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„ @joekent16jan19 resignation [1] lays bare the schism within the @realDonaldTrump coalition between those who are skeptical of U.S. military interventions overseas and those who believe in the exercise of U.S. military might to advance America’s interests around the world.”
@BBCWorld @Shayan86 1).
„Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center [...] resigned from his position on Tuesday in protest of the war in Iran.
@BBCWorld @Shayan86 2).
– »I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran« – Kent wrote in a resignation letter posted to X [1]. – »Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby».
@BBCWorld @Shayan86 3).
@realDonaldTrump responded to the news of Kent’s resignation at a White House St Patrick’s Day reception, saying he had read Kent’s resignation statement and claiming he »didn’t know him well« [2].”
@Acyn @Shayan86 1).
„Cuba heavily relies on oil for electricity generation. Washington’s effective blockade of fuel shipments has worsened the country’s energy crisis, causing intermittent power cuts, a rationing of medical supplies and a decrease in tourism, officials have said.
@Acyn @Shayan86 2).
Fuel prices have skyrocketed so much that gas can be as much as $9 a liter on the unofficial market, meaning it costs more than $300 to fill up a car’s gas tank, which is more than most Cubans earn in a year.”
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„[...] Iran [...] has more than 5,000 naval mines in its arsenal, according to estimates by the Defense Intelligence Agency. And Iran is beginning to deploy them, U.S. officials said.
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It could be hugely expensive, and dangerous, for the U.S. Navy to have to conduct what would most likely be a weekslong mine-clearing operation in the Strait of Hormuz, according to military officials.
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Still, mining is a double-edged sword. Laying mines in the strait could prevent Iran’s own oil — and the desperately needed revenues it provides — from making it out of the Gulf.”
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„A video verified by The NYT shows ballistic missiles being launched from Bahrain in the direction of Iran, in what appears to be the first confirmed instance of an attack on the Islamic Republic originating from a Persian Gulf country since the war began.
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Bahrain is home to the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet. It is unclear from the video [1] alone whether the U.S. or Bahraini military fired the missiles. Defense experts who have reviewed the footage say that at least one of the missiles was fired from American-made equipment.”
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The Man in Orange Makeup @POTUS „@realDonaldTrump has warned that @NATO faces a »very bad« future if US allies fail to assist in opening up the Strait of Hormuz, sending a blunt message to European nations to join his war effort in Iran [1].”
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„Sir @Keir_Starmer has said the UK »will not be drawn into the wider war« but said he is working with allies on a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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The prime minister has resisted @realDonaldTrump demands to send Royal Navy warships to help secure the vital shipping route for oil and gas which has been effectively closed to tankers by the Iran war [2] [3] [4].”