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Mehr News Agency reported on Wednesday morning, the sixth of Aban, that at least one student was killed and 12 others injured when a semi-trailer truck collided with a minibus carrying students to school in Ardakan, Yazd. According to the report, three of those injured are in critical condition. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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Fox News, citing two U.S. officials, reported that the carrier strike group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt and the U.S. Marine Corps’ 13th Expeditionary Unit are headed to the Middle East. The network added on Tuesday, 28 Mehr, without naming the officials, that their arrival will bring the number of U.S. aircraft carriers in the region back up to three. According to the report, around 10,000 sailors and Marines will also be added to U.S. forces in the Middle East. Fox News first reported on October 1 that the United States had decided to send a third aircraft carrier and another Marine unit to the Middle East. The network’s latest report on Tuesday provides further details about the deployment of the Roosevelt carrier strike group and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Reports say these forces are expected to reach the region by the end of November. These military movements come as tensions between the United States and the Islamic Republic continue. @VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Pezeshkian: We Will Not Shy Away from Negotiations for Peace Masoud Pezeshkian, president of the Islamic Republic, said in a speech on Wednesday, 1 Mehr, at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly that he had prepared his remarks in advance. But after U.S. President Donald Trump’s speech and his calling the Islamic Republic “terrorist,” Pezeshkian decided to show those in attendance photos of Ali Khamenei, the slain leader of the Islamic Republic, and the students at the Minab school. Pezeshkian also said: “Anyone they want to discredit, they label a terrorist. For 200 years, Iran has not attacked any country and has only defended itself, yet they call us a source of insecurity.” Elsewhere in his speech, he said: “The United States and Israel attacked us with their most advanced equipment, and we defended ourselves with strength.” Pezeshkian said the United States and Israel imposed war on Iran, but the Islamic Republic defended itself “with strength” and, at the same time, “will not shy away from negotiations for peace.” Speaking about the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program, he said: “We will not ask anyone’s permission to defend our country. Iran will not accept nuclear knowledge being monopolized by a handful of countries; we do not consider nuclear weapons a source of security.” On the Strait of Hormuz, Pezeshkian said: “Everyone cannot benefit from the Strait of Hormuz while shipping routes are closed to Iran. The deployment of hostile fleets and the expansion of war will not make shipping safer.” On the situation in the region, he said: “We live in a region where war knows no borders and a crisis in one country spills over into neighboring countries. For this reason, we consider our neighbors strong.” @VahidOnLive Pezeshkian: Either We Build Security Together or Endure Insecurity Together Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly, Masoud Pezeshkian said: “Peace that is not for everyone is not peace. Either we will build security together or endure insecurity together. We are ready for dialogue, but we will not accept the language of force.” He added: “Trump’s remarks, in the eyes of the world’s public and intellectuals, are a clear sign of a bullying disposition and the logic of force, and are contrary to the explicit principles of the United Nations Charter.” Pezeshkian said: “Trump should know that these remarks will unite our people even more. He should know that our people have never bowed to force and will make the aggressors regret it.” @VahidOnLive 📡 @VahidOnline

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At least 100 protesters in 13 provinces across Iran are at risk of execution The organization Iran Human Rights said at least 100 people arrested during the Dey protests are facing death sentences in 13 provinces across Iran. The highest number—46 people—is in Isfahan Province. According to the published list, after Isfahan, 22 people are in Tehran and Alborz provinces. The list also includes 10 people in Fars, seven in Razavi Khorasan, five in Markazi, three in Yazd, and two in Semnan. One person in each of North Khorasan, Gilan, Ardabil, Ilam, and Qazvin provinces is also facing a death sentence. The organization says the published list includes only protesters who have received a death sentence at least at the trial court stage. @VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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According to dozens of messages received from Isfahan, Yazd, Khorramabad, Khomeyn, and other cities, several missiles have been launched. 📡 @VahidOnline

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Trump’s press conference: Iran-related sections, as identified and machine-translated, with the subtitle text, as much as could fit in one post: 🔺 Reporter: Trump, you wrote on Truth Social today, “When will the people of Iran rise up and fight?” Well, if that’s what you want, will you send the CIA to arm the Iranians? 🔻 Trump: Well, I don’t want to tell you that, Peter. I’d love to tell you, but it wouldn’t be appropriate. But I… I mean, I understand their difficult situation. They’re being shot at right now. You know, these gentlemen are sitting here in the lap of luxury, seeing things, but over there, things aren’t so comfortable and prosperous. Three months ago, 52,000 protesters had been killed. Can you imagine that? And now I’m hearing that number has probably gone up by another 20,000 to 25,000. Nearly 65,000 protesters have been killed. So when I ask that question, I kind of know the answer, too. The only answer is that they’re being shot at. The regime is getting weaker and weaker every day, and at some point they won’t be able to shoot so easily anymore, because I think the people won’t put up with it any longer. But I asked that question because, you know, it’s time. But most… most people can’t kill their own people like that. Most people try to be reasonable, they talk, and then maybe the government is overthrown. In Iran, they kill people. When they come out to protest, they kill them. They shoot them right between the eyes. They have two methods: machine guns and snipers, and they use both; sometimes machine guns, sometimes snipers. They prefer snipers, because all it takes is a crowd of 200,000 people and one person drops right here, with a bullet between the eyes, and three snipers doing it; and it’s horrible to watch. Really horrible. That’s why this isn’t happening. And who can blame them? Who can blame them? But the regime is getting weaker every day. ————- We’re controlling the Strait of Hormuz. Every day, we’re getting a lot of ships out, carrying millions of barrels of oil. In most cases, we do it without any problem. Every once in a while, they send a drone, and we shoot it down. But we’re in control; we have very strong control. They were trying to rebuild radar systems, a missile system, and a system for laying mines. You know, we destroyed all the mines in the Strait of Hormuz. They were trying to build a missile that lays mines. Who does that? Have you ever built a missile that lays mines? I’d never heard of such a thing, but that’s what they were doing. They were building it. It was almost finished, so we destroyed it. We saw them building it. We see everything they do. They can’t move. They can’t even go to the bathroom without us seeing it. So we saw it. We destroyed it. ... So last night we hit them hard; very hard. They hit us with a very small strike, but we hit them very hard last night. We destroyed all the new equipment they’d tried to build along the Strait of Hormuz; some of it defensive and some offensive. They were trying to see the ships, because they can’t see the ships. You know, we’ve destroyed a lot of their ships. They can’t see, because they don’t have radar, because we blew it up, and last night we blew up a lot more than just their radar. Last night was a very heavy strike, and we’re ready to carry out another one whenever we want. .... Gas was selling at that price because we can’t allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon. ... But the issue is very simple. Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. As soon as this is over—which I don’t think will take much longer; I don’t know how much longer they can hold out—but, you know, whatever happens, it doesn’t matter. And the election has no effect on me. First of all, I’m not a candidate. But my party has a candidate, and I’m supposed to help my party. But I think my party respects the fact that we won’t allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon. ————- 🔺 Reporter: Mr. President, how serious are you about renaming the Strait of Hormuz the “Strait of Trump”? And if you are serious, how would you do it? How would you do that, Mr. President? 🔻 Trump: It just came up. 📡 @VahidOnline

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Incoming messages: A missile was just launched from Yazd—launched from Yazd just now. Hi, dear Vahid, a missile just took off from Yazd. They just launched a missile from Yazd, Vahid. A missile just took off from Yazd. A missile was just launched from Yazd. 🔄 Two more just now—two more were launched from Yazd. 23:08 They launched a missile from #Yazd again. Three missiles took off from Yazd again. The third missile was also fired. At 11:08, two more missiles from Yazd. 📡 @VahidOnline

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The oil pollution observed along the southern coast of Qeshm Island has spread to the mangrove forests near the village of “Naqasheh.” On Wednesday, 21 Mordad, the IRNA news agency reported that some of the oil slicks had entered the forest area and that monitoring and cleanup operations had begun to prevent the pollution from spreading further. Despite two days having passed since the pollution was reported, the head of Qeshm Island’s Natural Resources and Watershed Management Office said the exact source of the oil slicks would be determined after “expert assessments and a review of reports from the responsible agencies.” The mangrove forests are among Qeshm’s sensitive coastal ecosystems and play an important role in preserving biodiversity, stabilizing the coast, and providing habitat for the life and reproduction of various aquatic species and birds. Hormozgan’s coasts also faced widespread oil pollution this spring. On 12 Ordibehesht, the province’s director-general of environmental protection said the pollution had resulted from an attack on the Lavan Oil Refinery, and that petroleum products had reached various parts of the province’s coastline, including Qeshm, Larak, Hengam, and Hormuz. @ VahidHeadline During oil cleanup operations along Qeshm’s coasts, absorbent pads are being used to collect the oil slicks. These pads are usually made of synthetic fibers such as polypropylene. They absorb oil and grease while taking in less water. By quickly collecting oil, absorbent pads can help prevent slicks from spreading across the water and pollution from reaching fish, turtles, seabirds, and corals, while reducing damage to beaches and piers. However, absorbent pads alone are not enough to deal with large oil spills. They are typically used alongside oil containment booms, skimmers, suction equipment, and other specialized cleanup methods. Saturated pads must also be collected and disposed of properly. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Orders attributed to Mojtaba Khamenei appoint six senior military commanders; Hossein Taeb officially returns to power The office of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic announced on Monday, 19 Mordad, that Mojtaba Khamenei had issued appointment orders for six senior armed forces commanders and called for preparations for a “powerful offensive operation” against the United States and Israel. Under the orders attributed to Mojtaba Khamenei, Ali Abdollahi, formerly commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, was named chief of staff of the armed forces, while Kiomars Heydari was appointed his deputy. The previous chief of staff, Abdolrahim Mousavi, was killed in the first minutes of US and Israeli attacks on 9 Esfand last year. The Iranian armed forces’ general staff had continued operating without a chief for roughly the past five months. Mousavi had replaced Mohammad Bagheri, the previous head of the staff, in the summer of last year. Bagheri was killed in Israeli attacks in Khordad last year, at the start of the 12-day war, along with several other senior military commanders of the Islamic Republic. In his order appointing Abdollahi, Mojtaba Khamenei called for “completing the process of merging the armed forces’ general staff and the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters,” a “measure” that, he said, had begun under his father’s leadership. At the same time, he did not issue an order appointing a new commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters alongside Abdollahi’s appointment as chief of staff. Ahmad Vahidi, who became commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps after the outbreak of war and the killing of Mohammad Pakpour, received the rank of major general and an order appointing him commander of the powerful military, security and economic organization on Monday, under an order from the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic. Before the 40-day war began, he had been the IRGC’s deputy commander-in-chief. Vahidi, a senior hard-line member of the IRGC, has previously commanded its Quds Force and is wanted by Interpol over alleged involvement in the bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in Argentina. In addition to his military positions, he served for three years as interior minister under former Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. In the order issued in Ahmad Vahidi’s name by Mojtaba Khamenei, the Supreme Leader called for “the continuous and comprehensive enhancement of capabilities to ensure maximum deterrence, and intelligent readiness to carry out powerful offensive operations against the enemy.” In a separate order, Mostafa Izadi was appointed deputy commander-in-chief of the IRGC. In another order, Mojtaba Khamenei appointed Ali Azmayi commander of the IRGC Navy, replacing Alireza Tangsiri, who was killed in Farvardin during the 40-day war. Mojtaba Khamenei also named Hossein Taeb, the former head of the IRGC Intelligence Organization, commander of the Basij Organization. Taeb began his security career at the Ministry of Intelligence, was later pushed aside, and then established a parallel intelligence agency within the IRGC. He is described as a member of the old security and political circle around Mojtaba Khamenei, whose roots go back more than two decades. Mohammad Sarafraz, the former head of the state broadcaster, has spoken about Mojtaba Khamenei’s behind-the-scenes role in shaping officials’ political decisions. Sarafraz, who was once a member of this circle himself, has described Mojtaba Khamenei’s direct relationship with Hossein Taeb and said that he was interested in Taeb’s intelligence reports. Taeb was removed from the IRGC Intelligence Organization in Tir 1401, but reports describe him as an important figure close to Mojtaba Khamenei. In his order appointing Hossein Taeb, Mojtaba Khamenei listed several priorities, one of which was “strengthening the popular intelligence network, improving skills and providing the necessary training alongside raising awareness, and using modern technologies to enable a people-centered response to enemy threats.” He also called for fulfilling the slogan “Every Iranian, a Basiji,” by drawing on the Islamic Republic’s supporters—who have taken part in government-organized street rallies since the start of the 40-day war—to “protect the Islamic Revolution.” 📡 @VahidOnline

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The judiciary spokesperson announced on Saturday that Mohammad-Bagher Kharazi, secretary-general of “Hezbollah of Iran,” had been summoned to the Special Clerical Court following his recent remarks and was facing criminal prosecution. According to the spokesperson, because Mohammad-Bagher Kharazi is a cleric, any potential charges against him fall under the jurisdiction of the Special Clerical Court. He also said Kharazi “may face multiple security-related charges” and that an arrest warrant would be issued if he failed to appear in court. @ VahidHeadline Around the edges of the Islamic Republic’s power structure, there is always a trace of “troublesome insiders”—people with no official position or standing, but close enough to the circles of power that their words cannot be ignored. Family ties, clerical robes, or an affiliation with even a little-known organization allow them to reveal behind-the-scenes decisions, accuse or threaten government officials, and make statements that prompt reactions and denials from the highest levels of power—while they themselves remain in the safety of the margins and return after a while with a new claim. Mohammad-Bagher Kharazi has many of these traits. A cleric with no government post, he is secretary-general of an organization called “Hezbollah of Iran,” whose actual weight and standing in Iranian politics are far from clear, and a member of a family with ties to the seminary, the diplomatic establishment, and the Khamenei family. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Trump’s conversation with reporters, sections related to Iran, selected and machine-translated: 🔺 Reporter: And, Mr. President, Republicans are now talking a lot about purchasing power and the cost of living. What is your message on this issue as the midterm elections approach? 🔻 Trump: That’s a good question, but the answer is somewhat simple. I inherited the highest prices in history. I inherited the worst inflation in our country’s history, and we’ve done an incredible job. Oil prices are now falling rapidly. If you look at the situation, they’re down to 75. When I began that very important action in the Islamic Republic of Iran, it was a very important action, because they cannot have nuclear weapons. Otherwise, the whole world would have blown up. We’re not going to let that happen. It wasn’t just about us or the Middle East; it would have been catastrophic for the entire world. We had no choice. Gas prices in many places, like Iowa, had fallen below two dollars—prices people hadn’t seen in years: $1.85, $1.95. On Tuesday, at one of my stops in Iowa, gas was $1.95 a gallon at one place and $1.85 at another. From everything I’m seeing, as soon as the war ends, we’ll see those days again very soon. I think the war will end soon. I don’t think they can keep going much longer. Yes, go ahead. 🔺 Reporter: Has a deal been reached to reopen the Strait of Hormuz? 🔻 Trump: I don’t want to say a deal has been reached. The strait is somewhat open right now. You know, we have something called a “blockade,” and the U.S. Navy is running it; we control it. We’re in control of it now, but they can always shoot at something or drop a mine in the water. Even if there’s just one mine out there, it disrupts things, because people don’t want to send their billion-dollar ships into the area and accidentally hit a mine. But I think we’re doing very well. I’m personally involved in the negotiations, and I think things are going well. A deal could be reached; it could happen soon. Yes. 🔺 Reporter: Mr. President, on munitions: Last night you wrote that the United States has a tremendous amount of munitions and rejected claims of any shortage. At the same time, there’s a $21 billion supplemental budget request to replenish stockpiles. If there isn’t a shortage, why is that request still on the table? 🔻 Trump: Because we always need more. I mean, we need more munitions. Look, the Biden administration gave Ukraine a tremendous amount—free, without getting any money for it. Billions and hundreds of billions of dollars. Fortunately, I had built up a very large stockpile during my term. I rebuilt the military and also gave them a lot of equipment and munitions. We have an unlimited or almost unlimited supply of some very powerful types of munitions. For some other types, the situation is a little tighter, and we receive fresh shipments every day. As you know, our defense companies are building more factories now than at any other time in history. They’re building factories for Patriot missiles, Tomahawks, and everything else. At the same time, we have types of munitions that may not be as precise or may not be at that premium level. We have the premium ones too, and we’re monitoring this very closely. But some of our munitions are very powerful and very good, and we have an unlimited supply of them. So we’re in very good shape. Still, we always want more munitions, and we need to have more. Something else could happen, or it might not. I hope nothing else happens, but we’re in very good shape. We really do have tremendous amounts of munitions. 📡 @VahidOnline

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Messages received at 10:37 about a missile launch from Yazd: They just launched a missile from Yazd. 10:37. 10:35 — missile launch from Yazd. Hi, they just launched a missile from Yazd. A missile just took off from Yazd. 10:37. They just launched a missile from Yazd, Vahid dear. Just now, at 10:32, a missile was launched from Yazd. Vahid dear, they just launched a missile from Yazd. Friday, 10:36 — Yazd. At 10:35, they launched a missile. It was interesting after such a long time. It was launched southward. They just fired a missile from Yazd. 10:37. They just launched a missile from Yazd. Friday, 9 Amordad, at 10:30. Hi Vahid dear, a missile was just launched from Yazd. Hi, how are you? A missile just went up from Yazd. A missile was just fired from Yazd. Vahid, they just launched a missile from Yazd. Just now, at 10:36, they launched a missile from Yazd. Missile launched from Yazd toward the south. 10:36. Hi, at 10:35 a missile was fired from Yazd toward the south of the country. They fired a missile from Yazd, but it took a different route than before. It was heading toward the port and the south. 10:40 a.m. A missile was launched from Yazd; the sound was very loud. Hi, Friday at 10:40, a missile was launched from Yazd. 10:37 — they launched a missile from Yazd. Friday, 9 Amordad. Hi, Mr. Vahid. At 10:42, they fired a missile from Yazd. They fired a missile from Yazd, Vahid dear. A missile was launched from Yazd a few minutes ago. At 10:35, they launched a missile from Yazd. They just launched a missile from Yazd. Today it was headed southeast, unlike previous days when it flew over the city. 📡 @VahidOnline

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Messages received about missile launches from Yazd: Hi Vahid, they’re launching missiles from Yazd. They launched a missile from Yazd. Hi, at 7:21, the sound of a missile being launched is coming through. Hi from Yazd, a missile just took off at 7:22. It’s 7:21 in Yazd now; they launched a missile. Hi, dear Vahid, a missile was fired from Yazd at 7:20. Dear Vahid, a missile just took off from Yazd at 7:21. A missile launch from Yazd just now—they launched a missile from Yazd.

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Unverified messages received since 2:19: “Hi dear Vahid, we heard the sound of three explosions in Nurabad, Fars.” “Three explosions just now in Nurabad, Mamasani.” “Mr. Vahid, Nurabad Mamasani was hit hard. The windows shook three times.” “Vahid, just now there was a sound of an explosion in Nurabad. There were exactly three.” “Dear Vahid, a few moments ago there were several loud explosions in Nurabad, Fars.” “Mr. Vahid, Nurabad Mamasani was hit. You can hear a plane too.” “Vahid, Nurabad was just hit.” 🔄 Messages at 2:24: “Oh, they hit one more. Another one too, though it was far away. Vahid, they hit again.” 📡 @VahidOnline

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Incoming messages, possibly about missiles being launched but mistaken for fighter jets: “Yazd: A fighter jet sound just came through at 12:10.” “A fighter jet is flying over Yazd right now.” “A fighter jet just passed over Yazd, flying really low. There was no explosion sound. I don’t know if something was hit outside the city.” “Hi dear Vahid, at 00:07 there was a sound from the strait, like an explosion. Maybe it was a ballistic missile launch.” “A missile took off from Yazd ten minutes ago.” “Dear Vahid, I can hear a fighter jet in Yazd.” Yazd Update: Messages received after the post was published: “A plane passed over Yazd. It wasn’t a missile or a fighter jet; it was flying extremely low.” “Hi, it was one of our own fighter jets.” “Hi dear Vahid, the sound coming from Yazd was from a passenger plane.” 📡 @VahidOnline

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The White House rejected a New York Times report that it had dropped plans to intensify military operations against the Islamic Republic. White House Communications Director Steven Cheung said U.S. President Donald Trump has always said he prefers a diplomatic solution, but that he will keep all options on the table if the Islamic Republic continues its terrorist actions in the Strait of Hormuz or against its allies. Cheung added that, after sanctions that have crippled the Islamic Republic’s economy and thirteen consecutive days of strikes on military targets, it would be wise for the regime to move toward an agreement. Otherwise, he said, the other side knows what will happen. @VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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The political and security deputy of the governor of Gilan Province reported that the U.S. launched a missile attack on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy’s base in Zibakenar on the morning of Friday, 2 Mordad. Bagheri said: “At around 7:30 a.m. on Friday, some of the equipment at the site was damaged in the missile attack.” The deputy governor also said that, according to preliminary assessments, “no reports of human casualties” had been received so far. @ VahidOOnLine The director general of crisis management in West Azerbaijan Province announced that at around 9 a.m. on Friday, 2 Mordad, a location in Piranshahr County was targeted in a U.S. airstrike. Earlier, reports had emerged of U.S. air and missile attacks on Ahvaz, Qeshm, Bandar Abbas, Tehran, Omidiyeh, Andimeshk, Khorramabad, Khandab in Markazi Province, Naein in Isfahan Province, Taft and Shirkuh in Yazd Province, Firuzabad in Fars Province, Konarak, and Zibakenar. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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Messages received: Hello, there was an explosion in Yazd just now. Hello, Yazd was just hit. There was an explosion in Yazd at 4:40 📡 @VahidOnline

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Photo received with caption: Taft in Yazd Province Unconfirmed messages received about areas in the central part of the country: 3:05 a.m. — A very loud explosion was heard in Khondab County. Hello, Khondab was hit at 3:05. Terrifying sounds are coming from near Khondab. Update: State media: The deputy governor for political, security, and social affairs of Markazi Province said: “A site outside the city of Khondab was hit by two enemy projectiles a few minutes ago.” ——— Hello, dear Vahid. They just hit the Anarak Air Force base in Nain. ——— I’m in Taft, Yazd. From the Bam-e Taft side toward Shirkuh, they hit it hard—the sound was very loud. At 3:30, there was an explosion in Taft. They blew up the Taftkuh tower. Hello, at 3:30 in Taft, Yazd Province, there was a huge explosion that woke us up. Bright light and heavy dust came from the surrounding mountains. It wasn’t inside the city. Hello, dear Vahid. At 3:30, there was a powerful explosion in Taft, Yazd, and the houses shook. The sound came from Taftkuh, the tourist area where Bam-e Taft is being built. Since the start of the war, the IRGC has evacuated all the guards and staff, and no one is allowed in or out. Local news agencies say it was a missile; the sound of a fighter jet wasn’t heard at all. Update: IRIB reports an explosion outside the city limits of Taft in Yazd Province. ——— Looks like Borujerd was hit; an explosion was heard. Two explosions in quick succession—Borujerd was hit! The sound was terrifying. A loud explosion was heard in Borujerd, two in a row. Update: In Borujerd, I only heard the sound of a fighter jet passing, but no explosion. I asked other residents and they hadn’t heard one either. The fighter jet sounded like it did during the 40-day war, after which news came of the bombing of Khorramabad. 📡 @VahidOnline

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CENTCOM: We have begun the 13th night of attacks. Machine translation: U.S. forces began another round of overnight strikes on Iranian military targets today at 6:45 p.m. Eastern Time [2:15 Tehran time]. This is the 13th consecutive night of attacks, aimed at holding Iran accountable and reducing threats by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to commercial shipping. CENTCOM 📡 @VahidOnline

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Messages received: We heard an explosion in Chabahar. It was far away—just the shockwave. 09:42 It hit really hard. I don’t know where in Chabahar it was. Suddenly we heard an explosion; our windows shook 🥲 They didn’t used to strike in broad daylight. They hit something in Chabahar and everyone rushed outside, but it wasn’t near the pier or Imam Ali base. There’s no smoke at all either. It shook everything really badly. Update: Government sources, Chabahar County Governor’s Office: The explosion heard today (28 Tir) near the city of Chabahar was caused by the controlled disposal and destruction of unexploded munitions. 📡 @VahidOnline

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Messages received: Vahid, in Yazd, it’s 12:30 now and I can hear explosions. I heard them five times. I’m in Taft, near Yazd. So far, I’ve heard five explosions, but they’re far away. Five powerful explosions at Yazd’s Mountain Park. Yazd, now, 12:30: several explosions. Vahid, they hit Yazd hard. Four times. Hi Vahid, they’re hitting Yazd. Vahid, there were several explosions in Yazd. 12:30: five explosions in a row in Yazd. Between 12:29 and 12:30 a.m., I heard four blasts. Yazd, 12:30: there were more than three explosions, and the ground shook. Vahid, Yazd was hit. I heard four of them; the last one was stronger. Update: Government sources: Yazd’s deputy governor: U.S. strikes were outside the city of Yazd. 🔹 At midnight, five explosions were heard outside Yazd during an attack by U.S. fighter jets. 🔹 Five missiles struck the outskirts of the city. So far, there have been no casualties. 🔹 Calm has now returned. No hostile fighter jets can be heard, and Yazd’s skies are completely safe. 📡 @VahidOnline

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According to residents, locations in #Bushehr were attacked again from around 12:45, and more than 10 explosions were heard. Images received, Tuesday 23 Tir. #Iran Vahid, I’m messaging from Bushehr. At 12:44, there was a sound of an explosion, but it was faint. Hi dear Vahid, Bushehr was hit again at 12:45. Bushehr, 12:45 p.m. In the Bahmani area, the explosion sounded very close. The house shook. Just now, at 12:42, they hit the Bahmani area of Bushehr (probably the army airbase or the IRGC naval base at Rishahr). We heard two bombs. Hi, Bushehr, 12:47. The explosions are extremely loud. Greetings, dear Vahid. They just hit Bushehr hard twice. Bushehr was hit at 12:44. The sound was closer than the recent ones, so we can guess it was the airport. They hit again at 12:47. Just now, another 6 or 7 huge explosions. It’s the Jateh factory, because it’s very close. 12:54. At 12:47, there were about 4 or 5 explosions in Bushehr. They were pretty intense. They’re hitting again at 12:53. Around 7 or 8 this time. Hi, there are more sounds coming from Bushehr. Several explosions have been heard since 12:52. At 12:53, at least 10 missiles hit Bushehr. They’ve been hitting Bushehr around seven or eight times since 12:40. The house is shaking! Dear Vahid, they’ve been hitting Bushehr like this in rapid succession for ten to fifteen minutes… They were hitting it a lot. The explosions kept going, and it wasn’t clear how many there were. Every 10–20 seconds, there was a boom; the sound of the explosions wouldn’t stop. Dear Vahid, they hit Bushehr again in rapid succession, in the Rishahr area. It was terrifying. At 12:58, they hit Bushehr’s Valfajr pier with 8 bombs. A massive explosion. Hi, at 1 p.m., there was a continuous sound of explosions in Bushehr. From 12:30 to 13:15, more than 15 huge explosions were heard in Bushehr, with a very powerful shockwave. 📡 @VahidOnline

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Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran’s president, said that all the military officials on the Supreme National Security Council had supported negotiations, as direct talks between Iran and the United States were being held in Switzerland. At a meeting marking the establishment of the Basij Professors organization at the University of Tehran, he said amid protests from some attendees: “Everyone has signed that this is the path we must take. Now, whoever wants to create division—let them come and try.” Referring to the views of military commanders on the Supreme National Security Council, he said: “The commander of the [Khatam al-Anbiya] headquarters, the commanders of the army and the IRGC, and the security agencies were all there. They all said the same thing, they were all united, and they all signed off on what we wanted to do.” Pezeshkian’s remarks come amid growing criticism of his government by hard-line conservatives, following the publication of a letter attributed to Mojtaba Khamenei. Pezeshkian also emphasized the government’s role in supporting the military during the war, saying: “We gave the IRGC Aerospace Force 20 million barrels of oil that belonged to the government. We gave them the foreign currency we had.” @VahidHeadline Masoud Pezeshkian, president of the Islamic Republic, said his main concern was that the government might fail to win the public’s approval, and that public discontent could lead to street protests. Pezeshkian said: “What I fear is that we won’t be able to serve the people properly, that they’ll become dissatisfied and take to the streets to protest. Then our prestige will crumble.” He added that the Islamic Republic’s greatest strength was the unity of the people, and that officials must not allow shortages, deficits, and shortcomings to cause public discontent. According to Pezeshkian, such a situation would “make our enemies happy.” @VahidOOnLine Some of Pezeshkian’s remarks, as selected by the Student News Agency, which is affiliated with the Basij: 🔸 Pezeshkian’s startling remarks: “I’m afraid we won’t be able to satisfy the people, and they’ll take to the streets to protest.” 🔸 Every clause of the memorandum of understanding signed between Iran and the United States is in our favor, and the achievements of these talks and negotiations will become clear. 🔸 Trump, who used to stop us from doing many things, said in his recent speech that all of them were the right of the people and the nation. 🔸 Our $6 billion in Qatar will be returned. Netanyahu is the first to be unhappy with the negotiations. 🔸 America’s only point is that we must not have a nuclear bomb. This is something the martyred Leader also said many times: We do not want a nuclear bomb. America said, “Just write this down and sign it,” and we signed. 🔸 The Supreme National Security Council made its decision in unity and solidarity; everyone said the same thing and was united. 🔸 Trump’s positions have changed 180 degrees from what they were before. They have accepted that they cannot disregard the rights of the Iranian people. The rules have changed. 📡 @VahidOnline

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Behrouz Razavi, the beloved narrator of Ali Khamenei, has died. FattahiFarzad Behrouz Razavi, a narrator, voice actor, lyricist, and actor, died at the age of 78 after a period of illness. He began his professional career in 1347 with radio narration and, over more than five decades, became one of Iran’s most recognizable media voices. His narration of the documentary series “Iran” is considered among his most enduring works. Alongside his work in radio and television, Behrouz Razavi also appeared in films and worked in dubbing, acting in productions such as “The Sin of the Angel,” “Journey to Chazabeh,” and “The Survivors.” He also wrote the lyrics for “Desert of the Heart” and “Lost,” sung by Marjan. The artist, who was born in Yazd, had lived in Karaj since 1374. He was the brother of actress and makeup artist Atefeh Razavi. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Messages received from 4:40 AM Hello dear Vahid 4:40 minute explosion came from IRGC Tabriz towards Motahariyeh 4:40: Vahid Urmia a sound came I don't know what it was Sound of severe explosion in Urmia unclear what the sound is Hello sir a terrifying sound just came from Urmia at 4:39. At night of course several missiles had been sent from here. Hello Vahid Urmia at 3:39 AM sound came and it seems they hit because our house shook and it was exactly like wartime Vahid dear Najafabad sound of several severe explosions. 4:42 Vahidddd they're hitting Isfahan Najafabadddd towards Villa Shahr they hit two everything cracked shook we're having heart attacks Shababad severe explosion wave Hello Vahid west Tehran sound of severe explosion came just now 4:43 Vahid here explosion sound came 3 times very loud and close. We completely jumped from sleep without fighter jet sound. Najafabad Isfahan Khomeini Shahr twice explosion sound came Vahid hit now Tehran Yusefabad 4:43 we heard explosion sound from distance. Again 4:45 sound came. 4:42 minute just now two consecutive explosions Eslamshahr explosion central Tehran 4:43 Vahid hittttttt finally hit just now 4:43 west Tehran towards Jannatabad terrifying sound of missile or bomb impact no fighter jet sound came again now 4:45 hit the second one explanations that a few minutes before electricity fluctuated severely sound of two explosions just now Najafabad Isfahan explosion glass shaking Sadeghiyeh west Tehran Tehransar one sound Eslamshahr just now terrifying explosion sound heard Hello 4:41 AM, severe explosion sound came in Tabriz, so much that I jumped from sleep, definitely not air defense and such... Dear Vahid from Qorveh Kurdistan we heard sound of three explosions with 15 minute intervals, I think we got hit by missiles because the shaking was intense Hello dear Vahid 4:44 AM Eslamshahr Marjanabad 2 severe consecutive explosions South Jannatabad explosion sound - 4:44 AM - wasn't continuous about two three 4:45 hit again 4:44 Monday sound of 2 explosions with 1 minute interval west Tehran now sound of two severe explosions came. Isfahan Hello from Andisheh dear Vahid I think 2 bombing explosion sounds came here explosion sound from distance west Tehran 4:43 around 4:42 two explosion sounds came in Qaimiyeh Eslamshahr consecutively so severe windows shook intensely 4:42 very faint explosion sound north Isfahan seemed very far from us I think there were 3 Eslamshahr 4:44 minute sound of three explosions came Dear Vahid we're in central Tehran, at 04:44 we heard sound of 3 explosions. Hello Vahid. Sound two explosions 4/41 Najafabad explosion sound Fardis Vahid Najafabad loud explosion sound several our house windows shook like what we woke up 4.43 they hit somewhere it's smoking like crazy towards the same police force and such that they hit in war too now sound of two explosions came windows shook like missile launch sound maybe they hit somewhere but no fighter jet sound came Khomeini Shahr Hello Najafabad now sound of 10 explosions came and fighter jet Hello Najafabad 4:42 two very big explosions completely like when they used to hit. Loud sound and then its wave came Hello Vahid just now explosion sound came towards Tehransar to the extent that windows shook again now too came but it was far 4:41 explosion sound came 04:44 another one. I think they hit Bidganeh a few minutes ago in Kurdistan province Qorveh city three sounds came sky is clear but they hit the surroundings probably west Tehran explosion sound again Vahid brother explosion sound Kurdistan Hello Karaj 4:43 explosion sound came from distance. Wasn't thunder again now sound came 4:42 faint explosion sound and ground shaking towards Sadeghiyeh Tehran 4:44 second sound was more severe. Sadeghiyeh did I imagine or did sound come? They hit towards Malard Vahiiiiid they hittttt go online

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Received messages about temporary mobile phone line outages in some cities in Fars, Bushehr and Hormozgan provinces and... from around 2 o'clock ▪️ Shiraz completely cut off, can't make calls or do anything ▪️ All mobile phones in Shiraz cut off, all internet cut off, unclear why this happened - neither Irancell, nor Hamrah-e Avval, nor Rightel has signal ▪️ Vahid from around 2:10 until now, phone signals and home internet and everything telecommunications in Shiraz went down, right now [2:30] Hamrah-e Avval connected with low speed. Irancell not connected ▪️ Shiraz phone lines down for more than 20 minutes from 2:10 to 2:30, Irancell still not back Update: Irancell also connected but all are 3G Hello dear Vahid, Bandar Khamir also everything cut from 2 o'clock, barely connected now to inform you Isfahan also everyone's lines went down for minutes In Shiraz all signals suddenly went down. Even our home modem internet completely cut Now after about half hour signals came back Vahid I thought it was just for me, our home Mabinet internet also cut Khuzestan Sarbandar from Fars cities, half hour all signals gone and telecommunications internet also not working, now telecommunications internet came and Hamrah-e Avval signal also came with low speed, Irancell cut Internet and signal and... completely down in Bandar Mahshahr port, Ahvaz same Hello Bandar Ganaveh few minutes everything completely cut, no calls, not even internal network, everything shut down Port at 2 AM approximately signals went and came back, line became 3G but internet not working, now only fiber internet connected Exactly at 2 o'clock entire Shiraz data center cut, mobile completely without signal, approximately 30 minutes ago connected right now About half hour in Nourabad Mamasani everything went down, internet and signal and line and everything 😐 Shiraz from 2 to 2:30 all operator signals cut, Bandar Abbas same, cut Vahid dear until now internet and mobile signals in Qeshm completely cut, suddenly approximately 10 minutes cut both signal and internet Bushehr telecommunications internet and Irancell keeps cutting every ten minutes, many also completely cut from my contacts Shiraz after half hour connected, all Irancell and Hamrah-e Avval and Shatel services even telecommunications internet was cut Irancell line also returned Vahid hello and good work, internet and lines completely cut for ten minutes both Bushehr and Bandar Abbas, Bushehr connected and mobile internet weak however Bandar Abbas Irancell internet cut Vahid actually all Fars province same happened, I'm in Fasa, I also cut exactly from 2:02 to 2:36 I was cut Vahid Bushehr also completely cut, now connected and very weak, about half hour completely no signal Minab also about 20-25 minutes completely no signal Bandar Abbas: Irancell completely cut, Hamrah also cuts and connects Hello Mr. Vahid inside Bandar Deylam Bushehr province we had no signal from 1:45, neither Irancell nor Hamrah, now fixed, internet is H with all SIM cards, we're connected now Marvdasht was also completely cut everything, now connected Hello Vahid dear we're in Brazjan, for us too Irancell internet, Hamrah-e Avval and Rightel and telecommunications completely cut, now they're back as 3G Hello messaging from south Fars province, home and mobile internet and also signal from 2 o'clock to about 30 minutes completely cut Bavanat for about half hour signal went down Hello in Yazd too Hamrah-e Avval signal completely cut, thought it was my phone bug, but now seeing reports apparently something else Greetings good day Shiraz around 2:10 all lines signals and internet went down and after about half hour connected with very low speed Thanks Vahid dear Hello Vahid Bastak line and all west Hormozgan province connected after 20 minutes Hello Vahid dear Bandar Abbas now 45 minutes everything cut, Irancell signal came but won't turn on, everything down, only fiber optic connected for now Hello Vahid dear: Bushehr province:

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The spokesperson for Iran's Civil Aviation Organization announced that the organization has not issued any new official aviation notices regarding restrictions in the country's airspace, and flight conditions are normal. Emphasizing the continuation of normal flight conditions, he said: "The country's airspace conditions remain the same as before, and flights are operating according to schedule." Without referring to details of the aviation notice (NOTAM), the Civil Aviation Organization spokesperson added: "The NOTAM that was recently circulated on social media is denied." Iran's Civil Aviation Organization had announced on Friday, June 1st, in a notice that airports located in the western part of Iran's flight zone, known as "Tehran FIR," would be suspended until Monday, with only a limited number of airports authorized to operate. According to that notice, airports in Urmia, Kerman, Abadan, Shiraz, Yazd, Kermanshah, Rasht, and Ahvaz were exempted from this restriction, and their operations were only permitted from sunrise to sunset. @VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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Ali Yazdikhaah, Vice Chairman of the Parliament's Cultural Commission, said there is currently no decision to reopen global internet access and restrictions will continue due to "security considerations." Yazdikhaah attributed the global internet shutdown to decisions by the Supreme National Security Council, saying this decision was made due to "security issues, national security, and protecting people's lives." Despite NetBlocks announcing that the internet shutdown in Iran has entered its eighty-third day, Yazdikhaah said more than 90% of people's needs are being met in the current situation and there are no widespread complaints protesting the internet shutdown. He also said that through the so-called "Internet Pro" plan, more than one million people have gained access so far - a plan that critics consider an example of class-based and discriminatory internet, as it limits global internet access to specific groups and deprives ordinary citizens of equal rights to free internet access. The Vice Chairman of the Parliament's Cultural Commission also said that import and export companies, scientific and research centers, laboratories, and some trades can take action to access international internet if needed. @VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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A media outlet affiliated with the Islamic Republic's judiciary announced that the assets of 51 people in Yazd province have been seized by judicial order on charges of what they call "treason" and "collaboration with the enemy." According to this report, these individuals' cases are being processed under the law known as "Intensifying Punishment for Espionage and Collaboration with the Zionist Regime Against National Security and Interests," and judicial authorities claim the seized assets will be spent on "protecting public rights" and reconstructing war-damaged sites. The confiscated assets include bank accounts, movable and immovable property, company shares, and even proxy assets. According to Mizan's report, among these 51 people, 20 are present inside the country and 31 others are living abroad. This action continues a new wave of confiscation and seizure of citizens' and political dissidents' assets - a process that has effectively become a tool for pressure, intimidation, and asset seizure under heavy charges like "treason" and "collaboration with the enemy." @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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The Associated Press has reported that an oil slick is apparently leaking from the western section of Kharg Island, Iran's main crude oil export terminal in the Persian Gulf. Amy Daniel, CEO of maritime intelligence company Windward AI, told AP that since Tuesday, the equivalent of about 80,000 barrels of oil has leaked from Kharg Island. @VahidOOnLine Fox News, citing experts, says this could be a sign of the collapse of the Islamic Republic's oil infrastructure, which is under increasing pressure from the United States. According to analysts quoted by Reuters news agency, this slick, visible in Copernicus Sentinel satellite images between Wednesday and Friday, has covered an area of approximately 45 square kilometers west of Kharg Island. American officials have repeatedly said that with the maritime blockade of the Islamic Republic, oil reserves in Iran will soon be full and the regime will be forced to reduce its production, something that could cause permanent damage to oil well extraction rates. Now, the suspicious oil spill at sea has given rise to the theory that the Islamic Republic is dumping its oil into the sea. @VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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South #Tehran 23:11 Received messages about hearing air defense activity sounds: Hello, air defense just activated toward Javadiyeh at 23:11 Tehran District 19 air defense and explosion sounds at 23:13 air defense toward Brianak 23:11 continuous air defense sounds in Nazi Abad Vahid here toward Monirieh two explosion sounds and several air defense shots came. Thursday, 10 Ordibehesht, 23:10 East Tehran air defense sounds at 23:12 23:13 toward Felah air defense sounds came air defense sounds south Tehran 23:10 tenth Ordibehesht hello south Tehran 22:12 first an explosion sound came then 22:13 air defense activity explosion sounds Nazi Abad 23:14 Thursday 11:12 toward Nazi Abad air defense sounds heard hello Nazi Abad 11:13 explosion sounds and air defense activity coming south Tehran toward south Tehran air defense sounds heard Vahid now Thursday night 23:10 explosion sounds heard in Tehran and then air defense started working I'm in south Tehran I heard it don't know where it was probably city center air defense sounds District 16 23:10 several times air defense sounds 13 Aban neighborhood Shahr-e Rey 23:10 today Thursday hello Vahid 23:12 Tehran explosion sounds came toward south Tehran and air defense worked 23:11 anti-aircraft south Tehran fired continuously twice again at 23:25 23:25 again air defense south Tehran again now 23:24 air defense Bustan-e Velayat District 19 started working. 23:25 again air defense sounds south Tehran 23:24 again explosion and shooting sounds, Monirieh. Mofteh Tehran again air defense sounds 23:25 again air defense central Tehran Bustan-e Velayat intense air defense sounds coming 23:25 explosion and air defense Nazi Abad 11:25, Piroozi. Again continuous shooting sounds air defense Vahid right now Haft Chenar seven explosions hello Vahid continuous air defense sounds and explosion Nazi Abad 11:25 sound still hasn't stopped 23:25 Thursday explosion-like sounds and then air defense sounds west Tehran 23:25 again anti-aircraft south and southwest hello dear Vahid. 23:23 Si Metri G one big explosion I think (?) and then two minutes air defense. Hello Vahid 11:25 Satarkhan air defense sounds coming right now Nazi Abad explosion sounds and ambulance and fire department 11:24 again air defense and explosion sounds coming Ali Abad Khazaneh Ali Abad south Tehran 22:12 explosion sounds came then air defense worked a bit now fire department and ambulance sounds coming many District 14 Tehran twice air defense sounds came hello dear Vahid, 23:25, Tehran, Sadeghiyeh district air defense sounds can be heard Fatemi air defense sounds 23:26 south Tehran 22:24 one explosion sound came 22:25 third explosion sound came with some air defense working in between hello we're south Tehran Khani Abad air defense sounds coming like this again air defense sounds coming 23:25 we're toward 13 Aban Shahr-e Rey sounds coming back to back like thunder the sound echoes in the air continuously for two minutes at ten-second intervals Update: 23:40 many similar messages from central and east Tehran Update: Tasnim News Agency affiliated with IRGC claimed early Friday 11 Ordibehesht that following explosion sounds heard in south Tehran, air defense activated from around 23:20 Thursday night in some parts of the city and these sounds were heard in west, east, central and south Tehran. Based on this report, air defense was activated to counter small drones and reconnaissance UAVs and this situation continued for about 20 minutes. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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261 members of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (Parliament) supported Iran's negotiating team headed by Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf in a statement. Khaneh Mellat Media, affiliated with the Islamic Consultative Assembly, reported by publishing a statement that the decision-making process at various management levels of the country is carried out "with consensus and within the framework of leadership." @VahidOOnLine Iranian media reported that the "team close to Saeed Jalili and the Steadfastness Front" did not sign the statement of 261 parliamentarians supporting the negotiating team headed by Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. Entekhab news outlet wrote that the names of seven representatives including "Mahmoud Nabavian, Mahmoud Nabavian, Morteza Agha-Tehrani, Amirhossein Sabeti, Hamid Rasaei, Rouhollah Izadkhah and Meysam Zohourian" are not seen in the list published by Khaneh Mellat news agency. @VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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#Tehran, Tuesday around 23:45 Received messages: Right now at 11:40 we heard explosion sounds. We are in Tehran towards Azadi side. Khomeini Street explosion with white smoke. It was probably a drone strike because the explosion wasn't very strong. Tuesday 25 Farvardin at 23:45 sound of two explosions in Tehran Selsebil. It was different from other past explosions Hello Vahid, right now we heard a strong explosion sound in Haftchenar, I think it was Mehrabad Vahid, again explosion sound this time from Azadi direction, smoke is also visible in the sky Hello, right now at 23:45 sound of two explosions came from west-central Tehran Hello, Jeyhoun Sepah towards Yadegar, explosion sounds came three times. They say two cars exploded, neighbors say it was a bombing Hello dear Vahid, right now towards Mehrabad airport they hit at 11:45 twice explosion sounds and then dust from the direction of Meqdad Basij base Azadi Street Tehran 23:50 Tehran three explosions the sound was very close, one of them made our windows shake, we are in district 10 Two severe explosions a few minutes ago around 11:48 the sound came from district 10 Selsebil Dear Vahid, southwest Tehran explosion sound came, approximately 11:50. Jeyhoun-Imam Khomeini intersection fire department and police had come. Basijis dispersed people and were shouting *bombing* happened, disperse. 📡 @VahidOnline

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The US President on Sunday, April 23rd, criticized the leader of the world's Catholics for his opposition to the Iran war, accusing him of being weak in the face of "crime and nuclear weapons." Donald Trump wrote in a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, that "Pope Leo is weak in combating crime and has a very poor performance in foreign policy." He added: "I don't want a Pope who thinks it's okay for Iran to have nuclear weapons. I don't want a Pope who thinks America's attack on Venezuela is wrong; a country that sent enormous amounts of drugs to the United States and even worse, emptied its prisons and sent murderers, drug traffickers and criminals to our country." The US President claimed that "if I weren't in the White House, Leo wouldn't be in the Vatican either. Unfortunately, Leo's weakness in the face of crime and nuclear weapons is unacceptable to me." The leader of the world's Catholics had said on April 18th that threats against the Iranian people are "unacceptable." @VahidHeadline Pope Leon had described Mr. Trump's threat to destroy "a civilization" in Iran as "unacceptable." Mr. Trump went on to say he doesn't want to have a Pope who criticizes the US President and added that if he weren't in the White House, Leon wouldn't be present in the Vatican either. Pope Leon had also asked world leaders during Easter holidays to end violence and stop "idol worship of themselves and money." @VahidHeadline Donald Trump, President of the United States, after publishing a message criticizing Pope Leo XIV, shared an AI-generated image of himself. In this image, Trump is standing in a bright red robe with his hand on a sick man, while symbols including the American flag, eagles, fighter jets, the Statue of Liberty, and community heroes surround him. @VahidOOnLine Pope Leo XIV, leader of the world's Catholic Church, announced on Monday, April 24th, while departing for Algeria, that he has no intention of "arguing and debating" with Donald Trump, the US President, and only supports Christianity's message about spreading peace. Pope Leo XIV is beginning his African journey from Algeria. @VahidOOnLine Pope Leo told Reuters news agency on Monday, April 24th, that after the direct attack by Donald Trump, the US President, on the leader of the 1.4 billion-member church, he intends to continue taking a stance against war. In statements on the papal plane bound for Algeria, where he is beginning his 10-day trip to four African countries, he also said that Christianity's message is being "misused." Pope Leo told Reuters: "I don't want to get into an argument with him. I don't think the Gospel's message is something that some people should misuse." He added: "I will seriously continue to oppose war, with the goal of promoting peace, dialogue and multilateral relations between countries to find fair solutions to problems." The leader of the world's Catholics said: "Today many people in the world are suffering. Many innocent people are being killed. And I think someone must stand up and say there is a better way." @VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Received messages: From Yazd two missiles launched just now Yazd fired two missiles right now at 2:17 two missiles were launched from Yazd [with video] Hello missile launch from Yazd two minutes ago at 2:18 and at 2:20 Yazd after announcing the ceasefire news, the sound of missile launches came twice 🙄 📡 @VahidOnline

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Video received by Iran International shows terrible explosions occurring near the city of Yazd on Tuesday, April 7th. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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#Yazd Received messages: 5:12 AM Yazd got hit, Yazd got hit so hard we jumped out of our sleep. Fighter jets won't leave Yazd's sky. 5:15 AM they're hitting Yazd. 10 minutes of fighter jet sounds coming in at low altitude. At 5:15 the sound of fighter jets in Yazd was extremely loud, never heard this level of noise before. But personally, except for one explosion sound that seemed to be towards Meybod or Ardakan direction, I didn't hear any other explosion sounds. Now at 5:24 AM no more sounds can be heard 📡 @VahidOnline

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Continuing unconfirmed messages received earlier: Heavy strike 3:24 northeast Tehran Dorus, Shahrzad Boulevard air defense sound 3:25 hasn't been this loud until now! At 3:25 sound of two explosions came from distance wasn't fighter jet sound probably bunker buster we're central Tehran Zafaranieh 3:05 sound and shaking several strong explosions. Barely connected. West Tehran seems like they hit the end of Mehrabad airport very severe caught fire Hello around 3:05 Zafaranieh we heard several single explosions one minute apart from each other. No fighter jet sound came before it either, just explosion sound and glass shaking At 03:07 towards Keshavarz Boulevard it was the most terrifying sound we've heard since the beginning of war At 3, explosion in Tehranpars. Alley 132 (Taghinia) probably was a safe house. Lots of papers scattered outside with Khatam headquarters letterheads Vahid jan west Tehran 3:6 AM Tuesday April 18 Farvardin 4-5 explosions without fighter jet sound Hello Vahid jan at 3:30 from Dorus neighborhood severe air defense sound is coming simultaneously sound of two explosions came was a bit close Vahid our house is visible probably 90% chance explosion sounds of Sadeghieh and Saadat Abad and west Tehran because of Mehrabad airport they hit 3 places Tehran, Pasdaran, 3:30 explosion sound and then anti-aircraft interesting I see others said Velenjak severe explosion but now April 18 around 3:5 AM 2,3 very weak explosion sounds came from distance Hello Vahid around 3 Tehran Tehranpars Taghinia alley they hit a residential house it got very crowded wasn't clear who they hit Greetings, Damavand heavy explosion sounds are coming 3 to 3:18 about five explosions 3:04 Pardis Phase 4 Tehran province they hit a residential house seems to be targeted assassination tonight April 18 at 3:34 next to Rafiinia synagogue on Taleghani St, Freiman St, Malek St they hit. Vahid 3:07 towards Zafaranieh one very severe explosion sound came. Like that night when it was hitting the mountains the sound was sharp Phase 4 Pardis/east Tehran 3:30 they hit a villa house tonight this side is chaos fighter jets are above us they hit Pardis Phase 4 around 3:06 AM April 18 Vahid at 3:05 Tehran Tehranpars Taghinia alley was hit. It was residential unit but they quickly closed the area not clear if it was safe house or assassination. Area is full of security forces. Missile whistle sound clearly came. 📡 @VahidOnline

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Continuation of messages from Tehran from before: Hi we're towards Jajrud, there's a very terrifying sound coming at 4:34 Vahid Parchin and again hitting at 4:27 4:33 minute we heard a severe explosion in Shadabad district 18 4:34 Satarkhan again explosion sound I don't know what it wants from life here tonight it keeps hitting Satarkhan continuously it seems 4:34 explosion sound west Tehran (had less intensity than previous ones) 4:34 minute another single explosion heard a bit farther west Tehran Sadeghieh. Akbatan neighborhood at 4:25, 4 to 5 heavy and completely close explosions to the extent of ground and window shaking 4:34 hit something that was very close to Tehransar and we heard the missile sound 4:35 west Tehran/Sadeghieh again sound of 2 more explosions came. Hi at 4:34 minute Baharestan Golestan neighborhood sound of 3 explosions was heard 4:34 around Azgol (probably Army highway) severe explosion sound with danger siren, siren sound is still there Ghaleh Mir Baharestan they hit (southwest Tehran) last week they had hit a warehouse this time they hit two residential houses electricity also went out 4:36 Tehran east side Tehranpars sound of several consecutive explosions is coming Hi Tehransar at 4:36 a sound like whistle sound comes constantly after the last explosion, gets far and close 04:30 minute, 5 severe explosions that shook windows, 30 meters from G again explosion sound 4:37 north Tehran Hi 4:37 minute several air defense sounds came towards Narmak at 4:24 from Satarkhan smoke with very large and dense volume is visible before that several heavy explosions severe explosion and air defense sound around Hakimieh and Babaei east 4:35 minute 4:36 sound of five continuous explosions east Tehran towards Beheshti neighborhood Pardis sound of 2 explosions at 4:37 sound came from Parchin direction this time 4:36 morning Tehranpars sound of several consecutive explosions 4:37 towards Piroozi sound 5,6 explosions and air defense came continuous explosions about 7 Fath area west Tehran sound of consecutive explosions heard in Taleghani intersection area 4:38 Vahid dear 4:38 minute three explosions towards Piroozi and western song Rudehen a really terrifying explosion sound came at 4:37. Could be Parchin or Khojir for example from 4:23 minute until now 4:34 minute about 10 relatively severe explosions. Ostad Moein area, Yadegar Imam, Veterinary and Hashemi and Dastgheib heard about ten explosions only west Tehran very severe one was towards Vardavard rest towards Chitgar and behind Chitgar one was also towards Qods city missile base it was terrible very terrible We're in north Sohrevardi at 4:38 minute dawn we're hearing sounds extremely terrifying but far from us and don't know where it is! From about 4 o'clock started until now that I'm messaging explosion sounds getting loud smoke rising from Gholamrezaei street (Zamzam) area it's all tile shops there. Don't know where they hit Monirieh 4:38 sound of two distant explosions then air defense 4:37 Tehranpars 6 explosion sounds Tonight, April 6th, between 2 to 4:30, west Tehran, we didn't even hear air defense once. But jet sounds almost never stop. Tehran - Seyed Khandan 4:37, explosion sound coming, distant and muffled Severe explosion sound on Tous street Vahid dear east Tehranpars and I feel they're plowing nicely 5 minutes constant severe explosion sound coming Sheikh Bahaei 4:37 several explosions heard relatively distant Vahid dear we heard 22 explosions continuously from Malard until now such thing hadn't happened very strange it was hitting Sound of several very severe explosions on Tous street Tehran Tehran around 4:25 to 4:35 hit very severely next to us end of Yadegar Dastgheib area smoke visible from window they also hit the airport

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(I just got to the messages from 15 minutes ago - if it's not important, please don't send messages) Karaj Hesarak Bala 4:29 AM fighter jet sound coming continuously, very close, the sound is still there and after a few minutes it's getting closer to me. Fardis explosion 4:30. Vahid, fighter jet sound in Karaj at 4:25. Pardis, I heard 5 bad explosion sounds. Hello Karaj, several severe explosions just now. Karaj is getting hit repeatedly 4:31, sound can be heard from Banafsheh neighborhood. Vahid, this is Fardis 4:31 AM Monday, more than 20 continuous explosions near Andisheh. They hit Fardis with 12 very severe ones at 4:31 AM and they're still hitting. Hello dear Vahid, consecutive explosions can be heard from Andisheh city, Karaj 4:30 AM, 9 explosion sounds from distance. Hello dear Vahid, towards Fardis 20 consecutive explosions, they're hitting like machine gun fire, it's continuing 4:33. Distant explosion sound in Karaj 4:30 AM, the explosions were very systematic and chain-like. Karaj Mehrshahr 4:26 AM, two heavy explosions from distance, now for several minutes fighter jets are above us in Andisheh Phase 5. 4:30 AM, we heard 12 explosions that were relatively distant. Whoever reported from Kurdistan, stay safe. Fardis and Naz neighborhood Karaj 4:30 AM, sound of dozens of heavy explosions towards Fath barracks. Fardis Manzarieh, Karaj 4:32 to 4:34, at least 10 explosion sounds came from the south, probably Bidganeh. Right now Fardis Karaj 4:32, consecutively about 12-13 short explosion sounds came, as it was hitting the sound got more distant, very strange. 4:30 AM dozens of severe explosions in Fardis Karaj, explosions continued until 4:44, Fardis probably Fath barracks hit terribly, over twelve. No fighter jet sound either 4:20 AM. Hello, we're in Fardis Karaj. At 4:30-4:31 approximately 15 close explosions occurred. At 4:33 we heard approximately 4-5 explosions from further distance. 4:35 Fardis Karaj over 20 close consecutive explosions. The sounds are still continuing until now 4:42. 📡 @VahidOnline

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#Qom Received messages: Qom at 12:45 AM terrifying explosion sound hello at 12:45 AM explosion sound from Qom our power went out for a moment but we didn't realize where it was for hello. At around 12:50 AM midnight there was a huge explosion sound in Qom hello Vahid dear they hit Qom I don't know where it was please if any information reaches you put it for us ambulance and fire department sounds are also coming it was inside the city they hit Qom. It had a very bad sound we heard it from inside Pardisan it was so loud 🔄 Other received messages: Velayat neighborhood Qom in the area of Mahmoudnejad Boulevard they hit a building Vahid dear, Qom technical school, they hit Velayat neighborhood Qom I was near Golzar our house shook but I heard they hit Velayat neighborhood behind Yazdanshahr and Vali-Asr hospital Qom they hit a house in Velayat neighborhood it was an assassination of one person hello Qom Velayat neighborhood on Yazdan Shahr street it was an assassination apparently they only hit one house it was a villa I think his house 📡 @VahidOnline1

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#Ahvaz Received messages unconfirmed: Ahvaz 20:45 five terrible explosion sounds in Amaniyeh neighborhood Friday Ahvaz Golestan area 20:47 right now we heard 3 very loud ones, one much farther away, fighter jet sounds are also coming unprecedented fighter jet sounds in Ahvaz right now Hello Vahid. It's been five minutes, lots of fighter jet sounds coming over Ahvaz. The sky is roaring. Never heard fighter jet sounds this loud Ahvaz Kianpars 20:48 sounds of 6 explosions heard. The sounds are close, fighter jet is in the sky we can hear it hitting Ahvaz terribly toward Kianshahr maybe the blast wave is terrible four explosions each 30 seconds apart in Ahvaz from 20:45 Dear Vahid Ahvaz from 20:46 over 10-12 severe and terrifying explosion sounds came fighter jet sound extremely close to ground... hit so hard that buildings in Kianpars area were shaking Amaniyeh and Kianpars are close to each other intelligence headquarters is in Amaniyeh toward Kianshahr area explosion was very severe Dear Vahid they hit the 92nd Armored Brigade again. Ahvaz Ahvaz 20:45 heavy air strike carried out sounds of more than 10 very severe explosions heard around 92nd Armored Brigade and Ahvaz air defense. Friday Ahvaz 21:03 Golestan area 4 explosions heard, though this time they're farther away, right now sounds are coming again Sepah Vali-e-Asr Ahvaz exactly after the old Ahvaz-Andimeshk traffic police hit it when it was hitting I saw the light first five seconds later explosion sound came glass windows of Ahvaz wholesale market stalls broke because it's close to this location hit the 92nd Armored Brigade Ahvaz located in Brigade/northern Kompelo area 📡 @VahidOnline

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#Bushehr Unverified received messages: Bushehr April 5th / 8:35 PM 4.5 severe explosion with building shaking Vahid 8:36 PM Bushehr three major explosions so strong that their blast made windows and curtains shake. It was very close, maybe factories. Bushehr 8:35 PM two explosions at Sadra Marine Industries, then two more hit again 8:42 PM this time it seemed to be from the base direction. Hello, two more explosions following the attacks a quarter hour ago, I heard 9 explosions. 8:51 PM, Bushehr, location can't be determined, probably industrial zone. Bushehr at 6:40 PM they also hit Boalkhair checkpoint for the third time, at the same time they hit in Khorramuj mountains too. Tonight at 7 PM Khorramuj missile base was targeted 5 times, almost every day this base gets targeted, this base is in Bushehr province Khorramuj city. Now it hit two more times again so strong that our entire window frame shook for several seconds, 9:01 PM, Bushehr. Bushehr around third Tangak near the new road from Tangak to Sartal, simultaneous with America's bombing, launcher was in military zone, they were firing missiles. Bushehr explosion was at Sadra Marine Industries in Solhabad 📡 @VahidOnline

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#Tehran Received messages about hearing drone sounds and air defense and...: Air defense northeast activated at 7:28, east Tehran loud explosion sound coming, April 4th 7:32 AM north Tehran two explosion sounds came, 7:31, April 4th, fighter jet sound, towards northern Jannat Abad, explosion sound came but was different, 7:32 sound of second and third explosions heard from Ekhtiarieh, they were closer than the first explosion. Hello Vahid 7:30 explosion sound from west Tehran. 7:30 from Velenjak two very loud explosion sounds were heard, I didn't understand which direction. Vahid I waited to see if anyone would say something or not, I saw you didn't post anything. Now 7:30 AM April 4th, for about half an hour Niavaran drone sound coming, from those that make gas engine sound, several times something tried to hit the drone but couldn't, now a louder sound came but still the drone sound didn't stop. We're towards Farmanieh, now 7:32 AM April 4th two relatively loud sounds came which clearly north Tehran was the target. 7:32 again drone sound and another close and intense explosion. Hello here now twice loud explosion sounds came 7:30 from north Tehran direction. 7:31 again explosion sound came Farmanieh, seems like a Hermes-like drone hit somewhere, that propeller sound is also for drones. Maybe Dorus, Pasadaran. 7:33 helicopter sound coming!! 7:12 Saturday morning 15th continuous sound of one or two propeller fighter jets and attack and explosion heard in Niavaran, spinning around continuously and firing but not visible. 7:30 Farmanieh fighter jet and helicopter sounds were coming, before that and now two distant explosions, sound coming, it's spinning up there, hit again. 7:35 2 louder explosion sounds just came. Velenjak 7:35 explosion was very close. 7:30 northeast Tehran Pasadaran drone sound and several explosions, just like that drone sound and explosions coming. Hello just now Elahieh Tehran drone sound came and then three explosions happened Saturday April 4th 7:33 explosion sound heard in Tehran Marzdaran. Vahid from Punak just now 7:34 two explosion sounds came which were different from usual, also drone sound can be heard. Right now Saadat Abad consecutive explosions, 5 so far. 7:37 AM April 4th. 7:35 3 very close explosion sounds with short time intervals. I think it's hitting with drones. Drone sound coming. Darband sound of two explosions 7:30 Saturday from Zafaranieh direction. Hello 7:36 Niavaran, Bokan lots of explosion sounds came, before that 2 other times sounds came, drone sound was heard. Then around 7:30 two explosion sounds heard same direction Niavaran. 7:35 Tehran Jordan a drone is patrolling in the sky going north, I saw the moment of missile launch, white smoke came out and few seconds later explosion sound. 7:39 still sound coming towards me Heravi - propeller drone type. Hello Vahid we're in Niavaran, several very bad explosion sounds came, we jumped from sleep, sounds were very close towards Kamranieh. 7:30 2 explosion sounds came. Hello we're at the end of Mozhde near Imamzadeh Qasem, same place it was hitting last night, it's hitting again, three close explosion sounds came. Around 7:30 AM Saturday after hitting, smoke was seen from behind Shohada Tajrish Hospital, visible from Elahieh towards Pasadaran and helicopter sound coming around 7:30 until 5 minutes ago, again several terrible explosion sounds came. 7:46 sound reaches Zafaranieh, sound of 3 explosions 7:46 relatively distant. 7:46 still drone sound (helicopter) and two explosions northeast. Vahid we're in Zafaranieh, here explosion sounds are very frequent, last night around 10 explosions, now also around 2-3, just now two explosion sounds came Kamranieh 7:47, again 3 sounds came 7:46, sound of 3 more explosions heard from Ekhtiarieh, fighter jets still

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Unverified received messages including details that may not be accurate: Dear Vahid, they hit Jabali Street in Niavaran 4 times, we're a bit far away, all the neighbors are screaming, they got in their cars, the building shook. They devastated north Tehran, hit Jamaran, Kashanek, Darband, 5th Alley of Sa'adabad at 11:15, there was also an explosion in Darband. A message in response: There was no explosion in 5th Alley of Sa'adabad, I was just talking with my family. They hit Bookan, Bagh-e Shater and Sa'adabad really hard. Hello, they hit the Shariati-Kolahdooz area really badly. Fighter jets fired flares over north Tehran, Khojir and Parchin more than ten times, which was very clear in the night - I had never seen anything like this until tonight!! 23:30 Niavaran, we live on Jabali Street, the explosion light came into the house, wherever it was, it was very close to this area. Vahid, they blasted Abek-Golabdareh. Vahid, they hit north of Imamzadeh Qasem around 23:15, two points in the mountains above Bookan, Niavaran. We are a bit south of Moqaddasi Street, and from the rooftop we can clearly see the impact site where smoke has risen. Dear Vahid, they hit the top of the mountain, Tochal, dropped about ten bombs, circled for five minutes at 23:15, hit the Jamaran mountains. Dear Vahid, towards Bookan and Abek there was a very intense explosion sound and a very strong blast wave was felt. Even now fire trucks and ambulances are heading towards Abek. It wasn't Niavaran at all, or Bookan - they hit the entire mountain route from Kashanek to Velenjak. I'm currently living in Mozhde, the explosion was towards Darband and Imamzadeh Qasem, all up there was filled with smoke. Apparently Zabardast Street south of Imamzadeh Qasem. Niavaran, Moqaddasi Street (Mozhde) from 11:20 to 11:25, about 10 bombs or missiles hit very close. Doors and windows were shaking and things were falling from shelves and bookcases, and car alarms started going off. The whistle of missiles was clearly heard before each explosion and their red light lit up the sky. At 23:16 in Niavaran they hit the mountains above Bookan 7-8 times. There were some antennas we could see from below, but actually they were hitting behind the mountain, it wasn't clear what it was. About 10 missiles hit Jamaran mountain, all houses were shaking, there are antennas there I don't know what they're for, but tonight they hit very hard. All neighbors were screaming. The explosion light lit up the street. ...and I kiss our Kurdish and northern compatriots, you're saving our lives. Towards Tajrish the sounds were terrible and fighter jets were constantly circling above us, but thanks to your warning we were in the shelter (bathroom!). VPN is very expensive, we're informing our family during those 18 minutes. 📡 @VahidOnline

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Missile launch from #Tehran 18:45 Friday, April 14 Vahid + similar messages from other cities in Yazd, Mazandaran, Kerman, Khuzestan provinces and... there are many images and they look similar 📡 @VahidOnline

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Simultaneously with Sizdeh Bedar ceremonies, a military base in Karaj was targeted. @VahidOOnLine - They hit Teh-e Hesar, hope the kebabs don't fall! KhalilOghab Masoud, if the kebabs fall you'll have to answer for it thearioo Oh my god oh my god oh my god the tomatoes are ruined itszarae Even till the end he was worried about the kebabs and tomatoes golakbanoo I was there too, with meat at 2 million per kilo, worried about the kebabs in the middle of bombardment. No0sis 📡 @VahidOnline

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⚠️ "Abandon your car, save your life!" 'Moments of explosion near #Bilghan_Bridge Karaj' Video received from Sizdah-be-dar at the 'beginning of Chalus road' Thursday, April 2nd Vahid 📡 @VahidOnline

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Second photo: Launch of two missiles from Shiraz First photo: Right now at 19:45 a missile was launched from Yazd, it had a very loud sound, much more than previous times Other unconfirmed messages received: Hello, 19:46 missile fired from Yazd, had a lot of sound, heavy ballistic Missile launch from Yazd reported Two missiles together from the [...] area of Shiraz sent at 19:47 At 19:48 intense fighter jet activity in Shiraz [It often happens that missile launch sounds get confused with fighter jet flights.] Shiraz around 19:45. They launched 2 missiles 📡 @VahidOnline