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#BREAKING
Massive explosions following what is said to be a missile strike tonight in #Latakia & #Tartus provinces ofwestern #Syria.

#Iran-backed Assad regime's air defense forces have responded, sources say.

Seeking further confirmation.
#BREAKING
Huge blasts shaking #Syria's coastal area.
Assad's air defense units continuing their firing.
#BREAKING
#Syria: military sources saying tonight's attacks are coming from the Mediterranean to the west.
Video shows explosions in #Latakia.
Air defense units in Hama, Latakia & Tartus provinces responding.
#BREAKING
#Syria
Initial reports from sources indicate military bases & an industrial facility were among the targets in strikes in #Latakia & other areas of the country's west coast.
#BREAKING
Sources are citing residents in Tartus, western #Syria, saying they witnessed an "aerial battle" claiming Russian air defense units stationed in a naval base & the Khmeimim airbase were very active. (Can't 100% confirm)
Photos: Explosions & air defense units in Latakia.
#BREAKING
Reports indicate a general has been killed in tonight's attack on #Iran-backed Assad bases in coastal areas of #Syria.
A number of arms caches & Assad's military industrial sites were targeted.
english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle…
#BREAKING

Dissident Syrian General Ahmad Rahhal:

"The Military Industrial Technology Institute is not in Latakia. This is Assad lying. This institute is a warehouse of Russian SCUD missiles & #Iran-made missiles stocked at this site."
#BREAKING
Images show crater & the remains of a number of missiles fired tonight, targeting several Iran-backed Assad military sites in #Syria's coastal areas, sources say.

Seeking confirmation.
This proves the #Iran-backed Assad air defense units in #Syria are active.
They just need some practice selecting the right targets.
edition.cnn.com/2018/09/17/pol…
This video is said to be Tartus province in western #Syria, showing a powerful blast & sources say the sound of a jet is clearly heard prior to the impact.
Sources in #Syra are saying last night's attack coordinated between Israel Air Force & UK/US ships, parallel to a total of 28 cruise missiles fired.
10 casualties reported in Latakia.
Video shows multiple strikes southeast of Baniyas, sources say.
Don't hold your breath.

#Winning
Russian Defense Ministry:
An RuAF Il-20 electronic reconnaissance plane with a crew of 14 disappeared from radar during last night's air strikes on #Syria's coastal areas.
Sites of #Iran-backed Assad regime were targeted in Latakia & Tartus.
(File Photo)
Russian Il-20 was shot down by Syrian S-200 missile, says Russian Ministry of Defense during recent airstrikes.
ria.ru/syria/20180918…

Further proves highly advanced electronic warfare was involved, confusing units of Assad, Russia & Iran stationed in #Syria.

(File Photos)
Russian Defense Ministry releases a map showing four sites near Latakia of western #Syria said to be struck by Israel
- Syrian Air Force Aerodrome,
- Aluminium Factory (said to be an industrial complex)
- a military base
- an oil/fuel depot
#BREAKING
Israel claims responsibility for last night's strikes against Bashar Assad's forces in #Syria's west coasts, says #Iran's regime intended to transfer precision-targeting weapons to Lebanon.

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Oct 9, 2018
#BREAKING
U.S. President Donald Trump has accepted the resignation of Nikki Haley as UN Ambassador.

My gut tells me an even bigger story will develop.

Rest assured #Iran's regime is terrified about who Trump/Pompeo will appoint as their new envoy.
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1)
Add this to the long list linking #Iran's regime with international terrorism.

This time, the al Qaeda-affiliated al Shabaab militant group of Somalia.

More reason why a firm policy is needed against Tehran.
#WalkAway
uk.reuters.com/article/somali…
2)
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#BREAKING
October 9
Shiraz, south-central #Iran
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#IranStrikes

Store-owners in 50 cities launched this protest movement on Monday in solidarity with the truckers' nationwide strike.
#IranianTruckersOnStrike
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Fardis sector
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Store-owners in this city are on strike again for this second consecutive day.
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This goes alongside the truckers' nationwide strike that has spread to over 310 cities now.
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#BreakingNews
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Sources say "hardliners" are voicing threats about the signing of this bill.

(File Photo)
2)
#BreakingNews
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Read more about Iran & the FATF here:
fatf-gafi.org/countries/#Iran
3)
"Hardliners in Iran’s parliament have opposed passing legislation toward compliance with FATF standards, arguing it could hamper Iranian financial support for allies such as Lebanon’s Hezbollah, which the US has classified as a terrorist organization."
reuters.com/article/us-ira…
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Oct 6, 2018
Short Thread:

1)
#Iran's #FakeNews machine at work:

"It did not say where Zahedifar was arrested. In a video carried by state broadcaster IRIB, a blindfolded man who identified himself as Zahedifar denied he had fled Iran."
uk.reuters.com/article/uk-ira…
2)
Here's the video.

#Iran
#FakeNews
3)
What a coincidence (!), all of this developing just "a week after Tehran sentenced three people to death in a drive against economic crimes."

#Iran
#FakeNews
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