So, as I understood, Turkey and the gulf states were OK with the Julani comprador state if it meant stability in the region and kicking Iran out.

I can't imagine they are too happy at the destabilization taking place in Syria. Will they spring into action?

Al Mayadeen reporting that Jolani has left the Syrian capital accompanied by his family.

India can secure oil even if Russian imports sanctioned, minister says - Reuters, 17 July 2025

India is confident of meeting its oil needs from alternative sources if Russian supplies are hit by secondary sanctions, Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Thursday.

India should be able to deal with any problems with Russian imports by seeking supplies from other countries, Puri said. He noted there are many new suppliers coming onto the market such as Guyana and supply from existing producers such as Brazil and Canada.

Additionally, India is increasing exploration and production activities. "I'm not worried at all. If something happens, we'll deal with it," Puri said at an industry event in New Delhi.

"India has diversified the sources of supply and we have gone, I think, from about 27 countries that we used to buy from to about 40 countries now," he said.

Responding to Rutte's comments, India's foreign ministry spokesperson said that securing energy needs was an "overriding priority" for the country, in which it was guided by what was on offer in markets and the "prevailing global circumstances".

"We would particularly caution against any double standards on the matter," spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told a regular media briefing.

And from the state owned and run Indian Oil Corp, the largest Indian SOE in this field:

In case Russian supplies are hit, Indian Oil Corp will "go back to the same template (of supplies) as was used pre-Ukraine crisis when Russian supplies to India were below 2%," company Chairman A.S. Sahney told reporters at the event.

India folded almost immediately?

Syrian State TV coverage suddenly ends. Syrian local sources deny that the clashes have spread inside As-Suweyda and clarify that they are confined to the outskirts of the city. Reports of Israeli airstrikes in Homs. Reports that Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa and his family have left Damascus – Al-Mayadeen

Al Mayadeen has claimed that an assassination operation targeted 3 major figures in the Syrian Transitional Administration, including Defense Minister Marhaf Abu Qasra.

The TV station was stormed by a rogue Syrian military unit – Al Mayadeen

• Telegram

US attacks on Iran damaged only one of three nuclear sites targeted: Report

~~Chinese President Xi Jinping Accuses Israel Of Being A Terrorist State~~

~~“We studied the concept of terrorism in the United States and saw that it is entirely attributable to Israel”, China’s leader stated.~~

• Mint Press News telegram

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Yall are right as I haven't seen direct video or other collaborating reports. Most recent out of China has been thier spokes people and representatives condemning Pissreal attacks on Syria. But not in terms of "terrorist state" or from Xi himself. Don't know where MPN got it from or why they published it. They are usually reliable.

Who knows what the fuck is going on in Syria rn. Further escalation, I think, and israel has continued bombing, including a strike on Homs in the last hour. No idea where this leads. Seems like Arab clans are pouring into the south to attack the Druze militias who have been carrying out their own mass killings. Erdogan is a watermelon seller and the son of a dog.