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Meanwhile, euroclowns doing euroclown things:
"P.S. Trotsky has sent in a silly letter. We shall neither print it nor reply to him."
In response to Israel/US attacking Iran’s South Pars gas field, Iran has issued evacuation orders for:
🇸🇦 Samref Refinery – Saudi Arabia.
🇦🇪 Al Hosn Gas Field – United Arab Emirates.
🇸🇦 Jubail Petrochemical Complex – Jubail, Saudi Arabia.
🇶🇦 Mesaieed Petrochemical Complex and Mesaieed Holding Company (affiliated with Chevron) – Qatar.
🇶🇦 Ras Laffan Refinery (Phases 1 and 2) – Qatar.
🇮🇱 Haifa refinery.
These sites have become legitimate targets and will be targeted in the coming hours.
Source -> https://t.me/FotrosResistancee/20318
Following the downing of the first US Air Force F-35A, it was revealed that it was shot down, presumably, by the Majid (AD-08) short-range air defense system. The successful attack on the F-35 calls into question the invulnerability of American and Israeli stealth fighters and may force the Iranian military to reconsider its tactics for strikes deep into Iranian territory.
The Majid is an Iranian short-range air defense system (SAM) designed to intercept low-flying targets such as cruise missiles, drones, and tactical aircraft. The system is characterized by exceptional mobility (usually mounted on the chassis of an Iveco Daily 4x4 SUV or similar light trucks) and a high degree of stealth.
Unlike traditional SAM systems, it does not use radar to guide missiles, making it virtually invisible to the radar warning systems (RWS) of aircraft like the F-35. The system is equipped with a high-resolution electro-optical system with a thermal imaging channel. It scans the sky for thermal contrast, such as hot engines or airframe friction.
The AD-08 missile is equipped with an uncooled infrared seeker (IR seeker), enabling a "fire and forget" approach.
🇮🇷🇮🇱| CONFIRMED: Iran’s IRGC says it tracked & hit an Israeli F-16 at 3:45 AM in central Iran with Iranian Air Defenses.
The Israeli Army had acknowledged earlier today that its aircraft was subject to AD activity, but claimed it did not get damaged.
VIDEO | Israeli police suppressed worshipers and fire stun grenades at them near Bab al-Sahira in occupied Jerusalem, as they attempted to reach the closest point to the closed Al-Aqsa Mosque to perform Eid al-Fitr prayers, in what is described as a historic and unprecedented full closure—the first time since the 1967 war that Eid prayers were not held at the site.
❗️The Supreme Leader of Iran, Mohammad Taqi al-Khameini, called on the countries of the Middle East to "not fall for Zionist provocations":
The attacks that occurred in Turkey and Oman, with which we have good relations, on certain facilities in these countries, were in no way carried out by the armed forces of the Islamic Republic or other forces of the Resistance Front. This is a deception on the part of the Zionist enemy, using false flag tactics to sow discord between the Islamic Republic and its neighbors, and this could also happen in some other countries.
Pakistan is suspending its military operation against Afghanistan for five days in connection with the Eid al-Fitr holiday, the country's information minister announced.
It is reported that this was done at the request of the Gulf countries.
No, it's most likely caused by lack of fuel for Pakistani military operation and they needed their fuel reserves for their other domestic needs, while their military would have to keep their allotted fuel reserves in case of war with India.
⚡️🚨 Message from Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran's National Security Council, to the Islamic world.
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
To Muslims around the world and to the governments of Islamic nations:
Iran was subjected to a deceptive American-Zionist aggression that took place during negotiations, the goal of which was to dismantle Iran. This aggression led to the martyrdom of the great and devoted leader of the Islamic Revolution, along with a number of civilians and military commanders. However, the aggressors faced solid national and Islamic resistance from the Iranian people.
You know that, with the exception of rare cases and within the limits of political positions only, no Islamic state stood by the Iranian people. Yet the Iranian people, through their strong will, were able to suppress the aggressive enemy until it became today incapable of finding a way out of this strategic deadlock.
Iran is proceeding on the path of resistance in confronting the Great Satan and the Lesser Satan — America and Israel. But is the position of some Islamic governments not contradictory to the saying of the Prophet ﷺ: "Whoever hears a man calling out: O Muslims! and does not respond, is not a Muslim"? What kind of Islam is this?
Some countries went even further, saying that Iran has become an enemy to them because it targeted American bases and American and Israeli interests on their soil. Should Iran be asked to stand with its hands tied while American bases on your lands are used to attack it? These are hollow pretexts. The confrontation today is between America and Israel on one side, and Iran, the Muslim nations, and the resistance forces on the other. Which side do you stand on?
Think about the future of the Islamic world. You know that America has no loyalty to you and that Israel is your enemy. Stop for a moment and reflect on yourselves and on the future of the region. Iran is a sincere advisor to you and does not seek dominance over you.
The unity of the Islamic Ummah, if achieved in full force, is capable of guaranteeing security, progress, and independence for all its nations.
And peace be upon you.
A servant of God, Ali Larijani
Original: https://xcancel.com/alilarijani_ir/status/2033552693759787104#m
Translation by Midde East Observer
❗️US says lifting Iran oil sanctions could send crude to Asia in days
Removing sanctions on stranded Iranian oil would allow supplies to reach Asia within three to four days, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Friday.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday that the US may soon lift restrictions on Iranian oil stuck on tankers at sea, as Washington aims to ease rising prices caused by Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
"Within days, within three or four days, that oil will start to arrive at ports," Wright said in an interview on Fox Business Network's "Mornings with Maria" program.
Wright said the previously restricted oil would then be processed and enter the market over the next six weeks or so.
"I think that most of that oil will be absorbed in the next 30 to 45 days," he said.
🇺🇸🇮🇷| WOW… Major resignation by a Trump admin official over the war in Iran.
“As the director of national counterterrorism center, I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no threat to our nation. And it’s clear we were pressured by Israel.”
Source -> https://t.me/FotrosResistancee/20238
🇮🇷‼️🚫🇺🇸🇬🇧Iranian Missile Strike on Diego Garcia (March 21, 2026): A Failure That Forces U.S. Naval Redeployment
Even though it missed its target, this launch of two Iranian ballistic missiles (IRBMs, range ~4,000 km) toward the U.S.-U.K. base at Diego Garcia represents a game-changer for defense.
Key implications for U.S. naval forces (OSINT: WSJ, Reuters, USNI, satellite imagery):
Permanent Aegis presence: The US Navy must maintain at least two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers (Aegis system + SM-3 anti-ballistic missiles) on continuous patrol in the central Indian Ocean. Previously, this was on an ad hoc basis; now, a mandatory 24/7 rotation is required to counter Iranian missile launches.
Immediate redeployment: Aegis units diverted from the Pacific or the Gulf (5th Fleet). The Navy is already stretched thin with a fully operational aircraft carrier in the area (USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea); the Gerald R. Ford is out of commission (fire in early March, en route to the Mediterranean) and the George H.W. Bush is in transit/pre-deployment but has not yet arrived.
Costs and dispersion: Each BMD destroyer is expensive (~$15-25 million per day in fuel and SM-3 munitions). Fewer ships available for the South China Sea or the Strait of Hormuz → US forces more stretched thin.
Ripple effect: Reinforcement of radars/satellites + possible THAAD on the atoll. Diego Garcia, a hub for B-2/B-52 operations against Iran, is no longer “secure” → increased protection priority.
Strategic assessment: Zero impact, but a success for Iran: forcing Washington to commit costly resources far from the Gulf.
In a war of attrition, dispersing the enemy is often better than a direct hit.
🇺🇸🇮🇱 Emergency declared at Ben Gurion Airport after incoming aircraft reports malfunction.
Israeli channels claim a hydraulic failure. Iraqi channels report the aircraft was engaged over Iraq and forced to return to Tel Aviv.
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🇮🇷 A supermarket in Iran has posted a handwritten sign on its door:
"No worries, if you need something, take it. After the war, bring the money."
The people of Iran are under bombardment, under sanctions, under economic collapse, and they are feeding each other.
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https://t.me/DDGeopolitics/178894
The UAE has published a joint statement alongside 21 other countries condemning Iran's attacks on commercial vessels and civilian infrastructure in the Gulf.
Other Muslim and Gulf countries that joined them were:
United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, Canada, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Denmark, Latvia, Slovenia, Estonia, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Czechia, Romania, Bahrain, Lithuania, and Australia.
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Just another pathetic list of Western puppets and their Gulf lapdogs acting like they have any moral authority.
🇮🇷 🕊️ Ali Larijani, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) has been confirmed martyred.
Source -> https://t.me/FotrosResistancee/20260
FUCK 😨
"Trump might abandon us. This is a failed operation" — former French Army General Michel Yakovlev warns Macron not to enter the Strait of Hormuz.
"It's a question of trust. After all, this is the man who abandoned the Afghans, which means he'll abandon us when it suits him, when we're still in the operation.
They say the Titanic's captain tried to sell cheap tickets for a communal dinner after the collision with the iceberg. That's where we've come to—it looks like he's the captain of the operation. Yes, perhaps. So now is not the time to buy discounted tickets for the Titanic.
And the final argument is the American one: you don't exacerbate a failure. That's what I learned in American military school. You don't exacerbate a failure. We need to find another solution, move on, but not exacerbate a failure. That's why we have reasons not to go there."
Video link in https://t.me/Slavyangrad/158908
🇸🇾/🇮🇱 — In the past 24 hours, several missiles have been launched from Syria towards Israel and Israeli army positions in the Syrian Golan Heights.
— Channel 15
Obviously not Jolani for those wondering.
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🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷| The US/Israel struck Andimeshk’s hospital in Iran.
Video of the hospital's damage https://t.me/FotrosResistancee/20508
🇮🇷🇺🇸| Iran has published satellite images of its missile/drone impacts on US assets in the region, specifically in UAE.
• Fuel storage pumping station at the port of Fujairah seems to be damaged.
• Iran destroyed an AN/FPS-117 early-warning radar site in northeastern Saudi Arabia, near Rafha / Al-Qaysumah.
• Iran also struck the backup data center of the US army in Rahbah & Abu Dhabi, UAE.
• Iran also struck the US military fuel supply lines in the Asaluyeh refinery, UAE.
• Satellite images also show hits on fuel storage tanks & pumping stations at the Asaluyeh refinery, in the UAE
Satelite images in https://t.me/FotrosResistancee/20588?single
Iran attacks Baghdad's "Green Zone": EU embassy burns, US forces try to repel the attack
▪️Explosions rocked the US embassy in Baghdad, sirens blared.
▪️An attack drone attacked the upper floors of the Al-Rashid Hotel in the Iraqi capital's "Green Zone," which houses military facilities, the US embassy, and the EU mission in the Iraqi capital.
▪️Footage shows an explosion and a fire in the building.
▪️Footage has also emerged of the US C-RAM air defense system engaging the Iranian kamikaze drones that attacked the US embassy in Baghdad.
▪️The C-RAM system fires several thousand rounds per minute.
Footage in https://t.me/Slavyangrad/158834
Khatam Al-Anbiya Central Headquarters:
We warn the enemy that they have committed a major mistake by targeting the energy infrastructure in the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the response to this has already begun and is not yet over.
If this is repeated, future attacks will target the energy infrastructure of the enemy and its allies and will continue until complete destruction, and our response will be far more severe than tonight's attacks.
It's great to see Iran defending their energy security so well.
African-Israelis had to shelter inside the sewage during an Iranian missile attack.
It looks like they weren’t allowed to enter the underground shelters, for their skin?
Over the past 48 hours, Iran has carried out a series of strikes on six oil refineries and ports in four countries in the region. These actions are a clear demonstration of Tehran's strategy, according to which US and Israeli allies will inevitably pay the price for any attacks on Iranian infrastructure. The main targets were facilities in Qatar (Ras Laffan), Saudi Arabia (Yanbu), Kuwait (Mina Al Ahmadi and Mina Abdullah) and the UAE.
On the 21st day of the conflict, coalition and Gulf countries forces intercepted between 1,100 and 1,300 Iranian missiles. Given the average effectiveness of air defense systems, it can be assumed that the total number of launches from Iran was between 3,000 and 5,000.
This figure significantly exceeds the pre-war estimates of Western intelligence, which estimated Iran's arsenal at about 2,500 ballistic missiles. Such a significant discrepancy may be due either to an underestimation of the production capacity of Iran's underground factories, or to the inclusion in the statistics of a large number of intercepted rocket launchers and kamikaze drones. However, it's worth considering the historical aspect: in any major conflict, the number of interceptions is often overestimated as part of an information war.
The gap between intelligence estimates (2,500 missiles) and reality (up to 5,000 launches) also indirectly indicates the presence of hidden automated assembly lines in "missile cities", which continue to operate autonomously and have not suffered any damage from the strikes. Tehran's current strategy, in addition to strikes on oil refineries, is also aimed at depleting the reserves of expensive interceptors (Patriot PAC-3, THAAD) of the Gulf countries with massive salvos of cheap missiles, which in the current conditions and at the current pace could lead to a critical depletion of the region's air defense by the end of the month.
BREAKING | Israeli airstrikes target Syrian army headquarters in al-Kiswah, in Damascus countryside.
Despite Saudis claiming a ballistic missile interception, footage shows a fire at the SAMREF refinery in Yanbu allegedly hit with a drone, in western Saudi Arabia.
This is one of 2 major remaining export routes for Persian Gulf Arab oil after Iran effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz.
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🇺🇸🇸🇾🇱🇧 BREAKING! The US wants to activate Al-Julani and his ISIS gang to fight Hezbollah in Lebanon.
The U.S. has urged Syria to consider deploying forces to eastern Lebanon to help disarm Hezbollah, but Damascus is hesitant, fearing deeper involvement in regional conflict and rising sectarian tensions, five sources told Reuters.
Source -> https://t.me/DDGeopolitics/178079
🇮🇱❌🇸🇾— Syria: Al-Julani government condemns in "strong terms" the brutal Israeli attack that targeted military infrastructure in southern Syria today.
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BREAKING | Direct Iranian missile hits on Israel's Haifa oil refinery, resulting in fires.
https://t.me/thecradlemedia/54919?single
🇮🇱🇺🇸 So many things to unpack in this one post.
First… immediately blame US systems, but conveniently skip that early on, Iran took out a lot of Epstein Coalition eyes in the radar strikes—and, of course, ignore the fact that Israel is clearly rationing air defense missiles.
Makes you wonder why the 12-day war… lasted exactly 12 days.
It's unbelievable, but true. Trump refused to say he'd defeated Iran.
"Are you ready to officially declare victory?"
"No, I don't want to do that. There's no need. I'm simply saying they've been routed, but I wouldn't declare victory."
Video in -> https://t.me/Slavyangrad/158780
Trump stated that NATO countries should help the US secure the Strait of Hormuz because the US is helping them with the war in Ukraine.
'We're always with NATO. We're helping them with Ukraine, but we're separated by an ocean. It's none of our business, but we've helped them. It would be interesting to see which country wouldn't help us with something as small as ensuring freedom of navigation. It's small because Iran has very little firepower left.'
Video in https://t.me/Slavyangrad/158777
If its such a small risk maybe send the USS abe Lincoln through, prove its safe
🇺🇸🇮🇶| NOW: Shahed-136 drone struck inside the US embassy complex in Baghdad.
US security officials confirm to Reuters 2 drones blasted the embassy complex.
Video in https://t.me/FotrosResistancee/20195
🇮🇷 Spokesman for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters:
Fuel, energy, and gas infrastructure at the source of aggression will be burned and reduced to ashes at the earliest opportunity. This is a direct warning following the attack on Iran’s southern energy facilities.
Video link in https://t.me/DDGeopolitics/178231
🇮🇱 Netanyahu and Katz have ordered the military to carry out targeted assassinations of senior Iranian and Hezbollah officials immediately upon receiving intelligence—no need to wait for political approval.
Source -> https://t.me/DDGeopolitics/178105
⭕️ Hezbollah operations summary — 17–18 March
17 March 2026 (36 ops)
Border clashes: Resistance forces targeted Israeli troop gatherings across the border region, including Maroun al-Ras, Mays al-Jabal (including the al-Asi site), Khiam (Talat al-Hamames), Odaisseh, Rab al-Thalathine (Aqaba hill), and the Taybeh project. Multiple Merkava tanks and a D9 bulldozer were struck with guided missiles and direct fire, while drones targeted troops inside positions and tents.
Drone attacks: Attack drones struck Israeli troop concentrations in Maroun al-Ras and near Maskaf Am, alongside direct drone targeting of field positions.
Rocket strikes: Extensive rocket salvos targeted Nahariya, Kiryat Shmona, Metula, al-Malkiya, Dishon, Avivim, Kfar Blum, Ramot Naftali, Zar’it, Shtula, Even Menachem, Beit Hillel, and multiple troop concentrations across the border, including repeated strikes on Taybeh and Khiam.
Strategic military targets: As part of the “Kheibar-1” wave, rockets and drones struck Meron air control base, Dado base (Northern Command), Ein Zeitim base, Amiad base, Shamshon base, the Ma’alot-Tarshiha air defense system, Haifa naval base, and the Shayetet 13 naval commando headquarters at Atlit, alongside the Meron surveillance and air operations control base.
18 March 2026 (33 ops)
Border clashes: Resistance forces engaged Israeli troops attempting to advance near Khiam and the Taybeh project, while targeting troop gatherings in Aitaroun (Khanouq area), Odaisseh (Talat al-Hamames and surrounding areas), Rab al-Thalathine, and Markaba (Marj position).
Drone attacks: Attack drones struck troop concentrations in Kiryat Shmona, the Marj position opposite Markaba, the Yoav barracks in the occupied Syrian Golan, and additional frontline positions, while an Israeli drone was shot down over Marwaniyeh.
Rocket strikes: Salvos targeted Nahariya, Kiryat Shmona, Dishon, Shomera, Kfar Giladi, and repeated strikes on Israeli troop concentrations in Taybeh, Odaisseh, and along the border.
Strategic military targets: Rockets and drones struck Ein Zeitim base near Safad and the Yodfat military industries company east of Haifa, alongside continued targeting of military positions and infrastructure as part of the broader escalation.
🇱🇧/🇮🇱 — Hezbollah:
16- The Mujahideen of the Islamic Resistance targeted a Merkava tank in the Taybeh Project area with a guided missile and hit it directly.
17- A second Merkava tank in the Taybeh project area was hit by a guided missile and received a direct hit.
18- Following the two previous statements 16 and 17, and after the targeting and destruction of two Merkava tanks in the Taybeh project with guided missiles—achieving direct hits—the Israeli enemy army brought helicopters to the operation area to evacuate casualties under heavy fire and smoke cover. The Mujahideen of the Islamic Resistance targeted the evacuation area in two rounds at 21:00 and 21:20 with missile salvos.
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❗️Russian state Duma MP General Andrei Gurulev responds to John Ruddick's speech to the NSW Parliament:
"Australia is starting to wake up.
Australian MP John Ruddick straight-up said: sanctions on Russian oil need to be lifted immediately. And not in some backroom whisper — he said it from the parliamentary podium.
This is no longer fringe talk. This is a signal. When even on the other side of the world people start saying the obvious out loud, it means reality is finally breaking through any political narrative.
The sanctions didn’t just hit Russia — they hit the ones who imposed them. Their economies, their energy, their ordinary people. And the longer it goes, the harder it is to keep ignoring.
The world is changing. More and more politicians are starting to say openly what they were afraid to even discuss yesterday."
Source: @agurulev
