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Alastair Thompson Profile picture
@althecat
Jun 6 • 14 tweets • 5 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
There is a very large amount of news today about @SecBlinken

This report seemingly confirms reports following @SecDef’s visit to Singapore suggesting a possible rapprochement between the two superpowers.
amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/06/06…
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samaaenglish.tv/news/40038012
See another version of this report here.

Blinken heads to Saudi Arabia amid strained ties, Israel normalization in mind ca.news.yahoo.com/blinken-heads-…
All of this comes as Iran opens a new embassy in Riyadh.

It is at this point far from clear how all these developments interrelate. bbc.com/news/world-mid…
See another perspective here. iranintl.com/en/202306043897
Israeli media are also reporting on the breaking news. This report from @haaretzcom is behind a paywall haaretz.com/middle-east-ne…
This report from @sfrantzman also addresses the issue, and will presumably soon have a follow up. As is often the case Frantzman was out ahead of the story.

Iran pushes for naval alliance in Indian ocean, claims Gulf countries may participate m.jpost.com/middle-east/ar…
Times of Israel is running an AFP report.

timesofisrael.com/iran-says-it-w…
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And finally we have this report from May 31st in the @nytimes. Which provides more seemingly contradictory information. nytimes.com/2023/05/31/wor…
In summary - as noted in the OP - it is far from clear what is going on at this point.
One other development is worth noting. Iran today released this footage of a hypersonic ballistic missile.

And Israel has confirmed its US made Iron Dome defences would be unable to stop it.
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The event neatly illustrates the special circumstances of this conflict, especially wrt the sophistication of the information warfare in Western Narratives that so effectively drowned out the truth in this nightmarish conflict.
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