Tim Mak

Good morning to readers; #Oil prices have rebounded to above $107 per barrel (+53% compared to pre-war).

A 61-year-old man in southern Lebanon refuses to flee as #Israeli warplanes circle his city. Hotel owner Walid Salha opens his doors for neighbors in need of #shelter. https://www.iranwar.news/p/everyones-feeling-israeli-attacks

Everyone's feeling Israeli attacks in Lebanon. Here's why I'm staying.

Israeli strikes, ground incursions, and evacuation warnings have emptied most of southern Lebanon, but in the coastal city of Tyre, one hotel owner refuses to leave.

Iran War Dispatches with Tim Mak
Mar 25 at 3:12pmWeb
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Walid Salha walked through the arched doorway of the beachfront hotel he owns in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre and blinked in the sunshine that bore down on its ochre walls and the narrow alleys of the surrounding Christian quarter.
#Lebanon #war
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An angler cast his line into the gentle #Mediterranean swell, and both he and Walid ignored the rumble of Israeli warplanes overhead.
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The jets have been circling constantly since fighting between #Israel and #Hezbollah intensified at the beginning of the month, trailing corkscrewed contrails across the skies and launching regular #airstrikes.
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Many of Tyre’s residents have fled, and downtown streets are shuttered and empty, but Walid, 61, has no intention of leaving the city he loves, so as #war closes in, he opens the #hotel to neighbors in need of #shelter.
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“I was born here,” he said. “This is my house, my life, my everything.”
#Lebanon
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Find out more about Walid's story and the escalating crisis in southern
#Lebanon via the link!

https://www.iranwar.news/p/everyones-feeling-israeli-attacks

Everyone's feeling Israeli attacks in Lebanon. Here's why I'm staying.

Israeli strikes, ground incursions, and evacuation warnings have emptied most of southern Lebanon, but in the coastal city of Tyre, one hotel owner refuses to leave.

Iran War Dispatches with Tim Mak
Show threadTim Mak21h ago

THE LATEST #NEWS AT THIS HOUR:

#IRAN RECEIVES A 15-POINT #CEASEFIRE PLAN FROM THE U.S.: The Trump administration has presented Iran with a detailed 15-point proposal for a ceasefire, according to Pakistan, which is reportedly acting as an intermediary between the two countries. https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-war-us-israel-news-updates/card/u-s-sends-iran-15-point-plan-to-end-war-jwZEspQxJx6ckJ0SNdaS

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NON-HOSTILE VESSELS ALLOWED TO PASS THROUGH #HORMUZ STRAIT: #Iran announced that non-hostile vessels may pass through the Strait of Hormuz again, provided they do not attack Iran. https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thai-tanker-safely-transits-strait-hormuz-after-talks-with-iran-2026-03-25/
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#PENTAGON ORDERS THOUSANDS MORE #TROOPS TO MIDDLE EAST: Between 2,000 and 3,000 paratroopers from the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division have received written orders to deploy to the Middle East. https://www.npr.org/2026/03/25/nx-s1-5760675/iran-war-military-deployment
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Also in today's #news:
Unidentified projectile hits Busher #nuclear plant; Deadly attack on #Iraqi militia group prompts self-defense. Find out more via the link! https://www.iranwar.news/p/everyones-feeling-israeli-attacks
Everyone's feeling Israeli attacks in Lebanon. Here's why I'm staying.

Israeli strikes, ground incursions, and evacuation warnings have emptied most of southern Lebanon, but in the coastal city of Tyre, one hotel owner refuses to leave.

Iran War Dispatches with Tim Mak
Show threadDr. Flowers21h ago
@timkmak Is there actually any difference between what trump is offering and what he dismantled when he took office?