—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NOTE: Contrary to reports that Iranian-linked ships are breaking the U.S. blockade, the opposite is true; ships originating in Iranian ports are being turned away

The misunderstanding stems from the fact the U.S. blockade is not located directly near the Strait of Hormuz, but a little further away in the Gulf of Oman / Arabian Sea.

This has led to some media claiming that Iranian vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz, such as the ‘RICH STARRY’, which spoofed its location and pretended to be a Chinese tanker originating in the UAE.

This vessel did indeed cross the Strait of Hormuz, but was immediately ordered to turn around when it entered the Gulf of Oman.

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— Ships are being ordered to turn around in approximately this area.

The U.S. Navy is likely positioned several hundreds of nautical miles away, in the Arabian Sea.

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— An American naval blockade definitely and without ambiguity deserves an Iranian response (which Khatam Al Anbiyaa HQ also stated). Simply ignoring it sends a weak signal.

—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇱/🇦🇪 NEW: Coinciding with CENTCOM Commander Brad Cooper’s visit to Israel, a senior UAE military official also landed in Tel Aviv

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: Iranian sources say that nothing is confirmed about a new round of talks with the U.S. and nothing has yet been agreed

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—❗️🇮🇷/🇮🇶 NEW: Iranian drones directly impact Kurdish terrorist camps in Sulaimaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan

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— Hmm

That doesn’t look like an American nor Iraqi jet to me.

Some kind of French delta-wing, likely a Mirage.

—❗️🇮🇱/🇱🇧 NEW: For the first time in history, direct negotiations have started between Israel and Lebanon

A quasi normalization.

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷/🇮🇹 President Trump: ‘Meloni doesn’t support the war on Iran? That’s a shame. I expected better from her. Iran would blow up Italy in TWO MINUTES if they had the chance’

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Mr. Trump; unlike America, Italy has a civilization spanning thousands of years.

They’ve produced magnificent artists, scientists, architectural marvels, and most importantly, great food.

Iran has literally no reason to bomb Italy and would never do so.

I am italian. If Iran bombed the US bases in Italy, I would pay them the rocket fuel to do so

—❗️🇮🇱/🇱🇧 NEW: The Israel-Lebanon negotiations have ended after more than 2,5 hours, and the Lebanese side described it as ‘positive’

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—❗️🇮🇷 BREAKING: Two car bombs exploded on Imam Khomeini street, Tehran, near a Basij checkpoint

So far, the death toll is zero. Area has been cordoned off.

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—❗️🇮🇷 UPDATE: Security forces have defused a third bomb, and two additional cars may be rigged with explosives

Everyone is asked to stay away from the area of Imam Khomeini street, Malek Ashtar and Hashemi.

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— Everyone in this area should be aware and stay away from parked cars or crowds.

Especially Imam Khomeini street and Jeyhoon street.