Fifty years ago, Kissinger said:Israel has no enemies, only public relations problems. Now Vance says Israel is internationally disliked.Something has profoundly changed over this half-century.Not in Israel in the rest of the world.And that change, sooner or later, reached Washington too.
The violation of the Lebanon ceasefire has brought the entire memorandum of understanding into crisis.
Closing the #Strait_of_Hormuz is a signal to Washington, not Tel Aviv. Iran's calculus is clear: Israel doesn't respond to diplomatic appeals, so pressuring Netanyahu directly is pointless.
The paradox of the US-Israel relationship: the dependent partner sets the terms. Israel relies entirely on American weapons and money, yet dictates the pace of war and peace. Trump wants out. Netanyahu wants escalation. The weaker partner keeps winning. That's not an alliance. It's a reverse #HostageSituation
When the cost of continuing the war exceeds the cost of admitting #Defeat, peace is no longer a moral choice. It becomes an economic necessity. That's exactly where they stand now.
@JollyRogerFlag
$300 billion could have wiped out student debt for millions of Americans. Could have ended homelessness. Instead, it's rebuilding what American bombs destroyed. This isn't about Iran. It's about a political machine that always finds money for war, but never for its own people.
Sport is usually an escape from politics. Iran's team did the opposite they brought politics not into the game, but into the conscience of every viewer. They didn't say we were attacked.They remembered 168 names.That's the difference between #Propaganda and #Truth.
This isn't a World Cup. It's the Trump Cup. Participation is determined by political alignment. Visas are weaponized. Staff are detained. The beautiful game is now a tool of political leverage.
#World_cup
If one side can sabotage diplomacy without consequence, every #agreement becomes temporary. Lasting peace requires accountability and restraint for those who undermine it. Until that changes, peace will remain a promise, not a reality
When a patron can't control its client, the client's actions end up hurting the patron. Israel bombed Beirut to sabotage the #deal, and Trump was forced to give Iran more concessions. An uncontrolled ally costs you twice.
Before talking about another war, answer one question:
What exactly did the last ones achieve?
Trillions spent.
Countless lives affected.
Entire regions destabilized.
Yet somehow, we're told to believe the next one will be differen!
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Trump's threat to strike "very hard tonight" and seize Kharg Island "in the future" reveals a gap between rhetoric and operational reality.
The Strait of Hormuz remains closed. The reported strike on Tehran didn't materialize. Instead, US bases were hit. This reflects the limits of a #zero_sum_game approach to the conflict (based on @SecScottBessent)
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Criticizing #inflation without discussing its root causes is like treating a fever while ignoring the infection. As John Mearsheimer argues, U.S.-led sanctions have played a major role in crippling Iran’s economy.
Iran's response wasn't just retaliation, it was a #StrategicDeclaration. The era of separate fronts is over. Dahiyeh, Gaza, Sanaa, Baghdad, and Tehran are now one equation. The enemy spent three years trying to prevent this moment. It just arrived
The undisputed superpower of the world in recent decades is now backing down after receiving a blow from Iran so as not to receive more blows. This is what the world's historical turn means!
Israel and Iran appear to be stepping back from the brink — for now.
After trading direct strikes for the first time since an April ceasefire, both sides have signaled a pause in military operations while warning that any new attack could trigger another round of retaliation.
The latest escalation began after Israeli strikes targeting Hezbollah-linked sites near Beirut. Iran responded with missile launches toward Israel, prompting Israeli retaliatory strikes inside Iran.
The flare-up is also threatening ongoing U.S.-Iran peace negotiations, with President Trump publicly pushing both sides to stop the fighting and pursue a ceasefire, @Max_Gorden reports.
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Iran's recent strike challenges the idea that the Strait of Hormuz can be isolated from events in Lebanon. Tehran aims to link two theaters that Washington prefers to keep separate a #strategic_doctrine designed to raise the cost of pressuring Hezbollah beyond the Lebanese arena.
They make you keep your child’s deployment a secret.
No protests even if they die.
And now they’re dying for Israel’s war.
Shameful.
#NoMoreWar#USMilitary
They make you keep your child’s deployment a secret.
No protests even if they die.
And now they’re dying for Israel’s war.
Shameful.
#NoMoreWar#USMilitary
They make you keep your child’s deployment a secret.
No protests even if they die.
And now they’re dying for Israel’s war.
Shameful.
#NoMoreWar#USMilitary
They make you keep your child’s deployment a secret.
No protests even if they die.
And now they’re dying for Israel’s war.
Shameful.
#NoMoreWar#USMilitary
They make you keep your child’s deployment a secret.
No protests even if they die.
And now they’re dying for Israel’s war.
Shameful.
#NoMoreWar#USMilitary