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Ghalibaf likens Iran's World Cup draw to wartime resilience

Ghalibaf likens Iran's World Cup draw to wartime resilience Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf has praised the national football team's defensive performance in its World Cup draw against Belgium, comparing the display to Iranian people's steadfast defence of their country during the war against the United States and Israel. In a post on X shortly after the match, Ghalibaf shared a photograph from the game with the caption: This is how we protect our land. The message drew a direct comparison between Iran's performance on the pitch and the country's response during the conflict. Goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand played a key role in the goalless draw, producing a series of saves to deny Belgium's attack, which included Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku. Iran's defence remained organised throughout the match, while Belgium's task became more difficult after defender Nathan Ngoy was sent off for fouling striker Mehdi Taremi. This is how we protect our land pic.twitter.com/Y9x0OoE7Kb — محمدباقر قالیباف | MB Ghalibaf (@mb_ghalibaf) June 21, 2026

GOP in panic mode after mailers promote supremacist messaging

The Tennessee Young Republicans, a GOP-affiliated group, published a statement on Monday distancing itself from white supremacist messages and mailers sent by Austin Lee, president of the Tennessee Maury County Young Republicans chapter. “The views expressed therein DO NOT constitute the views or an official position of the TYRF,” the Tennessee Young Republicans stated and signed off on by their executive committee.Lee, who uses the slogan Save White America, admitted to sending mailers to thousands of conservatives in his area. The mailers called for residents to help halt wars for Jews, place men in charge, expel the invader, and stop the Great Replacement, a far-right theory suggesting immigration policies are designed to replace the white population, according to Lee's social media post on X. Another mailer urged fellow American patriots to solve the problem of nonwhite foreigners who had invaded our country and are replacing White Americans, according to Lee's post on X. Lee also falsely referred to state Rep. Scott Cepicky (R-TN) as Jewish and, in a separate post, talked about what he called the Jewish issue.Lee's comments were flagged Tuesday by the progressive outlet Tennessee Holler. Watch the video below. Your browser does not support the video tag.

Republicans Are A Toxic Partisanship Machine

Mainstream journalists and pundits decry toxic partisanship in America without ever recognizing the fact that the Republican Party and its agents treat the generation of toxic partisanship as a primary goal. They wake up every morning, sip their coffee, open their laptops, and think, How can I make my audience hate Democrats and liberals today? Every news story must be recast so that their political enemies are the villains, while they are either victims or heroes. So we had the neo-fascist Patriot Front marching through Washington yesterday, their faces covered by gaiters. Some of them carried Confederate flags. This was embarrassing to Republican commentators, so they agreed on the message that these marchers couldn't possibly be people from their side. Their only disagreement was over which hated group was responsible. I call fake. Looks more like Antifa in costume. No one should be allowed to cover their faces pic.twitter.com/2NoBWHpkKT — Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) July 4, 2026 Feds https://t.co/sOwAPseYPgread more

[Photo] 🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — Russian Armed Forces Daily Frontline report, morning of July 8, 2026.The Russ [...]

— Russian Armed Forces Daily Frontline report, morning of July 8, 2026.The Russian Armed Forces carried out a massive strike on Kiev overnight — fires and power supply problems reported in the capital, with warehouses ablaze in the Desnyansky district and buildings hit in the Svyatoshinsky district.Ukraine continued UAV attacks on Russian regions overnight — Nizhnekamskneftekhim in Tatarstan was targeted, one person was killed in Saratov region, and civilian targets were hit in Crimea. Drones approaching Moscow were shot down.On the Sumy direction, “North” Group forces continue firefights in Bachivsk, Ulanovo, Ryzhevka, Pisarevka, Maryino, Nova Sich, and Khoten.On the Kharkiv direction, forces advanced up to 800 meters across twelve sectors in the Volchansk area, with firefights in Kazachya Lopan, Yurchenkovo, and Beliy Kolodez.On the Slavyansk direction, Russian troops are leveling the front for an offensive toward Nikolayevka, with battles on the approaches to Kramatorsk.On the Dobropolye direction, Russian forces are increasing pressure on the city’s approaches, with fighting ongoing for Sergeevka.In Dnipropetrovsk region, “East” Group units occupied strongpoints around Alexandrovka and Bogodarovka despite Ukrainian reinforcements.In eastern Zaporizhzhia region, “East” Group forces continued dismantling enemy defenses west of Lesnoe, eliminating infiltrating enemy groups.@IntelSlava

Russia claims it captured the strategic key Ukrainian city of Kostiantynivka

Russian forces have claimed capture of Kostiantynivka in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region after roughly a nine-month battle. The city sits within Ukraine's "fortress belt," a defensive network of cities forming Donbas's main defensive line. Ukrainian officials denied the city fell. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile