— Well Mr. Rubio, I have a bit of scripture for you myself:

وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَـٰفِلًا عَمَّا يَعْمَلُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ ۚ إِنَّمَا يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ لِيَوْمٍۢ تَشْخَصُ فِيهِ ٱلْأَبْصَـٰرُ

'Do not think that God is unaware of what the wrongdoers do – He only delays them until a Day when their eyes will stare in Horror'

[Quran 14:42]

— 🇷🇺/🇮🇷 We saw the first use of an Iranian Shahed-238 suicide drone in Ukraine

The Shahed-238 is an upgraded version of the Shahed-136 (Geran-2) which uses turbojet propulsion instead of a propellor, increasing its speed & decreasing its sound.

The Shahed-238 was revealed by the IRGC for the first time in 2023, and it seems our Russian friends have already received it.

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— 🇮🇱 NEW: Israeli airspace is fully clear, the only planes are grounded in Ben Gurion Intl. Airport

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I have been infected with the larp disease

🇺🇸🇹🇷🇮🇷⚡️- Turkey informed the United States that they will not be allowed to use their airspace against Iran.

— 🇨🇦/🇳🇱/🇮🇱 NEW: Canada and the Netherlands tell their citizens not to travel to Israel & to leave by any means possible

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— 🇺🇸 NEW: Biden leaves to his beach house in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, and will remain there during the weekend

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Nothing will happen tonight.

— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: Washington has detected that Iran is moving military assets, including hundreds of cruise missiles and drones – Two U.S. Sources to CNN

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⚡🇮🇷🇳🇱 Reuters reports that the Netherlands will close their embassy in Tehran, Iran tomorrow, Sunday, as a precaution.

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— 🇮🇷/🇮🇱 BREAKING: IRGC Naval Forces seize the Israeli-linked ship “MSC ARIES” in the Strait of Hormuz – AP

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— 🇮🇷/🇮🇱 NEW: The vessel has been redirected into Iranian territorial waters, after special forces landed on the ship

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— NOTE: Unless these actions continue, making it a FULL blockade on the Strait of Hormuz for Israeli shipping, then this is NOT Iran's retaliation yet.

— 🇮🇱/🇮🇷/🇺🇸 Hebrew Media: 'The Iranians with this action have sent a clear message to the US; if you intervene on behalf of Israel, we will close the Persian Gulf just like the Red Sea'

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— 🇮🇷/🇮🇱 NEW: An exclusive source tells me this is not the anticipated Iranian response to Israel, but a 'symbolic signal' that the economic arteries of the West can be cut at any time, after Western nations including the U.S. pledged their support for Israel

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— 🇮🇷/🇮🇱/🇦🇪 The Israel-UAE land corridor depends on naval traffic sailing through the Persian Gulf

Israel has been using this route, which runs from the UAE through Saudi Arabia and Jordan to Israel, as a way to circumvent the Red Sea blockade in its trade with the Asian continent.

If Iran systematically cuts off Israeli-linked shipping originating in Emirati ports, Israel will effectively be shut off from any trade with Asia and would have to import everything through its Mediterranean Sea ports of Haifa & Ashdod.

If Iran or Hezbollah then decides to strike these two ports, Israel will be completely cut off from the global trade network. This would have massive repercussions on its economy, which is heavily dependent on foreign trade.

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— 🇮🇷/🇮🇱/🇳🇱 NEW: Dutch airline 'KLM' (Royal Dutch Airlines) will no longer use Israeli and Iranian airspace

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— 🇮🇷/🇮🇱 Israel Foreign Minister: 'I call on the European Union and the free world to immediately declare the IRGC as a terrorist organization and to sanction Iran now'

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