China has now explicitly warned the United States, by name, "NOT to block/intercept Chinese ships/tankers, or face consequences that could potentially include military." | China's Minister of Defense Admiral Dong Jun said publicly today "We are committed for peace & stability in the world. We are monitoring the situation in the middle east. Our ships are moving in and out of the waters of Strait of Hormuz. We have trade & energy agreements with Iran. We will respect & honor them and expect others to not meddle in our affairs. Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz and it is open for us."

Seyed Mohammad Marandi is in Islamabad, where the negotiations between Iran and the US collapsed. Marandi explains why the negotiations failed and that there will likely be a return to war. In the US media, there are already threats to kill the Iranian leadership and delegation. Marandi is a professor at Tehran University and a former advisor to Iran's Nuclear Negotiation Team. (Recorded 12 April 2026)

■ Tehran vows ‘permanent’ control of Hormuz after US announces blockade of Iranian ports (The Cradle)

Instead of sacrificing young Turkish soldiers for the despot in Qatar who helps murder Iranian women and children, Erdogan should respect the demands of the Turkish people, stop the flow of oil to Netanyahu, shut down US and NATO bases, and break off ties with the Zionist regime. https://t.co/xq5BzF8SdA

— Seyed Mohammad Marandi (@s_m_marandi) March 22, 2026

✅ Pezeshkian Put To Rest Speculation That Marandi’s Anti-Erdogan Posts Were State-Approved (A. Korybko)

Simplicius | As expected the Iran-US talks in Pakistan have led to a deadlock—or, in other words, failed. | The entire foundation on which the talks were premised was phony because the US is agreement-incapable and does nothing but lie at every stage of the process. ■ First, it had come out that the US had been begging Pakistan to intervene and force Iran into talks for weeks. Then when Iran finally agreed, it had come out that the US was involved in the drafting of the Pakistani announcement which specifically stated that Lebanon was to be included in the ceasefire. But as soon as the ceasefire took effect, and Israel brazenly ignored the new restrictions, the US immediately changed its tune and claimed that the Iranian side had “misunderstood” the agreement, and that Lebanon was never part of the equation.

Trump attacked the pope and then figured himself as Jesus--all in the same night.
This only a week after he spit on Christians for Easter.
Trump mocks Christians and Christianity at his masters' command. pic.twitter.com/yLprsQz2Ow

— Michael Rectenwald, Ph.D. (@RecTheRegime) April 13, 2026

On Orthodox Easter, President Trump attacked the Pope because the Pope is rightly against Trump’s war in Iran and then he posted this picture of himself as if he is replacing Jesus.
This comes after last week’s post of his evil tirade on Easter and then threatening to kill an… pic.twitter.com/mq27jxJEnt

— Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@FmrRepMTG) April 13, 2026

A massive firestorm of international condemnation erupted on Orthodox Easter Monday after President Donald Trump launched a vicious attack on Pope Leo XIV and shared an image of himself depicted as Jesus Christ. | People, cutting across the political and religious spectrum, labeled the remarks as “deranged,” “abhorrent,” and a dangerous display of a “messiah complex.” ● It came days after Pope Leo XIV strongly criticized Trump’s unprovoked war against the Islamic Republic of Iran and the threat to end the Iranian civilization, which the Pontiff called “truly unacceptable” on moral and international law grounds. ● In response, Trump lashed out at the spiritual leader of over 1.3 billion Catholics worldwide.

🚩 Trump attacks Pope (RT)