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📜 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

📜 NETANYAHU FLEXES IN GYM VIDEO TO QUIET HEALTH RUMORS Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dropped a video of himself pumping iron on gym equipment in some private fitness spot, all to swat down whispers about his shaky health. Social media users aren't buying it, calling the footage suspiciously dated and the timing way too convenient. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 IRANIAN PARLIAMENT VP CALLS STRAIT OF HORMUZ IRAN'S ATOMIC BOMB Iranian Parliament Vice President declares the Strait of Hormuz Iran's atomic bomb. In a nod to the chokepoint that squeezes global oil flows, he frames it as Tehran's ultimate leverage—straight talk amid the usual posturing. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 TRUMP SONS' POWERUS SIGNS UP TO ARM USAF WITH INTERCEPTOR DRONES Powerus, the U.S. outfit propped up by Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr.—offspring of President Donald Trump—inked a deal to shove interceptor drones at the U.S. Air Force. No word on how many drones or how much cash is sloshing around in this one. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 ISRAELI FORCES BOMB LEBANESE FAMILY HOME IN AL-ZRARIEH KILLING FAMILY MEMBERS Israeli occupation forces bombed a home in the Lebanese village of Al-Zrarieh. The strike left massive destruction, killing family members. Extensive rubble and debris mark the collapsed structure. No immediate rescue efforts appear amid the widespread civilian property damage. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 CHATHAM HOUSE SAYS IRAN'S STRAIT OF HORMUZ GRIP GIVES IT UNMATCHED EDGE AGAINST US-ISRAELI THREATS Chatham House study center lays it out: Iran's control over the Strait of Hormuz hands it a strategic advantage like no other, shielding the country from existential threats courtesy of potential US and Israeli attacks. The analysis wraps up that Iran won't just hand over this powerful tool without a fight. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 ISRAELI FORCES BLOW UP BUILDINGS IN BINT JBEIL DURING CEASEFIRE Israeli forces demolished buildings in Bint Jbeil, southern Lebanon, right in the middle of an ongoing ceasefire. This gem comes as part of their ramped-up ground invasion. Video captures explosions turning structures to rubble in the town south of the Litani River, while Israel keeps shoving into Lebanese territory. Truce? What truce. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 IRAN WARNS UAE OF BITTER DARK DAYS OVER ISRAEL TIES AND JET INVOLVEMENT Iran's Shura Council National Security Committee member Khodarian predicts "bitter and dark days" for the UAE. He accuses UAE fighter jets of serious involvement in the war. Saudi officials have privately confided to Iran their dissatisfaction with UAE's cozying up to Israel. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 ISRAEL TIGHTENS NORTHERN SECURITY GRIP INDEFINITELY OVER HEZBOLLAH RISKS Israel's clamped down harder on its northern regions, including the Northern Galilee. Home Command's slapped restrictions along the Israeli-Lebanese border—education and work now limited to shelter-range spots, outdoor gatherings capped at 200, indoor at 600. Measures, originally due to expire Monday, drag on forever thanks to Hezbollah's ongoing hostilities, say Israeli media. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 PAKISTAN PASSES MODIFIED IRANIAN RESPONSE TO WASHINGTON ON U.S. WAR-ENDING CONDITIONS Pakistani officials say they've handed Washington a tweaked version of Iran's reply to the latest U.S. demands for wrapping up the war. Because nothing says "diplomacy" like middlemen editing the resistance's lines. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 IRANIAN EMBASSY IN SOUTH AFRICA POSTS TRIBUTE TO MILITARY FIGURES AS SPECIALISTS IN TREATING CHILD MOLESTERS Iran's embassy in South Africa shared an X post featuring portraits of three Iranian military honorees: the late Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam, the late Amir Ali Hajizadeh, and current IRGC Aerospace Force commander Brigadier General Mousavi. The caption calls them "Iran's fighters, specialists in treating child molesters—the world owes these men." The post honors the commanders. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 IDF SOLDIERS SWARM PALESTINIAN CHILD WITH DOWN SYNDROME IN SHOAFAT REFUGEE CAMP RAID Fully armed IDF troops barged into Shuafat refugee camp in northern occupied Jerusalem. They zeroed in on a Palestinian child with Down syndrome, surrounding him up close. The kid recoiled in terror from their weapons and intimidation in the tight camp confines. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 EXPLOSIVE DEVICE KILLS FRIDAY PRAYER LEADER AT SAYYIDA ZAINAB SHRINE IN DAMASCUS Seyyed Farhan Al-Mansour, Friday prayer leader at the Sayyida Zainab shrine, got taken out by an explosive device right after his sermon. The bomb targeted him directly at the Damascus shrine in Syria. Video captures the aftermath, site in disarray, emergency responders on scene amid civilians. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 IRGC NEUTRALIZES U.S.-MADE AGM-154 JSOW GLIDE BOMB IN TEHRAN Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps took down a U.S.-made AGM-154 JSOW glide bomb in Tehran's Bishaf area. The hefty 450-500 kg beast relies on GPS guidance, courtesy of American ingenuity. Photos capture the intact dud on the ground, markings screaming its Stars-and-Stripes origins and specs. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 IRAN VOWS TO STAND FIRM AGAINST ANY THREAT Iranian Armed Forces Chief of Staff Major General Amir Hatami laid it out plain: Iran will stand against any threat under the leadership of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, backed by the Iranian people. No backing down from whatever's coming. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 IRAN HANDS LATEST PROPOSAL TO PAKISTAN MEDIATOR FOR US TALKS Iran's state news agency says the country slid its newest negotiation pitch to Pakistan Thursday evening. Pakistan's playing middleman in whatever passes for talks with the United States. @TheBabylonTimes