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#Iran’s Assembly of Experts, an oversight body on the regime’s supreme leader, issued a statement following the killing of former IRGC Quds Force chief Qasem Soleimani by the U.S. military in Iraq.
#Iran
IRGC Aerospace chief on avenging Qasem Soleimani:
"Revenge won't end only by firing four missiles, striking a base or even killing Donald Trump... Only the US' full removal from the region can compensate Soleimani's blood".
Attention DC politicians, "Iran experts" & celebrities seeking to score political points through cheap comments

THIS is the mullahs' regime in #Iran

Esmail Ghaani, new IRGC Quds Force chief after Soleimani, vowing revenge.
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Heshmat Alavi
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#BREAKING
Ukraine Airlines Boeing 737 crashes near Tehran, Iran; all 180 passengers reported dead
#UPDATE
-Image of Ukraine Airlines Boeing 737 crash site near Tehran airport
-FlightRadar24 reports the Ukrainian airliner reached a maximum altitude of 7,925 feet before tracking stopped & contact was lost (Credit: @ELINTNews)
@ELINTNews #UPDATE
-Purported video of Ukrainian airliner crash
-Voice says the plane is on fire & this is near Shahriar, a city west of Tehran
-Iran's Fars news agency immediately says "technical error" while black box has not been recovered yet.
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Heshmat Alavi
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#UPDATE
U.S. reporting no casualties.

Iraqi military:
22 ballistic missiles targeted coalition sites in Iraq. 17 missiles targeted Ain al-Asad base & 5 others targeted coalition sites in Erbil, northern Iraq.
No casualties reported among Iraqis.

Iran claims 80 dead
#UPDATE
Iran's regime desperate to save face

Reuters reports:
-Iran's missiles hit intended US targets in Iraq, source tells state TV
-Iranian official warns any US retaliation will lead to regional war
-Iran's Guards warn against US retaliation to Tehran's missile attacks - TV
#UPDATE
-Iranian state TV says 80 "American terrorists" killed in Iran missile strikes
-Iran's army renews demand for U.S. to withdraw troops from region: state TV
-IRGC: 104 sensitive US sites in the region will be targeted as soon as US makes a mistake

-Trump: 'All is well!'
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Heshmat Alavi
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#BREAKING
At least four rockets hit Camp Taji, north of Baghdad, Iraq.
U.S. troops are housed in this site.
#BREAKING
TWO REPORTS - IRAQ

1)
 Rocket attack targeting Ain al-Assad air base, west of Baghdad where US troops are housed.
@thestevennabil: Sources on the ground say attack came from multiple launch pads.

2)
 Explosion reported in Erbil.
Apache helicopters flying the area.
@thestevennabil #UPDATE
-@CarlaBabbVOA quoting defense source reports attack on Al-Assad Air base in Iraq is ongoing. Rounds are still coming in and at least 30 have landed so far.

-#Iran's Fars News Agency reports Iranian ballistic missiles used.

(Credit: @ELINTNews & @no_itsmyturn)
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Charles Lister
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The consequences of killing Soleimani are hard to grasp; this is the biggest news in the #MiddleEast for years.

For starters, the US will have to leave #Syria soon & the #Iraq presence is likely on its way out too.

Plus Hezb-#Israel; the Gulf, US Embassies & assets region-wide.
This is insane.

Reports now of US Marines “arresting” Qais al-Khazali & Hadi al-Ameri in #Baghdad.

#Trump wanted a “royal flush?” Jesus.

War is coming, the only questions are the important ones: where, in what form & when?

Messaging coming out or #Tehran is already ominous - “strikes,” “earthquakes,” etc.

Killing #Soleimani is an extraordinarily bold move by #Trump - but is he prepared for the consequences?
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Charles Lister
@Charles_Lister
Taking a brief foray back to Twitter to note the strategic significance of today's U.S. strikes on Kataib #Hezbollah in #Syria & #Iraq.

19 dead (incl. 3 #IRGC) & 35+ wounded is a major response by the U.S. - alike #Israel's retaliatory modus operandi - BUT note: U.S is exposed.
#pt: The U.S. government apparatus (esp. IC) has known for a long time - and feared - this scenario, whereby the death of an American would necessitate a serious response, which in turn would leave U.S. personnel in #Syria & especially #Iraq exposed to #IRGC counter-retaliation.
#pt: #IRGC-linked rocket attacks in #Iraq are hardly new, but the death of an American was.

Likewise, the death of 19+ KH fighters is new & a marked walk up the escalation ladder.

#Iran holds the cards now & re-escalation seems likely -- leaving #Trump in a position he fears.
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Babak Taghvaee
@BabakTaghvaee
#BREAKING: #Iran's Islamic Regime raised fuel price to compensate its lack of oil income. It resulted quick raise in prices of all goods in 24 hours. Since morning, thousands of Iranians have come to streets of their cities to protest against the regime authorities. #IranProtest
#BREAKING: Thousands of protesters in #Sirjan, South of #Iran are protesting against the Islamic Regime over the rise of prices of fuel. They chant: "#RezaShah, God Bless Your Soul". #IranProtests
#BREAKING: Hundreds of protesters have come to streets of #Mashhad to protest against #Iran's Islamic Regime over the rise of price of fuel. They have switched-off their cars in street to prevent mobilization of the security forces for suppression of the protesters.
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Dowlat Nowrouzi
@DowlatNowrouzi
1) Rouhani’s remarks acknowledged mullahs’ terrorist regime meddling in #Iraq & the fact that #IRGC is dispatching forces 2 this country under the pretext of providing security & protection 4 a so-called religious ceremony
#Iran
@DebbieAAldrich @KennyFarq
english.mojahedin.org/id/8004bc67-48…
2) #IRGC Quds Force chief Qassem Soleimani has established a “war room” in Baghdad & is campaigning units of Asaeb al-Haq, Iraqi Hezbollah & Badr Corps –all militia groups associated directly to the #Iran|ian regime – 2 confront #Iraq'i demonstrations.

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@Ben_JS_Cooper @HKesvani @Mo_IRAQ1 @Raman_Ghavami @BenjaminHallFNC @CargasacchiM @RuthieGledhill @sanyaburgess @janelavvie @ryanmauro 3) In addition to the unusually large number of #Iran regime's armed forces personnel in #Iraq, a large number of #MOIS officials are based in regime's embassy & consulates.
They work closely with #IRGC commanders under diplomatic cover!

ncr-iran.org/en/news/terror…
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Asaf Ronel
@AsafRonel
#ICYMI: Iranian forces fired 20 rockets at Israeli army outposts on the Golan Heights last night. In response, Israeli military set out on an extensive retaliatory attack against Iranian targets, the largest Israeli attack in Syria since 1974
No casualties reported on the Israeli side. Several targets connected to the #IRGC & Hezbollah attacked by Israel. Syrian media claims dozens of Israeli missiles were intercepted. There are reports of casualties in Syria.
More bomb shelters opened in northern Israel
The rocket barrage from Syria was directed at Israeli army outposts on the Golan Heights, like the intelligence assessment that the Iranian response will be limited so it won't lead to war. It is the 1st time Israel blames Iran directly for an attack on its territory
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