🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️ — U.S. intelligence assessments suggest Iran has become increasingly confident in its ability to strike targets across the Middle East and may seek to prolong the conflict for months rather than negotiate with Washington, NYT reports.

Officials briefed on the intelligence say Tehran has gained a clearer understanding of its military strengths during the six-month conflict and could be considering a significant escalation.

The assessments indicate Iran currently sees little incentive to reach a deal and may instead seek to drag the war through the U.S. midterm elections, betting that higher energy prices, American casualties, and public dissatisfaction with the conflict will increase political pressure on President Trump.

U.S. officials warn Iran could return to the level of escalation seen in July, when it repeatedly targeted American bases, shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, and infrastructure across the Gulf.

🇮🇷⚡️ — IRGC Navy anti-ship cruise missile launch from Sirik towards the Strait of Hormuz.

📢 🇺🇸 🏦 Trump is now threatening to stop trade with every country we run a trade deficit with, unless the Fed cuts rates…

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🌹 🇺🇸 🏳️‍🌈 Someone at the DSA panel at the Socialism Conference just gave Hasan a hat that says "Satan's School of Gay Communism".

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🇦🇷🇬🇧🇫🇰⚡️ — Argentina has launched sanctions proceedings against 45 individuals and legal entities accused of involvement in unauthorized oil and gas exploration and exploitation around the Falkland Islands.

The proceedings will target not only companies conducting hydrocarbon activities in areas Argentina claims as its "continental shelf" but also their shareholders and companies providing services that enable those operations.

🇺🇸⚔️🇮🇷 U.S. warplanes struck an Iranian oil tanker anchored off Kharg Island a few hours ago.

The tanker was reportedly hit by 4 U.S. projectiles according to Iranian medias.

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