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@Shin: NOW @ 1140Z - Jet activity over Shiraz, #Fars Province, #Iran
At 1140 UTC, military jet activity was observed over Shiraz, Fars Province, Iran.
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At 1140 UTC, military jet activity was observed over Shiraz, Fars Province, Iran.
Dutch MEP Hajar Jaruissen calls on EU countries to expel the so-called "diplomats" of the Islamic Republic of Iran, advocating for cutting diplomatic ties with the regime in Tehran.
On April 9, Qatari television network Al Arabi reported that its office building in Tehran's Heravi Square was struck by Israeli missiles, injuring ten people in nearby buildings; no injuries were reported among the network's staff.
The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Egypt, and Turkey convened in Islamabad to discuss finding a diplomatic solution to end the conflict in Iran. Nazifa Haqpala, a member of the editorial board of Afghanistan International, provided commentary on the meeting.
On Saturday evening, the Israeli army announced it targeted a central site in Tehran for producing critical components of ballistic missiles, one of two key facilities in Iran responsible for developing missile components. Additionally, Israel reported targeting dozens of other sites, including facilities for producing missile and drone engines and developing air defense systems.
The Al-Arabi network building in the Haravi area of Tehran was bombed this morning.
At 11:11 UTC, five explosions occurred in Isfahan, Isfahan Province, Iran.
Tehran is using London's "permissive environment" to conduct Western intelligence-gathering and propaganda activities through Press TV, its English-language state broadcaster, which has been accused of recruiting spies and targeting Jewish organizations. Two men were arrested last week in connection with an anti-Semitic firebomb attack on Jewish charity ambulances in north London, raising concerns of potential Iranian involvement.
CAMERA, a media watchdog organization, released a study showing that mainstream media outlets used the term "war crime" 32 times in the first three weeks of the Iran conflict, with 88% of those instances directed at the U.S. or Israel, and none directed at the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The UAE seized $530 billion in Iranian assets, according to a report by the Tehran Times. Verification of this claim is currently uncertain.
The UAE Ministry of Defense reported intercepting 414 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles, and 1,914 drones launched from Iran.
Senior officials of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were killed in an operation in Isfahan, Iran.
Anwar Gargash, the diplomatic advisor to the President of the United Arab Emirates, stated on his X account that any political solution to address Iran's attacks on Gulf countries must include compensation from the Iranian regime for targeting critical infrastructure and civilians.
Shia militias backed by the Islamic Republic in Iraq carried out multiple missile and drone attacks overnight against officials in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, U.S. military bases, and diplomatic facilities, including the U.S. consulate and homes of Kurdish leaders in Erbil. Iraqi security officials reported additional strikes on residential areas in Baghdad and a U.S. facility at Baghdad airport.
Anwar Mohammed Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the UAE president and former Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, stated that any political agreement must include Iranian compensation for strikes on Gulf infrastructure and civilian casualties.
Overnight, the Israeli Air Force struck dozens of Iranian weapons production sites, including a key facility in Tehran tied to Iran’s defense ministry that produces critical components for ballistic missiles aimed at Israel, as well as a ballistic missile engine plant, weapons production and storage sites, a drone engine facility, and a central military site for air defense system development and anti-aircraft missile production.
The Tehran Times reports that the IRGC Navy has issued a warning to U.S. forces, stating that Iran will launch multiple types of coastal and sea-based missiles if the USS Abraham Lincoln enters within range, as retaliation for a previous incident involving the Dena.
On Sunday, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, accused the U.S. government of secretly plotting a ground invasion while publicly advocating for negotiations, and threatened to retaliate against American soldiers and regional allies.
![@Visegrád 24: It’s time to expel the so-called “diplomats” of the Iranian Regime from Europe.
“Czechia and the EU want to change the Islamist Regime [in Iran] to a normal democracy,”
says Czech MEP @TomasZdechov](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpub-4357b54df55146feb8261be683c32511.r2.dev%2Fthumbnails%2F1774782035687-391c1d69277d050f--gu3W0nNxHg0d_8l.webp&w=3840&q=75)
Czech MEP Tomáš Zdechovský calls for the expulsion of Iranian diplomats from Europe, stating that Czechia and the EU aim to transform Iran's Islamist regime into a democratic system.
The headquarters of Kala, an Iranian company linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was destroyed in a targeted military strike.