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Iraq–Syria pipeline to ‘bypass’ Hormuz will take four years, $15bn to build: Report
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent predicted that Hormuz would become ‘irrelevant’ within two years, as Gulf countries develop new pipelines for oil exports
These people are delusional.
😌🇮🇷— Quds Force Commander Esmail Qaani:
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“The Palestinian cause, from the river to the sea, is more alive and achievable than ever before.”
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“The expansion of settlements and the crimes of the Zionists are an attempt to escape the deep military, security, political, and social crisis and predicament in the occupied territories, and they cannot conceal their strategic failures from October 7th until now.”
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“Palestine is a living and unwavering cause; it is a cause that will remain steadfast, God willing, until the victory of truth is achieved.”
@SimurghRes
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🇮🇶🚨 Large fire erupts in Al-Doura area, Al-Mussafah Street, Baghdad; cause unknown
@SimurghRes
Video: https://t.me/SimurghRes/9074
It looks like some sort of petro smoke?
🇮🇷🇵🇰🇺🇸| Pakistan’s Asim Munir arrived in Tehran to meet with officials, likely Ghalibaf & Araghchi.
He’ll both deliver and receive messages from both sides vis a vis talks with the US.
@FotrosResistancee
❗️Reuters: Trump spoke with Pakistan army chief ahead of Tehran visit
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US President Donald Trump spoke with Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir last week before Munir traveled to Tehran on Monday, according to three Pakistani sources to Reuters. One source said Trump’s main request was for Pakistan to use its influence to encourage Iran to return to negotiations.
The call, which has not previously been reported, was initiated by Trump, according to two Pakistani sources.
Details of the conversation between Trump and Munir remain unclear.
Munir arrived in Tehran on Monday alongside Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi. Pakistan’s military said the visit was “part of Pakistan’s efforts to promote regional peace and stability.”
❗️Summary of Israeli attacks and violations in south Lebanon over the past hour:
4:16 PM — A drone detonated in the Al-Arish area between Haddatha and Haris.
4:28 PM — Artillery shelling targeted Wadi al-Salouqi.
4:34 PM — Artillery shelling targeted the outskirts of Houla.
4:44 PM — A D9 bulldozer moved toward Al-Khalla, between Haris and Haddatha.
4:14 PM — An artillery shell struck near an inhabited home between Haris and Haddatha.
5:27 PM — Warplanes carried out airstrikes on Mansouri and Byout al-Sayyad.
Videos: https://t.me/thecradlemedia/66734?single
BREAKING | Israeli occupation forces are setting fire to homes in the southern Lebanese town of Al-Khiam, while artillery shelling targets Mansouri.
— 🇮🇱/🇵🇸 NEW: Israel’s Minister of Defense, Yisrael Katz, says that kites being launched by Gazan children constitute an ‘act of war’ and that anyone flying these kites will be ‘dealt with forcefully’ (i.e. killed)
Katz declared that kites, balloons, and even paper planes are considered national security threats to Israel, and will be considered the same as drones or missiles.
@Middle_East_Spectator
https://t.me/Middle_East_Spectator/36026
Idk, I see people say “this is humanity, not evil,” but it seems to me humanity can be evil, divine, and everything in between, based on actions.
I find the it grating whenever westerners say “humanity is so cruel” or “humanity deserves the worst for what it’s done to the earth,” for example. No, this is not “humanity” the source of these crimes against humanity and against the earth is not the primal moral charecter of human beings. The source of theses ills are, especially at this current moment, the logic of capital. It’s the logic of endless infectious growth, along with the conversion of all sectors of our soceity to spread this virus known as capital.
This logic pulls the strings of every modern atrocity, and it’s home, at this moment, is the imperial core, specifically, the United States. It is not the nature of “humanity” but of humanity dictated by the unconscious whims of capital.
To condemn all of humanity for the crimes perpetuated by and in the interest of, a certain outcrop of humanity (the western world), is just imperialist chauvinism attributing their own actions to the universal human tendency.
Yes, throughout history, cruelty has existed, but it’s been due to the dictates of former politcal-economic systems governing soceity. In each case, it was thr crimes committed by certain classes for the express purpose of suppressing other classes and maintaining the benifets for those ruling classes brought about by their societies political-economies.
Humanity is driven by the logic of those systems, and currently it’s capitlism that is hedghemonic. And capital has avatars from which it expresses itself in our world. Those vessels of capital have names and places in this world, and they largely reside in the imperial core.
Yes, throughout history, cruelty has existed, but it’s been due to the dictates of former politcal-economic systems governing soceity. In each case, it was thr crimes committed by certain classes for the express purpose of suppressing other classes and maintaining the benifets for those ruling classes brought about by their societies political-economies.
Humanity is driven by the logic of those systems, and currently it’s capitlism that is hedghemonic. And capital has avatars from which it expresses itself in our world. Those vessels of capital have names and places in this world, and they largely reside in the imperial core.
I don’t disagree. If someone says, “this is/isn’t who I am,” but actions say otherwise, well, actions speak louder than words. But it’s always been capital that is the driving force and motivation, anything else is distraction and coverup. And the capital holders are also extremely skilled in throwing bricks and hiding hands, so there’s that.
And when the poors side with capital, it seems to be loss aversion, even and especially if they’re already losing a lot. At least that’s what I seem to see. Can I get a reality check?
⭕️ According to Gaza’s Health Ministry, one Palestinian was killed and five others were wounded in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours.
The ministry said many victims remain trapped beneath the rubble and on roads, as ambulance and civil defense teams remain unable to reach them.
Since the so-called “ceasefire” of 11 October, 2025, the ministry says 1,286 Palestinians have been killed, 4,257 wounded, and 813 bodies recovered.
BREAKING | Israeli occupation forces carry out an explosion in Kfar Tebnit, south Lebanon.
https://t.me/thecradlemedia/66441?single
BREAKING | Israeli artillery shelling targets Mansouri, south Lebanon.
https://t.me/thecradlemedia/66443
BREAKING | A massive Israeli explosion targets an area near Talousa and Bani Hayyan, in southern Lebanon.
Video: https://t.me/thecradlemedia/66447?single
‘You will become our enemy’: Iran urges all nations against joining US economic war
The warning follows a new US Treasury Department declaration threatening the ‘toughest sanctions in history’ against Iran
❗️Syria & Israel hold US-mediated talks in Jordan
Syria and Israel held high-level, US-mediated talks in Jordan on Sunday aimed at reducing tensions following recent Israeli strikes on Syrian territory, Syria’s state news agency SANA reported, citing a diplomatic source at the Foreign Ministry.
According to SANA, the discussions focused on practical measures to stop Israeli strikes, arrests and targeted operations, while also seeking to revive negotiations on a security agreement that could serve as a foundation for a broader future deal.
The talks also addressed efforts to reduce tensions between Israel and Turkiye.
—❗️🇮🇷/🇵🇰/🇹🇷/🇸🇦 NEW: Mehdi Rahimi, the head of Iranian Parliament’s news agency, tells Al-Mayadeen that Iran has received an invitation to join the Mecca Defense Pact
@Middle_East_Spectator
https://t.me/Middle_East_Spectator/36024
MES is skeptical about this but personally I think it’s possible, if improbable.
Is it some trap for Iran or is this pact really trying to become something serious (a possible replacement for USA in West Asia)?
I think it might actually be a move towards some level of autonomy without the US, as they’ve shown themselves to be unreliable. I actually got a breif article from The Cradle that goes into a little more detail:
Iran ‘reviewing invitation’ to join Mecca Joint Defense Agreement: Report
The Mecca Agreement was signed earlier this month by Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, with all three countries vowing to defend each other
I don’t trust the Saudis.
Same, but I do have to admit that they are relatively pragmatic in their political calculations.
Frankly, I trust Türkiye the least, but I’m obviously biased due to Syria. Regardless, Iran has been calling for comprehensive regional agreements devoid of any influence from Washington for decades.
If they see benifet in this, then I’ll hold my tongue until more info is revealed.
Frankly, I trust Türkiye the least, but I’m obviously biased due to Syria.
That’s reasonable, sentiment notwithstanding.
Regardless, Iran has been calling for comprehensive regional agreements devoid of any influence from Washington for decades.
I feel (not think) that if Iran could rid itself of the Great and Lesser Satans, the entire global picture will dramatically shift. And that may be happening, due to the accelerated ambitions of the current US regime.
🇮🇱❌🇵🇸— Israeli media: An Israeli man was moderately wounded in a stabbing attack near the village of Auja in the Jordan Valley.
@SimurghRes
🇵🇸🇵🇸❌🇮🇱— Hamas praised the stabbing attack carried out by a Palestinian citizen near the village of Al-Auja, north of Jericho in the West Bank, which resulted in the injury of a settler and the safe withdrawal of the heroic perpetrator.
@SimurghRes
Iran vows to target ‘source and origin’ of any aggression in warning to EU state
The warning follows the deployment of US KC-135 refueling tankers to a base in Bulgaria, which departed the EU state over the weekend after Tehran protested the move
❗️Oil hits three-week high as Hormuz uncertainty supports prices
Oil prices rose to a three-week high on Wednesday as uncertainty surrounding shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and continued supply disruptions provided support to the market.
Brent crude futures gained 77 cents, or 0.85%, to $91.79 a barrel by 09:48 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude rose 85 cents, or 1%, to $85.79.
Brent reached its highest level since 30 July, while WTI climbed to its highest since 31 July.
🇮🇷🇺🇸| Iranian analyst Khoshcheshm says he predicts the next war to begin in november & december with heavy bombing campaigns by the US.
@FotrosResistancee
