Khamenei Funeral - Millions of Mourners Expected

Update on July 5-6 added further down:

Despite widespread discontent with the nation's current situation among the people of Iran, today's funeral celebrations for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei are already attracting millions of mourners in Iran and neighbouring Iraq where extensive Islamic Shia communities exist. Shia Muslims represent the 2nd-largest branch of Islam, making up about 10-15% of the global Muslim population.

The body of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lay in state in a vast hall in Tehran on Friday, July 3, as lots of clerics, officials, foreign dignitaries and other mourners paid their respects to Iran's late Supreme Leader, slain by U.S. and Israeli bombs. Iran is staging a week of mass funeral processions for Khamenei, with millions of mourners expected to participate.

Leaders and officials from more than 30 countries are expected to attend, including those from Russia, Pakistan and China, as well as from many smaller African nations.

Pakistan, Iraq, Tajikistan, Armenia and Georgia are sending their heads of state. Senior government leaders from Turkiye, India, China, Russia, Saudi-Arabia, Afghanistan and Bangladesh are representing their nations.

[France24 / Al-Jazeera / different Arabic media]

ومن بين القادة والمسؤولين الأجانب الذين حضروا المراسم الرئيس الروسي السابق دميتري ميدفيديف ونائب رئيس المجلس الوطني الصيني لنواب الشعب خه وي ورئيس الوزراء الباكستاني شهباز شريف والرئيس العراقي نزار آميدي.

وحضرت المراسم أسرتا الأمين العام الراحل لحزب الله حسن نصر الله والقيادي الكبير عماد مغنية، وهما حليفان لبنانيان مقربان من إيران قتلا في غارات إسرائيلية.

وتوافد سياسيون إيرانيون منهم الرئيس ورئيس البرلمان ووزير الخارجية وغيرهم صباح اليوم الجمعة للدعاء وإلقاء نظرة الوداع.

ووقف قادة عسكريون أمام نعش خامنئي وهم يؤدون التحية العسكرية ومن بينهم قائد الحرس الثوري الجديد أحمد وحيدي، الذي لم يظهر علنا منذ تعيينه خشية اغتياله.

Among the foreign leaders and officials attending the ceremony were former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China, He Wei, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and Iraqi President Nizar Amidi.

Also present were the families of the late Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah and senior commander Imad Mughniyeh—close Lebanese allies of Iran who were killed in Israeli strikes.

Iranian politicians—including the President, the Parliament Speaker, the Foreign Minister, and others—arrived on Friday morning to offer prayers and pay their final respects.

Military commanders stood before the coffin and rendered a military salute; among them was the new commander of the Revolutionary Guard, Ahmad Vahidi, who had not appeared in public since his appointment due to fears of assassination.

[الغد on July 3, independent Arabic daily published in Jordan]

Russia's former president Dmitry Medvedev while
paying respect to deceased Ayatollah Khamenei.

AVSN aviation report:
SAUDIA clarifies sale of Boeing 777-200 jets
amid reports of transfer to Iran’s MAHAN AIR.

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War on Iran:China and Russia Interfering for Different Reasons

DW, a German based broadcaster, reported on its Chinese website that China's and Russia's leaders had a phone call on June 19, 2025, after Israel launched an unprecedented violent attack on Iran over the past week and Iran retaliated.

It seems that both sides were using the incident to clarify their views and to position themselves as mediators in the conflict, however for different reasons.

One year later later, on June 21, 2026, Chinese media reported the temporary and unprecedented walk-out of the Iranian delegation from negotiations in Switzerland as being caused by an 'anonymous' phone warning from some 'Russian observer'. The Chinese report hinted at a Russian 'overreaction' when sensing some security problem. It describes the alleged Russian interference as baseless.

China obviously prefers a more noiseless way to interfere in the matter by putting forward four propositions to solve the conflict. As China's economy is dependent on an unhinderded flow of products and resources, Xi JinPing's intentions should be different from Russia's.

Russia's War on Ukraine is already costing a high price and, in the longer term, damaging Putin's public estimatimation among his Russian subjects. Illegal and dangerous oil transports by Russia's rotten 'shadow fleet' and undercover operations targeting the infrastructure in Germany and its neighbours in the East, have left the impression of Russia as a rogue state.

德国之声中文网在以色列一周来对伊朗发动前所未有的猛烈袭击、伊朗进行报复性回击后，中俄领导人在周四（2025年6月19日）通了电话。

据法新社报道，俄罗斯总统助理尤里·乌沙科夫（Yuri Ushakov）在通话后对记者表示，普京和习近平“强烈谴责以色列的行动”。他说，莫斯科和北京认为，结束敌对行动“应完全通过政治和外交手段来实现”。

中国方面也对这次通话进行了报道，指出通话重点是“就中东局势交换意见”。不过，中国官媒新华社的报道中没有出现“强烈谴责以色列”的字眼。

新华社的报道称，习近平阐述了中方的原则立场，提出四点主张。首先是“推动停火止战是当务之急”，“冲突当事方尤其是以色列应当尽快停火，防止局势轮番升级，坚决避免战争外溢”。另外三点主张则分别是“保障平民安全”、“开启对话谈判”和强调“国际社会促和努力不可或缺”。

在中国官媒的报道中，习近平没有直接提及美国，但表示“特别是对冲突当事方有特殊影响的大国要为推动局势降温作出努力，而不是相反”。

According to Agence France-Presse, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters after the call that Putin and Xi Jinping strongly condemned Israel's actions. Moscow and Beijing believe that ending hostilities should be done entirely through political and diplomatic means, he said.

China also reported on the call, pointing out that the focus of the call was “ to exchange views on the situation in the Middle East ”. However, China's state-run Xinhua News Agency is reporting that the words “ strongly condemn Israel ” do not appear.

Xinhua reported that Xi Jinping elaborated on China's principled position and put forward four propositions. The first is that promoting a ceasefire and stopping the war is a top priority. The parties to the conflict, especially Israel, should cease fire as soon as possible to prevent the situation from escalating in turn and resolutely avoid the spillover of war. The other three propositions are “ to ensure the safety of civilians, ” to open dialogue and negotiation, and “ to emphasize that international efforts to promote peace are indispensable.

In reports from Chinese state media, Xi Jinping did not directly mention the United States, but said that especially major countries that have a special impact on the parties to the conflict must make efforts to cool down the situation, rather than the opposite.

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What has changed since 2025, that is China's view on Israel:

Once again: In 2023, Israel was excluded from official Chinese maps like Baidu
or Alibaba. On the above map two names are now missing: Israel and Tel Aviv.

The Israeli - Lebanese Framework AgreementOpposed by Hezbollah Chief Sheikh Qassim

Continuously Updated from a Volatile Region ...

The following information is a quotation of 3 articles published by the Iranian press agency Tasnim:

The Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Sheikh Naim Qassim, issued a statement regarding the «Framework Agreement between the Lebanese authority and the Zionist enemy entity, in which he considered that the agreement represents » humiliation, disgrace, and a waiver of sovereignty, calling for the implementation of the provisions of the Iranian-American memorandum of understanding, and obliging the Israeli enemy to cease fire and withdraw from Lebanese territory.

The first paragraph of the memorandum of understanding stated: "The United States, Iran, and their allies in the ongoing war, by signing this memorandum of understanding, declare an immediate and permanent cessation of military operations on all fronts, including Lebanon, and pledge from now on not to initiate any war." Or any military operation against each other, and to refrain from threatening or using force against each other, and to guarantee Lebanon’s territorial integrity and sovereignty". Negotiation and reaching the final agreement shall take place within sixty days, according to the third clause of the memorandum. [Tasnim on June 27]

A joint meeting of the heads of the executive, legislative and judicial authorities in Iran was held today, chaired by the President of the Republic and hosted by the Presidency. Tasnim International News Agency reported that the meeting brought together President Masoud Pezeshkian, the head of the judiciary, Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejei, and the head of the Islamic Shura Council, Muhammad Baqir Qalibaf.

During the meeting, the attendees discussed the latest developments, files and issues related to internal affairs, and also reviewed the most prominent national developments and ways to deal with them within the framework of coordination between the three authorities. [Tasnim on June 27]

Tasnim International News Agency reported that the Khatam al-Anbia Central Headquarters announced in a statement that the movements and presence of military aircraft belonging to the terrorist Zionist entity’s army, in the airspace of some neighboring countries towards Iran, are considered a dangerous act and a threat directed against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

It stressed that if America is not able to restrain the Zionist entity and control its actions, it will not tolerate any threat targeting it, and considers responding to these dangerous measures a legitimate right for it. [Tasnim on June 26]

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Mossad spokesman acknowledges Iran's drone power

The refinement of Iranian drones and the acquisition of advanced networking technology have not escaped the attention of Iran's enemies.

According to the political reporter of the Tavana Journalists Club, the pilot of the downed F-15 fighter jet revealed Iran's drone capabilities in a rare statement, saying: Iranian drones operate with a configuration similar to a "sea bride" and a "spaceship."

As reported by Parsin TV at the same time, "Mossad International" TV, while acknowledging the defense advances of the Islamic Republic of Iran, announced that Iran has achieved advanced "mesh networking" technology for the coherent arrangement of drones; a technology that was previously only available to the United States, China, and Russia.

[Iran TV on June 26]

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Latest Escalation between US and Iranian forces
during the night from June 27 - 28 at 02:00 GMT

An explosion and gunfire have been reported near the Pakistan Rangers headquarters in Karachi, triggering a major security response in one of the city’s sensitive zones. Local media say police and rapid response units rushed to the scene, while security forces quickly cordoned off the surrounding roads. In this video, we piece together what is known so far and examine what this incident could mean for security in Karachi and Pakistan more broadly.

Remember that Pakistan is acting as a mediator in the latest round of talks between the US and Iran .....

Latest on June 29:

Pakistan’s security forces have carried out a ground operation and air strikes along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in response to deadly attacks, killing 29 fighters, officials have said.

In a post on social media, Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said the operation was launched in response to multiple attacks by armed groups across the country.

Pro-Afghan sources posted the photos of children who should have died in the Pakistani operation. Are these the children of the terrorists who attacked Pakistan's military facility in Karachi ... ?

Trump & Netanyahu - A Little Quarrel between Brethren

On 18 June, JD Vance stood in the White House press briefing room and tore into Israeli critics of the Iran deal that his boss, Donald Trump, had signed the previous day. The vice-president argued that Trump was the only world leader who was still sympathetic to Israel after nearly three years of wars and destruction across the Middle East. “If I was in the cabinet of the Israeli government,” Vance said, “I might not be attacking the only powerful ally that I have anywhere left ‌in the entire world.”

Vance also pointed out that, during the recent US-Israeli war on Iran, two-thirds of the defensive weapons used to protect Israel from Iranian retaliation “have been built by American hands and paid for by American tax dollars”. Vance publicly scolded Israel’s leaders in a way they have rarely been criticized by a high-level US politician. And while Vance did not directly target his criticism at the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the subtext was clear: The Trump administration is willing to call out the Israeli leader for sabotaging ceasefire agreements so that he could prolong regional wars and maintain power.

[The Guardian on June 25; comment confirming news report from Reuters]

美国副总统万斯指出，特朗普是唯一仍对以色列抱有同情态度的世界领导人。他强调，在近期美以针对伊朗的战事中，用于保护以色列免受伊朗报复的三分之二防御性武器，“均由美国制造，并由美国纳税人的资金买单” [英国《卫报》25日]。

特朗普在电话采访中称：“因局势受到冲击，签署时间推迟了数小时。”

就在美伊原定签署停火协议的数小时前，黎巴嫩境内冲突骤然升级。伊朗议会国家安全委员会主席易卜拉欣·阿齐济在社交平台X上发文称：“强有力的反击即将到来。”

特朗普表示，幕僚向他通报以色列袭击贝鲁特一事时，他深感意外，并对内塔尼亚胡大为不满。

“事态搞得一团糟，我简直无法相信。距离协议签署仅剩一小时，偏偏发生这种事。”

特朗普承认真主党率先向以色列发起攻击，但强调此次袭击未造成人员伤亡与财产损失。

“比比（Bibi，内塔尼亚胡的昵称）非要发动这场袭击干什么？我当时怒火中烧，也明确向他表达了不满。他完全没有判断力，这点我也直接告诉了他。”

伊朗媒体援引阿卜杜拉希少将的话报道，伊朗军队已“箭在弦上”，准备直击“敌人要害”。

他称，伊朗正静待敌方露出丝毫破绽，届时必将给予对方一次刻骨铭心的终极教训。


In a telephone interview, Trump stated, "The signing was delayed by a few hours due to developments on the ground."

The conflict in Lebanon suddenly escalated just hours before the United States and Iran were scheduled to sign a ceasefire agreement. Ibrahim Azizi, chairman of Iran's parliament's national security committee, posted on social platform X: “A strong counterattack is coming.”

Trump said he was deeply surprised when his staff informed him of the Israeli attack on Beirut and was greatly unhappy with Netanyahu.

“The situation is a mess, I can't believe it. Just one hour away from the signing of the agreement, this happened.”

Trump acknowledged that Hezbollah was the first to launch an attack on Israel, but stressed that the attack did not result in casualties or property damage.

“What did Bibi (Netanyahu's nickname) insist on launching this attack? I was burning with anger, and I clearly expressed my displeasure with him. He has absolutely no judgment, and I told him this directly.”

Iranian media reported, citing Major General Abdullahi, that the Iranian army has been on the string and is ready to directly attack the enemy's vital points.

Iran, he said, is waiting for the enemy to reveal the slightest flaw and will surely give the opponent an unforgettable ultimate lesson.

[SINA Financial quoting 环球市场播报 on June 15]


Nobody can predict whether business relations between Trump and Netanyahu
might improve after the US Midterm Elections this year. Anyway, it is still worth
keeping in mind the old German saying: Pack schlägt sich; Pack verträgt sich.
and which is reading in English:

The rat pack ......................
are beating up each other,
then making friends again.

US Vice President Vance Scolding Israel

'Enlightening' Update added on June 21:

It looks as if US president Trump, despite some second thoughts he might have for the future after US Midterm Elections, is decided to come to terms with Iran for the time being.

A ceasefire in Lebanon, which has been an Iranian prerequisite for signing an agreement of mutual understanding with the US side, has not come into effect until June 19. No wonder Iran has cancelled a first round of talks to begin that day.

Thereupon US vice-president Vance scolded Israel in an interview with the New York Times:

以色列国防军19日发声明称，以军在过去一夜打击了80多个黎真主党目标，打死数十名真主党成员。以色列国家安全部长本-格维尔在社交媒体上发文，以强硬措辞要求扩大对黎巴嫩的军事打击。他表示，尽管以色列尊重美国，但必须向世界表明，“以色列人的鲜血和安全不是可以讨价还价的筹码”，他扬言“整个黎巴嫩都必须燃烧”。

《纽约时报》18日报道称，万斯当天在接受采访时批评以色列对美国、伊朗达成的谅解备忘录表现出“怪异的恐慌”。他对以色列喊话：“你们是一个只有900万人口的国家，不能指望仅仅通过杀戮来解决你们面临的每一个国家安全问题。”在被问到怎样看待以色列对协议表示愤怒时，万斯加重了语气：“特朗普是世界上唯一站在以色列一边的国家元首，如果我是以色列政府内阁成员，我恐怕不会去抨击在世界上仅存的那个强大盟友。”

The Israel Defense Forces issued a statement on the 19th stating that the Israeli army had hit more than 80 Lebanese Hezbollah targets in the past night, killing dozens of Hezbollah members. Israel's national security minister Ben Gvir posted on social media demanding an expansion of the military strike on Lebanon in tough terms. He said that although Israel respects the United States, it must show the world that the blood and safety of Israelis are not bargaining chips. He threatened that the entire Lebanon must burn “.

The New York Times reported on the 18th that in an interview that day, Vance criticized Israel for showing "weird panic" about the memorandum of understanding reached between the United States and Iran. He shouted to Israel: “You are a country with a population of only 9 million, and you cannot expect to solve every national security problem you face simply through killing.” Asked what he thought of Israel's anger at the deal, Vance added to his tone: “Trump is the only head of state in the world to side with Israel. If I were a member of the Israeli government cabinet, I'm afraid I wouldn't go and attack the only one left in the world, that powerful ally.”

[凤凰 Mainland China on June 19]

川普说：“我要感谢中国，感谢习近平主席。他保持了中立，完全保持中立，我对此表示感谢。”

他同时也提到了俄罗斯总统普京：“我也要感谢普京总统，他也保持了非常中立的立场。”

川普进一步表示，如果中国选择支持伊朗，美国将会面临更大的军事压力。他说：“他们本来可以让我们的行动变得更加困难！我要说出来，让大家知道这一点。”

随后，川普透露自己曾与习近平进行过一次长时间通话，并直接提出了美国的担忧：“我和习近平进行了一次很长的谈话。他们拥有能够击落飞机的肩式武器……我对他说，我希望你不要把这些东西提供或出售给伊朗。”

Trump said: “I want to thank China, thank President Xi Jinping. He remained neutral, completely neutral, and I'm grateful for that.”

He also mentioned Russian President Vladimir Putin: “I also want to thank President Putin, who has also maintained an unusual neutral position.”

Trump further stated that the United States would face greater military pressure if China chose to support Iran. He said: “ they could have made our action more difficult! I'm going to say it and let everyone know about it.”

Afterwards, Trump revealed that he had had a long phone call with Xi Jinping and directly raised the concerns of the United States: “ I had a long conversation with Xi Jinping. "They have shoulder weapons that can shoot down planes." I said to him, "I hope you don't offer or sell these things to Iran."”

[文学城 on June 18]

The above comment was published by its Chinese source one day after the 52nd G7 Leaders' Summit taking place in Évian-les-Bains, France (June 15-17). Hosted by French President Macron, the high-stakes conference concluded with uncharacteristic unity, yielding a comprehensive joint declaration signed by all members—including US President Donald Trump, marking a diplomatic milestone for his current term. It is most probable that Trump made the above quoted declaration at that conference.

In 2023, Israel was excluded from official Chinese maps like Baidu or Alibaba.
On the following map two names are now missing: Israel and Tel Aviv. The name
of Jerusalem in Chinese could not be identified by the owner of that X-account.

Absolutely - Trump Confirming Support of Israeli Attack on Iran

On June 19, China's SINA news network is quoting
what Donald Trump said in an interview with Israeli
TV Channel 14 and where he confirmed his further
support of Israel in any future attack on Iran.

The original news on an Israeli X-account
for Channel 14 published only hours before:

The "America First Community" on one of their X-accounts:
- A conservative commentator predicting that Trump will
continue his war on Iran after the Midterm Elections.
- Republican US Senator promoted a wider intelligence
exchange between USA and Israel.

Sale de la guerra la paz, de la paz abundancia, de
la abundancia ocio, del ocio vicio, del vicio guerra.

From war comes peace. From peace comes abundance. From
abundance comes idleness. From idleness comes vice. And
from vice comes war.

Francisco de Quevedo: Sentencias filosóficas

Happy Birthday ..... Yankee Doodle !

Important Update added on June 15-17: Israel vs Lebanon - China Not Amused The day after Trump's 80th birthday, it seems Iran and USA have reached an initial agreement that is, nevertheless, looking shaky because parts of it are still subject to interpretation by both sides. What seems to be sure is the firm will of both sides to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to international maritime trffic, including the US accepting shipments of Iranian oil. And there has to be an unfreezing of some Iranian assets, earlier frozen in the frame of international sanctions. Up to the end, the latter point has always made an essential requirement of the Iranian side to reach a deal whatsoever. This might include unfreezing of assets held back by the US and/or regional powers like the Emirates. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Friday the terms of dealing with Iran’s nuclear program would be finalized in the 60 days after the initial agreement is signed and that the parties could decide to extend that period (!). The U.S. and Israel fear Iran’s nuclear program could lead to an atomic weapon — a main reason their leaders cited for going to war. Tehran has insisted its nuclear program is peaceful, though the country has enough highly enriched uranium to build several atomic bombs, should it choose to do so. A senior U.S. administration official, who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the White House, said Friday that the emerging agreement would begin the process of destroying or removing Tehran’s highly enriched uranium. That’s something disputed by Iran, which has insisted it would hold onto its stockpile. It is expected that Trump will be using the initial agreement to present himself as a peace activist on the G7 summit at Evian on Lake Geneva. The meeting should begin today, June 15, and has already triggered severe riots in nearby Geneva city. Anyway, one crucial point still open in the agreement is the behaviour of Israel which has not agreed to reduce its military activities in Lebanon up to now ... FRANCE24: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on a collision course with Donald Trump as the US president seeks to extricate himself from the war, with both men's goals unmet & Israeli military operations tied down in Lebanon. The US war on Iran has been a 'strategic disaster for Israel', an analyst said on June 15. The same day, a journalist speaking for Israeli paper HAARETZ came upon with a similar, devastating evaluation in his interview with Al-Jazeera TV. Regular Press Conference of China's Foreign Ministry on June 16. China's spokesperson Lin Jian confirmed that China is ready to sent humanitarian aid to Iran and Lebanon. [ CCTV China state TV ] Iran vs US - Comparison of Culture The map is showing some countries that adopted Persian as an official language (by constitutional decree). Iran (Persian - Farsi) It represents the largest demographic weight of its speakers. It is written in the Arabic script and is considered the official state language, unifying all ethnic groups within the country. Afghanistan (Dari) Persian is known here as "Dari" (or Afghan Persian), and it is an official language alongside "Pashto." More than half of the country's population speaks it, and it serves as the common language of communication among various ethnic components. Tajikistan (Tajiki) It is the northern extension of the Persian language in Central Asia (blue colored in the map). Due to the Soviet era, the Tajik language is written today using the Cyrillic alphabet (Russian) instead of the Arabic script, but when spoken, it remains a fully comprehensible Persian language to Iranians and Afghans. And what about green-colored Uzbekistan? Its official language is Uzbek (a Turkish language). However, the citizens of great cities like Samarkand and Bukhara, located today within Uzbekistan, speak Persian (the Tajik dialect) as their first language. Therefore, the green color here represents the living cultural and demographic extension of the language, not the administrative constitutional status. Persian is not a Semitic language (like Arabic or Hebrew); it rather bears some similarity with the Indo-European family (like English and Spanish). Despite the different family, Persian (in Iran and Afghanistan) borrowed the Arabic script and a big proportion of Arabic vocabulary after the Islamic conquest, making it somehow familiar to the Arab ear. However, the formation of typical Persian words seems to be totally different from the Arabic root scheme. As there are only a few additional Persian letters adding to Arabic scripture, both scriptures are looking similar, and Arabic loan-words are therefore easy to recognize. An overall mutual understanding between both languages, however, is generally not so easy. What Arab understands Persian and what Persian understands Arabic usually depends on whom you ask ... Just try to read the famous Persian poems of Hafiz from Shiraz with a basic knowledge of the Arabic language. Only in a few cases you might succeed. Here are some English words that would have been translated into comparable expressions: English: Coran, mosque, a believer, the light, jewels, republic, news, a judge. Persian: قرآن، مسجد، مؤمن، نور، جواهرات، جمهوری، اخبار، قاضی Arabic: قرآن، مسجد، مؤمن، النور، جواهر، جمهورية، أخبار، قاضٍ By the way, only one day after my latest entry here, I happened to watch a TV documentary about the Islamic Revolution of Ayatollah Khomeini. In an interview, Khomeini was heard speaking a sentence that caught my attention, because it contained an Arabic word I recognized at once. That was استقلال which has the meaning of "independence". Together with الحرية, meaning "freedom", it belonged to the vocabulary Khomeini frequently used at the beginning of his revolution and which triggered much support from an Iranian and international community. - W. Wiesner - Enjoy 2.000 Years old Iranian Culture while walking on a Carpet Fair (Tehran 2022). Compare it with a US Bully Culture talking about taking Cuba on its way back from Iran, or of "blowing up" Oman in case they don't behave.

'It is up to all of us to fix this' Former President Barack Obama on American ideals [April 4, 2025] Even the US Eagle is not fond of Trump :

Erdogan - Netanyahu - Trump: Middle East Chaos Completed

Update on June 12-13 added below !

In the morning of June 13, an Arabic writer and book author, connected with the media and engaged in politics, published the following comment on the actual situation: Urgent: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi: ( -Ending the war means the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the occupied Lebanon territories, and we have made that clear frankly - If the opposing side does not fulfill its commitments within the 60 days, negotiations on the remaining issues will not proceed..) What this means is that Iran has not only tied the ceasefire to not targeting Beirut, but also to Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon.. In other words: Lebanon is no longer just a proxy or a simple battlefield.. Lebanon has turned into the safety valve for the entire region—if it's unscrewed, the whole boiler will explode..!! Imagine with me: Every rocket launched from the south is immediately translated in the Trump and Khamenei war rooms—what does that mean? It means what's happening in Nabatieh & Khiam affects the price of gas in New York.. (thin laughter) That's exactly what Iran has done, and until now, Trump & Netanyahu aren't even aware of the disaster they've gotten themselves into. The summary: Israel is holding onto the right to preemptive strikes just as Netanyahu wants (meaning strike freely and with freedom of movement), while Hezbollah is holding onto the right to resistance (meaning I strike freely too and with freedom of movement)...what does that mean? It means the first small incident.. and peace be upon you..the region will explode again.. Lebanon has become the most important country possibly in the entire Middle East.. Even Turkey, through Erdogan's voice, has made it a national security issue for Turkey.. and this is a dangerous shift and turnaround that says the battle of Trump and Netanyahu, which they thought was a picnic, has led to the biggest (hammer blow) to both their heads in their entire history.. The quoted X-account and an earlier video on the same subject showing S. Askar in an interview with Al-Mayadeen TV (Beirut):

Netanyahu answering to Turkey's
Erdogan in an X-post on June 10

Turkey and Saudi Arabia signed landmark agreements Tuesday for a new railway line connecting the countries via Syria and Jordan, aiming to extend it in the future to Oman to serve as an overland trade route bypassing the Strait of Hormuz, a central oil trade route currently blockaded by the US and Iran amid their war.

Ankara boasted that the project would reduce Israel’s regional influence, and various commentators said the development sidelined the Jewish state’s attempts to set up railway trade routes from East Asia to Europe passing through the country.

US President Donald Trump hails Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in response to a question about the latter’s recent threats against Israel.

A reporter in the Oval Office notes the recent call from Erdogan for countries to confront Israel due to what he said were its destabilizing activities throughout the region, and the journalist asks Trump whether he’s concerned about a confrontation between Jerusalem and Ankara, and whether he still plans to sell Turkey F-35 fighter jets.

“As you know, he’s a very good friend of mine, and we’ve worked very well together. I like him a lot,” Trump responds, avoiding any comment on Erdogan’s threats against Israel.

Trump tells reporters that he hasn’t heard about Erdogan’s latest criticism of Israel but that if he did, he’d call the Turkish leader and make sure that “nothing would happen with Turkey.”

Earlier today, Erdogan said Israel’s attacks on Syria and Lebanon reached a point where they also threaten Turkey, adding Israel’s “aggression” poses a threat to the whole world and must be stopped. Netanyahu shouted back by calling Erdogan an “antisemitic dictator.”

[Times of Israel on June 10]

Headlines quoted from an AL-Jazeera video
about Trump's press conference on June 10:

صحفي لترمب: هل تتوقع مواجهة بين إسراىيل و تركيا؟
و هل ستبيعون طاىرات إف35 إلى تركيا؟

Journalist asking Trump: Do you foresee a confrontation between Israel and Turkey ?
And will you sell F-35 planes to Turkey ?

Bombing of the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas as
reported by Al-Jazeera TV on June 11, 2026

"Iran in Arabic" on Facebook on June 12

Quotation from Iran in Arabic - 8 hours ago on June 12:

رسمياً السيد مجتبى خامنئي يوجه القوات الصاروخية برفع مستوى الصواريخ للحد الأقصى إلى مدى يصل أوروبا والولايات المتحدة
الرسالة واضحة لترامب لن نكتفي بضرب القواعد بل سنضرب العمق الأمريكي

Mr. Mojtaba Khamenei has officially directed missile forces to upgrade missile capabilities to their maximum level, extending their range to reach Europe and the United States.
The message to Trump is clear: we will not limit ourselves to striking bases; we will strike the American heartland.

Editor's Note:
Even though the Facebook account is named "Iran in Arabic", comments are composed in Persian and should be translated as such. The text, however, contains an unusually high amount of Arabic words.
- WW -

Quotation from Iran in Arabic - 11 hours ago on June 12:

Iran has officially executed a complex intelligence and operational plan
for the attacks launched at dawn today against certain US military bases.
- The Iranian attacks inflicted significant damage on high-value US military equipment.
- Iranian forces tracked the flight path and deployment location of two large US P-8 aircraft from the moment of their takeoff.
- Precision weapons targeted the deployment sites of the two US aircraft at the Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain and the Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait.
- Iran monitored the deployment of at least three US F-35 fighter jets at the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan and precisely targeted their location.

Latest generation of Iranian missiles as reported on June 9 by Al-Arabiya TV.
طهران تقلب الحسابات في مشهد الحرب..
مخزون الصواريخ الإيرانية يفاجئ أميركا وإسرائيل
Tehran Shifting War Calculations .. Iranian Missile Stockpile Surprises US & Israel.


BBC - 42 minutes ago on June 12:

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Deutschland - Das Land der Toten Juden

Germany - The Country of Dead Jews

Last Update on June 9

One day after Germany lost in the European competition for a 2-years temporary seat in the influential United Nation's Security Council, here I come with a private comment in the German language on what has gone nastily wrong ...

=> Das Land der Toten Juden <=
PDF-file (2,5 MB) best for translation with a recent version of Microsoft Edge
Fichier PDF mieux pour la traduction avec Microsoft Edge (nouvelle version)