{"id":2577183,"date":"2026-03-07T09:08:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T14:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/revealed-the-epic-3-word-message-that-popped-up-on-potentially-millions-of-israeli-hacked-iranian-phones-just-before-the-bombs-dropped\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T09:12:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T14:12:31","slug":"revealed-the-epic-3-word-message-that-popped-up-on-potentially-millions-of-israeli-hacked-iranian-phones-just-before-the-bombs-dropped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/revealed-the-epic-3-word-message-that-popped-up-on-potentially-millions-of-israeli-hacked-iranian-phones-just-before-the-bombs-dropped\/","title":{"rendered":"Revealed: The Epic 3-Word Message That Popped Up on Potentially Millions of Israeli-Hacked Iranian Phones Just Before the Bombs Dropped"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frevealed-the-epic-3-word-message-that-popped-up-on-potentially-millions-of-israeli-hacked-iranian-phones-just-before-the-bombs-dropped%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2577183&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A report by The Wall Street Journal describes a cyber operation in which Israel allegedly hijacked Iran\u2019s BadeSaba calendar prayer app to push defections from the regime.The app, used to track daily prayers and religious observances, has millions of downloads on Google Play, giving operators access to a wide domestic audience. Screenshots circulated online show Farsi push notifications saying \u201chelp has arrived,\u201d targeting members of Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and regular army to abandon their posts. The breach is framed as a psychological operation aimed at bypassing state media and delivering defection messaging directly to personal devices amid US-Israeli strikes against Iranian targets, which the report ties to the death of Supreme leader Ali Khamenei. The piece notes that President Donald Trump reportedly confirmed Khamenei\u2019s death during the campaign\u2019s opening,and that Secretary of State Marco Rubio briefed the Gang of Eight. The article is reported through the Daily Caller News Foundation, which includes a publisher Disclaimer and attribution.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Israel reportedly co-opted a popular Iranian prayer app Saturday to send mass notifications urging defections from the Islamic regime.<\/p>\n<p>The BadeSaba Calendar app, utilizing its extensive reach inside Iran, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >helps users track daily prayer times<\/a> and religious observances, The Wall Street Journal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/livecoverage\/iran-strikes-2026\/card\/israel-hacked-popular-iranian-prayer-app-to-urge-defections-resistance-wtYyb29CmKrTXoJBIV3C?mod=e2tw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>. It has logged more than 5 million downloads on the Google Play Store alone, giving operators access to a vast domestic audience.<\/p>\n<p>Screenshots <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BecauseCulture\/status\/2027769817676001565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-orders-detention-for-alleged-proud-boy-whose-lawyer-blames-trump-for-capitol-incident\/\" title=\"Judge Orders Detention for Alleged Proud Boy Whose Lawyer Blames Trump for Capitol Incident\">social media show<\/a> a burst of Farsi-language notifications declaring &ldquo;help has arrived.&rdquo; The cyber operation apparently took place as Israel and the United States launched a sweeping waves of strikes against Iranian military and leadership targets, ultimately resulting in the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Israel hacked a popular Iranian prayer app to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-child-sex-abuse-suspect-kills-himself-after-wounding-marshals-trying-to-arrest-him-police-say\/\" title=\"Police say a child sex abuse suspect wounded marshals while they were trying to arrest him, and then took his own life.\">send notifications<\/a> to potentially millions of phones Saturday morning urging the country&rsquo;s military personnel to defect from the regime and join a fight to liberate the country. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/osIRvGSmrz\">https:\/\/t.co\/osIRvGSmrz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WSJ\/status\/2027808327271399879?\">February 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>One of the push notifications reportedly targeted members of Iran&rsquo;s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and regular army, urging them to abandon their posts.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The era of the dictators is over. Do not sacrifice your lives for a regime that has already fallen. Lay down your arms and join your people. Help has arrived,&rdquo; the notification said, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>Intelligence analysts view the breach as a calculated psychological operation, according to the outlet. By seizing control of a trusted religious utility app, the perpetrators bypassed state-controlled media channels and delivered defection messaging straight to personal devices widely used by soldiers and civilians alike.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump confirmed Khamenei was killed during the opening of the joint U.S.&ndash;Israeli military campaign, which Trump described as a &ldquo;massive and ongoing&rdquo; effort to cripple Iran&rsquo;s military infrastructure. Prior to the operation, Secretary of State Marco Rubio briefed members of the bipartisan Gang of Eight, a group made up of the House speaker, House minority leader, Senate majority and minority leaders, and the chairs and ranking members of the House and Senate intelligence committees.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter&rsquo;s byline and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The app, which has a large domestic reach in Iran, gave operators access to a broad audience on smartphones. Screenshots circulating online showed Persian notifications stating \u201chelp has arrived,\u201d with some messages reportedly aimed at members of Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard Corps and regular army, urging them to abandon their posts and join a movement to liberate the country.<\/p>\n<p>The operation apparently took place as the United States and Israel carried out strikes against Iranian military and leadership targets, with some outlets noting claims that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed during the campaign. Analysts described the breach as a calculated psychological operation designed to bypass state-controlled media and deliver defection messaging directly to personal devices used by soldiers and civilians alike. One message reportedly declared, \u201cThe era of the dictators is over. Do not sacrifice your lives for a regime that has already fallen. 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