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Why US War Strategy on Iran is a Vacuum?

Here's why experts say this war lacks a coherent strategy 🧵:

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JUST IN: 🇮🇷 Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi holds calls with UK, France, Turkey, Qatar and Pakistan officials after missile strikes on Israel.

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JUST IN: 🇮🇱🇱🇧 President Trump says he had a call with Israel & Hezbollah who both agreed to a complete ceasefire.

"They agreed that all shooting will stop…Israel will not attack them, and they will not attack Israel."

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JUST IN: ⚡️AIR DEFENCE ACTIVITY REPORTED NEAR IRAN'S QESHM ISLAND -MEHR

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⚡️JUST IN: 🇺🇦🇷🇺 Ukrainian President Zelensky says Russia preparing a "new massive strike" following hypersonic missile attack near Kyiv.

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BREAKING: ⚡🇮🇱🇵🇸 A young female was shot in the head by an Israeli sniper right before her wedding.

Israel is killing innocent civilians with impunity as if animals have even more rights than Palestinians.

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Why US War Strategy on Iran is a Vacuum?

Here's why experts say this war lacks a coherent strategy 🧵:

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🇶🇦Qatar's Prime Minister says that Iran should not use the Strait of Hormuz to 'blackmail' Gulf countries.

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JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇮🇷 US Military says it is blocking more than 70 tankers from entering or leaving Iranian ports.

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The White House starts releasing UFO files today. Pilot testimonies coming. Possibly one new video. The full library drops later in weekly batches.

AARO's former director says there's "nothing shocking" in the files. Most sightings are mundane heat signatures.

Polymarket bettors give only 5% odds the US confirms aliens exist by end of May.

With the Iran war dragging and allies furious, Trump needs a distraction. UFO files are perfect. The story will stretch for months. Exactly as planned.

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The U.S. blockade has trapped a staggering amount of Iranian oil. According to a recent statement from CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper, more than 70 commercial vessels are currently being prevented from entering or leaving Iranian ports.

Here is the breakdown of the numbers from that announcement:

Trapped Oil: These ships are carrying over 166 million barrels of crude oil.

Equivalent Value: At market prices, this stranded oil is worth an estimated $13 billion plus.

Blockade Escalation: This milestone was reached as U.S. forces recently turned away the 42nd vessel attempting to violate the blockade.

A Pentagon official described the blockade as "strangling" the regime's primary source of income. But for now, billions of dollars worth of oil is sitting in tankers, unable to reach the market.

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JUST IN: ⚡️Iranian foreign minister claims Iran’s missile inventory is at “120 percent” of what it was before the U.S. military operation began.

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Iran's foreign minister just called the CIA's bluff.

The US intelligence community says Iran has about 70% of its pre-war missiles left. Araghchi says the real number is 120%. He also claims Iran's "readiness to defend our people" is 1,000%.

What this means: Iran is signaling it's still a fighting force. Not degraded. Not desperate. Stockpiles higher than when the war started. Launchers rebuilt. Factories still humming.

The backdrop: This comes as the US and Iran fight over who breached the ceasefire first. Iran launched missiles at a US warship on May 7. The US struck back adventure" over diplomacy.

The bottom line: The war isn't over. The Strait is still contested. Iran is still standing. Tehran's message is clear: bombs didn't break us.

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JUST IN:⚡️ UAE 🇦🇪 says Iran 🇮🇷launched 2 missiles and 3 drones which resulted in 3 moderate injuries.

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UAE says Iran launched 2 missiles and 3 drones in the latest attack. Three people injured. The strikes hit civilian infrastructure in Fujairah, including an oil facility.

This is part of a broader escalation. Over 500 ballistic missiles and 2,000 drones intercepted since the war began. Monday's attack involved 12 ballistic missiles, 3 cruise missiles, and 4 UAVs.

The numbers don't always line up—some reports suggest 15 missiles in the same timeframe. Iran denies launching the strikes, calling the claims "baseless" and warning the UAE about hosting US and Israeli assets.

The ceasefire is cracking. Project Freedom, the US initiative to guide vessels through the Strait, began Monday. Hours later, Iran fired on US warships. Now the UAE is catching the blowback again.

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Reform UK just blew up British politics. 470+ seats. Multiple councils. Labour lost 320.

Farage says left-right is dead. Starmer admits it "really hurt."

Voters are furious—taxes, immigration, broken promises. They handed Farage the mandate. Now Labour has to figure out if it can survive.

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US Navy destroyers came under Iranian fire while transiting the Strait on May 7, triggering retaliatory strikes that lit up the coastline.

Footage shows American tankers overhead and intense explosions along Iran's southern shore. The US hit missile launch sites, command centers and radar nodes in Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island, which Iranian state TV confirmed was targeted.

CENTCOM says its ships were not hit. Iran claims it inflicted "significant damage" on the attackers.

With the ceasefire still technically in place, both sides are now accusing each other of violations while refusing to claim they started this round. The Strait is closed, the oil is stuck, and the bombs are falling again.

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Huw Irranca-Davies, Labour's Deputy First Minister, told the BBC the party won’t be in a position to form the next Welsh Government. Counting is still underway but he said it's "quite clear" voters have rallied behind Plaid Cymru to stop Reform UK.

If confirmed, this ends Labour's 104-year unbeaten run in Wales and 27 years of Senedd rule. First Minister Eluned Morgan's seat in Ceredigion Penfro is also at risk.

The new 96-seat Senedd under proportional representation makes a majority tough for anyone. But the message from Wales is clear: after more than a century, voters wanted change.

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Reform UK has seized control of Essex County Council, breaking the Conservatives' 25‑year grip on one of England's largest local authorities.

The party has won 28 seats so far, with more than a dozen likely to follow. Reform has already swept every seat in Rochford and taken 11 in Basildon. Tory heavyweights in charge of adult social care, environment, and culture have lost their seats.

This wasn't just about Essex. Reform has gained 388 councillors across England, while Labour lost 258 and the Tories lost 159. Farage called it a "historic change in British politics," adding: "Forget left‑right—it is gone, it is out of the window, it's finished".

The mandate is clear. Voters fed up with potholes, council tax hikes, and two‑tier government have handed Farage a platform to fight Labour's planned reorganisation of Essex into five unitary councils—a fight he says he'll take straight to Westminster. After this result, he'll be harder to ignore.

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@WeichAndre @RT_com Well buddy, in the war, nothing remains classified.

Also, intelligence works through contacts, not on our remote locations.

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Two US-sanctioned vessels—the VLCC Yuri and the tanker Niki—successfully crossed the Strait of Hormuz Friday night despite the US naval blockade .

Why it matters:

· The Yuri was loaded at Kharg Island, passed Larak Island after going dark for days, and is now headed to international waters .
· The Niki also slipped out, reportedly passing the blockade line before any interception .
· CENTCOM claims 34 non-Iranian vessels have been allowed to transit—but sanctioned Iranian tankers are the specific targets of the blockade .

The blockade is tightening, but these two made it through. Tehran is testing Washington's resolve—and so far, the US hasn't stopped them.