Binte Zainabiyoun ☫💛

On 8th Shawwal, it is incumbent upon us to acquaint the masses with the horrific crime which took place on this day a 100 years ago. A heinous & abhorrent demolition, of which the sole intention was to eradicate the legacy & memory of the most beloved personalities to the prophetﷺ Al Baqī & Jannat al-Mu’alla are the oldest & most important Islamic graveyards located in Medina, occupied Hijaz. With some of the most historical Islamic figures buried inc. Imam Hassan, Sajjad, Baqir, Jaffer Sadiqع‎, lady Ummul Baneen, Umm Kulthum, Sayyida Fatima binte Assad, Ibrahim ibn Muhammad, Mohsin ibn Aliع‎ etc Al-Baqi continues to be the greatest atrocity committed against the AhlulBayt, their companions & contemporaries, in modern times & regardless of religion or sect we cannot ignore this day & must highlight the destructive Wahabbi ideology & enabling world powers under whose watch this crime & every crime we witness today, takes place. Would you allow anyone to violate the honour of your own mother & fathers grave?

🚨 Over $1 billion was spent by the US Navy to confront operations of the Yemeni Armed Forces in the last 6 months, according to the Secretary of the US Navy.

— 🇮🇷/🇮🇱 Iran's missile attacks had two very important points: 1. This was not the maximum offensive power of Iran; 2. But this was the maximum defensive power of #Israel; Of course, with the help of the world's first military power, that is, U.S., as well as the UK & France! (Repost from IWN)

⏯ Video |🇮🇷 #Iran has been present in the #AlAqsaFlood battle and provides anything needed ✅ In an interview with Khamenei.ir, Mr. Ziyad al-Nakhalah, Sec. Gen. of the Islamic Jihad Movement in 🇵🇸 #Palestine stated, "Iran has been present in the Al-Aqsa Flood battle and provides anything needed." ☑️ Other parts of this interview will be published soon. 📲 KHAMENEI.IR | X (Official) | X (Website) | Youtube 🆔 https://t.me/Khamenei_en/5143

THE IRANIAN RETALIATION PART 3 Indeed, the non-response of the enemy was fully baked into the attack, the manner it was conducted, what it revealed, and the position it put the enemy in. The fact that even the 1st wave of missiles hit, the fact that enemy air defenses were depleted... The strike was just limited enough that it gave the US — who absolutely does not want a regional war — just enough room to force the entity to swallow it up and not respond. The enemy is thus once more in the same place as the past year, except even more intensely: zugzwang

'Zugzwang' (from German 'compulsion to move') is a situation found in chess and other turn-based games wherein one player is put at a disadvantage because of their obligation to make a move; a player is said to be "in zugzwang" when any legal move will worsen their position.

Part of the intent of alarmist reports from the US over past weeks was to raise the ceiling of expectations, to make it impossible for Iran to act without seeming either (a.) underwhelming or (b.) unreasonably aggressive; and therefore at fault for any escalation. The Iranians turned this on its head and caught the world off-guard. The attack was massive in scope — much bigger than what the US actually expected, despite their words — and though the actual sites hit were limited in quantity, they were qualitatively of incredible significance. In particular, the heavy-hitting Khayber-Shekan ballistic missiles were aimed at the IOF airbase from which the attack on the consulate was launched and out of which raids on Gaza are launched — a highly symbolic goal, a show of power, and meaningful retaliation. By combining this with the literal biggest drone attack in history, setting up hours of looming dread for the hysterical settlers, setting off red alerts across the entity, the attack was anything but underwhelming while still avoiding an irresponsible escalation. A master-stroke. The occupation comes out more vulnerable, weak and helpless than they have ever been in history, and all the more so if they are forced — by US pressure, but above all by Iranian design — to refrain from responding. Escalating brings the Zionist entity destruction; deescalating brings them implosion. And as for the hordes of settlers, imperialists, sectarians and normalizers barking at the tops of their little canine lungs... The louder they bark, the more you realize just how bad the events of last night have been for them. •••

THE IRANIAN RETALIATION PART 2 Indeed, in addition to trying to salvage the reputation of western military technology and doctrine while also reassuring disillusioned, terrified settlers; a major goal of downplaying the Iranian success may well be the intention to avoid further escalation. The drawn-out build-up to this response served the purpose of extending the state of hysteria among settlers in the entity, but it also may have been intentional in allowing the US and the occupation to prepare all the air defenses they could muster.

Rania Khalek:

THE KEY TAKEAWAY FROM THE IRANIAN RETALIATION ON ISRAEL: This is a deterrence win for Iran. Had Israel been taken by surprise and not had the days long preparation to mitigate the impact of an Iranian attack this large, the damage would have been huge. There is no way Israel could have intercepted hundreds of Iranian missiles without a week of its allies putting defenses in place and Iran intentionally taking its time. A real war would NOT be telegraphed in advance so Israel can prepare with a symphony of air defenses from its allies. Biden understands the risks posed by further escalation, especially to US forces, which is why he told Netanyahu he will not back an Israeli counterstrike. The equation in the region has changed and Iran did it masterfully and responsibly without igniting the big war.

The goals for this would be threefold: 1️⃣As Rania Khalek says above, it allowed for a huge strike without igniting a full war. Thus, it remains a message, saying: "in case of real war, you will not have this amount of notice" — leaving the results of that to their imagination. 2️⃣This message is then made all the more powerful when we see that, even with all their preparation, their full extent of air defenses were overwhelmed. This would be the second goal of the delay: it allowed Iran to go up against the full extent of air defenses amd beat them. 3️⃣It allowed Iran to test the full defensive capabilities of the US and occupation, to their greatest extent. The data recorded last night will be invaluable for any wider war, without Iran having revealed anything of its own. Strategically, yesterday signalled a new paradigm amongst the entire Axis of Resistance: All members are now actively, directly involved against the entity. The floodgates that cannot be closed. The bind that the occupation has been in for months becomes still tighter:

Amal Saad:

The region is entering uncharted territory where the previous strategic paradigm and rules of engagement no longer apply. From now on, any Israeli action will be met with a direct and collective response by the Axis. Regardless of what Israel does next, there is no going back to the status quo ante. This is no longer the Iran that just supports resistance movements with weapons and training. This is the Iran that directly engages in strikes against Israel. This is a new proactive phase of the Resistance Axis' "offensive defense" strategy, which was officially launched on October 8 when Hizbullah and later other Resistance Axis allies directly intervened in the conflict against Israel. The US and other Western and Arab allies have also taken the unprecedented step of directly defending Israel. Yesterday night proved that Israel's self-sufficiency in security and defense matters is limited. Israel will not be fighting any of its future wars independently.

Iran's masterful performance puts the enemy in yet another impossible bind. Iran demonstrated some of their capabilities, showing the enemy that it cannot stop even a long-telegraphed, limited attack — never mind an extensive surprise attack.

Ben Amer, Yemeni Armed Forces:

Biden asked Netanyahu not to respond to Iran. In fact, the Israelis will not be able to swallow the blow and act as if nothing had happened because what happened will affect Israel’s status and dominance in the region and the world. As for Iran, this strike moved it to the stage of direct confrontation, and this has its importance in the future conflict.

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🧵🇮🇷 THE IRANIAN RETALIATION PART 1 The Iranian retaliation to the occupation's flagrant, illegal aggression against the Iranian consulate in Damascus came last night, and it was resoundingly successful across multiple layers, not only militarily but also strategically. This success is evident across multiple sectors, as we will explore. All the noise trying to deny this success is manufactured damage-control by the US, the entity and Arab/Gulf normalizers. The attack was layered, not just functionally, but also in its aims & goals: 🔻Military: The first real-world trial of Iran's new ballistic paradigm 🔻Popular: Iran & Axis of Resistance as champions of Arab-Muslim world 🔻Economic: Immense cost to enemy 🔻Strategic: New direct phase, zugzwang Militarily, the most sophisticated and concentrated air defenses — not only of the entity but also its US master throughout the entire region — abjectly failed to deal with what was ultimately a limited attack, relative to Iran's fullest capabilities.

Middle East Observer:

The Iranian attack was huge and successful. Their target was the airbase that struck the embassy. It required 300+ projectiles because Israel has the most protected airspace in the world: 🔻It's own air defense layers 🔻It's own airforce which participated to hunt missiles & drones manually 🔻US airforce 🔻Jordanian airforce 🔻UK Royal Aircorce 🔻Jordanian air defenses 🔻American air defenses 🔻American radars in the entire region 🔻American navy

The vulnerability of the entity has been exposed. For the second time since October 7th — and for all the myths of IOF 'military might' — it is painfully obvious they are unable to defend themselves alone, and even unable to defend themselves with full US support:

Scott Ritter:

Eye for an eye. Iran struck Nevatim air base with at least seven of its new hypersonic missiles. Nevatim is home to the F-35 fighters that attacked the Iranian consulate in Damascus. Not a single Iranian missile [that was intended* to make impact] was intercepted. Let that sink in. Israel is defenseless. [*As opposed to the decoy drones and missiles meant to distract the Iron Dome while the ballistic missiles hit their targets]

For all the screams from both US/Occupation as well as Gulf/Normalizer voices, the Iranian attack not only was successful, but exceeded all expectations: Long-standing IOF/US doctrine is to deny all losses unless indubitably exposed. The resistance records operations because it's the only way the IOF admit their losses, so it's no surprise that they claimed "no losses" through the gritted teeth of their military censorship. It's been said that 'you can tell a lie from its enormity', and their claim of a ludicrous 99% success rate in interceptions tells you they are lying through their teeth, as does the endless footage we have of failed interceptions and direct hits. The fact that they had to resort to manual fighter jet shootdowns is another huge point of failure: in the case of a full-blown open war, this is not a feasible nor sustainable way to conduct defense. CONTINUED ⤵️

🚨🇮🇷 Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Major General Mohammed Bagheri: — We used ballistic and cruise missiles in the attack on the occupation entity. The operation was planned to target the air base from which "israeli" aircraft which attacked our consulate launched from. Direct hits were achieved in the attack, which we intended to be punitive, targeting only military bases. America was aware of the targeting of our consulate in Damascus and it was the one that gave the green light to the occupation entity. If the zionist entity responds to Iran's operation, our next response will definitely be much broader than this operation. We sent a message to the United States that if it cooperates with "israel" in its upcoming actions, its bases will not enjoy any security.

The IRGC issued a 2nd statement: Any threat from the US & the Zionist regime from any country will be met with a reciprocal response from the Islamic Republic of Iran to the source of the threat. The American terrorist government is warned that any support & participation in harming Iran's interests will result in a decisive & regretful response from the armed forces of the IRGC. Also, the US is responsible for the evil actions of the Zionist regime. We assure the heroic nation of Iran that the IRGC & other armed forces of the country will stand to the death in defense of the national interests & will neutralize the enemies' efforts to disrupt the security & peace of the people. The statement also said that Iran has "successfully hit and destroyed important military targets in the occupied territories."

وَالحَمْدُ للهِ قاصِمِ الجَبَّارِينَ, مُبِيرِ الظّالِمِينَ, مُدْرِكِ الهارِبِينَ, نَكالِ الظّالِمِينَ, صَرِيخِ المُسْتَصْرِخِينَ, مَوْضِعِ حاجاتِ الطّالِبِينَ, مُعْتَمَدِ المُؤْمِنِينَ. All praise be to Allah; the eradicator of the tyrants, the terminator of the unjust ones, the catcher of the fugitives, the punisher of the unjust ones, the aide of the aid-seekers, the settler of the needs of the beseechers and the support of the faithful believers. Dua iftitah as taught by Imam Mahdi🥀

🕸 Gaza, the West Bank, the occupied interior. Lebanon. Syria. Iraq. Yemen. Iran. Al-Quds. Rockets, drones, mortars, bullets, and explosives unite in force. The belt of fire tightens around the crumbling zionist entity, showcasing the Unity of the Fields. Encircling the zionist enemy, the Unity of the Fields reveals it is, in the words of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, weaker than a spider's web.

While drones were on their way to Israeli targets from the Syrian territories, US and UK warplanes along with Jordanian air defenses were trying to intercept them over the southern region in Syria. Syrian air defenses tried to intercept the hostile interceptors to secure the way for drones

⚫🔴 Syrian Social Nationalist Party: — With the highest expressions of congratulations and blessings, the Syrian Social Nationalist Party extends its gratitude to the Iranian leadership, the Revolutionary Guard, and the Iranian people for the significant military operation conducted by Iran against the occupation entity. This operation proves that Iran is a partner to the nation in the project of liberating Palestine. The operation has simply demonstrated that the combined military effort, believing in the right to liberate the land, is now capable of acting as it should, and that the matter of the demise of the entity is an undeniable reality.

F-35 fighters were also used in the illegitimate attack against the Iranian consulate in Damascus to murder innocent civilians and our martyred leaders

🚨 Documentation of Iranian Khaybar missiles targeting the IOF's "Nevatim" air base in the occupied Naqab. Most of the missiles hit the base, which contains American F-35 warplanes used to bomb #Gaza.

🚨 Iranian News Agency: — Successfully targeting an "israeli" air base in Al-Naqab with Khaybar missiles. The targeted air base in Al-Naqab was the launch site for the attack on the consulate in Damascus.

🚨🇮🇷 BREAKING - Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps announces operation "His Promise is Truthful": — In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate "Indeed, we will take vengeance on the criminals." In the name of Allah The noble and martyr-loving Islamic people of Iran, in response to the numerous crimes of the evil zionist regime, including the attack on the consular section of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Damascus and the martyrdom of military leaders and Iranian advisers, the brave men of the Aerospace Force, with the support of other forces, have carried out a large-scale military operation against targets inside the occupied territories, launching dozens of missiles and drones during the operation ""His Promise is Truthful" under the sacred symbol "O Messenger of Allah (PBUH)". Details of this operation, which was conducted with the approval of the Supreme National Security Council and under the supervision of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, supported by the zealous men of the Islamic Republic of Iran and with the assistance of the Ministry of Defense and the support of the armed forces, will soon draw the attention of the heroic Iranian people and the free peoples of the world. "And victory is only from Allah, the Almighty, the Wise."

🚨🇮🇷 Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps: — In response to the zionist regime's crime in attacking the consular section of the Iranian embassy in Damascus, the Aerospace Force of the Guards targeted specific locations in the territories of the zionist regime with dozens of drones and missiles.