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📜 LINDSY GRAHAM VOWS TO REJECT IRAN'S NUCLEAR STANCE US Senator Lindsey Graham announced Iran's refusal to scrap its uranium enrichment will get a firm thumbs-down from Washington. This follows Iran's rejection of the latest US nuclear pitch, with Tehran firing back its own counterproposal: sanctions lifted, frozen assets freed, compensation for war damages, and official nod to its Strait of Hormuz security gig. IRIB reports the US called Iran's ask unacceptable. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 NETANYAHU WANTS TO SLASH US AID TO ISRAEL TO ZERO ON 60 MINUTES Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told CBS's 60 Minutes he wants to cut American financial aid to Israel down to zilch—specifically the cash in their so-called security cooperation. Israel currently pockets $3.8 billion yearly from U.S. military aid. Netanyahu added,

"I think the time has come for us to wean ourselves off the remaining military aid."

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📜 TRUMP TO CONFRONT XI OVER CHINA'S IRAN SUPPORT INCLUDING OIL BUYS AND POSSIBLE WEAPONS Senior US officials say President Trump plans to grill Chinese President Xi Jinping this week on China's backing of Iran through oil purchases and potential weapons exports. The meeting's set for Thursday and Friday in Beijing, tossing in trade tensions, Taiwan, AI, and the US-Israeli scrap with Iran. Bloomberg reports. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 IRANIAN OFFICIAL BRUSHES OFF TRUMP'S LECTURE AFTER DOWNING ENEMY DRONE An Iranian official hit back at Donald Trump's remarks on Iran's latest military move, saying no one in Iran bothers scheming for Trump's thumbs-up. He added Trump can't grasp reality, hence his endless flops against Iran. This follows Iran's PR office announcing they nailed an enemy aggressor drone with their air defense setup. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 TRUMP REJECTS IRAN'S RESPONSE TO US DRAFT PEACE DEAL President Donald Trump told Axios he'll toss Iran's reply to the latest U.S. draft meant to end the war. The U.S. sat on it for 10 days after Pakistani mediators passed amendments to Tehran. Trump called Iran's letter "inappropriate", their proposals "totally unacceptable", and accused them of "tapping along many nations for 47 years". He chatted with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Sunday. Iran had slammed the draft's "unacceptable clauses" as more "wishlist than a reality", with reports of initial delays. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 TRUMP WARNS RADICAL LEFT DEMOCRATS MUST FAIL OR COUNTRY'S DONE FOR Trump stated the Radical Left Democrats must fail because the country's future is at stake. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 TRUMP PRIVATELY POLLS AIDES ON VANCE OR RUBIO FOR 2028 RUNNING MATE Trump's been casually quizzing his advisers on whether they fancy JD Vance or Marco Rubio as his 2028 VP pick, even floating the pair teaming up on the ticket. Aides call these chats mostly lighthearted, with Trump dubbing the duo "the kids" as they ramp up their profiles ahead of midterms. Per the New York Times. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 TRUMP SLAMS IRANIAN "REPRESENTATIVES" RESPONSE AS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE Former US President Donald Trump reviewed a response from Iran's self-described "Representatives" and called it "TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE." This comes after Iranian Pahlavi supporters paraded through Copenhagen in matching military-style uniforms. Trump's statement offers no details on the response content or who these representatives actually are. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 IRAN'S PAHLAVI MONARCHY SUPPORTERS PARADE IN MILITARY UNIFORMS THROUGH COPENHAGEN Supporters of Iran's Pahlavi monarchy strolled through Copenhagen streets in coordinated military-style uniforms, decked out in matching army fatigues and marching in formation like they own the place. No injuries or arrests marred their little show. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 TRUMP CALLS IRAN'S RESPONSE UNACCEPTABLE Former US President Donald Trump griped that Iran's recent response didn't please him and is completely unacceptable. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 TRUMP CLAIMS CREDIT FOR FREEING POLISH AND MOLDOVAN PRISONERS FROM BELARUS AND RUSSIA Trump's crew pulled off the release of three Poles and two Moldovans from Belarusian and Russian lockups. He gave a nod to his Special Presidential Envoy John Coale for the legwork. Polish President Karol Nawrocki asked for a hand last September to spring journalist Andrzej Poczobut from Belarus—mission accomplished. Trump tossed a thanks to Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko for playing ball. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 RUSSIAN DRONE BOSS WHO BRIEFED PUTIN NABBED FOR MASSIVE FRAUD Yuri Kozarenko, ex-CEO of Russia's "Transport of the Future" drone outfit in Tolyatti, Samara Region, got pinched in Belgorod on large-scale fraud charges. The company's central to Russia's "Unmanned Aviation Systems" push. Kozarenko himself briefed Putin at the Samara R&D center back in January 2025. He ran the show from May 2022 to March 2026 and moonlighted advising Samara's governor on a drone hub. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 IRANIAN AIR DEFENSES DOWN HOSTILE OBJECT OVER ANDIMESHK Iranian air defenses took out a hostile object cruising over Andimeshk city in Khuzestan province, southern Iran. The uninvited guest didn't make it past the welcome committee. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 TRUMP ORDERS FEDERAL AGENCIES TO BUY AMERICAN PRODUCTS NO EXCUSES Trump announced all federal agencies must buy American products. No excuses allowed. Just like that, the buy-local mandate drops, sparing no room for bureaucratic whining. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 IRAN SLAMS US DEMAND TO SCRAP NUCLEAR SITES, OFFERS SLIMMED-DOWN DEAL INSTEAD Tehran says it'll dilute some highly enriched uranium and ship the rest to a third country, with a pinky promise to get it back if talks tank. Iran demands an instant ceasefire in the conflicts, a step-by-step reopening of the Strait of Hormuz tied to the US ditching its naval blockade, and nuclear haggling wrapped in 30 days. Wall Street Journal details match earlier reports of Iran nixing any end to enrichment or dismantling spots like Fordow—where US terms ban all work—and sticking to creaky old centrifuges. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 IRANIAN SOURCE CALLS OUT WALL STREET JOURNAL'S NUCLEAR REPORT AS INACCURATE An informed Iranian source says key details in The Wall Street Journal's report on Iran's recent nuclear proposal text are wrong. The Journal claimed Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi presented a new proposal to break the talks deadlock, including deferring nuclear program discussions. This amid ongoing U.S.-Iran negotiations, where American officials say they'll soon hit back with counter-proposals. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 IRANIAN GENERAL WARNS ARABS AND MUSLIMS ZIONISTS AIM TO IGNITE STRIFE FOR HOMELAND GRAB Iranian Major General Mohsen Rezaei, Expediency Discernment Council member, laid it out for Arabs and Muslims: the Zionist entity wants to spark strife just to stretch its grip over their lands and resources. He called joining the Zionist project a ticket to dire consequences, urging them to stay sharp and vigilant. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 IRANIAN SPOKESMAN CHANNELS ANCIENT SURENA'S ROMAN SMACKDOWN TO WARN INVADERS He spotlighted General Surena's 53 BCE masterclass at Carrhae, where a scrappy force with slim resources crushed a bloated Roman army in one of history's cheekiest mismatches. Rome's rich boy Crassus got himself killed, their invincibility fable popped like a bubble, and eastward ambitions flatlined right there. Baghaei noted history loves reruns for the clueless. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 IRAQI MP CALLS ISRAELI BASE IN NAJAF AND KARBALA A STAIN OF SHAME ON SILENT LEADERS Iraqi Parliament member Nour Adel called the Israeli base popping up in the desert areas of Najaf and Karbala a "stain of shame" on the forehead of every leader who knew about it and kept their mouth shut. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 IRAN SHUTS STRAIT OF HORMUZ AND THREATENS BAB AL-MANDEB TOO Ibrahim Rezaei, mouthpiece for Iran's parliamentary National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, announced Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz. He added Tehran’s special forces have the muscle to slam shut the Bab al-Mandeb Strait as well. @TheBabylonTimes