IRAN NEWS

💡 🇮🇷 A large-scale power outage has been reported in parts of Karaj, a major city west of Tehran, as well as in some western districts of the Iranian capital.

#️⃣ 🇨🇳 CHINA SUPPORTS PAKISTAN’S INITIATIVE TO HOST TALKS BETWEEN IRAN AND THE UNITED STATES. IRAN–U.S. NEGOTIATIONS MAY TAKE PLACE IN ISLAMABAD IN THE COMING DAYS.

🤪 🇺🇸🇮🇷 The U.S. and Israeli military operation against Iran could push the world into a new round of the nuclear arms race — Bloomberg. Governments from the North Atlantic to the western Pacific are increasingly openly discussing the need to acquire their own nuclear arsenals. In addition, some countries that were previously satisfied with the U.S. nuclear umbrella are now welcoming France’s intention to extend its nuclear umbrella over the European continent.

#️⃣ 🇮🇱🇺🇸🇮🇷 Israel plans to propose that the United States establish military bases on its territory, both by relocating existing bases from other parts of the Middle East and by building new facilities amid the war with Iran — Channel 12.

🚀 🇮🇷 Iran will soon carry out new strikes on “valuable” U.S. targets, the IRGC said.

#️⃣ 🇦🇪 Two Australians were arrested in Dubai for sharing photos of missiles. One of them sent these photos to a family member in private messages. They face up to 2 years in prison. Australian diplomats attempted to contact the UAE government to request their release, but all requests were rejected.

😭 🇮🇷 Iran has drafted a bill called the “Hormuz Act,” which предусматривает the introduction of an official fee system for passage through the Strait of Hormuz: — The law would impose fees on shipping and pollution in the Strait of Hormuz — The bill also предусматривает the creation of a “regional fund” — The move is seen as an attempt to formalize long-term charges on global maritime routes — The United States has called such fees in the Strait of Hormuz “illegal” and “unacceptable”

#️⃣ 🇺🇸 Trump on Iran: I think they really want [a deal] — they’re practically begging. Anyone who was being destroyed would want one, right?

💬 🇮🇷 Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian: The American people are angry about "Israel First". They are tired of Israeli kings ruling over American democracy.

#️⃣ 🇺🇸 Trump told Israel’s Channel 14 that the U.S. is already acting to take control of the Strait of Hormuz: “It’s already happening.”