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    Iran has captured an advanced US system to protect aircraft from infrared missiles. -yesrerday



    After recent saturated Following the events in Iran's Isfahan province, an interesting video has surfaced online of the site of the destruction of a pair of Lockheed MC-130J Commando II aircraft, based on the Lockheed C-130 Hercules, and at least two AH/MH-6J Little Bird helicopters belonging to US Special Operations Forces. The footage shows joyful Iranians displaying the captured equipment.

    After the fighting in this area they received samples the technique, weapons, and enemy electronics. The Americans tried to destroy everything during their retreat, but some survived.

    According to Iranian media, their country has acquired a fully intact AN/AAQ-24(V) LAIRCM airborne defense system from one of the two Lockheed MC-130J Commando II aircraft lost during the search and evacuation operation for a crew member of a downed McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle US Air Force heavy fighter.

    The AN/AAQ-24(V) LAIRCM (Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures) is an advanced aircraft defense system against infrared (IR)-guided missiles, developed by Northrop Grumman. It automatically detects, tracks, and blinds missiles with a laser, protecting aircraft and helicopters from MANPADS, especially during takeoff and landing, without crew intervention. This means that when this LAIRCM is in operation, heat-seeking (passive) missiles are less likely to hit aircraft.

    The discovered emitter is used to precisely direct a beam at the seeker head of an incoming missile, blinding it. Studying the American equipment will allow the Iranians to develop countermeasures, adding to their opponents' headaches.

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    The Cradle

    US & Indonesia upgrade ties to Major Defense Cooperation Partnership amid potential resumption of US-Israeli war on Iran
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    US War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the US and Indonesia are upgrading their bilateral defense relationship to a Major Defense Cooperation Partnership.

    The move signals a substantial deepening of military cooperation between the two nations, including broader joint exercises, collaboration on defense technology, intelligence sharing, and capacity-building efforts.

    It comes as part of Washington’s broader strategy to strengthen partnerships across the Indo-Pacific, amid concerns over the potential renewal of a joint US-Israeli war on Iran. Indonesia, as the largest country in Southeast Asia, plays a key role in maintaining regional stability, ensuring maritime security, and countering influence in the South China Sea.

    https://x.com/TheCradleMedia/status/2043745699096080855






    World Vibe

    US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Indonesia's Minister of Defense Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin announced a defense partnership between the two nations

    https://x.com/world_vibe_en/status/2043724965954900420


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    View on the stooges used to promote Fiction:


    Quote The negotiators: Real estate, family ties, and a political conversion

    The first is Steve Witkoff, a New York real estate investor and longtime friend of President Donald Trump. Prior to becoming Trump’s West Asia envoy, Witkoff had no diplomatic experience and has reportedly acknowledged that his understanding of politics and conflict is drawn largely from Netflix documentaries.

    He has been quoted as saying he sees little difference between negotiating a property sale and mediating a geopolitical crisis. His presence signals Trump’s enduring preference for personal loyalty over institutional expertise.

    The second is Jared Kushner, Trump’s Jewish son-in-law. According to regional diplomats who have worked with him, Kushner’s primary allegiance may lie elsewhere, not his own country.

    His long-standing personal relationship with Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu, who reportedly stayed at the Kushner family home in New Jersey, displacing Kushner to a basement cot, has raised questions about where his priorities lie.

    During previous talks in Geneva, even Omani mediators noted that Kushner appeared more focused on securing Israeli interests than American ones. He then passed unverified information to his father-in-law, suggesting that Iran sought not peace but an attack on the US.

    The most seasoned – yet still controversial – member of the team is Vice President JD Vance. Once a vocal "Never Trumper" who likened the US president to Hitler and called him "reprehensible," Vance underwent a dramatic political conversion in 2022.

    After apologizing to Trump, he embraced the MAGA movement, narrowly defeated his Democratic rival, and later on ascended to the vice presidency. His political résumé includes just two years in the Senate and several earlier failed campaigns.


    A hollowed-out State Department

    It would be a mistake to view this team as an ad hoc experiment. Rather, it is the embodiment of the quintessential MAGA foreign policy doctrine.

    Trump has long complained about the State Department’s bureaucracy. Since returning to power, he has overseen the dismissal of approximately 3,000 career diplomats and experts, and entire offices have been shuttered in the name of efficiency.

    The result, according to current and former American officials, is an apparatus severely lacking in regional expertise. Many of the officials who spent decades studying West Asia, Russia, or China are now seeking employment elsewhere.

    The ‘exceptionalism’ illusion

    This institutional hollowing-out helps explain what many allies privately call Trump’s reckless decision-making. According to aides, the president has little patience for lengthy briefings or detailed reports. He often makes foreign policy decisions after a few sentences from his son-in-law, Witkoff, Rubio, or some very close entrepreneurs-turned-aides.

    Part of this stems from a deep-seated American exceptionalism – a belief that the United States, protected by two oceans and blessed by geography, can shape the world at will.

    Trump is the perfect embodiment of this redundant mindset. It is the same mindset that led to the assassination of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution without a clear endgame.

    For decades, American popular culture, from superhero comics to blockbuster films, has reinforced the idea that if America fails to get its way, it must be due to internal incompetence, not external resistance. The collapse of the Soviet Union only deepened this illusion, convincing a generation that American power was insurmountable.


    The Iraq and Afghanistan hangover

    The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan should have served as a corrective. Those imposed wars yielded flag-draped coffins, rising rates of PTSD among veterans, and trillions of dollars in costs.

    Yet the MAGA voter has drawn a different lesson. They still support the use of force, but believe it must be swift, brutal, and decisive. They attribute failure not to the enemy’s resilience, but to the weakness of political and military leaders.

    Trump is the avatar of that belief. He promised to fire the "incompetent people" and replace them with loyalists who would get results. His supporters chose him precisely because he offered a fantasy of clean, quick victories.

    Iran’s long game

    That fantasy, however, is colliding with a different reality in West Asia. Iranian strategists have spent decades studying the United States. They understand that Trump needs a visible, fast victory to satisfy his base – and they are systematically denying him one.

    While the MAGA base dreams of an easy opening of the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran is playing a long game of patience and attrition. The goal is to make Washington feel some of the economic pain that decades of US sanctions have inflicted on Iran.

    For nearly fifty years, Iranians have referred to the United States in official slogans as "global arrogance" – a term that captures not just power, but a refusal to accept limits. Today, that description seems increasingly apt for the Trump administration’s foreign policy.

    The uncomfortable truth is that the United States is struggling to adapt to a world where it no longer dominates, where its long-running hegemony has been shattered.

    In the end, the image that emerged from the Islamabad talks is not of a superpower imposing its will, but of a political class that has confused diplomacy with a real estate deal.

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    New anti-jamming equipment spotted on US Air Force F-15Es during Iran war -today



    While analyzing the US military's use of various weapons during the war with Iran, Western defense experts noticed new anti-jamming equipment on US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle fighters. This is the Radar-Controlled Radar Pattern Antenna (RCPA).

    The Aviationist reports this, citing sources.

    The new antenna is part of the DIGAR (Direct Interference-Avoidant GPS Receiver) system installed on the F-15E by BAE Systems under a contract awarded to the Pentagon in 2022. This system, along with several others, is constantly being improved.

    Aircraft equipped with the new equipment took part in the US military's Operation Epic Fury. Defense experts obtained photographs of the incident, taken in the Middle East. They show a circular antenna located on the upper part of the aircraft's fuselage on the starboard side, near the brake flap.

    One expert found out that the fighter jet was assigned to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina.

    It's worth noting that, as of April 6, according to US data, the loss of seven US military aircraft has been officially confirmed, four of which were F-15Es. The Iranians shot down one of them at medium altitude using a Khordad-15 air defense system, whose crew had been lying in wait for the enemy, turning off their radar and receiving targeting information from a passive electro-optical system.

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    https://x.com/RealPepeEscobar/status...56030161715681



    https://sovereignista.com/2026/04/13...nts-puppeteer/

    The president’s puppeteer

    The basis of this essay comes from a writer, Maria Dubovikova, who describes herself as a Independent analyst & infowars expert • Ex Al Arabiya/Arab News Columnist • film director, script writer. The basic script is hers, the commenting and additional information is mine.

    We’re generally tired of the meme and partial truth that Bloody Bibi Netanyahu has some Epstein file kompromat on Trump, and that is why Trump is by all descriptions and analysis a zionist. That though does not describe the full picture of someone that arguably today can be considered criminal. His actions towards the rest of the world as well as Americans are not benevolent, but against the world’s humanity. He would rather kill than build bridges, He really does not mind who he kills, as long as he can establish the state of what he recognizes as a ‘win’.

    There is a secondary influence on Trump. That is the Paula White black magic. There is a great conflation between Zionism and traditional Christianity. Neither of those spiritual traditions are on the good side of humanity as they are both built on control and a specialized God, made by their own hands and in their own image. There are good people in the Jewish culture as well as the Christian culture. Perhaps the Pareto principle, 20/80 more or less, is a fair reflection of the numbers.

    In a Christian modality, we grow up with John’s words. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” This will become clear as we look at the cultish shenanigans of Paula White and the effect on Trump.

    Most people look at her prancing and use of words and stagger backwards, as it presents insanity. For someone who grew up in the Christian religion, by definition cultish, it is not insanity. What it is, is methodology based on an age-old technique and in modern days called Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) Now NLP is not by definition bad, but like all things, it can be used for nefarious purposes. The original modern design was a set of methods for sales people, that could create an immediate and fast rapport with a prospective customer, or we could say a ‘mark’. It is an effective technique. It can even make someone believe that he or she is a God.

    Let’s connect up the issue of words, a base tenet of Christianity, with some NLP – Paula White style.

    “It is God that raises up a king, it is God that sets one down. When you fight against the plan of God, you’re fighting against the hand of God.” “Whether people like him or not, he’s been raised up by God because God says that He raises up and places all people in places of authority.” — Paula White, Senior Advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump on matters of faith.

    https://sovereignista.com/wp-content...3-640x1009.jpg

    Marla says: “Just out of curiosity, after watching fragments of a couple of her speeches — which strike any reasonably sane person as fanatical and unhinged — what immediately jumps out is the sheer volume of manipulation techniques and NLP patterns.” These tricks work extremely well on psychologically and mentally vulnerable audiences. This also works on young audiences, or audiences that are older with a touch of dementia creeping in. Those with brains replaced by ChatGPT is perfect plankton for Paula White.

    She is a textbook, 100% cultist figure. A woman who has hijacked Christianity, distorted its core teachings, and uses religion to control and manipulate people using various techniques (something quite common in the United States). What makes her particularly dangerous is that she is mentally and psychologically hacking the President of the United States who already has a touch of dementia creeping in.

    On one side he has Bibi, said to hold kompromat leverage; on the other, he has Paula White. The world really drew the short straw here.

    The core of Paula White’s philosophy (with a Bible as a legalizer, justifier and confirmation bias instrument) is that words possess creative power. According to her own testimony, when she was 18 God supposedly told her: “Every time you open your mouth and declare My Word, the Spirit manifests.” In plain terms, the principle is simple: proclaim “victory” → victory arrives; declare “prosperity” → prosperity materializes. In modern day New Age Religions, you will recognize this as ‘manifestation’ and ‘visualization’. This is exactly what Donald Trump does – his words are visualizations and he gets everyone to manifest his ‘win’ with him.

    Suddenly Trump’s statements start making a different kind of sense here:

    “Iran Has No Right to Block the Strait of Hormuz. We Have Already Defeated Them. It’s Simply Unfair.” He proclaimed victory — so that settles it. Victory is achieved! It is God’s word and he is God.

    At this point we can already make a fairly confident diagnosis: Trump has been spiritually and psychologically captured by Paula White. She holds him hostage. And on the other side, the zionists hold him hostage as well. It is no wonder the the likes of Tucker Carlson and Candice and the rest of that grouping describes him as being a slave to evil.

    White deploys an entire arsenal of psychological and NLP techniques.

    🔻Glossolalia to induce trance states.

    For example, after repeating “victory” many times, Paula shifts into streams of repetitive syllables (“shaba-shaba”, “hallelujah-hallelujah”, etc.). This is not random gibberish — it is a rhythmic technique that synchronizes breathing and brain waves (pushing toward alpha and theta rhythms). The prefrontal cortex, responsible for critical thinking, reduces activity; people enter a state of euphoria and heightened suggestibility. Once that happens, almost any idea can be implanted and it will stick. Psychology calls this phenomenon entrainment synchronization of nervous systems).

    🔻To maximize effect she uses classic NLP pacing & leading,(first matching the audience’s current state — “you are tired, you are in a struggle” — then leading: “but I hear VICTORY!”). A person desperate for a “bright future” starts convincing himself: “she understands me → she knows the truth.” She also employs mirroring & matching as well copying the audience’s body language, breathing patterns, etc.

    🔻Emotional flooding — she moves from a soft, quiet voice to full-volume shouting. From a low point (anxiety, problems) she lifts the crowd to an emotional peak (“victory”) — calming the amygdala (fear center) while spiking dopamine.

    Combined with her extremely rapid speech, the brain simply cannot keep up with reflective processing and eventually surrenders completely to the manipulator.

    🔻Another prominent technique: illusory truth effect + anchoring (through rhythmic chanting of key words).

    The most famous example is her viral 2020 appearance during the election count: “I hear a sound of victory… I hear a sound of victory… I hear a sound of an abundance of rain… I hear a sound of victory…” (repeated 6–7 times), then “The Lord said it is done” (three times) → “victory, victory, victory, victory in the corners of heaven” → seven straight “victory!”s.

    This textbook repetition makes the brain treat something as true. In NLP terms it is anchoring: same intonation, rhythm, and gestures create a conditioned reflex — hear “victory” → dopamine hit + feeling that “God has already done it.” The audience enters euphoria; critical thinking shuts down. (Back then the election ended with Trump’s “victory” — but we also remember the furious Trump supporters storming the Capitol; that too was downstream of her influence.

    🔻She routinely uses future pacing — describing the future as if it has already happened. The subconscious begins to organize behavior around that assumed future. This also fuels self-fulfilling prophecy: people start acting as if it is already true. When the president of a nuclear-armed state operates this way, it becomes genuinely frightening for the world.
    And when the promised outcome does materialize, the consumer falls into the classic logical fallacy — forgetting the fundamental rule: post hoc, non est propter hoc (after this ≠ because of this).

    🔻She masterfully activates magical thinking, engaging the childish part of the psyche where words = reality. NLP tools here include heavy use of affirmations and reframing.

    The belief is that rewriting reality through language (“I am not poor — I declare prosperity”) rewires neural pathways, removes perception of obstacles, and prompts bolder action (with all results then credited to Paula and “God”)

    🔻She also leans heavily on authority bias — speaking directly in God’s name — so any brain not burdened by strong critical thinking automatically accepts her words as ultimate truth. Thus moving further from God.

    All of these scientifically described modern techniques are ancient:

    ⭕️ Shia Islam — Ashura: hours of chanting “Ya Hussein!” while rhythmically beating the chest. Same trance, tears, loss of bodily control.
    ⭕️ in Sufism (“Allah, Allah…” repeated thousands of times) leading to wajd (ecstatic state).
    ⭕️Hinduism/Buddhism — japa mantras (“Om Namah Shivaya” repeated endlessly).

    (Please note, I am not in the least critical about these ancient religious methodologies. They exist and they may at times be benevolent and at other times malevolent.)

    Modern political rallies with mass chanting belong to exactly the same family. Together they form a perfect trance – production line: repetition → rhythm → glossolalia → emotional peak → declaration of the future. And it is precisely this person — armed with that full toolkit — who serves as Senior Advisor to the President of the United States on faith matters and is rewiring the not-particularly resilient, emotionally immature mind of Donald Trump toward… who knows what ends and in whose interests.

    A great many things suddenly make sense, don’t they?

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    Quote Posted by Ravenlocke (here)
    The Cradle

    US & Indonesia upgrade ties to Major Defense Cooperation Partnership amid potential resumption of US-Israeli war on Iran
    ——
    US War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the US and Indonesia are upgrading their bilateral defense relationship to a Major Defense Cooperation Partnership.

    The move signals a substantial deepening of military cooperation between the two nations, including broader joint exercises, collaboration on defense technology, intelligence sharing, and capacity-building efforts.

    It comes as part of Washington’s broader strategy to strengthen partnerships across the Indo-Pacific, amid concerns over the potential renewal of a joint US-Israeli war on Iran. Indonesia, as the largest country in Southeast Asia, plays a key role in maintaining regional stability, ensuring maritime security, and countering influence in the South China Sea.

    https://x.com/TheCradleMedia/status/2043745699096080855






    World Vibe

    US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Indonesia's Minister of Defense Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin announced a defense partnership between the two nations

    https://x.com/world_vibe_en/status/2043724965954900420

    That's curious, given that I am fairly sure I read elsewhere today that Indonesia has just become the next country, among many, to join BRICS.

    Am I mistaken?

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    Quote Posted by Ravenlocke (here)
    The Cradle

    US & Indonesia upgrade ties to Major Defense Cooperation Partnership amid potential resumption of US-Israeli war on Iran
    ——
    US War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the US and Indonesia are upgrading their bilateral defense relationship to a Major Defense Cooperation Partnership.

    The move signals a substantial deepening of military cooperation between the two nations, including broader joint exercises, collaboration on defense technology, intelligence sharing, and capacity-building efforts.

    It comes as part of Washington’s broader strategy to strengthen partnerships across the Indo-Pacific, amid concerns over the potential renewal of a joint US-Israeli war on Iran. Indonesia, as the largest country in Southeast Asia, plays a key role in maintaining regional stability, ensuring maritime security, and countering influence in the South China Sea.

    https://x.com/TheCradleMedia/status/2043745699096080855






    World Vibe

    US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Indonesia's Minister of Defense Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin announced a defense partnership between the two nations

    https://x.com/world_vibe_en/status/2043724965954900420

    That's curious, given that I am fairly sure I read elsewhere today that Indonesia has just become the next country, among many, to join BRICS.

    Am I mistaken?
    Hi Ewan,

    No you’re not mistaken, both incidents have taken place.

    Indonesia is accepted into BRICS and US wants to use Indonesia’s air space and negotiated a defense deal with the Indonesian’s defense minister .
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    Russian Embassy in South Africa 🇷🇺

    «Indonesia has become a full-fledged #BRICS member» — President Putin to Indonesian President

    Which is yet another opportunity to 'expand cooperation between Indonesia and Eurasian Economic Union' the Russian President told Prabowo Subianto

    https://x.com/EmbassyofRussia/status...64268198154620


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    Chay Bowes

    US wants access to Indonesian airspace. Hegseth meets with Indonesia's DM today.

    The country straddles critical sea lanes between Pacific and Indian Oceans, which are vital for the US force projection.

    They already have deals with Australia, Japan and Philippines. Adding Indonesia would increase tensions among major Indo-Pacific powers.

    https://x.com/BowesChay/status/2043632406435934711




    Bloomberg

    Indonesia and the US are exploring a proposal that could allow US military overflights through Indonesian airspace

    https://x.com/business/status/2043623989822550346



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    Ryan Rozbiani

    🇮🇩🇺🇸: Indonesia Rejects Helping U.S. with War on Iran

    Indonesia denies claims of granting the US access to its airspace

    Rico Ricardo Sirait, Head of the Defense Information Office of the Secretariat General of the Indonesian Ministry of Defense:
    "The authority, control, and supervision over Indonesian airspace are entirely in the hands of the government of this country."

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    So which is it??

    New Direction AFRICA

    The Ministry of Defense confirms the US is seeking blanket overflight access across all Indonesian airspace. They say it's still in early discussion. But the classified US document already shows a signing date: April 15.

    So which is it? Early discussion or done deal?

    The people are not fools. Show us the full text before it's signed. Not after.

    https://x.com/Its_ereko/status/2043659917756596254


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    New Direction AFRICA

    🚨🇮🇩🇺🇸 UPDATE: Former Indonesian diplomat Dino Patti Djalal says Prabowo is "too eager" in chasing Trump.

    This comes amid reports that Indonesia is about to sign a blanket overflight deal with the US. No case by case approval. Just notification. And a classified US document already laying out the plan.

    Dino is not just anyone. He is a former deputy foreign minister and ambassador to the US. When he speaks, people should listen.

    The question is not whether Prabowo is eager. The question is what Indonesia is getting in return. So far, the answer is not clear. And that is the problem.

    Sovereignty should not be traded for a photo op. The people deserve answers before April 15. Not after.

    https://tempo.co/internasional/dino-...-trump-2128430


    🇮🇩 DPR Commission I confirms there is no legal basis yet for granting foreign military aircraft unrestricted access to Indonesian airspace. The reports circulating remain speculative. No official government statement has been issued.

    National sovereignty comes first. Indonesia's interests come first. The people deserve clarity, not confusion.

    Everyone should wait for proper confirmation before drawing conclusions. But waiting does not mean staying silent. The public has a right to know what is being discussed behind closed doors.

    Until an official statement is made, the deal is not real. But the concern is very real. And that concern must be heard


    https://x.com/Its_ereko/status/2043748744911303031


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    DD Geopolitics

    🇨🇳🇮🇷 China's Defense Minister Admiral Dong Jun has fired a direct warning at Washington as the US naval blockade of Iranian ports went into effect:

    "We are commited for peace & stability in the world. We are monitoring the situation in the middle east. Our ships are moving in and out of the waters of Strait of Hormuz. We have trade & energy agreements with Iran. We will respect & honor them and expect others to not meddle in our affairs. Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz and it is open for us."

    The strait supplies nearly 40% of China's oil and 30% of its LNG needs.

    US intelligence has stated China is preparing MANPAD shipments to Iran, China has denied these reports. Trump has threatened 50% tariffs on Beijing if it supplies weapons to Tehran

    https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/2043766074957803855




    DD Geopolitics

    🇰🇲 The first test of Trump's blockade may already be underway.

    The Elpis, a Comoros-flagged oil tanker sanctioned by the US in 2025 for handling Iranian petroleum, appears to be challenging the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.

    Shadow fleet vessels have nothing to lose. They're already sanctioned.

    https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/2043787339185696854


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    DD Geopolitics

    🇺🇸 According to USNI News, the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) is operating off Namibia, taking an unusual route around Africa to join a growing U.S. naval buildup in the Arabian Sea amid a U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

    Instead of transiting the Strait of Gibraltar and Mediterranean, the strike group, escorted by USS Donald Cook (DDG-75), USS Mason (DDG-87), USS Ross (DDG-71), and supported by USNS Arctic (TAOE-8), is bypassing the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb.

    ℹ️Earlier today, some reports said it had crossed Gibraltar; however, this now appears not to be the case.

    https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/2043799580291281251


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    MFA Russia 🇷🇺

    #Announcement

    🇷🇺🇨🇳 On April 14-15, FM Sergey Lavrov will pay an official visit to China & hold talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

    They are expected to discuss a broad range of bilateral issues, along with pressing international & regional matters.

    #RussiaChina

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    Russian Embassy in Iran

    ⚡️ Another humanitarian aid has been delivered from Russia to Iran

    On April 10, representatives of the
    @Iranian_RCS
    received in Astara 51 tons of sunflower oil and household chemicals collected and delivered to Iran by the Nefis Charitable Foundation from Tatarstan.

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    US Iran Sea Blockade: Talks Collapse;

    Iran Calls Putin,

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    --15 min--13/4/26--´I am being canceled on X after saying Iran should build nuclear weapons.´

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    People are writing: "Trump’s legacy is down to the drain and it’s not reversible" ... and so much more disgusting words for him... I didn't say ever!

    Apr, 13
    INTERVIEW: The theatre of the absurd


    Scott Ritter on the dangerous game Trump is playing with Iran and the peace negotiations. This is not a New York State real estate deal, he cautions

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    Quote Posted by Ravenlocke (here)
    All of these scientifically described modern techniques are ancient:

    ⭕️ Shia Islam — Ashura: hours of chanting “Ya Hussein!” while rhythmically beating the chest. Same trance, tears, loss of bodily control.
    ⭕️ in Sufism (“Allah, Allah…” repeated thousands of times) leading to wajd (ecstatic state).
    ⭕️Hinduism/Buddhism — japa mantras (“Om Namah Shivaya” repeated endlessly).

    (Please note, I am not in the least critical about these ancient religious methodologies. They exist and they may at times be benevolent and at other times malevolent.)

    I have no idea what person that was about, and don't want to.

    Along the lines of the post about diplomats who have no experience working for an Administration that primarily has no experience.

    They have a lot of words, or hot air.

    That was a nefarious analysis about it. Those of us who do this, understand it. The same things were said about Barack Obama. And so it is not so much what she is doing in the speeches, but what is the agenda for it. As far as we can tell, it would be Fiction.

    Where does the motive lie.

    So I would say the same stuff works a whole lot differently if you want it to. I would not give a moment of my time to the person used as example. It was repellant.

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