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Defense & Security Analyst, Author and Historian. I wrote for BBC, Israel Hayom & RFE/RL in the past. Now for @PtisiMagazine
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Watch how incapable and incompetent the Saudi land forces in Yemen are. Footage released by the Houthi terrorists purportedly shows how just five of their fighters—only five—routed and destroyed an entire Royal Saudi Army brigade composed of Yemeni mercenaries under the command of several Saudi officers, destroying their armoured personnel carriers in Najran. Note: The humiliated Saudis will comment below this post as usual claiming this is not true and they have no troops in Yemen and these Houthis are fighting ghosts!
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BREAKING: The diesel fuel Russia is now exporting to the United States at U.S. President Trump’s request may have originated in Iran, as Russian oil refineries are largely unable to produce diesel because of Ukrainian attacks. Russia has been importing most of the diesel it needs from Iran. In September, thousands of Iranian tanker trucks were spotted in various regions of Russia, including Ryazan, carrying Iranian diesel. Russia may be buying Iranian diesel and reselling it to the United States. If so, Trump’s attempt to lower U.S. energy prices and deceive American voters is putting money into the hands of Russia and Iran’s Islamic regime.
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BREAKING: To spread fear among Iranians and dissuade them from rising up against the Islamic regime of Iran, the terrorist regime executed another political prisoner today. Iranian musician and animal rights activist Ali Sina Mahdavi, who had been arrested for protesting against the regime, was executed today over his participation in anti-regime protests in Kerman. He was falsely accused of “waging war against Allah” by protesting against its self-proclaimed representative (the Islamic regime of Iran). As usual and like all other cases, the terrorist regime of the Ayatollahs falsely claim he had a gun and used it against the regime’s security forces. They usually publish a fabricated photo of the executed protester with a gun but in this case, no photo has even been published. The IRGC's influence operations agents on X will appear under this post to defend the regime and justify his execution soon (as usual).
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BREAKING: Flydubai flight FZ1073, operated by Boeing 737 MAX 8 A6-EKF, diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, following a terrorist incident aboard the aircraft. According to emerging reports, the copilot stabbed the captain and attempted to seize control of the aircraft to carry out a terrorist attack in Israel. Passengers reportedly intervened and helped subdue him. These allegations remain unconfirmed. The aircraft reportedly made a rapid descent before landing safely. Images circulating online appear to show part of its rudder missing, although the extent and cause of any damage have not been verified. Claims that excessive speed during the descent caused structural damage require confirmation from investigators. Flydubai described the event as an “inflight incident” and said all passengers were safe and being cared for. The airline said it was cooperating with the relevant authorities.
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BREAKING: Recorded on February 28, 2026, and leaked today, footage captures the moment BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missiles launched by US Navy Arleigh-Burke class destroyer strike the Iranian Navy’s base at Konarak in southeastern Iran during the opening phase of Operation Epic Fury. This video showing the initial impacts and explosions on February 28 at the 3rd Naval Base of the Army in Konarak. In this video, one of the personnel, who was forced to take shelter near the base with his comrades due to the surprise attack, says, "We have nowhere to go, let's just stay here for now." Another video shows an unidentified projectile striking the ground near these same individuals, indicating that the projectile missed its target. Meanwhile, while the personnel have taken shelter around the base, they are not even safe from the enemy's stray or missed projectiles.
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One of the saddest parts of the Iran war was the destruction of this remarkable aircraft, 5-8704, the Iranian Air Force’s last airworthy P-3F Orion maritime patrol aircraft, at Kerman Airport on March 10, 2026. This footage shows the aircraft last year, before its destruction.
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BREAKING: The number of Islamic regime officials and supporters, including Shia clerics, defecting to Canada has increased. This footage recorded at Toronto International Airport shows the arrival of a Shia cleric and his family at the airport. Canada has long been a safe haven for officials of the Islamic regime of Iran. After the fall of the Islamic regime in Iran, many Iranians will return to their homeland, while more regime officials and supporters will come to Canada. #OperationLionsRoar #OperationEpicFury
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It has now been established that what happened in the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla was a successful example of hybrid warfare orchestrated by the Moroccan government against Spain. Nearly 50,000 Moroccan nationals were transported from towns and villages across Morocco using trucks and other heavy vehicles organized by the government before being funneled into the two Spanish enclaves. The objective was to exert political pressure on the Spanish government in an effort to force concessions over Morocco's long-standing claim to Ceuta and Melilla.
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BREAKING: This is the complete video of the shootdown of an F-15SA Strike Eagle of the Royal Saudi Air Force by Houthi rebels in Yemen. They clearly used the Iranian-made AD-08 Majid air-defense system, the same system that shot down an F-15E Strike Eagle of the U.S. Air Force in Isfahan, central Iran, on April 3, 2026. The shootdown of the Saudi Strike Eagle is a huge psychological blow to the Saudi armed forces and their Yemeni allies, and it indicates potential weaknesses in the self-protection systems of the Saudi Strike Eagles, similar to those of their American counterparts.
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BREAKING: First video shows heavy clashes between USAF CSAR teams and IRGC Basij militants attempting to capture the second F-15E crew member who had been given shelter by villagers in Kuh-e-Siah, Koohdasht county, Iran. The A-10C+ pilot protecting the HH-60W CSAR helicopters launched guided rockets at the Basij militants, killing them before they could capture the crew member. #OperationEpicFury #OperationLionsRoar
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BREAKING: Footage recorded by a wildlife photographer in Jordan shows the complete sequence of Iranian ballistic missiles, launched by the IRGC Aerospace Force, re-entering the atmosphere while heading toward King Faisal Air Base. The U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard currently have multiple aircraft deployed at the base. In addition to C-17A Globemaster IIIs, multiple C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft are also stationed there. The footage appears to show a combination of ballistic missiles re-entering, including missiles equipped with maneuverable re-entry vehicles, as well as at least two carrying cluster munitions. The latter are believed to be Khorramshahr-3/4 ballistic missiles launched from the IRGC's Al-Ghadir missile base in Yazd, central Iran.
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BREAKING: Happening right now in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the IRGC Aerospace Force is targeting its international airport, disrupting flight operations in the city and causing fear among people. You can see UAE air defense launching what appears to be an MIM-104 surface-to-air missile at one of the incoming Iranian one-way attack drones. #OperationEpicFury #OperationLionsRoar
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This occurred during Exercise #BrightStar25 in #Egypt on August 30, 2025, and was released only recently. An #USAF F-16C pilot from the 55th Fighter Squadron outmaneuvered an #Egyptian Rafale DM in a dogfight. While the Rafale is generally superior in close air combat, a moderately experienced Rafale pilot stood little chance against one of the world’s best F-16 pilots — a veteran with thousands of flight hours and combat sorties including missions against #Iranian drones on June 13–14, 2025.
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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish extremists are trying to turn #Israel into another #Iran under control of a religious extremist regime which violates women's rights. Gender Segration in public transport was its start. Now, these extremists are attacking women who don't cover their hair in public!
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BREAKING: This is further evidence of the use of a cluster munition-equipped Khorramshahr-3 or 4 ballistic missile by the IRGC Aerospace Force against Muwaffaq al-Salti Air Base in Jordan tonight. As you can see, the U.S. Army's Patriot PAC-3 air-defense batteries appear unable to shoot down these ballistic missiles. Their cluster munitions can potentially destroy or damage the Patriot PAC-3 air defense system in question.
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BREAKING: Footage released by the IDF shows how a Hermes-900 armed drone of the Israeli Air Force chased a group of IRGC Aerospace Force officers who were attempting to launch several Shahed-136 one-way attack drones at Israel from Kermanshah, western Iran. You can see the Israeli drone using Mikholit air-to-surface bombs to target the drone operators, killing them one by one. #OperationLionsRoar #OperationEpicFury
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Under the rule of the Islamo-fascist dictator Erdoğan, Turkey has been turned into an Islamic state where the cultures and histories of non-Islamic countries are constantly targeted. Japan is their new target. Yesterday in Istanbul, Turkish youths who had gathered at #Konohafest to celebrate Japanese anime culture were attacked by Islamists supported by Erdoğan’s regime. The attackers chanted the takbir, “Allahu Akbar,” and called for the beheading of the Turkish youths attending the event. These Islamists call the attendees “infidels” because they consider Japanese culture haram, or forbidden. They hate Japan and its culture. This is the true nature of Islamists and Islamism: they hate anything non-Islamic. These videos were recorded yesterday. Look at their barbarity and terrorism.
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BREAKING: One of the surface-to-air missiles belonging to a THAAD battery of the U.S. Army protecting Israel has been found crashed in Suwayda, Syria. Its seeker section has survived the crash and could potentially be shared with Russia and China for reverse engineering. The system appears to be equipped with an infrared sensor used to detect ballistic missiles and trigger the proximity fuse. #OperationEpicFury #OperationLionsRoar
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BREAKING, happening right now in Zahedan, eastern Iran: The al-Qaeda-affiliated People’s Fighters Front (formerly known as Jundallah and Jaish ul-Adl) is engaged in heavy clashes with the security forces of Iran’s Islamic regime amid the naval blockade of Iran. Al-Qaeda wants to take advantage of the situation by collecting “taxes” from truck drivers and local smugglers transporting goods overland from Pakistan into Iran. The regime’s security forces are fighting the group over these activities. There are false claims that al-Qaeda is receiving orders from the United States. Historically, Jundallah and Jaish ul-Adl worked with Saudi Arabia, while the United Arab Emirates is now this terrorist organization’s sponsor—not the United States. In fact, the United States has designated both Jundallah and Jaish ul-Adl as terrorist organizations.
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