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News18
4 days ago
- Politics
- News18
'Half Day Sleeping, Other Half High': Mossad-Linked Account Targets Iran's Supreme Leader
Last Updated: Over the past month, the account has made repeated posts about Khamenei's health and criticised Iran's leadership Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been accused of spending his days sleeping and using drugs, according to a social media account claiming to be linked to Israel's intelligence agency, Mossad. The claim was made on X by a Farsi-language account created last month. The account, which has a premium subscription, has not been officially confirmed by Mossad but presents itself as the agency's spokesperson in Persian. In its first post on Friday, the account wrote, 'How can a leader lead when they sleep half the day and spend the other half high on substances? Water, electricity, life!" چگونه یک رهبر می‌تواند رهبری کند وقتی نصف روز می خوابد و نصف دیگر روز از مصرف مواد نعشه است؟آب، برق، زندگی!— Mossad Farsi (@MossadSpokesman) July 25, 2025 A second post added, 'Every explosion, fire, and destruction is not our doing. This failed and corrupt regime, with years of neglect and poor prioritization, causes more damage and harm itself. Water, electricity, life!" هر انفجار، آتش سوزی وخرابی کار ما نیست.این رژیم شکست‌خورده و فاسد، با سال‌ها بی توجهی واولویت بندی های ضعیف، خودش خسارت و آسیب های بیشتری را وارد می‌کند.آب، برق، زندگی!— Mossad Farsi (@MossadSpokesman) July 25, 2025 Over the past month, the account has made repeated posts about Khamenei's health and criticised Iran's leadership, pointing to ongoing issues with clean water, electricity, and education. The account's bio also advises Iranian users to protect their identity when interacting. 'To everyone contacting us through private messages, for your own security, please ensure you are using a VPN," it reads. Allegations about Khamenei's drug use are not new. In 2022, an Iranian academic, Nour Mohamed Omara, made similar claims during an appearance on a Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated television channel based in Turkey, Fox News reported. 'Many viewers do not know this, but Khamenei himself uses drugs," Omara said. He also claimed the Iranian leader has a private village in Balochistan where the drugs are produced under the supervision of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). According to Omara, the area is tightly controlled and closed off to the public. Khamenei has long denounced drug use, calling it 'un-Islamic" after the 1979 Iranian Revolution. In Iran, drug-related crimes can carry severe penalties, including the death sentence. view comments Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
New York Post
5 days ago
- Politics
- New York Post
Iranian Supreme Leader sleeps and gets ‘high on substances' all day, Mossad-linked social media account claims
Following the 12-day war, Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, spends most days snoozing and getting 'high,' an outrageous post from the Mossad's Farsi social media account mysteriously claimed. 'How can a leader lead when they sleep half the day and spend the other half high on substances?' the post asked. The statement came from a bizarre new premium X account that launched in recent weeks, claiming to be the official Farsi-language spokesperson — the official dialect of Iran — for the cunning Israeli intelligence agency, with regular posts trolling the Iranian regime. 3 An account claiming to be a Farsi spokesperson for the Mossad said the Ayatollah likes to get high. via REUTERS 'Using drugs and speaking to spirits are not appropriate traits for someone leading a nation,' the account said in another recent post. This isn't the way the Mossad typically communicates with the public — but according to two intelligence experts interviewed by JFeed, the strange Mossad account does appear to be authentic. 'It's a new battlefield tool,' said Zvi Yehezkeli, a leading Arab affairs commentator for i24News, who said Iranians have become so disillusioned with the regime and Mossad operates differently there than in other countries. 'Some of the information it has shared could only have come from Mossad,' agreed Beny Sabti, an Iran expert at Israel's Institute for National Security Studies and a former IDF Persian-language officer. 3 The Mossad is the notorious Israeli intelligence agency. REUTERS Claims of Ali Khamenei's drug use have been floated before. An Iranian academic said in a 2022 television interview on Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated television in Turkey that the Iranian Supreme Leader often uses drugs. 'Many viewers do not know this, but Khamenei himself uses drugs,' Nour Mohamed Omara said on Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated television in Turkey in 2022. 3 The Ayatollah has publicly called drugs 'un-Islamic.' AFP via Getty Images 'He has a special village in Balochistan, where the drugs used by the leader are produced. This village is run by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and no one is allowed in.' Ironically, the Ayatollah has publicly declared drug use, especially opium, 'un-Islamic' after the 1979 Iranian Revolution — and penalties for drug-related offenses in the Islamic Republic include death. The Mossad has not officially confirmed or denied the claims about Ali Khamenei's drug use – or whether it is behind the social media account.
Al-Ahram Weekly
23-07-2025
- Politics
- Al-Ahram Weekly
Thwarting terrorism - Egypt - Al-Ahram Weekly
After years in hiding, the terrorist group Hasm, considered to be the armed wing of the banned Muslim Brotherhood group, resurfaced this week when the Interior Ministry announced on Sunday that two Hasm militants, Ahmed Ghoneim and Ihab Abdel-Qader, were shot dead in a shootout with security forces during a raid in Giza that thwarted attempted terrorism. Several media outlets said the raid was on 7 July, but the Interior Ministry only announced details on Sunday. The announcement came two weeks after Hasm published a video on social media showing its members undergoing military-style training in a 'desert area', widely believed to be in Libya or Sudan, and threatening to carry out terrorist operations in Egypt, particularly targeting prisons to free Muslim Brotherhood members. In recent years, the terrorist group has suffered several blows that have reduced its activities. The last terrorist operation masterminded by Hasm was in August 2019 when the movement blew up a car in front of the National Cancer Institute in Downtown Cairo, leading to the deaths of 20 civilians. Hasm, an acronym for Haraket Sawaed Misr (Arms of Egypt Movement), is designated as a terrorist organisation by Egypt, the United Kingdom, and the United States and has carried out attacks against security and judicial figures since 2016. In its statement on Sunday, the Interior Ministry said Hasm leaders Yehia Moussa and Alaa Al-Samahi, now residing in Turkey, were behind a plot to carry out a series of terror attacks targeting security and economic facilities. The plot included Ghoneim, who had previously received military training in a border country, who would infiltrate Egypt illegally and carry out terrorist operations in coordination with Abdel-Qader, another Hasm terrorist. According to the Interior Ministry, security forces monitored Ghoneim hiding in an apartment in the Giza governorate district of Boulaq Al-Dakrour. Ghoneim coordinated with Abdel-Qader, who is wanted for planning to kill a number of high-ranking officials and targeting presidential aircraft. The security forces raided the two terrorists' hideout in the densely populated district, killing them after an exchange of gunfire. One security officer was wounded, and a civilian, Mustafa Afifi, was killed while on his way to perform dawn prayers in a nearby mosque. President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi ordered on Sunday that the family of Afifi be entitled to receive compensation from the Fund for Honouring Martyrs and the Victims of Military, Terrorist, and Security Operations and their Families. The statement said the Interior Ministry had identified five leaders behind the plot besides those killed, all of whom had received life sentences in absentia for a series of attacks that rocked Egypt in the aftermath of the 2013 overthrow of Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated president Mohamed Morsi. The statement revealed that Yehia Moussa, one of the most important founders of Hasm and supervisor of its armed and military structure, had been sentenced to death in 2016 for plotting the assassination of former Prosecutor-General Hisham Barakat in June 2015, attempting the targeting of a number of public figures and the presidential aircraft, and killing police officer Maged Abdel-Razek. Al-Samahi, the statement said, was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2022 for participating in the killing of police officer Abdel-Razek, targeting the convoy of the Alexandria Security director, and attempting to kill a number of high-ranking officials. The other three plotters included Mohamed Rafik Manaa, Mohamed Abdel-Hafiz, and Ali Abdel-Wanis, who were sentenced to life imprisonment in 2016, 2017, and 2022 for the attempted targeting of several high-ranking officials and the forgery of official documents for fugitive Brotherhood members, targeting the presidential aircraft, and killing police officer Abdel-Razek. Following the Interior Ministry's announcement, the Muslim Brotherhood, which is listed as a terrorist organisation in several other countries, issued a statement by Mahmoud Hussein, acting supreme guide of the Istanbul Front, disavowing the movement and insisting that it has no links with Hasm. Another Brotherhood front, this time in London and known as the 'General Office Front', celebrated what it called 'any operation targeting the ruling regime in Egypt', however. Mounir Adib, an expert on militant Islamist movements, told Abu Dhabi-based satellite channel Sky News Arabia that the five Hasm elements who were plotting new terrorist operations in Egypt are clearly affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood. He indicated that Yehia Moussa, a leader and founder of Hasm, joined the Muslim Brotherhood when he was studying medicine in the University of Al-Azhar in Cairo. 'When the Brotherhood took power in Egypt in 2012, its leaders appointed Moussa as the spokesman of the Health Ministry,' said Adib, adding that 'after removing Mohamed Morsi from power and ending Brotherhood rule, Moussa fled to Turkey.' In January 2021, the US State Department designated Moussa and Al-Samahi as the leaders of a 'Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT)' group involved in planning and carrying out terrorist activities. The US Treasury Department said Moussa has a Turkish passport, which has facilitated his activities by providing him visa-free travel to 110 countries. Several media reports are now suggesting that there is close security cooperation between Cairo and Ankara, and this led the Turkish authorities to arrest Mohamed Abdel-Hafiz, a Muslim Brotherhood leader and one of the Hasm leaders who plotted carrying out a new wave of terrorist operations in Egypt. According to multiple sources, Abdel-Hafiz was arrested this week upon his return from a business trip and informed that he would not be allowed to enter the country amid threats of deportation, according to a post by his wife on Facebook. The arrest of Abdel-Hafiz indicates a significant shift in Turkey's handling of the issue, alongside growing indications of the potential handover of other wanted figures, particularly Yehia Moussa, to the Egyptian authorities. After the restoration of diplomatic relations between Egypt and Turkey in July 2023, Ankara has taken numerous steps towards cementing security and intelligence cooperation with Cairo, including restricting the activities of Brotherhood-affiliated media channels and restricting the movement of its leaders in Turkey. Experts believe that the Muslim Brotherhood and its affiliate Hasm's attempts to destabilise the country are linked to the approaching Egyptian parliamentary elections, including for the Senate and the House of Representatives. Major-General Ahmed Al-Awadi, chair of the House of Representatives' Defence and National Security Committee, told Al-Ahram Weekly that thwarting Hasm's recent plot clearly demonstrates the vigilance of the security agencies in Egypt and their ability to pre-empt terrorist operations and halt attempts at terrorism. 'Hasm's plots are repeated with every election season, with the aim of sowing chaos and disrupting stability,' Al-Awadi said. Security and strategic expert Major-General Samir Farag said the Muslim Brotherhood is experiencing a kind of 'temporary dormancy' during which it is attempting to revive the activity of its armed wings and recruit new members, fuelled by external funding. 'The goal of these actions is to boost the morale of the Brotherhood's cadres and prisoners and demonstrate that they have the ability to make a comeback, even if only through the media and videos broadcast on their platforms,' he said. He pointed out that 'Hasm's new plot was aimed at testing vulnerabilities in the security system and attempting to embarrass the state ahead of the elections, but what happened confirms that the security agencies are operating with a high degree of proactiveness and effectiveness.' He added that 'the tense situation in the region and the success of Jihadist elements in taking control of Syria in December 2024 gave the Muslim Brotherhood and Hasm some hope to repeat the same scenario in Egypt.' Farag noted that the recent plot shows that the Muslim Brotherhood and its armed wing Hasm are also targeting Egypt's economy. 'The revelation of the plot comes while Egypt is experiencing a surge in tourism due to enhanced internal stability amid a region rife with armed conflicts and civil wars,' he said, warning that 'any terrorist operation could have damaging effects on tourism and the economy in general.' The US and the UK decided on 19 July to upgrade their travel advisories for Egypt to Level II: Exercise Increased Caution. This classification places Egypt alongside countries like France and Germany, reflecting improved safety and security conditions in the country. * A version of this article appears in print in the 24 July, 2025 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly Follow us on: Facebook Instagram Whatsapp Short link:
Yemen Online
24-06-2025
- Politics
- Yemen Online
Media Campaign Exposes Alleged Brotherhood Ties to Terrorism in Yemen
A wide-reaching media campaign has erupted across Yemeni social platforms under the hashtag #الإخوانمنبعالإرهاب ('The Brotherhood: Source of Terrorism'), aiming to expose what activists describe as the longstanding involvement of Yemen's Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated Islah Party in supporting extremist groups. The campaign, launched by Yemeni activists and journalists, highlights what it calls a 'bloody record' of Brotherhood-linked figures in Yemen, accusing them of aiding jihadist factions such as Al-Qaeda since the 1990s. Posts circulating online allege that Brotherhood leaders have played a central role in founding armed wings and promoting extremist ideologies through religious centers and youth programs. Participants in the campaign also claim that Brotherhood-controlled areas have become safe havens for terrorist operatives, particularly after 2015, with some regions allegedly used as logistical hubs for attacks against southern forces and Arab Coalition troops. One of the most controversial claims involves the protection of wanted militant Amjad Khaled, who is accused of orchestrating assassinations and bombings in Aden. Activists allege that Brotherhood figures have shielded him in Taiz since 2019. The campaign has sparked renewed calls for the designation of the Brotherhood as a terrorist organization in Yemen, with demands for legal accountability and international scrutiny.
Al Arabiya
17-02-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Who benefits from war?
Whenever a murder occurs, the first suspicion falls on whoever stands to benefit from the victim's death. Investigations start from this premise and expand until the perpetrator is identified. If we apply this simple and direct premise to the war in Sudan, it clearly leads us to the Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated party, known in Sudan as the Islamic Movement. This group ruled the country with an iron fist for three decades, restructuring state institutions to serve its interests and embedding its ideologically driven members into every sector – including security, the judiciary, civil service, banks, and trade licensing. This process, known in the Islamic Movement's doctrine as Tamkeen (empowerment), was their comprehensive project to seize control of the state once and for all. They have the most direct interest in igniting this war. During the three decades of Islamist rule in Sudan, despite their total control over state institutions, opposition movements remained active – especially among students, labor unions, and professionals. These groups continuously reorganized, maintaining ties with political parties that had suffered brutal repression, including imprisonment, persecution, infiltration, and division – often through bribery and the offer of government positions. Despite these challenges, labor and political movements patiently organized themselves with deep knowledge of Sudanese society. This led to the December 2018 uprising, which lasted five months despite the extreme violence used against it. This strong and well-organized movement exhausted the ruling party's political and security apparatus, forcing it into major errors. These missteps encouraged more Sudanese – who had remained neutral – to join the uprising, which ultimately triumphed and ended a 30-year dictatorship. The state's excessive use of violence failed to break the civil movement or push it toward abandoning its peaceful approach. Movement leaders were committed to nonviolence, recognizing Sudan's fragility and long history of civil wars. They understood that without a peaceful approach, the country could descend into total chaos. The victory of the civilian revolution led to the formation of a transitional government with a set of critical tasks outlined in the transitional constitutional document. This document identified 16 key demands, focused on three main objectives: achieving peace, reviving the economy to improve people's livelihoods, and dismantling the one-party state in favor of a government representing all Sudanese. However, the Islamists resisted the civilian-led project through multiple coups, culminating in the war that erupted on April 15. This war was primarily designed to eliminate the civilian political movement and erase the legacy of the December revolution, which had undermined Islamist rule in Sudan. From the very first shot fired in the April 15 war, Islamist militias re-emerged on the political scene, operating from within the army's general command. They openly threatened political forces and youth-led committees that had spearheaded the civilian movement, vowing to eradicate the December revolution and its political legacy. In contrast, from the first day of the war, the civilian forces consistently called for a political process to halt the conflict before it escalated into a full-scale war. Given Sudan's long history of civil wars, prolonging the conflict would deepen ethnic divisions and devastate the country's civil and security infrastructure. A crucial question arises: why do Islamists persistently claim in their media narratives that the civilian forces of the December revolution threatened war and pushed the parties toward confrontation? Some still believe this claim, despite its weakness and lack of credibility. Historical facts and recent events indicate that the civilian movement achieved victory through nonviolent political action – this was its fundamental strength. If the political landscape shifts toward militarization, the civilian movement risks losing this advantage. Meanwhile, the Islamists, with their long history of armed conflict and deep experience in military operations, would thrive. They have well-trained militias alongside their entrenched presence in the state security apparatus, a structure they deliberately reinforced throughout their years in power. Choosing war would mean playing by their rules, in a field where they have the upper hand. The second key point is that the civilian forces had already won twice through mass mobilization. First, in 2019, they ousted the Islamist-led government of Omar al-Bashir. Then, in October 2021, they thwarted a coup against their civilian government through sheer public pressure, forcing the military to negotiate an agreement that would have returned them to their barracks and established a new civilian government by April 2023. That agreement would have restored civilian rule, raising a fundamental question: Why would a political movement ignite a war that would block its own path back to power? The logical answer is that the true instigators of the war were the political losers of that agreement – those with deep expertise in waging war.
