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Pouria Zeraati: Trump is also pursuing the expansion…
Pouria Zeraati
25, May #WarSpillover

Pouria Zeraati: Trump is also pursuing the expansion…

Trump is also pursuing the expansion of the Abraham Accords after the deal with the regime. He has threatened the Arabs: "Negotiations with the Islamic Republic are going very well! Either we'll have a fantastic deal for everyone, or there'll be no deal at all and we'll go back to the battlefield and shooting, but this time bigger and more intense than ever. In conversations I had on Saturday with Mohammed bin Salman, Mohammed bin Zayed, Emir Tamim, Asim Munir, Erdogan, El-Sisi, King Abdullah of Jordan, and the King of Bahrain, I said that after all the work America has done to put together this complex puzzle, the least of it is that all these countries must sign the Abraham Accords simultaneously. This document must begin with the immediate signing of Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and the rest should follow suit. If they don't do this, they shouldn't be part of this deal [with the I.R.], because it shows they don't have good intentions. In talks I had with many of these leaders, they said that if our document is signed, it would be an honor for them if the Islamic Republic also becomes part of the Abraham Accords. Wow, that would really be something special!"
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Deborah Haynes: The government has yet to issue…
Deborah Haynes
25, May #WarSpillover

Deborah Haynes: The government has yet to issue…

The government has yet to issue public guidance on how to ready the whole of society for potential war, despite warning almost a year ago of the need to "actively prepare". Discussions on homeland defence and wider national resilience and readiness are understood to be taking place behind closed doors. But a network of local authorities and voluntary organisations that would play a key role in every part of the country should the UK ever come under armed attack appears to be largely in the dark about what they should be doing to better prepare. Sky News has spoken to a number of experts who say that local resilience forums - the regional bodies that are responsible for supporting communities in any kind of emergency, from floods to conflict - need to become a lot more familiar with wartime planning. Such a move though would require direction and coordination from the Cabinet Office and additional money from the Treasury. Local government budgets are already stretched and - depending upon the level of government ambition - rebuilding the country's civil preparedness for potential conflict would require a whole new area of expertise, training and responsibility. This is not an alien concept, however ⬇️
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Pouria Zeraati: He doesn't like being compared to Obama…
Pouria Zeraati
24, May #WarSpillover

Pouria Zeraati: He doesn't like being compared to Obama…

He doesn't like being compared to Obama :)) Trump's post: 'If I make a deal with the I.R., it will be a good and proper deal; not like Obama, who gave them a ton of cash and left a completely open path for them to get nuclear weapons. Our deal will be exactly the opposite of that, but no one has seen it yet or knows what it is. It hasn't even been finalized. So don't listen to the losers who criticize something they have no clue about. Unlike the people before me who should have solved this problem years ago, I won't make a bad deal!'
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Daniel Lacalle: The US does not need to bow…
Daniel Lacalle
23, May #WarSpillover

Daniel Lacalle: The US does not need to bow…

The US does not need to bow to Iran’s threats. Every day, the “Hormuz weapon” loses power as American oil production, exports, and alternative routes make the global energy system more resilient. Tehran can rattle the chokepoint, but it can no longer hold the world economy hostage. When a supplier or infrastructure owner stops understanding its position and starts using its initial advantage to damage and blackmail its customers, it is really signing its own death warrant. What looked like dominance becomes a countdown to irrelevance. Graphs via Bloomberg and BNE Intellinews.
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Pouria Zeraati: Important/ Trump's post…
Pouria Zeraati
23, May #WarSpillover

Pouria Zeraati: Important/ Trump's post…

Important/ Trump's post: 'Just now had a very good call with Mohammed bin Salman from Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Zayed from the UAE, Emir Tamim bin Hamad from Qatar, Qatar's Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman, Minister Ali Al-Thawadi, Field Marshal Asim Munir from Pakistan, Recep Tayyip Erdogan from Turkey, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi from Egypt, King Abdullah II from Jordan, and the King of Bahrain; about the Islamic Republic and all matters related to a peace agreement. A large part of the deal has practically been negotiated and arranged, just needs to be finalized between the United States, the Islamic Republic, and the other countries I mentioned. Apart from that, I also had a call with Bibi Netanyahu that went very well. Now the details and final parts of the agreement are being reviewed and will be announced soon. One of the important parts of this agreement is that the Strait of Hormuz will be opened.'
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Alex Wickham: The foreign office has sent...
Alex Wickham
21, May #WarSpillover

Alex Wickham: The foreign office has sent...

Exclusive with @EllenAMilligan The foreign office has sent redundancy letters to the Iran crisis team that is leading the UK’s response to the war Around half of the officials in the unit are expected to take up the offer, which comes as part of severe FCDO job cuts The crisis team works around the clock in a windowless bunker to support British nationals and work on policy and scenario planning Officials find out in the coming days if their jobs are being kept or not The redundancies in the Iran team are happening just as Trump mulls new strikes on Tehran and the crisis threatens to escalate
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