— 🇮🇷 NEW: Six suspects were arrested for the murder of Iranian religious reciter Hamidreza Rajabzadeh

A few days ago, a video went viral on anti-Islamic Republic channels, showing the criminals murdering the victim, cutting out his beating heart while still alive, spitting on his corpse, and then burning it with fire.

According to the police, Rajabzadeh had been advising a woman on social media to wear a Hijab, and after being guided by a foreign intelligence agency, she ended up luring him into a dark alley after he agreed to an in-person meeting. There, she poisoned him, and he was eventually stabbed to death.

The group of criminals had planned to sell the footage to the People’s Red Mujahideen (MEK) of Iran in exchange for thousands of dollars.

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— 🇮🇷/🇸🇦/🇦🇪/🇶🇦/🇰🇼/🇧🇭/🇴🇲 The Wall Street Journal: ‘Gulf states have accepted a new normal in the Strait of Hormuz; Iran is in control’

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— 🇱🇾 NEW: Unidentified drones struck oil storages in Al-Zawiya, Libya

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—❗️🇸🇦/🇾🇪 NEW: For the third night in a row, the Yemeni Armed Forces carried out ballistic missile and drone attacks against Saudi-backed forces

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—❗️🇮🇷/🇺🇸/🇹🇷 NEW: During President Trump’s return flight from the NATO summit in Ankara to the UK last month, an Iranian assassination plot was foiled that has been downplayed by the White House, the Washington Post reports

The threat of an Iranian assassination was considered so high that President Trump was secretly moved from Air Force One to a much smaller C-32A while hidden inside an ‘airport catering truck’ (a food and beverage cart).

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: Due to the ongoing war with Iran, President Trump was seen golfing at his private club in Bedminster while being surrounded by barbed wire and an AN/TWQ-1 Avenger air defense system

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— 🇺🇸/🇹🇷/🇮🇷 WATCH: Footage of President Trump, hidden inside a food and beverage cart, secretly moving from Air Force One to another plane

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 President Trump: ‘The Iranians are begging for a deal, and we hold all the cards. We control the Strait of Hormuz 100%. The Strait is open except for a few occasional mines.’

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—❗️🇾🇪/🇸🇦 NEW: The Yemeni Armed Forces targeted a Saudi cargo vessel in the Red Sea, resulting in deaths

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— 🇸🇾 NEW: Former President Assad has been sentenced to death in absentia by Syria’s highest court

He was found guilty of premeditated murder, torture and crimes against humanity.

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— 🇸🇾 NEW: Bashar Al-Assad’s brother, Major General Maher Al-Assad, former commander of the 4th Armored Division, has also been sentenced to death in absentia

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— 🇮🇷 NEW: Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, is increasingly involved in key decisionmaking in Iran, growing into the position of his martyred father

He has consolidated his authority by meeting with various high-ranking officials in recent days, including President Pezeshkian and others that have not been disclosed.

His physical state has been described as ‘excellent’ (despite rumors) and those who have met him say he is involved, diligent, and assertive when necessary.

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: An American AH-64 ‘Apache’ attack helicopter was flying dangerously close to Iran’s southern coast, filmed by fishermen

These helicopters have been flying near Oman’s Musandam Peninsula for many weeks, trying to escort tankers.

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Major General Mohsen Rezaei:

‘Iran’s message is clear:

The Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until the U.S. ends the war and blockade, releases Iran’s frozen assets, and agrees to a region-wide ceasefire, including in Lebanon and Gaza. Until all conditions are met, the Strait will remain closed.’

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Explosions heard in Sirik, Iran; likely launches towards Strait of Hormuz.

— 🇮🇱/🇻🇪 NEW: Venezuela has restored full diplomatic relations with Israel, as a direct result of the U.S.-led regime change against Maduro

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 President Trump: ‘We have total control over the Strait of Hormuz. We have total control. We own it.’

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 President Trump: ‘The Iranians tried to assassinate me, so I was transported in a food truck’

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