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Time of India
a day ago
- Politics
- Time of India
IDF on Israel-Iran conflict: October 7 mastermind, IRGC commander liquidated from deep inside Iran
Overnight, an Israeli airstrike in Iran killed Saeed Izadi, the head of the Palestine Corps in the IRGC Quds Force, who funded and armed Hamas ahead of the terror group's October 7 onslaught as part of a multi-front plan to destroy Israel. Fabian describes who he was and how central he was in drafting Iran's ultimate strategy to eliminate Israel. Show more Show less
Time of India
2 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Behnam Shahriyari, top IRGC commander, eliminated in targeted IDF operation
Behnam Shahriyari, a senior IRGC Quds Force official, was killed in an overnight Israeli airstrike in western Iran, the military says. Shahriyari headed the Quds Force's Unit 190, responsible for the clandestine transfer of weapons to Iran's proxy groups, especially Hezbollah. The IDF says he was targeted in a strike while driving in a car, more than 1,000 kilometers from Israel. Israel has been seeking to target Shahriyari since 2009. Unit 190 has been in charge of Iran's efforts to arm Hezbollah in Lebanon, Palestinian terror groups in Gaza, and the Houthis in Yemen. Show more Show less
Memri
4 days ago
- Politics
- Memri
At Melbourne, Australia Pro-Islamic Republic of Iran Rally, Protesters Chant: We Respond to Your Call, Oh Khamenei, Qasem Soleimani; Away with Humiliation!
In a video from a June 15, 2025 protest in Melbourne, Australia, posted by Youii Teeba on TikTok, demonstrators chanted that they were responding to the call of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and IRGC Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani. Protesters waved flags of the Islamic Republic of Iran as well as Palestinian and Lebanese flags. Additional footage from the rally, not included in this clip, showed participants carrying a placard featuring photos of Iranian military commanders assassinated by Israel on June 13.
Ya Libnan
15-02-2025
- Business
- Ya Libnan
Lebanon bars Iran airlines after Israel alleges Hezbollah cash smuggling
Iranian airlines Mahan Air and Iran Air, the country's flagship carrier, will not be allowed to fly to Beirut, Lebanese TV network LBCI reported, citing Lebanon's aviation authorities. The decision follows allegations by Israel's military that Iran's IRGC Quds Force uses civilian flights to smuggle cash to Hezbollah via Beirut airport. 'The Iranian Quds Force and the terrorist group Hezbollah have been exploiting Beirut International Airport international flights over the past few weeks in an attempt to smuggle funds allocated to arm Hezbollah with the aim of carrying out attacks against the State of Israel,' Israel's military spokesman in Arabic, Avichay Adraee, wrote on X. The cancellation of flights from Iran to Lebanon was on Thursday confirmed by Saeed Chalondari, CEO of Tehran's Imam Khomeini Airport, who said permission had not been granted for Beirut flights. Shortly after the cancellations, images surfaced on social media purporting to show Hezbollah supporters in Lebanon blocking the road to Beirut Airport in protest against the refusal to allow Mahan Air to land. Hezbollah supporters in Lebanon blocked the road to Beirut Airport in protest against the refusal to allow Mahan Air to land .The decision follows allegations by Israel's military that Iran's IRGC Quds Force uses civilian flights to smuggle cash to Hezbollah via Beirut airport. On Monday, Lebanese media reported that incoming flights from Iraq to Beirut are being subject to inspection to prevent the transfer of money to Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. Since the ceasefire began in November, both Israel and Lebanon have accused the other of dozens of breaches. Israel has accused Hezbollah of rearming after weeks of bombardment from Israel, targeting key infrastructure and the group's top leadership. Lebanon accuses Israel of territorial breaches and ongoing military action which has seen dozens of Lebanese killed amid the ceasefire. Two weeks ago, Israel accused Iran of sending tens of millions of dollars to Hezbollah through clandestine cash deliveries, lodging formal complaints with the US-led committee overseeing the ceasefire, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. Iranian envoys have been flying into Beirut from Tehran with suitcases stuffed with US dollars to finance Hezbollah's operations. Additionally, Israel has reported that Turkish nationals have been used as couriers to transport funds from Istanbul to Beirut, the report said. The US State Department designated Hizballah as a foreign terrorist organization in October 1997. More than 60 other countries and organizations, including the EU, the Arab League, and the Gulf Cooperation Council, have also designated Hizballah—either in part or in its entirety—as a terrorist group. Iran Intl
Gulf Insider
06-02-2025
- Politics
- Gulf Insider
Trump Warns He Left Instructions to Destroy Iran if He Is Assassinated
It's been a longtime conservative media and Republican talking point that Tehran is looking for opportunities to take out President Donald Trump, in retaliation for his ordering the drone killing of IRGC Quds Force chief Qasem Soleimani on January 3, 2020 outside Baghdad International Airport during his first administration. President Trump has this week warned that he has left instructions ordering the destruction of the Islamic Republic in the event he is assassinated by Iranian agents. The unexpected and somewhat unprecedented contingency, which we would expect at the very least would require the approval of Congress, was issued Tuesday while Trump signed an executive order in the Oval Office restoring 'maximum pressure' to Iran. Trump hailed the action as 'very tough on Iran'. That's when he was questioned by reporters over Iran and its proxies threatening to assassinate him, to which the commander-in-chief responded: 'They haven't done that and that would be a terrible thing for them to do. Not because of me— if they did that, they would be obliterated. That would be the end. I've left instructions, if they do it, they get obliterated, there won't be anything left. And, they shouldn't be able to do it.' He laid blame in part on the prior Biden administration for being weak on Iran, and allowing alleged plots to fester without taking firm action. He soon after received Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House. 'Biden should have said that but he never did, I don't know why. Lack of intelligence perhaps but he never said it. If that happens to a leader or close to a leader— frankly, if you had other people involved also—you would call for total obliteration of a state that did it. That would include Iran,' Trump said. Back in September of last year, Trump said at an event in North Carolina: 'As you know, there have been two assassination attempts on my life that we know of, and they may or may not involve – but possibly do – Iran.' He also wrote on X at the time, 'Big threats on my life by Iran. The entire US Military is watching and waiting. Moves were already made by Iran that didn't work out, but they will try again. Not a good situation for anyone. I am surrounded by more men, guns, and weapons than I have ever seen before.' 🚨BREAKING: Trump says he has left instructions to OBLITERATE Iran if they assassinate him: 'That would be a terrible thing for them to do. If they did that, they would be obliterated. I've left instructions.''There would be nothing left.' — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) February 4, 2025 Trump's campaign at the time said they were briefed on the alleged Iranian threat by officials from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence under Biden, which was led at the time by Avril Haines. The president was also asked Tuesday to assess how close he thinks Iran is to developing a nuclear weapon, to which he responded, 'too close' – and added, 'They're pretty close.' But the CIA recently assessed it doesn't think Tehran is pursuing a bomb at this point.
