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ransomnote: The background of Reza Pahlavi followed by his x.com post below.Reza Pahlavi last crown prince of Iran (born 1960)rezapahlavi.org Reza Pahlavi (born 31 October 1960) is an Iranian political activist and dissident in exile in the United States. A member of the Pahlavi dynasty, he is the eldest son of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last shah of Iran, … Wikipedia Reza Pahlavi@PahlaviReza·3hMy dear compatriots,Decisive moments lie before us.The assistance that the President of the United States had promised to the brave people of Iran has now arrived. This is a humanitarian intervention, and its target is the Islamic Republic,...

ransomnote: description of an x.com account and his post belowHouman David Hemmati, MD, PhD @houmanhemmati Board Certified MD Ophthalmologist & PhD research scientist. Biotech entrepreneur. Medicine/science author & commentator. Dad of 2. Opinions my ownSanta Monica, CAHouman David Hemmati, MD, PhD@houmanhemmati·6h🇮🇷 47 years ago, I stood at a window in Tehran as a 3-year-old boy, smelling burning tires and hearing the chants that would steal my country. I didn’t have words for what was happening. Today, I am watching smoke rise over the same city — but this time the smoke is not the end of Iran. It is, God...

President Trump announces attacks on Iran. Says Revolutionary Guard will have immunity if they throw down their arms. Certain death if they do not.

[H/T to HoneysuckleTN for obtaining the transcript below from GROK which I then confirmed by listening to the speech]TRANSCRIPT BEGINS~~~A short time ago, the United States military began major combat operations in Iran.Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime, a vicious group of very hard, terrible people.Its menacing activities directly endanger the United States, our troops, our bases overseas, and our allies throughout the world. For 47 years, the Iranian regime has chanted ‘Death to America’ and waged an unending campaign of bloodshed and mass murder targeting the United States, our...

~I'm just emerging from a rather grisly week and was hoping to catch up leisurely with relatively inconsequential things such as the State of the Union, only to wake and find that we have a brand new war: OPERATION EPIC FURY 🇺🇸 — Department of War 🇺🇸 (@DeptofWar) February 28, 2026 I'm not sure, after the last quarter-century, that the over-butch monikers impress anyone anymore. I'd be pleasantly surprised if the next one were designated "Operation Somewhat Irked" or "Operation Mildly Peeved". Be that as it may, Lindsey Graham is already at the if-erection-lasts-for-over-six-hours-consult-your-doctor phase: God bless @POTUS for planning...

Khamenei's offices and IRGC hit. Thousands killed.

The IDF launched a surprise attack on Iran on Saturday morning, with Iranian state media reporting explosions have been heard in Tehran.