Profesor Marandi in Pakistan Update: "One of the individuals close to the negotiating team told me that unreasonable demands from the Trump regime are still hindering the establishment of the desired framework. The Iranian team insists on its demands and conditions to solidify the military achievements it has gained. However, there may be another round of negotiations tonight or tomorrow, aimed at making a final effort to reach an acceptable framework." My personal view of what I'm hearing, is that the problem is the US wants joint partnership in the toll both situation trying to establish coownership. Iran isn't biting this trap so far.

It looks like that unlike China, the U.S. is unable to provide Venezuela with necessities for its citizens. The U.S. doesn’t have the manufacturing capacity and the supply chain to provide necessities to countries such as Venezuela. “Back in the Maduro era, despite U.S. sanctions, they could still swap oil with China for food, daily necessities, and medicine, barely managing to keep prices stable. Now that ties with China have been cut off, inflation has shot straight to the moon—reaching 649.5% by March 2026. The IMF predicts this figure could climb even higher to 682% by the end of 2026. Now Venezuela's oil revenue is being funneled into a special account set up by the U.S. Treasury, and their gold reserves have been hauled off by the United States too, accelerating the currency's devaluation... It'd be a miracle if things didn't go haywire.” Via @KELMAND1

The US has greenlit attack on Russian Energy infrastructure. When you combine this with coercion of the Venezuelan oil fields to cooperate it seems the new plan of the US is if they can't control the flow of oil from eastern countries they will just destroy the infrastructure and oil fields that produce it.

: A protester got into Shannon Airport in Ireland today, climbed onto the wing of a parked US Air Force C-130 Hercules and damaged the fuselage, taking the aircraft out of service.

Israeli tanks in Beirut in 1982, before Hezbollah existed. There has always been an excuse. It was never their fault.

The boys actor who plays frenchie was part of the IDF and participated in the ongoing 80 year genocide of Palestinians.

🇮🇷 "Iran is imposing its demands." IRIB analysis on Iran's unprecedented negotiating position: 🔸 Contrary to decades of American practice, Iran has designed the negotiating table itself 🔸 Tehran explicitly blocked figures like Kushner and others with bad track records from the US delegation 🔸 American media, citing John Bolton, note the US accepted Iran's preconditions and sent different negotiators

“If we negotiate in Islamabad with representatives of 'America First', it's possible to reach an agreement that will benefit the world. However, if we negotiate in Islamabad with representatives of 'Israel First', no agreement will be reached and we will be forced to continue our defense with greater vigor.” - Iranian Vice President Aref

Iranian forces have informed the Iranian negotiating delegation that a U.S. destroyer is moving from Fujairah Port toward the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has informed the Pakistani mediator that if the American destroyer continues its movement, it will be targeted within 30 minutes. Source: Fars

Syrian security forces stopped a planned bombing in Damascus. A woman was caught planting an explosive near a church in Bab Touma. The bomb was safely dismantled before it exploded; no injuries. Five people were arrested. Investigations say the cell is linked to Hezbollah and received training abroad.

🇮🇷 US envoys refused to agree to the redlines put by the Iranian delegates. US Navy vessels also made their way across the Strait of Hormuz with no coordination with Iran.

🇮🇷🇺🇸🇮🇱🇵🇰 An informed Iranian source told Fars News Agency that Tehran rejects any effort to portray Israel as acting independently while exonerating the U.S., insisting Washington is fully responsible for the outcome of the talks. ➡️ The source added that despite ongoing diplomacy, attempts to blame Israel for sabotage are misleading, as Iran does not view it as separate from U.S. decision-making.

🇮🇷 Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf posted an image from his flight to Pakistan. The delgation team is codename Minab 168

🇺🇸 Trump has repeatedly promised mass pardons to White House staff, telling aides he'll pardon "everyone who has come within 200 feet of the Oval" before he leaves office. He has issued 1,600 pardons this term, including to allies, donors, and a Honduran president convicted of cocaine trafficking. In his first term he issued fewer than 250. Trump has discussed hosting a news conference to announce mass pardons before leaving office. Aides say he raises it so often they now laugh about it. Source: WSJ.

Every single Israeli prime minister came from somewhere in this region, born and raised.

🇨🇳 just banned export of sulfuric acid. Expect other exporter countries to do the same. Sulfuric acid (H₂SO₄) is the world's top industrial chemical by volume. Primary uses: ~60-70% for phosphate fertilizers (making phosphoric acid from phosphate rock); also mineral processing/ore leaching (esp. copper, zinc), oil refining, wastewater treatment, lead-acid batteries, metal pickling, dyes, detergents, and chemicals. 🇨🇳 leads global production (~25-30% share, ~27M+ tons/year) Sulfuric acid is used to mine uranium. Good luck with uranium supply. And better luck with nuke energy.

US–Iran talks set for ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — Anadolu US team: - JD Vance - Steve Witkoff - Jared Kushner - Brad Cooper Iranian team: - Abbas Araghchi - Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf - Majid Takht Ravanchi - Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr

🇨🇳 "Our territory cannot be divided." - Xi Jinping in a meeting with Taiwan’s opposition leader Zheng Liwen.

🇮🇱🇧🇪Israel has been using at least one civilian cargo airline to move military equipment across the world. Belgian media RTL revealed today that Belgian authorities uncovered military equipment from the United Kingdom that was supposed to be loaded as the cargo of a Challenge Airlines aircraft in Liège's airport in late March. Belgium had banned the transit of military equipment destined to Israel several weeks prior to this discovery. Challenge Airlines is an Israeli civilian company specialized in non-standard air cargo but has never mentioned military equipment on their website nor on their registered cargo. This airline has been operating numerous flights between Tel-Aviv, the U.S. and Belgium for months.

Proof that Trump doesnt actually know whats going on politically and is fed selective information Trump: You’re dealing with people that we don’t know whether or not they tell the truth. To our face, they’re getting rid of all nuclear weapons… and then they go out to the press and say, ‘No, we’d like to enrich.’ Source: NY Post