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Donald Trump, the US President, during a ceremony at the White House attended by the King of Britain, spoke about his mother's affection for the British royal family, referencing his personal memories of her. Trump said at this ceremony that his mother "was in love with the Queen" and whenever any ceremony related to the royal family was held, she would "carefully watch it on television." He added that his mother would often tell him while pointing to royal ceremonies: "Look Donald, how beautiful it is" and emphasized that she "truly loved the royal family." The US President also, referring to the youth of Charles III, the current King of Britain, said his mother had told him: "Look, young Charles... how adorable he is" and added with a humorous tone: "My mother had a crush on Charles." Trump concluded with an emotional reference, saying he now thinks to himself what his mother "would be thinking at this moment." @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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A man in India pulled his sister's skeleton from her grave and took it to a bank as proof of death. According to the Times of India, a man in Odisha state in eastern India, after being unable to withdraw his deceased sister's bank deposit, removed her skeleton from the burial site and protested in front of a rural bank in Malipasi village - an act that horrified bank employees and brought police to the scene. According to this report, his sister had died about two months ago and had nearly 19,300 rupees in her account, equivalent to about $200. Bank officials had refused to pay this amount due to lack of legal documents and had asked him to provide a death certificate. Police announced that this man, due to unfamiliarity with administrative procedures, instead of preparing documents, brought the remains of the body to the bank as evidence. Finally, with police intervention, he was convinced to rebury the skeleton and provide the necessary documents to receive the money. @VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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Donald Trump, President of the United States, on Tuesday, April 28th, accused Friedrich Merz of not understanding the danger of Iran's regime obtaining nuclear weapons, in response to Merz's recent positions regarding the Islamic Republic and the war. Trump wrote on Truth Social: "Friedrich Merz, Germany's Chancellor, thinks there's no problem with Iran having nuclear weapons. He has absolutely no idea what he's talking about! If Iran has nuclear weapons, the entire world will be held hostage. I am right now doing something with Iran that other countries or presidents should have done a long time ago. No wonder Germany is in such a weak state, both economically and in other respects!" In recent days, Merz had announced the European Union's readiness to gradually reduce sanctions against Iran if an agreement is reached - statements that were also met with criticism from the European Commission. Merz had been a supporter of American and Israeli policy since the beginning of the war. @VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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On Tuesday, April 28th, the United States sanctioned 35 entities and individuals for their role in Iran's "shadow banking structure." According to a statement from the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control, these individuals and entities are accused of "facilitating the movement of tens of billions of dollars related to sanctions evasion and Iran's support for terrorism." The office also warned that any company that pays "transit fees" to the Iranian government or the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for passage through the Strait of Hormuz will face significant sanctions. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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The British government announced on April 28, 2025, that it has summoned Iran's ambassador in London in response to "unacceptable and provocative statements" by the Iranian embassy on social media. According to a statement from the British Foreign Office, Hamish Falconer, the country's Minister for Middle Eastern Affairs, emphasized that the Iranian embassy "must stop any propaganda that could be interpreted as encouraging violence in Britain or internationally." This action was taken after reports were published about the Iranian embassy's media activities in London. The Daily Mail reported that the embassy has asked Iranians living in Britain to register for a program called "Life Sacrifice"; an issue that has raised concerns among security experts. @VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Trump's post, machine translation: Iran has recently informed us that it is in a "state of collapse." They are asking us to "open the Strait of Hormuz" as quickly as possible, while trying to organize their leadership situation; something I believe they will be able to accomplish! Thank you for your attention to this matter! President Donald J. Trump realDonaldTrump 📡 @VahidOnline

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The rift that had previously begun within the principlist current became a media battle with the republication of a note by Tasnim News Agency, which continues to this day. Tasnim News Agency, affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards, published an article on April 25, 2024, in the "Other Media News" section titled "Empowering People in the Streets / What Lies Behind Negotiations with America?"; a note that emphasized negotiations with America should not be seen as the ultimate solution and "the power of people in the streets" could be Iran's main backing in negotiations. Part of this note stated "...some propose demands similar to magic beans for it, from lifting all sanctions to a general ceasefire across the entire resistance front..." These two conditions mentioned in the note republished by Tasnim as "magic beans" were among the demands of Mojtaba Khamenei, the third leader of the Islamic Republic, for ending the war. The note "Empowering People in the Streets / What Lies Behind Negotiations with America?" was also republished an hour after being republished on Tasnim by the Mashragh website, close to principlists. Of course, after protests intensified, both media outlets deleted this note. Following that, Rajanews accused Tasnim of indirectly laying media groundwork for returning to negotiations with America and accused this media outlet of distancing itself from previous positions of the so-called "resistance front" current. In response, Tasnim announced in a note titled "Points About a Magic Lie Against Tasnim" that the discussed article was merely published in the media republication section, was not this news agency's official position, and was deleted hours later due to misunderstanding. Tasnim also spoke of "a small group" without directly naming Rajanews, which according to this media outlet, through "psychological operations" is attempting to undermine Tasnim's positions and create division within the principlist current. In another note titled "Rajaei's Path or Kashmiri's Method?" Tasnim wrote to Rajanews: "Hypocrisy and political games and divisiveness and completing the enemy's puzzle, if not Kashmiri's method, is at least not Rajaei's path! The name of martyr Rajaei is tied to sincerity and piety and love of Islam and respect for grand religious authorities and national unity." Another part of this note states: "If Kashmiri's method, which was the assassination of individuals, is condemned and reprehensible; character assassination is no less than physical assassination; as God said the honor of a believer is higher than even the Kaaba." Rajanews is a website close to the Steadfastness Front managed by Meysam Neili Ahmadabadi, a former member of the Steadfastness Front's central council. @ VahidHeadline Tasnim News Agency, affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards, criticizing the Rajanews site, supporters of Saeed Jalili, reported that in recent weeks "suspicious movements to undermine unity in Iran" have formed, serious traces of "infiltration and suspicious movements" are seen, and "even recently some have been arrested in this regard." This Revolutionary Guards-affiliated media described the "Rajanews" site, supporter of Saeed Jalili, as an "organized and suspicious current" that has turned to "divisiveness" and is completing Trump's project. The Rajanews site, belonging to Meysam Neili, brother-in-law of Ebrahim Raisi, is currently very close to the Steadfastness Front. The Rajanews site also responded to this Tasnim article, writing that it will file a complaint against this Revolutionary Guards-affiliated media outlet. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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The news website Axios, citing five Donald Trump advisors, has said that the US President is wavering between two options: launching new military attacks against Iran or waiting to see the effect of "maximum pressure" financial sanctions on the Islamic Republic's willingness to negotiate about ending its nuclear weapons program. According to one of Trump's advisors, he recently said about the Islamic Republic's leaders: "The only thing they understand is bombs." This advisor described Trump's situation as "dissatisfied but realistic" and said he doesn't want to use force, but won't back down either. According to this report, some of Trump's senior advisors want the US to maintain the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz for now and increase economic pressure and sanctions against the Islamic Republic before returning to military attacks. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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The head of the National Saffron Council, complaining about the international internet outage, says: These restrictions have dealt a heavy blow to exporters, as the lack of internet has prevented many exporters from communicating with international customers or shipping their goods on time. Mohsen Ehtesham emphasizes: This situation has created a new opportunity for foreign competitors like Afghanistan, and they are registering and selling Iranian saffron in the global market under their own name. Ehtesham says: Unfortunately, exporters in recent days and following the internet shutdown had no direct contact with international customers, they couldn't even talk to them and make sure whether the goods had reached them or not. This issue not only limited exports, but also caused Iran's saffron position to decline in the global market. Exactly two months have passed since the internet outage at the most unprecedented level in Iran, and depriving Iranians of this civil right has caused serious and in some cases irreparable damage to people's livelihoods, economy, and mental well-being. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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The United Arab Emirates announced on Tuesday, April 28th, that it will withdraw from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC and OPEC Plus. The UAE's exit will take effect on May 1st (May 1st). According to Reuters, this move deals a heavy blow to these two oil-exporting organizations and their de facto leader, Saudi Arabia, at a time when Iran's war has caused a historic shock in the energy market and global economic instability. The UAE's unexpected withdrawal, which has been a long-standing OPEC member, could cause turbulence and weaken this group, which despite internal disagreements over issues ranging from geopolitics to production quotas, has usually tried to present a united front. The UAE's Energy Minister told Reuters on Tuesday that leaving OPEC and OPEC Plus gives the country flexibility since it no longer has commitments to this group, and added that the UAE did not consult directly with others, including Saudi Arabia, before this decision. The UAE's exit from OPEC is considered a major victory for Donald Trump, the US President, who has accused this organization of "taking advantage of the rest of the world" by keeping oil prices high. Trump has also linked US military support for Persian Gulf countries to oil prices, saying that while America defends OPEC members, they "exploit this situation by imposing high oil prices." This move came after the UAE, as an important commercial hub in the region and one of Washington's closest allies, criticized Arab countries for their insufficient actions to protect this country against Iran's multiple attacks during the war. Anwar Gargash, diplomatic advisor to the UAE President, criticized the response of Arab and Persian Gulf countries to Iran's attacks on April 27th at a meeting in the "Gulf Influencers Forum." He said: "Persian Gulf Cooperation Council member countries supported each other logistically, but politically and militarily, in my opinion, their position throughout history has been the weakest." He added: "I expect such a weak position from the Arab League and it's not surprising, but I didn't expect it from the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council and I'm amazed by this." @VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Domestic news agencies including ISNA and Tasnim have announced that the football federations of Angola and North Macedonia have sent letters canceling their friendly matches with Iran's national football team. Previously, the football team was scheduled to play against these two countries before participating in the 2026 World Cup competitions. The preparatory match with Angola had been arranged as a replacement after Puerto Rico's national football team withdrew from facing Iran. Iran's football team will travel to Turkey on May 12 for a preparatory training camp, but the team's preparatory matches remain undetermined. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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An American official reported Donald Trump's dissatisfaction with the Islamic Republic's new proposal. According to this American official, who requested anonymity, the reason for the US President's dissatisfaction was "Iran's proposed plan not addressing this country's nuclear program." On Monday, some Iranian and regional officials had claimed that Iran's new plan includes the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, in exchange for postponing nuclear talks until the end of the war, and lifting the naval blockade of Iranian ports. Donald Trump had warned that he would not accept any proposal that does not specifically guarantee the dismantling of Iran's nuclear program. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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The British Prime Minister asked his country's people not to be "excessively" worried about the impact of Iran's war on the economy; however, he confirmed that citizens might be forced to change their shopping habits or holiday planning. Keir Starmer, who is set to lead the Iran crisis committee meeting on Tuesday, said the government currently has no particular concerns about securing essential supplies. The British Prime Minister emphasized that his government is doing everything in its power to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Germany's Foreign Minister warned in the UN Security Council about the dangers stemming from the stalled Washington-Tehran talks to end the war. Johann Wadephul said this situation could lead to the resumption of conflict with global consequences. The senior German diplomat said on Monday, April 27th, in a meeting focused on maritime security held at the UN Security Council in New York, that the escalation of violence, including missile attacks on civilian targets in Persian Gulf countries, has increased the risk of spreading instability. Johann Wadephul, noting that the negative effects of the conflict have already spread to regions much further from the Persian Gulf, said Iran must refrain from attacking other countries and also end its nuclear program. @VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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CENTCOM released an image on Monday of the USS Rafael Peralta missile destroyer carrying out a maritime blockade mission of Iranian ports by the United States. The image from Sunday shows the American vessel preventing the tanker "Esteem" from reaching an Iranian port. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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The US Treasury Secretary warned the Islamic Republic that it will face gasoline shortages if the naval blockade of its ports continues. Scott Bessent wrote on social media platform X on Monday that "the remaining leaders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps are trapped like drowning rats in a sewer pipe" because "Iran's worn-out oil industry has begun to reduce production due to the naval blockade [imposed by] the United States." He said oil production in Iran will soon collapse and "gasoline shortages in Iran are coming!" @VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline