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📜 IRAN GRABS CHINA'S HIGH-RES SATELLITE TO SPY ON US BASES IN MIDEAST CNN says Iran's IRGC snagged China's TEE-01B Earth observation satellite—Earth Eye 1—in 2024. This commercial bird dishes high-res imagery for remote sensing, letting Iran swap grainy old pics for crystal-clear, real-time tracking of US bases across the Middle East. First time Uncle Sam faces a foe with sat intel almost matching his own. Most US troops bailed from forward bases, hunkering in hotels and apartments on the Arabian Peninsula. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 US CONGRESSMAN RINDS FINE WHINES ISRAEL'S GRIP ON AMERICA SLIPPING AS BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FADES US Congressman Randy Fine warns Israel's sway over America is fading, with backing from both Republican and Democratic parties on the wane. He dresses it up as safeguarding Judeo-Christian values and Western civilization, claiming

"We will lose America. This is about Western civilization."

Remarks underscore mounting strains in US-Israel ties. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 ISRAEL DITCHED KISSINGER'S MUTUAL DEFENSE TREATY TO KEEP SHOOTING FIRST AND APOLOGIZING LATER Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern says Henry Kissinger dangled a mutual defense treaty at Israel post-1973 war. Israel thumbed its nose, hating how treaties demand fixed borders and cramp its style for unscripted strikes on Syria, Libya, or Lebanon—sorry, not sorry. McGovern points out the habit sticks: Israel tips off the US after risky moves that could spark regional firestorms, banking on full US backing minus any pesky mutual obligations. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA PREPARES NEW AID SHIPS TO BREACH ISRAEL'S GAZA BLOCKADE Activists with the Global Sumud Flotilla gear up another aid flotilla to poke Israel's blockade of Gaza. Şuayb Ordu says ships are getting primed in Turkey and Europe, with Italy and Spain pitching in support.

"Our ships are ready. We will gather from here... Either they will kill us, or we will enter Gaza."

Most from the last run made it back to Turkey after Israeli forces nabbed their boats in international waters, hurting 31 activists and holding some captive still. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 IRANIAN STRIKES LEAVE 16 US MILITARY SITES DAMAGED ACROSS REGION CNN investigation lays bare how Iranian missile and drone strikes hammered at least 16 US military sites, knocking out most affected installations and leaving some basically useless. Their report spotlights the unprecedented wreckage at Kuwait's Camp Buehring—a former US "microcity" now a ghost town after weeks of barrages. Footage captures abandoned structures and cleared zones, underscoring the hit to American operations. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 RETIRED US GENERAL WARNS DARK EAGLE MISSILE DEPLOYMENT TO MIDEAST WOULD BE PENTAGON'S DUMB STRATEGIC BLUNDER He notes hypersonics are tough to intercept, but the US can't fully stop them either, while Iran sits on a large stockpile for payback. With only eight of these fancy toys, flashing it reveals tech to China and Russia for zilch gain—especially when US already owns Iranian airspace and B-52s would do the job. Manner questions showing off the scarce system to Iran, saying it drains readiness without changing a thing, all from this administration's desperation. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 IRANIAN DRONES SMASH AMAZON'S UAE DATA CENTERS, DISRUPTING US MILITARY CLOUD OPS Amazon confirms Iranian drone strikes in early March hammered its UAE data centers, wrecking the AWS cloud region and sparking months-long service blackouts. Full recovery? Not for months, they say. AWS, top dog in cloud services, props up US military like CENTCOM via secret AI and cloud setups. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 IRAN PROFESSOR SAYS ECONOMY BUILT TO SHRUG OFF SANCTIONS GULF PUPPETS WOULD CRUMBLE UNDER Tehran University professor Mohammad Marandi states Iran's economy is engineered to endure blockades and sanctions, having chugged along under them for decades. He contrasts this with Arab Gulf states, inexperienced in sanctions management and primed for collapse. Marandi points out Iran weathered a total oil export shutdown under Trump's first U.S. presidency, keeping wells humming and stability intact—while Gulf monarchies remain untested softies. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 TRUMP CALLS HIS WAR ON IRAN FOOLISH BUT SMART, REJECTS NUCLEAR PROPOSAL President Trump says he's not satisfied with Iran's latest nuclear proposal. He describes his decision to start a war with Iran as "foolish, brave, but smart." Trump adds he'd do it again. No details on the proposal or war timeline in his remarks. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 REPUBLICANS BLAME TRUMP FOR HIGH GAS PRICES AT RECORD 55% CNN data guy Harry Enten drops the bomb: 55% of Republicans now pin sky-high gas prices on Trump, the most intraparty finger-pointing ever on this mess. Overall, 77% of Americans point at Trump—topping blame for Biden, Obama, or Bush. 64% say the endless Iran war ain't worth these pump pains, with AAA's national average hitting $4.392 a gallon under the blockade. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 TRUMP UNHAPPY KURDS DIDN'T HAND OVER WEAPONS TO IRANIAN PROTESTERS Former President Trump gripes he's not thrilled with the Kurds for failing to cough up their weapons to Iranian protesters. He tacks on that we gotta watch where those weapons land next.

"I'm not happy with what happened to the Kurds. The Kurds did not hand over the weapons [to the Iranian protesters]. We need to see whose hands these weapons will end up in."

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📜 IRAN'S EX-AMBS KAZEMI QOMI SAYS STRAIT OF HORMUZ WON'T SNAP BACK TO PRE-WAR NORMALS Kazemi Qomi, Iran's former ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan, stated the Strait of Hormuz will not return to pre-war conditions. He declared Iran's field achievements in the waterway will become permanent gains for Tehran. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 IRANIANS FLOOD STREETS ON DAY 62 TO BACK REGIME ARMED FORCES AND SUPREME LEADER Large crowds of Iranians gathered in public demonstrations on the 62nd day. They showed support for the Islamic Republic, its armed forces, and endorsed the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 IRANIAN AIR DEFENSES LIGHT UP OVER HOLY QOM AND TEHRAN Iranian air defenses kicked into gear over the holy city of Qom. News agencies report the same over Tehran late Thursday evening, with the systems' sounds echoing across multiple spots in the capital. No word yet on whatever prompted the activations or any threats tied to Qom. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 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