— 🇮🇱/🇦🇿 NEW: The President of Israel, Isaac Hertzog, met with Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev

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Possible explosions on Qeshm Island.

More launches towards the Strait of Hormuz.

—❗️🇮🇷/🇴🇲 NEW: Iran has established a network of local fishermen and small merchant boats in the Strait of Hormuz that directly report locations of violating ships to the IRGC Navy

The IRGC then strikes the vessels & obtains the visual confirmation of successful hits from the small boats that are active inside the Strait.

This solves the problem of using radar to detect vessels, after some Iranian radars were destroyed by the U.S.

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Local Iranian fishermen everywhere in the Persian Gulf & Strait of Hormuz are now the eyes and ears of the IRGC.

They risk their lives for their country and Iranian sovereignty over the Strait.

To anyone saying I am ‘justifying’ U.S. attacks on civilians:

Have the U.S. ever needed any justification? Did they ever consult news outlets or Telegram channels before deciding to strike civilians everywhere? The answer is no.

They already attack civilians around the world and across the Middle East on a daily basis. Never have they cared for pretexts or legitimacy. They simply act with impunity just like Israel.

If they want to manufacture consent, they can easily do it (in fact they do it constantly), but trust me, the Pentagon is not going to look at a MES post and suddenly decide to strike Iranian fishermen more than before.

+ It has been reported in Reuters and elsewhere among Iranian media (including on discussion panels).

— 🇷🇺/🇺🇸 NEW: FBI Director Kash Patel has arrived in Moscow to meet with the FSB Director

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— 🇺🇸/🇺🇦 NEW: The U.S. has switched off Starlink for the Ukrainian Armed Forces

Zelenskyy is asking for it to be turned back on.

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—❗️🇸🇦/🇾🇪 BREAKING: A Yemeni ballistic missile impacted King Khalid Airport in Riyadh moments ago

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If there is any attack on Iran before the U.S. midterms, it’ll probably be a unilateral Israeli attack with American backing.

Unless Trump is totally convinced that there is no way to win the election or perform better than polls predict.

⚡️🇺🇸🇷🇺 The FBI has clarified that Kash Patel is currently attending a law enforcement appreciation event at Liberty University in Virginia. He is not in Russia.

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—❗️🇾🇪/🇸🇦 BREAKING: Initial reports that Ansarallah have shot down a Saudi ‘Eurofighter Typhoon’ fighter jet above the skies of Yemen

This remains unconfirmed as of now; it could also be a drone.

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—❗️🇾🇪/🇸🇦 Spokesman of the Yemeni Armed Forces, Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree:

‘By the grace of God, a few moments ago our Armed Forces managed to target Saudi ‘Typhoon’ fighter jet that took off from Taif airbase.

The aircraft was targeted in the airspace of Sa’adah Governorate with a surface-to-air missile, and it was directly hit, posing a risk of it crashing.’

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—❗️🇸🇦/🇾🇪 BREAKING: After refusing to surrender and accept general amnesty, a full-scale offensive by Ansarallah to liberate the city of Taizz from the PLC has begun

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Extremely heavy clashes in Taizz.

Attacks from the west, north, and east.

—❗️🇸🇦/🇾🇪 NEW: Ansarallah is advancing with armored vehicles in western Taizz outskirts

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—❗️🇸🇦/🇾🇪 BREAKING: Initial reports that Ansarallah have made a breakthrough and captured Jabal Han, the most important mountain west of Taizz city that overlooks the city

This remains unconfirmed until now.

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— 🇮🇷/🇺🇸 Iranian fishermen patrol the Persian Gulf amid wreckages of U.S.-affiliated shipping after IRGC strikes

Make no mistake, and accept reality; Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz.

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— 🇸🇦/🇾🇪 UPDATE: Jabal Han, as of now, remains in the hands of the PLC

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— NOTE: Naya claims, based on ‘exclusive footage’, that this is an Iranian anti-ship ballistic missile being launched towards the Strait of Hormuz.

That claim is false. This is an Iranian ‘Ghadr’ mixed liquid/solid fuel MRBM, which is not suitable for targeting ships. If it was an anti-ship launch, we would expect Khalije Fars or Qasseme Basir to be used.

The footage is either old (recycled) or likely from the recent ballistic missile exercises.

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