Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said on Thursday that Tehran expects to receive “at least” 50% of its frozen assets as soon as a memorandum of understanding on an extended ceasefire with the United States is signed. Earlier today, a report claimed that talks on the assets are in their “final stages.” According to Iran International, Tehran insisted that a deal with the US must include a ceasefire in Lebanon, ending months of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah. Gharibabadi stated that Iran “would have taken action” if Israel’s strikes on Lebanon had continued.
Kuwait says 63 people injured in Iranian attack
At least 63 people were injured in Iran’s drone and missile strikes on Kuwait, including airport workers and passengers, the country’s Health Ministry said on Wednesday. Health ministry spokesman Abdullah al-Sanad said 25 ambulances were dispatched at Kuwait International Airport, adding that “63 injured individuals were received and distributed among hospitals … They include severe and multiple injuries such as fractures, head injuries, cerebral hemorrhages, amputations, and injuries resulting from explosions, in addition to cases of smoke inhalation.” Kuwait’s foreign ministry said one person was killed in the Iranian attack at Terminal 4 of Kuwait International Airport. Tehran stressed that it only launched aerial attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain because they assisted the United States in targeting Iran.
NN: This is called peace……
US, Iran Exchange Military Strikes to Put Fresh Strains on Ceasefire
- The US and Iran clashed overnight, with Kuwait and Bahrain caught in the crossfire, following days of rising tension that threatens to derail US-Iran talks about an interim peace deal.
- Iran targeted the US’s main naval base in Bahrain and the Ali Al-Salem airbase in Kuwait, and the US struck a communications tower on the Iranian island of Qeshm in response.
- The US military said its strikes on Iran were all in self-defense and no American personnel or assets were harmed, while Iran’s foreign ministry “strongly condemned” the US attack and warned that disrupting security in the Strait of Hormuz will carry a heavy cost.
The US and Iran clashed again overnight, with Kuwait and Bahrain caught in the crossfire of one the most serious flare-ups since a ceasefire went into effect in early April. The developments follow days of rising tension, including over Israeli operations against Tehran-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, that threatens to derail US-Iran talks about an interim peace deal. The sides have agreed on a rough framework that should extend their truce by two months and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, though negotiations over the final details are dragging on. Shortly after “disabling” an empty oil tanker heading to Iran, the US military said it came under missile and drone attack. Iran targeted the US’s main naval base in the region, located in Bahrain, and the Ali Al-Salem airbase in Kuwait. At least one person at Kuwait’s civilian airport was killed in a separate strike. The US said Iran fired several ballistic missiles at its allies Bahrain and Kuwait, with all “failing to hit their intended target,” as well as drones at commercial ships. American forces struck a communications tower on the Iranian island of Qeshm near the strait as part of the skirmishes.
Key Sticking Points in US-Iran Talks Over Interim Deal
Kuwait said its airport was significantly damaged and it suspended flights for a few hours. A number of people were injured in addition to the person who was killed, it said. The US military said its strikes on Iran were all in self-defense and no American personnel or assets were harmed. Iran’s foreign ministry “strongly condemned” the US attack on the Iranian tanker and Qeshm, adding that Kuwait and Bahrain’s rulers bear a “direct and clear responsibility” for Washington’s actions. “Disrupting security in the Strait of Hormuz will carry a heavy cost for the US aggressor army,” Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said in a statement. Trump has spent months projecting confidence that an interim deal, to be followed by further talks over Iran’s nuclear program, is within reach. He’s largely brushed off suggestions the ceasefire, which began on April 8, is fraying. In Lebanon, the US and Israel have different ideas about what an end to the war should look like. Israel is keen to continue attacking Hezbollah. Yet Iran insists there must be a ceasefire there too as part of an interim accord with the US, and President Donald Trump urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a call on Monday to abandon plans to bomb the Lebanese capital of Beirut. Israel has, for now, refrained from that and Hezbollah has reduced its drone attacks on the Jewish state. Fighting, however, continues in southern Lebanon, much of which is now occupied by Israel. Fresh US-Iran Fighting Puts Ceasefire Under Strain While Trump says Iran is desperate for a deal, the Islamic Republic has repeatedly pushed back against American demands and says it’s prepared for a resumption of all-out war. US and Iranian negotiators are grappling with several critical questions beyond Lebanon, including whether Tehran will allow free passage for ships under an interim accord, which the sides are describing as a memorandum of understanding. Iran also wants billions of dollars of funds stuck in countries such as Qatar to be unfrozen and is resisting US pressure to destroy or send to a country like China its stocks of highly-enriched uranium. The wider talks, to commence once there’s a short-term deal in place, will be complicated and focus on Washington’s demand that Iran holds off on processing uranium for around 15 years. Washington fears Tehran wants to enrich uranium build an atomic weapon. Iran has always denied that, but has processed the metal almost to military-grade levels.
NN: I am adamant Iranian scum bags will milk the peace negotiations to gain time to rearm and build nuclear weapons . The ony solution is to eliminate their leaders….. all of them!
Lebanon announces partial ceasefire between Israel, Hezbollah but attacks continue
Lebanon announced a partial ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel on Monday in what would amount to a limited de-escalation of a conflict that has killed thousands of people and inflamed the broader U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
According to Lebanon’s embassy in Washington, the agreement would not end the conflict in that country. But it calls for Israel to refrain from strikes on Beirut and its suburbs controlled by Hezbollah, while the Iran-aligned group would halt its attacks on Israel. Hostilities in southern Lebanon, which Israel invaded in March, continued on Monday evening. Early on Tuesday, the Israeli military said that it intercepted two projectiles that crossed from Lebanon into northern Israel, and that no injuries were reported. U.S. President Donald Trump, who first announced the agreement, said Hezbollah, through intermediaries, had pledged not to attack Israel. No U.S. president has ever spoken with Hezbollah, with or without intermediaries. The U.S. has designated the group as a terrorist organization.
Trump also said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to pull back any troops preparing to attack Beirut.
After Trump’s announcement, Netanyahu said Israel would continue military operations in southern Lebanon, where ground forces are pushing toward the Zaharani River, their deepest incursion in Lebanon in 25 years. Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah said the militia would support a full ceasefire across all Lebanon as a precursor to the withdrawal of Israeli troops. He did not say whether the group would stop its strikes on Israeli territory. Lebanon said it would seek to expand the ceasefire in talks with Israel in Washington on Wednesday. That could clear the path for renewed efforts to end the three-month-old war that began with U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran. The process has been stuck in limbo for weeks under a fragile ceasefire as negotiators have been unable to agree on an initial framework for peace talks. The Israel-Hezbollah war erupted on March 2 as an offshoot of the broader conflict and has been entangled with it ever since.
NN: Its a shame the masses do not understand world peace is the issue here. The Islamic uprising is making amazing progress. Where they take over brings poverty, oppression and pain. We have a chance to halt the uprising and reverse course for a small price. Iranians say they want nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, As they enrich uranium to weapons grade. Can their be any doubt to the great danger they pose and their evil intent
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Iran has insisted on a halt to Israeli attacks in Lebanon as a condition of any deal to end the war, while the U.S. has said the two conflicts are separate.
“The ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. is unequivocally a ceasefire on all fronts, including in Lebanon,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said in a statement.
IRAN THREATENS TO BREAK OFF TALKS
Iranian state media said earlier on Monday that Tehran was halting indirect peace negotiations with the U.S. and might end a ceasefire that has largely held since early April, citing the war in Lebanon.
There was no direct confirmation of the reports from Iranian officials, and Trump told an NBC reporter that he had not heard from Iran. He said in a CNBC interview on Monday that the peace talks had “started to get very boring” and that he did not care if they were over.
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Since mid-March, Trump has repeatedly said he is close to signing a peace agreement but has yet to do so. Despite the ceasefire, Iran and the U.S. have exchanged strikes several times over the past week.
Meanwhile, the head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Quds Force, Esmaeil Qaani, threatened to expand its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz to the Bab El Mandeb Strait, another chokepoint at the mouth of the Red Sea.
Iran has already bottled up maritime traffic in the Gulf that before the war provided one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas, sending prices sharply higher.
Oil prices rose 4% on Monday on the heightened tensions.
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WTI surges over 7.5% amid Iran escalation fears
The prices of oil futures continued to move upward on Monday, with the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) rallying over 7.5% after media reported that Tehran would stop negotiations with the United States over Israel’s latest military actions in Lebanon, and completely close the Strait of Hormuz. Iran and the US also recently exchanged strikes, further bringing the stability of the region into question.
WTI for July deliveries soared 7.80% at 10:16 am ET, going for $94.19 per barrel. At the same time, Brent for the August settlements soared 6.69%, selling at $97.22 a barrel.
Iran said to halt US talks, completely close Hormuz
Iran ended the negotiations with the United States over Israeli strikes on Lebanon and will completely shut the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian Tasnim News Agency reported on Monday. According to the outlet, Tehran suspended “talks and exchanges of messages through mediators” due to “continued crimes of the Zionist regime in Lebanon,” as the resolution of the Lebanon crisis was one of Iran’s preconditions for peace. The Iranian side accused the US of “violating the ceasefire on all fronts.” Tehran is said to completely shut the critical Strait of Hormuz, as well as the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, in order to “punish the Zionists and their supporters.”
NN: Not only did they Not open the straights.. They shut off the trickle that was getting through. You know my bet. Their will be no significant oil returning to market any time soon.
Oil slides over 2% as Trump teases Iran deal….. Trump to make ‘final determination’ on Iran soon
The prices of oil futures tumbled on Friday as United States President Donald Trump announced that he will make a “final determination” on the Iran agreement soon. The US head of state further mentioned that Washington will lift the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, adding that Tehran’s enriched uranium will be “destroyed.” The latest development likely reduced worries on the supply side. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for July deliveries plunged 2.32% at 11:14 am ET, going for $86.37 per barrel. At the same time, Brent for the August settlements dropped 2.70%, selling at $90.10 a barrel.
Trump to make ‘final determination’ on Iran soon
United States President Donald Trump said on Friday that he is going into the White House’s situation room to meet his administration officials and make a “final determination” on the terms of the agreement with Iran. The US president reiterated that Iran must agree not to have a nuclear weapon and that the Strait of Hormuz must be opened “immediately,” without any tolls, while all the underwater mines will have to be completely removed by Iran. He added that the US will lift its naval blockade, so that the ships stuck in the waterway can start “heading home.” Trump also noted that Iran’s enriched uranium will be unearthed and “DESTROYED” by Washington in coordination with Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). “No money will be exchanged, until further notice. Other items, of far less importance, have been agreed to,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
Iran said to deny deal with US being finalized
Iran has not informed the Pakistani mediators of a deal on a memorandum of understanding with the United States having been reached, Iran’s semi-official outlet, Tasnim News Agency, reported on Friday, citing a source close to the negotiating team. The source reportedly added that, when the deal is reached, Tehran will notify both the mediators and the public about it.
Earlier today, another report claimed that the agreement to extend the ceasefire between Washington and Tehran by another 60 days has been reached
and that it is only awaiting final approval by US President Donald Trump.
NN: typical Iranian fuck round
Bessent: Patience for Iran not unlimited
United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated on Thursday that “we do not have unlimited patience” for Iran. While speaking at a White House press briefing, Bessent argued that “we did not have a regime change in Iran, but we changed the regime.” He explained that the Iranian government, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the religious leadership are the “three pillars” in Tehran, which have been having “trouble communicating” due to US strikes.
“We are being patient … President [Donald] Trump always prefers a peace deal, so everything that we have done thus far has been defensive, and at present that is what we will continue doing,”
Bessent said, hinting at a possible renewal of strikes if Trump “doesn’t think he can have a peace deal.”
NN: It sounds to me that they have no deal. If they did Trump would be dancing the bouga bouga from his oval office reality tv stage
IEA: Middle East crisis could reshape global investment
International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol warned on Thursday that the world is facing the
“largest energy security crisis” in history, warning the turmoil in Middle East as a consequence of the military attacks between the United States and Iran could “reshape investment strategies globally”
similarly to the oil shocks of the 1970s. The remarks were posted alongside the IEA’s 2026 World Energy Investment report, which said the conflict in the Middle East and disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz are pushing “both producer and consumer countries to diversify energy sources and trade routes.” The report forecast global energy investment will reach $3.4 trillion in 2026, with most spending directed toward electricity grids, renewables, nuclear power, efficiency and electrification, while oil investment is expected to decline for a third straight year, “falling below $500 billion.”