Iranian authorities cautioned that using, owning, or distributing Starlink terminals violates wartime laws and may lead to harsh penalties. Iranian authorities have reportedly seized hundreds of Starlink satellite internet systems, claiming the devices were smuggled into the country by the United States and Israel amid rising regional tensions. Officials said the confiscated equipment is part of a broader foreign-backed effort to bypass government-controlled communications and undermine national security. The development comes as Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starlink network continues to be a point of controversy in Iran, where strict internet controls and periodic blackouts are enforced. Authorities warned that using, possessing, or distributing Starlink terminals constitutes a criminal offense under wartime regulations and could carry severe penalties. They classified the devices as “anti-security” tools linked to espionage, particularly given ongoing hostilities involving Western powers. “Firm and uncompromising action” will be taken against anyone found with the equipment, officials said, as enforcement operations intensify nationwide. While the exact number of recently seized devices was not disclosed, past operations have confiscated over 100 Starlink systems in coordinated raids targeting illegal communications networks. The crackdown forms part of Tehran’s… 

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has sharply criticized the Federal Government over the recent bombings in Maiduguri, Borno State, which killed at least 23 people and left over 100 injured. In a statement on Tuesday, National Publicity Secretary Ini Ememobong accused the APC-led administration under President Bola Tinubu of failing to tackle Nigeria’s worsening insecurity. Ememobong said the attacks highlight a long list of security lapses under the APC, noting that violence, once largely confined to the Northeast, has now spread to previously peaceful regions of the country. “The multiple bombings in Maiduguri, causing at least 23 deaths and over 100 injuries, are clear proof of the federal government’s inability to curb the growing insecurity,” the statement read. The PDP condemned the Tinubu administration for prioritizing political battles over public safety, saying the country was far safer in 2015 than it is today. The party extended condolences to victims’ families and urged the government to move beyond empty rhetoric. PDP called for a “whole-of-society” approach, including engagement with community leaders, to effectively tackle the nation’s security challenges. The bombings occurred Monday evening near the Monday… 

Taliban-led Afghan authorities accuse Pakistan of launching the attack, warning it marks a dangerous escalation in tensions between the two neighboring nations. A devastating airstrike has torn through a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, leaving at least 400 people feared dead and around 250 others injured in one of the deadliest incidents in recent times. Afghan authorities under the Taliban have accused Pakistan of carrying out the strike, calling it a grave and dangerous escalation in the already fragile relations between the two neighboring nations. According to a Taliban spokesman, the attack struck a major state-run rehabilitation center late Monday night, reducing large parts of the facility to rubble and igniting a massive blaze that engulfed patients and staff. Reports from Reuters described scenes of widespread destruction and panic. Pakistan, however, has firmly denied responsibility, dismissing the allegations as “false and misleading.” Officials in Islamabad insist the operation targeted only militant infrastructure as part of a precise counter-terrorism mission. Information Minister Attaullah Tarar stated that the strikes were aimed at “military installations and terrorist support infrastructure,” adding that secondary explosions at the site suggested…