There are two wars going on - the actual one where demoralized IRGC and Basij squads and being targeted and killed and there's no higher headquarters to ask for help or send help.
That's the reality on the ground.
And
The war on X - where regime apologists have primacy on U.S. media and misrepresent the pulse of the Iranian people.
Where politicians and academia cheerlead the latest U.S. casualty or loss of military aircraft and equipment.
We are 14 days into Epic Fury and the enemy is demoralized, in disarray, and being targeted by precision Isreali drones with information and actionable intelligence provided by the people.
2-3 man cells are now HVTs - that destroys moral and fractures units. The leadership is not responding - the ranks are not showing up.
This is Day 14.
For the first time in 47 years the oppressor regime now feels what 80% of the Iranian people feared everyday - that they could be next.
The roles are shifting - the people can now call in air strikes and drone strikes anywhere they see regime groupings.
Don't let the cheerleaders for the regime convince you otherwise - The Iranian people are not buying it and neither are the IRGC and Basij terrorists.
The U.S. increasingly sees Oman’s neutral approach toward Tehran as hostile and has pressed it to pick a side and cut diplomatic ties with Iran https://t.co/xMt8mjSgNU
🇺🇸🇮🇱Trump tells Netanyahu to ease off bombing Beirut: one phone call illustrates the growing imbalance in the US-Israel relation, argues @RinaBassist ⤵️
Sharp views by @nadimhoury@MPPregent@AdamNoahWho in #F24Debate ➡️https://t.co/mvPE3Hkaca
U.S. Syria Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack wasted a year of everyone’s time, promising the world a Syrian Israeli ski resort at the border between the two countries. Instead, we got Syria exporting Islamist terrorists to Africa’s Sahel, the upcoming battlefield for the brewing jihad terrorism.
101-year-old World War II veteran Don Graves — the last surviving flamethrower operator from his battalion, which fought on Iwo Jima — sings “God Bless America” at the National Memorial Day Parade.
Great WSJ piece on how coverage of the Iran conflict often reveals a deeper anti-American strain in parts of Western commentary, where U.S. missteps are amplified while strategic pressure on Tehran and internal Iranian opposition are minimized
https://t.co/0rRjb1dA5M
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on Iran:
They've been raping, killing and murdering for 47 years. The Western world allowed proxy wars.
We learned a lesson — we should have gone years ago at the head of the snake.
Another historic FBI led FTOC under the leadership of @POTUS - second in 12 hours - we arrested and extradited Mohammad al-Saadi, a high-value target allegedly responsible for mass global terrorist attacks, believed to be planning multiple hits in the U.S. Amazing coordination across the board with CIRG tactical units, overseas partners led by Ambassador Barrack and @DAGToddBlanche.
https://t.co/nJublq7wCr
🔴ELIMINATED: Izz al-Din al-Haddad, Head of Hamas’ military wing and one of the last senior commanders involved in the planning of the October 7 massacre.
Following the elimination of Mohammed Sinwar, Haddad assumed his role and worked to rebuild Hamas’ capabilities and planned numerous terror attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF troops.
Throughout the war, Haddad was involved in the holding of many Israeli hostages in Hamas captivity and managed Hamas’ hostage captivity system by surrounding himself with hostages in an attempt to prevent his elimination.
“Tonight, at my direction, brave American forces and the Armed Forces of Nigeria flawlessly executed a meticulously planned and very complex mission to eliminate the most active terrorist in the world from the battlefield. Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second in command of ISIS…” - President Trump
🚨 Iraqi National Arrested and Charged with Providing Material Support to Iranian-Backed Terrorist Organizations and Directing Attacks Targeting U.S. Citizens and Interests
“Thanks to the dedication and vigilance of law enforcement, this alleged terrorist commander is now in U.S. custody,” said Acting Attorney General @DAGToddBlanche. “As alleged in the complaint, Al-Saadi directed and urged others to attack U.S. and Israeli interests and to kill Americans and Jews in the U.S. and abroad, and in doing so advance the terrorist goals of Kata’ib Hizballah and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. These charges show American law enforcement will never let such evil go unchecked and will use all tools to disrupt and dismantle foreign terrorist organizations and their leaders.”
🔗: https://t.co/SYQMr39lWg
Earlier today, Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, a senior member of Kata’ib Hizballah, a U.S. designated foreign terrorist organization, was charged with six counts of terrorism-related offenses for his activities as an operative of Kata’ib Hizballah and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi was transferred into U.S. custody overseas and transported to the United States. @TheJusticeDept@FBIWFO@DOJNatSec@NYPDnews@CBP@StateDept@SDNYnews
ADIC Barnacle: “In the span of just three months, Mohammad Al-Saadi allegedly directed 18 terrorist attacks throughout Europe—including against United States citizens and interests—and planned to conduct a similar attack here in our country. The FBI New York’s Joint Terrorism Task Force maintains its unwavering resolve to hold accountable leaders of foreign terrorist organizations who utilize mass fear and suffering to further their anti-American agenda.”
Read more at: https://t.co/WxW5HxXfQl
President Trump and his administration are protecting Americans from the Iranian regime.
Today, the Justice Department arrested and charged an Iraqi national for providing material support to Iranian-backed terrorist groups and directing attacks against the U.S. Acting Attorney General @DAGToddBlanche joined Martha MacCallum on Fox News to discuss it ⬇️
🚨 BREAKING: The Trump FBI has just FOILED a major terrorist plot that would've been carried out by an IRAN-backed militia commander on US soil, plus Canada and Europe
Mohammad al-Saadi — leader of Islamist Kataib Hezbollah — had 20+ ATTACKS planned. His target was Jewish sites, including one in New York
More lives saved 🇺🇸
AG BLANCHE: "President Trump's leadership around the world allows us to have the credibility and the partnerships to allow us to work with with folks overseas. And that's what happened here."
"So he was brought here and appeared in court earlier today."
"He was recently brought to the United States. I want to be careful talking about the operation so I don't put anybody in danger, but it's enough to say that this was a an effort that included not only the FBI, but our law enforcement partners overseas as well."
Thank GOD for this FBI! @FBIDirectorKash
#BREAKING: This is an important case--an intelligence gold mine and a big achievement for law enforcement. A commander of #Iran-backed Kataib #Hezbollah Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi has been arrested and is scheduled to be presented today in federal court for plotting to attack Jewish sites in the U.S., including a synagogue in New York City.
"A criminal complaint unsealed on Friday accused the commander, Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, of planning at least 18 attacks in Europe and Canada since late February, in retaliation for the United States and Israel’s attacks on Iran."
It's notable that Tehran is using Iraqi Kataib Hezbollah now to plot terror attacks abroad, in the U.S. and throughout Europe. Traditionally KH has been focused on Iraq and attacks throughout the region.
https://t.co/ni28EtTq42
Amid reported calls by the US government for a militia-free government, the new broader government setup, including Zaidi’s cabinet, continues to include prominent militia figures and assets, from Adnan Fayhan in the parliament leadership to Mustafa Sanad as Minister of Transport.
This comes amid ongoing designations by the US Treasury and State Department of Iraqi militia organizations, figures, and fixers, and strong calls for "disarming" and "dismantling" the militias, which were seen as an indication of a different policy by Washington toward Iraq.
One thing this highlights is that there is no consistent whole-of-government approach in Washington toward Iraq. Different figures and agencies advance different policies and priorities. We will likely continue to see a harsh approach through designations by some agencies, and a more accommodating and even placatory attitude by others.
This will certainly be taken note of in Iraq, and various actors will adjust accordingly.
🚨 Today the FBI and our partners extradited the highest ranking member of Tren de Aragua (TdA) ever brought to justice - Jose Enrique Martinez Flores, aka "Chuqui.
Flores just arrived in Houston from Colombia this evening.
This is the first time ever that a TdA member has been charged with terrorism-related crimes and been extradited to the U.S. - history made pursuant to President Trump’s executive order last summer designating Tren de Aragua as an FTO.
Flores is charged with providing material support to TdA, a designated foreign terrorist organization, as well as with international drug distribution conspiracy. He is scheduled to make his federal court appearance Friday morning.
Well done @FBIHouston and our partners at @TheJusticeDept@DAGToddBlanche. Outstanding work.