Lmao at the iranian propaganda officer who clearly spent a lot of time on r/polandball circa 2014

Whatever your view of Iran, this war is not of their making. This is already causing widespread economic problems and I fear they promise to get much worse if the war continues. Oman is working intensively to put in place safe passage arrangements for the Strait of Hormuz.

BREAKING: ⁠QatarEnergy ⁠has ⁠declared force majeure ⁠on some of its ‌affected long-term LNG supply contracts, with ⁠counterparties including customers ⁠in Italy, Belgium, ⁠South Korea, ⁠and ⁠China. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/nlufe4

MBS statements as relayed by "interviews with people who have had conversations with American officials, and who described the discussions on the condition of anonymity" is a new and exciting level of media "Telephone."

What's crazy about the use of these sources by journalists in esteemed papers of record is that at no point do the reporters describe the sources' interest in overstating, or understating, the Saudi position. And that is quite an omission in the current informational environment.

Killing a minister of foreign affairs because he is key to an off ramp that doesn’t allow for the total collapse of Iran and the destruction of Gulf Arab States. How is that classified as state conduct? How is that different in nature from #Iran does ?

Speaking with French people in a business setting is so funny They be 48yo and they’re still asking peers what uni they went to 98% of them peaked in college so they feel obligated to tell you within the first 10 minutes of meeting them that they went to Polytechnique, ENS

One of the many weaknesses with Reza Pahlavi is that he seems to focus more on endearing himself with external and regional powers than with Iranians (those inside the country, not in Tehrangeles). (somehting that could be said of his father, to some extent, too)

This is extremely serious not only for Iran but for significant parts of the Gulf. A Chernobyl situation is unfolding if the madness doesn’t stop

Wait so this was never about the Iranian people & getting them the help they asked for w/ empty hands while risking their lives? Can we just get this clear once & for all? #Iran #IranIsraelWar #Trump #Israel

BREAKING: An attack by the US and Israel has targeted a major water source in the city of Haftgel, located in Iran’s western Khuzestan province, reports Iran’s Fars news agency, citing a local security official. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/hjr7b4

عاجل | وزارة الكهرباء الكويتية: قتيل وأضرار مادية جسيمة في هجوم إيراني على محطة للكهرباء وتقطير المياه

Second time in three weeks WSJ is running this “Exclusive.” Frankly, no country would transmit it if they were actually thinking of doing something like this.

عاجل | المتحدث باسم مقر خاتم الأنبياء الإيراني: إسرائيل قامت بالاعتداء على منشآت تحلية المياه في الكويت وتحاول اتهام إيران بتنفيذ هذا الاعتداء السافر

This is standard Saudi protocol for a working visit, not a slight. Formal diplomacy happens with HRH Crown Prince at the Royal Palace, not the airport runway.

BREAKING: The Iranian Revolutionary Guards says it does not permit US ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz

It makes no difference to him… Because he still intends on military action, while ignoring the deal.

This is also the Iranian view

Despite claims from Pakistani media about a potential breakthrough, Tasnim is reporting the latest rounds of talks have ended with still too many significant differences.

Alors que s’achève ma visite en Algérie, marquée notamment hier soir par une rencontre avec la communauté d’affaires française, algérienne et binationale, j’ai eu l’opportunité de découvrir un pays au caractère affirmé et de mesurer la qualité de l’accueil réservé par un peuple