—❗️🇺🇸/🇬🇧/🇮🇷 NEW: The UK says it will not take part in U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz

Trump claimed earlier today that ‘the UK will send warships to help, and probably other countries will too’.

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— MAGAtards crashing out on X

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: Despite all that happened recently, Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian says ‘if the Americans abandon their totalitarianism’, then ‘ways to reach an agreement’ will certainly be found

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—❗️🇮🇷 NEW: Brigadier General Hassan Hassanzadeh, commander of the IRGC in Tehran Province, was seen on the back of a motorcycle participating in rallies last night

Israel claimed he was assassinated during the war.

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 BREAKING: U.S. Central Command announces that the naval blockade against Iran will start tomorrow at 10 AM Eastern Time

Notably, Central Command clarifies that it is a total naval blockade against ALL Iranian ports, not just the Strait of Hormuz.

It also clarified that vessels originating from / going to non-Iranian ports will not be affected.

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I’m quite sure this will be treated as an act of war, if the U.S. is actually adamant on blocking Iranian ports.

Of course, it depends on whether it is implemented successfully or not.

We have to wait till tomorrow, but in response, Iran will likely target all remaining ports in the region for Arabs.

This probably includes Fujairah (UAE), Yanbu (Saudi Arabia), and Jeddah (Saudi Arabia).

There is also the possibility of something happening in Bab Al-Mandab.

Iranian media are very silent on the news of the blockade, I haven’t even seen it be mentioned on IRIB.

This can have two reasons:

1. They want to wait for the official guidance / statement / instructions from SNSC on the matter.

2. They want to downplay it as to not necessitate a response (doubt that, but if true it’s worrisome)

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: A massive amount of aerial assets is going to the Middle East

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—❗️🇮🇷 NEW: Contrary to reports that Iran’s Air Force was completely destroyed, an Iranian F-4 ‘Phantom’ is seen in an undisclosed location after being deployed for cruise missile and drone hunting operations

In front, a soldier of the 65th NOHED Special Forces protecting it.

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What limited strikes? Just a week ago you bombed the entire country.

Any strike will lead to ALL-OUT WAR.

—❗️🇺🇸/🇦🇺/🇮🇷 NEW: Australia announces it won’t participate in Trump’s blockade on Iran, after the UK announced the same earlier today

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