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IRGC Spokesperson Killed as Iran Decapitation Campaign Intensifies

Ali Mohammad Naini's death marks latest high-profile targeting of Iranian command structure, raising escalation stakes as oil trades near $120 and Tehran threatens 'zero restraint' on energy warfare.

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Israel Kills Iran’s Basij Commander as Leadership Decapitation Accelerates

Gholamreza Soleimani's death marks the second-highest-level assassination in the 17-day US-Israel campaign, exposing vulnerabilities in Iran's domestic security apparatus.

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Iran’s New Supreme Leader Breaks Protocol With Voiceless Address, Raising Doubts Over Control

Mojtaba Khamenei issued his first statement through a state TV presenter rather than appearing directly—an unprecedented format that exposes internal power struggles, unresolved succession questions, and acute leadership opacity at a moment when oil trades near $100 and nuclear talks have collapsed into war.

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Iran Launches Preemptive Strikes on Kurdish Bases as Ground Offensive Threat Escalates

Tehran strikes opposition positions in Iraq as CIA-backed Kurdish forces prepare cross-border campaign that could open new front in US-Israeli war.

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Iran Signals Conditional Halt to Regional Strikes as Power Balance Complicates Diplomatic Shift

President Pezeshkian's pledge follows eight days of escalating conflict, but IRGC dominance and immediate violations raise questions about Tehran's actual command authority.

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Israeli Strike on Tehran Compound Disrupts Iranian Cyber Operations

Military attack on IRGC facility coincided with collapse of state-backed hacking infrastructure, marking escalation in integrated cyber-kinetic warfare.

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DOJ Trials Link IRGC to Trump Assassination Plot as U.S.-Iran War Escalates

Federal prosecutors air evidence of Iranian state-directed murder-for-hire operations on American soil while widening military conflict enters second week.

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