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Fans of President Donald Trump's MAGA movement freaked out on Tuesday after Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran. "Based on conversations with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, of Pakistan, and wherein they requested that I hold off the destructive force being sent tonight to Iran, and subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz, I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks," Trump wrote on Truth Social. CNN reported that the deal, which Trump described as a "two-sided ceasefire," includes Israel, which has agreed to abide by the ceasefire. The announcement came about one hour before Trump's self-imposed deadline to reach a deal with Iran. MAGA fans lashed out at Trump on Truth Social over his announced ceasefire. "You will learn eventually. Mistake Sir. Stop drawing a line in the sand since you keep moving it back," a MAGA account named "Louisiana Mimi" posted on Truth Social. "You are still dealing with the radical Iranian leaders. They are who they are.""Boo. Bomb the s--- out of them," Jacob Fornshell, a military veteran, replied to Trump's post on Truth Social. "F--- THAT!!!! END THIS F------- SHIT ALREADY!!! YOU CAN'T NEGOTIATE WITH F------ TERRORISTS FOR F---- SAKE!" another MAGA fan replied to Trump's post.

A pair of Republican lawmakers broke ranks on Tuesday to bash President Donald Trump's latest threat to Iran. Trump threatened to destroy the entire Iranian "civilization" in a Truth Social post on Tuesday morning if the Iranian regime did not agree to a deal to end the war by the 8:00 p.m. ET deadline that Trump set. Trump has said negotiations are ongoing, and sources told CNN that a deal seems likely to be approved before the deadline. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Rep. Nathaniel Moran (R-TX) lashed out at Trump's statement in separate social media posts. "The President’s threat that 'a whole civilization will die tonight' cannot be excused away as an attempt to gain leverage in negotiations with Iran," Murkowski wrote on X. "This type of rhetoric is an affront to the ideals our nation has sought to uphold and promote around the world for nearly 250 years. It undermines our long-standing role as a global beacon of freedom and directly endangers Americans both abroad and at home."Moran added that he "does not support" Trump's threat. "I have and will continue to support a strong national defense—one that is focused, disciplined, and firmly rooted in protecting the safety and security of the American people," Moran wrote on X. "But, how we protect the lives of the innocent is just as important as how we engage the enemy. America is great because America is good."

Officials said that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has boasted how the war in Iran has been successful for the United States and that President Donald Trump has repeated his false claims, according to a Washington Post report on Tuesday. This misleading information has concerned insiders who have worried that these statements have contradicted the actual reality of the military operation. After the rescue of two stranded F-15 service members, it appeared that Hegseth had started to misinform both Trump and the public about the current status of the ongoing war."The chaotic but successful rescue mission has become the clearest indication yet that Hegseth’s repeated claims of air dominance come with serious caveats, and has reinforced concerns inside the Trump administration that his messaging about the war is overly optimistic and risks misinforming both the public and the president," The Post reported."Pete is not speaking truth to the president," an administration official, who spoke under the condition of anonymity, told the outlet. "As a result, the president is out there repeating misleading information."Hegseth has claimed for weeks that Iran had a weakened military with 'no air defenses' and that the country could do 'nothing' about potential U.S. attacks; however, it was clear that wasn't the case. Trump during his White House press conference on Monday admitted that a shoulder-fired "heat-seeking missile" had taken the F-15 down deep inside Iran. The White House and Pentagon have pushed back on any scrutiny of Hegseth's messaging on the war to the public.

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Ripple effects of oil and fertiliser shortage felt by farmers in India and Sri Lanka despite governments saying there is enough stock to go roundGurvinder Singh never thought the war in Iran would touch his quiet corner of Punjab.Yet looking out over his smallholding, where he alternates between wheat and rice crops in the state known as India’s breadbasket, the 52-year-old farmer can barely think of anything else. His anxiety over a conflict playing out thousands of miles away is crippling as he fears what will come of this season’s rice crop. Continue reading...

Min Aung Hlaing seized control five years ago and plunged Myanmar into conflict and economic chaosMin Aung Hlaing, the military general who plunged Myanmar into conflict and economic chaos when he took power in the 2021 coup has been appointed president, months after widely condemned sham elections.Min Aung Hlaing, who is wanted by the prosecutor of the international criminal court for crimes against humanity against the Rohingya Muslim minority, was voted president by lawmakers on Friday. Myanmar’s parliament is dominated by the pro-military party, which won a landslide in one-sided elections earlier this year. Continue reading...