Tuesday, May 12, 2026

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Trump's post, machine translation: When the "fake media" says the Iranian enemy is performing well militarily against us, this is literally treason; because such a claim is completely false and even ridiculous. They are helping and supporting the enemy! The only result is that it gives Iran false hope; when there should be no such hope at all. These are American cowards who side against our own country. Iran had 159 ships in its navy; each and every one of those ships now rests at the bottom of the sea. They no longer have a navy, their air force is destroyed, all their technology is wiped out, their "leaders" are no longer among us, and their country is an economic disaster. Only losers, ingrates, and fools can make any argument against America! President Donald J. Trump realDonaldTrump 📡 @VahidOnline

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"Vahid Tehran trembled" + dozens of similar received messages about feeling earth tremors in various areas of Tehran. It seems most messages are from the east and northeast of Tehran, though it was also clearly felt in the west of the city. About three hours ago, a milder earthquake was also felt in the east of Tehran province around Pardis, Bumehen, and Damavand, and apart from those areas, I only had one message from Lavasan and no messages from Tehran itself. 🔄 Domestic media: An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 at 23:46 tonight shook the border of Tehran and Mazandaran provinces. This earthquake occurred near Pardis city at a depth of 10 kilometers underground and was also felt in parts of the capital. Magnitude: 4.6 Location: Border of Tehran and Mazandaran provinces - near Pardis Date and time of occurrence (local time): 1405/02/22 23:46:07 Longitude: 51.83 Latitude: 35.82 Earthquake depth: 10 kilometers Nearest cities: 8 km from Pardis (Tehran) 10 km from Bumehen (Tehran) 11 km from Rudehen (Tehran) Nearest provincial centers: 41 km from Tehran 77 km from Karaj #earthquake 📡 @VahidOnline

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Trump: We'll see what happens. Donald Trump, the US President, said before his trip to Beijing that China's president has acted "relatively well" regarding the Iran war, but Washington doesn't need his help. He told reporters on Tuesday that he plans to have a "long conversation" with Xi Jinping about Iran. Trump stated: "I don't think we need any help regarding Iran. We will win in whatever form it takes. Either we win peacefully or in another way." The US President, referring to Iran's military capability being destroyed in the recent war, warned: "Iran will either do the right thing or we will finish the job." He didn't elaborate on this warning, but these statements come as Trump has recently rejected Iran's latest proposal for a war-ending agreement, calling it "completely unacceptable" and "extremely weak." The US President is set to arrive in China's capital on Wednesday for an official visit. This trip, which was supposed to take place in March, was delayed by several weeks due to the US and Israel's military engagement with Iran. @VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Donald Trump in an interview with the "Sid Rosenberg" radio show said: We expect Iran's economy to collapse under the pressures from the blockade of its ports. He added that this conflict will be resolved without any need for haste, and the Islamic Republic faces isolation that deprives it of revenue sources. Trump said the United States is conducting direct communications with Tehran officials and is in no rush to reach an agreement, and he is confident that Tehran will completely halt uranium enrichment. @ VahidOOnLine Donald Trump said Iran's government faces isolation that deprives it of its revenue sources and Iran's economy is expected to collapse under pressures from the port blockade. He added: "This conflict will be resolved without any need for haste, and the Islamic Republic faces isolation that deprives it of revenue sources." Donald Trump regarding enriched uranium in Iran said officials of the Islamic Republic told him that what he calls "nuclear dust" would be handed over to America, but later they changed their minds. He emphasized that ultimately they will obtain these materials and wrap up the matter. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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A senior Pentagon official announced on Tuesday, May 12th, that the United States' war with Iran has cost $29 billion so far, a figure that shows a $4 billion increase compared to the estimate provided at the end of last month. According to a Reuters report, with only six months remaining until the U.S. congressional midterm elections, Democrats have gained better positions in public polls and are trying to link this war to issues related to living costs. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Donald Trump, the President of the United States, published two graphic images on Truth Social on Tuesday showing scenes of attacks on the Islamic Republic's drones and boats. In one of these images, an American warship targets and destroys an Islamic Republic drone using laser weapons. In the other image, an American drone targets and destroys two Islamic Republic boats. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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The press conference of Masoud Pezeshkian's government spokesperson on Tuesday, May 12th, turned into a heated exchange between reporters and Fatemeh Mohajerani due to the internet situation. The government spokesperson emphasized that "Pro Internet" is being used with the approval of the Supreme National Security Council, which is headed by Masoud Pezeshkian. She also stressed that this internet is specifically for businesses. [While many people without businesses also received text messages saying come buy Pro] @ VahidHeadline Fatemeh Mohajerani said that given the war situation, public internet will not be restored for now. In response to multiple questions from reporters about the internet situation and especially "Pro Internet," Mohajerani said we are in a war situation. The president, as head of the Supreme National Security Council, is following up on people's rights, but it's a war situation and after the special conditions end, internet will return to its previous state." After these remarks, several reporters tried to follow up on the government's commitments regarding internet restoration. Mohajerani addressed them saying: "When the US president says the ceasefire is on life support, what do you expect?" @ VahidOOnLine Fatemeh Mohajerani, spokesperson of the Islamic Republic government, referring to the long-term internet outage in Iran, said internet is people's right and people's anger is completely justified. But she continued to emphasize: "The cause of this anger are the enemies who cause our security environment to be compromised." She added: "Media should help establish this narrative. The government supports free access." @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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The judiciary announced the execution of another prisoner named Abdul Jalil Shahbakhsh on Tuesday morning, May 12th. Iran's official judicial authority has introduced Shahbakhsh as a "trained terrorist" from the "Ansar al-Furqan" group. Since the American and Israeli attacks on Iran, the Islamic Republic has increased the implementation of death sentences and has executed several people on some days. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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According to a report by the American publication Wall Street Journal, the United Arab Emirates has secretly carried out military attacks against Iran; an issue that according to informed sources speaking to this publication, could position the UAE as one of the active parties in confrontation with Iran. Sources familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal that the attacks, which the UAE has not publicly confirmed so far, included an attack on a refinery on Lavan Island in the Persian Gulf. In early April and coinciding with the ceasefire announcement by Donald Trump, several airstrikes targeted Iranian oil facilities on the country's islands and what are termed the continental shelf areas of the National Iranian Oil Company, causing widespread fires and taking a large portion of Lavan refinery's capacity offline for several months. Iran announced at the time that this refinery was targeted in an "enemy attack" and in response, launched a wave of missile and drone attacks against the UAE and Kuwait. @VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline