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[–] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 22 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] LeninZedong@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 3 days ago

I have to admit that I never thought about the massive impact Israel's bombings had on Lebanon. Shame on me.

[–] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 18 points 3 days ago

🇮🇷For the first time in seven years, an Iranian VLCC oil tanker has arrived in India loaded with approximately two million barrels of Iranian crude oil, following the issuance of an exemption from US sanctions. It is expected that additional quantities estimated at several million barrels will arrive over the next week, according to the Indian importing company.

https://t.me/naya_foriraq/72076

[–] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 19 points 3 days ago (1 children)

💠 Where did the American dollars to support the rioters go?

🔹 Recently, Trump claimed to have delivered equipment to separatist Kurdish groups with the aim of arming rioters inside Iran, but of course, these groups decided otherwise after receiving this support.

🔹 The Kurdish separatist and terrorist groups also received 100 million dollars along with equipment from the US in Azar 1404 (December 2025) to meet the needs of terrorist and rioter cells inside Iran before the riots of the 18th and 19th of Dey (January 8-9).

🔹 But the interesting point is that according to available information, the amount received was distributed among the leaders of the Kurdish separatist groups, and instead of supporting the rioters inside Iran, they used it to buy luxury cars and houses and to provide other welfare and recreational facilities for themselves and the families of the leaders, some of whom are based in Europe.

🔹 Also, according to the orders of the leaders of the Kurdish separatist groups, the received shipments, which included a large number of weapons, telecommunications, and technical equipment, were stockpiled, although a large amount of this equipment was destroyed after missile and drone attacks by the IRGC.

Source -> https://t.me/sepahnewsir403/13125

[–] pyromaiden@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

So they took the empire's money and spent it on themselves instead of doing the empire's bidding?

Another L for AmeriKKKa lmfao.

[–] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

A security source told Nayya: Kuwait has cancelled all visas issued to Iraqi citizens, whether single or multiple-entry.

Source -> https://t.me/naya_foriraq/72067

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[–] Commiejones@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 3 days ago

Took them long enough. Like do they not understand the existential threat they are under?

[–] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 3 days ago

🇦🇺🇺🇸🇮🇷| After the UK, now Australia also announced it will NOT join the US naval blockade on Iranian ports.

https://t.me/FotrosResistancee/21088

[–] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 3 days ago

From Sony Thang. This one in particular helps a lot because it shows how some liberals and fascists argue in bad faith:

Notice how the conversation always gets redirected.
You bring up Vietnam. They say: "What about what the Soviet Union did?"
You bring up Iraq. They say: "What about China's treatment of the Uyghurs?"
You bring up the drone program. They say: "Would you rather have ISIS?"

This is not argument.

This is a navigation system that has been installed to prevent any specific American action from ever being judged on its own terms.
Every crime gets dissolved into a comparison.
Every atrocity becomes relative.
Every specific death becomes a rhetorical chess piece moved to block a different square.
What it reveals is that the person doing it has never actually engaged with the original fact.
They have only engaged with the threat the fact poses to their self-image.
And they will generate an infinite supply of deflections before they let that self-image be disturbed.

The deflections are the confession.

Source -> https://xcancel.com/nxt888/status/2043271418528624722#m

You could also add the ones from Palestine and Iran:

  • You bring up the genocide done by Israel. They say: "What about Hamas?"
[–] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 15 points 3 days ago

🇺🇸🇮🇷| Following CENTCOM’s announcement to blockade Iranian ports, oil prices have started to go up in price again.

https://t.me/FotrosResistancee/21087

[–] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 15 points 3 days ago

From Sony Thang:

They, , gave their working class no healthcare, no housing security, no guaranteed income, no protection from debt, no protection from the corporations that own their government.
And their working class responded not with rage at the system but with pride in the flag.
This is the masterpiece.
The most successful propaganda operation in modern history was not convincing Americans that other countries were dangerous.
It was convincing Americans that being American was itself a form of wealth that compensated for everything they didn't have.
Identity as a substitute for material security.
The empire doesn't just exploit the Global South.
It exploits its own people.
And its own people thank it for the privilege.

Source -> https://xcancel.com/nxt888/status/2043409093264859647#m

I added the for clarity.

[–] GrainEater@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] vietnoomer 1 points 1 day ago

Swag overload

[–] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 3 days ago

🤍After the recent losses and damages to the US Air Force's aerial refueling fleet during operations related to the Iranian conflict, the US Air Force has reactivated retired KC-135 refueling aircraft from storage. This includes a 68-year-old Stratotanker built in 1958, which is currently undergoing maintenance with the possibility of returning to service.

https://t.me/naya_foriraq/72059

[–] vietnoomer 16 points 3 days ago

Iranian internal security forces announce dismantling of spy network, arrest of 50 people in 16 provinces – SABA [2026-04-12]

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The General Command of the Internal Security Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran announced on Sunday the dismantling of a network linked to enemy intelligence agencies and the arrest of 50 people in coordinated security operations spanning 16 provinces across the country.

In a statement published by the Fars News Agency, the General Command reported that the operation followed security monitoring and surveillance, resulting in a significant blow to an organized network working for enemy intelligence agencies.

The statement added that the agents were collaborating with the Zionist and American enemies, collecting and transmitting information and coordinates related to sensitive locations, including service facilities and infrastructure, checkpoints, and security force deployment sites, in addition to identifying fixed and mobile locations used for military purposes.

The statement indicated that specialized electronic equipment and communication devices, including equipment connected to satellite communication networks, were seized during the operations, along with weapons and ammunition.

Israeli forces attack Christian worshipers during Holy Saturday in occupied al-Quds – PressTV [2026-04-12]

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During the assault, the occupation forces pushed people, beat several individuals, and detained a number of participants.

Israeli police had already set up checkpoints and inspected IDs of those attending the religious ceremony.

They had also deployed barriers and iron barricades across key routes leading to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of al-Quds.

The restrictions came one day after the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in al-Quds called on Christians to attend Holy Saturday rituals following a 40-day closure of the church amid the US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran.

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemned the assault on Christian worshipers as a direct attack on freedom of worship, saying it reflects a systematic policy targeting the Palestinian Christian presence in occupied al-Quds.

It also noted that blocking access to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre violates international law and the long-standing status quo.

Meanwhile, Ramzi Khoury, a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee and head of the Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs, strongly denounced the Israeli attack.

Israeli forces, he added, deliberately intimidated the crowds to impose a coercive reality and prevent native Palestinians from practicing their religious rituals in violation of international law.

Similarly, the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the Israeli police actions and rejected the illegal and restrictive measures against Palestinian Christians.

In a statement, the ministry further called for an immediate halt to all measures that hinder Muslims and Christians from practicing their religious rituals. 

Additionally, it urged respect for the historical and legal status quo in al-Quds’ holy sites and called on the international community to pressure the Israeli regime to stop violations against Islamic and Christian sacred places.

[2026-04-12] @cgtnafrica: A meeting of Israel's mini Security Council has been called for today following the failure of negotiations: report.

[–] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

🇺🇸🇮🇷| Fox News says Vance's final proposal to Iran in Islamabad included:

• Ending uranium enrichment.
• Dismantling nuclear facilities.
• Handing over HEU.
• Stopping financial support for Hamas, Hezbollah, & Yemen.
• Fully opening the Strait of Hormuz without tolls.

They really said “final”.

These are literally the same demands the US has had for a whole year. There’s no “final” about it. It’s the same proposal.

https://t.me/FotrosResistancee/21082

The arrogance from the US is unlimited.

[–] amemorablename@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 3 days ago

They might as well have written a note that said:

Our Demands: "Give us your land."

Putrid, entitled fuckers.

[–] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 3 days ago
[–] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 15 points 3 days ago

🇮🇷🇺🇸| Trump threatens Iran again:

“We’re going to blockade Iran. It will be a total blockade, nothing in or out. It’s going to be very similar to Venezuela. But it will be a higher level.

A massive fleet is headed to Iran.

I predict they come back and they give us everything we want. I want with everything.

I don't want 90%, I don't want 95%. I want everything! They have no cards.“

https://t.me/FotrosResistancee/21075

[–] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 3 days ago (3 children)

🇺🇸/IRAN - US Announces Own Blockade on Hormuz

As I warned a month ago, the US now announces its own blockade on the Strait of Hormuz to prevent any traffic at all from passing - especially ships allowed through by Iran to its allies and partners.

The entire purpose of this war was and is to destroy the multipolar world in a controlled economic demolition, targeting energy badly needed by the multipolar world from the Middle East and others (Russia/Venezuela which the US has either already captured or is targeting through war).

This will hurt the US. The US thinks it will hurt multipolarism more and that the US will emerge stronger relative to the multipolar world on the other end of this policy.

Only time will tell for certain.

I warned once the US Marine Expeditionary Units (MEUs) arrived (the USS Boxer is still en route) the most likely purpose was maritime interdiction - what the US Marines were reorganized to do under the previous Biden administration and specifically to impose a blockade on China - and as per continuity of agenda - the Trump administration has picked up right where Biden left off.

Instead of doing it closer to China and its navy in Asia-Pacific, the US will impose its "distant blockade" at the Strait of Hormuz.

Source -> https://xcancel.com/BrianJBerletic/status/2043328845835796779#m

[–] LeninZedong@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 3 days ago

Is not blockading a country an act of war? I feel like the American Empire wants to lose again to Iran.

[–] besbin@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 3 days ago

So the USA want to turn everyone against them? There are insufficient amount of resources outside the Gulf and this move will only further reduce the amount of goods available. The US "allies" will compete directly with US citizens for resources, the neutral great powers will have even more incentive to directly help Iran break US arm force and reduce the US capacity and all the rest of the world (the global South) will further destabilized and hate the US cause they're causing greater suffering. Even without sinking a single US ship. If Iran can stop everything from moving through the strait the US will keep sinking further into crisis. This is an insane move that doesn't solve the fundamental problem and will backfire hugely soon.

[–] pyromaiden@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Are these blockading ships within range of Iranian missiles per chance?

[–] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 3 days ago

At this moment, I don't know the answer yet.

[–] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

🇺🇸🇮🇷| US military says it will impose a naval military blockade on the Strait of Hormuz starting tomorrow 10 AM ET.

Interested to see if they’ll come near the Strait or impose the blockade some 350km away.

  • Apparently not limited just to Iranian ports in the Persian Gulf, but also in the Gulf of Oman — all Iranian ports.

https://t.me/FotrosResistancee/21084

From FENTCOM

[–] ExotiqueMatter@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 3 days ago

Interested to see if they’ll come near the Strait or impose the blockade some 350km away.

They would be in range either way. They'd need to make that some 1000+km away.

[–] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 3 days ago (6 children)

🔺Press TV's investigation found the American attempt to be an extremely high-risk move that could have easily turned into a disaster for the United States and its military.

🔺The destroyers were only a few minutes away from complete destruction after Iranian cruise missiles locked onto the vessel and attack drones were deployed.

🔺When the two destroyers and the accompanying fleet reached the mouth of the Persian Gulf, Iran's cruise missiles locked onto them, and the destroyers were given only 30-minutes to turn back. The vessels immediately retreated.

🔺They had attempted to use electronic warfare tactics, including turning off its position reporting system, in a bid to deceive the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) naval forces.

🔺By spoofing their identity, they sought to present themselves as commercial vessels belonging to Oman, purportedly engaged in coastal transit in the southern part of the Sea of Oman, the investigation revealed.

🔺The destroyers also chose a route very close to the coast and through shallow waters, taking a high risk to pass through this route and enter the Persian Gulf through concealment, deception, expecting that Iranian forces might be negligent during the ceasefire

🔺However, the IRGC naval forces, while patrolling around Fujairah, had already detected the deception and taken swift action.

🔺The USS Frank Peterson first tried to continue on its course but immediately realized that cruise missile radars had locked onto it, and it was stopped by IRGC vessels.

🔺Simultaneously, IRGC drones flew over the two destroyers. The USS Peterson then received a notification on international channel 16 that it must either turn back and leave the area within thirty minutes or it would become a target of the Iranian Armed Forces.

🔺As the destroyer insisted on continuing, a final warning was issued to it, such that the destroyer was only minutes away from being destroyed

🔺According to the investigation, the conversation between the IRGC naval forces operator and the American destroyers indicates their full compliance with the IRGC's warning

🔺The investigation further revealed that the failed operation was specifically designed to exploit the ceasefire in order to test the readiness of Iran's naval forces.

🔺It also sought to have an impact on the negotiators in Islamabad, where high-stakes Iran-US talks were underway under Pakistani mediation.

🔺 According to the findings of the investigation, the operation of the two US destroyers failed and was defeated in achieving both goals.

🔺Support helicopters were also flying above destroyers. Simultaneously with the warning to these two destroyers, all vessels in the area were warned to stay at least 10 miles away from them so that if they were targeted by the IRGC, the surrounding vessels would not be harmed.

🔺The investigation also noted that the high-risk and botched US operation was the result of the expulsion of top military generals from the army on the orders of War Secretary Pete Hegseth in recent days.

https://t.me/DDGeopolitics/181739

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[–] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 3 days ago

Use of phosphorus bombs in southern Lebanon by Zionist child killers.

Video evidence in https://t.me/monem_ps/3799

[–] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Well, Arya, the owner of Fotros account, was banned from Nazi Twitter.

😭

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[–] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

🇮🇷🇮🇱| Iran’s Judiciary has given the order to seize the assets of Mahmoud Enayat, the manager of the Mossad-affiliated ‘Iran International’.

Among the 34 seized assets and properties are plots of land, several farms, houses and apartments, several garden plots, and one factory.

https://t.me/FotrosResistancee/21068

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[–] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 3 days ago (3 children)
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[–] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 19 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Reporter: Iran is not listening to your threats about reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump: How do you know that?

Reporter: Because it’s still blocked.

Trump: Why do you say that? You don’t know anything. Who are you with?

Reporter: NBC News.

Trump: NBC? That’s fake news.

Video in https://t.me/LebUpdate/59816

🤣

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[–] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 20 points 4 days ago

🇮🇷/🇺🇸 Just saying: The country that dropped the atomic bomb twice (the USA), now inside a country that illegally built an atomic bomb (Pakistan), is negotiating with a country that considers building an atomic bomb forbidden (Haram) and is also a member of the non‑proliferation treaty, about "you should not build an atomic bomb"! 😏

https://t.me/iswnews_en/18562

[–] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 3 days ago (4 children)

🇺🇸 Trump is sharing articles floating a US naval blockade of Iran, the "Venezuela playbook," after talks fail. Here's what that would actually look like.

The idea is the US Navy takes control of the Strait of Hormuz and Kharg Island strangling Iran's economy while cutting China and India off from their key oil source simultaneously.

The problem: Iran is not Venezuela.

🔸 The strait is only 33km wide at its narrowest point, every ship that enters is within range of Iran's entire coastal arsenal.
🔸 Iran's Khalij Fars anti-ship ballistic missiles have a 300km range and are designed specifically to hit moving ships at sea.
🔸 Noor and Qader cruise missiles, fired from mobile launchers hidden in coastal caves, cover the entire strait from the Iranian shoreline.
🔸 Iran has an estimated 5,000-6,000 naval mines — including influence mines that sit on the seabed and are nearly impossible to detect.
🔸 IRGC fast attack swarm boats are designed specifically to overwhelm US destroyers in confined waters — a classified DoD war game found the US lost 16 major warships including a carrier to Iranian swarm tactics.
🔸 Iran controls three fortified island outposts (Larak, Qeshm and Abu Musa) sitting directly on the shipping lanes, each with underground bunkers and missile batteries.

Iran doesn't even need to win a naval battle, FPRI experts note Iran is running an "insurance blockade," it only needs to strike occasionally to make insurance uneconomical for commercial shipping. That alone shuts the strait down.

Mine clearance in a contested environment takes a minimum of 4 weeks, and the US has decommissioned most of its dedicated minesweepers in CENTCOM. In 1991 it took 40 ships four months to clear Iraqi minefields in a permissive environment.

Meanwhile the USS Gerald R. Ford, cited in the article as leading the blockade, is currently in Split, Croatia being repaired after Iranian strikes. The USS George H.W. Bush is en route as replacement.

Trump may be out-blockaded before the blockade even starts.

Source -> https://t.me/DDGeopolitics/181725

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[–] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 4 days ago

🇮🇷🇵🇰 — The Iranian delegation has departed Pakistan after the conclusion of the Islamabad round of negotiations without reaching an agreement.

https://t.me/Alsaa_plus_EN/24690

[–] vietnoomer 7 points 3 days ago

Global express delivery firms hike fuel surcharges amid Middle East tensions – Global Times [2026-04-12]

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Oil tankers and ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, on March 11, 2026. Photo: VCG

Oil tankers and ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, on March 11, 2026. Photo: VCG

Amid intensifying regional tensions and wild swings in global oil prices, the cost of shipping is on the rise — not only for air freight but also for international express delivery services. Major global logistics players including DHL, FedEx, and SF International have all adjusted their fuel surcharge policies in recent weeks, with most implementing notable increases as they pass on higher energy costs. 

DHL Express announced in an official notice that its fuel surcharge for Time Definite, domestic, and international scheduled services will rise from 46 percent for April 13-19 to 47.75 percent for April 20-26. It will be the fourth consecutive increase since February. 

The company said in the notice that fuel price volatility directly drives up global transportation costs, forcing the introduction of floating fuel surcharges that rise, fall, or are suspended in line with market fuel prices. 

FedEx has also raised its charges. Between April 6 and May 3, its international fuel surcharge has been raised from 29.75 percent to 31.5 percent, the second round of increases since February.

SF International has adjusted the fuel surcharge rate for its international express services to 40 percent for shipments billed outside of Europe and the US starting April 13, up from 39.25 percent previously. The fuel surcharge for shipments billed in Europe and the US now stands at 19 percent, up from 18.5 percent previously.

A customer service representative told the Global Times on Sunday that the move was a response to persistent high volatility in international oil prices, which have directly lifted international logistics costs, and the move was a normal market adjustment to align with energy price movements.

Behind these coordinated hikes lies a sharp rise in jet fuel and diesel costs due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Experts warn the wave of oil price hikes will amplify cost-push inflation across the global economy.

Cong Yi, a professor at the Tianjin School of Administration, told the Global Times on Sunday that rising oil prices create cost-push inflation, with the most direct effect being higher freight costs, which exert a clear short-term shock on international air logistics and the broader logistics industry. 

"The current oil price surge is driven by geopolitical risks in the Middle East, which have disrupted energy supply expectations," he explained. "Higher fuel costs hit international air cargo especially hard. This not only raises retail prices but can also dampen cross-border consumer demand."

The duration of oil price volatility remains highly uncertain, and geopolitical conflicts continue to increase market unpredictability, Cong said.

All transport sectors — aviation, shipping, and road freight — face near-term cost escalation risks, Hu Qimu, a deputy secretary-general of the Forum 50 for Digital-Real Economies Integration, told the Global Times on Sunday.

"These higher expenses will ultimately be passed on to end-consumers. While consumer price inflation will feel the pinch, upward pressure will be more pronounced in the producer price index, as cost increases originate mainly in industrial and logistics segments," Hu said.

The conflict in the Middle East has led to "the world's daily oil flow cut by some 13 percent, and its LNG flow by some 20 percent," IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said in a speech at the 2026 Spring Meetings on Thursday, according to a readout on the website of the IMF.

[2026-04-12] @PressTV: Newly released drone footage purportedly shows that all movement in the Strait of Hormuz is under the complete control of the Iranian armed forces.

(video)

[–] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 4 days ago (4 children)

💰 🇺🇸 💵 The US Dollar now represents ~46% of global FX and gold reserves, the lowest in at least 26 years.

This percentage has declined -15 points since 2017.

Excluding gold, the US Dollar makes up 57% of global reserve currencies, the lowest since 1994, according to IMF data.

This comes as central banks have aggressively accumulated gold and diversified into other currencies.

The last time the US Dollar fell below 50% of global reserves was in 1990-1991, a period marked by elevated inflation, a recession, and a crisis of confidence in the US economy.

https://t.me/LebUpdate/59812

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[–] vietnoomer 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

[2026-04-11] @desmukh: Shehbaz Sharif is doing Key & Peele's Meet & Greet skit. Kushner denied 🤣

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@PakPMO: As the Islamabad Talks commenced today, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif held a meeting with His Excellency JD Vance, Vice President of the United States of America.

The U.S. Vice President was assisted by Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Mr. Jared Kushner.

The Prime Minister was assisted by Deputy Prime Minister & Foreign Minister Sen. Mohammad Ishaq Dar and Interior Minister Sen. Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi.

Commending the commitment of both delegations to engage constructively, the Prime Minister expressed the hope that these talks would serve as a stepping stone toward durable peace in the region.

The Prime Minister reiterated that Pakistan looks forward to continue its facilitation of both sides in making progress towards sustainable peace in the region.

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[2026-04-12] @genHCM: First they sanctioned Russia, now they’re pretending that they have any power over Iran.

The Asian Century will usher in the demise of Singapore as the Southeast Asia Israel.

@MsMelChen: Singapore is the first and only Asian country so far to publicly refuse negotiating passage with Iran.

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Many others have made deals with Tehran to allow their shipments through. Some vessels are reportedly paying as much as $2m in fees to Iran to cross the waterway without coming under fire.

This speech which was given for a domestic audience in Singapore's parliament but somehow, it has ended up triggering a diplomatic incident with Malaysian politicians who are friendly and supportive of the Iranian regime.

Singapore refuses to accept the principle of turning transit through international straits as an extortion racket or a modern pirate toll booth. It’s a right under UNCLOS transit passage rules, the same rules that keep the global economy breathing.

Partly, this is due to self-interest as Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia lie at the crossroads of another chokepoint - the Malacca Strait. The narrowest point is the Phillips Channel in the Singapore Strait is barely 2 nautical miles wide, squeezed between Singapore’s islands and Indonesia’s Riau chain.

Compared to the Strait of Hormuz’s 21 nautical mile pinch point, Singapore’s narrowest stretch is ten times tighter. Every eastbound ship on the planet is funneled through its Traffic Separation Scheme. If anyone had a temptation to start charging “protection fees,” it would be Singapore.

Negotiating with Iran would shred the legal norm that protects every strait used for international navigation. Malaysia, Indonesia, or anyone else with "geographical privilege" and a grudge could do the same.

And before you say “but Israel and America violated international law so why can't Iran," let me just reiterate that two wrongs don’t license Iran to play 17th-century privateer with 21st-century oil tankers. Clearly the same people making this argument don't extend the accusations of flouting of international law to an Iranian regime that has cut the internet off for its people, murdered several tens of thousands, and has been found in breach of international nuclear safeguards and IAEA obligations due to undeclared nuclear materials and activities, particularly in violating the 2015 JCPOA deal by enriching uranium up to 60% and limiting inspector access.

Selective outrage is the refuge of people who only care about rules when they hurt their preferred side. Singapore has never played that game.

During the 1973 and 1979 oil crises, Singapore faced a severe shock and given that it was an oil refining hub, it could have nationalized foreign oil stocks and kept the lights on for two years. But Lee Kuan Yew didn't do that. Singapore honored contracts and kept the system running.

Part of its brand in a chaotic world is that of being a responsible actor. This decision prioritized long term global trust and reliability over short term national gain. It positioned Singapore as a dependable partner in the eyes of multinational oil companies and international business. As a result, it attracted even more investment, expanded its role as a major refining and trading hub, and strengthened its economy far beyond what hoarding the oil would have achieved. Building credibility pays dividends for decades.

Furthermore, every single dollar funneled to Iran’s “safe passage” scheme ends up subsidizing the very terror networks rebuilding Hezbollah and Hamas. Singapore knows it.

@WorldStrategist: Singapore’s Foreign Minister on why he cannot accept negotiating with Iran for safe passage of ships. Definitely worth listening to:

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If that piques your interest, please take a moment to read more about the history of Singapore: https://pusatsejarahrakyat.org/announcements/lee-kuan-yew-and-the-pap-turning-singapore-into-a-portal-for-israel-in-southeast-asia-by-amir-dastan/

Want to read about why the reorientation of the world system towards Asia & MENA is natural? Samir Amin, baby. Just start with the low page count ones. You'll find them rewarding. Intan Suwandi's Value Chains would make a good primer.

Catbox uploads are paused when I need them & Imgur won't let me connect. I rly need a better lazy phone video upload option, or to commit to Peertube. I just like no-login options still they feel clean. Anyways, this Eric X World Strategist guy is a real Premium idiot check out his TL. #1 type of guy on there now.

[–] Malkhodr@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

"Two wrongs don't make a write Iran are being privateers"

Boo fucking hoo! Their shitty little microstate cooperated with the west to illegally strangle Iran's economy for decades and now they want to cry foul?!

The US has been acting like international pirate terrorists for its entire existence, yet somehow Iran is the murderous regime of privateers?

The rest of the world stood by and watched with their thumbs in their asses while Iran was prevented from imporing even the most basic goods as these countries passed their tankers through the straight of Hormuz.

Iran has every fucking right to strangle the global economy after the "global economy* strangled it.

The countries that piss me off the most besides the direct imperialists are the the fucking "chihuahua states" as I call them. The fucking small or even microscopic little bastards on the map which act as if their benifets from their imperial vassal status some changes the fact that they are insignificant in the face of actual sovereign or semi-soverign states.

Azerbaijan and Singapore are like the prime example of what I'm talking about.

[–] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 18 points 4 days ago (1 children)

🇺🇸🇮🇱‼ The hidden picture behind the ceasefire; US and Israel preparing for the next phase of the attack!

🔺Assessments show that the US military and the Zionist regime, following the ceasefire and concurrently with negotiations, have launched an unprecedented logistical operation in the region.

📡 From April 3 to April 8, coinciding with the days leading up to the ceasefire and after it, over 70 heavy transport aircraft, including C-17 and C-5 models, have arrived at military bases across the region. These flights, mostly concentrated in recent days, reveal a systematic plan to rebuild combat and military capability.

👉 A notable point is the dispersion of these shipments across six countries and dozens of airbases, stretching from Jordan and Saudi Arabia to the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Greece, and occupied Palestine. The landing of transport aircraft at "Nevatim," "Ovda," and "Ben Gurion" airbases in occupied Palestine indicates that Tel Aviv is directly stockpiling ammunition and advanced equipment for the next round of confrontation with the Axis of Resistance.

In short, it can be said that the United States is using the opportunity provided by ceasefire negotiations to fill the gaps that have been created; Washington and Tel Aviv are making maximum use of this tactical breathing space!

Source -> https://t.me/iswnews_en/18552

[–] Commiejones@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I hope: Iran is going to use the lack of a ceasefire in Lebanon as a pretext to hit us in the middle of its preparations. usa is probably still mustering forces like they did before the invention of drone war. They are going to all be clustered together thinking they are safe and Iran is going to hammer them with missliles and drones leading to a mass casualty event that makes pearl harbor look like a picnic.

[–] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 3 days ago

🇮🇷⚡️🇺🇸🇮🇱 Channel 15 in Hebrew: The Chief of Staff has directed the Israeli army to an immediate state of alert in preparation for war with Iran. A decision on resuming the bombing has not yet been made.

https://t.me/DDGeopolitics/181734

[–] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 4 days ago

💠Alijah Magnier (Senior West Asia Analyst): America came to dictate and did not want to accept Iran's nuclear rights.

🔹America did not come to negotiate. It came to dictate and did not want to accept Iran's nuclear rights.

🔹There is no plan for another round of negotiations in the near future.

🔹America did not come to negotiate but to dictate.

🔹In my opinion, the main disagreement (among many issues) is America's demand for permanent zero enrichment.

🔹This is a demand that Iran has rejected from the start, as ultimately this issue is considered part of Iran's rights.

https://t.me/sepahnewsir403/13103

[–] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 18 points 4 days ago (2 children)

🇺🇸 🇨🇳 🇮🇷 “If China does that, China’s going to have big problems.”

Trump speaking to reporters outside the White House, responding to reports that China is preparing to send man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS) to Iran.

Source -> https://t.me/DDGeopolitics/181706

Show us Trump what those "big problems" will be or no ballz. You wouldn't even dare 🤡

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[–] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

🔻At the negotiation site, I realized that according to the American side, the Zionist enemy intends to gradually establish a ceasefire throughout Lebanon. However, the Iranian side has been seeking an immediate ceasefire. It was also mentioned that some Lebanese officials, especially the Prime Minister, are in continuous contact with the Americans and are trying to advance the Lebanon issue through direct negotiations with Israel and America.

🔴Despite this, the Iranian negotiating team, after the gradual ceasefire that initially started from Beirut and Dahieh, is pursuing a complete ceasefire in Lebanon. And no one in Iran wants to separate the Lebanon issue from Iran.

https://t.me/hossein_pak69/2328

Comments from me: Fuck you, Nawaf Salam. You fucking traitor.

[–] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 19 points 4 days ago

🇮🇷🇺🇸| A source close to the Iranian negotiation team told Fars News:

The US is making excessive demands about the Strait of Hormuz.

It seems that what the US has not achieved in 40 days of war, with plans such as insuring ships, escorting oil tankers, and other military and economic ideas, and with 6 weeks of war and threats, it now expects to easily obtain through negotiation.

Besides the Strait of Hormuz, the US has made unacceptable demands on several other issues.

The Iranian delegation is determined to protect what it has gained on the battlefield however.

‌According to another informed source for Fars: The two delegations are exchanging messages in various ways, but it is unclear whether they will reach a conclusion.

US’ excessive demands has been an obstacle to the progress of the negotiations.

https://t.me/FotrosResistancee/21063

[–] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 4 days ago

Pakistan must be on high alert and make sure the Iranian delegation returns home safely. The Wall Street Journal piece wasn't some crazy talk, it was a direct threat

https://t.me/Alsaa_plus_EN/24689

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