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Afghan National Brought to US As a ''Refugee'' by Biden Admin Pleads Guilty to Plotting Election Day Terror Attack in Oklahoma on Behalf of ISIS
[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.''


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Posted by: Fred || 06/17/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || [16 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State


Israel-Palestine-Jordan
2 soldiers killed in Gaza; another mass casualty incident reported near GHF aid site
[IsraelTimes] Cpt. Tal Movshovitz, 28, killed by explosive planted in building; in near daily occurrence, Hamas-linked authorities say another 34 Gazans killed while trying to reach distribution site

Two Israeli soldiers were killed fighting in separate incidents in southern Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response...
’s Khan Younis on Monday, the military announced.

Cpt. Tal Movshovitz, 28, a deputy company commander in the 7086th Combat Engineering Battalion, from Re’ut, was killed by an bomb planted in a building.

Hours later, Staff Sgt. Naveh Leshem, 20, of the Golani Brigade’s 12th Battalion, from Nokdim, was killed, and 10 other soldiers were maimed.

According to an initial IDF probe, Leshem and the other maimed soldiers were in an armored personnel carrier during operations in Khan Younis when a terror operative placed an bomb on the outside of the vehicle.

The blast killed Leshem and seriously maimed four other troops, including an officer. It also left three soldiers in moderate condition and another three lightly hurt.

Leshem and Movshovitz were the second and third IDF fatalities in the last three days. Their deaths brought Israel’s toll in the ground offensive against Hamas
..a regional Iranian catspaw,...
in Gaza and military operations along the border with the Strip to 432.

The deadly incidents came as the IDF drew some forces out of the Strip, redeploying them along the borders with Egypt and Jordan, after Gaza was downgraded to a secondary arena amid a new campaign against Iran’s nuclear program.

It also came as Hamas-controlled authorities in Gaza said 34 people had been killed by IDF fire the previous day while trying to reach a distribution site for humanitarian aid.
One suspects Hamas is creating incidents, if they are not the only party involved….
According to the military, four IDF divisions are currently operating in Gaza, after the 98th Division, an elite formation of paratroopers and commando units, was taken out of Khan Younis and sent elsewhere as the Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate Jews Zionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
conflict began.

Still, tens of thousands of troops are operating in the Strip.

The military said Monday it has drawn down some forces from Gaza amid the ongoing conflict with Iran, and has instead bolstered the borders with Egypt and Jordan.

The IDF said it has tripled the usual number of forces on the Jordanian border, in recent days deploying the newly formed 96th "Gilad" Division to the northern portion of the Jordan border, while the 80th "Edom" Division has bolstered the southern section.

The 80th Division has also bolstered troops along the border with Egypt.

In northern Israel, the IDF said it continues to defend against potential threats from Leb
...The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. Only one of those statements is an exaggeration....
and Syria.
HAMAS AGENCY SAYS 20 KILLED, 200 WOUNDED, WAITING FOR AID
Gaza’s Hamas-linked health officials said Israeli troops killed 34 people waiting to collect food on Monday, in the latest deadly incident near an aid center run by the Israeli- and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

The International Committee of the Red Thingy (ICRC) said it had received 200 people at its field hospital in the al-Mawasi area near Rafah, without elaborating on the circumstances. In a statement on X, the group said it was "the highest number received by the Red Thingy Field Hospital in one mass casualty incident."

The Israeli military said it was looking into the reports, which have been a near-daily occurrence since GHF launched its sites on May 26.

Paleostinians say they face the choice of starving or risking death as they make their way past Israeli forces to reach the distribution points, which are run by a private contractor, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. The Hamas-run Gaza health ministry says several hundred people have been killed and hundreds more maimed in such shootings since the centers opened.

The Red Thingy field hospital nearby received some 200 injured on Monday, the highest single mass casualty event it has seen, the International Committee of the Red Thingy said in a statement. Only a day earlier, it said, around 170 were brought to the facility, most of them maimed by gunshots while trying to reach the GHF center. The Health Ministry toll made it the deadliest day around the food sites since June 2, when 31 people were killed.

Israeli troops started firing as thousands of Paleostinians massed around 4 a.m. at the Flag Roundabout before the scheduled opening time of the Rafah food center, according to Heba Jouda and Mohammed Abed, two Paleostinians who were in the crowd.

People fell to the ground, trying to take cover, they said. "Fire was coming from everywhere," said Jouda, who has repeatedly made the journey to get food for her family over the past week. "It’s getting worse day by day," she said.

The Flag Roundabout, hundreds of meters (yards) from the GHF center, has been the scene of repeated shootings. It is on the route designated by the Israeli military for people to take to reach the center.

Paleostinians over the past weeks have said Israeli troops open fire to prevent people from moving past a certain point on the road before the scheduled opening of the center or because people leave the road.

A GHF spokesperson told The News Agency that Dare Not be Named on Sunday that "none of the incidents to date have occurred at our sites or during operating hours." It said the incidents have involved aid-seekers who were moving "during prohibited times ... or trying to take a shortcut." It said it was trying to improve safety measures, including by recently moving the opening times from nighttime to daylight hours.

GHF has repeatedly opened sites for distribution in the middle of the night, even though the IDF has said access routes to the sites are closed during those times, placing hungry Gazooks in the dilemma of having to decide between picking up food or staying in safer areas without any aid.

The GHF began distributing food packages in Gaza at the end of May, overseeing a new model of aid distribution that the United Nations
...a formerly good idea gone bad...
says is neither impartial nor neutral. Its operations have been plagued by deadly shooting incidents in areas leading to its sites.

The IDF is not present at the sites that are protected by civilian contractors, but does secure the approach routes. The IDF has admitted that in some cases, troops fired warning shots or fired at suspects who approached them while ignoring calls to stay away from military positions.

The lack of international media access to the Strip has made verifying either side’s claims almost impossible.
Pishtosh. Everyone knows Hamas lies as they breathe — their faith requires taqqiya of them. In contrast, both Judaism and Christianity require truthfulness almost all of the time, and so it has proved for Israel since before it became an independent state in 1948. There is no equivalence here.
IRAN STRIKES COULD HELP BRING HOSTAGE DEAL, OFFICIAL CLAIMS
Israel believes that its strikes against Iran will help in talks with Hamas to reach a ceasefire deal, an Israeli official told The Times of Israel on Monday.

"The backing for Hamas will not be as strong," said the official. "Hamas will feel compelled to move forward with an agreement."

Weeks ago, Israel proposed a deal in which Hamas would release 10 living hostages on the first day of a 60-day ceasefire, and two more a month later, according to the official.

Families of hostages in Gaza have expressed their worry in recent days that the fighting with Iran has overshadowed the plight of their captive loved ones.

Israel launched its campaign in Gaza following the October 7, 2023, Hamas assault on southern Israel, killing some 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages.

Terror groups in Gaza continue to hold 53 hostages, including the bodies of at least 33 confirmed dead by the IDF, and 20 who are believed to be alive. There are grave concerns for the well-being of three others, Israeli officials have said.

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Posted by: trailing wife || 06/17/2025 2025-06-17 02:24 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under: Hamas


Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iranian - Israeli War News roundup for June 16th,2025
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.

IRGC says Iran intends to strike Israel until early morning
Iran plans to launch continuous strikes on Israel until the early morning of June 17. This was reported by the Tasnim agency.

"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.

Iran Destroys Israel's Long-Range Air Defense System - Media
Iran destroyed a long-range air defense system during strikes on Israel. This was reported on June 16 by the Fars agency, citing a source.

“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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Posted by: badanov || 06/17/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || [59 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Do you have anything up yet on the ships on fire near the straits of Hormuz?

Is it time to go to Costco to pick up another pallet of Hormuz and pita bread, or is it too late?
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain || 06/17/2025 0:46 Comments || Top||

#2  There are so.e reports on x that there was a collision between two tankers but I can't embed the post.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain || 06/17/2025 1:19 Comments || Top||

#3  Ah, from the laptop instead of the phone:


Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain || 06/17/2025 1:38 Comments || Top||

#4  Times of Israel liveblog — I think this might be what you’e talking qbout, Snowy Thing:

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.
Posted by: trailing wife || 06/17/2025 1:46 Comments || Top||

#5  Check the video, Sal's a good source.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain || 06/17/2025 1:48 Comments || Top||

#6  I’ve got it running in a second window, though it’s harder for me to get information visually and aurally than from reading. Different learning styles… I’m a really high functioning non-math person. Life would have been so much more profitable had my mind been suited to practical endeavours, but at least I am capable of properly appreciating those of you who are, so there’s that.
Posted by: trailing wife || 06/17/2025 2:05 Comments || Top||

#7  The video was what I could find.

My schedule is upside down compared to everyone else and finding breaking news is hard.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain || 06/17/2025 2:37 Comments || Top||



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