Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has warned that the Islamic Republic will show "ZERO restraint" if its infrastructure is attacked. 

"We have intelligence on Israeli plans to strike infrastructure. Once again: ZERO restraint if our infrastructure is attacked," Araghchi wrote in a post on X on Friday. 

"We are men and women of principles. Iranians do not sneak attack adversaries while engaged in dialogue. Only when attacked do we powerfully respond," he added. 

The warning came as the US and Israel started a fresh round of aerial aggression on Iran on February 28, some eight months after they carried out unprovoked attacks on the country.

Earlier this week, the invading coalition targeted Iran's main gas field, South Pars, in a major escalation. Tehran swiftly responded by targeting Qatar's Ras Laffan gas facility, warning that it will not tolerate attacks on its vital infrastructure. 

The US-Israeli attacks led to the martyrdom of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.

The attacks were launched as Iran and the US had held three rounds of indirect negotiations in the Omani capital of Muscat and the Swiss city of Geneva and planned to open technical talks in Vienna, Austria.

Iran began to swiftly retaliate against the strikes by launching barrages of missiles and drone attacks on the Israeli-occupied territories as well as on US bases in regional countries.

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Iran's Parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has called on Muslims worldwide to unite against US and Israeli plots to create divisions among them and dominate the West Asian region and "wipe them from the earth."

In a message on Friday, Qalibaf congratulated Muslims on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, and stressed that any division among Muslims only serves the interests of "our common enemies."

"From today, we must strive to build a new security order in this region based on fraternity among us, not on trust in the enemies of Islam or obedience to their dictates," he added.

In an apparent reference to the US military bases in the region, Qalibaf said Washington promises to protect the host Arab countries, but it only brings “war and insecurity “to the region.

He stressed that any Muslim who relies on America, which is the main supporter of Israel's genocide in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran, actually has no helper.

"You know that anyone clothed by America is in fact naked," Qalibaf said, noting that Washington doesn't abide by any agreement or commitment.

"Therefore, let us be aware and united," he stated.

Noting that the same coalition, namely the US and Israel, which has committed a genocide in Gaza, is now killing the people of Iran, Qalibaf wondered.

"Is it acceptable that the land of a Muslim country hosts this coalition?"

Qalibaf urged some rulers of Muslim countries, who openly or secretly cooperate with “these criminals”, to “choose the path of truth before it is too late,” prioritizing collaboration with Islamic countries over friendship with their enemies.

He noted that Iran’s attack on US interests and bases in neighboring countries in retaliation for their use by the aggressors as a launchpad for attacks on civilians in Iran was “inevitable.”

“The solution is to take our destiny into our own hands; otherwise, America and Israel will turn all our cities into Gaza. They see each of us—Shia and Sunni, adult and child, military and civilian—as Amalekites. And you know that they believe Amalekites must be exterminated and wiped from the earth,” Qalibaf noted.

He stressed that no retaliatory Iranian attack will be carried out against the host countries if they stop the US from attacking Iran from their territories.

“If Muslim countries, through brotherhood and cooperation, take control of the region’s destiny without foreign interference, lasting security will be established for all Muslim nations,” the parliament speaker stressed.

“Through bilateral and multilateral security and economic agreements, we can establish a new order in the region, so that all the region’s countries benefit from stable and reliable security,” he said, emphasizing that the region’s benefits “must belong exclusively to its own people.”

“Today is the time for action. Today is the time for brotherhood,” he reiterated.

The US and Israel started the latest round of aerial aggression on Iran on February 28, some eight months after they carried out unprovoked attacks on the country.

Iran began to swiftly retaliate against the strikes by launching barrages of missiles and drone attacks on the Israeli-occupied territories as well as on US bases and interests in regional countries.

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei has issued a message to mark the New Year in the Iranian calendar, as well as Eid al-Fitr, amid the ongoing US-Israeli aggression against the country. 

What follows is the full text of the message as provided by his office: 

In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful

O Transformer of hearts and sights,

O Director of nights and days,

O Transformer of situations and circumstances, 

Transform our circumstances to the best of circumstances!

This year, the spring of spirituality and the spring of nature – i.e., the auspicious Eid-al-Fitr and the age-old Eid of Nowruz – have coincided, and I congratulate each and every one of the people of the nation on these two religious and national holidays. I also congratulate all Muslims of the world on the occasion of Eid-al-Fitr.

It is also necessary to congratulate everyone regarding the remarkable victories of Islam’s fighters and to express my condolences and sympathy to all the families and survivors of the honorable martyrs of the second imposed war, the January Coup, the third imposed war, the security and border martyrs, and the anonymous martyred soldiers [martyrs of intelligence forces]. 

Below I present my remarks on the occasion of the upcoming 1405 year.

First, I will give a brief overview of some of the important events of the past year. In the past year, our dear people have experienced three military and security wars. The first war was the June war, when the Zionist enemy, with the special help of the United States and in the midst of negotiations, martyred some of the country's best commanders and prominent scientists and subsequently about 1,000 of our fellow citizens. Because of a gross miscalculation, the enemy thought that after a day or two, it would be the people who would overthrow the Islamic system. But with the vigilance of you, the people, the unparalleled bravery of Islam’s fighters, and the many sacrifices, the indications of desperation and destitution soon appeared in it [the Zionist enemy], to the point that it saved itself from the edge of the abyss through mediation and resorting to cessation of fighting.

The second war was the January Coup, when the United States and the Zionist regime, thinking that the Iranian people were implementing the enemy’s vision due to the economic problems imposed by them, used their mercenaries to create countless disasters and martyred more of our dear fellow citizens than in the previous war and caused a lot of damage.

The third war is the war that we are now in the middle of, and on the first day of which, with tearful eyes and sad and broken hearts, we bade farewell to the kind father of the Ummah, our great Leader – may God make his respected position exalted – while hastening with great enthusiasm at the head of a caravan of martyrs on a celestial journey to a place that had been considered for him in the shadow of God's mercy and in proximity to purified lights and among the righteous and martyrs. Also, from that day onwards, we gradually and sorrowfully bode farewell to the other martyrs of this war, including the children of the Shajareh Tayyebeh School in Minab, the brave and oppressed stars of the Destroyer Dena, the martyred commanders and fighters of the IRGC, the army, the security and police forces, and the Popular Mobilization Force (the Basij), the anonymous soldiers [martyrs of intelligence forces], the brave border guards, and the rest of the nation, young and old, who passed in front of us in a caravan of light. This war took place after the enemy was disappointed with a significant popular movement in its favor, and with the illusion that if it martyred the head of the establishment and a number of influential military figures, it would create fear and despair in you, our dear people, and cause you to leave the arena, and in this way, it would realize the dream of dominating Iran and then disintegrating it. But in this holy month, you combined fasting with jihad and provided a vast defense line, as wide as the country, and strong fortifications, as numerous as the squares, neighborhoods, and mosques. And in this way, you dealt him a confusing blow, so much so that he began to utter numerous contradictory words and many absurdities, which is a sign of lack of mindfulness and the existence of cognitive weakness.

You had already suppressed the coup on January 12 [22nd of Dey], and on February 11 [22nd of Bahman], you once again showed your opposition to global arrogance and your tirelessness, and on March 12, which coincided with Quds Day, you made him realize that he was not only dealing with missiles, drones, torpedoes, and military affairs and that Iran's front line is much bigger than his [the enemies’] humble and small mentality. I would like to thank each and every one of the dear people for creating this great epic, as well as the brave, honest and popular president and other officials who were present among the people in this ceremony, immaculate and without formalities.

This kind of action and making it visible can be in itself a very desirable thing that increasingly strengthens the cohesion between the nation and the rulers. At present, as a result of the incredible unity created among you, fellow citizens – despite all the differences of religious, intellectual, cultural and political origins – a breakdown is brought about in the enemy. This should be considered as a special blessing from the Almighty and Exalted Allah, for which we should be very grateful in words and in heart as well as in action. One of the inviolable rules is that whenever a blessing is thanked for, its root becomes stronger or enhanced in proportion to the amount of thanksgiving, and more favors are sent to the thankful person. What is needed for the time being in the position of practical gratitude is that we consider this great blessing as merely a mercy from the Almighty and make good use of it as much as possible. In this way, this cohesion will definitely become more and more resolute, and your enemies will become more disgraced and subdued. These were a review of some of the important events of the year 1404.

But now that we are on the verge of the year 1405, we are facing a few matters. One is that we bid farewell to our dear guest, the holy month of Ramadan 1447 AH, forever: The month in which your hearts turned to the transcendent world on the Night of Qadr and you called upon the merciful God, and His Holiness directed His mercy to you. You asked our lord [Imam Mahdi], may Allah hasten his noble reappearance, and His God for triumph, victory, well-being, and all kinds of blessings, and you must have received the same or better than what was your heart's desire, God willing. At the same time as this farewell, which the more knowledge human beings have, the more bitter and sad it will be, we press the happy and full moon of Shawwal al-Mukarram in our warm arms and await the reception of gifts from the Blessed and Transcendent Allah with fear and hope. I hope that after that daily and nightly conscientious presence of you, the dear nation, and the creation of the epic of Quds Day, the Almighty will not treat us except with His generosity, forbearance, forgiveness, and great grace to which you and I have become accustomed. And especially we hope that soon with the good news of the general relief in the matter of the general appearance of our lord [Imam Mahdi], his eminence, the supreme guardian appointed by Allah, He will fill the blessed heart of his holiness with joy, from which all kinds of blessings will descend upon the people of this world, by His grace and generosity.

Another thing we are facing is the important occasion of the age-old Eid of Nowruz. It is an Eid that brings with it a gift of nature, of renewal, freshness, and life, and it has a perfect occasion with joy and happiness.

On the one hand, for the general public, this is the first year that our martyred Leader and other noble martyrs are not among us. In particular, the hearts of the families and survivors of the martyrs are grieving for their loved ones.

At the same time, for my part and as a simple citizen who has a few martyrs in my circle, I think that while we are mourning and our hearts are a nest of sorrow and grief for all the martyrs, we would become very happy that in these days, our newlywed brides and grooms start their life together. And God willing, the prayers of our martyred leader and other noble martyrs of this war will be with these dear ones. And I recommend that the public should have their usual [New Year] visits of these days, of course, while respecting the survivors of the martyrs and respecting their well-being, and perhaps the people of any neighborhood will start their New Year's meetings by honoring the martyrs of the same place, which can be made possible with the necessary coordination. Of course, the period [of mourning] that the honorable government set for the tragedy of the martyrdom of our dear Leader remains in place, and observing and preserving it is considered an aspect of the greatness of this system and the country.

After these words, there are other brief remarks.

First of all, I must especially thank those who – in addition to being present in squares, neighborhoods, and mosques – highlight their social role with increasing effort. Among them are some production units, both public and private, and including some service guilds, and especially people who provide all kinds of useful services to the people for free without their jobs requiring them, and praise be to God, there is an abundance of this kind.

Secondly, one of the enemy's courses of action is his media operations, which in these days, in particular, intends to undermine national unity and consequently national security by targeting the minds and souls of some among the people. We must be careful lest this sinister intention be realized as a result of negligence and by our own hands. Therefore, my advice to our country’s domestic media, with all the intellectual, political, and cultural differences they may have, is to seriously refrain from focusing on weaknesses. Otherwise, it is possible for the enemy to reach its goal.

Thirdly, one of the enemy's hopes is to take advantage of the economic and managerial weaknesses that have been formed over a long time. Over various years, our martyred Leader – may Allah elevate his position – had focused the main theme and slogan of the year on the economy. In the opinion of this humble person, providing people's livelihood and improving the living and welfare infrastructures and creating wealth for the general public should be considered as a focal point and a kind of defense and even significant progress against the economic war waged by the enemy.

I am gracious that I have had the chance to hear the words of our dear people from all walks of life. During one period, for instance, I would ride along with you in a taxi – arranged at my request – through the streets of Tehran, with an anonymous group, listening to your conversations. I regarded this method of sampling as superior to many opinion polls. In many cases, my understandings were in line with yours, which were often expressed as various criticisms regarding economic and managerial matters. In the process, I learned a great deal from you, and I continue to seek new knowledge. Recently, during the days before and after the 19th of Ramadan, I again learned things from many of you who were present in the public squares. I hope I am never deprived of this blessing. Following things thus learned and heard, along with other studies, efforts have been made to formulate an effective and expert-tested remedy—one that is as comprehensive as possible. Thank God, this has been realized to an acceptable degree, and soon it will be ready for implementation by officials of great resolve, with the cooperation of all segments of the nation, God willing. Finally, in this section, drawing inspiration from our great martyred Leader, I announce this year’s slogan as: “Resistance Economy in light of National Unity and National Security.”

Fourth and last, what I stated in the first statement regarding the system's stance and policy on engagement with neighboring countries is a serious and genuine matter. Beyond the element of neighborliness, we recognize other spiritual elements – foremost among them our shared devotion to the noble religion of Islam, as well as the presence of holy shrines and sacred sites in some of these countries, the residence and employment of many Iranians in others, shared ethnicity or language, and common strategic interests, particularly in confronting the front of arrogance—each of which alone can serve to strengthen amicable relations. Among them, I consider our eastern neighbors to be very close to us. For a long time, I have known Pakistan to be a country that was especially beloved by our martyred Leader, a sentiment that was evident in the emotion in his voice during Friday prayer sermons over the devastating floods that threatened the lives of our religious brothers there. For various reasons, I have always held this view myself and have not refrained from expressing it in various meetings. Here, I would like to urge that our two brotherly countries, Afghanistan and Pakistan, establish better relations with each other – if only for the sake of divine pleasure and to avoid division among Muslims – and for my part, I am ready to take the necessary steps.

I should also remark that the attacks against Turkey and Oman – both of which have good relations with us—targeting certain locations in these countries, were in no way carried out by the armed forces of the Islamic Republic or the other forces of the Resistance Front. This is a ploy by the Zionist enemy, employing the false flag tactic to create discord between the Islamic Republic and its neighbors, and it may also occur in some other countries. I have already mentioned the rest of the points related to this matter.

I hope, with the prayers of our lord [Imam Mahdi] – may Allah hasten his relief – and with the Almighty’s attention, this year will be a good year full of triumph and all kinds of spiritual and material relief for our nation, our neighbors, and Muslim nations, and especially for the elements of the Resistance Front; and a year not so for the enemies of Islam and humanity. “And We desired to show favor to those who were oppressed in the earth, and to make them examples and to make them the inheritors, and to establish them in the land, and to show Pharaoh and Haman and their hosts from them that of which they were apprehensive (Holy Quran 28:6).” Indeed, God the Almighty has spoken the truth; His noble Messenger (pbuh) has spoken the truth; and we are among those who bear witness to that.

May God’s greetings, mercy, and blessings be upon you.

Sayyid Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei

Esfand 29, 1404 [March 20, 2026]

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei has issued a message on the occasion of the Persian calendar New Year. 

In a message on Friday, Ayatollah Khamenei congratulated both the Eid of Nowruz and Eid al-Fitr, which have coincided this year, to the Iranian nation and to the Muslims worldwide. 

"It is also necessary to congratulate everyone regarding the remarkable victories of Islam’s fighters," he said, also expressing condolences to all the families and survivors of the honorable martyrs of the US-Israeli aggression, as well as those of the January foreign-backed unrests. 

Three wars in one year

In the first section of the message, he provided an overview of the important events of the past year. 

"In the past year, our dear people have experienced three military and security wars," he said.

"The first war was the June war, when the Zionist enemy, with the special help of the United States and in the midst of negotiations, martyred some of the country's best commanders and prominent scientists and subsequently about 1,000 of our fellow citizens," Ayatollah Khamenei added. 

"Because of a gross miscalculation, the enemy thought that after a day or two, it would be the people who would overthrow the Islamic system," he noted, adding that however, the "vigilance" of the Iranian nation and "bravery" of Islam's fighters foiled the Zionist plots. 

The message categorized the "January Coup" as the nation's "second war," referring to the foreign-backed riots.  

The Leader stated that the United States and the Zionist regime operated under the assumption that the Iranian populace was aligning with the enemy's vision due to imposed economic pressures. 

These adversaries "used their mercenaries to create countless disasters and martyred more of our dear fellow citizens than in the previous war and caused a lot of damage," added Ayatollah Khamenei. 

Transitioning to the current and ongoing conflict, which he designated as the "third war," the Leader recounted its tragic beginning. 

"On the first day of which, with tearful eyes and sad and broken hearts, we bade farewell to the kind father of the Ummah, our great Leader," he said, referring to the US-Israeli assassination of Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on February 28. 

The Leader spoke of bidding farewell to numerous other casualties of the US-Israeli terrorist aggression, specifically mentioning the children of the Shajareh Tayyebeh School in Minab and the "brave and oppressed stars of the Dena Destroyer." 

The enemy's goal is to disintegrate Iran

The address further analyzed the strategic intent behind the current war. The Leader asserted it was launched after the enemy failed to rally a significant popular movement in its favor. 

The enemy, Ayatollah Khamenei explained, operated under "the illusion that if it martyred the head of the establishment and a number of influential military figures, it would create fear and despair in you, our dear people, and cause you to leave the arena." 

Ultimately, he warned, their goal was realizing "the dream of dominating Iran and then disintegrating it."

People dealt a 'confusing blow' to enemy

Despite these challenges, the Leader praised the public's response during the holy month. He noted that citizens "combined fasting with jihad and provided a vast defense line, as wide as the country," establishing strong fortifications throughout squares, neighborhoods, and mosques. 

This widespread mobilization, the Leader noted, dealt the adversary "a confusing blow." As a result, he observed that the enemy "began to utter numerous contradictory words and many absurdities, which is a sign of lack of mindfulness and the existence of cognitive weakness."

Enemy facing more than drones and missiles 

Ayatollah Khamenei highlighted the nation's recent triumphs over internal and external threats, emphasizing that the strength of the Iranian people far exceeds the military calculations of their adversaries.

Reflecting on the events of the past year, the Leader noted that the public had already suppressed a coup attempt on January 12. He further observed that the demonstrations on February 11 and March 12—the latter coinciding with Quds Day—served as a powerful display of "opposition to global arrogance and your tirelessness." 

During these events, he stated, the enemy was made to realize that they were "not only dealing with missiles, drones, torpedoes, and military affairs." 

He emphasized that "Iran's front line is much bigger than his [the enemies’] humble and small mentality."

The Leader expressed his gratitude to the citizens for "creating this great epic," while also commending the "brave, honest and popular president and other officials" for their presence among the people "immaculate and without formalities."

He also hailed the "incredible unity" currently witnessed among the Iranian people. The Leader noted that this cohesion exists "despite all the differences of religious, intellectual, cultural and political origins" and has resulted in a "breakdown" within the enemy's camp. 

He described this unity as a "special blessing from the Almighty."

Turning to national security, the Leader issued a warning regarding "media operations" conducted by adversaries. He stated that these efforts intend to "undermine national unity and consequently national security by targeting the minds and souls of some among the people." 

He urged domestic media outlets, regardless of political or intellectual differences, to "refrain from focusing on weaknesses," warning that negligence in this area could allow the enemy to reach its goals.

People's livelihood a 'focal point'

Ayatollah Khamenei also addressed the "economic war" facing the country. He noted that the late martyred Leader had consistently focused on the economy as the "slogan of the year." 

To counter the enemy's exploitation of "economic and managerial weaknesses," the Leader asserted that "providing people's livelihood and improving the living and welfare infrastructures and creating wealth for the general public should be considered as a focal point and a kind of defense and even significant progress against the economic war waged by the enemy."

New Year slogan and economic strategy

Ayatollah Khamenei said that his understanding of the nation’s challenges is rooted in direct engagement with citizens. He shared an anecdote about his personal efforts to hear the "words of our dear people from all walks of life," stating, "During one period, for instance, I would ride along with you in a taxi – arranged at my request – through the streets of Tehran, with an anonymous group, listening to your conversations." 

He noted that he regarded this method as "superior to many opinion polls" and found that his own understandings often aligned with public criticisms regarding "economic and managerial matters."

Based on these insights and expert studies, the Leader announced the formulation of a new "expert-tested remedy" for the country's challenges. Formally designating the theme for the new year, he declared: “Resistance Economy in light of National Unity and National Security.”

On relation with neighbors

Elsewhere in his message, Ayatollah Khamenei emphasized a "serious and genuine" policy of engagement with neighboring nations. 

The Leader identified several "spiritual elements" that strengthen these ties, including a shared devotion to Islam, sacred sites, shared ethnicity, and "common strategic interests, particularly in confronting the front of arrogance."

He specifically highlighted the importance of eastern neighbors, noting that "I consider our eastern neighbors to be very close to us." 

He made a specific appeal for regional harmony, urging that "our two brotherly countries, Afghanistan and Pakistan, establish better relations with each other – if only for the sake of divine pleasure and to avoid division among Muslims." 

He added that he is personally "ready to take the necessary steps" to facilitate this improvement.

Leader warns of 'false flag' operations

Addressing recent security developments, the Leader clearly rejected Iran's involvement in strikes against Oman and Turkey. He said that "the attacks against Turkey and Oman – both of which have good relations with us—targeting certain locations in these countries, were in no way carried out by the armed forces of the Islamic Republic or the other forces of the Resistance Front." 

"This is a ploy by the Zionist enemy, employing the false flag tactic to create discord between the Islamic Republic and its neighbors, and it may also occur in some other countries," he highlighted. 

The message concluded with a prayer for the upcoming year, expressing hope for "triumph and all kinds of spiritual and material relief" for the nation, its neighbors, and the Resistance Front. The Leader closed the address by quoting the Holy Quran (28:6):

“And We desired to show favor to those who were oppressed in the earth, and to make them examples and to make them the inheritors, and to establish them in the land, and to show Pharaoh and Haman and their hosts from them that of which they were apprehensive.”

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In a development that has sent shockwaves through the global military community, Iranian armed forces on Thursday successfully targeted a US Air Force F-35 Lightning II, one of the world's most advanced stealth fighter jets.

It marks a potential turning point in modern aerial warfare and has sparked intense debate about the viability of stealth technology against determined, innovative opponents.

According to military pundits, it’s the first time ever that an F-35 jet has been struck.

The first reports emerged from an open source account, which said an F-35A/B Lightning II had “made an emergency landing” after being hit by an Iranian surface-to-air fire.

“We are aware of reports that a U.S. F-35 aircraft conducted an emergency landing at a regional U.S airbase after flying a combat mission over Iran,” Navy Capt. Tim Hawkins of CENTCOM later said in a statement to Military Times.

Social media has been abuzz with reactions to the major development, which has shaken the US-military-industrial complex since Thursday, particularly regarding the staggering cost of the F-35 program compared to the means of its neutralization

Analyst Will Schryver said CENTCOM has confessed that the Iranians successfully targeted and "damaged" an F-35 flying in Iranian airspace."

While CENTCOM claimed the aircraft made an emergency landing and the pilot was in stable condition, Schryver expressed skepticism, pointing to video footage from Iran that "clearly shows a plume of flame trailing behind the jet after the strike."

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has launched the 67th wave of its Operation True Promise 4, targeting US military bases and Israeli military infrastructure in the region. 

The operation, conducted during the final days of Ramadan on Friday, was dedicated to the martyred IRGC spokesperson, Brigadier General Ali Mohammad Naeini, and his fallen brother.

The IRGC stated that it struck key US positions, including the Ali al-Salem base, which houses drone and airspace command centers, aircraft maintenance facilities, and the US-led coalition's operations center.

The strike also targeted early-warning radar systems and missile defense installations at the Al-Wafa base. Additionally, Iranian forces hit Israeli radar, satellite, and missile defense centers across the occupied Palestinian territories.

"With the help of God, we opened the gates of fire and pain on US military positions and Israeli infrastructure, launching a barrage of heavy missiles and a downpour of drones," the IRGC said in its statement.

The IRGC also issued a warning, stating, "The fate of the tyrant Saddam awaits Trump and the criminal Netanyahu," referring to former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.

The statement emphasized that the operations are part of Iran’s broader strategy of resistance, declaring, "Our going into battle is not a defeat. God has closed the path to defeat for us, and victory is near."

Meanwhile, Israeli officials confirmed that Iran’s missile strike on the Bazan refinery in Haifa on Thursday caused significant damage to the power infrastructure supplying the facility.

The operator of the Haifa refineries announced on Friday that the attack targeted the electricity infrastructure that supports operations at the refinery.

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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

“Those who disbelieve and hinder from the path of Allah, their deeds have gone astray.” (Muhammad, 1)

The sudden withdrawal of the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford of the US army from the battlefield and the failure to provide military support to the exhausted and defeated American soldiers in the West Asia region proved the flimsiness of the material power of the arrogant people and became an interpretation of the blessed verse: “Indeed, the hand of Satan was weak.”

The dispatch of this ship to the region was accompanied by widespread hype and propaganda by American military officials and the Western media, and the questionable departure of this ship at the height of the war, but at the same time, the media silence of the arrogant American military officials cannot hide the truth of the desperate and humiliating situation of the American and Zionist warmongers.

What a military giant! It is in crisis after a fire broke out in its own laundry room and was forced to leave the battlefield.

The ship’s change of course to the US base and its attempt to avoid passing through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait has raised the question for public opinion in the world and the region: Why should a $13 billion US warship be afraid of a few thousand dollar speedboats of the resistance forces?!

However, such a precarious and unstable situation has been created in recent days for another American ship, the “Abraham Lincoln” in the Indian Ocean.

The lying US president who claims to have destroyed the Iranian Navy! Why doesn’t he order the American ships to move towards the Sea of ​​Oman and the Red Sea?

The soldiers of Islam are eagerly waiting to see and caress the American ship in the depths of the battlefield and are fully prepared to deliver the wonders of the sea to the American marines up close.

We are flying towards the battlefield. We have been testing the battlefield for many years. And for more than 8 years, we have defeated a ruthless tyrant like Saddam Hussein. Saddam's fate awaits Trump and the criminal Netanyahu. There is no failure in our march to the battlefield. God has closed the path of defeat for us. "Say, 'Are you waiting for us?' Say, 'Are you waiting for us except for one of the righteous." Do you see two paths before us? Both of these paths are honorable for us. One is the path of martyrdom, whose honor is eternal, steadfast, and unchanging, and the other is the path of victory, both of which are victories for us."

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the United States may remove sanctions on Iranian oil stranded in tankers in a bid to increase global supplies and reduce prices in world crude markets.

Bessent made the comments in an interview with Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria” program on Thursday, saying that “In the coming days, we may unsanction the Iranian oil that’s on the water. It’s about 140 million barrels.”

He noted that the addition of sanctioned Iranian oil into global supplies would help push oil prices down for the next 10 to 14 days.

Oil prices have shot above $100 per barrel for much of the past two weeks as the US-Israeli adventurism against Iran has made shipping in the Strait of Hormuz risky for tankers.

Iran has warned it will not allow oil bound for the US, Israeli occupied territories and their allies to pass through the strait.

Amid the rising prices, the Treasury was recently forced to allow the sale of sanctioned Russian oil stranded in tankers, which reportedly added 130 million barrels to global supplies.

In his remarks, Bessent said Washington would take other measures to boost supply, including a unilateral release of stocks from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve above last week's coordinated joint G7 release of 400 million barrels.

Experts, however, say the release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) could contribute to increased market instability, since it often risks depleting its reserves, leaving the US vulnerable during more severe crises.

International oil prices surged following a US-Israeli attack on Iran’s South Pars Gas Field on Wednesday, with Brent crude rising above $109 per barrel.

The Islamic Republic responded by targeting US-linked energy companies in the Persian Gulf countries from which it is carrying a war of terrorism on Iran.

According to ship tracking data, Iran is allowing a small but growing number of commercial ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

Michelle Wiese Bockmann, an analyst at Windward, said that a growing number of ships have been rerouting via Iran’s territorial waters, suggesting that Tehran is allowing “permission-based transits to friendly countries”.

“Western-affiliated vessels won’t voluntarily come into Iranian waters, but likely Chinese, Indian and others will,” Bockmann said in a post on X.

Traffic through the strait, which normally carries about one-fifth of global oil supplies, has plunged more than 95 percent since the start of the United States and Israel’s war on Iran.

Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi said on Monday that the strait is “open, but closed to our enemies”.

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US President Donald Trump has said he did not know in advance about Israel's terrorist attack on Iran’s South Pars gas field, but according to media reports, the attack was coordinated with the United States.

Three Israeli officials told the Reuters news agency on Thursday that the Israeli strike was coordinated with the United States but would not likely be repeated.

The officials, however, said that Israel was not ⁠surprised by Trump's comments, the agency reported.

The sources described the action as similar to one that played out after Israel bombed fuel depots in Iran several days ago.

On Wednesday night, Trump said in a social media post that Washington "knew nothing about this particular attack" by Israel, which he said, had "violently lashed out" at Iran "out of anger for what has taken place in the Middle East".

He said Israel would not attack the gas field again. After attacks on the world’s largest gas field in Iran, US war minister Pete Hegseth also said that in "that particular case those weren't our strikes."

On Thursday, Trump says he told Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to strike any more Iranian oil and gas fields.

"I told him, ‘Don’t do that,’ and he won’t do that. We didn’t discuss [it]. We do independent, but get along great. It’s coordinated. But on occasion he’ll do something, and if I don’t like it.. and so we’re not doing that anymore,” Trump tells reporters in the Oval Office alongside Japans’s visiting prime minister Sanae Takaich.

According to the report, Persian Gulf Arab states had sought explanations from the Trump administration, with one country contacting US Central Command.

The command told that country that it was not informed in advance of the Israeli strike, the report said.

That country then contacted Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff, who said that while the strike was not a joint US-Israeli aggression, Washington was informed about it ahead of time, it added.

Prior to Trump's statement, the Wall Street Journal had quoted unnamed US officials saying the president had supported the strike on South Pars as a message to Iran over its restriction of tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz - one of the world's busiest oil shipping lanes - but that he did not want to see further such strikes.

Qatar's foreign ministry spokesman said "the Israeli targeting of facilities linked to Iran's South Pars field, an extension of Qatar's North Field" was a "dangerous and irresponsible step". The UAE and Oman also condemned the attack.

The attack on Iran's South Pars gas field drew an Iranian retaliatory assault on US military bases and its energy companies across the region.

According to the Washington Post, the Pentagon is requesting an extra large spending budget from Congress, roughly an additional $200 billion, to fund and resupply US war machine as terrorism against Iran rounds Day 20.

The US and the Israeli regime have repeatedly sought to highlight their close coordination in their joint war of terrorism on Iran, but authorities on both sides have claimed that their objectives are not the same.

On Thursday, US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told a House intelligence committee hearing that while Israel has been focused on "disabling the Iranian leadership," the US has focused on destroying Iran's ballistic missile program and its navy.

Senior Iranian officials say they hold both the US and Israeli regime responsible for indiscriminate bombing of residential areas, schools and hospitals during their ongoing aggression against Iran. 

The US and Israel carried out coordinated attacks while negotiations were still ongoing, amid reports that some regional countries endorsed the aggression.

Speaking separately to reporters Thursday, President Trump and his extremist war secretary Hegseth didn't dispute the report.

"We're asking for a lot of reasons, beyond even what we're talking about in Iran, when this is a very volatile world," Trump said. "As far as $200 billion, I think that number could move, obviously," said Hegseth.  

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The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has launched the 65th wave of its ongoing retaliatory Operation True Promise 4 targeting Israel’s oil refineries, debuting multi-warhead “Nasrallah” ballistic missile.

In a statement on Thursday, the IRGC said that the fresh wave of retaliatory strikes targeted Ashdod and Haifa oil refineries, which are among the Israeli regime’s biggest refineries, using Nasrallah ballistic missile system for the first time.

Nasrallah is the upgraded and the guided version of Qadr missiles used in previous strikes against US military assets in the region and targets in the Israeli-occupied territories.

The 65th wave employed a variety of other domestically manufactured long-range precision missiles, the statement said.

The IRGC has so far employed a variety of powerful weaponry in the latest strikes, including multi-warhead Qadr missiles, Kheibar Shekan missiles, Emad missiles, and Haj Qassem missiles.

According the statement, the new retaliatory wave of strikes also employed medium-range missiles of Qiyam and Zolfaghar for hitting US military assets in Al Kharj Air Base in Saudi Arabia, which is the main logistics and refueling center for F-16 and F-35 fighter jets as well as AWACS surveillance aircraft.

Furthermore, the same missile targeted Fujairah Sheikh Isa in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which serves as the headquarters and the data center control and the communication center of the US military in the region.

The US terrorist army forces at al-Zafra base in the UAE, which played a supporting and intelligence role in the attack on Iran, was also targeted by medium-range missiles of Qiyam and Zolfaghar and long-range ballistic missile of Kheibar Shekan, which carries multiple warheads.

Operation True Promise 4, a sequel to the IRGC's previous instances of successful reprisal against adversaries, began late last month momentarily following the launch of Washington's and Tel Aviv's latest bout of unlawful aggression targeting the Islamic Republic.

The IRGC has pledged to sustain the reprisal until the enemies' “complete defeat.”

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