— 🇸🇾 NEW: Reported movement by some elements of the Syrian Arab Army armored divisions towards the Saraqib axis near Idlib

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— 🇮🇷 NEW: In Iran's Presidential debate tonight, reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian starts reciting some words from Imam Ali to appeal to religious voters, but he forgets the words mid-sentence; his opponent, Saeed Jalili, ends up helping him

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— Fact: Dr. Saeed Jalili is a Hafiz of the Quran. He has memorised it in full.

But he has not brought this up or used this as a campaign tactic even once. Unlike his opponent, who keeps reciting verses the Quran, making many mistakes.

— 🇮🇷 Debate update:

- Jalili, once again, sounds extremely professional and knows what he is talking about. He has plans and knows how to implement them. The problem is, he is TOTALLY unrelatable to the average joe. His rhetoric is way too formal and complicated. Like a university professor lecturing a group of students. Talks about 'strategic opportunities in cyberspace' and stuff.

- Pezeshkian, while not offering ANY real solutions, effectively mentions the people's problems and the matters which the ordinary Iranians care about. He clearly has no plans, but his rhetoric is very relatable and many Iranians will feel a connection. Sadly, this gives him an advantage.

We have to acknowledge that in the modern political landscape, the content of debates don't really matter, it's about being charismatic and making people believe like you care about them and understand their problems. The average person simply does not understand the intricacies of politics.

At this rate, Pezeshkian will probably win the election, unless something major happens or turnout is lower than expected.

I truly hope I am wrong.

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— 🇮🇷/🇰🇵/🇸🇾 NEW: The ADL (Anti Defamation League) has filed a lawsuit against Iran, North Korea and Syria, for antisemitism and support for Hamas' October 7th attack

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— 🇮🇷 NEW: Masoud Pezeshkian just belittled and insulted Martyr Qasem Soleimani on live TV, saying the United States killed him because he was simply 'a hair on the nose', i.e. a slight annoyance

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— Remember when I said 'something major' has to happen in order for Jalili to win?

Well, it might have just happened. Pezeshkian 'accidentally' insulting Soleimani on live TV is BIG.

Even some of his supporters are calling it a blunder, and some are even cursing him.

I'm not saying he can't win anymore. At this point it's honestly 50/50. But this might tip the scales slightly.

— 🇮🇷 Masoud Pezeshkian: 'I will withdraw from the election if Dr. Jalili promises that he will get himself executed if he does not achieve 8% economic growth'

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— 🇮🇷 BREAKING: Iran's 'Zorharan' Defense Industries officially announce the 'Soleiman' main battle tank based on the M60 chassis

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— 🇮🇷 Tonight's debate was a totally different story than yesterday

Dr. Saeed Jalili was on fire. Completely different performance. He was assertive, dominant, and he aggressively questioned his opponent. Told Pezeshkian straight to his face that he is a liar, doesn't know what he's talking about, and that he isn't qualified to be President.

Pezeshkian said very little in response. Mostly stumbled over his words and kept saying 'I've admitted from the beginning that I am no expert'. Whenever Jalili asked him 'What is your plan then?', he simply did not respond or evaded the question. Very weak look for Pezeshkian.

It became clear that once Pezeshkian actually started talking about the CONTENT of his program, he knows absolutely nothing. As Jalili said: 'I am surprised, you know less than the average person on the street, you don't even know basic international relations'.

Tonight was a massacre in terms of debate. Whether it will have an influence on the election, we'll have to see.

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— 🇮🇷 NEW: Iran announced sanctions on a list of American police and security officials

1. William Hitchens, Director of the Georgia Department of Public Safety
2. Eddie Greer, Georgia State Field Operations Commander
3. University of Florida Police Chief, Linda J. Stump Cornick
4. Pamela Smith, Washington DC Police Chief
5. Jeffrey Carroll, Executive Assistant to the Washington DC Police Chief
6. New Haven Police Chief, Carl Jacobsen
7. University of Texas Assistant Police Chief, Shane Streepy
8. Boston Police Chief, Michael Cox
9. Scott Dunning, Indiana University Central Police Department Chief
10. University of Arizona Police Chief, Michael Thompson
11. John Brocki, University of California Long Beach police chief

The persons were sanctioned for their violent suppression of the pro-Palestine protests on American University Campuses, according to Article 5 of the Iranian Law 'Combating Human Rights Violations, Adventurous and Terrorist Actions of the United States of America in the Region'

The persons are banned from entering Iran, from obtaining visas, and from any financial dealings inside Iran.

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