The commander of the IRGC’s Navy said it is ready to close the Strait of Hormuz – the neck into the Persian Gulf – as the second round of indirect talks with the US come to an end in Geneva. According to Iranian media…
Iran is carrying out a large scale drill in the Strait as the US continues its military buildup 700km from the Iranian cost off Oman, which includes the aircraft carrier the USS Abraham Lincoln. The IRGC claims it will close the Straight “upon orders from the country’s senior leadership”…
Hilariously the IRGC is claiming its weapon capabilities in a war with the US “would be entirely different” to the display visible during the drill. We’ve got bigger missiles in the back…
Talks between the US and Iran are considering the country’s nuclear weapons programme, ongoing sanctions, and other wider matters, per US officials. Trump is keeping the pressure up in the face of Iranian attempts at deterrence…
Starmer was read out a list of his 13 U-turns on BBC Radio 2, to which he responded:
“Well, I am a common sense merchant.”