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Iran's parliment votes to mine the Strait of Hormuz
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Imminent threat of Iranian attack on Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar	12 21:56 DooDahMan [319]
Good Morning	7 22:17 Grom on palmtop [210]
Mahmoud Khalil resumes his activism, appears at NYC rally slamming Iran strikes, backing Palestinians	3 12:23 Super Hose [225]
Airstrike Destroys Al-Shabaab Vehicles and Weapons Cache in Central Somalia: Government	1 10:43 HeavyG [149]
Seven Ugandan Soldiers Killed in Fierce Battle to Retake Somali Town From Al-Shabaab	0 [111]
Two suicide drones intercepted near Erbil airport	0 [99]
Israeli strikes kill at least 51 Palestinians on Sunday	0 [89]
Iran says 2 men accused of spying for Israel executed	0 [111]
IRGC attack in London	1 06:10 Skidmark [172]
Portland Antifa militants federally charged for violent crimes during attack against local ICE building	2 05:50 Skidmark [160]
Iranian - Israeli War News roundup for June 22nd, 2025: 50 IDF jets in 2 sorties bombed hundreds more missile and drone targets incl launchers, factories, storage depots as far away as Yazd, ‘at least 9’ IRGC toes up	4 16:32 lord garth [231]
More than 20 killed in Damascus church attack	2 14:10 mossomo [121]
Somali Army Seizes Key Towns from Al-Shabaab in Southern Somalia	0 [111]
Somalia: Al-Shabaab members killed in targeted operation in Aadan Yabaal	0 [109]
Israel says Abbasiyeh strike killed Hezbollah commander for Litani sector	0 [91]
Israel says hit Hezbollah site in Naqoura after questioning member	0 [86]
Page 2: WoT Background
Abbott elevates readiness of Texas National Guard, DPS after Iran strike	3 19:33 3dc [146]
U.S. Consulate: Avoid Travel on Mexican Border Highways due to Kidnappings	2 19:47 trailing wife [141]
US military, intelligence detect signs Iran-backed militias preparing to attack US bases – NYT	5 17:09 Glenmore [220]
Acting Interior Minister: 20-Year Jihad Was Not for Power or Suppression	0 [111]
US resumes Special Visa Services for Afghans	2 18:33 Skidmark [106]
Syrian Kurds deny plans to transfer ISIS camp control to Damascus	0 [67]
Russia Confesses For Iran	1 05:14 Skidmark [132]
LA County sherif on Iran bombing.... Spit....	6 19:31 Skidmark [197]
No individual or group can declare jihad, says DG ISPR	2 06:17 MikeKozlowski [116]
Iran 'threatened Trump with sleeper-cell revenge terrorist attacks inside US' days before nuclear strikes	8 12:35 Super Hose [242]
Putin Interview	0 [75]
Yemen will confront US in any attacks on Iran, President Mahdi al-Mashat confirms	0 [74]
No nuclear contamination or risks to civilian caused by US airstrikes, Iran confirms; sat. images indicate severe damage to Fordo	14 14:04 trailing wife [311]
Brent crude rose to $80 per barrel, with analysts warning prices could hit $100 if Iran retaliates	2 06:44 Gleng Whaick2262 [117]
Iran's parliment votes to mine the Strait of Hormuz	11 20:15 NN2N1 [354]
Al-Shabaab Releases Video Claiming Capture of Strategic U.S.-trained Danab Base	0 [76]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Computer Engineering Grads Face Double The Unemployment Rate Of Art History Majors	7 21:16 Glenmore [223]
Trump Effect: NATO Nations Agree to Increase Defence Spending to Five Per Cent of GDP	4 18:40 Skidmark [142]
Six people hospitalized in California mass shooting as suspect remains at large	5 23:54 EMS Artifact [155]
Early Robotaxi rides	0 [75]
Hegseth warns China poses 'imminent' threat to Taiwan, urges Asia to boost defenses as US and China struggle for dominance	2 07:06 Procopius2k [123]
Suspect shot and killed by a security guard after a shooting at a Michigan church	6 22:24 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [181]
One dead, seven wounded in Tulsa Juneteenth Festival	1 18:43 Skidmark [163]
Page 4: Opinion
Netanyahu: Israel very close to reaching goals in Iran, will avoid ‘war of attrition’	1 07:17 Gloluns Turkeyneck4904 [131]
The Dragon's Hidden Hand: How Chinese Organized Crime Could Serve as a Fifth Column in America	3 12:31 Mercutio [174]
The Failure of Hitler and Napoleon. On June 22, two Patriotic Wars began	0 [70]
Kyiv was bombed, Germans were shot down. 'Goering's aces' in NKGB propaganda and protocols	0 [71]
Erdogan at a crossroads: not ready to quarrel with Trump, but Iran's collapse is dangerous	0 [103]
When You Have to Depend on the French or It's Lights Out, You Must Be in England	2 12:22 Abu Uluque [133]
Page 5: Local News
Syrsky promises a way out of the 'dead-end defense'	0 [65]
Ukrainian Forces: the enemy has intensified assaults with armored vehicles in the Pokrovsk and Novopavlovsk directions	0 [54]
Current information on the situation on the front line on June 22 (updated)	0 [52]
Peskov: Putin not ready to turn the page on the history of the coup in Ukraine	0 [74]
Zakharova: missiles have entered the negotiating table on Iran's nuclear program	0 [78]

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Iran's parliment votes to mine the Strait of Hormuz

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Home Front: WoT Abbott elevates readiness of Texas National Guard, DPS after Iran strike		Caribbean-Latin America U.S. Consulate: Avoid Travel on Mexican Border Highways due to Kidnappings
Terror Networks US military, intelligence detect signs Iran-backed militias preparing to attack US bases %u2013 NYT		Fifth Column Mahmoud Khalil resumes his activism, appears at NYC rally slamming Iran strikes, backing Palestinians
Afghanistan Acting Interior Minister: 20-Year Jihad Was Not for Power or Suppression		Africa Horn Airstrike Destroys Al-Shabaab Vehicles and Weapons Cache in Central Somalia: Government

One dead, seven wounded in Tulsa Juneteenth Festival