Omani and Pakistani FMs Meet in Manila Ahead of Trump's Thursday Address

🕊️ MANILA — Two back-channel states meet hours before Trump's Thursday address. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Oman is Iran's only functioning Western back-channel; Pakistan was the last named mediator before talks collapsed. A Manila meeting hours before Trump's Thursday address suggests both are probing whether a diplomatic signal can interrupt escalation. No agenda leaked. That silence is the data: pre-positioning, not announcement.

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Iran Claims Destruction of US Infrastructure in Erbil During Strike Pause

💥 ERBIL — Iran struck US assets in Kurdistan while the pause was supposed to hold. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Tehran hitting Erbil during Trump's halt order forces Washington's hand: absorb it and lose the pause's deterrent logic, or resume strikes and lose the diplomatic off-ramp before

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Ukraine Strikes Iranian Vessel; Araghchi Calls EU's Kallas to Condemn Attack

🚢 EU-IRAN — Ukraine hit Iranian tonnage; now Kallas is in the middle. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Araghchi calling Kallas — not Moscow, not Oman — signals Tehran wants European leverage against Kyiv. Ukraine hits Iranian vessels as supply-chain retaliation: Iran arms Russia, Kyiv cuts the logistics. Brussels is now arbitrator between a sanctioned

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Trump Warns of Full-Scale War Resumption If Iran Fails to Meet All US Demands

⏱️ THURSDAY — The pause just got its price tag, and Tehran won't like the number. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: "100% of what we want" forecloses the face-saving compromise both Oman and the China-Pakistan track were designed to produce. Tehran's calculus shifts: partial concession now yields

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Iran's IRGC Threatens Britain With Direct Attack Over US War Support

🎯 LONDON — Tehran is naming NATO's second military power as a target, not just a bystander. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: IRGC naming Britain publicly shifts UK from passive coalition member to declared target. London hosts US intelligence assets and Diego Garcia staging — Tehran knows the value. This forces Downing Street to

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Iran Claims Destruction of US Infrastructure in Erbil During Strike Pause

Ukraine Strikes Iranian Vessel; Araghchi Calls EU's Kallas to Condemn Attack

Trump Warns of Full-Scale War Resumption If Iran Fails to Meet All US Demands

Iran's IRGC Threatens Britain With Direct Attack Over US War Support