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From today’s stream! Professor Mohammad Marandi, speaking from Iran:
"The Emirates is corruption. It is the manifestation of corruption. The drug money from Afghanistan goes to its banks. The gold stolen across Africa through dirty wars — it goes to the Emirates.
When this war is over, Iran will no longer allow these regimes to be platforms for genocide against Iran, Yemen, Syria or Iraq."
Watch the full episode!
Video in https://t.me/DDGeopolitics/180258
Trump now admits he thought the war would be over in three days.
🔴Reuters: Asian factory activity has declined due to cost pressures caused by the Iran war
How much will their loyal vassals withstand? Hopefully, they break rank with the USA soon.
Pakistan has the strongest pro-iran solidarity which is up to 82%!
Source -> https://xcancel.com/Nexo_Latino/status/2038776432743137455
South Africa is understandable. But Nigeria, wtf?
Nigeria is very mentally colonized. Since Nigeria is such a big country, a lot of effort is put in by the western powers to weaken the class consciousness of the people there
🇮🇷⚡️🇺🇸🇮🇱 Media have revealed why the imposed Ramadan war on Iran will disrupt advanced technology production
— Escalating tensions in West Asia have led to a reduction in helium supply, a byproduct of natural gas production, which could impact the production of advanced and military technology.
— Media reports indicate that global helium reserves are declining due to the suspension of natural gas exports from Qatar, which accounts for about one-third of the global supply. This shortage is creating tension in a market where resources cannot be quickly replaced, threatening the production of everything from semiconductors to parts for military drones and space missiles.
— In early March, the state-owned oil and gas company Qatargas announced the suspension of liquefied natural gas production at all its facilities following drone attacks on its installations in the cities of Ras Laffan and Mesaieed.
🇺🇸⚔️🇮🇷 POLITICO:
"President Donald Trump will use a primetime address Wednesday night to declare that the month-long war in Iran is winding down, against a backdrop of spiking oil prices and increasingly dismal poll numbers.
The president has telegraphed that message in interviews, social media posts and public comments over the past 24 hours, laying the groundwork for a speech that is expected to claim that all military objectives have been met, according to six people familiar with the planning and granted anonymity to speak candidly. He also intends to harshly scapegoat NATO allies for the biggest unresolved matter of the war, Iran’s ongoing restrictions of shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz."
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Politico Article: ‘I came, I saw, I conquered:’ Trump set to claim victory in Iran at primetime address
My breif opinion
This is a misdirection. The US thinks it can still try and fool the Iranian government a few days before it escalates further, likely on Saturday or Friday night.
Until American bodies get churned into the meat grinder I don’t see any real chance of the US stopping. This is just more charades to prop up the oil market in my opinion.
This is a misdirection.
Hes trying to do another stock market play. This article is the set up and the speech will be the turn.
Essentially. And western media will just follow along like good little doggies. Not a smidgen of critical analysis or journalistic exploration.
❗️Iran has reportedly set up ‘tollbooth’ in Strait of Hormuz
Iran has effectively turned the Strait of Hormuz into a controlled passage system, according to Bloomberg, allowing only ships from “friendly” countries to pass safely while restricting or threatening those tied to the US, Israel, and other hostile states.
Under the reported arrangement, ship operators must submit ownership, cargo, flag, crew, and tracking data to an intermediary linked to the IRGC, which then vets the vessel for links to the US, Israel, or other adversaries. If approved, the ship negotiates a toll, reportedly starting at around $1 per barrel for oil tankers, often paid in Chinese yuan or stablecoins, after which it receives a permit code, route instructions, and in some cases is required to sail under the flag, or even registration, of a country that has secured passage deals with Tehran.
Once near Hormuz, the vessel reportedly broadcasts its code and is escorted through by Iranian patrol boats along a designated coastal corridor, a process some in the shipping industry have already dubbed the “Iranian tollbooth.”
EXCLUSIVE | Informed sources tell The Cradle that an “ultra-right” Israeli-aligned current, centered around Jared Kushner in Washington and Netanyahu’s coalition, including Ben Gvir, in Tel Aviv, has been feeding Donald Trump manipulated information that downplays Iran’s missile capabilities, resistance operations from Iraq and Lebanon, and developments across the Syrian and Yemeni fronts.
According to leaks from within the US National Security Council, senior officials, including Pete Hegseth and Marco Rubio, alongside Benjamin Netanyahu’s threats to the Hebrew-language media, have in recent days worked to steer Trump toward a broader escalation scenario ahead of his 1 April address.
This escalation could push Iran toward a devastating battle scenario, involving strikes on Saudi oil infrastructure and Israeli energy systems, disruption of Bab al-Mandab Strait, and a potential official withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
🇮🇷🇺🇸 “To the people of the United States of America” - A letter from Iranian President Pazeshkian
In a letter addressed to the American public, Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian invites people in the United States to look beyond political rhetoric and reconsider the realities of Iran’s past, present, and aspirations for a future defined not by confrontation, but by truth, dignity, and mutual understanding.
He emphasizes that in a world shaped by competing narratives and deep geopolitical tensions, the relationship between Iran and the United States remains one of the most misunderstood. Iran, he states, has never in its modern history chosen the path of aggression, expansion, colonialism, or domination, and has never initiated any war.
Pezeshkian traces Iranian distrust toward America to the 1953 CIA-backed coup, support for Saddam Hussein during the Iran–Iraq war, and decades of sanctions and military pressure. He describes recent attacks on Iranian infrastructure as war crimes that will destabilize the region beyond Iran’s borders.
He challenges Americans to question whose interests the conflict serves, accusing Israel of using the US as a proxy to fight its battles, and invites Americans to recognize Iran’s resilience, development, and the achievements of Iranians globally.
The letter concludes that the choice between confrontation and engagement is fateful—not just for the two nations, but for future generations.
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Unfortunately, the US is a dictatorship of the bourgeois. The American people don’t get a say.
Unfortunately this is largely wasted effort. It will fall on deaf ears as the population of the US is pre-conditioned by the Zionist aligned media to dismiss any Iranian statements.
His time would have been better spent drafting letters to the people and governments of global south countries.
Then again, what does Pezeshkian even do? Seriously, he seems completely useless and might as well not even be there.
So i guess they’re just keeping him busy writing letters almost no one will even bother to read and making statements that no one takes seriously.
Unfortunately most Americans won’t read this.
Most will not be aware the statement was made at all. There’s little profit in the media reporting it.
Unless, our US comrades force them to 😉
🇸🇾 Residents of Daraa, southern Syria, deliver a direct message to Netanyahu:
“If you do not reverse the decision to execute Palestinian prisoners, it will not only be missiles from Iran striking you — the Syrian border will ignite, and missiles will be launched from here too.”
Video in https://t.me/DDGeopolitics/180212
The people of Syria deserve to be liberated from the dog of the zionists currently occupying the presidential palace.
⭕️ Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that Phase 3, Wave 89 of Operation True Promise 4, code-named “Ya Haidar Karrar,” involved a large-scale barrage of heavy, precision-guided Qiam, Emad, and Ghadr missiles with multiple warheads targeting central Israeli areas, including Ramat Gan, Holon, Palmachim, and Bnei Brak east of Tel Aviv.
The IRGC said the strikes, carried out in dedication to Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri and others, created sustained pressure across these areas, with sirens forcing settlers into shelters. It added that missile and drone operations are ongoing across multiple fronts, and warned that
“the IRGC’s untouched weapons stockpiles will be gradually opened for the coming days and months.”
⭕️ Hezbollah announced 45 operations on 31 March against Israeli forces, sites, settlements, and military infrastructure
Border clashes
Heavy fighting centered on Ainata, Beit Lif, Deir Siryan, Qantara, Taybeh, Al-Qouzah, Shamaa, Naqoura, and surrounding axes, with ambushes, close-range engagements, and prolonged clashes against advancing Israeli forces. A major operation in Beit Lif involved explosive devices, rocket fire, and direct engagements, resulting in confirmed casualties, including a battalion commander according to Israeli admissions, with fighting lasting for hours. Multiple Israeli units positioned inside homes or moving along frontline routes were also targeted, with confirmed hits and disrupted reinforcements.
Armored vehicle and troop targeting Several Merkava tanks were targeted and destroyed or damaged in Ainata, Qantara, and Rshaf using guided missiles and attack drones, alongside strikes on armored personnel carriers and troop gatherings. Israeli forces attempting evacuations came under continued fire, while additional strikes hit command convoys and troop concentrations across frontline villages and positions.
Drone attacks
Attack drones were widely used to target Israeli positions, air defense systems, barracks, and troop concentrations, including sites in Maalot Tarshiha, Adamit barracks, Shlomi, Nahariya, and along the Naqoura coast. Drones also struck units, vehicles, and infrastructure in multiple frontline areas, often in coordination with artillery and rocket fire, achieving confirmed casualties and operational disruption.
Rocket and missile strikes
Sustained rocket barrages targeted Israeli troop concentrations, positions, and settlements including Avivim, Metula, Shlomi, Zar’it, Nahariya, and Malikiya, with repeated strikes on gatherings in Ainata, Taybeh, Yir’on, and surrounding areas. The strikes were carried out in waves throughout the day, maintaining constant pressure across the northern front.
Strategic military targets
In the context of “Khaybar 2” operations, Hezbollah targeted key military infrastructure including the Stella Maris naval surveillance base in Haifa, the Nesharim base southeast of Haifa, Tefen base east of Acre, Meron air control base, Birya air defense base near Safad, and infrastructure in the Kiryot area north of Haifa. Additional strikes hit communication and surveillance systems, newly established positions, and coastal military sites, including Ras al-Naqoura.
Air defense engagement
Hezbollah announced the downing of an Israeli Hermes 450 drone over the Aishiyeh–Jabal al-Rihan area using a surface-to-air missile.
🔥Confirmation of the destruction of two American MQ-9 drones in Isfahan
The American CBS news agency has spoken with two American officials on condition of anonymity, and these two officials have confirmed that 2 more MQ-9A Reaper drones of the US Army were shot down near Isfahan.
According to the CBS news agency report, including these 2 Reapers shot down by Iran’s air defense, a total of 16 MQ-9A Reaper reconnaissance-combat drones and overall 150 American and Israeli drones have been shot down by our country’s air defense.
🇺🇸❌🇪🇺🇺🇦 — Trump threatened to halt arms supplies to Ukraine if Europe did not join a coalition to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
— Financial Times
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Just do it already! And leave nato too!
🇨🇳Chinese Prof. Zhang Weiwei on Taiwan and Gulf countries:
These Gulf states spent so much money building American bases… and when trouble broke out, the Americans led the retreat.
They spent so much money and got played for fools, then kept getting hit by Iran over and over.
Trump still claims to have won. He always claims victory but in reality, he’s long been beaten black and blue.
He never imagined things would turn out this humiliating.
I believe that people in Taiwan, when they look at the real situation, will see it clearly.
Hopefully they’ve also learned a lesson from this Iran conflict.
Video link -> https://xcancel.com/aprajitanefes/status/2039400502254010542#m
Never underestimate the power of western liberal brainwashing. DPP voters still seem to be living in a world where US power will protect them indefinitely.
