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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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BREAKING: I have just heard a wonderful news that Hojjatoleslam Yasser Taheri, a radical Shia cleric who advocated execution of Iranian political prisoners including arrested protesters, has been eliminated by patriot Iranians at his home in Iran’s Mazandaran province. This footage shows him taking part in recent regime organized rallies against Iranian protesters, calling for their death and execution. His elimination follows that several other extremist clerics have been killed in recent months.

BREAKING: I have just heard a wonderful news that Hojjatoleslam Yasser Taheri, a radical Shia cleric who advocated execution of Iranian political prisoners including arrested protesters, has been eliminated by patriot Iranians at his home in Iran’s Mazandaran province. This footage shows him taking part in recent regime organized rallies against Iranian protesters, calling for their death and execution. His elimination follows that several other extremist clerics have been killed in recent months.

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There are many Iranians working at United Airlines. They are patriotic Americans, and they oppose Iran’s Islamic regime. However, I have serious concerns about a Boeing 737 captain named Sina, whom I understand to work for the airline. Based on the material I have reviewed, I believe he is a security threat as he has expressed support for the IRGC, Hezbollah and Iran’s Islamic regime. I have also received private messages containing serious allegations about his contacts and activities. I call on United Airlines to liaise with the law enforcement agencies and if necessary have him fired as he can pose a security risk. I am raising these concerns on behalf of Iranian passengers who have contacted me because they feel unsafe. United Airlines should establish the facts, assess any implications for passenger safety and employee conduct, and take appropriate action, including dismissal if the findings warrant it.

There are many Iranians working at United Airlines. They are patriotic Americans, and they oppose Iran’s Islamic regime. However, I have serious concerns about a Boeing 737 captain named Sina, whom I understand to work for the airline. Based on the material I have reviewed, I believe he is a security threat as he has expressed support for the IRGC, Hezbollah and Iran’s Islamic regime. I have also received private messages containing serious allegations about his contacts and activities. I call on United Airlines to liaise with the law enforcement agencies and if necessary have him fired as he can pose a security risk. I am raising these concerns on behalf of Iranian passengers who have contacted me because they feel unsafe. United Airlines should establish the facts, assess any implications for passenger safety and employee conduct, and take appropriate action, including dismissal if the findings warrant it.

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BREAKING: Ukraine does not need President Trump’s permission to defend itself. Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces have launched a major drone attack on the Moscow region tonight, reportedly hitting industrial and warehouse facilities.

BREAKING: Ukraine does not need President Trump’s permission to defend itself. Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces have launched a major drone attack on the Moscow region tonight, reportedly hitting industrial and warehouse facilities.

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Today is a heartbreaking day for the Greek aviation community. The 338 Mira of the Hellenic Air Force has tragically lost two of its finest pilots and one of its last F-4E Phantom II fighter jets during the Athens Flying Week 2026 airshow. I lost two good friends today. Rest in peace. #HellenicAirForce #F4EPhantomII

Today is a heartbreaking day for the Greek aviation community. The 338 Mira of the Hellenic Air Force has tragically lost two of its finest pilots and one of its last F-4E Phantom II fighter jets during the Athens Flying Week 2026 airshow. I lost two good friends today. Rest in peace. #HellenicAirForce #F4EPhantomII

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BREAKING: It finally happened early this morning, and U.S. President Donald Trump could not prevent it. The Israeli Air and Space Force struck Abu al-Duhur Airbase in Syria, targeting the base where the newly established Syrian Air Force had been working to restore its combat aviation capability. The airbase housed a recently reactivated MIG-23UB combat trainer, Su-22UM/M4 fighter-bombers and L-39 advanced jet trainers, while Syria has also been attempting to return other surviving Assad-era combat aircraft to operational condition. The message from Israel is increasingly clear: it will not tolerate the reconstruction of a Syrian air-combat capability. As Damascus attempts to reactivate surviving aircraft and rebuild its air force, Israel continues to demonstrate that such assets and the infrastructure supporting them may become targets.

BREAKING: It finally happened early this morning, and U.S. President Donald Trump could not prevent it. The Israeli Air and Space Force struck Abu al-Duhur Airbase in Syria, targeting the base where the newly established Syrian Air Force had been working to restore its combat aviation capability. The airbase housed a recently reactivated MIG-23UB combat trainer, Su-22UM/M4 fighter-bombers and L-39 advanced jet trainers, while Syria has also been attempting to return other surviving Assad-era combat aircraft to operational condition. The message from Israel is increasingly clear: it will not tolerate the reconstruction of a Syrian air-combat capability. As Damascus attempts to reactivate surviving aircraft and rebuild its air force, Israel continues to demonstrate that such assets and the infrastructure supporting them may become targets.

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Tragic scene: Iran’s Islamic regime killed Mina Amirzadeh, a 25-year-old student at Kavian University in Mashhad, by shooting her in the neck in Tehran on January 9, 2026. She had taken to the streets alongside her father during the January protests. Here, her mother sees her daughter’s lifeless body for the first time. She is one of over 50,000 Iranian protesters who were slaughtered by the security forces of the Iran's Islamic regime.

Tragic scene: Iran’s Islamic regime killed Mina Amirzadeh, a 25-year-old student at Kavian University in Mashhad, by shooting her in the neck in Tehran on January 9, 2026. She had taken to the streets alongside her father during the January protests. Here, her mother sees her daughter’s lifeless body for the first time. She is one of over 50,000 Iranian protesters who were slaughtered by the security forces of the Iran's Islamic regime.

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BREAKING: This is another video showing the mass launch of MIM-104D/F surface-to-air missiles by a U.S. Army Patriot PAC-3 air-defense battery deployed next to Muwaffaq al-Salti Air Base in Al-Azraq, Jordan, last night. As you can see, they wasted tens of their highly valuable precision interceptors against incoming Iranian ballistic missiles—to the point that they had nothing left to counter the second and third waves of Iranian attacks.

BREAKING: This is another video showing the mass launch of MIM-104D/F surface-to-air missiles by a U.S. Army Patriot PAC-3 air-defense battery deployed next to Muwaffaq al-Salti Air Base in Al-Azraq, Jordan, last night. As you can see, they wasted tens of their highly valuable precision interceptors against incoming Iranian ballistic missiles—to the point that they had nothing left to counter the second and third waves of Iranian attacks.

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BREAKING: The United States Air Force is now targeting almost every airplane and helicopter at Tehran–Mehrabad International Airport. They are destroying what could have formed the future Iranian Air Force after the fall of the Islamic regime of Iran. #OperationEpicFury #OperationLionsRoar

BREAKING: The United States Air Force is now targeting almost every airplane and helicopter at Tehran–Mehrabad International Airport. They are destroying what could have formed the future Iranian Air Force after the fall of the Islamic regime of Iran. #OperationEpicFury #OperationLionsRoar

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BREAKING: Since two days ago, almost every MD-80-family aircraft previously operating in Iran has been grounded, mostly at Tehran Mehrabad International Airport, on the orders of the Iranian Civil Aviation Organization. The grounding followed the operators’ refusal to carry out the required engine turbine blade inspections by the deadline set by the organization. Only two airlines completed the inspections; the others refused and decided to retire their entire fleets of MD-82, MD-83, MD-87 and MD-88 aircraft in a single day.

BREAKING: Since two days ago, almost every MD-80-family aircraft previously operating in Iran has been grounded, mostly at Tehran Mehrabad International Airport, on the orders of the Iranian Civil Aviation Organization. The grounding followed the operators’ refusal to carry out the required engine turbine blade inspections by the deadline set by the organization. Only two airlines completed the inspections; the others refused and decided to retire their entire fleets of MD-82, MD-83, MD-87 and MD-88 aircraft in a single day.

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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.

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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BREAKING: The Iranian Air Defense Force and the IRGC Aerospace Force have been left without operational surface-to-air missile systems in Tehran. Unable to engage the U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers flying over the Iranian capital, they are using anti-aircraft cannons in an apparent attempt to reassure regime supporters and maintain morale. Anti-aircraft cannon crews are firing hopelessly into the sky over Tehran tonight, with little prospect of reaching the high-flying American bombers. #OperationEpicFury

BREAKING: The Iranian Air Defense Force and the IRGC Aerospace Force have been left without operational surface-to-air missile systems in Tehran. Unable to engage the U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers flying over the Iranian capital, they are using anti-aircraft cannons in an apparent attempt to reassure regime supporters and maintain morale. Anti-aircraft cannon crews are firing hopelessly into the sky over Tehran tonight, with little prospect of reaching the high-flying American bombers. #OperationEpicFury

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BREAKING: I have confirmation that the Israeli Air Force used soft-kill weapons to cut electricity in Tehran and Karaj. Fortunately, none of the power plants were bombed. According to my sources in the IDF, the Israeli Air Force used CBU-94/B “Blackout” cluster bombs equipped with BLU-114/B soft-kill submunitions to induce electrical short circuits at multiple power plants and transformer stations, including those in the Pirouzi district of eastern Tehran. The aluminum filaments dispersed by these submunitions have adhered to wiring, transformers, and other electrical components, disrupting their function and preventing electricity generation. Once these materials are removed and affected components are cleaned and repaired, power can be restored in Tehran and Karaj. This action appears to have served as a warning to the Islamic regime of Iran and a test of its tolerance and response in the event of actual airstrikes targeting power infrastructure. #OperationEpicFury #OperationLionsRoar

BREAKING: I have confirmation that the Israeli Air Force used soft-kill weapons to cut electricity in Tehran and Karaj. Fortunately, none of the power plants were bombed. According to my sources in the IDF, the Israeli Air Force used CBU-94/B “Blackout” cluster bombs equipped with BLU-114/B soft-kill submunitions to induce electrical short circuits at multiple power plants and transformer stations, including those in the Pirouzi district of eastern Tehran. The aluminum filaments dispersed by these submunitions have adhered to wiring, transformers, and other electrical components, disrupting their function and preventing electricity generation. Once these materials are removed and affected components are cleaned and repaired, power can be restored in Tehran and Karaj. This action appears to have served as a warning to the Islamic regime of Iran and a test of its tolerance and response in the event of actual airstrikes targeting power infrastructure. #OperationEpicFury #OperationLionsRoar

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#Breaking: Contrary to what U.S. President #Trump stated, and despite claims by Islamic regime officials, including Araghchi, it now appears that the first detained protester, Erfan Soltani, who was scheduled to be executed on January 13, was in fact executed on that day. His family has not been allowed to meet him and has received no information about his whereabouts. They believe the regime carried out his execution and is deliberately concealing the news, possibly to avoid provoking a reaction from U.S. President Trump. #IranMassacre #IranRevolution #IranRevolution2026 #IranProtest #IranProtest2026 #DigitalBlackoutIran #IranDigitalBlackout

#Breaking: Contrary to what U.S. President #Trump stated, and despite claims by Islamic regime officials, including Araghchi, it now appears that the first detained protester, Erfan Soltani, who was scheduled to be executed on January 13, was in fact executed on that day. His family has not been allowed to meet him and has received no information about his whereabouts. They believe the regime carried out his execution and is deliberately concealing the news, possibly to avoid provoking a reaction from U.S. President Trump. #IranMassacre #IranRevolution #IranRevolution2026 #IranProtest #IranProtest2026 #DigitalBlackoutIran #IranDigitalBlackout

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BREAKING: U.S. President Trump let this happen. Russia struck Kharkiv’s main power plant just hours after Trump announced an “energy ceasefire.” Zelensky confirmed the strike on CHP-5, a major combined heat and power facility, and said Russia had carried out more than 200 attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure in the past week alone, killing more than 150 people and injuring over 700.

BREAKING: U.S. President Trump let this happen. Russia struck Kharkiv’s main power plant just hours after Trump announced an “energy ceasefire.” Zelensky confirmed the strike on CHP-5, a major combined heat and power facility, and said Russia had carried out more than 200 attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure in the past week alone, killing more than 150 people and injuring over 700.

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BREAKING: These are the first videos of the airstrikes conducted by Hermes-900 armed drones of the Israeli Air Force against Basij militiamen and IRGC terrorists who had set up roadblocks to intimidate the people of Tehran, the capital city of Iran, tonight. They are being hunted one by one. These are the same people who massacred tens of thousands of Iranians in January, and now they are paying the price for their crimes. #OperationLionsRoar #OperationEpicFury

BREAKING: These are the first videos of the airstrikes conducted by Hermes-900 armed drones of the Israeli Air Force against Basij militiamen and IRGC terrorists who had set up roadblocks to intimidate the people of Tehran, the capital city of Iran, tonight. They are being hunted one by one. These are the same people who massacred tens of thousands of Iranians in January, and now they are paying the price for their crimes. #OperationLionsRoar #OperationEpicFury

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BREAKING: Suspected IRGC attack at La Porte near Pasadena, Texas, United States, with reports that two fuel tankers are on fire. They might have used Mexican Narco terrorists to do this. It might have also been done by the IRGC hackers remotely. The FBI needs to investigate this immediately. This might be linked to the Islamic regime of Iran. #OperationLionsRoar #OperationEpicFury

BREAKING: Suspected IRGC attack at La Porte near Pasadena, Texas, United States, with reports that two fuel tankers are on fire. They might have used Mexican Narco terrorists to do this. It might have also been done by the IRGC hackers remotely. The FBI needs to investigate this immediately. This might be linked to the Islamic regime of Iran. #OperationLionsRoar #OperationEpicFury

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BREAKING: It is being reported that the IRGC Aerospace Force has targeted a hotel in Manama, Bahrain, where a number of U.S. Navy personnel and commanders who had reportedly relocated from the U.S. Fifth Fleet headquarters had been staying. The hotel is reportedly on fire following the strike. No official confirmation has yet been issued regarding the target, casualties, or the extent of the damage.

BREAKING: It is being reported that the IRGC Aerospace Force has targeted a hotel in Manama, Bahrain, where a number of U.S. Navy personnel and commanders who had reportedly relocated from the U.S. Fifth Fleet headquarters had been staying. The hotel is reportedly on fire following the strike. No official confirmation has yet been issued regarding the target, casualties, or the extent of the damage.

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#Breaking: Incredible footage recorded by a mountain climber in North of #Tehran this morning shows the exact moment #Israeli missiles hit their targets in #Tehran , capital city of #Iran during #OperationRisingLion. These were houses and penthouses of the #IRGC Generals and nuclear scientists!

#Breaking: Incredible footage recorded by a mountain climber in North of #Tehran this morning shows the exact moment #Israeli missiles hit their targets in #Tehran , capital city of #Iran during #OperationRisingLion. These were houses and penthouses of the #IRGC Generals and nuclear scientists!

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BREAKING: Unfortunately, two ballistic missiles launched by the IRGC Aerospace Force hit Tel Aviv in Israel tonight. It is unclear why not only the Arrow-2/3 anti-ballistic missile systems of the IDF, but also the U.S. Army’s THAAD system, did not launch any interceptors to engage the incoming missiles which clearly hit the city. #OperationEpicFury #OperationLionsRoar

BREAKING: Unfortunately, two ballistic missiles launched by the IRGC Aerospace Force hit Tel Aviv in Israel tonight. It is unclear why not only the Arrow-2/3 anti-ballistic missile systems of the IDF, but also the U.S. Army’s THAAD system, did not launch any interceptors to engage the incoming missiles which clearly hit the city. #OperationEpicFury #OperationLionsRoar

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