—❗️🇮🇷/🇴🇲 NEW: Iran struck another oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz

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—❗️🇮🇷 BREAKING: Iran’s Assembly of Experts has issued an unprecedented and important statement in support of the Supreme Leader, Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei

In a critical letter to government officials, signed by 62 out of 86 members of the country’s highest clerical body, the Assembly calls upon the negotiators to respect the Leader’s red lines. The statement is as follows:

1. We urge that, considering the experiences of past damaging negotiations, the negotiators will be extremely careful of the tricks of the deceitful and evil enemy and pay attention to the fact that observing the Leader’s red lines is a religious obligation and violating them is not permissible under any circumstances.

2. We emphasize the need to pursue revenge for the martyrdom of our dear Leader, and that Trump and Netanyahu must face justice by any means necessary.

3. Any breach of the MoU must be responded to immediately. Therefore, considering the continuation of ceasefire breaches by the Zionist regime in Lebanon, and the failure to withdraw from the occupied territories, the opening of the Strait of Hormuz is contrary to the obligations of the officials and is considered a major strategic mistake, and will only embolden the enemy to continue its breach of the agreement.

4. We remind you again that according to the obligatory guidance of the Supreme Leader, the country's nuclear rights should not be discussed nor disputed, and should be completely excluded from the negotiations.

5. Establishing management over the Strait of Hormuz, receiving compensation for war damages, the release of frozen assets, lifting all sanctions, and the withdrawal of U.S. forces from the region are inviolable demands of the Supreme Leader and the people, and they must be pursued. Any negligence in this regard will be met with a fierce reaction of the nation.

6. Officials should avoid any statements that cause the enemy to become more arrogant and makes the country appear weak and helpless. Especially since the resistance of our self-sacrificing warriors has driven the arrogant America to despair, no statements should be made that suggests the country’s weakness or helplessness.

7. Everyone, especially the esteemed government officials, knows that in the system of Wilayat Al-Faqih (Guardianship of the Jurist), the opinion and perspective of the Leader is the final word, and when informed of his definitive opinion, no official can or should act contrary to his opinion.

8. Based on all evidence, the enemy is merely seeking an opportunity to deploy additional forces and buy time for some matters, including the upcoming Midterm elections. After that, there will be a high probability of a new attack, and the issues raised in the MoU should be resolved within the stipulated 30-day and 60-day deadlines.

9. We ask the dear nation to continue their steadfast presence on the streets, and while preserving sacred unity and avoiding any action that disrupts this unity, they should not pay attention to the divisive words of some ignorant people who seek to limit this divine mission. The presence of the people is essential and decisive as long as the Supreme Leader deems it necessary.

10. The Asssembly of Experts, as humble servants and part of the people, will remain with the esteemed Leadership and the entire nation, while wishing success to the respected government officials, awaiting the fulfillment of the conditions and promises, and will fulfill their religious duty when necessary.

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— In other words: The overwhelming majority of the Assembly of Experts, 62 out of 86 members, are extremely critical of the negotiators and the current MoU talks.

The Assembly of Experts is the most important clerical and religious body in Iran, which is directly responsible for selecting the Supreme Leader. Although they don’t have legislative power, their word means a lot.

Such a statement in support of the Supreme Leader is unprecedented and will put a huge amount of pressure on Pezeshkian, Araqchi, Qalibaf and other officials within the current government.

If they don’t respect the Leader’s guidance, they will be in trouble.

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— 🇮🇷 NEW: After the statement of the Assembly of Experts, massive crowds entered the streets to express support for Iran’s Supreme Leader, the Armed Forces, and the resistance in Lebanon

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— 🇮🇷 NEW: John Cena will travel to Shiraz, Iran

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 BREAKING: U.S. airstrikes near Sirik, southern Iran

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This will keep happening every night btw if our ‘response’ is 2 drones towards Bahrain like last night.

—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: U.S. Central Command confirms the attack on Iran, saying it was in response to the attack on a commercial vessel

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: A U.S. official tells Fox News the strikes on Iran are ‘larger than last night’

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: Two strikes also took place on Qeshm Island

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— No, it was offside (unfortunately), and we don’t need the approval of people like you.

A lowly and amateurish attempt at driving a wedge between two Muslim countries and brotherly societies.

I would rather lose to Egypt 1000 times than get affirmation from an Israeli.

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—❗️🇮🇷/🇰🇼/🇺🇸 BREAKING: Sirens in Kuwait

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—❗️🇮🇷/🇧🇭 NEW: Alerts also sounded in Bahrain half an hour ago

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—❗️🇮🇷/🇰🇼/🇺🇸 BREAKING: Initial reports of at least two impacts in Kuwait

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 President Trump threatens Iran on Truth Social:

‘United States aircraft just struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations, and coastal radar sites, for violating the Cease Fire Agreement, AGAIN! It is very possible that they will never learn!

There may come a point when we are no longer able to be reasonable, and will be forced to militarily complete the job that we very successfully started.

If that happens, the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist!’

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— 🇮🇶/🇺🇸 NEW: Heavy military movements in the Green Zone, Baghdad, which houses the U.S. Embassy

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1 impact Issa Airbase, Bahrain

1 impact Ali Al-Salem Airbase, Kuwait

One more impact pending confirmation.

— 🇺🇸/🇮🇶 NEW: The Green Zone in Baghdad has been completely shut off, with the reason being unclear

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— 🇮🇶 NEW: Iraqi authorities arrested Muthanna Al-Samarrai, leader of the ‘Azm Alliance’, on corruption charges

He is one of the most prominent Sunni politicians in Iraq. The Green Zone was closed for this reason.

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 IRGC Statement:

‘Dear noble people of the Islamic Iran: Your brave sons in the Naval and Aerospace Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard, during a joint missile and drone operation at 02:00-03:00 AM, targeted eight important U.S. targets, including Ali Al-Salem Airbase in Kuwait and the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet HQ in Bahrain.

The aggressor enemy, whose betrayal and violation of treaties are part of its nature, attacked early this morning five coastal sites in Iran under the pretext of confronting the IRGC Navy in response to seizing a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.

According to the Islamabad MoU, regarding traffic arrangements in the Strait of Hormuz with the Islamic Republic, from now on, ships that violate Iran’s instructions will be confronted with a greater force than before.

Any potential new aggression by the enemy for any reason, even if it is similar to last night's attacks on unimportant targets, will have a devastating response.

The enemy must know that violating the ceasefire is contrary to Paragraph 1 of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding and will lead to a complete halt in negotiations.’

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