Told
@Bloomberg
"Israel now understands that it can’t target only partners and proxies but must target the one managing the whole front: the Quds Force”.
#Soleimani
masterminded the use of poor Afghans as cannon fodder in Syria. They were dispatched to Syria after basic training and some did even not know whom they were defending.
The attack against the Central Bank of Iran seems to be unprecented in its scale. The attack symbolizes the anger of the Iranian people towards Khamenei's economic policy which prefers the sponsorship of terrorism over addressing their distress
A variety of documents from Iran in recent days indicate that many people in Iranian society oppose the IRI's ambition to destroy Israel, and the Iranian policy towards the
#GazaWar
.
The executions of protesters ultimately achieve the opposite result and refuel the anger toward the IRI. In Tehran, an opposition activist was documented today reportedly hanging an effigy of Khamenei executed.
Two more Iranian protestors, Mohammad Mehdi Karami (age 22) and Seyed Mohammad Hosseini (age 39) were executed today after sham trials and tortured confessions. “These men weren’t executed after a judicial process, they were lynched.”
@hadighaemi
of
@ICHRI
#BREAKING
Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRAI) published important stats regarding the
#IranProtests2022
, here are the main points:
1. 244 people have been killed so far in the protest.
2. 29 of them are kids.
3. Estimated number of protesters arrested: 5974.
این خبرنگار نظامی میگوید کسی که کودکان غزه را کشته جهاد اسلامی است. بر اساس این گزارش، جهاد اسلامی موشکی را به سمت اسرائیل شلیک کرده اما این موشک در یک کودکستان غزه منفجر شد و باعث مرگ کودکان فلسطینی شده است.
זוכרים את התמונות של הילדים העזתיים ההרוגים שנפגעו מהפצצות בעזה והופצו בכל העולם? אז מי שהרג אותם זה הג’יהאד האיסלמי ששיגר רקטה לישראל אבל היא התפוצצה בגן ילדים בעזה וגרמה למותם של ילדים פלסטיניים
Inspired by the
#IranProtests2023
,
@GooglePlay
is offering its users to download a new game, Zahhak, in which they have to fight IRI's staff and kill some of its high-ranking officials, including Jannati. Eventually, they must reach SL's office and kill him to topple the regime.
According to various unofficial reports in the last hour, protesters set the Iranian consulate in Najaf on fire, on the hundredth day of the
#IranProtests2022
.
#BREAKING
Iranian human rights activists
@hra_news
report that 318 people have already been killed during the
#IranProrests2022
, including 49 children. In the protest, which has taken place in 136 towns and 134 universities, around 14,800 protestors have so far been detained.
#BREAKING
As Tehran repeatedly signals to Washington its intention to intensify the military escalation in Iraq, the IRGC-backed Kata'ib Hezbollah posts on its official media a footage of its fatal sniper attack on an American soldier in a watch tower at Baghdad during 2007
Reading this claim of the commander of IRGC forces in Tehran province, that Iran has the most democratic regime in the world, I was reminded of the mass killing in Mahshar by the IRGC of 40 to 100 demonstrators - mostly unarmed young men during the fuel protest of Nov. 2019.
#BREAKING
The Taliban's threat to Iran is becoming more and more tangible: a Taliban commander is threatening to 'kill every Iranian diplomat and citizen we see'.
Russia allegedly concludes that it cannot hide the drone deal with the IRI, after the Ukrainian Gov. exposed an Iran-made drone operated by Russia that it shot down.
The IRGC-backed Kata'ib Hezbollah announced that it is giving the Iraqi authorities a chance to 'diplomatically' expel the American troops from Iraq before it launches a massive military campaign to forcefully expel them from the country.
Tonight was another important milestone in the development of the protest movement in Iran. Many people gathered in Azadi Square, chanting anti-regime slogans. This, despite the ongoing brutal campaign of repression by the Khamenei-led regime against the protesters.
Motivated to show Khamenei's hypocrisy, Iranian oppositionists put together footage airing his critique of human rights in the US and then showing the brutal oppression of the protests in Iran.
#GeorgeLloyd
#Breaking
The IDF revealed that Hezbollah has established a network of defensive tunnels that extend from Beirut to only 3 km from the Israeli border (in southern Lebanon).⬇️
🧵
@Nadav_Eyal
reports: The Israeli security apparatus has detected an increasing motivation among Iran-backed elements to penetrate Israel from its eastern border and launch large-scale attacks on Israeli settlements.
🧵 Hezbollah's consistent attempts to hide behind the civilian infrastructure in Lebanon is one of the clearest expressions of Hezbollah's use of human shields strategy. Let's discuss it briefly:
A spectacular video, published by the opposition channel
@Tavaana
, shows top officials of the IRI behind bars, paying for their crimes against humanity committed in oppressing the Iranian people.
The following detailed chart, released today by the
@IDF
, strengthens the conclusion that drones have become the spearhead of the IRGC and part of its proxies and strategic allies in their regional attacks.
#BREAKING
Head of the IRGC-backed Asa'ib Ahl Al-Haq militia, Qais Al-Khazali: Zero hour for the launching of the revenge operation of Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandes is imminent
Nugget in WSJ on what prompted Trump
#Iraq
tweet: “We’ve been seeing something brewing & developing pretty seriously,” a U.S. official said. The intelligence has mounted over a two-week period... “We expect something soon,” the official said.
#Iran
🧵Just as Hezbollah TV al-Manar didn't cover Soleimani's anger at Nasrallah for orchestrating the kidnapping attack against the IDF in July 2006 without notifying him, Hezbollah media is again allegedly seeking to cover up another significant development within the ranks of
🧵Answering Raisi: During his journey to the
#UNGA78
, Raisi praised gender justice and respect to women's rights in Iran, claiming it is rare worldwide. However, during the Amini Protest the IRI tortured and raped women, all in violation of the UN Charter and international norms.
Just like they did in previous waves of protests, the Iranian security forces brutally oppress protesters in order to prevent the
#IranProtests
from gaining momentum. This footage was recently documented in Shahin-Shar of Isfahan province.
In reaction to the
#DealOfTheCentury
, the IRGC-backed Al-Nujaba publishes this archive footage in which Nasrallah states that Hezbollah will never accept the very existence of Israel, even if the whole world (i.e. including the Arab Sunni states) does
Israel threatens to launch a pre-emptive strike in Iran:
@IDFSpokesperson
indirectly threatens to target Iran, stating that some of Israel's enemies believe this is a good time to attack us, adding, 'We will attack anywhere in the Middle East where we are needed.'
.
@roysharon11
says it has been half an hour since Hezbollah's drones entered Israel. It's unclear whether they are armed, and so far, there have been no encounters between Hezbollah operatives & the IDF in any Israeli settlement. The IDF is currently pursuing 2 Hezbollah drones.
For the first time since the 2019 fuel protest, protests have broken out today in Tehran:
Demonstrators shout "Death to the dictator" and also "shells, tanks, firecrackers,
Akhund (a derogatory nickname for Shiite Iranian clerics) should go to hell".
This is incredible. Lebanese protesters have hanged a life size cardboard cutout of terror group Hezbollah chief Nasrallah. I'm proud of you Lebanon.
#Beirut
#LebanonProtests
#BREAKING
Israeli media reports Tehran has allegedly offered the PIJ $5 million for each day it continues to launch missiles and refuse to sign a ceasefire. A few days ago, it was also reported that Iranian officials had urged PIJ leaders to reject any calls for a ceasefire.
1. According to an Islamic Jihad source who spoke with
@i24NEWS_EN
, the rocket that struck a residential building in the central Israeli city of Rehovot, resulting in the death of one person and several injuries to civilians, was identified as an Iranian-made Burak 85 projectile.
First scenes after the assassination of Khalil Kharaz, the deputy commander of Hamas’ Al Qassam Brigades
#Lebanon
wing. According to various reports, three other Hamas operatives who were with him in the car were also killed.
Palestinian media reports that the IDF in South Lebanon killed 3 operatives of Hamas' military wing, Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades. Two of them are residents of Ain al-Hilweh camp and the other lived in Wadi El Zayni near Sidon. Attached is the IDF's footage documeting the event.
If Hamas truly stands behind the rocket attack against Israel from Lebanon, read about its growing military infrastructures across Lebanon in this unique report of the
@Israel_Alma_org
🧵
@kaisos1987
reported that the recent two IRGC casualties in Damascus were actually senior IRGC-QF commanders. According to the estimate, they belonged to Quds Force's Unit 340, in charge of providing technological equipment and know-how to Tehran's proxies in the region, ➡️
הערכה: שני הקצינים האיראנים שנהרגו בסוריה בתקיפה בדמשק בסוף השבוע, שימשו בתפקידים בכירים במערך הטכנולוגי של כוח קודס האיראני |
@kaisos1987
על מטרת היחידה בסוריה
#חדשותהערב
The fact that the
@USTreasury
-sanctioned Mohsen Rezai, who is wanted by Interpol for his role in the 1994 AMIA terror bombing, was not arrested during this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is a shame to the free world.
Mohsen Rezai’s plane travelled from Tehran to Nouakchott on Jan 8. It crossed airspace of Turkey, Greece, Italy, Tunisia, Algeria before entering Mauritania’s airspace. On his way back, he will cross sovereign airspace of the same countries or possibly others.
@StateDept
#IranProtests
:Residents of Shul Abad, Lorestan province, shot at the IRGC car during the funeral of Pish Ali Hajivandi, who was killed earlier by security forces.
.
@StateDept
offers reward of up to $10 million for information regarding Hezbollah's top official, Muhammad Jafar Qasir (a.k.a Abu Fadi). Let's briefly discuss who he is and why he is so important:⬇️
If true, then it shows that according the calculations of the Iranian leadership, the US is trapped in the
#ViennaTalks
- as long as no American personnel get killed.
While there could be multiple explanations, one that crosses my mind is recent deaths of two members of
#Iran
's IRGC after a strike by
#Israel
in
#Syia
. Tehran has been signaling revenge, and it would not be the first time it has attacked a U.S. target for an Israeli strike. 1/2
#BREAKING
: Israeli media reports the Mossad – operating in
#Iran
– yes, you read that correctly, apprehended and interrogated an Iranian national who was leading a plot to kill an Israeli diplomat and a US general, sources have confirmed. Audio below. 1/2
The
#MahanAir
flight from Tehran to Beirut was not innocent play. Iran has used this airline to promote the terror needs of the IRGC-QF, already in the Iraq War (2003-11), and afterwards in the Syrian War. Accordingly, it was designated by the US.
#BREAKING
The IRGC-backed Al-Nujaba posted this footage, saying it could easily target this American airplane. According to the militia, the footage was filmed near one of the American military posts in Iraq.
Another footage from Susangerd showing heavy shooting by the security forces allegedly towards protesters. As long as the international community remains silent, regime forces will continue to oppress the residents of
#Khuzestan
province.
Abu Fadak fought alongside the IRGC against the Iraqi Army during the Iran-Iraq War as part of his post in Badr Corps, then killed American troops during the Iraq War as a Kata'ib Hezbollah commander. He is apparently the most significant actor in Iran's Iraqi Shiite terror array
The guy circled is the new Mohandes, Abu Fadak, he will have more power over Baghdad than the PM will.
The new leader of Kataib Hezbollah and defacto Deputy Commander of the Hashd.
In November 2018,
@USTreasury
exposed a convoluted trade-based oil smuggling sanctions evasion scheme directed by Hezbollah and IRGC-QF, in which Qasir was one of the two key conduits. The scheme also involved Russia and Hamas.
#Breaking
Palestinian security forces reportedly foiled an attempt by Islamic Jihad to produce unsophisticated rockets in the West Bank. Palestinian sources told the Israeli media that the attempt was guided by the Iranian regime
A newly published footage shows Mohammad Reza Zahedi, along with Hezbollah's Imad Mughniyeh, Mustafa Badreddine, and Soleimani, likely in South Lebanon during the 2006 Lebanon War.
Inspired by Khamenei's drive to destroy Israel, Iranian TV applauds and justifies the massacre of 1000 Israelis by Hamas, taking hostages, including old women and babies, burning Israeli families alive, and beheading babies.
In an interview for the new season of the Israeli investigative program 'Enemies,' Ronen Cohen, a former senior member of Israeli intelligence, implicitly revealed that Israel could have eliminated Nasrallah a few hours after the kidnapping of the two IDF soldiers in 2006.
Fifty-five days have passed since the outbreak of the
#IranProrests2022
. Below is my brief analysis of the main trends that are reflected in the events during it:
Here is my short analysis regarding recent escalation in the northern Israeli border:
1. An important historical development in Hezbollah-Hamas relations that has now reached maturity after years of interactions appears to be reflected in the escalation.
Happy to share my new study: Hezbollah's strategy in the
#GazaWar
, Nasrallah’s calculations and Iranian assistance to Hezbollah + operational points Israel should do to deter Iran and Hezbollah from escalate into a full blown war,
🧵I am honoured to join the
@MisgavINSen
. In my first piece, I analyze how Tehran is trying to help Hamas during the war in Gaza. Let's dig in:
Tehran asked Cairo to allow the Iranian Red Crescent to deliver 'humanitarian' aid to Gaza. In fact, the IRC is significantly ➡️
Another significant research achievement for the
@Israel_Alma_org
is the identification, most likely, of Haytham Ali Tabatab'i, the Commander of Hezbollah's Radwan Unit.
Azerbaijan media reports Azerbaijan security forces captured 19 agents operating in the rural environment there to enlist locals for IRGC's terror cells.
#Muharrem2023
Once again, the Iranian public rejects the anti-Western thought of the IRI and its desire to annihilate Israel, despite the Khamenei-led systematic indoctrination efforts.
تمهيدًا لِلذكرى الأولى لاغتيال سليماني، أشاد مسؤولون إيرانيون كبار بمساهمته في تحرير العراق من داعش. لكن في الواقع، استغل فيلق القدس بقيادة سليماني أزمة داعش لتعظيم النفوذ الإيراني في العراق.⬇️
1/9 The funeral of IRGC-QF senior commander Asghar Pashapour underscores Iran's deep meddling in the Syrian War. Pashapour served in various roles for the IRGC in Syria for 8 years including training Syrian forces. He was a trusted confidant of Soleimani & worked under his watch
#BREAKING
Political prisoner, Abolfazl Karimi, who was arrested in the November 2019 protests, revealed, in a letter from jail, that the security authorities threatened to rape his girlfriend if he didn't plead guilty to the accusations against him.
Very important, if true: British sources told the Russian media outlet
@sputnik_ir
that Britian intends to blacklist the IRGC as a terrorist organization following its seizure of the British oil tanker
#Stenaimpero
The Biden administration seeks excuses to refrain from targeting Iran. The fatall attack of Kata'ib Hezbollah in Jordan does not suggest Iranian intentions to initiate war. Tehran never intended to start a war with the US, as it goes against its systematic strategy.
The US does not believe that Iran was intending to start a wider war with the attack in Jordan, a senior US official told
@nytimes
on Sunday, but cautioned that “analysts were still gathering and evaluating the information available to determine whether Iran ordered a more
470 people have been killed so far in the
#IranProtests2022
, including 64 minors. 18210 protesters have been arrested, 584 of them students. 61 members of the security forces have been killed in the protests, Iranian human rights activists report.
A brief assessment of the impact of Khamenei's recent speech on the
#IranProtests
:
1. Khamenei's manipulative attempt to cause the decline of the demonstration by calling on the public to unite around the Iranian homeland, not the regime, did not succeed.
Soleimani was dubbed "Iran's national hero" by Khamenei, but evidence is mounting on social media that there are some in Iran who disagree with this designation.
Khamenei erected a statue of
#Soleimani
today but residents of Shahr Kord, capital of the proud, restive Bakhtiari province, burned it down already. Tell people about these courageous acts when they tell you Soleimani was a popular hero.
#IranProtests
At this sensitive time, Ziad al-Nakhalah, Secretary-General of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, is visiting Tehran. So far he has met with Kamal Kharazi, head of Strategic Council on Foreign Relation, who told him that Israel is doomed to collapse.
In light of the warning published by Islamic Jihad after the arrest of its West Bank leader in Jenin Monday night, the IDF has blocked roads adjacent to Gaza to protect civilians from a possible reprisal attack.
According to some initial reports from Lebanon, Israel has assassinated Khalil Kharaz, the deputy commander of Hamas military wing in Lebanon. Recall that in August 2023 Nasrallah warned that any Israeli assassination in Lebanese territory would 'lead to a strong reaction".
#BREAKING
On the third day of the protest against the alleged murder of
#MahsaAmini
by the IRI, protests have spread to Rasht, Mashhad, Bukan, Tehran, Saqz, Karaj, Divandareh and Isfahan.
Iranian spectators wearing t-shirts with the lion and the sun flag are detained while Basij militiamen from
#Iran
are granted entry, no questions asked. Major non-NATO "ally"
#Qatar
once again reveals itself. U.S. policymakers should take note.
#BREAKING
Based on Iraqi officials, AP reports that the Iraqi government forced IRGC Quds Force chief Qaani to apply for visa prior to his recent visit to Iraq. This action indicates a significant change in the approach of Al-Khadhimi led Iraqi government towards Iran.
I cried watching Farideh Moradkhani, niece of the Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, send this heartfelt birthday message to Empress
@ShahbanouFarah
from Iran. A whole generation of Iranians are waking up to the lies they were fed by the IRI
While Khamenei and other senior Iranian officials urge the public to vote, some mothers who have lost their sons during the 2019 protests call on the people to boycott the
#IranElection2021
, declare "death to Khamenei", "death to the IRI", add they are not afraid to be arrested.
سخنرانی تکاندهنده مادران آبان در آرامگاه کشتهشدگان؛ «ما را تهدید کردند که شما را زندانی میکنیم؛ ما همین الان هم زندانی هستیم؛ مرگ بر جمهوری اسلامی، مرگ بر خامنهای»
#رای_بی_رای
In light of the
#AlZawahiri
assassination, here is a short analysis regarding his relations with the IRI. Needless to say, the latter has made adaptive use of al-Qaeda (AQ) in favor of promoting its national interests.
.
@IranIntl
has published an investigative article about the IRGC-QF-Hamas network in Lebanon, which was recently thwarted by the Lebanese security forces. The network was directed by Saeed Izadi, the head of the Palestinian Division of the IRGC Quds Force.⬇️
Rejecting Khamenei's recent call to support the comprehensive economic reforms of the Government, Dezful residents took out to the streets, chanted anti-Regime slogan and set a gas station on fire.
Shortly after Al-Jazeera
@AJArabic
published a podcast praising Soleimani, "the warrior in the path of God," President Rouhani told the Emir of Qatar during a phone conversation that Iran is ready to assist Doha in hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
🧵
@BarakRavid
reported some important info regarding the American efforts to defuse the escalation between Israel and Hezbollah, here are the main details:
The Biden administration is deeply concerned that the exchange of fire between Israel and Hezbollah along the border ➡️
Hey
@instagram
, last night Khamenei's office posted the following video showing the US flag burning. Don't you have any problem with the continued incitement by this office to spread hate and incite violence?
#BREAKING
Khamenei told Putin that the US troops should be expelled out from the area east of the Euphrates in Syria. These remarks can most probably explain the previous and future attacks on the US in that area.
Well, now it seems quite official, as Fars' journalist greeted Taeb's deputy, Hassan Mohaqeq, for his appointment to lead the Intelligence Organisation of the IRGC.
This would be a highly significant development, if true. Hossein Taeb has been head of
#Iran
's IRGC-IO since 2009; is close with Khamenei; has presided over the IRGC-IO amid multiple counterintelligence failures; and comes amid Israeli reports about Taeb being under pressure.
Hezbollah is said to be constructing a sophisticated intelligence base in al-Qusair, which will include Russian equipment previously provided to the IRGC and will focus on wiretapping.
"Khamenei has a record of crimes against humanity at home and abroad that goes back decades. He and the entities he controls should be multilaterally sanctioned under Magnitsky Act authorities that target human rights abusers and corruption."
In a new piece for
@JNS_org
,
@JonathanHaroun1
and I argue that the U.S. and its European allies must treat the regimes in
#Iran
&
#Russia
as two sides of the same terror coin. Their response differential is strategically unsound.
#MahsaAmini