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Mar 28, 2026, 02:47 AM

❗️Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf:

"They’ve spammed so much fake news trying to push energy prices down that the market’s just numb now. Keep going, nobody’s buying it anymore.

The real prices will show up anyway.

Powerful? Maybe. But Smart? Not even close. Burned that fake news card way too early."

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Mar 28, 2026, 02:47 AM

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❗️According to Tasnim News Agency, US-Israeli attacks on the Pardisan neighborhood in Qom early Friday morning killed 18 residents, including an entire family of 9, with victims ranging from a one-year-old child to individuals over 65.

The strikes caused extensive damage to residential buildings: nearly ten homes were completely destroyed, about forty-five required full reconstruction, and roughly two hundred nearby units sustained minor damage.

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Mar 28, 2026, 02:47 AM

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VIDEO | Hezbollah publishes footage of its fighters targeting a Merkava tank in Al-Qouzah, south Lebanon, with a guided missile.

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Mar 28, 2026, 02:47 AM

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The Islamic Republic is generating roughly $140 million per day in oil revenues as it no longer relies on steep discounts to secure buyers

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Mar 28, 2026, 02:47 AM

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BREAKING | Iran has issued urgent evacuation warnings for major steel facilities across the region, declaring them imminent military targets.

Locations include Ashdod (Yehuda Steel, Israel), Kuwait (United Steel Industrial Co – KWT Steel), Al-Hidd (Foulath – SULB & GIC, Bahrain), Abu Dhabi (Emirates Steel Arkan, UAE), and Mesaieed (Qatar Steel, Qatar), with workers ordered to evacuate immediately ahead of expected strikes.

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Mar 28, 2026, 02:47 AM

❗️Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi:

"Israel has hit 2 of Iran's largest steel factories, a power plant and civilian nuclear sites among other infrastructure. Israel claims it acted in coordination with the U. S.

Attack contradicts POTUS extended deadline for diplomacy.

Iran will exact HEAVY price for Israeli crimes."

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Mar 28, 2026, 02:47 AM

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VIDEO | Locals report that Israeli settlers stormed the historic Beit al-Sheikh Mosque in Khirbet Tana, in the occupied West Bank, and looted everything inside, including doors, windows, carpets, and chairs, just hours after dozens of worshippers defied threats to hold Friday prayers there.

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Mar 28, 2026, 02:47 AM

BREAKING | Sirens sound in the upper Galilee due to rocket fire from Lebanon.

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Mar 28, 2026, 02:47 AM

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BREAKING | Israel says it has attacked Iran’s Khondab (Arak) heavy water reactor, a plutonium-producing nuclear facility, as well as the uranium conversion site in Ardakan, which produces yellowcake used in early nuclear fuel stages.

Iranian officials told Fars News Agency the Khondab facility was struck twice but reported no casualties and no danger to the surrounding population.

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Mar 28, 2026, 02:47 AM

❗️The Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) announces an "important" upcoming statement within the coming hours.

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Mar 25, 2026, 09:26 PM

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❗️A massive fire has broken out at the ICL Rotem chemical complex in the Negev (occupied Al-Naqab) following Iran's missile strike on the area earlier today. The facility, which mines phosphate rock and produces fertilizers and high-purity phosphoric acid…

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Mar 25, 2026, 09:26 PM

BREAKING | Sirens sound in the Haifa Bay area amid a rocket launch from Lebanon heading toward Israeli targets.

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Mar 25, 2026, 09:26 PM

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❗️Thai oil tanker safely crosses Strait of Hormuz after Iran coordination

A Thai oil tanker has safely navigated the Strait of Hormuz after diplomatic coordination between Thailand and Iran, and was not required to pay to bypass the blockade, a Thai official and the vessel’s owning oil company announced today.

The tanker, owned by Bangchak Corporation, crossed the key waterway on Monday following successful discussions between Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow and Iran’s ambassador to Thailand.

"I requested that if Thai ships need to pass through the strait, could they assist in ensuring safe passage?" Sihasak told reporters late on Tuesday.

"They responded that they would take care of it and asked us to provide the names of the vessels that would be transiting."

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Mar 25, 2026, 09:26 PM

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Thailand joins a growing list of countries coordinating directly with Tehran for safe Hormuz transit, as Iran selectively waives fees for some vessels while charging others

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Mar 25, 2026, 09:26 PM

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VIDEO | Israeli airstrike targets the southern Lebanese village of Zrarieh.

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Mar 25, 2026, 09:26 PM

⭕️ Israel's army spokesman announced that the military on Tuesday, 24 March, carried out a large wave of strikes in Isfahan targeting Iran’s military production infrastructure, including what he described as the country’s only underwater R&D center responsible for developing submarines and naval systems.

The statement claimed the attack will significantly limit Iran’s ability to produce advanced submarines and expand its naval capabilities as part of an ongoing campaign against its defense industries.

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Mar 25, 2026, 09:26 PM

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WATCH | Hezbollah releases footage of its fighters targeting an Israeli tank amid clashes with Israeli occupation forces in the town of Naqoura, in south Lebanon.

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Mar 25, 2026, 09:26 PM

BREAKING | Missiles from Iran detected heading toward Israeli targets.

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Mar 25, 2026, 09:26 PM

❗️Gaza Ministry of Health:

– “Total cases received by Gaza hospitals in the last 24 hours: 2 martyrs and 11 injuries.”

– “Since the ceasefire (11 October):

• Total number of martyrs: 689
• Total number of injuries: 1,860
• Total number of bodies recovered: 756”

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Mar 25, 2026, 09:26 PM

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❗️Funeral held for victims of recent US-Israeli attacks on residential buildings in the city of Khorramabad in western Iran.

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Mar 24, 2026, 05:10 AM

BREAKING | New launch from Iran detected heading toward Israeli targets.

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Mar 24, 2026, 05:10 AM

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❗️Israeli sirens in the north, including in Haifa, Safad and Nazareth.

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Mar 24, 2026, 05:10 AM

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BREAKING | New launch from Iran detected heading toward Israeli targets.

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Mar 24, 2026, 05:10 AM

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VIDEO | Iranian Red Crescent teams rescued a father and his daughter from the rubble after a US-Israeli airstrike struck a building in Tehran.

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Mar 24, 2026, 05:10 AM

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⭕️ Iran announced waves 77 & 78 of Operation True Promise 4

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced Wave 78 of Operation True Promise 4, carried out under the code "Ya Dalil al-Mutahayyirin," targeting sites in Eilat, Dimona, and north of Tel Aviv, along with several US military bases in the region, using precision-guided Emad and Ghadr multi-warhead ballistic missiles and loitering attack drones.

The strikes focused on strategic military targets, with the IRGC emphasizing the use of upgraded, high-precision systems delivering coordinated and layered impacts.

The IRGC said the operation marks a new phase in the battle, supported by continued missile and drone launches and domestic mobilization, warning that major IRGC and Basij combat units have not yet entered the battlefield and that their involvement would sharply escalate the situation, while stressing readiness to deliver rapid and severe blows against any further aggression.

Prior to this, the IRGC announced Wave 77 under the code "Ya Haydar Karar," targeting Israeli military sites across the north, center, and south using super-heavy Kheibar-Shekan precision-guided missiles and kamikaze drones, alongside strikes on US bases including Ali Al-Salem (Kuwait), Al-Kharj (Saudi Arabia), and Al-Dhafra (UAE) using Zulfiqar solid-fuel precision-guided missiles and attack drones.

The IRGC said these strikes were carried out successfully, highlighting the scale and precision of the systems used and stating that the combined missile and drone operations are intended to sustain pressure on both Israeli and US military infrastructure, while ongoing operations continue to disrupt enemy planning and response.

The Cradle

Mar 24, 2026, 05:10 AM

⭕️ Israel has carried out at least 4 airstrikes on Beirut's southern suburb Dahiye in recent hours.

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Mar 24, 2026, 05:10 AM

❗️ Activation of warning sirens in Bahrain a short while ago due to the resumption of Iranian attacks on US bases.

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Mar 24, 2026, 05:10 AM

⭕️ Israel has carried out at least 4 airstrikes on Beirut's southern suburb Dahiye in recent hours.

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Mar 24, 2026, 05:10 AM

❗️Sirens sounding in Eilat following another launch from Iran. Interception attempts are ongoing.

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Mar 24, 2026, 05:10 AM

❗️Syrian Arab Army Operations Authority:

• "One of our military bases near the town of al-Yaarubiyah in the Hasakah countryside was subjected to a missile attack."

• "The attack was carried out using five rockets launched from the vicinity of Tal al-Hawa village, located 20 km inside Iraqi territory."

• "Coordination has taken place with the Iraqi side regarding the incident, and they confirmed that the Iraqi army has begun search and sweep operations to identify the perpetrators."

• "The Syrian Arab Army is on full alert and will carry out its responsibilities in defending Syrian territory and confronting any aggression."

(SANA)

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