—❗️🇮🇷/🇸🇦/🇵🇰/🇹🇷 BREAKING: A Saudi C-130 ‘Hercules’ aircraft landed in Tehran, carrying Head of Turkish intelligence (MIT) Ibrahim Kalin, Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman, and Pakistani Field Marshal Assim Muneer

Iran’s Foreign Ministry says the Mecca Pact delegation is visiting Tehran as part of an Iranian-led initiative aimed at ‘addressing Israeli expansionism’, the deteriorating situation in Lebanon and Palestine, and the consequences of U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran.

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— 🇮🇱 NEW: The Israeli election has started, with a massive turnout

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— 🇮🇱 Netanyahu on X: ‘EMERGENCY: THEY ARE TRYING TO STEAL THE ELECTION FROM US!’

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— 🇮🇱 NEW: The Israeli election counts 44,9% turnout as of 14:00 (2 PM), 6 points higher than the previous election

A bad sign for Netanyahu and his allies.

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— 🇮🇱 Netanyahu: ‘Muslim brotherhood supporters are raiding polling stations and stealing the election!’

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NOTE: Our coverage of the election does not imply a recognition of the Israeli state or an acknowledgement of its so-called democratic process.

‘Israel’ is a Zionist occupation regime illegitimately in control of Palestine.

— 🇮🇱/🇵🇸 NEW: In the Bedouin community of Atawna, voter turnout in the previous election was 41% for the entire day

Now it’s at 64%, and the day has only halfway passed.

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Ethiopia has received its first batch of Su-35 fighter jets.

From the batch that was ordered years ago by Egypt & cancelled afterwards.

And yes, Iran was interested in acquiring these. In fact it was widely believed they were intended to be delivered to Iran, but Russia seems to have other priorities, as usual.

— 🇮🇷/🇺🇸/🇶🇦 NEW: Iran has rejected the latest U.S. proposal conveyed through Qatar, which contained a 7-day plan for opening the Strait of Hormuz and lifting the blockade – Reuters

According to Iran, the plan was simply a list of ‘unacceptable demands, not an offer’; the U.S. reportedly asked for Iran’s uranium to be transfered abroad upfront and for an immediate end to the Strait of Hormuz closure.

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: Iran’s air defenses have shot down an American MQ-1C ‘Gray Eagle’ drone above the Strait of Hormuz

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: The IRGC Aerospace Force brought down an American MQM-170 ‘Outlaw’ drone with electronic warfare and captured it

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—❗️🇵🇰/🇮🇷/🇸🇦/🇹🇷 Pakistan’s Army Spokesman: ‘We have no objection to Iran joining the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement; the decision rests with the parties involved’

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I have nothing against Iran joining the Mecca Pact, in fact I welcome any initiative that brings Muslims closer together and creates a new geopolitical reality that could challenge Israeli hegemony in the Middle East.

Coming together as Muslims is a divine commandment and it is the only thing that makes us strong in the long-term.

However, this comes with important caveats; what is the true nature of this alliance, what guarantees will be given, and does it actually benefit Iran or is it just a name on paper? Important matters, like the war between Yemen and Saudi Arabia, need to be solved before any such alliance can happen.

— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: Iran has brought down another MQM-170 ‘Outlaw’ with electronic warfare

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—❗️🇮🇷 NEW: Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, held an in-person meeting with the heads of Iran’s military branches

He met with Chief of the General Staff Maj. Gen. Ali Abdollahi, Commander-in-Chief of the Army Maj. Gen. Amir Hatami, and Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC, Maj. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi.

During the meeting, it was emphasized that Iran’s armed forces must maintain the highest state of readiness to counter enemy plots.

Ayatollah Khamenei said that any renewed type of aggression must be met with an ‘immediate, decisive, and wide-scale response without any geographical restrictions’.

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇱/🇮🇷 Iran’s Chief of Staff, Major General Ali Abdollahi, after meeting Ayatollah Khamenei:

‘We are monitoring the enemy’s movements and preparations using our full intelligence capabilities, and we are continuously updating our target database.

Should signs of a hostile act by the enemy be confirmed, the Iranian Armed Forces will not wait for the aggression to begin, but will immediately determine the timing and manner of retaliation.

Our response will be immediate, effective, and without geographical limitations.’

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— 🇺🇸/🇷🇺 NEW: The U.S. has warned Russia of an imminent terrorist attack at Tsarytsino Museum Reserve in southern Moscow

The FSB has closed down the palace complexes to visitors as a precaution, and says it is taking the warning seriously, while urging people to remain calm.

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