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For the record: Yes, these are real. But yes, they are sarcasm.

Do not verbally assault him. He is a friend. Retarded, but a friend nonetheless.

Sorry bros, I couldn't help myself, the trolling opportunity was too big 😁
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🇺🇸😀😀💤☄️😀 In a joint statement, the US, Egypt and Qatar asked Hamas and Israel to reach an agreement.

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Savages that know no limits: A zionist police horseman crushes an israeli protester in Tel Aviv.

Watch this video carefully because you’ll only see it here, you certainly won’t see it on any western journo’s account because this happened in Tel Aviv, and not Tehran.
🇮🇷 NEW: Former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has registered himself for the Presidential election

Ahmadinejad is a conservative nationalist politician who served as President of Iran from 2005-2013. He was also the mayor of Tehran from 2003-2005. Ahmadinejad is all about industry and production.

He was disqualified from running for the Presidency in 2021, likely due to loyalty issues, so the chance of him being accepted by the Guardian Council this time is slim.

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🇮🇷 NEW: Former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has registered himself for the Presidential election Ahmadinejad is a conservative nationalist politician who served as President of Iran from 2005-2013. He was also the mayor of Tehran from 2003-2005. Ahmadinejad…
— Admin note: Ahmadinejad changed a lot since his Presidency. Recently he's become much more critical of the government, and he also became much more liberal.

For example, he supports Ukraine in the Russia-Ukraine war. He criticised Iran's involvement in Syria. He directly and openly called out Ayatollah Khamenei.
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🇮🇷 NEW: Mohammad Mahdi Esmaeili registered himself for the election

Esmaeili is a conservative politician, serving as the current Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, appointed by the Raisi administration in 2021.

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🇪🇬/🇺🇸/🇮🇱 NEW: Egypt has sent a proposal to the U.S. requesting them to ask Israel to leave the Philadelphi Corridor

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🇮🇷 This will be the most important Presidential election in Iran's history

Iran is at a crossroads. On the brink of becoming a regional superpower, the next few years will be crucial for Iran's future.

By far the most important aspects that the Iranian President wields considerable power over, are foreign policy and economic policy. The upcoming election poses some significant questions regarding these two.

Will the new President be of the Raeesi-camp, continuing the approach of martyr Abdollahian regarding strong regional and ideological diplomacy while mostly ignoring the Western powers, or will the new President take a different route, instead trying to re-establish more cordial relations with the the West and the United States, possibly in the form of a return to the Nuclear Deal, in an attempt to aleviate some of the imposed sanctions?

Will the new President focus on Iran's strength, self sufficiency and independence, through developing the industrial and nuclear sectors in Iran's own interest and investing in its mutually beneficial relationship with BRICS, or will he make Iran dependent on the Western hegemons and aim to disrupt the great era of self sufficiency that has been fostered?

But perhaps even more importantly, will the new President continue the legacy of Neoliberal economics laid out by Rouhani & unfortunately continued by some members of the Raeesi team, or will he take a new route, and take the first steps in the de-dollarization of the Iranian economy & strengthening of the local currency, bringing a new era of opportunity and growth?

These are all questions no one knows the answer to, but they will shape the future of the Islamic Republic. But there's something else that's important and we should not forget. Something that might be even more important than all the above points.

The Supreme Leader of Iran, Imam Khamenei, is 85 years old, may God protect him. When the Leader dies, the sitting President will preside over the Assembly of Experts, the 88-member supervisory body that appoints Iran's new Supreme Leader. I am sure you all understand the implications.

In conclusion, under Martyr President Raeesi we saw Iran enter an era of strength and self determination. Whether we will continue on this path will be determined by the upcoming Presidential election. It will be historic, that's for sure.

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Voter turnout in Iran's Presidential elections has fluctuated heavily throughout the years, from 48% in 2021 to upwards of 85% in 2009, mostly depending on whether there is any meaningful opposition candidate.

It will be interesting to see what the turnout will be this time. I fully expect the Guardian Council to approve at least one Reformist heavyweight candidate, in order to offer a valid opposition to the frontrunner. This could draw many disenfranchised Iranians to the polls for the first time since 2017.

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🇮🇱/ 🇱🇧 Hezbollah: 'Our Mujahideen bombed with two successive barrages the Headquarters of the 210th Golan Division of the IDF in the Naffah barracks, with dozens of Katyusha rockets'

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🇺🇸 The plot thickens: Admiral Chowdah Hill, Captain of the USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier, posts an old video to prove that the ship was not hit by Yemeni missiles

For the record, I obviously don't believe the carrier has been sunk. I also don't believe there was any meaningful damage. However, there might have been a late-stage CWIS missile / drone interception, with some shrapnel causing minor damage to the ship's exterior.

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🇮🇱/🇵🇸 NEW: The IDF announces that 46 officers and soldiers have been killed or injured throughout the Gaza Strip in the last 24 hours, the largest number of casualties in a single day since October 7th

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🇮🇷 🇮🇱 🇵🇸 The IDF says it completed a war simulation exercise over the past week, as part of preparations for an escalation in northern Israel amid daily attacks by Hezbollah from Lebanon. | Emanuel Fabian

🔶️ The drill, carried out by the Northern Command and other General Staff directorates and wings, included "many scenarios that simulate the expansion of the war in the northern arena, and multi-front war scenarios," the military says.

🔶️The IDF also says that as part of the drill, the 36th Division simulated "combat scenarios in the northern arena."

🔶️ IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi visited the Northern Command's underground command center, the Israeli Air Force's command center, and other war rooms amid the drill, the military adds.
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