Iran, Kharg Island & the Fake News Problem

From GoV:

Hamas issued a statement today urging the Islamic Republic of Iran to halt its retaliatory strikes on other Gulf countries. Meanwhile, the IRGC issued a new threat to strike “economic centers and banks” linked to the United States and Israel.

In other news, the California state legislature has introduced a bill that would designate the Muslim holidays of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as state-recognized holidays.

Trump’s FCC Chairman Vows to Strip Licenses from ‘Fake News Media’ Peddling Iran War Propaganda

The radical left media, CNN, MS NOW, ABC, CBS, NBC, and their print partners like The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Washington Post and others have spent the entire Iran crisis acting as Iranian propagandists rather than American journalists.

Major UAE Fujairah Port In Flames As Iran Vows Escalation For Kharg Island Attack

US Embassy Baghdad also struck by drone…

Upon the overnight major US attack on Iran’s key oil hub of Kharg island, here’s what Iran’s military is threatening to do by way of response and escalation – which was also entirely predictable:

“If Iran’s oil, economic, or energy infrastructure is attacked, we will immediately destroy energy and economic infrastructure across the region belonging to companies with American shareholders or ties to the U.S.” –IRGC spox

Iranian Missiles Hit Tel Aviv

Update:

Hezbollah goes ‘all in’ on an ‘existential’ war against Israel. It could be its last

Either Hezbollah ‘is finished or it establishes a new equation involving Israel’s complete withdrawal from Lebanon,’ source in group says; group surprised Beirut when entering war

This photograph taken during a media tour organized by Hezbollah shows a man installing a flag of Hezbollah on the balcony of a damaged building at Nabi Chit town after an Israeli military operation in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon, on March 7, 2026. (Photo by FADEL itani / AFP)

Tel Aviv residents left homeless after Iranian missiles cause massive destruction

Explosions also tear through Petah Tikva, Bnei Brak and Haifa, destroying buildings and shattering lives

The scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit and caused damage in Tel Aviv, June 16, 2025. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)

The scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit and caused damage in Tel Aviv, June 16, 2025. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)
Buildings three blocks away from the site of an overnight Iranian missile impact in Tel Aviv showed signs of damage, including cracked windows, on Monday.

Closer to the impact site, businesses and apartments were largely bombed out. A 15-story high-rise overlooking the impact site over a parking lot was left entirely windowless.

Despite the paucity of safe rooms in the area, only four people were hurt in the attack and treated for light to moderate injuries, Tel Aviv’s Ichilov Hospital said. Continue reading Iranian Missiles Hit Tel Aviv