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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง US, UK INVOLVED in Israelโ€™s Iran strike โ€“ expert ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ

American bases have been used in Turkiye, Qatar, the UAE, and Bahrain to help the Israelis โ€“ and it's not just the Americans, it's the British as well, says Seyed Mohammad Marandi, analyst at Tehran University and former 2015 Iran deal negotiator.

The game will change only if the US jumps in directly, Marandi warns. US bases across the Gulf could become targets, fueling chaos in energy markets.

๐Ÿ’ฌ "So the smart thing to do for the United States is to stay is to stay out of this."


โš”๏ธ Netanyahuโ€™s FOREVER WAR Plan

With a worn-out army, collapsing economy, and global reputation in ruins, Netanyahuโ€™s regime is running on fumes.

๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œItโ€™s almost universally despised โ€“ except by Zionists and extremists,โ€ Marandi adds.


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๐Ÿ“น Shiraz, Iran, has been attacked - Iranian media report

The Israeli Air Force has carried out a strike on a missile production plant in Shiraz, Israeli Channel 12 reports.

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๐Ÿ—ฃ'I gave Iran chance after chance to make a deal' - Trump

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๐Ÿšจ West BUYS ITS OWN LIES, but Israelโ€™s strikes only make Iran stronger โ€“ analyst

Israelโ€™s unprovoked strike hit civilian targets in Iran, Tehran University Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi says.

๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œThe Israeli regime murdered families. They bombed apartment blocks... one with 10 units collapsed completely. Civilian casualties are high,โ€ he said.


In the West, Marandi adds, they believe their own propaganda that these strikes weaken Iran.

๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œBut in reality, they do the opposite. They strengthen Iran, unify the public, and deepen hatred toward the aggressors and their backers.โ€


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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Israel launches new strikes on Iran's Natanz nuclear site, media reports

The damage at the Natanz site is only superficial, according to the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran.

The nuclear facility in Fordow was not targeted by Israeli strikes.

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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russia strongly condemns the use of force, responsibility for the consequences lies with the Israeli leadership

Other key points of the Russian Foreign Ministryโ€™s statement:

๐Ÿ”ธ Israeli strikes on Iranian civilians, peaceful cities, and infrastructure are unacceptable

๐Ÿ”ธ Russia calls on all parties to exercise restraint to prevent escalation into a full-scale war
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๐Ÿ”ธ The attack has undermined multilateral efforts aimed at de-escalation and finding solutions to concerns over Iranโ€™s peaceful nuclear program

๐Ÿ”ธ The settlement of issues surrounding Iranโ€™s nuclear program has no military solutionโ€”only a diplomatic one

๐Ÿ”ธ Moscow expects the IAEA Director General to provide objective assessments, including an analysis of the potential consequences of strikes on nuclear facilities

๐Ÿ”ธ The Foreign Ministry reminded that the United States has expressed readiness to hold another round of negotiations with Iran in Oman regarding the Iranian nuclear program

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๐Ÿšจ Iranโ€™s legitimate and powerful response will make the enemy regret its foolish action โ€“ President Pezeshkian

"The Iranian people and officials will not stay silent in the face of this crime, and the Islamic Republic of Iranโ€™s powerful and legitimate response will make the enemy regret its foolish action," Pezeshkian said.

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๐Ÿ—ฃUS lulled Iran to sleep using nuclear talks deception, allowing Israel to strike - Scott Ritter

The talks essentially gave "Israel the opportunity for maximum surprise to achieve maximum damage," with the strikes effectively amounting to "a joint US-Israeli attack on Iran," the veteran ex-US Marine intelligence officer told Sputnik.

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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iranian military confirms the death of the IRGC Aerospace Force commander Hajizadeh

Previously, IDF announced that Hajizadeh was killed as a result of the Israeli strike.

Amir Ali Hajizadeh was the Iranian commander responsible for organizing and carrying out Operation True Promise-1 and Operation True Promise-2 in retaliation strikes against Israel last year.

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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท IDF confirms strike on Iran's Natanz nuclear facility

The Israeli forces released footage of the operation.

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๐Ÿ—ฃ'I gave Iran chance after chance to make a deal' - Trump ๐Ÿ“ŒSubscribe to @SputnikInt
๐Ÿ—ฃ Iran, perhaps, has 'a second chance' - Trump

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussia tests advanced LASER SYSTEMS against drones

Russia has performed successful tests of cutting-edge laser systems designed to SMASH ENEMY'S DRONES EVEN HARDER.

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๐Ÿ—ฃTrump: US supports Israel, calls strikes on Iran โ€˜very successfulโ€™

Iran should now come to the negotiating table, the US President told CNN.

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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท WHERE DID ISRAEL STRIKE IRAN?

The IDF launched the large-scale Operation Rising Lion targeting Iranian military assets and nuclear facilities. At least 60 sites across eight provinces in Iran were hit, preliminary reports say.

Iran has vowed retaliation will come swiftly.

๐Ÿ”Explore Sputnikโ€™s infographic for a detailed breakdown.

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Israel has carried out an unprecedented, multi-wave surprise attack against Iran involving 200 jets, plus drones operating inside the Islamic Republic.

๐ŸŽฏ TARGETS HIT:

๐ŸŸง the Tabriz research site besides the Natanz uranium enrichment facility

๐ŸŸง Tehran & at least 9 other urban areas. 320+ injured, nearly 80 killed

๐ŸŸง Air defense & missile launchers

๐ŸŸง Top IRGC & Armed Forces leaders, nuclear scientists, a senior aide to the Supreme Leader

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท IRAN'S REACTION:

๐Ÿ”ถ Ali Khameini vowed โ€œsevere punishment,โ€ while President Pezeshkian promised to make Israel โ€œregretโ€ its โ€œrecklessโ€ actions

๐Ÿ”ถ Iran cancelled a new round of nuclear talks with the US, owing to US โ€œcomplicityโ€ in the attacks

๐Ÿ”ถ Assassinated leaders are being replaced, with Mohammad Pakpour taking Hossein Salamiโ€™s place as IRGC chief, & Abdolrahim Mousavi replacing Mohammad Bagheri as Chief of General Staff

๐Ÿ’ฅ HAS IRANIAN COUNTERSTRIKE OCCURRED?

๐Ÿ”น Initial reports suggested Iran launched 100-200 drones toward Israel

๐Ÿ”น Other reports said up to 800 projectiles, including cruise & ballistic missiles, were launched

๐Ÿ”น But Fars News says Iran hasnโ€™t carried out ANY substantive retaliatory attacks yet

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ TRUMPโ€™S ULTIMATUM

๐Ÿ”ธ The US president wrote a mob boss-style Truth Social post boasting about the murder of โ€œcertain Iranian hardliners.โ€

๐Ÿ”ธ He warned that the next attacks will be โ€œeven more brutalโ€ unless Iran makes a deal. Later, he issued a post about his โ€œ60-day ultimatum,โ€ signaling direct knowledge of Israelโ€™s plans.

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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บโšก๏ธ Russian forces take control of the village of Yablonovka in Sumy region, as well as the settlements of Koptevo and Komar in the Donetsk Peopleโ€™s Republic Other statements by the Russian Defense Ministry: ๐Ÿ”ธ The Russian army carried out a massive andโ€ฆ
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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ’ฅWATCH Russian warriors LIBERATE Komar village in DPR

The Russian Ministry of Defense has shared footage from Komar, a settlement recently freed by the Russian forces.

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โšก๏ธRussia has handed over 1,200 bodies of fallen Ukrainian soldiers to Ukraine today, a source told Sputnik.

By transferring the bodies of the dead Ukrainian soldiers, Russia continues to fulfill the Istanbul agreements, the source noted.

Meanwhile, Ukraine has not returned any bodies to Russia.

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ US deploying additional warships to Middle East - report

The US Navy has reportedly ordered the USS Thomas Hudner Arleigh Burke-class missile destroyer to the eastern Mediterranean, and ordered a second, unnamed destroyer to โ€œbegin moving forward.โ€

Trump is meeting with his National Security Council to discuss the situation, two officials told AP.

The US last beefed up its naval presence in the region in October 2024, using destroyers to intercept Iranian missiles fired as part of Operation True Promise II, in response to a series of Israeli assassinations of IRGC and allied militia leaders.

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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑโš”๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Target by target: Israel played LONG GAME against Iran

Israel's strike on Iran was the climax of years of deep intelligence work targeting top generals, nuclear sites and scientists, the New York Times reports, quoting unnamed 'sourcesโ€™.

The operation was a joint effort between Israeli military intelligence and Mossad.

Israel would have needed detailed information about the whereabouts and the movements of the officials and scientists, the newspaper noted.

It added that the recent strikes are just the latest in a long-term plan, including:

๐Ÿ”ธ The assassination of Iranโ€™s top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh in 2020

๐Ÿ”ธ Helping the US kill IRGC Quds Force chief Qasem Soleimani in 2020

๐Ÿ”ธ Planting a bomb that killed Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran in 2024

๐Ÿ”ธ Hits on Hezbollah in 2024, including an airstrike that killed its leader Hassan Nasrallah

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๐Ÿ’ฅ Israel strikes Iran's Fordow nuclear enrichment plant - reports

A nuclear facility is located there several hundred meters underground.

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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran's capital targeted in new wave of Israeli strikes

Explosions are being heard in various parts of Tehran, a Sputnik correspondent reports.

Also, according to media reports, Israel has carried out strikes on the town of Fardis in Iran's Alborz province.

Explosions were heard in the Iranian cities of Karaj and Mohammadshahr in Alborz province, Mehr news agency says.

Iranian air defense systems are intercepting missiles launched from Israel over Tehran, according to Press TV.

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