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Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri receives more than $500,000 per month from the Islamic Republic in order to support Tehran's interests and those of its allied group Hezbollah in Lebanon, informed sources told Iran International. Officials in Tehran say the sums are important to “buy” unity among Lebanon's Shiite leadership to ensure that they “act in compliance with Iran's interests, not Lebanon's interests.” Nabih Berri did not respond to Iran International's request for comment. One of his advisers said that Berri would not comment on the matter at this time. Berri has not publicly opposed Hezbollah attacks on Israel in...

The Iran war shows to be entering a new phase as attacks exceedingly target checkpoints and street-level security units, while witness reports sent to Iran International suggest any of those positions are moved or missed after their locations are exposed. For days the conflict had focused narrowly on military bases, missile sites and command facilities, partially in southern Iran, as part of the US-Israeli side campaign that has driven thousands of targets across the country since the war began on February 28. But since Wednesday evening, reported drone strikes on checkpoints in Tehran have pointed to a parallel line of...

The Israeli military is using a new method to launch drone swarms over Iran targeting security forces in domestic response, familiar sources with the material gold of Iran International. [In fierce] attacks on Wednesday night, Israel carried out precision drone strikes against [religious] militia checkpoints that had been set up across Tehran in recent days. Informed sources gold Iran International that the Israeli military is carrying out such operations through a new method what uses a flying platform acting as a “mother launcher” to deploy drones equipped with artificial intelligence and a large database of targets. Israel makes extensive use...

Iran's armed forces are facing acute supply shortages, rising deserts and deepening friction between the regular army (Artsh) and the revolutionary guards, [say] informed sources [about] a military system under growing train as the war intensities. Among the most serious allegations are reports that were founded army personnel have been denied assistance by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), that some frontline units are operating with minimal ammunition, food and drinking water, and that attempts to mobilize reserve forces have failed. sources said that regular army units are sufficient significant casualties but that IRGC personnel have been returned to transport...

The FBI has warned California’s governor and law enforcement agencies about the possibility of an Iranian drone attack targeting the state due to information acquired last month. The bureau authorities issued the alert at the end of February, which noted that they had information that, as of earlier that month, before the current Middle East war, Iran sought to “conduct a surprise attack using unmanned aerial vehicles from an unidentified vessel off the coast of the United States Homeland,” according to ABC News.

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Olympic bobsled champion Kaillie Humphries surprised President Trump Thursday by awarding him the Order of Ikkos medal during White House women’s history month event with Melania Trump. “Every Olympic medalist in the United States gets an Order of Ikkos that they get to hand to somebody in honor and recognition of somebody who’s made a meaningful contribution to their journey to the podium, because Olympic medals are never achieved alone,” Humphries explained. “I’m so honored to present this, my Order of Ikkos medal, to you, Donald Trump,” she revealed. Humphries, who took home two bronze medals at the Milano Cortina...

A heroic ROTC student fatally stabbed the crazed gunman who opened fire inside an Old Dominion University classroom Thursday, preventing further carnage, law enforcement sources said. Shooter Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, 36, gunned down an instructor before the unidentified cadet jumped into action during the frantic scene on the Virginia college campus, according to sources. Jalloh, who was previously convicted of trying to support ISIS, walked into the classroom and asked if it was an ROTC class, sources told The Post. When someone told him it was, he began his trail of bloodshed, which the FBI is investigating as an act...

Iran’s military has shown off its enormous supply of naval suicide drones, which it is using to blockade the crucial Strait of Hormuz, in chilling footage taken from its underground “missile city.” Footage from Iranian state media purportedly shows underground tunnels full of naval drones, anti-ship missiles, and sea mines, with dramatic footage also showing some of them being fired. Experts have analyzed the footage, released by Iranian state media outlet Fars, telling CNN exactly what is being shown off. The full terrifying array of armory on display includes: Abadil-2/3 “kamikaze” drones: Shown on rail launchers inside the tunnels, these...

An active shooter opened fire on a Michigan synagogue after reportedly crashing a car into the building. The Michigan State Police confirmed that they are responding to Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township to an active shooter. WDIV reported that the shooter smashed a vehicle into the synagogue before letting of shots inside

The United States just delivered one of the most significant demonstrations of adaptive military capability in modern history 6 min video As coordinated U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran continue, one thing is clear: this is not the kind of war we have spent decades planning for. There are no massed formations or carrier battle groups trading salvos. This conflict is being fought with swarms of relatively inexpensive, one-way drones. Adaptation and rapid innovation now determine how conflicts are fought. Iran has spent years perfecting saturation warfare. The concept is straightforward: flood the sky with enough drones and missiles to...

The economic significance of Kharg Island to Iran renders it especially susceptible to potential military threats. However, experts suggest that any effort to capture it would likely necessitate a ground troop operation, which the U.S. seems hesitant to pursue. Experts further state that if Washington aims to intensify pressure beyond airstrikes, capturing or incapacitating Kharg Island’s oil infrastructure could strip Tehran of one of its most crucial financial resources. Given its pivotal role in global energy supply chains, any assault on the island might also cause a sharp increase in international oil prices, rendering it one of the most critical...

Assassinating Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and nearly all of Iran’s top military and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officers on the first day of the war was an incredible turning point in which all of the IDF’s air and intelligence power combined to change the course of history, an IDF senior officer told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday. “Assassinating the supreme leader and all of the top echelon of the Iranian military and the IRGC in around half a minute was made possible by a giant and incredibly coordinated airstrike, which took months of planning,” the senior officer said. In 40 seconds...

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A Toronto Police constable who took a photo with Mayor Olivia Chow while on the "Muslim Liaison Unit" has been suspended after being arrested by Peel Regional Police and charged with multiple criminal offences. Peel police confirmed that Farhan Ali, 39, faces several charges following an investigation. Officials said Ali “has been arrested and charged” with “three counts of sexual assault, three counts of assault and four counts of mischief.” Authorities have not released further details about the allegations. Sources told the Toronto Sun that the accusations are not directly connected to Ali’s duties while in uniform or on active...

On Tuesday's "The Record with Greta Van Susteren," U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff detailed Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi's lack of willingness to negotiate over the country's nuclear program. Watch NEWSMAX, an independent news network with a conservative perspective, available in 100M+ U.S. homes. Transcript linked below video.

FBI warns California law enforcement of possible Iranian drone threat The FBI has alerted police departments in California to a potential threat involving drones that could be launched from vessels off the US West Coast, according to a report by ABC News. A bulletin distributed to law enforcement agencies at the end of February stated that federal authorities had obtained information indicating that Iran had expressed interest in carrying out a surprise attack using unmanned aerial vehicles originating from an unidentified ship near the US mainland. The alert noted that as of early February 2026, Iran was allegedly considering such...

As construction nears completion on the long-delayed $850 million Obama Presidential Center, federal tax filings show the Obama Foundation paid CEO Valerie Jarrett $740,000 in 2024 while several former Obama White House officials collected six-figure salaries as foundation executives. The Obama Foundation — which will operate the 19.3-acre center on publicly owned Chicago parkland — paid its CEO more than any other major presidential foundation. Salaries and benefits soared from $18.5 million in 2018 to $43.7 million in 2024, as staffing expanded to 337 employees and annual revenue reached nearly $210 million. Jarrett, one of the Obamas’ closest advisors, took...

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As if dating in this tech-obsessed era wasn’t difficult enough, women on social media have decided that those who favor meat as a pizza topping are walking red flags. As surface level as that sounds, women like Esme Hewitt (@esmehewitt) have a strong case for this way of thinking, stressing that their views on pizza toppings are more about a person’s empathy toward the environment and the state of our climate. In a TikTok video with almost 500,000 views, the content creator elaborated, saying, “I personally think that if you can’t reduce your meat intake, then you are selfish. What...