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OP... Even Al Jazeera wouldn't touch the kind of unverifiable rubbish you keep posting.

Last night's missile attack on Tel Aviv killed two people a couple in their 70s who were in their bedroom and couldn't make it to a shelter in time, likely because they didn't act on the earlier warning. Almost every missile in that barrage was intercepted.

Iran keeps boasting about its 'very powerful' missiles including their so-called hypersonic ones and yet Israel's air defense is shooting them down one after another.

Now compare that to Israel's precision strikes, which have been systematically taking out high-profile Iranian targets with surgical accuracy. What you're seeing from Iran isn't strength it's the thrashing of a dying horse. Exactly like Hamas after its head was cut off.

They are no match for Israel's military. Not today. Not ever

For years, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) projected an image of invincibility. It positioned itself as the head of a regional "octopus," with tentacles stretching from Lebanon to Yemen. But in the past 18 days, that octopus has been systematically decapitated.

The Pattern: Facts, Not Propaganda

When Israel's military announces a strike on a senior Iranian official, a predictable pattern unfolds. Tehran denies, posts ambiguous "proof of life," and then hours or days later quietly confirms the loss. It happened with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Day 1. It happened with IRGC Ground Forces commander Mohammad Pakpour. And it happened again this week with Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, and Gholamreza Soleimani, commander of the Basij paramilitary force.

The undated handwritten notes and scripted social media posts are not evidence of survival. They are a delay tactic—a futile attempt to control a narrative that rubble has already written.

The Numbers Don't Lie

According to Israeli intelligence, more than 6,000 IRGC members have been killed in the last 18 days, with another 15,000 wounded. Command centers in every province, including Tehran, have been targeted. The hunting is not random; it is systematic.

The IRGC now acts "independently" not by design, but by default. The head is gone. Local commanders improvise. Proxies operate blind. Morale has shifted from revolutionary fervor to survival mode.

What Comes Next

With air defenses degraded and leadership in chaos, Israel and the US can now eliminate IRGC officials with routine precision strikes. The question is no longer whether the regime can fight back, but whether it can survive the bleeding.

The IRGC once boasted of being different stronger, more resilient, untouchable. Today, they are learning what Hamas learned before them: when you cut off the head, the body dies

Davida33:
I am disappointed that you believe the propaganda that Netanyahu is dead, Iran is not even claiming that. Any educated person will know that this is just rumours

The guy man na mumu normally! Allow him believe whatever he choose to

As the war with Iran enters its second week, a stark contrast has emerged: Iran reports over 1,300 civilian deaths while Israel confirms 10. This disparity has fueled Iranian propaganda claiming Israel is "hiding" its true losses. The reality is simpler and says everything about the two nations' priorities.

Transparency, Not Censorship

Let's address the propaganda directly. Israel does not hide its casualties. Since the first day of the war, the Israel Defense Forces have published the names, ages, hometowns, and units of every fallen soldier. Civilian deaths are reported in real time by Israeli media and international outlets alike.

CNN, BBC, Reuters, and Associated Press all have reporters in Israel. They film the strikes, they count the bodies, and they broadcast the aftermath. When a missile hit a residential building in Beit Shemesh, the world saw it within hours—nine civilians dead, including children. When cluster munitions fell on Tel Aviv, the images were immediate.

The idea that Israel could "hide" mass casualties with foreign journalists on every corner is absurd on its face.

Shelters, Not Just Missiles

The real reason for Israel's low death toll has nothing to do with censorship and everything to do with investment.

Since the 1991 Gulf War, Israeli law has required all new homes to include a mamad,a reinforced safe room built with 40cm of concrete and steel. Public buildings have fortified shelters. Cities have early warning systems. Every Israeli child grows up knowing where the nearest shelter is.

Iran chose a different path. While Tehran poured billions into ballistic missiles and regional proxies, it neglected basic civilian protection. Schools were not fortified. Hospitals had no shelters. Residential neighborhoods were left exposed.

When the missiles came, Israelis ran to rooms built to save them. Iranians ran to streets built to fail them.

The Numbers Don't Lie

Iran Israel
Civilian Deaths 1,300+ 10
Homes Destroyed 7,943 Limited
Schools Damaged 65 0
Hospitals Damaged 32 0

These figures are not propaganda. They are the result of two opposing national strategies: one that built bombs to threaten others, and one that built shelters to protect its own.

The Truth Iranian Media Won't Tell You

Iranian state television tells its people that Israel is "hiding" casualties. The claim is necessary because admitting the truth would mean admitting failure: the regime spent decades building missiles while leaving its citizens unprotected.

CNN and BBC are not "controlled" by Israel. They report what they see. What they have seen is a nation with working air defenses, functioning shelters, and a population trained to use them.

The only censorship happening in this war is in Tehran, where journalists are jailed, the internet is shut down, and the regime's propaganda machine works overtime to convince its people that defeat is victory and that dead children are someone else's fault.



Casualty figures sourced from IDF statements, Israeli Ministry of Health, Reuters, AP, and HRANA. Iranian figures cited from official statements and UN reports; independent verification limited by state media controls.


Please MOD push this to frontpage

Hahahaha, hitting empty buildings, US personnels already evacuated bases, Israelis are in bomb shelters . One fatality so far in Israel and it was reported .

@OP ....why don't you japa to Iran so you can fight the enemy US/Israel from there

It is confirmed.juat saw it on an Iranian site

@ you all who so much want China to be your number one world super power

Why don't you all get a visa and migrate to Russia, North Korea, or China? But no, it has to be America or other Western countries, the same places you and other Nigerians, who say you want China (a country with human right abuses and no freedom of speech) to replace America as the world power would prefer to migrate to and live in.
Have you seen residents in Russia ,China and North criticize their government publicly and live to tell the story.

@ you all who so much want China to be your number one world super power

Why don't you all get a visa and migrate to Russia, North Korea, or China? But no, it has to be America or other Western countries, the same places you and other Nigerians, who say you want China (a country with human right abuses and no freedom of speech) to replace America as the world power would prefer to migrate to and live in.
Have you seen residents in Russia ,China and North criticize their government publicly and live to tell the story.

Isn't that hypocrisy?

LordAdam16:
last year pakistan installed more solar capacity than all of africa combined
one of the root causes of pakistan's perpetual economic malaise is cost of energy

china's oVeRcApAcItY is solving another pain point that unlocks exponential economic growth

-Lord

Wishful thinking of a terrorist. No such news on timesofisrael.

Prove me wrong by posting the link

FreeStuffsNG:
I am not surprised.

Iran has said it before now that it will not allow US do a nonsense sea blockade to launch attack on it like US did with Venezuela.

They are matching their words with action.

Iran will not allow a sea blockade.

Right now, the Trump so-called armada has come under close Irans drone surveillance, it's agitated and lost any element of surprise. Iran has collected sensitive data and will could use it for missile targeting.

The cheap Iran drones will keep them busy while US keeps burning its expensive missiles.

The western spies that Iran eliminated and apprehended was a humiliation too much for US and its proxies to take. They now want outright war and they will receive it from Iran.

If Houthis could chase away US carriers, how much more Iran with undersea submarine drones. Smh.

@OP ...should apply for a visa to Iran and relocate there

I want to check something

ScamDemicEra:
... anyone who has not been brainwashed knows M'SSAD/CIA setup/infiltrated those protests to create the excuse for war -just like Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya etc !

they need mugu USA to fight Iran (last frontier) for them, to gain control of the temple mount, build their temple and usher in their messiah !!

You have to be retarded to think any of this has to do with their love for the Iranian people and not the greater Israel agenda !!!

China should be added to the listed . Gambling (sport betting) is illegal in china with harsh penalty. Except for the state run lottery that's considered fund raising activities.

Sport betting should be banned in Nigeria.

@ Op ...na this type of news you dey always carry for head and for your sleep . Unverifiable news and propaganda. Anything Anti US, Anti Israel, Anti Western . Am sure you would even blame US and Israel for the water draught happening in Iran or for the problems in your village .

Get factual Iranians by actual Iranians who are fighting for there Country from this website

https://www.iranintl.com/en

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@ Op , you're in Nigeria spewing trash and unverifiable news sources. While don't you get real news and facts from what's going on in Iran from this iranian website https://www.iranintl.com/en

@ OP , you're a Nigerian and Iranian don't even know or care if you exist .

@ Op is a very ignorant and biased fellow . @ freeStuffsNG post are consistently one-sided ,factually weak and lack verifiable fact , yet they always make front Page . Why is that so ?

Source:

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202601066610

This post is specifically for the likes of @ freeStuffsNG,Namaster, svoboda and co

Beyond oil

The relationship also spilled into security and finance.

Iran supplied drones and military equipment, while Washington accused Hezbollah-linked networks operating in Venezuela of laundering money tied to senior Maduro-era officials.

Maduro’s removal marks a structural break: Iran’s Venezuelan strategy relied on political shielding rather than enforceable contracts.

President Trump has framed the transition as a US-led stabilization effort, with American energy companies positioning themselves to reenter Venezuela’s oil sector.

Interim authorities face pressure to attract foreign investment, secure sanctions relief, and manage the potential return of millions of displaced Venezuelans—priorities that favor transparency and compliance over legacy deals with sanctioned partners.

A sudden exposure

A US-aligned Venezuelan government is likely to reopen PDVSA contracts signed under Maduro, subjecting them to audits and potential legal challenges.

Iranian-linked assets could face expropriation or forced divestment, while Tehran’s unpaid claims for refinery work—estimated in the hundreds of millions of dollars—remain unsecured.

Operational displacement is likely to follow.

Western firms operating under renewed licensing frameworks are expected to take priority in refinery rehabilitation, sidelining Iranian equipment that engineers have often criticized as less reliable.

Tehran has pursued similar arrangements in Syria and elsewhere, using infrastructure repairs and energy swaps to monetize sanctioned oil and project influence.

A Venezuelan unraveling could embolden US enforcement against these networks, disrupting a system that has sustained an estimated 1.5 to 2 million barrels per day of Iranian oil exports despite sanctions.

Oil markets add another layer of consequence.

Venezuela holds the world’s largest proven reserves but produces less than one million barrels per day. A successful rehabilitation could lift output substantially over the coming years, increasing global supply and weakening Iran’s leverage within OPEC+.

Iran’s refinery investments in Venezuela were ultimately a wager on political alignment over economic fundamentals. With that alignment now broken, assets once protected by geopolitics are newly exposed to scrutiny, displacement, and loss.

For Venezuela, disentangling from Iran offers a path toward recovery under external oversight.

For Iran, it offers a harsher lesson: sanctions-evasion strategies endure only as long as political shields hold. When they collapse, the workaround becomes the liability.

As Venezuela enters a volatile phase following Nicolas Maduro’s capture by US forces over the weekend, Iran’s strategic investments in the country’s oil refining sector are facing a sudden and uncertain reckoning.

For more than a decade, these ventures—framed as anti-imperialist cooperation between two heavily sanctioned states—served political purposes rather than a commercial ones.

They were designed to circumvent US sanctions, monetize Venezuela’s vast but increasingly stranded crude reserves and provide mutual economic lifelines. Their durability depended on the survival of aligned governments in Tehran and Caracas.

With the interim government in Caracas signaling openness to cooperation with the United States, Iran’s refinery projects risk shifting from sheltered geopolitical instruments into exposed financial and legal liabilities.

The fallout threatens not only Tehran’s assets in Venezuela but also the broader sanctions-evasion model it has refined across multiple theaters.

A partnership shaped by sanctions

Iran’s partnership with Venezuela dates back to the early 2000s, when Presidents Hugo Chavez and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad forged a relationship rooted in shared defiance of Washington.

Cooperation deepened after 2019, as US sanctions tightened around both Iran’s oil exports and Venezuela’s state oil company, PDVSA.

Iran supplied refinery repairs, gasoline and blending components; Venezuela provided heavy crude, gold, and other commodities. Both sides relied on barter, opaque contracts and shadow shipping networks to bypass sanctions.

The model kept fuel flowing during acute shortages and helped stabilize the Maduro government—but it never made commercial sense. Venezuela’s refineries never recovered, while Iran absorbed mounting costs in exchange for political influence.

A refinery bet that never paid

Iran’s most visible engagement centered on El Palito, a 140,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Carabobo state.

In May 2022, Tehran signed a $117 million contract with PDVSA to repair and expand the facility. By mid-2024, Iranian officials said they had managed to restore operations to about 20 percent of capacity amid chronic power outages and feedstock shortages.

Iran’s oil minister hailed El Palito as the country’s first overseas-built refinery—a symbolic milestone with limited operational impact.

Tehran’s ambitions extended to the much larger Paraguana Refining Center, Venezuela’s flagship complex with a nominal capacity of nearly one million barrels per day.

Leaked documents from late 2025 suggest Iran-linked projects in Venezuela totaled roughly $4.7 billion, underscoring the scale of exposure and the opacity surrounding the relationship.

These refinery projects formed part of a broader sanctions-evasion ecosystem.

In 2020 alone, Iran shipped more than 1.5 million barrels of gasoline and blending components to Venezuela. In return, Venezuelan oil revenues were routed through informal channels that helped sustain Tehran’s finances.

While I've read the various opinions in this thread, most of them brilliant and apt, I believe they lack first-hand experience of China's current economic reality. The strong image is misleading. First-hand accounts from within China reveal economic strain, reliance on the U.S., and significant unemployment. I have a a close contact who has lived in Beijing for over two decades,who has given me a perspective that contrasts sharply with the image of strength China projects. Beyond the modern cities, much of China remains underdeveloped, and its economy is deeply reliant on access to the U.S. market, a vulnerability highlighted by recent trade conflicts and rising unemployment.

I support America's push to reshore manufacturing. It strengthens the U.S. economy and sets a positive example. For Nigeria, the lesson is clear: we must drastically reduce our reliance on Chinese imports by building our own factories and industries. True economic strength comes from production, not importation.


This is a wake-up call for Nigeria. We must stop being a market for Chinese goods and start becoming a manufacturing hub ourselves. America is showing the way by bringing production home, and we should do the same. Relying on China is a strategic error.

Let's not be naive about China's motives in Africa. They are here to exploit, not to partner. Our trade deficit with them is proof. A better partner for Nigeria I repeat is India or any other country but not china

My experience with Chinese companies in Nigeria has shown me their primary interest is resource extraction. Our trade relationship is a one-way street, with billions in imports from China and almost no exports in return. I would prefer partnerships with countries like India or Vietnam.

And again ,global allegiances speak volumes. The number of Nigerians in the West versus those in China or Russia, along with personal choices on where to be educated, demonstrates a clear preference. actions speak louder than words. The diaspora communities and educational choices of Nigerians show where true trust and alignment lie. It's not with China or Russia .
Given the choice between U.S. and Chinese leadership, the vast majority of Nigerians would choose the U.S., and I stand with the United States, a country that I have benefitted so much from.
China would do worst than America or any Western world has ever done as a World power, China is subtly exploiting African resources already and they would do worst . They are horrible employers ,am speaking from personal experience, China cannot be trusted .

pansophist:
The US just pulled off its missle system from Japan few days ago as Tokyo and Beijing exchange word blows.

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3333161/us-pulls-missile-system-japan-beijing-tokyo-row-over-taiwan-deepens

The US and China understands perfectly that China will not fall for such bait. China knows what war is like hence you never see a Chinese leader talks about war.

China do not want to fight in a proxy war. They want to fight the US directly, hence they tolerate US politicians bed-rolling with Taiwan, Phillipines and now Japan.

On a side note, China is the only country that is very prepared for a nuclear war. Cnina war chest is so strong, that the world is marvelled at the little spec they know.

When it comes to a complete underground cities that can host 100 of millions of people in case of a nuclear war, only China has that. In just three years, from 2011 to 2013, China used more cement than the United States did in the entire 20th century.

Those cements are not just for houses and highways, but a huge chunk of it are for military purposes. I just hope any country is not stupid enough to provoke China, and the world should be grateful that China is a peaceful country.

AngelicBeing:
Hian , this is Deep ooooooooo

What he said he is very factual

Bahamas95:
One thing I have noticed about Ijaw girls is that they're very direct when it comes to asking for sex, they don't pretend like girls from most Nigerian tribes. They have something in common with Cross River/Akwa Ibom and Benue girls.



In terms of cheating I don't think it got to do with a particular tribe, it's a personal decision..... As for me I can't marry a woman with lots of male friends around her, it's a big red flag. You may end up raising another man's child(ren) tomorrow believing they're yours.

I understand your point. How factual are what I just posted above

Personally, I believe it is vital to investigate,ask questions, do some digging about the family, lineage or tribe of the partner you want to settle down with. This can reveal valuable information about their values , traits and behaviours. It would help you understand your partner better , why she behaves and acts in certain way subconsciously.

I have been trying to ask some questions both online and offline . So far this is what I gathered



1. Female Autonomy and Economic Independence: Traditionally, Ijaw women have held significant economic power. They are often the primary traders, controlling markets (especially in fish and other goods). This economic independence historically translated into greater social and personal autonomy, including in their relationships.
2. Non Linear Marriage and Family Structures: The Ijaw, like many other ethnic groups in the Niger Delta had practices that differed greatly from the Victorian, monogamous model of marriage.
· Women's Societies: Powerful women's societies (like the Iya or women's council) held sway over social life, including regulating relationships and settling disputes. They served as a counterbalance to male authority.
· Flexible Unions: Concepts of marriage were often more flexible. A woman might have relationships with different men, and the social recognition of paternity was sometimes separate from the biological act. The key focus was on the well-being of the child and its integration into the mother's lineage.
· "Fattening Rooms" (Iria): This pre-marriage ritual, where young women are secluded to be fed, taught domestic skills, and adorned, is not about purifying them for a single man. It's a rite of passage that celebrates their womanhood and prepares them for adult life, which includes sexuality and childbearing, often within a community context rather than an exclusively possessive, monogamous one.
3. A Different Concept of "Virginity": In many traditional Ijaw societies, a high value was not placed on pre-marital virginity in the same way it was in, for example, Hausa or Yoruba cultures influenced by Islam and Christianity. A woman's value was tied more to her fertility, her economic productivity, and her strength of character than to her sexual history

It would also shock alot of people to learn that Ijaw women are typically buried in their father's hometown due to a deeply rooted cultural traditions .

I hope you understand why I'm asking these questions. Things are done differently where I come , this is sort of a culture shock to me

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Mindlog:
How do you fare, when it comes to being faithful/unfaithful?

I'm a loyal cat

gerizzim:
Which one be Edo ijaw?
Do you mean the father is Edo and the mother is ijaw? Or we have an Edo tribe in that state?

They're are indigenous Ijaws in almost all the SS States...Ondo, Edo ,Delta,Rivers etc...Bayelsa is where the bulk of them are