— 🇵🇸/🇮🇷/🇮🇱 WATCH: Similar to the PFLP, Saraya Al-Quds (PIJ) published footage of honoring the martyred Iranian Brigadier General Saeed Izadi, known as 'Hajj Ramadan', while firing rockets towards Israeli settlements from Gaza.

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: It took less than 48 hours for President Trump to again mention that Iran's nuclear sites were 'OBLITERATED'

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 WATCH: Iran's Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi, went on Fox News to put the Americans at ease, telling them that Iran's nuclear sites have been 'severely damaged' and that Iran's nuclear program has stopped

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— Okay, two immediate thoughts:

1. Who in their right mind within the Iranian administration thought it was a good idea to suddenly attend interviews with Tucker Carlson, Fox News, and other American media outlets that played (and continue to play) a huge role in the anti-Iran propaganda that is being actively used to justify past and future American-Israeli aggression?

2. The only way I can rationalize and justify this interview, specifically with Fox News, is that Iran knows it is Trump's favourite TV channel, and judging by his Truth Social post, Trump clearly watched the interview. After Araqchi loudly declared that Iran's nuclear program was destroyed, Trump has a 'way out', he can easily refer to Araqchi's statement to avoid further military action against Iran, using it as proof that objectives have been achieved.

Having said that, I still stick by point 1. Since when did conducting interviews with the enemies of Islam and the Iranian nation become something normal or acceptable?

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 WATCH: Iran's Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi, tells Fox News that Iran will continue to supply, arm and support the Yemenis, Hezbollah and Hamas, stating that these are legitimate resistance movements that are engaging in rightful struggles

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: In an interview with Fox News, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says that Iran has never wished death to American people or officials, including Trump — stating that there are some 'radical persons' inside Iran that say such things

Once again, it seems that Araqchi does not know what he is talking about. In fact, by trying to appease the U.S. media, he accidentally called Khamenei a radical:

Direct quote from Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, on June 8th 2019:

'Death to America does not mean death to the American people, it means death to the arrogant and hegemonic policies of the United States. It means death to Trump, Bolton and Pompeo.'

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷/🇮🇱 Iran's Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi: 'It has never been Iran's policy to wipe Israel from the map'

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— 🇮🇷/🇮🇱 NOTE: On more than a dozen occasions throughout the past 46 years, the Supreme Leader has emphasized that Israel must be wiped out, and this remains Iran's official policy — despite how much Araqchi wants to appease the U.S.

The Pezeshkian administration is truly a disgrace to the Islamic Republic and all it stands for.

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Are you paying attention, Araqchi?

— Just for the record, I understand that Araqchi cannot openly say 'we want to wipe out Israel', that would be too provocative.

But he could have easily avoided the question or dodged it some other way, instead of directly contradicting the Leader's words and making a fool of himself.

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— 🇮🇷 NEW: The Iranian Parliament has rejected a proposal by the Pezeshkian cabinet to delegate some Presidential powers to Provincial Governors, concluding that the proposal is contrary to national security

Critics accuse the President of unknowingly promoting a law that would have meant a quasi-partition of Iran and Presidential authority.

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—❗️🇮🇱/🇾🇪 NEW: Expected sirens in Israel due to a ballistic missile from Yemen

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The missile was intercepted.

— 🇮🇱/🇵🇸 NEW: The IDF has announced the death of Sgt. Major Vladimir Loza, 36, from Battalion 7020 of the 5th Brigade, who was killed in southern Gaza

Two other soldiers were injured in the same incident.

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