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Matthew
Oct 13, 2025, 10:42:20 AM10/13/25
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>OSINT researchers, analyzing satellite images, have uncovered several massive underground complexes, likely of military origin, built by Egypt into the mountain slopes of Northern Sinai and near the country’s New Administrative Capital.
>While the exact purpose of these underground facilities remains unclear, Israel suspects that those on the Sinai Peninsula may serve as missile storage sites.
https://militarnyi.com/en/news/satellite-uncovers-vast-mysterious-underground-complexes-in-egypt
>While the exact purpose of these underground facilities remains unclear, Israel suspects that those on the Sinai Peninsula may serve as missile storage sites.
https://militarnyi.com/en/news/satellite-uncovers-vast-mysterious-underground-complexes-in-egypt
Matthew
Oct 18, 2025, 12:49:01 PM10/18/25
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>Iran's Foreign Ministry: Today, October 18, 2025, the expiration day of the JCPOA. As a result, Iran sees itself as free from all obligations and restrictions imposed on its nuclear program
https://t.me/asafroz/39397
https://t.me/asafroz/39397
Matthew
Oct 31, 2025, 12:14:16 PM10/31/25
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>Lebanon reported last night that after President Joseph Aoun's order to confront any Israeli invasion of southern Lebanon, the local army was put on high alert and began deploying reinforcements in the villages. According to reports, the local army also set up positions in rural areas of southern Lebanon, including in the area of Balida – the town that was raided by IDF forces on the night between Wednesday and Thursday.
>At the same time, a small cabinet discussion was held on the issue of Lebanon, with Hezbollah's violations of the agreement against the backdrop and signs that it is trying to intensify again. U.S. diplomatic sources told Sky News in Arabic last night that efforts to save Lebanon from collapse through economic and political incentives have reached an impasse, and that they "fear the worst."
https://www.ynet.co.il/yedioth/article/yokra14564790
>At the same time, a small cabinet discussion was held on the issue of Lebanon, with Hezbollah's violations of the agreement against the backdrop and signs that it is trying to intensify again. U.S. diplomatic sources told Sky News in Arabic last night that efforts to save Lebanon from collapse through economic and political incentives have reached an impasse, and that they "fear the worst."
https://www.ynet.co.il/yedioth/article/yokra14564790
Matthew
Nov 9, 2025, 9:25:21 PM11/9/25
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>Middle East officials and experts tell the New York Times that another round of war between Israel and Iran is only a matter of time. Contrary to Iran's claims that its stockpile of highly enriched uranium was buried in the rubble of the nuclear facilities, Israel suspects that it was moved to a safe place. Sources in the Gulf believe that another confrontation is inevitable, and Iranian officials threaten that this time their response will be broader and less restrained. For example, sources in Iran were quoted as saying that "the missile factories are now working 24 hours a day," and that in the next conflict they will launch 2,000 missiles a day at Israel – not 500 in 12 days
https://t.me/asafroz/40137
https://t.me/asafroz/40137
Matthew
Nov 18, 2025, 12:07:22 PM11/18/25
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>The reason for the unusual visit of the Russian military delegation to Syria - Moscow's desire to return the Russian military police to the border with Israel
https://x.com/kann_news/status/1990663571391320172
https://x.com/kann_news/status/1990663571391320172
Matthew
Dec 9, 2025, 1:32:07 PM12/9/25
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>"War is inevitable" -Amichai Chikli, Israel Minister of Diaspora and Combating Antisemitism
https://x.com/AmichaiChikli/status/1998448569255162064
https://x.com/AmichaiChikli/status/1998448569255162064
Matthew
Dec 21, 2025, 3:57:43 AM12/21/25
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>Report: Western intelligence officials have identified unusual activity by the IRGC Air Force in Iran, which includes movements and coordination that do not conform to normal patterns. According to sources quoted by Iran International, these include UAV, missile and air defense units. Western sources noted that this may have been a military exercise, but the scope of the activity and the level of synchronization led to increased surveillance.
https://www.israelhayom.co.il/israelnow/article/19501615
>Netanyahu will present to Trump at the joint meeting possibilities for another attack on Iran
https://t.me/N12chat/174252
https://www.israelhayom.co.il/israelnow/article/19501615
>Netanyahu will present to Trump at the joint meeting possibilities for another attack on Iran
https://t.me/N12chat/174252
Matthew
Dec 22, 2025, 2:12:27 AM12/22/25
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>Israeli officials warned the Trump administration over the weekend that an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps missile exercise could be preparations for a strike on Israel, according to three Israeli and U.S. sources with knowledge of the issue.
https://archive.is/RT1Tr
>The Saudi Al-Arabiya channel reported from "exclusive sources" that Iran has returned to its missile program. A senior American official told the channel that "Iran is using all means to send these weapons to its proxies, via land transport or through ports and beaches, as it has done for years. In our assessment, Iran views the arming of its proxies and militias as a top priority."
https://x.com/kaisos1987/status/2002749251969851672
https://archive.is/RT1Tr
>The Saudi Al-Arabiya channel reported from "exclusive sources" that Iran has returned to its missile program. A senior American official told the channel that "Iran is using all means to send these weapons to its proxies, via land transport or through ports and beaches, as it has done for years. In our assessment, Iran views the arming of its proxies and militias as a top priority."
https://x.com/kaisos1987/status/2002749251969851672
Matthew
Dec 25, 2025, 10:01:29 PM12/25/25
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>Has Iran's Khamenei authorised small nuclear weapons?
>ISPI, an Italian foreign policy think tank, reported this month that its sources in Tehran now indicate Khamenei made a decision in October to authorise development of compact warheads for ballistic missiles
>ISPI's analysis suggested Tehran concluded that nuclear weapons would be its only actual deterrent against Israel and the US, short of surrender. The think tank noted rumours are also circulating of an ultra-secret enrichment programme at undisclosed sites never reported to the IAEA.
https://www.euronews.com/2025/12/24/has-irans-khamenei-authorised-small-nuclear-weapons-what-we-know-so-far
>Defense Minister Katz in a message to Iran: The defense establishment is closely monitoring developments - I cannot elaborate
https://t.me/amitsegal/55372
>ISPI, an Italian foreign policy think tank, reported this month that its sources in Tehran now indicate Khamenei made a decision in October to authorise development of compact warheads for ballistic missiles
>ISPI's analysis suggested Tehran concluded that nuclear weapons would be its only actual deterrent against Israel and the US, short of surrender. The think tank noted rumours are also circulating of an ultra-secret enrichment programme at undisclosed sites never reported to the IAEA.
https://www.euronews.com/2025/12/24/has-irans-khamenei-authorised-small-nuclear-weapons-what-we-know-so-far
>Defense Minister Katz in a message to Iran: The defense establishment is closely monitoring developments - I cannot elaborate
https://t.me/amitsegal/55372
Matthew
Dec 27, 2025, 2:30:30 PM12/27/25
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>Iran in midst of ‘total war’ with US, Israel and Europe, Pezeshkian says
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/iran-in-midst-of-total-war-with-us-israel-and-europe-pezeshkian-says
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/iran-in-midst-of-total-war-with-us-israel-and-europe-pezeshkian-says
Matthew
Dec 29, 2025, 6:51:06 AM12/29/25
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>Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is developing biological and chemical warheads for the country's long-range ballistic missiles, informed military sources told Iran International on Sunday.
>The IRGC Aerospace Force is working on the unconventional warheads for ballistic missiles as it transfers missile launchers to eastern regions of Iran, the sources said.
>The sources... said these activities have accelerated in recent months and are being pursued amid rising regional tensions and Tehran’s concerns about the possibility of another direct confrontation with Israel and the United States.
>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Florida to meet the US president on Monday, when he plans to brief Donald Trump on options for potential future strikes against Iran
https://www.iranintl.com/en/202512289252
>Turkey has been trying to deploy radars on Syrian soil in recent weeks, two Western intelligence sources told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday, amid an escalating confrontation between Israel and Turkey over Ankara's presence in Syria.
>Deploying radars in Syrian territory would significantly restrict the Israel Air Force's freedom of action in Syrian airspace, as was the case in recent strikes, as Turkish radars could detect Israeli aircraft activity over the country.
>It would also complicate Israel's ability to strike targets in Iran, given that Israeli aircraft frequently use Syrian airspace as a transit route to the Islamic Republic.
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-881380
>The IRGC Aerospace Force is working on the unconventional warheads for ballistic missiles as it transfers missile launchers to eastern regions of Iran, the sources said.
>The sources... said these activities have accelerated in recent months and are being pursued amid rising regional tensions and Tehran’s concerns about the possibility of another direct confrontation with Israel and the United States.
>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Florida to meet the US president on Monday, when he plans to brief Donald Trump on options for potential future strikes against Iran
https://www.iranintl.com/en/202512289252
>Turkey has been trying to deploy radars on Syrian soil in recent weeks, two Western intelligence sources told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday, amid an escalating confrontation between Israel and Turkey over Ankara's presence in Syria.
>Deploying radars in Syrian territory would significantly restrict the Israel Air Force's freedom of action in Syrian airspace, as was the case in recent strikes, as Turkish radars could detect Israeli aircraft activity over the country.
>It would also complicate Israel's ability to strike targets in Iran, given that Israeli aircraft frequently use Syrian airspace as a transit route to the Islamic Republic.
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-881380
Matthew
Dec 30, 2025, 12:52:44 AM12/30/25
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>Trump: Hezbollah is not managing properly, we'll see what happens
https://t.me/yakiadam/16766
>Trump: If Hamas does not disarm within a short time, the gates of hell will open
https://t.me/amitsegal/55496
>Trump: There may be surprises in the next two days
https://t.me/amitsegal/55495
>Trump: I will support a swift attack even if Iran "only" rehabilitates itsballistic missile program.
https://t.me/amitsegal/55490
https://t.me/yakiadam/16766
>Trump: If Hamas does not disarm within a short time, the gates of hell will open
https://t.me/amitsegal/55496
>Trump: There may be surprises in the next two days
https://t.me/amitsegal/55495
>Trump: I will support a swift attack even if Iran "only" rehabilitates itsballistic missile program.
https://t.me/amitsegal/55490
Matthew
Dec 30, 2025, 3:34:10 PM12/30/25
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>Report: Netanyahu and Trump agree to 2-month deadline for Hamas to disarm
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/report-netanyahu-and-trump-agree-to-2-month-deadline-for-hamas-to-disarm
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/report-netanyahu-and-trump-agree-to-2-month-deadline-for-hamas-to-disarm
Matthew
Dec 31, 2025, 3:51:35 AM12/31/25
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>Israel has carried out several airstrikes in southern Lebanon on what it said was Hezbollah infrastructure, as a new year’s deadline for the Lebanese state to disarm the group in the south of the country loomed.
>“There will be no calm in Beirut, nor order and stability in Lebanon, until the security of the state of Israel is guaranteed … Hezbollah: we will disarm them,” Israel Katz, Israel’s defence minister, told parliament in November.
>“There will be no calm in Beirut, nor order and stability in Lebanon, until the security of the state of Israel is guaranteed … Hezbollah: we will disarm them,” Israel Katz, Israel’s defence minister, told parliament in November.
Matthew
Dec 31, 2025, 9:18:37 PM12/31/25
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>An Iranian military source told outlet Iran International: "The Iranian leadership views potential Israeli and American attacks as a threat to its very existence and intends, in the event of a conflict, to significantly raise the cost for the opposing side…The use of unconventional weapons can be justified in situations of existential threat."
>President Donald Trump told reporters Monday at Mar-a-Lago: "Now I hear that Iran is trying to build up again. And if they are, we’re going to have to knock them down. We'll knock them down. We'll knock the hell out of them."
https://www.newsweek.com/iran-building-new-missile-warhead-report-11287484
>President Donald Trump told reporters Monday at Mar-a-Lago: "Now I hear that Iran is trying to build up again. And if they are, we’re going to have to knock them down. We'll knock them down. We'll knock the hell out of them."
https://www.newsweek.com/iran-building-new-missile-warhead-report-11287484
Matthew
Jan 7, 2026, 4:49:06 PMJan 7
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>Amid Hezbollah's refusal to disarm, the Prime Minister told his ministers that Israel had received the green light from the US President to attack Lebanon
https://www.kan.org.il/content/kan-news/defense/987794
>Reports are increasing of the unusual movement of dozens of American transport and refueling planes towards Europe and the Middle East. Obviously, the background is Iran, but it's too early to draw conclusions
https://t.me/tamirmorag14/4641
https://www.kan.org.il/content/kan-news/defense/987794
>Reports are increasing of the unusual movement of dozens of American transport and refueling planes towards Europe and the Middle East. Obviously, the background is Iran, but it's too early to draw conclusions
https://t.me/tamirmorag14/4641
Matthew
Jan 8, 2026, 11:12:28 AMJan 8
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>Tali Gottlieb reveals: "We will attack Iran - we will do it"
https://www.maariv.co.il/breaking-news/article-1270758
>Russia is currently working to expedite the evacuation of its official representatives from Israel, according to reports published in the Russian and Iranian media over the past 24 hours. According to reports, in less than 24 hours, the third flight evacuating Russian diplomats and their families took off back into Russian territory.
>According to reports on local news sites, the evacuation is taking place at a faster pace than usual, which ostensibly indicates significant information that has reached Moscow.
https://www.c14.co.il/article/1423093
https://www.maariv.co.il/breaking-news/article-1270758
>Russia is currently working to expedite the evacuation of its official representatives from Israel, according to reports published in the Russian and Iranian media over the past 24 hours. According to reports, in less than 24 hours, the third flight evacuating Russian diplomats and their families took off back into Russian territory.
>According to reports on local news sites, the evacuation is taking place at a faster pace than usual, which ostensibly indicates significant information that has reached Moscow.
https://www.c14.co.il/article/1423093
Matthew
Jan 8, 2026, 1:53:58 PMJan 8
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>First publication: An Egyptian warship has infiltrated Gaza's maritime zone, where navigation is prohibited, and naval warships opened fire on it. The Egyptian ship turned back and returned to Egyptian water.
>The IDF Spokesperson said in response: "IDF forces acted in accordance with the procedures and called on the vessels to stop, and after no response, deterrence measures were taken. The vessel changed direction to Egyptian territory."
https://13tv.co.il/item/news/politics/security/navy-904922790
>The IDF Spokesperson said in response: "IDF forces acted in accordance with the procedures and called on the vessels to stop, and after no response, deterrence measures were taken. The vessel changed direction to Egyptian territory."
https://13tv.co.il/item/news/politics/security/navy-904922790
Matthew
Jan 11, 2026, 4:31:43 AMJan 11
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>Iran activates ‘missile cities’ as Ayatollah faces gravest threat
>Iran’s supreme leader placed the country’s security services on their highest state of alert
>Iranian officials said the country was on higher alert than during the war with Israel last year, and that underground “missile cities” had also been activated to deal with external threats.
>Donald Trump has threatened to attack Iran if it continues to use violence against protesters. On Friday, he warned that he would “be hitting them very hard where it hurts...
>Officials fear any intervention by Mr Trump could trigger what they described as an “apocalyptic” war
https://archive.is/FNsBz
>Israel is on high alert for the possibility of any US intervention in Iran
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/israel-on-high-alert-for-possibility-of-us-intervention-in-iran-sources-say-report
>Iranian Parliament Speaker Warns Trump That Any Attack Will Lead Tehran to Attack Israel and Regional US Bases as "Legitimate Targets"
https://t.me/N12chat/177909
>Iran’s supreme leader placed the country’s security services on their highest state of alert
>Iranian officials said the country was on higher alert than during the war with Israel last year, and that underground “missile cities” had also been activated to deal with external threats.
>Donald Trump has threatened to attack Iran if it continues to use violence against protesters. On Friday, he warned that he would “be hitting them very hard where it hurts...
>Officials fear any intervention by Mr Trump could trigger what they described as an “apocalyptic” war
https://archive.is/FNsBz
>Israel is on high alert for the possibility of any US intervention in Iran
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/israel-on-high-alert-for-possibility-of-us-intervention-in-iran-sources-say-report
>Iranian Parliament Speaker Warns Trump That Any Attack Will Lead Tehran to Attack Israel and Regional US Bases as "Legitimate Targets"
https://t.me/N12chat/177909
Matthew
Jan 12, 2026, 3:03:57 AMJan 12
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>Twelve F-15E Strike Eagles of the United States Air Force's 4th Fighter Wing are on their ways to Middle East they will arrive on Monday.
https://x.com/BabakTaghvaee1/status/2010134826528190953
>Various reports of US military aircraft movement in areas near Iran. This news joins the White House tweet, about two hours ago, with the words: "God bless our soldiers."
https://x.com/BabakTaghvaee1/status/2010134826528190953
>Various reports of US military aircraft movement in areas near Iran. This news joins the White House tweet, about two hours ago, with the words: "God bless our soldiers."
>After these words - Reza Pahlavi, perhaps the next leader of Iran, says in a video released after 02:00 Tehran time: "Iran's freedom is near. We are not alone, international aid will arrive soon."
https://t.me/amitsegal/55830
>"I haven’t eaten. I haven’t slept or eaten in three or four days."-Lindsey Graham
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/01/11/sen_lindsey_graham_this_might_be_the_night.html
>Trump: If Iran hits military targets, we will hit them like they have never been hit before
https://t.me/barakbetesh/10148
>Khamenei took to social media on Friday, however, to attack Trump for his open threats, and offered a bleak prediction for the president’s immediate future.
>“The U.S. President who judges arrogantly about the whole world should know that tyrants & arrogant rulers of the world, such as Pharaoh, Nimrod, Mohammad Reza [Pahlavi] & other such rulers saw their downfall when they were at the peak of their hubris,” Khamenei wrote in a social media post on X. “He too will fall.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/iran-supreme-leader-issues-grave-prediction-on-trump/ar-AA1TTNfx
>Israel hits seven Hezbollah sites in two waves of strikes across southern Lebanon
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/israel-hits-seven-hezbollah-sites-in-two-waves-of-strikes-across-southern-lebanon
https://t.me/amitsegal/55830
>"I haven’t eaten. I haven’t slept or eaten in three or four days."-Lindsey Graham
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/01/11/sen_lindsey_graham_this_might_be_the_night.html
>Trump: If Iran hits military targets, we will hit them like they have never been hit before
https://t.me/barakbetesh/10148
>Khamenei took to social media on Friday, however, to attack Trump for his open threats, and offered a bleak prediction for the president’s immediate future.
>“The U.S. President who judges arrogantly about the whole world should know that tyrants & arrogant rulers of the world, such as Pharaoh, Nimrod, Mohammad Reza [Pahlavi] & other such rulers saw their downfall when they were at the peak of their hubris,” Khamenei wrote in a social media post on X. “He too will fall.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/iran-supreme-leader-issues-grave-prediction-on-trump/ar-AA1TTNfx
>Israel hits seven Hezbollah sites in two waves of strikes across southern Lebanon
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/israel-hits-seven-hezbollah-sites-in-two-waves-of-strikes-across-southern-lebanon
Matthew
Jan 12, 2026, 10:43:06 AMJan 12
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>At Israel’s expense: Mohammed bin Salman’s new “moderate axis"
>Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is currently attempting to develop an alternative axis to the so-called “moderate Sunni axis," with the most prominent potential members being Turkey, Iran, Qatar, Egypt, and Pakistan, according to a report by Kan News.
>Saudi Arabia has also shifted its stance toward Israel, now defining it as the central problem in the Middle East-an approach that is also interpreted as an attempt to move closer to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/420708
>Israel has issued a warning to Hezbollah not to intervene in the event of a confrontation with Iran
https://t.me/Yair_Altman_channel14/34997
>Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is currently attempting to develop an alternative axis to the so-called “moderate Sunni axis," with the most prominent potential members being Turkey, Iran, Qatar, Egypt, and Pakistan, according to a report by Kan News.
>Saudi Arabia has also shifted its stance toward Israel, now defining it as the central problem in the Middle East-an approach that is also interpreted as an attempt to move closer to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/420708
>Israel has issued a warning to Hezbollah not to intervene in the event of a confrontation with Iran
https://t.me/Yair_Altman_channel14/34997
Matthew
Jan 12, 2026, 9:12:51 PMJan 12
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>The Iranian Minister of Defense threatens:
>We will have painful military surprises in response to any attack.
>Any country that allows an attack against us or provides bases for the enemy to carry out an attack against us will be a legitimate target for our forces.
>We will attack enemy targets anywhere in the event of any aggression.
https://t.me/abualiexpress/112631
>We will have painful military surprises in response to any attack.
>Any country that allows an attack against us or provides bases for the enemy to carry out an attack against us will be a legitimate target for our forces.
>We will attack enemy targets anywhere in the event of any aggression.
https://t.me/abualiexpress/112631
Matthew
Jan 14, 2026, 10:17:39 AMJan 14
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>U.S. withdrawing some personnel from major U.S. bases in the Middle East as a precaution given elevated regional tensions, U.S. official tells Reuters
https://x.com/phildstewart/status/2011427094216220676
>Some personnel advised to leave Qatar’s Al Udeid U.S. airbase by Wednesday evening – three diplomats to @Reuters
https://x.com/TalaRamadan/status/2011373038516994551
>Dorron Kadosh, military correspondent for Israel’s Army Radio, said Wednesday that senior Israeli officials are now convinced the question is no longer whether the US will strike Iran, but when.
>“The assessment in Israel is that if the United States attacks Iran, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will order strikes on American targets in the Middle East as well as on Israel,” Kadosh said.
>He added that the Israeli army is preparing for both defensive and offensive scenarios
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israel-on-alert-amid-expectations-of-imminent-us-strike-on-iran/3799290
https://x.com/phildstewart/status/2011427094216220676
>Some personnel advised to leave Qatar’s Al Udeid U.S. airbase by Wednesday evening – three diplomats to @Reuters
https://x.com/TalaRamadan/status/2011373038516994551
>Dorron Kadosh, military correspondent for Israel’s Army Radio, said Wednesday that senior Israeli officials are now convinced the question is no longer whether the US will strike Iran, but when.
>“The assessment in Israel is that if the United States attacks Iran, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will order strikes on American targets in the Middle East as well as on Israel,” Kadosh said.
>He added that the Israeli army is preparing for both defensive and offensive scenarios
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israel-on-alert-amid-expectations-of-imminent-us-strike-on-iran/3799290
Matthew
Jan 16, 2026, 3:09:14 PMJan 16
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>Amid all the vague messages sent by Donald Trump, British planes are currently evacuating from the US Air Force base in Qatar.
https://t.me/amitelharar/12013
>Report: US and Saudi Arabia evacuate Prince Sultan Air Force Base in Saudi Arabia from non-essential aircraft
https://t.me/barakbetesh/10342
https://t.me/amitelharar/12013
>Report: US and Saudi Arabia evacuate Prince Sultan Air Force Base in Saudi Arabia from non-essential aircraft
https://t.me/barakbetesh/10342
Matthew
Jan 16, 2026, 10:00:07 PMJan 16
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>The Pentagon on Thursday said it is moving a carrier strike group from the South China Sea toward the Middle East as tensions between the U.S. and Iran continue to rise.
>The movement of the carrier strike group — which includes fighter jets, guided missile destroyers and at least one attack submarine — is expected to take about a week, a source told NewsNation.
>Advisers informed Trump that the U.S. military would need more troops and equipment in the Middle East to launch any large-scale strike while still protecting American forces in the region from potential retaliation
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5691421-defense-department-carrier-strike-group-iran-tensions
>The movement of the carrier strike group — which includes fighter jets, guided missile destroyers and at least one attack submarine — is expected to take about a week, a source told NewsNation.
>Advisers informed Trump that the U.S. military would need more troops and equipment in the Middle East to launch any large-scale strike while still protecting American forces in the region from potential retaliation
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5691421-defense-department-carrier-strike-group-iran-tensions
Matthew
Jan 18, 2026, 8:02:32 PMJan 18
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>Iranian president says any aggression at supreme leader constitutes ‘all-out war’
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5695066-iran-president-urges-no-aggression
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5695066-iran-president-urges-no-aggression
Matthew
Jan 21, 2026, 3:17:29 AMJan 21
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>President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has issued “very firm instructions” for the U.S. to “wipe them off the face of this Earth” if Iran attempts to carry out assassination threats against him.
>“Anything ever happens, the whole country is going to get blown up,” Trump told host Katie Pavlich. “I would absolutely hit them so hard. But I have very firm instructions.”
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/trump-iran-retaliation-assassination-threats
>“Anything ever happens, the whole country is going to get blown up,” Trump told host Katie Pavlich. “I would absolutely hit them so hard. But I have very firm instructions.”
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/trump-iran-retaliation-assassination-threats
Matthew
Jan 21, 2026, 9:57:25 AMJan 21
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> 'All options on the table': US boosts presence in Middle East as Iran strike remains possibility
>According to reports, an additional 12 F-15 fighter jets have arrived in Jordan over the past 24 hours.
>More fighter aircraft are believed to be heading to the region, set to arrive in the near future, while cargo planes have landed at the US military base in Diego Garcia.
>According to reports, an additional 12 F-15 fighter jets have arrived in Jordan over the past 24 hours.
>More fighter aircraft are believed to be heading to the region, set to arrive in the near future, while cargo planes have landed at the US military base in Diego Garcia.
Matthew
Jan 24, 2026, 1:22:35 PMJan 24
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>Senior Iranian official threatens: "We will treat any attack as an all-out war"
>US military deployment in the Middle East continues
> "This buildup of military forces – we hope is not intended for an actual confrontation – but our army is prepared for the worst-case scenario. That is why everything is on high alert in Iran," said the Iranian official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. "This time, we will treat any attack – limited, unlimited, surgical, kinetic, or whatever you call it – as an all-out war against us, and we will respond in the strongest possible way to settle this matter," the official said.
https://www.i24news.tv/he/news/international/middle-east/artc-c20d3e4e
>Report: Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has moved to a special underground bunker in Tehran after military and security officials assessed an increased risk of a possible American attack. His son Massoud has taken over the reins of power
https://x.com/i24NEWS_HE/status/2015070096494886919
>US military deployment in the Middle East continues
> "This buildup of military forces – we hope is not intended for an actual confrontation – but our army is prepared for the worst-case scenario. That is why everything is on high alert in Iran," said the Iranian official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. "This time, we will treat any attack – limited, unlimited, surgical, kinetic, or whatever you call it – as an all-out war against us, and we will respond in the strongest possible way to settle this matter," the official said.
https://www.i24news.tv/he/news/international/middle-east/artc-c20d3e4e
>Report: Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has moved to a special underground bunker in Tehran after military and security officials assessed an increased risk of a possible American attack. His son Massoud has taken over the reins of power
https://x.com/i24NEWS_HE/status/2015070096494886919
Matthew
Jan 25, 2026, 10:03:53 PMJan 25
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>The US Air Force said Sunday it was about to begin a multi-day readiness exercise across the Middle East “to demonstrate the ability to deploy, disperse, and sustain combat airpower” in the region, amid heightened tensions with Iran.
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/01/26/us-air-force-to-begin-middle-east-exercise-amid-iran-tensions
>Secretary-General of Hezbollah Iraq Brigades Calls on All Members of the Shiite Axis to Prepare to Defend Iran
>From the proclamation he issued a short time ago:
>Mujahedin brothers, you must prepare for an all-out war, in support and assistance to the Islamic Republic of Iran, the fortress of the nation and its symbol. The infidels and Zionists are preparing for war in an attempt to defeat the Islamic Republic of Iran. We emphasize the need for the Axis forces to support it and assist it to the best of their ability, and we make it clear to the enemies that the war against the Republic will not be a pleasant journey; rather, you will taste various types of bitter death in it, and you will not have any remnant left in our region. Our Mujahedin brothers, you must prepare in the field for jihad to the point of martyrdom....
https://t.me/abualiexpress/113502
>Amid preparations for an attack on Iran - the Houthis release a video threatening to renew fire on vessels in the Bab al-Mandab Strait
https://t.me/asafroz/43145
>"We are also prepared for the possibility that Hezbollah will try to join": Northern Command commander on tensions with Iran
https://www.mako.co.il/news-military/2026_q1/Article-5b4a6466385fb91026.htm
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/01/26/us-air-force-to-begin-middle-east-exercise-amid-iran-tensions
>Secretary-General of Hezbollah Iraq Brigades Calls on All Members of the Shiite Axis to Prepare to Defend Iran
>From the proclamation he issued a short time ago:
>Mujahedin brothers, you must prepare for an all-out war, in support and assistance to the Islamic Republic of Iran, the fortress of the nation and its symbol. The infidels and Zionists are preparing for war in an attempt to defeat the Islamic Republic of Iran. We emphasize the need for the Axis forces to support it and assist it to the best of their ability, and we make it clear to the enemies that the war against the Republic will not be a pleasant journey; rather, you will taste various types of bitter death in it, and you will not have any remnant left in our region. Our Mujahedin brothers, you must prepare in the field for jihad to the point of martyrdom....
https://t.me/abualiexpress/113502
>Amid preparations for an attack on Iran - the Houthis release a video threatening to renew fire on vessels in the Bab al-Mandab Strait
https://t.me/asafroz/43145
>"We are also prepared for the possibility that Hezbollah will try to join": Northern Command commander on tensions with Iran
https://www.mako.co.il/news-military/2026_q1/Article-5b4a6466385fb91026.htm
Matthew
Jan 28, 2026, 2:39:35 PMJan 28
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>A ‘limited strike’ is an illusion. Any military action by #us—from any origin and at any level—will be considered the #start_of_war, and its response will be immediate, #all_out, and unprecedented, targeting heart of #TelAviv and all those supporting the aggressor. -Ali Shamkhani, Political Advisor and Representative of the Supreme Leader of Iran
https://x.com/alishamkhani_ir/status/2016582565390655585
https://x.com/alishamkhani_ir/status/2016582565390655585
Matthew
Jan 29, 2026, 11:04:25 PMJan 29
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>A mix of three active and former U.S. government sources has told the Washington Examiner that the UAE has provided Russia with the identities of U.S. intelligence officers. The UAE also remains a global safe haven for organized crime groups and corrupt officials.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/4357166/is-united-arab-emirates-really-superb-ally
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/4357166/is-united-arab-emirates-really-superb-ally
Matthew
Feb 4, 2026, 5:27:30 PMFeb 4
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>"We are ready for any action from the enemies. Also, following the 12-day war (with Israel in June last year), we have changed our military doctrine from defensive to offensive based on the approach of carrying out lightning-fast and large-scale operations while adopting asymmetric warfare and crushing military strategies," -Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Abdolrahim Mousavi
>"The slightest mistake will give Iran the freedom to take action ... Then, no American will be safe and the region's fire will burn the United States and its associates," he said.
>"The slightest mistake will give Iran the freedom to take action ... Then, no American will be safe and the region's fire will burn the United States and its associates," he said.
Matthew
Feb 8, 2026, 3:05:32 PMFeb 8
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>Iran has unveiled a network of underwater missile tunnels allegedly housing hundreds of long-range cruise missiles, while warning that the Strait of Hormuz would not remain safe if the country were attacked, amid rising tensions with the US.
https://www.newarab.com/news/iran-unveils-underwater-missile-tunnels-warns-hormuz-not-safe
https://www.newarab.com/news/iran-unveils-underwater-missile-tunnels-warns-hormuz-not-safe
Matthew
Feb 9, 2026, 8:45:18 PMFeb 9
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>Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan was asked whether Turkey would have nuclear weapons and he chose disturbing silence
https://t.me/kanarab/43176
https://t.me/kanarab/43176
Matthew
Feb 11, 2026, 3:07:57 PMFeb 11
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>The Pentagon has told a second aircraft carrier strike group to prepare to deploy to the Middle East as the U.S. military readies for a potential attack on Iran, according to three U.S. officials.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/pentagon-prepares-second-aircraft-carrier-to-deploy-to-the-middle-east-e7140a64
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/pentagon-prepares-second-aircraft-carrier-to-deploy-to-the-middle-east-e7140a64
Matthew
Feb 16, 2026, 9:49:22 PMFeb 16
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Matthew
Feb 16, 2026, 10:22:58 PMFeb 16
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>Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday announced he was postponing a visit to Abu Dhabi because Emirati leader Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan had a “health problem” — then deleted the message
https://www.arabnews.jp/en/middle-east/article_164194
https://www.arabnews.jp/en/middle-east/article_164194
Matthew
Feb 17, 2026, 1:08:40 PMFeb 17
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>More than 50 F-35, F-22 and F-16 fighter jets have moved to the region over the last 24 hours, according to open source flight radar data and a U.S. official.
>After negotiations with President Trump's envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, the Iranians offered to come back in the next two weeks with detailed proposals "to address some of the open gaps in our positions," the official said.
>The Iranian foreign minister said both sides agreed to work on drafts of a potential agreement, exchange texts and then determine a date for the third round of negotiations.
https://www.axios.com/2026/02/17/trump-iran-nuclear-deal-talks-geneva-progress
>The Americans constantly say that they’ve sent a warship toward Iran. Of course, a warship is a dangerous piece of military hardware. However, more dangerous than that warship is the weapon that can send that warship to the bottom of the sea. -Khamenei
https://x.com/khamenei_ir/status/2023707826011378060
>Message to Trump: Iranians will close part of the Strait of Hormuz for several hours "as part of the military exercise," according to a local report
https://t.me/amitsegal/56866
>After negotiations with President Trump's envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, the Iranians offered to come back in the next two weeks with detailed proposals "to address some of the open gaps in our positions," the official said.
>The Iranian foreign minister said both sides agreed to work on drafts of a potential agreement, exchange texts and then determine a date for the third round of negotiations.
https://www.axios.com/2026/02/17/trump-iran-nuclear-deal-talks-geneva-progress
>The Americans constantly say that they’ve sent a warship toward Iran. Of course, a warship is a dangerous piece of military hardware. However, more dangerous than that warship is the weapon that can send that warship to the bottom of the sea. -Khamenei
https://x.com/khamenei_ir/status/2023707826011378060
>Message to Trump: Iranians will close part of the Strait of Hormuz for several hours "as part of the military exercise," according to a local report
https://t.me/amitsegal/56866
Matthew
Feb 18, 2026, 12:41:27 PMFeb 18
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>Israel has raised its alert level and is stepping up military preparations amid growing indications of a potential joint US-Israel attack on Iran in the coming days, two Israeli sources told CNN.
>“We are much closer than we were before (to an attack),” former Israeli military intelligence chief Amos Yadlin said today. Speaking on Israel’s Channel 12, he added that while he attended last week’s Munich Security Conference, “I would think twice about flying this weekend.”
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-administration-news-02-18-26?post-id=cmls15xym0005356sukaznhmq
>Barak Ravid on the N12 website: US President Donald Trump is closer to giving the order to go to a major war in the Middle East, than most Americans realize. This may happen very soon.
https://t.me/NitzanShapira12/8027
>The French helicopter carrier FS Dixmude and a destroyer with ballistic missile and UAV interception capabilities (frigate FS Aconit) left the port of Toulon in France and crossed the Suez Canal on their way to the Arabian Sea (French Ministry of Defense)
https://t.me/Yair_Altman_channel14/35703
>The Wall Street Journal: Iran also admits that the distance between the US demands and what Tehran is able to agree to is unbridgeable
https://t.me/amitsegal/56895
>Russia will join Iran for joint naval exercises in the Gulf of Oman near a US aircraft carrier group, Tehran has announced.
>Iran’s navy will host the drills on Thursday and involve warships from both countries. It will be conducting “anti-terrorism and vessel protection operations,” said Rear-Adml Hassan Maghsoudlou, a spokesman for the drill.
>The exercises will be Tehran’s second major military display in the region this week in a show of force while diplomats pursue nuclear negotiations with the United States.
>One US aircraft carrier strike group is already in the region with another on its way. Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader, has threatened to send them “to the bottom of the sea”.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/02/18/russia-joins-iran-naval-drills-near-us-carrier-group
>“We are much closer than we were before (to an attack),” former Israeli military intelligence chief Amos Yadlin said today. Speaking on Israel’s Channel 12, he added that while he attended last week’s Munich Security Conference, “I would think twice about flying this weekend.”
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-administration-news-02-18-26?post-id=cmls15xym0005356sukaznhmq
>Barak Ravid on the N12 website: US President Donald Trump is closer to giving the order to go to a major war in the Middle East, than most Americans realize. This may happen very soon.
https://t.me/NitzanShapira12/8027
>The French helicopter carrier FS Dixmude and a destroyer with ballistic missile and UAV interception capabilities (frigate FS Aconit) left the port of Toulon in France and crossed the Suez Canal on their way to the Arabian Sea (French Ministry of Defense)
https://t.me/Yair_Altman_channel14/35703
>The Wall Street Journal: Iran also admits that the distance between the US demands and what Tehran is able to agree to is unbridgeable
https://t.me/amitsegal/56895
>Russia will join Iran for joint naval exercises in the Gulf of Oman near a US aircraft carrier group, Tehran has announced.
>Iran’s navy will host the drills on Thursday and involve warships from both countries. It will be conducting “anti-terrorism and vessel protection operations,” said Rear-Adml Hassan Maghsoudlou, a spokesman for the drill.
>The exercises will be Tehran’s second major military display in the region this week in a show of force while diplomats pursue nuclear negotiations with the United States.
>One US aircraft carrier strike group is already in the region with another on its way. Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader, has threatened to send them “to the bottom of the sea”.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/02/18/russia-joins-iran-naval-drills-near-us-carrier-group
Matthew
Feb 18, 2026, 3:43:12 PMFeb 18
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>Publication: Iran Pressures Hezbollah to Join the Campaign | What is allowed to be published – and the message from Israel
>In contrast to the "12-Day War" – Tehran wants the Shiite terror organization to take part in the campaign with Israel
https://t.me/yosiyehoshua/2531
>Trump: If Iran decides not to make a deal, we may have to use the Diego Garcia base to destroy a potential attack from an unstable and dangerous regime, an attack that could also harm the United Kingdom
https://t.me/US2020US/38543
>The US message to Israel: We will update you a few days before any attack.
https://x.com/kann_news/status/2024197460911165480
>Vice President JD Vance said Iran had failed to acknowledge core U.S. demands in talks here Tuesday, after which Washington said it had agreed to give Tehran two weeks to close the gaps between the sides.
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-pitches-new-ideas-in-nuclear-talksbut-not-the-one-that-matters-to-trump-6e297cf0
>Home Front Command Commander in a confidential discussion in the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee: Preparations are being made for a major multi-arena scenario, and beyond that
https://rotter.net/forum/scoops1/933193.shtml
>Report: Iran announced that a "missile launch exercise" is planned in the next 24 hours
>According to a statement by the US Aviation Administration, Iran issued an alert about missile launches as part of exercises in the south of the country from early morning until noon. There is now a fear of a miscalculation that will cause the arena to become hotter - when the US Navy is in the area
https://news.walla.co.il/item/3817869
>In contrast to the "12-Day War" – Tehran wants the Shiite terror organization to take part in the campaign with Israel
https://t.me/yosiyehoshua/2531
>Trump: If Iran decides not to make a deal, we may have to use the Diego Garcia base to destroy a potential attack from an unstable and dangerous regime, an attack that could also harm the United Kingdom
https://t.me/US2020US/38543
>The US message to Israel: We will update you a few days before any attack.
https://x.com/kann_news/status/2024197460911165480
>Vice President JD Vance said Iran had failed to acknowledge core U.S. demands in talks here Tuesday, after which Washington said it had agreed to give Tehran two weeks to close the gaps between the sides.
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-pitches-new-ideas-in-nuclear-talksbut-not-the-one-that-matters-to-trump-6e297cf0
>Home Front Command Commander in a confidential discussion in the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee: Preparations are being made for a major multi-arena scenario, and beyond that
https://rotter.net/forum/scoops1/933193.shtml
>Report: Iran announced that a "missile launch exercise" is planned in the next 24 hours
>According to a statement by the US Aviation Administration, Iran issued an alert about missile launches as part of exercises in the south of the country from early morning until noon. There is now a fear of a miscalculation that will cause the arena to become hotter - when the US Navy is in the area
https://news.walla.co.il/item/3817869
Matthew
Feb 18, 2026, 4:48:20 PMFeb 18
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>U.S. Is Withdrawing All Forces From Syria, Officials Say
>The U.S. military already completed its withdrawals from the Al Tanf garrison, a strategic outpost at the borders of Syria, Jordan and Iraq, and the Al-Shaddadi base in northeast Syria earlier this month, two of the officials said. Troops will withdraw from the remaining U.S. locations over the next two months, the officials said.
>The U.S. military already completed its withdrawals from the Al Tanf garrison, a strategic outpost at the borders of Syria, Jordan and Iraq, and the Al-Shaddadi base in northeast Syria earlier this month, two of the officials said. Troops will withdraw from the remaining U.S. locations over the next two months, the officials said.
Matthew
Feb 25, 2026, 5:01:19 PMFeb 25
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>The Washington Post: The US military has transferred more than 150 planes to bases in the Middle East and Europe since the second round of talks with Iran last week
https://t.me/US2020US/38691
>One-third of U.S. military ships are currently in the Middle
https://t.me/US2020US/38691
>One-third of U.S. military ships are currently in the Middle
Matthew
Feb 28, 2026, 6:31:06 AMFeb 28
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>US and Israel launch major joint assault on Iran; Trump indicates goal is to topple regime
>Targets in the campaign included Iran’s military, symbols of government and intelligence targets, according to an official briefed on the operation
>“We are going to destroy their missiles and raze their missile industry to the ground. It will be totally… obliterated. We are going to annihilate their navy,” [US President Donald Trump] said in a video statement posted on his Truth Social account.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-and-israel-launch-major-joint-assault-on-iran-trump-indicates-goal-is-to-topple-regime
>Sirens sound across Israel amid Iranian ballistic missile attacks; Netanyahu says Israel, US launched strikes to ‘remove existential threat’ posed by Iran
>Bahrain: Sirens activated as Iran targets US bases
>Iranian-backed Houthis say they’ll resume attacks on Israel and on shipping routes
>Blasts reported in Riyadh amid Iranian strikes
>Air strike hits Iraqi base hosting pro-Iran militia, sources say
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-february-28-2026
>Iranian source to Reuters: "We are preparing to respond to the attacks - the response will be overwhelming"
https://t.me/N12chat/187253
>Thousands of members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have been killed or wounded following attacks on several military centers and positions, the semi-official ISNA reported.
https://x.com/IranIntl_En/status/2027643041142415421
>In his State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday, Trump began making his case to the American public for why the U.S. could launch strikes against Iran, saying Tehran was “working on missiles that will soon reach” the United States.
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/trump-iranian-missile-claim-unsupported-by-us-intelligence-say-sources-2026-02-27
>Saudi Arabia has condemned in the “strongest terms” the Iranian attacks on the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan and Kuwait.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/2/28/live-israel-launches-attacks-on-iran-multiple-explosions-heard-in-tehran
>Israeli strikes targeted Khamenei and Pezeshkian, Israeli official says
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/israeli-strikes-targeted-khamenei-and-pezeshkian-israeli-official-says-results-currently-unclear
>an Iranian source, told Reuters: Senior commanders of the Revolutionary Guards and senior political figures were killed in the attacks
https://t.me/N12chat/187421
>#Hezbollah Brigades #Iraq: Soon we will begin to attack the #American bases in the area in response to the attack on #Iran.
https://x.com/AbuAliEnglishB1/status/2027704930660655268
>Targets in the campaign included Iran’s military, symbols of government and intelligence targets, according to an official briefed on the operation
>“We are going to destroy their missiles and raze their missile industry to the ground. It will be totally… obliterated. We are going to annihilate their navy,” [US President Donald Trump] said in a video statement posted on his Truth Social account.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-and-israel-launch-major-joint-assault-on-iran-trump-indicates-goal-is-to-topple-regime
>Sirens sound across Israel amid Iranian ballistic missile attacks; Netanyahu says Israel, US launched strikes to ‘remove existential threat’ posed by Iran
>Bahrain: Sirens activated as Iran targets US bases
>Iranian-backed Houthis say they’ll resume attacks on Israel and on shipping routes
>Blasts reported in Riyadh amid Iranian strikes
>Air strike hits Iraqi base hosting pro-Iran militia, sources say
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-february-28-2026
>Iranian source to Reuters: "We are preparing to respond to the attacks - the response will be overwhelming"
https://t.me/N12chat/187253
>Thousands of members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have been killed or wounded following attacks on several military centers and positions, the semi-official ISNA reported.
https://x.com/IranIntl_En/status/2027643041142415421
>In his State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday, Trump began making his case to the American public for why the U.S. could launch strikes against Iran, saying Tehran was “working on missiles that will soon reach” the United States.
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/trump-iranian-missile-claim-unsupported-by-us-intelligence-say-sources-2026-02-27
>Saudi Arabia has condemned in the “strongest terms” the Iranian attacks on the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan and Kuwait.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/2/28/live-israel-launches-attacks-on-iran-multiple-explosions-heard-in-tehran
>Israeli strikes targeted Khamenei and Pezeshkian, Israeli official says
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/israeli-strikes-targeted-khamenei-and-pezeshkian-israeli-official-says-results-currently-unclear
>an Iranian source, told Reuters: Senior commanders of the Revolutionary Guards and senior political figures were killed in the attacks
https://t.me/N12chat/187421
>#Hezbollah Brigades #Iraq: Soon we will begin to attack the #American bases in the area in response to the attack on #Iran.
https://x.com/AbuAliEnglishB1/status/2027704930660655268
Matthew
Feb 28, 2026, 3:48:25 PMFeb 28
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>The commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Gen. Mohammad Pakpour and Iranian defense minister Amir Nasirzadeh were killed in Israeli strikes in Iran this morning, three sources familiar with the matter tell Reuters.
>Earlier, Israeli officials assessed that Pakpour, Nasirzadeh, and the chief of Iran’s intelligence were likely killed in the strikes.
>Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Iran this morning, an Israeli official tells Israeli media.
>In addition, Channel 12 news now says that the Iranian army chief, Sayyid Abdolrahim Mousavi, was targeted, as was a leading potential successor to Khamenei, Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council.
> Ali Shamkhani, a former IRGC Navy chief and Iranian army chief, was also targeted, and, according to unconfirmed reports by Iran International, killed.
>Also targeted was Esmail Qaani, head of the IRGC’s al-Quds force, and the IRGC’s Air Force chief Majid Mousavi, who oversees Iran’s ballistic missile attacks.
>In all, some 30 key regime leaders and military commanders were targeted in the initial Israeli strikes, Channel 12 says, perhaps hyperbolically reporting that “30 were targeted in 30 seconds.”
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-february-28-2026
>Earlier, Israeli officials assessed that Pakpour, Nasirzadeh, and the chief of Iran’s intelligence were likely killed in the strikes.
>Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Iran this morning, an Israeli official tells Israeli media.
>In addition, Channel 12 news now says that the Iranian army chief, Sayyid Abdolrahim Mousavi, was targeted, as was a leading potential successor to Khamenei, Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council.
> Ali Shamkhani, a former IRGC Navy chief and Iranian army chief, was also targeted, and, according to unconfirmed reports by Iran International, killed.
>Also targeted was Esmail Qaani, head of the IRGC’s al-Quds force, and the IRGC’s Air Force chief Majid Mousavi, who oversees Iran’s ballistic missile attacks.
>In all, some 30 key regime leaders and military commanders were targeted in the initial Israeli strikes, Channel 12 says, perhaps hyperbolically reporting that “30 were targeted in 30 seconds.”
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-february-28-2026
Matthew
Feb 28, 2026, 11:13:52 PMFeb 28
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>Iran warns of imminent 'devastating offensive'
>"The most devastating offensive operation in the history of the Islamic Republic of Iran's armed forces will begin toward the occupied territories and American terrorist bases in just moments," it says.
>Iranian state TV has just confirmed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead.
>Forty days of mourning announced in Iran
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cn5ge95q6y7t
>Iran will soon unveil weapons 'you have never seen before' — IRGC General Ebrahim Jabbari
https://x.com/RT_com/status/2027737941804749190
>Advisor to the Commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards General Jabbari on Iranian TV: Trump should know that today we only launched the missiles from our old warehouses...
https://t.me/abualiexpress/115674
>A European Union naval mission official told Reuters that vessels in the region are receiving marine radio warnings from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard instructing ships not to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/oil-markets-edge-iran-moves-restrict-vital-strait-hormuz-shipping-lane-report
>"The most devastating offensive operation in the history of the Islamic Republic of Iran's armed forces will begin toward the occupied territories and American terrorist bases in just moments," it says.
>Iranian state TV has just confirmed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead.
>Forty days of mourning announced in Iran
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cn5ge95q6y7t
>Iran will soon unveil weapons 'you have never seen before' — IRGC General Ebrahim Jabbari
https://x.com/RT_com/status/2027737941804749190
>Advisor to the Commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards General Jabbari on Iranian TV: Trump should know that today we only launched the missiles from our old warehouses...
https://t.me/abualiexpress/115674
>A European Union naval mission official told Reuters that vessels in the region are receiving marine radio warnings from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard instructing ships not to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/oil-markets-edge-iran-moves-restrict-vital-strait-hormuz-shipping-lane-report
Matthew
Mar 1, 2026, 1:56:47 AMMar 1
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>US President Donald Trump threatens to hit Iran with unprecedented force if it strikes in the coming hours.
>“Iran just stated that they are going to hit very hard today, harder than they have ever hit before. THEY BETTER NOT DO THAT, HOWEVER, BECAUSE IF THEY DO, WE WILL HIT THEM WITH A FORCE THAT HAS NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE!” Trump writes on Truth Social.
>“Iran just stated that they are going to hit very hard today, harder than they have ever hit before. THEY BETTER NOT DO THAT, HOWEVER, BECAUSE IF THEY DO, WE WILL HIT THEM WITH A FORCE THAT HAS NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE!” Trump writes on Truth Social.
Matthew
Mar 1, 2026, 9:11:47 PMMar 1
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>The US Central Command denies claims made by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that American aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln was struck with ballistic missiles.
>The IRGC claimed earlier that “the US aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln was struck by four ballistic missiles.”
>Iranian missile warhead struck less than a kilometer from Temple Mount
>German secret service overseer warns of Iranian retaliation in Europe
>The IDF has confirmed that Hezbollah was behind the rocket fire from Lebanon a short while ago, according to Hebrew-language media reports.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-march-01-2026
>YESTERDAY IRAN FIRED MISSILES AT THE UNITED STATES AND ISRAEL, AND THEY DID HURT. TODAY WE WILL HIT THEM WITH A FORCE THAT THEY HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE. -Ali Larijani
https://x.com/alilarijani_ir/status/2028037732270756076
> Israel bombs Beirut after Hezbollah launches rocket attack
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/2/israel-bombs-beirut-after-hezbollah-launches-rocket-attack
>The IRGC claimed earlier that “the US aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln was struck by four ballistic missiles.”
>Iranian missile warhead struck less than a kilometer from Temple Mount
>German secret service overseer warns of Iranian retaliation in Europe
>The IDF has confirmed that Hezbollah was behind the rocket fire from Lebanon a short while ago, according to Hebrew-language media reports.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-march-01-2026
>YESTERDAY IRAN FIRED MISSILES AT THE UNITED STATES AND ISRAEL, AND THEY DID HURT. TODAY WE WILL HIT THEM WITH A FORCE THAT THEY HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE. -Ali Larijani
https://x.com/alilarijani_ir/status/2028037732270756076
> Israel bombs Beirut after Hezbollah launches rocket attack
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/2/israel-bombs-beirut-after-hezbollah-launches-rocket-attack
Matthew
Mar 2, 2026, 12:12:29 AMMar 2
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>We will not negotiate with the United States -Ali Larijani
Matthew
Mar 2, 2026, 10:23:53 PMMar 2
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>Revolutionary Guards: Strait of Hormuz closed, we will set fire to any ship that tries to pass
https://t.me/amitsegal/57591
>The United States is urging Americans to “DEPART NOW” from more than a dozen countries in the Middle East amid strikes on Iran.
>U.S. citizens were urged to leave Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, the West Bank, Gaza, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen for their safety.
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5763902-us-urges-americans-depart-middle-east
https://t.me/amitsegal/57591
>The United States is urging Americans to “DEPART NOW” from more than a dozen countries in the Middle East amid strikes on Iran.
>U.S. citizens were urged to leave Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, the West Bank, Gaza, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen for their safety.
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5763902-us-urges-americans-depart-middle-east
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