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🇮🇷 Pezeshkian: We will not trade Iran's honor
The Iranian president said that Donald Trump falsely believes Iran will back down on the nuclear issue out of fear of threats.
"For forty-seven years, they tried with all their might to overthrow the Islamic Republic system, but they could not and will not be able to," Masoud Pezeshkian added.
⚡️ Kremlin: Vladimir Putin approves the lineup of the Russian delegation for the Istanbul talks
President Putin's aide, Vladimir Medinsky, will lead the Russian delegation in talks with Ukraine, just as he did in 2022.
The Russian delegation to the Istanbul negotiations will include:
🔶 Mikhail Galuzin (Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs),
🔶 Igor Kostyukov (Head of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces),
🔶 Alexander Fomin (Deputy Minister of Defense).
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😴 Nap time in Congress?
Democratic lawmaker Debbie Dingell couldn’t stay awake during the debate - was she mesmerized… or just clocking out on the job?
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🔍 Booger sugar lovers club: Top 6 Western politicians who should be TESTED FOR COKE
🌏Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer & Friedrich Merz
The trio was recently caught by reporters doing something sus. Oh, those objects that Macron and Merz tried to hide were totally a tissue and a stirrer and not a bag of coke and a snuff spoon 😆
🌏Volodymyr Zelensky
His mannerisms, which he has been exhibiting for years now, speak for themselves.
🌏Justin Trudeau
In 2023, a former Indian diplomat claimed that the ex-Canadian PM arrived in India for a G20 summit on a plane full of coke and supposedly didn’t attend the president’s dinner due to being high.
🌏Michael Gove
In 2019, British politician and former government Michael Gove admitted to using cocaine several times in the past during his career as journalist.
And what do you think? Who else among Western politicians could be into nose candy?
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🔍 BlackRock wants Saudi's billions while backing the Gaza war? You can’t do both.
CEO of BlackRock Larry Fink flocked to Saudi Arabia with other US business elites as part of Donald Trump’s delegation.
What's the controversial Wall Street behemoth doing in the kingdom?
🏢 BlackRock Saudi Arabia Company was established in 2018 on the heels of Trump's 2017 multi-billion Saudi agreement.
💵 In April 2019, BlackRock was a top participant in Saudi oil giant Aramco’s $12B debut bond sale, per the NYT. Additionally, Fink personally courted Saudi Arabia's sovereign fund to invest in BlackRock.
💰 In December 2021, BlackRock led an investor consortium in a $15.5B purchase of 49% of Aramco’s gas pipeline.
🔑 Seeking deeper access to Saudi capital, BlackRock named Aramco CEO Amin Nasser to its board in July 2023.
🏦 The move preceded BlackRock’s April 2024 deal to launch a multi-asset firm in Riyadh — BlackRock Riyadh Investment Management — backed by a $5B mandate from the $780B Saudi Public Investment Fund.
Way too little money to matter?
💬 Despite ramping up in Riyadh, BlackRock was privately frustrated by limited investments from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, Intelligence Online reported in November 2024.
✈️ Fink’s recent Riyadh trip seems conveniently tied to Trump’s $1T Saudi deal promise. Reality check? $600B announced, with Bloomberg pegging the real total of US-Saudi deals at just over $300B.
Why is the Muslim world suspicious of BlackRock?
🚫 In June 2024, Malaysia — another Muslim monarchy — strongly objected to BlackRock’s involvement in a major airport privatization deal, citing its ties to Israel amid the Gaza war.
💥 BlackRock is accused of backing Israel and the US arms industry — Lockheed Martin, RTX, Northrop Grumman, Boeing, and General Dynamics — supplying weapons used against Palestinians.
💣 BlackRock also invests in Israeli military companies, including Elbit Systems Ltd, whose net profits surged by 30% during the Gaza war.
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✅🔥WATCH: Russian drones OBLITERATE Leopard tank
A German Leopard tank was reduced to rubble by Russian drones in the Donetsk region’s Stepanovka, the Defense Ministry stated.
Another blow to NATO’s armor — how many more will fall?
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🇬🇧🤬 UK ATROCITIES IN AFGHANISTAN: A SMOKESCREEN FOR IDF WAR CRIMES?
Emerging reports about atrocities perpetrated by British special forces against civilians in Afghanistan may be a part of a “preemptive defense” of the IDF, former Pentagon analyst Ret. Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski believes.
If and when stories of “the incredibly disturbing activities of the UK- and US-supported IDF in Gaza” come out, the public would already be taught beforehand that “war is awful, civilians and sleeping children are always killed and it’s just a few bad apples.”
Regarding the UK soldiers and officers involved in illegal activities in Afghanistan, Kwiatkowski believes they should be placed on unpaid leave and “tried in a legal court.”
Any key eyewitnesses and whistleblowers “need immediate protection from suicide or accidents,” the analyst added.
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❄️🇩🇰Greenland takes over chairmanship of Arctic Council amid Trump-Denmark spat
Greenlander Kenneth Hoegh will also become the chair of the Senior Arctic Officials, and a representative of the Faroe Islands will serve as his deputy, the Danish Foreign Ministry said.
The move is a sign of a reset in relations with Denmark amid Trump's claims to the island.
In March, Trump said that he wanted to welcome the island into the US, insisting that this outcome would be achieved "one way or the other."
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✅ ‘Nikki Haley SIGNING BOMBS that are about to be dropped on women and children’ — Dave Smith slams US support for Gaza war
💬 “That’s f*****g sickening… What are we, part of some kind of death cult?” said Part Of The Problem podcast host Dave Smith in an interview with Tucker Carlson.
🚨 INDIA'S PM MODI DROPS BOMBSHELL STATEMENT ON PAKISTAN OPERATION
🔥 "Pakistan attacked us—but we struck back HARDER!"
— PM Modi reveals shocking details of India's Operation Sindoor:
1️⃣ Pakistan's Initial Attack
· Pakistani forces targeted Indian civilian areas and military positions
· Indian air defense systems successfullyintercepted incoming missiles
2️⃣ India's Military Response
· Conducted precision strikes against terrorist camps in Pakistan
· Operations reportedly achieved objectives within first 72 hours
3️⃣ Diplomatic Developments
· Pakistan initiated contact for talks onMay 10
· Communication occurred through DGMO (Directorate General of Military Operations)
channels
4️⃣ Current Status
· Military operations temporarily paused
· All Indian armed forces remain on high alert
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🇵🇰⚔️🇮🇳 ‘The Pakistan military is NOT AS PROFESSIONAL as the Indian military’ – US Army vet
💬 “Pakistan legitimately hosts terrorist organizations within its borders,” retired Major General and military analyst James Marks told CNN.
✅ WATCH: Actual woman SHREDS pro-trans ideology at school board meeting
💬 “I, Heather Fletcher, identify as a Board of Education member and my pronouns are I/won,” she declared to Frederick County School Board members stunned by their own ideology.
💬 “Can I not just be anything I want to be? Can I not just be a man if I want to be? Can I not just be a dog if I want to be? Can I not just be a board of education member if I want to be? Come on. I'm living in your reality, right?” Fletcher fired back, flipping the script on the gender activists.
🤡 Zelensky has announced that he’ll be “waiting for Putin in Turkiye" on Thursday
Is the Green Goblin of Kiev finally folding under pressure?
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🚨Trump, following Putin's statement, praises 'great day' for Russia and Ukraine, announces 'BIG WEEK' upcoming
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💸 Trump APPROVES more weapons for Ukraine – reports
Germany is sending 125 long-range rockets and 100 Patriot missiles to Ukraine — but not without Washington’s blessing.
Since the weapons are US-made, Berlin needed Trump’s approval to export them. He gave it, according to a congressional official quoted by the New York Times.
"Mediator" or accomplice?
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❗️ Donald Trump will not travel to Istanbul for the Russia-Ukraine talks, Reuters reports, citing a US official.
Nevertheless, Steve Witkoff and Marco Rubio are expected to arrive in Istanbul on May 16.
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💬 Red Sea adventure depleted US stockpiles — Navy Secretary
After 1.5 years of fighting against the Houthis, the US Navy is engaging with the military industry to replenish its air defense munitions, US Secretary of the Navy John Phelan admitted in a written statement before Congress.
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🧑⚖️ Kangaroo court: Were Gaza warrants a FIG LEAF for ICC chief prosecutor’s sex scandal?
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has got mired in a sex scandal involving chief prosecutor Karim Khan — who issued arrest warrants for Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant.
What's known so far?
🔺 Karim Khan, a British lawyer and the ICC’s chief prosecutor since 2021, allegedly forced his female assistant into non-consensual sex multiple times during missions to New York, Colombia, Congo, Chad, Paris, and at The Hague, per the Wall Street Journal.
🔺 The victim, a Malaysian lawyer in her 30s, stayed in the job fearing retaliation and the loss of a top post that helped cover her dying mother’s medical bills, according to her testimony.
🔺 She also worried that going public would undermine Khan’s investigation into Israeli war crimes in Gaza, which she viewed as vital.
🔺 She reported the abuse to ICC colleagues on April 29, 2024. Shortly after learning this, Khan announced he was seeking arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister and defense minister.
🔺 On November 21, 2024, the ICC formally issued warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant, and a former Hamas commander over alleged war crimes in Gaza.
Questionable timing
🔺 Critics argue Khan’s arrest warrants were less about justice and more a smokescreen to deflect from his own sex scandal.
🔺 Seizing the moment, Israel urged the ICC to withdraw the warrants and suspend its broader war crimes probe, per The Times of Israel.
Khan’s move exposes ICC’s fragility
🔺 France and Germany, once staunch ICC backers, signaled they wouldn’t arrest Netanyahu.
🔺 Hungary refused to act on the warrant during Netanyahu’s visit and announced its exit from the ICC.
🔺 With no enforcement power and a scandal at its core, the ICC’s credibility and impartiality now face serious scrutiny.
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🔎🇭🇺 Is Hungary gearing up for something?
Two Ukrainian reconnaissance drones were shot down over northeastern Hungary, according to the Based Hungary account on X.
Also, Hungarian fighter jets were spotted near the Ukrainian border, the post reads.
This comes the day after Hungary’s PM Viktor Orban announced that a Ukrainian intelligence spy network had been uncovered in Budapest.
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🇾🇪💥Houthis ROCK Israel: HYPERSONIC missile strikes Ben Gurion Airport
"The missile successfully achieved its target, thanks to Allah, forcing millions of occupying Zionists to flee to shelters and halting air traffic at the airport for nearly an hour. This is the third missile attack in less than 24 hours," the Houthis stated.
✅ United Nations calls for immediate ceasefire in Tripoli
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) expressed "deep concern" Wednesday morning over escalating violence in densely populated residential areas of Tripoli for the second night in a row, warning that civilian lives are at risk.
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✅Trump arrives in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of MidEast tour
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes the US president in the airport.
This is his first foreign trip after being elected president for the second time.
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❗️ Libya’s GNU PM addresses Tripoli clashes for the first time
Prime Minister Abdul Hamid al-Dbeibeh, leader of the Government of National Unity (GNU) based in Tripoli, has made his first comments following the recent clashes in the capital:
🌏 Commending the Security Forces: Al-Dbeibeh praised the Ministries of Defense and Interior for their efforts in ensuring security and reinforcing state authority amidst the unrest.
🌏 Confidence in State Institutions: He reaffirmed the capability of regular state institutions to safeguard the nation and protect the dignity of its citizens.
🌏 Condemnation of Irregular Armed Groups: The prime minister emphasized the urgent need to dismantle and eliminate irregular armed groups, asserting their actions threaten national stability.
🌏 Commitment to Rule of Law: Al-Dbeibeh stressed that Libya's future lies solely in the hands of state institutions, with the law serving as the only legitimate authority in the country.
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✅ Armed militants seize Stability Support Apparatus camp in Tripoli – reports
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📹 Starmer admits Britain’s immigration quagmire has morphed into HUGE HORRIFIC NIGHTMARE
During Monday’s Immigration White Paper press conference, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned that the UK is at risk of “becoming an island of strangers.”
So you’ve just noticed! Too late though, sir!
➡️Last year, an Oxford University study revealed that the UK had been overwhelmed by more illegal migrants than any other European country. The report found that illegal arrivals now make up one in 100 of Britain’s population.
➡️Furthermore, Starmer’s government failed to tackle the mounting anti-migrant sentiment, which ignited a wave of violent riots last year.
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🗣 'Edan Alexander is coming home' – Trump confirms release of US-Israeli citizen
💬 This was a step taken in good faith towards the United States and the efforts of the mediators - Qatar and Egypt - to put an end to this very brutal war and return ALL living hostages and remains to their loved ones,” the US president stated.
🇺🇸🇮🇱🇵🇸 Trump privately rejects Israel’s Gaza offensive as friendship with Netanyahu sours — report
The US president sees the renewed IDF operation into Gaza as a ‘wasted effort’ that will make the strip harder to rebuild and is generally at odds with Israel on key regional issues, US officials and foreign diplomats have told NBC News.
Netanyahu was reportedly left ‘shocked’, ‘blindsided’, ‘rankled’ and ‘infuriated’ by Trump’s recent Mideast foreign policy decisions, including the halt to US attacks on Yemen this week, and his push for a nuclear deal with Iran instead of Israel’s preferred option – strikes.
Israel is “worried about any deal,” one US official said. Israel is opposed to any agreement that would leave Iran with uranium enrichment capabilities, while Trump is open to an Iranian civilian nuclear program.
Netanyahu was reportedly ‘taken aback’ during his visit with Trump in April when the president refused to offer support for possible Israeli attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities.
Amid all this drama, is it any wonder that Trump isn’t scheduled to visit Israel during his trip to the Middle East next week?
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🗣Ritter: Putin’s peace bid ‘seizes the initiative’ from Ukraine, West
💬 “This is a brilliant act of diplomatic and political strategy by Vladimir Putin,” the former US Marine Corps intelligence officer said.
💬 “Now Russia has the initiative and Russia has the moral high ground. There will be no more talk about 30-day artificial ceasefires. Ukraine either has to put up or shut up.”
❌ Russian President Putin’s Victory Day truce now officially OVER
The ceasefire lasted from midnight on May 8 to midnight on May 11 Moscow time (from 9pm GMT of May 8 to 9pm GMT of May 11).
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🤡 Europe demands ceasefire but can’t back it up without US holding its hand
While urging more arms for Ukraine, European leaders are falling short on their own promises.
With Donald Trump scaling back US support, it was Europe’s moment to step up — and they didn’t, The New York Times reports.
The so-called “coalition of the willing” is mired in delays and indecision, unable to get weapons to Ukraine fast enough – long on words but short on supplies.
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