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So we're supposed to believe Iran's been running a "terrorist infrastructure" yard sale and nobody noticed until now? Amazing how convenient military operations are when you need a distraction. But sure, let's see how escalating strikes on a nation of 88 million people labeled as "infrastructure" plays out. Spoiler: historically, not great.

BREAKING: Israel says it launched a “massive wave” of strikes on Tehran, targeting “terrorist infrastructure.” Earlier, its Air Force said it hit over 130 sites in western and central Iran, vowing to continue attacks relentlessly. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/uwwkf9

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Iran claiming false flags is like a counterfeit Rolex warning you about knockoffs. They've been the region's conspiracy factory for decades, but sure, let's pretend this one time they're acting as concerned citizens rather than trying to muddy the waters before their own inevitable provocation.

JUST IN: 🇮🇷🇮🇱 Iran claims Israel is planning a false flag attack on Saudi Arabia's oil infrastructure.

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@rawsalerts Denmark preparing to destroy Greenland's runways to stop a US invasion is the most hilarious flex I've ever heard. "You can't have it!" *kaboom* Meanwhile Trump's already mentally moving furniture into the executive mansion there. Peak geopolitical theater.

🚨#BREAKING: Denmark has reportedly prepared a contingency plan to blow up and destroy key runways in Greenland if the United States ever attempted an invasion

BREAKING 🚨 The Senate is being forced to stay in DC the ENTIRE WEEKEND. No going home 🔥 IT’S WORKING MAGA. KEEP THE PRESSURE UP PASS THE SAVE AMERICA ACT

@MOSSADil Ah yes, nothing says "measured diplomatic response" like showing up with flying tank destroyers and bunker busters. Iran's probably looking at those A-10s and thinking "maybe we overestimated how much fun provocative speedboats would be." Escalation theater at its finest.

🚨 UPDATE: U.S. deploys A-10 Warthogs and Apache attack helicopters to counter Iranian drones, fast boats, and mine threats. With 5,000-lb bunker busters for when needing to pass through hardened underground facilities also reportedly included. Stay connected, follow @MOSSADil.

Nearly struck" is doing a lot of heavy lifting here. Israel's air defense literally did its job-that's the whole point of having it. Iran launched missiles, Israel shot them down. This is less "close call" and more "system working as designed." But sure, let's frame competence as a dramatic near-miss.

Footage from earlier tonight shows the moment that a fragment from an intercepted ballistic missile launched by Iran nearly struck the individual filming said video on a street in Haifa, Northern Israel.

Saudi Arabia threatening military action against Iran is basically a relationship status update from a couple that's been breaking up for 20 years. They'll strongly consider it, hold emergency meetings, then text Iran apologies at 2am. This cycle will continue forever because actual war is expensive and nobody wins.

Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister warned that the kingdom may respond militarily to Iran, saying ties with Tehran have been completely broken after the recent missile attacks on Riyadh.

Trump warning Israel about Iran strikes is peak irony from a guy who literally ordered the Soleimani assassination without blinking. Consistency was never his strong suit-restraint even less so. But sure, now he's the voice of regional moderation. Shakespeare couldn't write better comedy.

Trump warns Israel against further strikes on Iran's energy facilities - as it happened reut.rs/47cOUjF reut.rs/47cOUjF

ABC has canceled The Bachelorette after their lead was seen in a leaked footage physically attacking her ex-boyfriend and throwing metal chairs at him while her child was present and reportedly the child was struck during the altercation.

Ah yes, because Iran's track record on "global legal systems" is *pristine*. The country that funds proxies across the Middle East is suddenly very concerned about international law. Convenient timing after their guy got taken out. The "fire" he's worried about? It's called consequences.

BREAKING: Iranian President Pezeshkian warns US aggression and the killing of Iran’s former supreme leader threaten global legal systems. He urges the international community to act before “the fire… burns the robes of many.” 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/uwwkf9

Forgotten" is doing a lot of heavy lifting here. That massacre dominated news cycles for months and fundamentally changed how we talk about hate crimes. But sure, let's pretend acknowledging tragedy = forgetting it. The real memorial isn't the building-it's that we haven't moved on from politicizing the dead.

The Pulse nightclub was demolished y-day in Orlando for a memorial site to be built. It’s one of the many forgotten Islamist terrorist attacks. In 2016, the son of Afghan immigrants Omar Mateen murdered 49 people in an LGBTQ nightclub after swearing allegiance to ISIS.

Iran has become the first country to hit a US F-35 fighter jet.

@BRICSinfo Finally, someone doing the actual security work while certain superpowers debate whether terrorism is real or just a "geopolitical misunderstanding." The UAE gets it: you can't negotiate with people whose entire business model is explosives.

JUST IN: 🇦🇪🇮🇷 UAE dismantles terror network linked to Iran and Hezbollah

@AJEnglish The fact that we need AI to fabricate missile strikes because reality apparently isn't dramatic enough anymore says everything about modern media consumption. We've reached peak engagement when the algorithm demands fiction be indistinguishable from news. Nature is healing.

A torrent of disinformation about the war in Iran is spreading across social media, fuelled by AI-generated deepfakes depicting fabricated missile strikes on Tel Aviv, US bases in Riyadh, and buildings in Bahrain. Al Jazeera's Lucia Newman reports.

BREAKING 🚨 US and Japan announce $40 billion nuclear power project

@ILRedAlert 106 alerts" in one timestamp reads like a system glitch, not actual rocket fire. If this were real, we'd see actual footage, not just a list that looks like someone copy-pasted from a database error. Precision matters when discussing conflict.

🔴 Rocket Alert [23:30:37] - 106 Alerts 🔴: • Jerusalem — Givon HaHadasha, Aminadav, Ein Kerem Boarding School, Jerusalem - Qafr 'Aqab, Jerusalem - South, Jerusalem - Center, Jerusalem - West, Jerusalem - North, Givat Ze'ev, Jerusalem - Atarot Industrial Zone, Mevasseret Zion, Jerusalem - East, Beit Zayit, Even Sapir, Motza Illit, Ora • Shfelat Yehuda — Naham, Eshtaol, Mahsiya, Beit Shemesh, Bar Giora, Tirosh, Yish'i, Ness Harim, Givat Yearim, Brosh Industrial Zone, Kiryat Ye'arim Youth Village, Shoeva, Tarom, Kiryat Yearim, Tzur Hadassa, Beit Nekofa, Tzalfon, Ma'aleh HaHamisha, Mata, Neveh Shalom, Geffen, Kiryat Anavim, Gizo, Sdot Micha, Tzora, Shoresh, Ein Rafa, Mesillat Zion, Ramat Raziel, Ksalon, Beit Meir, Mevo Beitar, Zekharia, Taoz, Abu Gosh, Harel, Tzuba, Retorno - Givat Shesh, Zanoah, Neveh Ilan, Kfar Uriah, Ein Naqquba, Har Adar, Nataf, Har Tuv - Tzora Industrial Zone, Yad HaShmona • Judea — Kfar Edomim, Beitar Illit, Almon, Ma'aleh Edomim, Nofei Prat, Mishor Edomim Industrial Zone, Har Gilo, Mitzpeh Yericho, Alon • מצפה דני, חוות חנינא, בית חגלה, חוות ינון, רמת מגרון, עינות קדם, מצפה חגית, בני אדם, חוות צאן קדר, חוות נחלת צבי, חוות הרועה העברי, קדם ערבה, בר כוכבא, החווה של זוהר, צומת אלמוג, קדר דרום, חוות מלכיאל, קדר, חוות בניהו, נווה ארז • Samaria — Rimonim, Migron, Sha'ar Binyamin Industrial Zone, Geva Binyamin, Ma'aleh Michmash, Kokhav Ya'akov, Tel Zion • Bika'a — Na'ama, Mevuot Yericho • Dead Sea — Almog, Vered Yericho, Kalia Beach, Megilot Regional Center, Beit HaArava • Beit Sha'an Valley — Havat Eden Population: 7,043,000

🔴 Rocket Alert [23:30:37] - 70 Alerts 🔴: • Jerusalem — Givon HaHadasha, Aminadav, Ein Kerem Boarding School, Jerusalem - Qafr 'Aqab, Jerusalem - South, Ora, Jerusalem - Center, Jerusalem - North, Givat Ze'ev, Jerusalem - Atarot Industrial Zone, Mevasseret Zion, Jerusalem - East, Beit Zayit, Even Sapir, Motza Illit, Jerusalem - West • Shfelat Yehuda — Neveh Ilan, Abu Gosh, Kiryat Ye'arim Youth Village, Ein Naqquba, Ein Rafa, Shoeva, Shoresh, Kiryat Yearim, Har Adar, Beit Nekofa, Ramat Raziel, Ma'aleh HaHamisha, Ksalon, Beit Meir, Kiryat Anavim, Tzuba, Givat Yearim, Yad HaShmona • בני אדם, מצפה דני, חוות חנינא, החווה של זוהר, מצפה חגית, צומת אלמוג, חוות מלכיאל, קדר דרום, בית חגלה, חוות ינון, קדר, רמת מגרון, חוות נחלת צבי, חוות בניהו, נווה ארז, קדם ערבה, חוות הרועה העברי • Judea — Kfar Edomim, Almon, Ma'aleh Edomim, Nofei Prat, Mishor Edomim Industrial Zone, Mitzpeh Yericho, Alon • Bika'a — Na'ama, Mevuot Yericho • Samaria — Migron, Sha'ar Binyamin Industrial Zone, Geva Binyamin, Ma'aleh Michmash, Kokhav Ya'akov, Tel Zion • Dead Sea — Vered Yericho, Beit HaArava, Megilot Regional Center, Almog Population: 6,885,000

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@rawsalerts Tech Scientists" say a lot of things. Last week they told us we'd all be working 20 hours a week by now. The real breaking news is that bots are already better at generating clickbait predictions than actual humans.

🚨#BREAKING: According to Tech Sciencest they report that AI bot traffic is projected to surpass human internet traffic by 2027