—❗️🇮🇷/🇯🇴/🇺🇸 NEW: Explosions are being reported by locals in Irbid, northwestern Jordan

The cause is currently unclear; it could be interceptor activity, Iranian ballistic missiles incoming, or sonic booms from U.S. / Israeli fighter jets.

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It seems a single large explosion was heard, the cause is still unknown.

—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 BREAKING: Eight U.S. Marines were injured in a recent Iranian cruise missile attack against a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz – NBC

According to three U.S. officials, the marines were operating aboard a ‘U.S.-contracted’ vessel, rather than an actual American warship.

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— 🇺🇸/🇨🇳 NEW: In their recent meeting, Trump told Xi Jinping that America is willing to sell weapons to China

President Xi Jinping responded politely, but was not interested in the idea.

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— 🇮🇱/🇦🇪/🇮🇷 NEW: Earlier today, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu landed in the UAE to meet with Mohammed bin Zayed

According to Israel’s Channel 13, the meeting lasted more than 6 hours and was primarily focused on Iran.

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷/🇶🇦/🇵🇰 NEW: Iran and the U.S. are expected to hold a round of indirect negotiations in New York today or tomorrow, according to Reuters

Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi is still in NYC for the UN General Assembly.

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— 🇮🇷 NEW: Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, issued a message on the occasion of Holy Defense Week and the martyrdom anniversary of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah

In the message, the following important points were mentioned:

– The days when Western powers controlled Iran and imposed their will upon the Iranian nation are long gone; the Islamic Revolution has awakened the people’s spirits, and I assure the people those dark days will never be repeated.

– Controlling the Strait of Hormuz is a joint desire of the entire Iranian nation, despite the differences between some segments in society.

– Throughout the past few wars, starting with the first imposed war [Saddam’s invasion], Iran has risen from the ashes of war like a burning Phoenix, and has become so powerful that it now casts its shadow on the enemy’s lands.

– Since the time of the Prophets, no greater figure than Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has appeared in the land of Al-Sham [the Levant], and with his stature, wisdom and courageous actions he turned Lebanon into a jewel of the Resistance and brought it to a position of greatness.

– Some people these days consider Iran to be the 4th world superpower, but that is according to worldly calculations; when God is entered into the equation, Iran is a divine power, second to none.

– In some important areas of bravery and presence in the fields, women have outpaced men.

– Today, the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz have been emptied of American military presence, and their navy does not dare to advance beyond the Arabian Sea; God Willing, they will sooner or later be expelled from the Arabian Sea as well.

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— 🇬🇧/🇺🇸 NEW: The five men arrested on charges of trying to carry out a bombing attack on RAF Fairford will be released on bail today, according to UK police

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There are 3 reasons why they’d be let out on bail, that I can think of:

1. The UK police is genuinely retarded.

2. There were no explosives found and the entire incident was blown out of proportion or misinterpreted.

3. They are British operatives that were supposed to carry out a false-flag attack but failed due to their own incompetence and alerts by the public.

Notice how all the men are military aged, physically well-trained (they all clearly work out), and clean shaven? Consistent with a military squad.

Think about this for a second.

What’s the chance that a rag-tag group of ‘terrorists’ are all military aged men, clean shaven, and physically fit?

—❗️🇸🇦/🇾🇪 NEW: The Saudi-led PLC in Yemen announces a general mobilization to stop Ansarallah

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: President Trump is willing to make concessions to Iran, including sanctions relief and unfreezing assets, in exchange for progress on the nuclear file – Axios

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 President Trump on Truth Social:

‘Axios just released a story that “Trump” offered Sanctions Relief and Frozen Funds to Iran. This is untrue. I offered them NOTHING!

Axios’ story, like most others, is a HOAX, used only for purposes of satisfying their Trump Derangement Syndrome. They should withdraw this fake story, IMMEDIATELY!’

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi, is leaving New York and heading back to Tehran

No breakthrough was reached in the negotiations, so he’s leaving earlier than expected.

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— 🇮🇱/🇦🇪/🇸🇦/🇧🇭/🇲🇦/🇪🇬/🇴🇲/🇰🇼/🇱🇾 NEW: The MbZ-Netanyahu meeting in Abu Dhabi took place in an ‘expanded format’ that included various other Arab states, and some that have no official ties with Israel

Representatives from Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Kuwait, Bahrain, Libya (Haftar), Oman and Egypt also attended the meeting on Sunday, according to Israeli Channel 14.

Netanyahu and MbZ initially met privately before officials from the other countries joined the expanded session. The discussions focused on Iran, closer cooperation between Israel and the Gulf states, economic issues and Israeli defense systems.

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— 🇺🇸/🇬🇧 NEW: The three vans found outside RAF Fairford two days ago did not contain any ‘viable explosives’, according to UK police

There is a suspicion the men were engaging in other forms of criminal activity, such as fuel smuggling.

What is known for sure, however, is that RAF Fairford entered the ‘DELTA’ security level the evening before the vans were detected, and that an attack was considered imminent.

Either the British intelligence services misinterpreted the threat, or a true attack was indeed about to happen but avoided due to capturing the wrong guys—in which case an alleged terrorist squad may still be on the loose.

U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, claimed today that a ‘foreign actor’ was ‘clearly involved’ in the incident.

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—❗️🇮🇷 NEW: Hamid Rasaee, an influential conservative Member of Parliament, has been sentenced to 10 months in prison by the Judiciary

He is being accused of ‘spreading rumors without evidence’ about Iran’s Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf.

The incident took place a long time ago, when Rasaee claimed that Qalibaf purposefully changed parliamentary records without authorization or informing others.

Gholamhossein Eje’i, Iran’s Chief Justice, is known for being a staunch Qalibaf ally, and having good ties with the Pezeshkian administration.

The real reason that Rasaee was sentenced to prison is likely his opposition to the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding and his frequent criticism of the current administration.

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—❗️🇮🇷/🇮🇱 Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, when visiting an airbase today: ‘There are signs that the enemies are planning to attack us before the election.’

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— 🇮🇷/🇮🇱 IRGC Colonel: ‘Israel wants to attack us before the election, because Netanyahu knows if he loses the election he will go to prison’

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