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I had wondered if exactly this thing (Saudi airspace) would come into play

Laura Rozen -- @lrozen
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Interesting, from NBC:

"Trump U-turn on Strait initiative came after Saudi Arabia suspended the U.S. military’s ability to use its bases and airspace to carry out the operation"

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Laura Rozen -- @lrozen

"Pakistan PM message this morning thanking Trump for the decision stressed it was also made at the request of Saudi Arabia and Crown Prince MBS

Quote:
Shehbaz Sharif @CMShehbaz

14h
I am grateful to President Donald Trump for his courageous leadership and timely announcement regarding the pause in Project Freedom in the Strait of Hormuz.

President Trump's gracious response to the request made by Pakistan and ...

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And there we have it

Intel Doge -- @IntelDoge

"Iran's foreign minister has left Pakistan before U.S. officials arrived."

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OK then

At Saturday 04/25/2026 09:03:39 PDT

OSINTdefender -- @sentdefender

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According to Fox News, U.S. President Donald J. Trump unilaterally cancelled White House Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner’s trip to Islamabad, Pakistan, saying:

"We have all the cards. They can call us anytime they want, but you're not going to be making any more 18 hour flights to sit around talking about nothing.”

Well, to be fair, it is the weekend and #President #Trump has to get in a few rounds of #Golf

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Update, Friday 04/24/2026 07:30:49 PDT

OSINTdefender -- @sentdefender
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"Speaking during today’s Pentagon press conference, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth stated that President Trump has authorized the U.S. Navy to “shoot and kill” any Iranian fast-attack boats that attempt to place mines and/or attack American commercial shipping or forces in the Strait of Hormuz."

So Trump stirs the Iran pot again, hoping for provoke a reaction?

We established last night that these "fast attack boats" could probably carry four of the naval mines Iran currently has in its arsenal in an awkward roof-mounted rack.

Iran's mines seem to weigh between 200kg to 300kg --> each <-- so...

Here: https://maritime-executive.com/article/report-floating-and-bottom-mines-detected-in-strait-of-hormuz

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Intel Doge -- @IntelDoge

"Per the New York Times, Vice President JD Vance's trip to Islamabad has been put "on hold" after Iran failed to respond to U.S. negotiation positions. The NYT notes the trip has NOT been canceled."

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Intel Doge -- @IntelDoge

"As the article notes, Vance was expected to depart for Islamabad this morning. It's now nearly 1:30pm and the VP is still at the White House.

10:17 AM · Apr 21, 2026

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Intel Doge --- @IntelDoge

"Pakistan's Information Minister confirmed the ceasefire expires at 4:50am local time, April 22nd. It is currently 10:21pm, April 21st in Islamabad.

Just a couple of hours left to go, not entirely sure how they're going to make this happen."

10:21 AM · Apr 21, 2026

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So how fast are the #Iran #Talks unravelling? (Can't vouch for this source: it's from one of the curated Twitter Lists I follow)

First Squawk -- @FirstSquawk

"STEVE WITKOFF AND JARED KUSHNER ARE ALSO STILL IN THE US.

THE DHSGOV PLANE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO TAKE THEM THIS MORNING FROM MIAMI TO EUROPE AND TO PAKISTAN DIDN'T LEAVE UNTIL SEVERAL MINUTES AGO AND IS MAKING ITS WAY NOW TO WASHINGTON DC. - AXIOS REPORTER"

Also:

OSINTdefender -- @sentdefender

"According to CNN, Vice President JD Vance will be attending a policy meeting at the White House on how to move forward with the situation in the Middle East, as the U.S.-Iran negotiations process has seemingly stalled on the last day before the ceasefire deadline is set to expire. "

--> the Trump clan has all its stop-loss orders in place and Trump is going to blow up the Iran talks. PROFIT!!!

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Laura Rozen -- @lrozen
2h

"Trump schedule today currently has him at closed press executive time and meetings all day except an 8:30am CNBC phone interview (that seems timed to juice the markets) and a 4pm NCAA event"

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Laura Rozen -- @lrozen
2h

"No WH briefing.

Still no clarity from the White House what exact plans are for sending Vance team to Pakistan."

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Laura Rozen -- @lrozen

"Bit awkward when Trump inaccurately posting a deal will be signed (yesterday) or telling a reporter Vance arriving in Pakistan for a White House official to contradict him and say Vance still in Washington. So nobody says anything."

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Natasha Bertrand reposted:

Alayna Treene -- @alaynatreene

"New: Some Trump officials privately acknowledge that the president’s public commentary has been detrimental to talks, noting the sensitivity of the negotiations and the Iranians’ deep mistrust of the US.

That was especially true on Friday, when the Pakistanis were in Tehran for talks with the Iranians. As the meeting played out, Trump took to Truth Social and spoke with several reporters, claiming Iran had agreed to a host of provisions that sources familiar with the talks said had not yet been finalized.

He also asserted that Tehran had agreed to many of the most contentious US demands and declared an imminent end to the war."

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At Tuesday 04/21/2026 07:26:01 PDT

#Trump has finally descended into full-blown, hallucinatory psychosis

Is there no one in the #Republican party with enough backbone to do anything about this psychotic?

Laura Rozen reposted:

Alayna Treene -- @alaynatreene

"Trump speaking to #CNBC claims he could've "won" the #Vietnam & #Iraq #wars in five months

"Five months. I would have won Vietnam, very quickly. I would have, if I were president. I would have won Iraq in the same amount of time""

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Anybody check Yahoo! Finance Futures?

Trey Yingst -- @TreyYingst

12:54 PM · Apr 19, 2026

"U.S. forces have seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman after it tried to get pass the naval blockade. U.S. marines are currently on the vessel and have “full custody” of the ship, President Trump announced."

Faytuks News -- @Faytuks

12:29 PM · Apr 19, 2026

BREAKING: The US Navy has struck an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman after it was warned to stop, according to President Trump

U.S marines have custody of the vessel.

#Iran #IranWar #WorldWarIII #DonaldTrump #Trump #PeteHegseth #StephenMiller #BenjaminNetanyahu #MAGA #RepublicanParty #Republicans #GOP

And don't worry, people, #Trump's got this #Iran negotiation thing nailed:

Jonathan Karl -- @jonkarl

"President Trump just told me Vance will --> not <-- be going to Islamabad. He said the issue is security — the Secret Service couldn’t do it on 24 hours notice.

“It’s only because of security,” he told me. “JD’s great.”"

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Jonathan Karl -- @jonkarl

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NEW - @USAmbUN Mike Waltz tells me JD Vance --> will lead <-- the American delegation to Islamabad for talks with Iran - @ThisWeekABC

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Update Sunday 04/19/2026 06:02:02 PDT

Laura Rozen reposted:

Ali Hashem علي هاشم -- @Alihashem
15h

"The Pakistani delegation was till this evening in Tehran trying to secure a clear Iranian response to the U.S. demands. Not clear till the moment what was the outcome.

Yet the atmosphere wasn’t till early hours of the evening close to optimism.

There seems to be insistence in Tehran on sticking to the original redlines regarding enrichment and the HEU stockpiles.

The status of the strait also depends on the U.S. decision to lift the blockade.

Pakistan is still exerting efforts to find any possible breakthrough to prevent the resumption of hostilities.

The fragile truce in Lebanon is casting its shadows too on the scene, with clear insistence from the leadership to tie all the files together.

What’s next?

All depends on what’s the next step from Washington."

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Adam Klasfeld reposted:

Yaroslav Trofimov -- @yarotrof

"To sum up the day. The Strait of Hormuz is still not open unless vessels go through the Iranian tollbooth, the U.S. naval blockade of Iran continues, and the dramatic decline in oil prices is caused not by the changing reality on the ground but by market expectations — possibly over-optimistic — that the U.S. and Iran will strike a nuclear deal in the foreseeable future."

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OK at Friday 04/17/2026 10:20:57 PDT what would seem to be the most coherent, credible statement about #Iran and the #HormuzStrait

#Trump as always can't seem to keep from contradicting himself before he finishes one paragraph

Anyway...

Fereshteh Sadeghi فرشته صادقی 🟩 ☫ 🟥 @fresh_sadegh

"An official from Iran’s Supreme National Security Council makes some clarifications:

1- The continuation of the U.S. blockade against Iran is considered as a breach of the current ceasefire and would force Iran to close the Strait of Hormuz again. ⬇️ "

Fereshteh Sadeghi فرشته صادقی 🟩 ☫ 🟥 @fresh_sadegh

"1- The strait remains open until Tuesday, the end of Iran-U.S. ceasefire.

Had the U.S. forced Zionists into Lebanon ceasefire, it would have happened sooner

2-only COMMERCIAL vessels can pass through; not Israeli ships, not US Navy

3- The passage is through corridor set by IRGC"

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U.S. Central Command -- @CENTCOM

More than 10,000 U.S. Sailors, Marines, and Airmen along with over a dozen warships and dozens of aircraft are executing the mission to blockade ships entering and departing Iranian ports. During the first 24 hours, no ships made it past the U.S. blockade and 6 merchant vessels complied with direction from U.S. forces to turn around to re-enter an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman.

The blockade is being enforced impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas, including all Iranian ports on the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman. U.S. forces are supporting freedom of navigation for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports.

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Natasha Bertrand -- @NatashaBertrand

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A US official told CNN that the Navy is not escorting any ships through the strait, but has been communicating to merchant vessels (that have not entered or exited Iranian ports) that it is safe to pass and encouraging them to do so.

The official said the US is not enforcing a full blockade of the strait — only a blockade of ships entering and exiting Iranian ports along the entire Iranian coastline.

The US also sent destroyers through the Strait of Hormuz last weekend to demonstrate that there is a safe path through the waterway, the official said.

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Jeet Heer reposted:

Sam Biederman -- @Biedersam

JD Vance:

* Converts to Catholicism, publicly rebuked by two consecutive popes
* Nearly loses the Ohio Senate seat in the Biden midterm
* Iran negotiations that somehow resulted in a blockade of a blockade
* Endorses Orban, thus ending his 16-year rule

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Laura Rozen -- @lrozen

#Vance WH pool:

"During the refuel stop in Ramstein, a U.S. official told the pool that no members of the negotiating team stayed behind in Islamabad, including #JaredKushner, #SteveWitkoff or members of the technical teams."

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Jill Filipovic reposted

Centrism Fan Acct 🔹@Wilson__Valdez

"There's never been a president who cares less about doing the job of president."

Aaron Rupar -- @atrupar

Here's #Trump entering a #UFC327 event as #Vance says that negotiations with #Iran have failed

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The burn

It stings:

Jill Filipovic reposted

Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈 @Amy_Siskind
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10h

"The Dream Team failed.

Total shock.

We sent two of our most mediocre real estate developers and a fraud.

Who could’ve guessed this outcome?"

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Where we are today:

Abigail Hauslohner -- @ahauslohner

9:40 AM · Mar 18, 2026

Pressed by Sen. @Ossoff on whether the intelligence community's had assessed that #Iran posed "an #ImminentNuclearThreat", as claimed by the #WhiteHouse, #Gabbard said:

"It is not the intelligence community's responsibility to determine what is and is not an imminent threat."

and:

Abigail Hauslohner -- @ahauslohner

Gabbard, the #DirectorofNationaIintelligence, who had said she was briefing #Congress today to provide "the intelligence community's assessment of the threats" later said:

"The only person who can determine what is and is not an imminent threat is the president."

Dare I say 'wow...'?

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