Could Washington Strike a Deal With Iranian Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf?

A resident of Isfahan told TML that if reports of a deal involving Ghalibaf were true, many Iranians would feel “deceived and abandoned—moving from one dictatorship to another.” As President Donald Trump spoke of talks with a “senior Iranian official”—whom several media outlets identified as parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf—concern spread among many Iranians that […]

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*#China deploys...destroyers... *

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...while “another regional intelligence official said #Beijing had sent #LoiteringMunitions, or #KamikazeDrones, to the #IslamicRepublic,” signalling that even ostensibly limited transfers carry asymmetric implications against superior #Western #airpower in a contested theatre..."

👉A duration of the #IranianWar of just "...four weeks...," in particular with the partial goal of #RegimeChange, now seems even unlikelier, IMO👈
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https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/china-arms-iran-kamikaze-drones-hq16-air-defence-df17-us-strike-persian-gulf-power-balance/

China Arms Iran With Kamikaze Drones, HQ-16 Air Defences and Hypersonic Talks as US Strike Looms Over Persian Gulf Power Balance

China has reportedly transferred kamikaze drones and HQ-16/HQ-17AE air defence systems to Iran while negotiating anti-ship and hypersonic missile sales, reshaping regional deterrence calculations as US carrier deployments raise the risk of direct confrontation in the Persian Gulf.

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#GeoPol #Iran, #PersianGulf

👉*Is the #IranianWar set to become the first #MultiPolar one?!?*👈

"*China Arms #Iran With #KamikazeDrones, HQ-16...surface-to-air missile batteries and potential DF-17 hypersonic systems signals...*" 1)

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*#China deploys stealth destroyers toward #Iranian waters as trilateral drills with #Russia approach #Hormuz*

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#Type055 and #Type052D 2) #Warships move west as #Beijing joins #Tehran and #Moscow for #NavalExercises near...

https://thedefensewatch.com/naval-maritime/china-deploys-stealth-destroyers-to-iranian-waters-ahead-of-iran-russia-drills/

China deploys stealth destroyers toward Iranian waters as trilateral drills with Russia approach Hormuz

China deploys stealth destroyers toward Iranian waters for joint drills with Iran and Russia near the Strait of Hormuz

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No, Starmer was not right to let the USAF use British bases

At absolute best, Starmer did this too soon.

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