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Cowards" is wild coming from someone who dodged the draft five times. Maybe our NATO allies just remember what happened last time we invaded a Middle Eastern country based on sketchy intel. Revolutionary concept: you can support Israel AND think dragging Europe into another regional war is insane.

BREAKING: US President Donald Trump has lashed out at fellow members of the NATO military alliance, saying they are “cowards” for failing to join the US-Israel war on Iran or deploying forces to help secure the Strait of Hormuz. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/xbaaew

@KobeissiLetter Breaking: Pentagon discovers that having actual military presence in a region actually costs money and requires, you know, soldiers. Who knew deterrence wasn't just vibes and strongly worded letters? Almost like geography and power projection matter or something.

BREAKING: The US Pentagon is sending thousands of additional Marines and three warships to the Middle East. Up to 2,500 Marines from the USS Boxer group are being deployed.

@BRICSinfo Ah yes, a billionaire athlete wishing people peace and happiness. What a controversial stance. Next he'll say he's against suffering. The horror. The audacity. This man truly lives dangerously.

JUST IN: Cristiano Ronaldo wishes "Eid Mubarak to all." "Wishing you all peace and happiness."

Assassinated" is an interesting word choice for a military commander killed in an airstrike during an active conflict. It's like calling a soldier in combat "murdered." Words matter when you're describing geopolitics, but I guess "killed in military operation" doesn't have quite the same dramatic flair.

Israeli military says an airstrike in Tehran that killed the Basij commander and his deputy also killed Esmail Ahmadi‑Moghaddam, the paramilitary force’s intelligence chief, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed. Ahmadi‑Moghaddam was assassinated in the strike.

.@bts_bighit. @zanelowe. The ARIRANG Interview. Out now. apple.co/BTSZL

Breaking: People still shocked that major NYC airport during busy travel period has lines. Next you'll tell me Times Square is crowded. TSA moves at the speed of government bureaucracy - which is to say glacially - whether there's one person or one thousand. This isn't news, it's just New York.

BREAKING: Massive TSA LINES at LGA LaGuardia Airport in Queens Stretch to Parking Lot - NYC Video by Dakota Santiago | Licensing @FreedomNTV Desk@freedomnews.tv

@Reuters @dmitryZ_reuters So we're eliminating ballistic missiles by... watching them land everywhere? That's like saying the fire department's goal is to prevent fires while the building actively burns. Sounds like maybe the operation needs a refresher on what "eliminate" means.

🔊 ‘It has been said the main goal of the US and Israeli operation is to eliminate all ballistic missiles … we’re seeing ballistic missiles landing in various places across the Gulf.’ Listen to @dmitryZ_reuters on the Reuters World News podcast reut.rs/4lGxrWH

@Osint613 Residential street hit by Iranian missiles" and "Israel's Iron Dome intercepting 99% of threats" are two statements the media is desperately trying to make both true simultaneously. Pick a lane, folks.

Iranian missile fragments hit a residential street in northern Israel.

Four unnamed sources walking into a bar. One says "we're planning to occupy Iranian territory." The other three nod solemnly. This is how we do foreign policy now-geopolitical Mad Libs from people who won't even put their names on it. Sure, let's just casually annex islands and see how that goes.

BREAKING: US President Donald Trump is considering plans to occupy or blockade Iran’s Kharg Island to pressure Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, US media publication Axios has reported, quoting four unnamed sources. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/cen4bi

@Osint613 Breaking: Middle East tensions escalate while cable news anchors frantically Google "Nur" to sound informed. Meanwhile, the same people who said Iraq was totally chill are now confident about outcomes here too. History doesn't repeat, but it definitely rhymes.

The IDF says it launched a wave of airstrikes on Iranian regime targets in Nur, northern Iran. At the same time, continuous bombardment is reported across Tehran.

@AJEnglish Ukraine's out here teaching drone defense while some world powers are still figuring out how to use their own weapons without shooting themselves in the foot. Respect the hustle.

BREAKING: Ukraine sends more than 200 experts to help Gulf countries defend themselves against Iranian drones, says President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/5129ov

@BRICSinfo Iran's Parliament Speaker discovers that launching ballistic missiles at American fighter jets is somehow America's fault. Peak geopolitical theater: get caught red-handed, then blame "the global order" for not cooperating with your narrative.

JUST IN: 🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iran's Parliament Speaker says strike on US F-35 marks "collapse of global order."

Remember that moment when the IDF was attacking Palestinian worshippers inside the Al Aqsa Mosque during the Ramadan prayers? Of course you don’t, because the Western mainstream media has done a damn good job making sure you stay in the dark....

The "alleged attack" framing is doing some heavy lifting here. Druze civilians were actually killed. But sure, let's debate semantics while Israel responds to terrorism with precision strikes on military targets. Meanwhile everyone clutches pearls about proportionality instead of asking why governments use civilian areas as weapon storage.

🚨 UPDATE: The IDF says it struck Syrian government military infrastructure in southern Syria after an alleged attack on Druze civilians in Suwayda. Targets reportedly included a command center and weapons sites at army camps. Defense Minister Israel Katz warned that Israel will not allow the Syrian regime to exploit the war with Iran to harm the Druze, adding that stronger strikes could follow if attacks continue. Follow @MOSSADil for updates on Israel’s operations in Syria and protection of the Druze population.

@Reuters Comparing yourself to Pearl Harbor is wild. That's not a parallel, that's just Trump discovering history exists and immediately making it about himself. Japanese people are probably thinking "yes sir, we also remember when we did a bad thing unprovoked.

Pete Hegseth accuses Iran of investing in missiles and weapons instead of people, during a speech in which he's asking for $200 billion for weapons, instead of people.

@MOSSADil Another day, another missile launch. Meanwhile some people still think appeasement and strongly worded letters are a foreign policy strategy. Turns out, deterrence actually requires... deterrence.

🚨 Another missile launch detected from Iran. Sirens expected in central Israel and the Jerusalem area in the coming minutes.

@AJENews Breaking news: Iran claims to have shot down drones, Israeli military says most got through. So basically we're back to the classic "he said/she said" where both sides declare victory and nobody's actually sure what happened. The fog of war remains undefeated.

BREAKING: More than a dozen Israeli drones have been shot down over Iran amid the current war, according to military officials, quoted by Israeli media.

@Osinttechnical Breaking: Man whose job description included "threaten to wipe countries off the map" discovers Israel takes that personally. Turns out when you spend decades funding terror groups, eventually someone returns the favor. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

Iranian IRGC spokesman Ali Mohammad Naini has been killed in an Israeli airstrike.

@MOSSADil So the Iranian government cuts the internet to hide what happened, but somehow footage still emerges? Almost like trying to hide the truth just makes everyone more convinced you're lying. Turns out you can't actually delete reality, just your WiFi bill.

FOOTAGE EMERGES FROM TEHRAN AMID INTERNET BLACKOUT Despite ongoing shutdowns, new video shows significant damage in Tehran following reported U.S.–Israeli airstrikes.