه شرعی و اعتقاد به حضور در محضر خداوند متعال، در اجلاسیه فوق‌العاده امروز آیت‌الله سیدمجتبی حسینی خامنه‌ای (حفظه الله) را بر اساس رٱی قاطع نمایندگان محترم مجلس خبرگان رهبری به عنوان سومین رهبر نظام مقدس جمهوری اسلامی ایران، تعیین و معرفی می‌نماید.

[KHAMENEI.IR | فارسی @Khamenei_fa]

مجلس خبرگان رهبری ... مطابق وظیفه شرعی و اعتقاد به حضور در محضر خداوند متعال، در اجلاسیه فوق‌العاده امروز آیت‌الله سیدمجتبی حسینی خامنه‌ای (حفظه الله) را بر اساس رٱی قاطع نمایندگان محترم مجلس خبرگان رهبری به عنوان سومین رهبر نظام مقدس جمهوری اسلامی ایران، تعیین و معرفی می‌نماید.

[Drop Site @DropSiteNews]

💢 “Black rain” and “nuclear winter” effect reported in Tehran after Israeli strikes on oil facilities

▪️ Israeli strikes on oil depots around Tehran have released massive quantities of toxic hydrocarbons, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides. Mixed with rainwater, these chemicals are causing highly acidic precipitation that can cause skin burns and severe lung damage upon contact, according to Iranian authorities.

▪️ Dense plumes of black smoke from the Shahran and other refineries have blotted out the sun, plunging parts of the city into darkness and creating a "nuclear winter" effect, NYT reported. Authorities warned that these noxious fumes cause acute respiratory distress and eye irritation.

▪️ Oil-saturated rainwater has blanketed the city, leaving rooftops, balconies, and streets covered in a thick, murky black liquid and oily soot. This contamination poses a long-term risk of heavy metals like nickel and vanadium leaching into the soil and local water systems.

▪️ Environmental groups warn the pollution threatens migratory birds crossing the Persian Gulf. The "black rain" and smoke plumes can cause internal organ damage and destroy the insulating properties of bird feathers, leading to hypothermia and death.

The Iranian Red Crescent Society warned of the dangers of the rain, advising residents to protect themselves and to cover exposed food from oily soot particles. Officials said the rain is highly corrosive and could potentially damage civilian structures.

🎥 Day time in Iran (clip via @tparsi). CNN reports on “oil rain” below.

[Global News Monitor @GlobalNewsMontr]

⚡Iran's Fars News Agency, citing a source, reports that drone operations will increase by 20% and the use of super-heavy strategic missiles will double.

[Clash Report @clashreport]

These are just some of the faces and names of more than 100 children killed in a school in Minab, Iran by what is now appears to be U.S. airstrikes.

These children were aged 7-12.

[The Spectator Index @spectatorindex]

BREAKING: Iranian military says it is prepared for a long war

[Korobochka (コロボ) 🇦🇺✝️🇷🇺 @cirnosad]

The US has been bombing drawings of F-14s this entire time lol. The Iranians put their jets underground before the war began.

Trump thought he destroyed the entire Iranian air force.

It's a literally drawing. I can't believe it.

[Al Jazeera Breaking News @AJENews]

UPDATE: Most advanced weaponry still on the shelf, warns Iran

🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/ZxeJTcNE3e

[Clash Report @clashreport]

U.S. commanders across more than 30 military bases told troops the Iran war is part of “God’s plan” and linked it to “Armageddon.”

A commander said Trump was “anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon.”

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) says it has received over 110 similar complaints describing the war as “biblically-sanctioned” and a sign of the Christian “End Times.”

Source: Jonathan Larsen / Substack

[Global News Monitor @GlobalNewsMontr]

⚡️#BREAKING IRGC: “The enemy must know that their happy days are over, and that they will have no safety anywhere in the world, not even in their own homes.”