Times of Israel- quoting from NYT’s The death toll in a blast at a key Iranian port rose to at least 28 with over 1,000 wounded, authorities said Sunday, as an individual tied to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps reportedly confirmed the explosion occurred in a shipment from China of a chemical used to produce […]
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https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/407058 “Citizens of Israel, as your Prime Minister – I will not give in,” Netanyahu began. “I will not give in to the murderers who carried out the worst massacre since the Holocaust.” “Those who are calling to end the war are echoing Hamas’ psychological terrorism and putting the hostages’ release farther away,” he stressed. […]
Israel has long planned to strike Iran. However they cannot attack without US assistance. The Trump administration is allegedly negotiating a deal with Iran. But, they’ve time limited the negotiations. The JCPOA, P1+5, took years to negotiate and Trump during his first administration destroyed this deal which would inevitably lead to the theater of a […]
It seems that the US has much more on it’s mind then just the “enrichment of uranium” regarding Iran. The real goal looks to be disarming Iran Including it’s ballistic missiles. Leaving it as a sitting duck. That would make an Israeli attack on Iran so much easier, for Israel Excerpt from the article- Link […]
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On the path to war with Iran
On the Path to War with Iran – Alastair Crooke, Alexander Mercouris & Glenn Diesen
Not sure if it’s been quite 20 years, myself, but, it’s definitely been at least 15 years of worsening relations between the two countries. Contrary to the abundance of mis/disinformation that’s crossed my screen, while doing my own work. “In any case, what’s the essence of the current escalation, which, unlike previous phases, has some […]
4th – Turkey knows the US stands behind Israel. Turkey is in NATO but is not supported by the US. So it’s likely better to make this type of arrangement in advance from a realpolitik perspective, even if just from a public relations point of view- Though I suspect this is more than just PR. […]
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Iran, Israel, Syria, Turkey, Yemen
Claims have been made that Turkey was scoping out areas of occupation in Palmyra, Syria. Long time readers here know there were areas in the north of Syria that did have Turkish outposts already present- part of the tripartite agreements made between Iran, Russia and Turkey. Palmyra is somewhat distant from those previous locations. That […]
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Daily Sabah Türkiye’s top diplomat on Thursday said U.S. President Donald Trump should be convinced to withdraw American troops from Syria, adding that it would be cost-effective for Washington. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s remarks came days after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s call with Trump, which the top diplomat said was “highly positive.” He said maintaining […]