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Trump made the threat after Merz earlier this week said that the US was being “humiliated” by the Iranian leadership and criticized Washington’s lack of strategy in the war.

Growing Division In Iran's 'Hardline Camp' Emerges Over Halting All Talks With US

It remains difficult to know what's really going on inside Iran, and to accurately assess the state of the country's internal politics, but Financial Times describes a situation of hardliners vs. moderates duking it out to see whether negotiations with the United States should continue.

The report comes well after President Trump and the White House have at various times alleged Tehran governance is 'fractured' and the state is even 'collapsing' - which seems exaggerated if not flatly false. Those more independent-minded analysts outside the mainstream suggest the opposite is the case - that it's Washington which can't stick to any of its red lines and keeps moving the goal posts on negotiations. After all Trump did keep unilaterally extending the ceasefire, and the US has not resumed the bombings even though Trump clearly threatened to (even with 'firm' timelines) as the Iranians sat back

"At the heart of the dispute, which has played out in parliament and state media, is a push by Iran's most hardline politicians to oppose the Islamic republic negotiating with the US over its nuclear program," FT writes.

"Their primary target is Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the veteran parliamentary speaker who led talks to US vice-president JD Vance in Pakistan earlier this month. Politicians linked to Paydari, an influential ultra-hardline faction, suggested that negotiators have not fully followed directives set by the new supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei," the publication continues.

As for definitions, there's also the problem of the West imposing broad brush labels of 'hardline' and 'moderate' from afar, based fundamentally on speculation and we might say, circular logic. After all, any Iranian official who is against pursuing more negotiations - while understandably coming to the conclusion that Washington can't be trusted (after it bombed Iran twice during talks) - gets automatically labelled 'hardliner' by the MSM, and this also carries all kinds of implications overlapping with radical Islam.

But yes, there are clearly holdouts pushing for Tehran not to engage at all, to completely shutter communications, which would likely mean certain return to war:

"Negotiations are now pure damage and nobody should go for negotiations," Mahmoud Nabavian, a member of parliament close to the Paydari who accompanied Iran’s negotiating team to Pakistan, told local media.

And another key section from the report is in the following:

He [Nabavian] criticized inclusion of Iran’s nuclear programme in talks as a “strategic mistake” and implied this is not what the top leader sought. Another hardline politician, Ali Khezrian, claimed to state television that the supreme leader opposed continuing the talks.

Officials “should know that at this sensitive time their obligation is to thoroughly obey and carry out the guidelines of the supreme leader,” Nabavian said.

On Monday, 261 out of 290 MPs issued a statement supporting Ghalibaf and the other negotiators. However, prominent members of Paydari were absent from the list of signatories.

The longer the Hormzu standoff goes, and the more the anti-Tehran rhetoric flows out of the White House and from Trump on Truth Social, the more likely the Paydari faction and others are to influence broader numbers of Iranian leaders and sectors of the public.

Another source (Saudi-funded and Israeli-linked) says "The confrontation largely pits supporters of former nuclear negotiator and National Security Council member Saeed Jalili against allies of his longtime rival, parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who recently led Iran’s delegation in talks in Islamabad."

There's also what war historians and analysts of military doctrine call the rally round the flag effect. This observable trend shows time and again that the more a country gets attacked and isolated, the more that the population rallies around the authorities - which are the only resistance to aggression - and at the same time the 'regime' and its institutions harden.

Trump's Iran war, now about to reach its nine weeks, has taken a somewhat predictable extended path with each side still locked into zero sum demands:

Good news from Reuters: Iran's government is showing signs of fracture after killing of Khamenei.

The bad news: The senior commanders frustrated with interim government want a more hardline stance and aggressive war strategy. pic.twitter.com/HaWgSXlz3B

— Andrew Day (@AKDay89) March 7, 2026

Thus far, US officials have at various (early) points predicted the overthrow of the Islamic Republic, but this has not happened; instead, Tehran is enduring and in the end may become less moderate than it was before. It seems to survive while waging asymmetric warfare to make the pain unbearable (whether economic or political) for Washington.

Tyler Durden Thu, 04/30/2026 - 07:45

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The confessed murderer made the sickening revelation to a forensic psychiatrist during a spate of prison interviews following his arrest over the little girl's 2022 slaying in Forth Worth, Texas, the doctor testified Wednesday.

Welcome To Another Diverse Day In The UK...

Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,

Two shocking incidents unfolding on the same day lay bare the consequences of unchecked mass immigration and a multiculturalism experiment gone wrong in Britain.

In Crewe, police mounted a massive raid on an Islamic sect accused of running a compound rife with modern slavery, forced marriages, and sexual abuse.

Meanwhile, in London, a knife-wielding attacker stabbed two Jewish men in a brazen assault now treated as terrorism. Yet amid the chaos, some voices seem more outraged by police using force to stop the suspect than by the violence itself.

JUST IN: Members of an Islamic sect have been arrested in the UK for slavery and forced marriages.

Over 500 police officers have raided the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light in Crewe, England.

Police say members were arrested for human trafficking, s*xual assault, r*pe, forced… pic.twitter.com/4xPRckcYW9

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) April 29, 2026

Over 500 police officers descended on addresses linked to the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light (AROPL) in Crewe, Cheshire. The operation targeted allegations of human trafficking, sexual assault, rape, forced marriage, and modern-day slavery.

Nine people—six men and three women—were arrested. The suspects include nationals from America, Mexico, Spain, Egypt, Italy, Sweden, and Britain. Around 150 people, including 56 children, live in a gated former orphanage that serves as the group’s headquarters.

The sect, which split from mainstream Shia Islam and has been rejected by it, holds charity status in the UK and relocated from Sweden in 2021. The leader of the group is named Abdullah Hashem Aba Al-Sadiq, and claims to have been appointed by the Prophet Muhammad.

??? Meanwhile in the UK

“There are loads of people doing Military Style Training”

This is an absolutely crazy story covered by citizen journalist @Truthhurts101UK – no way Legacy media will show you this ??

Police have just raided 3 of these locations – multiple arrests… pic.twitter.com/YT4DwvP2Hw

— Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho) April 29, 2026

The group’s name promises “Peace and Light.” Reality delivered something darker: a closed compound, vulnerable children, and allegations of systemic abuse enabled by Britain’s open-door policies.

This is the predictable result of prioritizing volume over vetting. When integration fails and parallel societies form, exploitation thrives behind closed gates—while taxpayers foot the bill for the cleanup.

In s separate development in north London’s Golders Green, a heavily Jewish neighborhood, a 45-year-old man stabbed two Jewish men—one in his 70s and one in his 30s—in what police have formally declared a terrorist incident. The attacker was seen wandering around targeting Jews and then turned on responding officers, attempting to stab them too. Both victims are stable. Counter-terrorism police are leading the investigation, examining a possible antisemitic motive.

Diversity has never been our strength, it isn't and it never will be. https://t.co/XSQhujEtPp pic.twitter.com/gFLvg6eS8d

— RadioGenoa (@RadioGenoa) April 29, 2026

Warning: Graphic footage (may be later removed or age restricted by X)

Don’t look away.

Take a moment to understand the horrendous reality unfolding on the streets of Britain.

I hope today’s victims recover soon.

Utterly, utterly horrific ? https://t.co/0lfaRCqPDP

— Michelle Dewberry (@MichelleDewbs) April 29, 2026

Video captured the dramatic takedown: officers initially back away as the suspect advances, then move in with a Taser before subduing him—complete with kicks to the head once he was on the ground. The force was aimed at neutralizing an immediate threat, as the guy was still gripping the knife.

Police run away a bit then take down the latest astrophysicist turned stabby terrorist in London and get in a couple of kicks to the head, for which no doubt they will be reprimanded for. pic.twitter.com/ObNRmjZrGh

— m o d e r n i t y (@ModernityNews) April 29, 2026

Our prediction proved immediately accurate, with leftists expressing more anger at police than at the terrorist.

The guy was roaming around stabbing people but leftists are more annoyed with the police for kicking him. pic.twitter.com/CPhMNeJINj

— m o d e r n i t y (@ModernityNews) April 29, 2026

This is peak UK dysfunction. A terrorist-style attack on Jews draws less fury from certain quarters, and we all know which quarters they are, than the sight of police actually fighting back.

These lunatics are living in a different reality. 'Don't kick the stabby terrorist, it's abuse.' https://t.co/DJvv9kATiY

— m o d e r n i t y (@ModernityNews) April 29, 2026

The same crowd that lectures about “systemic racism” suddenly discovers outrage when officers use necessary force against a knife attacker who just tried to murder innocents.

He wasn't dropping the knife that he'd just stabbed two Jewish people with. But, yeah you're more annoyed with the police. And we all know exactly why.

— m o d e r n i t y (@ModernityNews) April 29, 2026

I think you meant to say 'incapacitated terrorist knife-man's head for a football.'

— m o d e r n i t y (@ModernityNews) April 29, 2026

Of course, the guy has a history of violence and mental illness, but was still allowed to wander around the streets attacking people.

BREAKING: Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley says the suspect in the stabbing of two Jewish men in Golders Green has a “history of serious violence and mental health issues.” pic.twitter.com/vG5y8eIVcF

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) April 29, 2026

Britain’s Jewish community has faced a surge in antisemitic violence since October 7, 2023. Golders Green has seen repeated incidents, including several arson attacks. Yet authorities, leftist politicians and media often bend over backward to avoid naming the cultural and ideological drivers behind much of it.

Green Leader Zack Polanski recently dismissed Jewish suffering in the UK as nothing more than an:

“perception of unsafety.”

Today, two people were stabbed in a terrorist attack in Golders Green.

This man is a danger to Britain. pic.twitter.com/XJKTlQzE6b

— The British Patriot (@TheBritLad) April 29, 2026

LABOUR MP SARAH SACKMAN BOOED AND HECKLED WITH “RESIGN RESIGN”

Just moments ago in London, she was shouted down while trying to speak – right after the horrific stabbings in Golders Green this morning.

This is the most despised government in UK history. pic.twitter.com/DLjXiaDZ33

— British Intel (@TheBritishIntel) April 29, 2026

These two stories—slavery in a “peace” sect’s compound and a terror stabbing met with hand-wringing over police tactics—illustrate the same truth: not every culture assimilates. Some bring practices and mindsets fundamentally at odds with British (and Western) norms of consent, equality, and security.

Open borders and elite denial have consequences. Parallel societies don’t enrich; they fracture. Charity status for groups later raided for slavery doesn’t signal tolerance—it signals institutional blindness.

These are not isolated anomalies. They are symptoms of a deeper failure: importing cultures that reject the very foundations of British society—individual liberty, equality under the law, and protection from exploitation.

Prioritizing national sovereignty, cultural compatibility, and the safety of citizens isn’t bigotry. It’s basic governance. Until leaders admit that some imports are incompatible, expect more days like today.

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Tyler Durden Thu, 04/30/2026 - 07:20

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Humanoid Robots Enter The Workforce. How Long Before Workers Revolt?

The emergence of the humanoid robotics industry worldwide continues to gather pace. UBS analyst Phyllis Wang noted some of the most recent developments:

1. The 2026 Beijing Humanoid Robot Half-marathon Race reflected the advancement of hardware technology;

2. We are seeing financing accelerate among some companies, including several OEMs focusing on robotics AI and key component manufacturers (such as dexterous hands). For example, TARS has completed a pre-A funding round of US $455m. Local governments, industrial funds and industry leaders are all actively deploying the robot track.

3. Data collection channels are becoming more diverse, including direct collection from implemented applications, data collection centres and robot rental. During Tesla's Q1 earnings call, management mentioned that it may unveil Optimus Gen 3 in late July or August, closer to the start of production, citing concerns over competitors copying its designs.

Earlier this year, Wang penned a note to the client outlining that shipments and deployments of humanoid robots on factory floors would gather pace this year and really ramp in 2027.

"For 2026, our base case forecast for global humanoid robot demand is 30,000 units. Regardless of total output in 2026, we expect a small proportion of robots which can complete simple tasks autonomously outside entertainment and robot training scenarios, given the gap between robot intelligence and customer needs," Wang told earlier this week.

He continued, "We flag upside risk to our 2027-28 demand forecasts if robots used in industrial settings make significant progress. While humanoid products are still evolving, several leading OEMs are planning and deploying production capacity."

"Tesla plans to build a 1m unit Optimus robot production line with production starting at end-2026. UBTECH plans a production capacity of 10,000 units this year, while Boston Dynamics (BD) plans a 30,000 unit capacity in 2028 for its Atlas robot," he added.

For the latest deployments, Japan Airlines appears to have launched a humanoid robotics pilot program to address the labor shortage in airport ground-handling operations, according to the flight news website Flight360aero.

Japan Airlines (JAL) and GMO have announced that they will begin a pilot project next month using humanoid robots to address the labor shortage in airport ground handling operations.

Read more: https://t.co/RIh7qGEnDs#groundhandling #aviation pic.twitter.com/T4t2p8m0LD

— FL360aero (@fl360aero) April 27, 2026

"This is the first initiative of its kind in Japan to address the worsening labor shortage. Initially, the experiment will test the robots moving cargo containers from trolleys to near the aircraft. The airline is considering putting the robots into practical use from 2028 onwards," the outlet said. 

As humanoid robot shipments ramp in the coming quarters, expect a steady stream of viral footage showing these robots replacing lower-skilled labor across warehouses, factories, retail, logistics, and service jobs.

The real question is: when does the backlash begin?

Just as the data center revolt erupted once folks saw their power bills soar, a robot revolt could follow once workers see humanoids moving from funny tech demo promotional videos onto factory floors.

Tyler Durden Thu, 04/30/2026 - 06:55

Plane returns to gate after passenger ignores crew and enrages other travelers.