patricia guillot

[Oman Observer 🇴🇲 @OmanObserver]

The Sultanate of Oman has summoned Mousa Farhang, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Sultanate of Oman, to hand him a formal note of protest following the targeting of sites in the Governorates of Musandam and Al Wusta by unmanned aerial vehicles.

The note of protest was handed over by Shaikh Khalid bin Hashil al Musalhi, Undersecretary of the Foreign Ministry for Administrative and Financial Affairs, when he received the Iranian Ambassador in Muscat today.

During the meeting, Shaikh Al Musalhi voiced the Sultanate of Oman’s profound dismay at these irresponsible acts, underscoring the imperative of adhering to the provisions of state sovereignty, good neighbourliness, non-interference in internal affairs and respect for the established norms and moral principles that bind the relations between the two neighbouring countries and their peoples.

[MoFA وزارة الخارجية @mofauae]

UAE Strongly Condemns Renewed Iranian Hostile Attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan, and Oman

[patricia guillot @patguillot]

Gulf states condemn Iran's latest attacks on the region https://t.co/OslAKYKFvh

[Critical Threats @criticalthreats]

NEW I Iran is threatening the resumption of large-scale conflict by striking civilian vessels and the Gulf states to try to achieve permanent control over the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s attacks illustrate that Iran views control over the strait as its primary strategic deterrent and that Iran is unlikely to abandon its efforts to control the strait in response to opposition from the Gulf states. (1/5)

[Amit Segal @AmitSegal]

For the second night in a row the US struck Iranian targets, and for the second night in a row Iran retaliated against US targets in the Gulf. Despite his declaration that the MoU is “dead,” Donald Trump has reportedly told his advisers that he will not “resume the war“ unless Iran kills US servicemembers.

Assuming Iran refrains from crossing Trump’s line, that still leaves quite a bit of escalation ladder to climb before it pays the ultimate price. The regime’s willingness to attack ships in the strait—fully aware it would trigger US retaliation—reveals its strategy. It can absorb a few strikes now and then; what it cannot survive is losing control of the strait.

Over the past month, the Israeli defense establishment tried to find a scenario in which something good might come out of the bad situation in Iran. They thought and thought, scratched their heads, and then said: maybe a Sadat will rise in Iran, abandon missiles and nuclear weapons, offer peace to Israel, and economic cooperation to the US. That is how faint the hope was. One of Trump’s close associates said something similar: maybe, he tried to convince his Iranian interlocutors, you will realize that instead of collecting pennies for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, you will make huge money on oil after giving up the nuclear program and having sanctions lifted.

Well, much to everyone’s surprise, it turns out there is no Sadat for peace in Iran yet, nor a Roosevelt for economic development. The fanatics won, as usual. They inhaled the reports in the American and Israeli media about their own colossal, historic victory, acted with arrogance, and the end is well known. The sanctions returned before a single barrel of Iranian oil even reached its destination.

Of course, there is no need to be overly impressed by President Trump’s words about “the end of the memorandum of understanding,” just as there was no need to take too hard his words about peace with Iran last month. As the dust settles over recent months, the picture is quite clear: there will be no agreement that removes the nuclear program, it is highly doubtful that the war will return in full force, and Israel may awkwardly and strangely get its preferred scenario: neither war nor an agreement. Only the continuation of sanctions and the siege in a way that collapses Iran’s economy slowly, but surely. Top security officials are convinced that if the US persists, this will lead to the collapse of the regime by the end of 2026, maybe a few months later.

Only it remains doubtful what Trump will do. In the Prime Minister’s Office, an emergency alert was declared this week ahead of the upcoming trip to Washington next week. In normal times, any visit to the White House, especially with this president, is a net profit in the form of taking over the agenda and receiving positive coverage in an area clearly under Benjamin Netanyahu’s control—the diplomatic arena.

But with this president, at this time, such a trip could also end in humiliation in front of the cameras, similar to what Trump and his Vice President J.D. Vance did to Zelensky. The ‘Wing of Zion’ (Israel’s Air Force One) could take off amid the winds of war and land in a Washington that has shifted back to talking about a historic peace and a new regime in Iran.

[patricia guillot @patguillot]

Enhorabuena @omarbula
De la Espriella elige a Omar Bula Escobar para liderar la política exterior de Colombia https://t.co/LL0LWmGCX4

[U.S. Central Command @CENTCOM]

At the direction of the Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command forces have started conducting additional strikes against Iran to further degrade their ability to threaten freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. The United States is holding Iran accountable for recent unjustified aggression against commercial shipping and civilian crews freely navigating a vital international waterway.

[Yalda Hakim @SkyYaldaHakim]

BREAKING: Explosions heard in southern Iran, reports Iranian media.

Explosions have been heard in Bandar Abbas and the Sirik areas.

The areas in southern Iran were two of those targeted yesterday, and previously, by the US in its attacks.

More details ➡️ https://t.co/Pgv0whv8mm
#Iranstrikes #IranWar‌

[Juan Bravo Baena @juanBravoBaena]

El absentismo es un problema con impacto para las arcas públicas, y, sobre todo, para los propios trabajadores.

Al margen de ello, a este Gobierno de la corrupción no se le puede tomar en serio, pero a los que madrugan sí les importa que otros se aprovechen de su trabajo.

[Critical Threats @criticalthreats]

Iranian control of the Strait of Hormuz is detrimental to global commercial interests because it enables Iran to selectively determine which vessels may pass through the strait and at what cost. Iranian Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli stated on July 4 that Iran will give the PRC “special considerations” in determining the cost of “service” fees because the PRC is a “friendly country.”

[Darío Madrid @Dario_Madrid_F]

Antes de que fuera proclamada la independencia de los Estados Unidos la Corona británica prohibía estrictamente a los colonos acuñar oro o plata, obligándolos a depender del papel moneda local. Los famosos billetes emitidos por el Congreso, los continentals, sufrieron una inflación tan feroz que en poco tiempo perdieron todo su valor, popularizando la célebre frase «no vale ni un continental». La salvación americana llegó envuelta en plata española a través del real de a ocho.

Conocida en el mundo anglosajón como Spanish dollar o peso duro, esta pieza acuñada en los virreinatos de América era el pilar del comercio global gracias a su extraordinaria pureza y peso uniforme. Durante la Guerra de Independencia, España no solo aportó tropas y suministros, sino que inyectó millones de estas monedas en las arcas de la rebelión. La plata fluyó en secreto a través de redes comerciales y, de forma crucial, desde las cajas reales de La Habana y México, permitiendo costear armamento y pagar las nóminas atrasadas de los soldados en momentos críticos.

La relevancia de esta divisa alcanzó su punto álgido en el verano de 1781. El ejército franco-americano de George Washington y el conde de Rochambeau se dirigía hacia Yorktown al borde del colapso por la falta de fondos. Un motín generalizado parecía inevitable si las tropas no recibían sus salarios. La oportuna recaudación de miles de reales de a ocho de plata entre los ciudadanos e instituciones de La Habana permitió solventar la crisis, financiando la campaña que sellaría la derrota británica definitiva.

Consolidada la victoria, el legado del real de a ocho quedó grabado de forma permanente en las instituciones del nuevo país. En 1792, Alexander Hamilton propuso la Ley de Acuñación (Coinage Act) que establecía el dólar estadounidense, basando sus dimensiones exactas, peso y contenido de plata pura directamente en el peso duro español.

Incluso el icónico símbolo del dólar ($) encuentra su raíz histórica más aceptada en las columnas de Hércules y la banda con el lema Plus Ultra que decoraban el reverso de la célebre moneda hispana, un testimonio indeleble del soporte que hizo posible el nacimiento de una nación.

[patricia guillot @patguillot]

Lorenzo Bernaldo de Quirós, economista: No es el 'carácter', son las reglas https://t.co/HwCKuxougb vía @abc_es

[Keiko Fujimori @KeikoFujimori]

La ONPE ha llegado al 100% de las actas escrutadas. Ya han sido resueltas todas las observaciones por parte de los JEE. Esperamos la proclamación del JNE con mucha humildad, prudencia y responsabilidad. Cada vez estamos más cerca de iniciar un camino de orden y esperanza para todos los peruanos.

[El Debate @eldebate_com]

‼️ La televisión dominicana dedica un programa a los multimillonarios negocios de José Bono en la isla

[Open Source Intel @Osint613]

A planned large-scale attack on Jerusalem was disrupted after Israeli forces found a 25-meter tunnel stocked with explosives and heavy weapons in an East Jerusalem village, Israeli authorities say.

[esRadio @esRadio]

🔴 Feijóo acusa a Sánchez de estar "fabricando votantes" con la Ley de Nietos

🎙️ @NunezFeijoo en @eslamananadeFJL

[Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng]

Kuwait came under attack from “hostile” missiles and drones, the country’s army says, while in Bahrain air-raid sirens have sounded following fresh US strikes against Iran.

https://t.co/ChN99h8piv

[Institute for the Study of War @TheStudyofWar]

NEW: Iran is attacking and threatening vessels in the Strait of Hormuz to advance its objective of establishing control over the waterway. The recent attack and ongoing threats also likely seek to undermine international efforts to guarantee safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.

Other Key Takeaways:
Iran is using military threats and economic incentives to try to convince Gulf states to support its efforts to control the strait, but the Gulf states appear to be resisting Iranian pressure at present.

The United States and GCC foreign ministers issued a joint statement on June 25 that emphasized the importance of “free, unconditional, and unrestricted navigation” and rejected “any tolls, fees, or attempts to assert control over the strait. The statement explicitly opposes any payment requirement for transit through the strait and implicitly opposes any Iranian attempts to manage maritime traffic through measures such as its traffic separation scheme or requirements that vessels coordinate with the IRGC Navy.

[The Jerusalem Post @Jerusalem_Post]

The lower house of the Spanish parliament pushed Prime Minister Sanchez to resign in the wake of investigations into the mounting corruption cases against political figures he appointed.
https://t.co/FoXnglPyzd

[The Jerusalem Post @Jerusalem_Post]

Spain’s Jewish community is defending writer Pilar Rahola after activists accused her of hate speech and complicity in alleged Israeli crimes in Gaza.
✍️ @MathildaHeller
https://t.co/QzhTc79Hsb