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—❗️🇺🇳/🇮🇷 NEW: The IAEA Secretary General, Rafael Grossi, says he will soon hold talks with Iran to determine ‘dates for inspections’

This comes despite Iran denying that it has agreed to IAEA inspections.

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—❗️🇺🇳/🇮🇷 NEW: The IAEA Secretary General, Rafael Grossi, says he will soon hold talks with Iran to determine ‘dates for inspections’ This comes despite Iran denying that it has agreed to IAEA inspections. @Middle_East_Spectator
— NOTE: It’s likely that Grossi is talking about inspecting the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant and Tehran Research Reactor

These two civilian facilities were already being inspected by the IAEA before the recent war, but inspections were suspended temporarily after the U.S. and Israel attacked in February.

Those facilities are not important to Iran’s high enrichment program, and are both located above ground.

The sensitive underground nuclear complexes at Natanz, Fordow and Esfahan have not been inspected since June 2025, for almost a full year now—and likely won’t be inspected any time soon, unless a final deal is reached.

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‏ألا وإنّ الدّعيّ بن الدعيّ قد ركز بين اثنتَين

بين السّلة والذلّة — وهيهات منّا الذلّة
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—❗️🇱🇧/🇺🇸 NEW: Gunfire reported at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut

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—❗️🇱🇧/🇺🇸 NEW: Gunfire reported at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut @Middle_East_Spectator
— 🇱🇧/🇺🇸 UPDATE: The Lebanese Army fired warning shots at a vehicle containing two undocumented Syrian migrants, the situation is under control

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

‘Iran has informed the U.S. that, despite troublemaking Fake News reporting to the contrary, there are "NO TOLLS, NO INSURANCE COSTS, & NO OTHER CHARGES OF ANY KIND BEING SOUGHT OR RECEIVED BY IRAN ON SHIPS TRAVELING THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. If this is false information, negotiations would end, immediately!

Additionally, no money has been given to Iran, or released from their money to them, by the U.S. We will be releasing some of their money, that is totally controlled by us, to our Farmers and Ranchers, for the purchase of Corn, Wheat, Soybeans, and more. Food is desperately needed in Iran, and we will be purchasing it for them exclusively from the United States. Thank you for your attention to this matter!‘

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Time went so fast, the war consumed our minds. But now it’s really starting to sink in how great of a loss we truly experienced, it still feels so surreal.

The past 3 years have been very difficult. We’ve lost so many valuable personalities, it’s hard to keep count and have time to mourn. But in the end it’s all worth it. God bless the martyrs.

History will record Khamenei the Great.
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— 🇮🇷 NEW: Iran’s Parliament Speaker and Chief Negotiator, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, was seen at a public mourning ceremony in Tehran

Advisor to the Supreme Leader and former Acting President, Mohammad Mokhber, was with him at the Reyhanatol Hossein complex with the famous eulogist Majid Banifatemeh.

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—❗️🇴🇲/🇮🇷 NEW: Without consultation with Iran, the Sultanate of Oman issued a statement today announcing the establishment of a temporary maritime corridor in the southern Strait of Hormuz

Many vessels were already secretly passing through the Strait by using Omani territorial waters, but it was not coordinated and there was a risk of collisions and accidents, so Oman decided to make an official transit plan for this corridor.

The Omani route was already not accepted by Iran as valid, so the formalization of this corridor seems to have been the final straw.

The IRGC Navy released a statement criticising this move, which was done without any consultation. It could take even more ships away from the Iran-designated transit corridor.

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—❗️🇴🇲/🇮🇷 NEW: Without consultation with Iran, the Sultanate of Oman issued a statement today announcing the establishment of a temporary maritime corridor in the southern Strait of Hormuz Many vessels were already secretly passing through the Strait by using…
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—❗️🇮🇷 🇮🇷 IRGC Navy on Channel 16 VHF Radio:

‘Attention all vessels, attention all vessels, attention all vessels in Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman:

This is an IRGC Navy warning.

Transiting in the Strait of Hormuz is only possible with IRGC Navy permission and on designated routes.

If any vessel attempts to transit the Strait without our permission, with AIS turned off, or outside the designated routes, it will be responsible for any consequences and any danger.’


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I mean, I hate to tell you…but if you want to actually enforce this, you’re gonna need to call Mr. Shahed.
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— 🇮🇷 NEW: President Pezeshkian was seen in public at Ashura commemorations

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— 🇮🇷 WATCH: Iran’s Parliament Speaker and Chief Negotiator, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, arriving at a mourning ceremony last night with his security detail

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— 🇮🇷 NEW: Qalibaf trash talks the U.S. on X again

(If only he was actually like this at the negotiating table)

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—❗️🇮🇷/🇴🇲 BREAKING: The IRGC Navy has struck a vessel 7.5 Nautical Miles off the coast of Oman

The vessel tried to pass through the Strait of Hormuz on a route not approved by Iran, and without coordinating with the Persian Gulf Strait Authority. It ignored several verbal warnings prior to being hit.

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: Iran has informed the U.S. through the newly established Hormuz de-confliction communication channel that it has bombed a tanker

The American side reportedly exclaimed ‘What the f*ck man? What do you mean?’ upon hearing the news.

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