Iran War. . . USA Up 2-0 in the First Period
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Pakistan has deployed 8,000 troops, a squadron of fighter jets and an air defence system to Saudi Arabia under a mutual defence pact, ramping up military cooperation with Riyadh even as Islamabad serves as the main mediator in the Iran war.
The deployment, the full scale of which is reported here for the first time, was confirmed by three security officials and two government sources, all of whom described it as a substantial, combat-capable force intended to support Saudi Arabia's military if the kingdom comes under further attack.
Exclusive: Pakistan deploys jet squadron, thousands of troops to Saudi Arabia during Iran war — Reuters
Pakistan has deployed 8,000 troops, a squadron of fighter jets and an air defence system to Saudi Arabia under a mutual defence pact, ramping up military cooperation with Riyadh even as Islamabad serves as the main mediator in the Iran war.
Reuters has since reported that Saudi Arabia launched numerous unpublicized strikes on Iran in retaliation for attacks carried out inside the kingdom.
Pakistan has long provided military support to Saudi Arabia, including training and advisory deployments, while Riyadh has repeatedly stepped in to support Islamabad financially during periods of economic stress.
Saudi Arabia says that it has intercepted three drones that “entered ?its territory from Iraqi ?airspace,” the country's defense ministry said in a Sunday evening post to X/Twitter.
The attack follows a drone attack in the area of Abu Dhabi’s Barakah nuclear plant on Sunday. The two attacks could be connected, although it is too early to tell.
Saudi Arabia targeted by drones ‘from Iraq,' condemns strike on UAE nuclear plant — The Jerusalem Post
The attack follows a drone attack in the area of Abu Dhabi’s Barakah nuclear plant on Sunday. The two attacks could be connected, although it is too early to tell.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei later confirmed that Tehran's views had been "conveyed to the American side through Pakistan" but gave no details.
Pakistan hands US revised Iran proposal for ending war — PerthNow
A drone strike has targeted the United Arab Emirates' sole nuclear power plant, while Saudi Arabia intercepted three drones overnight.
Well, Trump has stuck to this tangent for a full day.
In March, the Trump administration waived sanctions on Iranian oil purchases at sea for 30 days to ease surging oil prices driven by the effective closure of the strait of Hormuz by Iran in retaliation for being attacked by the US and Israel in late February.
It was a stunning reversal of longstanding American policy and reflected the White House’s concern that soaring oil prices would hurt US businesses and consumers ahead of the November midterm elections. The US hoped the move would quickly bring about lots of oil to global markets.
It didn’t. The US-Israeli war with Iran, the subsequent damage to Iran and its Gulf neighbours’ oil infrastructure and the effective closure of the strait have caused the largest oil supply crisis in history, according to the International Energy Agency. Global oil stockpiles are plummeting and analysts are now warning that inventories may not recover until late next year.
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The United Arab Emirates has blamed a fire near its nuclear power plant on a drone launched by Iran or one of its proxies in what the UAE called a “dangerous escalation”. It came at an extremely tense moment in the sixth week of a ceasefire in the Iran war, with peace talks stalled and Donald Trump voicing impatience at the deadlock.
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According to state media, the UAE foreign minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, held talks with other states in the region, including Saudi Arabia with which it has had a strained relationship recently. Riyadh condemned the attack.
The minister also informed the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, of the details of the drone strike. He told Grossi that his country had the full right to respond to such “terrorist attacks”.
The offer has yet to be confirmed and would not be in place until a final agreement is reached between the two countries, it said, citing a source close to the negotiations.
In March, the Trump administration waived sanctions on Iranian oil purchases at sea for 30 days to ease surging oil prices driven by the effective closure of the strait of Hormuz by Iran in retaliation for being attacked by the US and Israel in late February.
It was a stunning reversal of longstanding American policy and reflected the White House’s concern that soaring oil prices would hurt US businesses and consumers ahead of the November midterm elections. The US hoped the move would quickly bring about lots of oil to global markets.
It didn’t. The US-Israeli war with Iran, the subsequent damage to Iran and its Gulf neighbours’ oil infrastructure and the effective closure of the strait have caused the largest oil supply crisis in history, according to the International Energy Agency. Global oil stockpiles are plummeting and analysts are now warning that inventories may not recover until late next year.
Middle East crisis live: Trump warns ‘clock is ticking’ for Iran to reach peace deal — Guardian US
US president says there ‘won’t be anything left’ of country if it doesn’t come to an agreement
UAE blames Iran or proxies for strike near nuclear plant, as Trump tells Tehran ‘clock is ticking’ — Guardian US
Abu Dhabi denounces ‘dangerous escalation’ as Iran war ceasefire grows more precarious, and US president voices impatience at stalemate
The minister also informed the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, of the details of the drone strike. He told Grossi that his country had the full right to respond to such “terrorist attacks”.
Anyway, apparently the US has put forward a temporary waiver of sanctions on Iran’s oil to agree to a peace deal and reopen the strait of Hormuz, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency has reported.
The offer has yet to be confirmed and would not be in place until a final agreement is reached between the two countries, it said, citing a source close to the negotiations.
In a social-media post on Monday, Trump said he had directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other U.S. military officials not to proceed with the attack, which he said was scheduled to take place on Tuesday. But he warned that he had “further instructed them to be prepared to go forward with a full, large-scale assault of Iran, on a moment’s notice, in the event that an acceptable Deal is not reached.”
The president said the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates asked him to hold off on the attack because “serious negotiations are now taking place.” A day earlier, he warned that the “clock is ticking” and that if Iran didn’t move on peace negotiations “there won’t be anything left of them.”
Talking to reporters at an event on Monday, Trump said the prospect of a diplomatic breakthrough was “a very positive development, but we’ll see whether it amounts to anything.”
This is last Monday and not this Monday:
The White House didn’t provide additional details about the planned attack. Several Gulf officials from some of the countries Trump mentioned said they were not aware of the imminent plan to attack Iran he described.
Trump Says Planned Iran Attack On Hold After Gulf Leaders’ Request — The Wall Street Journal
The pause on strikes set for Tuesday will allow negotiations to proceed on a potential deal with Tehran, president says
In Beijing last week, Trump sought Chinese President Xi Jinping’s help to get Iran to the table, according to a U.S. official. After the summit, the White House emphasized that both sides shared an interest in keeping the Strait of Hormuz open and preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio later played down the outreach, saying that Trump “didn’t ask him for anything.”
The terms as described in the Iranian reports appeared little changed from Iran's previous offer, which U.S. President Donald Trump rejected last week as "garbage".
Trump said on Monday he had paused a planned resumption of attacks on Iran after Tehran sent a new peace proposal to Washington, and that there was now a "very good chance" of reaching a deal limiting Iran's nuclear programme. So like what was had in July of 2015?
Tehran's latest peace proposal to the United States involves ending hostilities on all fronts including Lebanon, the exit of U.S. forces from areas close to Iran, and reparations for destruction caused by the U.S.-Israeli war, state media reported on Tuesday.
In Tehran's first comments on the proposal, Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said Tehran also sought the lifting of sanctions, the release of frozen funds and an end to the U.S. marine blockade on the country, according to IRNA news agency.
A Pakistani source confirmed that Islamabad, which has conveyed messages between the sides since hosting the only round of peace talks last month, had shared the Iranian proposal with Washington. The sides "keep changing their goalposts," the Pakistani source said, adding: "We don't have much time."
Although neither side has publicly disclosed any concessions in negotiations that have been stalled for a month, a senior Iranian official suggested on Monday that Washington may be softening some of its demands.
The source said the U.S. had agreed to release a quarter of Iran's frozen funds - totaling tens of billions of dollars - held in foreign banks. Iran wants all the assets released.
And the source said Washington had shown more flexibility in agreeing to let Iran continue some peaceful nuclear activity under supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
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The U.S. has not confirmed that it has agreed to anything in the talks.
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Iran has rejected a demand from Donald Trump to end its nuclear programme, highlighting the continued disagreement between the two nations. Tehran's deputy foreign minister stated that Iran's revised peace proposal asserts its right to peaceful nuclear enrichment and calls for an end to the US blockade.
It’s like a yo-yo and it is a Tuesday.
Trump said on Monday he had paused a planned resumption of attacks on Iran after Tehran sent a new peace proposal to Washington, and that there was now a "very good chance" of reaching a deal limiting Iran's nuclear programme. So like what was had in July of 2015?
Tehran's latest peace proposal to the United States involves ending hostilities on all fronts including Lebanon, the exit of U.S. forces from areas close to Iran, and reparations for destruction caused by the U.S.-Israeli war, state media reported on Tuesday.
In Tehran's first comments on the proposal, Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said Tehran also sought the lifting of sanctions, the release of frozen funds and an end to the U.S. marine blockade on the country, according to IRNA news agency.
A Pakistani source confirmed that Islamabad, which has conveyed messages between the sides since hosting the only round of peace talks last month, had shared the Iranian proposal with Washington. The sides "keep changing their goalposts," the Pakistani source said, adding: "We don't have much time."
Although neither side has publicly disclosed any concessions in negotiations that have been stalled for a month, a senior Iranian official suggested on Monday that Washington may be softening some of its demands.
The source said the U.S. had agreed to release a quarter of Iran's frozen funds - totaling tens of billions of dollars - held in foreign banks. Iran wants all the assets released.
And the source said Washington had shown more flexibility in agreeing to let Iran continue some peaceful nuclear activity under supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Iran nuclear deal - Wikipedia
Trump says US may attack Iran again but that Tehran wants deal — Reuters
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the U.S. may need to strike Iran again and that he had been an hour away from ordering an attack before postponing it.
A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, denied a report by Iran's Tasnim news agency that Washington had agreed to waive oil sanctions on Iran while negotiations were under way.
The Iran ceasefire has mostly held, although drones have lately been launched from Iraq towards Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, apparently by Iran and its allies. But the war has yet to deprive Iran of its stockpile of near-weapons-grade enriched uranium or its ability to threaten neighbours with missiles, drones and proxy militias.
Iran has rejected a demand from Donald Trump to end its nuclear programme, highlighting the continued disagreement between the two nations. Tehran's deputy foreign minister stated that Iran's revised peace proposal asserts its right to peaceful nuclear enrichment and calls for an end to the US blockade.
It’s like a yo-yo and it is a Tuesday.
Trump said Iran's leaders are begging to make a deal, but that a new U.S. attack would happen in the coming days if one was not reached.
"Well, I mean, I'm saying two or three days, maybe Friday, Saturday, Sunday, something, maybe early next week, a limited period of time, because we can't let them have a new nuclear weapon."
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"Well, I mean, I'm saying two or three days, maybe Friday, Saturday, Sunday, something, maybe early next week, a limited period of time, because we can't let them have a new nuclear weapon."
Trump says US may attack Iran again but that Tehran wants deal — Reuters
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the U.S. may need to strike Iran again and that he had been an hour away from ordering an attack before postponing it.
Unlikely. His attention span isn't that long. Most likely some other plan flitted through his head.
Amid attendance issues and growing defections in the GOP ranks, the Senate on Tuesday approved a procedural vote related to a war powers resolution. If adopted, the war powers resolution would severely restrict President Donald Trump’s war powers in Iran.
After seven failed previous attempts, the Senate voted 50-47 to discharge the war powers resolution, with Republican Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky, Susan Collins of Maine, Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska joining with nearly all Democrats in backing the procedural motion. (Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., once again opposed the vote.)
But this victory will mostly be symbolic.
Three GOP senators — John Cornyn, R-Texas, Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala. — weren’t present for the vote Tuesday, hence why the resolution succeeded. The resolution will now get another procedural vote before a final up-or-down vote in the Senate.
Even if those senators supported the measure, the legislation would still need to be adopted in the House — and survive an almost (?) certain veto from President Trump.
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After seven failed previous attempts, the Senate voted 50-47 to discharge the war powers resolution, with Republican Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky, Susan Collins of Maine, Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska joining with nearly all Democrats in backing the procedural motion. (Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., once again opposed the vote.)
But this victory will mostly be symbolic.
Three GOP senators — John Cornyn, R-Texas, Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala. — weren’t present for the vote Tuesday, hence why the resolution succeeded. The resolution will now get another procedural vote before a final up-or-down vote in the Senate.
Even if those senators supported the measure, the legislation would still need to be adopted in the House — and survive an almost (?) certain veto from President Trump.
Senate approves war powers vote to rein in Trump on Iran — MS NOW
Through a combination of Republican absences and a surprise GOP supporter, Democrats succeeded on a procedural motion to end hostilities in Iran.
There goes the peace prize and hello to ICC charges.Amid attendance issues and growing defections in the GOP ranks, the Senate on Tuesday approved a procedural vote related to a war powers resolution. If adopted, the war powers resolution would severely restrict President Donald Trump’s war powers in Iran.
After seven failed previous attempts, the Senate voted 50-47 to discharge the war powers resolution, with Republican Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky, Susan Collins of Maine, Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska joining with nearly all Democrats in backing the procedural motion. (Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., once again opposed the vote.)
But this victory will mostly be symbolic.
Three GOP senators — John Cornyn, R-Texas, Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala. — weren’t present for the vote Tuesday, hence why the resolution succeeded. The resolution will now get another procedural vote before a final up-or-down vote in the Senate.
Even if those senators supported the measure, the legislation would still need to be adopted in the House — and survive an almost (?) certain veto from President Trump.
Senate approves war powers vote to rein in Trump on Iran — MS NOW
Through a combination of Republican absences and a surprise GOP supporter, Democrats succeeded on a procedural motion to end hostilities in Iran.
Really? That would go against the Judaeo-Islamic values of Abrahamic beliefs.
How do explain Muslims saving the Jews from crusading Christians?
The FIFA piece of peace prize? Trump is buying so many favours right now, do you honestly think the ICC will ever be able to touch him?