Trump hints at ‘winding down’ Iran war as US deploys more troops to region
Mixed messages from the US president come amid an escalating war.
Israel’s military says it killed four armed Hezbollah fighters during coordinated air and ground operations in southern Lebanon overnight.
Starmer, Lammy and other UK ministers are repeatedly saying “the US should set out their war aims”.
But Trump’s war aims are very clear.
Trump says no ceasefire as Khamenei issues defiant message
- US President Donald Trump says he does not “want to do a ceasefire” with Iran. “You know you don’t do a ceasefire when you’re literally obliterating the other side,” Trump tells reporters.
- Trump calls NATO allies “cowards” over lack of support for his war on Iran, brands the Western military alliance “a paper tiger” without the US.
US-Israel attack Iran’s Natanz nuclear site as Diego Garcia base targeted
UK officials have not given details of the attempted strikes that were unsuccessful. It’s unclear how close the missiles came to the base, 4,000km (2,500 miles) from Iran in the Indian Ocean.
IRGC Cowards Flee to Afghanistan as Iran’s Regime Crumbles
Masked Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members—once feared enforcers of the mullahs’ brutal rule—are now caught on video crossing into Afghanistan with passports in hand, desperate to escape the fallout from devastating US-Israeli strikes.
Al Arabiya footage shows these IRGC rats abandoning their posts, some reportedly shaving beards to avoid recognition after the Supreme Leader’s death and relentless attacks shredded their command structure.
These are the same thugs who terrorized civilians for decades. Now, with top commanders eliminated, missile forces crippled, and desertions mounting, they run like cowards when real pressure arrives.
Over three million Iranians displaced, borders chaotic, and the regime’s grip slipping fast—proof the theocracy is finally cracking under decisive force.
The IRGC only knows bravery against unarmed protesters. Against determined enemies, they vanish.
The end of this oppressive era can’t come soon enough.
A senior Iranian cleric said the United States has “collapsed” and vowed fighting would continue until its “complete destruction,” in remarks during Eid al-Fitr prayers.
“America has fallen and is no longer even recognized as a normal power,” Ahmad Alamolhoda, paryer leader of Mashhad said, adding that the war would continue and that Iran “cannot be defeated” with its current generation.
The Islamic regime in Iran has confirmed the death sentence of 18-year-old Melika Azizi.
Melika was arrested in January 2026 during nationwide protests for setting fire to regime symbols, and charged with “moharebeh” (waging war against God).
In court, Melika told the judge:
“You let so many young people bleed. How can I remain silent?
I don’t care. Just kill me.”
Please be her voice.
It could save her life.
