🇰🇼 | Kuwait detains journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin in widening crackdown on media posts related to US-Israeli war on Iran

According to Drop Site News, prominent journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin has been held in Kuwait for six weeks and faces prosecution before a special tribunal over social media posts linked to the US-Israeli war on Iran, in what rights groups describe as part of a broader regional tightening on online expression amid the US-Israeli military escalation in the region.

Shihab-Eldin, an US-born Kuwaiti citizen with a large global following and a career spanning outlets including PBS Frontline, The New York Times, and Al Jazeera English, was arrested on 3 March in Kuwait City and has remained in detention with limited access to legal counsel. Charges reportedly include spreading alleged false information and content deemed harmful to national security, including material already circulating publicly online.

The case is being handled by a newly established special court for state security and terrorism-related offences, set up by decree in late March, with authorities saying it is designed to speed up such cases. His detention comes alongside a wider pattern of arrests in Kuwait and the Gulf over social media activity. (Cradel reports)

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❎ | Neighbors of Lebanon: they are dealing with something else.

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🥀 | The sister of the Martyr Ali Ghandoor (r) from Nabatieh al-Fawqa wrote:

Ali was injured for the first time by chemical exposure and spent three months undergoing treatment. After that, he was injured in his shoulder and near his heart.

His last injury was in 2015 and it was very severe. His heart stopped three times, and he came back to life but remained in a coma.

After he woke up, it was impossible for him to sit or move, and there was no hope even one percent. But he challenged his injury, got up, and eventually was able to sit and move. The doctor also said it was impossible for him to walk and that hope was completely cut off, but Ali recovered and walked again after treatment and effort.

Ali refused to leave this path and refused to stay at home. He used to create problems in order to continue his work. He went on to complete university and obtained a high degree in geography, and he was working on a PhD.

Before the war, Ali had recently undergone another surgery on his abdomen due to an injury he had, which is visible in the picture.

He came to my mother and said: “Oh my mother, I have reached her three times and returned. Either you are not praying for me properly, or God is still not pleased with me.”

After some time, Ali fell asleep in the car and saw Sayyida Zaynab (S), who told him: “You are the martyred one.” He said: “No, I am Ali.” She told him: “But your time is not now.”

Now, my brother, your time has come and the dream has been fulfilled.

#LebanonMartyrs

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Confirmation remains ambiguous.

https://t.me/Middle_East_Spectator/30969

🇮🇷 | Other than Iranian media, enemy media has reported that the U.S. military has seized Iran-linked ships as part of its blockade of Iranian ports, with vessels to be taken to a holding area in the Arabian Sea or Indian Ocean. During the first 24 hours of the blockade, which began Monday morning, no ship breached it, according to U.S. Central Command. Six merchant vessels obeyed U.S. orders to reverse course and re-enter an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman. More than 10,000 U.S. sailors, marines, and airmen, along with more than a dozen warships and aircraft, are involved in the mission.

However, the Iranian side is not actively replying to any of these events, which further suggests that reports in certain outlets resemble the earlier pilot rescue narrative. Iran is still militarily waiting for the entry of larger warships into the waters.

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🇱🇧 | Bint Jbeil has been heavily affected by Israeli airstrikes, with bombardment aimed at clearing the ground ahead of any advance. The damage appears to be the result of aerial strikes rather than demolitions, indicating an air force operation designed to level areas before ground troops move in.

According to live map sources, areas of full Israeli incursion include Mays al-Jabal, Aitaroun, Maroun al-Ras, Yaroun, Ramyah, Hanin, Ayta ash-Shaab, Alma ash-Shaab, Naqoura, Shama, Bayada, Qawzah, Houla, Markaba, Rab Thalathine, Adaysseh, Taybeh, Kfar Kila, Deir Mimas, Deir Siriane, Khiam, Halta, Hawra, and Majidiya, while areas of limited incursion include Bint Jbeil, Adchit, Qantara, Kfar Shouba, Shaqra, Ainata, and Marwahin.

In parallel, occupation bulldozers are reportedly carrying out extensive demolition of civilian homes in villages that have been fully infiltrated, further intensifying the situation on the ground. Israeli strikes have also targeted the Sharafat area, reinforcing the pattern of sustained military pressure across southern Lebanon.

Meanwhile, on the political front, following the first Lebanese–Israeli–American meeting in Washington, Marco Rubio stated that the meeting is not about a ceasefire but rather a process, indicating that outcomes remain unclear and may serve as a means of buying time while operations continue against Hezbollah. At the same time, Hajj Wafiq Safa from Hezbollah told the Associated Press that the party is not bound by any agreements resulting from direct talks between Lebanon and Israel, adding that they are neither concerned with nor obligated by the outcomes of such negotiations.

In a sudden turn of events a Lebanese delegation headed by Ali Hassan Khalil, under the direction of Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri, has departed urgently to Riyadh for talks with Saudi prince Yazid bin Farhan.

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🥀 | Noticing that the hero here was injured and was praying his last prayers before he attained martyrdom, it is a heavy thing which may overwhelm the hearts of believers, so it should be presented and preserved with the weight it deserves.

🇱🇧 | According to an Al Mayadeen correspondent, Israeli conditions outline a multi-zone arrangement. The first zone would be a permanent buffer zone extending 8 kilometers, from which displaced civilians would not be allowed to return. The second zone would cover the area south of the Litani River and function as an Israeli military operations zone, aimed at dismantling and disarming Hezbollah, with Israeli presence continuing until the mission is deemed complete.

The third zone would include the area north of the Litani River and the rest of Lebanon, where the Lebanese army would be required to independently dismantle Hezbollah. The central Israeli condition, according to the report, is that there would be no full withdrawal until Hezbollah is "eliminated".

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❎ | So independence is just the demand of resistance, and the leftists? So the rightists, and the non-resistance are giving birth to their daughters to sell them and children to Epstein? What kind of Western logic is being sold today in Western media and by analysts? Wow.

✅ | israel dictates lead Americans; everything Americans are doing is what israelis want, and both are not different. That is a grandfather–grandson relationship—whether you deal with one, you will reach the other. Fools are those who stay in their illusion and waste years and decades on analysis, believing in narratives like Netanyahu vs. Trump, israeli pressure on America or Vice versa, israeli independence?, or that Americans want to sign deals without israel?. It is not only laughable but pathetic if someone believes it.

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