Business is good with the mullah regime. Why worry about fanatical 12-ers plotting to nuke Israel?
The German government defied US sanctions on Iran’s clerical regime on Monday, by continuing to insure its companies with export credit – 911 million euro for 58 companies.
German leader calls US-Israel-Iran war ‘completely unnecessary’
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has described the US-Israel war on Iran as “completely unnecessary”.
Merz said the war was contributing to rising instability, affecting Europe, Asia and the US. He stressed that only a united Europe could respond effectively to the emerging challenges.
“We have spent two days meeting with the 27 heads of state and government of the European Union to discuss how to tackle major challenges that lie ahead, including the Iran conflict and this completely unnecessary war there, as well as many other challenges we face,” said the chancellor.
He added that Europe must adjust to shifting global conditions. “We must accept this new economic reality, however difficult it may be.”
The German Press Agency revealed the credit guarantee figure on Saturday, noting that the nearly 1 billion euros have been provided to German firms to protect their business with Iran.
President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he has canceled a planned trip by U.S. representatives, including Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and adviser Jared Kushner, to Pakistan for talks with Iranian officials, citing time wasted on traveling and work and describing what he called “infighting” and “confusion” within Iran’s so-called “leadership.”
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has departed Islamabad, Pakistan, after holding high-level meetings and delivering Tehran’s list of demands for ending the war to Pakistani officials.
US President Donald Trump later cancelled a planned trip to Pakistan by envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff for peace talks with Iran saying it takes too much time and is too expensive.
The White House will say that they want to hear what the Iranians have to say, and if there is something significant, substantial, and moving towards a deal, then JD Vance and also Marco Rubio will be called over to Islamabad to essentially tie up the deal.
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) said that we have to finish the job with Iran and “Iran may not end until we bankrupt them, just as we did the Soviet Union.”
Multiple top Iranian regime officials, including missing “supreme leader” Mojtaba Khamenei, issued statements on Thursday and Friday declaring that they are all entirely in agreement with how to move forward on the current crisis with the United States, denying the existence of political dissent.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his forces have “full freedom of action” in Lebanon despite the announcement of a three-week extension to a ceasefire, which Hezbollah has said is meaningless amid continued Israeli attacks.
Israeli forces said they killed six Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon as the Lebanese Health Ministry said the number of people killed by Israel’s attacks since March 2has risen to 2,491, with 7,719 injured.
Gramsci’s “long march through the institutions” was successful beyond his wildest dreams. Now you got the second commie pope in a row, but who will tell the believers?
If Mojtaba Khamenei and his minions, or whoever is now running the Islamic Republic of Iran, actually do at some point make a deal with Trump, it also must be remembered that it won’t be worth the paper it’s printed on.
President Trump said today he has ordered the US Navy to take lethal action against any Iranian vessels attempting to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran has granted “friendly” countries, including Russia, a fee exemption to transit the Strait of Hormuz, reports the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti.
That kind of stuff doesn’t work with Trump.
Nothing gets in or out:
This is the Persian Gulf! You see the first blockade in the narrow area? That’s the strait of Hormuz. That’s what the terrorist Islamic regime closed to put pressure on president Trump and US to back down. But they still don’t get it that President Trump is a 3 D chess player. He closed the second area which is wider and no ship related to the terrorist Islamic regime is able to leave or enter.
This is absolutely one of the smartest moves in the modern warfare. We give the glory to God for giving President Trump wisdom, knowledge understanding and might. The Islamic regime never thought of this and are caught by surprise. They literally can’t import weapons, missile fuels, they can’t sell oil. This is like holding them by the neck. Plus because of the Islamic regime closed the strait of Hormuz, now everyone is buying expensive oil from the USA. US oil sale jumped to 5.3 million barrels per day. Military masterpiece.
Relatives carry the coffin of Haider Farhat, a Hezbollah fighter killed during the conflict with Israel, in Tyre, southern Lebanon, on April 23, 2026
US President Donald Trump says he hopes to host Israeli and Lebanese leaders “in the near future”, after announcing a three-week extension to the fragile ceasefire in Lebanon, which was due to expire on Sunday.
President Trump said he is under no pressure to end his war with Iran, though time is limited for Tehran. “I have all the time in the World, but Iran doesn’t – The clock is ticking!” Trump wrote on social media.
A third US aircraft carrier has arrived in the Middle East. The USS George HW Bush joined the USS Gerald R Ford and USS Abraham Lincoln in a massive buildup of naval firepower.
Trump gives orders to “shoot and kill” any Iranian boats placing sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz, as the US naval siege of Iran’s ports continues, and officials in Tehran say talks will not resume until the blockade is lifted.
The black spot on Salami’s forehead is a zebiba, from banging his head on the floor when he prays to allah to help him destroy the infidels….
In a daring midnight operation, U.S. Special Forces launched a high-impact raid on a hidden Iranian naval fleet near Bandar Abbas, uncovering a top-secret IRGC compound that had been off the radar for years.
155 vessels were sunk, fast attack boats and missile craft obliterated, and high-profile figures extracted under extreme pressure. But the real bombshell came when one key figure was captured, and what they revealed could change everything.
Explosions tore through the harbor as the operation became one of the deadliest naval strikes in recent history. But what the world doesn’t know yet about this operation could send shockwaves through international security…
Can’t wish them good luck with that, but Trump isn’t going to move unless Iran submits.
Just in: After firing chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, IRGC Chief Ahmad Vahidi said Iran will continue enriching uranium, pursue its long-range missile program & continue the war until the last U.S. soldier remains in Middle East. He refused to engage in any peace talks pic.twitter.com/Qc8y3568MO
Women hold Iranian flags and a portrait of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei during a state-organised rally in Tehran, April 17
Several Iranian officials share same message, emphasising what they call the ‘iron unity of the nation and government’.
‘Blockade and threats’: Iran blames US siege of ports for stalled talks
Senior Iranian officials have blamed Washington for stalled peace negotiations due to the United States naval blockade of the country’s ports, while Iran’s Revolutionary Guardsays it captured two foreign vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and opened fire on a third ship for violating maritime regulations.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran wants “dialogue and agreement” but “breach of commitments, blockade and threats are the main obstacles to genuine negotiations”.
White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said no deadline has been set by US President Donald Trump for the extension of his ceasefire on Iran, adding that it will be the president’s decision when the truce ends.
JD Vance was supposed to be heading to Pakistan today to resume negotiations with the leaders of the Islamic Republic, but as of this writing on Tuesday afternoon, the whole thing is off, at least for now.
Just The News reported Tuesday that Vance “put off travel to Islamabad after Iran failed to respond to negotiating positions put forth by the U.S…. With no official response coming from Tehran, the diplomatic process is paused.” However, “while paused, the trip hasn’t been canceled. Iran has yet to announce a decision on whether it will participate in the scheduled talks, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, said on Tuesday.” Continue reading Iran: US blockade must end to allow talks
President Donald Trump on Thursday instructed the U.S. Navy to shoot small boats dropping mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump announced the move in a post on Truth Social
“I have ordered the United States Navy to shoot and kill any boat, small boats though they may be (Their naval ships are ALL, 159 of them, at the bottom of the sea!), that is putting mines in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz. There is to be no hesitation,” he wrote.
“Additionally, our mine ‘sweepers’ are clearing the Strait right now. I am hereby ordering that activity to continue, but at a tripled up level! Thank you for your attention to this matter,” he added.
White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said no deadline has been set by US President Donald Trump for the extension of his ceasefire on Iran, adding that it will be the president’s decision when the truce ends.
Iranian leaders insisted on Thursday that they could not allow the free flow of commercial transit in the Strait of Hormuz because the United States has continued to enforce a blockade on Iranian ships using the maritime byway, indicating continued Iranian intransigence hampering attempts at peace talks.
Here are the latest developments:
The USS George HW Bush aircraft carrier has arrived in the Middle East, the US military says, bringing the number of the massive US warships operating in the region to three.
A United States defence official has told our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic that there is no change in the country’s ceasefire status with Iran.
The US president says a deal with Iran will be made only when it is “appropriate and good” for the United States.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei have pushed back against claims by US President Donald Trump that divisions exist within Iran’s leadership.
Pope Leo XIV has condemned the killing of protesters in Iran after Trump criticised the Catholic leader last week for not doing so while speaking out against the US-Israel war on Iran.
Trump announced he would delay a planned military attack on Iran after requests from Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
Iran’s IRGC says it has seized two vessels for “disrupting order and safety in the Strait of Hormuz”, Tasnim news agency is reporting.
US President Donald Trump has announced an extension to the Iran ceasefire, as he continues to blockade Iranian ports, until Tehran submits a proposal for talks, and “discussions are concluded, one way or the other”.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says that “blockading Iranian ports is an act of war and thus a violation of the ceasefire”, adding that Tehran knows “how to resist bullying“.
Israel continues to bomb southern Lebanon and demolish Lebanese homes, with Hezbollah announcing an attack on northern Israel in retaliation for whatever…
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IRGC says it has seized two vessels in the Strait of Hormuz
The IRGC Navy has seized two vessels and transferred them to Iran’s coast, stating that “disrupting order and safety in the Strait of Hormuz is considered a red line for Iran”.
We earlier reported that one vessel was shot at off the coast of Iran while another sustained damage after coming under attack off Oman’s coast.
IRAN’S REGIME IS EATING ITSELF ALIVE: REVOLUTIONARY GUARD TAKES THE AYATOLLAH HOSTAGE
The mullahs’ house of cards is collapsing in real time, and America’s pressure is finally paying off. Fox News host Jesse Watters just dropped the bombshell: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has seized control and taken the Ayatollah hostage in a brazen power grab.
“Generals are blocking peace talks, holding their own negotiators hostage while the economy collapses,” Watters reported. “No one’s calling the shots. A coup is in the works.”
Hit Iran where it hurts most. In their wallets. That always gets results and starves the IRGC of the funds it needs to operate. Keep up the pressure and the good work.
Trump: Iran has Violated the Cease Fire numerous times!
Overnight, U.S. forces conducted a right-of-visit, maritime interdiction and boarding of the stateless sanctioned M/T Tifani without incident in the INDOPACOM area of responsibility.⁰⁰As we have made clear, we will pursue global maritime enforcement efforts to disrupt illicit… pic.twitter.com/EGwDe3dBI3
The Islamic Republic is using negotiations to buy time in order to regroup and fight again more effectively. As such, the mullahs need them more than Trump does. On the other hand, they know that his threats have proven empty before, and thus that they have some time to regroup even without making any concessions to the Great Satan
An Iranian-born immigrant who became a lawful permanent resident alien under the Obama administration was arrested and charged with brokering arms sales on behalf of the Iranian Government. According to Bill Essayli, the United States Attorney for the Central District of California, federal authorities arrested 44-year-old Shamim Mafi at Los Angeles International Airport on Saturday evening.
US President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran on the evening of Tuesday, April 7, in Washington, DC, meaning it was due to expire on Tuesday, April 21.
Trump: “they will not have a nuclear weapon. They’ll have no access to, no chance of having, a nuclear weapon. And we can’t allow that to happen. That could be the destruction of the world, and we’re not going to let that happen,” he added.
“And I have to say, we had no choice in Iran. It wasn’t like we had a choice. We had to do it,” Trump said.
Wednesday evening Eastern time marks the expiration of the two-week ceasefire in the war between the United States and Iran, and bombing will resume if a deal is not reached, according to reports of phone interviews with President Donald Trump.
Iran’s top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, declared late Monday that Tehran will not negotiate with the United States “under the shadow of threats,” warning Tehran is prepared to “reveal new cards on the battlefield” as a ceasefire deadline looms and the fate of renewed talks remains uncertain.
Tehran spurns talks under threats; Trump says blockade stays
Diplomatic efforts to end the US-Israel war on Iran remain uncertain, with Tehran saying it will not negotiate under the “shadow of threats”.
US President Donald Trump says the blockade on Iranian ports will remain until Tehran agrees to a deal.
Lebanon and Israel will head back to Washington, DC, for another round of talks on Thursday to end hostilities.
Israel continues to bombard southern Lebanon, wounding six people in an air attack on the town of Qaaqaaiyet El Jisr and demolishing homes in the town of Khiam in violation of a 10-day ceasefire.
Trump says Iran will negotiate with the US or face “problems like they’ve never seen before” amid continued uncertainty over whether Tehran can be persuaded to send a delegation to Pakistan’s Islamabad.
He also says Iran’s nuclear sites have been totally obliterated and that “digging it out will be a long and difficult process”.
Iran has lodged a complaint with the UN over the US’s seizure of its cargo ship, condemning it as a barbarous act that violates international law.
Stock markets in Asia have rebounded on early trading, with investors holding on to hopes that the US and Iran may resume peace talks.
Dozens of US veterans and their family members have been arrested after they occupied a congressional building in Washington, DC, in a protest against the war on Iran.
Iran files complaint at UN over the US’s ‘illegal, barbarous’ ship seizure
Iran’s Foreign Ministry has lodged a formal complaint with the UN secretary-general and the International Maritime Organization over the US seizure of the Iranian merchant vessel Touska on Monday, condemning it as an “illegal and barbarous act” that violates both international law and the ceasefire agreement.
