Netanyahu and Lindsey say its fine to shut down the $3.8B a year in military aid to Israel. They don't tell you how they will make it up— by "partnering" with the US military directly. It begins here. This is an alarming read by @BenFreemanDC responsiblestatecraft.org/is…

🇺🇸 A nation of under 10 million people may be pulling the strings in the White House through blackmail. Fmr. U.S. Army Officer David Pyne warns the counterintelligence threat is now rated critical, and the control runs deeper than most realize. "Netanyahu has the ability to blackmail Trump, to do his bidding and to continue to fight this war more or less indefinitely." If this is even half true, it is the biggest national security story no one in power wants to touch. @AmericaFirstCon

INTERVIEW: The Iran deal includes Israel pulling out of Lebanon. Only one problem: Israel is not part of the deal, and they already said they won't pull out So what will happen next. Will they sabotage the deal? And if they do, will Iran retaliate? Will Trump jump in to rescue them, or will he walk away and let them fight alone? @AmericaFirstCon

🧵THREAD: Full Remarks by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday: 🔹 “Over the course of one year, we went through two very severe wars. That is a reality. After the 12-day war, I think they concluded that perhaps they had not sufficiently prepared their capabilities. Perhaps they realized they first needed to target what they saw as our greatest strength, which is our social cohesion. They made preparations and got themselves ready for a bigger war. In the meantime, we experienced the events of the 18th of Dey [January 7-8], and then we faced the 40-day war, in which they imagined that this time they could finally, in their delusion, finish the job. But instead, they encountered extremely courageous and steadfast resistance from Iran, from Iran’s armed forces, and from the Iranian people.” 🔹 “When I use the word ‘steadfast,’ I do so deliberately. Just a couple of days ago, one Western official said, ‘We did not believe that the Iranian people, or Iran itself, could be this steadfast and resist this stubbornly.’” 🔹 “This steadfastness and resistance, throughout the 40 days of war and afterward during the ceasefire up to the present, is first and foremost owed to our armed forces, who made enormous sacrifices. This has been said many times, but truly every one of us owes a debt to our armed forces and to the martyrs of our armed forces, who gave their lives in sacrifice.” 🔹 “Likewise, we owe a debt to the people, who during this entire period never for a single moment abandoned the armed forces, the officials, or the country as a whole. Every night they were in the streets, and every day they were present in the field. They endured shortages and hardships with resilience and perseverance, and they remained engaged. That is why it is right to speak of a kind of national awakening, even a kind of rebirth.”

🇺🇸 Donald Trump has reached PEAK schizo levels on Truth Social. In one post he manages to blame Obama, claim Iran "no longer wants nukes" — something Iran has been saying themselves for decades — and present the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz as some massive win, completely glossing over the fact that it only closed because the US bombed Iran in the first place. Then in the same breath he says he's looking forward to working with Iran — right before quietly threatening to nuke them if they step out of line.

BREAKING: Iran directly rejects Trump's new claim of a deal being signed tomorrow, saying the insistence on signing the deal on specifically Sunday is engineered around his own birthday, calling it a "propaganda event" that Trump is trying to turn into a unilateral "symbolic occasion" for himself, along with his UFC White House event, per Fars. The Iranian negotiating team says it "will not permit such a media and ceremonial manoeuvre," explicitly stating that the memorandum of understanding has not been finalized and no signing will happen.

⚡️BREAKING Iran’s Foreign Minister on State TV explaining the upcoming the Deal: "The situation in the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s frozen assets are all part of the upcoming deal Payment of fees are required to use the Strait of Hormuz As part of the deal and the ceasefire in Lebanon, Israel will withdraw from Lebanon If these and other obligations are not met, negotiations on a Final Deal will not take place"

Today, I’m releasing never before seen intelligence revealing new evidence of past US government funding for more than 120 biolabs in over 30 countries, including Ukraine. In support of President Trump‘s Executive Order to end federal funding of dangerous gain of function research around the world, and increase transparency and accountability, ODNI will continue working with partners across the Administration to identify where these labs are, what pathogens they contain, and what “research” is being conducted. odni.gov/index.php/newsroom/…

🚨🇺🇸 Tucker says his own silencing is "inevitable," and he's at peace with it. Asked whether he worries the powers he criticizes could shut him down: "I'm like some random podcaster in his barn in an impoverished zip code... And I know that some things I say are highly annoying to people with actual power." He felt the same way at Fox, even while hosting the highest rated show in cable history. He convinced himself they couldn't fire him, and deep down he always knew they would. So the plan now is simple: "I'm going to say exactly what I think is true with the ever present knowledge that I'm often wrong. Because I'm not God. And I'm going to say it until I can't. Period." @TuckerCarlson

Trump is once again talking about Kharg Island and saying we can take it "at a time of our choosing." He's not wrong. We can get troops on that island. But he's not telling you what happens next. Kharg Island is 16 miles off the Iranian coast. Iran has every square foot of it registered for artillery and rocket fire. They've spent the last three months laying anti-personnel mines on the beaches, pre-deploying shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles, and moving IRGC troops into hardened positions. They know we might be coming. Every one of our ships in our assault force is 47 seconds from an Iranian anti-ship cruise missile. Every Marine on that island is within rocket artillery range of a coastline that runs 1,500 miles. We can't suppress that effectively even if we used all of our forces I flew CH-53E helicopters in Desert Storm, and I know what it means to put troops in a fixed position on a small island with no room to maneuver and no friendly territory within reach. The military term for that is a kill box. The political term is leverage. The human term is a body bag. The analysts are being careful in how they are framing it. Ryan Brobst and Cameron McMillan of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, which is about as hawkish as think tanks get, wrote in March that a seizure and occupation "is more likely to expand and extend the war than it is to deliver any sort of decisive victory." Former CENTCOM commander Joseph Votel said troops on the island would be "very vulnerable" and would require massive logistical backup. Malcolm Davis of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute put it more plainly: "I think the Iranians can probably sit back and attack Americans on Kharg Island, and casualties will mount up." That's the politically correct version. Here's what they're not saying out loud: Iran has FPV drones. The same camera-equipped drones being used by the millions in Ukraine. If our troops land on that island, Iranian drone footage of American casualties will be on every screen in the world within hours. Trump will own every frame of it. Iraq bombed Kharg Island for four straight years during the Iran-Iraq War. From 1982 to 1986, but they never put a single soldier on it. They couldn't. The Iranians rebuilt and kept exporting oil. That's the historical record on what "taking Kharg" actually means. And here's the part that makes even less sense: seizing the island doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz. Kharg is 300 miles from the strait. The Iranians mine the strait from their southern coastline. You'd have to suppress 1,500 miles of Iranian coast to fix that problem. Kharg is just a political symbol, not a solution. We can bomb it into rubble. We've already struck over 90 targets there. Trump can destroy every oil facility on that island from the air, permanently. That's a real option with real consequences for Iran's economy and real consequences for global oil markets. But putting Americans on the ground 16 miles from the Iranian coast, surrounded by water, within range of everything Iran has left? That's not a strategic or tactical military operation. That's just a sacrifice of American lives. Are you OK with that?

BREAKING: Iran says talks have now "completely stalled" due to Trump's positions and actions, saying that as long as Trump does not accept all of Iran's demands in the draft, the 60-day negotiation period has no chance of beginning and Iran won't sign, per a source close to Iran's Ghalibaf. Vance's new statements say the deal involves "no cash" and "no funds released for signing," while Iran's draft requires the US to release $24 billion in frozen funds and pay Iran $300 billion in war reparations before Iran signs anything. There clearly isn't an agreement.

Trump AGAIN, *already* walking back his contention yesterday that we had a deal all but worked out. As soon as Iranian sources start revealing (not leaking) the terms they will - and will NOT - agree to, Trump starts backtracking, here laying the foundation to back out of his word, blaming Iran for not getting "their act together." Doesn't even take 24hrs now to get the TACO...

Iran’s Mehr news agency publishes the purported text of the draft agreement with Trump. It will keep the Strait of Hormuz under Iranian control, will promise Iran $300 billion in reconstruction money in addition to an immediate cash transfer of $24 billion, a suspension of sanctions and the withdrawal of U.S. forces from the Middle East. Also, a commitment not to bother Iran again about its missiles and proxies, and restraining Israel in Lebanon. The U.S. gets in exchange a pinky promise to respect the NPT. Let’s see what happens in coming days. Link: mehrnews.com/news/6857718 Full text: A permanent and immediate cessation of war on all fronts, including Lebanon. A U.S. commitment not to interfere in Iran’s internal affairs and to respect the sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Full lifting of the naval blockade within 30 days. A U.S. commitment to withdraw its forces from areas surrounding Iran. Reopening of the Strait of Hormuz within 30 days under arrangements determined by Iran. Suspension of sanctions on the sale of oil, petrochemical products, and related derivatives, along with full Iranian access to the resulting financial revenues. The United States and its allies would be required to present reconstruction plans for Iran worth at least $300 billion. A 60-day negotiation period aimed at reaching a final agreement covering nuclear issues and the complete removal of U.S. primary and secondary sanctions, as well as the repeal of relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council and the IAEA Board of Governors. Reaffirmation by Iran of its commitment under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) not to produce nuclear weapons. During the negotiation period, the United States would commit not to deploy additional forces to the region and not to impose any new sanctions. The release of $24 billion in frozen Iranian assets during the 60-day final negotiation period. Half of this amount must be made available to Iran before negotiations begin. Establishment of a monitoring mechanism to oversee implementation of the agreement. The final agreement would be approved through a UN Security Council resolution. Final negotiations would not begin before the release of half of Iran’s frozen assets, the suspension of oil sanctions, and the lifting of the naval blockade. The final agreement would focus exclusively on the future of enriched nuclear material and uranium enrichment, sanctions relief, and a program for rebuilding Iran’s economy. Discussion of Iran’s missile program and its support for resistance groups would be definitively excluded from the agenda. As stated by the Foreign Ministry spokesperson, this text still requires review and final approval by the relevant authorities in Iran.

🚨🇺🇸 🇮🇷 Tucker reacted live to Trump's "great settlement" post, and his count says it's the 39th deal announcement of this war. The post claims Hormuz reopens on signing, Iran gives up nuclear weapons forever, and the supreme leader is on board. Reacting in real time, Tucker admitted he wants it to be true. He campaigned for Trump for free and wakes up an optimist every morning: "That's the 39th post that has made the same claim, and the first 38 have proven false." His deeper worry: Iran's non-negotiable demands end with them controlling one of the most important pieces of real estate on the planet. @TuckerCarlson @TCNetwork