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📜 HEZBOLLAH RELEASES FOOTAGE OF ISRAELI STRIKE TORCHING LEBANESE CIVILIAN AREA Hezbollah's Islamic Resistance in Lebanon dropped footage of the aftermath from an Israeli strike on a civilian zone. Flames devour buildings, thick black smoke billows from rubble, and explosion damage scars the structures. Rescue teams pick through the mess left by the attack. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 MOSSAD AGENTS SNEAK INTO IRAQ KURDISTAN ON EUROPEAN PASSPORTS TO LOOT RELIGIOUS AND NATIONALIST TREASURES Informed sources say Mossad's using European passports to slip into Iraq's Kurdistan region. They're extracting valuable religious and nationalist materials for Israel, all cozy with local Kurdish groups. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 PAKISTAN PASSES IRAN'S MESSAGE TO US A Pakistani diplomatic source says Pakistan just handed over Iran's response to the US side. Because that's how these backchannel chats roll. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 TRUST CRISIS ERUPTS BETWEEN TRUMP AND NETANYAHU AS US SIDELINES ISRAEL Israeli paper Maariv lays out the growing trust meltdown between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, even as the PM insists on full coordination with Washington. The US has frozen Tel Aviv out of key decisions on Iran confrontations and Pakistan-mediated peace talks. Israel's left diplomatically isolated in the White House, with an unprecedented chill hitting the old allies. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 HEZBOLLAH FPV DRONES HIT IRON DOME LAUNCHERS AND CREWS AT JAL AL-ALAM Hezbollah flew FPV drones straight into Iron Dome missile launchers and their operators at the Jal al-Alam site on the Lebanon-Israel border. The strikes zeroed in on Israel's precious air defense setup there. Video catches the drones slamming home, explosions blooming, and the site's defenses thrown into disarray. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 IRAN DEMANDS END TO REGIONAL WAR AND SECURE GULF SHIPPING IN REPLY TO US PROPOSAL Iran's response to the latest US proposal, funneled through Pakistan after America's take on Tehran's prior 14-point plan, zeroes in on halting the war across the region and safeguarding navigation in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz. State media ISNA says the framework pushes negotiations to end the war outright, skipping ceasefire extensions, with a deal targeted in 30 days. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 IRANIAN EMBASSY IN LIBYA MOCKS TRUMP OVER ALIENS AS EPSTEIN DISTRACTION POST-IRAN ATTACK Iran's embassy in Libya took a jab at ex-US President Trump on social media, wondering if aliens are the latest ploy to dodge the Epstein mess after the aggression on Iran. The post quips:

"After the aggression against Iran, have aliens become a new partner in diverting attention from the Epstein case?"

No extra details on timing or context. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 IRAN SAYS STRAIT OF HORMUZ WON'T BUDGE UNDER MILITARY MUSCLE AS UAE SHIP BURNS Iran's Deputy Speaker of the Shura Council, Ali Nikzad, laid it out plain: the Strait of Hormuz stays shut despite any military ops. He tells the world to wake up to a global power that ignores pressure. This as a large fire hits a ship in Khor Dubai, UAE. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 LARGE FIRE ERUPTS ON SHIP IN DUBAI CREEK A large fire broke out on a ship in Dubai Creek, United Arab Emirates. That's all the details trickling out so far on this latest maritime mishap. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 ISRAEL'S AI SYSTEM TRACKS AND KILLS HEZBOLLAH VIA SMARTPHONES DRONES CAMERAS AND SOCIAL MEDIA Israel's AI targeting setup pulls data from smartphones, drones, traffic cams, security cams, Wi-Fi, and social media to hunt Hezbollah in Lebanon. Built on Palantir's Maven, it crunches data flows to map networks and flag threats in seconds—what used to drag on for weeks. Los Angeles Times reports a 62-year-old Hezbollah liaison, Ahmad Turmus, got a call from an Israeli officer asking if he wanted to die with others or alone. Missiles took him out 30 seconds after he drove off. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

UPDATE:📜 UAE DETAINS AND DEPORTS THOUSANDS OF PAKISTANI WORKERS RIGHT AFTER PAKISTAN HELPS BROKER US-IRAN CEASEFIRE UAE rounded up thousands of Pakistani workers—many reportedly Shia Muslims—and shipped them out. This hits soon after Pakistan brokered a US-Iran ceasefire. Deported folks say they got snatched suddenly, crammed into harsh detention, bank accounts frozen, then booted with zero explanation. Targets part of 2 million Pakistanis in UAE sending billions in remittances home. New York Times. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 IRAN SLAMS IAEA BOSS GROSSI FOR OVERSTEPPING INTO POLITICAL TERRITORY In an X post, Baghaei laid it out:

"The IAEA's mission is verification, not sending political messages about the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian missiles, or Tehran's approach. When professional neutrality is sacrificed for political behavior or personal ambitions, the credibility of institutions erodes, and over time their effectiveness weakens as well."

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📜 IRAN SUPREME LEADER BACKS FIGHTERS AND ARMED FORCES AGAINST ENEMIES Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Ali Hosseini Khamenei showed his appreciation for all fighters and Iran's armed forces in a meeting with Major General Abdollahi. He handed down new directives and measures to keep operations rolling and confront the enemies. @TheBabylonTimes

UPDATE:📜 IRAN'S FORCES FULLY LOYAL TO SUPREME LEADER, READY TO SMASH ENEMY AGGRESSION Brigadier General Abdollahi, head of Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, made it clear Iran's armed forces stick strictly to the Supreme Leader's orders. They defend the revolution's principles, sovereignty, and national interests—no ifs or buts. State media says he briefed the Supreme Leader on the forces' top-notch readiness, primed to hit back hard and fast against any enemy aggression or dumb strategic blunder. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 IRAN'S TOP GENERAL BRIEFS SUPREME LEADER ON FORCES READY TO SLAP DOWN ENEMY AGGRESSION Iranian state television and radio say Major General Abdollahi, head of Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, updated Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei on the armed forces' high readiness. Abdollahi confirmed they're geared up for a forceful, swift response to any enemy aggression or "strategic miscalculation." He stressed full compliance with the Supreme Leader's orders to defend Islamic Revolution principles, sovereignty, and national interests. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 IRANIAN TV SAYS CHABAHAR BLAST WAS JUST 'CONTROLLED' CLEANUP OF RAMADAN WAR LEFTOVERS Iranian state television claims the explosion heard at Chabahar port came from the oh-so-careful demolition of unexploded munitions lingering from the Ramadan war. Chabahar's governor backs it up, confirming the blast was them tidying up those remnants. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 KUWAITI FORCES INTERCEPT DRONES THAT DARED ENTER THEIR AIRSPACE Kuwaiti defense forces claim they intercepted several drones that slipped into Kuwaiti airspace early this morning. No word on whose toys those were, but the sky's now clear—for now. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 IRANIAN PRESIDENT REJECTS SURRENDER TALKS AMID CHABAHAR EXPLOSION Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian made clear that chatting negotiations isn't about folding—it's about locking down Iran's rights and shielding its interests from enemies. The Iranian people, he said,

will never submit to their enemies

. This as some blast echoes through southeastern Chabahar, cause conveniently unknown. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 IRAN SMASHES TWO MOSSSAD CELLS IN WEST AZERBAIJAN BEFORE THEY STRIKE Iran's Ministry of Intelligence reports dismantling two Mossad-run cells in West Azerbaijan Province, nabbing four operatives from one. The crew got arrested just in time to stop their terrorist plots from unfolding. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 IRAN TURNS STRAIT OF HORMUZ INTO SOVEREIGN TOLLBOOTH Foreign Affairs magazine reports Iran has turned the Strait of Hormuz into a sovereign asset. Vessels now pay the fees or shut down their trade operations. No more freeloading on the waterway. @TheBabylonTimes