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Ali Larijani Assassinated: The Fall of Iran’s Practical Leader

  On Tuesday, March 17, 2026, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed the elimination of Ali Larijani , the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council. After hours of silence, Tehran’s state-run Tasnim and Fars news agencies confirmed his death, labeling him a "martyr." Larijani was widely considered the most experienced and practical operator remaining in the Iranian leadership following the February 28 strikes that killed the previous Supreme Leader. 1. The Strike: Precision in Pardis The assassination took place overnight in the Pardis district, a suburb east of Tehran. The Target: Larijani was located at his daughter’s residence, where he had reportedly moved for security. The Casualties: The strike killed Larijani alongside his son, Morteza Larijani , and his deputy for security affairs, Alireza Bayat . Joint Operation: Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz stated that a simultaneous strike also killed Gholamreza Soleimani , the commander of the Basij param...

MyTown: How does it work

What is MyTown and how does it work.


MyTown is a GPS game built around the concept of buying and owning your favorite local shops, restaurants, and hangouts on your iPhone,iPod Touch and the iPad. 


Firstly you need to Check-in at real-world locations to unlock rewards. Then you can buy and own your favorite real-life places. Then you can collect rent when people Check-in to your shops. The more visitors that come to your stores, the more it raises your properties' total value. 


The more you Check-in to places you like, the faster you'll level-up to unlock more locations to buy and upgrade, and the higher you'll climb up the leaderboard rankings. 


MyTown, uses GPS features to check-in at real-world locations to unlock rewards. Players can buy and upgrade shops. Owning and enjoying MyTown ownership of real-life places that they like. Users can also collect rent when other people check-in to their shops. The more a certain places is frequented the more it's value and rent increases. In MyTown, players can also use power-ups to unlock more locations to buy.



According to the blog post from Booyah!:
“For those of you unfamiliar with this feature, the Product Check-in allows players to directly interact with products in a fun and rewarding manner. Players simply scan the bar code of their favorite Pantene or H&M items using the built in iPhone camera (or input the numbers if using an iPod/iPad) to unlock branded items packed with points and virtual cash! Check it out by scanning H&M’s Denim Day merchandise and Pantene’s new line of hair products!”
“Pantene and H&M are the first brands to take advantage of the Product Check-in, but more coming soon.”



MyTown is now available in the US, UK, Canada and Australia. 


Finally

MyTown is a location-based app built around local shops, restaurants, and hangouts. Users can check-in at real-world locations to level up, unlock rewards, and earn cash to buy their favorite real-life places. Users can use the product Check-in, where users scan real world items to receive special virtual items and rewards.

MyTown has over 2.8M users who play the game on an average of over 70 minutes a day.


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