🛡️ BUSHEHR — Iran is publishing the footage. That changes what this claim costs to ignore. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Video evidence forces CENTCOM to respond — deny, confirm, or stay silent — each option carries cost. Asaluyeh hosts South Pars gas fields; an MQ-9 there was likely doing targeting or damage assessment. Loss of ISR over Bushehr degrades future strike accuracy precisely when US is expanding its target set inland.
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Iran and Oman announce a temporary Hormuz corridor. But Tehran clarifies: the strait is not open. Classic move by a side that wants to negotiate without conceding. Washington fires back with record sanctions. Day 180. Nothing is resolved.
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Iran e Oman annunciano un corridoio temporaneo a Hormuz. Ma Teheran chiarisce: lo stretto non riapre. È la mossa classica di chi vuole negoziare senza cedere. Washington risponde con sanzioni record e mina mine. Giorno 180. Niente è risolto.
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💥 SOUTH LEBANON — Israel strikes while Hormuz dominates the room. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: The Lebanon front never closed — it just lost the headlines. With Washington focused on Hormuz and Bessent's sanctions, Israeli strikes in the south face minimal diplomatic friction. Hezbollah's attrition posture remains unchanged. Watch whether this
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🎯 TEHRAN — The threat lands the day Rubio tells allies there'll be no new strikes. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Timing is the variable. An Iranian threat against Trump's son — surfacing as Rubio privately reassures Gulf allies — maximally complicates Washington's de-escalation posture. Trump's personal exposure