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Iran is using air defense equipment that doesn't require radars to operate, retired Marine Corps Col. and former deputy assistant secretary of state Steve Ganyard says.
💬 "My guess is that the Iranians used what's called infrared. They used detection that's passive, that used heat differences," Ganyard told ABC News, commenting on the lost F-15.
💬 "The president did say that their radars were all down. He probably can claim that legitimately, but the fact that there are still anti-aircraft capabilities based on heat temperature differences that can identify and target aircraft is probably what got this F-15," he said.
Iran is one of just a handful of nations with full-cycle (R&D to production) military-grade passive infrared imaging tech.
Its Majid AD-08 short-range, low-altitude SAM has passive, wave propagation-free guidance and an infrared seeker and proximity fuse detonator.
Other systems include the Herz-9, the Misagh MANPAD family, the Sayyad-1A SAM, and the unique 358 Missile – a SAM that loiters over the battlespace waiting for targets to appear.
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🇺🇸🇮🇷The US is currently deploying large forces to the Middle East by air
- A string of C-17 military transport aircraft are crossing the Atlantic and flying to the Middle East. A second wave is already flying over Europe towards the eastern Mediterranean.
- C-17s are used to transport personnel, heavy and armored equipment. This is one of the largest troop movements by air since the beginning of the war.
- The US is building up its military forces in the region amid talk of preparations for a ground invasion.
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- A string of C-17 military transport aircraft are crossing the Atlantic and flying to the Middle East. A second wave is already flying over Europe towards the eastern Mediterranean.
- C-17s are used to transport personnel, heavy and armored equipment. This is one of the largest troop movements by air since the beginning of the war.
- The US is building up its military forces in the region amid talk of preparations for a ground invasion.
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Iran Reports Deadly Attack On Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, Russia Evacuates More Staff
A strike hit Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant on April 4, killing one person, the Islamic Republic’s semi-official Fars News Agency reported.
The deceased was one of the plant's security personnel, the news agency said, adding that one of the plant’s auxiliary buildings was damaged by the blast and shrapnel.
Preliminary assessments indicate the plant’s main sections were not affected and that it remains operational, the agency added.
Bushehr is the Islamic Republic’s only operating nuclear reactor. It was built by Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom, which provides direct support to its operations.
For its side, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced that there is "no increase in radiation levels was reported."
Russia also condemned the strike on Bushehr, calling it an “evil deed” and urging an immediate end to attacks on atomic facilities.
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A strike hit Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant on April 4, killing one person, the Islamic Republic’s semi-official Fars News Agency reported.
The deceased was one of the plant's security personnel, the news agency said, adding that one of the plant’s auxiliary buildings was damaged by the blast and shrapnel.
Preliminary assessments indicate the plant’s main sections were not affected and that it remains operational, the agency added.
Bushehr is the Islamic Republic’s only operating nuclear reactor. It was built by Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom, which provides direct support to its operations.
For its side, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced that there is "no increase in radiation levels was reported."
Russia also condemned the strike on Bushehr, calling it an “evil deed” and urging an immediate end to attacks on atomic facilities.
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🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷 US/Israeli Air Force launched strikes on missile facilities and ammunition depots in the #Jamaran district mountains in the north of #Tehran.
note : this video was filmed 8 to 9 hours ago
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note : this video was filmed 8 to 9 hours ago
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🇺🇸 Houston, We Have a Smell
Now halfway to the Moon, the Artemis II crew has reported their second toilet issue of the mission. Astronauts say there is a burning, heater-like smell coming from the toilet, though mission control is not concerned.
The first problem with the $23 million Orion space toilet was reported just hours after launch, when a fan was found to be jammed. The crew was able to fix the issue with guidance from mission control.
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Now halfway to the Moon, the Artemis II crew has reported their second toilet issue of the mission. Astronauts say there is a burning, heater-like smell coming from the toilet, though mission control is not concerned.
The first problem with the $23 million Orion space toilet was reported just hours after launch, when a fan was found to be jammed. The crew was able to fix the issue with guidance from mission control.
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🇺🇸 Houston, We Have a Smell Now halfway to the Moon, the Artemis II crew has reported their second toilet issue of the mission. Astronauts say there is a burning, heater-like smell coming from the toilet, though mission control is not concerned. The first…
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Suspicious Drones Hit Key Iraqi Oil Field Following Iranian Decision To Allow Country To Export (Videos)
Six unidentified drones targeted the Bazarkan oil field in the southern province of Maysan on April 4 evening, Shafaq News reported, citing an Iraqi security source.
The attack struck facilities operated by foreign companies within the field, the source told the news outlet, noting that the strike caused material damage but no casualties.
Bazarkan is one of the largest oil fields in Maysan. It is operated by a consortium of international and state-owned companies under a long-term contract with Iraq's Missan Oil Company (MOC). Among the companies are China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) and Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortaklığı (TPAO).
Notably, the attack took place as the Iranian military announced that Iraq will be exempted from shipping restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Six unidentified drones targeted the Bazarkan oil field in the southern province of Maysan on April 4 evening, Shafaq News reported, citing an Iraqi security source.
The attack struck facilities operated by foreign companies within the field, the source told the news outlet, noting that the strike caused material damage but no casualties.
Bazarkan is one of the largest oil fields in Maysan. It is operated by a consortium of international and state-owned companies under a long-term contract with Iraq's Missan Oil Company (MOC). Among the companies are China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) and Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortaklığı (TPAO).
Notably, the attack took place as the Iranian military announced that Iraq will be exempted from shipping restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz.
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🇮🇷🇮🇱Israel Is Preparing Major Attack On Iranian Energy Facilities With U.S. Approval | South Front
Israel is preparing to attack Iranian energy facilities but is awaiting a green light from the United States, a senior Israeli defense official told Reuters on April 4.
The unnamed official added that any Israeli attacks on such facilities in the Islamic Republic would likely come within the next week.
Israel has already carried out several attacks against energy facilities in Iran, and has even targeted industrial targets, hitting steel and pharmaceutical factories.
The comments came after U.S. President Donald Trump issued a new 48-hour ultimatum, hinting that Washington would back further Israeli military action against Iran.
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Pictures: The US/Israeli Air Force launched massive strikes on the special economic zone of the Mahshahr petrochemical complex in southern #Iran.(04/04/2026)
Israel is preparing to attack Iranian energy facilities but is awaiting a green light from the United States, a senior Israeli defense official told Reuters on April 4.
The unnamed official added that any Israeli attacks on such facilities in the Islamic Republic would likely come within the next week.
Israel has already carried out several attacks against energy facilities in Iran, and has even targeted industrial targets, hitting steel and pharmaceutical factories.
The comments came after U.S. President Donald Trump issued a new 48-hour ultimatum, hinting that Washington would back further Israeli military action against Iran.
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Pictures: The US/Israeli Air Force launched massive strikes on the special economic zone of the Mahshahr petrochemical complex in southern #Iran.(04/04/2026)
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Video of that A-10 Warthog going boom 🕺
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🇮🇷⚡️🇺🇸 US blow up own planes 'rather than fall into Iranian hands' — 2 planes destroyed.
Iranian sources say they blew up the planes.
Left : C130 stuck in sand at US base in Iran footage from JackMurphyRGR, NYT reports
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Iranian sources say they blew up the planes.
Left : C130 stuck in sand at US base in Iran footage from JackMurphyRGR, NYT reports
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🇮🇷⚡️🇺🇸🇮🇱 “More than 30 of our UNIVERSITIES have been directly attacked” — Iran’s Minister of Science, Hossein Simaei, visits remains of Shahid Beheshti University.
“According to international documents, attacking the infrastructure needed by country's civilian citizens is a War CRIME”
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“According to international documents, attacking the infrastructure needed by country's civilian citizens is a War CRIME”
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“Many Iranian military leaders who had led the country poorly and unwisely were dismissed, along with many others, as a result of this massive attack in Tehran,” — 🇺🇸 Trump.
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