Iran and Israel on the Verge: Latest Updates, Rarely Seen in Mass Media

Aug 1, 2025

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2000 Ayatollahs in Qom pledge their support for Iran's Leader and issue a religious edict: Taking Trump's life and destroying his assets are now religious duties.

Fox News accuses Iranian leader of heavily using drugs while Trump calls Iranian leaders "stupid"

Ayatollah M.T. Naghdali: Iranians should learn from Yemen the duty to attack Israel even risking food shortage and hardships.

IRGC spokesperson: If attacked again, we MAY decide never to leave them alone and change geopolitical maps.

Ayatollah Khamenei appears in public despite repeated threats by Katz: He says Military and nuclear expansion will move forward "faster than before... As We continue with both military and diplomatic moves our officials should never forget our real purpose/direction."

Fear of new war: Iranian currency plunging again in exchanges. Iranian currency again below 1/900,000 of US $ in Exchanges. Bread/meat prices higher in Iran as power outages impact meat and bread dough storage. Car, housing and stock markets all stagnant in Iran.

Trump implies Iran urged HAMAS not to accept cease fire to keep Israel engaged.

The Netherlands bans entry of pro-genocide Israeli Ministers Smotrich and Ben Gvir.

Iran's officials not using phones/GPS fearing Israel tracking.

MP Bankipour: We lost 1000 people to Israel but had 30,000 births the same period and we are below our birth targets! So we will prevail over Israel.

Major heist from Gold store in Tehran in broad daylight

Lapid: Netanyahu “failed in the war in Gaza” based on “intelligence and operational info"

Pezeshkian: We are on the verge of collapse in many areas, not water or power only.

Missile from Yemen targets Israel airport. Italian ITA cancels flights until October

56% of Israelis afraid of travelling abroad.

Times of Israel: Another IDF soldier commits suicide, as suicides rise among soldiers after Gaza and Iran wars

Russia sides with US/Israel: Iran has no right to enrich uranium. Netanyahu, Putin talked to coordinate policy on Iran.

Iranian media: Araghchi conveyed Leader's message of disappointment to Putin.

Police patrol in Syria attacked by pro-Hezbollah, pro-Iran group.

Analyst Ali Akbar Raefipour: Iran should stop completion of Zangzur at any cost.. If we allowed Hezbollah to invade Israel when they requested permission and if Yemen could still hit Saudi oil (which is not possible after China, Saudi accord), Iran could have the upper hand in war with US/Israel...Turkey and Azerbaijan mobilizing Syrian Islamists to Azerbaijan to possibly fight against Armenia and Iran.

Reports: Israel ships weapons to Azerbaijan. Jolani and Taliban coordinating with Azerbaijan Republic and Turkey to send Islamists, ISIS forces to Iran border in Azerbaijan.

Explosions in Kurdish oil fields in N. Iraq by drones possibly sent by pro-Iranian forces. As oil refineries in Kurdish Iraq are hit, Iran's Abadan oil refinery now engulfed in fire

Israel President Herzog about Attorney General firing over Netanyahu corruption trial: “Israel is in a dangerous situation. I use a metaphor of a roller coaster that’s lost its brakes and has pandemonium while the outside enemy wants to burn the roller coaster.”

Missile from Yemen targets Israel airport. Italian ITA cancels flights until October.

56% of Israelis afraid of travelling abroad

Yashar Soltani about Javad Larijani's threat against Trump's life and European capitals: Larijani is a corrupt incompetent land usurper and an agent.

Commander Radan: Next time, our response to Israel will be our final and last response!

Disruption of Taxi and delivery services as Iran blocks GPS systems. Widespread outages of Credit/debit card readers across Iran + GPS disruptions in E. Tehran and Karaj. Tehran offices shut down on Wednesday due to shortage of water and electricity. Pools and public bathrooms (toilets) shut down in Tehran due to water shortage. Iran Health Ministry issues edict limiting "hand washing" by doctors before/after surgeries. Some Iranian cities running out of water soon.

Entekhab: Baku assisted Israel in attacks against Iran

Foad Izadi on TV: If Iran was able to continue, we should have continued attacks on Israel

Among Israel's successful elimination targets were Ali Taeb, Supreme Leader's Deputy in IRGC.

Rebels attacks Baneh border post, kill/injure three Iranian guards. Separate attack on Sardasht border point kills another Iranian patrol officers. in Mashhad, man sets police officer on fire. Rebels also clash with guards, Kill/injure 28 in attack on Zahedan Revolutionary Court. Gunmen in Zahedan kills another IRGC militia.

Iran seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman. US Navy DDG Fitzgerald left Iranian waters after warning.

EU blacklists Hossein Shamkhani (image), son of Iran's national Security advisor to Supreme Leader, for helping Russia vs. Ukraine and money laundering of Iranian oil:

Iran: Railcars derailed near Savadkooh, Railroad closed

Massive fire in Commercial tower in Iraq kills/injures hundreds

More Christians attacked/killed in West Bank by Jewish and in Syria by Islamic (Jowlani) extremists

Serial Explosions and fires, possibly staged by anti-regime, pro-Israeli forces, continue in Iran: Bahonar Ave. in Rasht (several killed/injured), Forest in Shahrood, Oil facility in Isfahan, 2 locations in Gilan, 1 in Rezvanshahr, 1 in Tabriz. Kermanshah and Nasirshahr (Tehran). Fire in Chitgar, Tehran. More fires reported in National Park in Khorasan, Zagros forests and marshlands on Iraq-Iran border. Venus mall in Anzali free trade port. Fire engulfs palm groves and town near Abadan. Fires in Qom and in large shopping Mall in Qeshm island. Research center in Isfahan. Massive fire in Ghaem mall and Ghaem hospital in Mashhad. Sanandaj mountains. Several suburbs of Tehran.

Reformist Mir Hossein Mousavi insists on a national referendum on government type and Leadership, prefers to remain under house arrest over accepting Pezeshkian's offer to recognize legitimacy of current government and Leader.

Protesters in Sabzevar clash with Police

Iranian sources: Some fires and power outages across Israel.

Iran's Urmia lake fully drying this summer

Woman arrested for staging fire at Islamic Revolution Martyrs Foundation in Astaneh Ashrafiyeh

Araghchi: Iran will not give up uranium enrichment or long-range missiles

Iran denies Police stations were attacked by rebels in E. Azarbaijan province

Iran's former Prince met with opposition groups and families of political prisoners in Munich, pledged for a Secular Democratic Peace-loving Iran, declared war on Ayatollahs

More Israeli soldiers die in battle or by suicide, as more starving Gazans killed in food lines. Israeli literary giant David Grossman calls Gaza war a "Genocide."

Evin political prison: 75 inmates escaped after Israel attack, 48 arrested,, 27 still at large

Multiple earthquakes shaking Assalouyeh, housing Iran's major oil infrastructure

Jewish patrons, including Iranian-American Jews, attacked/injured at Sezam (Belly Dance) restaurant by Rabbi Khaimov in Queens, New York.

3 Kurdish environmental activists killed in fires.

Etemad: China buying Iran oil at deep discounts after 12-day war with Israel. Other sources: Iran buying air defense and jets from China.

Iran: Citizens warned not to be outdoors due to "dangerous UV rays"

Brazil to join South Africa’s ICJ genocide case against Israel.

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