Ari Ingel

Speaks for itself: Feb. 25, 2026: “We are not developing long-range missiles… we have limited the range below 2,000 kilometers” — Iran’s FM Araghchi (IRNA). March 20, 2026: Iran fires missiles at Diego Garcia—ranging 4,000 kilometers (WSJ). ⬇️

The tone of al-Jazeera's coverage this war is fundamentally different from the 12 Day War. During that war, the Qatari-run network glorified & hyped up Iran's achievements in the war, and downplayed its losses. For example, their reporter in Tehran, Nour a-Deen Dgheir, claimed that the US was able to carry out operation Midnight Hammer without any aircraft lost because the US sent drones to keep Iranian air defenses busy... Now that Qatar is getting attacked, the tone is different. In response to Iranian threats to occupy lands of Arab Gulf countries if the US occupies the Kharg Island, AJ's top commentator Dr. Liqaa' Makki, simply points out Iran doesn't have the ability to do so. youtube.com/watch?v=24ECj4… In the current war, as can be seen in the clip attached, the coverage is critical of Iranian attacks on the Gulf, presenting them as serving Israel's interests in getting Gulf countries involved in the war against Iran. AJ, which for decades reported, without question, the claims of the entire Iranian Axis that it does not target civilians, now calls out Iranian lies, saying civilian infrastructure and civilians are being harmed in the Gulf. Since its establishment, AJ served as an amplifier for the propaganda pushed by Islamist groups and regimes, whether Sunni groups like AQ and Hamas or regimes like the new Syrian one or Turkey, or Shia militias backed by Iran and the Iranian regime itself. AJ staffed its roster of commentators with supporters of the Iranian Axis, like Palestinian Saeed Ziad and Jordanian Fatema a-Sumadi. These two commentators and others have disappeared from the screen and social media, and at least Ziad has been arrested by Qatari intelligence, likely ahead of deportation back to Turkey. More on Ziad, who aroused fury among Gazans for saying they have no choice but to keep resisting with the "flesh of their children" x.com/LizHurra/statu… More on a-Sumadi x.com/DrSASAIRAQ/sta… AJ's shift is a reflection of Qatar's repositioning after it became the target of Iranian attacks, but this change in tone matters in the wider Middle East. AJ is the most widely watched news channel in the Middle East. AJ is particularly watched by supporters of "resistance," and over the past 2 years, served as a source of comfort and wishful analysis for supporters of this Axis, as it suffered a blow after blow.

A Hezbollah rocket struck the northern city of Safed a short while ago, causing slight damage to a road and nearby buildings. No injuries are reported, rescue services say.

Deranged Tucker Carlson backstabs Trump. ⁦@nypost⁩ nypost.com/2026/03/19/opi…

Bottom line: 🟢The FBI was investigating Joe Kent. He resigned to control the narrative. 🔴 The speed, uniformity, and foreign state amplification of this story are not organic. It was weaponized within minutes.

Who amplified it? A coalition that should make you raise an eyebrow. 🇷🇺 Russian state TV (RT) 🇮🇷 Iranian state media (HispanTV) 🇶🇦 Hamas-aligned Quds News Network 🇹🇷 TRT (Turkish state broadcaster) 🇧🇷 Sputnik Brasil … AND Jackson Hinkle, Candace Owens, MTG, and Max Blumenthal. Russia, Iran, Hamas, and Alt Right dissidents. All posting the same thing. At the same time. Ask yourself: when does that happen naturally?

🧵 THREAD: This was coordinated. Joe Kent goes on Tucker Carlson. Within minutes, the exact same clip, same caption, same outrage floods the internet. Not organic. Not coincidence. HonestReporting.ai Labs tracked it in real time. What we found will shock you.

The Israeli Air Force has dropped over 12,000 bombs in Iran since the start of the war, in over 8,500 separate strikes on Iranian regime targets, the military says. A senior IAF official says that "in 18 days, we flew as much as we would in a year." Of the 12,000 munitions, 3,600 alone were used in strikes in Tehran, according to the IDF. IAF fighter jets have carried out 5,700 separate sorties, including over 540 to central and western Iran and 50 deeper east in the country. Military officials say that the IAF is carrying out constant air operations over Iran to thwart ballistic missile fire on Israel, using new techniques that allow for longer operations without the need for refueling. In this formation, dubbed "metro sorties" by the IAF, drones and fighter jets loiter before carrying out strikes on ballistic missile launchers, Iranian soldiers, and other targets, based on "real-time information." When a new target is identified, IAF aircraft can be quickly dispatched to strike it. This was the case for the killing of Iran's intelligence minister, Esmaeil Khatib, in Tehran yesterday, according to the IDF. Officials say this effort relies on maintaining air superiority over Iran. The military assesses that its strikes have destroyed around 85% of Iran's air defense and detection systems. More than 300 targets relating to Iran's air defenses, including missile launchers and radars, have been struck, the IDF says. In terms of Iran's advanced air defense systems, the IAF assesses that it has destroyed 92% of them, with only a handful of such systems remaining, including some that are hidden and not in use. The IDF says it has destroyed around 80% of Iran's older air defense systems, along with 80% of its radars. Iran also has what the military describes as "decentralized" air defense systems, where missile launchers are connected to various optical systems, such as rudimentary cameras with artificial intelligence tracking software, to target Israeli aircraft. Some 75% of these systems have been destroyed, and military officials acknowledge they are much harder to locate than the advanced systems. Additionally, the IDF says it has destroyed or disabled around 60% of Iran's estimated 470 ballistic missile launchers. Some previous military estimates put this number at 70%. Around 200 of the launchers were destroyed in strikes, while another 80 are not considered to be operational after the IAF struck tunnel entrances to subterranean facilities where they are stored, according to the military. The IAF says it continues to hunt down the remaining roughly 200 launchers to reduce the missile fire on Israel. The military also assesses that Iran still has hundreds of ballistic missiles that can reach Israel. It has so far launched over 350 at Israel, with the rate of fire slowing to 10-20 missiles a day in the past week, with just one or two missiles at a time.

The oil refineries in Haifa were struck by falling fragments caused by an interception of an Iranian missile, the Israeli military said. It added there were no direct missile impacts at the site.

Footage from Haifa shows smoke near oil refineries after Iran’s latest ballistic missile attack IDF says no direct impact, the damage was caused by falling debris from interceptions

The Israeli military said it struck an Iranian underground launch and storage facility from which preparations were made to launch ballistic missiles.

Very interesting footage showing Israeli fighter aircraft attacking an Iranian missile ship in the Caspian Sea yesterday. Additionally, fighter jets struck Iranian Navy command centers in northern Iran.

BREAKING: Iran attacked the Bazan Oil Refinery in Haifa with missiles, causing damage to the infrastructure No injuries or hazardous material leaks were reported, and officials said the impact on infrastructure was limited. Power outages were also reported in parts of Haifa.

Mehdi Hamas has completed his descent into the Alex Jones of the Left.

More than 20 Hezbollah operatives were killed amid ground operations in southern Lebanon yesterday, the military says. According to the IDF, the operatives were killed by troops of the 36th Division and in strikes carried out by the Israeli Air Force. In one incident, soldiers of the Golani Brigade identified a cell of Hezbollah operatives attempting to fire anti-tank missiles on the forces. The IDF says the troops killed five operatives in that incident. The military says the ground troops also located numerous weapons, including RPGs and anti-tank missiles. The 36th Division is one of four IDF divisions carrying out ground operations in southern Lebanon since Hezbollah began attacking Israel amid the war in Iran. The IDF has been preparing to deploy even more forces in southern Lebanon and further expand its buffer zone to push away the threat of Hezbollah from the border.

Israel and the United States should be very nervous. The IRGC are finally unleashing that secret super-weapon they kept promising they were "saving for later." Wait for it... it is called "Strategic Martyrdom."

@OutFrontCNN Yet, you will have reporters like @farnazfassihi from the @NYTimes on The Daily podcast claiming the Iranian people are against the war on the regime.

“The level of penetration into Iran is significant… this is the participation of the Iranian people.” Former Israeli National Security Adviser Eyal Hulata, who also spent 23 years in the Mossad, explains how real‑time tips have enabled Israel to target key Iranian leaders even in deep hiding.

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud slams Iran: I do not understand how they claim to defend Islamic causes while attacking Islamic countries. They are not attacking just one nation—Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE, Oman, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Türkiye—all are Islamic countries, and all have been targeted. Even before this war, what was Iran’s contribution to the Islamic world? They supported the Houthi militia in Yemen. They supported militias in Iraq—and now they are attacking Iraqi territory. They have interfered in Lebanon through Hezbollah, not only hijacking political decision-making but also carrying out destabilizing actions across the region, including in Saudi Arabia. One of the clearest examples is Iran and Hezbollah’s role in Syria. So where is this so-called support for the Muslim world when such actions are taking place? How can they claim to support Islamic causes while backing regimes that oppress their own people, assassinating political figures in Lebanon, and empowering militias that hinder development in Iraq? I do not see any real support for Islamic causes. These are merely slogans used as cover. In reality, these tools are used to serve Iranian interests—not the principles they claim to defend.

FBI investigates senior US intelligence official suspected of leaking classified information Joe Kent, a close associate of Donald Trump and former head of the National Counterterrorism Center, is under FBI investigation opened months before he resigned in protest over the war in Iran 👉 Read more on i24NEWS: i24news.tv/en/news/intern…