A leaked audio clip shows supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada warning that internal divisions could bring down the Islamic Emirate. Despite official denials, the BBC identified two camps:

Kandahar loyalists enforcing strict isolationist rule, and a Kabul-based group seeking limited global engagement, economic stability, and modest easing of restrictions, including on women’s education.

The rift surfaced publicly in September 2025 when Akhundzada ordered a nationwide internet shutdown—an order later overturned by senior ministers Sirajuddin Haqqani, Abdul Ghani Baradar, and Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, in a rare act of defiance.

NOTE: Colonel Sánchez was leading the Cuban soldiers protecting Maduro and his wife.

Europe must move forward to have our security in our own hands.

Starting with intermediate steps such as the integration of the defense industry.

And the formation of a coalition of volunteers for the security of Europe with those who want to progress faster.

And that ends in a genuine European army.

I just landed in Israel, the one and only Jewish State, and America’s strongest ally and friend since its founding.

I look forward to meeting with our Israeli allies to see how we can build upon the momentum created by President Trump’s bold and unprecedented leadership in Iran, where he picked the people over the ayatollah. The people are right to demand an end to this regime.

We cannot allow this historic moment to pass – and I agree with President Trump. The downfall of the ayatollah and his regime would be on par with the fall of the Berlin Wall. Remember President Trump is not Obama. I believe he is Reagan Plus.