US President Donald Trump declared that the ceasefire with Iran is effectively over, stating, "I think the ceasefire with Iran is over; I do not want to deal with this scum anymore," during his remarks at the NATO summit in Ankara, Türkiye, on July 8.
When asked whether diplomatic talks would resume, the President remarked that Iran "can talk" but emphasised that doing so would be “wasting their time.”
His comments come after the US military conducted a new wave of strikes against more than 80 targets across Iran in the early hours of July 8 in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed.
The United States is playing with fire in Iran. Continued escalation, instead of rational diplomacy, has risks that could become catastrophic.
The only reason why we have not seen the US/Iran War turn in to an economic catastrophe is because Iran has CHOSEN to allow it to be so.
Iran has ALWAYS had immense escalation dominance. The Bab al-Mandeb. Undersea cables. Gulf infrastructure. Each one of these would send the global economy off a cliff.
Is that in Iran's best interest right now? No, because they believe they are winning.
... But what happens if they determine they are losing?
IRAN's IRGC Statement on Strikes on U.S. Bases in Kuwait and Bahrain
THIS WAS THE FIRST STAGE
Vital infrastructure and important facilities at American bases in Kuwait and Bahrain have been struck
The statement of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps following the treaty-breaking and aggression of the child-killing American army is as follows:
In the name of God, Vanquisher of Tyrants
"Fight them; God will punish them by your hands, disgrace them, grant you victory over them, and heal the hearts of a believing people."
🔸 Noble nation of Iran, generous and struggling nation of Iraq; well done to you, believing, discerning, and faithful people, who through your sense of timing and a funeral procession unmatched in world history, displayed to the world the worth and station of divine guardianship and the deep mutual love between the people and the Islamic ruler in the manner of the Commander of the Faithful (peace be upon him), and with your slogans reminded all that the cost of transgressing against the religious authority and the guardianship of the jurist of Muslims will be very heavy.
🔸 Although this glorious funeral procession, especially the 23 hours of loving mourning in the intense heat of the beloved land of Iraq, terrified the palace-dwelling arrogant powers and drove them to a hasty reaction against this display of the people's power, the treaty-breaking America, trampling on all its commitments, once again attacked numerous points in the southern coastal provinces of Iran and, in an anti-popular act, targeted two bridges in the eastern provinces leading toward holy Mashhad, in order to overshadow the news of this unmatched epic and hide this inspiring event from the eyes of the world's people, unaware that these crimes will make the world's people more awake and more determined to play their role in the struggle against the Great Satan.
🔸 The warriors of Islam will not leave the aggressions of the child-killing American army unanswered.
🔸 In the first stage of the punitive response against the American treaty-breakers, the warriors of the IRGC Navy and Aerospace Force, in a joint missile and drone operation, an hour after the enemy's attacks on various parts of the country, pounded the vital infrastructure and important facilities of two colonial bases of the American occupiers at Arifjan and Ali Al Salem in Kuwait and Jufair and Sheikh Isa in Bahrain.
🔸 The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warns the child-killing American army that if aggression is repeated, our crushing responses will extend to other American bases in the region.
And victory is only from God, the Mighty, the Wise
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Tir 18 / 1405
About one-third of the world, including Iran’s 90 million people, live under crippling US sanctions.
So under the current order, the US gets to crush foreign economies at will. By contrast, Iran is not allowed to use its own economic coercion over the Strait of Hormuz to raise money for the damage caused by an unprovoked US-Israeli war of aggression, and to help ensure one doesn’t happen again.
And the entire region, already hurt by decades of US-Israeli wars, has to suffer the consequences.
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IRAN's IRGC Statement on Strikes on U.S. Bases in Kuwait and Bahrain
THIS WAS THE FIRST STAGE
Vital infrastructure and important facilities at American bases in Kuwait and Bahrain have been struck
The statement of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps following the treaty-breaking and aggression of the child-killing American army is as follows:
In the name of God, Vanquisher of Tyrants
"Fight them; God will punish them by your hands, disgrace them, grant you victory over them, and heal the hearts of a believing people."
🔸 Noble nation of Iran, generous and struggling nation of Iraq; well done to you, believing, discerning, and faithful people, who through your sense of timing and a funeral procession unmatched in world history, displayed to the world the worth and station of divine guardianship and the deep mutual love between the people and the Islamic ruler in the manner of the Commander of the Faithful (peace be upon him), and with your slogans reminded all that the cost of transgressing against the religious authority and the guardianship of the jurist of Muslims will be very heavy.
🔸 Although this glorious funeral procession, especially the 23 hours of loving mourning in the intense heat of the beloved land of Iraq, terrified the palace-dwelling arrogant powers and drove them to a hasty reaction against this display of the people's power, the treaty-breaking America, trampling on all its commitments, once again attacked numerous points in the southern coastal provinces of Iran and, in an anti-popular act, targeted two bridges in the eastern provinces leading toward holy Mashhad, in order to overshadow the news of this unmatched epic and hide this inspiring event from the eyes of the world's people, unaware that these crimes will make the world's people more awake and more determined to play their role in the struggle against the Great Satan.
🔸 The warriors of Islam will not leave the aggressions of the child-killing American army unanswered.
🔸 In the first stage of the punitive response against the American treaty-breakers, the warriors of the IRGC Navy and Aerospace Force, in a joint missile and drone operation, an hour after the enemy's attacks on various parts of the country, pounded the vital infrastructure and important facilities of two colonial bases of the American occupiers at Arifjan and Ali Al Salem in Kuwait and Jufair and Sheikh Isa in Bahrain.
🔸 The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warns the child-killing American army that if aggression is repeated, our crushing responses will extend to other American bases in the region.
And victory is only from God, the Mighty, the Wise
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Tir 18 / 1405
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Asia is entering a defining phase of acceleration — where influence is moving fast across geopolitics, markets and technology. From shifting power dynamics and evolving growth pathways to rapid digital expansion, the region is shaping the forces that will define the global economy.
Reuters NEXT Asia brings together leaders in Singapore — at the heart of this momentum — to interpret change, connect the signals and bring the forces shaping Asia’s trajectory into focus.
Powered by Reuters’ award-winning global newsroom, Reuters NEXT Asia delivers trusted, independent intelligence, connecting these dynamics into one strategic picture and equipping leaders to understand where influence is building, how it is moving and what it means for what comes next.
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President Trump’s struggle to extricate himself from the unpopular Iran war has hit a new roadblock with the latest exchange of attacks between the two sides, leaving him with few good options and a faltering cease-fire
@saif_aldareei President Trump’s struggle to extricate himself from the unpopular Iran war has hit a new roadblock with the latest exchange of attacks between the two sides, leaving him with few good options and a faltering ceasefire.
@Pablo_cro ❗️ SECOND WAVE OF IRANIAN MISSILES CROSSES THE GULF as Iran VOWS 'SEVERE PUNISHMENT' against the US
DEAFENING EXPLOSIONS SHAKE BAHRAIN as INTERCEPTORS & BLASTS rattle the area
IRAN's IRGC Statement on Strikes on U.S. Bases in Kuwait and Bahrain
THIS WAS THE FIRST STAGE
Vital infrastructure and important facilities at American bases in Kuwait and Bahrain have been struck
The statement of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps following the treaty-breaking and aggression of the child-killing American army is as follows:
In the name of God, Vanquisher of Tyrants
"Fight them; God will punish them by your hands, disgrace them, grant you victory over them, and heal the hearts of a believing people."
🔸 Noble nation of Iran, generous and struggling nation of Iraq; well done to you, believing, discerning, and faithful people, who through your sense of timing and a funeral procession unmatched in world history, displayed to the world the worth and station of divine guardianship and the deep mutual love between the people and the Islamic ruler in the manner of the Commander of the Faithful (peace be upon him), and with your slogans reminded all that the cost of transgressing against the religious authority and the guardianship of the jurist of Muslims will be very heavy.
🔸 Although this glorious funeral procession, especially the 23 hours of loving mourning in the intense heat of the beloved land of Iraq, terrified the palace-dwelling arrogant powers and drove them to a hasty reaction against this display of the people's power, the treaty-breaking America, trampling on all its commitments, once again attacked numerous points in the southern coastal provinces of Iran and, in an anti-popular act, targeted two bridges in the eastern provinces leading toward holy Mashhad, in order to overshadow the news of this unmatched epic and hide this inspiring event from the eyes of the world's people, unaware that these crimes will make the world's people more awake and more determined to play their role in the struggle against the Great Satan.
🔸 The warriors of Islam will not leave the aggressions of the child-killing American army unanswered.
🔸 In the first stage of the punitive response against the American treaty-breakers, the warriors of the IRGC Navy and Aerospace Force, in a joint missile and drone operation, an hour after the enemy's attacks on various parts of the country, pounded the vital infrastructure and important facilities of two colonial bases of the American occupiers at Arifjan and Ali Al Salem in Kuwait and Jufair and Sheikh Isa in Bahrain.
🔸 The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warns the child-killing American army that if aggression is repeated, our crushing responses will extend to other American bases in the region.
And victory is only from God, the Mighty, the Wise
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Tir 18 / 1405
The United States is playing with fire in Iran. Continued escalation, instead of rational diplomacy, has risks that could become catastrophic.
The only reason why we have not seen the US/Iran War turn in to an economic catastrophe is because Iran has CHOSEN to allow it to be so.
Iran has ALWAYS had immense escalation dominance. The Bab al-Mandeb. Undersea cables. Gulf infrastructure. Each one of these would send the global economy off a cliff.
Is that in Iran's best interest right now? No, because they believe they are winning.
... But what happens if they determine they are losing?
About one-third of the world, including Iran’s 90 million people, live under crippling US sanctions.
So under the current order, the US gets to crush foreign economies at will. By contrast, Iran is not allowed to use its own economic coercion over the Strait of Hormuz to raise money for the damage caused by an unprovoked US-Israeli war of aggression, and to help ensure one doesn’t happen again.
And the entire region, already hurt by decades of US-Israeli wars, has to suffer the consequences.
About one-third of the world, including Iran’s 90 million people, live under crippling US sanctions.
So under the current order, the US gets to crush foreign economies at will. By contrast, Iran is not allowed to use its own economic coercion over the Strait of Hormuz to raise money for the damage caused by an unprovoked US-Israeli war of aggression, and to help ensure one doesn’t happen again.
And the entire region, already hurt by decades of US-Israeli wars, has to suffer the consequences.
The United States is playing with fire in Iran. Continued escalation, instead of rational diplomacy, has risks that could become catastrophic.
The only reason why we have not seen the US/Iran War turn in to an economic catastrophe is because Iran has CHOSEN to allow it to be so.
Iran has ALWAYS had immense escalation dominance. The Bab al-Mandeb. Undersea cables. Gulf infrastructure. Each one of these would send the global economy off a cliff.
Is that in Iran's best interest right now? No, because they believe they are winning.
... But what happens if they determine they are losing?
About one-third of the world, including Iran’s 90 million people, live under crippling US sanctions.
So under the current order, the US gets to crush foreign economies at will. By contrast, Iran is not allowed to use its own economic coercion over the Strait of Hormuz to raise money for the damage caused by an unprovoked US-Israeli war of aggression, and to help ensure one doesn’t happen again.
And the entire region, already hurt by decades of US-Israeli wars, has to suffer the consequences.
About one-third of the world, including Iran’s 90 million people, live under crippling US sanctions.
So under the current order, the US gets to crush foreign economies at will. By contrast, Iran is not allowed to use its own economic coercion over the Strait of Hormuz to raise money for the damage caused by an unprovoked US-Israeli war of aggression, and to help ensure one doesn’t happen again.
And the entire region, already hurt by decades of US-Israeli wars, has to suffer the consequences.
@aaronjmate ❗️ SECOND WAVE OF IRANIAN MISSILES CROSSES THE GULF as Iran VOWS 'SEVERE PUNISHMENT' against the US
DEAFENING EXPLOSIONS SHAKE BAHRAIN as INTERCEPTORS & BLASTS rattle the area