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❗️National Iranian Petroleum Refining and Distribution Company Statement on the Explosion at Shahid Rajaee Port:
"Following reports of an explosion and fire in the Shahid Rajaee Port area, we clarify that this incident was unrelated to refineries, fuel tanks, distribution complexes, or oil pipelines under the company’s management in the area. All facilities in the Bandar Abbas region are operating without disruption."
"Additionally, equipment, rescue, and firefighting resources from all regional oil companies are on standby and providing support to the Ports and Maritime Organization to assist in managing the incident."
BREAKING | A massive explosion has been reported at the Port of Shahid Rajaee, one of two parts of the port of Bandar Abbas, located on the north shores of the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran.
According to Mehr News, a fuel tank in the port exploded for an unknown reason, and rapid response teams were immediately dispatched to the area.
Port activities have now been suspended so that the situation can be quickly brought under control by security and relief forces.
The number of casualties from the explosion has yet to be determined.
Overnight, the Israeli military massacred ten Palestinians in the al-Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City, bombing a residential building.
At least 18 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes since dawn today, including 14 in Gaza City.
⭕️ Syria has issued a written reply to a list of US demands for potential partial sanctions relief, stating it had addressed most of the conditions while noting that some would need "mutual understandings" with Washington, according to a copy of the letter reviewed by Reuters.
Last month, the United States presented Syria with a list of eight conditions, including the destruction of any remaining chemical weapons and a guarantee that foreigners would not hold senior positions in the government.
❗️Earlier this morning, the Israeli army announced that it destroyed a UAV that was "on its way from the east."
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BREAKING | Israeli media reports explosions in the Negev following a missile launch from Yemen.
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Iran signs landmark gas, nuclear cooperation deal with Russia
The Kremlin has pledged to assist Iran in constructing a new nuclear power plant as the Islamic Republic prepares for a third round of sanctions relief talks with the US
Iraqi delegation visits Damascus to discuss reactivation of oil pipeline
The officials discussed expanding economic and security ties with the de facto authorities in Damascus despite the Syrian president’s past role in Iraq as an Al-Qaeda chief
Secret deal sees UAE deploy Israeli-made radar to Somaliland: Report
The Gulf nation has said it 'fears attacks' from the YAF
❗️For at least the third time this week ,Hebrew media reports a that a "difficult security incident" has occured north of Rafah in southern Gaza. Details are not yet confirmed.
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US prepares $100bn arms deal with Saudi Arabia ahead of Trump visit
The mega deal comes as Washington continues to push for the normalization of ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel
❗️Paraguay has officially labeled Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) a “terrorist” group and expanded its definition of Hamas and Hezbollah to cover all branches of the two organizations, as stated in a presidential decree released Thursday.
“The Government of Paraguay has resolved to include the organization Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps due to its systematic involvement in human rights violations and participation in terrorist activities on a global scale,” Paraguay’s government said in a statement.
❗️A large crowd gathers in Geneva, Switzerland, to protest in support of Gaza and Palestine.
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❗️Al-Akhbar's correspondent in southern Lebanon:
"For the second day in a row, the French contingent within UNIFIL is conducting intensive patrols inside Wadi al-Saluqi."
❗️Qassam Brigades:
"In continuation of the 'Breaking the Sword' ambush, Qassam fighters yesterday, Thursday, successfully sniped four soldiers and officers of the [Israeli] occupation army, leaving them dead/wounded on al-Awda Street east of Beit Hanoun town, in the northern Gaza Strip."
❗️Gaza Ministry of Health:
– "56 martyrs (including 7 recovered) and 108 injured arrived at Gaza hospitals during the past 24 hours."
– "The toll from the Israeli aggression has risen to 51,495 martyrs and 117,524 injured since 7 October 2023."
– "The toll and injuries since 18 March 2025 has reached 2,111 martyrs and 5,483 injured."
❗️Hebrew media reports that two Israeli soldiers were killed in yesterday's fighting in Rafah and eastern Gaza.
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WATCH | Qassam Brigade fighters snipe Israeli occupation soldiers and officers on Al-Awda Street east of Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza.
The Brigades indicated that these operations are a continuation of the 'Breaking the Sword' ambush it carried out several days ago.
❗️Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, US President Donald Trump was questioned about whether humanitarian aid access to Gaza had been discussed during his recent phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.
"Gaza came up and I said, 'We've got to be good to Gaza ... Those people are suffering,'" Trump said.
When asked if he specifically brought up the issue of opening access points for aid into Gaza, Trump answered, "We are."
"We're going to take care of that. There's a very big need for medicine, food and medicine, and we're taking care of it," he said.
Pressed on how Netanyahu reacted, Trump responded: "Felt well about it."
No aid has reached the Palestinian enclave since 2 March. Israel said that it will not permit the entry of goods and supplies into Gaza until Hamas releases all the remaining captives.
On Friday, the UN World Food Programme announced it had exhausted all of its food stocks in Gaza.
❗️Medical sources report that the death toll is 16 in ongoing Israeli airstrikes since dawn today on several areas in Gaza.
(Al Jazeera)
❗️BREAKING | US warplanes bomb Saada, Al Mahwit, and Hodeidah governorates in Yemen.
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'Jews will kill Jews': Israel's top politicos warn of impending civil war
Netanyahu’s war is not just on Gaza, the occupied West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Iran, Iraq – it is on Israel's own institutions, opposition parties, and the last shreds of internal dissent. Now, the occupation state's most senior political veterans are warning of a full-on Civil War.
By Robert Inlakesh
❗️Israeli media:
○ Four IDF soldiers evacuated from the Gaza Strip, three of whom were seriously injured.
○ One of those seriously injured by an anti-tank shell in Rafah was a deputy company commander.
⭕️ Iraq dispatched a delegation to Damascus on Friday to explore the potential reopening of an oil pipeline that runs through Syria to ports on the Mediterranean, according to Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani's office.
The delegation, headed by the chief of the National Intelligence Service, will also address 'counter-terrorism' efforts, border security, and opportunities to boost trade between the two nations, the office said.
❗️Quds Brigades:
"We targeted the Zionist enemy forces and vehicles positioned on Al-Muntar Hill, east of Gaza City, with mortar shells."
❗️The Israeli military announced that three new F-35I fighter jets arrived at Nevatim Airbase last night, expanding the Israeli Air Force’s F-35 fleet to 45 aircraft.
The jets are part of Israel’s initial order of 50 F-35s, with an additional 25 ordered last year.
❗️At least four Palestinians were killed and others injured in an Israeli airstrike targeting a home in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip. In a separate attack, nine more Palestinians were killed when Israeli forces bombed a house east of Khan Yunis.
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❗️A Palestinian youth Abdelkhaleq Mousab Jbour was murdered by Israeli forces during their raid the on village of Salem, east of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank.
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❗️Gaza Ministry of Health:
– "84 martyrs (6 recovered) and 168 injuries arrived at Gaza hospitals during the past 24 hours."
– "The toll from the Israeli aggression has risen to 51,439 martyrs and 117,416 wounded since 7 October 2023."
– "The toll since 18 March 2025 has reached 2,062 martyrs, 5,375 wounded."
❗️US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that President Donald Trump is the hardest working leader in the world when it comes to preventing and ending wars.
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