Inside ‘Operation Narnia,' the Daring Attack Israel Feared It Couldn't Pull Off
At midnight on June 13, Israel's generals gathered in a bunker beneath Israeli air force headquarters and watched as jets descended on Tehran in an operation they called 'Red Wedding.'
Hours later and 1,000 miles away, Iran's top military commanders were dead—a mass killing much like the famous wedding scene from the show 'Game of Thrones.'
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29 Popular Things That Were Not Worth The Hype
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The writers didn't even know how to end that show. Still disappointed after all these years!" "The Apple bandwagon. Hahaha, no. Eff Once I finally begrudgingly made the switch two years ago, I went with Samsung. Could not be happier. Zero regrets." "Y2K. Turn off your computers on NYE 1999, or everything will crash! Nope." "College. People told me it would be the best years of my life; I would discover who I was and learn how to be an adult. I was miserable. I changed majors three times and learned nothing that would help with my career. I was at my lowest point mentally and had breakdowns constantly." "Citizen Kane. Movie snobs say it's one of the best movies of all time. I saw it and was bored. It's one of those movies people say they enjoyed (when they really didn't) simply to be considered intellectual, especially if you're in a movie/art and entertainment field." "Getting a transplant. 'It'll make your life SOOO much better!' Six months after, I went into rejection, and they gave me a buttload of steroids to save it. After that, my body reacted and put on twice my weight, and I couldn't stand or walk for long without agonizing pain. I had to buy an electric wheelchair." "AirPods. Everyone had to have them because of how 'compact' and discreet they were, and now, I think they've mostly been replaced with over-the-ear headphones or corded ones since they don't stay in your ears, and the audio quality goes way down after a couple of months." "Blackberry was 'all the hype' until everyone jumped on the Apple bandwagon." "Family Guy and subsequent Seth MacFarlane shows that followed the same formulaic setup. It was just the same jokes over and over and over again. And just not funny after the first couple of seasons, IMO." "Any music festival or outdoor concert. I'm over them, and I will never go to another one no matter how many of my friends say, 'But this one will be better/more amazing/so fun.' No. They are the worst. Sweaty, smelly masses crushed together. The women's bathroom situation is always a nightmare. Food and drink costs are not just price gouging, but price-eviscerating." "Running barefoot. It was a thing, and I was talked into it by a fellow runner. It was a complete hour of painful humiliation followed by a week of bruised and battered recovery. Never again." "Bridgerton, Season 3. Other than Penelope, it's meh. I'm more just outraged at waiting two years, getting four mediocre episodes with so much going on; I have to have an 'A Beautiful Mind'-style chart next to me each episode. Penelope deserves a season to herself, but I feel like she is still a background character. I get they had to establish Francesca (which they are at fault for giving her one minute of screen time in the first two seasons) — BUT the fact they are taking the spotlight away from Penelope to do it is tragic. I wanted a plus-sized woman in the front of the season, but god forbid they do that. Also, every time Colin is on screen, I'm like, 'Someone come and tell this guy to shut up.'" "Chick-fil-A. The chicken is just meh. Nothing great. And their fries suck." "Disneyland. My first trip to the park was with the USC marching band, and we were there to show off for the upcoming Rose Bowl. I'd spent three years with classmates/bandmates/friends telling me what an 'amazing experience' Disneyland was." "The Tesla Cybertruck. It looks like it lost service while loading and only managed four pixels." "The McRib Sandwich, every single time. I tried it again during the last promotion, thinking I was just not giving it a fair chance. Nope! Now, return the chicken wraps, McDonald's! You owe us for that, and it's the least you could do." "CW did an amazing job with the DC shows. Snyder was a sure thing when his version of Justice League was released. The Flash movie was amped up and advertised a lot, emphasizing Michael Keaton's return as Batman. That movie was a mess, even with Keaton." "Something I ordered because it looked pretty effective on TV — a little drain snake for home use. Appeared to work great in the ad, but what I got was a little piece of Velcro on a wire that was too wobbly to ever go into a drain." "Agatha Christie's work. I read Murder on the Orient Express a few years ago and was enjoying it throughout, trying to pick up on clues and figure out whodunnit before getting to the end. Oh, no! I get to the end with about three suspects out of 14, one being significantly the most suspect, and the detective solves the crime with new information presented at the end. I was not happy with that!" "Cryptocurrency. It was supposed to revolutionize commerce from the ground up, but it made no sense to me initially. The fact that these coins had to be 'mined' using wild amounts of electricity further distanced me from investing." "Schitt's Creek. It just wasn't funny. Felt like you had to laugh at it because people told you it was hilarious." "Turning 50. I thought it was a big deal, but it was really just another day like the day before and the one after." "The original Shake Weight." "Going way back here: the Xbox Kinect. It was Microsoft's answer to the Wii, and everyone got one, used it for three months, and then never touched it again. Gimmick technology has that tendency, but at least it was fascinating to experience it at the time." "Avengers: Endgame was a fantastic movie. The next MCU phase was looking to be good. Spiderman came out and was amazing. Then, every movie from there was such a disappointment." And finally... "Being an adult. I know they tried to warn us when we were kids, but all I wanted to do was grow up. Now, I'm here, and adulting is hard. 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WWE Night Of Champions 2025 Results, Winners And Grades On June 28
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Rhodes went to the top rope early and paid for it as Orton answered with a superplex. Orton sold his lower back after hitting the move as Cole played it up by saying 'perhaps it seized up again.' Rhodes, playing a de facto heel, immediately went after Orton's back. Fans actually booed Cody Rhodes as he wrapped Orton's back around the post. Wade Barrett said we were seeing a different side of Cody Rhodes. Orton sold his back brilliantly, struggling to hook the leg after making a spirited comeback. Orton kicked out of the Cross Rhodes, and moments later, Rhodes walked into an RKO for another nearfall. Orton teased a punt to a huge reaction, but he hesitated like Rhodes at WrestleMania 41. Fans chanted 'Yes!' prompting Orton to go for the kick, only to miss and get trapped in a Figure 4. Cody ate a second RKO while going for the Cody Cutter, but he kicked out in a great false finish. 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WWE Night Of Champions 2025 Results As John Cena Defeats CM Punk Amid Chaos
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