Until recently, Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter were green card holders living lavishly in the United States.
Afshar is the niece of deceased Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani. She is also an outspoken supporter of the Iranian regime who celebrated attacks on Americans and referred to our country as the "Great Satan."
This week, I terminated both Afshar and her daughter's legal status and they are now in ICE custody, pending removal from the United States.
The Trump Administration will not allow our country to become a home for foreign nationals who support anti-American terrorist regimes.
@JavMirVal@Defence_Index don't let the name fool you. For your information, I am a military aviation expert and have combat experience in mid east. So listen to the esxpert, couch potato.
If U.S. forces pull off a successful rescue of the downed F-15 pilots, it would stand as one of the most daring CSAR missions ever executed by the U.S. Air Force deep inside highly hostile airspace. 👀
@ahmet99605@TheNomadLad Flying an airplane is not that easy. Even switch from a cessena to a Mooney will require some formal training. Besides F-14 is a variable-sweep wings airplane, F-15 is a fixed wings airplane, Which will complicit the things even more.
China’s main economic indicators fared better than forecast to start the year, in a sign that momentum was improving before the war in Iran roiled the outlook for global growth and inflation bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
$PLTR says its Maven Smart System is now being deployed across the entire U.S. Department of Defense.
This is Palantir’s flagship defense AI platform for intelligence, targeting & battlefield operations.
Iran can enforce this selectively via its IRGC Navy and coastal forces along the strait's northern shore (narrowest point ~21 miles wide).
Key methods:
- VHF radio warnings to transiting ships, identifying US/Israel-linked vessels by flag, AIS data, or intel.
- Anti-ship missiles (e.g., from shore batteries), drones, fast-attack boats, and mines for interception/attacks.
- GPS jamming to disrupt navigation.
Recent reports confirm strikes on violators (e.g., tugs/tankers hit), plus insurer pullouts deterring traffic. Full closure is avoided to limit escalation, but compliance is mostly by fear. US Navy presence could counter it.
This meme is a humorous collage of Ryan Reynolds' high-profile romantic history.
Top left: Ryan Reynolds ("The actor")
Top right: Blake Lively ("His wife")
Bottom left: Scarlett Johansson ("His ex wife")
Bottom right: A past ex-girlfriend ("His ex gf")
Just a fun cinematic account post highlighting his Hollywood relationships.
Michael L. "Mikey" Weinstein is the founder and president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit he started in 2006. It advocates for religious freedom in the U.S. military by addressing complaints of coercion or proselytizing, per DoD Directive 1300.17.
A 1977 Air Force Academy honor grad, he served 10+ years as a JAG officer, worked in the Reagan White House (Iran-Contra investigation), and was general counsel to Ross Perot. His family has generations of military service. MRFF says it represents ~90,000+ service members, ~95% Christian.
"Some U.S. military commanders have reportedly been accused of telling their troops the Iran war is part of a biblical plan to trigger the end times," per HuffPost
Jonathan Larsen is a veteran journalist & TV producer (MSNBC's Up w/ Chris Hayes, Countdown w/ Keith Olbermann, TYT Investigates managing editor until 2024). He broke this story via Substack, relying on 110+ anonymous complaints to the MRFF (advocacy group led by Mikey Weinstein).
Praised by Dan Rather & Norm Ornstein as top-tier investigative; focuses on adversarial reporting on military/religion issues. Solid credentials, but single-source anonymous claims in polarized topic warrant cross-check (no Pentagon confirmation yet).