United Arab Emirates Leaves OPEC, Israel continues attacks on Lebanon. Iran: Trump sez deal within reach

Iran, US signal deal within reach as Israel continues attacks on Lebanon

  • Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said a memorandum of understanding with the United States to end the war “has never been closer”, stressing also that media speculation about the deal should cease “pending its finalisation”.
  • US President Donald Trump reposted the Iranian foreign minister’s statement on his Truth Social platform after earlier blasting Iran for alleged leaks to state media regarding details of the memorandum, calling the reports “fake news”.
  • Shehbaz Sharif, prime minister of Pakistan, which has mediated talks between Tehran and Washington, said the “final, agreed-upon text of the peace deal has been reached”, adding “next steps” still need to be finalised.

UAE leaves OPEC: a win for MAGA

The OPEC Cartel is an example of Globalism. A terrible price rigging, price gouging mechanism. MAGA has taken the UAE off the list of nations targeted for invasion and regime change. At least, for now.

The United Arab Emirates announced this week that it would leave OPEC and OPEC+, effective May 1. It’s the hardest blow the cartel has ever absorbed.

United Arab Emirates Leaves OPEC amid Tensions over Production Caps and Iran

Trump Calls for Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Others to Join Abraham Accords

  • United States forces said they have attacked missile launch sites and mine-laying vessels in southern Iran
  • US forces targeted missile launch sites and Iranian vessels “attempting to emplace” sea mines.
  • Top negotiators from Tehran have travelled to Qatar to discuss points of contention in a potential deal to end the US-Israel war on Iran.
  • The US has described the attacks in Bandar Abbas as “self-defence” strikes to protect troops from threats posed by Iranian forces.

    The US attacked missile launch sites and Iranian boats.

    The US said they were defending their forces while using a great deal of restraint in the face of attacks from Iranians. No one on the US side has been injured.

    There have been a number of skirmishes like this, particularly just after the start of the ceasefire. At the time, Trump said he didn’t consider these to be a breach of the ceasefire.

Trump Calls for Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Others to Join Abraham Accords

Trump: Iran’s Enriched Uranium to Be ‘Immediately Turned’ Over to U.S. or Destroyed in Iran

US President Donald Trump speaks during an announcement with Environmental Protection Agen

Trump Provides Update on Iran Deal and Options For Disposal of Their Enriched Uranium

President Donald Trump announced that Iran’s enriched uranium would either be “immediately turned over” to the United States or would be destroyed “in place” in Iran.

  • US President Donald Trump said an agreement with Iran to end the war should involve regional powers – including Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye – signing onto the Abraham Accords to normalise relations with Israel.
  • United States forces attacked sites in southern Iran, in what a military spokesman described as “self-defence”. Earlier, Iranian media reported explosions in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas.

Congressional Republicans Rally Behind Trump as Iran Deal Talks Advance: ‘Give POTUS the Space to Negotiate’

Republican lawmakers are lining up behind President Donald Trump’s administration as it pursues a possible Iran agreement involving nuclear limits, regional security, the Strait of Hormuz, and expanded Abraham Accords participation.

Four More Tankers Pass Through Strait of Hormuz Bound for Pakistan, China, and India

Video: Bruce Springsteen Mocked as ‘Billionaire Hypocrite’ as His Anti-Trump Tour Drags On

Soon Everyone Will Be Talking About The Cost Of Food

There is not going to be an agreement to end the war.

Everyone Talks About The Cost Of Gasoline… Soon Everyone Will Be Talking About The Cost Of Food

“The big story right now is oil… The next story is food.”

For most people, the price of gasoline is the most obvious consequence of the war in the Middle East. As I write this article, the average price of a gallon of gasoline in the United States is $4.56. Of course, in some parts of the country, consumers are paying much more than that. This is a big story, and the truth is that gasoline prices are going to go even higher in the months ahead.

But if you think that the price of gasoline is bad, just wait until you see what eventually happens to food prices. The price of diesel has been rising even faster than the price of regular gasoline, and fertilizer prices have been absolutely skyrocketing. Those costs will get passed along to the rest of us. It is just a matter of time. Meanwhile, our farmers are dealing with drought conditions that are unprecedented, and now a “Super El Niño” is coming.

What all of this means is that food prices will rise to very painful levels.

So even though everyone is complaining about rising gasoline prices at the moment, one prominent economist is warning that “the next story is food”…

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Trump: ‘this has been a successful 40 hours in China’

Trump Refuses to Reveal Whether He Would Defend Taiwan

The Ayatollahs and the Mullahs are watching American cable news.

They see Democrats scream “illegal war.” They watch anchors call our own President the bigger threat.

Regime leaders watch Schumer, Jeffries, Pelosi, and AOC do their jobs for them on live television.

So why would they ever take a deal? Why negotiate in good faith?

The mullahs and generals have been told, over and over, by half of Washington and 90 percent of the press, that all they have to do is wait. Stall. Hold out. The Democrats will do the rest. The media will do the rest.

Our latest meme nails exactly what is happening.

Trump, Rubio, and Hegseth swinging the Maximum Pressure hammer at a cracking Iranian regime.

Schumer, Jeffries, Pelosi, AOC, and a wall of media microphones scrambling to hold the pedestal together before it collapses.

Look at it. Whose side are these people actually on?

And now we are right back to the brink.

“Trump is going to hit them a bit,” one administration official told Israel’s Channel 12. Trump just rejected Tehran’s peace offer outright, calling it “a piece of garbage” and the current ceasefire “unbelievably weak.”

If the war resumes in the coming days, and every signal says it will, remember exactly how we got here.

Iran did not hold out because they are strong. They held out because they were told they could win the waiting game.

They were told American voters would crack first. They were told American media would carry their water for free.

They were told correctly.

So when the shooting starts again, do not let a single person forget the names on that cartoon.

Schumer. Jeffries. Pelosi. AOC. Every anchor screaming about Trump while the mullahs sleep soundly in Tehran.

Whose side are Democrats and the mainstream media on? Name the worst offender in the comments. Then share this so every American sees who is propping up the regime.

Source: Iran International

  • China’s Foreign Ministry says the Iran war has caused “disasters” in the Middle East, after US President Donald Trump’s visit to meet with his counterpart, President Xi Jinping.
  • The US president and Xi discussed the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, the White House said, with the Chinese leader agreeing that the waterway “must remain open to support the free flow of energy”.
  • Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the US is sending “contradictory messages” on negotiations, further complicating the process.
  • Dozens of vessels including Chinese-owned have passed through the Strait of Hormuz under Iran’s “management protocols”, the Revolutionary Guard says, as Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping discuss the crucial waterway.
  • Iran’s Foreign Minister Araghchi has denounced the US and Israel for “expansionism and warmongering” saying instability in the Middle East is a “lose-lose proposition for all sides – including the aggressors”.
  • Iranian officials are saying the strait is not fully open and not fully closed. They say it is open to everyone, except their adversaries. They are trying to put this grand strategy into practice.

Marco Rubio says US ‘not asking’ for China’s help on Iran

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has insisted the US doesn’t need China’s help on Iran while reiterating that President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping found “common ground” on the Strait of Hormuz.

“We’re not asking for China’s help. We don’t need their help,” Rubio told NBC.

Trump: ‘this has been a successful 40 hours in China’

We were told the US and China were looking to establish a “Board of Trade” to oversee commerce between the two countries.

There’s been no official announcement about that.

But a lot of what Trump wanted to do here, he will think he has achieved.

He talked about selling more planes to China. According to Trump, Boeing is leaving with a deal for 200 jets.

The US also expects to sell more agricultural products to China, in what could be billions in sales over the next three years.

That would be a success for Trump.

He also says there has been progress with the idea of China opening up its markets. That’s why so many US companies were on the trip here.

All in all, Trump will feel this has been a successful 40 hours in China.

But remember, this is just the first of three more expected meetings that the leaders will have this year – two at summits later in the year, and then, of course, an expected state visit by Xi Jinping to Washington, DC in September.

Islamic Jihad has published a list of 15 commanders killed in the war….

The jihad is permanent & relentless. All Muslims must participate, those who don’t are renegades, ‘hypocrites’, worse than infidels, and must be killed.

A post from the IDF: IDF units and an IDF drone have successfully killed 400 armed terrorists from the murderous terror organization Hezbollah, including in their central headquarters, and seized 1,000 of their weapons over the past 2 months. (13.05.2026)

How the Palestinian Authority brainwashes kids to love jihad terror, glorify jihadis, and seek ‘martyrdom’

The IDF has confirmed the elimination of Anas Muhammad Ibrahim Hamed, identified as a Nukhba commander involved in the October 7 massacre at the Nova music festival.
 
According to Israeli reports, Hamed was part of Hamas’s elite “Nukhba” unit, the same force that led the brutal cross-border assault targeting civilians that day.
He was reportedly killed in a precise strike in central Gaza after being tracked by Israeli intelligence and assessed as an ongoing threat to troops operating in the area.
 
For context, the Nova festival attack saw militants storm the site, opening fire on fleeing civilians and abducting hostages in one of the deadliest incidents of October 7.
 
Israel has repeatedly stated it is systematically targeting individuals directly involved in those attacks. This strike appears to be part of that ongoing effort.

Palestinian Islamic Jihad has published a list of 15 commanders killed in the war. Interestingly , you can find their names listed as medics and other civilians on various sites that claim “genocide”

His official statement after the attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield: “Violence is a cycle. Ayman Ghazali lost family, including two children, in an airstrike in Lebanon last week. They were innocent people.” Except the brothers that Ghazali lost were Hezbollah.

The Gulf Countries Are Building a Middle East that Iran Cannot Tolerate

For decades, Iran’s leadership has opposed the direction much of the Gulf has taken politically, economically and diplomatically. Today, that opposition is increasingly being expressed through direct attacks on the states’ infrastructure and way of life. Since Feb. 28, the Iranian regime has launched 549 ballistic missiles, 29 cruise missiles and 2,260 drones at the UAE.

The Iranian regime presents its model as the only legitimate form of Islamic governance. Yet, Gulf states have demonstrated that economic growth, global engagement, and religious life can develop together without the same degree of state control.

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Trump: “there will never be a deal unless they agree that there will be no nuclear weapons”

  • Trump urged Iran to “just say ‘we give up’”, saying “that’s all they have to do” to end the war.
  • Iran’s currency has dropped to a record low of 1,810,000 rials to the US dollar, the Iranian Student News Agency says.
  • Oil prices surge as Trump warns Iran blockade could last months

    President Donald Trump says a US naval blockade against Iran could last months, leading oil prices to spike to their highest in more than four years.

In a post early Wednesday on Truth Social, Trump sharpened his tone, writing that Iran “can’t get their act together” and warning, “No more Mr. Nice Guy,” signaling a tougher posture as negotiations remain stalled.

Trump went on to call the US blockade of Iranian ports “genius” and “foolproof”.

Iran “has to cry uncle, that’s all they have to do. Just say, ‘We give up’,” Trump added.

TRUMP VOWS TO MAINTAIN IRAN BLOCKADE UNTIL NUCLEAR TERMS MET

TEHRAN THREATENS ‘UNPRECEDENTED’ RESPONSE

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will maintain the U.S. naval blockade on Iran until the regime “cries uncle” and agrees to a deal ensuring it will never obtain nuclear weapons.

Speaking in a phone interview with Axios earlier in the day, Trump explained that he rejected a proposal from Tehran that would have involved reopening the Strait of Hormuz and easing the blockade before addressing the nuclear issue, making clear he will not lift the blockade until Iran agrees to U.S. demands.

Iran commander vows ‘swift action’ if US military advances

Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz from the Arabian Sea side and will take “swift action” if US forces move forward, a naval commander warns.

Iran condemns Bahrain for revoking citizenship of ‘sympathisers’

Iran’s government has accused Bahrain of violating the human rights of 69 people whose citizenship it revoked for allegedly supporting Iranian attacks on the country.

Trump sez Charles agrees

 

“Iran can’t get their act together,” Trump wrote. “They don’t know how to sign a nonnuclear deal. They better get smart soon!”

The image, shared on Truth Social just after 4 a.m. ET, showed the gun-wielding president in a dark suit and sunglasses, standing before a backdrop of explosions tearing through a hillside.

 
King Charles gifts Trump historic ship bell, jokes: ‘Just give us a ring’…

Trump says King Charles ‘agrees’ that Iran must not have a nuclear weapon

The US president, who is hosting the UK’s King Charles III at the White House, has addressed the war on Iran in a speech at a state dinner.

He said his administration was “doing a little Middle East work right now” and that the situation was “going very well”.

“We have militarily defeated that particular opponent, and we’re never going to let that opponent ever – Charles agrees with me even more than I do – we’re never going to let that opponent have a nuclear weapon,” he added.

Trump threatens Iran to ‘better get smart soon’ amid stalled talks

“Iran can’t get their act together,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Wednesday. “They don’t know how to sign a nonnuclear deal. They better get smart soon!”

The EUnuch’s are nasty bi*tches

Their cowardice & incompetence is legend:

French President Emmanuel Macron claims that President Trump is “working against” the interests of Europe.

The EUnuch’s are bitching because the Iran war exposed them as defenseless cowards so afraid to assist in the defense of the trade route they rely on. In a short while, Europe will be out of jet fuel. Oops.

ToyBoy Macron travels the world looking for friends:

ToyBoy Macron is an empty suit. Stuffed with absolutely nothing at all….

Then there is BlackRock Fritz, totally tone deaf, but America’s got his number:

Macronist accounts have all been spouting the same line for a while now, trying to drum up some importance for the president of the land of lunatics, but it’s too late. The die is cast.

Who still listens to those crazy Europhile immigrationists who organize the replacement of our civilization via the mass importation of the Third World? Continue reading The EUnuch’s are nasty bi*tches

Trump: Iran can’t have a nuclear weapon – not now, not ever

That is his bottom line.

So it seems unlikely he will sign up to any sort of deal that would allow Iran to postpone those nuclear talks for the time being.

He’s also very much aware the blockade is doing significant economic damage to Iran. He thinks it’s putting the Iranians under extreme pressure and, as he said on social media, he’s waiting for Iran to effectively sort out its leadership so they can work out who to speak to.

Two months of near-total internet blackout in Iran

Iran’s near-total internet blackout has now lasted exactly two months, according to global watchdog Netblocks.

Five sentenced to life in Bahrain for plotting with Iran

Five people have been sentenced to life in Bahrain for plotting “terrorist and hostile acts” with Iran.

  • As Gulf leaders meet in Saudi Arabia, Qatar says the Strait of Hormuz should not be used as a pressure card and warns against the possibility of a “frozen conflict”.
  • US President Donald Trump’s national security team is reviewing an Iranian plan to halt the war and open the Strait of Hormuz, while postponing talks on its nuclear programme.
  • Israel and Hezbollah continue to trade fire as the death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon since an April 17 “ceasefire” rises to at least 40 people.
  • Dozens of nations have called for the “urgent and unimpeded reopening” of the Strait of Hormuz, with UN chief Antonio Guterres warning that the US-Iran standoff in the waterway risks triggering a global food emergency.
  • Visit our live tracker for the latest casualty figures from across the region.

The Arab Voice

Strait of Hormuz should have ‘never been closed’

Qatar’s FM spokesperson al-Ansari says they are engaging with all their interlocutors over reopening the Strait.

“We believe it should have never been closed and it should be opened immediately, regardless of other considerations going on in the region,” he said.

Qatar in favour of ‘comprehensive deal’ to end conflict

The spokesperson said that Doha would be in favour of a “comprehensive deal” to end the conflict, following a question about reports that Iran wants to decouple Hormuz talks from nuclear discussions.

Lebanon:

Lebanon began discussing the group’s full disarmament, while debates raged within the country over Hezbollah’s future as a military and political power.

However, Hezbollah is now back on the battlefield, fighting Israel in southern Lebanon and appears not to be as degraded a fighting force as many had believed.

Read more here.

Iran accuses Washington (of everything)

Read more here.

Money talks: how Islam corrupted all institutions of higher learning

The Brainrot happening inside universities has a cause, and it has a money trail. Watch Charles Asher Small of @isgapinternational expose the insanity of what’s happening, and the strange connection between the Taliban and liberal universities in the West.
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Jihad by the pen, jihad by speaking, by education and by corrupting western universities as enabled Islam to penetrate the West in ways unimaginable just half a century ago.

 

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