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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is warning that “any miscalculated move will trap the enemy in the deadly whirlpools” of the Strait of Hormuz, after President Trump ordered a U.S. naval blockade of the waterway.Trump’s latest ranting social media post came hours after talks between the U.S. and Iran collapsed in Pakistan, with Vice President JD Vance complaining that Tehran wouldn’t give in to Washington’s demands.Instead, Iran has continued to stand firm on its red lines for a deal, which include a ceasefire for Lebanon, the right to continue uranium enrichment, and control of the Strait of Hormuz.Source links: https://rachelblevins.substack.com/p/iran-strait-hormuz-blockade/ Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rachelblevinsSubscribe on Substack: https://rachelblevins.substack.comJoin my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rachelblevinsListen to this episode on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7yEqPjbHH1zLYfKK2qJJgB?si=hOpaafVURCmKbKBi3iW-pg/ Follow on X: https://x.com/rachblevinsSubscribe on Telegram: https://t.me/rachblevinsSubscribe on Rumble: https://rumble.com/rachelblevinsSubscribe on Odysee: https://odysee.com/@rachelblevins:5Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachblevinsFollow on Facebook: https://facebook.com/rachelblevinsjournalistThank you for your support!

Iranian media is reporting that a U.S. destroyer reversed course in the Strait of Hormuz in response to warnings from Iran that it would be targeted “within 30 minutes” if it continued. Axios is reporting that multiple U.S. warships have crossed the Strait, in their first attempt since the war began six weeks ago.This, as talks begin between delegations from the U.S. and Iran in Islamabad, with Tehran making its red lines clear, which include: a ceasefire for the entire region, unfreezing Iranian assets, and control of the Strait of Hormuz,Dr. Foad Izadi, an author and associate professor in the Department of American Studies at the University of Tehran, noted that Iran is prepared for every possibility, including the U.S. using these talks as another "deception" campaign to buy time for the next phase of the war.Source links: https://rachelblevins.substack.com/p/iran-talks-islamabad-foad-izadi/ Follow Dr. Izadi on X: https://x.com/IzadiFoad/Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rachelblevinsSubscribe on Substack: https://rachelblevins.substack.comJoin my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rachelblevinsListen to this episode on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7yEqPjbHH1zLYfKK2qJJgB?si=hOpaafVURCmKbKBi3iW-pg/ Follow on X: https://x.com/rachblevinsSubscribe on Telegram: https://t.me/rachblevinsSubscribe on Rumble: https://rumble.com/rachelblevinsSubscribe on Odysee: https://odysee.com/@rachelblevins:5Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachblevinsFollow on Facebook: https://facebook.com/rachelblevinsjournalistThank you for your support!

When Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was relaying the message that progress was being made toward a ceasefire deal on Tuesday, he was doing so with the Trump Admin signing off on the wording of his messages, according to reports.That wording included the announcement of a ceasefire, just before President Trump’s deadline, which Sharif said included the U.S. and Iran, “along with their allies,” and was effective immediately: “everywhere including Lebanon and elsewhere.” Yet, the Trump Admin now claims they never approved the inclusion of a ceasefire for Lebanon. How convenient that their claims come after Trump got his temporary propaganda victory with a ceasefire before his deadline, AND after Netanyahu got his, with a horrific Israeli massacre in Lebanon that left hundreds of civilians dead and wounded.Source links: https://rachelblevins.substack.com/p/iran-deal-pakistan-lebanon-ceasefire/ Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rachelblevinsSubscribe on Substack: https://rachelblevins.substack.comJoin my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rachelblevinsListen to this episode on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7yEqPjbHH1zLYfKK2qJJgB?si=hOpaafVURCmKbKBi3iW-pg/ Follow on X: https://x.com/rachblevinsSubscribe on Telegram: https://t.me/rachblevinsSubscribe on Rumble: https://rumble.com/rachelblevinsSubscribe on Odysee: https://odysee.com/@rachelblevins:5Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachblevinsFollow on Facebook: https://facebook.com/rachelblevinsjournalistThank you for your support!

The U.S. and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire, with plans to begin negotiations in Pakistan on Friday. But while President Trump is framing this as a victory, because he got Iran to agree to a ceasefire… Tehran is noting that they got the U.S. to agree to their 10-point plan, which includes Iran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s right to enrich uranium, and the promise to lift ALL U.S. sanctions on Iran.In a statement, Iran’s Supreme National Security Council emphasized: “this does not signify the termination of the war,” and said: “Our hands remain upon the trigger, and should the slightest error be committed by the enemy, it shall be met with full force.”Brian Berletic, a geopolitical analyst and Host of The New Atlas, noted that we have to remember the U.S. can’t be trusted and it has a history of engaging in talks while using Israel to carry out attacks against Iran. And given the Trump Admin’s recent rhetoric threatening Iran’s civilization, we should be concerned that the next Israeli attack could involve a nuclear weapon.Source links: https://rachelblevins.substack.com/p/iran-war-ceasefire-brian-berletic/ Follow Brian Berletic on X: https://x.com/BrianJBerletic/ and subscribe to The New Atlas: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheNewAtlas/Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rachelblevinsSubscribe on Substack: https://rachelblevins.substack.comJoin my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rachelblevinsListen to this episode on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7yEqPjbHH1zLYfKK2qJJgB?si=hOpaafVURCmKbKBi3iW-pg/ Follow on X: https://x.com/rachblevinsSubscribe on Telegram: https://t.me/rachblevinsSubscribe on Rumble: https://rumble.com/rachelblevinsSubscribe on Odysee: https://odysee.com/@rachelblevins:5Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachblevinsFollow on Facebook: https://facebook.com/rachelblevinsjournalistThank you for your support!

Iran’s envoy to the UN, Amir-Saeid Iravani, warned that if Trump attacks: “Iran will not stand idle in the face of such egregious war crimes. It will exercise, without hesitation, its inherent right of self-defense and will take immediate and proportionate reciprocal measures.”This, after the U.S. president declared that: “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” if Tehran doesn’t make a deal with Washington by 8 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday.International Relations and Security Analyst Mark Sleboda noted that “the fate of U.S. hegemony is a stake” in the next 24 hours, as the Trump Admin decides whether to severely escalate this war, to their detriment, or to pull back and acknowledge reality. As it is clearer than ever that Iran holds the cards, and its resistance is making it even more of a global power.Source links: https://rachelblevins.substack.com/p/iran-war-trump-attack-mark-sleboda/ Follow Mark Sleboda on X: https://x.com/MarkSleboda1/ and check out his page on Substack: https://marksleboda.substack.com/ and support his work on Boosty: https://boosty.to/therealpolitick/Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rachelblevinsSubscribe on Substack: https://rachelblevins.substack.comJoin my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rachelblevinsListen to this episode on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7yEqPjbHH1zLYfKK2qJJgB?si=hOpaafVURCmKbKBi3iW-pg/ Follow on X: https://x.com/rachblevinsSubscribe on Telegram: https://t.me/rachblevinsSubscribe on Rumble: https://rumble.com/rachelblevinsSubscribe on Odysee: https://odysee.com/@rachelblevins:5Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachblevinsFollow on Facebook: https://facebook.com/rachelblevinsjournalistThank you for your support!

President Trump is openly declaring that Iran’s “whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” if they don’t agree to a deal by 8 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday. This, as Vice President JD Vance says the U.S. has tools “so far hasn’t decided to use” to enforce Trump’s ultimatum (the White House claims he wasn’t referring to nuclear weapons).We also have various reports that Iranian negotiators have pulled back from talks through third-party mediator, Pakistan. This, as the U.S. and Israel increase their attacks on railways and bridges instead Iran, with reports that the U.S. has also carried out strikes on Kharg Island. Iran has vowed to continue its strategic response. Source links: https://rachelblevins.substack.com/p/iran-war-trump-ultimatum/ Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rachelblevinsSubscribe on Substack: https://rachelblevins.substack.comJoin my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rachelblevinsListen to this episode on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7yEqPjbHH1zLYfKK2qJJgB?si=hOpaafVURCmKbKBi3iW-pg/ Follow on X: https://x.com/rachblevinsSubscribe on Telegram: https://t.me/rachblevinsSubscribe on Rumble: https://rumble.com/rachelblevinsSubscribe on Odysee: https://odysee.com/@rachelblevins:5Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachblevinsFollow on Facebook: https://facebook.com/rachelblevinsjournalistThank you for your support!

Iran is reporting the complete destruction of at least 12 American aircraft in Isfahan, following the attempted U.S. Military operation over the weekend: two MC-130 transport planes, four Little Bird helicopters, four Black Hawk helicopters, and two MQ-9 Reaper drones. This, as questions remain about what the U.S. was attempting in the region, as it was a significant distance from the pilot it claimed to be rescuing from an F-15E fighter jet downed by Iran, near the Persian Gulf. Independent Journalist Robert Inlakesh noted that it was expected the U.S. would retrieve its owns pilots (it knew their location and Iran didn’t), but the fact that the U.S. Military sent in a dozen aircraft and 100 special ops in a convoluted mission that sounds like a Hollywood movie is just embarrassing, and shows the U.S. has no real strategy.But while the Trump Admin begs for a ceasefire from Iran, and Tehran points to its demands for an end to U.S. and Israeli aggression across the region, we are reminded that Iran has a planned response for every escalation pursued by its opponents. Source links: https://rachelblevins.substack.com/p/military-iran-ambush-isfahan-robert-inlakesh/ Follow Robert Inlakesh on X: https://x.com/falasteen47/ and check out his page on Substack: https://robertinlakesh.substack.com/Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rachelblevinsSubscribe on Substack: https://rachelblevins.substack.comJoin my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rachelblevinsListen to this episode on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7yEqPjbHH1zLYfKK2qJJgB?si=hOpaafVURCmKbKBi3iW-pg/ Follow on X: https://x.com/rachblevinsSubscribe on Telegram: https://t.me/rachblevinsSubscribe on Rumble: https://rumble.com/rachelblevinsSubscribe on Odysee: https://odysee.com/@rachelblevins:5Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachblevinsFollow on Facebook: https://facebook.com/rachelblevinsjournalistThank you for your support!

We're told the U.S. Military just carried out a "heroic" and "daring" mission to rescue the second pilot on an F-15E fighter jet that was shot down by Iran, and that we should focus only on the perfect Hollywood plot of it all. Don't ask any questions about why the U.S. sent a dozen aircraft and helicopters with over 100 service members in to Isfahan, when the pilot was supposed to have ejected near the Persian Gulf in Khuzestan. Or why the U.S. Military claims to have destroyed its own aircraft and helicopters, saying they got stuck in the sand... and insisting that no one was injured or killed in the process.So, why did they target Isfahan, and was it a failed attempt to seize the stockpiles of highly enriched uranium they believe are stored at the region's nuclear facility?Source links: https://rachelblevins.substack.com/p/iran-pilot-rescue-isfahan/ Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rachelblevinsSubscribe on Substack: https://rachelblevins.substack.comJoin my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rachelblevinsListen to this episode on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7yEqPjbHH1zLYfKK2qJJgB?si=hOpaafVURCmKbKBi3iW-pg/ Follow on X: https://x.com/rachblevinsSubscribe on Telegram: https://t.me/rachblevinsSubscribe on Rumble: https://rumble.com/rachelblevinsSubscribe on Odysee: https://odysee.com/@rachelblevins:5Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachblevinsFollow on Facebook: https://facebook.com/rachelblevinsjournalistThank you for your support!

President Trump is throwing another temper tantrum on social media, extending his own deadline for a deal until 8pm Eastern on Tuesday, and threatening to go on a war crimes spree targeting Iran’s civilian infrastructure if Tehran does not comply.This, after Iran shot down a U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet on Friday, and Washington’s frantic search mission to rescue the two pilots onboard led to Iran shooting down an A-10 Warthog fighter aircraft (which crashed over Kuwait, where the pilot ejected) and damaging two Black Hawk helicopters.Iran is reporting that it shot down two US C-130 support aircraft and two Black Hawk helicopters in Isfahan. The Wall Street Journal is also reporting that the U.S. destroyed two of its own MC-130J Special Operations aircraft during the mission, which cost over $100 Million each.Veteran Journalist Elijah Magnier noted that the U.S. is now stuck in this war of choice pursued by the Trump Admin, and Iran will not allow for an easy off-ramp. Instead, we are seeing the true birth of the Axis of Resistance as a military force, with coordinated attacks targeting Israel (and U.S. Military sites) coming from Iran, Hezbollah in Lebanon, Ansar Allah in Yemen, and Iraq.Source links: https://rachelblevins.substack.com/p/iran-resistance-war-elijah-magnier/ Follow Elijah Magnier on X: https://x.com/ejmalrai/ and check out his website: https://ejmagnier.com/Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rachelblevinsSubscribe on Substack: https://rachelblevins.substack.comJoin my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rachelblevinsListen to this episode on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7yEqPjbHH1zLYfKK2qJJgB?si=hOpaafVURCmKbKBi3iW-pg/ Follow on X: https://x.com/rachblevinsSubscribe on Telegram: https://t.me/rachblevinsSubscribe on Rumble: https://rumble.com/rachelblevinsSubscribe on Odysee: https://odysee.com/@rachelblevins:5Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachblevinsFollow on Facebook: https://facebook.com/rachelblevinsjournalistThank you for your support!

President Trump gave a primetime address, where he updated the world on the war in Iran, and said: "We are going to hit them extremely hard over the next two to three weeks. We’re going to bring them back to the Stone Ages, where they belong." He then insisted that "discussions are ongoing" and Iran wants to make a deal. Tehran has said that's not the case, and they've refused to enter into a third round of negotiations after they were attacked during the first two attempts.Jeffrey Sachs, an economist, best-selling author, and professor at Columbia University, described Trump's threats as "incoherent, nasty, illegal and reckless," noting that the U.S. president is broadcasting his war crimes to the world, declaring he wants to turn Iran into the next Gaza, and giving Iran no reason to consider talks. Source links: https://rachelblevins.substack.com/p/iran-war-trump-jeffrey-sachs/ Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rachelblevinsSubscribe on Substack: https://rachelblevins.substack.comJoin my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rachelblevinsListen to this episode on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7yEqPjbHH1zLYfKK2qJJgB?si=hOpaafVURCmKbKBi3iW-pg/ Follow on X: https://x.com/rachblevinsSubscribe on Telegram: https://t.me/rachblevinsSubscribe on Rumble: https://rumble.com/rachelblevinsSubscribe on Odysee: https://odysee.com/@rachelblevins:5Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachblevinsFollow on Facebook: https://facebook.com/rachelblevinsjournalistThank you for your support!

The United Nations is warning that Lebanon is “at a breaking point” as Israel’s illegal war of aggression on the country has left more than 1,300 people dead (many of whom was women, children and healthcare workers) and more than 1.1 million people displaced. Independent Journalist Jalyssa Dugrot noted that this is an “existential war” for the Lebanese people, and while many have been forced to live in cars and tents as they struggle to survive Israel’s latest attacks on their homes and communities, they are continuing to persevere and fight for their land. Source links: https://rachelblevins.substack.com/p/lebanon-war-israel-jalyssa-dugrot/ Follow Jalyssa Dugrot on X: https://x.com/jalyssaspeaking/ and on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jalyssadugrot/ Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rachelblevinsSubscribe on Substack: https://rachelblevins.substack.comJoin my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rachelblevinsListen to this episode on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7yEqPjbHH1zLYfKK2qJJgB?si=hOpaafVURCmKbKBi3iW-pg/ Follow on X: https://x.com/rachblevinsSubscribe on Telegram: https://t.me/rachblevinsSubscribe on Rumble: https://rumble.com/rachelblevinsSubscribe on Odysee: https://odysee.com/@rachelblevins:5Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachblevinsFollow on Facebook: https://facebook.com/rachelblevinsjournalistThank you for your support!

It’s April Fools Day, which means someone must have told Trump that Iran has a new president who wants a ceasefire… because that’s the opposite of what Tehran is saying. This, as Trump now has a “2-3 week” timeline he is promoting for the end of the war in Iran, while the U.S. prepares for the possibility of an attempted ground invasion.Laith Marouf, journalist and executive director of Free Palestine TV, noted that Iran has the power to decide WHEN this war ends and HOW it ends, and we are seeing the Axis of Resistance more united than ever, as Iran, Hezbollah and Ansar Allah join together in attacks on Israel, and Tehran continues to target U.S. vassal states in the Persian Gulf.Source links: https://rachelblevins.substack.com/p/resistance-fighters-beat-israel-lebanon-laith-marouf/Follow Laith Marouf on X: https://x.com/TVFreePalestine/ and subscribe to Free Palestine TV: https://www.youtube.com/@tvfreepalestine/Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rachelblevinsSubscribe on Substack: https://rachelblevins.substack.comJoin my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rachelblevinsListen to this episode on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7yEqPjbHH1zLYfKK2qJJgB?si=hOpaafVURCmKbKBi3iW-pg/ Follow on X: https://x.com/rachblevinsSubscribe on Telegram: https://t.me/rachblevinsSubscribe on Rumble: https://rumble.com/rachelblevinsSubscribe on Odysee: https://odysee.com/@rachelblevins:5Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachblevinsFollow on Facebook: https://facebook.com/rachelblevinsjournalistThank you for your support!