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An Israeli strike on Iran’s South Pars gas field was coordinated with the Trump administration in advance, according to three Israeli officials, despite President Trump’s initial assertion in a social media post that the United States “knew nothing about” it. “The United States knew nothing about this particular attack,” Mr. Trump wrote in the social media post late Wednesday, saying that Israel had “violently lashed out.” A day later, Mr. Trump appeared to have changed course. Speaking to reporters Thursday at the White House, Mr. Trump implied that he had spoken about the strike ahead of time with Prime Minister...

A leaked phone call between an Israeli intelligence operative and a senior Iranian police commander is offering a rare—and striking—glimpse into growing cracks in Iran’s security apparatus as the U.S.-Israel campaign continues. In the call, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, a Mossad agent warns the commander that he is “on our blacklist” and urges him to stand aside in the event of a popular uprising against the regime. “We know everything about you,” the agent says in Farsi. “If you will not stand with your people, your destiny will be as your leader.” The response is startling. “Brother,...

Iran said on Thursday its response to Israeli strikes used only a “fraction” of its capabilities and warned of a stronger reaction if its infrastructure is hit again.“Our response… employed FRACTION of our power. The ONLY reason for restraint was respect for requested de-escalation,” Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a post on X.“ZERO restraint if our infrastructures are struck again,” he added.Araghchi said any end to the war must address damage to Iran’s civilian infrastructure.

According to a senior Iranian official, Khamenei rejected proposals for reducing tensions or for a ceasefire with Washington, that were conveyed to Tehran by two intermediary countries. The new ayatollah's appetite for revenge against the US and Israel was 'very tough and serious' in his first foreign policy session, an official told Reuters, without clarifying whether the leader attended the session in person. The senior official, who asked not to be named, said the supreme leader had said it was not 'the right time for peace until the United States and Israel are brought to their knees, accept defeat, and...

The IDF has finally begun a new ground incursion into Lebanon, in response to Hezbollah's coordinate missile attacks with Iran. Tehran and its proxy has engaged in a campaign to exhaust Israel's anti-ballistic missile defenses. The big question at the moment is whether this is ... A: The beginning of a full-blown invasion and occupation of the sub-Litani regionB: The beginning of a full-blown war with Beirut as a strategic goalC: A limited incursion to force Hezbollah out of missile range while Israel focuses on TehranD: A threat of A or B as a means to force Lebanon to deal...

On the night of March 13th, the United States military executed what Trump called, and I quote, one of the most powerful bombing raids in the history of the Middle East. 90 Iranian military targets on Kharg Island. We've been talking a lot about that island of late, including naval mine storage facilities and missile bunkers. They were obliterated. And here's the absolutely crucial detail. Trump personally ordered the Pentagon to spare the oil infrastructure. He said, "I've chosen not to wipe out the oil infrastructure of the island yet. Should Iran do anything to interfere with the free passage...

Tucker Carlson is warning that the CIA has been spying on him and that he is under investigation for his admitted contacts with the Iranian regime. WOW — Tucker Carlson reveals he is facing a criminal referral by the federal government for "talking to people in Iran before the war"Tucker was in the White House multiple times lobbying President Trump against action there.Who were these "people in Iran" he was talking to — it is left unsaid in this video https://t.co/33xWuXGjue— Jon Levine (@LevineJonathan) March 15, 2026Hmm. This brings up a lot of interesting questions, not the least of which...

Is it any real surprise that the crown prince of the most notorious left-wing empires in American politics is getting all bent out of shape because President Donald Trump decided to finally dismantle the murderous Islamist regime of Iran? Alex Soros got his panties in a bunch after the United States launched coordinated strikes on Iran with Israel, and praised the leftist-run Spain for grandstanding against the attacks in a March 2 X post that got ratioed into oblivion. “Why aren’t more Europeans standing up to an illegal war! Same with Canada! They make nice speeches at conferences, but do...

Massive crowds in Tehran burned US and Israeli flags during Al-Quds Day demonstrations supporting the Palestinian cause.

Integrated Assessment of Iran’s Military and Strategic Collapse By ChatAI March 12, 2026 Overview This assessment evaluates Iran’s ability to sustain military operations and pose a strategic threat under the following conditions: • Decapitation of leadership on day one (Supreme Leader + ~40 top advisors killed) • Destruction of air force, navy, missile and drone launchers • Systematic strikes on nuclear research and weapons manufacturing facilities • Economic collapse due to blocked oil exports and currency devaluation • Massive domestic unrest prior to and during the conflict • Lopsided casualty dynamics (Iranian forces die; enemy virtually unharmed) • Global isolation...

When anti-regime protests spread like wildfire throughout Iran in mid-October of 2022, the regime’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was quick to lay the blame on the usual foreign suspects. “I say explicitly that these riots and this insecurity were a design by the U.S. and the occupying, fake Zionist regime and those who are paid by them,” he told a class of cadets at a police college in Tehran. He suggested that the ultimate goal of the U.S. and Israel was regime change in Iran. This elicited a response on Twitter from Iranian rapper Hichkas, who defended foreign support for...

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.

The White House repostedDepartment of War 🇺🇸@DeptofWar·36m https://x.com/DOWResponse/status/2029193589079613857 DOW Rapid Response@DOWResponse.@SECWAR “In the Indian Ocean—an American submarine sunk an Iranian warship, that thought it was safe in international waters.Instead, it was sunk by a torpedo—Quiet Death.The first sinking of an enemy ship by a torpedo since World War 2. Like in that war—back when we were still the War Department—we are fighting to win."

I'm surprised it's been that long since an US Submarine has sunk an enemy ship using a torpedo. You wonder what the Captain and crew of that submarine were thinking when they finally fired a torpedo in a real war versus in training.

A submarine attack on an Iranian ship off the coast of Sri Lanka has left at least 101 people missing, one dead and 78 injured, sources in Sri Lanka's navy and defence ministry told Reuters on Wednesday. It was unclear who attacked the ship, which the sources said has now sunk.

Love him or hate him, it should be inarguable that President Donald Trump is a quote machine. With the dust still settling from joint U.S.-Israeli Operation Epic Fury (which saw the successful neutralization of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his leadership cabal), Trump has provided yet another all-time quote — and it’s one his more murderous enemies should heed well.

First, a request to President Trump:Sir, may I humbly request you stop doing awesome stuff on Saturday. This humble meme gatherer would like her afternoons off. Thank you for your attention to this matter — SAH.To the people belly aching about war with Iran: BITCHES, I watched our country be humiliated by the taking of hostages. My 12 th grade class song was “And I Ran, I ran so far away” and no, it wasn’t talking about aerobics. We’ve watched Iran finance destruction against the US and Israel and taunt our presidents. We watched them arguably interfere with our elections...

Khamenei should have learned from Maduro. He didn't. He's now in the past tense.President Trump promised the people of Iran the United States would help them overthrow the Islamic dictatorship, and on Saturday he delivered. A joint attack with Israel killed the ayatollah and 7 of his henchmen generals. The bombing continued. We added to the list of the unalive a few other generals and of course our old friend, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the original Holocaust Denier.The lightning swift initial victory calmed my nervousness about this turning into another Iraq. The reality is this will not turn into a wider war....

There are reports on social media and in the Israeli press that a US Airstrike whacked the new Supreme Leader of Iran within hours of him being named as Khamanei's successor. https://sundayguardianlive.com/world/israel-iran-latest-news-update-is-iran-new-supreme-leader-ayatollah-alireza-arafi-killed-after-succeeding-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-173446/

On Saturday, after weeks of failed negotiations, the US and Israel unleashed ‘Operation Epic Fury’ on the wicked Iranian regime. The successful military strike took out the top officials of the Iranian regime, including: Ali Khamenei (Supreme Leader). Ali Shamkhani (Defense Council Secretary / senior advisor). Mohammad Pakpour (IRGC commander). Aziz Nasirzadeh (Defense Minister). Abdolrahim Mousavi (Chief of General Staff / Armed Forces Chief of Staff). There are reports that the coordinated hit took out 40 top level officials from the radical Islamic regime. Three Americans were killed in retalitory strikes by Iran, five more are in serious condition. Iran...