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Ralph Mens @ralphmens.bsky.social

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Chief editor, journalist, writer. Special interest in Latin-America, Spain. 'Terug naar Peru' (www.amazon.nl/-/en/R-M-Mens/dp/9090228667)

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Iranian state media has confirmed the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei after spending all day saying he was alive.

01.03.2026 01:50 β€” πŸ‘ 119    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 7
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Houthis Announce Support for Iran; Government and STC Condemn Attacks on the Gulf Aden (South24 Center)The Houthi leader, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, announced on Saturday (February 28) β€œfull readiness and mobilization across various ...

The Houthi leader, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, announced on Saturday (February 28) β€œfull readiness and mobilization across various activities” to support Iran, amid a massive regional military escalation following a joint U.S.-Israeli strike inside Iranian territory.

south24.org/news/newse.p...

01.03.2026 00:03 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Anyone have the code for the curtain?

01.03.2026 01:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bahrain is really taking a beating tonight.

01.03.2026 01:13 β€” πŸ‘ 75    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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Just been sent this video from Dubai, the roads are gridlocked and major hotels are being evacuated

28.02.2026 18:11 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0
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A drone targeted Kuwait International Airport, causing light injuries to several workers and limited material damage. An Iranian missile also hit the five star Fairmont The Palm hotel in Dubai, where many tourists were reported inside. #Iran

28.02.2026 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 259    πŸ” 101    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 9
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An Iranian drone struck a high-rise building in Bahrain.

28.02.2026 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 238    πŸ” 69    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 11

Wel sneu voor Neil Sedaka.

28.02.2026 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Midden-Oosten staat in brand. Explosies in Iran en verschillende golfstaten. Luchtalarm in Israel. Afwachten of Yemen, Libanon ea ook betrokken raken. Met dank aan β€˜vredesduiven’ Trump en Netanyahu 🀬

28.02.2026 09:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Shit has hit the fan

28.02.2026 09:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Iran has fired ballistic missiles into:

Israel
Bahrain
UAE
Qatar

28.02.2026 09:12 β€” πŸ‘ 341    πŸ” 146    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 21
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Iran launched ballistic missiles at Bahrain.

28.02.2026 09:12 β€” πŸ‘ 189    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 5

Beste coverage by far momenteel heeft AlJazeera met beeld uit Iran, Qatar en Bahrain. CNN en BBC zenden vooral vanuit Israel.

28.02.2026 09:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Smoke seen rising from Bahrain’s Juffair area, which houses the U.S. Navy base.

πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ͺ The UAE temporarily closes its airspace.

28.02.2026 09:06 β€” πŸ‘ 108    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Latest (NBC News)

Iran says retaliation has begun, they say 30 missiles have been launched - Israel doesn’t see direct impact yet

Explosions in Bahrain

Shelter in place order in Qatar (US military base)

28.02.2026 09:05 β€” πŸ‘ 203    πŸ” 77    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 4

Presentator AljAzeera in #Qatar krijgt tijdens uitzending alert op mobiel voor inkomende raket uit Iran. πŸ’₯

28.02.2026 09:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There’s always a tweet…

28.02.2026 09:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Qatar’s Defense Ministry is saying that an Iranian missile has been intercepted by the Patriot defense system.

28.02.2026 09:00 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bahrain πŸ‘€

28.02.2026 09:01 β€” πŸ‘ 99    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Early warning alerts in Israel due to detection of Iranian missile launches

28.02.2026 08:08 β€” πŸ‘ 84    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 4

I forgot Yemen…

28.02.2026 08:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Israel will target missile storage sites, production facilities and launchers, while the U.S. will focus on the Iranian nuclear project and additional targets related to the IRGC and Iranian Government, according to a plan presented to Trump. - NYT

28.02.2026 07:57 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 1

Trump the β€˜peace’ president: attacked Venezuela, Nigeria, Iran (twice). All countries that are thousands of miles away from the US.

28.02.2026 07:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

No. War will not solve anything.

28.02.2026 07:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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FLASH: TRUMP SAYS U.S. MILITARY HAS BEGUN MAJOR COMBAT OPERATIONS IN IRAN, SAYS OBJECTIVE IS TO ELIMINATE IMMINENT THREATS FROM IRANIAN REGIME

28.02.2026 07:36 β€” πŸ‘ 68    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 14
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Hoe zit het eigenlijk met het financiΓ«le inzicht van duiven?

27.02.2026 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Het was ironisch bedoeld hè… πŸ˜‰

27.02.2026 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Onze zoon is groot fan, daardoor ken ik ze.

27.02.2026 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0