Iran has leverage, most importantly by being able to threaten security of the Gulf Arabs and their puppet masters.

And the oil supply hubs of the region were not yet sufficiently targeted, presumably because Iran is keeping it for leverage in a worst-case scenario.

Even against Israel, Iran has some military leverage. In the last few days of the war, interception rates were falling rapidly due to degrading stockpiles. But then, it stopped, because it was decided to negotiate.

Iran just always stops right when the pressure on the enemy starts to kick in. Because some of the officials still have a delusional belief that diplomacy is possible. As long as this mindset prevails among the country’s elites (among them Araqchi, and yes, also Qalibaf), nothing will change.

I pray that the officials will at some point start to really listen to the words of Martyr Khamenei and the new Leader, his son, Sayyed Mojtaba.

I seek refuge in Allah from whatever that thing is

I wonder if she’s related to Staff Sergeant Hamburger

—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 BREAKING: Clashes between the U.S. and Iran in the Persian Gulf

Air defenses in Bandar Abbas have been activated.

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: Reuters confirms the U.S. military has carried out additional airstrikes on sites in Bandar Abbas that ‘posed a threat to U.S. forces’

The U.S. Navy also shot down multiple Iranian drones, according to a source.

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: Footage of the $12 Billion unfrozen assets being delivered to Iran

(sarcasm)

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❗️These actions must absolutely be responded to firmly.

America is trying to implement the Lebanon model in Iran.

Carrying out small attacks below the threshold of full escalation to gradually erode the equation of deterrence.

This footage is old, it’s from March.

— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: Axios claims Iran launched four drones at a U.S. warship in the Persian Gulf, they were shot down by the U.S. Navy and another site in Bandar Abbas was destroyed before it could launch additional drones

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 IRIB: ‘No sign of an explosion has been seen in Bandar Abbas and no incident is officially confirmed’

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