The Israeli military believes there is now an opportunity to bomb Iran due to the weakening of its allies in the region following the ousting of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, The Times of Israel reported on Thursday.
Israeli military officials said in the wake of the regime change in Syria, the Israeli Air Force has increased its preparations for a potential attack on Iran.
The Times report said the IDF is considering launching strikes on Iran’s nuclear program. While Israeli officials are constantly claiming Iran is seeking nuclear weapons, there is no evidence that’s the case, a fact recently acknowledged by the CIA.
In the wake of Assad’s ouster, Israel launched a massive bombing campaign in Syria, launching 480 strikes in just 48 hours. The Israeli military said it decimated the former government’s military assets, destroying about 80% of the equipment that was left behind.
Israeli officials now say they have total air superiority over Syria due to the lack of air defenses, which could make it easier to launch airstrikes on Iran. Israeli warplanes used to have to avoid air defenses when bombing Syria, but now Israeli officials say they’re able to fly over Damascus without having to worry about getting shot down by Russian-made air defenses.
Israel last bombed Iran in October, attacks that damaged some air defenses and killed four Iranian soldiers and one civilian. Iranian officials vowed a response to the attack, but nothing has happened so far. Israel launched the strikes on Iran in response to an Iranian ballistic missile attack on Israel that was retaliation for a string of Israeli escalations in the region.
The Oreshnik version of Iranian missiles are also ready for Israel…!
I don’t see them using it.
They could’ve hit Israel while it overextended into Syria and Lebanon. They still never reciprocated a strike that they already threatened.
You are the best ED!
Nope. (Credit:NA for full sentence).
That's is because they are not vicious, and definitely not similar to Zionist who devil runs in their blood… And they don't want to be similar…!
A response to violence should not always be the violence…!
The dreaded Kinhsero ! Or at least I hope the IRI version is called that.
Oh great idea, bomb Iran now that hia pal assad is gone!!!! But doesn't Iran have a couple of other pals who could disdain Israel attacking Iran maybe just as strong as Iran, namely Russia & China… If they did not like Israel's action they have some mighty & big consequences they could visit on Israel & also tweek Uncle Scamz big nose by such action. Let the games begin with some popcorn!!!
Except China is a docile Giant Panda grandmother without teeth. China stabbed Assad in the front and back by giving him absolutely nothing to improve Syria's people economic situation. It enforced the US sanctions against the innocent and starving Syrian people. The only explanation: The Chinese are happy being our slaves.
China invented Lao Tzu and Confucius; not wise to underestimate their long game.
Also "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu.
I’m not important and never pretended to be wise. The question is do the BRICS countries feel good about China’s long game? If I were them, I would be asking, what’s in BRICS for me? If China keeps capitulating like this, BRICS has no value.
China is only concerned only with capitalist business growth. Russia is already in an existential war with NATO.
The question is whether the US can squeeze more money out of the people it controls in order to fund Israel.
Totally agreed.
Dude! When is China waking up? We're cutting off their access to fossil fuel everywhere and all they do is nod and shake hands with disgusting warmongers determined to enslave them.
The main conduit of fossil fuel for China is Russia.
Russia is a little busy in Ukraine, although Russia has demonstrated the efficiency of the Oreshnik.
I have a feeling China may still stab Russia in the back to get on good terms with the US in the next couple of months?
The Russian and Chinese regimes seem to have maintained a pretty good sense of proportion as to where their interests lie.
Xi doesn’t want too many foreign entanglements for China, especially entanglements that could damage Chinese economic interests.
Putin doesn’t want to rely too much on Chinese support. The Russian empire’s eastern possessions (current and former) will probably eventually move completely into the Chinese orbit; he’d rather that’s a very slow process until after he’s dead and gone.
So they mostly keep it to mutually beneficial economic relations and softball “friendship” theatrics.
I am doubting that Xi would be that stupid. Hatred of the CCP is deeply embedded in the Yankee Empire's politics.
The anti-communists, the neocons, and the xenophobes(e.g. Trump) all hate the CCP. Even the realists(e.g. John Mearsheimer) want to move to block China because it is the rising power.
China needs to stand with Russia in order to oppose the Yankee Empire.
Xi knows all this. Thus, throwing Russia under the bus would be suicidal for China.
When China helped the West destroy Syria with sanctions, it destroyed all the arguments for BRICS. If I were an African country with enemies all around me and threatened with crippling sanctions, why would I sign up for BRICS if I knew I was getting the shaft regardless.
A war of aggression is a “military conflict waged without the justification of self-defense, usually for territorial gain and subjugation.“
Israel is a rogue state that respects no international law and is constantly waging wars of aggression. That it has the open support of the Biden-Harris administration is a shame.
Touché ole!
Israel has had open support of U.S. presidents since the coup and assassination of President Kennedy.
Not long before his death, President Kennedy exchanged terse letters with David Ben-Gurion over the (illegal) State of Israel developing the bomb.
Correctly, President Kennedy surmised that an Israel with the bomb would become increasingly belligerent in the ME.
Biden/Harris is just the latest.
Mr. Trump has voiced his approval of what Israel is doing in Gaza and the West Bank, and now in the Golan Heights/Syria. A few months ago he said that Israel needed to "finish the job" in Gaza.
I knew that President John F. Kennedy gave an ultimatum to David Ben-Gurion over Israel developing illegally the atomic bomb. Did JFK signed his death warrant in doing so?
That's a good question, but I really think the answer as to who is responsible is given in "JFK 2 The Bush Connection". It is on youtube and it is a must watch.
I knew that President John F. Kennedy gave an ultimatum to David Ben-Gurion over Israel developing illegally the atomic bomb. Did JFK signed his death warrant in doing so?
"Gluttony is a lust of the mind."
Thomas Hobbes
The war mongers of Israel and the USA are on the march now and feeling emboldened and indestructible. Biden gave Israel everything and incoming Trump is already speaking of America being the world's superpower again. Who knows Israel and Trump might fight over who controls the Middle East.
Anyway, what is sad at the moment is that the world just stands by and talks a lot, unless there are things in the works we don't know about.
World's superpower "again" ? When has the USA -not- had 1100+ international bases, a defense budget higher than the next ten countries combined; a massive and diverse economy; spyware all over the Internet; and the active agency to sabotage all its competitors ??
You are right but there was some check during the Soviet Union. but when they collapsed with the fall of the Berlin wall America showed its might with super arrogance all over without any checks anywhere and that's what they want again. so I meant it in that way.
Iran is playing the waiting game. Iran has proven that their latest missiles are difficult to shoot down and are precise.
We can be sure that Hezbollah is paying attention. Ground support equipment may be difficult to attain, however, Hezbollah still has many, many rockets, some pretty sophisticated, in their arsenal.
The wild card is if Iran has quickly developed several nukes that could be tested on Israel, if Israel unleashed an attack on Iran.
From there, things could escalate quickly, perhaps involving Russia.
What a mess.
Iran does not have nukes now. However, they have positioned themselves such that they can develop them if needed. Israel would be foolish to provide the justification. Thus, I think it's all sound and fury signifying nothing … but I could be wrong 🙂
Israel is on a roll. Its crazed Zionist leaders are on top of the world.
Now.
There is no telling what Israel will do next.
Breaking agreements with regularity. Killing with pleasure, even women and children.
Interview with volunteer in Gaza, Dr. Perlmutter:
"Quos Deus vult perdere prius dementat" … whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad …
Classic!
Iran will be waiting:
https://www.presstv.ir/Live
Take a break, have some coffee and rest Israel…
It is nice to see Israel biting off way more than they can chew. The Israeli's are only capable of using AirPower when there are no defenses that can answer back.
The attack on Iran in October was a dismal failure despite the typical propaganda coming from Israel and the US. Lets hope the next Iranian response is extremely decisive.
We certainly want no further escalation. We are antiwar here, right?….! Ahem.
I wonder if the IRI has any form of Distant Early Warning forward posts in Syria or Iraq, watching for unidentified aircraft inbound on Iran from the ASI.
Either way – even if Syria's AA capability is gone, the IDFwaffe may find IRI air defenses QUITE op-er-ational when they arrive…
Can someone please explain to me how Russia is maintaining its military base in Syria?
Lord Bebo had video of them just rolling in, no one bothering them.
Nope
lol.
LOL. I learned recently that "Nope" is a complete sentence.
For some people, "Nu-uh !" is a complete academic defense of a position.
For some people, "Nu-uh !" is a complete academic defense of a position.
Be aware, dear Israel…. Iran can fight back… … … … … … … … …
Iran is NOT Palestine.
https://www.presstv.ir
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Tartus%E2%80%8E,+Syria/Hmeimim,+Syria/@35.4055944,35.3312588,8.75z/data=!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x15217e77890fb9a3:0xa072a491096e24b!2m2!1d35.8866517!2d34.8959276!1m5!1m1!1s0x1523ff8ad5e4b7bb:0x2556c017ef5d5d58!2m2!1d35.9372825!2d35.403764?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTIxMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
John Mearsheimer and Andrei Martyanov have opined that Russia doesn't need the bases at Tartus and Hmeimim. Does the US need its bases in Syria?
The US thwarted Russia's interest in building a naval base on the Sudanese coast.
The map leaves no doubt that Russia controls the Syrian coastline. Whether a proposal to expand Russia's enclave that may include the M4 highway as the northern border, the M5 to the east, and Lebanon's northern border remains unknown.
The Russians have strategic views of Cyprus, Turkey's southern coastline, and much of the eastern Mediterranean.
There's little contention among observers that Syria has become the Middle East's 'melting' pot.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Russian_military_bases_abroad
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Who controls what in Cyprus? [OC] : r/Maps
The Republic of Cyprus (ROC) is the internationally recognized government of the southern part of the island of Cyprus. However, the northern third of the island has been administered separately by Turkish Cypriots with the support of Turkey since 1974. In 1983, this area declared independence and called itself the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). Only Turkey recognizes the TRNC as a separate political entity.
Cyprus was a British Crown Colony from 1925 until it gained independence in 1960. The United States recognized Cyprus's independence on August 16, 1960.
The ROC has sovereignty over the entire island, except for the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, which are controlled by the UK.
They should attack Russia while at it. Why not? High on your supply and you feel invincible.
Scarface 2: The world is yours boychik.
Hollywood mentality is the only source…!
Syrias new government forbids Palestinian resistance to use Syria for resistance activities!
HTS informed the Palestinian resistance factions operating in Syria to lay down their weapons, close training camps, and dissolve their military wings operating in Syria, effectively killing off the resistance in total.
"The new policy is heading towards neutrality in the conflict with Israel and the first decisions to prevent Palestinian military action in all of Syria, in addition to closing any headquarters or corridor that serves the resistance"
The first indications of this direction are represented by the decision communicated by HTS to the representatives of the Palestinian factions in Syria, that there will no longer be any weapons, training camps or military headquarters of the Palestinian factions, and that the factions must dissolve their military formations as soon as possible, in exchange for political and charitable work under the root of the new Syrian state.
The practical result of this step is that the Palestinians are prohibited from using Syria as a headquarters or corridor for any activity against the Israeli enemy. It is a step that will be completed in Lebanon soon, as the project of ending the Palestinian camps will be taken out of the traws, not in preparation for the dissolution of military forces, but for their settlement in Lebanon.
– Reports Al Akhbar
https://x.com/MyLordBebo/status/1867588437140025481
The rot inspired by Israel spreads everywhere. Rotten to the core.
It is at present confusing. HTS is not the government. They want everyone to think so. And surely are doing their best to put the fear in the bones of the population. Killings of old and young. Making good videos to make sure the message is heard. Not that in the polite society we can takk about it. HTS leader is now in Zelenski shirt, total demicrat.
Yet, how much this group numbering 15,000
mercenaries can control? Of course from 15,000 we jumped to 30,000 — but I digress -/ that is technicality.
HTS nust sailed into Syria with ease. The only time one can so easily walk into — is walking into a trap.
Sure, HTS will now make it their oriority to eliminate Palestinians and Shia. Just as paymasters want, But long term — remains to be seen. Palestinians do not have any training facilities in Syria. There are Palestinian refugees.
The bigger issue is — the supply routes to Hezbollah. Being mercenaries — they will go for highest pay. Syria is allready heaven for smuggling. The bulk of Kurdish economy on all sides of borders — Syrisn, Turkish, Iraqi — is smuggling based.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/world/middleeast/syria-israel-turkey-us-strikes.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c390j9x9w9go Israeli army prepares to stay on border peak of Mt Hermon for winter
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/12/14/syria-live-news-israel-bombs-near-damascus-as-syrians-celebrate-freedom
https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/12/1158131 Syria: UN chief calls for urgent de-escalation by Israeli forces, withdrawal from Golan buffer zone
https://www.ejiltalk.org/israels-use-of-force-against-syria-and-the-right-of-self-defense/