The US has obtained new intelligence that suggests Israel is preparing to launch an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, CNN reported on Tuesday.
The report cited officials who said it was unclear if Israeli leaders had made a final decision, and the chances of an attack depend on the results of the negotiations between the Trump administration and Iran.
One source told CNN that the “chance of an Israeli strike on an Iranian nuclear facility has gone up significantly in recent months” and the “prospect of a Trump-negotiated US-Iran deal that doesn’t remove all of Iran’s uranium makes the chance of a strike more likely.”
Iranian officials have made clear that the idea of eliminating Iran’s uranium enrichment program is a non-starter, although US officials continue to make the demand.
The CNN report acknowledged that Israel doesn’t have the capacity to destroy Iran’s nuclear program without support from the US. A senior US official said that the US was stepping up intelligence collection to be prepared to assist in an Israeli attack on Iran, but another source said it was unlikely Trump would support such a move at this time.
An Israeli source said that Israel could launch an attack on its own if the US and Iran were to negotiate what it considers a “bad deal.”
Another source said that it was more likely Israel would launch the strike during the negotiations to sabotage the chances of the agreement. “I think it’s more likely they strike to try and get the deal to fall apart if they think Trump is going to settle for a ‘bad deal,’” the source said. “The Israelis have not been shy about signaling that to us … both publicly and privately.”
President Trump previously declined to back an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, opting instead for diplomacy. But he has conducted the negotiations under the threat that if a deal isn’t reached, the US will bomb Iran.
The president has been threatening to attack Iran over its nuclear program even though US intelligence agencies have recently reaffirmed there’s no evidence Iran is building a nuclear weapon.
Jimmy Dore did a round up of Persian-named English language tweets last night that's pretty grim. Take home: that Trump's people, Tel Aviv's middle management [this is apparently what MAGA is a short form of, "middle management"], have been instructed that Iran war is on. One of the lengthier threads notes as an aside what a cataclysm that is, without going into detail.
My expectations would include the possibility of Israel nuking Iran, Iran if existentially/physically threatened as a viable society taking the Arab Gulf States, regional American bases and any carriers out with it, Yemen being slaughtered in the shadows as a sideshow, spiked oil prices wrecking the world economy (except for those who might have advanced knowledge of same and invest accordingly), and the US working class experiencing a sizable % of the entire Vietnam casualty count in as little as a day or two.
Civil War battle level cataclysm for American families, all so Becky from Long Island has the option to pretend to be an orange farmer (this actual work being done by developing world non-Jewish 'guest workers' and not kibbutzim) in where her Polish ancestors aren't from, although she'll probably retire to Florida.
At some point Americans become too daft to deserve to have a society any longer.
You give the fake child murdering settler-colonial regime of "Israel" way too much credit. They cannot attack Iran, let alone "nuke" it. Their so-called "nukes" are dead weight and have never been properly tested. The Zionist "nuclear weapons" stockpile is mostly propaganda, to their own detriment.
Here are the facts: if the child murdering Zionist regime attempts any attack against Iran, they will be totally obliterated by the combined forces of the Axis of Resistance. "Israel" will cease to exist in a matter of hours.
Remember that "Israel" attempted to penetrate Iranian airspace last year twice with US support and could not do it. The last attempted attack forced them to air launch ballistic missiles from Kurdish airspace in Iraq. Furthermore, this time around, they no longer have access to Republic of Azerbaijan airspace as Aliyev will not cooperate with "Israel" against Iran and he has been shutting down "Israeli" intel outposts in the country out of fear for Iranian reprisals.
Also, it's called the Persian Gulf, not Arab Gulf. It's been called Persian Gulf since ancient times and it will always be the Persian Gulf no matter how much Trumpists and other Westerners keep using revisionist terminology.
Face it, the days of US and Zionist hegemony are numbered. The writing is on the wall and Trump knows it, Netanyahu knows it, and God willing, any Zionist attack against Iran will result in the obliteration of the child killing settler-colony and the complete collapse of the US and Western economies.
Hezbollah has been neutered, cut off from resupply and abandoned by Iran. Syria has been dismembered and abandoned by Iran. Yemen to their credit continue attempts at resistance but the headlines I see are that they fire one missile per day in the general direction of an airport tarmac. Hamas repurposes unexploded Israeli bombs to fashion IEDs. Is there a different Axis of Resistance you're referring to I'm unaware of? Because that's the one I know of, and it isn't much left.
Iran and Israel had a ritualized exchange of missile fire like two 18th century British upper class fops having a gentlemen's pistol duel in which the two exchanged light fire in the other's general direction and stopped. If Iran thought they could stop the ongoing genocide through their current abilities and not be nuked in the process… well… there are two logical options:
1 – Iran doesn't care about the Palestinians all that much after all, not even as the next phase of genocide plan is announced, or
2 – Iran does care and is holding back what it has in the face of not just an ongoing genocide but also very real threats against itself because they fear a very real Israeli arsenal of nuke weapons that'd end their society.
I go with option 2. It sounds like you're drinking the grape Flavo-Aid from that smirking Iranian who comes on Galloway's otherwise excellent show to claim Iranian lionhearted victory every time one of Iran's allies gets removed from the planet and an Israeli car alarm goes off in retaliation.
Israel does have over 200 nukes by most accounts and an insane, genocidal regime that I don't doubt would use them, including in the oft-discussed "Samson" doctrine that any widespread destruction of Israel by conventional weapons would bring a genocidal nuclear response. They are backed by a bought-off USA that remains the only other country to have dropped nukes on people regarded as subhuman.
Also I said "Arab Gulf states" not Arabian Gulf. Gulf states which are Arab. I used to live and work there by the by, a quarter century ago, so I'm familiar with the geography.
"A source told CNN? Wow!
Now CNN has as source behind closed doors in Israel's security cabinet. Pretty good trick!
The reality is that Israel is naturally prepared for a strike in Iran, as Iran is a declared enemy and the cause of many Israeli deaths.
On the other hand, Israel did take out Saddam Hussein's nuclear reactor in Iraq 1981 and President Assad's nuclear reactor in Syria 2007, and the world was not worse off for it.
The reality is that Israel refuses to join the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and that foreign assistance laws prohibit military aid to nuclear-armed countries that are not subject to IAEA inspections.
According to former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Netanyahu’s approach is leading to an “Armageddon” scenario threatening Israel’s stability. He said: “They want it – Armageddon. They believe that within the framework of an Armageddon, comprehensive, violent consultation, they will be able to expel the unions in the West Bank and prepare the eventual; complete location of the territories in the state of Israel.”
On the other hand, Netanyahu is a wanted war criminal.
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Israel has had this nuclear technology for since the mid-1950s—and the Dimona nuclear complex was established, according to Foreign Policy.
1963: The Dimona reactor, the IRR-2, went critical, according to the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. That is over 7 decades ago, before the Non Proliferation Treaty even existed.
Dimona reactor played a role in Israel's nuclear weapons program. https://armscontrolcenter.org/countries/israel/
Doesn't change the fact that Israel is flagrantly violating international laws.
Israel is widely believed to possess nuclear weapons, though the country neither acknowledges nor denies the existence of a nuclear arsenal. Israel is not a party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and has not accepted IAEA safeguards on some of its principle nuclear activities.
The lack of clarity surrounding the Israeli nuclear weapons program is a key obstacle to establishing a weapons of mass destruction free zone in the Middle East.
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What law did Israel violate? Non Proliferation is a Treaty not a law, which neither Russia, China, Pakistan, India, North Korea have signed the Treaty. So what is your point?
Arabs find Israel to be a welcome hedge against Iran's ambition to exert influence over the Middle East, through their own Shia interpretation of Islamic Sharia
"What law did Israel violate?" LMFAO!
More to the question: Which laws did Israel not violate?
Arabs find Israel the biggest threat to security in the Middle East. Always have.
By the way, the NPT is a legally binding international agreement. As a treaty, it is subject to the principles of international law and considered binding on states that have ratified it.
Foreign assistance laws prohibit military aid to nuclear-armed countries that are not subject to IAEA inspections. The US is complicit in protecting Israel's crimes.
Your interpretation of Sharia would be a crock of shit.
The only thing you have gotten right is that NPT is binding to those who have signed it.
The core difference between Shia and Sunni interpretations of Sharia lies in the interpretation of the succession of leadership.
The vast majority of Palestinians are Sunni Muslims, while a small minority are Shia. So what?
The core difference between Israeli Zionists and Christian Zionists is their belief in Jesus.
Before Oct. 7, up to 1,000 Christians were believed to be living in Gaza, which represented the oldest Christian community in the world. Now displaced through the fascist Israeli ethnic cleansing campaign.
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Wanted but not convicted. If he could speak before the International Court, he would explain that Hamas knew that if they massacred enough Israelis and rounded up hundred of hostages of all ages, that Israel would have to respond is the most aggressive manner.
Rule 97. Human Shields
I. Treaties
Geneva Convention I Article 19, second paragraph, of the 1949 provides: The responsible authorities shall ensure that [fixed establishments and mobile medical units] are, as far as possible, situated in such a manner that attacks against military objectives cannot imperil their safety.
Geneva Convention III
Article 23, first paragraph, of the 1949 Geneva Convention III provides: No prisoner of war may at any time be sent to, or detained in areas where he may be exposed to the fire of the combat zone, nor may his presence be used to render certain points or areas immune from military operations.
Geneva Convention IV
Article 28 of the 1949 Geneva Convention IV provides: The presence of a protected persons may not be used to render certain points or areas immune from military operations.
Additional Protocol I
Article 12(4) of the 1977 provides: Under no circumstances shall medical units be used in an attempt to shield military objectives from attack. Whenever possible, the Parties to the conflict shall ensure that medical units are so sited that attacks against military objectives do not imperil their safety.
If Netanyahu could speak before the International Court, he would be locked up immediately and tried for a series of war crimes.
Don't give me your "human shields" bullshit, Joseph Goebbels. You're a hypocritical hasbara clown with pissweak arguments.
GENEVA CONVENTIONS ACT 1957 – SCHEDULE 1
Fixed establishments and mobile medical units of the Medical Service may in no circumstances be attacked, but shall at all times be respected and protected by the Parties to the conflict.
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I see the facts have touched a nerve up in your orifice.
Statement: 3 December 2023 (keep in mind that this is May 2025)
ICC Prosecutor Karim A. A. Khan KC
"I called for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages taken by Hamas and other terror organisations. There can be no justification for the holding of any hostages, and in particular the egregious breach of fundamental principles of humanity through the taking and continued holding of children. Hostages cannot be treated as human shields or bargaining chips."
I see you prefer to ignore the facts and international law, and whitewash Israeli war crimes like a programmed idiot.
Statement of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC:
On the basis of evidence collected and examined by my Office, I have reasonable grounds to believe that Benjamin NETANYAHU, the Prime Minister of Israel, and Yoav GALLANT, the Minister of Defence of Israel, bear criminal responsibility for the following war crimes and crimes against humanity committed on the territory of the State of Palestine (in the Gaza strip) from at least 8 October 2023:
* Starvation of civilians as a method of warfare as a war crime contrary to article 8(2)(b)(xxv) of the Statute;
* Wilfully causing great suffering, or serious injury to body or health contrary to article 8(2)(a)(iii), or cruel treatment as a war crime contrary to article 8(2)(c)(i);
* Wilful killing contrary to article 8(2)(a)(i), or Murder as a war crime contrary to article 8(2)(c)(i);
* Intentionally directing attacks against a civilian population as a war crime contrary to articles 8(2)(b)(i), or 8(2)(e)(i);
* Extermination and/or murder contrary to articles 7(1)(b) and 7(1)(a), including in the context of deaths caused by starvation, as a crime against humanity;
* Persecution as a crime against humanity contrary to article 7(1)(h);
* Other inhumane acts as crimes against humanity contrary to article 7(1)(k).
Read more here: https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/statement-icc-prosecutor-karim-aa-khan-kc-applications-arrest-warrants-situation-state
Maybe it's because of the direction Hebrew is read, but you have things backward. CNN isn't going to report what Israel doesn't want "leaked." Every congressperson has their AIPAC handler, not sure what the division of labor is at CNN but we can be certain if anyone has an operative anywhere it's Israeli ones in major American media.
CNN RUNS GAZA COVERAGE PAST JERUSALEM TEAM OPERATING UNDER SHADOW OF IDF CENSOR
https://theintercept.com/2024/01/04/cnn-israel-gaza-idf-reporting/
What is your primary source for that gem? Are you saying the CNN has spies at behind closed doors in Israel's Security Cabinet? In espionage, "operative" and "spy" are often used interchangeably.
As for your slight about reading backwards, I am an atheist, but you may be offending the historical perspective. According to religious texts, the first human author to write down the biblical record was Moses. He was commanded by God to take on this task, for Exodus 34:27 records God’s words to Moses, “Write down these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.” And what language did he use? He wrote in his native language, called Hebrew.
The Arabic language is written and read from right to left. This is a common practice among many languages that share the same Semitic roots of Hebrew. Are you implying they all have it backwards?
According to religious texts, "Thou shalt not kill" was God's commandment.
Why do you think Zionists are religious frauds? Their genocidal rhetoric is no different from the Nazis.
Again, you are wrong, as the Commandment is thou shall not commit murder. What does the Bible say about defeating your enemies?
You do not see a genocide, what your are seeing is a response to the genocidal attack by Hamas on Oct 7th, and Hamas using human shields to protect themselves and military assets.
Committing murder is killing, piss-squeek.
What does Jesus say about killing children?
What does the genocidal, infanticidal God of the Hebrew Bible say about killing children?
You do not see a genocide because you are blind, you old bigot.
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But not all killing is murder. Israel's response to Oct 7 is to make sure that it cannot happen again, at least not by Hamas.
Your interpret Hamas mass murder of Israelis of all ages on Oct 7th as "freedom fighters"
"Not all killing is murder?" LOL!'
So, you think 53+thousand dead Palestinians was just collateral damage? Humanitarian "euthanasia", perhaps?
You're a fúcking idiot.
The UN reaffirms the legitimacy the struggle of the Palestinian people for their independence, territorial integrity, national unity and liberation from colonial domination, apartheid and foreign occupation by all available means, including armed struggle.
The UN Strongly condemns those Governments that do not recognize the right to self-determination and independence of all peoples still under colonial domination and alien subjugation, notably the people of Palestine.
You only have to look at the prime cause as Hamas initiated this mess by inviting Israel into Gaza on Oct 7th. It was a bad choice and an even worse choice to continue for the last 19 months.
You only have to look at the prime cause as Zionism, pissqueek.
Israel initiated this mess, in violation of international law, aided and abetted by the fascist U$A.
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I'm implying I don't think you grew up reading Dr Seuss books left to right. I'm in Europe, I wake up early and you've got comments on here every day 2 hours before I read the articles. You're clearly… east… of me.
If you are going to make it personal, I am an American of mixed race and mixed cultural heritage. A decorated combat veteran (11th light infantry brigade, Americal Division), a family man with five grown grandchildren (all university graduates), had a small successful business, an atheist, and I only sleep a few hours a night, with plenty of time to attempt to make sense of the world I live in. – Since you want to make it personal —What is your life experience?
Jesus fúcking wept!
You don't know anything about Jesus. The Gospels were not written in Jesus time, nor in his town, nor in his language. He would have spoken to his people in a semitic language. The Gospels were written in Greek and they gave Jesus all the attributes of former Greek Gods in Greek mythology, starting with virgin births with a deity father, and later performing miracles.
I can read everything Jesus said in the New Testament. He spoke of peace and love. Jesus primarily spoke Aramaic, the common language of Palestine and Syria during his time. He likely also knew Hebrew and Greek, though Aramaic was his everyday language.
In the Old Testament there are multiple imaginary gods. Which one do you think Netanyahu worships?
You should try reading the Geneva Convention on the Punishment of Genocide. The Bible doesn't give anyone the right to commit genocide, pissqueek.
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Jesus said:
“Cursed be anyone who deprives the alien, the orphan, and the widow of justice.”
Like I said, Jesus would have spoken to his people in a semitic language, and there is nothing in the Gospels of Jesus written in his language.
According the text Jesus lived for thirty years as a carpenter with his earthly father, in the very small town of Nazareth, where they spoke a dialect of Hebrew.
His mother was not a virgin, or at least the Gospel writers could not have known this to be a fact, and Jesus could not raise anyone from the dead because after 10 minutes with no oxygen the brain begins to deteriorate, and rigor mortis sets in after a few hours. It's all fantasy and fictional accounts, and it not documented history. You don't even know Jesus date of birth.
Hebrew is a Semitic language, and many Arabs speak Hebrew. Killing Arabs is antisemitic, pissqueek.
Like I said, Jesus primarily spoke Aramaic, the common language of Palestine, and he likely also knew Hebrew.
The vast majority of biblical and historical scholars agree that Jesus of Nazareth was a real person who lived in the 1st century AD. This view is supported by various historical sources, including the New Testament itself, as well as references in Jewish and Roman historical writings.
Jesus never said he was God, he didn't hate anyone, whereas, Yahweh, the God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully.
Zionism is based on the religious fiction of "God's Chosen People".
Choose the fictional book of your choice, as God is just a concept of man and not a real person. They are all fictional accounts of history.
Islam has much of its foundations from the Bible (Old Testament). Moses is mentioned extensively in the Quran, and is mentioned more frequently than any other character, a total of 136 times.
You remember Moses , the guy who gave a certain people the Ten Commandments, and then lead them the promised land.
While the story of Moses is a core element of the Hebrew Bible and other religious traditions, the historical existence of a person named Moses is a subject of debate among scholars. Most scholars believe Moses was a legendary figure, or at least that the biblical account does not represent a historically accurate portrayal of a real person.
Why do you support Christian Zionism, piss-stain? You must remember that Zionism has more to do with white settler-colonialism than what is written in the Bible.
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Jesus did claim divinity. Here's the most concise explanation I could find. https://biblehub.com/q/did_jesus_claim_divinity.htm
Here's more from other sources. Hope this helps you. https://duckduckgo.com/?t=lm&q=did+jesus+say+he+was+god&ia=web
(duck is just another search engine)
Trump was talking about bringing back mental institutes. I say we put him and all the other world "leaders" in a rubber room and let them play Risk, Battleship and Monopoly there instead of using the world as a gameboard.
It's not stupid if you knew the agenda. It only appears stupid to us hoi poloi who don't have access to the big picture which is more power and money for the few in business and gov.
No kidding. You think I havent understood that by now?
Didn’t know that from what you posted.
You put words in my mouth and made assumptions based on your biases. I've been on here long enough commenting on how they profit from war. I wasn't born yesterday, and I am constantly reading about all the ways they fuck the world for their benefit. As well, a psychopath is a nutcase, imo. So go stroke your ego and argue elsewhere.
Not sure where this is going. This story and its comments lack any cohesion; a fact here and a fact there not good analysis make.
Would Israel broadcast a strike? What of the Israeli pilots shot down? And short of a nuke, what can destroy Iran’s capabilities?
Russia will likely have its people assisting in the peaceful side of Iran’s nuclear program, so what happens when they get killed, working not with weapons but merely for energy cooperation?
Recent treaties between Iran and Russia cover virtually everything except mutual defense, nor anything about sharing nuclear weapon technology, or any weapons for that matter, but we know drones have been crossing borders.
The absence of any mutual defense commitment shows that a potential joint Israeli/US strike would not force Russia’s hand under the treaty. The lack of commitment to each other’s defense is likely shaping the nature of their cooperation, at least that to which they admit.
The Iranians are content to produce drones which are becoming a huge part of the balance of strategic military force. Russia could help Iran’s ballistic missile capability, avoiding anything nuclear (the 800 lb. gorilla) entirely.
Good questions, though I have not heard that Russia is assisting Iran’s enrichment program.
It may be this is simply another pressure tool: make a quick deal or else. I agree that Israel attacking alone makes no sense.
I suspect this is more fake news as the child killing regime of "Israel" has been rattling its saber against Iran since 1992. They attempted two major attacks against Iran with full US support last year and could not even penetrate Iranian airspace due to density of Iranian air defenses, which have since been further bolstered throughout the country with both bleeding edge indigenous and Russian air defenses. Russia has committed itself to fully supporting Iran in the event of any Western and/or Zionist attack and Netanyahu's relations with Putin are already on shaky grounds, any attempt against Iran will ruin it permanently and seal the child killing regime's fate as Russia will not stop the Axis of Resistance from obliterating the fake Eurotrash settler-colony. And this is to say nothing of China, which is just as all-in on its defense of Iran. The Zionist and Western regimes are all thoroughly godless and they have learned nothing from history, not even their own.
The bottom line is that for Russia and China, which view Iran as a buffer and bulwark against the West, attacking Iran is an absolute red line that cannot be crossed. As a result crossing that rubicon will immediately ignite WW3 and collapse the Zionist-dominated Western world order. A new order led by Russia, China and Iran will be the future and the West will be in ruins and misery for decades. The martyred Soleimani, who saved humanity from ISIS (as it was he who convinced Putin to intervene in Syria and help Iran and the Axis of Resistance destroy ISIS) will have had his revenge many times over.
Trump knows this, and so does JD Vance, Tulsi Gabbard, Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk, and the others in the anti-neocon faction. So far they have been able to keep the warmongering neocon faction from doing anything stupid, and they have the advantage that the Pentagon absolutely wants to avoid war as they know it will lead to their own demise, just as the "Israeli" military knows that any action taken against Iran will lead to the end of the genocidal Zionist regime.
What the neocons and Zionists don't seem to understand is that Iran, specifically the IRGC and the Iranian military, want them to attack, because this is the only way to end US hegemony and the godless genocidal Zionist domination of this world. We are going to be living in some very interesting times.
I do not think Iran wants them to attack. They have bent over backwards to avoid war, and tempered all responses to US/Israel aggression.
Trump is not playing a fair game. His administration’s “negotiations” with Iran are untenable, as they require Iran to give up enrichment requirements for energy and medical purpose. They are refusing modernity for a country whose neighbor actually stole nukes from the US that everyone pretends they don’t have.
It’s never been a fair game, as you know. Our representative system is too easy to influence and buy.
The US "administration’s 'negotiations' with Iran…require Iran to give up enrichment requirements for energy and medical purpose."
Purposes that, as noted, comply with established, treaty-based international nuclear regulations:
"[A]ccording to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), all member countries have the right to peaceful enrichment. Japan, Germany, Brazil, and Argentina have been allowed to develop enrichment programs…"
"Beyond Iran: a new nuclear doctrine for the Persian Gulf," Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 5/13/25
The administration in Iran might not want a war, but I'm not so sure about the IRGC. Think about how our own military – capable or not – would look at a similar situation were the tables reversed.
Our military doesn’t operate on its own.
And Israel has infiltrated Iran, but Iran has also infiltrated Israel.
Carlson is the only one on that list who is an anti-neocon. "So far they have been able to keep the warmongering neocon faction from doing anything stupid…" Backing ongoing genocide, walking away from table thus far in Ukraine, prep for war with China, trillion $ new nukes commitment, war crimes in Yemen, Sudan & Somalia, prep for war on Iran, pumping massive amounts of weaponry into world…
I don't see Russia in a position to do much of anything to aid Iran beyond the tech sharing they have done.
Wonder how long Tucker will be able to hold out and stay in the MAGA fold in the end.
MAGA is just like the Democrat party. Don't obey 100% to their policies or their king – out you go.
Good commentary. See my comment below.
I looked for specifics in the Russian-Iranian Treaty (early ‘25) and found no mention of any mutual defence. I’d heard this before but need to see it somewhere. The treaty language is very specific, leaving nothing to vagaries, especially “we’ll jump in if they attack you (read ‘so they’ll be deterred and won’t.’)”
Baring this, I’m inclined to think Russia won’t do anything. Suffice to say, there’ll be enough conventional retaliation, maybe sufficient to deter?) A surgical strike using American Thor’s hammer-type (conventional) from space that Alex mentioned might go deep enough.
“Russia has committed itself to fully supporting Iran in the event of any Western and/or Zionist attack”
This is absolutely not true. Russia has specifically said that it does NOT have a mutual defense agreement with Iran. Neither does China or any other major nation. Iran is on its own.
It is the highest stakes game there is and there’s lots of bluffing going on right now … time to fold or double down?
That will change if the oil stops flowing. Russia and China are economic partners with Iran. Money determines policy, especially foreign policies.
As a major oil exporter itself, Russia does not mind at all if there’s disruption in supply … raises their prices and profits.
It’s the logistics. Cheaper to buy from Iran than build new pipelines.
The US has obtained new intelligence … Stop right there.
How is it possible for so much stupidity to be contained in such small areas on the planet?
Well, MOST of the planet IS water, so, ….
No, the Israeli do not attack Iran without first coordinating the precise course of actions with the Trump regime. The Trump regime – and their political opposition – however have been bought by the Israel Lobby, so who is the horse and who is the cart might be up for debate. The decision however has been made by the Trump regime that they are going to war with Iran. The Trump regime does not want any deal, they want war. You don't need any inside information from some unnamed unidentified nebulous set of 'officials' to know that.
For some reason the US regime is interested in creating some semblance of plausible deniability. Like before the Iraq war, be it (a lot) less plausible and deniable. The demands of the Trump regime are meant to be unacceptable. The Iranians have made that absolutely clear for god knows how many times, so that the US does not have to fear getting a deal they don't want and have to blow up again.
The demand to not enrich also contravenes International Nuclear Law, the basic logic of the NPT and denies Iran sovereignty over their own energy production and consumption. But the point is not law, inalienable rights, nuclear safety, non-proliferation and all those things, the point is to start a war of choice.
This war is about US imperial plans for depopulation more ambitious than that of the notsees.
Exactly.
It’s another round of
fill in the blankis unreasonable.Just like they did with Hamas, who actually negotiated in good faith. Just like what they are doing with Russia.
Lather, rinse, repeat.
Even if Wash. doesn't attack they'll give Israel everything else, intelligence and more money. This is all about Israel and their project of expanding borders all around the middle east. Now, can we see why Israel and Zionism are not the good guys? (along with Wash. who continue to be their lackeys.)
"This is all about Israel and their project of expanding borders all around the middle east."
Again, imo it's not just about the Middle East – for the American right, Israel has a special attraction:
for the US right, armed and garrisoned, border-policed, racist ethno-state Israel leads the way – for right-wing America, Israel is the American dream.
from 2018, re the "parallel between the American right wing and its counterpart in Israel":
"The American right has its very own Gaza at the Mexico border," Middle East Eye, 12/1418
My question is, does Trump value any deal he makes MORE than obeying the whims of the Apartheid State of Israel ?
His ego seems built on his preeminence in all matters, particularly imposing his will onto others ("making a deal").
To brag about scoring a nuclear agreement "that Biden couldn't, that Obama couldn't, that Abraham Lincoln couldn't even during the Civil War of the Roses" seems all Trump cares about – and for someone ELSE (Netanyahu) to override him, tear up "his" deal, negate that "victory" ? That sounds impossible, and likely dangerous. We know how petty Trump can be.
The most efficient way to stop the war is to provide Iran with nukes as Russia did it with Belarus.
"For some reason the US regime is interested in creating some semblance of plausible deniability. Like before the Iraq war, be it (a lot) less plausible and deniable. The demands of the Trump regime are meant to be unacceptable. The Iranians have made that absolutely clear for god knows how many times"
Yes.
President Trump previously declined to back an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, opting instead for diplomacy. But he has conducted the negotiations under the threat that if a deal isn’t reached, the US will bomb Iran.
Thank you for describing diplomacy, American style
Monkey, organ grinder…
Trump will do what's good for Israel, even if it means another war and American blood and more of our stolen wages called income tax. It's the American Way, ya know?
It's not just Trump and it's not just Israel. Trump's just more blunt. And our "diplomacy" is lousy regardless of what region of the world we've got our noses in. But everything you said is true.
"Trump will do what's good for Israel"
But not for Israel's sake…I don't think he cares about Israel per se – imo, Israel is about domestic power:
1/ activating key electoral bases, and 2/ with the aid of the Israel lobby and mainstream news, offering a weapon to attack civil liberties and civil rights.
Israel is tied in with AIPAC and other Zionist lobbies, so he has to keep that money coming into Wash.
Bullylopmacy…!
Dang it, CNN, this isn't news. It's "default setting" for whoever's in charge in Tel Aviv. Let us know if the ASI does NOT intend to attack the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Israel would have to violate sovereign Arab nation airspace or receive tacit approval to reach Iran. If so, Arab regimes will collapse under the weight of its street’s anger. The entire region will be in chaos for decades
OK, now let's follow the money and political implications of an attack.
Oil Jumps on Possibility of Israeli Attack on Iran
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Oil-Prices/Oil-Jumps-on-Possibility-of-Israeli-Attack-on-Iran.html
"Crude oil prices have significantly risen due to reports of a potential Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear facilities, as indicated by US intelligence.
The possibility of an Israeli strike threatens to disrupt current US-Iran negotiations aimed at a new nuclear deal, potentially leading to a broader Middle Eastern conflict.
There are varying perspectives within the US government regarding the likelihood of Israel following through with an attack, with the final decision potentially dependent on the outcome of Trump's negotiations with Iran."
Wash. needs another quagmire so more weapons can be produced and more money comes back to Wash. from the MIC. Iran is the last country to be trashed according to Gen. Wesley Clark. I'm sure everyone here knows about that. The timing is a little late, but so was '1984' and Helter Skelter. https://duckduckgo.com/?t=lm&q=7+countriesin+5+years&ia=web
If the attack happens, it will escalate rapidly, and most likely completely out of control. Iranian reprisal via ballistic missiles will target Dimona and other populated targets. Thousands of Israelis would die in very short order.
The US political and media class will claim that the reprisal by Iran was the primary and unprovoked aggression.
US congress and Israelis, so use to only minor pin-prick counter attacks from Iran, will shriek for an escalation including the use of nuclear weapons.
If Putin were to station its own nuclear weapons in Iran, under Russian control, it could and would be the needed stabilizing chess move; this would have to happen asap.
Iran cannot win an arms race with Israel and Israel possesses nuclear-armed submarines in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, specifically the Dolphin-class II submarines for immediate response.
The Dolphin-class submarines are known for their speed, quiet operation, and advanced capabilities, making them suitable for long-range deployments like in the Persian Gulf, and Germany is about to sell Israel it's fifth Dolphin.
Iran's oil industry is dependent on the Persian Gulf, particularly the Strait of Hormuz, which is a critical chokepoint for its oil exports. The Strait of Hormuz is used by roughly 90% of Iran's oil exports, and about 83% of its total exports.
The Dolphin 2 class submarines are the largest to have been built in Germany since World War II and the most expensive single vehicles in the Israel Defense.
The Dolphin II-class submarine is highly regarded for its advanced capabilities, including air-independent propulsion (AIP) allowing extended submerged endurance, and a sophisticated integrated fire control system. These submarines are considered among the most advanced diesel-electric attack submarines in the world.
Your comment can be distilled to "Israel has nukes" and can escalate to using them.
The density of weapons per square mile of national territory also matters. Israel does not have the strategic depth of real estate to disregard Iran's weapons.
Israeli bragging about having free kriegsmarine weapons.
His comment? I unblocked him momentarily to check and see what garbage he is peddling and lo and behold it's more plagiarism. Back to blocking him.
(An Israeli source said that Israel could launch an attack on its own if the US and Iran were to negotiate what it considers a “bad deal.”)
So if the US and Iran reach an agreement, Israel will still l attack Iran nuclear facilities.?
Arrogance.
Trump just wants to do it "His Way". With Trumpian "diplomacy". That is negotiate a so-called deal involving terms that Iran is unlikely to agree to. In other words, as just a formality that would assure his pliant followers that he was "left no alternative", thus keeping his image as a "peace President" in some bizarre way.
Ray is hot on Iran and the bomb canard: “Israel is deterred . . .”
his comment starting about minute 52 and returning at about 1:07
I do wonder and in fact consider, how unwise it seems, to me, that potentially attacking such mechanisms, within Iran, could trigger an even larger conflict, nuclear conflict…..