by Christos Zabounis

1. According to a report by the New York Times, Iranian media are broadcasting images of victory and the destruction of American bases… with the help of artificial intelligence.
2. Led by the Mayor of Athens, Harry Doukas, the entire progressive camp of Greece welcomes the “socialist missiles” of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
3. Israeli analysts claim that the option of the Shah’s son, Reza Pahlavi, for the next day in Iran ranks high for Benjamin Netanyahu.
4. Correspondents from Moscow report that a third American aircraft carrier is not heading to the Persian Gulf; instead, one of the two already there—allegedly damaged—is being replaced.
5. The Democratic candidate defeated in the previous presidential election, Kamala Harris, stated that “the American people do not want war,” giving comedian Bill Maher the cue to comment: “The American people don’t want you either.”
6. As Giorgos Papachristos writes in his column “Stigma” in Ta Nea, the decision to send two frigates and two pairs of F-16s to Cyprus “was taken by circulation.”
7. The “outsider” television channel OPEN won the domestic ratings battle in covering the conflict, demonstrating quick journalistic reflexes.
8. The statement by Konstantinos Bogdanos on the show Happy Day regarding Greek influencers in Dubai: “Unfortunately, we produce more big-lipped, loose-morals influencers than we can consume.”
9. EKOME renewed the funding for the 4th season of Tehran, an Israeli series filmed in Athens that depicts Mossad operations inside Iranian territory.
10. As a friend from Tirana – an Albanian geopolitical expert who knows the people and the situation—confidentially informed me, he predicts the war will end in exactly three months. We shall see.