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📜 UAE SLAMS TRAVEL BAN ON IRAN, LEBANON, AND IRAQ AMID IRANIAN AIR DEFENSE BUZZ IN TEHRAN The United Arab Emirates slapped a travel ban on its citizens heading to Iran, Lebanon, and Iraq, telling those already there to scram immediately. This comes after Iranian air defenses lit up in Tehran, reasons unknown. UAE officials blame security worries from climbing regional tensions. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 US SHIPS SPECIAL OPS AND RESCUE PLANES TO QATAR BASE The United States deploys reinforcements to Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, featuring one MC-130J and two HC-130J aircraft tuned for special operations and rescue missions. Because nothing says "peace" like more hardware in the neighborhood. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 MACGREGOR WARNS TRUMP'S IRAN BOMB THREATS RISK GLOBAL BACKLASH AGAINST US MANIACS Sustained US attacks on Iran over days or weeks would forge a new global order isolating America, as countries band together against DC's lunatics. He sets Trump's brash approach against Putin's effective restraint. Trump visits Pentagon today for Iran briefing, Axios notes. Centcom seeks Dark Eagle hypersonics for Middle East Iran strikes, per Bloomberg. Iran's top leader pledges to control Hormuz and punish waterway intruders. @TheBabylonTimes

UPDATE:📜 KHAMENEI WARNS FOREIGN GREED-MONGERS BELONG AT THE BOTTOM OF PERSIAN GULF Supreme Leader Khamenei marks National Persian Gulf Day with a message straight from the depths: foreigners who trek thousands of kilometers, fueled by greed and aggression, to stir trouble in the Gulf have no business there except sinking to the bottom of its waters.

"The foreigners who come from thousands of kilometers away, driven by greed and aggression, and stir up trouble in the Persian Gulf, have no place there except at the bottom of its waters."

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📜 THE ATLANTIC WARNS OF US ECONOMIC COLLAPSE FROM BIPARTISAN TAX REBELLION The Atlantic magazine flags a looming US economic meltdown, courtesy of both major parties' members sparking a full-blown tax rebellion. Their piece spells out the fun combo waiting in the wings: mass unemployment tangled with runaway inflation. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE CALLS OUT MEDIA AND CHURCH PROPAGANDA CONDITIONING AMERICANS TO BACK ISRAEL BLINDLY Former U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene laid it out for Tucker Carlson: Americans get brainwashed by media spin and evangelical churches into unconditional Israel fandom. She points to how 9/11 and other terror hits get tied to Israel loyalty, while the neighbor-trashing gets ignored. Greene slams twisting a Genesis verse to scare Christians that skipping the "bless Israel" bit curses you from God—flat-out wrong, she says. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 IRAN'S GHALIBAF MOCKS WALL-BUILDERS WITH BORDER MATH Iranian Shura Council President Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf posted that slapping up two walls—one from New York to the West Coast, another from Los Angeles to the East Coast—clocks in at 7,755 kilometers. Still about 1,000 kilometers shorter than Iran's total border length. He tacked on,

"Good luck besieging a country with such borders."

Note: 1 km = 0.62 miles. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 IRANIAN PRESIDENT CALLS OUT NAVAL BLOCKADE AS REPRESSIVE EXTENSION OF MILITARY OPS AGAINST RESISTANT NATION Iranian President lays it bare: "The world has witnessed Iran's tolerance and compromises." He tags the naval blockade as cover for military operations hammering a nation footing the bill for its resistance and independence. "The continuation of this repressive approach is unacceptable." @TheBabylonTimes

📜 META PLATFORMS ENABLE SETTLER TERROR WHILE SILENCING PALESTINIANS They coordinate illegal settlements, fundraise, and plot attacks—like the December 2025 Jaffa assault on a pregnant Arab woman, her kids, and mother-in-law with pepper spray and slurs, per The Jerusalem Post, plus a 2015 murder of three Palestinians where one got convicted in 2020. Palestinian journalists and rights defenders? Shadow-banned, censored, accounts restricted, content nuked for showing occupation life—no monetization for them. 7amleh tallies thousands of cases. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 IRAN'S SUPREME LEADER REJECTS TRUMP'S NUCLEAR SURRENDER DEMANDS Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei vows to defend the nation's nuclear and missile achievements against Trump's pressure. In a Persian Gulf Day address, he calls these homegrown technologies a national treasure cherished by 90 million brave, devout Iranians everywhere. Trump's months-long push to make Iran cough up enriched uranium, halt enrichment, and scrap its ballistic missiles? Total flop. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 IRANIAN EXPERT WARNS UAE RULERS TO BACK OFF ISRAEL OR GET Sidelined FROM REGIONAL SECURITY ORDER An Iranian expert on international affairs says the United Arab Emirates announced plans to toughen its stance toward Israel. He warns UAE rulers that sticking to this path leaves them no spot in the region's new security setup. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 HECKLER CALLS PETE HEGSETH WAR CRIMINAL DURING HOUSE ARMED SERVICES TESTIMONY ON IRAN WAR AND $1.5 TRILLION BUDGET Pete Hegseth, Defense Secretary nominee, testified before the House Armed Services Committee on the so-called war with Iran and a proposed $1.5 trillion military budget. A heckler interrupted, yelling "You are a war criminal!" and "What you're doing is despicable! The American people do not want to go to this war!" Security dragged the heckler out of the room. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 IRAN'S VEJAYATI CHEERS TRUMP PROBING KING CHARLES ON COLONIAL MAPS FOR PERSIAN GULF Iran Supreme Leader advisor Ali Akbar Velayati calls it a win that ex-US President Donald Trump is grilling King Charles on dusty colonial maps. Velayati notes the Persian Gulf's name has stuck for centuries—well before the US even showed up on the scene. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 IRANIAN DELEGATION SNUBBED BY CANADIAN BORDER GOONS AT FIFA CONGRESS Iran Football Federation boss Mehdi Taj and top brass flew into Toronto, only to get grilled and detained by guards. Iranian outlets call it shabby, two-tiered treatment versus other groups. They hopped the next flight home in protest, skipping Tuesday's Asian Football Confederation huddle in Vancouver too. Congress matters more this time with the bloated 48-team World Cup looming, costs ballooning, and Iran's spot in question. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 HEZBOLLAH DRONE BLOWS UP ISRAELI ARMY ARMORED VEHICLE TRUCK AND CAR IN SHOMERA SETTLEMENT Hezbollah drone struck this morning, exploding inside an Israeli army armored vehicle in the Shomera settlement. The blast wrecked a truck and a vehicle, dealing significant damage to the military target. Video shows the charred remains amid smoke and debris right after. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 IRAN'S VELOYATI SLAMS FOREIGN GRABS ON HORMUZ SECURITY Ali Akbar Velayati, advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader, posted on X that history is not for sale. He adds the Supreme Leader's message rings clear: security blessings in the Hormuz region belong to the peoples of the region, not foreigners. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 ISRAELI FORCES DETONATE 24 TONS OF EXPLOSIVES IN SOUTHERN LEBANON Israeli occupation forces triggered massive explosions in Ras al-Bayada south of Lebanon, dumping over 24 tons of explosives into the area. Video footage captures the aftermath, revealing widespread destruction from the blasts. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 US SHIPS 115000 TONS OF WAR GEAR TO ISRAEL FOR IRAN AGGRESSION VIA 403 FLIGHTS AND 10 SHIPS Israel's Ministry of War announces the United States has dutifully transferred 115,000 tons of military equipment and ammunition since the recent war on Iran kicked off. Delivery came courtesy of 403 air flights and 10 ships, keeping the occupation machine well-stocked. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 QUINCY INSTITUTE SAYS IRAN SHATTERED US MILITARY SUPERIORITY ILLUSION OVER CHINA The Quincy Institute notes Iran has dispelled the notion of U.S. military superiority against China. The current conflict not only worsened America's existing shortcomings but exposed how utterly unprepared the U.S. is for a real war between major powers. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 AMAZON SAYS BAHRAIN AND UAE CLOUD OPS DOWN FOR MONTHS THANKS TO WAR DAMAGE Amazon admits its cloud computing in Bahrain and the UAE faces months-long outages from war-related disruptions. No quick fix for the aggression's fallout. @TheBabylonTimes