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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
The US wants a 'temporary truce'
2026-07-26
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited

Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:

[ColonelCasssad] Another scam from the US.

The US proposed a temporary ceasefire to Iran, including Yemen. Then the US would "so be it" – return to the "spirit of Islamabad." However, the US does not want Lebanon and Hezbollah to be included in this agreement, in order to preserve Israel's freedom of action there.

Of course, the US has no intention of fulfilling its agreements with Iran and its demands, and it urgently needs a ceasefire to quell panic in the oil market after the war began directly affecting Saudi Arabia's oil industry. Naturally, the pause will be used to accumulate forces and resources for further aggression against Iran. In my opinion, in the next few days, the US will attempt more serious strikes using strategic bombers against Iran's missile cities and nuclear facilities, preparations for which are already being detected. But this strike will also achieve nothing for the US, and the crisis will continue to escalate.

Iran will continue to twist the US's balls through the oil industry and strikes against American military bases throughout the region. Moreover, the Houthi factor has become more active, and the burning Saudi Aramco facilities clearly hint that things will only get worse for those who were preparing an attack on Iran.

More from Boris Rozhin
Consequences of the attack on the Patriot air defense system in Kuwait.

The Iranians managed to disable the radar and hit one launcher during a combined missile and drone attack.

There were several hits on the sites. The US is hiding its losses, although the US Congress is already openly demanding real data on US losses in the war with Iran. The Pentagon is understandably greatly understating them, and even the US doesn't particularly trust the official figures. And what a pretext for impending escalation. It's night. Saudi Arabia bombed Hodeida, "in retaliation for the attacks on Saudi tankers."

The Houthis have already promised to soon escalate by striking Saudi Arabia. They previously attacked the Jizan and Asir provinces in Saudi Arabia in response to Saudi strikes on Sana'a airport. The threat of a blockade of the Bab el-Mandebwa Strait also remains. Iran and the US exchanged strikes overnight.

The US hit military targets in Iran, while Iran struck targets in Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, and Jordan. In Bahrain, Iran destroyed an Amazon data center. A Patriot missile was also observed falling on residential buildings, but this is a common occurrence with Patriot missiles.

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