Going to re-thread this on the DNC hack and it's going to be long but important.
In 2022 @ProfMJCleveland and I peppered @GeorgiaTech with Open Records requests, and obtained indications that Clinton-connected researchers tied to the Alfa Bank hoax were more involved than known
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A senior Iranian official says that Trump's claim about contacting Iranian leadership to end tonight's airstrikes is false - State broadcaster IRIB
The official called the claim "cover for escaping a war against Iran."
Trump to FOX:
-Spoke directly with Iranian officials
-US jets flying over Tehran
-49 Tomahawk cruise missiles fired at Iran tonight
-Bombing will stop shortly
BREAKING: Trump tells FOX that the current campaign against Iran has ended after he talked to top Iranian leaders directly, warning that we will "bomb the shit out of them" tomorrow if they don't agree to a deal
The Strait of Hormuz has been closed for all ships regardless of type, according to Iran's military headquarters. -IRIB
Any ships trying to pass will be targeted
Prospects for a diplomatic breakthrough between Iran and the US have dimmed after a Qatari mediating delegation departed Tehran on with no progress in talks - NYT
🚨 BREAKING: US strikes on Iran have BEGUN, CENTCOM confirms
This comes amid countless reports of explosions in Iranian cities
Both President Trump and Pete Hegseth warned Iran they’d be getting “HIT HARD” tonight
Looks like they weren’t bluffing
BREAKING: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says CENTCOM “will be very busy tonight,” and that the United States will carry out heavy strikes on key Iranian facilities tonight.
Iran's Parliamentary National Security Commission spokesman Ebrahim Rezaei:
"In the 40-day war, Iran's territorial waters expanded. In the next war, perhaps Iran's land territory will expand."
Senior Iranian MP Ebrahim Azizi:
We're not afraid of fighting losers.
The number of American casualties is already far higher than Trump confirms, and it will rise.
This time, the war won't be limited to the region.
We'll see what happens!
BREAKING: US Energy Secretary Wright says he is not aware of the oil that President Trump claimed the US is taking out of Iran.
President Trump said the oil that the US has been taking out of Iran is a big reason as to why US oil prices have fallen toward $85/barrel.