Shafaq News/ Iraqi forces have intensified deployments across western Nineveh to block rocket launches by Iran-linked factions, a senior security source confirmed on Monday.
The move comes amid fears that those factions may enter the fray as Iran and Israel trade missile and drone strikes following Israel’s Operation Rising Lion and Iran’s retaliatory Operation True Promise 3.
Troops raised the alert to Level C—the country’s highest—and reinforced desert zones bordering al-Anbar and Saladin with checkpoints, ambush teams, and patrols, targeting rugged, sparsely monitored terrain previously used for cross-border strikes.
“These areas are under tight watch to prevent any armed activity that could trigger further escalation,” the source told Shafaq News, noting the effort is coordinated with Baghdad and includes enhanced intelligence operations.
Earlier, US forces had heightened alert levels across their positions in Deir ez-Zor, al-Tanf, and Hasakah, reinforcing air defenses as fears of Iran striking bases in the area rose.
The Global Coalition also transferred over 100 truckloads of military gear from Iraq to northeastern Syria through the al-Waleed crossing. Supplies—delivered to bases in Khirab al-Jir, Qasrak, and al-Shaddadi—reportedly included air defense systems and radar arrays.
MZ: I’m not discouraged…..I think we see the end. Wish we knew how quickly Iran will wrap up. I have a number of sources who think Iran will cave and we will have resolution within the week. Then I think it is all a “GO”
Member: Do you think the Iranian rial will go at the same time as the others?
MZ: I think the rial will be in the first basket.
I am feeling good about the rial going now.
Member: What about any new bond updates Mark ? thank you
MZ: I don’t have any new bond updates at all. And I just went through all my messages. Hopefully I will have updates by tomorrow.
FRANK26: "BUT YOU WILL LIE AND SAY YOU HAD A DEAL FOR THIS SATURDAY!!!"......F26
Iran: No justification for continuing nuclear negotiations with the US
6/14/2025
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi announced on Saturday the cancellation of nuclear negotiations with Iran, stressing that they are "unjustified."
Araghchi said in press statements: Continuing nuclear talks between Iran and the United States is unjustified while Israel's barbaric attacks continue.
He added, "The IAEA Board of Governors' decision has become a pretext for the Zionist entity to attack our nuclear facilities," stating, "We call on all countries to condemn these criminal acts and pressure the occupation to halt its aggression."
He pointed out that "attacking our nuclear facilities is illegal, and the international community must hold the Israeli entity accountable for this," calling on "the European Union and the UN Security Council to take a responsible stance against the occupation's attacks on our lands."
As Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said in a statement ahead of the talks scheduled for Sunday, "It is clear that under such circumstances, and until the Zionist regime's aggression against the Iranian nation stops, engaging in dialogue with a party that is the aggressor's biggest supporter and partner is meaningless."
The Iranian parliament revealed on Saturday that it is seriously considering closing the Strait of Hormuz, which is responsible for a significant portion of the world's oil shipments.
Reuters quoted an Iranian parliament member as saying: "We are seriously considering closing the Strait of Hormuz."
Brigadier General Esmail Kowsari of the Iranian Armed Forces also announced that "closing the Strait of Hormuz is under consideration, and we will make the appropriate decision with all firmness."
Iran's Fars News Agency reported that Nojeh Air Base in Hamadan was subjected to two missile attacks, while Iranian media reported five explosions in the city of Tabriz, confirming that the Tabriz refinery is still operating normally and that the circulating news about it being targeted is false .
Iranian media reported earlier on Saturday that a series of Israeli attacks targeted sensitive military and nuclear sites in several Iranian provinces .
A short while ago, Iranian media reported violent explosions in several Iranian cities, including Tabriz, Khorramabad, and Kermanshah.
It's security and stability and that's what the monetary reform of Iraq needed desperately and that's what was born yesterday and taking its first baby steps...
Give it time to do what it has to do, bring forth the new exchange rate and lower notes. That's what security and stability is for Iraq...and in doing so...the whole domino effect will occur.