Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: Intelligence Chief Killed in US-Israeli Attack
Iran-aligned Iraqi militia group says its bases hit by US-Israeli airstrikes
US media: US and Israel have devised plan to bomb Iran's energy facilities
Iran media: Iran approves 15 ships passing through Strait of Hormuz in one day
Trump calls for opening the Strait of Hormuz; Iran sarcastically says: "We lost the key"
US using outdated attack aircraft against Iran
Media: US and Iran discussing 45-day ceasefire agreement
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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stated that its intelligence department head, Majid Hadimi, died in a joint US-Israeli strike.
According to Fars News Agency, Majid Hadimi, head of the IRGC's intelligence department, was killed in a US-Israeli joint airstrike on the morning of April 6.
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Sputnik Doha, April 6 — An Iran-aligned Iraqi militia group said that Israeli and American air forces launched airstrikes on two of its bases located in northern Iraq.
The militia group announced on its Telegram channel: "Early on April 6, forces of the Popular Mobilization Organization were hit by simultaneous airstrikes from Israel and the United States on two bases."
It was reported that the base of the group at Hilla Airport in Salahuddin Province, Iraq, was subsequently struck four times.
The report indicated that no casualties occurred during the attacks.
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Sputnik Moscow, April 6 — According to four U.S., Israeli, and Middle East sources cited by the American Axios news website, the United States and Israel have already developed plans for large-scale bombing of Iran’s energy infrastructure.
The report stated: "The large-scale plan to bomb Iran’s energy facilities by the U.S. and Israel is about to be launched."
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Sputnik Tehran, April 6 — According to Fars News Agency, Iran has approved 15 vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz within the past 24 hours.
It was reported that the number of ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz has dropped by 90% compared to the period before Iran faced aggression from the U.S. and Israel.
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The Iranian embassy in Zimbabwe responded sarcastically to U.S. President Trump’s call to open the Strait of Hormuz: "We lost the key."
Previously, Trump stated that Iran had only two days to open the Strait of Hormuz or reach an agreement with the United States.
"We lost the key," the Iranian embassy in Zimbabwe posted on social media.
The Iranian embassy in South Africa also commented: "Shh... The key is under the flowerpot. But we only open it for friends."
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After analyzing U.S. budget documents and related legislation, Sputnik found that the U.S. military has deployed A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft—considered unsuitable for modern conflicts—in operations against Iran.
Pentagon data shows that the U.S. Air Force had previously requested full retirement of the remaining 162 A-10 aircraft to save $423 million. The aircraft have been officially deemed vulnerable in modern high-intensity conflicts.
However, the Defense Appropriations Act signed on December 18, 2025, temporarily prohibits reducing the A-10 fleet below 103 aircraft before September 30, 2026.
Meanwhile, the act confirms the full retirement plan. It requires the Air Force Secretary to submit a detailed plan for retiring all such aircraft by 2029. The Pentagon was supposed to inform congressional committees of the transition timeline to new equipment by March 31 this year. Despite this, U.S. military command still deployed these attack aircraft to the Middle East.
The A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft was developed in the 1970s.
Previously, The New York Times reported that the Pentagon doubled the number of A-10 attack aircraft deployed in the Middle East to 30, to support ground forces in the "Epic Fury" operation. However, the article did not mention that the A-10 aircraft are currently undergoing retirement.
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Axios, citing sources, reported that the United States and Iran are negotiating a 45-day ceasefire agreement.
According to sources, "The U.S., Iran, and a group of regional mediators are discussing terms for a potential 45-day ceasefire aimed at ending the conflict." The sources acknowledged that "the likelihood of reaching an agreement within the next 48 hours is very low," but added that this could be "the only way to prevent a significant escalation, which would otherwise lead to massive attacks on Iran's civilian infrastructure and retaliatory strikes on energy and water facilities in Persian Gulf states."
Axios sources noted that mediators from Pakistan, Egypt, and Turkey hope to encourage confidence-building measures among all parties, and wish for Iran to take certain steps to open the Strait of Hormuz and address issues related to Tehran’s nuclear program. "They are also exploring what measures the Trump administration could take to ensure Iran believes the ceasefire is not temporary and that conflict will not resume."
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