by Scott Creighton
Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker have apparently been banned in the UK for calling out a genocidal regime for their murderous actions.
Specifically, Cenk has stated that his notification, while it said nothing of antisemitism, did say they were banning him from entering the United Kingdom due to his assertion that their government was subservient to Israeli demands.
So to prove him wrong, they banned him... on behalf of Israel.
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from PressTV
Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has warned that the US naval blockade of Iran’s ports and Israel’s growing war crimes in Lebanon will come at a price for Washington and Tel Aviv.
In a post on his X account on Monday, Qalibaf said the US naval blockade imposed on Iranian ships and ports and the escalation of war crimes by the "genocidal Zionist regime" in Lebanon clearly show the US's lack of compliance with the ceasefire.
“The naval blockade and escalation of war crimes in Lebanon by the genocidal Zionist regime are clear evidence of US noncompliance with the ceasefire,” he wrote.
The top Iranian negotiator in indirect talks with the US further warned against the consequences of continued violent acts, which would ultimately come at a cost.
"Every choice has a price, and the bill comes due," Qalibaf said, adding, "It will all fall into place."
The top Iranian parliamentarian’s warning comes amid Israel’s continued violations of the ceasefire agreement, including repeated incursions north of the Litani River, deadly strikes on civilian areas, and displacement orders targeting southern Lebanese communities...
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from al Mayadeen English
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) announced early on Monday that its fighter jets targeted the airbase from which an attack on a communications tower on Sirik Island in Hormozgan province was launched.
According to the statement, the operation was carried out in response to the hostile aggression on the island, which originated from the airbase that was later targeted in retaliation. The IRGC warned that if such actions are repeated, its air force's response "will be completely different."
In its statement, the IRGC held the "hostile, child-killing American regime" that continues to violate the ceasefire responsible, sparking further escalation in the region, with Iranian military officials indicating readiness to respond more forcefully to any future attacks.
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) had announced earlier that it struck "targets" in Iran over the weekend, in the latest escalation testing a fragile ceasefire between Tehran and Washington...
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from Sputnik News
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(Nowhere in this article does the writer mention the blackmail Israel holds over Trump's head. A noteworthy omission as we continue to hear less and less about the Epstein files.)
from Mondoweiss
According to available reports, the purported agreement on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the United States and Iran to entrench the current ceasefire was ready to be signed and presented to the public, and Trump was going to retire to his “situation room” to confer with his people and announce it.
If that seemed too good to be true, it turns out it was, at least for the moment.
Eventually, Trump is going to have to decide whether to accept an MOU that will be harshly attacked by Israel and Iran hawks or resume the fighting. Choosing the former is out of character for the beleaguered president, but resuming the fighting will bury him deeper in this quagmire and will intensify the global economic crisis.
It’s important to recognize that all this MOU would do is formalize and expand the existing ceasefire. In practice, ending the war can only happen if the negotiations stipulated in the MOU come to a successful conclusion.
There’s no guarantee of that, from either side. The mistrust, especially from Iran in the wake of the United States and Israel twice attacking it at moments when diplomacy was making real progress, is a gulf between the two parties. And the political complications Trump faces in making the sort of deal he needs to make are going to be difficult for him to navigate.
This mistrust is why Iran wants this MOU rather than a comprehensive deal. They want to move slowly, confirming American sincerity with actions, not words, every step of the way.
Trump, on the other hand, is struggling to decide what to do amid conflicting, powerful political pressures. His team has, apparently, negotiated the terms of the MOU, but he is indecisive about implementing it. These are the consequences of a weak, unqualified person in the White House.
This political quicksand that Trump continues to sink into is another in the long list of reasons why other presidents have refused to let Israel draw them into a war with Iran. Now that Iran has the upper hand, it is dictating the framework of ending the war...
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