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When Iranian ministers told me that they had built a strategy around deterrence and endurance and invested heavily in layered ballistic missile capabilities and long-range drones, they weren't kidding.

Iran has emerged as a new global player, challenging power and Western hegemony in the region.

Objectively this is very impressive, for a nation under the most severe, long standing sanctions.



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The IRGC has declared its retaliation complete, claiming it hit "21 targets" across U.S. air and naval bases in the region, destroyed F-35 hangars and a command center in Jordan, and downed an MQ-9 over Iran.

The statement says long range solid fuel missiles did the work at the Jordanian base, and closes with the standing threat of a "crushing and decisive" answer to any further American action.

Now apply the discount this war has taught us.

The launches at Jordan and Bahrain were real, the interceptor footage proves that much, but "destroyed" is carrying enormous weight in that statement.

The IRGC's claimed scoreboards have collapsed under CENTCOM's rebuttals all war, and 21 targets with F-35 hangars flattened is its boldest claim yet.

Source: Al Jazeera



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Moscow's Warning to Tehran:
Peace is Cover for Ground Attack, Pentagon's Plan to End Two-Week Ceasefire
Russia's Security Council, in a shocking statement published by the "TASS" news agency, warned that the United States and Israel are using the cover of diplomacy and peace negotiations to prepare a large-scale ground operation against Iran.



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️BREAKING: Top Iranian official says that if President Trump resumes the war, he will pay the "full price"

Iranian official to IRIB:

— Iran has not yet destroyed all energy and gas facilities in the Middle East

— Oil exports via the Red Sea are still possible, but Yemen could close the route

— All ports and pipelines related to oil and gas exports in the region could be targeted

— The U.S. economy will not survive if we carry out our strike plan



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Iran’s national football team just dropped their official World Cup video: “Our players have unwavering faith in Imam Hussein (PBUH).”

They’re really going full crusade mode before kickoff...

TBH, I'm surprised, and a little bit disappointed they didn't do a Lego AI one

Source: @IrnaEnglish (not embedding due to X glitch) / Writers: Claudio, Ian



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BREAKING: IRANIAN PRESIDENT PEZESHKIAN:

“It is impossible to force a nation into surrender through airpower and bombing.

Gaza, despite its small size, has not been forced into surrender after three years.

They will not be able to force Iran to surrender either, and we certainly will not surrender.”



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