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U.S. Admits Iranians, Bans Mahmoud Abbas From Attending UN

Mahmoud Abbas aka Abu Mazen

US Bans Palestinian Authority President From Attending UN, But Admits Iranians

The Palestinian Authority’s (PA) foreign ministry on Thursday condemned the US decision to bar Palestinian officials from attending the UN General Assembly for a second year in a row.

The US has denied Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas a visa to attend the UN General Assembly in New York next week, repeating a move that drew widespread criticism last year.

Abbas still barred as US approves visas for Iran’s President Pezeshkian & FM Araghchi…

In a statement on Wednesday, the US State Department said it would extend visa restrictions to members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and officials with the Palestinian Authority (PA).

The Palestinian foreign ministry condemned the decision as an “unjustified measure that contradicts efforts to restore confidence, develop Palestinian-American relations, and create the necessary political climate for implementing the two-state solution and achieving peace and stability in the region”.

The State Department said it was extending the restrictions on PA officials as “a consequence of their failure to reform, contrary to their commitments to the United States, and their ongoing activities that undermine the prospects for peace”. Abbas is among those barred from entering the US for the gathering.

In other news:

Trump extends sanctions on Iran, Houthi supporters march in Sanaa

  • US President Donald Trump has signed the Lindsey O Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 into law, extending existing US sanctions on Iran.
  • Tens of thousands march through the streets of Sanaa in support of the Houthis and against Saudi Arabia, as fighting heats up in western Yemen.
  • Yemeni government forces claim they have killed 30 Houthi fighters and wounded more than 60 during clashes in the al-Wazi’iyah district of Taiz.
  • The UN has warned that Yemenis are facing “multiple concurrent health risks” amid rising violence that has displaced more than 112,000 people in two weeks.

Something unusual is unfolding across Iran as multiple pre-strike warning signs appear at once.

▪️ Isfahan air defenses reportedly moved to heightened alert and dispersal, while aircraft were reported entering western Iranian airspace before turning back. Continue reading U.S. Admits Iranians, Bans Mahmoud Abbas From Attending UN

Trump Bans Fake News Journaille From the White House

“Politico was bailed out by our government from going out of business.”

Trump Bans CNN, MSNBC And Politico From White House

President Donald Trump on Sept. 18 said he has banned three news outlets from the White House.

“I don’t want them in my office… we’ll be suing these people too.”

Trump said on Truth Social that he was, effective immediately, banning CNN, MS Now, and Politico from the White House “as a result of their constant ‘reporting’ FAKE NEWS!”

The president added:

“Media Outlets shouldn’t be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES when they’re covering the President of the United States, the Trump Administration, or the United States of America. Other Fake News Media Outlets to follow.”

Continue reading Trump Bans Fake News Journaille From the White House

Trump on Iran: ‘Do I want to annihilate them?’

  • US President Donald Trump says that he is nearing a major choice on whether to “annihilate” his Iranian foes, telling Axios that “anything could happen” as he weighs his next move.

Trump weighs major Iran decision: ‘Do I want to annihilate them?’

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened Iran with sweeping destruction since launching the joint military campaign with Israel on February 28.

US President Donald Trump says he will consult Gulf leaders before deciding whether to renew large-scale attacks on Iran or pursue diplomacy.

US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is approaching a major decision on whether to resume large-scale military attacks against Iran as he considers the next stage of the war.

“I have a big decision coming up. Do I want to go in and annihilate them [the Iranian regime] or do I not? It’s a big decision. Anything could happen with me,” Trump told Axios.

The comments come ahead of a planned meeting Tuesday with leaders from six Gulf countries on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.

The leaders of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman are expected to take part in the meeting, which could influence whether the US pursues another diplomatic effort or intensifies military action.

IRGC Announces Attack On Another Tanker In Hormuz, As Trump Mulls ‘Annihilate Them Or Not’ Decision

Critical juncture: “I have a big decision coming up…”

Saudi Arabia says that a drone launched by the Houthis towards Mecca, has been intercepted and destroyed. A Houthi statement said claims that the group had targeted Islam’s holiest site were a “nauseating lie”.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi heads to China to meet his counterpart Wang Yi as Beijing seeks to mediate an end to the war.
Saudi Arabia has halted oil loadings at the port of Yanbu following recent Houthi drone attacks, while US Energy Secretary Chris Wright has suggested that he expects the East-West pipeline to resume operations within days.

Houthi leader accuses Saudi Arabia of exploiting Mecca for political goals

  • Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says that it has struck a Togo-flagged tanker as it attempted an “illegal passage” through the Strait of Hormuz.
  • A UN fact-finding mission has found “reasonable grounds” to believe the US was behind two attacks in Iran, including on a school in Minab in February, which it says constituted war ⁠crimes.
  • Intensifying attacks between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis reportedly kill at least five people, including three children.

Pakistan’s Defense Chief Says Time Has Come To Implement Mecca Pact

“If there is an attack on Mecca, there is no need for an agreement to protect it,” he said.

Somali Pirates are Back

The most dangerous trend now is the security vacuum in the Red Sea created by the war on Iran, which has allowed the pirates to return in force.

As long as the war continues, there is little hope of stopping this burgeoning banditry on the high seas.

Somali Piracy Was Under Control, Then Came The Iran War…

From the start, the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has been a story of unintended consequences. Contrary to President Donald Trump’s hopes for a quick victory, the conflict has morphed into a sustained crisis, one that has driven up oil prices, driven down tourism in the Middle East, and reshaped the region’s geopolitical map.

Bandits off the Horn of Africa have taken advantage of the deteriorating security sitauation, attacking at least 15 ships this year

Now, a new unintended consequence has emerged: the return of piracy to Somalia’s coasts. This shift, which comes after a decade of quiet, threatens some of the world’s most important shipping lanes and the interests of the United States and its allies.

Pirates have attacked at least 15 vessels in the region this year, a sharp uptick from the five attacks that occurred last year, according to data from the International Maritime Organization. The renewed criminal activity has led to extended hostage situations, including one ongoing seizure of an oil tanker and its crew.

US Bombs Somalia For 81st Time This Year

US Africa Command announced on Friday that its forces launched another airstrike in Somalia as the Trump administration continues a record-breaking bombing campaign in the country, which receives virtually no coverage in US media.

AFRICOM said the strike was launched on September 8 and targeted al-Shabaab in the vicinity of Quumbi, a village about 50 miles northeast of the southern port city of Kismayo,

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Pirates: Danish Navy frees 16 Iranians from suspected Somali pirate ship

Any idea why we’re saving Iranians?

Since when does the Danish Navy provide ‘Islamic Burials’ for dead terrorists?

(CNN) — After a firefight with suspected Somali pirates, Danish sailors freed 16 Iranian hostages on board an alleged mother ship, according to the Danish Royal Navy.

Four suspected pirates were killed and 10 wounded during the firefight Thursday, the Royal Navy said on its website. No one on board the Danish ship Esbern Snare was hurt, and the hostages were also not injured. Continue reading Somali Pirates are Back

Iran Asserts ‘Strait Of Hormuz Is Closed’, Supertanker Hit by Mine

Supertanker Explodes After Hitting Mine, IRGC Says, & Asserts ‘Strait Of Hormuz Is Closed’

Comes within hours of Trump reasserting Tehran is desperate for a deal…

  • IRGC says supertanker exploded after hitting mine in Hormuz, says strait remains closed.
  • ‘Deal’ headlines return: US seeks “Step-by-Step” agreement with Iran, reports state media.
  • Houthis seized more Red Sea territory, including Perim Island near the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
  • Iran-Gulf diplomacy was postponed, delaying efforts to address the Strait of Hormuz crisis in what was to be a rare GCC-Iran meeting.
  • Saudi oil exports face ongoing disruption after a pipeline shutdown, pushing oil prices above $100/barrel.

More below the fold.

Fighting rages in Yemen as Saudi-backed forces strike advancing Houthis

  • Yemen’s Houthis say they launched a large-scale ballistic missile and drone attack on Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid Air Base in Khamis Mushait and claimed “direct hits”. There was no immediate response from Riyadh.
  • The Iran-backed rebels say they captured more strategic islands in the southern Red Sea, strengthening their control of a crucial Bab al-Mandeb shipping route.
  • Iran says a planned meeting with Gulf states regarding control over the Strait of Hormuz has been postponed by Saudi Arabia over the recent events in Yemen.
  • Ground fighting intensifies on several fronts in Yemen as Saudi-backed government forces carry out air strikes on Houthi positions in an attempt to retake Mocha, days after the Houthis captured the strategic port city.

Here’s a look at the latest developments:

    • The Houthis have seized the Greater and Lesser Hanish islands in the southern Red Sea, tightening their grip on the Bab al-Mandeb shipping route.
    • Iran’s nuclear chief has been blocked from attending the IAEA’s annual conference in Vienna after US opposition.
    • The WHO reports nearly 3,000 casualties in Yemen following days of fighting.
    • Israeli forces shelled southern Lebanon despite a June ceasefire framework, striking Nabatieh al-Fawqa and firing on Beit Yahoun.
    • The IOM says more than 93,000 people have been newly displaced in Yemen by the ongoing conflict.

Dozens of Saudi air strikes pound Houthi positions in Yemen

  • Houthis say dozens of air attacks were launched by Saudi Arabia as the prime minister of Yemen’s internationally recognized government accuses the militia of killing and displacing civilians during its rapid advance.
  • Oil ‌prices continue to rise as concerns over supply disruptions persist after attacks on Saudi ⁠energy infrastructure left ⁠its East-West pipeline offline and cast doubt on efforts to ease shipping risks in the Gulf.
  • President Donald Trump once again says Iran “wants to make a deal” to end the war but adds he will “determine whether or not” the United States chooses to engage.
  • Iran’s security chief says the reality surrounding global energy shipments and the Strait of Hormuz has changed and there will be no talks with Washington until Tehran’s demands – as outlined in the Islamabad memorandum of understanding – are met.

Continue reading Iran Asserts ‘Strait Of Hormuz Is Closed’, Supertanker Hit by Mine

Iran, Yemen Dilemma: “Saudi-American F**k Up Of Epic Proportions”

The Houthis are literally fighting in sandals and are routing a military provisioned by (directly) KSA and (indirectly) the US.

Hormuz Deal Hits Snag: Monday’s Gulf-Iran Shipping Talks “Postponed”

Yemen Blame Game Begins: “Saudi-American F**k Up Of Epic Proportions”

Dudes in sandals seizing US-made armored vehicles in rapid blitz on Red Sea coast…

An official affiliated with Saudi-backed militias in Yemen told CNN that the Houthis “committed everything they had – waves upon waves of fighters… along with their available ballistic missiles and weapons.”

“But the air support never came,” the source said in reference to the fact that the Saudi-backed side rapidly folded and retreated in just days last week. “And Mocha has now fallen.” The blame game has begun after a mere 36 hours has seen the Saudi coalition fracture on the ground, and the finger-pointing is likely to go on in the halls of government, now as Saudi territory continues coming under direct missile and drone threat.

🚨 American military advisers and IRGC officers are now facing off through opposing sides of the escalating war in Yemen. CNN reports that more than 100 U.S. military advisers are operating in Saudi Arabia, with one U.S. official putting the number at roughly 200. At the same

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Another regional source told CNN on Thursday that “The failure this time is not with the Yemenis” but that “it’s a disaster made in DC and Riyadh.”

According to some further key lines and expletives:

The regional source told CNN that it was “a complete failure of political leadership” amid fierce squabbling and delayed decision-making in Riyadh.

“There was not one air strike throughout the day yesterday (by Saudi support forces), although there were minute-by-minute updates,” the regional source added. “It’s a Saudi-American f**k up of epic proportions.“

There are at the same time widespread reports that the Iran-backed Houthis have seized US made M-ATVs and MRAP armored vehicles.

Dudes in sandals breaking the coalition with lighting speed…

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🚨 Saudi Arabia is being attacked with ballistic missiles, losing ground in Yemen, and still appears unwilling to fully confront the Houthis. 
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The Houthis have already crossed a major threshold, launching ballistic missiles and drones against Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan and Najran, striking Saudi infrastructure and wounding at least 73 people. Yet they have continued attacking, while Saudi-backed forces have now lost the strategic port of Mocha, roughly 80 km from Bab al-Mandab.
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  • Fighting has intensified on several fronts in Yemen as government forces carry out air attacks on Houthi positions in an attempt to retake al-Makha (Mocha), days after the Iran-aligned group captured the strategic port city and tightened its grip on the vital Red Sea shipping lane.

Iran-Backed Houthis Capture Strategic Red Sea Island

  • Heavy fighting is underway between advancing Houthi rebels and troops supporting Yemen’s internationally recognized government at its two major strongholds.

Fierce battles ongoing between advancing Houthis and Yemen forces

  • An Iranian commercial vessel has been attacked near Qeshm Island, killing one person and wounding four others, with an official blaming the “US terrorist enemy”.
  • Houthi forces and Yemen’s internationally recognised government trade strikes as fighting over the critical Bab al-Mandeb chokepoint on the Red Sea coast of Yemen intensifies.
  • The fighting has forced tens of thousands of Yemenis from their homes, intensifying one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
  • Iran is expected to meet with Gulf states in Oman on Monday to discuss the Strait of Hormuz in an effort to promote regional security.

Yemen government counterattacks Houthis with air strikes

  • Iran-aligned Houthi forces have seized full control of Yemen’s Red Sea coast following a rapid advance against government forces, which launched a series of air strikes along the west coast in response.
  • Saudi Arabia has suspended its crucial East-West oil pipeline as a “precaution” after it was targeted by drones launched from Iraq, though Riyadh has held off on immediate retaliation to give Iraqi authorities time to prevent further strikes.
  • Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has ordered an investigation and dismissed a regional military commander after confirming the drone attack on Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline originated from Iraq.
  • Iran is expected to meet with Gulf states in Oman on Monday to discuss the Strait of Hormuz in an effort to promote regional security.

Gen Z Has No Idea What 9/11 Is

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Gen Z Has No Idea What 9/11 Is

Schools skip the Islamic plot and a generation thinks the Tribute in Light is the Batman signal..

Imagine if you had told someone on 11 September 2001 that in 25 years’ time the streets of New York City would ring out with sympathy for Islamofascism. Imagine if you had said to one of the startled souls watching American lives be incinerated by Islamist filth that one day the West would swarm with youths cosplaying as Islamist filth. Imagine if you had said that in a mere quarter of a century even our leafiest campuses would be awash with jihad chic, with silver-spoon students gushing over an Islamo-army (Hamas) every bit as hateful and medieval as the one that burnt New Yorkers alive.

Declassified Presidential Briefings Reveal Warnings of Al-Qaeda Terrorist Plots Just Weeks Before 9/11 Attacks

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) declassified 71 presidential briefings related to the 9/11 attacks on the United States, marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Have We Defeated the Jihadists?

Bin Laden

9/11, Anwar Al-Awlaki, And Our Unanswered Questions

In 1990, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) provided“full funding” for one Anwar Nasser Abdulla al-Awlaki for studies in civil engineering at Colorado State University.

Just months before September 11, Awlaki moved to Virginia and became an imam at the Dar Al-Hijrah Mosque in Falls Church…

There was only one problem: the USAID document listed his birthplace as Sana’a, Yemen. Awlaki was actually born in Las Cruces, New Mexico, an inaccuracy which federal security agent Ray Fournier and The New York Timesdescribe as being done in an attempt to qualify for scholarship money.

Awlaki returned to the United States on October 23, 2000, just two weeks after the bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen. This sequencing is worth mentioning, but at this time the FBI did not establish any connection between Awlaki and the attack.

Just months before September 11, Awlaki moved to Virginia and became an imam at the Dar Al-Hijrah Mosque in Falls Church. After the events of 9/11, on September 15, he was questioned by authorities and claimed he flew into Washington DC’s National Airport at 9 AM – less than an hour before the Pentagon was hit.

Significantly during interrogations, Awlaki would not show his passport and left the interview at one point to take an “urgent” phone call. When asked about his feelings about jihad, he would go on to state “I would like not to comment on that.”

Continue reading Gen Z Has No Idea What 9/11 Is

Iran: Yemen’s Houthis seize strategic city of Mocha in ‘stunning’ blow

It’s getting messy in Arabia….

The Houthis have seized the strategic port of Mocha, bringing the Islamic Republic’s most powerful remaining proxy dangerously closer to the Bab al-Mandab chokepoint. Over the past 48 hours, Houthi forces have rapidly pushed south along Yemen’s Red Sea coast, taking Hays, Al-Khawkhah, Al-Wazi’iyah, Mawza, the Khalid ibn al-Walid camp and Mocha, while Saudi-backed Yemeni forces retreated toward Dhubab, much closer to the strait.

⚓ Mocha dramatically improves the Houthis’ position on the Red Sea.

The port sits roughly 60–75 km north of Bab al-Mandab. Consolidating Mocha gives the Houthis another coastal position and brings them closer to Dhubab and Perim Island, directly overlooking one of the world’s most important shipping arteries.

✈️ Saudi Arabia has enormous airpower, but has so far stopped short of fully committing it to the coastal battle. Saudi aircraft have conducted strikes across Yemen, but air support has been intermittent and poorly integrated with the forces actually trying to hold the Hays–Al-Khawkhah–Mocha line.

When Houthi drones, missiles and ground forces applied pressure, the line collapsed.

Yemen’s Houthis seize strategic city of Mocha in ‘stunning’ blow

  • Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels are rapidly advancing along the Red Sea coast threatening to gain more leverage over the crucial Bab el-Mandeb Strait, one of the world’s most ‌important trade routes.
  • The Houthis report about 40 air strikes were launched by Saudi Arabia in a new salvo following their attacks on oil facilities and civilian infrastructure deep inside the kingdom.
  • Projectiles hit several areas in Iran’s southern Sirik district with multiple explosions heard across the coastal region as oil prices hold at $100 a barrel with no end in sight to the war.
  • US President Donald Trump claims the ongoing war with Iran will end immediately after the US November midterm elections and predicts oil prices will then quickly decline.

Trump says Iran talks ‘could happen’, claims war to end after US elections

U.S. Strikes Iranian Tankers, Iran Attacks Jordan, Oil Surges Past $100

U.S. Strikes Iranian Tankers, Iran Attacks Jordan, Oil Surges Past $100

US forces target Iranian tankers as IRGC retaliates with Jordan base attack

  • The US military says it has destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers following Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) ballistic missile attacks on a US Navy warship.
  • In response to the US attacks, the IRGC said it attacked a base in Jordan hosting US troops.
  • IRGC navy units also warned oil tanker crews in Kuwait and Bahrain to leave their vessels, threatening to strike ships in the area.
  • US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has warned Tehran that Washington will continue to strike Iranian oil tankers in retaliation for attempted attacks on US warships.
  • The US has announced sanctions on 27 Iranian airlines and warned companies against doing business with them.
  • The US State Department says the United States will not relent in its economic campaign against Iran after sanctioning 36 entities connected to the Iranian government’s aviation sector.
  • Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has dismissed the latest US sanctions, stating the United States resorts to more penalties after failing to achieve its war goals.
  • The US embassy in Yemen says the Houthis must bear the consequences of their aggression, stating that the group started the ongoing conflict.

The war in Yemen is threatening to open a new front as the Iran-allied Houthi rebels are trying to advance along the Red Sea coast, through the mountain chains of Taiz province, edging closer to strategic ground that overlooks one of the world’s most vital maritime arteries.

For the internationally recognised Yemeni government, this is an offensive with global consequences.

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  • Projectiles have hit several areas in Iran’s Sirik, with multiple explosions heard across the coastal region, including Minab County and Qeshm Island, Iranian state media report.

Rubio vows to ‘strangle’ Iran economically

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said US forces will continue to target Iranian oil tankers in retaliation for attacks on their warships, adding that Washington aims to “strangle” Tehran economically.

“At the end of the day, they continue to fire at our naval ships, and when they fire at our naval ships, they pay a price in tankers,” Rubio told reporters. “They lose a lot of tankers, they don’t hit our ships, but they lose five tankers.”

America 9/11 2026: Mohammedans “Fear Backlash”

USA Today claims Muslims fear ‘a new backlash’ as 25th anniversary of 9/11 jihad attacks approaches

Robert Spencer told you this was going to happen. This note at the end of this weepy creepy USA Today piece is telling:

“The reporters’ roles covering First Amendment issues at the USA TODAY Network is made possible by a collaboration among Freedom Forum, Journalism Funding Partners and the USA TODAY Network. Freedom Forum does not provide editorial input.” 

That is essentially an admission that those groups paid to have this piece featured in USA Today. Go to Freedom Forum’s website and you’ll see that it is a leftist organization focused on Trump’s alleged enormities; this alleged free-speech organization never said a word about the very real and thoroughgoing censorship of foes of jihad violence and Sharia oppression.

“25 years after 9/11, many Muslims fear a new backlash,” by BrieAnna J. Frank, Cate Charron, Angele Latham, Stephany Matat, and Taylor Seely, USA Today, September 6, 2026

Read the whole sordid piece of steaming Islamoprop below the fold.

Victor Davis Hanson: The Left Is Dragging America Back To The Dark Ages

“The more you look around us today, I think a good description of 2026, culturally, economically, socially, politically, is that we are in a modern medieval world…”

Insurrection For Real

“The Democrat agenda is to legalize crime and criminalize the middle class…”

IRS, Treasury Propose Cutting Tax-Exempt Status For Schools With Diversity Policies

“Schools rebranding race-based preferences as equitable, inclusive, or diversity-enhancing” may be affected, said Treasury Secretary Bessent…

Putin Says There’s A Chance Of Ukraine Peace Deal, Wants To Restore Full US Relations

The Russian leader said contact between Kyiv and Moscow was ongoing between their respective intelligence agencies…

Continue reading America 9/11 2026: Mohammedans “Fear Backlash”

Iran-Backed Houthi Terrorists Attack Saudi Cities; Women and Children Injured

The Iran-backed Houthi insurgents of Yemen launched drone and missile attacks against four cities in southern Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, injuring at least 70 people and inflicting significant damage on Saudi oil facilities.

The Houthis claimed successful attacks on an air base in the Saudi city of Khamis Mushait, plus oil facilities in Abha, Najran, and Jazan. Jazan is a Red Sea port located near the Yemeni border that hosts one of the largest refineries in Saudi Arabia. The Jazan refinery was targeted by Houthi attacks several times in August.

Satellite photos showed smoke billowing from the refinery in Jazan and the oil distribution center in Abha, but few additional details about the strikes were released by the Saudi government.

The casualty count stood at 73 people injured as of late Tuesday morning, with no reported fatalities. Saudi officials said women and children were among the wounded.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi privately expressed support for the assassination of President Trump.

According to Iranian MP Mojtaba Zarei, Araghchi was asked during a closed National Security Commission meeting about killing Trump in retaliation and responded that whoever carries it out, “I will kiss his hand.”

The remarks come as Trump’s campaign of powerful economic sanctions and the naval blockade has shredded the Islamic Republic’s economic and strategic capacity, choking its oil lifeline and increasing pressure on a system already struggling to sustain itself and its proxies.

Araghchi is portrayed as part of the Islamic Republic’s so-called “moderate” faction, yet publicly he has dismissed threats to assassinate Trump as the rhetoric of “extremists.” There is no real moderate faction.

The distinction is fake. They serve the same Islamic Republic, defend the same system and only change their language depending on the audience.

Trump is winning the confrontation, and behind closed doors, an Iranian MP says the Islamic Republic’s supposed “moderate” foreign minister would celebrate his assassination.