Posted on 03/18/2026 9:55:40 AM PDT by MeanWestTexan
An Israeli official, who did not want to be named, told Iran International that Israeli drones targeted Basij and police patrols that were planning to approach the venues of the Syrian [celebration] on [Wednesday night.] [The Basij were turned back.]
He called this action "unprecedented" and added: "For the first time, the people of Iran received active support that paralyzed the repression apparatus and practically provided an air umbrella for the population."
[The Syrian or the Chaharbansuri] is one of the ancient rituals of Iran [and has] turned from a celebration to a scene of anger and explosion and confrontation with the Islamic Republic.
This year, [answering] the call of Prince Reza Pahlavi, there this night [returned to] its historical sense: a night with fire, dance, and patriotic songs.
[Moved text:]
[Prince Reza Pahlavi asked the people to hold this ritual regardless of the actions of the repression agents, and Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, also warned [against] the repression of the people.]
According to these reports and videos sent to Iran International, people in different cities of the country, including sang slogans in support of Prince Reza Pahlavi, including [the old national anthem.]
The video received by Iran International shows fireworks and celebrations of a number of citizens on the night of Wednesday in Atisaz, Evin neighborhood of Tehran.
In recent days, after attacking the military centers of the Islamic Republic, the headquarters and bases of the repressive forces, police stations and law enforcement and security centers, Israel has increased the intensity of its attacks on checkpoints located in the streets of big cities, including Tehran.
These attacks take place at the same time as targeted operations against senior political and military officials of the Islamic Republic.
Israel on Monday evening in targeted attacks killed Ali Larijani the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council and his son Morteza Larijani, who was his father's special and senior assistant. That same night, Gholamreza Soleimani, the head of Basij organization was also attacked and killed.
[Israel killed] the Minister of Defense and Ismail Khatib, the Minister of Information of the Islamic Republic.
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This article is badly translated from Persian to English by AI. [The edits] are mine for readability.
google translate via chrome seemed to do an OK translation ...
Just like Afghanistan or Iraq. /s
Thanks. It’s about the same.
There are just lots of idioms and speech pattern differences in Persian that make any kind of computer-aided translation to English problematic. Things just have to be jiggered around.
It’s actually completely different than either country.
Afghanistan was always tribal and not well-suited for any kind of modern government. Probably never will be.
Iraq, the focus was on attacking troops, not decapitation.
And, most importantly, precision drone stikes — very small, anti-personnel attacks akin to a sniper hit — were not available. In Tehran, there are literally drone strikes on Basij setting up checkpoints. It’s like having snipers on all the buildings of Tehran. Basically, it’s virtual boots-on-the-ground.
Things happen differently when Donald Trump is involved. These next two weeks are going to be interesting. The regime is about to go from being the hunter to the hunted - looks like its starting.
A friend and I were discussing this morning how unique and how much this and the war in Ukraine change everything. For the first time in modern warfare decapitation of enemy leadership is on the table and being done. By remote control drone the opposing parties, at least one of them now, are essentially sitting at a gaming table in a duel.
In the past, if it was not an unwritten rule of warfare, it was not possible to pinpoint the opposition leadership and take them out from a distance.
In the past, if it was not an unwritten rule of warfare, it was not possible to pinpoint the opposition leadership and take them out from a distance.
It looks like Hegseth and Trump will finally establish the way for the U.S. to do these takedowns correctly.
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