Axios and Fox News confirm the information that Iraqi Kurds have launched a ground offensive in Iran.

Both publications cite American officials.

Never seen a covert CIA separatist military operation so heavily advertised as it's happening, as widely and loudly as they can PR it. You'd almost think CIA was running a deception operation here, to stoke IRI paranoia and get them to massacre local Kurds

• Mark Ames

My view is there is too few Kurds especially in the terrorist group in question. Furthermore, rushing Kurds into some assault without planning or training means you are sending people to their deaths.

@Slavyangrad

Hegseth: Operation "Epic Rage" has so far demonstrated twice as much air power as Operation "Shock and Awe" in 2003.

In fact, this is not the case. During the invasion of Iraq, the US Air Force, Navy Air Force, and Marine Corps deployed 1,643 aircraft of various types. That is, about three to four times more than now.

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‼️🇺🇦🇮🇷Peace talks on Ukraine on pause due to war in Iran, - Zelensky

"At the moment, due to the situation around Iran, there are no necessary signals for a tripartite meeting. But as soon as the security situation and the general political context allow to continue this tripartite diplomatic work, it will be done. Ukraine is ready for this," he said in an evening address.

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The Kurdish publication publication Rudaw refutes the information from American and Israeli media about a Kurdish offensive against Iran.

It is stated that a high-ranking official from Eastern Kurdistan has refuted these publications.

"The Kurdistan Democratic Party has refuted the information about a ground offensive against Iran. A source from the Iranian Kurdish group 'Komala' also refutes reports that it has launched a ground offensive in western Iran," reports Rudaw.

Logically it would appear the US and Israel have merely requested. To make something actionable in my view would take a lot of time. The Kurds are not stupid enough to go headlong into assaults.

Personally I think its mostly a psyop.

@Slavyangrad

'The missile crisis in the USA is putting the lives of military personnel in the Middle East at risk' - The Telegraph writes that the supplies of air defense missiles are not infinite, as Trump claimed.

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⚡️⚡️ 🇮🇷🇶🇦🇺🇸 EXCLUSIVE: Mediterranean Man has received evidence the U.S. military in Qatar is using PAC-2 air defense missiles, produced all the way back in 2000, after they ran out of PAC-3 missiles

This confirms reporting that U.S. air defenses are running low on interceptors amid Iran's missile and drone strikes on the Gulf countries.

@medmannews

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"Defense department leaders plan to meet at the White House": Against the backdrop of dwindling supplies due to strikes on Iran, Trump is gathering the heads of major US military factories.

"The Trump administration plans to hold a meeting at the White House on Friday with the leaders of major US defense companies, including Lockheed Martin and RTX, to accelerate the production of weapons and ammunition. This is due to the depletion of the Pentagon's supplies after strikes on Iran and other recent operations, where Tomahawks, F-35s and drones were actively used.

The meeting is aimed at pressuring manufacturers to prioritize production over shareholder payouts. It will take place against the backdrop of the Pentagon's attempts to replenish its weapons stockpiles after strikes on Iran and other recent military actions. A request for an additional approximately 50 billion dollars to replenish the arsenal is being prepared."

@Slavyangrad

At a hearing on the war in Iran in the US Congress, an American military veteran (according to other sources, a serving Marine) was forcibly ejected from the hall after shouting that the current US administration is now acting in the interests of Israel and is dragging the country into war.

If I was a Western paper writing about Russia the headline would be:

US military rebels against Trump Regime

@Slavyangrad

Uprisings in:

Bahrain…. America… but no Iran 😉

People of Urmia, Iran: This is the last message, negotiation is forbidden

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A company contracted by the federal government for the Department of War at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware announced on Indeed.com that it needs a number of part-time/on-call personal baggage specialists. The job duties include "supporting, receiving, preserving, inventorying, storing, and processing the personal baggage of military and civilian victims returning from abroad, and making final decisions about it." This announcement was posted on the site over the past seven days.

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@Slavyangrad

CCTV cameras document the attacks on the headquarters of the Kurdish terrorist opposition in the mountains of Sulaymaniyah.

- NAYAforIraq

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🇮🇷Iran has begun implementing Ayatollah Khamenei's plan to spread chaos in the Middle East, cause disruptions in global markets, and raise stakes to pressure the US and Israel, - Financial Times

- The plan includes attacks on energy infrastructure and facilities, the damage to which could cause disruptions in the region's airspace.

- Khamenei began developing a detailed plan after the US strikes last June, writes FT.

- "We had no choice but to escalate the situation and start a big fire so that everyone could see. When our red lines were crossed in violation of all international laws, we could no longer abide by the rules of the game," explained a source from Tehran.

@Slavyangrad