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🇺🇸🇮🇷 One year ago, JD Vance was MOCKING people who warned Trump might drag America into a regime-change war for Israel. He even suggested those critics owed the president an apology. “I wonder if they stepped back and said, ‘You know what, we were wrong about that.’” Vance insisted Trump had no interest in fighting another country's war. The plan was to strike Iran's nuclear facilities and bring everyone home. Well, that argument hasn't aged particularly well. Source: @TabzLIVE on TG / Writer: Oliver

🇮🇱🇵🇸 Ironically, Netanyahu made it possible!! Israelis and Palestinians are marching TOGETHER in Tel Aviv demanding a Jewish-Arab government The demonstration comes days after Tuesday’s election left Netanyahu’s bloc with 53 seats, short of a majority, while the opposition and Arab parties hold the rest. Crowds are pressing for a coalition that includes both sides after the results blocked a straight return for the current government. Writer: Lucas

🚨🇮🇱 67 seats voted against Netanyahu, so why is he still prime minister? Rallies in five cities tonight demand Eisenkot take the Arab votes and form a government Standing Together is bringing crowds to Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, Beersheba and Tayibe at 7:30 p.m. with a simple argument: the anti-Netanyahu side won 67 of 120 seats on Tuesday, and that's a majority. The catch is that 19 of those seats belong to Arab parties that Eisenkot, Bennett and Lapid swore during the campaign they wouldn't govern with, and Lieberman has already walked away from the bloc over the idea. The organizers' line is that "Arab votes are worth exactly as much as Jewish votes." Source: Times of Israel / Writer: Daniel

🇺🇸🇮🇱 80+ U.S. REFUELING TANKERS ARE REPORTEDLY NOW IN ISRAEL Channel 14 says more than 80 American aerial refueling aircraft are deployed in the country as a much larger U.S. military airlift moves across the Middle East. That figure has NOT been independently confirmed. What has been confirmed is that more than 10 U.S. military transport aircraft landed at Israeli bases this week, with additional flights heading to Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Washington is also reinforcing regional air defenses as military planning around Iran intensifies. Eighty tankers would be a massive signal. So is this deterrence, preparation, or the final staging before another round with Iran? Source: Channel 14, @clashreport / Writer: Naz

🇺🇸🇮🇷 Qatar is racing to broker a deal between Washington and Tehran before the U.S. midterm elections, as Iran announces that its military has finalized plans for a massive retaliation against any American attack. Qatari mediators spent more than 12 hours negotiating in Tehran yesterday, maintaining regular contact with the White House, with discussions continuing in Doha today. Diplomatic sources reported positive progress, but major disagreements remain. Washington wants Iranian nuclear concessions before resuming direct negotiations, while Tehran insists the U.S. must first lift its naval blockade, release frozen funds, and allow Iranian oil exports. Qatar is reportedly proposing reciprocal steps, including allowing UN inspectors into Iran's bombed nuclear facilities in exchange for limited American sanctions relief. The urgency comes as Washington considers another major military operation against Iran, potentially within days. While JD Vance and Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner favor renewed negotiations, Pete Hegseth and Marco Rubio reportedly remain skeptical that a deal is possible. Adding to the diplomatic activity, flight-tracking data today showed a UAE Royal Jet aircraft arriving in Tehran from Abu Dhabi. Its passengers and purpose remain unconfirmed, although the visit comes as Gulf governments intensify efforts to prevent another regional war. The immediate challenge is securing enough concessions from both Washington and Tehran to restart direct nuclear negotiations before the midterms, with the threat of renewed U.S. strikes hanging over the process. Source: Axios, Tasnim News / Writer: Mhedi

🚨🇺🇸 Marco Rubio just gave the G20 a pretty GRIM WARNING: The global economy is under SERIOUS pressure, and the world's biggest powers are running out of room to ignore it. Wars are disrupting oil supplies, threatening food security and putting some of the world's most important shipping routes at risk. Rubio called it a “moment of choosing.” “We are facing a series of interconnected economic and geopolitical crises, many of which pose severe threats to essential foundations of the global economic order.” And the divisions were on full display in Atlanta, where European diplomats even objected to taking a group photo with Russia's Sergey Lavrov. Getting the world's biggest economies to agree on how to fix any of this might be a crisis of its own. Writer: Oliver

🚨BREAKING: 🇺🇸🇮🇷 Washington and Tehran have reportedly agreed on preliminary measures covering Iran's nuclear programme, freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, and financial incentives for Iran. China and Russia are set to act as guarantors of the agreement, potentially giving both countries a major role in securing any deal. Iranian negotiators have reportedly flown to Doha for further talks with Qatari mediators later today. Nothing is final yet, but if confirmed, this could be a major turning point in the standoff. Source: Al Araby Al Jadeed / Writer: Ian