Decolonialmostazafin
PhD in Islamic Studies. Master in Iranian studies. Islam, race, and Muslim political ontology. Researcher. @decolonialmost1 on X
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- Sources in Oman say the talks there are exclusively focused on the nuclear issue.
- Here we go again with talks in Oman. From an Iranian perspective, expectations this time are notably low.
- Iran, in Western epistemic terms, is a ghost: a presence defined by an absence: modernity. It is treated as something belonging to the past, yet it continues to haunt the present as a disturbing specter.
- Almost everyone agrees that Iran is approaching these negotiations with low expectations. Within this narrative, talks have resumed not because pressure produced results, but because it failed, and because the alternatives to negotiations are potentially catastrophic.
- According to Reuters, the U.S. military has reportedly shot down an Iranian drone flying toward the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea.
- According to various news outlets, Iranian President Pezeshkian has ordered the start of negotiations with the United States. The talks are expected to take place in Turkey and to focus on the nuclear issue.
- In Iran, some argue that in order to gain leverage in future negotiations, the country would need to demonstrate military strength before coming to the table. That would imply a short, non-symbolic military exchange with the United States to showcase Iran’s capabilities.
- From Iran’s perspective, the present moment is shaped by a single continuum connecting three developments: the recent 12-day campaign, ongoing domestic protests, and the standoff with the United States.
- Al Jazeera: Diplomacy is likely to outweigh military rhetoric on Iran. After diplomatic moves, the US appears to have dropped its insistence on linking nuclear, missile, and regional files—talks would start with the nuclear issue.
- Ali Larijani stated that, despite the noise of war, the formation of a structured framework for negotiations is steadily progressing.
- Many peoplehave criticised this statement by Rouhani, viewing it as a rebuke of the Guardian Council. He said: “Why don’t people come to the ballot box?
- Russian President Vladimir Putin met with the Secretary of Iran's top security body Ali Larijani on Friday, Russian news agencies reported, citing the Kremlin.
- Once again, we see the assumption that pressure can force Iran to renounce its red lines. It cannot.
- The Iranian Navy will conduct military exercises with China and Russia in the Sea of Oman and the Indian Ocean in the coming days. Source: Al Jazeera
- So, according to Israeli media, Jordan and the UAE would provide logistical and intelligence support to the US military in the event of an attack.
- Iranian sources report that the United States has recently sent negotiation messages to Tehran. As no change has been observed in Washington’s fundamental demands, these messages are being interpreted either as a ruse or as an attempt to impose a new artificial deadline.
- What the United States seeks is not merely the dismantling of Iran’s nuclear capabilities. The main objective, though without a clear strategy to achieve it, is to force Iran to relinquish all its deterrence capabilities.
- Qalibaf, Speaker of Parliament: “They constantly speak of dialogue and negotiations—but which dialogue? We, too, support genuine dialogue, but the President of the United States is not seeking dialogue or negotiations; he is seeking to impose.”
- Trump spoke about a “deal” ( presumably a nuclear deal) while repeatedly insisting that Iran’s nuclear program was “obliterated.” The question, then, is straightforward: if it was obliterated, what exactly is the deal meant to address?
- It seems, if we are to believe the analyses I’ve just read, that Trump is still interested in reaching a deal with Iran.
- A major Spanish newspaper gives voice to an Iranian chess player living in Spain who supports attacks on Iran as a means of bringing about regime change.
- The imperial ego produces both rage and coercion when the subaltern refuses the "unrejectable" gift of freedom, exposing the violence inherent in a discourse that presumes agency can be granted rather than claimed.
- it looks like Pezeshkian called MBS, and there are rumors about the purpose of this call—either he contacted MBS to use Saudi Arabia as a diplomatic channel, or he called to warn that Saudi Arabia could become a target if the U.S. attacks.
- Este artículo, escrito hace unas semanas, analiza las últimas protestas en Irán. Examina la cultura estratégica del país, problematiza la idea de un rechazo político unánime y sitúa las movilizaciones en un marco geopolítico más amplio. fundacionalternativas.org/publicacione...
- If this is the scenario that exposes the challenges the US is facing, the problem is clear: it wants to strike and move on, but also wants a "meaningful, marketable target". You can’t have it all. And this so-called “contained option” could easily ignite a regional fire.
- Just for the record: when people talk about negotiations, they need to understand that negotiations per se, without a proper distribution of power within the negotiating field, are meaningless.
- According to Axios the Trump administration has clarified its list of demands to the Iranian government. The same demands were already on the table before the 12-day war. From the perspective of the Islamic Republic, these demands amount to nothing less than complete capitulation.
- According to Israeli sources, Witkoff is reportedly trying to persuade President Trump to pursue a diplomatic path toward Iran. The Israeli official expressed frustration with Witkoff’s approach, particularly his efforts to avoid an attack on Iran.
- The Islamic Republic did not need to “smear” her; her own testimony was sufficient. She played the role of the native informant, “disclosing” and “confirming” Western a priori anxieties and their prescribed solutions.
- Satellite images reveal the presence of American F-35 fighter jets at Muwaffaq Air Base in Jordan. According to regional sources Jordan and the UAE are "expected to provide logistical and intelligence support" to the US in the event of a strike on Iran.
- Some experts point to two factors: a diplomatic breakthrough remains possible, but not before some level of confrontation. The core issue is unchanged: the United States seeks major concessions, while Iran is unwilling to retreat even a centimeter from its ideological principles.
- What we are seeing these days, in an increasingly augmented way, is how westernesse representations of non-westernesse subjects help illuminate how the former’s interventions in the geographies of the latter become conceivable.
- Echoing Arash Azizi’s vile intervention from the other day, this text rehearses the same grammar: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
- Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says he has conveyed concerns of possible Israeli attack to leadership in Tehran.
- According to Iranian sources, a message was conveyed to neighboring countries stating that any U.S. attack on Iran would trigger strikes against all U.S. bases in the region, regardless of whether they are directly involved in the attack.
- This is a possible scenario according to regional sources: the US issues an ultimatum to Iran, which Tehran rejects on the grounds that it would entail compromises endangering its sovereignty.
- Some Iranian analysts resort to the Syrian scenario to explain the risks the country faces. They argue that what happened over the past two weeks is a clear example of what could happen to the country if a ‘Syrianization’ scenario were to unfold.
- Assuming that she knows perfectly well that Labbaik ya Khamenei is modelled on Labbaik ya Hussein, the only remaining explanation is that she is constructing a narrative in which “Arabness/Muslimness” is framed as foreign to Iran.
