The Daily Populous

Tuesday March 24th, 2026 evening edition

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Iran said it would focus on taking out electricity generating plants in the Gulf – which coincidentally supply power to turn sea water into fresh.

“We are determined to respond to any threat at the same level as it creates in terms of deterrence...

They forgot the lessons of recent history – that a threat from a superpower is far more effective than the exercise of that power.

The limits of American-led military operations when it comes to achieving political ends were bitterly exposed with the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.

Gulf countries have seen this behaviour and been dragged into the war with Iran by hosting US bases.

They believe that Iran must remain a conservative theocracy to create the conditions for the Mahdi to reveal himself.

Iran appears to have allowed some Indian and Pakistani oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. »

‘False flag attack’: Iran denies claims it fired missiles at Diego Garcia

Authored by aljazeera.com
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Iran has denied targeting a joint military base of the United States and the United Kingdom on the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia with missiles, dismissing the claim as an “Israeli false flag” attack.

Earlier, US media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, said missiles were launched between Thursday night and Friday morning, but they failed to hit the Diego Garcia base.

UK Defence Secretary John Healey said on Monday that two Iranian missiles had been launched in the direction of Diego Garcia. »

Russian Soldier Secretly Guides Ukrainian Strikes On Own Unit, Leaving Up To 150 Dead — UNITED24 Media

Authored by united24media.com
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The soldier was assigned as a UAV operator without formal training and operated in the areas of Sofiivka and Volodymyrivka.

The cumulative losses linked to these strikes reached up to 150 killed and around 50 wounded.

Earlier, a Russian soldier had defected to Ukraine after successfully carrying out an operation codenamed “Ocheret,” which involved the sabotage of a “Storm Z” battalion headquarters. »