[THEGATEWAYPUNDIT] A citizen of Afghanistan has pleaded guilty to federal charges that he was planning an election day terror attack in Oklahoma City.
Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi,
…also in our archives as Nasir Ahmad Toohidi. Along with brother-in-law, Abdullah Haji Zada, Tawhedi being married to Zada's sister Maria Haji Zada. But she filed for divorce in January after their second child was born — I guess she doesn’t want to be shackled to a jailed jihadi. Oddly enough, Mr. Tawhedi’s younger brother was picked up a week later in France for exactly the same thing, because once arrested the authorities can access your devices, including your secret Telegram messages plotting parallel mayhem for Allah. Md,Tawhedi could receive 20 years for each charge….
27, pleaded guilty on Friday to conspiring and attempting to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems.... of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, and receiving, attempting to receive, and conspiring to receive firearms and ammunition in furtherance of a federal crime of terrorism.
Tawhedi was brought to the United States as a ''refugee'' in 2021 during the Biden administration's chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan.
According to a blurb from the Department of Justice, court documents state that ''Tawhedi admitted that between June 2024 and October 2024 he conspired with at least one other individual to purchase two AK-47 rifles, 500 rounds of ammunition, and 10 magazines, with the intent to carry out a mass-casualty attack on or around Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024, on behalf of ISIS. According to a criminal complaint affidavit filed in the case, Tawhedi communicated with an ISIS controller about his plan to purchase firearms for use in the terror plot, including asking the individual whether 500 rounds of ammunition would be sufficient.''
''Tawhedi and his co-conspirator, Abdullah Haji Zada,
… 18-year-old Afghan with permanent U.S. residency. Upon completion of Mr. Zada’s sentence, he will be deported and will lose his permanent residency and asylum eligibility….
were arrested on Oct. 7, 2024, after purchasing the firearms and ammunition from an undercover FBI employee,'' the blurb continued. ''Zada, 18, pleaded guilty in April 2025 to the firearms offense in connection with his role in the terror plot and is awaiting sentencing. Zada, who was 17 at the time of his arrest, entered his guilty plea as an adult and will be sentenced as an adult.''
Tawhedi faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison for the material support charge and up to 15 years in prison for the firearms charge. Zada faces up to 15 years in federal prison.
Following any prison sentences, both conspirators ''will be permanently removed from the United States and barred from reentry under stipulated judicial orders of removal to Afghanistan.''
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. All from regnum.ru.
IRGC: Eight Iranian Soldiers Killed in Israeli Attack on Khomein
At least eight soldiers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC, elite units of the Iranian Armed Forces) were killed in an Israeli attack on the Iranian city of Khomein, the IRGC said in a statement.
"As a result of the Zionist regime's attacks and actions that provoke instability, six IRGC soldiers and two Basij fighters who defended Khomein were martyred on the morning of June 16 while carrying out their mission to protect the Islamic Revolution and defend dear Iran," the ISNA agency quotes the statement as saying.
Earlier on June 16, YJC reported that 10 soldiers from the IRGC air defense forces were killed in northwestern Iran while repelling an Israeli air attack. On the same day, Tehran announced that it would continue the operation against Israel until the complete destruction of this state in its current form.
"A little earlier, we launched the ninth wave of the combined operation "True Promise - 3" using missiles and drones. This operation will last continuously until early morning," journalists clarified, citing the official representative of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC, part of the Iranian Armed Forces) Ali Mohammad Naini.
Earlier, the IRGC leadership noted Iran's readiness for a full-scale and protracted war with Israel.
“An Iranian drone destroyed an Israeli long-range air defense system,” the journalists clarified.
It is noted that the operation was planned in advance. It involved Iranian stealth drones. The attack was carried out in central Israel, the source explained.
In total, since the beginning of Operation True Promise 3, Iranian forces have carried out about 550 drone strikes on Israel, the authors noted.
Lots of drone strikes, sadly with minimal effect.
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58min ago UK’s Ambrey says maritime incident near Strait of Hormuz not security related
By REUTERS
British maritime security firm Ambrey now says the cause of an incident 22 nautical miles east of Khor Fakkan in the United Arab Emirates, near the Strait of Hormuz, is not security-related.
The event unfolded as tensions escalated between Israel and Iran, with both nations exchanging attacks for a fifth consecutive day following Israel’s widescale strikes on Friday aimed at preventing Tehran from building an atomic weapon.
The Strait of Hormuz, a key transitway for about a fifth of the world’s oil, lies between Oman and Iran and links the Gulf north of it with the Gulf of Oman to the south and the Arabian Sea beyond.
There is no immediate response to Reuters’ request for comment from the Emirati foreign ministry or the Khor Fakkan container terminal in the early hours of Tuesday.
1hr ago Maritime incident reported near the Strait of Hormuz
By REUTERS
British maritime security firm Ambrey says it is aware of an incident 22 nautical miles east of Khor Fakkan in the United Arab Emirates, near the Strait of Hormuz, as Israel and Iran attack each other for a fifth straight day.
The strait lies between Oman and Iran and links the Gulf north of it with the Gulf of Oman to the south and the Arabian Sea beyond.
Approximately one-fifth of the world’s total oil consumption passes through the strait. Between the start of 2022 and last month, roughly 17.8 million to 20.8 million barrels of crude, condensate and fuels flowed through the strait daily, according to data from Vortexa.
There was no immediate response to Reuters’s request for comment from the Emirati foreign ministry or the Khor Fakkan container terminal in the early hours of the morning.
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