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📜 IRAN SLAMS ACADEMIC'S FANTASY CLAIMS OF ROGUE AMBASSADOR Ali Safri, advisor to Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, dismissed Muhjoub al-Zuwayri's claims as straight-up delusions. No Iranian ambassador ever told anyone that attacks on neighbors came from martyred leaders, not current policy, Safri confirmed. Iran's military and political ops chug along uninterrupted since the war kicked off. Safri expressed shock that so-called academics peddle this nonsense on TV. Al-Zuwayri dropped the tale two nights back on Al Jazeera's "Hourly Debate.". @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 MOHSSEN REZAIE MOCKS PETE HEGSETH OVER US QUAGMIRE IN PERSIAN GULF Mohsen Rezaei, ex-IRGC commander now advising Iran's supreme leader, fired off a mocking X post at US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Rezaei warned the US has trapped itself in a quagmire, set to learn harsh lessons in the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman—despite Washington's fresh victory boasts. He says the conflict's real consequences are just kicking off. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 IRANIAN EMBASSY IN TUNISIA MOCKS TRUMP'S STRAIT OF HORMUZ DEMANDS WITH SATIRICAL PILL JOKE Iranian embassy in Tunisia fired off a satirical post at former US President Donald Trump:

"One pill every 8 hours – the medicine for anyone calling for the immediate and unconditional reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and for 'holding Iran fully accountable for its illegal obstruction of international navigation.'"

The jab ridicules Trump's calls amid tensions over Iran's grip on the strategic waterway. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 TRUMP TO CONGRESS: CEASEFIRE MEANS NO NEED FOR YOUR APPROVAL ON IRAN OPS Trump sent Congress a message claiming the ceasefire lets him skip their sign-off to keep bombing Iran. Just like that, oversight becomes optional in the endless aggression parade. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 IRAN GENERAL MOCKS INEXPERIENCED US WAR MINISTER FOR GETTING ARMY STUCK IN PERSIAN GULF SWAMP Iran's Brigadier General Mohsen Rezaei, on the Expediency Discernment Council, says if the inexperienced and illiterate US war minister had studied his lessons, grasped geography, and knew Iran plus the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf complexities, the US army wouldn't be trapped today in a swamp with no advance or retreat.

They will learn many lessons in the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman.

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📜 LEGO PARODY SONG MOCKS TRUMP OVER IRAN WAR STALEMATE AND SKYROCKETING FUEL PRICES A fresh Lego-style parody tune takes aim at US President Trump for the Iran war, kicked off in February 2026 at Israel's nudge. It skewers the mess as a drawn-out deadlock, with Iran still choking the Strait of Hormuz. US gas hits $4.23 a gallon, diesel $5.46—a tidy 45% jump. Lyrics hammer Trump as "a joke" and "a hoax" for his pie-in-the-sky quick-win promises that went nowhere, as economic pain piles up. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 WHITE HOUSE DECLARES WAR WITH IRAN OVER WHILE KEEPING FORCES DEPLOYED Associated Press says the White House formally notified Congress it considers the war with Iran over. U.S. forces, naturally, stick around in the region. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 IRANIAN FM WELCOMES IRAQ'S NEW PM DESIGNATE FROM COORDINATION FRAMEWORK Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi gives a nod to the coordination framework's pick of Ali Falah al-Zaydi as Iraq's prime minister designate. He congratulates al-Zaydi on the gig and wishes him luck forming the government to serve Iraqis. Iran reaffirms its respect for Iraq's sovereignty, plus support for stability, development, and cooperation that actually benefits both peoples. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 IRANIAN MISSILE SMACKS US BASE IN BAHRAIN ON VIDEO New video catches an Iranian missile nailing a US military base in Bahrain. Footage shows the projectile slamming right into the facility, no missing that one. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 IRGC NAVY TO IMPOSE NEW RULES ON PERSIAN GULF AND STRAIT OF HORMUZ PER SUPREME LEADER'S ORDER Iran's Revolutionary Guard Navy announces fresh management rules and equations for the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, straight from the Supreme Leader's historic order. Controlling nearly 2,000 kilometers of Iran's coastline there, the IRGC Navy plans to flip this maritime stretch into a livelihood and power hub for Iranians, plus a bedrock for regional security and prosperity. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 TRUMP CLAIMS PHONE CHAT WITH IRAN WHILE REALITY SAYS PAKISTANI MESSENGER BOY DID THE WORK Trump bragged about a direct phone call with Iran, hinting at some big reveal soon. Mehdi Rahimi, head of Iran's parliamentary news agency, sets the record straight: no phone coziness—talks ran through a Pakistani go-between, with Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi swapping written notes at times. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 PENTAGON INKS AI PACT WITH SPACEX, OPENAI AND TECH GIANTS FOR CLASSIFIED MILITARY NETWORKS The Pentagon's handing over its classified defense networks to SpaceX, OpenAI, Google, NVIDIA, Reflect Orion, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, and Oracle. Their "advanced AI capabilities" get plugged straight into military operations. Meanwhile, the White House chats up tech firms on fending off AI-boosted cyber attacks, per Politico. This after demos of Anthropic's Claude Mythos sniffing out software holes better than any human hacker. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 IRAN WARNS UAE-LED NEIGHBORS: STRIKE YOUR OIL WELLS IF WAR RESUMES Mehdī Rahīmī, head of the Iranian Parliament's news agency, says some regional countries with US bases reached out to Iran, asking it to hit Israeli sites in the UAE. In an update, Rahīmī told those UAE-led neighbors that if war kicks off again, Iran will unleash devastating strikes on their oil wells. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 SOMALILAND REJECTS ISRAELI SCHEME TO DUMP THOUSANDS OF PALESTINIANS FROM GAZA Somaliland turned down Israel's proposal to take in thousands of Palestinians for relocation from Gaza, per Haaretz. The pitch fits Israel's hunt for spots to offload Palestinians it's pushing out of Gaza. Congo's DR already said no, and Netanyahu adviser Caroline Glick struck out pitching it to the US Embassy in Israel. Meanwhile, Israel keeps widening no-go zones in Gaza, squeezing more Palestinians off their land. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 AL JAZEERA VIDEO REVEALS DR HASSAN AHMADIAN'S CONDITION IN STUDIO Video footage captures Dr. Hassan Ahmadian's state inside the Al Jazeera studio. The clip lays out his situation right there in the studio surroundings. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 ISRAEL RELEASES MAPS DESIGNATING 11% MORE OF GAZA AS RESTRICTED ZONES FOR PALESTINIAN DISPLACEMENT Israel dropped new maps of the Gaza Strip, marking off restricted zones that gobble up about 11% of the territory on top of what's already crawling with IDF troops since the ceasefire. The maps spell out plans to shove more Palestinian civilians around the enclave, per Reuters. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 HEZBOLLAH DROPS MEMORABLE MESSAGE IN ARABIC AND HEBREW Hezbollah published a message stating:

"Remember it well... זָכוֹר תִּזְכּוֹר..."

— straight in Arabic and Hebrew, for those who need the reminder spelled out twice. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 US DOCTOR CALLS BS ON POLIO VACCINE MYTH IN 1985 Pediatrician Robert S. Mendelsohn pointed out polio vanished across Europe in the 1940s and 1950s sans mass vaccination drives. Meanwhile, American docs patted themselves on the back, crediting US vaccines for the drop here. Mendelsohn tied multiple sclerosis to early shots with live viruses, urging folks with later degenerative nerve issues to dig into their jab history. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 USS GERALD R. FORD BAILS FROM MIDDLE EAST AFTER BOMBING IRAN A US official says the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford is pulling out of the Middle East after joining the fun in military operations against Iran. It stuck around for about 300 days, cruising the Red Sea and Suez Canal spots, then headed for maintenance thanks to a handy onboard fire. US Navy's leaving 20 ships behind, including carriers USS Abraham Lincoln and USS George H.W. Bush. @TheBabylonTimes