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Iran FM, Cypriot counterpart discuss regional tensions, UK bases 🔹Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Cypriot counterpart Constantinos Kombos held a phone call on Thursday to discuss bilateral relations and regional developments. 🔹Araghchi stressed the need to prevent any misuse of foreign bases in Cyprus for acts of aggression against Iran, citing the UN General Assembly's Definition of Aggression (Resolution 3314), which classifies providing territory for aggression against a third state as an act of aggression itself . 🔹The Cypriot FM reaffirmed his country's commitment to the UN Charter and international law, stating that Cyprus has secured assurances from the UK that its bases on the island will not be used against any country, including Iran .

Iran FM warns Bulgaria: Allowing US use of Bezmer base is unacceptable 🔹Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, in a phone call with Bulgarian counterpart Velislava Petrova, condemned Bulgaria's decision to allow the US military to use the Bezmer Air Base in support of operations against Iran, calling it "unacceptable and contrary to the friendly relations between the two countries" . 🔹Citing UN General Assembly Resolution 3314 on the definition of aggression, Araghchi stressed: "Providing territory for another state to commit aggression against a third state constitutes an act of aggression" . Bulgaria's parliament recently approved hosting up to eight KC-135 tanker aircraft and 250 US personnel at the base . 🔹Araghchi made clear: "Any party that participates in military action against Iran, in any way, must accept responsibility for its consequences"—warning that Tehran will not hesitate to defend its national security and interests.

IRGC destroys 3 F-35 jets, damages 3 more at Jordan's Al-Azraq base in response to Qeshm massacre.

Arbaeen mourning ceremony of the Reyhaneh al-Hossein procession on Najaf-Karbala route

Martyrs of US attack on residential homes in Qeshm 🔹In the US missile strike on civilian homes in the Chah-Tangoo neighborhood of Qeshm, three members of the Jafari family were martyred: the father, Gheysar Jafari, his wife Zahra Jafari, and their two-year-old son, Sina.

Damage from US missile strike on residential homes in Qeshm.

Footage showed US missile strike on residential homes in Qeshm 🔹A US missile attack on residential homes in the Chah-Tangoo neighborhood of Qeshm city has martyred three members of a single family. 🔹Two other children from the same family were wounded and transferred to a medical center for treatment.

The Iraqi National Security Council condemned the joint U.S.-Saudi attack on the country following an emergency meeting chaired by Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi. tehrantimes.com/news/528707/Ir…

Garsha Vazirian describes Bahrain as a "minority fortress masquerading as a sovereign state" run by an "occupational tribal garrison:" tehrantimes.com/news/528699/Th… Native Shia form 70% of citizens but face absolute containment. The Al Khalifa regime weaponized citizenship to revoke the nationality of dozens of natives. Half were children, including a "19-day-old infant." This is pure demographic warfare. Statecraft is reduced to the "collective punishment of families." In Jau Prison, detainees suffer sexual torture and sectarian abuse by foreign mercenaries. The regime even bans public mourning and reclassifies khums as money laundering. The ruling family sold Bahrain to external powers. By hosting @US5thFleet and embracing Israeli normalization against the will of the public, the regime turned "every major civilian asset into a potential escalatory target." The regime cannot claim immunity. Vital sites like aluminum smelters "are completely exposed." Vazirian notes Iranian strikes are self-defense, warning the "cursed King Fahd Causeway" might be targeted next. Liberation is inevitable math. Vazirian demands military tribunals for this demographic warfare. The rulers should pack for Tel Aviv to join their best friends. "The sooner they board that flight, the better for the people they have occupied for 243 years."

Iraq's Islamic Resistance: Dozens martyred, wounded in attack on Imam Hussein (AS) pilgrims' servants 🔹The Islamic Resistance in Iraq announced that a US-Saudi attack targeted members of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) and a convoy serving pilgrims at the shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) in Karbala, resulting in dozens of casualties . 🔹The PMF confirmed at least 20 of its members were killed and 32 wounded in strikes across multiple Iraqi provinces, including Karbala, Basra, and Nineveh . 🔹"We give the Iraqi government until Safar 23 to demonstrate its ability to defend the country," the Resistance stated, according to IRNA. 🔹"Even if we accept their claim that the attack originated from Iraq, is it logical to retaliate by killing and wounding innocent people?"

Iran condemns US-Saudi aggression against Iraq, Arbaeen pilgrims 🔹The Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the US and Saudi attacks on Iraqi territories, including facilities of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF)—an official Iraqi security institution—and stations serving Arbaeen pilgrims, as a "blatant violation of Iraq's sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as Article 2(4) of the UN Charter" . 🔹At least 20 PMF members were martyred and 32 wounded in the strikes across multiple Iraqi provinces, which were confirmed by CENTCOM as a joint operation against Iran-aligned targets following drone attacks on US forces and Saudi oil infrastructure . 🔹Tehran extended condolences to the Iraqi people and reaffirmed full solidarity with the government and nation, holding the US and its regional allies fully responsible for the consequences of these "criminal, inhumane, and provocative acts" .

Iraqis mourn the victims of last night's U.S.-Israeli airstrikes during funeral processions.

Trump fakes control of the Persian Gulf while Hoover's ghost stalks him, writes Garsha Vazirian. Algorithms run "roughly 70 percent" of trades on headlines and statements. "The ticker is lying:" tehrantimes.com/news/528664/Ho… "The manipulation has become a highly monetized racket." The @CFTC probes $2.6 billion in suspicious trades timed to presidential posts. Insiders buy Truth API feeds to dump short positions, engineering a "phantom price drop." "Financial engineering cannot move crude." Over 13 million barrels sit trapped. War planners banked on alternative pipelines, but "the math never worked." Now the Red Sea bypass through Bab el-Mandeb becomes "a shooting gallery." Stripped of solutions, Washington treated its emergency cushion "like a checking account." The Strategic Petroleum Reserve collapsed to "the lowest operational level since 1983." Trump admitted they hold "barely four weeks of supply." Wall Street gets it. Quants created the TACO Index: "Trump Always Chickens Out." When composite market stress breaches 2.9 standard deviations, "the Donald folds." Right on schedule, Washington scrambled for negotiations. Trump dreads becoming Herbert Hoover. Voters obliterate presidents for fuel shortages. Washington waged war to destroy Iran. Instead, it suffered a "humiliating defeat" and handed "operational authority of the Strait to Tehran."

Images show the aftermath of U.S.-Saudi airstrikes targeting Iraq's Diyala and Kirkuk provinces.

Footage showed the moment when ballistic missiles were launched during the IRGC Aerospace Force's operation at dawn today. It was carried out as part of Operation Nasr 2 against the U.S. Army's air base and Central Command headquarters in Jordan.

President Donald Trump continues to oscillate erratically between aggressive militaristic rhetoric and desperate diplomatic overtures toward Tehran, a contradictory posture that military analysts and critics rightfully argue masks the severe strategic constraints imposed by heavily depleted US munition stockpiles. tehrantimes.com/news/528663/US…

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Karbala on the eve of Arbaeen

Kazzem @Gharibabadi, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, emphasized the need to expand cooperation between Iran and the United Nations and called for greater use of Iranian experts within UN offices during a meeting with Christian Wiegand, the UN Resident Coordinator in Iran. Referring to the consequences of the two recent wars against Iran, Gharibabadi urged UN agencies to play a more active role in assessing war damage, documenting the humanitarian and economic impact of the conflicts, supporting reconstruction efforts, and mobilizing international resources and assistance. Wiegand, in turn, reaffirmed the UN's commitment to maximizing the use of Iranian specialists, noting that the majority of staff working in UN offices in Iran are Iranian nationals. She also expressed the UN's readiness to cooperate on damage assessments, review existing cooperation programs, and help secure financial resources and support from development partners.