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— One of the worst parts of this, is that Iran’s Parliament is closed due to the war. So the Parliament cannot even voice its opposition to the MoU or draft a motion to dismiss it.
Similarly, many other important matters like leaving the NPT, officially establishing control over the Strait of Hormuz, or the impeachment of officials have not been brought to a vote due to Parliament being closed.
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Similarly, many other important matters like leaving the NPT, officially establishing control over the Strait of Hormuz, or the impeachment of officials have not been brought to a vote due to Parliament being closed.
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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: J.D. Vance says Iran will receive no money or release of funds until it ‘meets its obligations’
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— Most of all, I’m worried about the effects of a bad deal on the Islamic Republic’s core supporter base.
It risks alienating those who spent 100+ nights on the streets in support of their government and their leader.
I have much more to say, but all we can do now is wait to see if there will really be a deal, and what exactly are the terms. Although, in my opinion the terms are irrelevant because America will violate them no matter what.
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It risks alienating those who spent 100+ nights on the streets in support of their government and their leader.
I have much more to say, but all we can do now is wait to see if there will really be a deal, and what exactly are the terms. Although, in my opinion the terms are irrelevant because America will violate them no matter what.
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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷/🇵🇰 BREAKING: Pakistan confirms that a final text for the MoU has been reached
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❗️Half of Israelis say deterrence has weakened after fighting against Iran & Lebanon
Half of Israelis (50%) believe their country’s deterrence has declined following the recent escalation with Iran and Lebanon, compared to 28% who say it has strengthened, while 22% are undecided, according to a Maariv poll. Additionally, 49% think the Israeli army’s freedom to carry out strikes in Lebanon has decreased after the latest confrontation, versus 30% who say it has improved and 21% who are unsure.
On Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to launch an attack on Lebanon despite Trump’s supposed call not to do so, opinions are divided: 29% said he acted correctly, 36% said a stronger strike should have been carried out, while 19% preferred following the US position.
Meanwhile, 62% expressed distrust in Trump, while 21% said they trust him regarding Israeli interests in any agreement, and 17% said they do not know.
Half of Israelis (50%) believe their country’s deterrence has declined following the recent escalation with Iran and Lebanon, compared to 28% who say it has strengthened, while 22% are undecided, according to a Maariv poll. Additionally, 49% think the Israeli army’s freedom to carry out strikes in Lebanon has decreased after the latest confrontation, versus 30% who say it has improved and 21% who are unsure.
On Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to launch an attack on Lebanon despite Trump’s supposed call not to do so, opinions are divided: 29% said he acted correctly, 36% said a stronger strike should have been carried out, while 19% preferred following the US position.
Meanwhile, 62% expressed distrust in Trump, while 21% said they trust him regarding Israeli interests in any agreement, and 17% said they do not know.
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VIDEO | Prominent Zionist Jerry Seinfeld was asked by streamer FinesseFave outside Madison Square Garden in New York, following the Knicks–Spurs basketball game, to say free Palestine. He responded, "it doesn’t exist."
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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency:
‘Trump has claimed 38 times recently that a deal is imminent, so until there is an official announcement by Iran, his claims should simply be viewed within the context of his previous lies.’
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‘Trump has claimed 38 times recently that a deal is imminent, so until there is an official announcement by Iran, his claims should simply be viewed within the context of his previous lies.’
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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷/🇵🇰 NEW: Before Trump called off the strikes against Iran, he was contacted by the Pakistanis, who claimed they ‘struck a deal’ with Iran – NYT
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❗️Amnesty International formally concludes Israel is executing a deliberate state policy of ethnic cleansing
A thorough report by Amnesty International published on 10 June asserts that the Israeli government is executing an ethnic cleansing campaign in Area C of the occupied West Bank, citing extensive field research and verified digital evidence.
Between January 2023 and April 2026, state-backed settler violence and administrative restrictions forcibly displaced 5,910 Palestinians from 117 Bedouin and herding communities. The organization concluded these actions constitute the war crime of unlawful transfer and the crime against humanity of forcible transfer.
Senior officials, including Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir, have explicitly facilitated this policy. By January 2026, Israel issued over 240,000 firearm licenses to civilians. Amnesty International documented armed settlers, often supported by Israeli military forces, raiding villages and sabotaging critical infrastructure. In one instance, sanctioned settler Yinon Levi killed activist Awda al-Hathaleen on 28 July 2025.
While the Israeli military claims troops "act to disperse those involved and restore order", the research found the military often participated in or enabled the violence. Consequently, 45 communities were fully depopulated.
Amnesty International urges third states to impose targeted sanctions on officials like Benjamin Netanyahu to end the "sustained and deliberate state policy" of dispossession.
A thorough report by Amnesty International published on 10 June asserts that the Israeli government is executing an ethnic cleansing campaign in Area C of the occupied West Bank, citing extensive field research and verified digital evidence.
Between January 2023 and April 2026, state-backed settler violence and administrative restrictions forcibly displaced 5,910 Palestinians from 117 Bedouin and herding communities. The organization concluded these actions constitute the war crime of unlawful transfer and the crime against humanity of forcible transfer.
Senior officials, including Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir, have explicitly facilitated this policy. By January 2026, Israel issued over 240,000 firearm licenses to civilians. Amnesty International documented armed settlers, often supported by Israeli military forces, raiding villages and sabotaging critical infrastructure. In one instance, sanctioned settler Yinon Levi killed activist Awda al-Hathaleen on 28 July 2025.
While the Israeli military claims troops "act to disperse those involved and restore order", the research found the military often participated in or enabled the violence. Consequently, 45 communities were fully depopulated.
Amnesty International urges third states to impose targeted sanctions on officials like Benjamin Netanyahu to end the "sustained and deliberate state policy" of dispossession.
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❗️Israeli firm suspected of meddling in New York & Scotland elections, France says
Israeli firm BlackCore, which France had already suspected of interfering in its March local elections, is also believed to have been involved in electoral meddling in New York City and Scotland, as well as operations in Angola and Togo, France’s disinformation monitoring agency Viginum said Thursday.
At a press conference alongside French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, Viginum chief Marc-Antoine Brillant said technical analysis linked the activity to BlackCore, and the agency later presented a report detailing its alleged global operations.
"This modus operandi was not limited to municipal elections in France," he said. "It also appears to have been used to carry out foreign digital interference operations in other countries or regions, such as Angola, Togo, the elections in Scotland, and the 2025 municipal election in New York."
Brillant added that investigators have not yet determined who commissioned BlackCore’s activities in France.
"Our investigations did not make it possible to identify the sponsor or sponsors, if indeed they exist, behind this foreign digital interference," he said.
Lecornu said France has asked Israel for clarification regarding BlackCore’s actions, as well as assistance in identifying those who may have orchestrated the campaign.
"I do not doubt for a single instant that if a French private group, from French soil moreover, had engaged in foreign digital interference in Israel, they would have done the same to its ambassador on site," Lecornu said.
(Reuters)
Israeli firm BlackCore, which France had already suspected of interfering in its March local elections, is also believed to have been involved in electoral meddling in New York City and Scotland, as well as operations in Angola and Togo, France’s disinformation monitoring agency Viginum said Thursday.
At a press conference alongside French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, Viginum chief Marc-Antoine Brillant said technical analysis linked the activity to BlackCore, and the agency later presented a report detailing its alleged global operations.
"This modus operandi was not limited to municipal elections in France," he said. "It also appears to have been used to carry out foreign digital interference operations in other countries or regions, such as Angola, Togo, the elections in Scotland, and the 2025 municipal election in New York."
Brillant added that investigators have not yet determined who commissioned BlackCore’s activities in France.
"Our investigations did not make it possible to identify the sponsor or sponsors, if indeed they exist, behind this foreign digital interference," he said.
Lecornu said France has asked Israel for clarification regarding BlackCore’s actions, as well as assistance in identifying those who may have orchestrated the campaign.
"I do not doubt for a single instant that if a French private group, from French soil moreover, had engaged in foreign digital interference in Israel, they would have done the same to its ambassador on site," Lecornu said.
(Reuters)
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💢 Trump BANS US AI for 'ALL USERS' in 'unheard of' purge
White House bars foreigners' use of new Claude Fable 5 inside and out of US & Anthropic then blocks it entirely
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White House bars foreigners' use of new Claude Fable 5 inside and out of US & Anthropic then blocks it entirely
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If you're skeptical of Big Tech, digital IDs, and biometrics, you might want to know about this project. I strongly encourage you to read my in-depth article on my Substack, which goes much deeper into this topic: https://pleasuretoburn.substack.com/p/do-you-trust-sam-altmans-orb-to-assign
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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷/🇵🇰 NEW: Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, says the Iran-U.S. Memorandum of Understanding will likely be finalized in the next 24 hours
It will be signed digitally, there will be no ceremony where Iranian and American officials sit side by side.
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It will be signed digitally, there will be no ceremony where Iranian and American officials sit side by side.
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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 Conservative MP & Deputy Head of the Parliament’s National Security Committee, Mahmoud Nabavian:
‘I’ve seen most of the initial texts that were circulated. When it comes to clause 1, this one is better than before.
Initially, it stated that ‘both parties announce the end of the war on all fronts’. However, this was bad because Trump kept claiming that the American military actions were not war, but rather actions of self-defense.
So our guys did something very good. The text of the first clause has been altered to ‘the end of military operations on all fronts, including Lebanon’. This leaves no justification for the other side to continue any sort of action.
Still, there should have been certain improvements. It should have been explicitly stated that America is the aggressor.’
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‘I’ve seen most of the initial texts that were circulated. When it comes to clause 1, this one is better than before.
Initially, it stated that ‘both parties announce the end of the war on all fronts’. However, this was bad because Trump kept claiming that the American military actions were not war, but rather actions of self-defense.
So our guys did something very good. The text of the first clause has been altered to ‘the end of military operations on all fronts, including Lebanon’. This leaves no justification for the other side to continue any sort of action.
Still, there should have been certain improvements. It should have been explicitly stated that America is the aggressor.’
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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Ismael Baqaei:
– Iran will charge service fees in the Strait of Hormuz.
– Foreign bases and military presence in the region must come to an end.
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– Iran will charge service fees in the Strait of Hormuz.
– Foreign bases and military presence in the region must come to an end.
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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 The MoU and negotiations will consist of two parts:
Within 30 days of signing the MoU, the U.S. naval blockade will be lifted and the Strait of Hormuz will be opened (under Iranian management).
Immediately upon signing, a ceasefire is announced in the region, including Lebanon, half of Iran’s frozen assets (held in Qatar) will be released, and the U.S. will issue sanctions waivers for Iranian oil and petrochemicals.
After these 30 days, if all conditions have been met, talks will begin for a duration of 60 days to reach a final agreement, including on nuclear matters, sanctions relief, and American withdrawal from the region.
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Within 30 days of signing the MoU, the U.S. naval blockade will be lifted and the Strait of Hormuz will be opened (under Iranian management).
Immediately upon signing, a ceasefire is announced in the region, including Lebanon, half of Iran’s frozen assets (held in Qatar) will be released, and the U.S. will issue sanctions waivers for Iranian oil and petrochemicals.
After these 30 days, if all conditions have been met, talks will begin for a duration of 60 days to reach a final agreement, including on nuclear matters, sanctions relief, and American withdrawal from the region.
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🇮🇷🇺🇸| Nabavian: My core objection is that too many major benefits for Iran are pushed to the vague “final agreement,” whose date is unclear and extendable.
The $300 billion mechanism, ending US sanctions, the nuclear issue, and US troop withdrawal all depend on that final agreement.
But until then [in the meantime], Iran itself is proposing to freeze 3 things:
• Our current nuclear status, meaning no enrichment
• The damaged nuclear facilities staying as they are instead of being rebuilt
• US sanctions remaining in place.
Even worse, U.S. forces would also remain in the region until the final agreement.
So my question is: Is this really America’s proposal, or ours? Because if the final agreement can keep getting extended, Iran gives up leverage during the waiting period while America keeps sanctions and troops in place.
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The $300 billion mechanism, ending US sanctions, the nuclear issue, and US troop withdrawal all depend on that final agreement.
But until then [in the meantime], Iran itself is proposing to freeze 3 things:
• Our current nuclear status, meaning no enrichment
• The damaged nuclear facilities staying as they are instead of being rebuilt
• US sanctions remaining in place.
Even worse, U.S. forces would also remain in the region until the final agreement.
So my question is: Is this really America’s proposal, or ours? Because if the final agreement can keep getting extended, Iran gives up leverage during the waiting period while America keeps sanctions and troops in place.
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