— 🇮🇷/🇻🇦Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, member of the Assembly of Experts and former head of Islamic seminaries in Iran:

‘I recently heard that Pope Leo XIV wrote an encyclical letter titled ‘Magnifica Humanitas’, calling for the disarmament of Artificial Intelligence.

I found the letter very good; humanity must rid itself of this AI, which defies all divine purpose and is used in evil ways the majority of times. We must be aware of this.

It is truly a worthy goal of a joint intellectual Jihad / Crusade, in which our Christian brethren can play an important role.’

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—❗️🇮🇷 NEW: Iran’s Supreme Leader, Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, is personally supervising the implementation of the MoU, and routinely makes critical comments to the President and negotiating team

According to a well-informed source, his patience is extensive but ‘not unlimited’, stating that he would make sure the continuation of the diplomatic process is in line with Iran’s interests.

The same source said the Supreme Leader is exercising pressure through a variety of different channels to either ensure full implementation of the MoU, or prepare for a quick return to war.

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: Maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has fallen to the same level as it was during the war

The MoU has only raised it from approximately 5-10 vessels a day to about 15-20 vessels a day.

For reference, peacetime traffic through the Strait is supposed to be 150-200 vessels daily, the current volume is only 10% of that.

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: The U.S. says it will not unfreeze any Iranian funds unless progress is made on the nuclear file

(Note: It was specifically agreed that nuclear matters would not be discussed at this stage of the talks.)

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— 🇮🇷/🇺🇸/🇶🇦 NEW: Iran’s MFA Spokesman, Ismael Baqaei, confirms that Iranian technical teams will travel to Doha tomorrow to follow up on the implementation of the MoU

The Iranian delegation will not hold direct talks with the Americans, despite Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner also arriving in Doha on the same day.

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— 🇮🇷/🇴🇲 Iran’s Foreign Ministry:

‘We are still in discussions with Oman regarding the future management of the Strait of Hormuz.

If Oman is not interested in a joint mechanism for fees and services, we’ll simply manage the Strait ourselves.’

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🚨🇺🇸 Paper Tiger Superpower: The Real America Behind the Curtain of Hollywood and Propaganda

For decades, the United States projected limitless power through its military, technology, and the dollar. Today, behind the carriers, stealth jets, and trillion-dollar budgets, the cracks are showing.

🔸 The Military Under Strain

The USS Gerald R. Ford was supposed to symbolize American naval dominance. Instead, after consecutive campaigns, the world's most expensive warship returned home with fires, broken systems, failed berths, malfunctioning toilets, and repair estimates stretching up to two years.

The problem extends beyond one ship. While the U.S. Navy plans to retire carriers, destroyers, and submarines, China continues expanding the world's largest fleet and building nuclear-powered supercarriers.

🔸 Expensive Weapons, Limited Results

America still builds the world's most expensive military hardware, but questions about effectiveness continue to grow.

The F-35 remains plagued by maintenance issues, overheating, poor readiness rates, and soaring costs decades after development began.

The same pattern appeared during the Iran conflict. Despite intensive bombing, Iran reopened underground missile facilities within weeks, restoring access roads, tunnel entrances, and production capacity.

🔸 The Wars That Never End

🇻🇳 Vietnam became a quagmire.

🇦🇫 Afghanistan lasted twenty years.

🇮🇶 Iraq destabilized an entire region.

🇮🇷 Iran became the latest example:

Iran survived, oil prices surged, and public support collapsed. The deeper problem is strategic: Washington repeatedly enters wars without clearly defining victory, fueling endless interventions with little to show for the cost.

🔸 Economic Pressure at Home

Military overstretch would be manageable if the domestic economy remained strong. Instead, inflation continues eroding living standards.

Savings are shrinking, incomes struggle to keep pace with prices, and households increasingly rely on depleted financial cushions.

The dollar still gives Washington extraordinary financial advantages, but new payment systems and local-currency trade are slowly challenging that position. Like the Safavid Empire before its decline, America benefits from controlling a critical financial artery—but alternatives are beginning to emerge.

More countries are settling trade outside the dollar. New financial networks are appearing.

The gap between America's image and its performance is becoming harder to ignore.

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— 🇮🇷/🏴 NEW: The first image of the coffin belonging to Martyr Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Hosseini Khamenei, the second Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, and the coffins of his family members

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— 🇮🇷 NEW: In an interesting turn of events, Iran’s Chief Negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf was cut off during a live TV interview where he was promoting the current MoU

The exact same thing happened two weeks ago to MP Mahmoud Nabavian, but for criticising the MoU.

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— 🇮🇷 WATCH: The moment Qalibaf’s live interview was cut off on IRIB

He was trying to justify why Iran will use the $6 billion in released assets to buy American wheat and grain.

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇶 NEW: A drone targeted the U.S. Embassy in the Green Zone, Baghdad

People tried shooting it down with guns. It’s unclear if the drone impacted.

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It was only a small quadcopter surveillance drone, and it escaped.

— 🇮🇷 NEW: As a precautionary measure, Tehran’s airspace will be completely closed during the funeral ceremony of Ayatollah Khamenei

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— 🇺🇸 President Trump: ‘I see my two beautiful sons sitting there; I think I’m going to take them and have a threesome’

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— 🇸🇾 NEW: A bombing of a Café in Damascus, Syria, resulting in dead and wounded

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