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❗️🇮🇷| NEW: Iran shot down 3 MQ-9 drones
What happened in chronological order:
• Yesterday, the US entered the Strait of Hormoz to attack IRGC speedboats & fisher boats, Iran’s air defenses countered the threat & shot down MQ-9 drones.
2 of these drones were shot down by the IRGC & one by the Army’s air defense.
• The downing of these drones in less than 20 minutes caused the US to become confused and disorganized, and unable to locate the air defense site, they attacked several points on Qeshm and Jask islands.
• US attacked Iranian boats again
• The IRGC responded against US navy vessels tonight.
This also explains why Trump posted the AI image yesterday.
Does this mean the war is restarting?
I don’t think so. The americans are cowards. If they were going to restart the war they would send everything they have all at once.
More likely this was just testing and probing. My guess is the us military was proving to trump that going back to war would be a massacre. This was the airforce saying “Ok look, we’ll send some drones over to test things out and if it goes well we’ll consider doing some more strikes” and now they are tying to push the “but if it goes badly we are not bombing Iran.”
I think there is a serious divide between the us military vs. trump and the bourgeoisie. The spoiled rich people are making unrealistic demands and the military are trying to show them and explain how stupid their demands are.
How does Iran react though? This seems like another escalation during negotiations and ceasefire. I hope they have a suitable retaliation in mind. I see senior officials have flown to Moscow im hoping this is preemptive to avoid their assassination whilst they plot a suitable response. Way I see it they have a free hit now. If they can’t hit a us target there’s a giant bullseye just south of Lebanon.
Shooting them down is a pretty reasonable retaliation for invading their airspace.
There is no cease fire and never was. usa never held up to its side of the agreement. usa fled and Iran chose to stop firing because they had done all they needed to to the bases in the area.
Fighting isn’t in Iran’s interests. They have won as much as they can militarily. All they want is usa to leave them alone. Their best weapon to get that is choking the gcc and usa by not letting them transit the strait.
I don’t fully know what occured yesterday, but what I saw was multiple boats blown up and missile systems on the coast. Is that not your understanding? If all that happened was some drones invaded their air space and got downed then I’d be inclined to agree with you.
Allowing themselves to be consistently attacked during negotiations is also not in Irans interest. Appetite for war in the US has never been lower (ever), so the opportunity is there to retaliate.
Yes it’s obvious to anyone with eyes Iran just wants to be left alone. And also the same for Lebanon. Thing is that doesn’t appear to be happening does it.
Iran doesn’t need to escalate because what they are doing is working. The american drone incursion did not achieve any strategic success. Why would Iran change tack?
usa sent those drones because the strait is still closed, gas prices are rising, and trump looks like a loser. This was not a show of strength by usa. This was a desperate attempt to change the situation because they are losing.
Maybe usa destroyed some boats, there aren’t any reports of martyrs that I have seen but MQ-9 reapers cost well over $30 million each.
Even if Iran wanted to hit back what could they do? There are no more american targets in range.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgzzn4y1n8o
What you’re claiming does not accurately reflect what I’m seeing on telegram. Hell even my corrupt Zionist media is acknowledging what happened.
Honestly feels a bit like talking to a wall here but let me restate the same points again if it helps.
Why would they change tack? As previously stated once again aggressed upon during ceasefire and negotiations.
Even if Iran want to hit back what could they do " If they can’t hit a us target there’s a giant bullseye just south of Lebanon."
These were all in my comments. It would be nice to engage with points, rather than restate the same things over and over again. Feels like a serious waste of both our time.
This has the exact same energy as when I was treated like an idiot for pointing out a non aggression pact with Saudi did very little for Iran. I was told how incredible it was and I was an idiot for thinking it provided very little because US needs a close geographical location to conduct strikes from. Never minding the other 10 countries in the area still completely on the table.
Whatever man, agree to disagree.
🇮🇷🇱🇧🇮🇱| Hezbollah gave Iran’s national TV exclusive footage of a FPV drone attack to publish and tributed the attack to “our brothers from Iran.”
To FPV drone struck a military vehicle with soldiers inside.
God bless the brothers under the yellow flag.
Video in https://t.me/FotrosResistancee/21734
69 Criminals of “Zahar al-Fasad fi al-Bahr” Now Wanted by Handala
Handala announces:
The full names and details of 69 Israeli Navy officers who recently attacked the Global Sumud Flotilla have now been revealed and are available for public viewing. As a decisive act of Resistance, a $100,000 bounty is set for each of these individuals.We are the thunder and lightning after which you must always expect a rain of retribution. These are the very individuals who embody “Zahar al-Fasad fi al-Bahr”, those who spread corruption and devastation across the seas and the earth, leaving no refuge for the innocent.
Handala explicitly declares its solidarity and unwavering support for the Sumud Flotilla and all the mujahideen of the sea, pledging to stand by them until the very end.
This is our promise,
“اللهم اجعلنی من انصاره و اعوانه و الذابین عنه و المسارعین الیه فی قضاء حوائجه و الممتثلین لاوامره و المحامین عنه و السابقین الى ارادته و المستشهدین بین یدیه”.
Handala, until the advent of the True Avenger, will defend the blood of the innocent and the rights of the oppressed.And this is a direct message to Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s Minister of National Security:
Know that no crime, on land or at sea, will go unanswered.
You and all the corrupt and bloodthirsty in this cabinet will be pursued by the shadows of the Resistance everywhere. After every thunder, expect a rainstorm of our wrath.
🇮🇷| BREAKING: IRGC confirms it shot down a MQ-9 drone, and fired upon a RQ-4 drone & F-35 jet
The statement says Iran reserves the right to respond to ceasefire violations.
The statement also says the IRGC shot down one MQ-9 drone and fired at a RQ-4 drone & F-35 jet forcing them to flee the country’s territorial airspace.
🇮🇷🇺🇸| Iran’s MFA, in an official statement, says the US violated the ceasefire by harassing Iranian commercial ships near the Strait of Hormuz in the last 48 hours.
The statement says Washington is acting in bad faith despite diplomacy, and warns that Iran will respond to ceasefire violations and defend its interests.
🇮🇷🇺🇸| CENTCOM just confirmed what I wrote here above:
US is NOT assisting ships through the Strait of Hormoz.
🇱🇧🇮🇷🇮🇱 WATCH | Exclusive to Iranian television: Scenes from the targeting of an Israeli military vehicle carrying soldiers in the city of Bint Jbeil today by Hezbollah.
Hezbollah did this operation for the martyred girls of Minab.
Video in https://t.me/SimurghRes/4981
🇱🇧🇮🇱 The Hezbollah fighter who hunted down the occupation army soldiers was one of the wounded from the pager massacre that Israel carried out in Lebanon.
@SimurghRes
🇮🇷🇺🇸| According to Iran’s national TV (IRIB):
Iran’s demands are:
• A permanent ceasefire.
• US withdrawal from the region.
• No interference in Iran.
• Full sanctions relief.
• Release of blocked funds.
• +$300B in reconstruction compensation.
• Control/management of maritime traffic.In return, Iran would also take reciprocal steps.
Video in https://t.me/FotrosResistancee/21741
🇮🇷🇺🇸| Iran’s MFA spokesman:
• “We do not collect tolls; one must be careful in the use of words. We are not seeking to collect tolls. The actions of Iran & Oman to draft a protocol for the safe passage of ships are responsible measures. Naturally, in this process, the services that we’ll provide [for the passage of ships], as well as the protection of the environment, require the collection of fees.”
• Q: “Why don’t you respond to Trump’s tweets?” Baqaei: “We have much more important work to do than responding to tweets with AI caricatures.”
• No nuclear talks at this stage
• Messages between Iran-US are taking place through Pakistan.
• My advice to American officials is not to talk about international norm-setting.
• China 🇨🇳 has a very good relationship with us, and we have a strategic partnership; it has played a constructive role in all processes to stop the war.
• The President of China announced a 4-point plan for security in the region, which was valuable to us.
• Lebanon must be one of the elements in the MoU.
• Negotiations have made progress, but the imminence of an agreement depends on the Americans.
• It is true that we have reached a consensus on many issues [with the US], but no one can claim that the signing of the agreement is imminent.
• Politics in the US has become somewhat chaotic. Facing contradictory views from their officials within hours disrupts the course of any negotiation.
🇮🇷🇺🇸| According to a prominent Iranian journalist
The US is unwilling to lift the naval blockade & even after a MoU & reopening of the Strait of Hormoz, Iranian ships must coordinate with the US military & obtain its permission to exit the region.
This is really bad and Iran will not be accepting this agreement on these terms.
Telegram channels are going loco on the reporting, calm down. There are many conflicting and unconfirmed reports being thrown as “news”.
There are no new explosions in Bandar Abbas, new reports are related to the explosions from earlier.
The situation right now is calm.
Unconfirmed reports say a couple speedboats were hit, although we’re waiting for more confirmation.
🇮🇷| BREAKING: Alleged footages of air defense activity in Qom.
Videos in https://t.me/FotrosResistancee/21707
[From Fotros] — Note: My contacts in Qom informed me they did not hear or see anything in the sky.
🇮🇷🇺🇸| The IRGC published footage showing the successful interception of an American MQ-9 drone, yesterday.
Video in https://t.me/FotrosResistancee/21732
🇮🇷🇺🇸| The IRGC also published footage of the tracking and targeting of an American F-35 yesterday, with Iranian air defenses, after it violated Iranian airspace, south Iran.
Video in https://t.me/FotrosResistancee/21732
— While the F-35 successfully fled the attack, Iran can succesfully track and lock the stealth F-35.
@FotrosResistancee
Urgent / The IRGC targeted an American airbase
🔹 Following the early morning attack today by the US invading army on a point near Bandar Abbas airport with aerial projectiles, the American airbase, as the origin of the aggression, was targeted at 4:50 AM.
The IRGC Public Relations issued a statement:
▪ In the name of Allah, the Commander of the Compellers
▪ So if they attack you, attack them in the same way they attacked you▪ Following the early morning attack today by the US invading army on a point near Bandar Abbas airport with aerial projectiles, the American airbase, the origin of the aggression, was targeted at 4:50 AM.
▪ This response is a serious warning so that the enemy knows that aggression will not go unanswered and if repeated, our response will be more decisive.
▪ The aggressor bears the responsibility for the consequences.▪ And victory is only from Allah, the Almighty, the Wise
🏴☠️⚔️ Hezbollah pro
All Hezbollah clips are documented in one place, and this clip is in another place; the clip indicates that Hezbollah is starting to adapt to the circumstances of the battle and is developing drones that were previously criticized for being unable to carry out night strikes, as cameras and clips have proven that they are not thermal cameras and do not have night vision capabilities; after this clip, the so-called Israeli Defense Army is facing a real dilemma of moving and maintaining the positions occupied in the previous round in southern Lebanon, which have now become killing zones and a war of attrition from which it is difficult to exit; we are living in the exact circumstances of the Russian-Ukrainian war in terms of the nature of the confrontation, but Hezbollah started from where the war of the Slavic races on the cold continent ended. It used optical fibers to a player about 25 km away from the target, smoked “Tobacco Menthol”, which is the favorite bait in Lebanon, and caught its targets through a TV screen…
https://t.me/naya_foriraq/76058
🌟🏴☠️Scenes from the targeting operation of the Islamic Resistance on Saturday, 23-05-2026. Israeli enemy soldiers gathered in the town of Al-Bayada in southern Lebanon, using their Ababil attack drones.
Video in https://t.me/naya_foriraq/76057