🇮🇷 Iran 2 — New Zealand 2 🇳🇿

The first match of Iran at the FIFA World Cup 2026 ended in a draw.

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— Some monarchist diaspora held the Israeli flag in the stadium, but real Iranians held the Palestinian flag

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— 🇮🇷/🇺🇸/🇮🇱/🇱🇧 Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi:

‘From our perspective, there are two sides in this MoU. On one side there is the United States and Israel, and on the other side there is Iran and Hezbollah.

An end to the war in Lebanon is an inseperable part of the complete end of the war in the region. And a complete end to the war includes a withdrawal of all the forces from occupied areas.

Without the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the lands it occupied during this war, it won’t be considered a complete end to the war.

Any military attack by Israel against Lebanon from now on, or the continuation of Israeli occupation inside Lebanon, will definitely be considered a violation of the MoU.’

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—❗️🇮🇱/🇱🇧 NEW: Israel violated the ceasefire in Lebanon, carrying out a double-tap strike in Mayfadoun

A vehicle was struck, and the subsequent arrival of medical crews and civilians was then bombed three times. There are martyrs at the scene.

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: On Friday, June 19th, the U.S. Department of Treasury will issue sanctions waivers on Iranian oil, gas and petrochemical products

It will be the first time in over 7 years that Iran can freely export oil.

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— 🇮🇷 One of the signs seen among the pro-Monarchist audience at the Iran game last night

These people do not represent Iranians, they are foreign agents and haters of their own religion and culture.

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: According to a U.S. intelligence assessment, Iran can shut down the Strait of Hormuz ‘at will’, with no method for the U.S. military to reopen it by force

The assessment indicated that it would be impossible to open the Strait without Iran’s consent, with one U.S. official saying: ‘We have now handed Iran de facto control over the strait, a weapon more powerful than any nuke’. – CNN

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 President Trump: ‘Iran is now the 10th war I’ve ended. I’ve ended 10 wars.’

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According to a leaked version of the MoU by Al-Arabiya, it contains zero nuclear commitments from Iran, and does not even specify that Iran won’t acquire / buy nuclear weapons 🤣

—❗️🇮🇷/🇺🇸 BREAKING: Barak Ravid, reporting for Axios, confirms the MoU contains a clause that determines Iranian management over ‘shipping and maritime services’ in the Strait of Hormuz, after consultations with Oman and regional states

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 President Trump about retrieving Iran’s enriched uranium:

‘To go get it [the material] is a big deal. You know, we have cameras on it.

You could make the case, why even bother? It’s not very valuable stuff.’

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: More than half of the $300 Billion in reparations for Iran has already been ‘committed’ – Reuters

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—❗️🇮🇷/🇱🇧/🇮🇱 Iran’s Khatam Al-Anbiyaa Central Command:

‘In the name of God Almighty, the Destroyer of Tyrants.

‘O People of the world! The terrorist army of the Zionist regime has violated the ceasefire in southern Lebanon at least 84 times in the past two days after President Trump announced the end of the war, and continues its crimes and killings of the oppressed people in Lebanon.

If the child-killing army of the Zionist regime does not stop its mischief in southern Lebanon, it should expect a harsh response from the powerful armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran.’

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You know, the fact that we are even debating whether this deal is ‘good enough’ for Iran is a real privilege.

Considering the fact that 3 months ago, we faced a combined American-Zionist coalition that fully intended to overthrow the government.

We went from surviving regime change, to arguing about who should own the Strait of Hormuz.