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News & Analysis covering the Middle East

Independent, but not unbiased, striving for a multipolar world. Mainly focused on Iran & Resistance Axis.

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❗️🇻🇦 BREAKING: The new Pope has been announced as Robert F. Prevost, from the United States

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❗️🇻🇦Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, Leo the 14th, is the new Pope

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❗️🇻🇦 Pope Leo XIV, new Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church

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I congratulate all Catholics on the new Pope, and hope that he will be a voice for humanity, tradition, justice, and the oppressed.
❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 WATCH: The IRGC Aerospace Forces have released footage of Iranian surveillance drones extensively monitoring U.S. Navy vessels and fighter jet activity in the Persian Gulf

The footage shows a live feed of many U.S. vessels in the region, including the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson and the jets landing and taking off from the carrier.

The message to the United States is clear: You are being watched.

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🇮🇷 🇮🇷 NEW: Iran has revealed a new underground drone base in the Persian Gulf

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❗️🇮🇳/🇵🇰 NEW: Initial reports that a Pakistani fighter jet was shot down over India, and footage seems to confirm the downing of something – but could also be a drone

Have to wait for wreckage identification or an official statement from the Pakistani side. Crash allegedly happened near Pathankot.

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🇺🇸/🇾🇪 NEW: U.S. aircraft losses in 'Operation Prosperity Guardian' and 'Operation Rough Rider' against Yemen total at least $930 million, including 22 MQ-9 'Reaper' UAVs and three F/A-18 'Super Hornet' jets. @Middle_East_Spectator
🇺🇸/🇾🇪 NEW: The United States' war against Yemen, dubbed 'Operation Rough Rider,' cost over $1 billion in just one month and three weeks, depleting American stockpiles, according to a report by NBC News

At least $775 million worth of munitions were used over approximately 50 days.

A U.S. official familiar with the operations told NBC News, 'The administration was clearly looking for an off-ramp for this campaign.'

They added that measuring the success of the bombings is difficult, as MQ-9 'Reaper' drones deployed to assess target hits were often shot down by Yemeni Armed Forces.

These costs do not include 'Operation Prosperity Guardian,' launched in December 2023 under the Biden administration.

Both operations ultimately failed in their goals to restore freedom of Israeli-linked shipping in the Red Sea and halt Yemen's attacks against Israel.

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🇮🇳/🇵🇰 Indians have rushed to edit the Wikipedia page on the current Pakistan-India clashes

Among many other false claims, Indians have now written on Wikipedia that 1 Pakistani F-16 and two JF-17s were shot down by India.

– The claim of the downed F-16 originates from an AI generated image on Twitter, and has already been retracted by Indian media.

– The claim of the two downed JF-17s originates from an AI-edited video of a Pakistani military spokesman 'admitting' the losses.

Both claims are so outrageous that even Indian officials are not currently stating any of it.

On the other hand, verified footage and independent analysts have confirmed several of Pakistan's claims.

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