Thursday, April 23, 2026

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Fars News Agency, which is close to the Revolutionary Guards, reported that the sound of air defenses in Tehran and several other Iranian cities on Thursday evening was in response to "the presence of small drones and micro-aircraft in several points across the country." The news agency made no reference to the source of these drone launches. Earlier, Israeli media, citing sources in that country's military, had denied that Israel carried out an attack against Iran on Thursday night. Mehr News Agency had also said that air defenses were "confronting hostile targets." @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Trump's post, machine translation: For those people—whose numbers are now fewer than ever—who read the declining New York Times or watch the fake CNN network and think I'm "eager" to end the war with Iran—if it can even be called a war!—I must say that I'm probably the most low-pressure person who has ever been in such a position. I have as much time as necessary, but Iran doesn't; the clock is ticking! The reason some media outlets perform so poorly in terms of subscribers and viewers is that they no longer have any credibility left. Iran's navy is resting at the bottom of the sea, its air force has been destroyed, its air defense systems and radar equipment are gone, its leaders are no longer among us, the naval blockade is completely tight and impenetrable, and from here on, things will only get worse; time is not on their side! Any agreement will only happen when it's appropriate and beneficial to the United States of America, our allies, and indeed the rest of the world. President Donald J. Trump realDonaldTrump 📡 @VahidOnline

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On Thursday, April 23rd, Masoud Pezeshkian, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, and Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, the heads of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches in the Islamic Republic, published a joint statement on social media claiming that "hardliners and moderates" do not exist in Iran. In this statement, which appears to be a reaction to recent U.S. positions, they wrote: "In our Iran, there are no hardliners and moderates - we are all 'Iranian' and 'revolutionary,' and with the iron unity of the nation and government, with complete obedience to the Supreme Leader of the Revolution, we will make the criminal aggressor regret it. One God, one nation, one leader, and one path; that path being the victory of Iran, dearer than life." @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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Received messages about air defense activity sounds heard in Tehran: 8:55 PM air defense firing in west 8:55 air defense sounds and multiple explosions in Ekbatan neighborhood Mehrabad air defense very heavy activity at 8:55 PM Hello Vahid jan intense air defense sounds right now west Tehran 8:55 PM Marzdaran Tehran 8:55 PM anti-aircraft activity Vahid air defense at Mehrabad just started working air defense and explosion sounds coming from Jannat Abad at 8:56 PM Vahid jan hello west Tehran 8:56 PM continuous barrage of air defense, probably a test. Hello Vahid, 8:56 PM, central Jannat Abad Tehran, consecutive sounds came but most likely it was air defense 8:56 PM Ekbatan neighborhood air defense sounds coming intense air defense sounds Ekbatan 8:55 PM 8:55 PM May 3rd Shahrara lots of explosion sounds and air defense sounds coming don't know if it's missiles or drones, sounds are still coming + lots of similar messages with names of different west Tehran locations that heard the sounds. Update: Air defense sounds are also being heard in center, south and east. 📡 @VahidOnline

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Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz announced on Thursday, April 23rd, the military's complete readiness to resume war against the Islamic Republic, emphasizing that operational targets have been precisely determined. He said Israel is waiting for the "green light from the United States" to begin attacks, and the main objective of this phase will be the "elimination of the Khamenei family" and destruction of Iran's vital energy and electricity infrastructure to return the country to the "Stone Age." Katz, referring to the severe vulnerability of strategic facilities in Iran, said regime leaders are hiding in tunnels and facing serious problems in decision-making and communications. He warned that the new round of attacks will be far more devastating than before, targeting points that will shake the foundations of the regime and lead to its collapse. The Israeli Defense Minister emphasized that contrary to victory claims from Tehran, the personal survival of government leaders is no longer guaranteed. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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Donald Trump reposted on Truth Social a post by Marc Thiessen, an American conservative columnist, which stated: "If there are two factions in Iran, one that wants a deal and another that opposes it, let's kill those who don't want a deal." @VahidOOnLine Donald Trump reposted on Truth Social an article by Marc Thiessen titled "Trump doesn't need a deal to achieve his goals in Iran" that was published in the Washington Post, and wrote: "Absolutely right!" Thiessen argues in this note that the leaders of the Islamic Republic, with a mistaken understanding of the ceasefire extension, think Trump is more eager for a deal than they are to avoid returning to war. He emphasizes that Trump must shatter this perception. According to this report, Trump has set a 3 to 5-day deadline to receive a serious counter-proposal. The article states that if the Islamic Republic's leadership is divided between factions supporting and opposing a deal, there is a simple solution: "eliminating the faction that opposes the deal." @VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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Trump's machine translation post: Iran has encountered a serious problem in determining who its leader is; they really don't know! The internal conflict between the "hardliners" who are severely losing on the battlefield and the "moderates" who aren't really that moderate (but are gaining respect) has reached a crazy situation! We have complete control over the Strait of Hormuz. No ship can enter or exit without approval from the United States Navy. This passage is completely "sealed" until Iran can reach an agreement!!! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President Donald J. Trump realDonaldTrump 📡 @VahidOnline

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Prince Reza Pahlavi was targeted with a red liquid thrown at him on Thursday, May 3rd, during his trip to Berlin. Police announced that the individual is under interrogation to determine their identity and motive, and has no prior police record. Initially it was said that "tomatoes" were used in this attack, but later it was only referred to as "red liquid"; Mr. Pahlavi's team stated that this liquid was tomato sauce. Published images show this substance was splashed on his neck and shoulder, however he waved to his supporters without any particular reaction after the incident. @VahidHeadline Berlin police announced that investigations will begin against the individual who was arrested in front of the federal press conference on charges of "causing bodily harm, property damage and insulting individuals in the political arena." The possibility of extending his detention for today is also under review. @VahidOOnLine In recent weeks, Mr. Pahlavi has traveled to several European countries, meeting with a number of politicians and media outlets, calling for increased pressure on the Islamic Republic and continued support for the Iranian people's protests. @VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Trump's post machine translation: I have ordered the United States Navy to target and destroy any vessel - even if they are small boats (since all their warships, meaning all 159 of them, are at the bottom of the sea!) - that lays mines in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz. There should be no doubt about this whatsoever. Furthermore, our minesweepers are currently clearing the strait. I hereby order this operation to continue, but with triple intensity. Thank you for your attention to this matter. President Donald J. Trump realDonaldTrump 📡 @VahidOnline

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I don't see any Persian/Farsi text in your message to translate. You've only provided what appears to be a username/handle "Gerduo 📡 @VahidOnline" which is already in English/Latin characters. Could you please provide the actual Persian/Farsi text you'd like me to translate?

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A member of Iran's National Security Commission says that Mojtaba Khamenei, leader of the Islamic Republic, was "opposed" to extending negotiations with America. Ali Khazarian said in a television interview: "Our reports indicate that he is strongly opposed to any extension of negotiations under such circumstances." He said that America "suffered defeat in the war and brought all the scenarios it could during the war period to the field; brought all the tools of media and psychological warfare to the field and tried in the final hours and days of the ceasefire to drag Iran to the negotiating table with a scenario of threats and surrender." These statements come while after the killing of Ali Khamenei, the former leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, no video or audio from Mojtaba Khamenei is available and only written messages attributed to him have been published in Iranian media. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Mizan News Agency, a media outlet affiliated with the judiciary of the Islamic Republic, reported on Thursday, April 25, 2024, the execution of an individual on security charges. According to Mizan's report, "Soltanali Shirzadi Fakhr," son of Shirali, was executed on charges of "membership in the terrorist group of Monafeqin" and "collaboration with Israeli intelligence services." The report states that he was a veteran member of the Mojahedin-e Khalq organization and had collaborated with this group in various capacities over the past years. Mizan News Agency has not published further details about the time and place of the execution, nor has there been any mention of the defendant's access to a lawyer or the judicial proceedings. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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West of Tehran Province - Unconfirmed received messages: Hello dear Vahid, sound of intense air defense activity in Chitgar. Hello, at 3:05 AM several explosion sounds coming from west Tehran, just came now too. Hello Mr. Vahid, we're near Qaleh Hassan Khan, air defense sounds coming. Greetings Vahid dear, I'm in west Tehran near Chitgar, from 3:05 to 3:12 sounds have been coming, don't know if it's air defense or explosions or both, but apparently air defense because it comes continuously. There's also a sound that comes after or before it, like a missile or jet passing by but very distant. It's been half an hour that air defense toward Garmdare has been active. Vahid, Shahrqods from 2:50 to 3:15 there were sooooo many explosion sounds, don't know what it is but it's very close. Hello Shahrqods and west Tehran, intense explosions in Shahrqods, for ten minutes constantly explosion sounds coming. Lots of sounds came from Chitgar direction too at 3:04. Hello, good night, 8 minutes ago, 3:10, from very far away sounds of several explosions from west Tehran also came. I thought I was imagining it but others had written too. Didn't seem like air defense sound to me. First, it was more distant than air defense sound, second it was deeper and similar to explosion sound. From 2:38-3:10 consecutive explosion sounds so much that they're beyond counting [air defense] around Shahrqods or Garmdare. Hello Shahrqods, an intense sound came and air defenses activated. Hello west toward Chitgar, terrible sounds from distance, not clear if it's shooting or explosions 📡 @VahidOnline

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#Pardis in eastern Tehran province, 2:50 AM received messages: Hello, explosion sounds came 5 times in Pardis. Has anyone said anything? Now it's 2:50 AM, exactly Phase 3 Pardis, sounds keep coming non-stop Vahid jan hello 2:48 towards Pardis sounds of agreement and ceasefire came 2 times in a row, became 3 times, very intense, became 4 times, very close Vahid, sounds of several explosions from Pardis direction, don't know what it is, sounds like missile launch or air defense with impact! 2:50 AM air defense activity Pardis east Tehran, so far 4 heavy shots towards something in the sky April 23rd now 2:53 AM sounds of five explosions came from Pardis Tehran province in Pardis several terrible explosion sounds came now Pardis Phase 2, 2:46 AM Thursday April 23rd in two three minutes about 7,8 intense sounds came, don't know what it was Pardis sounds of several explosions in succession came, without fighter jet sounds. Maybe they're opening the dens around hello Pardis around 2:45 AM five six explosion sounds came don't know if it's air defense or what again 3:10 the same sound came 3,4 times we hear explosion sounds from Bumehen direction, we're in Damavand 3:06 AM in a way that everyone jumped from sleep three explosions 3:06 AM was Bumehen or Pardis that we heard here 3:09 AM two more explosion sounds were heard in Pardis Pardis nearly five explosion sounds came 2:30 AM several explosion sounds far and near came in Pardis again five minutes ago the same way... we quickly checked all Telegram channels and satellite, no one said anything, the sounds were very intense 📡 @VahidOnline

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White House spokesperson Caroline Levitt said that a battle between extremists and moderates is underway in Iran, and the US President will continue the ceasefire "until these individuals give a unified response." She reminded that economic operations and the naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continues, and the ban on ship traffic to Iranian ports has "strangled" this country's economy to the point where Iran is even unable to pay its employees' salaries. When asked whether America knows who it's negotiating with, she said: "Of course we know who we're negotiating with because our negotiating team has sat face-to-face and spoken with these individuals, but as I said, there are many disagreements within the Iranian government." Ms. Levitt emphasized that America has defined its red lines and ultimate control of the situation lies with Donald Trump. The White House spokesperson said that not only has Iran's military capability been severely weakened and destroyed, but with the naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, they are failing financially and economically. She also responded to a question about the "campaign to ridicule the US President" in Iranian media, saying she warns the media not to take seriously what they hear from Iran because Iran's language in negotiations with America is very different from what they use in their own media. @VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline