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Abdallah bin Khalid al-Thani	Abdallah bin Khalid al-Thani	al-Qaeda	Arabia	Qatari	At Large	Money Man	20030208
		Member of the Qatari royal family. Provided safe houses for Osama bin Laden and Khalid Sheikh Mohammad
Ali Khalidi	Ali Khalidi	al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula	Arabia				20030528
Allama Khalid Mehmood Nadeem	Allama Khalid Mehmood Nadeem	Jamaat-e-Islami	India-Pakistan				20060313	Link
Fahd Bin Abdullah Bin Khalid	Fahd Bin Abdullah Bin Khalid	International Islamic Front	India-Pakistan				20020916
Faheem Khalid Lodhi	Faheem Khalid Lodhi	al-Qaeda	Down Under				20050806
	Faheem Khalid Lodhi	Lashkar-e-Taiba	Afghanistan/South Asia	Australian	In Jug		20050622
		accused of being the key Australian contact for imprisoned French terror suspect Willie Brigitte.
	Faheem Khalid Lodhi	Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaah	Down Under				20040606	Link
Faisal Khalidi	Faisal Khalidi	al-Qaeda affiliate	Middle East				20031019
Hafiz Khalid Waleed	Hafiz Khalid Waleed	Jamaat Al Dawa	Afghanistan/South Asia			Big Shot	20020321
Hafiz Khalid Walid	Hafiz Khalid Walid	Lashkar-e-Taiba	India-Pakistan				20020727
	Hafiz Khalid Walid	Jamaat-ud-Dawat	India-Pakistan				20020727
Hassan Khalid	Hassan Khalid	al-Qaeda	Israel-Palestine-Jordan				20060126	Link
Khalid Abbasi	Khalid Abbasi	al-Qaeda	Afghanistan/South Asia				20050919	Link
Khalid Abdul Waddod	Khalid Abdul Waddod	International Islamic Front	India-Pakistan				20020916
Khalid Abdul nabi	Khalid Abdul nabi	al-Qaeda in Yemen	Arabia				20031213
Khalid Abdulnabi	Khalid Abdulnabi	al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula	Arabia				20031103
Khalid Abu Anza	Khalid Abu Anza	Hamas	Israel-Palestine				20040520	Link
Khalid Abu Doma	Khalid Abu Doma	al-Tawhid	Terror Networks				20040713	Link
Khalid Abu Hilal	Khalid Abu Hilal	Hamas	Israel-Palestine-Jordan				20060707	Link
Khalid Abu Kheiran	Khalid Abu Kheiran	Palestinian Authority	Israel-Palestine	Palestinian			20020514
Khalid Abu-al-Dahab	Khalid Abu-al-Dahab	Egyptian Islamic Jihad	Home Front				20011121
Khalid Ahmed	Khalid Ahmed	al-Qaeda	India-Pakistan				20030926
Khalid Akhtar	Khalid Akhtar	al-Muhajiroun	Fifth Column				20021116
Khalid Al Mathkour	Khalid Al Mathkour	Supreme Consultative Committee to Implement Islamic Sharia in Kuwait	Arabia				20040413	Link
Khalid Al Mihdhar	Khalid Al Mihdhar	al-Qaeda	India-Pakistan	Saudi	Deceased	Tough Guy	20030501
		One of the 9-11 hijackers. aliases Sannan al-Makki, Khalid bin Muhammad, Addallah al-Mihdhar, and Khalid Mohammad al-Saqaf. Like many of the hijackers, there are persistent reports that he is still alive, although this has not been confirmed. Al-Mihdhar was the first hijacker shown to have some connection to Osama bin Laden, when it was discovered that he had attended a meeting with a suspect in the USS Cole bombing who had been identified by the FBI as one of bin Laden's top security officials.
Khalid Al-Dahdouh	Khalid Al-Dahdouh	Islamic Jihad	Israel-Palestine-Jordan				20060303	Link
Khalid Ali Bin Ali Al-Hajj	Khalid Ali Bin Ali Al-Hajj	al-Qaeda	Arabia				20031002
Khalid Ali Hajj	Khalid Ali Hajj	Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula	Arabia				20040318
Khalid Almihdhar	Khalid Almihdhar	al-Qaeda			At Large		20031208
Khalid Alwerfeli	Khalid Alwerfeli	al-Qaeda	Europe				20030120
Khalid Azig	Khalid Azig	al-Qaeda	Africa: North				20051126	Link
Khalid Bekkish	Khalid Bekkish	Libyan Islamic Fighting Group	Africa: North				20051108	Link
Khalid Buslama al-Ilaqi	Khalid Buslama al-Ilaqi	Libyan Islamic Fighting Group	Africa: North				20051108	Link
Khalid El-Batsh	Khalid El-Batsh	Islamic Jihad	Middle East				20020819
Khalid Farooqi	Khalid Farooqi	Hizb-i-Islami	Afghanistan/South Asia				20040503	Link
	Khalid Farooqi	Hizb-e-Islami	Afghanistan/South Asia				20040704	Link
	Khalid Farooqi	Hezb-i-Islami	Afghanistan				20031124
Khalid Habib	Khalid Habib	al-Qaeda	India-Pakistan				20060119	Link
Khalid Hajj	Khalid Hajj	al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula					20040223
Khalid Ibn Muhammad Al-Juhani	Khalid Ibn Muhammad Al-Juhani	al-Qaeda	Terror Networks				20040526	Link
Khalid Ibn Muhammad al-Juhani	Khalid Ibn Muhammad al-Juhani	al-Qaeda	Arabia	Saudi		Tough Guy	20020120
		identified by the FBI on a videotape, described as a Saudi national who has been suffering from mental problems. Al-Watan quoted family members as saying al-Juhani got involved in the Afghan civil war in 1992 at the age of 18 and fought for three years before returning to Saudi Arabia. "He was described then as suffering from mental problems believed to be the result of pressure he faced during the war," a relative told the newspaper.
	Khalid Ibn Muhammad al-Juhani	al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula	Arabia	Saudi		Tough Guy	20030607
		Seen giggling and kissing his gun in an al-Qaeda tape
Khalid Javed	Khalid Javed	al-Omar Mujahedin	India-Pakistan				20040207
Khalid Jehani	Khalid Jehani	al-Qaeda	Afghanistan/South Asia				20040319
Khalid Khawaja	Khalid Khawaja	al-Qaeda	Great White North				20040124
	Khalid Khawaja	Jaish-e-Mohammad	India-Pakistan				20020205
Khalid Khedr	Khalid Khedr	Ansar al-Islam	Terror Networks				20021227
Khalid Machel	Khalid Machel	Hamas	Israel-Palestine				20040422	Link
Khalid Mahal	Khalid Mahal	al-Qaeda in Iraq	Iraq				20060926	Link
Khalid Mahmoud	Khalid Mahmoud	Iraqi Insurgency	Iraq-Jordan				20040401
Khalid Memon	Khalid Memon	Lashkar-e Jhangvi	Afghanistan/South Asia				20040312
	Khalid Memon	Lashkar-e-Jhangvi	Afghanistan/South Asia				20040218
Khalid Messier Al Shimmari	Khalid Messier Al Shimmari	al-Qaeda affiliate	Arabia				20030305
Khalid Mishal	Khalid Mishal	Hamas	Israel-Palestine-Jordan				20060129	Link
Khalid Moussaid Salem	Khalid Moussaid Salem	Al-Tawhid wal Jihad	Africa North				20060327	Link
Khalid Musaid	Khalid Musaid	Tawhid wal Jihad	Africa North				20060506	Link
Khalid Nazal	Khalid Nazal	Numan Brigade	Iraq-Jordan				20050830
Khalid Rashid	Khalid Rashid	al-Qaeda	Africa Subsaharan				20060609	Link
Khalid Raza	Khalid Raza	Al-Badr	Afghanistan/South Asia				20040306
	Khalid Raza	Jamaat-e-Islami	Afghanistan/South Asia				20040306
	Khalid Raza	Islami Jamiat Tulaba	Afghanistan/South Asia				20040306
Khalid Saifullah	Khalid Saifullah	Hizbul Mujahideen	India-Pakistan				20020510
	Khalid Saifullah	Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh	Bangladesh		Deceased		20060304	Link
Khalid Saleh Hadi Al-Halilah	Khalid Saleh Hadi Al-Halilah	al-Qaeda in Yemen	Arabia				20051216	Link
Khalid Shahenshah	Khalid Shahenshah	D Company	India-Pakistan				20030804
Khalid Shaikh Mohammad	Khalid Shaikh Mohammad	al-Qaeda	India-Pakistan				20030111
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed	Khalid Shaikh Mohammed	Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula	Arabia				20030626
	Khalid Shaikh Mohammed	al-Qaeda	India-Pakistan	Kuwaiti-Baloch	In Jug	Key Aide	20031028
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed named	Khalid Shaikh Mohammed named	Lashkar-e-Jhangvi	Afghanistan/South Asia				20040615	Link
Khalid Shaikh Muhammad	Khalid Shaikh Muhammad	al-Qaeda	India-Pakistan				20060213	Link
	Khalid Shaikh Muhammad	Al Qaeda	Terror Networks				20020616
Khalid Sheihk Mohammed	Khalid Sheihk Mohammed	al-Qaeda	Terror Networks				20060526	Link
Khalid Sheik Mohammad	Khalid Sheik Mohammad	Al-Qaeda	Southeast Asia				20021008
Khalid Sheik Mohammed	Khalid Sheik Mohammed	al-Qaeda	Iran	Kuwaiti-Baloch	In Jug	Key Aide	20031117
		Captured in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, , in in March 2003; mastermind of Sept. 11 and the financier of the first World Trade Center attack
Khalid Sheikh Mohammad	Khalid Sheikh Mohammad	al-Qaeda	India-Pakistan		Captured		20030302
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed	Khalid Sheikh Mohammed	al-Qaeda	Afghanistan/South Asia	Kuwaiti-Baloch	In Jug	Key Aide	20030519
		Operations commander, grabbed in Rawalpindi
	Khalid Sheikh Mohammed	al-Qaeda	Terror Networks & Islam	Kuwaiti-Pakistani	In Jug	Big Shot	20030605
		Former operations chief of al-Qaeda, now enjoying an extended vacation, probably on Diego Garcia or Bikini Atoll.
	Khalid Sheikh Mohammed	International Islamic Front	India-Pakistan				20020916
Khalid Sheikh Muhammad	Khalid Sheikh Muhammad	al-Qaeda	India-Pakistan	Pakistani	In Jug		20030504
Khalid Waqar Chamkani	Khalid Waqar Chamkani	Mutahidda Majlis-i-Amal	India-Pakistan				20051213	Link
Khalid Yasin	Khalid Yasin	Learned Elders of Islam	Down Under				20030804
Khalid al Fawwaz	Khalid al Fawwaz	al-Qaeda					20011217
Khalid al Midhar	Khalid al Midhar	al-Qaeda	Iraq				20031115
Khalid al Mihdhar	Khalid al Mihdhar	al-Qaeda	Home Front: Politix				20050830
Khalid al-Attash	Khalid al-Attash	al-Qaeda	India-Pakistan				20030504
Khalid al-Fawwaz	Khalid al-Fawwaz	Egyptian Islamic Jihad	Britain				20050831
	Khalid al-Fawwaz	al-Qaeda	Britain				20050831
	Khalid al-Fawwaz	Advice and Reformation Committee	Britain				20011024
Khalid al-Halilah	Khalid al-Halilah	al-Qaeda in Yemen	Arabia				20060305	Link
Khalid al-Harbi	Khalid al-Harbi	Supreme Council of Global Jihad	Terror Networks				20030813
Khalid al-Midhar	Khalid al-Midhar	al-Qaeda					20030502
Khalid al-Mihdhar	Khalid al-Mihdhar	al-Qaeda					20030921
Khalid al-Zawahiri	Khalid al-Zawahiri	al-Qaeda	Afghanistan/South Asia				20040307
Khalid al-Zawahri	Khalid al-Zawahri	al-Qaeda					20040225
Khalid bin Mahfouz	Khalid bin Mahfouz	al-Qaeda					20031110
Khalida Jarar	Khalida Jarar	Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine	Israel-Palestine-Jordan				20060606	Link
Maulvi Khalid	Maulvi Khalid	Taliban	Afghanistan				20030614
Mohamed al-Khalid Samha	Mohamed al-Khalid Samha	Learned Elders of Islam	Europe				20051212	Link
Mohammad Khalid	Mohammad Khalid	al-Qaeda	India-Pakistan				20020914
Mohommad Khalid Azizi	Mohommad Khalid Azizi	al-Qaeda	Southeast Asia				20030831
Muhammad Khalid	Muhammad Khalid	Sipah-e-Sahaba	India-Pakistan				20060909	Link
Rappani Khalidov	Rappani Khalidov	Chechnya	Caucasus				20040415	Link
Redouane Khalid	Redouane Khalid	al-Qaeda	Europe	French-Algerian	In Jug		20060702	Link
Shaheen Khalid Butt	Shaheen Khalid Butt	Manhattan Foreign Exchange	Home Front				20030323
Sheik Khalid Yasin	Sheik Khalid Yasin	Learned Elders of Islam	Down Under				20051011	Link
Sheikh Ahmad Bin Hamoud Al-Khalidi	Sheikh Ahmad Bin Hamoud Al-Khalidi	Learned Elders of Islam	Arabia				20031215
Sheikh Khalid Azan	Sheikh Khalid Azan	Islamic Propagation and Awareness	Africa: Subsaharan				20040411
Syed Khalid Raza	Syed Khalid Raza	Al-Badr	Afghanistan/South Asia				20040306
Taimur Khalid	Taimur Khalid	Hizb ut-Tahrir	India-Pakistan				20031127
Yasmin Khalid	Yasmin Khalid	Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl)	India-Pakistan				20060326	Link

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2025-07-12

Mayor Karen Bass issued an executive directive requiring federal agencies to provide detailed information on raids conducted in the city

Saturday 07/12/2025

US appeals court cancels plea deal for 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

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Caribbean-Latin America Haiti: UN reports over 3,000 people killed since the start of the year		Africa Horn Somalia: Intelligence agency NISA says at least 13 al-Shabaab militants, including senior commanders, were killed in coordinated operations
Africa Horn Danab Commando Force -- U.S.-backed Somali elite unit leads 80% of all offensive operations in 2025		Israel-Palestine-Jordan IDF has found and destroyed another underground tunnel in Gaza, measuring 500 meters long and 13 meters deep, in Khan Yunis
Israel-Palestine-Jordan Two Palestinian Authority police officers who trained in Qatar returned to Israel and murdered an Israeli		Israel-Palestine-Jordan Joint IDF-ISA operation ELIMINATED Fadl Abu al-Ata, the Islamic Jihad's Shejaiya sector commander

The most well-paid engineer in the world? Meta poaches AI researcher from rival with $200 million pay offer

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US appeals court cancels plea deal for 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

2025-07-12

[PUBLISH.TWITTER] Good.

US appeals court cancels plea deal for 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, reopening possibility of death penalty. Judges affirm former Defense Secretary Austin's authority to reject deal, agreeing victims' families deserve a full military trial. pic.twitter.com/qxT7xDnSEp
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) July 11, 2025

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Britain

2 tales of anti-Zionism in Britain with consequences: Pro-Paleo protesters vs Barclays, Paleo Action protests gov’t ban

2025-07-01

Pro-Paleo protesters demand Wimbledon cut Barclays as sponsor over Israel ties

Timing, guys — timing matters. Should have done this two days ago.

[IsraelTimes] Activist says arms firms that supply Israel are customers at UK bank, ties must be cut like with Russia; Barclays ‘proud’ of partnership with tennis tourney, defends business deals

Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters urged Wimbledon to drop Barclays as a sponsor Monday because of the British bank’s business dealings with Israel.

About two dozen protesters from Palestine Solidarity Campaign demonstrated near the main entrance of the All England Club, as thousands of fans arrived for Day 1 of the tennis tournament.

“They’re the bank for the arms companies that are obviously supplying weapons to Israel,” protester Khalid Zalmay told The Associated Press. “We should not be arming Israel, we should not be allowing anybody to facilitate arming them, and I think ties should be cut with Israel, the same way that ties were cut with Russia.”

One protester held a sign that said Barclays is a “sponsor of Wimbledon and genocide.”

Wimbledon did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Barclays said it is “proud of our partnership with Wimbledon” and defended its business practices.

“We provide a range of financial services and products to companies supplying defense products to the UK, NATO and its allies,” the company statement said. “As NATO, the EU and UK seek to increase their defense capabilities in response to increasing geopolitical threats, the provision of financial products and services to the defense sector is becoming increasingly important.”

Palestine Action to challenge UK government ban
[IsraelTimes] Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel campaign organization Palestine Action says it has initiated legal proceedings to challenge the British government’s intention to ban the group under anti-terrorism laws.

The proscription – expected to be laid before parliament today – would make it a criminal offense to belong to the group, and was announced days after its activists damaged two British military planes in protest at London’s support for Israel.

Palestine Action previously condemned the government’s move, calling it “an unhinged reaction,” and said that London’s High Court had granted the group an urgent hearing on Friday to consider permission for a legal challenge to the proscription.

The group is seeking a court order to prevent the government from proscribing the group pending its case being heard, Palestine Action says.

Under British law, the Home Secretary can proscribe a group if it is believed it commits, encourages or “is otherwise concerned in terrorism.” The ban would put Palestine Action on a par with Hamas, al-Qaeda or ISIS under British law.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper previously said the group had a “long history of unacceptable criminal damage” and that the government would not tolerate those who put national security at risk.

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Mahmoud Khalil resumes his activism, appears at NYC rally slamming Iran strikes, backing Palestinians

2025-06-23

[IsraelTimes] Mahmoud Khalil

…at age 30 the Damascus-born Palestinian (with dual Algerian citizenship through his mother, whose family were revolutionaries back home) got a Masters in Paleo Protest from Columbia, applying his training as Apartheid Divest’s frontman supporting Hamas since 10/8/2023, which overlapped his work as a UNWRA political affairs officer. Since his first arrest by ICE he’s been represented by 19 attorneys, including CUNY law prof Ramzi Kassem, himself a Paleo student activist at Columbia back in the day, and the ACLU. The case is now wending its way up to the US Supreme Court, where it will no doubt set some interesting legal precedents, possibly even Constitutional. Mr. Khalil worked his way through college in Beirut as a popular, MI-6 vetted local staffer at the British embassy leading soft power projects, on one of which he worked with his future wife — Leb-American dentist Noor Abdalla, who interestingly is a hijabi, suggesting either Muslim Brotherhood or Hezbollah connections. No doubt it was for her sake he went to Columbia instead of Oxford…

resumes his pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel activism at a New York City rally that also decries the US strikes on Iran, days after he was released on bail from a jail for immigrants and even as US President Donald Trump’s administration says it will continue its efforts to deport the recent Columbia University graduate.
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The pro-Iran protest quickly morphed into a “Welcome Home, Mahmoud” rally on the steps of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.

Among those clustered near the cathedral doors were some familiar faces—Professor Rashid Khalidi and a mix of radical activist leaders. pic.twitter.com/GNcCVtR7E6
— Stu (@thestustustudio) June 22, 2025

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At least 23 wounded by Iranian missile in Haifa Friday afternoon, woman dies of heart attack in Karmiel; Friday morning an Iranian missile hit Beersheba for 2nd day, wounding 7 after the IAF did its thing over Iran overnight

2025-06-21

[IsraelTimes] Three in Haifa, including a teenager, seriously injured; footage indicates Iran shot cluster bomb at Beersheba, daycare hit but no injuries reported from impacts in center, south

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Iran

...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate ~~Jews~~ ~~Zionists~~ Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
fired a barrage of ballistic missiles at Israel on Friday afternoon, setting off alarms across the country and sending some 10 million people running to bomb shelters. One woman had a heart attack and died in a shelter in the northern city of Karmiel, while a missile impacted in Haifa, wounding at least 23 people, three of them seriously.

The three seriously maimed in Haifa included a 16-year-old boy who sustained shrapnel wounds to his upper body, and two men, aged 54 and 40, who sustained wounds to their lower bodies, according to the Magen David Adom ambulance service.

The other 20 maimed sustained light injuries, MDA said, adding that all the maimed were taken to hospitals.

The woman who died in Karmiel was identified as Yelena Sadowski, 51. Sadowski collapsed while running to the shelter amid the missile sirens. Medics who arrived at the scene were forced to declare her dead.

Haifa mayor Yona Yahav told news hounds at the scene that the barrage hit "two strategic areas" in the city, without elaborating.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said the missile barrage hit the al-Jarina Mosque in Haifa’s Wadi Nisnas neighborhood.

"The missile attack injured Moslem holy mans who were in the mosque," wrote Sa’ar, adding footage from the scene. "The Iranian regime is targeting Moslem, Christian and Jewish civilians, as well as civilian sites. These are war crimes."

The Israel Defense Forces estimated that the attack included some 25 missiles.

Shockwaves from the missile knocked out stained glass windows and caused infrastructure damage at the Al Jarina Grand Mosque, built in 1775 and extended in 1901.

The low, thick-walled stone building near Haifa’s port usually attracts up to 200 people for Friday prayers, but just 15 turned up because of a Home Front prohibition on large gatherings, according to Wakf representative Khalid Dagash.

He said prayers had ended by the time the missile fell and nobody was left in the building.

One person whose identity he didn’t know was lightly injured outside, he said.

The building was undergoing renovation, said Dagash, adding that he feared government compensation would not be enough to repair the damage.

Windows were also blown out at the even older Masjid al-Saghir, built in 1761. No other damage was visible from the cordon outside.

CLUSTER BOMB ON A DAYCARE CENTER
Footage from Beersheba showed Iran likely targeted the city with a cluster bomb.

Videos and photos showed several impacts of small munitions at multiple locations in the southern city, indicating that a ballistic missile carrying a cluster bomb warhead was used in the attack.

One of the small munitions hit a daycare. Two homes in Beersheba also sustained damage, but no one was hurt, police and medics said.

One of the impacts caused significant damage to the Colel Chabad Daycare Center in Beersheba, the organization said.

"Miraculously, no children or staff were physically harmed, as the strike occurred Friday afternoon outside the center’s regular operating time. However,
a woman is only as old as she admits...
the destruction of classrooms and play areas has deeply impacted dozens of local families who rely on the center for stability, safety and childcare," Colel Chabad said.

Israel’s fire service said it was putting out a fire that broke out at an impact site in Beersheba.

The apparent targeting of Beersheba with a cluster bomb came after the IDF Home Front Command on Thursday confirmed that Iran had launched at least one ballistic missile carrying a cluster bomb warhead at central Israel.

According to the military, the missile’s warhead opened up while descending, at an altitude of around 7 kilometers (4.3 miles), spreading about 20 smaller munitions with roughly 2.5 kilograms (5.5 pounds) of explosives, in a radius of some 8 kilometers (5 miles). Neither Israel nor Iran is a signatory to the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions, which bans the weapons.

Missile fragments were also reported in central Israel. No injuries were caused.

NEW SHELTERS
The Israeli government on Friday approved a Defense Ministry and Home Front Command plan to renovate 500 public bomb shelters and deploy 1,000 mobile roadside shelters across the country, with an estimated cost of 100 million NIS.

"In light of the security situation, the government approved via a phone vote a plan to accelerate home front defense," the Defense Ministry said.

The ministry said the 500 public shelters that will be refurbished are mostly in central Israel, which has been repeatedly targeted by Iran in the past week.

The 1,000 roadside shelters will be placed "in sensitive areas nationwide," it added.

Despite the holdup, several locales in the Gush Dan area have already received portable shelters from the Home Front Command, including Bnei Brak and Ramat Hasharon.

For second day in row, Iran missile hits Beersheba Friday morning, damaging buildings, wounding 7

[IsraelTimes] Iran planned larger barrage on southern city; none seriously hurt; IDF says four drones downed overnight; dozens of targets hit in wave of Israeli airstrikes on Tehran

An Iranian ballistic missile struck Beersheba in southern Israel on Friday morning, lightly wounding seven people and causing substantial damage to homes, as Israel and Iran continued their exchange of fire. The southern city’s Soroka Hospital, which was hit by an Iranian strike a day earlier, said it had received seven casualties, all lightly injured.

The missile struck a road near several apartment blocks, creating a large crater and setting several cars on fire. Firefighters rushed to the scene to extinguish the blaze. The shockwave from the impact ripped apart the adjacent apartment building’s balconies and blew out the windows in other surrounding structures, sending glass shards and chunks of debris flying.

Residents of the damaged buildings, the vast majority of whom were sheltering in their bomb safe rooms, were evacuated by police, Magen David Adom medics, and Home Front Command search and rescue soldiers.

MDA said it treated five people who were slightly hurt by the shockwave, blunt trauma, smoke inhalation, as well as acute anxiety. They were taken to Soroka hospital, along with others in the city who were hurt after falling while running to shelters.

Speaking to reporters at the scene, Beersheba Mayor Ruvik Danilovich said, “The self-discipline of the residents who immediately entered safe spaces saved lives.”

“There’s major damage, but people acted according to Home Front Command guidelines and saved themselves. Our challenge is to gather the residents and find a solution for them. We’ve prepared for this,” he said.

One missile was fired from Iran in the attack, which was not intercepted by air defenses, an Israel Defense Forces official told The Times of Israel. The IDF reported striking other primed ballistic missile launchers in Iran, foiling a larger attack.

“The Iranians planned this morning a larger barrage at Beersheba. Before the launch, we identified preparations of three primed launchers… we destroyed them,” IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said in a press conference.

Defrin said the Israeli Air Force’s continued strikes on Iran “reduce the harm to the home front.”

Earlier in the night, around 3 a.m., the Israel Air Force said it intercepted three Iranian drones that had triggered sirens in the Dead Sea. Another drone was intercepted over Haifa shortly after midnight, the military said.

TEHRAN STRIKES CONTINUE
The military said on Friday that the IAF had carried out a wave of strikes overnight, targeting dozens of Iranian military facilities and a nuclear research site. More than 60 fighter jets were involved in the strikes, dropping 120 munitions, according to a statement by the military, which added that the targets included “several industrial missile production sites” in Tehran, which had served as “the industrial core of Iran’s Defense Ministry.”

“Among the targets were military industrial sites producing missile components and facilities for manufacturing raw materials used in casting missile engines,” the IDF said.

The strikes also hit the “headquarters of the SPND nuclear project,” the statement added, referring to a site that had already been targeted since the current conflict with Iran began.

“SPND serves as a hub for research and development of advanced technologies and weaponry for the Iranian regime’s military capabilities. It was established in 2011 by Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the founder of Iran’s nuclear weapons program,” the statement said.

Another site that was struck had been used to manufacture a “component essential to the regime’s nuclear weapons program.”

The military said that on Friday morning, the IAF struck three ballistic missile launchers primed for an attack on Israel, along with an Iranian military commander who was operating at the launch site in Iran, and issued footage of the strikes.

The strikes, according to the IDF, took place shortly before the missile attack on Beersheba and had foiled a larger attack on the southern city. It issued footage of the strikes.

Earlier in the night, the IDF issued an evacuation warning for Iranian civilians in the Sefidrood Industrial Park and the village of Kalash Taleshan in the country’s northwest. The warning was issued ahead of what the IDF said is a continuation of its strikes on Iranian military infrastructure across the country, but no strikes in the area have so far been reported.

With Iran’s internet being shut off to the outside world, it is unclear just how many people in Iran would be able to see the message.

Additionally, on Friday, the military said IAF fighter jets in recent days struck several Iranian air defense batteries in Isfahan and Tehran, as part of efforts to expand its air supremacy in Iran. The military said the strikes hit the surface-to-air missile launchers and radars, “that were intended to target IDF aircraft and prevent their operations.”

IAF fighter jets and drones “continue to operate freely over Iran, striking military targets of the Iranian regime in western and central Iran,” the IDF said, adding that it will “continue working to expand aerial freedom of action in Iranian skies and to achieve air superiority.”

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US issues sanctions against charities allegedly supporting Hamas, PFLP

2025-06-11

[IsraelTimes] Ramallah-based Addameer, five other NGOs based in Gaza and Europe sanctioned for diverting donations meant for humanitarian aid to terror groups including Hamas’s military wing

The US Treasury Department on Tuesday imposed sanctions on a major Paleostinian legal group for prisoners and detainees along with five other charitable entities, accusing them of supporting terror groups, including Hamas
Hamas

..one of the armed feet of the Moslem Brüderbund millipede,...
’s military wing, under the pretense of humanitarian aid

in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response...
Those sanctioned include Addameer, a nongovernmental organization that was founded in 1991 and is based in the Paleostinian Authority-controlled city of Ramallah in the West Bank.

The group provides free legal services to Paleostinian political prisoners and detainees in Israeli custody and monitors the conditions of their confinement.

Washington claimed that Addameer ("Conscience" in Arabic) "has long supported and is affiliated" with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Paleostine.

A fiercely anti-Israel Marxist-Leninist group, the PFLP’s armed wing pioneered plane hijackings in the 1970s and has carried out deadly attacks against Israelis. It is proscribed as a terror group by the US, Israel, and the European Union
...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing...

The NGO is officially non-partisan and independent, though many of those the group defends have been accused of being tied to the PFLP.

Additionally, its former director Khalida Jarrar — who was released from administrative detention in January 2025, as part of a hostage-release, ceasefire, and prisoner-release deal with Hamas — is a prominent PFLP official.

Israel, too, has alleged that Addameer funds terrorism, a claim that the United Nations
...an organization originally established to war on dictatorships which was promptly infiltrated by dictatorships and is now held in thrall to dictatorships...
previously said it could not support with compelling evidence.

Israel’s 2022 storming of Addameer’s offices, after Jerusalem designated it and five other groups as terror organizations, prompted a rebuke from the UN, which said in a statement that Israel had not provided convincing evidence to support the claim.

The UN said Addameer was conducting "critical human rights
...which are often intentionally defined so widely as to be meaningless...
, humanitarian and development work in the Occupied Paleostinian Territory."

In February, the Zachor Legal Institute, an Israeli-American advocacy group that says it focuses on combating antisemitism and terrorism, requested that Addameer be added to the Treasury’s sanctions list.

In a letter, which was signed by 44 other groups and addressed to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Zachor relied in part on undisclosed evidence from Israeli security sources in its call for sanctions on Addameer.
Marc Greendorfer, president of Zachor Legal Institute, said in an email to the News Agency that Dare Not be Named that his group was "very pleased to see Treasury following up on our request."

He said the federal government should act "to prevent hostile foreign actors from spreading hate and violence in the United States. We applaud Treasury’s action and encourage Treasury to expand its focus to the other groups that we identified."

Other entities hit with sanctions Tuesday include:

1. The Gaza-based charity Al Weam Charitable Society and its leader

2. The Ottoman Turkish charity Filistin Vakfi and its leader

3. El Baraka Association for Charitable and Humanitarian Work and its leader

4. The Netherlands-based Israa Charitable Foundation Netherlands and two employees

5. The Italia-based Associazione Benefica La Cupola d’Oro

All five groups, along with the named individuals, intentionally raised money for Hamas’s military wing, though some of their donors were unaware of the terror ties, according to the US Treasury Department.

A 2024 report by the Department highlighted how online crowdfunding is increasingly done under the guise of soliciting legitimate charitable donations, making it difficult to identify as terrorist financing.

Because the majority of crowdfunding activity is legitimate, "this status can make it more difficult for law enforcement attempting to investigate potential (terrorist financing) cases with a crowdfunding and online fundraising nexus," the report said.

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Africa Horn

Al-Shabaab bomb maker slapped with life sentence in Somalia

2025-06-08

[Garowe] The military court in Somalia slapped an al-Shabaab

... al-Qaeda's tentacle in East Africa...
bomb maker with a life sentence following his conviction against manufacturing Vehicle-Borne bombs, which the holy warriors use to inflict deaths across the country.

The sentencing marks a broader strategy to eliminate the murderous Moslems, who are linked to atrocities targeting innocent civilians, security forces, and senior government officials. The al-Shabaab controls large swathes of central and southern regions.

Abdinasir Mohammed Hassan was found guilty of assembling boom-mobiles for the al-Shabaab murderous Moslems, mainly by tampering with vehicle identification to avoid detection from sleuths. He travelled widely across Somalia to make deliveries..

Prosecutors said he had carried out these activities since 2018 while earning a monthly salary of $240 from al-Shabaab. He was also given a NOHA vehicle and operated a garage that served as a logistical front for the group’s operations.

Throughout his reign with al-Shabaab, he closely worked with a commander identified as Khalid, court records indicate. Military courts are used for the trial of hardcore criminals, particularly the al-Shabaab holy warriors who control most parts of the country.

Also sentenced was Maadey Abdi Hussein, who will now spend two years in jail. He is accused of travelling to Kunya Barrow, where he repaired three vehicles before returning to Elasha Biyaha and was paid a total of $450.

His uncle, Isse Maadey Abdi Hussein, was sentenced to one year for aiding the group. However,
you can observe a lot just by watching...
Abdiqadir Ali Farah Tabliiq, who was accused of attempting to sell a vehicle to al-Shabaab, was acquitted after the prosecution failed to provide evidence linking him to the network.

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Al-Qaeda’s Yemen chief threatens Trump, Musk over Gaza war: ‘There are no red lines’

2025-06-08

[IsraelTimes] Saad bin Atef al-Awlaki, who has $6 million US bounty on head, calls for lone-wolf assassinations of Egyptian, Jordanian, and Gulf leaders due to war

The leader of al-Qaeda’s Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
branch has threatened both US President Donald Trump
...The cad! Twice caught beating wimmin!...
and billionaire Elon Musk over the Israel-Hamas
Hamas

..a regional Iranian catspaw,...
war in the Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response...
Strip, in his first video message since taking over the group last year.

The half-hour video message by Saad bin Atef al-Awlaki, which spread online early Saturday via supporters of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
...the latest incarnation of various Qaeda and Qaeda-allied groups, including the now-defunct Aden-Abyan Islamic Army that boomed the USS Cole in 2000...>
, also included calls for lone-wolf bully boyz to assassinate leaders in Egypt, Jordan, and the Gulf Arab states over the war, which has decimated Gaza.

Interesting. They must be particularly upset in Egypt, where they’ve tried so hard to balance their brotherly Moslem duty to Hamas with their dislike of Jewish Israel despite the billions of lovely American dollars the ostensible peace brings in.

The video of al-Awlaki’s speech showed images of Trump and Musk, as well as US Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio
...The diminutive 13-year-old Republican U.S. Senator from Florida, Secretary of State in the second Trump administration...
, and Secretary of State Pete Hegseth. It also included images of logos of Musk’s businesses, including the electric carmaker Tesla.

"There are no red lines after what happened and is happening to our people in Gaza," al-Awlaki said. "Reciprocity is legitimate."

BRANCH LONG THOUGHT MOST DANGEROUS
Though believed to have been weakened in recent years due to infighting and suspected US dronezaps killing its leaders, the group known by the acronym AQAP had been considered the most dangerous branch of al-Qaeda still operating after the 2011 killing by US Navy SEALs of founder the late Osama bin Laden
...... who is now beyond all cares and woe......
, who criminal masterminded the September 11, 2001, attacks.

In 2022, a US dronezap in Afghanistan killed bin Laden’s successor, Ayman al-Zawahiri
...Formerly second in command of al-Qaeda, now the head cheese, occasionally described as the real brains of the outfit. Formerly the Mister Big of Egyptian Islamic Jihad. Bumped off Abdullah Azzam with a car boom in the course of one of their little disputes. Is thought to have composed bin Laden's fatwa entitled World Islamic Front Against Jews and Crusaders. Currently residing in the North Wazoo area assuming he's not dead like Mullah Omar. He lost major face when he ordered the nascent Islamic State to cease and desist and merge with the orthodox al-Qaeda spring, al-Nusra...>
, who also helped plot 9/11. The September 11 attacks began decades of war by the US in Afghanistan and Iraq, and fomented the rise of the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
group.

Al-Awlaki already has a $6 million US bounty on his head, as Washington says he "has publicly called for attacks against the United States and its allies." He replaced AQAP leader Khalid al-Batarfi, whose death was announced by the group in 2024.

A FOCUS OF THE HOUTHIS AS WELL
AQAP seizing onto the Israel-Hamas war follows the efforts of Yemen’s Iran's Houthi sock puppets
...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews They like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him...
rebels to do the same. The Iranian-backed group has launched missile attacks on Israel and targeted commercial vessels moving through the Red Sea corridor, as well as American warships.

The Trump administration launched an intense campaign of strikes on the Houthis, which only ended before the president’s recent trip to the Middle East.

The Houthis’ international profile rose as the group remains mired in Yemen’s long-stalemated war. al-Awlaki may be betting on the same for his group, which UN experts have estimated has between 3,000 and 4,000 active fighters and passive members. The group raises money by robbing banks and money exchange shops, as well as smuggling weapons, counterfeiting currencies, and ransom operations, according to the UN.

The Shiite Zaydi Houthis have previously denied working with AQAP, a Sunni Death Eater group. However,
if you can't say something nice about a person some juicy gossip will go well...
AQAP targeting of the Houthis has dropped in recent years, while the bully boyz keep attacking Saudi-led coalition forces, who have battled the Houthis.

"As the Houthis gain popularity as leaders of the ’Arab and Moslem world’s resistance’ against Israel, al-Awlaki seeks to challenge their dominance by presenting himself as equally concerned about the situation in Gaza," said Mohammed al-Basha, a Yemeni expert at the Basha Report risk advisory firm.

"For a national security and foreign policy community increasingly disengaged from Yemen, this video is a clear reminder: Yemen still matters."

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Africa Subsaharan

Sultan seeks fervent prayers against Boko Haram, bandits, others on Arafat day - P.M. News

2025-06-05

[PMNEWSNIGERIA] The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa'ad Abubakar, has called on the Moslems to offer fervent prayers for divine solutions to current challenges facing Nigeria, including the resurgence of Boko Haram

... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality...
murderous Moslems' attacks in the North-East and banditry attacks in the North-West and parts of North-Central on Arafat Day.

The sultan made the call on Wednesday in a statement issued by the Jama'atu Nasril Islam(JNI), signed by its Secretary-General, Prof. Khalid Aliyu.

He said , ''in this sacred month of Dhul-Hijjah, we are calling on Nigerian Moslems to rededicate themselves to good virtues and fervent prayers on the day of Arafah on Thursday.

According to him, the day of Arafah is considered one of the most beloved days to Allah, and fasting on this day is believed to expiate sins of the previous and coming year.

Abubakar cited some of the current challenges facing Nigeria, including the resurgence of Boko Haram murderous Moslems' attacks in the North-East and banditry attacks in the North-West and parts of North-Central.

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Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Saudis warned Iran to reach agreement with US or risk war with Israel – Gulf sources

2025-05-31

Israel is the bad cop; everyone else plays the good one.

[IsraelTimes] Saudi prince told Tehran the region can’t bear more escalation; response was that Iran wants nuke deal but won’t end enrichment; WSJ says US prepping ‘term sheet’ that includes enrichment ban

Saudi Arabia

...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula, largely made up of sand and oil rigs. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual haj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. Formerly dictatorial and steeped in Olde Tyme Religion, deferring to Salafist holy men on all issues, it has now done a 180 and is making a serious effort to modernize, so as not to be left in the sand by its Gulf Arab neighbors. The holy men have been shoved to the background and the nation is now still dictatorial but somewhat rational. That doesn't make them trustworthy, but it's a start...
’s defense minister delivered a blunt message to Iranian officials in Tehran last month: Take US President Donald Trump
...The Hero of Butler, Pennsylvania...
’s offer to negotiate a nuclear agreement seriously, because it presents a way to avoid the risk of war with Israel.

Alarmed at the prospect of further instability in the region, Saudi Arabia’s 89-year-old King Salman
...either the largest species of Pacific salmon or the current Sheikh of the Burnin' Sands, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and Lord of Most of the Arabians...
bin Abdulaziz dispatched his son Prince Khalid bin Salman with the warning destined for Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
...the very aged actual dictator of Iran, successor to Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini...>
, according to two Gulf sources close to government circles and two Iranian officials.

Present at the closed-door meeting in Tehran, which took place on April 17 in the presidential compound, were Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, armed forces Chief of Staff Mohammad Bagheri and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, the sources said.

Prince Khalid, who was Saudi ambassador to Washington during Trump’s first term, warned Iranian officials that the US leader has little patience for drawn-out negotiations, according to the four sources.

Trump had unexpectedly announced just over a week earlier, in the presence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, that direct talks were taking place with Tehran, aimed at curbing Iran’s nuclear program in return for sanctions relief.

While the media covered the 37-year-old prince’s visit, the content of King Salman’s covert message has not been previously clarified.

In Tehran, Prince Khalid told the group of senior Iranian officials that Trump’s team would want to reach a deal quickly, and the window for diplomacy would close fast, according to the four sources.

The Saudi minister said it would be better to reach a deal with the US than face the possibility of an Israeli attack if the talks broke down, according to the two Gulf sources.

He argued that the region, riven by the war sparked by the Hamas
..the braying voice of Islamic Resistance®,...
terror group’s October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, could not withstand a further escalation in tensions, according to the two Gulf sources and one senior foreign diplomat familiar with the discussions.

On Thursday, it was reported that during Trump’s trip to the Gulf earlier this month, the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Qatar
...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi...
, and the United Arab Emirates told the American leader they oppose a military strike on Iran’s nuclear program.

Rooters was unable to determine the impact of the prince’s message on Iran’s leadership.

In the meeting, Pezeshkian responded that Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate ~~Jews~~ ~~Zionists~~ Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
wanted a deal to ease economic pressure through the lifting of Western sanctions, the four sources said.

IRAN TOLD SAUDIS IT WON’T STOP ENRICHMENT
However,
the hip bone's connected to the leg bone...
the Iranian officials, the sources added, expressed concerns over the Trump administration’s "unpredictable" approach to negotiations — which have veered from allowing limited uranium enrichment to demanding the complete dismantling of Tehran’s enrichment program.

Trump also has threatened to use military force if diplomacy fails to rein in the holy manal establishment’s nuclear ambitions.

One of the Iranian sources said that Pezeshkian emphasized Tehran’s eagerness to reach a deal but that Iran was not willing to sacrifice its enrichment program just because Trump wanted an agreement.

Authorities in Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Israel did not respond to Rooters’ requests for comment. The White House did not directly address Rooters’ questions about whether it was aware of the Saudi warning to Iran.

"President Trump has made it clear: make a deal, or face grave consequences, and the whole world is clearly taking him seriously, as they should," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement.

Iran, which avowedly seeks Israel’s destruction, has consistently denied seeking to acquire nuclear weapons. However,
the hip bone's connected to the leg bone...
it has been enriching uranium to levels that have no peaceful application, has obstructed international inspectors from checking its nuclear facilities, and has expanded its ballistic missile capabilities, while several officials have increasingly warned that they could pursue the bomb.

The ongoing talks between Washington and Tehran have already been through five rounds to resolve the decades-long nuclear dispute, but multiple stumbling blocks remain, including the key issue of enrichment.

WSJ: US PREPARING ’TERM SHEET’ INCLUDING BAN ON ENRICHMENT
The Wall Street Journal reported early Friday that Israel is worried the US will drop its demand that Iran fully stop enrichment.

Confirming that the two countries aren’t seeing eye-to-eye as to the best way to approach a new nuclear agreement, an unnamed senior US official told the news outlet that there are "some disagreements with Israel over how to approach this right now."

The official seemingly indicated, however, that the US could eventually back Israel’s pursuit of military action, "if they [Iran] don’t want to make a deal."

The report also said the US is preparing a "term sheet" as part of an interim framework for a deal, as talks progress, and that the sheet will include a total ban on enrichment.

The senior US official told the newspaper: "If they don’t accept these terms, it’s not going to be a good day for the Iranians."

That report also noted that, with negotiations ongoing, Iran has been digging beneath its main Natanz enrichment plant.

Citing people with knowledge of Iran’s nuclear program, the report said the work "is far from complete, but eventually it could allow Iran to produce fuel for nuclear weapons out of reach of ~~Arclight~~ airstrike
...KABOOM!...
s," noting this could sway Israel in the direction of an attack, even with talks still ongoing.

Trump said on Wednesday that he had warned Netanyahu last week not to take any actions that could disrupt nuclear talks with Iran, and said the two sides were "very close to a solution now."

According to American officials, the US hopes an interim framework will address Israel’s concerns and stave off any imminent attack.

"No one in the Trump administration has the patience for a years (sic) of drawn-out negotiations, particularly with the risk of Israeli strikes on Iran," the Journal reported.

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Syria-Lebanon-Iran

'The Shadow of Al-Nemr': Prominent Iranian Ayatollah Arrested in Saudi Arabia, deported as Tehran disavows remarks

2025-05-30

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
by Leonid Tsukanov

[REGNUM] Iran-Saudi détente has come under attack after prominent Shiite cleric and TV presenter Gholamreza Qasimiyan was arrested by Saudi authorities while on the Hajj pilgrimage.

The reason for his arrest was his criticism of the “two-faced reforms” in Saudi Arabia, a country that in recent years has sought to become the “Switzerland of the Middle East.”

Given Kasimian's influence on his flock (both in Iran and in neighboring countries), the arrest of a preacher of this caliber cannot go unnoticed by official Tehran.

However, judging by the latest statements, Iranian officials are more concerned about the fate of relations with Riyadh than about supporting their compatriot.

SHADOW HAWK
In Iran, Qasimiyan is considered a fairly important figure. Despite his relatively young age (52), he is part of the inner circle of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and has protégés in the government and security forces.

His connections are especially strong in the national parliament, where one of his friendly figures is the speaker himself, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.

Kasimiyan holds conservative views in the spirit of the teachings of the first leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ruhollah Khomeini, and vehemently rejects the concept of a “liberal Iran,” considering freedom of morals the first step towards the collapse of the country.

The theologian was among those who for a long time torpedoed the reform of the Iranian “morality police” (Gasht-i-Ershad), and later supported the street protests of conservatives.

Although Kasimiyan has until recently tried not to publicly go against the course of the country's top leadership and has not criticized the rapprochement with Saudi Arabia, he has remained the unofficial ideologist of the most conservative (albeit small) part of the Iranian elite. The one that continues to see Riyadh as an "American-Israeli servant" and a potential enemy.

EPHEMERAL LIBERALISM
Kasimiyan fell into the hands of Saudi law enforcement immediately after he recorded a video during the pilgrimage criticizing the country's authorities.

In an address to his flock, the theologian obstructed the current “corrupt” course of Saudi Arabia and called on his compatriots “not to trust the diplomatic tricks” of their Arabian neighbor.

At first glance, the attacks are motivated by the preacher's ultra-conservative views and his dissatisfaction with the fact that the traditionalist kingdom has made a serious drift over the past decade towards expanding internal freedoms, aiming to become a "Middle Eastern Switzerland" - with gambling, specific types of tourism and an active nightlife.

For a long time, Kasimian frightened his compatriots with such “decomposition”.

On the other hand, the picture created by the Saudi authorities is still far from reality. Clubs and casinos in the country are located next to "houses of correction" under the control of the morality police, and the theological community controls the contours of both domestic and foreign policy. "Liberal" Saudi Arabia is still ephemeral.

It is precisely this dualism that Kasimiyan emphasized, suggesting that the Arabs are similarly deceiving other countries (and especially Iran) on the diplomatic track.

Of course, he had criticized the Saudis before, but this time the theologian crossed the line - he staged a political action during the pilgrimage, thereby insulting the royal house. Riyadh considered it unacceptable to ignore his attacks.

COURSE ON CRITICISM
Despite the fact that Kasimian was arrested on Monday, the information was not made public for a long time until Shiites, concerned about the disappearance of the preacher, themselves raised the alarm and achieved coverage of the topic in regional media.

However, the royal court continued to remain silent. Comments from the Foreign and Interior Ministries were extremely general. They emphasized that the Saudi side had not yet brought any charges, and that the detention of a public figure "has no political overtones."

The reaction of the Iranian authorities, who were apparently taken by surprise by the news of the arrest of a high-ranking cleric, was much more varied. Representatives of various ministries and departments of the country sometimes expressed conflicting assessments.

For example, the head of the delegation of Iranian pilgrims, Seyed Abdul-Fatah Navab, noted that it is not worth projecting the statements of the arrested ayatollah onto all of Iran, since his position “reflects personal views.”

First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref made similar points, adding that the “unfortunate incident” does not harm Saudi-Iranian relations.

Other Iranian officials have gone further and proposed extraditing Kasimian to Iran to face charges under national law.

However, there were also those in high offices who supported the arrested man.

For example, Iranian judicial official Asghar Jahangir called the arrest “unjustified and illegal,” calling on “relevant authorities to look into the matter.” Several members of parliament and senior officers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps also called for pressure on Riyadh.

However, the more time passes since the arrest, the quieter the voices of the "ultra-conservative party" become. Many - including the all-powerful speaker Ghalibaf - prefer not to comment on what is happening at all. At the official level, the course towards criticizing Kasimian confidently outweighs.

The head of the ideological and political department of Khamenei's office, Ali Saeedi, put an end to the story : he characterized his compatriot's statements as "damaging to Iran's reputation" and emphasized their "detachment from reality." By doing so, he de facto expressed not only his own position, but also that of Iran's highest authorities.

Official Tehran's attempt to distance itself from the controversial theologian is not without foundation. Kasimiyan's voice is listened to not only by Iranian ultra-conservatives, but also by Saudi Shiites, whose share in the kingdom is, according to various estimates, between 10 and 15%.

Previously, this minority has repeatedly acted as the "engine" of protests and anti-government demonstrations, which has formed a firm conviction among the Saudi authorities that local Shiites are almost entirely agents of Tehran. The Iranian establishment does not want to support this thesis.

RELATIONSHIP CHECK
The Qasimiyan affair is a good test of the strength of the new Saudi-Iranian relations. If the parties can resolve the conflict in a legal framework and without mutual recriminations, this will have a more convincing effect on the populations of both countries than numerous exhortations and bravura speeches by officials.

Iran and Saudi Arabia have had a hard time overcoming the consequences of the “small cold war” that began in 2016 after the Saudis executed influential Shiite cleric Nemr al-Nemr, and are unlikely to want to return to the confrontation phase.

Moreover, the resumption of confrontation will hit the image of both powers and weaken their ties with China, which has made considerable efforts to reconcile its Middle Eastern counterparts.

The investigation is being conducted in a "gentlemanly manner." Thus, after the incident with Qasimiyan, Saudi Arabia suspended "until further notice" the issuance of visas for Iranian participants in the Hajj, but Tehran chose not to respond to this attack.

As a sign of gratitude, Riyadh did not emphasize the arrested preacher’s closeness to the highest authorities: not a single Saudi publication wrote about the connections between Qasimiyan and Khamenei, and not a single blogger spoke about them.

There is a high probability that the parties will avoid direct accusations against each other until the very end, so that the “shadow of al-Nemr” does not hang over them even more.

Iranian cleric deported from Saudi as Tehran disavows his fiery remarks

[Rudaw] Senior Iranian holy man Gholamreza Qassemian has been deported to Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate ~~Jews~~ ~~Zionists~~ Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
from Saudi Arabia

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India-Pakistan

Vikram Misri Criticises Pakistan For Giving State Honour To Terrorists, Sat Photos Released of 2 Sites India Hit Wednesday

2025-05-09

[OneIndia] Addressing the media on escalating tensions between India and Pakistain, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri slammed Pakistain for giving state-honour funerals of three terrorists. These individuals were eliminated in strikes by the Indian military as part of Operation Sindoor. Misri highlighted the unusual practice of draping coffins with Pak flags and conducting the funerals with state honors, a treatment typically reserved for civilians. This occurrence raises questions about the nature of the individuals being honored in such a manner.

During the briefing, Misri pointed out the contradiction in Pakistain's claim that the Indian military had targeted civilians in their recent operation. He underscored that the strikes on May 7 specifically targeted terrorist infrastructure, based on precise intelligence. The presence of Pakistain Army personnel at these funerals, Misri argued, sends a telling message about the identities of the dear departed. According to Misri, the practice of giving Lions of Islam state funerals seems to be a norm in Pakistain, which he finds perplexing and unjustifiable.

INDIA'S COUNTERTERRORISM EFFORTS HIGHLIGHTED
India undertook military action against nine terrorist facilities under 'Operation Sindoor' in response to a terror attack on April 22 in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir
...a disputed territory lying between India and Pakistain. After partition, the Paks grabbed half of it and call it Azad (Free) Kashmir. The remainder they refer to as "Indian Occupied Kashmir". They have fought four wars with India over it, the score currently 4-0 in New Delhi's favor. After 72 years of this nonsense, India cut the Gordian knot in 2019, removing the area's special status, breaking off Ladakh as a separate state, and allowing people from other areas to settle (or in the case of the Pandits, to resettle) there....
, which resulted in the death of 26 civilians. This operation aimed to dismantle the infrastructure supporting terrorism, with India confirming the successful elimination of several terror targets. Despite Pakistain's claims that the strikes resulted in civilian casualties, India maintains that the operation was focused exclusively on combatting terrorism.

The targeted strike in Muridke, situated about 40 kilometers from Lahore, resulted in the deaths of Qari Abdul Malik, Khalid, and Mudassir. This action was part of India's broader strategy to disrupt the operations of terrorist groups. The funeral for these individuals was conducted under strict security measures and saw the attendance of not just Pakistain Army personnel but also members of the civil bureaucracy and Jamaat-ud-Dawa
...the front organization of Lashkar-e-Taiba...
h (JuD), a banned
...the word banned seems to have a different meaning in Pakistain than it does in most other places. Or maybe it simply lacks any meaning at all...
organization led by Hafiz Saeed

...founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba and its false-mustache offshoot Jamaat-ud-Dawa. The United Nations declared the JuD a terrorist organization in 2008 and Hafiz Saeed a terrorist as its leader. Hafiz, JuD and LeT are wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Pak intel apparatus, so that amounted to squat. He is periodically placed under house arrest so it looks like the govt is doing something. Once the heat is off they let him go....
. The ceremony, led by Hafiz Abdul Rauf, included prayers for the nation's safety and security.

Misri also addressed Pakistain's allegations that India had targeted religious sites during its operation. He categorically denied these claims, emphasizing that the operation focused solely on terrorist infrastructure and facilities linked to cross-border terrorism into India. Misri accused Pakistain of misusing religious sites to radicalize, instruct, and train terrorists, thereby endangering the region's security.

Proof From Above: Satellite Pics Show Extent of 5/7 Terror Site Damage in Operation Sindoor - Before-After Photos
[OneIndia] High-resolution satellite images released by Maxar Technologies provide clear visual confirmation of the extensive damage caused by Operation Sindoor, which targeted nine sites across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. These sites were linked to terrorist groups Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), and Hizbul Mujahideen.

The imagery offers striking before-and-after comparisons of two major targets: the Markaz Subhan Allah compound near Bahawalpur and the Markaz Taiba complex in Nangal Sadhan, Muridke. Both facilities, key ideological and operational centres for JeM and LeT, respectively, now appear severely damaged with visible craters, collapsed roofs, and scattered debris, as seen in images dated May 7.

Established in 2015, this compound functioned as JeM's central hub for operations and training. It housed the group's top leadership, including chief Masood Azhar and deputy Abdul Rauf Asghar. The centre was reportedly involved in planning multiple attacks, including the 2019 Pulwama bombing.

MARKAZ TAIBA, MURIDKE
In operation since 2000, this LeT stronghold served as a key training and radicalisation centre. It offered weapons training, religious indoctrination, and fitness programs to nearly 1,000 recruits annually. Notably, it was a training site for the 2008 Mumbai attackers, including Ajmal Kasab and David Headley. Historical intelligence suggests Osama bin Laden contributed significantly to building its mosque and guesthouse. Satellite imagery shows severe structural damage to several buildings.

Additional sites targeted in Operation Sindoor include Muzaffarabad, Kotli, Rawalakot, Chakswari, Bhimber, Neelum Valley, Jhelum, and Chakwal. Indian intelligence had been monitoring these locations for months, tracking suspicious movement patterns, satellite phone activity, and vehicular logistics consistent with terror operations.

THE OPERATION
Operation Sindoor was launched in retaliation for the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which claimed 25 lives, including that of a Nepali tourist. India attributed the attack to LeT operatives trained across the border.

The offensive employed a mix of air-launched cruise missiles, loitering munitions (kamikaze drones), and long-range artillery. The Indian Air Force executed four strikes across the international border, while five others targeted sites within Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Defence officials clarified that no Pakistani military installations were hit, describing the operation as "measured, focused, and non-escalatory."

Meanwhile, Indian Defence Minister Rajanth Singh has said that 100 terrorists were killed in the Wednesday operation. He has reportedly said that such operation will continue.

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