from ZeroHedge:
Update (1840ET): President Trump just posted an ominous warning on his social media platform TruthSocial
Iran should have signed the “deal” I told them to sign.
What a shame, and waste of human life.
Simply stated, IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON.
I said it over and over again!
Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!
A rather worrying shift from optimism today that peace (or not war_ was closer…
TRUTH LIVES on at https://sgtreport.tv/
Stock futures (and crypto) are down on the post and gold and oil are stronger.
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Update(1422ET): Iran is warning of a ‘more painful response’ if the US fails to rein in Israel, IRNA News is reporting, as more major explosions have been observed in Tehran and across part of Iran. The last 48 hours saw things escalate into sustained daytime strikes, including on Iranian state TV and radio headquarters buildings.
Importantly the Iranian government is now expressly denying the accuracy of an earlier Wall Street Journal report saying that Tehran is seeking to get to the negotiating table again with the Trump administration. Iran is also claiming its forces shot down an Israeli F-35 stealth fighter near Tabriz, Iran’s state-run Nour news claims, but this has been met by a swift rejection by the IDF, which called it “fake news”.
According to breaking Israeli media reports, PM Netanyahu now says Israel won’t rule out killing Khamenei: ‘It would end the conflict’ – TOI says. Netanyahu is giving his first official full press conference since the start of the air war four days ago. “I will not detail our plans publicly, but we will do whatever it takes,” he said. Importantly, a big claim was made…
Netanyahu says Israel ‘well coordinated’ with US during Iran campaign
The entire morning drop in oil prices has been erased on these latest escalatory headlines:
And more per Israeli media:
An Israeli Air Force drone struck and destroyed two Iranian F-14 fighter jets at an airport in Tehran, IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin reveals in a press conference.
The US-made F-14 Tomcats were supplied to Iran before the 1979 Islamic Revolution and are believed to be the last ones still in operation.
The IDF publishes footage of the strike.
