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UPDATE: 7:3<\/span>0 PM<\/span><\/p>\n It is worth noting that the shrapnel of a missile of the air defenses hit a house in the vicinity of Al-Sayyadah Zainab in southern Damascus. However, no casualties have been reported yet. SOHR sources reported the arrival of a cargo plane at Al-Mazzah military airport hours before targeting it, while Israeli sources denied Israel\u2019s responsibility for this attack.<\/p>\n Read more<\/a><\/p>\n BERLIN \u2014 A small Hamburg bank was at the center of a clandestine financial network Iran relied on for years to funnel money to its terror proxies in the Middle East, including Hezbollah in Lebanon and Yemen\u2019s Houthi rebels, officials from two Western intelligence agencies say.<\/p>\n POLITICO can reveal that Western intelligence flagged evidence to German financial authorities that the Islamic Republic was using Varengold Bank AG to fund its terror affiliates, leading to a sweeping investigation that has forced the bank to all but shut down its commercial banking operations.<\/p>\n Iran’s military complex relies on European banks to launder the proceeds of its illicit sale of oil and other goods, western intelligence officials say, in order to get it hands on hard currency, which is easier to move through the global financial system without detection.<\/p>\n Read more<\/a><\/p>\n UPDATE: 1:0<\/span>0 PM<\/span><\/p>\n On Thursday, February 8, Meta Technology company closed the pages associated with the Iranian regime’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, on Instagram and Facebook. The Persian-language Khamenei page on Instagram had close to five million followers.<\/p>\n Citing a spokesperson from Meta, sources have reported the reason behind the closure of Khamenei’s accounts: “These accounts have been deleted due to repeated violations of the policies of organizations and dangerous individuals.”<\/p>\n Khamenei was using Instagram and Facebook while the clerical regime had already filtered these two social networks, along with X (formerly known as Twitter) and Telegram.<\/p>\n Abbas al-Dabs, a Hezbollah military leader, was killed in a drone attack, according to reports from Sky News Arabic. Also known by his alias Hajj Abdullah, succumbed to the attack that targeted a vehicle in the Nabatieh region.<\/p>\n #Iran<\/a> News in Brief — NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) February 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nMissiles Hit Al-Mazzah Military Airport in the Capital Damascus<\/h3>\n
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Violent explosions were heard in the capital Damascus and the surrounding areas as a result of new attacks on Syrian territory. The attacks hit the surroundings of Al-Mazzah military airport in western Damascus, which hosts positions of Iranian-backed militias and Lebanese Hezbollah, amid attempts by the regime\u2019s air defenses to intercept the missiles.<\/p>\n
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\nMeta Shuts Down Khamenei’s Pages on Instagram and Facebook<\/h3>\n
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\nHezbollah Military Commander Abbas al-Dabs Killed in Drone Strike in Lebanon<\/h3>\n
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Abbas al-Dabs, a #Hezbollah<\/a> military leader, was killed in a drone attack, according to reports Feb 8. Also known by his alias Hajj Abdullah, succumbed to the attack that targeted a vehicle in the Nabatieh region.https:\/\/t.co\/rQpUNyoiI0<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/vU8pIzeSET<\/a><\/p>\n