—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: Initial reports of explosions heard in Hormozgan Province and Bushehr Province, southern Iran near the Persian Gulf

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Local sources…

The cause of the sounds is unknown so far.

—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: Iran possibly launched an anti-ship missile (or multiple) at American warships or commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, although it is still unconfirmed

The explosion sounds are apparently related to these launches.

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: Iran likely launched warning missiles at 4 ships attempting to pass the Strait of Hormuz without prior coordination with the IRGC

Apparently, the missiles were launched from Shahid Chamran missile base in Jam, Bushehr Province.

Note this is still preliminary and no official source has confirmed it yet.

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: Fars News confirms missiles were indeed launched at ‘unspecified targets’ in the Persian Gulf

Still unclear if the target was commercial vessels or U.S. warships.

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: Iran shot down an American drone near Jam, Bushehr Province

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Mark my words.

The war will resume before the end of summer regardless of whether an agreement is signed or not.

And if an agreement is signed, it will be of zero benefit to Iran. Any concessions the U.S. does offer, they won’t abide by, not even the release of funds.

—❗️🇷🇺/🇷🇴 NEW: Romanian authorities issued alerts shortly before the impact

There are several injuries.

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— 🇺🇸/🇾🇪 NEW: Yemen shot down an American MQ-9 ‘Reaper’ drone

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 Iran’s Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf:

1. We seize concessions not through dialogue, but with missiles; in negotiations, we merely make them understand.

2. We have no trust in guarantees or words—only actions are the measure. No step will be taken before the other side acts.

3. The winner of any agreement is the one who is better prepared for war from the day after.

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 BREAKING: President Trump announces the end of the U.S. naval blockade on Iran

In return, he asks Iran to do a bunch of things — many of which have not been agreed to, including handing over the enriched uranium stockpile.

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NOTE: It is unusual and strange that President Trump has lifted the naval blockade before an MoU has been mutually agreed by both sides

In the post, Trump even says he is still making his ‘final determination’ on the deal. So why was the blockade lifted if he hasn’t agreed to the MoU yet?

It is either a massive American concession (a show of ‘goodwill’), or Trump is desperate for some reason.

And most importantly, what will Iran do next. Will the Strait actually open?

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 IRIB: ‘A final decision to open the Strait of Hormuz has not yet been made, but Iran will review it’

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— I suspect Iran will also soon issue a statement, and likely an MoU will be officially announced soon.

Now what matters is the details.

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NYP Chief Foreign Policy reporter:

‘President Trump is headed to the Situation Room now to decide whether to accept the deal with Iran’

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