Iran attack wave 100, massive hits on energy, ships; Trump talks to Bibi, backpedals on Lebanon; Hezbollah's 55 ops against Israel; High profilers from 30 countries blast US; Ukrainian clown 'helps' GCC, blows-up 2 of their skyscrapers - IRAN WAR NEWS - 10-Apr-2026 (update 3)

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Roy Cohn and the Orange Colored Con Man

12bytes: A good little video from Greg Reese that goes a long way toward making some sort of sense of Trump's criminal gray matter.

Trump: US will have Strait of Hormuz 'open fairly soon' | Middle East Eye

US President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that the US will have the Strait of Hormuz "open fairly soon" ahead of ceasefire talks in Islamabad.

12bytes: Yeah, good luck with that. Dick head is still trying to keep the market from cratering.

Prof. Ted Postol: It's Over" - Israel Faces Total Collapse If This War Continues

The interview examines rising Middle East tensions amid a proposed ceasefire, highlighting deep disagreements between political and military strategies. It argues that long-term regional instability stems from past foreign interventions and failed diplomatic decisions, including the collapse of nuclear agreements. The discussion portrays current leadership decisions as escalating conflict rather than resolving it, warning that continued warfare risks wider regional and global consequences. Militarily, it claims shifting technology-especially drones, missiles, and satellite intelligence-is changing the balance, making traditional defenses less effective. The conversation concludes that public opinion, particularly in the U.S., is shifting against the war, potentially forcing major political and strategic changes toward de-escalation.

US, Lebanon ask Israel to 'pause' attacks on Hezbollah | Middle East Eye

The Lebanese government and the Trump administration have reportedly asked Israel for a "pause" in their ongoing attacks against Hezbollah before direct negotiations begin next week, two sources told Axios on Friday.

Iranian delegation arrives in Islamabad for truce talks, insists on preconditions being met

A high-ranking Iranian delegation has arrived in the Pakistani capital Islamabad for talks with US representatives, as Tehran warns that any failure to meet its preconditions will derail the process.

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US Vice President JD Vance, Washington's regional envoy Steve Witkoff, and President Donald Trump's advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner have also reached Islamabad.

12bytes: Oh, great, the 3 fucking stooges. Hard to imagine Iran will negotiate with Witkoff or Kushner. Whatever. I don't think it matters because i don't think anything productive will result.

Lebanon: 357 martyred during 3 days of Israeli strikes

Lebanon's health ministry says as many as 357 people have been martyred during Israeli strikes across Lebanon over the past three days.

According to a statement issued by the ministry on Friday, 1,223 others have also been wounded as a result of the attacks.

US RUNNING 'CRITICALLY LOW' ON TOMAHAWKS, JASSM'S, INTERCEPTORS IN IRAN WAR | Lt. Col. Daniel Davis

The U.S. and Iran are planning to meet in Islamabad on Saturday, for talks aimed at finding a framework for a deal to end the war waged by the U.S. and Israel against Iran.

Lt. Col. Daniel Davis, a U.S. Combat Veteran and National Security Analyst, noted that the U.S. Military is running "critically low" on everything from long-range munitions to interceptor missiles, and it is desperately in need of a ceasefire.

But how successful will the talks be when the U.S. delegation includes the familiar faces of Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, and the Trump Admin is already insisting it never agreed to include Lebanon in the ceasefire (despite the evidence saying otherwise)?

April 10: Hezbollah's operations against Zionist regime in response to truce breach

Hours after Iran and the United States announced a ceasefire ending 40 days of aggression against the Islamic Republic, the Israeli regime violated the truce on Wednesday by launching devastating strikes on civilian areas across Lebanon.

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Below is a list of operations carried out by the resistance movement in Lebanon against the Zionist regime on Friday, April 10:

Hezbollah:

• In defense of Lebanon and its people, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers in the Khiam detention center with a rocket barrage.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers in the courtyard of the Al-Marj site with an attack drone.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers in the courtyard of the "Branit" barracks with an attack drone.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers in the town of Rshaf with a rocket barrage.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the "Metulla" settlement with a rocket barrage.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers in the "Shlomi" settlement with a rocket barrage and a swarm of attack drones.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted artillery positions north of the "Goren" settlement with a rocket barrage and a swarm of attack drones.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the enemy's violation of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated attacks on the villages of the south, and after the resistance committed to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the "Ya'ara" barracks with a swarm of attack drones.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers in the area of Wata Al-Khiam with a rocket barrage.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the enemy's violation of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated attacks on the villages of the south, and after the Resistance adhered to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the "Kiryat Shmona" settlement with a rocket barrage.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the enemy's violation of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated attacks on the villages of the south, and after the resistance committed to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the "Metulla" and "Misgav Am" settlements with a rocket barrage.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, in response to the enemy's violation of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated attacks on the villages of the south, and after the resistance committed to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the "Misgav Am" settlement for the second time with a rocket barrage.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the enemy's violation of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated attacks on the villages of the south, and after the Resistance committed to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the "Doviv" settlement with a rocket barrage.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, in response to the enemy's violation of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated attacks on the villages of the south, and after the resistance committed to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a Merkava tank southeast of the Khiam detention center with an attack drone.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, in response to the enemy's violation of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated attacks on the villages of the south, and after the resistance committed to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the Ghajar site with a rocket barrage.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the enemy's violation of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated attacks on the villages of the south, and after the resistance committed to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the fighters of the Islamic Resistance targeted the "Kiryat Shmona" settlement for the second time with a rocket barrage.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the enemy's breach of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated attacks on the villages of the south, and after the resistance committed to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers east of the Khiam detention center with a qualitative missile.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the enemy's violation of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated attacks on the villages of the south, and after the resistance adhered to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the "Metulla" settlement for the third time with a rocket barrage.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the enemy's breach of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated attacks on the villages of the south, and after the resistance committed to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the "Metulla", "Margaliot", and "Misgav Am" settlements with rocket barrages.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the enemy's violation of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated attacks on the villages of the south, and after the Resistance committed to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the "Kiryat Shmona" barracks with a swarm of attack drones.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, in response to the enemy's violation of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated attacks on the villages of the south, and after the Resistance adhered to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the "Avivim" settlement with a rocket barrage.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, in response to the enemy's violation of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated attacks on the city of Beirut, and after the Resistance adhered to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the Israeli military base in the port of "Ashdod" with qualitative missiles.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, in response to the enemy's violation of the ceasefire agreement, and in response to its repeated attacks on the villages of the south, and after the resistance committed to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted an artillery position of the Israeli military in the "Neot Mordechai" settlement with a swarm of attack drones.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the enemy's violation of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated attacks on the villages of the south, and after the Resistance committed to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers in the vicinity of "Khirbet Yaroun" site with a rocket barrage.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the enemy's breach of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated aggressions against the villages of the south, and after the Resistance committed to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers at the Liberation Triangle on the outskirts of the city of Bint Jbeil with a rocket barrage.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the enemy's breach of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated attacks on the villages of the south, and after the resistance committed to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers in the town of Rashaf with a rocket barrage.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the enemy's violation of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated attacks on the villages of the south, and after the Resistance committed to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a Humvee vehicle in the town of Taybeh with an attack drone.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the enemy's breach of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated attacks on the villages of the south, and after the Resistance committed to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the "Metulla" and "Misgav Am" settlements with rocket barrages.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the enemy's violation of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated attacks on the villages of the south, and after the Resistance committed to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers with a swarm of attack drones.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, in response to the enemy's violation of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated attacks on the city of Nabatiyeh, and after the Resistance committed to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted infrastructure belonging to the Israeli army in the occupied city of Safad with a rocket barrage.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the enemy's violation of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated attacks on the city of Nabatiyeh, and after the resistance adhered to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the "Meron" base for surveillance and air operations management in northern occupied Palestine with a rocket barrage.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the enemy's breach of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated attacks on the villages of the south, and after the Resistance committed to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted infrastructure belonging to the Israeli army in the "Karmiel" settlement with a rocket barrage.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, in response to the enemy's violation of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated attacks on the villages of the south, and after the Resistance committed to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted gatherings of Israeli soldiers and their vehicles on the hills of Friz and Ghadmatha in the town of Ainata with rocket barrages.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the enemy's breach of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated attacks on the villages of the south, and after the resistance committed to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the "Doviv" settlement for the second time with a rocket barrage.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the enemy's violation of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated attacks on the villages of the south, and after the Resistance adhered to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers and their vehicles at the Liberation Triangle with a rocket barrage.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the enemy's breach of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated attacks on the city of Tyre, and after the Resistance committed to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the "Nahariya" settlement with a rocket barrage.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the enemy's violation of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated attacks on the villages of the south, and after the resistance committed to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a number of Israeli army bulldozers that were working on demolishing houses in the town of Aita Al-Shaab with a rocket barrage.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the enemy's violation of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated attacks on the villages of the south, and after the resistance committed to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a number of Israeli army bulldozers that were working on demolishing houses in the town of Aita Al-Shaab with a rocket barrage.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the enemy's violation of the ceasefire agreement and the targeting of the Government House building in the city of Nabatiyeh, and after the Resistance committed to the ceasefire and the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the "Liman" and "Shlomi" settlements with rocket barrages.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the enemy's breach of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated attacks on the villages of the south, and after the resistance committed to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of "israeli" enemy army vehicles and soldiers in the vicinity of Al-Ishraq school in the city of Bint Jbeil with a rocket barrage.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the enemy's breach of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated attacks on the villages of the south, and after the Resistance adhered to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of the Israeli army vehicles and soldiers in the vicinity of Al-Ishraq school in the city of Bint Jbeil, for the second time, with a rocket barrage.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, in response to the enemy's violation of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated attacks on the villages of the south, and after the Resistance committed to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the "Kiryat Shmona" barracks and the "Beit Hillel" base with swarms of attack drones.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the enemy's violation of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated aggressions against the city of Tyre, and after the resistance adhered to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the fighters of the Islamic Resistance targeted at 18:45 on Friday, 10/04/2026, infrastructure belonging to the "israeli" enemy army in the "Karmiel" settlement for the second time with a rocket barrage. This response will continue until the "israeli"-American aggression against our country and our people ceases.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, in response to the enemy's breach of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated attacks on the villages of the south, and after the resistance committed to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers at Al-Owaidah hill in the border town of Odeissah with an attack drone.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, in response to the enemy's violation of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated attacks on the villages of the south, and after the Resistance adhered to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the "Yiron" settlement with a rocket barrage.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the enemy's breach of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated attacks on the city of Tyre, and after the resistance committed to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the "Shraga" base (the administrative headquarters of the "Golani" Brigade) north of the occupied city of Akka with a rocket barrage and a swarm of attack drones.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the enemy's breach of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated attacks on the villages of the South, and after the Resistance committed to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the fighters of the Islamic Resistance targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers in the vicinity of Al-Ishraq school in the city of Bint Jbeil for the third time with a rocket barrage.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the enemy's violation of the ceasefire agreement and the targeting of the government Serail building in the city of Nabatiyeh, and after the resistance adhered to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the "Nahariya" settlement for the second time with a rocket barrage.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the enemy's violation of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated attacks on the villages of the south, and after the Resistance adhered to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the "Kiryat Shmona" settlement with a rocket barrage.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, in response to the enemy's violation of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated attacks on the villages of the south, and after the Resistance adhered to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the "Avivim" settlement for the second time with a rocket barrage.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, in response to the enemy's breach of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated attacks on the southern suburb of Beirut, and after the Resistance committed to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the infrastructure belonging to the Israeli army in the "Krayot" area north of the occupied city of Haifa with a rocket barrage.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the enemy's breach of the ceasefire agreement, and its repeated assaults on the villages of the south, and after the Resistance adhered to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted gatherings of Israeli soldiers in the vicinity of the Al-Ishraq School in the city of Bint Jbeil with rocket barrages and artillery shells.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the enemy's breach of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated attacks on the villages of the south, and after the resistance adhered to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers at the Liberation Triangle with a rocket barrage.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the enemy's breach of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated aggressions against the villages of the south, and after the resistance committed to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted gatherings of Israeli soldiers and their vehicles on the hills of Frayz and Ghadmatha in the town of Ainata with artillery shells.
• In defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the enemy's breach of the ceasefire agreement and its repeated attacks on the villages of the south, and after the Resistance adhered to the ceasefire while the enemy did not, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the "Kiryat Shmona" settlement for the second time with a rocket barrage.

Lebanese people protest against government, affirm 'No to direct talks with Israel' - YouTube

Beirut witnessed mass protests today as demonstrators rallied against the Lebanese government's recent decisions, demanding its downfall following reports of potential direct talks with the Israeli entity.

Protesters reaffirmed their support for the resistance and voiced strong rejection of any such steps by the government, including even the consideration of "normalization with Israel."

Al Mayadeen interviewed some of the people participating in these protests, and this is what they had to say.

CEASEFIRE or SETUP? Trump's Iran 'Peace' Deal Explained

What forced the US to the negotiating table and what comes next? Former CIA analyst Larry Johnson provides a sharp breakdown of the so-called "peace deal", breaking down the hidden details behind the US-Iran ceasefire and what it actually means.

CEASEFIRE IS NO EXIT RAMP for Trump or Netanyahu /Alastair Crooke - YouTube

12bytes: Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat, and is the founder and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts Forum, an organisation that advocates for engagement between political Islam and the West. Previously he was a ranking figure in both British intelligence (MI6) and European Union diplomacy.

John Mearsheimer: World Changed Forever as Iran Defeated the U.S.

Prof. John Mearsheimer argues that Iran's victory over the U.S. will transform the international system. The U.S. alliance system is in decline, NATO is done, and Project Ukraine will also be impacted. John J. Mearsheimer is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, where he has taught since 1982.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's home targeted in Molotov cocktail attack | Crime News | Al Jazeera

Police said the suspect targeted Altman's San Francisco residence before dawn and fled the scene on foot.

UPDATE 2

Gaza father searches for his children's remains in the rubble for years | Newsfeed | Al Jazeera

A father in the Al Bureij camp in Gaza survived an Israeli airstrike but four of his children died. He's been trying for years to recover their bodies from the rubble, but he can't do it alone. Six months into the ceasefire, Israel is still refusing to allow heavy equipment into Gaza, leaving an estimated 10,000 people missing under the rubble. Al Jazeera's Hind Khoudary reports.

Claims of Victory, Reality of Defeat: The True Picture of the America-Iran War - Global Research

At the very outset of the war, Trump had declared a set of ambitious objectives: destroying Iran's missile capability, dismantling its navy, ending its nuclear programme, and engineering a regime change. After forty days of devastating warfare, not a single one of these objectives was achieved.

Operation Eternal Darkness and the Ceasefire That Never Reached Beirut - 21st Century Wire

Israel didn't just violate the ceasefire; it weaponised it, carving Lebanon out so the bombardment of an Iranian ally could continue under a US-approved diplomatic fig leaf. By torching Beirut while talks move to Islamabad, it has turned Pakistan's mediation into a hollow spectacle and confirmed that real power still sits with those willing to bomb from outside the room. For Tehran, Lebanon is no sideshow but the red line that exposes the fraud: a "ceasefire" that shields Israel and Washington while leaving Hezbollah's front open is not peace, but continuation of war by deception.

Within hours of a ceasefire meant to halt a regional war, Israel launched its largest airstrike campaign on Lebanon in living memory. More than 100 bombs rained down in approximately 10 minutes, targeting cities and neighborhoods far beyond Hezbollah's known strongholds. More than 300 civilians died, according to Lebanon's Health Ministry, while rescue teams still sift through rubble. Over 1.2 million people remain displaced.

Israel claimed it struck only Hezbollah infrastructure.

Israel desperate to wreck US-Iran ceasefire - professor - RT World News

The Middle East ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz are based on extremely shaky ground, Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi has said, adding that Israel will do everything it can to reignite war in the region.

Trump, Netanyahu hold 'tense' phone call before Israel sought ceasefire talks with Lebanon: Report - Middle East Monitor

Citing a US and Israeli source familiar with the matter, CNN reported the conversation came shortly before Israel announced it would seek direct ceasefire talks with Lebanon.

The Israeli source told CNN that Netanyahu came to understand that if he did not call for direct talks with Lebanon, Trump might simply declare a ceasefire.

The call marked at least the third conversation between the two leaders this week in which Lebanon featured prominently.

Earlier in the week, they spoke ahead of Trump announcing a two-week ceasefire with Iran. During that exchange, Netanyahu reportedly urged that Lebanon not be included in the broader framework.

Iran Wants Lebanon Truce and Frozen Assets Released Before US Peace Talks - Parliament Speaker

Iran expects a ceasefire in Lebanon and the unblocking of Iranian assets before starting peace talks with Washington, according to Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf.

"Two of the measures mutually agreed upon between the parties have yet to be implemented: a ceasefire in Lebanon and the release of Iran's blocked assets prior to the commencement of negotiations. These two matters must be fulfilled before negotiations begin," Ghalibaf said on X.

Iran forced Israel to halt attacks on Beirut by threatening to withdraw from talks with US: Source

Intense pressure and the threat to withdraw from talks with the United States in Islamabad from Tehran forced the Zionist regime to stop its military attacks on the Lebanese capital, Beirut, a high-ranking security source told Press TV on Friday.

Zelenskyy says Ukrainian interceptors downed Iran drones in the Middle East | US-Israel war on Iran News | Al Jazeera

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed that his country's technology was used to shoot down Iranian drones in the Middle East, after he had announced last month that expert teams had been deployed to the region following the outbreak of the United States-Israeli war on Iran.

Zelenskyy's attempt to assist in the Middle East conflict has failed - L'AntiDiplomatico

"After [Volodymyr - ed.] Zelenskyy offered 'assistance' in the conflict in the Persian Gulf, Arab sheikhs asked the Ukrainian air defence specialists to leave. It turned out that all five sites they were 'defending' had been destroyed. Moreover, Ukrainian air defence missiles struck two skyscrapers in the Emirates," the publication states.

Israeli military: Lebanon fired 30 rockets, reservist seriously injured | Middle East Eye

Israeli Army Radio reported that 30 rockets had been fired towards northern Israel from Lebanon since this morning.

Hezbollah releases footage of targeting Israeli "Tiven" base with barrage of missiles - Yemen Press Agency

BEIRUT, April 10 (YPA) - The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon (Hezbollah) released video footage showing its fighters targeting the "Tiven" base belonging to the "Israeli" enemy army in northern occupied Palestine with a barrage of qualitative missiles.

Hezbollah Leader Vows to Fight on Against Israel Despite Peace Talks

"The resistance will continue until the last breath," Qassem said. "Together - as a state, army, people, and resistance - we will defend the country, restore its sovereignty, and expel the occupier."

He said the IDF had failed to win on the battlefield or achieve its invasion goals.

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Qassem added that Israel had suffered losses and was forced to repeatedly change its objectives.

He stressed that after more than 40 days of fighting, Israel had failed to stop Hezbollah missile and drone attacks on its territory, reaching as far as Haifa and beyond.

Following the reported two-week ceasefire deal between Iran and the US, Hezbollah called a truce with Israel.

But Israel broke the agreement within hours with massive bombing raids on Beirut and southern Lebanon on Wednesday.

Kuwaiti army says Iran attacked National Guard facilities, injuring personnel | Middle East Eye

This follows reports from Kuwait's media on Thursday of a National Guard facility being damaged by drones, though Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it had "not launched any missiles at any country during ceasefire hours".

British drone flew over Lebanon hours before and after Israeli massacre | Middle East Eye

A British drone flew over Lebanon and circled near Baalbek on Wednesday, the day Israel hit Lebanon with a wave of strikes that killed more than 300 people - including 18 in the Beqaa Valley city.

A Middle East Eye analysis of flight-tracking data has found that a Royal Air Force MQ-9B Protector drone departed from the RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus on Wednesday morning and began flying over Lebanon at around 6.20am.

The drone then flew in circles over an area near Baalbek and Younine in eastern Lebanon, close to the Syrian border, from around 6.30 to 6.50am.

It appeared to enter Syrian airspace at around 8am, flying north past Homs and passing over Idlib, flight-tracking data showed.

The drone's activities for several hours are unknown, but it was seen near Baalbek again at around 8.15pm, hours after heavy Israeli attacks hit Lebanon in the early afternoon.

Shin Bet downplays Jewish terrorism as mere 'friction' - Middle East Monitor

Shin Bet's Jewish Division is said to be in deep crisis, a situation that has worsened since Zini took office. Sources told Haaretz that Zini does not refer to attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank as "Jewish terror" but instead calls them "cases of friction" between Jews and Palestinians.

Israeli army's covert media cells exposed for posing as impartial outlets to mislead the public - Middle East Monitor

Soldiers and journalists say the Israeli army's Spokesperson's Unit operated covert media channels posing as independent outlets while working to shape coverage, manage public discourse and push Israel's narrative at home and abroad, according to a new investigation by +972 Magazine in partnership with The Hottest Place in Hell.

Testimonies from reservists and military correspondents point to what they said was a systematic effort to reward compliant reporting, sideline critical journalists and present propaganda as impartial information.

According to the report, during the first 14 months of Israel's assault on Gaza, the unit ran a covert psychological operations campaign aimed at shaping opinion in Israel and abroad. English-language WhatsApp, YouTube and Instagram channels branded as "Fact Check" were presented as neutral, non-profit educational or media initiatives. In reality, the investigation says, they were created and operated by the Israeli army's Spokesperson's Unit.

Activists block Rheinmetall factory to protest arms supplies to Israel - Middle East Monitor

"While we are sitting here, Israel continues to kill people in Gaza, in the West Bank, across all of Palestine. Israel is attacking Lebanon, attacking Iran, killing people every day," he said. "And here in Berlin, right in the middle of Wedding, weapons are to be produced that are used to kill these people. Rheinmetall supplies the Israeli army and thereby enables the ongoing genocide across West Asia. The killing of people begins here, right in the middle of Berlin."

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Six Non-Negotiable Terms from International Scholars and Former Officials from 30 Countries to End the U.S. War on Iran Amid Trump's Threat of War Crimes - Global Research

A large transnational group of prominent voices-including former UN officials, Retired career diplomats, former ministers, scholars and intellectuals, political figures and former parliamentarians, military and security professionals, artists, lawyers as well as journalists, activists, and antiwar leaders, from 30 countries-has released an open letter sharply criticising the global role of the United States and calling for a new international order centered on sovereignty and resistance to what they describe as Western domination.

Most of the signatories are from Western countries, alongside participants from Asia, Latin America, and Africa. The declaration, titled "A Declaration to the Conscience of Humanity," was signed by over 170 signatories from countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, France, Portugal, Belgium, Italy, Scotland, Ireland, Australia, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Serbia, Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lithuania, Russia, China, Malaysia, India, Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina, Mexico, South Africa, Lebanon, Turkey, and Iran.

In this fact-based public letter, the authors deliver a sweeping critique of American foreign policy and historical conduct. The letter states that for "249 years-spanning the entirety of its existence since 1776-the United States built a record of atrocity that belonged to a darker, pre-civilised age," describing the country as "a predatory empire erected on the corpses of nations."

The signatories, including current and former professors affiliated with 52 universities and academic institutions worldwide, accuse Washington of maintaining global military dominance through an extensive overseas presence. They state that the United States operates "over 800 military garrisons poisoning more than 90 foreign countries and territories" and has cultivated what the signatories call "a doctrine of absolute predation."

The declaration also condemns U.S. involvement in major wars of the 20th and 21st centuries, referring to what it calls "the genocidal horror of Vietnam," "the annihilation of Cambodia," and the "systematic slaughter of Koreans," as well as the destruction of Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Afghanistan.

A central focus of the document is the ongoing confrontation involving Iran. These public figures argue that the current situation reflects what they describe as an expansionist U.S. strategy aimed at dominating global resources. According to the statement, the United States government is driven by "the demonic creed of 'everything for us, nothing for others'," which they say seeks control of global resources ranging from "the oil of Venezuela" to "the mineral wealth of Greenland" or "the energy reserves of Canada".

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The full text of the declaration, along with the complete list of signatories, has been released publicly in more than ten languages.

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A Declaration to the Conscience of Humanity

To the peoples of the world, to thinkers, to scholars, and to those who believe in justice:

A specter now haunts the conscience of humanity-the return of predatory power- and it shall no longer go unchallenged.

For 249 years-spanning the entirety of its existence since 1776-the United States built a record of atrocity that belonged to a darker, pre-civilised age; the predatory empire erected on the corpses of nations; from the genocide of nearly 5 million Indigenous peoples, to the brutal enslavement of over 4 million Africans, to the lynching of more than 4,000 Black citizens under Jim Crow. With over 800 military garrisons poisoning more than 90 foreign countries and territories, it cultivated a doctrine of absolute predation. From the genocidal horror of Vietnam, with over 3 million dead; to the annihilation of Cambodia, where 2 million perished under US-backed terror; to the systematic slaughter of Koreans, with more than 4 million Korean lives extinguished; to the destruction of Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Afghanistan, where one million Iraqis and tens of thousands of Libyans were consumed by US fire.

Yet the rational order that governs the world once helped humanity move beyond such practices. Humanity had consigned this barbarism to history. But now we are witnessing its return. The ongoing, systematic immolation of Gaza through the sustained support for the genocidal Israeli regime, where over 77,000 civilians in Palestine have been butchered-the scale of this atrocity reveals an inescapable truth: the pre-civilised practice has returned, and Washington has once again become its willing executor.

This is the demonic creed of "everything for us, nothing for others." With shameless rapacity, it claims the resources of the world-whether the oil of Venezuela, the mineral wealth of Greenland, or the energy reserves of Canada-as objects of strategic entitlement. And now, that gluttonous eye fixates on Iran. Because Iran-possessing over 7% of the world's mineral and energy wealth-is seen as the final frontier of plunder.

Yet this is no longer a matter of economics. It is a matter of honour. The world witnesses that the United States is actively engaged in a criminal enterprise termed the "Ramadan War" against the Iranian nation. This ongoing butchery has already claimed the lives of 208 innocent children. Let the world mark the date-168 of them were little girls, elementary students at the Shadjareh Tayyebeh School in Minab city in Iran, extinguished in their classrooms by US ordained terror.

Their futile and desperate contrivances aim at so-called "regime change" and the fragmentation of Iran-stripping the nation of its sovereignty and, thereby, facilitating the systematic plunder of its resources. In pursuit of this ultimate depravity, the U.S. brutally assassinated Iran's spiritual and intellectual leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei-recognised globally as a voice against arrogance and terrorism-along with his family.

They have waged a war of targeted terror against the very pillars of the Iranian state. To date, US aggression has criminally murdered 39 Iranian statesmen, including the scientific genius Dr. Ali Larijani, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council.

Now, the insolence has reached its zenith. The US President openly threatens the Iranian people on social media with the destruction of their energy infrastructure. This is the depraved spirit of a decaying civilisation. The moral collapse of the West finds its embodiment in the pathetic figure of Mr. Trump-a man whose catastrophic conduct over the last two years has exhausted not only the world, but his own people. The time has come to declare, with one voice: Enough! The era of pillage is over.

But the United States has made a fatal miscalculation. What stands before it is not merely a nation, but a civilisation that has weaponised its own DNA-ancient organisational genius fused with 21st-century scientific sovereignty. This is the reality of active deterrence by Iran; a global pole of power that dictates the terms of engagement, forcing strategic retreat by rewriting the very rules of active defence. Now, its adaptive reorganisation, civilisational continuity, and social unity have fused into a singular, unbreakable force.

Iran's all-encompassing defence and active deterrence represents a golden opportunity to end global hegemony. The historical and civilisational doctrine of Iran is absolute: power does not confer right, and domination cannot serve as a foundation for justice. This is recognised as the bedrock of Iran's invincibility. The world may avail itself of this historic turning point, drawing upon this very doctrine of liberation, to bring an end to domination and oppression wherever they may exist.

US and Israeli exceptionalism have dragged the world into an epoch defining choice between might and right, sovereignty and subjugation, dignity and dishonour. This moment must serve as the wake-up call for humanity to recognize that there is another way. It must impel people everywhere to do everything in their power to challenge the structures undergirding a global system that desecrates every moral value including the right to life itself.

Iran is the final frontier. If it falls, the hope of a better, enlightened future for the world dies with it. We cannot let that happen. The aggression against Iran is part of a system of global power that oppresses all of us. We cannot afford to stand by and watch arrogant authoritarianism running amok. Our very future depends on the success of Iran.

Therefore we cannot countenance any outcome of this war that involves a return to the status quo ante. Those who inflict such suffering must be made to pay a hefty price for their crimes. They must be made to realise that military might does not absolve them of the responsibility to uphold the laws on which the peace and security of our world depend. To that end, we support the terms set out by Iran for ending this war.

From the perspective of global justice, the terms for ending this war are absolute and non-negotiable:

1. Guarantees against repetition and a binding international commitment ensuring no future aggression.
2. The immediate dismantling of all US military installations in the region.
3. Formal admission of aggression, international condemnation of the aggressors, and full reparations for life and property.
4. An immediate end to war on all regional fronts.
5. A new legal regime for the Strait of Hormuz, recognising Iran's sovereignty.
6. The prosecution and extradition of operatives in anti-Iranian media who have incited this bloodshed.

We, the undersigned in spirit, call upon our peers, the thinkers, the scholars, the institutions of conscience, and the advocates of justice across the world:

• Condemn the United States unequivocally for its systematic normalisation of contempt for international covenants and its reversion to the spirit of historical savagery and barbarism.
• Isolate the rogue regime of the United States diplomatically and economically for its ongoing crimes against humanity.
• Recognise Iran's inherent right to active deterrence against unprovoked aggression.
• Demand the immediate cessation of American and U.S.-sponsored terrorism and the prosecution of those who order it.

As it has always done, history will record the courage of those who refuse to remain silent. We stand with justice-not as passive witnesses, but as active architects of a new world that has reached its threshold where arrogance crumbles and righteousness prevails. The arrogant must be dismantled. The world demands it. Justice will enforce it.

US reinforces military presence in Middle East despite ceasefire - Middle East Monitor

The United States is reinforcing its military presence in the region despite the ceasefire with Iran, with navigational data showing ongoing movements of cargo and refuelling aircraft toward the Middle East.

According to available tracking data, US Air Force logistics and aerial refuelling operations have continued, indicating sustained operational readiness and strategic positioning.

In parallel, the commander of US Central Command confirmed that the United States has temporarily halted offensive operations against Iran in line with the ceasefire agreement.

CBS: US military survivors in Kuwait accuse the Pentagon of lying

Speaking to the television channel, the soldiers disputed the account of events given by Pentagon chief Pete Hegset, who claimed that a drone had managed to slip through the defences of the base in Kuwait.

"I want people to know that the unit... was not prepared for defence. It was not a fortified position," one of the soldiers said.

The soldier said that the troops at the attacked complex acted quickly and bravely.

Six service personnel were killed and more than 20 wounded in Iran's strike on the US military base in Kuwait. The attack was the deadliest assault on US military personnel since 2021.

Earlier, The Washington Post reported that Hegset had provided US President Donald Trump with false information regarding the superiority of American forces in Iran.

Visiting Minab, site of the worst recent US war crime

Independent American journalist Ahmad Saadaldin of Prop&Co and Canada's Dimitri Lascaris of Reason2Resist join The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal to detail their reporting from the ground in Iran.

In this discussion, Ahmad and Dimitri recount their visit to Minab, the town where the US military bombed a girl's school and killed 170 civilians in one of the worst American war crimes in recent history. Through their investigation of the site, they learned that there were no military targets in the area, shattering US propaganda.

Iran Red Crescent says over 125,000 civilian units damaged in US-Israeli attacks - Middle East Monitor

More than 125,000 civilian units across Iran have been damaged in attacks since Feb. 28, the head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society said Friday.

Around 100,000 of these are residential properties, with some completely destroyed and others partially damaged, said Pir Hossein Kolivand, head of the humanitarian aid group.

At least 23,500 units are commercial properties, affecting businesses and civilian livelihoods, Iran's state broadcaster IRIB cited Kolivand as saying.

Some 339 medical facilities - including hospitals, pharmacies, laboratories, health centers and emergency units - have been damaged, with some rendered inoperable and others resuming partial or full operations.

In addition, Kolivand said 32 universities, 857 schools, and 20 Red Crescent centers were also damaged in the attacks.

He noted that around 15 key infrastructure sites, including fuel storage facilities, airports, and civilian aircraft, were also damaged.

Kolivand added that a number of ambulances and Red Crescent vehicles were directly hit while carrying out operations.

Israel strikes residential areas, destroys homes in southern Lebanon | Israel attacks Lebanon News | Al Jazeera

Israel has launched more than 50 strikes across Lebanon in the past 24 hours, raising fears that the escalating violence could unravel the fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran, reigniting a broader regional conflict.

Israeli strikes kill over 300 people in Lebanon since yesterday | Middle East Eye

Israeli strikes have killed at least 303 people and injured 1,150 others since yesterday in Lebanon, Wafa news agency reported, citing the Lebanon Disaster Risk Management Unit.

The latest killings bring the total death toll to 1,888 and the number of wounded to 6,092 since the onslaught began.

Meanwhile, the Israeli army issued new forced evacuation orders for the Dahiyeh district of Beirut, including the neighbourhoods of Haret Hreik, Ghobeiry, Laylaki, Hadath, Burj al-Barajneh, Tahwitat al-Ghadir, Chiyah, and Jnah.

Pakistan defence minister calls Israel 'a curse for humanity' - Middle East Monitor

Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has criticised Israel, describing it as "evil and a curse for humanity", prompting a swift response from Israel.

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In a post on X, Asif accused Israel of "killing innocent civilians", saying the violence began in Gaza, then spread to Iran, and has now reached Lebanon. He stressed that the bloodshed continues unabated, in one of Pakistan's strongest statements since the war began.

'We felt death': Survivors recount Israel's massacre in Beirut | Middle East Eye

The first thing Abdelwahab noticed was the silence after the blast.

Then came the smoke, the screams - and the realisation that the bodies he was pulling from the rubble belonged to people he knew.

It was shortly after 2pm on Wednesday when across Lebanon, Israeli warplanes had launched a heavy wave of air strikes on densely populated areas, including in Beirut, its southern suburbs, the eastern Beqaa governorate and southern villages.

The simultaneous strikes killed more than 300 people and wounded over 1,150, according to the Lebanese health ministry.

In Corniche el Mazraa, a busy working-class neighbourhood, Abdelwahab, who gave only his first name, had been selling bottled water from his kiosk near Cola roundabout. The 15-year-old was trying to earn money for his mother's cancer treatment when the explosion hit.

Smotrich speaks about Israel's intention to expand in Syria, Lebanon and Gaza - Middle East Monitor

Far-right Israeli Finance Minister and settlement official Bezalel Smotrich announced that Israel intends to expand its borders into the Gaza Strip, Lebanon, and Syria.

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He said: "This is what is considered respectable in our neighbourhood, and this is what we need to strengthen security."

On the West Bank, he said: "We are in the final diplomatic stage in the West Bank that would completely eliminate the idea of establishing a Palestinian state," according to Channel 12.

Starmer says he discussed military options for Strait of Hormuz with Trump | Middle East Eye

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday that he discussed military capabilities and the logistics of moving vessels though the Strait of Hormuz when he spoke to US President Donald Trump a day earlier.

"We've been pulling together a coalition of countries ... working on a political, diplomatic plan, but also looking at military capabilities and ... the logistics of actually moving vessels through the Strait," Starmer said during his visit to the Middle East.

12bytes: Yeah, blah blah blah. They've been talking for weeks and nothing gets done because there's nothing they can do. If homo-Starmer had any integrity at all, he'd shoot himself.

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Captured Ukrainian Soldier Describes How Ukrainian Tank Crew Fired on Their Own Forces

12bytes: They've been doing this and blaming the attacks on Russia since almost the beginning of the war.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A captured Ukrainian serviceman, Dmitry Semera, has described in a video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Friday how Ukrainian tanks fired on their own forces with machine guns.

The ministry said that Semera voluntarily surrendered to forces of Battlegroup Sever.

"As we were leaving Streltsovka, heading up the hill toward Belovodsk, three of our Ukrainian tanks were coming toward us. They opened fire with machine guns, started shooting at us. That's when I was wounded," the prisoner said.

Semera added that he and other Ukrainian soldiers jumped off the armored vehicle at that moment and then walked across fields toward Belovodsk for several hours.

"I ended up in a psychiatric hospital in June or July of '22. I stayed there for three weeks. My mental state was a mess. I was morally crushed. And I was using drugs," he said.

Semera stated that after spending two days at home, he was called up again to take up positions in the Miropolye area for 10 days. He tried to refuse, which displeased his commanders.

"I was beaten, electrocuted. They said I'd end up in a pre-trial detention center and then be sent on assault missions - just as cannon fodder. We stayed in a dugout, in mud, in the cold. We slept huddled together because it was so cold," the prisoner said.

Semera added that when their positions came under attack by FPV drones, he and his fellow soldiers surrendered to Russian troops without significant resistance.

He thanked the Russian military for saving his life.

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Trump reviews Lebanon ceasefire stance after Netanyahu call - Middle East Monitor

12bytes: Just in case there's still a functioning human being on Earth that thinks this isn't Israel's war.

CBS News reported that US President Donald Trump has reconsidered his position on including Lebanon in the ceasefire plan following a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The network said that Trump had initially agreed that the Middle East ceasefire announced on Wednesday would apply across the region, including Lebanon.

However, the US position changed after the call between Netanyahu and Trump.

No Iranian team in Pakistan for talks with US until attacks on Lebanon stopped: Report - Middle East Monitor

The Iranian negotiating team has not arrived in the Pakistani capital Islamabad and has no plans to attend peace talks with the US until Israel stops bombing Lebanon, Iran's Fars News Agency reported, citing a knowledgeable source.

The news agency denied reports from some US media outlets that an Iranian negotiating delegation had arrived in Islamabad.

Iran war live: Israel attacks Lebanon again on eve of US-Iran truce talks | US-Israel war on Iran News | Al Jazeera

• As the US and Iran prepare for talks in Pakistan, Israel continues to bombard Lebanon after killing at least 300 people and injuring 1,150 in nationwide strikes on Wednesday.
• World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called on Israel to withdraw a forced evacuation order affecting two main hospitals in the Beirut area, as the Lebanese health system struggles to treat casualties of Israeli attacks.
• Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says if the US is willing to "crater its economy" by continuing to allow Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to "kill diplomacy" by not adhering to the ceasefire, that would be Washington's "choice". "We think that would be dumb but are prepared for it".
• Netanyahu says instructions have been issued to start direct negotiations with Lebanon, while Israeli media reports the Israeli defence minister saying "the war will not be stopped".

IRGC pounded 25+ US-Israeli targets in 100th wave of Operation True Promise 4

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) pounded more than 25 strategic targets belonging to the United States and Israel in the 100th wave of the decisive Operation True Promise 4.

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The statement said the "crushing blows" hit targets that included 13 energy complexes and oil pipelines affiliated with the United States and Israel, among others.

"The fighters of the IRGC Aerospace Force put American and Zionist enemy targets from the Mediterranean shores to the eastern Hejaz peninsula under heavy fire, so that the foolish enemy understands that attacking the infrastructure of the Iranian people will have severe punishment."

The IRGC enumerated the targets hit by ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and attack drones:

• The Chevron refinery and oil facilities in Ras al-Juaymah, Saudi Arabia, described as the largest LNG fractionation facility supplying US energy.
• ExxonMobil and Dow Chemical oil and petrochemical facilities in Jubail, Saudi Arabia.
• US oil facilities in Yanbu on the Red Sea coast with a production capacity of 250,000 barrels per day.
• The Habshan oil facilities and the Dubai-Fujairah oil pipeline, built to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
• ExxonMobil oil facilities in Ras Laffan, Qatar, producing 146,000 barrels per day.
• Bapco oil facilities in Bahrain, producing 267,000 barrels per day.
• The Das American refinery in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), processing 60,000 barrels per day.
• US oil company facilities in Fujairah with a one-million-cubic-meter storage capacity.
• The Al-Ahmadi refinery in Kuwait, producing 346,000 barrels per day.
• The Dolphin gas company in Qatar, with an export capacity of 2 billion cubic feet per day.
• The Zirku Island oil facility, producing 750,000 barrels per day.
• The Satrop American refinery, with a 460,000-barrel-per-day capacity, a key fuel source for power plants.
• The Manifa American gas refinery, separating 900,000 barrels per day.
• Israel's IT and advanced industry centers in Beersheba, occupied Palestine.
• Intelligence and surveillance centers of the Israeli military and security apparatus in the Azrieli and Diamond towers in occupied Al-Quds.
• US Central Command's regional headquarters in Al-Azraq, Jordan, with key targets destroyed.
• Ben Gurion Airport in occupied Jaffa.
• The Haifa oil refinery in occupied Palestine, producing 300,000 barrels per day.
• The governmental complex of the Palestinian occupiers in the occupied capital, housing Zionist command and control centers.

Naval forces target US warships

The IRGC Navy, while continuing its smart control of the Strait of Hormuz, also struck several naval targets:

• The LHA-7 helicopter carrier was hit by cruise missiles, suffering damage and deck fires before retreating into the depths of the Indian Ocean.
• The CVN-74 aircraft carrier was struck by several drones, suffering hull damage and also retreating into the Indian Ocean.
• An Israeli drone manufacturing plant in the UAE.
• Oil facilities invested by US companies in LSB, Kuwait.
• US base in Ali Al Salem, Kuwait.

Military analyst challenges Western estimates, says Iran has over 17,000 missiles

12bytes: This number correlates with the 15,000 figure provided by Iran just after the US cried for a ceasefire. In addition to the 15k missiles remaining, Iran says it has 45,000 drones remaining, as well as an entire, unused navy of small boats and other toys.

A Brazil-based independent military affairs analyst has challenged Western intelligence estimates on Iran's missile arsenal, saying the Islamic Republic possesses more than 17,000 ballistic and cruise missiles as per her estimates.

Patricia Marins, in a post on X, said during the 12-day war last year, she estimated Iran's total stockpile was approximately 20,000 missiles, including 7,000 to 8,000 ballistic missiles and 12,000 to 13,000 cruise missiles, counting both active units and reserves.

Marins stated that Iran began mass-producing ballistic missiles in the early 1990s with the Shahab-2, manufactured for about 15 years, followed by the Shahab-3 from 2004 to 2008.

While these early models needed more work in terms of high precision, Iran launched a major refurbishment program in 2015 to upgrade guidance systems and warheads, with thousands of older missiles still held in reserve.

"If we assume a conservative average production rate of roughly 100 units per model per year... that alone would give Iran, over the last 15 years, an arsenal exceeding 17,000 missiles," Marins said.

She noted that by 2010, Iran was already producing about 12 missile models. From 2015 onward, at least 8 to 12 models with ranges over 1,000 km were in production.

Cruise missiles like the Soumar and Meshkat, as well as solid-fuel ballistic missiles such as the Emad and Sejjil, now exceed 2,000 km in range, sufficient to reach the occupied territories.

Marins dismissed Western think tank estimates claiming Iran had only 2,500 missiles as of February, calling them illogical.

Hezbollah attacks towns in northern Israel | Middle East Eye

Hezbollah announced that it is launching rocket attacks targeting the towns in northern Israel, including Kiryat Shmona, Metula and Misgav Am.

In a statement on Telegram, Hezbollah said that "these attacks would continue until the Israeli-American aggression against the country and the people has stopped".

Houthi leader says operations escalating with "surprises" ahead - Middle East Monitor

In remarks on Thursday, al-Houthi said that the Yemeni front has participated in joint operations, including missile and drone strikes against Israeli-controlled areas, describing these actions as part of a coordinated and long-term strategy.

He pointed to the role of Hezbollah in Lebanon in shaping a "unified fronts" equation, highlighting the intensity of operations and resilience demonstrated during the current conflict.

Al-Houthi also referred to the involvement of allied groups in Iraq, stating that they had joined coordinated efforts from the early stages of the escalation.

He described the announcement of a ceasefire as a "major victory" for Iran and what he termed the "resistance axis," as well as for broader regional actors.

The Houthi leader asserted that recent developments have restored deterrence and challenged what he described as a previous state of impunity, claiming that the United States and Israel had failed to achieve their objectives despite deploying significant military and political resources.

TotalEnergies says Saudi refinery shut down after attacks | Middle East Eye

The Saudi energy ministry said on Thursday that "multiple attacks" had recently taken place on its oil and gas sites, including the Satorp refinery, a joint venture owned by TotalEnergies and the Saudi state-owned Aramco group.

Report: Over 6,400 Iranian attacks launched since the start of the war | Middle East Eye

Iranian attacks continued on the first and second days of the truce, according to a count done by Anadolu Agency.

A total of 151 attacks were recorded from the first two days of the ceasefire.

Overall, the agency counted a sum of 6,413 Iranian missiles and drones fired across the region since the start of the war in late February, including:

• UAE: 563 missiles and 2,256 drones
• Kuwait: 369 missiles and 848 drones
• Saudi Arabia: 104 missiles and 916 drones
• Bahrain: 194 missiles and 515 drones
• Qatar: 227 missiles, 111 drones, and 2 fighter jets
• Jordan: 291 missiles and drones;
• Oman: 19 drones

Hezbollah claims 35 attacks in response to Israel's assault on Lebanon | Middle East Eye

Hezbollah announced that it had carried out 35 attacks targeting Israeli settlements, forces, vehicles and military sites as part of its response to a wave of heavy Israeli attacks on Lebanon.

Since 2 March Hezbollah has waged over 1,500 attacks on Israel, according to an Anadolu Agency tally. Meanwhile, Israel has killed nearly 1,900 people across the country in the same time period.

Max Blumenthal : Israeli Agents in the White House. - YouTube

Trump's Ceasefire Was A HUGE Lie To Hide Military Buildup - YouTube

New analysis suggests a major ceasefire negotiated by the Trump administration may have been a strategic deception used to facilitate a military buildup. The agreement, ostensibly designed to de-escalate a conflict, is now being examined as a cover for amassing missile stockpiles and repositioning troops within a key geopolitical region. Evidence indicates that during the touted peace period, significant armaments and personnel were covertly deployed, challenging the public narrative of diplomatic success and raising questions about the operation's true objective.

The potential fallout from this revelation is significant, particularly concerning U.S. allies who adhered to the ceasefire terms in good faith. This strategic gambit could be perceived as a betrayal, eroding trust and potentially destabilizing the region by prompting adversaries to reassess American intentions. The long-term consequences for U.S. foreign policy and its relationships with both allies and rival powers are now under intense scrutiny, with critics questioning the precedent set by using a public truce to mask military preparations.

Lawrence Wilkerson: New World - Iran Ceasefire Fails, NATO Is Dead & the U.S. Risks Civil War

Lawrence Wilkerson is a retired Colonel in the US Army and the former Chief of Staff to the US Secretary of State. Colonel Wilkerson discusses why the ceasefire may be failing, why NATO is dead, and why the U.S. could be heading toward civil war.

Andrei Martyanov: Iran JUST SHOT DOWN the War and Drops the Hammer on Israel & GCC

The interview discusses how recent battlefield realities have pushed the U.S. toward ceasefire talks with Iran, highlighting failed operations, internal Pentagon tensions, and limited military effectiveness. It argues Iran has strategically outmaneuvered its opponents, leveraging control over key energy routes and exposing weaknesses in Western capabilities. The conversation also questions leadership decisions, resource shortages, and the sustainability of further escalation. Broader themes include shifting global power dynamics, economic consequences, and growing political divisions in the U.S., suggesting the conflict may reshape both regional stability and the future of American influence.

Pepe Escobar: How Iran Just DESTROYED 50 Years of US DOMINANCE in the Middle East

A fragile ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. is unfolding amid deep mistrust, conflicting demands, and ongoing regional violence. Mediation efforts, particularly through Pakistan, have exposed miscommunication and political manipulation on multiple sides. While negotiations begin, both camps appear to be using the pause to regroup militarily. Iran is seen as holding strategic leverage, especially around the Strait of Hormuz, while global powers like China and Russia play complex behind-the-scenes roles. Despite talks, a lasting agreement seems unlikely, with tensions, competing interests, and the risk of escalation still dominating the landscape.

Gulf states significantly weakened by US war on Iran - Jeffrey Sachs - RT World News

"This has been a disaster for them," he said, adding that the "clever idea" of the United Arab Emirates as a financial haven and tourism hub "all... fell under bombing right now."

"[The US] did nothing to help it. I think the Emirates made a terrible mistake in signing on with Israel and the United States saying, 'This is our side. This is our protection,'" he said.

Sachs said he was baffled when Gulf countries pledged billions of dollars to the US when Donald Trump began his second term as president.

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BREAKING: U.S. Fertility Rate Collapses to Lowest Level Ever Recorded - Global Research

A new CDC report confirms America is now reproducing at the lowest rate in recorded history, with fertility dropping 5.7% since 2021 alone.