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📜 IRAN WARNS BAHRAIN AND OTHERS: BACK US RESOLUTION AND RISK PERMANENT STRAIT OF HORMUZ CLOSURE Iran's Ibrahim Azizi, head of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, cautioned governments—including pint-sized Bahrain—that siding with the US-backed resolution invites severe consequences. He stressed the Strait of Hormuz as a vital lifeline not to gamble with. This comes amid escalating tensions after Israeli attacks on Red Crescent medics and ambulances in Gaza and Iran since October 2023. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 UAE NOW ISRAELI-OCCUPIED TERRITORY WITH IDF TROOPS ON SOIL, SAYS TEHRAN PROF Prof. Foad Izadi, University of Tehran foreign policy expert, calls the UAE a straight-up Israeli-occupied territory—a "major mistake." Israeli companies swarm Dubai and Abu Dhabi, while IDF troops lounge on UAE soil. Izadi mocks UAE's bootlicking of US and Israel as dumber than other Gulf states' plays. Iran, stung for $250 billion in damages, won't forget—and plans to claw some back from the UAE. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 TURKEY UNVEILS INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE ABLE TO HIT U.S. TERRITORY Financial Times reports Turkey's big reveal: an intercontinental ballistic missile with range to strike U.S. soil. Ankara's not mincing words on its capabilities. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 IRAN WARNS UAE NOT TO RISK IT ALL FOR ISRAELI AND AMERICAN WHIMS Iranian parliamentary bigwig Ruhollah Metfiker Azad laid it out plain: if the UAE has any strategic smarts, it won't dive into deeper trouble than it can handle just to prop up Israeli and American interests. He shrugged off the UAE's relevance in Iran's plans, telling Emiratis to get the rules of this war straight. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 IRAN FAST-ATTACK BOATS HAND US NAVY A SWARM HEADACHE IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ Al Mayadeen reports Iran's unmanned speedboats, packing explosive warheads and radar, swarm large targets in coordinated "bee operations." These low-cost wonders pose a serious challenge to the US Navy's Fifth Fleet, gumming up their grip on regional energy shipping lanes. Experts call it a fresh tactical bind for the occupiers. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 BAHRAINI NASHID RECITER MUHAMMAD GHLOOM FLEES COUNTRY, VOWS NO BETRAYAL OF SECT OR RELIGION Bahraini reciter Muhammad Ghloom, famous for his nasheed "Peace Upon You, O Mahdi," has bolted from his homeland. In parting words, he declared,

"We will not betray our sect, we will not betray our religion, and glory belongs to God."

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📜 IRANIAN ADVISOR: NEGOTIATIONS WITH AMERICA JUST SPARK WARS, NOT END THEM Ali Safari, advisor to Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, laid it out plain:

"All wars end through negotiations, except with America, where negotiations end in wars."

He wants the war stopped, Strait of Hormuz reopened, across all fronts, especially Lebanon. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 GERMANY'S CHANCELLOR MERZ DECLARES NATION NO LONGER EUROPE'S TOP ILLEGAL MIGRATION MAGNET Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced the country has shed its status as Europe's prime illegal migration pitstop. He noted illegal entries have plunged 70% from 2023 highs. Merz added that, for the first time since 2015, Germany isn't wearing the crown for most asylum seekers on the continent. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 GERMANY'S CHANCELLOR MERZ DECLARES RUSSIA IMMINENT THREAT, VOWS STRONGEST ARMY IN EUROPE Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated Europe's security has fundamentally changed, with Russia now the imminent threat. Amid geopolitical uncertainty and rising challenges, he said Germany holds special responsibility for its future and Europe's unity. Merz announced the Bundeswehr's transformation into Europe's strongest conventional army. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 IRAN READY FOR ANYTHING AS US SENDS NO-WAR SIGNALS Iranian Foreign Ministry advisor Ali Safari says Tehran is geared up for all possible scenarios on the ground. He's getting word through back channels that the US wants no part in military escalation. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 IRANIAN VP SAYS PLANS MUST MATCH GREAT POWER STATUS Iranian Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref laid it out plain: plans need developing based on Iran's status as a great power in the world. No small-time thinking allowed. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 PUTIN ASSURES SLOVAKIA RUSSIA WILL DELIVER ENERGY AND MORE Russian President Vladimir Putin told Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico that Russia will take all necessary steps to meet Slovakia's energy needs. Putin also offered collaboration in sectors beyond energy, keeping the lights on and options open. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 SELÇUK BAYRAKTAR SLAMS PALANTIR MANIFESTO FOR TURNING WAR AND HUMAN LIFE INTO ALGORITHMIC OPTIMIZATION Selcuk Bayraktar, Baykar's Chairman and CTO, ripped into a fresh manifesto pinned on Palantir. He called it a dark mindset that boils war, peace, and human life down to optimization problems and algo spit-outs, gutting conscience, morality, and the human soul. Bayraktar said it paints the world as some server-churned simulation reducing people to data points. He pushes back with a roadmap centered on justice, compassion, morality, and human dignity. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 PÉTER MAGYAR OFFICIALLY HUNGARY'S NEW PRIME MINISTER AFTER ELECTION WIN Péter Magyar's now officially Hungary's Prime Minister, with the announcement confirming his inauguration. This caps months of campaigning against Viktor Orbán's long-running government, ushering in a major political shakeup. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 IRANIAN OFFICIAL SAYS US-BACKED FREEDOM PROJECT FLOPPED HARD IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ Iranian Foreign Ministry official drops truth bomb: Washington's "Freedom Project," with its US muscle behind it, scored zero wins for the allies. Iranian armed forces keep the Strait of Hormuz locked down tight, full control intact. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 IRAN LAYS DOWN 10 CONDITIONS FOR WORLD CUP SHOWING UP Iran's handed host countries a list of 10 must-haves just to grace the World Cup with their presence, per iransports_ir. No word on whether the hosts will bend over backwards to meet these non-negotiables. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 BAHRAINI ARMY ENTERTAINMENT UNIT ANNOUNCES THIRD READINESS FOR WAR AFTER BEING IGNORED TWICE Bahrain's army entertainment unit declares itself ready for war a third time. The group claims it got overlooked during the first and second rounds. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 IRAN AMBASSADOR SAYS MILITARY STRATEGY AGAINST TEHRAN FLOPPED, DIPLOMACY STILL ON TABLE Iran's ambassador to Italy laid it out plain: the aggressors' military push on Tehran bombed out. Diplomacy's door sits wide open, apparently. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 ISRAELI STRIKE HITS CAR IN AL-SA'DIYYAT NEAR SIDON HIGHWAY Israeli airstrike zeroes in on a car in the Al-Sa'diyyat area along the Sidon highway. Photos capture the vehicle struck and damaged right amid nearby civilian surroundings. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

UPDATE:📜 HEZBOLLAH ANNOUNCES AFTERNOON OPERATION AFTER RELEASING VIDEO OF STRIKE ON ISRAELI SOLDIERS IN SOUTHERN LEBANON Hezbollah announced an operation this afternoon and released footage of a prior Islamic Resistance attack targeting Israeli soldiers in Al-Bayyada, southern Lebanon. The video shows the strike on those soldiers, spotlighting direct engagement in the border area. This comes amid ongoing clashes between Hezbollah fighters and Israeli forces along Lebanon's southern frontier. @TheBabylonTimes