ایتا - علی‌اکبر رائفی‌پور

The content is a run of posts from the Eitaa/Telegram channel of Ali-Akbar Raefipour (and a fan channel), all dated 18 Aban 1405, which is 9 November 2026. Most of the hard-news items match reporting from the same day. These include: Trump blaming the midterm losses on the Iran war, petrol prices and dislike of Israel; Araghchi's reply; Gargash's warning; the New York Times report on Maduro; Trump's voting-machine complaints; Ghalibaf's 'Israel First' post; the Israel Hayom report of an $8bn plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz; Japan's roughly $97bn intervention to support the yen; and Pompeo's remark that Iran should get no concessions. Several items are weaker. The Bloomberg/hacker death toll gives the 450,000 upper estimate as if it were the finding; the central figure is about 393,000–400,000. The claim about Syrian forces being bussed from Raqqa to the Saudi–Yemen front rests on a video that has not been checked, and Damascus has denied it. The quote from David Pyne could not be traced, and its underlying fact is simplified. The analyst's inference that Hormuz has 'reopened' is not supported. The 'five million views' meme is satire presented as fact. The posts are selected and captioned to fit an anti-US, anti-Israel narrative aligned with the Iranian state, including sectarian and mocking labels.

What checked out (9)

• Trump said Republicans lost the midterms because people did not like the war, were unhappy about rising petrol prices, and there was a very negative attitude towards Israel. He said this in a CBS '60 Minutes' interview reported on 9 Nov 2026 (CNN via KRDO, JPost, Ynet, CP24).
• Araghchi responded on X that most Americans are fed up with Israel dragging US administrations into endless wars, and that the region is too (Tehran Times, ABC News live blog, Samaa).
• Mike Pompeo said energy markets will find their way and that no concessions should be given to Iran. Israel National News reports him saying the US should 'never give the Iranians a damn thing'. The Persian wording is a fair paraphrase. Describing him as a former Secretary of State and former CIA director is correct.
• Japan's Ministry of Finance disclosed on 9 Nov 2026 that it spent about ¥15.4 trillion (about $97bn) buying yen over three days (30 July–3 August 2026). This included a joint operation with the US on 31 July. Caveat: the post does not say the intervention happened in the summer. Its analysis of the effects on US Treasuries and equities is speculation, not reporting.
• Anwar Gargash said a comprehensive US–Iran settlement looks difficult, warned of prolonged uncertainty and lasting consequences, and said the UAE opposed the war from the outset (Reuters via US News/Yahoo, Khaleej Times).
• The New York Times reported that Nicolás Maduro, held in Brooklyn since his capture in January 2026, spends his time reading the Bible and the Quran (secondary reports citing NYT: AzerNews, CiberCuba, Radar.am).
• Trump questioned the honesty of the midterm results, citing wrong polls, large early-voting 'dumps' and voting machines (CNBC, Washington Times, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov 2026).
• Israel Hayom reported that Qatar's prime minister was bringing Trump an Iranian proposal to reopen Hormuz in exchange for releasing $8bn in frozen funds. It said Tehran refuses to discuss its nuclear programme, and that Vance supports the Qatar-mediated negotiations (Israel Hayom 9 Nov and 5 Nov 2026). Iran International confirms the Trump–Qatari PM meeting.
• Ghalibaf posted on X that Israel is trying to drag the US into an endless war with Iran and that America will head into a 'dark age' unless it drops its 'Israel First' mindset (APA, Daily Beirut, Iran International).

• David Pyne's quoted statement that a US ground attack on western Iran is impossible because only embassy guards remain in Iraq: no source for the quote was found. The context is largely right: the Pentagon said the US withdrawal from Iraq was complete on 30 Sep 2026 (Al Jazeera, Breaking Defense). But 'only embassy guards' oversimplifies. One outlet (SOFREP) reports about 157 military personnel still at the embassy's security cooperation office, and this was not corroborated.
• The 'tweet with five million views' about punishments for child rape: the tweet exists on X, but the view count was not checked. The country list is an oversimplified viral meme, and 'USA – presidency' is a satirical insinuation, not a factual claim that can be tested.
• Sayed Ehsan Hosseini's claim that oil prices show Hormuz has 'reopened' and that Iranian fire at the ADNOC fleet is 'not enough': oil prices did fall about 4% on a disputed report (Capital Brief). No source confirms Hormuz reopening; reporting describes only a proposal to reopen it. Iranian fire at an ADNOC fleet is also unconfirmed. This is opinion, and its premise is unsupported.
• The Israel Hayom detail that 'some senior administration officials oppose' the deal, and the details on stopping attacks on shipping and lifting US restrictions: these come from secondary summaries (Walter Bloomberg/X, Bloomingbit). They were not seen in the text of the original article.

Confidence

Medium-High — Nine of the fifteen extracted claims are corroborated by several independent, dated sources from 7–9 November 2026, which is the same day as the posts. Confidence falls short of High for four reasons. Some confirmations rely on secondary reports (the NYT Maduro story, and Israel Hayom details via aggregators). The Pyne quote and the video could not be checked. Some stories, such as the US–Iran negotiations and the Syrian deployment, are changing fast. Bias was assessed qualitatively because the automated emotion metric does not capture Persian-language framing.

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Trump midterm elections loss reasons war gas prices Israel

• https://www.ynetnews.com/article/lmopdo2zm
• https://krdo.com/news/national-world/cnn-world/2026/11/09/trump-says-great-dislike-of-israel-contributed-to...
• https://www.jpost.com/international/article-914282
• https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/11/09/trump-says-great-dislike-for-israel-contributed-to-republican-mi...

Araghchi Trump Americans fed up with Israel

• https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/531991/Araghchi-Americans-are-tired-of-Israel-dragging-the-US-into
• https://abcnews.com/International/live-updates/iran-live-updates-americans-tired-forever-wars-araghchi/?id=...
• https://www.samaa.tv/2087359928-araghchi-says-americans-middle-east-fed-up-with-israel-s-forever-wars

Japan sold $97 billion yen intervention three days

• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-11-09/japan-says-three-day-yen-intervention-lifted-yen-in-summer
• https://investinglive.com/central-banks/wsj-japan-spent-a-record-50-billion-in-one-day-to-defend-the-yen-da...
• https://rallies.ai/news/japans-july-yen-buying-intervention-sets-fresh-daily-record-27c479059770a76d

Japan yen intervention $97 billion

• https://www.nationthailand.com/business/banking-finance/40073293
• https://en.bloomingbit.io/feed/news/123937

Pompeo Iran no concessions oil markets will sort themselves out November 2026

• https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/435913
• https://www.timesofisrael.com/blinken-pompeo-both-say-end-of-military-aid-will-not-harm-overall-us-israel-ties

Israel Hayom Iran proposal reopen Strait of Hormuz $8 billion frozen assets

• https://x.com/DeItaone/status/2119752143246635145
• https://www.iranintl.com/en/liveblog/202611077068
• https://www.capitalbrief.com/briefing/oil-prices-fall-on-disputed-report-iran-eased-hormuz-demands-1e1fa85e...

Israel Hayom Iran Hormuz proposal Vance supports nuclear not included

• https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/11/09/8-billion-lifeline-iranian-deal-set-to-land-on-trumps-desk/
• https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/11/05/possible-breakthrough-in-negotiations-with-iran/

Gargash comprehensive agreement US Iran difficult prolonged uncertainty

• https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/uae-gargash-regional-uncertainty-us-iran-deal-out-of-reach
• https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-11-09/uaes-gargash-warns-of-prolonged-regional-uncertainty-...

New York Times Maduro prison religious Bible Quran

• https://www.azernews.az/region/267083.html
• https://en.cibercuba.com/noticias/2026-11-09-u1-e208512-s27061-nid345279-maduro-ha-perdido-peso-prision-ded...
• https://radar.am/en/news/world-2788421692/

Bloomberg hackers Russian death certificates 450,000 killed

• https://www.latintimes.com/leaked-russian-data-war-deaths-ukraine-601051
• https://kyivindependent.com/hackers-claim-leaked-russian-data-reveals-up-to-450-000-war-related-deaths-in-ukraine/
• https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/ukrainian-and-belarusian-hackers-expose-russias-secret-war-death-r...

Trump midterm election rigged polls early voting dumps machines

• https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/09/trump-election-results-democrats.html
• https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/nov/9/donald-trump-raises-doubts-midterm-election-results/
• https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-claims-midterm-elections-rigged-1235654597/

Ghalibaf Israel first mindset endless war Iran tweet

• https://en.apa.az/asia/ghalibaf-accuses-israel-of-seeking-to-drag-us-into-endless-war-with-iran-535128
• https://dailybeirut.com/en/world/ghalibaf-warns-israel-dragging-us-into-prolonged-war-with-iran/

Syrian fighters Raqqa buses Saudi Arabia Yemen war video

• https://www.timesofisrael.com/damascus-denies-report-syria-sending-troops-to-yemen-and-saudi-arabia-to-figh...
• https://www.wsoctv.com/news/world/saudi-arabia-turns/AI7YZEROL42FBDBLVIOPLBFMVY/
• https://www.newarab.com/news/saudi-arabia-turns-syrian-help-fighting-houthis-grows

Saudi Arabia Yemen war Houthis November 2026

• https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10427/
• https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/war-yemen

US troops withdrawal Iraq 2026 remaining forces

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/30/pentagon-says-us-troop-withdrawal-from-iraq-is-complete
• https://breakingdefense.com/2026/09/us-withdraws-last-remaining-troops-out-of-iraq/

Pentagon Iraq withdrawal complete embassy Erbil remaining personnel

• https://sofrep.com/news/the-last-convoy-out-of-iraq-who-holds-the-ground-now
• https://www.wsaz.com/2026/09/30/us-military-withdraws-iraq-ending-years-long-mission/

David Pyne no US troops Iraq ground invasion western Iran

• https://www.rawstory.com/maga-2676155051/

oil price Hormuz Iran fired ADNOC tankers November 2026

• https://www.brecorder.com/news/40448086/oil-steadies-after-trump-signals-restraint-on-iran-hormuz-risks-persist
• https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Iran-Reports-More-Tanker-Fires-in-Strait-of-Hormuz.html

viral tweet punishment for child rape China death Saudi beheading United States presidency

• https://x.com/halalboozee/status/2118675417573855338

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