— 🇮🇶/🇸🇦 NEW: Iraq has begun the first phase of its retaliation against Saudi Arabia

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷/🇪🇬 NEW: According to the New York Times, Iran was behind the drone attack on two ships at Damietta Port, Egypt

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For everyone who keeps wondering how the drones may have reached Egypt, it really isn’t that complicated.

— 🇺🇸/🇯🇴/🇮🇷 NEW: Hundreds of Jordanian political, legal, and public figures have signed an open letter demanding the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Jordan

They call the American presence a security, political, and economic risk pulling the country into a war it wants no part of.

Most Jordanian outlets refuse to publish the letter, and organizers warn signatories could be jailed. – New York Times

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—❗️🇮🇷 NEW: Iran’s exiled Crown Prince, Reza Pahlavi, has privately considered suspending all political ambitions and abandoning his campaigns, after increasingly negative coverage in the media and a sense of futility; however, he has not yet made a final decision on the matter – Source

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—❗️🇮🇷 NEW: Those with knowledge of the matter say that Iran’s exiled Crown Prince, Reza Pahlavi, is worried about ruining his reputation among his fans and getting into financial trouble, should he retire from politics – Source

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—❗️🇮🇷 NEW: Reza Pahlavi feels betrayed by President Trump, Prime Minister Netanyahu, and others that initially supported him – Source

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