23 May:
The funeral of the assassinated Iranian colonel began with chants “death to America, death to Israel !’
12.06pm
Reports on earthquake in southern Lebanon.
1.03pm
Iranian media is reporting of another assassination in central Tehran.
This time of Hamid Raisi, a commander in the Basij forces.
5.58pm
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov: Not sure we need to restore relations with the West, our goal is to advance relations with China.
24th May:
10.43am
Russia and China conduct a joint exercise in Asia. Planes got very close to Japan’s airspace.
10.48am
A state of emergency has been declared in Hungary
Prime Minister Viktor Orban explained its introduction by the need to give the government “space for maneuvering and the ability to respond immediately” to the consequences of the war in Ukraine.(NEXTA)
12.07pm
Rewriting history in the making…
2.38pm
Reports on ballistic missiles launch from North Korea towards the Japanese sea during US President Biden’s visit to Japan!
2.47pm
Terrible news from Uvalde Texas… ?
9.46pm
US seizes Iranian crude from Russian tanker arrested in Greece
Dynacom-owned tanker Ice Energy started a ship-to-ship transfer with the Lana in Greek waters four miles off the coast of Karistos on Monday afternoon.
10.05pm
Two days after US President Biden declared military protection over Taiwan: Chinese military announces military exercise around Taiwan.
25th May:
1.11am
North Korea has conducted an experiment at a nuclear explosion facility apparently in preparation for its seventh nuclear test, a South Korean presidential official said on Wednesday.
He added: Recent missile tests – designed to improve the launch capability of nuclear warheads.
1.15am
North Korea, China and Russia are challenging the US and the Biden administration
Accumulating exceptional events in the last day gives no room for doubt, the East challenges American hegemony:
- Last night during Biden’s stay in Japan, North Korea launched 3 ballistic missiles off the coast of Japan. The timing of course is not accidental. There is a message here for the United States and the Biden administration, along with reports of North Korea’s intention to conduct a nuclear test soon.
- The Chinese and Russians conducted a joint military air exercise in the last day during which Russian and Chinese aircraft passed over the Japanese Sea while Biden was at a conference in Tokyo.
- The Chinese military has declared a military exercise in the Taiwan area as a “warning to the Americans.”
American hegemony will have to face quite a few challenges in the near future. (Abu Ali)
7.23am
The US Treasury Department is announcing sanctions on an Iranian oil smuggling network that has transferred millions of dollars to the Revolutionary Guards, Quds Force and Hezbollah.
According to the Americans, senior Russian and Russian officials are involved in the network.
11.41am
The Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov has threatened Poland:
“Ukraine is already a closed issue. I’m interested in Poland.. we’ll show what we are capable of in 6 seconds. Better get yr weapons (Poles)”.
2.13pm
Reports on an explosion at a base located in Perchin east of Tehran where many military industries are located. One person was killed. The authorities are not giving any additional information which raises the chances that it was an attack by a foreign entity.
3.11pm
5.3 magnitude earthquake hit Mexico.
7.50pm
The German chancellor Scholtz:
“Victory for Ukraine does not seem to be an option. The strategy could be called active waiting. The Germans are cautiously supplying arms, participating in boycotts & waiting for Putin to say his war goals are reached”.
7.51pm
Ukraine’s foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, accused Nato of “doing literally nothing” in the face of Russia’s invasion of his country.
Kuleba praised the EU for its “revolutionary” decisions to back Kyiv but said the Nato military alliance had been “completely sidelined”.
8.10pm
Iranian State Media Reports: One killed and injured after industrial accident at one of the factories in the Parchin military area last night.
Parchin is home to uranium enrichment plants, as well as a site where military experiments are being carried out – such as an explosion of a nuclear bomb.
8.35pm
Meet ?? North Korean ambassador Han Tae-song. On Monday in Geneva he takes over as President of the U.N.’s Disarmament Conference. (Hillel Neuer)
26th May:
4.38am
According to foreign sources, the explosion in the heart of the Perchin base, occurred following an attack by armed drones, similar to the attack on the centrifuge plant near Karj. Intelli Times
4.51am
Report in Turkey: New ISIS leader Abu Hassan al-Hashmi has been arrested in the country – three months after his predecessor was assassinated. The arrest was reportedly made last week as part of a covert international operation, and that President Erdogan is expected to make a statement in the coming days with more details.
5.15am
6.7 magnitude earthquake hits Peru.
6.58am
The Lebanese Currency is crashing. 36K Liras for one US dollar.
9.02am
Huge blast in eastern Tehran!
9.03am
The government says It’s a plastic factory. Opposition sources don’t agree.
The blast is in a military installation.
10.59am
Eastern Syria
Iran has completed a deployment of dozens of UAVs at the border point between Iraq and Syria.
94 as operational UAVs, this is the number of UAVs held by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards today in the eastern part of Syria, meaning they can be deployed for intelligence and suicide missions, west of the city of Albu Kamal sitting on the Syrian-Iraqi border is one of the largest facilities of the Mash’am base. Imam Ali, this huge compound joins other parts scattered in the area from which surface-to-surface missiles and UAVs can be launched. (Abu Saleh)
12.26pm
If that happens, it’s a severe blow to the US and the West:
Russian foreign minister Levrov: Saudi Arabia and Argentina express interest in joining the Brics alliance. This is the economic alliance, in which Russia, Brazil, India, China and South Africa are members. (Guy Bechor)
3.10pm
Obama uses Texas shooting to memorialize George Floyd: “As we grieve the children of Uvalde today, we should take time to recognize that two years have passed since the murder of George Floyd.”
27th May:
5.42am
NATO Secretary General today confirmed that Finland and Sweden will not be able to become NATO members if they do not comply with Turkey’s demands!
6.56am
A source in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard revealed that the commander of the space force for «Revolutionary Guards» responsible for Iran’s ballistic missile program, including the production of «marches», Major General Amir Ali Haji Zadeh, was the target in an explosion the first location Parchin military nuclear program yesterday southeast of Tehran.
According to the source, a bomb exploded in front of a car brigade when he left the military barracks at the site, killing engineer officer Ihsan Kdpeggy who was accompanied, as another injured companion. (Global Telegram)
10.38am
Seizure of two oil tankers in the Persian Gulf:
9 Greek sailors captured by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards.
12.08pm
Iran – Greece
Two days ago, the United States imposed additional economic sanctions on Iran. As a result, the United States requested that Greece confiscate an Iranian ship moored in its territory.
In response, Iranian Revolutionary Guards took control of two Greek tankers in the Persian Gulf today.
Iranian officials threaten: There are 17 more Greek ships in the Persian Gulf …
I wonder if the Greeks will get help from the USA on the subject …
Pictured are the two Greek tankers that the Iranians took over.(Abu Ali)
28th May:
9.13am
Russia successfully test-fired a hypersonic Zircon cruise missile over a distance of about 1,000 km (625 miles), the defense ministry said today.
The missile was fired from the Barents Sea and hit a target in the White Sea, it said. Video released by the ministry showed the missile being fired from a ship and blazing into the sky on a steep trajectory, Reuters reported.
11.24am
Inferno in Ukraine as heavy Russian bombardment on Ukrainian soldiers continue non stop.
11.50am
Jerusalem’s day celebrations have begun!
4.04pm
Civilian clashes near Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei’s home in Tehran. The security detail personnel escaped the stones thrown by the crowds. (Global Telegram)
4.10pm
More clashes in Tehran this evening! The regime is shutting down the internet so only limited footage comes out.
29th May:
6.40am
Israeli fighter jets are flying over Gaza non stop! Today’s threats of Hamas on various media sources to fire rockets from Gaza towards Israel have skyrocketed. First they said it will be at 4PM then changed it to 6PM then to 9PM.
7.16am
Jerusalem celebrates 55 years to the unification of the city that was divided by a wall and fences from 1948 to 1967.
3.44pm
Turkey’s president has told journalists he still intends to block Finland and Sweden’s accession to NATO.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan said meetings this week with Finnish and Swedish delegations had not been “at the expected level,” noting there had been no steps taken to alleviate Turkey’s security concerns.
“As long as Tayyip Erdogan is at the head of the Republic of Turkey, we cannot say ‘yes’ to countries that support terror joining NATO,” he told journalists on his plane following a visit to Azerbaijan Saturday, according to the daily Hurriyet newspaper.
By: Amir Tsarfati
