OGUN LABOUR PARTY CRISIS ENDS AS NATIONAL CHAIRMAN, NENADI USMAN AFFIRMS APAGUN OLAOLU AS AUTHENTIC CHAIRMAN

...Onabiyi/Sogunle Faction Shuns Abuja Peace Meeting, Gives Flimsy Excuses*_

ABUJA — The protracted leadership crisis rocking the Ogun State chapter of the Labour Party has finally been laid to rest as the National Chairman of the party, *Her Excellency, Senator Nenadi Esther Usman*, has affirmed *Apagun Olaolu Samuel Babatunde* as the authentic, legitimate and competent Chairman of the party in Ogun State.

The historic decision was taken at the Truth and Reconciliation meeting convened by the National Working Committee (NWC) on Tuesday, 20th October, 2026, in Abuja, to resolve all issues threatening the party's preparations for the 2027 general elections.

In attendance were top national officers including Com. Salisu Muhammed (Deputy National Chairman), Com. Quadri Olaleye (Deputy National Chairman, TUC), Hon. Iheanacho Obioma (National Secretary), Mallam Hamisu Santuraki (National Treasurer), Com. Eragbe Anslem (National Financial Secretary), Mrs. Oluchi Oparah (National Organizing Secretary), Com. Segun Akinpelumi (Deputy Youth Leader, South-West), Com. Mazi Ojukwu (SSA to National Chairman) and Hon. Dr. Kingsley Chibuzor Okereke (Presidential9 Candidate), among others.

The legitimate Ogun State Executive, led by Apagun Olaolu, was represented by the Chairman himself, Oloyode Taofiq (State Treasurer) and Olayemi Michael (Chairman, Sagamu LG and Chairman of Chairmen Forum).

In a dramatic twist, the faction led by Alhaji Onabiyi Ibrahim and Dr. Kehinde Sogunle *failed to show up*. No representation, no defence. Flimsy excuses were made for their absence.

"Substantive evidence terminates arguments and establishes the truth," the Publicity Secretary, Kika Glasgow, said in a statement.

According to him, the meeting lasted only 30 minutes because there was no one to defend the petition against the legitimate executive.

After reviewing all facts, documents and evidence, Senator Nenadi Usman took a decisive decision in favour of the Apagun-led executive, putting an end to months of parallel executive and sabotage.

Reacting, the party described the judgment as "a victory for truth, a victory for the rule of law and a victory for every faithful member who sacrificed to build the party."

The party thanked the National Chairman for her wisdom and courage, and called on all members across the 20 LGAs to unite and prepare for 2027, adding that the door of reconciliation remains open for those misled.

THE PRICE OF BETRAYAL: HOW DR. KEHINDE SOGUNLE TRADED OUR PARTY’S FUTURE FOR HIS PDP AMBITION

By Kika Glasgow, Publicity Secretary, Ogun State Labour Party

SOGUNLE

Abeokuta, Ogun State — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of candidates for the 2027 governorship and State House of Assembly elections in Ogun State. The Labour Party is conspicuously absent. 

Let that sink in.

A party that produced the presidency in the 2023 presidential election in Ogun State. A party that mobilised millions of Nigerian youth, artisans, market women, and the downtrodden. A party built on the sweat and sacrifice of ordinary members across the 20 local government areas of this state.

Today, we have no governorship candidate on the INEC list. Today, we have no House of Assembly candidates on the INEC list. We have been erased from the ballot in Ogun State.

And who is responsible? Dr. Kehinde Sogunle.

THE CHAIN OF EVENTS

We saw this coming.  We unveiled Hon. Mojisola Oluwaseun Ajayi as our consensus governorship candidate for 2027.  We presented candidates for all elective positions through consensus.  We told the world that the Labour Party was one body, one family, ready to rescue Ogun State from political robbers. 

That unity was deliberately sabotaged.

Dr. Kehinde Sogunle, who has never renounced his membership of the Labour Party, proceeded to create a parallel executive led by Alhaji Onabiyi Ibrahim to rival the legitimate executive led by Apagun Olaolu Samuel Babatunde. This parallel structure was not an organic expression of internal democracy. It was a calculated instrument of destruction, designed to create the exact confusion that INEC cited in refusing to recognise our candidates.

Let us be clear about what has happened. A man who is serving as Director-General of the Ladi Adebutu Campaign Organisation for the PDP—a man who writes publicly praising the PDP template and attacking the APC—has also been holding onto his Labour Party membership while engineering a factional crisis that has now destroyed the Labour Party’s chances in Ogun State.

THE SOGUNLE PLAYBOOK

This is not new. This is the same playbook Dr. Sogunle executed in 2023.

In 2023, he joined the Labour Party, pretending to be a serious contender for the governorship position. When he could not get the ticket, he took the rest of the Labour Party members to form an alliance with the PDP for monetary gain. He received over N230 million in his personal account, disbursed it without transparency, and failed to account for it.

Now, in 2027, he has done it again. But this time, the damage is far worse. This time, he has not just hijacked the party’s money. He has hijacked the party’s very existence.

He created a parallel executive. He caused the internal crisis that led to INEC refusing to recognise our candidates. He has effectively taken the Labour Party off the ballot in Ogun State. And he has done all of this while simultaneously serving as the Director-General of the PDP’s governorship campaign.

The Labour Party in Ogun State has been sacrificed on the altar of Dr. Sogunle’s personal ambition. Thousands of candidates who invested their resources, their time, and their hopes into contesting under our platform have been denied their rightful place on the ballot.

THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE

We have heard the pain in the voice of our members. Comrade Olayemi Olalekan, the Labour Party Chairman of Sagamu Local Government and Chairman of the Chairmen Forum, captured the anguish of the grassroots in his weekend message:

“What is our gain in the Labour Party? What are the benefits of being a member Elupee? Is our labor not in vain? Are all the monies spent simply wasted away, all because of issues and selfish interests? All the travel, night calls, data, recharge cards, etc., seem to be wasted.

He asked the questions that every Labour Party member in Ogun State is asking today: 

 Where is the power of having been in the Labour Party for the past 20 years? Why have our leaders allowed selfish interests to destroy our great party?

These are legitimate questions. And the answer is simple: Dr. Kehinde Sogunle and his co-travellers placed their personal ambition above the collective future of our party.

OUR POSITION: WE ARE ON TOP OF THE SITUATION

To every Labour Party member across the 20 local government areas of Ogun State, we say: be calm. We are on top of the situation.

The legitimate leadership of the Ogun State Labour Party, under State Chairman Apagun Olaolu Samuel Babatunde, is taking all necessary steps to address this crisis. We are exploring every available legal and constitutional avenue to protect the interests of our members and restore the party to its rightful place on the ballot.

We call on all members to remain law-abiding and peaceful. Do not take the law into your own hands. Do not allow yourselves to be provoked by the agents of destruction who are working for the PDP. The courts will settle this. The truth will prevail.

We also call on the National Working Committee of the Labour Party, under the legitimate leadership of National Chairman Senator Nenadi Esther Usman—elected at the historic Umuahia National Convention of 28th April 2026—to intervene decisively.  The National Chairman has already demonstrated her commitment to reconciliation and integration.  We urge her to apply that same spirit here in Ogun State by affirming the legitimate executive led by Apagun Olaolu Samuel Babatunde and sanctioning Dr. Kehinde Sogunle and Alhaji Onabiyi Ibrahim for anti-party activities.

We also call on INEC to review its decision. The Labour Party has candidates. The Labour Party has a legitimate executive. We have candidates.  We should not be denied participation in the 2027 elections because one man chose to serve two masters.

TO THE PEOPLE OF OGUN STATE 

> The people of Ogun State have seen the true colours of Dr. Kehinde Sogunle. A man who lectures the public about institutional integrity while destroying the institutions of the party that gave him a platform. A man who preaches about prebendalism while practising the very transactional politics he condemns.

The Labour Party remains the authentic vehicle for the emancipation of the masses. We may have been temporarily knocked down, but we are not out. We are rebuilding. We are reconciling. And we will return stronger.

Dr. Sogunle may have sold our party’s yesterday for thirty pieces of silver. But that of today and tomorrow shall be redeemed and secured henceforth.

E-Signed,

Kika Glasgow

Publicity Secretary, Ogun State Labour Party

October 11, 2026

OGUN LABOUR PARTY: KEHINDE SOGUNLE, A POLITICAL MERCENARY, NOT A SOCIAL DEMOCRAT

By Kika Glasgow, Publicity Secretary, Ogun State Labour Party_

Abeokuta, Ogun State — The Ogun State Labour Party has read with utter disbelief the latest political treatise by Dr. Kehinde Sogunle, who parades himself as Director-General of the Ladi Adebutu Campaign Organisation (LCO) for the 2027 gubernatorial election, while conveniently refusing to renounce his membership of our great party.

Let it be stated unambiguously: Dr. Sogunle is not a member of the Labour Party in any moral or political sense. He is a political opportunist who has consistently treated our party as a transactional vehicle to be boarded, exploited, and discarded at will. His latest intellectual gymnastics, dressed in the borrowed robes of Richard Joseph’s prebendalism, is nothing but a desperate attempt to sanitise a career built on the very political predation he now claims to condemn.

*THE 2023 ALLIANCE: A CASE STUDY IN TRANSACTIONAL POLITICS*

The public record is clear. In March 2023, Dr. Sogunle, having failed to secure the Labour Party governorship ticket and having seen his candidacy excluded from the INEC list, unilaterally collapsed the Labour Party structure into an alliance with the PDP, just 24 hours before the governorship election. He charged all Obidients and Labour Party members to vote for the PDP’s Ladi Adebutu, a decision that was never ratified by any competent organ of the party.

What Dr. Sogunle has never explained — and what our current State Chairman, Apagun Olaolu Samuel Babatunde, has now publicly confirmed — is the financial dimension of that alliance. A substantial sum, running into over two hundred and thirty million naira, was eventually agreed by him to have been released to facilitate the logistics of that electoral collaboration. Dr. Sogunle, who positioned himself as the principal recipient, allegedly never disbursed the funds to the party structures that were expected to execute the alliance on the ground.

When party members confronted him, he initially claimed the money was given to him personally. Only under sustained pressure did he release a paltry N300,000 to each local government chairman and sums of N4,000,000 and above to a select group of close allies and those who threatened to petition the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This is the conduct of a man who has the audacity to lecture Ogun State on institutional integrity.

*THE PREBENDALISM IRONY: POT CALLING THE KETTLE BLACK*

Dr. Sogunle’s article invokes the scholarly concept of prebendalism to attack Senator Solomon Adeola and the APC. We make no defence of the APC, but we note the profound hypocrisy. Prebendalism, as Richard Joseph defined it, describes a system where state offices are captured to sustain patron-client networks and procure electoral compliance. Is this not precisely what Dr. Sogunle himself represents?

He joined the Labour Party not out of ideological conviction but as a placeholder for a larger political transaction. He used our platform to negotiate an alliance that served his personal interests. He held onto a Labour Party membership while simultaneously serving as the Director-General of a rival party’s campaign. And he now writes eloquent treatises about “institutional architecture” while his own political career has been an exercise in institutional vandalism.

The proof of Dr. Sogunle’s true character lies not in his prose but in his practice. He is the very embodiment of the transactional politician he claims to despise.

*THE NATIONAL BODY MUST ACT*

The Labour Party, under the legitimate leadership of National Chairman Senator Nenadi Esther Usman, is a party of principle, built on the pillars of social justice, equity, and the dignity of labour. It is not a political hostel where aspirants lodge temporarily before checking into the highest bidder’s mansion. 

We therefore call on the National Working Committee of the Labour Party, under Senator Nenadi Usman, to immediately institute disciplinary proceedings against Dr. Kehinde Sogunle for anti-party activities. His continued claim to Labour Party membership while openly directing the campaign of another party’s gubernatorial candidate is a flagrant violation of our constitution and a betrayal of every member who shed sweat and resources to build this party in Ogun State.

The National body must also demand a full account of the funds that were deployed during the 2023 LP-PDP alliance. If Dr. Sogunle received money in the name of the Labour Party and failed to remit it, that is not merely an internal disciplinary matter; it is a matter for the anti-graft agencies.

*TO THE PEOPLE OF OGUN STATE*

We urge the good people of Ogun State to see Dr. Sogunle for what he is: a political merchant who trades in the currency of deception. His belated rediscovery of progressive politics, his sudden romance with institutional reform, and his theatrical denunciation of prebendalism are all part of a script written for the benefit of his current paymasters.

The Labour Party in Ogun State remains the authentic vehicle for the emancipation of the masses. Under the leadership of our State Chairman, Apagun Olaolu Samuel Babatunde, and the national leadership of Senator Nenadi Usman, we are rebuilding our structures, reconciling our ranks, and preparing to present a credible, people-centred alternative in 2027. We do not need the contaminated endorsements of political itinerants.

Dr. Sogunle may write as many articles as he wishes. He may quote scholars and invoke lofty concepts. But the people of Ogun State know the difference between a man who builds institutions and a man who plunders them. They know the difference between a committed progressive and a transactional politician.

The Labour Party stands with the former. Dr. Sogunle belongs to the latter.

Signed,

*Kika Glasgow*

Publicity Secretary, Ogun State Labour Party

October 6, 2026

OPINION: POLITICS OF DIVERSION, SUBVERSION AND IMPUNITY IN OGUN STATE— Apagun

Apagun 

For several times I had been hearing about it, and I always thought in this century it must be a story concocted by the opposition to tarnish another in order to sway sympathy votes.

That assumption changed yesterday evening.

On a rush to a meeting in Sagamu, passing through Awolowo Market, I saw it with my own eyes. Standing boldly in front of the market was the photograph in question. Some parts of the market are being pulled down, while a project linked to the Federal Cooperative College from Oyo State is being built there, presented as some sort of intervention for Ogun State.

It dawned on me that what people had been whispering about Senator Adeola Olamilekan, popularly called Yayi, the APC gubernatorial candidate and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, deserved closer scrutiny.

The Diversion Question

The central question is simple: why should a federal institution domiciled in Oyo State be executing projects in an Ogun State market? In Nigerian budgeting, constituency projects are often routed through MDAs outside their mandate areas. Critics call this diversion, a shifting of public resources from their statutory purpose to political branding.

This is not just about Yayi. It is about a system where budget lines are inserted, agencies are used as conduits, and the real source of funding, taxpayers money, is repackaged as personal generosity.

Recent reports lend weight to public concern. Civic groups and petitioners have in recent months asked the EFCC and ICPC to investigate issues ranging from the distribution of transformers presented as birthday gifts, to the 119 campaign vehicles donated to Yayi's campaign, to alleged irregularities in the 2026 budget linked to his committee. afafbb30cae0

These are petitions and allegations, not convictions. But in a democracy, they cannot simply be waved away.

Subversion of Institutions

Subversion happens when institutions meant to check power become tools of power. When a market built for traders in Ogun is demolished and rebuilt in the name of an outside college, traders ask: who approved this, under what mandate, and for whose benefit?

When the lion kills the children of the poor, we assume the community is being sanctified. But when it captures the children of the noble, we cry foul and tag it an abomination. That proverb captures our selective outrage. Impunity thrives when we normalize it against the weak and only condemn it when it touches the powerful.

Impunity and the Burden of Proof

To be clear, alleging that a public official "has a case to answer" is different from establishing guilt. What is on record is that petitions seeking probe of campaign finance limits and budget insertions have been submitted to anti graft agencies. It is the duty of the EFCC and ICPC to investigate dispassionately, and the duty of the accused to cooperate transparently. bb30cae0

Impunity is not only about breaking the law. It is about acting in a way that suggests the law does not apply. Building political capital with public funds, relocating projects across state lines without clear justification, and branding government interventions as personal favours all feed that perception.

Conclusively , what I saw at Awolowo Market was more than a building project. It was a symbol. It represents a politics where diversion is normalized, subversion is strategized, and impunity is performed in broad daylight.

Nigeria cannot build democratic values on this foundation. If Ogun State is to move forward, citizens must demand three things: transparency in how constituency projects are sited and funded, accountability from anti graft agencies to treat petitions on merit, and honesty from political actors to separate personal philanthropy from public expenditure.

Until then, the story will no longer sound like opposition gossip. It will look like what it is: a test of whether our democracy can defend itself. 

Apagun Olaolu Samuel 

Labour Party, Ogun State

Chairman

LABOUR PARTY: APAGUN'S WARD PASSES VOTE OF CONFIDENCE ON HIS LEADERSHIP

Declares April 25th State Congress Sacrosanct

Apagun 

Abeokuta — The ward of the embattled Ogun State Labour Party Chairman, Apagun Olaolu Samuel, has passed a vote of confidence on his leadership, describing him as an astute and pragmatic politician whose legacy remains a blessing to the party in the state.

The endorsement came during a special Independent Day ward general meeting held at Ita-Agemo Igbein, Abeokuta, in the company of the congress-elected Abeokuta South Local Government Chairman, Abdul Waheed Popoola, and other party faithful.

Speaking at the meeting, the Ward Chairman, Abd Quadri Isma'eel, showered encomiums on Apagun, noting that his leadership style has brought stability, discipline and renewed hope to the Labour Party in Ogun State.

He described Apagun as a grassroots mobilizer whose commitment to internal democracy and party growth is unmatched,  alleging the enemies of internal democracy and transactional leaders unknown to the grassroots as viruses plaguing the party in the state 

Members of the ward, in a unanimous voice, later passed a vote of confidence on Apagun's leadership, insisting that the April 25th State Congress which produced him and others in his cabinet remains sacrosanct and cannot be upturned by any manufactured list.

"We stand solidly behind our son and leader. The April 25th congress was duly conducted and monitored by INEC. Any other claim is null and void," Isma'eel declared.

In his remarks, Abd Waheed Popoola reaffirmed the position of Abeokuta South LGA executives, pledging their loyalty to the congress-elected leadership, as any other laying claim through the strokes of pen should come up with the proof of their April 25th Congress.

Responding during the meeting, Apagun Olaolu Samuel said God is in control, all hands must be on deck as the leadership at the state level is not sleeping over the burning issues. "Soonest, the substance shall be separated from the chaff, the interest of the enemy is to demarket the party and run down her popularity ahead of 2027 elections, we shall not engage them in a way that will fast track their goal" he concluded.

The meeting ended with chants of solidarity as members vowed to resist any attempt to impose alien leadership on the party in Ogun State.

It should be noted that the attempted illegal usurpation of Ogun State is currently before a competent Court of Jurisdiction in the state.

Dare Popoola 

American forces set to leave Iraq, leaving opening for Iran

U.S. forces are set to depart from their last bases in Iraq by Wednesday, a move celebrated as a victory by Iran and its allies, who now have deep influence in the country where 4,500 Americans died during more than two decades of war.

Iraqi security experts say the withdrawal — agreed to in 2024 under U.S. President Joe Biden and carried out by Donald Trump’s administration even as it wages war against Iran — could give Tehran and its allies free rein, while also allowing other U.S. enemies, including the Islamic State, to stage a comeback.

It is glaring now more than ever that the regional security is to be primarily handle by the middle east leaders with Tehran playing major roles.

Iran stands to benefit strategically from the coalition’s departure because it removes a military presence that for years acted as a counterweight to Tehran’s influence in Iraq,” said Jasim al-Bahadli, an Iraqi security analyst specialising in studying armed Shi’ite groups aligned with Iran.

He predicted that the pro-Iranian militia groups would not only portray the departure as a victory for their movement, but also “seek to translate that momentum into greater influence over security and political decision making.”

Abu Mojtaba al-Yasiri, a commander in the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an ‌umbrella group of Iran-backed armed factions, described the U.S. withdrawal as “a historic victory for the Iraqi Islamic resistance groups and honorable Iraqis, and a crushing defeat for the American project.”

“On Sept. 30, we will celebrate the turning of a black page in Iraq’s history and the failure of the occupation to impose its will on our country,” he told Reuters. “Iraq has proven that its sovereignty cannot be secured by foreign forces, but by the resistance and the will of its people.”

NOT READY

While the eventual departure of U.S. forces is broadly popular among Iraqis, those who worry about the strength of the Iran-backed groups fear the withdrawal is premature.

“We believe Iraq is still not fully ready to take over the security file at this time,” Abdulrahman al-Zobaie, a Sunni tribal leader in Fallujah, once a bastion of anti-American resistance, told Reuters.

“All Iraqis aspire to full sovereignty, and no Iraqi would dispute that. But I believe that the [U.S.-led coalition] leaving in this way and creating a vacuum is what all Iraqis fear.”

American forces invaded Iraq in 2003 to topple Sunni Muslim dictator Saddam Hussein, and went on to occupy the country, install a Shi’ite-led government and fight a years-long counterinsurgency before withdrawing at the end of 2011.

They returned less than three years later to help Iraqi forces defeat the Sunni militant group the Islamic State in a major war from 2014 to 2017.

Around twice as many Americans died in “Operation Iraqi Freedom” as in the parallel war in Afghanistan, which ended with an abrupt U.S. withdrawal in 2021.

In recent years, Iraq has been the only country to maintain close political and military alliances with both the United States and Iran, which sometimes used Iraqi territory as a proxy battlefield.

HEARING DATE FIXED AS APAGUN DRAGS NENADI LED LABOUR PARTY, INEC TO COURT

Alleges Manufacture of New State Officers Against April 25th Legitimate Congress

Apagun

Abeokuta — The crisis rocking the Labour Party in Ogun State has taken a new turn as Apagun Olaolu Samuel dragged the Senator Nenadi Usman led national leadership of the Labour Party, the beneficiaries of hastily and illegal concocted office made state Congress results and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to court over alleged manipulation of the state congress results.

Apagun, who claims to be the duly elected State Chairman from the congress held and monitored by INEC officials on the 25th of April this year, with the DSS and Nigerian Police on ground is accusing the parties of jettisoning the legitimate outcome to manufacture and recognize a new set of state officers without any Congress.

In the suit number FHC/AB/CS/123/2026 filed at the court, Apagun is praying for an order to nullify the purported list of officers currently paraded as executives of the party in the state, and to compel INEC who had at a time sent a copy of the Congress report to the Nigerian Police Ogun State Headquarters to affirm the true leadership of Ogun State Labour Party in May when there was an issues over the state Secretariat of the party between Chief Mrs Oluwabukola Aṣabi Sogoye and Com. Lookman Abiodun Jagun to recognize and publish only the names of those who emerged from the April 25th congress as delivered to the Police department.

According to him, the April 25th exercise was conducted in line with the party constitution, duly observed by INEC monitors, and produced clear winners across all positions. He described any other list in circulation as a product of illegality and an affront to democratic principles.

“The congress of April 25 was free, fair and monitored. What we are seeing now is a deliberate attempt to replace the will of delegates with manufactured names. The court must intervene to protect internal democracy,” a source close to Apagun said.

When INEC Ogun state Secretariat was visited, Apagun Olaolu Samuel, whose name was in their records as pasted on their notice board since April had been removed since August 17th and Awaiting instructions from National written therein as officials of INEC in Ogun State declined to comment, on the court processes. Efforts to get a reaction from the Labour Party national secretariat were also unsuccessful as at press time.

The development is the latest in a series of legal battles that have plagued the Labour Party in Ogun State and Nigeria in recent time, with rival factions laying claim to the state leadership.

Political observers say the outcome of the case could determine the direction of the party ahead of future elections in the state.

The hearing date has been fixed for Wednesday, 30th of September, 2026.

Senator Nenad Usman who hitherto has been enjoying a momentum supports loose credibility immediately after the national convention of the part in Abia state when her decided to walk against all the convention ratification.

Congresses conducted through the Wards, Local government and States were ratified by the national convention. After the convention, many of the state leadership were abruptly replaced. 

The party currently is nothing to recon with as per the next year general elections.

Iran offers U.S. a seven-day plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz

 

The Islamic Republic of Iran has offered a seven days plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz water way.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi said Tehran has offered the U.S. a seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz if conditions are met.

According to the Iran's FM, “Iran has conveyed to the United States, through Qatar, a concrete seven-day plan. If the necessary conditions are met, the strait can be reopened, and normal maritime passage restored within seven days.”

Araghchi said the next step depends on Washington,

“The choice now rests with the United States.”

The reported plan includes a seven-day halt to regional hostilities, the release of at least $12 billion in frozen Iranian assets, lifting sanctions on Iranian oil, and an end to the U.S. naval blockade. Iran would reopen Hormuz on the seventh day of the truce.

“If there is seriousness in the U.S. side to come to a deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, everything is now prepared.”

IRAN CONFIRMS TALKS with TRUMP ENVOYS — Tasnim

 

AGENDA: IRAN’S TERMS for REOPENING STRAIT OF HORMUZ

CONDITIONS: ‘Immediate lifting of blockade, immediate payment of all frozen Iranian assets, and an end to war on all fronts’

Iranian State TV Confirmed that a Direct Meeting took place between Araghchi and Withkoff in New York

The meeting lasted Three Hours

Iran presented its Demands regarding the Opening of the Strait of Hormuz:

- The immediate lifting of the Naval Blockade

- The immediate release of all of Iran's Frozen a

Assets

- End to the war across All Fronts

TRUMP HINTS AT NUKING IRAN AT UNGA 

“I have a big decision to make. Will a deal be made with Iran that lets them rebuild and create a far greater country than it ever was before, maybe one of the greatest in the Middle East or even the world? 

Or do I annihilate the Islamic Republic and do it quickly, never giving them a chance to kill and destroy people and countries again? 

Do I drive them into hell with no chance of survival and no hope of future greatness for generations?

But I believe we’ll make a deal right after the election, because it doesn’t make sense for them not to. 

They’re waiting to see how I do in the midterm election. What they don’t realize is that I’m not running. I did that already and won in a landslide.”

Tehran to Washington — Any new US attack will bring unrestricted strikes on all American bases & economic interests in the Middle East

Tehran has issued a fresh warning to Washington that any renew military strike against the Persian will be met with continuous and relentless retaliatory Iranian ballistic missiles strikes.

Iran's war command stated it has information that US together with its some regional countries, is preparing to resume large scale attacks on Iran. 

 Islamic Republic has warned any attack will be met with sustained strikes on every US base and economic interest in the region with no limitations.  Gulf countries that will allow their territory to be used would be considered complicit and could no longer expect Iranian restraint.

The Iran's statement comes after top US, Israel and Gulf commanders met in Germany last week to discuss about Iran war.

According to Global Surveillance, US could resume large scale operations against Iran including Ground Invasion.

Observations in the last 24 hours indicated that: 

US C-17 cargo planes landed in Middle East with unknown cargo.

 US B-1B strategic bombers at RAF Fairford, UK conducted training operations.

Iran Deploys Ground Special Forces along Southern coastline expecting US may invade the country in the future as IRGC said the US has decided to resume military action against Iran at a joint meeting in a European country, with a "green light" given from regional countries, and warns that if the US moves, "all of its bases and interests in the region will become targets of continuous attacks, without any limitations or considerations."

The warning was issued towards US and Gulf states that host America forces. Iran has struck US bases in the region during war but it considers attacking its economic interests inorder to pressure Host countries to restrict Washington use of their airspace, bases and logistics.

US to resume strikes on Iran has been confirmed for now.

Already, dozens of drones have been Launched toward Iran from the Southern coastal Regions and Western Borders , according to an Iranian sources.

Earlier, an Israeli-made Orbiter Drone was Shot Down near the Strait of Hormuz.

Speaking to Fox News on Iran War, US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he is in a deciding mode.

I am in a “deciding mode,” and very big things are going to be happening in the not-so-distant future.

The choices are: wiping Iran out, letting them rot economically, or making a deal.

They better behave!

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaee on Sunday said President Trump greatly underestimated Iran.

He said , "Today, nobody considers America’s war with Iran to be a rational or logical war. Everyone describes it as a stupid war, and I want to add another word to that: ignorant."

"America’s military, economic and political actions were not based on any precise assessment or accurate calculations. They were carried out entirely at the instigation of Israel and Netanyahu personally."

Mohsen Rezaee dares American forces to step on the Iranian soil. 

The Arab countries must completely prevent America and tell it, "You have no right to launch from our countries to bomb Iran."

We are serious about defending ourselves. This time, if war begins, we will strike more severely all the U.S. air bases from which those aircraft take off.

We will strike them with greater force.

Unconfirmed reports also indicated that the Trump administration has sent new private messages to Qatar, containing assurances that Trump now wants to reach a deal with Iran. Sources cited Qatar's foreign ministry.

This comes after Iran conveyed its conditions to the US through Qatar and is now awaiting a response.

Iran's conditions remain unchanged: $300 billion in US compensation, complete lifting of all US sanctions, release of $100 billion in frozen Iranian assets, end of the US naval blockade, US troop withdrawal from the entire region, and a comprehensive regional ceasefire including in Lebanon and Gaza. 

Iran also said on Thursday it will not open the Strait of Hormuz until Trump and Netanyahu are out of power.

Europeans are covering up their mistakes in economic policy by talking about a supposed threat from Russia — Putin

Putin: I want to say once again,  Russia has no aggressive intentions toward Europe or European countries. We simply have no basis for this whatsoever. 

We are ready for cooperation and for restoring relations with our European neighbors.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission on Friday. Key points and quotes from the President of Russia at the meeting:

✔️ Russia is not facing fewer external threats.

✔️ The power in Kyiv is usurped by a "gang of embezzlers" who need a war to stay in power.

✔️ The regime in Ukraine cannot protect democracy because it itself has degenerated into a dictatorship.

✔️ Ukraine is supposedly offering to resume negotiations, but its actions are doing everything to prevent any negotiations from taking place.

✔️ Russia has no aggressive intentions towards Europe.

✔️ European leaders are using Ukrainians as cannon fodder.

✔️ NATO is expanding and growing, encroaching on various regions of the world.

✔️ Europeans are covering up their mistakes in economic policy by talking about a supposed threat from Russia.

✔️ Special attention in the new state program for armaments will be paid to the development of unmanned aerial vehicles.

✔️ A satellite constellation for high-speed internet access will allow for real-time control of troops.

✔️ The share of modern weapons in the Strategic Missile Forces is 92%.

✔️ Air defense must provide protection against any means of air attack.

✔️ Among the unconditional priorities of the new state program for armaments is the strengthening of the nuclear triad.

Iran’s Air Force unveils its newly acquired Russian Sukhoi-35 fighter jets

 

Tehran has reportedly unveiled its newly acquired Russian Sukhoi-35 fighter jets to boost the country's Air Force capabilities.



The aircraft are set to strengthen Iran’s airpower and add another advanced capability to its forces operating around the Persian Gulf amidst the ongoing confrontation and escalations with the United States and allies hosting enemy's military bases in the region

Iran had previously finalized a major military contract with Russia to acquire 48 advanced Sukhoi Su-35 multirole fighter jets to modernize its aging air force.

In the contract was also avionics, electronic warfare components, and over 300 missiles.

The acquisition was first officially confirmed by senior Iranian military leadership, including Brigadier General Ali Shadmani of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters.

Russia's Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aviation Plant has completed production of the initial batch of 20 jets, with ongoing deliveries and base preparations scheduled through 2028.

This purchase replaces Iran's deteriorating fleet of pre-1979 U.S.-built aircraft like the F-14 Tomcat and deepens defense ties between Tehran and Moscow.

Amidst the tension in the Persian Gulf, Iran also acquired military fighter jets and electronic equipment from China.

We Don't Know which of Donald Trump's Unstable statements to process — Iranian President

Israel, America are the real terrorists in the world - Iranian Leader

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said the Persian leadership are not sure of What to believe and process among the various unstable statements of the US President Donald Trump

According to the Iranian leaders, Trump is saying something every day. One day he wants to destroy Iran, another day he says we are friend of Iran. 

"One day he says he accept us. Another day he says he doesn't accept us."

"So we are not sure what kind of statement we should, you know, accept and proceed based on which."

The US military and IDF have met their match in the middle east as all their military and economic pressure armed at crossing Tehran proved abortive.

NATO Nations have failed to participate in the aggression against Iran weighing the dearly consequences.

Arab nations hosting the US military bases are dancing to the tunes of Iranian ballistic missiles for allowing US to use their airspace in the operations against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

"We have no problems with the UAE. We have no problem with any of the regional countries. "

"We have a problem with the American bases located in these countries and from which they are attacking our country."

*The UAE, the Emiratis and other countries of the region are our brothers. We have been living together for a long time and we have had trade. We have supported each other. "

"So this is the US which has come here and established bases, and from those bases they martyr our children, they attack our infrastructure and target our leaders, commanders and people. "

"In fact, the problem is that the friendly and neighboring countries should not allow enemies to utilize their soil to attack our country."

We are not in war with Saudi Arabia and the Houthis have their own problems.

Rhetorics by the US President have not deterred the IRGC from retaliatory attacks against the US military as the Strait of Hormuz remained closed. 

President Masoud Pezeshkian said America claims to defend human rights. They want to starve our people to death or bring about some other problems for them. 

They want us to yield and surrender. This is not humane. This is the most savage thing they can do. 

They are blocking the routes of medicines and goods. We are doing business and trade, but they block our money. What is the logic behind that? The U.S. is doing propaganda. It is just propaganda.

If we were seeking nuclear weapons, we wouldn’t have become a member of the NPT. Now they are bringing about alibis and pretexts to attack our soil.

With their technologies, actually they are the real terrorists in the world.

You look at Israel and America. No difference what they are doing in Syria, in Lebanon, in Gaza, Iraq, Qatar, even in Iran.

They assassinate anybody they wish, and then they claim that these people are terrorists. So it’s a weird world.

They kill people very easily for a single person. They kill a whole family and they destroy a whole building, then they say they killed a terrorist.

They are real terrorists. They are state terrorists.

Earlier, President Pezeshkian speaking during the BRICS submit in Delhi, India, said Sustainable security depends on full respect for national sovereignty and rejecting the model of “security for some and insecurity for others.” Preventing the misuse of countries’ territories to threaten their neighbours is an inviolable principle. 

He said BRICS must stand against the normalization of attacks on civilian infrastructure and peaceful nuclear facilities.

IAEA Says Notices New activity at Iran's Pickaxe Mountain, Accusing Tehran of Non-Compliance with Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act

The International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA says it has detected new activity at Iran’s heavily fortified Pickaxe Mountain site, but has no evidence yet of what is happening inside the underground complex.


IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said inspectors have not accessed the site and are relying on remote imagery.

The agency, backed by the United States is accusing Iran of not confirming with the UN nuclear non-proliferation act.


The Board of Governors of the United Nations nuclear watchdog passed a resolution accusing Tehran of failing to comply with its nuclear nonproliferation commitments and referring the matter to the UN Security Council (UNSC).

United States and its key European allies are looking for all means to pressure Iran. This comes more than six months into the US-Israeli war against Iran, and as tensions flare in the Strait of Hormuz, where the US and Iran have traded attacks on vessels in recent days.

IAEA has not had access to the Iranian nuclear facilities since the US/Israel 12 days war against Iran.

Donald Trump ADMITS He Would BOW TO IRAN if They Had NUKES

 The President of the United States Donald Trump on Wednesday admitted that if Iran had possessed nuclear bomb, he would had been calling the Iranian Supreme leader with due respect.

Trump on Iran: If Iran had a nuclear weapon, I would be calling the Supreme Leader. 

I would be saying, "Mr. Supreme Leader, how are you, sir? Is there anything we can do for you?"

If Iran had a nuclear weapon, I would be calling the Supreme Leader. 

I would be saying, "Mr. Supreme Leader, how are you, sir? Is there anything we can do for you?".

United States will not let Iran get it.

TRUMP SAYS IRAN WAR WILL BE OVER SHORTLY AFTER ELECTION

Iran has not possessed unclear weapons, however, the Tehran's Ballistic Missiles and their resilient courage to confront the US and the Israel's aggression have forever changed the global perception of the American invincibility. 

The Islamic forces of Iran have totally changed the security middle east mindsets of depending on the United States.

Iranian leaders have insisted the the war can only come to an end on the Iran's terms only.

All the US military bases have continue to be vulnerable and at the mercy of the Iran's ballistic missiles.

While desperately hoping to end Iran's war, the US President makes a major promise at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas: $5,000 for every adult U.S. citizen if Republicans win both the House and Senate in the midterms.

“I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5,000.”

US Embassy in Baghdad, Other military positions in Middle East under heavy attacks

The US Embassy in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, has been targeted by drone and rocket attacks. This attack comes amid a further escalation of the US-Iran conflict in the region.

Tensions have reached a boiling point with Iran and its allied groups retaliating.

Following an attack on the US base at Al-Asad, Iran launched ballistic missiles at US positions in Jordan in retaliation. According to Jordan, its air defenses intercepted eight missiles.

In short, human collateral damages was reported as this marks a new phase of escalating US-Iran tensions; videos of missile launches from Tehran are being linked to this retaliatory strike.

Kuwait and Bahrain are not spared by the Iranian ballistic missiles.

Also, Iran is striking U.S. military positions in Bahrain and Kuwait with drones and missiles.

Multiple explosions are being heard as the attacks unfold, marking another major escalation against American forces across the Gulf.

Iranian media claims that a US warship attempting to enter the Strait was targeted by Iranian cruise missiles. Reports say the US destroyer attempted to seize control of the waterway, prompting the Iranian Navy to retaliate.

However, US officials have denied reports that the warship was damaged in a missile attack, and the claim has not been independently confirmed.

Iran IRGC has also claimed to have targeted a US vessel with a cruise missile near the Strait of Hormuz. 

This action is being described as part of a growing US-Iran military confrontation over control of the Strait.

Direct confrontation between the two sides in Hormuz has intensified. 

Iran maintained that U.S. strikes on civilian areas are brutal war crimes. Iran exercised its inherent right of self-defense and struck the bases that were the origin and support of this aggression

The US carried out airstrikes on southern Iran, killing at least 4 civilians, injured more than 70 others.

"Iran’s armed forces responded with missile and drone attacks on US bases in the region, causing heavy damage and casualties among American commanders and soldiers."

"These operations will continue until the US regrets its actions."

"Any country that cooperates with the US military will face serious consequences.Victory comes only from God, the Mighty and Wise." IRGC said in a statement

Iran publicly displayed a downed US MQ-9 drone.

According to Iran, this is the same MQ-9 drone that was shot down during the US operation. Its estimated value is around

Tehran said the MQ-9 Reaper displayed today is a clear demonstration of what awaits any foreign military asset that enters Iranian-controlled airspace without authorization.

"This is a $30 million U.S. combat drone, designed for long-endurance surveillance and precision strikes."

"Iran have recovered and displayed it for one reason, to make our position unmistakable.

"Iran will defend its airspace, and no American aircraft should assume it is beyond our reach."

Aseyin Gives Matching Order to Fulani Kidnappers to Refund #10M Ransome (VIDEO)

 

A traditional Ruler in Nigeria, Aseyin of Iseyinland, in Oyo State, Oba Sefiu Olawale Oyebola Adeyeri III (Ajirotutu I), has given a matching order to the Fulani community in his domains to immediately refund the ransom collected from the family and relatives of a kidnapped victim in the area.

In the message delivered by Chief Ojomu who is the representative of the Monarch, the Fulani community in Iseyin were given 15 days to refund the sum of #10 million ransom collected, make payments for the hospital bill and repair his vehicle damaged.

The kidnap kingpin must be provided to face the wrought of law.

The latest been a deadly kidnapping incident at a farm settlement along the Iseyin–Ipapo Road in Oyo State has triggered fresh security concerns, after armed kidnappers reportedly abducted four farmers, killed one of the victims and collected ₦10 million before releasing the remaining three.

The incident reportedly occurred at the Iseyin District Farm Settlement, where the attackers allegedly invaded the agricultural community, abducted four farmers and destroyed farming equipment and other property.

Livestock were also reportedly killed during the attack, while facilities within the farm settlement were vandalised.

Farmer Killed During Rescue Operation

Following the attack, a combined security team comprising personnel of the Oyo State Amotekun Corps, police and local hunters reportedly moved to confront the kidnappers.

A gun battle subsequently ensued.

Aseyin of Iseyinland

During the confrontation, one of the abducted farmers was reportedly shot dead by the kidnappers.

The remaining three victims were eventually released after their families and the farm association reportedly negotiated with the abductors and paid a total ransom of ₦10 million.

The incident has renewed concerns about the vulnerability of isolated farming settlements along parts of the Oke-Ogun axis.

Aseyin Summons Emergency Meeting

 Aseyin of Iseyin who had summoned an emergency meeting with community and Fulani leaders to address the worsening security concerns mandated the local Fulani to ensure the refund of the amount collected and repair of damaged properties as well as hospital bills settlement.

The monarch reportedly expressed concern over the presence of unidentified persons and herders entering forest areas without adequate identification or clearance.

The traditional ruler placed responsibility on local Fulani leadership to cooperate with security agencies and community authorities in identifying and reporting individuals suspected of criminal activities.

Iseyin in Oke Ogun and the surrounding areas in Oyo State have faced periodic kidnapping threats and security distruption, prompting joint security operations and heightened community alertness

A mass abduction of school children and teachers in nearby Oriire LGA of Ogbomosho zone in May 2026 caused widespread panic and temporary school closures in Iseyin and Ogbomoso. Security forces later rescued 39 schoolchildren and six teachers.

US-Iran competing claims over Strait of Hormuz, IRGC Swarm the waterway with several boats

In a direct challenge to US President Donald Trump’s claim of “total control” over the Strait of Hormuz, hundreds of Iranians and Basij volunteers reportedly took to the water and sailed through the strait.

Several boats were reportedly warned multiple times by U.S. Navy forces, but ignored the warnings and continued their passage.

The move comes as Washington and Tehran continue their competing claims over who controls the strategic waterway.

According to Iranian sources and video footage, Iranian paramilitary volunteers rushed to the strait of Hormuz, after Trump announced that America controls the strait. Despite the US Navy threats and warnings some of the boats continued to sail.

Tehran source also indicates that ships lineup in the Strait of Hormuz unable to pass by.

Russia successfully launches ICBM from Plesetsk Cosmodrome — MoD

Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces practiced redeploying a mobile ICBM to a remote location before preparing and launching it

Russia demonstrated one of its mobile nuclear missiles in action as it was fired from Plesetsk in northern Russia and traveled around 5,700 km across the country to the Kura test range in Kamchatka.

They never said exactly which missile it was, but the launcher and setup look like an RS-24 Yars, one of its nuclear missiles that can be driven around instead of sitting in a silo.

 The training warheads reportedly made it to the target as there was no actual nuke on it. That’s why these things are on trucks. They move around, find a spot, fire, and get out of of the spot.

Absolutely, it was a test of the strategic missile system’s performance however , every such launch also serves as a reminder that Russia’s nuclear forces remain operational and combat-ready.

According to the MOF, all assigned tasks were fully executed. The Strategic Missile Forces trained the redeployment mechanism to a remote area for an intercontinental ballistic missile launch battery, including preparation and execution of the launch.

The purpose of the launch was to confirm the tactical, technical, and flight characteristics of the missile system.

According to Moscow Times, the latest launch comes less than a week after unverified reports claimed that Ukrainian drones targeted Plesetsk, Russia’s only military spaceport.

Video: Russia’s MoD

Russia Will Not Attack a NATO Member - Trump

United States President Donald J. Trump on Thursday repeatedly assured reporters that Russia will not attack a NATO member, following CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s visit to Russia to warn Russian decision-makers against such a move. 

President Trump said, “I’ve had good talks with him, he won’t be attacking a NATO territory

Russian MFA Maria Zakharova said any foreign troops in Ukraine that hinder the conduct of the special military operation are to become legitimate military targets.

Russia could target British military facilities in Ukraine and beyond in response to Ukrainian strikes using British weapons.

The America led NATO members have all been fighting a proxy war against Russia using Ukraine land. 

The Patriot missiles interceptors have been drained as a result of Ukraine's war against Russia and the US military aggression against Iran in the middleeast. They entire NATO allies are probably in fear of any Russia's strike against any of the member States.

When asked by reporters whether Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to not attack a NATO country, President Trump said, 

“I’ve had good talks with him. He’s not going to be attacking a NATO territory

Trump assured the reports  that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attack any NATO nation.

So far, I think Russia has behaved quite well, having to do with the Strait of Hormuz.

For everything they do, we do also. That is spying on Russia and China.

We had a good conversation with Putin, he's not planning to attack NATO, Trump said 

Trump: 'Russia’s behaved quite well having to do with Strait of Hormuz'

'For everything they do, we do also'

'What about China, they’re spying… we spy on them too'