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Elke Götze retweeted
“I think FIFA have to help us more”
Coach Amir Ghalenoei says Iran is the "most oppressed team in the World Cup" after his players were suddenly informed they must travel back to Mexico immediately after their opening game ended in Los Angeles
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"The Pakistanis were well briefed and the face of the process, thanks to the field marshal's relationship with Trump, but the Qataris quietly did most of the heavy lifting to bridge the two sides." ft.com/content/adb68e67-3d04…
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As first reported last week by @AlMonitor x.com/amberinzaman/status/20…
SDF Commander-in-Chief @MazloumAbdi will meet with @USAMBTurkiye Tom Barrack in Erbil to discuss Jan. 29 agreement - Ronahi
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Elke Götze retweeted
Khalid Azizi, spokesperson for the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI), responded to statements by President Donald Trump alleging that the Kurds had prevented the delivery of American weapons to people inside Iran.
"Such claims are regrettable. Whenever the U.S. government finds itself in a political or diplomatic deadlock, it attempts to blame the Kurds for failures or for the lack of a strategy to support resistance within Iran.
He stressed that attributing political or operational problems to the Kurds does not provide a solution and distracts from the real challenges at hand." - @PDKIdeutsch
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SDF Commander-in-Chief @MazloumAbdi will meet with @USAMBTurkiye Tom Barrack in Erbil to discuss Jan. 29 agreement - Ronahi
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Elke Götze retweeted
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A senior US official said Washington had discussed the possibility of sanctions relief for the Islamic republic and 'a big $300bn fund to rebuild their country'. ft.trib.al/SZQgilq
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Elke Götze retweeted
Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Zaidi and Special Presidential Envoy Barrack @USAMBTurkiye discussed the "Iraqi plans for ensuring the complete disarmament and disbandment of all armed groups and formations operating outside the authority and control of the Iraqi state, to ensure the confinement of their weapons within the authority of the Iraqi state, and to assert full sovereignty in order to keep Iraq away from conflict"
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Elke Götze retweeted
Amid the continuing wave of arrests targeting Kurdish people across Kurdistan, a young man from Saqqez, identified as Ashkan Abkhor, has been arrested by Iranian government forces and transferred to an undisclosed location.
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Elke Götze retweeted
I wrote about the rich, centuries-old Ukrainian history of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra — and how Russia’s barbaric strike on it is just the latest effort to destroy it. My latest for @KyivIndependent. kyivindependent.com/from-sov…
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Elke Götze retweeted
The Memorandum of Misunderstanding between the US and Iran:
The US believes Iran will restore the Strait of Hormuz as a secure international waterway, make significant nuclear concessions, and potentially abandon its revolutionary ideology--including its opposition to the US and Israel and support for regional proxies--in exchange for major investment from the same Gulf countries that have just been on the receiving end of thousands of Iranian missiles and drones.
The Islamic Republic of Iran believes it will continue to control the Strait of Hormuz, receive tens of billions of dollars in upfront sanctions relief and unfrozen assets, make no concessions on missiles, drones, or proxies, while potentially offering to suspend uranium enrichment for the period of time they need to reconstitute their bombed nuclear facilities.
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Elke Götze retweeted
Ukraine hits Moscow’s main refinery.
Zero cathedrals damaged.
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US-Iran deal may get oil flowing again, but region’s root problems are unsolved theguardian.com/world/2026/j…
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What was it all for? US-Iran agreement brings bitter rivals full circle cnn.com/2026/06/15/middleeas…
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How the Strait of Hormuz reopening could unfold if the U.S.-Iran deal is implemented cnbc.com/amp/2026/06/15/oil-…
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UK envoy meets Kurdish leaders, discusses US-Iran deal, regional developments rudaw.net/english/categories…
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🚨🍨NEW: Exclusive details on the deal between US’ HKN & Syrian Petroleum Co to operate 7 oil fields in Rmeilan that until Sunday were controlled by the Kurds. US firm HKN Energy takes over 7 oil fields from Syria's Kurds al-monitor.com/originals/202…
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Elke Götze retweeted
Palmyra - Damascus - Homs - Hama
Almost every major city in Syria is witnessing massive mobs that are attacking and looting houses, cars and shops of people they declared to be *Shabiha* - a term formerly used to describe Syria regime affiliated individuals but has now become a term used to describe to dissidents such as minorities, critical voices or other individuals not in line with the Jolani-Government.
This comes days after mobs have publicly lynched an individual who is being accused of being a former regime figure.
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Elke Götze retweeted
NEW: Economic investment progress in northeastern Syria. @amberinzaman with insights on @HKNEnergy’s first-mover investments w/ UCC. #oil
🚨🍨NEW: Exclusive details on the deal between US’ HKN & Syrian Petroleum Co to operate 7 oil fields in Rmeilan that until Sunday were controlled by the Kurds. US firm HKN Energy takes over 7 oil fields from Syria's Kurds al-monitor.com/originals/202…
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Elke Götze retweeted
Armenia to hold joint military exercises with American, French, and Greek troops
🇦🇲 🇺🇸 🇫🇷 🇬🇷 Within the framework of preparation for participation in international #peacekeeping missions, the annual "Eagle Partner-2026" military exercise will be held in the Republic of Armenia from June 17 to 25.
The military exercises will be attended by servicemen from the Armenian Armed Forces Peacekeeping Brigade (250 participants), the ground forces of U.S. Army Europe and Africa, and the Kansas National Guard (58 participants), the Armed Forces of the French Republic (24 participants), and Hellenic Republic (11 participants).
During the exercise, trainings will be held to prepare for and implement peacekeeping tasks.
The goal of the "#EaglePartner-2026" military exercise is to increase the level of interoperability of units participating in international peacekeeping missions within the framework of peacekeeping operations, to exchange best practices in management and tactical communication, as well as to strengthen the readiness of the peacekeeping unit of the Republic of Armenia's Armed Forces.
As part of preparations for #peacekeeping missions, units preparing for international peacekeeping operations regularly participate in similar joint military exercises and drills in partner countries.
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Elke Götze retweeted
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Important Western investment in Syrian oil infrastructure.
🚨🍨NEW: Exclusive details on the deal between US’ HKN & Syrian Petroleum Co to operate 7 oil fields in Rmeilan that until Sunday were controlled by the Kurds. US firm HKN Energy takes over 7 oil fields from Syria's Kurds al-monitor.com/originals/202…
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