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Iran Says More Than 30 Civilians Killed in Recent US Strikes on Southern Iran

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  The Iranian military said that seven soldiers were killed by a US bombing of an army barracks by Dave DeCamp | July 15, 2026 at 7:07 pm ET | Iran An Iranian government spokeswoman on Wednesday alleged that recent US attacks on southern Iran have killed over 30 civilian s, as US strikes have been pounding Iran for five consecutive days. “In the recent attacks on the southern part of the country, more than 30 civilians were martyred,” Fatemeh Mohajerani wrote on X. “While expressing condolences and sympathy to the bereaved families, we honor the memory of the fallen. The government will stand by the people with all its might. The south of Iran is the beating heart of this land. The south of Iran is the soul of Iran,” she added. A US F-16 fighter jet being refueled over the Middle East (photo released by CENTCOM on July 11) Iranian media has reported several US strikes on civilian infrastructure over the past day, including an attack that hit a bottled water factory and a wheat si...
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Iran Sent Message to JD Vance Warning that Kushner and Witkoff Were “Abusing” Their Inside Access to Negotiations

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 The news should not surprise anyone who is knowledgeable about Kushner and Witkoff's past and present connections with Israeli leaders, including the Mossad. The latter two are known to pass on critical info directly to Netanyahu and Mossad almost on a regular basis. Reportedly, when Netanyahu visited NY city, he would be staying in Jared's room. They are that close. Expecting Jared to be a fair intermediary on negotiations is a hogwash! - HS ========== Jeremy Scahill and Ryan Grim During the U.S.-Iran talks in Lake Lucerne, Switzerland in late June, Iranian negotiators sent a private message to Vice President JD Vance through an intermediary. The Iranians warned Vance that the continued presence of President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner would undermine the chance of turning the June 17 framework into an enduring deal, a senior Iranian official told Drop Site. The Iranian official spoke to Drop Site on the condition of anonymity bec...
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July Martyrs’ Day: ‘Before I die, I want the killers punished’ - mother of Abu Sayeed

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  S Dilip Roy The afternoon sun filters through the veranda of a modest semi‑pucca house in Babanpur village of Madankhali union under Pirganj upazila of Rangpur. Sitting quietly on the eastern side is Monowara Begum, clutching a framed photograph of her son, Abu Sayed — standing with his arms outstretched and his chest bared in defiance. Beside the image are the words in Bangla: “Buker bhitor tumul jhor, buk petechhi guli kor,” which roughly translates as: “There are countless storms within my heart. I have bared my chest — shoot me.” She gently wipes the dust from the glass with the edge of her saree before staring silently at her son’s face. “Where has my Sayed gone? My son will never come back…” Two years have passed. Yet for this family, time remains frozen on July 16, 2024 — the day Abu Sayed, an English department student at Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur, was shot dead by police during the quota reform movement. Placing her hand on the photograph, Monowara says in her l...
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