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❗️🇮🇷/🇸🇾 NEW: Excerpt of a phone conversation between IRGC Quds Force Commander, Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, and the Syrian Director of National Security under Assad, Ali Mamlouk:

Soleimani: 'Who's she?'

Mamlouk: 'Luna Al-Shibl, the advisor to the President (Assad)'

Soleimani: 'I know, I know. But who is she really? Where did she work?'

Mamlouk: 'At the Al Jazeera channel'

Soleimani: 'And what was her salary there?'

Mamlouk: 'I don't know'

Soleimani: 'I'll tell you, it was $10,000 dollars. How much does she earn now?'

Mamlouk: 'I don't know'

Soleimani: 'I'll tell you. She earns 500,000 Syrian pounds ($40 dollars) now. Why would she give up $10,000 for $40? Because she's a spy.'

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❗️🇮🇷/🇸🇾 NEW: Excerpt of a phone conversation between IRGC Quds Force Commander, Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, and the Syrian Director of National Security under Assad, Ali Mamlouk: Soleimani: 'Who's she?' Mamlouk: 'Luna Al-Shibl, the advisor to the…
🇸🇾 NOTE: Luna Al-Shibl was one of the most trusted and influential advisors to President Bashar Al-Assad, until she was killed in a 'car accident' (widely believed to be an assassination) in July 2024

In a recent video published for the first time by Al-Arabiya, Luna Al-Shibl is seen sitting in the car with Assad after the Ghouta offensive in 2018, making fun of Hezbollah, insulting Syrian Army commanders, and joking around about Russia. The video immediately went viral, raising questions about her loyalty, and about possible high-ranking spies in the Assad government.

Two months before her death in July 2024, at the request of Iran, Assad removed Al-Shibl and her husband from the central committee of the Ba'ath Party, and her responsibilities were reduced, after it became known she had passed on sensitive information about Syrian-Iranian meetings to Russia.

Her brother, Brigadier General Mulham Al-Shibl, was detained by Syrian intelligence for collaborating with Israel and providing information about a meeting of Iranian and Hezbollah leaders at the Iranian Consulate in Damascus, which led to the Israeli strike in April 2024.
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❗️🇮🇷/✡️ NEW: Homayoun Sameyeh Najafabadi, the Member of Parliament officially representing Iran's Jewish community, was summoned by the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence for questioning

The Ministry of Intelligence informed Najafabadi that a large number of Iranian Jews were following the IDF account and other pro-Israeli pages on social media, with some of them leaving 'problematic comments' (presumably supportive of Israel).

According to Najafabadi, after several negotiations and interviews with the Ministry of Intelligence, Iranian authorities decided not to take action against the majority of these individuals for now.

However, he notes that this is a final warning to the Jewish community, stating that everyone must unfollow the IDF and 'Israel in Farsi' accounts (and similar ones) or risk being arrested from now on, stating: 'If you don't unfollow them and delete the comments, it will become a legal case and I won't be able to help you'.

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❗️🇮🇷/✡️ NEW: Homayoun Sameyeh Najafabadi, the Member of Parliament officially representing Iran's Jewish community, was summoned by the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence for questioning The Ministry of Intelligence informed Najafabadi that a large number…
These Jews should be incredibly grateful for Iran's legal system protecting their rights.

They're lucky they weren't all arrested and executed for supporting Israel.

What do you think would happen to pro-Iran / pro-Hezbollah Muslims in Israel?

I guarantee you they would be arrested.
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These Jews should be incredibly grateful for Iran's legal system protecting their rights. They're lucky they weren't all arrested and executed for supporting Israel. What do you think would happen to pro-Iran / pro-Hezbollah Muslims in Israel? I guarantee…
❗️🇮🇱/🇱🇧 Israeli newspaper, Yedioth Ahronoth: 'Hezbollah does not respond to Israeli strikes because it is rebuilding its fighting capabilities. It is preparing for the long term, when it plans to carry out a strong blow to change the rules of engagement.'

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❗️🇮🇱/🇮🇷 NEW: Israel's largest newspaper 'Yedioth Ahronoth' reports that Western intermediaries have conveyed multiple messages to Iran that Israel 'does not seek another military confrontation'

Iran reportedly dismissed these assurances as 'deceptive', and sees another war with Israel as inevitable.

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🇮🇷/🇪🇬/🏳️‍🌈 NEW: The Egyptian Footbal Federation joins Iran's complaint against FIFA regarding the LGBTQ+ 'Pride Match' at the 2026 World Cup match in Seattle

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❗️🇮🇷 NEW: Reliable sources report that Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard, Commander of Iran's Air Defense Forces, has been dismissed

His replacement will likely be announced by an executive order of the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, in the coming days.

This news is preliminary, and we must wait for an official statement.

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❗️🇮🇷 NEW: Reliable sources report that Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard, Commander of Iran's Air Defense Forces, has been dismissed His replacement will likely be announced by an executive order of the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, in the coming…
❗️🇮🇷 NEW: Brigadier General Hamid Vahedi, Commander of Iran's Air Force, has also been dismissed

His replacement will be announced by an executive order of the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, in the coming days.

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There is no report by Al-Mayadeen about Assad being a spy, at least not from what I can find. It's neither on their official website not their Telegram channel or Twitter.

Not that I don't believe it, it's very possible, but the source seems to be false and made up. If someone can find it please DM.
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There is no report by Al-Mayadeen about Assad being a spy, at least not from what I can find. It's neither on their official website not their Telegram channel or Twitter. Not that I don't believe it, it's very possible, but the source seems to be false and…
I just checked it, and it's real, but the person who claims it (Reza Al-Basha) said it in his own personal podcast, not on Al-Mayadeen channel.
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🇮🇷 NEW: Iran's Head of State TV (IRIB) takes accountability for the first time, stating that Iranian media claims of downing Israeli F-35 jets during the 12-Day War were 'not true', and that this was mistakingly reported

He says the report was based on some military sources, but it turned out to be false and 'unfortunately damaged our credibility.'

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🇺🇸/🇪🇺 NEW: Congressman Thomas Massie introduces a bill for the United States to withdraw from NATO.

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🇻🇪/🇳🇴 NEW: 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner and Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, whose whereabouts are currently unknown, will not receive her Nobel Prize in person

Yesterday, the Nobel Institute canceled the press conference ahead of the award ceremony.

Her selection has been controversial due to her ties to the Israeli Likud party since at least 2018, advocating for American-Israeli military intervention against Venezuela, dedicating her prize to President Trump, and repeating American-Israeli talking points, such as Iran, Hezbollah, and Hamas having a presence in Venezuela.

In late October, the Norwegian Peace Council canceled the annual torchlight procession in Oslo due to their disagreement with the selection of Machado.

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🇮🇱 NEW: Car explosion in Israel, cause unknown; the driver, an Israeli settler, has been killed.

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🇺🇸 NEW: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is proposing new rules set to go into effect early next year that allows U.S. border agents to check the social media history of all incoming visitors

Foreign visitors could be asked to submit up to five years of social media history when applying for the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA), which allows citizens of 42 countries to visit the U.S. for up to 90 days without a visa.

In June, the U.S. State Department also issued instructions to screen for advocacy for, aid, or support for foreign 'terrorists' and other threats to U.S. national security, as well as 'support for unlawful antisemitic harassment or violence.'

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❗️🇺🇸/🇻🇪 NEW: The U.S. Navy has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela

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🇮🇸/🇮🇱 NEW: With the new addition of Iceland, five countries will not participate in Eurovision 2026 due to Israel's presence in the competition

The other four countries include Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland, and Slovenia.

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