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    Larry C. Johnson: Massive Iranian Retaliation Hits Back Hard After US Attack — Everything Ignited!

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    Looks like the IRGC has finally been defeated and the Ayatollah is dead. This is history in the making and I hope the Iranian people come out of this with a properly functioning, secular government (or a Christian theocracy)

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    Looks like the IRGC has finally been defeated and the Ayatollah is dead. This is history in the making and I hope the Iranian people come out of this with a properly functioning, secular government (or a Christian theocracy)
    But isn't that a bit like hoping that assassinating the Pope would encourage Catholics to renounce their faith?

    (And an aside: if the Ayatollah really has been killed, then he was the only person in Iran who had issued a fatwa that Iran should NOT develop a nuclear weapon. His successor might not necessarily share that view.)


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    U.S.-Iran – A War Of Aggressions Which Aims Can Not Be Achieved – Moon of Alabama

    February 28, 2026

    Yesterday the Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi, the mediator in talks between the U.S. and Iran, revealed that Iran had offered unprecedented restrictions of its nuclear program to prevent a war.

    During a CBS interview he explained:
    MINISTER ALBUSAIDI: I am confident, and in my assessment of the way the talks are going, I think there is, really I can see that the peace deal is within our reach.
    MARGARET BRENNAN: A peace deal?
    MINISTER ALBUSAIDI: Yes, is within our reach, if we just allow diplomacy the space it needs to get there. Because I don’t think any alternative to diplomacy is going to solve this problem.

    MINISTER ALBUSAIDI: The single most important achievement, I believe, is the agreement that Iran will never, ever have a nuclear material that will create a bomb. This is, I think, a big achievement. This is something that is not in the old deal that was negotiated during President Obama’s time. This is something completely new. It really makes the enrichment argument less relevant, because now we are talking about zero stockpiling. And that is very, very important, because if you cannot stockpile material that is enriched then there is no way you can actually create a bomb, whether you enrich or don’t enrich. And I think this is really something that has been missed a lot by the media, and I want to clarify that from the standpoint of a mediator.
    MARGARET BRENNAN: So explain that. So the enriched material, things that could be used as nuclear fuel for a bomb, you’re saying Iran would not keep on their own soil?
    MINISTER ALBUSAIDI: They would give it up.
    To give up stockpiling enriched material of various grades is a concession that Iran has never before made. It would indeed make it impossible for it to create a nuclear bomb.

    The U.S. however was not interested in a nuclear deal. Hours after Albusadi’s interview it joined Israel in a “pre-emptive” war on Iran.
    jeremy scahill @jeremyscahill – 7:18 UTC · Feb 28, 2026
    The term “preemptive” is pure propaganda. The U.S. once again used the veneer of negotiations as a cover to bomb Iran. Tehran had just offered terms that went far beyond the 2015 nuclear deal. What was preempted was diplomacy. The same propaganda tactics used in 2003 Iraq war.
    Badral Abusaidi was left to expressed his disappointment:
    Badr Albusaidi – بدر البوسعيدي @badralbusaidi – 12:04 UTC · Feb 28, 2026
    I am dismayed. Active and serious negotiations have yet again been undermined. Neither the interests of the United States nor the cause of global peace are well served by this. And I pray for the innocents who will suffer. I urge the United States not to get sucked in further. This is not your war.
    U.S. President Trump thought differently. In an 8 minutes long speech (vid) he announced several war aims like the destruction of Iran’s missiles, the destruction of its navy and to prevent the country from acquiring nuclear weapons it does not want. He called on the armed forces of Iran to lay down their weapons and for its people to overthrow its government.

    For the Islamic Republic the war is thereby not about mere defense – but existential.

    As none of Trump’s strategic objectives is likely to be achieved one might already argue that the U.S. has little chance but to lose this war.

    So far the exchange of strikes has run along its predictable course.

    The U.S. and Israel launched stand-off cruise-missiles against political and military targets in Iran. The compound of the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran, the Ministry of Intelligence, the Ministry of Defense, the Iranian Atomic Energy Agency, the Parchin military complex were hit. Iran’s leadership had moved to safe places and was not affected by the strikes. A missile destroyed the house of the former president Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, who has no role in the current government, and killed three of his guards. Several missiles, says Iran, have hit an elementary school in Minab, south Iran, and killed up to 60 children.

    Iran responded by attacking U.S. military installations in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates with hundreds of drones and shorter range missiles. A long range U.S. radar in Qatar was hit as were U.S. Navy fuel depots in Bahrain. Several salvos of tens of medium range missiles were fired against U.S positions in Jordan as well as against Israel.

    These first salvos with older, less accurate missiles are intended to draw out U.S. air-defenses and to entice them to expend their limited missiles supplies. There have been reports of several explosions in various places in the Middle East but it is too early to assess if these are the consequences of falling debris or real intended results.

    One target hit by the U.S. side was the headquarter of the Hashid Shaabi popular mobilization forces in Iraq. It killed several people. Following that Hashid Shaabi announced to join the fight on Iran’s side. Missiles have hit U.S. positions in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan.

    The Houthi in Yemen as well as Hizbullah in Lebanon are expected to also join in the fight.

    The exchange of missile strikes is expected to continue over several days. the U.S. will try to eliminate Iranian missile launchers and production facilities. Iran will try to exhaust U.S. missile defenses to then launch its more precise and effective missiles against Israel and major U.S. (naval) targets. Iran already claims to have hit a U.S. supply ship.

    But Iran’s main instrument in this war will be its control over the transport of 20% of the world’s oil supplies.

    It has just announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
    Michael A. Horowitz @michaelh992 – 15:30 UTC · Feb 28, 2026
    #Breaking an official with the EU naval mission Aspides says vessels have been receiving transmission from Iran’s revolutionary guards saying no ship is allowed to pass the strait of Hormuz
    Iran can control the Straits by simply firing land-based anti ship missiles.
    By Monday fuel prices will have gone through the roof.

    Oil prices are the major pressure point Iran has to cause effects within the U.S.
    One wonders how long President Trump can sustain the war if the price of gasoline goes up and stays high.
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    While I am following this unjustified war... attack on Iran, I am still thinking about.. what kind of human being is Trump ... disgusting! He was never thinking about others... about word EFFECT... how much effect will he make around the world, this criminal doing... this inhuman act and other actions he is causing...

    I am not so much surprised of Trump I can say that... I knew, that this man is seeing only himself as a king... his nature and stile of living, in past and now.. he wanted always to be rich and powerful.. it's psychopathic illness... and with that, he will still stay under microscope regarding pedophile acts, which will be disclosed.. he can not hide himself from that...
    I am sure, we shall hear so much more accusations against him... everywhere around the world.. I am not alone in this... some of prominent reporters is saying... this is Epstein's war!

    I was right about him for ever... few of my PA friends here was saying, that I was having in my heart HATE towards Trump and US... they were wrong and is wrong now too... I do not hate anyone... it's needed so much energy for that... it's not me, to give energy for hating someone... I believe in KARMA!

    Bu I was disgusted for years about him... was always saying, he is not worthy to occupy the highest government position... I do not want to say... I told you so.. but I am saying... please God, do not allow to this man to do so much damage to humanity, that will can not be repair...
    These moments are so sad we are witnessing now.. God help us!


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    Looks like the IRGC has finally been defeated and the Ayatollah is dead. This is history in the making and I hope the Iranian people come out of this with a properly functioning, secular government (or a Christian theocracy)
    But isn't that a bit like hoping that assassinating the Pope would encourage Catholics to renounce their faith?
    Quite the opposite Bill but I get your point. Many thousands of Iranians have become Christians lately and it was never a truly Islamic country in its soul.

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    DD Geopolitics


    🚨🇮🇷 The map of strikes on Iran is widespread.

    Map of confirmed strike locations across the country:

    → Tehran — multiple strikes on the capital
    → Qom — Iran's religious capital
    → Isfahan — nuclear facilities
    → Kermanshah — western missile bases
    → Urmia — far northwest, near Turkey
    → Shiraz — southern command hub
    → Minab — coastal military installations
    → Chabahar — far southeast, near Pakistan border

    https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/2027881147636846685

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    Did you know that there are over 300,000 Christians living in Iran & 200-300 Christian Churches?

    Why is the media hiding this?

    https://x.com/luna_aspe/status/2027809753108193709?s=20

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    Iran has ~118k Christians per official 2016 census, but independent estimates range 300k–1.2M, including hundreds of thousands of converts from Islam—often called the world's fastest-growing Christian population, mostly via underground house churches.

    Historic Armenian/Assyrian communities + registered churches number 600+, per Wikipedia & advocacy groups like Article 18/Open Doors. The map in the thread shows distribution of many official ones.

    Coverage varies; growth is noted in reports from Hoover Institution, State Dept, etc., alongside documented persecution.

    https://x.com/grok/status/2027884091199164907

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    (Bibi is from Poland originally)

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    Mileikowsky is on the run and almost back to his homeland—Poland.

    https://x.com/doctor_rahmeh/status/2027874167237095589

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    90% of the population of UAE are foreigners working in PR or finance. They aren't going to hang around for long. Many will now leave even if the war ends tomorrow. They signed up for a tax free land of wealth, mall shopping, and fine dining, not a war zone

    Bombings in deeper areas of Dubai: mall streets, Palm Jumeirah, and compounds around Burj Khalifa are all related to the assets of Trump and his family, zionist hideouts, and Mossad centers.

    https://x.com/NateB_Panic/status/2027779168985923950



    There are reports of mass casualties and damage. More attacks are ahead, which may lead to the fall of hotels and also some famous buildings
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    Looks like the IRGC has finally been defeated and the Ayatollah is dead. This is history in the making and I hope the Iranian people come out of this with a properly functioning, secular government (or a Christian theocracy)
    But isn't that a bit like hoping that assassinating the Pope would encourage Catholics to renounce their faith?
    Quite the opposite Bill, but I get your point. Many thousands of Iranians have become Christians lately and it was never a truly Islamic country in its soul.
    I find this fatwa one of the most intriguing parts of the nuclear discussions; it is a piece of the Iranian nuclear puzzle that never fit into the overall picture. It stuck out like a sore thumb. There is quite a bit of evidence that suggests the fatwa was strategic rather than sacred. The authenticity of such a decree is normally put in writing and made public. No verifiable copy has ever been produced. It is considered an oddity that this particular fatwa was not formally written. Public fatwas are extremely important, especially when issued by high government officials or state scholars.

    Also, Hassan Rouhani, a politician, cleric, and academic who served as President of Iran from 2013 to 2021, admitted in a 2012 BBC interview that the idea of presenting the fatwa during nuclear talks was his own idea and not a pre-existing decree.

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    I know, that these three gentlemen are from other political spectrum as Pro Trump people are... but, it is very interesting talk among them... I always like Mehdi... he is in my opinion very serious and humanly active warrior for those who are oppressed ones... specially, people of Gaza, West Bank Jemen, Cuba, Venezuela etc...

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    IRAN BREAKING NEWS TOWN HALL: Mehdi and Guests on Illegal US Attacks



    Special guests and experts join Mehdi to discuss the start of yet another war under Donald Trump.

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    I am placing this video here too... talking about Trump's own words... in few years, he was very anti wars when Obama is in WH... now... people are saying.. It is the Trumpstein Distraction War!


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    Free Palestine TV

    The plane carrying the head butcher of the Jewish Colony, flew in a circle for 4 hours while being refused to land by every Jewish Vassal regime in the Mediterranean, before being welcomed home by Nazi Germany.

    https://x.com/TVFreePalestine/status...75796681945248

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    BREAKING: 🇮🇷 IRIB announces the death of Ayatollah Khamenei's daughter, son-in-law, and grandchild in U.S.-Israeli strikes

    https://x.com/Megatron_ron/status/2027903643446284457

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    Aged 86, Islamic Republic Leader Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei was martyred at the hands of the Israeli occupation forces following large-scale aggression that targeted Iran on Saturday morning.

    The legendary scholar led Iran from late 1989, following the death of his mentor, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the revolutionary who founded the Islamic Republic of Iran.

    https://x.com/MayadeenEnglish/status...21909648683070
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    Here is a quite different take on this new eruption of the Middle East War, than many of the above posts.

    For over a century now, both Israel (from its conception in the Balford Declaration of 1917) and Iran (since 1901, when the Persian shah granted British financier William Knox D’Arcy a 60‑year agreement to develop and control Iranian petroleum), ... both have been two opposing pillars of a classic projection of British Empire power, by creating and funding two opponents.

    Trump's administration is dismantling this deeply entrenched globalist regime. He is not about invading Iran on the ground nor about dismantling the Iranian government and civil structures. This is not another Iraq. Rather, as was recently done in Venezuela, the mission objective is to take out a key pillar of the globalist control of a nation, while minimizing civilian death and preserving as much as practical the functioning institutions and infrastructure.

    In short - get a nation out from underneath the globalist thumb - with minimum collateral damage.

    That is very much what Trump is doing in the United States itself.

    Youtube's summary for this video is a useful introduction:
    Barbara Boyd argues that the U.S. and Israel’s major combat operations against Iran, announced by President Trump as Operation Epic Fury, are being miscast as “Iraq 2.0” and “regime change.” She cites Trump’s message to Iranians to “take over your government” and JD Vance’s statement that there is “no chance” of a years-long Middle East war, framing the strikes as targeted to stop Iran’s nuclear ambitions rather than an occupation. Barbara shows Iran’s leadership has long served a British-centered financial system rooted in the 1908 BP oil concession, reinforced by events such as the 1953 Mossadegh coup and the 1979 revolution. She says Trump’s recent policies—Abraham Accords, the “Board of Peace,” Gulf investment redirection, and designating the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorists—aim to dismantle that system, with Iran as the final obstacle amid escalating retaliatory strikes across the Gulf.
    NOT IRAQ 2.0: The 118-Year Empire Trump Just Ended
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    Default Re: Israel vs Palestine/Lebanon/Iran/Yemen/Syria: a New Middle East War

    Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth)

    They have a succession plan for the succession plan.

    Mojtaba Khamenei
    Sadeq Larijani
    Alireza Arafi
    Ahmad Khatami

    Each one is more anti-US and fundamentalist than the last.

    And killing Ali Khamenei, who was dying of old age, would turn him into a religious martyr for these figures to push a more radical agenda.

    https://x.com/adamscochran/status/2027917939878384051

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