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🇮🇷 New defense council formed to increase strategic readiness and strength in the event of renewed aggression
A new national Defense Council has been formed, taking war planning decisions which previously belonged to the Supreme National Security Council.
This new council contains the president, head of parliament, and judiciary head, along with a few representatives of the Leader, and the rest of the positions belonging to the heads of the various military institutions like national army, IRGC, Khatam al-Anbiya, etc.
This is significantly different than the SNSC, where most of the positions were filled by the president's ministers. Concerns over the naivety and weakness of the Pezeshkian administration in a period of war may have contributed to this decision. The only position this current administration holds within the new Defense Council is the president, in this case Pezeshkian. The rest are aligned with the military and the Leader. The president's role in wartime decision-making has been greatly reduced, placing greater power in those who have no delusions about the enemy.
However, there may be a trade-off in that the head of the SNSC was changed, with Ali Larijani being appointed as its head. Since Larijani is loosely associated with reformists, although more of a moderate in reality, his appointment can be seen as a bridge so that the liberal camp doesn't feel left out due to these changeups, which is in the interests of national unity. A very wise and fair move.
The previous SNSC head, Ali Akbar Ahmadian, has been appointed to another position which oversees national development projects, perhaps related to improving the domestic situation, especially when it comes to economic and infrastructure projects. This was a strongsuit under Martyr Raisi (ra), who was constantly occupied with traveling to different regions of the country to inaugurate several economic and infrastructure projects (or traveling abroad to sign various trade agreements with other countries), while the current administration is practically doing the opposite: the Pezeshkian administration has no domestic plan other than to wait for sanctions to be lifted from these negotiations, which only turned out to be a diplomatic ruse to buy time to plan the Zio-American aggression. Economic stagnation is a threat to Iran's security and stability as military attacks are, so this can potentially be a revival of the active development policy of Martyr Raisi.
With such war-related decisions being in the hands of mostly army and IRGC-related top commanders, the Zionist and American enemy should expect no qualms or flinching when it comes to making the necessary decision to protect Iran and punish the enemies of humanity. This change up of war-related decision-making bodies itself is a deterrent as it puts greater fear in the minds of the enemies, because they know they will pay an even greater price if they dare to launch another terroristic aggression against Iran in the future.
A new national Defense Council has been formed, taking war planning decisions which previously belonged to the Supreme National Security Council.
This new council contains the president, head of parliament, and judiciary head, along with a few representatives of the Leader, and the rest of the positions belonging to the heads of the various military institutions like national army, IRGC, Khatam al-Anbiya, etc.
This is significantly different than the SNSC, where most of the positions were filled by the president's ministers. Concerns over the naivety and weakness of the Pezeshkian administration in a period of war may have contributed to this decision. The only position this current administration holds within the new Defense Council is the president, in this case Pezeshkian. The rest are aligned with the military and the Leader. The president's role in wartime decision-making has been greatly reduced, placing greater power in those who have no delusions about the enemy.
However, there may be a trade-off in that the head of the SNSC was changed, with Ali Larijani being appointed as its head. Since Larijani is loosely associated with reformists, although more of a moderate in reality, his appointment can be seen as a bridge so that the liberal camp doesn't feel left out due to these changeups, which is in the interests of national unity. A very wise and fair move.
The previous SNSC head, Ali Akbar Ahmadian, has been appointed to another position which oversees national development projects, perhaps related to improving the domestic situation, especially when it comes to economic and infrastructure projects. This was a strongsuit under Martyr Raisi (ra), who was constantly occupied with traveling to different regions of the country to inaugurate several economic and infrastructure projects (or traveling abroad to sign various trade agreements with other countries), while the current administration is practically doing the opposite: the Pezeshkian administration has no domestic plan other than to wait for sanctions to be lifted from these negotiations, which only turned out to be a diplomatic ruse to buy time to plan the Zio-American aggression. Economic stagnation is a threat to Iran's security and stability as military attacks are, so this can potentially be a revival of the active development policy of Martyr Raisi.
With such war-related decisions being in the hands of mostly army and IRGC-related top commanders, the Zionist and American enemy should expect no qualms or flinching when it comes to making the necessary decision to protect Iran and punish the enemies of humanity. This change up of war-related decision-making bodies itself is a deterrent as it puts greater fear in the minds of the enemies, because they know they will pay an even greater price if they dare to launch another terroristic aggression against Iran in the future.
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🇱🇧 | Breaking — The Lebanese Cabinet session has officially begun; one of the most critical meetings in the history of the Resistance. Its outcome could mark a turning point.
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+ 🟩 Report: Recent Operations in Gaza: (-01 August 2025): 🔹 Al-Quds Brigades • Following their return from the front lines, our mujahideen confirmed the destruction of a Zionist military vehicle using a high-explosive penetrating device during its incursion…
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🟩 Recent Operations in Gaza: (-07 Aug 2025):
🔹 Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades
• Shelled occupation forces on Muntaar Hill, east of Gaza City with 60mm mortar shells.
• Shelled Zionist enemy soldiers near Al-Muntar Hill, east of Al-Shuja’iyya, Gaza City with 60mm mortars.
🔹 Al-Quds Brigades
• Shelled occupation forces on Muntaar Hill, east of Gaza City with 60mm mortar shells.
• Shelled Zionist enemy soldiers near Al-Muntar Hill, east of Al-Shuja’iyya, Gaza City with 60mm mortars.
• Bombarded enemy soldiers and vehicles in the Western Line area north of Khan Younis with heavy mortar shells.
• Shelled enemy vehicle depot with heavy mortars near Al-Hashasheen site, south of Khan Yunis.
• Struck enemy concentration near Al-Muhannad Hall, Western Satr, north of Khan Younis with heavy mortar shells.
• Shelled enemy soldiers and vehicles near Al-Muhannad Hall, Western Satr, north of Khan Younis.
• Struck enemy soldiers and vehicles near Al-Muhannad Hall, Western Satr, Khan Yunis with mortar shells.
• Destroyed occupation army vehicle with armor-piercing device in Abu Hudaf, northeast of Khan Younis.
• Targeted command and control HQ near Street 5 in Khan Younis with 107mm rocket.
🔹Al-Qassam Brigades
• Bombarded enemy soldiers and vehicles in the Western Line area north of Khan Younis with heavy mortar shells.
• Targeted a D9 bulldozer with a Tandem shell near Muntazah Al-Mahatta, east of Al-Tuffah.
• Shelled enemy vehicle depot with heavy mortars near Al-Hashasheen site, south of Khan Yunis.
• Struck enemy concentration near Al-Muhannad Hall, Western Satr, north of Khan Younis with heavy mortar shells.
• Shelled enemy soldiers and vehicles near Al-Muhannad Hall, Western Satr, north of Khan Younis.
• Struck enemy soldiers and vehicles near Al-Muhannad Hall, Western Satr, Khan Yunis with mortar shells.
• Targeted Israeli personnel carrier with a high-explosive barrel bomb in Al-Zanna, northeast of Khan Younis.
• Bombarded enemy command and control position in Morag axis south of Khan Younis with heavy mortars.
• Bombarded enemy near Al-Rantisi Mosque in Ma’an area, south of Khan Younis with mortars.
🔹 Al-Nasser Salah al-Din Brigades
• Bombarded enemy soldiers and vehicles in the Western Line area north of Khan Younis with heavy mortar shells.
• Struck enemy concentration near Al-Muhannad Hall, Western Satr, north of Khan Younis with heavy mortar shells.
• Shelled enemy soldiers and vehicles near Al-Muhannad Hall, Western Satr, north of Khan Younis.
• Struck enemy soldiers and vehicles near Al-Muhannad Hall, Western Satr, Khan Yunis with mortar shells.
• Shelled enemy soldiers and vehicles near Kaf al-Qarara, north of Khan Younis with 60mm mortars.
🔹Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades
• Shelled enemy soldiers and vehicles east of Al-Bureij in central Gaza with 60mm mortars.
• Targeted command and control HQ near Street 5 in Khan Younis with 107mm rocket.
🔹 Al-Amodi Brigade (of Al-Aqsa Martyrs’)
• Targeted command and control HQ near Street 5 in Khan Younis with 107mm rocket.
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🟩 Recent Operations in Gaza: (-07 Aug 2025):
🔹 Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades
• Shelled occupation forces on Muntaar Hill, east of Gaza City with 60mm mortar shells.
• Shelled Zionist enemy soldiers near Al-Muntar Hill, east of Al-Shuja’iyya, Gaza City with 60mm mortars.
🔹 Al-Quds Brigades
• Shelled occupation forces on Muntaar Hill, east of Gaza City with 60mm mortar shells.
• Shelled Zionist enemy soldiers near Al-Muntar Hill, east of Al-Shuja’iyya, Gaza City with 60mm mortars.
• Bombarded enemy soldiers and vehicles in the Western Line area north of Khan Younis with heavy mortar shells.
• Shelled enemy vehicle depot with heavy mortars near Al-Hashasheen site, south of Khan Yunis.
• Struck enemy concentration near Al-Muhannad Hall, Western Satr, north of Khan Younis with heavy mortar shells.
• Shelled enemy soldiers and vehicles near Al-Muhannad Hall, Western Satr, north of Khan Younis.
• Struck enemy soldiers and vehicles near Al-Muhannad Hall, Western Satr, Khan Yunis with mortar shells.
• Destroyed occupation army vehicle with armor-piercing device in Abu Hudaf, northeast of Khan Younis.
• Targeted command and control HQ near Street 5 in Khan Younis with 107mm rocket.
🔹Al-Qassam Brigades
• Bombarded enemy soldiers and vehicles in the Western Line area north of Khan Younis with heavy mortar shells.
• Targeted a D9 bulldozer with a Tandem shell near Muntazah Al-Mahatta, east of Al-Tuffah.
• Shelled enemy vehicle depot with heavy mortars near Al-Hashasheen site, south of Khan Yunis.
• Struck enemy concentration near Al-Muhannad Hall, Western Satr, north of Khan Younis with heavy mortar shells.
• Shelled enemy soldiers and vehicles near Al-Muhannad Hall, Western Satr, north of Khan Younis.
• Struck enemy soldiers and vehicles near Al-Muhannad Hall, Western Satr, Khan Yunis with mortar shells.
• Targeted Israeli personnel carrier with a high-explosive barrel bomb in Al-Zanna, northeast of Khan Younis.
• Bombarded enemy command and control position in Morag axis south of Khan Younis with heavy mortars.
• Bombarded enemy near Al-Rantisi Mosque in Ma’an area, south of Khan Younis with mortars.
🔹 Al-Nasser Salah al-Din Brigades
• Bombarded enemy soldiers and vehicles in the Western Line area north of Khan Younis with heavy mortar shells.
• Struck enemy concentration near Al-Muhannad Hall, Western Satr, north of Khan Younis with heavy mortar shells.
• Shelled enemy soldiers and vehicles near Al-Muhannad Hall, Western Satr, north of Khan Younis.
• Struck enemy soldiers and vehicles near Al-Muhannad Hall, Western Satr, Khan Yunis with mortar shells.
• Shelled enemy soldiers and vehicles near Kaf al-Qarara, north of Khan Younis with 60mm mortars.
🔹Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades
• Shelled enemy soldiers and vehicles east of Al-Bureij in central Gaza with 60mm mortars.
• Targeted command and control HQ near Street 5 in Khan Younis with 107mm rocket.
🔹 Al-Amodi Brigade (of Al-Aqsa Martyrs’)
• Targeted command and control HQ near Street 5 in Khan Younis with 107mm rocket.
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🇵🇸 | Al-Quds Brigades carried out multiple operations, including targeting an enemy command and control headquarters north of Khan Younis with a 107mm rocket and shelling concentrations of Zionist soldiers and vehicles infiltrating Khan Younis with mortar fire. In a joint operation with the Martyr Abu Ali Mustafa Battalions and Al-Ansar Battalions, Al-Quds fighters also participated in the destruction of a Zionist military vehicle and mortar attacks on enemy soldiers east of the Al-Shuja’iyya neighborhood in Gaza City.
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+ 🟩 Recent Operations in Gaza: (-07 Aug 2025): 🔹 Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades • Shelled occupation forces on Muntaar Hill, east of Gaza City with 60mm mortar shells. • Shelled Zionist enemy soldiers near Al-Muntar Hill, east of Al-Shuja’iyya, Gaza City with…
🥀 | One must keep in mind that the resistance has carried out these operations under conditions of extreme hunger and thirst. This level of bravery and forbearance hasn’t been witnessed since the eight-year aggression by Saddam against Iran; yet even that is now surpassed. No one can truly estimate the extent of their suffering and sacrifice, and yet the world especially the so-called Islamic world offers them nothing but silence. Worse, their stance is labeled fitna, they are abused, accused of being creations of israel, or completely erased. History will not forget this. It will be written in indelible words. The betrayers will remain betrayers.
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❎ | Keep an eye on Putin’s phone calls and meetings with Netanyahu, Trump, the Emir of the UAE, one Southeast Asian country, and the upcoming expected visit to India.
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✅ | Iraq is currently heading into national and local elections, with dozens of political parties registered to compete. At the same time, the country is witnessing the arrival of an unprecedented number of Arbaeen pilgrims; the 40th day of the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Husayn (A) with estimates possibly exceeding 30 to 31 million.
In line with local traditions, many political parties display images of Ayatullah Sistani (may he live long) and their own leaders to signal their allegiance and ideological alignment. However, a recent statement from His Eminence’s office has advised against the use of his image for such political purposes, especially during Arbaeen. This directive has stirred confusion among the masses.
The statement is clearly aimed at the political campaigning during the election period and the Arbaeen pilgrimage. It does not prohibit the display of Ayatullah Sistani’s image in Husayni ceremonies, public gatherings, or Hussainiyahs. These displays remain permissible and have traditionally been done as acts of devotion and love by followers. In fact, none of the righteous marāji‘ including top leader Imam Khamenei and then Ayatullah Sistani, Ayatullah Makarim and Ayatullah Fayyaz himself have objected to the respectful display of such images during Arbaeen.
Indeed, the marja‘iyyah has consistently encouraged the people to unify the global Ummah under a single Husayni banner. This is also why the use of national flags or their display in the sacred area between the shrines (Bayn al-Haramayn) is discouraged. If such flags are used, it should be during designated programs or for media purposes not as a public spectacle, so that the focus remains on Imam Husayn (A) and not national identities.
The Arbaeen walk is fundamentally about honoring the legacy and path of Imam Husayn (A), as well as the martyrs, resistance leaders, and righteous believers who sacrificed for truth and justice. No general prohibition has been issued on image displays within this context.
However, the deviant Shirazi current has a known history of exploiting this sacred occasion by promoting the image of their cult leader, Sadiq Shirazi which is a practice that has faced widespread and rightful criticism.
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In line with local traditions, many political parties display images of Ayatullah Sistani (may he live long) and their own leaders to signal their allegiance and ideological alignment. However, a recent statement from His Eminence’s office has advised against the use of his image for such political purposes, especially during Arbaeen. This directive has stirred confusion among the masses.
The statement is clearly aimed at the political campaigning during the election period and the Arbaeen pilgrimage. It does not prohibit the display of Ayatullah Sistani’s image in Husayni ceremonies, public gatherings, or Hussainiyahs. These displays remain permissible and have traditionally been done as acts of devotion and love by followers. In fact, none of the righteous marāji‘ including top leader Imam Khamenei and then Ayatullah Sistani, Ayatullah Makarim and Ayatullah Fayyaz himself have objected to the respectful display of such images during Arbaeen.
Indeed, the marja‘iyyah has consistently encouraged the people to unify the global Ummah under a single Husayni banner. This is also why the use of national flags or their display in the sacred area between the shrines (Bayn al-Haramayn) is discouraged. If such flags are used, it should be during designated programs or for media purposes not as a public spectacle, so that the focus remains on Imam Husayn (A) and not national identities.
The Arbaeen walk is fundamentally about honoring the legacy and path of Imam Husayn (A), as well as the martyrs, resistance leaders, and righteous believers who sacrificed for truth and justice. No general prohibition has been issued on image displays within this context.
However, the deviant Shirazi current has a known history of exploiting this sacred occasion by promoting the image of their cult leader, Sadiq Shirazi which is a practice that has faced widespread and rightful criticism.
🔹@enemywatch
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🇾🇪 Breaking — A speech by Yemen’s leader, Sayyid Abdul Malik al-Houthi (H), is currently ongoing. It will be shared once it concludes.
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✅ | One must say: Western democracy is not merely a political system; it is a dagger of evil, a carefully constructed illusion designed to fracture societies from within. It masquerades as freedom and justice but in reality functions as a tool of imperial domination and cultural subjugation. The demons who champion this so-called “realism” those institutions that legitimize oppression under the guise of pragmatism are nothing but agents sharpening the deadliest daggers in the hearts of nations.
What we see in Lebanon today is not a mere political crisis; it is the tragic consequence of a deeper epistemological betrayal; the abdication of historical memory, collective dignity, and sovereignty itself. The Lebanese government’s attempt to disarm its own resistance is a surrender to forces that have already stained the region’s soil with the blood of over 270,000 Palestinians, 10,000 Lebanese, and thousands of Syrians. These are not abstract numbers but wounds that scream the story of imperial aggression and settler-colonial violence witnessed with open eyes.
When a person begin to internalize the narratives of their oppressors, when they turn their weapons against their own defenders, they invite self-destruction. Sovereignty is not simply control over borders or military capacity: it is the lived reality of collective will and resistance against erasure. The failure to recognize this is a failure of political consciousness.
Democracy as imposed by Western hegemony, in this context, is a false promise; an ideological trap that seeks to disarm not only weapons but the spirit of nationality, nativity, resistance, social justice, and the possibility of liberation from the claws of aggressord. Lebanon’s descent into chaos is not incidental but the predictable outcome of embracing a system designed to weaken, divide, and ultimately consume.
The dagger of Western democracy is sharpened on the stone of division and betrayal, and unless Lebanon rejects it, it will continue to bleed not just physically but culturally and spiritually.
This is a lesson not only for Lebanon but also for the peoples of Iraq, Pakistan, India, Turkey, the trapped masses of Azerbaijan, and even for European countries: Western democracy itself is like an atomic bomb without inspections or limits. It presents itself as a guarantor of freedom and rights, yet it operates without accountability, detonating societal cohesion, eroding sovereignty, genderlessing their people, and turning traitors as zombies for their fellow country-men.
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What we see in Lebanon today is not a mere political crisis; it is the tragic consequence of a deeper epistemological betrayal; the abdication of historical memory, collective dignity, and sovereignty itself. The Lebanese government’s attempt to disarm its own resistance is a surrender to forces that have already stained the region’s soil with the blood of over 270,000 Palestinians, 10,000 Lebanese, and thousands of Syrians. These are not abstract numbers but wounds that scream the story of imperial aggression and settler-colonial violence witnessed with open eyes.
When a person begin to internalize the narratives of their oppressors, when they turn their weapons against their own defenders, they invite self-destruction. Sovereignty is not simply control over borders or military capacity: it is the lived reality of collective will and resistance against erasure. The failure to recognize this is a failure of political consciousness.
Democracy as imposed by Western hegemony, in this context, is a false promise; an ideological trap that seeks to disarm not only weapons but the spirit of nationality, nativity, resistance, social justice, and the possibility of liberation from the claws of aggressord. Lebanon’s descent into chaos is not incidental but the predictable outcome of embracing a system designed to weaken, divide, and ultimately consume.
The dagger of Western democracy is sharpened on the stone of division and betrayal, and unless Lebanon rejects it, it will continue to bleed not just physically but culturally and spiritually.
This is a lesson not only for Lebanon but also for the peoples of Iraq, Pakistan, India, Turkey, the trapped masses of Azerbaijan, and even for European countries: Western democracy itself is like an atomic bomb without inspections or limits. It presents itself as a guarantor of freedom and rights, yet it operates without accountability, detonating societal cohesion, eroding sovereignty, genderlessing their people, and turning traitors as zombies for their fellow country-men.
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🏴☠️ | Indian regime has launched a crackdown on bookstores in Kashmir, falsely labeling several books as “anti-national” and banning their sale:
In a sudden suppression and silencing of Kashmiris under Indian administration, the regime’s army and police have lashed out at the freedom of books by banning titles, barging into bookstores and stalls, inspecting them, and removing any materials they deem to carry “anti-national” narratives. But which anti-national content are they targeting? The ones that speak about the decades-long oppression of innocent Kashmiris, the cruelty imposed by the Indian army, and the systematic suppression of their voices?
Banning books by scholars and reputed historians will not erase historical facts or the deep repository of lived memories carried by the people of Kashmir. Instead, it exposes the insecurities and intellectual limitations of those enforcing such authoritarian measures. It also lays bare the contradiction of proudly hosting the ongoing Book Festival as a symbol of literary freedom, while simultaneously carrying out this cultural censorship. The Indian regime has been systematically distorting and erasing critical aspects of history, particularly those related to Muslim contributions and Kashmir’s contested past. In recent years, this effort has included the removal of chapters on Mughal emperors, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, and the 2002 Gujarat riots from national school curricula, as acknowledged in revised NCERT textbooks. These crackdowns have extended to banning books by Islamic thinkers such as Sheikh Hassan al-Banna (r) and Allama Abul A‘la Maududi (r), the renowned revolutionary scholar.
From the erasure of Muslim historical figures from official Indian school textbooks, to now extending this crackdown into Kashmiri spaces; this raises the central question: How will you erase the extended, detailed, and deeply rooted content that lives within the hearts and minds of Kashmiris? How long can this repression continue?
These provocations will only create new material for future books books born from resistance, not silence.
#Kashmir
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In a sudden suppression and silencing of Kashmiris under Indian administration, the regime’s army and police have lashed out at the freedom of books by banning titles, barging into bookstores and stalls, inspecting them, and removing any materials they deem to carry “anti-national” narratives. But which anti-national content are they targeting? The ones that speak about the decades-long oppression of innocent Kashmiris, the cruelty imposed by the Indian army, and the systematic suppression of their voices?
Banning books by scholars and reputed historians will not erase historical facts or the deep repository of lived memories carried by the people of Kashmir. Instead, it exposes the insecurities and intellectual limitations of those enforcing such authoritarian measures. It also lays bare the contradiction of proudly hosting the ongoing Book Festival as a symbol of literary freedom, while simultaneously carrying out this cultural censorship. The Indian regime has been systematically distorting and erasing critical aspects of history, particularly those related to Muslim contributions and Kashmir’s contested past. In recent years, this effort has included the removal of chapters on Mughal emperors, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, and the 2002 Gujarat riots from national school curricula, as acknowledged in revised NCERT textbooks. These crackdowns have extended to banning books by Islamic thinkers such as Sheikh Hassan al-Banna (r) and Allama Abul A‘la Maududi (r), the renowned revolutionary scholar.
From the erasure of Muslim historical figures from official Indian school textbooks, to now extending this crackdown into Kashmiri spaces; this raises the central question: How will you erase the extended, detailed, and deeply rooted content that lives within the hearts and minds of Kashmiris? How long can this repression continue?
These provocations will only create new material for future books books born from resistance, not silence.
#Kashmir
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🇱🇧 | Hezbollah and Amal Movement ministers will withdraw from the [ongoing] Lebanese cabinet session if there is insistence on discussing the US proposal [which demands Hezbollah to disarm]. In protest, the ministers of Amal and Hezbollah, along with Minister Fadi Makki (the Shi’a ministers), withdrew from the Cabinet session in Baabda.
This is a clear sign that the President, Prime Minister, and ministers of the foreign-backed bloc are insisting on overturning the National Pact and the Taif Agreement, effectively handing over a sovereign concession to Washington and Riyadh.
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This is a clear sign that the President, Prime Minister, and ministers of the foreign-backed bloc are insisting on overturning the National Pact and the Taif Agreement, effectively handing over a sovereign concession to Washington and Riyadh.
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