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BREAKING:

🇺🇸🇮🇷 Trump is still hoping that the Kurds will attack Iran

President Trump is open to supporting armed groups in Iran willing to take up arms against the government, including Kurdish factions, according to WSJ.

No final decision has been made yet on weapons or intelligence support.
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BREAKING:

🇷🇺🇮🇷🇺🇸 Putin is the Iran war's one sure winner — Bloomberg

The war could benefit Russia by draining US missiles, driving up oil prices, and reviving Russian energy markets
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🇮🇷 IRAN CAPTURES INTACT ISRAELI HERMES 900 DRONE WITH FULL WEAPONS 🇮🇷

IRGC Aerospace forces have intercepted an advanced Hermes 900 drone belonging to the "Israeli criminal regime"—captured intact and fully armed before it could launch its offensive mission.

The drone is now in Iranian hands, with aerospace experts and engineers beginning analysis and reverse-engineering.

What this means:

Israel's most sophisticated UAV—weapons, systems, encryption—now a classroom for the very forces it was meant to strike.

Every component captured. Every secret studied. The technological advantage? Evaporating.

This is asymmetric warfare: not matching technology dollar-for-dollar, but capturing and turning the enemy's tools against them.

#Iran #Israel #IRGC #Hermes900 #DroneWarfare #AxisOfResistance
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🇪🇸 SPAIN SAYS NO TO US BASES FOR IRAN STRIKES—TRUMP RESPONDS WITH TRADE THREAT 🇪🇸

Spain drew a red line: US forces cannot use Spanish soil to attack Iran. Trump's response? Cut off "all trade" with Madrid.

Spanish FM Albares made it clear—Naval Station Rota and Moron Air Base "were not used in Saturday's strikes, nor will they be used."

Trump: "We're going to cut off all trade with Spain. I don't want anything to do with them."

Then the reveal: "We could use their bases if we want. Nobody's going to tell us not to use it."

The divide:

🇪🇸 Spain calls strikes "unjustified and dangerous—outside international law."
🇬🇧 UK reversed course after initial denial.
🇫🇷🇩🇪 France, Germany "open to defensive action."
🇱🇹 Lithuania would join if asked.

The message: Host US bases, surrender sovereignty. Refuse, face punishment. This isn't alliance—it's coercion.

#Spain #US #Iran #Sovereignty #NATO
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European gas prices have jumped sharply — rising by more than 22% according to AFP

This comes as Iran strikes back at US military bases in the Middle East

#Iran #Israel #US #War
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🇷🇺 IS RUSSIA THE KEY TO ENDING THE IRAN WAR? 🇷🇺

The conflict is expanding beyond Iran and Israel—threatening Gulf monarchies, energy infrastructure, and the global economy. Who can talk to everyone?

Iran's logic: if the US is a belligerent, its regional bases become targets. That means the Gulf. That means the Strait of Hormuz.

Gulf states want de-escalation—but need a credible messenger.

Enter Russia.

Putin just called the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia. Moscow's offer: use its partnership with Tehran to convey Gulf concerns and press for restraint.

To UAE: relayed Abu Dhabi is not a launchpad for attacks.
To Saudi: discussed "catastrophic consequences" if conflict spreads.
To all: a promise to transmit red lines in real time.

Most countries talk to one side. Russia talks to all.

In a crisis where miscalculation is irreversible, that bridge changes everything.

#Russia #Iran #GCC #Diplomacy #BRICS
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☢️ RUSSIA LOSES CONTACT WITH IRAN'S NUCLEAR LEADERSHIP AMID STRIKES ☢️

Rosatom has lost communications with Iran's nuclear sector leadership as US-Israeli attacks continue.

Bushehr plant—suspended. 639 Russian personnel remain. 70 tons of nuclear fuel + 210 tons depleted fuel on site.

Likhachev's warning: any hit means "regional" catastrophe.

"Explosions are kilometers away—not aimed at the station, but the threat is growing."

Evacuations underway. Another 150-200 waiting to leave.

Nuclear infrastructure in a combat zone. No one answering the phone.

#Iran #Russia #Rosatom #NuclearSafety
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BRICS membership does not entail obligations of mutual assistance during armed aggression — Kremlin spox Peskov

'It is an organization of a different nature'

Answer questions about Iran and the recent WAR that broke out

#Israel #Iran #US #War
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🌐 Iran’s Strikes On The UAE Exposed The Limits Of BRICS Unity
Iran and the UAE have polar opposite security interests vis-à-vis the US, while India took the UAE’s side over Iran’s arguably due to its nearly 100x greater trade with the Emirates than with the Isla... Read more →

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🇸🇴 SOMALIA STRIKES BACK: Mastermind of Deadly Attacks Eliminated 🇸🇴

Somali forces have done what decades of international coalitions promised but rarely delivered: eliminated a senior Al-Shabaab leader through their own intelligence and firepower.

The target: Kamaludin Yunis Mohamed—known by multiple aliases—was a key planner behind some of Somalia's most brazen attacks in 2025.

The operation:

National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) tracked him for over 150 days—through populated neighborhoods, frequent moves, constant evasion. Sunday's raid in Hantiwadaag, Lower Shabelle, ended the hunt.

Why this matters:

This was not a drone strike called in by a foreign power. This was Somali boots on the ground, Somali intelligence, Somali sovereignty in action.

"Until full security and lasting stability are achieved across the country," NISA vows to continue.

The message from Mogadishu is clear: we will handle our own security.

#Somalia #CounterTerrorism #AfricaRising #Sovereignty #Stability
🇮🇷 IRAN'S RETALIATION: A Regional Scorecard 🇮🇷

Within hours of "Operation Epic Fury," Iran struck US bases across six countries. Here's what got hit:

🇧🇭 Bahrain – Fifth Fleet HQ hit. $300M radar dome obliterated by Shahed drone. Hotels housing US personnel targeted.

🇰🇼 Kuwait – Camp Arifjan: fortified ops center destroyed. 6 US troops killedAli al-Salem base damaged. 3 F-15s downed ("friendly fire").

🇶🇦 Qatar – Al Udeid Air Base hit. $1B early warning radar damaged.

🇦🇪 UAE – Al-Dhafra base struck. Jebel Ali Port in flames. Dubai Airport targeted.

🇯🇴 Jordan – Muwaffaq Salti base hit despite interception claims.

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia – Prince Sultan base targeted. Ras Tanura refinery paused after drone strike.

The message? Every base enabling US terror is a target. Billions in damage. Six dead. And the USS Abraham Lincoln? Missiles fired at it too.

#Iran #US #CENTCOM #MiddleEast
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"That's my fking truck!"

US soldier films as Iranian drone hits American base

#Israel #Iran #US #War
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GAS PRICES SPIKE 50% AS MIDDLE EAST SUPPLY SHOCK HITS EUROPE

European gas futures just recorded their biggest jump since March 2022.

Why:

🚢 LNG tankers stopped transiting the Strait of Hormuz—20% of global oil and gas flows through here.

🇶🇦 Drone strike on QatarEnergy's Ras Laffan complex halted production.

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia paused Ras Tanura refinery operations.

The warning:

Goldman Sachs: a month-long Hormuz shutdown could send European prices up 130%.

The irony:

Europe abandoned Russian pipeline gas for LNG—much of it from the Gulf. Now the Gulf is a war zone.

The 2022 energy crisis never ended. It just moved theaters.

#GasPrices #EnergyCrisis #StraitOfHormuz #LNG
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🇱🇧 LEBANON BANS HEZBOLLAH'S MILITARY ACTIVITIES—ORDERS WEAPONS HANDED TO STATE 🇱🇧

In a dramatic shift, the Lebanese government has outlawed all security and military operations of Hezbollah, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announced Monday.

The order:

🔹 Hezbollah must surrender its weapons to the state
🔹 Lebanese Army to immediately begin disarmament planning

The trigger:

Overnight, Hezbollah launched missiles into northern Israel—claiming revenge for the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israeli strikes.

The contradiction:

Salam's statement calls on the international community to "stop Israeli aggression" while simultaneously ordering the disarmament of the very force that has acted as Lebanon's deterrent against that aggression.

The question:

Can the Lebanese Army enforce this—or will the state's reach fall short of Hezbollah's grip?

#Lebanon #Hezbollah #Israel #Iran #Ceasefire #Geopolitics
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Thousands gathered in Minab as coffins were carried through the streets in an emotional mass funeral following a strike on Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' elementary school in southern Iran

Iranian media say 165 people, including children, were kied in Saturday’s attack

Tehran blamed the United States and Israel for the strike

Israel said it was ‘not aware’ of operations in the area, while Washington said it was looking into what happened

#Iranwar #USIranWar #ShajarehTayyebeh #Minab #USIranconflict #IsraelIran #IsraelIranwar #middleeast #middleeastconflict #middleeastwar
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- American! - Ok, ok!

New footage shows Kuwaiti locals surrounding and confronting a crewmember from a U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle

The group appears to mistake the pilot for Iranian

The situation grows tense, with several men aggressively questioning him before he finally identifies himself as American
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🚨🇺🇸🇮🇱 U.S. AND ISRAEL HAVE BEEN BUILDING A KURDISH GROUND FORCE INSIDE IRAN SINCE LAST YEAR

Weapons have reportedly been smuggled into western Iran since the 12-day war to arm thousands of Kurdish volunteers.

A ground operation is expected within days.

American and Israeli strikes have been hitting security targets in western Iran specifically to degrade defenses before the ground push.

The Kurds have asked for U.S. and Israeli air cover. No word on whether that's been approved.

Trump spoke with Iranian and Iraqi Kurdish leaders over the weekend.

The goal: create space for Iranians to rise up now that Khamenei is dead.

The Kurds remember what happened after ISIS.

They were critical to that fight, then the U.S. walked away. Iraqi Kurdish leaders are reportedly cautious about getting burned again.

Ten million Kurds live inside Iran.

Thousands have trained in the mountains for years.

If this works, they become the "boots on the ground" Trump needs.

Source: ITV News, Reuters
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Iranian Navy Mowj-class frigate Dena was reportedly sunk by a U.S. submarine near Sri Lanka.

32 severely injured sailors were rescued, while 148 remain missing.

The ship was returning from the International Fleet Review / MILAN 2026 naval exercise in India when it sank on March 4.
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JUST IN: 🇮🇱🇮🇷 Israel Defense Minister Katz warns any new Iranian Supreme Leader will be a "target for elimination."

Whoever the Assembly of Experts picks will be a target from the moment they're appointed.

Israel isn't just fighting the current regime.

They're telling Iran that any replacement regime faces the same fate.
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