Iran's Military Command Warns Nuclear Strike Would Expand War

⚛️ TEHRAN — Khatam al-Anbiya warns now, right as IAEA probes Darkhovin. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Iran's central military HQ issuing a public nuclear-facilities warning signals Tehran believes the next US target set includes its nuclear program. With Darkhovin already under IAEA investigation, this threat is reactive, not hypothetical. "Expand the war" from military command — not a politician — carries operational weight. The variable: does CENTCOM treat this as a red line or a bluff ahead of Thursday's Trump address.

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Oman Presents Gulf-Backed Voluntary Fee Plan for Hormuz Transit

⚓ HORMUZ — Oman just handed Tehran a fee formula to avoid sovereignty loss. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Voluntary fees let Iran collect strait revenue without asserting blockade rights — Gulf states retain free navigation framing. This is Oman's sovereignty-substitute formula, now backed by Gulf consensus. Tehran can say yes without a

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White House Calls Netanyahu and Zelenskyy Meetings 'Positive and Productive'

🤝 WASHINGTON — 'Positive and productive' means no blowup — but also no deal. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: The White House framing signals Netanyahu didn't veto the Iran ceasefire text publicly — but "productive" stops well short of Israeli endorsement. Netanyahu arrived holding Trump's "Israel wouldn'

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Trump: 'Without Me as President, Israel Would Not Exist Today'

🇺🇸 TRUMP-ISRAEL — Without him, he says, Israel is gone. Tehran just filed that away. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: The statement fuses Trump's political identity with Israel's survival — making any US pressure on Netanyahu nearly impossible while the Iran pause holds. It signals to Tehran that the patron-client

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Iran Threatens to Bar Hormuz Access Over Frozen Asset Transfers

🏦 HORMUZ — Iran just made every neutral state choose a side financially. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Iran's threat to deny Hormuz access to any state or firm accepting its frozen assets turns a bilateral fight into global coercion. EU members holding Iranian assets now face a direct trade-off: financial gain

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Oman Presents Gulf-Backed Voluntary Fee Plan for Hormuz Transit

White House Calls Netanyahu and Zelenskyy Meetings 'Positive and Productive'

Trump: 'Without Me as President, Israel Would Not Exist Today'

Iran Threatens to Bar Hormuz Access Over Frozen Asset Transfers