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Sisi spoke in Cairo on Monday in the name of humanity and in the name of peace-loving people. Whether Trump will respond to that appeal, or whether the American president will continue to escalate toward the obliteration of the very infrastructure whose disruption is already causing a global crisis, remains to be seen.
Fifteen hours after the first bombs struck western Tehran, the Middle East stands at a precipice shaped by three competing bets. The facts are still emerging, and the smoke has not cleared.
Several explosions were heard in the center of Tehran after Israel announced it had launched a missile attack on Iran. US sources say the US is also involved in the conflict. Donald Trump confirmed the attack. “The terrorist regime cannot have nuclear weapons,” he said.
The U.S. has amassed a significant fleet in the Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, Red Sea, and Gulf of Oman. These forces nearly encircle the Arabian Peninsula.
President Donald Trump declared that he has successfully orchestrated a significant operation against Venezuela, resulting in the capture and extraction of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.
As top US diplomats met with Ukrainian officials in Geneva today, the consensus as described by American officials is, so far, “quietly constructive”, an encouraging step in what they insist remains a credible path to peace.
In a move signaling cautious optimism for Central Africa’s troubled heartland, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda announced a landmark economic agreement on Friday
