Yusif

Politics, Football, and Formula 1 @UCL 🇦🇿

[Al Carns @AlistairCarns]

If we’re still using oil and gas (which we are) importing it instead of producing it at home doesn’t change the climate impact.

It does change who gets the jobs, who gets the tax revenues to fund our public services and who controls our energy security and national resilience. This is absolutely the right call.

[M @riplinha]

Estoy seguro de que hay unos cuantos políticos de carrera estadounidenses que se levantan cada mañana y lo primero que hacen es dar gracias al cielo porque este tipo no pueda presentarse a presidente.

[Thomas van Linge @ThomasVLinge]

Not a smart move for a city trying to attract more tourists and expats in its post-war era.

Don't get me wrong, its not like tourists (westerners in particular) need to drink wherever they go, but they simply don't like places which outright ban such things.

[Thoughtful Blonde @thoughtflblonde]

This is quite dumb Damascus, Syria. It only caters to the people who are offended at seeing someone drink alcohol. You can ban public drunkenness without banning a pint at a restaurant. I would be offended at all the people smoking and ruining my health. Did you ban smoking in restaurants? You will push tourists away too. Bad decision. @DamascusGov1

[Candace Owens @RealCandaceO]

I don’t know that Bibi is dead but it is very evident there is real panic at the White House and this war is not going as planned.
And with the way Trump casually lied about bombing the school girls, it’s hard to trust anything coming from this admin.

[Yusif @yusifinho]

Did you reach any conclusions?

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

I met in Paris with the exiled Crown Prince of Iran, @PahlaviReza. We discussed in detail the situation in Iran and the region, as well as the U.S. operation against the terrorist regime. The Crown Prince and his team briefed me on signals they are receiving from inside the country. The regime’s hierarchy has indeed already suffered significant losses, and it is crucial that the Iranian regime gains nothing from this and that the people of Iran have greater protection for their lives and more opportunities to determine their own fate. We spoke about how international pressure and joint efforts could help achieve this.

Ukraine truly wants to see a free Iran that will not cooperate with Russia or destabilize the Middle East, Europe, and the world. I am grateful to the Crown Prince for his clear assurances of support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Our teams will remain in communication.

[Yusif @yusifinho]

I may not be able to prove it, but I can swear Trump is trying his best not to laugh

[Adam Mockler @adammocklerr]

grown ass MAGA men will get on their knees and salivate to touch trump

then act like Zohran using a prayer mat is weird

[Randa 🧉 @rannnda]

People who claim Palestine is their land because their ancestors supposedly lived there 4000 years ago have a problem with the daughter of Syrian immigrants identifying as Syrian. Can’t make this shit up

[Shaiel Ben-Ephraim @academic_la]

In summary, according to classified briefings:

1) Regime change is impossible.
2) Destroying the nuclear program is impossible.
3) The US has no idea how to open the Straits of Hormuz.

What a disaster.

[Rosemary Kelanic @RKelanic]

Witkoff and Kushner's lack of nuclear knowledge was the real stumbling block to US-Iran negotiations, according to this technical piece.

TL;DR: Both worried Iran would use the Tehran Research Reactor as a front for a weapons program, not understanding that was impossible:
“Research reactors are not capable of doing enrichment of uranium, whether for civil or military purposes.”
@defpriorities

https://t.co/p2lowisjSZ

[Jimmy Rushton @JimmySecUK]

The most credulous man in the Western world strikes again. The Russians must be watching this and just laughing.

[Shaiel Ben-Ephraim @academic_la]

I have talked to some Israeli officials and read a good deal of Israeli media. Here is how the war in Iran is perceived there so far:

1) On a tactical level, they believe it has gone very well and Israel has destroyed more of the Iranian military capability than expected.
2) They are disappointed that the regime has not been weakened as much as expected and that they remain in firm control. In particular the lack of a "rise up" among the population is a cause of concern.
3) They are finding Trump to be unreliable. While Israel favors a prolonged campaign to ensure total dismantlement of threats, Trump has signaled a desire to end the war "soon," creating a potential rift in war aims.
4) Hezbollah is stronger than expected. It has hit Israel with drones and missiles and killed soldiers. They have recovered better than expected.
5) The inability of Ben-Gurion airport to withstand closing and chaos has shown fragility in Israeli social cohesion.
6) They are disappointed in the lack of support from Gulf States who want an end to the war rather than the escalation Israel wants.
7) Israel accepts that the regime in Tehran will survive and just hopes that this weakens them in preparation for the next round.
8) There is a growing fear among Israeli strategists that they are winning the war but losing the region. While military targets are being obliterated, the civilian infrastructure damage is causing a backlash.
9) The war is proving very expensive. The need to divert NIS 28 billion ($9 billion) to the military has forced the government to freeze social projects, leading to the first significant anti-government protests since the war began, specifically from the middle class bearing the tax burden.
10) They are aware that the war is very unpopular in the US and that Israel is being blamed. They are concerned about the ramifications for the alliance.

While Netanyahu is painting this as a huge success, it really doesn't look like one to Israeli strategic planners. The public knows it as well.

[Yusif @yusifinho]

What a beautiful day to be a Revolut fanboy

[Revolut @Revolut]

We’re now officially a fully licensed bank in the UK.

As a bank, we’ll soon offer accounts protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) up to £120,000 per person on eligible deposits.

It also means we’ll be able to launch more banking features in the future — so keep an eye out for updates.

[Yusif @yusifinho]

No better negotiator in this world than Tayyip Erdogan

[Ragıp Soylu @ragipsoylu]

BIG: US dropped charges against Turkey’s Halkbank in Hamas hostage deal, court documents show

• Washington settled multibillion dollar Iran sanctions case because Ankara helped Trump to secure a Hamas hostage deal and a ceasefire

https://t.co/vurDoaS7Hh

[Yusif @yusifinho]

This is exactly why we need him. The only reformist left in the room with any sort of leverage.

[Ragıp Soylu @ragipsoylu]

Iranian President Pezeshkian:

“The temporary leadership council approved yesterday that there will be no more attacks on neighboring countries and no missile launches, unless an attack originates from those countries against Iran.”

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

Imagine if Hezbollah had just killed a five year old Israeli girl and seven year old Israeli boy during a raid on a house inside of Israel. Imagine the reaction.

[Jeremy Loffredo @loffredojeremy]

Iran is allowing CNN, an American network from a country currently bombing Iran alongside Israel, into the country to document the war. Imagine Israel allowing Iranian media into their country? Israel arrested me, an American journalist from its "closest ally" simply for documenting Iranian attacks on the country the wrong way.

[Aris @voiceofhellas]

Annesi en iyi imkanlarıyla giydirmiş, özenle hazırlamış, matarasını doldurmuş, oyun oynarken gözlüğü düşmesin diye gözlük bağı bile düşünülmüş... Giderken annesine el sallamış tombik elleriyle. Annelerin gözünden sakındığı bu kuzuları ne için öldürüyorsunuz? Neyi paylaşamıyorsunuz? Dünya neyimize yetmiyor? Sonsuza kadar mı yaşayacaksınız nedir bu hırs?

[Jvnior @Jvnior]

Never forget how Israel murdered Palestinian First Responders on a literal live stream.

Repost this. Please I beg you.

[Rana Ayyub @RanaAyyub]

Netanyahu invokes the Torah to frame Iran as Amalek. He has also quoted it in the context of Gaza. Mike Huckabee says Israel could claim the entire Middle East because the Bible promised it. But according to Marco Rubio, it is Iran fighting a war based on a dangerous theology.