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Iranian leaders, including Khameni are going into hiding. Their attack on Israel failed. Civilians are panic buying. Link to transcript below video.

The 64-year-old's body is believed to have been intact when it was pulled from the rubble, suggesting he had not sustained physical wounds as the building around him exploded. Instead, he had suffocated as toxic fumes leeched into the underground shelter where he was hiding, Israel's Channel 12 reported on Sunday evening. The report suggested he was likely to have died in "agony" as the fumes and smoke from the explosions gradually filled the buried room, and made breathing impossible.... Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who had been close friends with Nasrallah, has called for vengeance and urged Muslims...

On Friday morning, we reported on the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) attack on Hezbollah headquarters, the primary goal of which was the removal of Hezbollah's leader, Hassan Nasrallah. The IDF and the Israeli government, it has been reported, did not notify the United States of their intentions in advance of their attack on Hezbollah headquarters in Lebanon. This begs the question: Why should they?The United States had no advance warning of an Israeli strike in Beirut and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with his Israeli counterpart as it was ongoing, a Pentagon spokesperson said on Friday.They were the U.S....

Russia on Tuesday condemned Israel’s continuing attacks on Lebanon, stressing that indiscriminate attacks on civilians are unacceptable. "Indiscriminate Israeli strikes on residential areas under the pretext that Hezbollah weapons are being stored there led to massive civilian casualties and significant destruction of civilian infrastructure," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement. Citing the Lebanese Health Ministry, Zakharova said that at least 492 people, including around 150 women and children, were killed by Israel’s "armed aggression" on Monday. "The number of wounded exceeded 1,600 people. On the morning of Sept. 24, after another attack by Israeli military aircraft in...

Multiple Israeli news outlets are reporting that Israel was successful in taking out Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah on Friday when they leveled Hezbollah's headquarters in Beirut, but at this time there has been no official confirmation.IDF spokesperson RAdm. Daniel Hagari issued a statement on the attack:“Moments ago, the Israel Defense Forces carried out a precise strike on the Central Headquarters of the Hezbollah terror organization…taking the necessary action to protect our people so that Israeli families can live in their homes, safely and securely.”Listen to IDF… pic.twitter.com/I4hbN7KkO8— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) September 27, 2024An Israeli official confirmed to The Times...

The Israeli Air Force carried out massive targeted airstrikes in the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Friday evening, with the military saying it had struck Hezbollah’s main headquarters. An Israeli official confirmed to The Times of Israel that the strikes targeted Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was believed to be at the command center at the time. “It’s very hard to imagine him coming out alive from a strike like that,” said the official, as multiple Hebrew media reports cited a growing Israeli assessment that Nasrallah was killed in the strike on the underground headquarters. The attack shook the Lebanese...

Major General Salami: "You Will Hear Good News About Revenge" The Commander-in-Chief of the Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) responded to the puIsrael, saying, "You will hear good news about revenge, God willing." However, Khamenei knows that due to the explosive situation in society, the bankrupt economy, internal divisions, and the failure in the presidential election, he would lose if he takes direct action.so it is sacrificing its proxy forces to create chaos in the region. on Sunday Morning Hezbollah of Lebanon Announced That It Fired 320 Missiles at Israeli Military Positions in the Northern Part of the Country Israel carried...

Khamenei never expected to be in such a difficult position during his rule. History shows that dictators, drunk on power, often think they can stay in control forever through repression, war, and creating crises. A tired IRGC spokesperson, using the Arbaeen observance (The Shia religious observance In Islam) as an excuse, promised revenge but hinted that it might take time. He said, “When it comes to revenge, time is on our side, and the wait might be longer than expected. Brave and wise commanders do not act rashly.” Khamenei is at an impasse due to: 1.A discontented society on the...

Iran is in no position to fight a long-term war with Israel and even asked the US to intervene to prevent a possible large-scale Israeli retaliation to any Iranian attack, according to Mohsen Sazegara, founder of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), in an exclusive interview with The Jerusalem Post. The IRGC was founded shortly after the 1979 revolution in Iran to protect the Islamic Republic’s religious control over the country, and to act as a counterbalance to the regular Iranian Army, many of whose officers were still loyal to the Shah of Iran, and therefore could not be trusted...

Israeli intelligence officials believe Iran has settled on attacking Israel in the coming days over the assassination of Hamas’ top leader, according to a new report. The updated assessment on Tehran’s expected retaliation suggests the attack could even come before Thursday, sources told Axios reporter Barak Ravid. That would be before scheduled hostage negotiation talks between Hamas and Israel on Aug. 15, which the terror group announced Sunday it was backing out of. Iran has been assessing its options on attacking Israel for nearly two weeks, after a suspected Israeli bomb killed former Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh while he was...

The founder of the Ahvazi Liberal Party – an organization opposed to the Islamic Republic of Iran – claims to have secured a document in which the supreme leader of Iran transferred $4 billion to his son's personal Venezuelan account. According to a translation of the document by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), the transfer request was sent by Mohammadi Golpayegani, Chief of Staff of Khamenei's office, to Dr. Ali Saleh-Abadi, the governor of the Central Bank of Iran. Ali Khamenei is the supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The letter read: "In light of the...

Supporters of Iran have been celebrating the callous attack on Salman Rushdie, which saw the author stabbed up to 15 times – including once in the neck. Rushdie, 75, was attacked by Hadi Matar, 24, as he was being introduced to the stage for the CHQ 2022 event in Chautauqua, near Buffalo in upstate New York, on Friday morning. He was airlifted to hospital and undergoing surgery in Erie, Pennsylvania. He was issued a fatwa – a death sentence - in 1989 by Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini after his book, the Satanic Verses, sparked and outcry with Muslims in Britain.

Twitter, Facebook and YouTube allow seven dictators, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, unfettered access to post on their platforms, influencing approximately 50 million followers as of March 28. Meanwhile, former leader of the free world President Donald Trump is still banned. MRC Free Speech America found seven dictators that Big Tech allows to post online. Twitter grants verified status to six of the seven dictators on the platform: Putin, Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, and Rwandan President Paul Kagame. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah...

‎‎ As indirect talks between the representatives of the Iranian and ‎American regimes in Vienna to return to JCPOA and lift the sanctions ‎of former US President Trump continue behind closed doors, and ‎different news of an approaching agreement is leaked after each ‎round of talks, the burning question still remains to be answered: Will ‎reaching a new accord under the same 2015 agreement prevent the ‎regime from gaining access to the atomic bomb?‎ Apparently, Joe Biden's diplomatic apparatus is naively optimistic that ‎negotiations and reaching an agreement can prevent the mullahs from ‎gaining access to the atomic bomb. But...

Iran’s Supreme Leader calls for a “final solution” to Israel and the “liberation of Palestine.” This past Friday, Israelis of all backgrounds and political persuasions celebrated Jerusalem Day, which commemorates Israel’s liberation of the eastern part of the city during the Six Day War of 1967. While Israelis were celebrating and reflecting on their admirable achievements, it was an entirely different affair in the Islamic Republic of Iran where Iranian authorities organized and orchestrated anti-Israel demonstrations in commemoration of Quds Day. The hateful rallies came with all the expected banalities including the requisite burning of Israeli and American flags and...

The founding member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Habib Barzegari, has died of the Wuhan coronavirus, Saudi TV network Al Arabiya reported Tuesday citing Iranian state media. Barzegari was also among the advisers to the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, news reports say. With this latest high-profile death, the outbreak has claimed several senior members of the Iranian regime, including several IRGC commanders, Khamenei’s top aides, and senior regime officials.

Israel's President Reuven Rivlin says there's still a chance for a unity government. The disagreements between Blue and White leader Benny Gantz and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Likud..... President Trump tweeting a message to North Korea's ruler Kim Jong-un today starting with an allusion to recent propaganda but ending with a call for a deal on North Korea's nuclear program.... Earlier Sunday the United States and South Korea announced that they were postponing a joint military exercise criticized by North Korea as provocative.... Protest continuing in Hong Kong over the weekend and into Monday..... In Iran the internet reported...

"Patently in error" That's British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's view of President Trump..... Speaking to the media at the White House today the President urged Mr. Johnson to work towards an agreement with the EU that will allow large amounts of trade with the United States..... Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage will not stand as a candidate for the House of Commons in the December 12th General Election.... Tires burned and streets blocked Sunday in Baghdad.... In Lebanon on Sunday thousands rallied in support of President Michel Aoun....then anti-government forces came out onto the streets.... A very blunt message from...

Sotoudeh has represented opposition activists and women who removed mandatory headscarf. Nasrin Sotoudeh, an internationally renowned human rights lawyer jailed in Iran, was handed a new sentence on Monday which her husband said was 38 years in prison and 148 lashes. Sotoudeh, who has represented opposition activists including women prosecuted for removing their mandatory headscarf, was arrested in June and charged with spying, spreading propaganda and insulting Iran's supreme leader, her lawyer said. She also was jailed in 2010 for spreading propaganda and conspiring to harm state security — charges she denied ... The news comes days after Iran appointed...

Turkish autocrat Recep Tayyip Erdogan is coming to Washington, DC, on May 16 loaded for bear.  He has an ambitious agenda and apparently feels he can achieve it all because he holds “trump” cards against the President of the United States. Erdogan and his proxies have publicly said they want to convince the United States to jettison its budding alliance with the Syrian Democratic Union (PYD) and its armed wing, the People’s Protection Units (YPG), the Kurdish group that has become the tip of the spear in the fight against ISIS in Syria. On this point, they will encounter resistance...