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  • Iranian crowds chant ‘Death to America, Israel’ during funeral for top commanders, scientists killed in Israeli strikes

    06/28/2025 6:57:30 PM PDT · by Libloather · 44 replies
    NY Post ^ | 6/28/25 | Katherine Donlevy
    Thousands of enraged Iranians burned the US flag and chanted “death to America” and “Israel” Saturday as the Islamic Republic buried the head of its armed forces and other top commanders who were killed during the 12-day war. The caskets of about 60 corpses, including Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp’s chief Generals Hossein Salami and Amir Ali Hajizadeh, were marched through the streets of downtown Tehran for the first public funerals since President Trump helped broker a June 23 cease-fire between the two Middle Eastern countries. “Death to America” and “Death to Israel,” the crowds screamed as flags of both countries...
  • Mamdani’s Victory Spotlights a Deepening Rupture Among U.S. Jews

    06/25/2025 4:53:29 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 24 replies
    The New York Times ^ | June 25, 2025, 5:49 p.m. ET | Katie Glueck and Lisa Lerer
    While Zohran Mamdani won over some Jewish supporters, other Jewish Democrats suggested that concerns about their community’s safety are being dismissed in a movement and a city they helped build.New York’s annual parade celebrating Israel has been a standard stop for the state’s politicians for the last 60 years, drawing in governors, senators and every mayor since Robert F. Wagner to pay their respects to the Jewish community.Now, as Israel’s standing in the United States has fallen precipitously since the Gaza war, New York City Democrats have nominated a mayoral candidate who does not shy away from his record of...
  • Iran says its Fordow nuclear facility has been struck again

    06/23/2025 7:36:15 AM PDT · by jerod · 41 replies
    Within Israel, explosions are heard in Jerusalem but no immediate reports of damageIran's underground enrichment site at Fordow was hit again Monday while Iran fired a salvo of missiles and drones at Israel and warned the United States that its military now has a "free hand" to attack American targets in the wake of the Trump administration's massive strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. The Israeli military also confirmed it struck roads around the Fordow facility to obstruct access to the site. The Fordow facility was one of those hit in the initial attack over the weekend, and the subsequent Monday...
  • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ‘gave Trump and the US the middle finger — and that came with a price,’ president’s confidant says

    06/23/2025 9:43:56 AM PDT · by bitt · 15 replies
    https://nypost.com ^ | june 23, 2025 | Ronny Reyes
    President Trump felt Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gave him “the middle finger” when Iran shrugged off his push for diplomacy, solidifying his decision to bomb Tehran’s nuclear facilities, according to a new report. In the final moments before Saturday’s airstrike, Trump’s frustration with Tehran reached its limit, with thee president sure the attack against the Fordow fuel enrichment plant would go off without a hitch — despite the flood of reports that he was still undecided. “In the end, it was everything. The timing was right,” a Trump confidant told Axios. “The Ayatollah gave Trump and the U.S. the middle finger....
  • The Most Important Decision of Trump’s Presidency

    06/21/2025 7:11:23 AM PDT · by DIRTYSECRET · 50 replies
    Isolationists seek to discredit warnings about the great dangers of a nuclear-armed Iran as “warmongers” or “neocons.” Yet history proves the opposite: Isolationism allowed Nazi Germany to arm and vastly expand its war machine, in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. In reality, isolationists are the most dangerous war-mongers. Their intent to keep the U.S. out of military conflict (short of a direct attack on the U.S. homeland), virtually ensures a catastrophic war.
  • Israel kills IRGC commander tasked with funding, arming Hamas's October 7 attacks in Iran

    06/21/2025 6:47:28 AM PDT · by Mr. Mojo · 16 replies
    Jerusalem Post ^ | JUNE 21, 2025 | JERUSALEM POST STAFF
    Mohammad Saeed Izadi, the commander of the Palestine Corps within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force and the key coordinator between Iran and Hamas, was killed on Saturday, both the military and Defense Minister Israel Katz announced. Izadi, according to reports, helped finance and arm Hamas in the lead-up to the October 7 massacre. He was reportedly behind the "plan to destroy Israel" by coordinating assaults on Israel from multiple fronts. Izadi was killed in an apartment in the city of Qom, south of Tehran, by an attack by Israel Air Force fighter jets following an intelligence-gathering effort, the...
  • B-2 stealth bombers appear to be on the move hours before Trump expected at White House

    06/21/2025 6:53:05 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 141 replies
    Fox News ^ | 6/21/2025 | Lucas Y. Tomlinson , Rachel Wolf
    Six B-2 stealth bombers from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri appear to be en route to a U.S. Air Force base in Guam, according to flight tracking data and voice communications with air traffic control. The bombers apparently refueled after launching from Missouri, suggesting they launched without full fuel tanks due to a heavy onboard payload, which could be bunker-buster bombs. The B-2 can carry two 15-ton bunker-buster bombs—which only the U.S. possesses. Experts say the bombs could be critical to targeting Iran’s most heavily fortified nuclear site: Fordow.
  • Iran’s supreme leader mocked mercilessly after bizarre social media posts resurface

    06/21/2025 3:10:14 AM PDT · by Libloather · 7 replies
    NY Post ^ | 6/20/25 | Emily Crane
    Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is being mocked mercilessly over a slew of bizarre social media posts that resurfaced as the Israel-Iran war broke out — including his musings about treating a woman right and even being “naughty&playful” as a school kid. The odd posts date back at least a decade and are in stark contrast to the anti-Israel and war rhetoric that now fills the social media feed of the 86-year-old leader and most senior cleric in the extremist Islamic Republic. In one from 2013, Khamenei recalled his awkward school days. “I went 2school w/a cloak since1st days;it...
  • Why dismantling Iranian threat won't create another Libya or Iraq

    06/20/2025 1:00:48 PM PDT · by Mr. Mojo · 32 replies
    Jerusalem Post ^ | JUNE 20, 2025 | JOHN SPENCER
    The comparisons are flying fast and loose. As Israel continues to dismantle Iran’s nuclear weapons program with surgical precision, and as President Trump weighs the next phase of American involvement, critics and skeptics are reaching for two familiar cautionary tales: Libya and Iraq. But Iran is not Libya. And it is not Iraq either. The current campaign has a defined, lawful objective. It is not a regime change. It is not nation-building. It is not an open-ended war. The mission is the complete and irreversible destruction of Iran’s nuclear weapons program. That mission is already well underway and showing results....
  • Reports: Former Iranian President Ahmadinejad Assassinated Point Blank

    06/17/2025 10:31:22 PM PDT · by Governor Dinwiddie · 67 replies
    Geller Report ^ | June 17, 2025 | Pamela Geller
    *Unconfirmed* reports from Tehran that former president Ahmadinejad was assassinated at point-blank. This demon’s nickname was the “poison dwarf.’ This mass murderer lived too long.
  • Inside 'Operation Narnia': How Israeli intelligence targeted key Iranian nuclear scientists

    06/20/2025 12:18:52 AM PDT · by Words Matter · 5 replies
    JPost ^ | 06.20 25 | Anna Barsky, Avraham Bloch, Avi Ashkenazi
    In a striking twist, the operation targeting Iran’s nuclear scientists is known as "Narnia" in Israel, a name that reflects the operation’s improbable nature. Israel’s Mossad operation to eliminate Iranian’s top nuclear scientists is named “Operation Narnia.”
  • How Israel Lured Iran's Top Generals to Their Deaths Will Blow Your Mind

    06/19/2025 3:56:35 AM PDT · by CFW · 61 replies
    Redstate ^ | 6/18/25 | Bonchie
    As of Wednesday, the Israeli operation to destroy Iran's nuclear program and its ballistic missile capabilities continued apace, with launchers and production facilities becoming prime targets. [snip] With that said, we are learning some stunning details about how things got to this point. In the early hours of the war, it was reported that dozens of top Iranian military leaders were taken out in a single strike, and how that strike came to be is just as incredible as the result. According to a new report, the subterfuge used to get all those IRGC generals into a single bunker is...
  • Bill Clinton's once-secret cable to Iran a reminder Tehran's terror killed hundreds of Americans

    06/19/2025 8:01:36 PM PDT · by bitt · 18 replies
    https://justthenews.com ^ | June 18, 2025 | John Solomon
    Toll from Tehran’s terrorism and proxy attacks are a serious factors in Trump’s decision on whether to support or even join the Israeli war effort. Three years after 19 Americans died in a bombing at a Saudi Arabian apartment complex, then-President Bill Clinton sent a cable that told Iran’s president a secret that the 42nd president wasn’t even willing to tell the American public: U.S. intelligence had ample evidence that Tehran was behind the deadly Khobar Towers terror attack. “Message to President Khatami from President Clinton: The United States Government has received credible evidence that members of the Iranian Revolutionary...
  • Breaking: Israel Fires Off Precision Strikes in Lavizan Area of Tehran Where Ayatollah Khamenei Is Reportedly Hiding with Bunker-Busting Bombs

    06/19/2025 8:14:39 PM PDT · by bitt · 37 replies
    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com ^ | Jun. 19, 2025 | Jim Hoft
    There are unofficial reports that Israeli strikes hit Tehran’s Lavizan area where Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei is believed to be hiding. Ariel Oseran reported on the reported explosions in the Lavizan area. Local reports of multiple Israeli precision strikes targeting the Lavizan neighborhood in Tehran. pic.twitter.com/UrRRbxtZBW — Ariel Oseran أريئل أوسيران (@ariel_oseran) June 19, 2025 Some unofficial Twitter accounts claim Israeli strikes hit Tehran’s Lavizan area, where Khamenei’s bunker is believed to be. No confirmation of his death yet.#IranVsIsrael #IranIsraelWar #Tehran #Khamenei #Israel #Iran pic.twitter.com/3QXMgMERLq — Ashish Pandey (@aspandey07) June 20, 2025 Explosions were heard at the Imam Hussein University...
  • Israel CONFIRMS Full Control Over Tehran As Iran Officials Defect

    06/18/2025 2:17:56 PM PDT · by Eleutheria5 · 97 replies
    Mahyar Tousi TV ^ | 18/6/25 | Mahyar Tousi
    Government planes leaving for Oman, Khamenei abdicated in favor of IRGC. IRGC bigwigs defecting to Crown Prince. Trump says well beyond cease fire. Victory is goal now, no nuclear weapons. Transcript linked below video.
  • Breaking Big: Iranian Government Plane Lands in Oman

    06/18/2025 10:23:57 AM PDT · by Macho MAGA Man · 45 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | June 18, 2025 | Jim Hoft
    An Iranian government plane reportedly landed in Oman on Wednesday. This is where the US and Oman officials were holding their nuclear talks. This is a very distinct sign that Iranian officials are worried and that they are backed into a corner. ........ Snip......... Manoj Singh @PracticalSpy · Follow 🚨 Big Breaking 🚨 Iranian government plane just landed in Oman, where the talks with the US were previously held. is Khamenei going to sign the surrender today ?? #Khamenei #Iran #iranisraelwar #Israel #IsraeliranWar #IsraelIranConflict 10:26 AM · Jun 18, 2025
  • Downfall of the Ayatollah ? When the king runs, the war is over. Khamenei looks as though he's running ...

    06/18/2025 7:28:39 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 31 replies
    American Thinker ^ | 06/18/25 | Civics Americanus
    KhameneiUntergang (Downfall, 2004) is a movie about the last days of the Hitler regime, including Hitler's nine-millimeter-and-cyanide honeymoon with Eva Braun. We are now looking at the final days of Iran's theocracy, which is likely to collapse by the end of the week; one week after Israel began military action. It is well known from history that, when a country's leaders flee the battlefield, the war is over for them. At Gaugamela in 331 B.C.E., the massive Persian army collapsed when King Darius turned his chariot to run from Alexander the Great, who was personally trying to kill him. Once...
  • 🍿🇮🇱🇺🇸🇮🇷🍿 B R E A K I N G - Iran has reportedly reached out to Trump asking to come to White House ??

    06/18/2025 7:14:01 AM PDT · by FRinCanada2 · 107 replies
    https://t.me/beholdisraelchannel/57807 ^ | Wednesday 18 June 2025 | Amir Tsarfati - via Telegram
    Seriously ? —. Should Trump hear them out now or just let Israel finish the job ?
  • Iran’s supreme leader rejects US demands to surrender, says Tehran isn’t threatened by ‘absurd rhetoric’

    06/18/2025 7:13:01 AM PDT · by bitt · 26 replies
    https://nypost.com ^ | June 18, 2025 | Emily Crane
    Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei defiantly declared Wednesday that Tehran isn’t frightened by President Trump’s “absurd rhetoric” — as he rejected the United States’ demand to surrender in its war with Israel. “The US President threatens us. With his absurd rhetoric, he demands that the Iranian people surrender to him. They should make threats against those who are afraid of being threatened. The Iranian nation isn’t frightened by such threats,” Khamenei said in a statement on X. He vowed Iran would never back down and that any US strike would have “serious irreparable consequences.” “The US entering in this...
  • The [minority] New Isolationism: How Blaming Israel Became the Escape Hatch for Foreign Policy Failures

    06/17/2025 12:02:56 AM PDT · by Words Matter · 3 replies
    Jfeed ^ | 6.17.25 | Yair Kleinbaum
    Historically, America has had several successful interventionist wars and several failed ones. If we go back in time, we see that the Spanish-American War was successful and historic, unquestionably establishing American hegemony over the entire continent. The same goes for World War I and World War II, which, despite their heavy toll, were essential in transforming America into a superpower with unprecedented strength in human history. __ (Tucker Carlson types)