via https://t.me/VA_Nikonov/58120

Lavrov declared that “open war has been declared” on Russia:

Another very powerful factor destabilizing the global situation is the West’s decades-long expansion on the Eurasian continent, primarily in areas where Russia has always had strong influence and where our traditional, legitimate interests have existed. This obsessive desire, which has simply erupted openly in recent years, has been expressed in the slogan “to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia.”

Open war has been declared on us. The Kiev regime is being used as a kind of spearhead . But everyone knows that this spearhead is helpless, without the material support of Western weapons, Western intelligence, satellite systems, military training, and much, much more. The Kiev regime and the Ukrainian state are being openly used as a geopolitical battering ram. Some outspoken individuals, I think they were in the Belgian or German General Staff, have publicly declared that we are preparing for war with Russia, and that Ukraine is helping us buy time. Well, as they say, it couldn’t get any more frank.

https://x.com/caitoz/status/2046735503526089189
Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz

A Jesus statue vandalized by Israeli soldiers has been treated with more solemnity and contrition than any IDF massacre of real human beings over the past three years.

This is happening because Israel knows its American support base of Christian Zionists will care more about the statue than all of the IDF’s attacks on Palestinian, Lebanese and Iranian human beings combined since 2023.

🇮🇷 Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Baqaei — Full Press Conference Statements

🔸 Iran has no plan for the next round of negotiations.

🔸 The US has shown it lacks seriousness in diplomacy through contradictory behavior and continuous ceasefire violations, including breaking… pic.twitter.com/FDrIM56dmY

— DD Geopolitics (@DD_Geopolitics) April 20, 2026

BREAKING | Spokesman for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters:

"The aggressive United States, by violating the ceasefire and engaging in maritime banditry, attacked an Iranian commercial vessel in the waters of the Oman Sea by opening fire at it and disabling its…

— The Cradle (@TheCradleMedia) April 19, 2026

Tasnim News Agency reports that Iran carried out drones attacks on American naval vessels in the Gulf of Oman as a retaliation to American forces firing at Iranian cargo ship..

https://tasnimnews.ir/fa/news/1405/01/31/3569948/%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%A8%D9%87-%DB%8C%DA%A9-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D8%AA%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B7-%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C

If the so-called 1% were to be successful in their quest to rid their world of us serfs, to enjoy life served up to them in ‘luxury’ by their robotic creations … who will facilitate as they fight amongst each other for ‘King of the hill’ …? Old brain here seems to recall reading (myths/ facts) Joseph Campbell and stories of women gathering food and men fighting boredom by playing silly games between great hunts. Once humanity is eliminated, how will these psychopaths entertain themselves, practice the art of the deal? Even their agenda lacks critical thinking.
(Trump is an example of what happens to one who thinks they are (a) god… a surviving group of entities who each believe they are a god? they will nuke themselves! Ask the Greeks.)

[Musings on a rainy morn … must be something in the water…]

Sabby Sabs covers a clip Of Max Blumenthal talking with Glenn Diesen about involvement of Trump family in Israeli media (Salem Media)

Day 48: Iran Flips the Ultimatum Game on America’s Head
In one of the most pivotal moments of this war

Alon Mizrahi
Apr 15, 2026

https://open.substack.com/pub/alonmizrahi/p/day-48-iran-flips-the-ultimatum-game?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web