— ❗️🇸🇾 Statement by the Islamic Resistance Front in Syria:

'Cells of the Islamic Resistance Front in Syria are currently confronting an incursion of the Israeli occupation forces on the Nawa and Tasil axis, engaging them with appropriate weapons, inflicting direct casualties among their ranks in addition to downing an enemy drone.

Indeed Allah is the Guardian of the Oppressed, and the Supporter of the Wronged.'

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— NOTE: While there are several groups currently claiming to be fighting against Israel, especially the newly formed 'Islamic Resistance Front in Syria', there is no solid proof that these groups have any significant forces or influence on the ground.

As of now, they likely consist of small amounts of hideout cells aligned with the former government, but there is no meaningful large-scale or organized resistance. The lack of visual footage uploaded by the groups, in addition to claims of engagements usually only surfacing after clashes already took place, indicates this could be mostly false claims of responsibility.

While some previous instances of fighting between local Syrians and the IDF in Daraa seemed to be carried out by this group, the current clashes are likely a result of calls for popular mobilization by several mosques throughout villages in southern Syria today.

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TLDR; Yes, resistance groups against Israel do exist in Syria, but the ongoing clashes are a result of local armed residents confronting the Israelis after calls for mobilization from mosques throughout villages today.

— 🇺🇸 NEW: The S&P 500 index, a representation of the U.S. stock market and the top 500 companies, declined by almost 4% immediately after the implementation of Trump's tariffs, marking a new 6-month low

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— 🇺🇸 NEW: Trump has imposed 10% reciprocal tariffs on the 'Heard and McDonald Islands', an Australian territory in the Indian Ocean with a population of 0, but a large penguin and endangered bird population

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Bro imposed tariffs on an iceberg

— 🇭🇺/🇮🇱 NEW: Hungary has announced its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), just hours after hosting Israeli Prime Minister and international fugitive Benjamin Netanyahu.

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— 🇺🇸 NEW: The American stock market declines sharply after Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs

Trump says today is a historic day, and the U.S. is winning 'very bigly' and 'very strongly'.

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> Winning very bigly, #MAGA 🇺🇸🔥

— 🇺🇸/🇺🇳 NEW: The U.S. mission to the United Nations has sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stating its opposition to the renewal of Francesca Albanese's role as UN Special Rapporteur due to allegations of 'antisemitism.'

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— 🇺🇸 UPDATE: All four U.S. Army soldiers that died last week in Lithuania have been identified:

Pfc. Dante D. Taitano, 21
Sgt. Edvin F. Franco, 25
Sgt. Jose Duenez Jr., 25
Staff Sgt. Troy S. Knutson Collins, 28

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— 🇨🇳/🇺🇸/🇹🇼 NEW: Chinese fighter jets intercepted a U.S. fighter jet operating in Chinese airspace off the Western coast of Taiwan

The United States considers the airspace as part of international airspace, while China asserts it as sovereign Chinese airspace as part of Taiwan Province.

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷/🇴🇲 NEW: After the U.S. agreed to indirect negotiations, Iran agreed to send a low-ranking delegation to Oman within the next few weeks, to begin talks with the U.S.

The United States has reportedly walked back some of the demands stated in Trump's letter, and says there is 'wiggle room' and that Trump is 'flexible'.

As of now, Iran still rejects any attempt at direct negotiations, stating that Iranian officials will not sit at the same table with an American, unless 'good progress' is made through mediators.

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— So, the Americans walked back some of their earlier demands.

It seems we will engage in indirect negotiations and just try to drag them out as long as possible, with no result. If we're smart, we'd work on nukes in the meantime.

In any case, the outcome will be the same: No Nuclear Deal. Because the United States refuses to offer guarantees and assurances.

Additionally, no deal can be made before sanctions are relieved first, this is the official Iranian position, and the U.S. repeatedly stated this won't happen.

Long story short: There will be no deal, unless the Americans make massive concessions, which will not happen – and if it does, we'd be dumb not to take it.

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 For those who don't know, the Iranian demands for a new Nuclear Deal with the U.S. are basically the following:

1. The deal must be an official treaty, ratified by U.S. Congress, so that a future American President cannot unilaterally withdraw (like Trump did).

2. Before any negotiations begin, the U.S. must remove sanctions on Iran's medical sector and others. After the deal is signed, there must be FULL sanctions relief, meaning all sanctions have to be removed, not just a few.

3. In case of a U.S. withdrawal from the deal, Iran has the right to engage an immediate 'snap-back' clause: Installing advanced centrifuges and beginning rapid enrichment of uranium and increasing the stockpile.

4. Iran must be allowed to reconnect to the SWIFT payment system, in order to perform international transactions.

5. Iran will be allowed to keep its nuclear program, including advanced enrichment for 'research purposes'.

6. There will be no negotiations or limitations on Iran's ballistic missile program or support for regional groups.

7. Iran's financial assets that have been frozen abroad must be released.

If any of these points are not agreed to, the likelihood of a new Nuclear Deal is extremely unlikely. Many of these clauses are the result of distrust due to previous U.S. betrayal.

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