Mimano Kimunyi

'There's a tide in the affairs of men. Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.' #W.S. Political Science student, Amazed by Tech, Building my Nation KE

[Mimano Kimunyi @mimanos]

One of the best analysis I have read on why US bases aren't coming back to West Asia, thank you@imetatronink for sharing

https://t.co/Z8BUvZjBTb

[Billene ቢልለኔ Aster Seyoum @BilleneSeyoum]

The ‘New Spirit of Africa’ - Ethiopian Airlines building its new home! 🇪🇹

[Ryan Rozbiani @RyanRozbiani]

OH HOW THE TABLES HAVE TURNED

🇮🇷 U.K., France, Germany, Italy Offer Iran Sanctions Relief

The four powers now say they are ready to lift sanctions and work directly with Iran and the IAEA. Months of pressure failed, so the West is asking for talks.

Iran held the line and the leverage shifted. That is what standing firm looks like.

[Elijah J. Magnier 🇪🇺 @ejmalrai]

Two main losers of the US-Iranian framework agreement and the end of the war in Lebanon imposed by Iran:

Israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu
Lebanese president Joseph Aoun.

[Barça Worldwide @BarcaWorldwide]

SPEED: "Portugal will win the World Cup."

Zlatan: "That's enough free speech for today."

😭😭😭

[Elena Valkova @TheElenaValkova]

So, the biolabs are officially confirmed. Perhaps Russia is right about other stuff as well? Bucha? The root causes of the war? Broken agreements, empty promises, a carefully orchestrated coup, planning and preparing for years, so some people can get even richer on top of Ukrainian and Russian graves.

It’ll all come out. The whole ugly truth. But it’ll be too late when the realisations come. It already is. Lots of narratives will suddenly shift when it all falls apart. Ukraine’s in for the worst awakening.

[Shehbaz Sharif @CMShehbaz]

We are closer to a peace deal than ever before. With finalisation likely expected in the next 24 hours, Pakistan is preparing for the electronic signing of the peace deal immediately after, followed by technical level talks next week.

We would like to thank United States of America and Islamic Republic of Iran for their ongoing commitment during the negotiations, and we extend our sincere appreciation to our brothers in the region for their support. We are confident that this historic peace deal will form a strong foundation for lasting peace.

@realDonaldTrump
@JDVance
@SecRubio
@SteveWitkoff
@SEPeaceMissions
@drpezeshkian
@araghchi

[The Cradle @TheCradleMedia]

Iranian negotiators enlist psychologists to tailor diplomatic communications for President Trump
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Iranian negotiators involved in ongoing peace talks with Washington have recently integrated senior psychologists into their diplomatic team to review all communications intended for US President Donald Trump, believing him to be "legitimately mentally ill" and operating in a "mentally incapacitated" state.

According to investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill, who cited Iranian sources during a 12 June "Breaking Points" podcast episode, these experts were added to the team a few weeks ago to help navigate what the Iranians describe as a clinical challenge.

By developing a psychological profile of the President, the negotiators have begun "catering" their messages—running them past the psychologists before delivery through mediators—to better suit his perceived mental state.

Sources indicate this approach, which treats the President essentially as a "patient," has already yielded progress in negotiations.

This "clinical diplomacy" comes as Trump faces renewed scrutiny regarding his physical and mental fitness as he approaches his 80th birthday.

Recent reports of him dozing off during meetings and exhibiting various physical symptoms have heightened international concerns, leading the Iranian team to adopt this unconventional, medically-informed strategy for their high-stakes diplomatic interactions.

[Trita Parsi @tparsi]

I have fought the neocons and warmongers in Washington for more than 25 years. Throughout, they have tried to silence, discredit, slander, and cancel me. Only recently, however, have they tried to deport me.

At least, that appears to have been the aim of a hit piece in Bari Weiss’s The Free Press, which claimed that Marco Rubio’s State Department was “investigating” me for allegedly seeking to “undermine the U.S.”—presumably because of my opposition to war with Iran.

Yet just hours later, the State Department issued a statement to reporters clarifying that “the State Department has no plans to revoke the green card of Mr. Parsi at this time.” Nor did it provide any confirmation for the central premise of the Free Press story—that an investigation of me existed in the first place.

So here’s what I think happened.

Read the full piece on my Substack: https://t.co/bjh5aEoLnL

[Iran Screenshot @iranscreenshot]

Mr. Khamenei, you left?

''We're glad''

[DNI Tulsi Gabbard @DNIGabbard]

Today, I’m releasing never before seen intelligence revealing new evidence of past US government funding for more than 120 biolabs in over 30 countries, including Ukraine.

In support of President Trump‘s Executive Order to end federal funding of dangerous gain of function research around the world, and increase transparency and accountability, ODNI will continue working with partners across the Administration to identify where these labs are, what pathogens they contain, and what “research” is being conducted.

https://t.co/pLMD0krc69

[Will Schryver @imetatronink]

‼️ My interpretation: Iran delivered multiple severely damaging strikes last night against US bases in the region.

Trump's initial impulse was to escalate even further ... but the Pentagon refused because they are afraid.

And therefore Trump had to concoct a new TACO lie.

[Mimano Kimunyi @mimanos]

Deep, Thucydides trap it is

[Esmaeil Baqaei @IRIMFA_SPOX]

"The great error of nearly all studies of war, an error into which all socialists have fallen, has been to consider war as an episode in foreign politics, when it is especially an act of interior politics, and the most atrocious act of all", so observed the French philosopher Simone Weil.

From this perspective, targetting the drinking-water tanks in Sirik, southern Iran, strips the mask from the true nature of the power; a power that has spent decades cloaking itself in the language of 'human rights', 'international order', and 'moral responsibility' reveals its essence when it deliberately destroys the drinking water of Iranians. In that moment, it does not merely attack a target — it strikes at the very foundation of the noble narrative it has built about itself.

Empires do not fall when their enemies grow stronger; they fall when they can no longer sustain the bridge between what they proclaim and what they do.

The moment of decline is not the collapse of city walls; it is the collapse of the credibility of words that have long concealed reality. What remains is what T.S. Eliot so hauntingly described:
"Shape without form, shade without colour, paralysed force, gesture without motion."

[COMBATE |🇵🇷 @upholdreality]

Tucker Carlson:

"The Iran war has taught us that the United States is not sovereign. The people you elect aren't even in charge."

[Mimano Kimunyi @mimanos]

Security management is becoming scary

How Israel’s AI surveillance breakthrough in Iran is reshaping global intelligence | Ctech https://t.co/kELpDlGXei

[George T. Diano @georgediano]

Tomorrow we are supporting Mexico 🇲🇽 so that South Africa 🇿🇦 can go back home early to protect their jobs.

[Ⓝⓖ'ⓞⓡⓞⓡⓘⓔⓣ🐐🇰🇪 @baroswahjr]

His calmness and strategy should be studied 😂

90+ mins winner

[Seyed Abbas Araghchi @araghchi]

Despite its defeats on the battlefield, the U.S. opted to test our determination.

Our Powerful Armed Forces will leave no attack or threat unanswered.

Leave our region if you want to be safe.

History of the Persian Gulf has many chapters on dire fates of intruding outsiders.

[Esmaeil Baqaei @IRIMFA_SPOX]

Calm down, Mr. prime minister @ediramaal.

It was YOU, sir, who started this. So...you should 'face the music'!

It would be wiser to show some respect for the intelligence and judgment of your own people, as a nation of rich culture and proud history. They are perceptive enough to distinguish truth from falsehood. If you choose to sell your national sovereignty, that is your decision. You do not owe us an explanation. But when confronted by the outrage and criticism of your own public, please do not use others as a convenient scapegoat to evade accountability. Instead of writing a lengthy pamphlet filled with hackneyed baseless accusations against Iran, take a moment to listen to your own people who are chanting in the streets:
"Jo korrupsionit!"
"Duam drejtësi!"
"Rama ik!"

[RT @RT_com]

Iran's national football team heading to training in Tijuana ahead of the World Cup

The escort could easily be mistaken for a scene from SICARIO

Mexican authorities have reportedly deployed around 300 National Guard and military personnel to secure the team's stay