March 5th of this year

June 29th of this year

Here one news article, from AA, covering the strikes

A missile and kamikaze drone attack struck Iraq’s northern city of Sulaymaniyah on Friday, triggering a fire, local media reported.

Erbil-based Rudaw TV reported that the attack involved both missiles and a kamikaze unmanned aerial vehicle. A fire broke out at one of the targeted sites, and ambulances were dispatched to the area.

Iraqi President Rejects Attacks on Erbil and Sulaymaniyah, Reaffirms Sovereignty

Sovereignty, Iraq? That’s funny

Article from National Context

Including excerpts – read entirely at link above. Thank you

At least nine Iranian Kurdish fighters from the Komala movement were killed today in an Iranian attack in Sulaimani province. The strike caps a violent stretch inside Iran’s majority Kurdish northwest, where at least nine armed incidents were documented in June, killing more than 20 Iranian Kurdish militants. Most of the significant engagements were initiated by the IRGC through ambushes and intelligence-driven operations.

The spike in incidents has coincided with a reported buildup of Iranian forces and special operations units in the same areas where the clashes occurred. On 14 July, Alhurra quoted senior Iranian Kurdish opposition figures describing an Iranian deployment along the frontier of roughly 3,000 Saberin special forces personnel, arriving in waves of approximately 1,000, alongside IRGC Ground Forces units, Aerospace Force elements, artillery, rocket launchers, armour and drones. Ali Khoshnamak, a senior figure in the Komala Revolutionary Organization of the Toilers of Kurdistan, told the channel these were trained and trusted regime forces whose scale and composition indicated preparation for possible ground warfare. The same sources described daily drone reconnaissance over the frontier and approaches to the Kurdistan Region, along with electronic warfare systems for jamming and satellite disruption.

Through March, the contours of a potential Kurdish front became public. On 6 March, Reuters reported, citing two Iranian Kurdish sources and one Israeli source, that Israel was supporting Iranian Kurdish planning to seize border areas around Oshnavieh and Piranshahr, with thousands of fighters gathering on the Iraqi side and opposition strength estimated between 5,000 and 8,000. The parties wanted air support and political guarantees before committing. They never received them. Turkey, Reuters reported in May, opposed and helped suppress the offensive proposal, fearing it would strengthen PKK-linked networks and derail Ankara’s own process with the PKK. The KRG, for its part, had no interest in becoming the staging ground for a war against its neighbour.

Hope you can see the linked images??

With a third U.S. aircraft carrier, more warships and thousands of new troops heading toward the Middle East, President Donald Trump will soon have more options to keep up U.S. military strikes or put boots on the ground, maintaining pressure on Iran even after he extended a ceasefire. The USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier, along with three missile-armed destroyers and roughly 5,000 highly-trained soldiers, is en route to the region, according to the Financial Times, citing unnamed United States officials. They will join at least 24 warships and more than 50,000 troops already in the region, where the U.S. has amassed its largest build-up of forces since the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Thousands of these troops are specially trained for seizing chunks of land in hostile territory.

If they do make this move look for Kurds and MEK to participate- The US has groomed these terror groups for a very, very, very long time.

The additional deployment comes as Trump said he would grant a Pakistani request to continue holding off on attacks on Iran until progress could be made in peace talks or a new proposal takes shape. Iran says it won’t negotiate under U.S. threats, and a senior Iranian adviser called the extension a “ploy to buy time for a surprise strike” on X. Trump, meanwhile, has firmly kept up a U.S. blockade of Iranian ports, and fresh military force remains an option on the table. The U.S. is “ready” to restart its heavy bombing campaign, its forces “raring to go,” he said on Tuesday. Another aircraft carrier moving into the area would help Trump follow through on this claim or even escalate the war into a ground invasion scenario.

How Much New Firepower Is Going to the Middle East?

Each aircraft carrier, including the USS George H.W. Bush, is manned by thousands of personnel, ferrying dozens of fighter jets and caches of precision weapons to wherever they are needed. They don’t travel alone. An aircraft carrier is accompanied by two or three destroyers, which can launch long-range missiles like Tomahawks deep into Iranian territory and shoot down enemy weapons trying to hit the aircraft carrier. Three destroyers can usually fire just under 300 missiles in total, both to protect the carrier and to attack targets such as depots or command centers in Iran. While the carrier itself doesn’t fire missiles, up to around 90 jets can perch on its deck. Each jet is loaded with a combination of precision weapons, including missiles that they can fire from the air into Iran. When the Bush arrives in the Middle East, it will bring all this with it, collectively known as a carrier strike group. This will both beef up the U.S.’s ability to hit Iran hard, as Trump has repeatedly threatened, and give another of its aircraft carriers, the USS Gerald R. Ford, a chance to rest.

As I’d posted five days ago- this build up was reported in the Turkish media-

I wrote about this in 2018 at my big tech censored site- accessible via the internet archive. Fortunately, I can still access this and I have a HUGE file of news articles and my posts all stored away– Trumpinsanity was so predictable- Trump and Bibi together, are bring to mind the iconic evil duo Henry Lee Lucas & Ottis Toole-
who are alleged to have killed as many as 3000 people–

Mr Henry Lee Lucas. Convicted of 11 murders, the one-eyed Lucas is thought to have committed many, many (many) more. In fact, on his arrest, the man claimed to have been directly involved in almost 3,000 murders. Few people realise that the man rarely acted alone, though. His preferred killing pal? An arson-obsessed rapist and murderer by the name of Ottis Elwood Toole.

But Trump and Bibi have way more blood on their hands, with their killing spree expanding the globe- Perhaps in the future we will look back on these 2 as the worse mass killing duo of our supposed enlightened an modern times.

Let’s head back to 2018- to my report entitled

Flashback 2018: Trump Breaks(P5 +1) Risks Increased Middle East Conflict—Moved here in 2024

Updated | President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he would reinstate nuclear sanctions against Iran, ending U.S. commitment to a landmark nuclear agreement with Iran. Experts said the move could destabilize the region and spark a new conflict.

It’s seems quite obvious the US is looking to “spark a new conflict”

February 2026-

Trump is weighing “intial limited strikes” to force Iran into a nuclear deal

According to media reports, US President Donald Trump is weighing initial limited strikes to force Iran into a nuclear deal. Speaking with FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney, Barbara Slavin, Distinguished Fellow at the Stimson Centre, says

The amount of military hardware Mr Trump has moved into the region does not suggest “limited strikes”

Correct me if I’m wrong?? – rhetorical, cause I’m not. Last year Donald Trump told the world he “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear capabilities- So what the hell is he on about?! Iran’s nuclear facilities completely and totally obliterated- Spectacular military success.

This man is insane. Completely and dangerously insane for the planet- That’s my opinion

Brits deny use of Diego Garcia for US Strikes on Iran

The U.K. won’t allow the Pentagon to use British bases to launch attacks on Iran, reported The Times of London.

The ban includes Diego Garcia, the joint U.S.-U.K. base in the Indian Ocean that has been at the center of a deal for Britain to hand over control of the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius.

Now amid President Trump’s military buildup in the Mideast, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government won’t permit air missions against Iran to be launched from Diego Garcia or RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, home of America’s B-52 bomber force in Europe, according to the British newspaper.

“Under the terms of long-standing agreements with Washington, these bases can only be used for military operations that have been agreed in advance with the government,” the Times reported.

Mr. Starmer’s Cabinet is reportedly concerned that any use of Diego Garcia or RAF Fairford would be a violation of international law, which “makes no distinction between a state carrying out the attack and those in support if the latter have ’knowledge of the circumstances of the internationally wrongful act.’”

Will Britain back down? I don’t know.

• The stock market ended down on this tension- while the price of oil increased- Bad news for the global economy- inflationary if this persists
• Turkey is opposed to this war.. For obvious reasons
• China is supposed to have leaked intel on locations of US military hardware in Saudi Arabia

Iran, Russia, China envoys hand over joint letter to Grossi- no doubt opposing the US push for war

Not that the IAEA is very trustworthy

Lastly- No US War on Iran: An Open Letter to the UN Security Council
From Jeffrey Sachs

The current threat of an attack by the US did not begin with any failure by Iran to negotiate. On the contrary, it began with the United States’ repudiation of negotiations that had already succeeded.

Distinguished Members of the Security Council,

The President of the United States is issuing grave threats of force against the Islamic Republic of Iran if it does not accede to US demands. His actions risk a major regional war that would be devastating. Asked if he wanted regime change, he responded that it “seems like that would be the best thing that could happen.” When asked why a second US aircraft carrier has been sent to the region, President Trump answered “in case we don’t make a deal, we’ll need it … if we need it, we’ll have it ready.”

Read entirely at the link provided

• The PKK/YPG Kurds lost control of the N/E region of Syria because of the decade plus of abuse they have doled out to the Arab population in the area.
• North Eastern Syria was predominantly Arab. The Kurds along with the US carpet bombed vast swathes of the area- taking control of and stealing Syrian resources. The whole time abusing the remaining Arabs. Many who were at the mercy of these terrorists
• Well, pay back time arrived. The Arab population rose up. The Usrael backed PKK/YPG Kurds have maintained there brutal occupation, mass killings have occurred. Still the Arabs have held their ground.Before the troops sent by Damascus could arrive, the Kurds released ISIS thugs from the prisons and there are reports the US has been flying them to other locations
• I’m NO fan of Al Golani. He’s a US stooge, same as the PKK Kurds are. I actually believe he came to save the Usrael Kurds from the hands of the local Arab population. So the Kurds released ISIS because they know the US will use ISIS against Damascus. Turkey. Or possibly in Iran. But, Al Golani arrived to late.

In case you have doubts the carpet bombing mass killing war crime actually occurred…

U.S.-led Coalition Strikes Bombed Trapped Civilians in Syria, Amnesty Says

The coalition’s claims that its precision air campaign allowed it to bomb [ISIS] out of Raqqa while causing very few civilian casualties do not stand up to scrutiny,” Donatella Rovera, senior crisis response adviser at Amnesty International said in a statement. “What leveled the city and killed and injured so many civilians was the U.S.-led coalition’s repeated use of explosive weapons in populated areas where they knew civilians were trapped.”

Leveled the city and Raqqa was a big city.

Raqqa: US coalition ‘wiped city off Earth’, Russia says

Russia has accused the US-led coalition of bombing the Syrian city of Raqqa “off the face of the earth” during the fight against so-called Islamic State. (watch the video)

Let’s read some facts together;

Economist

Economist via Archive.ph

The collapse began after year-long negotiations between the SDF and Damascus floundered. Fighting had broken out on January 6th between government and sdf troops in a Kurdish part of Aleppo, Syria’s second city, prompting the government to send more troops.

Based on other reports I’d seen the Kurds were targeting civilians in the Aleppo area- Including killing them- likely as a pressure tactic

The group’s military campaign against is was internationally lauded, but its ensuing political project became unsustainable as it tried to govern Arab-majority parts of Syria. Cities in the north-east such as Raqqa, freed from is by the Kurds but home to large Sunni tribal populations, were restive under sdf rule. In recent years the SDF had grown more autocratic.

By the time government forces reached Raqqa and northern Deir ez-Zor, much of the region had fallen to tribal fighters. Thousands of Arab recruits in the sdf defected. There was little fighting.

Weeks ago, the group was offered a better deal: three army divisions and a senior defence post for its leader, Mazloum Abdi.

Not good enough

Amid the chaos, more than 100 have escaped prison. The SDF’s collapse may have ended one war, but it risks sowing the seeds of another

Something the US and Israel would like anyway

After the melee- the Arab population released a bunch of children the Kurds had held in prison and tortured

The Assyrians- are informing us of a very different reality than is commonly presented by the perception managing media. Historically speaking the Assyrians have been abused by the Kurdish populace.

Kurdish Militia holds 35 Assyrian Villages Hostage in Syria

To wrap this up, everything you’ve ever been told about the Kurdish fighters has been a narrative to keep you in the dark about what has and is going on in this part of the world

Important- Most of the Kurdish people live within the borders of Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria as ordinary persons going about their day. When the PKK moved into N/Eastern Syria many Kurdish people fled the area knowing how brutal this group of irregular criminal, smugglers, drug dealers truly are. And they want no part of this scenario

Gold is nearing $5,000.00 an ounce US – Hitting $4964.00 today

And Trump is stating he has quite a force ready to hit Iran

Atlantic Council

We’re watching Iran,” US President Donald Trump told reporters Thursday as he returned from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “We have a big flotilla going in that direction, and we’ll see what happens.” For the past week, a US carrier strike group led by the USS Abraham Lincoln has proceeded west from the South China Sea to the Persian Gulf near Iran. 

1. What are Trump’s options in Iran?

We are in unprecedented territory. Prior to Operation Midnight Hammer in June, the United States had never directly attacked Iran. The United States spent years developing the technology and expertise necessary to successfully carry out an operation against Iran’s nuclear program. Initiating strikes to protect protesters is an entirely different set of targets and objectives that are likely being developed in real time.

As the USS Abraham Lincoln enters the region, Trump likely has a range of options that fall into following broad categories. 

• Symbolic strikes: This could include strikes on conventional targets, such as Iran’s nuclear or missile program. While these strikes would do little to tangibly help the protesters, it will ensure that nobody can accuse the president of drawing “red lines” and then ignoring them.

• Strikes targeting the security apparatus: Trump likely has intelligence on a range of facilities and personnel connected to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, law enforcement forces, and the paramilitary Basij militia that may be connected to the crackdown on the protest movement.
• Economic targets: During confrontations between Iran and Israel over the past year, there was speculation that Israel might attack Iranian economic targets. This could include oil export terminals, such as Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, as well as critical natural gas infrastructure. Such an operation would be risky and could impact energy markets, but it would also get the attention of a government that is teetering on the brink of economic collapse.

There were no mass protestors- There were mass armed destabilizers mass killing citizens including beheadings. Using weapons transferred through Iraq with the help of US and Israel. And lots of Starlink terminals supplied by Pentagon contractor Musk. There is lots going on in N/E Syria- with reports of the US flying ISIS fighters into Iraq. They may stay there? They may head into Iran? Hard to say?

Musk’s Starlink in Iran

Starlink is banned in Iran, yet tens of thousands of terminals may have been smuggled into the country, although it remains unclear how many are in use, according to Holistic Resilience, a US nonprofit that has helped deliver Starlink terminals to Iranians and says it is working with SpaceX to monitor what it describes as Iranian attempts to jam the system.

It seems Iran confiscated an untold but quite large number of these- It’s likely another nation ( Perhaps China?) helped Iran to locate these terminals.

The report directly below is a follow up or following along update on the situation between Turkey and Israel & their Kurdish allies the PKK, rebranded long ago as the SDF to obfuscate the US/Israel/NATO ties to this known terror group. As previously mentioned there is conflict between Turkey and Israel regarding Syria… this is bound to worsen.

Yetkin Report

Tension over Syria is rising in Ankara on two interconnected levels. One is the military pressure Israel is exerting on the Ahmed al-Shara administration and on Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The other is the SDF’s reluctance to take responsibility for the disarmament process—acting as if it has no connection whatsoever with the PKK—while keeping an eye on Israeli support, thereby disrupting the “Terror-Free Türkiye” process.

Because the PKK was never going to disarm- these claims were always rubbish

This situation is now testing Ankara’s “red lines,” which can no longer be summarized in just one item but in two:

1. Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity must not be undermined.
2. No security threat must emanate from Syria toward Türkiye.

In fact—as I will elaborate shortly—the strain on these two conditions is leading to increased activity within Türkiye’s three institutions involved in the process and to a hardening of messages.

Rising Tension, Hardening Messages

1. The coordination of the process is under the responsibility of MIT Director İbrahim Kalın. As the process has progressed, the messages coming from PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan have begun to diverge from the statements made by DEM. While Öcalan claims to be persuading the SDF, (he’s not persuading them to disarm) there is suspicion that, through his deliberately ambiguous language, he is in fact trying to rein the SDF in. The role of PKK member Veysi Aktaş, who was released from İmralı, has drawn attention in this process. In this context, MHP’s Feti Yıldız using the same wording as the AK Party leadership—saying “It won’t work unless all elements lay down their arms”—right before the visit by DEM Party’s İmralı delegation (Pervin Buldan and Mithat Sancar, together with Öcalan’s lawyer Faik Özgür Erol) to Devlet Bahçeli on December 13 should be read as a move to leave no room for ambiguity.
2. On the same day, December 12, National Defense Minister Yaşar Güler, while defending the 2026 budget in parliament, raised the emphasis a notch higher by saying “We will not allow it.” This should be read within the same framework. The Turkish Armed Forces increasing their activity in northern Syria last week in coordination with the Damascus administration, and Chief of General Staff Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu’s visit to Damascus, may be interpreted by the PKK as “They can’t do anything; Israel will apply pressure, the U.S. will block it,” but relying on this assumption could be misleading.
3. Also on December 12, the remarks made by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in his interview with Al Jazeera both increased the tone and directly targeted the Israel–SDF connection—now in a way that gives the impression of being based on specific intelligence:
   • “There is a relationship, a correlation, between Israel’s activity in Syria and the SDF’s reluctance. This now needs to be said. This is not a decision taken by the YPG alone. On the day Israel reaches a certain agreement framework with Syria, you will also see the future of the YPG.”

Having said a few days earlier that there cannot be two armies in one country, yet opening a door to compromise by stating that if they reach an agreement with Damascus the police force could come from the SDF, Fidan also emphasized in the Al Jazeera interview that Türkiye  would not allow the opposite scenario.

Read the rest at the link above- Clearly Turkey’s walking a fine line on one side- With Israel, US and PKK allies on the other.

Link– from Azeri media Caliber

According to Armenian media, during a meeting with residents of Syunik (Zangezur), he stated the following: “If we can open the gates of Syunik—I mean the opportunities of those 43 kilometres—then you can be sure that the future will offer us great prospects for development. The ‘Crossroads of Peace’ is very well received by the international community.

First of all, what did Khachaturyan mean by the “opportunity of 43 kilometres”? Given the ending of his tirade—“Our goal is to sign a peace agreement in the near future”—he was referring to the Zangezur Corridor. But then, what does the much-touted “Crossroads of Peace” have to do with this? It’s a complete logical fallacy and a glaring absence of common sense. Let’s break it down further.

The Zangezur Corridor is a transport route intended to connect mainland Azerbaijan with the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic through Zangezur—a provision clearly laid out in Point 9 of the trilateral statement signed on November 10, 2020, which was personally endorsed by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The corridor is planned to include both road and railway links, and in the future, it could become part of the Middle Corridor—an international trade route connecting Asia and Europe via the Caspian Sea. The creation of the Zangezur Corridor is supported by both Azerbaijan and Türkiye, and even two countries that can hardly be called allies—Russia and the United States—back the project.

At my former site- I have a post on this agreement- The TRILATERAL agreement was signed between Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia- The link is still viable and is below;

11 point peace plan from 2020 (nearly 5 years ago)

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, during one of his press conferences, spoke in considerable detail on the subject, noting in particular: “It is very unfortunate that such a practical and beneficial thing as the opening of a route through Zangezur for Armenia still remains only on paper. It is Armenia that is facing difficulties in implementing the opening of the transport corridor.”

Moreover, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made several statements regarding the U.S. initiative—characteristically contradictory in tone. Initially, he declared that the option proposed by Ambassador Tom Barrack—regarding the potential transfer of a section of Armenian territory under the control of a third party—was unacceptable and legally impossible. But, as the saying goes, it wasn’t long before he changed his stance. At a subsequent press conference, he confirmed that discussions had indeed taken place on transferring control of the Zangezur Corridor to a private company representing a third party.

Interestingly, at the time, the Spanish outlet Periodista Digital reported that it had obtained a secret memorandum concerning the Zangezur Corridor, allegedly signed between Armenia and the United States.

As I’d mentioned previously- any agreement regarding this corridor was most likely favoured only by Armenia.

Keep in mind I’m quoting from an Azerbaijani media outlet

Overall, the U.S. initiative concerning the Zangezur Corridor once again confirms that this project lies within the sphere of interest of major global players—and not only for economic reasons. The point is that the corridor plays a critical role in the current era of global order transformation. Specifically, the U.S. interest is motivated, among other things, by Washington’s desire, first, to weaken Moscow’s position in the South Caucasus region; second, to undermine the interests of Iran, which is well known for its opposition to the implementation of the corridor; and third, to use the issue of the Zangezur Corridor to push forward Armenian-Azerbaijani negotiations, ultimately leading to a peace agreement under the auspices of the American track.

Azerbaijan understands that the US will use the issue of the corridor to influence negotiation with an attempt to implement an agreement that is favourable to Pax Americana

As for the Zangezur Corridor, Azerbaijan’s position remains unwavering, grounded in international law and on the commitments made by Armenia itself. As Ilham Aliyev stated at the III Shusha Global Media Forum, if Armenia continues to block the process related to the opening of the Zangezur Corridor, its chances of ever becoming a transit country are approaching zero.

“Unfortunately, no work has been done on the Armenian side in the last five years, as this issue is deliberately removed from the agenda. But under such circumstances, the chances for Armenia to ever become a transit country are close to zero. If they continue to block this process, I think that they will find themselves not only in transport isolation, which they already are in today, but also in political isolation to a certain extent,” the president said.

Unless America steps in. Which is what Armenia is wanting. Which is why Armenia is and has been stalling.

These words from the President of Azerbaijan, directed clearly at Yerevan, also serve as a clear message to the international community: Armenia is the main stumbling block to realising important processes in a geopolitically significant region such as the South Caucasus, where the interests of global powers intersect.

The terror attack in Syria-

https://twitter.com/GozukaraFurkan/status/1945471370516738358

You’re supposed to believe Israel is the David fighting the Goliath- the underdog. Don’t believe it. Israel has a plan. It has the power. It has the weapons. It has it’s Kurdish allies, who are heavily armed and safely embedded with the US. The US has it’s back, fully and completely. Both parties wanting the Middle East remade for their mutual benefit.

Birth Pangs, readers. Birth Pangs (tagged posts aplenty!) It’s been a long arduous process. Ongoing for far longer than most realize.
Btw: Israel, in my opinion, is readying another attack on Iran- The US is right alongside them.

Valdai Club– Israel’s War Against Iran: The Dangerous Ambition for Remapping the Middle East

July 16/25

In reference to this strategy, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz emphasizes that: “Whoever raises a hand against Israel – that hand will be cut off”. He has further asserted that: “Any threat to Israel’s sovereignty will be removed before it matures”. This strategy is based on the “Begin Doctrine,” which regards preemptive attacks to eliminate threats as a legitimate right of Israel. Two major risks arise from this approach:

1. Israel disregards peaceful instruments including diplomacy, international law and organizations, and, without consideration of regional and international dimensions, prioritizes military action.
2. The pursuit of absolute security for itself inevitably generates insecurity for others. Since this strategy is not accepted by other states, it leads to a cycle of militarization, a security dilemma, and persistent instability in the region.

The second and more dangerous objective of Israel’s attack on Iran goes beyond mere security concerns and Iran itself; it is the ambition to redraw the map of the Middle East – an aim that Netanyahu has referenced on multiple occasions. Prior to the war with Iran, he emphasized that: “Our war is not just in Gaza, we will change the map of the Middle East”. Following the attacks on Iran,he further asserted that: “The decisions we made in the war have already changed the face of the Middle East …”

In Israeli discourse, the notion of “redrawing the Middle East” refers to the establishment of a new political-security order in the region – imposing through the use of force (military) and grounded in a redefinition of regional balance of power.

This vision seeks to elevate Israel to the status of regional hegemon, enabling it to dictate the rules, roles, and hierarchies within the regional system.

In this context, Israel’s objective in attacking Iran was not necessarily the elimination of a nuclear or missile threat, but rather the strategic weakening of Iran. This is because, from Israel’s perspective, the primary threat posed by Iran is neither its missile capabilities (which serve a defensive purpose), nor its nuclear program (which Iran was prepared to limit through negotiations), but rather the Iran’s practical commitment to the concept of “resistance” – a cornerstone of Iran’s foreign policy that opposes Israeli (and American) expansionism.

Thus, Israel launched its war on Iran based on the misguided assumption that weakening Iran strategically would allow it to restructure the region’s political and security architecture in a way that secures Israeli dominance.

A crucial point in this regard is the broad involvement and support of the United States in Israel’s misguided strategic assumption. The idea that by weakening Iran and the Axis of Resistance on the one hand, and integrating Arab states into a regional alignment with Israel under the framework of the Abraham Accords on the other, it would be possible to engineer a new regional order.

Netanyahu, referring to this strategic cooperation, emphasized that: “I believe that, working closely with President Trump, we can redraw the Middle East even further and for the better.”

The strategic alignment between the Trump administration and Israel illustrates a significant shift in the US approach to the Middle East – from a policy of “guaranteeing Israel’s security” to one of “ensuring Israel’s regional supremacy.”So, Washington’s objective is no longer merely to defend Israel in times of crisis, but to assist in dismantling rival regional structures and actors – not only politically, but also militarily.

This alignment has ironically reshaped US Middle East policy: for instance, the US removed Abu Mohammad al-Julani – a former al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria whose current ideological distance from his extremist past remains uncertain – from its terrorist list, while simultaneously imposing sanctions on senior UN official focused on Palestinian human rights.

Of course, Washington has its own strategic interests in reshaping the regional map. Having suffered two major failures in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past two decades, its costly interventions have not led to greater influence in the region. On the contrary, the vacuum has been filled by rival powers such as Iran, China, and Russia.

Iran, through the Axis of Resistance, expanded its regional presence; Russia, via military intervention in Syria reasserted itself as a balancing power; and China demonstrated its growing clout by signing a strategic agreement with both the United States’ greatest enemy in the region (Iran) and its closest partner (Saudi Arabia).

Naturally, this situation is unsatisfactory for the United States – a power that has long acted with near-complete freedom in the Middle East – so, it must be changed. In this light, the United States shares a strategic interest with Israel in the project of reshaping the Middle Eastern order. Given its far greater capabilities, one might even argue that the US is the principal architect behind the recent developments in the region.

It is evident that despite certain technological advantages, Israel lacks the capacity to fundamentally alter the Middle East map or even to sustain a full-scale war with Iran on its own. Therefore, the United States must be seen as a key variable in Israel’s war against Iran – actively involved at every stage, from the collection of preliminary intelligence to the supply of munitions, logistics, execution of military operations, and even the management of ceasefire negotiations.

Much, much more information at the Valdai link– The US and Israel will try again. Sooner rather than later. Hope to be wrong.

The fact that Turkey is a NATO nation, blinds people to what is going on. US led NATO has no loyalty to Turkey. The former empires that are partnered with the US, France and the UK have found Turkey (Ottoman) to be expendable previously- That hasn’t changed.

Responsible Statecraft

Even though this rivalry is far from being over, and Israel is far from being the clear victor, it has already started glancing toward the next state that needs to be subjugated in order for Israel to achieve military hegemony in the Middle East: Turkey. (Israel’s doctrine is to achieve security not through balance, but through domination).

This is why Israel has always courted the Kurds– Don't be fooled by the PKK laying down their arms- This is rebrand. A new narrative being created to manage your mind. It's not reality.

Don’t forget to check the additional links I’ve included directly above– Familiar names.

While Israel is undeniably cleansing the Palestinians from Gaza and the West Bank (Palestine) Israeli NGO’s advocate for a homeland for the Kurds-

Turkey’s victory in Syria pushes it deeper into Israel’s focus. But Turkey is different from Iran: It is a member of NATO and the G20, its economy cannot easily be sanctioned, it is a Sunni power with stronger soft power in the broader Middle East than Shia Iran has enjoyed for the past 10-15 years. Turkey, of course, has several vulnerabilities as well, including the Kurdish separatist movement.

But as long as Israel believes its security can only come through militarily dominating all its neighbors that can pose a challenge to it — that is, those who have the capacity to do so regardless of whether they have the intent or not — then Turkey’s emergence as a major power in the region will put it into Israel’s crosshairs, whether it likes it or not.

The forces of geopolitics cannot be eliminated. They can at best only be tamed.

Heartland and Rimland- came by this via Ms Cat’s Chronicles

From the British Empire’s sea power to Russia’s new land corridors, discover how Iran’s geography makes it the most crucial country in the world for East vs. West trade. This is a story you won’t hear on the news—and it directly impacts your portfolio.

You can find Part 2 at this link

Following up on our discussion last week about emerging trade corridors, today we focus on THE MONEY – the fundamental pillar of global power. We’ll explore: The “Tribute System” of the Roman Empire and its surprising relevance to today’s global financial order. The creation of the “Petrodollar” and how it cemented the U.S. Dollar’s status as the world’s reserve currency for decades. The strategic moves by Iran and the BRICS nations to challenge this long-standing financial structure, including the development of a potential new trade currency.