This is a thread specifically for the war, not a general megathread (use the pinned /c/genzedong thread for that).
Please keep related news in this thread rather than making separate posts. Remember to include sources and avoid spreading rumours.
— 🇮🇷 The father of Heidar Salehi, one of the boys killed in the American bombing of the Minab School in Iran, still sleeps alongside the grave of his son three months after he was martyred
‘I can’t leave his side. How can I let him stay here all alone? I have nobody else’, he says.
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These are the people the empire tries to foment hate against.
❗️Ansarallah reportedly signaling readiness to join war against Israel, vows Hezbollah will not stand alone
According to sources close to Yemen’s Ansarallah movement cited by Mehr News Agency, political, military, and operational coordination between Ansarallah, the Lebanese resistance, and other Axis of Resistance groups has never stopped.
The sources said any new escalation by Israel would be met with a unified response from the Axis of Resistance, stressing that Sanaa will not allow Lebanon to be left exposed to Israeli attacks and will not allow Hezbollah to stand alone on the battlefield.
They also said there is widespread public readiness and enthusiasm in Yemen to join the fight alongside the Lebanese resistance, with Yemeni fighters reportedly eager to take part in any future confrontation.
https://t.me/thecradlemedia/60858
It seems all the fronts are mobilizing.
They have said this thoughout the war though, this and threats to the read sea - at most we have gotten a few rockets here and there but nothing substantial. Not that I blame them in the slightest, they are a warrior people but they also need time to build civilly and militarily before they join battle again.
What I think is most interesting are the reports of Hamas having started building fiberoptic drones. If they can learn from Hezbollah, there could be a more asymmetry on the Palestinian front. So when shit breaks loose, hopefully it will be too ouch for the Zionists, but we’ll see.
I think this is more credible considering the evacuation warning and complete cease of negotiations.
What I think is most interesting are the reports of Hamas having started building fiberoptic drones.
I’m going to be honest, I’m skeptical of that claim. I’ve only yet seen it from Israeli military sources, which isn’t reliable. Not to say that Hamas is completely incapable of finding methods to produce them (their resilience and adaptability is unmatched) but I’m still a bit squeamish about declaring it as fact considering the source of information. It sounds to me more like the Zionist project promoting fear in the settlers to further license it’s continued aggression against Palestine.
It could very well be true, and the resistance is being strategic by not stating it, and I hope that is the case. Though if you have a non-zionist source on the claim, please provide it, I would much appreciate it!
I’m skeptical of that claim.
Yeah I’m with you there. The israeli blockade of Gaza is crazy right now. There is next to no chance of a drone offensive coming out of Gaza.
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Immediate evacuation order From the IRGC to the Residents of the settlements in northern occupied Palestine are informed that the area marked on the attached map, including Upper Galilee, Lower Galilee, the Golan Heights, and Haifa, is now designated as a closed military zone. In the event that your criminal leaders attack the southern Dahieh of Beirut or the city of Beirut, this area will become a target of the Iranian armed forces.
And to the honorable Palestinian people, we say: it is time to reclaim your land. Our fire is at your service. The evacuation of settlers from the occupied territories may be a preliminary step for your return to it.
@SimurghRes
Boom Boom Boom.
❗️Italian dockworkers block military logistics hub in Mediterranean to disrupt supply chains fueling Gaza genocide
Italian anti-war campaigners and grassroots trade unions have launched a coordinated land and sea blockade at the strategic southern port of Gioia Tauro, aimed at disrupting western military supply chains fueling the Israeli genocide in Gaza. The mobilization, organized under the “Global Intifada Disarm” banner, saw a flotilla of activist vessels converge this week on the Calabrian hub alongside nationwide strikes targeting factories and logistics nodes linked to Israeli military production.
Activists directly accused Rome and multinational shipping giant MSC of complicity, revealing that 16 containers of dual-use ballistic steel used for missile manufacturing have been stalled on the docks due to persistent public exposure. The direct action achieved an immediate victory when the container ship MSC Manasvi turned back to sea without loading under-scrutiny cargo, following a tip-off from BDS Italy to local dockworkers.
The Calabrian terminal, one of the Mediterranean’s most vital transshipment hubs, has become a primary flashpoint after Italian financial police were forced to inspect suspicious Indian-origin steel shipments earlier this year. The mounting pressure has sparked a parliamentary inquiry by the Five Star Movement, with union leaders emphasizing that sustained surveillance is the only way to prevent authorities from quietly smuggling arms components to Israel under the cover of night.
Organizers have framed the port blockades as a convergence of anti-imperialist solidarity and local labor struggles against the exploitation of Italy’s global south. Port workers and youth movements vowed to expand the maritime mapping of vessels transporting dual-use materials, declaring that the Mediterranean belongs to its working-class communities rather than the western war economy.
The Gioia Tauro shutdown marks a significant escalation in Italy’s broader resistance movement, which has seen continuous university occupations and dockworker mutinies since the departure of the Global Sumud Flotilla last autumn.
Italian unions have been absolutely exemplary in how they have responded to the genocide, from what I understand of the Italian political scene, they’ve several times influenced Italy’s position on this despite the fascist Meloni government.
This is real, consistent solidarity and it’s wonderful to see.
❗️Slovenian President reinstates Palestinian flag at Presidential Palace
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In a direct challenge to Slovenia’s newly inaugurated administration, President Natasa Pirc Musar ordered the Palestinian flag to be raised over the Presidential Palace in Ljubljana on Friday. The executive action came less than twenty-four hours after the incoming Prime Minister, Janez Jansa, marked his first day in office by removing the flag from the main government headquarters.
According to Anadolu Agency, Pirc Musar announced that the flag would fly prominently on the palace facade for one week before being relocated inside the building as an ongoing symbol of opposition to gross violations of international humanitarian law, stressing that the unchecked genocide against Palestinians has denied peace and dignity to the people of Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
The presidential intervention has exposed an institutional rift within the EU member state following a turbulent transfer of power. Jansa, a staunch ally of US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, quickly dismantled the visible remnants of his predecessor Robert Golob’s pro-Palestine foreign policy, leaving only the Slovenian, Ukrainian, and EU flags at the government headquarters. Israel’s Foreign Ministry quickly celebrated Jansa’s takeover, thanking the new premier and announcing plans to open an embassy in Ljubljana without delay as the new administration prepares to roll back state recognition of Palestine and relocate its embassy to occupied Jerusalem.
Under the previous government, Slovenia formally recognized Palestinian statehood in June 2024, enacted a comprehensive weapons trade ban against Israel, and enforced strict travel sanctions on certain Israeli ministers.
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❗️Jewish settlers, under the protection of Israeli occupation forces, have set large fires across agricultural lands in the village of Madama, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
According to local reports, the settlers are burning dozens of dunams of farmland, fruit trees, and a civilian vehicle, while Israeli troops reportedly fired live ammunition at residents attempting to repel the attack, detained dozens of young men, confiscated Red Crescent volunteers’ equipment, and prevented civil defense crews from extinguishing the blaze as the fires continued to spread.
https://t.me/thecradlemedia/60989
Every time I post one of these my blood boils more. There are few if any “innocent” in the settler colony. The zionists are not to be mourned.
Every last settler bastard deserves a noose around their necks. They deserve no peace, quarter, or right to exist.
To hell with the genocidal state.
— 🇧🇭 NEW: A group calling itself the Bahraini resistance set fire to a police station of the Al-Khalifa regime in Manama
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Hail the brave fighters of the resistance ✊
“Hello, is this badass warehouse?.. Yes, my order is… Oh… an emergency shipment to Bahrain? OH! yes, that does sound urgent. Ok. I understand. Thank you.”
—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷/🇱🇧 Iran’s IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News Agency:
‘Given the continuation of the crimes of the Zionist entity in Lebanon and considering that Lebanon was part of the preconditions for the ceasefire, and that this ceasefire has been violated on all fronts, the Iranian negotiating team will suspend talks and the exchange of texts through intermediaries.
Iran emphasizes the following:
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The neccesity of an immediate cessation of attacks by the Zionist regime in Gaza and Lebanon.
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The necessity of a complete Israeli withdrawal from the occupied areas in Lebanon.
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Until Iran’s view in this regard is met, there will be no further talks.
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The Resistance Axis and Iran, together, have jointly determined to completely block the Strait of Hormuz and activate other fronts including the Bab Al-Mandeb Strait, in order to punish the Zionists and their allies.
@Middle_East_Spectator
— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷/🇱🇧/🇵🇸 Senior Iranian official speaking to Fars News:
‘The blood of a Palestinian equals the blood of an Iranian. The blood of a Lebanese equals the blood of an Iranian. The Muslim community is one joint column, side by side, in this battle’
@Middle_East_Spectator
The Iranian diplomatic patience has run out, at last 👀 I wonder if the Israeli armed forces will be stupid enough to ignore the Iranian warnings.
It’s not about stupidity, the Zionist project can not exist without endless war and advance. Ignoring the threat is fundamentally against Israel at its foundation. Their only rational option (in the context of zionism), which happens to be the stupidest option, is to double down.
You’re right. In that case, I guess I’ll be here appreciating the fireworks sent by the IRGC.
I dunno if its their patience that has run out or if they have done everything they needed to in preparation for the next bout.
More likely, yes 🙏 it’s more of a “proverbial” patience than a literal one
And here I put all my faith in the charms of Shebaz Sharif 🥀
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This is a joke
sees explanation
Slowly puts down pitchfork.
There are really people like that out there, but I doubt they would make their way in here
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❗️Handala claims responsibility for Tel Aviv car bombing, says senior Mossad influence warfare official was targeted
Hacktivist group Handala claimed responsibility for a car bombing in Tel Aviv on 4 June, alleging that the operation eliminated “one of the senior managers of Mossad’s New Influence Unit (Iran Desk)” after “months of surveillance, pursuit operations, and close monitoring.”
In a statement, the group said the official was killed when “a bomb planted in his personal vehicle exploded” on Highway 20 (Ayalon Highway).
Handala described the attack as a response to Israeli operations against Iran, adding: “This is the fate of criminals. Even the regime’s most security-protected individuals are not safe in their usurped homes.”
The group also challenged Israeli authorities, asking: “Will the security services of the Zionist regime dare to tell the truth, or will they continue to deny it?”
Israeli authorities have not confirmed the claim. Meanwhile, Israeli media reports have presented conflicting accounts regarding the identity of the victim. Initial reports said a man had been killed in the explosion, while later reports cited by Israeli outlets, including The Times of Israel, said investigators were examining the possibility that the victim was actually a woman.
Israeli police said the incident remains under investigation and described the suspected background as “criminal.”
Handala’s allegations regarding the victim’s identity and affiliation have not been independently verified.
https://t.me/thecradlemedia/61111
Handala claims responsibility for Tel Aviv car bombing against ‘senior Mossad official’
Damn it! Now I can’t say “Handala is coming for you” on social media. (this is mostly a joke)
🇺🇸🇮🇶 — US envoy Tom Barrack praises disarmed factions:
We extend our warmest congratulations to the Iraqi Prime Minister on this important step, which represents a cornerstone for renewed Iraqi self-governance, based on restored sovereignty, lasting stability, and the promise of national revival. We also commend the groups whose initial decision to return all weapons to the Iraqi state will contribute to building order. Prime Minister Zaidi’s confidence is well-placed; this is only the beginning.
@SimurghRes
I think this is the best proof that Disarming of militias is not in the best interest of the resistance.
When the US starts praising a country’s government, it means the people of that country are about to get fucked
🇮🇷🇱🇧🇮🇱| Iran’s head of national security of the Parliament now says dark days await ‘Israel’ if they don’t completely halt all attacks on Lebanon, including South Lebanon.
@FotrosResistancee
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🇮🇷🇱🇧🇺🇸🇮🇱| Following growing calls from Iran, now Iran’s Parliament Speaker; Ghalibaf also warned both the US & Israel:
Ghalibaf says if ‘Israel’ does not stop its attacks on Lebanon, Iran will not only halt the negotiation process but will also directly confront it (‘Israel’).
@FotrosResistancee
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❗️Israeli firm BlackCore deployed sophisticated cyber operations to sabotage left wing candidates in France
A sophisticated cyber espionage and defamation campaign orchestrated by the Israeli firm BlackCore targeting left-wing, pro-Palestinian candidates from La France Insoumise (LFI) has sent shockwaves through the French political establishment. According to Middle East Eye, the covert operations, which struck during the March municipal elections in Marseille, Toulouse, and Roubaix, utilized automated fake accounts, localized smear advertisements, and highly sensitive data leaks, including the personal tax information and passwords of LFI MP François Piquemal.
Victims and security analysts have condemned the operation as an unprecedented assault on French democratic sovereignty, designed specifically to penalize LFI candidates for their vocal opposition to Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
The digital footprints of the interference lead back to technology firms based in Tel Aviv, raising critical questions about foreign state involvement. In Toulouse, where Piquemal narrowly lost his mayoral bid to right-wing incumbent Jean-Luc Moudenc, the cyber onslaught coincided with an intense domestic pushback from local branches of the pro-Israel lobbying group Elnet and the Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions (Crif).
Despite an investigation by France’s digital interference watchdog, Viginum, allegations have surfaced that the French state has attempted to redact and shelve the findings to avoid a major diplomatic rupture with Tel Aviv, while Paris prosecutors have opened an independent criminal probe into organized election destabilization.
The high-tech sabotage is widely viewed by intelligence experts as a dangerous “dress rehearsal” for deep-seated interference ahead of France’s 2027 presidential election. Security analysts note that while French intelligence historically braced for Russian disinformation, the threat from Israel has caught the state off guard.
As right-wing forces like Jordan Bardella’s National Rally pivot toward pro-Israel stances to gain international backing, LFI officials warn that the lack of robust independent monitoring bodies leaves France’s upcoming national ballots highly vulnerable to sophisticated foreign manipulation.
https://t.me/thecradlemedia/61016
Israeli firm conducts ‘sophisticated’ smear campaign of left-wing candidates in France: Report
Gentle Reminder: The Dark Will Not Protect You 🤗 Not For Long 🙅♂️ They Are COMING ⌛☝️
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Yedioth Ahronoth indicated that the concerns have been confirmed, and the “Israeli” army is worried about the use of explosive loitering gliders at night.
The Hebrew newspaper added that one of the Givati Reconnaissance fighters who came to visit those wounded in the drone incident that struck the force heading toward Al-Shaqif Castle said: “It is very strange that a drone was able to strike a military force at night. This has never happened before to combat units.”
Yedioth Ahronoth cited “Israeli” security sources as saying, “There is a constantly rising learning curve, and not only in the field of drones. They improve the accuracy of their fire every time anew. Therefore, we try to move as much as possible within the security zone along the Yellow Line, and during maneuvers we avoid remaining in fixed positions.”
“The Israeli army and Hezbollah are engaged in what security sources describe as a ‘learning battle’. According to these sources, Hezbollah studies the army’s methods and improves from time to time.”
The paper pointed out that Israeli soldiers continue arriving at Rambam Hospital in Haifa to visit their wounded comrades, adding that they describe the atmosphere as difficult and frustrating.
Yedioth Ahronoth interviewed a soldier who came to check on his friend wounded by a suicide drone.
“Fifteen killed during what is called a ‘ceasefire,’ while there is no ceasefire at all. Perhaps Hezbollah’s drones now have new thermal cameras, and they can actually see our forces while they are moving,” he said.
Fighters also continue entering treatment rooms to support the families of the wounded, according to the Zionist paper.
Source: Al-Manar English Website
They experience 1/1000000th of the fear and turmoil they cause to others and act like it’s hell on Earth.
🇮🇷🇺🇸🇰🇼| Iranian military correspondent for Tasnim:
Didn’t we attack the US bases during the night? Why’s the footage from the attack on Kuwait’s airport during day time?
Which is a very valid point. The launch footages Iran released clearly shows it’s during night time.
@FotrosResistancee
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The angle on the shadows in the day light pics are pretty shallow which could indicate it was morning. The launch pictures could have been just pre-dawn. Factoring in transit time I don’t think that proves anything.
That said I still think that was a Lukas. Even if it was an Iranian drone, who cares? If Iran wanted to target civilians they could have killed thousands by now.
—❗️🇮🇱/🇱🇧/🇮🇷 BREAKING: Israel and Lebanon have reached their own so-called ‘ceasefire agreement’ brokered by the United States
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Per the agreement, the ceasefire is contingent on a complete halt to fire by Hezbollah and the withdrawal of all Hezbollah operatives from south of the Litani River.
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In the statement, Lebanon declared that it has no hostile intent toward Israel.
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Lebanon designates Hezbollah as an enemy of the Lebanese state.
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The two sides agreed to move forward with zones in which the Lebanese Armed Forces would exercise exclusive control, excluding all non-state armed groups.
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Israel and Lebanon reaffirmed that they have no hostile intentions toward one another.
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Malding
The Lebanese government is so stupendously cucked it’s almost funny. Unfortunately, their naked treachery only results in Lebanon being unable to mount an effective national resistance and effectively decolonize itself.
I think we are seriously approaching a point where Hezbollah and non-puppst elements of the Lebanese military will have no choice but to stage coup. Unfortunately, as long as it’s dirty Shi’ites being butchered, a large part of Lebanon will look the other way.
I’m not sure who is more feckless and utterly diabolical in their servitude to zionists, the Palestinian Authority, or the Lebanese government. It’s frankly a close race between Aoun and Abass.
So basically, the empire and its dogs brokered an agreement with other dogs of empire and are pretending this is a legitimate deal. Meanwhile, the resistance is still going to resist because a whole people are being MASS MURDERED by the empire.
— 🇮🇱/🇱🇧/🇮🇷 NOTE: Hezbollah has said many times that it does not recognize Israeli-Lebanese ceasefire talks and won’t abide by them
It is very likely that Hezbollah will simply keep fighting until there is an unconditional Lebanese ceasefire as part of the Iran-U.S. negotiations.
@Middle_East_Spectato
The Lebanese government, under the directive of its masters, is trying to create the legal and societal excuses to start a civil war with Hezbollah.
They’ve been trying to do this for the last year, but it’s a fools errand in my perspective. The Lebanese military has strongly discouraged rhe disarming of Hezbollah during the faux ceasire due to the conflict with Israel before. Why would they change their minds now when there’s an active invasion and ethnic cleansing occurring?
The Lebanese military, at least a large portion of it, is not going to mobilize against Hezbollah. Whether due to pragmatism, sympathy, or the fact that they have no chance if winning, I find it highly unlikely the Military follows the government’s plan.
I mean, the Lebanese Army has been pathetic against Israel and the IDF. How the fuck does anyone think they’d be capable against Hezbollah of all forces, one of the most effective militant organizations in the world? It’s suicidal, and I just don’t think the Lebanese military has the stomach for it, I’d sooner expect them to coup the government instead, and subdue any remaining loyalists with the aid of Hezbollah.
Though, frankly I think it’s more likely that they just do nothing. Stoking a civil war is only going to further delegitimize the comprodor Lebanese government. I don’t think there’s enough phalangists to try and create a civil war.
How can Lebanon reach a cease fire when the Lebanese army isn’t fighting back? They already have a ceasefire that israel didn’t comply with.
I heard some folks referring to them as the Lebanese Authority as a reflection of how captured they are by Israel.
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