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Ketegangan antara Amerika Serikat dan Iran kembali meningkat setelah pemerintah AS mengonfirmasi serangan militer terhadap target Iran yang disebut sebagai langkah preemptive atau pencegahan dini.

Menteri Luar Negeri AS, Marco Rubio, menyatakan bahwa serangan tersebut dilakukan sebagai bentuk pembelaan diri. Ia menegaskan Washington bertindak lebih dulu karena ada kekhawatiran bahwa Iran akan menyerang pangkalan dan personel militer AS di kawasan setelah eskalasi dengan Israel.

Menurut Rubio, jika AS menunggu hingga serangan benar-benar terjadi, korban jiwa yang ditimbulkan bisa jauh lebih besar. Pemerintah AS menyebut ancaman terhadap pasukan mereka sebagai sesuatu yang “imminent” atau berpotensi segera terjadi.

Sejumlah media internasional seperti The Washington Post, The Guardian, dan Associated Press melaporkan bahwa langkah ini disebut bertujuan untuk melumpuhkan kemampuan militer Iran, khususnya yang berkaitan dengan potensi serangan terhadap pasukan dan sekutu AS di Timur Tengah.

Namun, sejumlah analis dan pakar hukum internasional mempertanyakan dasar hukum serangan tersebut. Mereka menilai klaim “preemptive self-defense” masih menjadi perdebatan, terutama jika tidak ada bukti publik yang menunjukkan serangan Iran benar-benar akan terjadi dalam waktu dekat.

Situasi ini menambah ketegangan geopolitik di kawasan Timur Tengah dan memicu kekhawatiran global akan potensi eskalasi yang lebih luas.

Perkembangan terbaru ini masih terus dipantau oleh komunitas internasional.

Sumber: Laporan media internasional (The Washington Post, The Guardian, Associated Press).

Mojtaba Khamenei, putra Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, telah diumumkan sebagai Pemimpin Tertinggi Iran yang baru. Mojtaba Khamenei adalah seorang ulama yang telah lama dikabarkan memiliki pengaruh dalam politik dan agama di Iran, meskipun ia lebih sering berada di luar sorotan publik.

Posisi Pemimpin Tertinggi adalah posisi yang paling berkuasa di Iran, mengawasi militer, peradilan, dan institusi-institusi utama negara.

The controversy surrounding China's alleged nuclear test in 2020 sparked tensions with the United States. Washington accused Beijing of secretly conducting low-yield nuclear experiments at the Lop Nur test site in the Xinjiang region. The accusations stemmed from intelligence reports and analysis of suspicious activity in the region. The United States assessed that these activities potentially violated the "zero yield" principle, or the prohibition of generating a nuclear chain reaction, as stipulated in the international nuclear test ban treaty.

However, the Chinese government firmly denied these allegations. Beijing stated that it remains committed to its nuclear test moratorium and has not engaged in activities that violate international agreements. China also views the US accusations as politically motivated and unsubstantiated. According to China, these accusations could instead be used by Washington as a pretext to strengthen its own nuclear program.

Meanwhile, the international monitoring system run by the global nuclear test monitoring organization found no evidence of a nuclear explosion consistent with the allegations. To date, this issue remains a topic of international debate between the two countries. This controversy also demonstrates how the geopolitical rivalry between the United States and China is increasingly expanding into the realms of strategic security and nuclear technology. Courtesy of various sources

Indian Air Force Chief Upendra Dwivedi made a statement that sparked concern after responding to the sinking of an Iranian naval vessel.
Dwivedi stated that the sinking of the vessel was an unfortunate situation for Iran. However, he emphasized that the attack occurred in international waters, thus falling outside India's direct responsibility.
He explained that the Iranian vessel was protected while it was in Indian territorial waters. However, once the vessel exited international waters, India no longer had any obligation to provide protection.
Dwivedi also stated that while the Iranian vessel was in international waters, it provided information on its location to Israel.
He explained that this step was taken because India and Israel have a strategic cooperative relationship.

Is the World Deceived? Conditions in Tel Aviv Are Not What They're Shown

Claims circulating from British political analyst George Galloway suggest that the actual conditions in Tel Aviv are far worse than those depicted in international media.

In his YouTube commentary, Galloway said that information and images from inside Israel are allegedly heavily censored, preventing the full extent of the damage from the attacks from being fully visible to the international public.

He even mentioned reports depicting parts of Tel Aviv as beginning to look like a war zone, although these claims remain disputed and have not been widely verified by independent media.

The Israeli government itself does have military censorship regulations, which can restrict the publication of certain information during a conflict for national security reasons.

Telegram channels claim that thousands of US and Israeli soldiers were killed by packages sent by Iran to various regions in the Middle East and Israel.

Latest news: Trump forced Iran to surrender unconditionally. However, Iran counter-challenged the US and Israel to a ground war.

Israel Bans Media, Leaks Damage and Number of Israeli Casualties.

Did You Know?, GEOPOLITICS - The mystery of the difficulty in finding visual photos or videos of the damage to Tel Aviv following the Iranian ballistic missile attack has finally begun to unravel. Senior British politician George Galloway has sharply criticized the Israeli government for deliberately concealing the scale of the destruction and the number of casualties from the world.

Galloway revealed the absolute ban on all media outlets, even local citizens, from documenting the impact of the attack. From the number of casualties, to the debris of buildings, to the coordinates of the projectiles' impact... everything is forbidden to broadcast.

This statement seems to answer the curiosity of the global public. For some time, many have been asking, "Why is there no clear amateur video from inside Israel?" Once a visual purportedly of the Tel Aviv explosion appears on social media, AI platforms like Grok immediately detect it as fake or unverified.

So, is the Zionist regime really that strict in suppressing the flow of information? Let's dissect their military censorship tactics...

- A Censorship Institution, a Legacy of the Occupation.
A harsh reality rarely highlighted by the world is the existence of the Israeli Military Censor. This is an official institution inherited from the British mandate era that wields absolute power over the flow of information. There, press freedom is merely an illusion. Every journalist is required to submit drafts of articles, photos, or videos related to national security to this institution for strict curation and censorship before being allowed to air.

- Western Media Giants Forced to Submit.
Many wonder why news channels like CNN, BBC, and Sky News suddenly lost their teeth and appeared docile when reporting there. The answer is simple: they are held hostage by the rules. Foreign media operating in the region are legally bound to comply with the military censorship system. Dare to violate or broadcast live without written permission? Local authorities will not hesitate to revoke their licenses, confiscate cameras, and deport them on the spot.

- Iron Bars for Violators.
The silence of the Israeli public is not without reason, as there are serious criminal penalties awaiting them. Anyone, whether an international reporter or a civilian, who casually shares a video of a missile crash on social media will be immediately prosecuted and face imprisonment. This was exemplified in mid-2025, when police raided a journalists' hotel and confiscated all their equipment, accusing them of illegally covering an airstrike.

In conclusion:
While the exact number of thousands of casualties remains a closely guarded mystery... the fact that Israel employed covert operations to conceal the extent of the physical damage to its country is an undeniable reality. Amidst a hail of missiles

The Amazon Rainforest still holds many mysteries, especially in its remote and inaccessible regions. While satellite technology has provided extensive images, many areas have never been directly studied, leaving their ecosystems, species, and landscapes incompletely documented.

Therefore, when people refer to the Amazon as “unexplored,” they usually mean limited field research, not the complete absence of humans. This demonstrates how limited our understanding of the world’s largest rainforest remains, even with the support of modern technology.

Its Currency Collapses, This Is Iran's Smart Way of Funding War Against the US-Israel

Did You Know?, GEOPOLITICS - Amidst the barrage of attacks and tensions in the Middle East, there's a major puzzle that often baffles many. How can a country with a currency in ruins and an economy stifled by international sanctions still finance a massive war machine to fight against powers as large as the United States and Israel? The answer was just revealed in a report on Friday, March 6, 2026, and their strategy turned out to be incredibly cunning.

Let's dissect this digital countermeasure tactic that successfully slapped America's ego...

- A Bankrupt Country But Still Fighting.
It's no secret that Iran's currency is currently in a state of collapse and its economy is under the pressure of devastating sanctions from the United States. Logically, a country in this condition wouldn't even think about war; even managing domestic affairs would be overwhelming. But apparently... the declining economic status has had no impact whatsoever on Iran's ambition to continue fighting against the US and Israel.

- Untraceable Crypto Mining Strategy.
So where does the fresh funding for this war come from? Apparently... the Iranian government is using Bitcoin mining facilities as a secret money-printing machine to fund the war. At a time when the price of a single Bitcoin is hovering near US$73,000... Iran has successfully reaped a fantastic profit margin of over US$71,000 per coin. And most advantageous for their position... this large amount of cryptocurrency can be used entirely outside the global banking system.

- Untraceable Dollar War Shopping.
With these piles of mined digital coins... Tehran can now freely pay overseas suppliers for engines, fuel, and various military components. This clever strategy has quietly penetrated the sanctions architecture that the United States has painstakingly built over two decades. These deadly transactions can proceed smoothly without having to touch the dollar system, without involving correspondent banks, and certainly free from US Treasury enforcement.

In conclusion: This story is a vivid irony that in this era of technological advancement... traditional economic sanctions are often like a web with large holes. Uncle Sam may feel he's successfully strangled his enemy's economy by blocking access to the dollar worldwide. But they seem to have forgotten... that their enemy has turned to using virtual coins to purchase war ammunition. It's a harsh blow to a superpower when their proud currency hegemony is circumvented by lines of computer code.

A few minutes ago, an Israeli Hermes drone was targeted and shot down by the IRGC Ground Forces' defense system in Iran's Markazi Province.

This severe destruction was not without reason, as Israel's Iron Dome air defense system over Tel Aviv was no longer functioning.

This defense crippled provided a significant gap for Iranian and Hezbollah forces to freely rain down bombardments on strategic targets using their most powerful ballistic missiles. On Sunday evening, March 8, 2026, Iran made history by sending 50 packages of ballistic cod to Israel duty-free. 😁.

Are the US and Israel Preparing Special Forces to Seize Iran's Nuclear Weapons?

Amid the escalating war, the United States and Israel are reportedly considering sending special forces to Iran to seize its stockpile of enriched uranium.

Media reports indicate that Iran possesses hundreds of kilograms of uranium enriched to 60%, raising concerns in the West. However, the planned operation directly into Iranian territory is considered extremely risky and could trigger a much larger war.

Many see this move as evidence that military pressure on Iran is increasing, while the conflict in the Middle East continues to spiral into a more dangerous direction.

📌 Source: Axios, Reuters, The Jerusalem Post