Mehdi Taj, President of the Football Federation, returned to Iran after being denied entry into Canada when he stated that 90 million Iranians are members of the IRGC in response to a question from Canadian Border Police.
Israel is preparing for a potential U.S. strike on Iran and a possible preemptive Iranian response, with the Israeli Chief of Staff contacting CENTCOM Commander Cooper to coordinate, according to Channel 12.
Mehrab Gholizadeh, an economic journalist, stated that managing the economy for the Islamic Republic has become extremely difficult due to current conditions, warning that a continued U.S. naval blockade would cause a sharp surge in the dollar price and leave the Pezeshkian government unable to control the exchange rate.
Hassan Rahimpour Azghadi, a member of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution, warned that America and its regional allies are planning major assassinations and bombings in Iran, threatening that if war resumes, the Islamic Republic will target all adversaries with full force. Azghadi also criticized the perceived impunity of Western leaders in issuing orders for attacks on Iran.
Ukrainian forces conducted a drone strike 1,700 kilometers behind the frontline, hitting and disabling two SU-57 Russian fifth-generation fighter aircraft and one SU-34 at the Shagol airfield in Chelyabinsk.
مهدی تاج، رییس فدراسیون فوتبال، در حالی که اجازه ورود به خاک کانادا را پیدا نکرد، به ایران بازگشت. او مدعی شد که در پاسخ به پلیس مرزی کانادا درباره سابقه عضویتش در سپاه پاسداران، گفته است که «۹۰ میلیون ایرانی سپاهی هستند». گفتوگو با محمد تقوی، عضو تحریریه ورزشی ایراناینترنشال
