Schools, Offices to remain closed in Islamabad on Thursday amid Security Measures

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://pakobserver.net/schools-offices-to-remain-closed-in-islamabad-on-thursday-amid-security-measures/

Irã condiciona retomada de negociações com os EUA à suspensão do bloqueio de Ormuz

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/04/22/ira-condiciona-retomada-de-negociacoes-com-os-eua-a-suspensao-do-bloqueio-de-ormuz/

Douglas Macgregor: “Donald Trump Can’t Tell the Truth.”

Posted by Jerry Alatalo | April 22, 2026

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No Peace, Only Escalation: The Push Toward Total War With Iran

April 22, 2026

As ceasefire talks collapse, retired Col. Douglas Macgregor warns that Washington is not negotiating—it’s preparing for a devastating, infrastructure-targeting war that could reshape the global order.

The language of peace still lingers in official statements—but on the ground, the machinery of war is accelerating.

In this stark and deeply unsettling conversation, retired U.S. Colonel Douglas Macgregor joins Glenn Diesen to dismantle the illusion of diplomacy surrounding the Iran conflict. What’s being sold as negotiation, he argues, is little more than theater—designed to calm markets, not stop bombs.

Behind the headlines, a far more dangerous reality is taking shape: a coordinated buildup for what Macgregor describes as a potential “total war” scenario, one that moves beyond military targets and toward the destruction of an entire state’s infrastructure.

If he’s right, the question is no longer whether the war will escalate—but how far it will go, and how much of the world it will drag with it.

A cause for major concern—one that cannot be repeated enough—is this warning from Macgregor:
“There was no real path to an agreeable solution—because there was no real negotiation. When the vice president steps out mid-meeting to take a call from Netanyahu, it tells you everything. These aren’t negotiations. It suggests that Netanyahu—not Trump—is effectively calling the shots on whether we go to war.”

Highlights

• “There were no real negotiations.”
  Macgregor argues the so-called peace talks were never genuine, describing them as political theater meant to project stability while preparing escalation.
• Power behind the scenes:
  He suggests decision-making is not fully in Washington’s hands, pointing to Israeli influence shaping U.S. military direction.
• From war to state destruction:
  The next phase, he warns, targets not just military assets—but bridges, power plants, oil infrastructure, and civilian systems—a shift toward dismantling Iran as a functioning state.
• A global economic shockwave:
  Disruptions in the Persian Gulf could trigger fuel shortages, fertilizer collapse, and famine risks across the Global South.
• The limits of U.S. power:
  Fighting thousands of miles from supply lines while Iran operates defensively at home creates what he calls a “home court advantage” that undermines U.S. strategy.
• End of the old order:
  Macgregor frames the conflict as part of a larger collapse of U.S. dominance—warning that the petrodollar system and global unipolarity may already be breaking down.
• No clear path to victory:
  Even with overwhelming force, he sees no realistic military outcome that delivers control—only deeper instability.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/1AZPNUaXJ-k?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent

(Source: ScheerPost.com)

Islamabad eases restrictions as Red Zone stays sealed

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://dailytimes.com.pk/1482009/islamabad-eases-restrictions-as-red-zone-stays-sealed/

L'Unità: Trump, retromarcia sul cessate il fuoco con l’Iran: via libera unilaterale alla tregua dopo le minacce, negoziati in stallo

Una prova di forza dell’Iran, una di evidente debolezza della Casa Bianca. Martedì sera il presidente degli Stati Uniti Donald Trump ha annunciato l’estensione del cessate il fuoco con la Repubblica Islamica, che sarebbe scaduto oggi, mercoledì 22 aprile.
Una tregua nei combattimenti senza una fine certa, con Trump che ha sottolineato col solito post sul suo social Truth che il cessate il fuoco durerà fino a quando le discussioni con l’Iran non saranno concluse “in un modo o nell’altro”, termini a dir poco criptici.
Trump ha motivato l’annuncio dicendo che al momento l’Iran è troppo diviso per negoziare un accordo stabile: si tratta di una considerazione confermata da numerose indiscrezioni che danno il regime particolarmente diviso al suo interno, con l’ala più dura formata dai Guardiani della rivoluzione, i Pasdaran, contrari ad accordi con la Casa Bianca, e l’ala più “riformista” formata dal ministro degli Esteri iraniano Abbas Araghchi e dal presidente Masoud Pezeshkian a favore di una linea più “conciliante” con gli Stati Uniti.
Si tratta in ogni caso di una mossa unilaterale da parte di Washington, dato che l’estensione del cessate il fuoco è stata dichiarata esclusivamente dagli Stati Uniti e non è stata concordata con l’Iran, che per tutta la giornata di martedì ha fatto attendere una sua presa di posizione ufficiale sul secondo round di colloqui di pace da tenere ancora una volta a Islamabad, in Pakistan, decidendo alla fine di non presentarsi.
La scelta di Trump smentisce le ripetute dichiarazioni dello stesso presidente degli Stati Uniti, che per giorni ha ripetuto che la Casa Bianca avrebbe ripreso a bombardare pesantemente l’Iran in caso non si fosse trovato un accordo con Teheran.
Da parte sua la Repubblica Islamica ha ribadito ancora una volta la sua condizione chiave per sedersi al tavolo delle trattative in Pakistan: l’eliminazione da parte americana del blocco navale fuori lo stretto di Hormuz. L’ambasciatore iraniano alle Nazioni Unite Amir Saeid Iravani lo ha definito “una violazione del cessate il fuoco”, sottolineando che appena verrà tolto “ci saranno nuovi incontri a Islamabad”.

Trump reverses ceasefire with Iran: unilateral truce approved after threats, negotiations stalled.

A test of strength for Iran, one of obvious weakness for the White House. On Tuesday evening, United States President Donald Trump announced the extension of the ceasefire with the Islamic Republic, which was due to expire today, Wednesday, April 22nd.

A truce in the fighting without a definite end, with Trump emphasizing, as usual, in a post on his social media platform Truth, that the ceasefire will last until discussions with Iran are concluded “in one way or another,” terms decidedly cryptic.

Trump justified the announcement by saying that at the moment Iran is too divided to negotiate a stable agreement: a consideration confirmed by numerous leaks indicating that the regime is particularly divided internally, with the hardline wing made up of the Revolutionary Guard, the Pasdaran, opposed to agreements with the White House, and the more “reformist” wing made up of Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and President Masoud Pezeshkian in favor of a more “conciliatory” line with the United States.

In any case, it is a unilateral move by Washington, given that the extension of the ceasefire was declared exclusively by the United States and was not agreed upon with Iran, which throughout Tuesday had waited for an official statement on the second round of peace talks to be held once again in Islamabad, Pakistan, deciding in the end not to attend.

Trump’s choice contradicts the repeated statements of the same United States president, who for days had repeated that the White House would resume heavy bombing of Iran if no agreement were found with Tehran.

On its part, the Islamic Republic reiterated once again its key condition for sitting at the negotiating table in Pakistan: the removal by the Americans of the naval blockade outside the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani called it “a violation of the ceasefire,” emphasizing that as soon as it is lifted “there will be new meetings in Islamabad.”

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https://www.unita.it/2026/04/22/trump-proroga-cessate-il-fuoco-iran-negoziati/

Mixed Signals Emerge on Iran-US Talks Amid Ship Seizure and Ceasefire Concerns

Iran-US talks in Islamabad face uncertainty as Iran issues mixed signals after a US ship seizure near the Strait of Hormuz. Concerns rise over ceasefire.

#IranUStalks, #ShipSeizure, #StraitOfHormuz, #Ceasefire, #Islamabad

https://newsletter.tf/iran-us-talks-uncertain-ship-seizure-ceasefire-worries/

Negotiations between the US and Iran are in doubt. A US ship seizure near the Strait of Hormuz has led to mixed signals from Iran about peace talks. This happens as a ceasefire deadline approaches.

#IranUStalks, #ShipSeizure, #StraitOfHormuz, #Ceasefire, #Islamabad
https://newsletter.tf/iran-us-talks-uncertain-ship-seizure-ceasefire-worries/

Primo piano ANSA - ANSA.it: Medio Oriente: saltano i colloqui Iran-Usa a Islamabad, Trump estende la tregua

Media: 'Teheran ha deciso non partecipare'. Resta il blocco Usa

Middle East: Iran-U.S. talks collapse in Islamabad, Trump extends the truce.

Media: 'Tehran has decided not to participate.' The US block remains.

#MiddleEast #Islamabad #Trump #Tehran

https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/mondo/2026/04/21/medio-oriente-saltano-i-colloqui-iran-usa-a-islamabad-trump-estende-la-tregua_219461ee-cc26-4508-a76f-ea89917c8b95.html

LA NOTIZIA: Il bicchiere della pace

Il ministro Urso dice che il negoziato in Pakistan tra Usa e Iran è fallito perché lì è proibito il vino. Con un bicchiere di vino, si sa, tutto è possibile. Ma quando la smetteranno costoro di farneticare?
Ginevra Rollo
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Gentile lettrice, non c’è più limite al ridicolo. Urso è una new entry nella classifica dello sproloquio. Al confronto le facezie di Sangiuliano erano alta cultura. Le parole di Urso, Ministro del Made in Italy, sui falliti negoziati di pace Usa-Iran meritano una citazione integrale: “È mancato il vino a Islamabad, in Pakistan. Perché una volta gli accordi, e accludo anche gli accordi di pace, si siglavano attorno a una tavola bandita in cui il vino era l’elemento centrale, perché creava il clima giusto, quello della convivialità e quindi della pace. Se ci fosse stato il vino, i negoziatori sarebbero più consapevoli di quello che significa convivere nel mondo, non proibire”. A parte gli errori di italiano (tavola imbandita, non “bandita”) e di consecutio (sarebbero stati, non “sarebbero”), si evince che gli iraniani, se non fossero stati astemi, non avrebbero aggredito gli Usa: e invece ha visto quanti missili su New York, Chicago, Dallas… Comunque, invito gli storici futuri a scoprire quale filo diretto ci sia tra Urso e Lollobrigida, Ministro dell’Agricoltura e Sovranità alimentare (sic), e soprattutto quale sia il nesso esoterico che li induce a ripetere la stessa, identica assurdità. Le ricordo le parole di Lollo: “Quanto è importante stare a tavola, discutere e ragionare, bere un bicchiere di vino. Dialogare. Quante guerre non ci sarebbero state con cene ben organizzate”.
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The glass of peace

Minister Urso says that the negotiations in Pakistan between the US and Iran failed because wine is prohibited there. With a glass of wine, you know, anything is possible. But when will these people stop rambling?

Ginevra Rollo
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Dear reader, there is no limit to the ridiculous anymore. Urso is a new entry in the ranking of rambling. Compared to Sangiuliano's jokes, this was high culture. The words of Urso, Minister of Made in Italy, on the failed US-Iran peace negotiations deserve to be quoted in full: “The wine was missing in Islamabad, Pakistan. Because once the agreements, and I include also the peace agreements, were signed around a table where wine was the central element, because it created the right climate, that of conviviality and therefore of peace. If there had been wine, the negotiators would have been more aware of what it means to live together in the world, not to prohibit it.” Apart from the errors in Italian (table set, not “banded”) and consecutio (would have been, not “would have been”), it appears that if the Iranians had not been abstemious, they would not have attacked the US: and instead you saw how many missiles on New York, Chicago, Dallas… Anyway, I invite future historians to discover what direct connection there is between Urso and Lollobrigida, Minister of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty (sic), and especially what the esoteric link is that leads them to repeat the same, identical absurdity. I remind you of Lollo’s words: “How important it is to be at the table, to discuss and reason, to drink a glass of wine. To dialogue. How many wars there wouldn’t have been with well-organized dinners.”

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