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[repulsewarrior]

...i will toss this bit of news, for the record.

https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/politika/turki ... ak/1965963

...Turkey's relations with Iran, and Pakistan, grow. And as allies they represent a substantial foe against those who oppose their notion of "Brotherhood".

[repulsewarrior]

Nonetheless, there was still some element of surprise when the vote breakdown was officially announced. Invalid votes came second, beating Raisi's three rivals and sweeping some 13% of the total ballots. According to government data, invalid votes had made up only an average 2.2% of the total votes in previous elections.

But the biggest embarrassment came from the city council elections, which were held simultaneously with the presidential race nationwide. In at least three large cities — Karaj, Hamedan and Arak — invalid votes were atop all candidates, who had been campaigning with all in their power with unrealistic and populistic economic promises as well as appeals to religious and national heroes.

Read more: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/20 ... z6zxLqf9hG

...the results are most heartening because in a democratic election, this choice of the voters signals a voice rarely heard which sends a strong message.

[yialousa1971]

Top US general says he presented Trump with plans to hit Iran, military ready to strike if ordered

Jacob Magid and Reuters – Times of Israel June 10, 2025

The top US military commander for the Middle East says he has presented US President Donald Trump with military plans to strike Iran and is prepared to do if so ordered.

“I have provided the secretary of defense and the president a wide range of options,” Central Command head Gen. Michael Kurilla says during testimony before the House Armed Services Committee.

Kurilla was responding to Representative Mike Rogers of Alabama, the chairman of the committee, who asked if CENTCOM was prepared to respond with overwhelming force if Iran does not permanently give up its nuclear ambitions.

“I take that as a yes?” the Alabama Republican asks, after Kurilla responds.

“Yes,” Kurilla says.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ ... f-ordered/

[Get Real!]

Israeli attack on Teheran...

https://avia.pro/sites/default/files/in ... 01_496.mp4

https://avia.pro/sites/default/files/in ... /02_96.mp4

[yialousa1971]

Israeli attack on Teheran...

https://avia.pro/sites/default/files/in ... 01_496.mp4

https://avia.pro/sites/default/files/in ... /02_96.mp4

Looks like they only targeted residential areas, someone’s been passing on locations of military personnel.

Major General Hossein Salami, commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), has been reportedly martyred in the Israeli attack on Tehran early Friday morning.

https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2025/06/1 ... ck--Report

Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri has been martyred in the Zionist regime of Israel’s aggression early Friday, the Islamic Republic of Iran News Network reported.

https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2025/06/1 ... aggression

[yialousa1971]

BREAKING: Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei:

At dawn today, the Zionist regime committed a heinous crime on our soil, exposing its wicked nature by striking residential areas. It must now await a severe punishment.

By God’s will, the powerful hand of Iran’s Armed Forces will not let this go unanswered.

A number of our commanders and scientists were martyred in the attack. Their successors will immediately continue their mission.

With this crime, the Zionist regime has sealed a bitter and painful fate for itself—and it will surely face it.

[Get Real!]

yialousa,

That’s the only footage I could find early morning and later some more of damaged apartment blocks and civilian vehicles in the streets.

I haven’t seen anything pertaining to military or nuclear bases/stations damage.

I’ve just visited Israel’s 4 major networks but they’ve got nothing to show for it… you’d think they’d have footage to prove this “unprecedented attack” against nuclear facilities and such.

The Russians have nothing to offer other than the two videos I posted so... I smell a rat!

Also, I’m having problems accessing pressTV this morning… I guess they must be very busy with updates and what have you.

[Get Real!]

A bunch of new videos from Russian sources which I haven’t checked.

For a description look at the end of the URL for hints…

https://s5.cdnstatic.space/wp-content/u ... 429874.mp4

https://s5.cdnstatic.space/wp-content/u ... ak-bur.mp4

https://s5.cdnstatic.space/wp-content/u ... -Kerma.mp4

https://s5.cdnstatic.space/wp-content/u ... ed-too.mp4

https://s5.cdnstatic.space/wp-content/u ... -Israe.mp4

https://s5.cdnstatic.space/wp-content/u ... -46-53.mp4

https://s5.cdnstatic.space/wp-content/u ... r-e-Sh.mp4

ttps://s5.cdnstatic.space/wp-content/up ... ran-fo.mp4

https://s5.cdnstatic.space/wp-content/u ... itiesS.mp4

https://s5.cdnstatic.space/wp-content/u ... -44-17.mp4

https://s5.cdnstatic.space/wp-content/u ... 06/dr1.mp4

https://s5.cdnstatic.space/wp-content/u ... 06/dr2.mp4

[Get Real!]

Update: On circumventing Iranian air defenses:

According to Israel…

“Mossad smuggled precision weapons systems and commandos into Iran, adding that the attack hinged on tight joint planning between the spy agency and the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF)

Mossad agents set up a drone base near the Iranian capital, Tehran, according to a report, which said that the drones were activated overnight, striking surface-to-surface missile launchers aimed at Israel.”

https://s5.cdnstatic.space/wp-content/u ... d18c33.mp4

https://s5.cdnstatic.space/wp-content/u ... vetElr.mp4

In other words they’re claiming that they did something similar to the Ukraine, where a bunch of drones flew out of some container on Iranian territory and struck Iranian air defenses on the ground, thus paving the way for Israeli jets to roam unhindered.

At first glance this story may sound pretty farfetched but to dismiss it entirely Iran will have to provide *some* evidence of downed Israeli jets or be able to explain why its air defenses did not work.

The hard parts of the Israeli story are… the vastness of the territory involved, the countless air defense sites that would need to be drone-attacked… they’d need multiple “mother ships” and many thousands of drones… sounds insane and Israel has only provided one flimsy video as evidence!

On the other hand, why did Israeli jets suffer no losses?

So many questions and no answers…

[Londonrake]

Ukraine has spoilt things. Not every military operation/campaign comes with a full spread of popcorn munching HD videos.

Wonderful though, another freakin’ war on our doorstep.