Leah McElrath
@leahmcelrath
Politics, geopolitics, psychology, etc. Been called “brilliant but out there.” Smith College BA, MSW | LSE #AuDHD #LGBTQ #MECFS Patreon: patreon.com/leahmcelrath
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has issued a safety advisory for airspace in the region. It is valid through July 29th.
Iranian FM Araghchi: “Iran has always been the GUARDIAN of the Strait and will remain so FOREVER.”
“There is a risk that continued escalation becomes an end in itself, one that increases tensions, raises global oil prices, and gradually pulls the US into a broader regional confrontation without delivering a durable strategic outcome.” Frmr head of Iran branch of Israel def intel and war critic:
IRGC spokesperson: “If the war escalates, its fires will engulf the entire region. The responsibility for any state of instability or escalation of conflict in the region falls on the shoulders of the United States and the countries that cooperate with its army.”
Ahmadinejad is reportedly already in IRGC custody, and his spokesperson did not respond for comment.
McConnell is literally holding a newspaper in the proof-of-life photo, lol. Bottom left corner:
⚠️ CENTCOM claims the Strait of Hormuz is “open” and “traffic is flowing.”
⚠️ US launches another round of strikes on Iran—the third round this week
Trump sure gets A LOT of physicals and cognitive tests for a supposedly healthy person.
Rep. @rokhanna.bsky.social says the Israeli “settlers” were brandishing US-made weapons.
⚠️ Saudi Arabia and the US are having high level phone calls about “cooperation and regional developments,” including Iran and the Strait of Hormuz:
⚠️ The Ayatollah Khamenei of Iran pledges to avenge the death of his predecessor and late father: “This vengeance is what our nation is demanding, and this must definitely be done.”
⚠️ PM of Pakistan says he’s spoken to the president of Iran and affirmed Pakistan’s commitment to serve as a mediator for peace talks.
⚠️ Iran military spokesperson responds to Trump’s remarks about Kharg Island:
⚠️ Iran military spokesperson: “The Memorandum of Understanding in Islamabad has ended.”
Given similar escalatory rhetoric from the Iran side this morning, it looks like we are back on the escalation ladder with Iran. Oil prices are responding accordingly:
⚠️ Iran military spokesperson: “The next strike will not come from where the enemy expects it, and it will be unlike any previous confrontation.” and “The targets have been identified with extreme precision, and the next move will disregard any red lines.”
President of Iran: “The U.S. government's conduct as World Cup host follows its familiar foreign policy: bending rules, bullying rivals, creating obstacles, and cheating…”
⚠️ The MOU between US and Iran appears to be breaking down in a serious way.
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⚠️ Foreign Minister Araghchi of Iran touts the presence at the funeral of the late Ayatollah Khamenei of representatives of “more than seventy countries” and highlights the participation of Arab nations, especially the delegation from Saudi Arabia.
“It is all a matter of creative engineering. Of real and ideal. Of coming up with something meaningful, and then figuring out how to make it stand.” A view from the inside of the face of the Statue of Liberty: