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    🇮🇷🇺🇸17 US military facilities have been attacked by Iran since the beginning of the war. Almost all major American bases in the region have been hit. No one has ever attacked them like this before.

    The US State Department today issued another warning urging all Americans to urgently flee Iraq. The security situation is deteriorating, and American bases in Iraq are being bombarded with missiles and drones every day.

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    The International Energy Agency proposed the largest-ever release of oil reserves, in order to lower crude oil prices

    A decision on this proposal will be made today, reports The Wall Street Journal, noting that the volume will exceed the 182 million barrels released in 2022 after the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine.

    The fake news about “ship movements in the Strait of Hormuz” didn’t work, and the quotes are going crazy again.

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    🇷🇴 Romania’s parliament approved the deployment of U.S. forces and military equipment on Romanian territory after a chaotic session.

    Lawmakers voted 272 in favor out of 297 present, allowing American troops and equipment to use Romanian military bases. Eighteen voted against and five abstained.

    Source -> https://t.me/DDGeopolitics/177095

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    ‼️🇮🇷 Iranian attacks achieve more hits despite decreasing

    Since the start of Operation True Promise IV, Iranian missile and drone launches have decreased significantly. However, more consistent impacts are being recorded, signaling the degradation of the air defense capabilities of Israel and the Gulf countries after 11 days of fighting.

    Yesterday, with only 45 missiles and 45 drones launched, Iran achieved multiple impacts in Tel Aviv, Beit Shemesh, and Haifa (Israel), the Al Ruwais refinery and Al Dhafra air base (United Arab Emirates), Muwaffaq Salti air base (Jordan), Ali Al Salem air base (Kuwait), Camp Jufair (Bahrain), and Al Udeid air base (Qatar).

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    The U.S. requested temporary access to Romania’s Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base to support Middle East operations, including refueling aircraft, deploying fighter jets, and sending up to 500 personnel.

    Romania is expected to approve.

    Source -> https://t.me/LebUpdate/57974

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    🇮🇷🇺🇸🇦🇪🇶🇦| Several banks in the region, including Citi in Dubai and HSBC in Qatar, are evacuating after Iran’s warnings that it will target banks after Israel/US bombed a ‘Sepah’ bank in Tehran, killing several bank employees.

    @FotrosResistancee

    Source -> https://t.me/FotrosResistancee/19753

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      Not that I’m complaining, by why doesn’t the US just bomb or board Iran’s ships? If they don’t want them shipping oil out, then it wouldn’t be that hard no?

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            Yeah, according to what I have investigated, countries like Iran/Venezuela/Russia usually use shell companies or get support by China to move their oil.

            China has a large oil tanker fleet and we have received news that Iran allows friendly countries to pass the Hormuz straight. So it makes sense unless someone corrects this thought.

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      Love me a good Indi post. He’s the one who clued me into the declining state of the US military. I was a bit skeptical when I had first read it because I didn’t want to have false hope about the degree of decline, but so far it seems that the differences are being demonstrated in the careful planning of Iran vs. the sloppy aggression of the US. In this context, I’m inclined to wonder if the seeming sloppiness of Trump is part his own chaotic tendencies and part the jostling bumpiness of the apparatus he is administrating. Like he would be chaotic either way, but would the operation of it as a whole seem as chaotic if it wasn’t also in decline, if that makes sense.