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U.S. officials say Pete Hegseth’s portrayal of the war with Iran is overly optimistic and risks misleading leadership.

One administration official warned, “Pete is not speaking truth to the president. As a result, the president is out there repeating misleading information.”

Officials also dispute Hegseth’s assertions about Iran’s weakened capabilities. Despite claims that missile and drone programs are “overwhelmingly destroyed,” intelligence assessments indicate that more than half of Iran’s launchers remain intact and thousands of drones are still available.

Internal reporting further contradicts his public statements, with one official saying, “Documents sent around internally contradict Hegseth’s claims.”

Source: WaPo

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🇮🇱 The moment an Iranian missile fell directly into the Negev.

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🇱🇧❌🇮🇱 — Channel 12 Hebrew on Hezbollah's ambush on the banks of the Litani River opposite Qalaat Shaqif town in South Lebanon:

One of the fighters in the Yahalom unit described the situation, saying,

I have been fighting for nearly three years, and I have never witnessed such an intense attack in my life.

Hezbollah launched about 400 rockets and shells at Israeli forces during the Litani River ambush, including rockets with cluster munitions.

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🇱🇧❌🇮🇱 — Channel 12 on the Litani River ambush:

The soldiers couldn't lift their heads; they were crawling on the ground to withdraw.

A soldier from the Paratroopers Brigade who took part in the operation at the Litani River:

They sent us on a suicide mission.

While the Israeli leadership was monitoring the advance of Israeli forces toward the Litani River on screens, Hezbollah was doing the same.

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🇮🇱 — Channel 12 on the Litani River ambush: The soldiers couldn't lift their heads; they were crawling on the ground to withdraw. A soldier from the Paratroopers Brigade who took part in the operation at the Litani River: They sent us on a suicide mission.…

🇱🇧❌🇮🇱 — Channel 12:

Within a short period, most of the Yahalom unit force was wounded, including a lieutenant colonel who was seriously injured.

The soldiers who were hit by shrapnel, as well as the support and backup forces, all sustained severe injuries.

A large number of soldiers were wounded, resulting in a major mass-casualty incident that was significant and noticeable on the ground.

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🇱🇧❌🇮🇱 — Channel 12:

Fighters and commanders recounted the toughest battle they have ever fought, even compared to the fighting in Lebanon during Operation "Northern Arrows" in 2024, and compared to the maneuvering in Gaza.

One of them said:

You lie on the ground, crawl toward the wounded and treat them, while your body trembles every second from the nonstop explosions.

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🇱🇧❌🇮🇱 — Channel 12:

Due to the scale of losses and the situation on the ground, a decision was made to withdraw, including ending the mission.

This decision reached the highest levels and included immediate consultations between the division commander and the Northern Command commander. During the withdrawal, the forces had to make exceptional decisions, including abandoning equipment and engineering tools belonging to the Yahalom unit.

This equipment was not left behind lightly. This decision also reached the highest levels, including the Northern Command commander and the Chief of Staff, both of whom approved this step.

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On a note, Hezbollah recorded and published footage of the battle zone after the Israeli Army retreated. Here's the video:
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🇮🇱 — Channel 12: Due to the scale of losses and the situation on the ground, a decision was made to withdraw, including ending the mission. This decision reached the highest levels and included immediate consultations between the division commander and…

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— Channel 12:

The story did not end there.

After the withdrawal of the forces and the evacuation of the wounded, Hezbollah members managed to reach the abandoned equipment, which is considered a severe failure from the perspective of the Israeli army.

Hezbollah seized some of the equipment and even filmed the "Yahalom" unit vehicles in broad daylight without any intervention. The failure to launch an immediate attack to destroy the equipment or prevent the enemy from accessing it raises extremely important questions about the decisions of field commanders.

This is not only an operational failure, but also a failure in public image and intelligence.

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🇱🇧❌🇮🇱 — Channel 12:

Senior Israeli army officials admit that this is one of the most serious failures in the current war.

This battle is likely to be remembered as one of the toughest since the resumption of fighting in Lebanon.

It will go down in military history not only because of the intensity of the fire and the scale of the losses, but also due to the failure in planning.

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On a note, Hezbollah recorded and published footage of the battle zone after the Israeli Army retreated. Here's the video:
https://t.me/SimurghRes/3120

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🇮🇱 — A little while ago, Iran launched ballistic missiles towards southern Israel, and there are reports about missiles impacting in Beersheba.

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🇮🇶✊‼️ Clashes between riot forces and demonstrators protesting the American attack launched from Kuwaiti territory toward Iraq this evening, which killed a civilian family.

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🇮🇶🇰🇼 Iraqi media reports that the Kuwaiti flag was lowered from the Kuwaiti consulate in Basra Governorate, southern Iraq, after the bombing this evening, which was launched from Kuwaiti territory towards a civilian home.

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🇮🇷 — Spokesman of the Iranian Foreign Ministry posted the following verse from the Quran:

Indeed, those who have said, 'Our Lord is Allah,' and then remained on a right course—there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.

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🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 — Trump to Fox News:

We are currently engaged in intense negotiations with Iran.

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🇱🇧❌🇮🇱 — Israeli Army Spokesperson:

Following a situational assessment and as part of the preparations for the expiration of the warning period, there may be an escalation in fire towards "Israel" in the coming hours.

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🇺🇸 — A Lucas drone and a reconnaissance drone were tracked and destroyed in the sky over Hormozgan by the IRGC's advanced aerospace defense system and under the control of the country's integrated air defense network in recent hours.

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🇮🇷❌🇺🇸🇮🇱 — Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters:

The Iranian armed forces will deal with the infrastructure belonging to America and its allies in such a way that they will be deprived of oil and gas in the region for many years, and will make them flee from the region.

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🇮🇷 — Trump says the US will destroy Iran in 4 hours after the deadline.

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🇺🇸 — Minutes ago, an MQ9 drone was shot down in the sky over Mallard, Tehran Province, by fire from the Revolutionary Guards Aerospace Force's modern defense system, under the control of the country's integrated air defense network.

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