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Line 204: − ===Israel=== − *[[Alex Jones]]: [https://seemorerocks.substack.com/p/false-flag-tucker-carlsons-warning Israel has one trump card and its nuclear]. − *[[Peter Beinart]]: [https://peterbeinart.substack.com/p/bradlander2026 “This Reallignment is Happening.”] ''[[Brad Lander]] on the Jewish community’s shifting values on Israel-Palestine.'' − :"Our guest is Brad Lander, who last week won the [[Democratic]] nomination for [[Congress]] in [[New York]]’s 10th district. Brad’s victory is a milestone: A [[Jewish]] [[politician]], running on his support for [[Palestinian]] [[rights]], winning in one of the most Jewish districts in the country. Even a few years ago, it would have been unimaginable...." − :*What a joke. Brad is no symptom. He is unstable. Upto a year ago he was linked to zionists. Beinart changed when Trump rose over a decade ago. Oddball Brad needs to see what they did with Scott Wiener even after he uttered the G word (due to intimidation). Or with the liberal victims of Oct 7, like this one https://x.com/Mazelit_/status/2074156335411642596 [[User:LaMarina|LaMarina]] ([[User talk:LaMarina|talk]]) 01:04, July 7, 2026 (EDT) − :::What do you know about [[Abdul El-Sayed]]? ''[[The Intercept]]'': [https://theintercept.com/2026/06/29/abdul-el-sayed-jewish-voice-peace-senate/ Abdul El-Sayed Becomes First Senate Candidate Backed by Pro-Palestine Jewish Group]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Do normal heterosexuals spend 20 yrs Googling the locations of gay bathhouses?]]</sup> 10:46, July 7, 2026 (EDT) − *''[[Israel Hayom]]'': [https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/06/18/you-could-have-been-the-greatest-president-of-all-but-you-failed/ You could have been the greatest president of all, but you failed]. − :[[Israel]]i [[media]] owned by [[Miriam Adelson]] has accused [[President Trump]] of betraying Israel and undermining [[Western civilization|Western]] interests. − {{quotebox-float|“Mr. President, you have harmed the interests of the [[civilized]] world and may be remembered as a president who [[humiliate]]d [[America]]. YOU BETRAYED ISRAEL and now all the humiliations you previously faced seem completely justified.”}} − *[[Andrew Korybko]]: [https://korybko.substack.com/p/russia-wouldnt-mind-the-expansion Russia Wouldn’t Mind The Expansion Of Israeli Influence Into Central Asia]. − − ===Lebanon=== − * Islamic Republic claims. [https://www.ryandawson.org/p/presstv-colleague-hit-by-israel-drone PressTV reporter hit by Israeli drone while reporting live]. − − * Senior US officials: Israel maintains ‘right to defend itself against’ Hezbollah attacks under US-Iran deal. “The deal is a ceasefire, and it will not be a one-way ceasefire,” an official said on Monday. [https://www.jns.org/news/u-s-news/senior-us-officials-israel-maintains-right-to-defend-itself-against-hezbollah-attacks-under-us-iran-deal]. − − * Senior US official. Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon not a condition for deal. − [https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/428677] − [[User:Telling|Telling]] ([[User talk:Telling|talk]]) 23:55, June 15, 2026 (EDT) − − *[[Alastair Crooke]]: [https://youtu.be/5RrorBzJhgs IRAN’S TRIGGER WARNING: ‘Withdraw from Lebanon… Any Violations and We Strike]. − [[User:RobSmith|RobSmith]] ([[User talk:RobSmith|talk]]) − − * While US Iran reach a deal via biased Pakistan/Qatar, Iran's Hezbollah attack... [https://www.timesofisrael.com/amid-us-iran-deal-idf-says-hezbollah-continues-attacking-troops-in-south-lebanon/ Amid U.S.-Iran Deal, Hizbullah Continues Attacking IDF Troops in South Lebanon] − [[User:LaMarina|LaMarina]] ([[User talk:LaMarina|talk]]) 14:45, June 16, 2026 (EDT) − :*''[[Times of Israel]]'': "A senior US official told reporters on Monday that the MOU signed a day earlier with Iran is '''not conditioned on Israel withdrawing from Lebanon.''' However, '''the deal still envisions a [[ceasefire]] that covers Lebanon''', as well as Iran, the US official said in a briefing with reporters." − :::Comment: What's happening is fairly simple to see: US [[negotiator]]s are saying, "We can't control what [[Israel]] does" and [[Iran]]ian negotiators are saying "We can't control what [[Hezbollah]] does." So the can gets kicked down the road. Nonetheless, Iran does not concede its demand that Israel withdraw from Lebanon, not just a [[ceasefire]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|WWJD? Would he claim 2 gay bathhouses in Russia compared to 300 in America justifies nuclear war?]]</sup> 15:01, June 16, 2026 (EDT) − ::::*Open Source Intel: [https://x.com/Osint613/status/2066291045478912364?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Iranian Mehr News Agency has published the supposed 14 clauses of the MOU]; − :::::This item here: − :::::*"Iran's missile program and '''support for resistance groups''' are '''removed from the agenda entirely"''' − :::::is what gives the [[American]] side the right or position to claim it cannot control [[Israel]]i actions. − − ===Iran=== − *''[[The American Conservative]]'': [https://www.theamericanconservative.com/trump-just-changed-the-iran-conversation/ Trump Just Changed the Conversation About Iran]. ''[[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] and [[Tehran]] need not be enemies forever.'' − {{Quotebox|“We got along very well with [[Iran]],” [[Trump]] said on Monday in a joint press conference with [[France]]’s [[President Emmanuel Macron]]. “I find them to be more [[rational]], very smart,” Trump told [[NBC News]] last week.}} − :*''[[NYT]]'': [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/world/middleeast/israel-netanyahus-iran-strategy.html "While Mr. Trump has praised Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, as pragmatic, he has called Mr. Netanyahu crazy, ungrateful and lacking in judgment"] − :*[[Stockman]]: [https://davidstockman.substack.com/p/on-the-donalds-surrender-to-the-mullahs On The Donald’s Surrender To The Mullahs: Good for America But Too Late To Save His Own Skin]. − ::"This last and most pathetic [[Regime Change]] [[War]] may finally destroy the [[UniParty]] [[consensus]] which has prevailed since the end of the [[Cold War]] in 1991; and set off a [[civil war]] in the [[Republican party]] that may finally rid the remnant that emerges from the baleful grasp of the [[Bibi]]/[[neocon]] [[Fifth Column]]. Stated differently, what the neocons will denounce as the Donald’s surrender will underscore better than anything else that the [[war]] was a gigantic mistake;" − :*''[[Daily Caller]]'': [https://dailycaller.com/2026/06/16/donald-trump-iran-mou-peace-deal-israel-netanyahu-neocons-iranian-hardliners/ Here Are The 3 Factions Slipping Poison Pills Into Trump’s Peace Process]. − ::"the Israelis, the Iran Hawks and Israel Firsters, and hardliners in the Iranian regime." − ::*[[Paul Craig Roberts]]: '[https://thealtworld.com/paul_craig_roberts/israel-first-is-prevailing-over-america-first Israel First Is Prevailing Over America First]. ''Betrayal by [[Trump]] and the [[Republican]]s.'' − *''[[Daily Mail]]'': [https://youtu.be/8wMoKLuL8Jc How Iran's $100k missile destroyed $1.5bn of US equipment]. − :$100,000 is 1/15,000 of $1.5 Billion; is this why the boys in the [[Pentagon]] need another half Trillion ($500,000,000,000) in the War budget so it can fail again at a crucial time in coming years and decades? [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|WWJD? Would he claim 2 gay bathhouses in Russia compared to 300 in America justifies nuclear war?]]</sup> 23:27, June 19, 2026 (EDT) − *[[Korybko]]: [https://korybko.substack.com/p/dont-read-too-deeply-into-ghalibafs Don’t Read Too Deeply Into Ghalibaf’s Quip About A Sino-Iranian Bloc]. − *''[[The Grayzone]]'': [https://thegrayzone.substack.com/p/whats-behind-iranian-calls-for-revenge What's behind Iranian calls for revenge on Trump?] − *[https://meaninginhistory.substack.com/p/bombing-railway-bridges Bombing Railway Bridges] − {{quotebox-float|BREAKING: US President Donald Trump claims Iran called him “a while ago” and has told him it wants to make a deal, according to [[Reuters]].}} − :*[[Doug Bandow]]: This is what he always says when HE wants to make a deal. He knows he has to get the [[oil]] flowing again. He knows the [[US]] has used up many of its [[missile]]s. He knows that all his claims about victory have been [[false]]. [https://x.com/Doug_Bandow/status/2075147269951656038] − − ::Comment: [[Iran]] is through "[[negotiating]]" with [[Trump]]. Trump cannot keep his word. Next step is for Iran to announce its formal withdrawal from the [[NPT]]. − − *[[Ted Postol]]: [[Iran]] [[Missile]]s STRONGER THAN [[Oreshnik|ORESHNIKs]]. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEL5TRt9_PQ] − :Wow. Unreported news. [[Military]] experts from the [[US]] & [[Russia]], [[Gen. H.R. McMaster]] & [[Gen. Apti Aludonov]] both say [[Oreshnik]] has given Russia "nuclear superiority" for the next 15 years. − :Must see video: Postol − :*mathematically demonstrates the probability of [[President Trump]]'s claim of shooting down all Iranian missiles yesterday is 1 in 10 Billion of being accurate; − :*supposedly Iran's [[MIRV]]ing capability was unknown (despite me having posted video of it a year ago in [[Conservapedia]] during the [[12 Day War]]) by [[American]] military and [[intelligence]] until yesterday. − *[https://www.amerikanets.com/p/they-saw-it-coming They Saw it Coming]. ''How [[American]] [[military]] planners anticipated failure in [[Iran]].'' − :"In mid-February 2026, before the [[US]] [[military]] initiated the airstrikes that began Operation “[[Epic Fury]],” the National Intelligence Council (NIC), an agency of the [[executive branch]] created to synthesize the analysis of the [[US intelligence community|US’s 18 intelligence agencies]], submitted to the [[president]] a classified report detailing the prospects of an attack on [[Iran]]. This assessment, first reported on in the [[Washington Post]] and subsequently confirmed by the [[Associated Press]], painted a grim picture. It concluded that an offensive operation launched by the US military would be unlikely to dismantle the central pillars of the Iranian government. Assassinating Iranian Supreme Leader [[Ali Khamenei]] could backfire, resulting in the consolidation of Iranian [[military]] and [[political]] structures and the activation of emergency protocols the Iranians had been preparing for years. Iran’s [[domestic]] opposition was unlikely to be able to seize power in such a scenario. A limited air campaign or even a protracted war stood a serious chance of failing to achieve [[regime change]]..." − *[[Julian Macfarlane]]: [https://julianmacfarlane.substack.com/p/hacking-america Hacking America]. ''[[Cyberwar]]fare.'' − − − ====Full text of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America==== − − The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America, jointly and in good faith, agreed on the following on June 18, 2026: − − 1. The Islamic Republic of Iran, the United States of America, and their allies in the current war, by signing this memorandum of understanding, declare an immediate and permanent cessation of military operations on all fronts, including Lebanon, and commit not to initiate any war or military operation against each other henceforth, to refrain from threats or use of force against each other, and to guarantee the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Lebanon. The final agreement will confirm the permanent end of the war on all fronts, including Lebanon, and the other provisions of this clause. − − 2. The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America commit to respect each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and to refrain from interfering in each other’s internal affairs. − − 3. The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America commit to conduct negotiations and reach a final agreement within a maximum of 60 days, extendable by mutual consent. − − 4. Immediately upon signing this memorandum of understanding, the United States of America will begin lifting its naval blockade and any harassment or obstruction against the Islamic Republic of Iran, and will completely end the naval blockade within 30 days. During this period, ship traffic will be proportional to the pre-war traffic volume as established by the Islamic Republic of Iran. The United States of America also commits to withdraw its military forces from the peripheral area of the Islamic Republic of Iran within 30 days after the final agreement. − − 5. Upon signing this memorandum of understanding, the Islamic Republic of Iran will make arrangements with its utmost effort for the safe passage of commercial ships, free of charge for only 60 days, from the Persian Gulf to the Sea of Oman and vice versa. Commercial ship traffic will commence immediately and will be established within 30 days considering the necessity of removing technical and military obstacles and mine clearance by the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Islamic Republic of Iran will negotiate with the Sultanate of Oman to determine the future administration and maritime services in the Strait of Hormuz, in accordance with applicable international law and the sovereign rights of the coastal countries of the Strait of Hormuz, and will also consult with other Persian Gulf coastal countries. − − 6. The United States of America commits, together with its regional partners, to create a definitive program agreed upon by both parties for the reconstruction and economic development of the Islamic Republic of Iran, providing at least 300 billion dollars. The implementation mechanism of this program will be finalized as part of the final agreement within 60 days. All necessary approvals, waivers, and licenses for the related financial transactions will be provided by the United States of America. − − 7. The United States of America commits to end all types of sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran, including United Nations Security Council resolutions, International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors resolutions, and all unilateral U.S. sanctions, both primary and secondary, according to a timetable agreed upon as part of the final agreement. The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America acknowledge the fundamental importance of the issue of sanction removal mentioned above and express their intention to address these matters promptly in negotiations to reach a mutual agreement on them. − − 8. The Islamic Republic of Iran reaffirms that it will not produce or acquire nuclear weapons. The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America have agreed that the status of stored enriched materials will be resolved through a mechanism agreed upon by both parties and according to the timetable set forth in clause 7, at least by dilution on site, under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Both parties also agree to discuss the issue of enrichment and other mutually agreed topics related to the nuclear needs of the Islamic Republic of Iran based on a satisfactory framework to be agreed upon in the final agreement. The final agreement will confirm the provisions of this clause. The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America acknowledge the fundamental importance of the nuclear issues mentioned above and express their intention to address these matters promptly in negotiations to reach a mutual agreement on them. − − 9. The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America agree to maintain the status quo until a final agreement is reached; the Islamic Republic of Iran will maintain the status quo in its nuclear program, and the United States of America will not impose any new sanctions against Iran nor deploy additional military forces in the region. − − 10. The United States of America commits to immediately issuing waivers from the Treasury Department for the export of Iranian crude oil, petrochemical products and their derivatives, and all related services including banking transactions, insurance, transportation, etc., upon signing this memorandum of understanding and until the sanctions are lifted. − − 11. The United States of America commits to fully making available the limited or blocked funds and assets of the Islamic Republic of Iran for use upon implementation of this memorandum of understanding. The United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran will mutually agree on the procedure for releasing these funds during the negotiations. These funds, whether held in the main account or transferred, must be fully usable for payment to any ultimate beneficiary designated by the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The United States of America commits to issuing all necessary approvals and licenses in this regard. − − 12. The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America agree to establish an executive mechanism to monitor the successful implementation of this memorandum of understanding and future adherence to the final agreement. − − 13. After signing this memorandum of understanding and subject to the commencement of implementation of clauses 1, 4, 5, 10, and 11 of this memorandum and the continuation of these actions, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America will exclusively begin negotiations on the remaining clauses of the final agreement. − − 14. The final agreement will be endorsed by a binding resolution of the United Nations Security Council. − ---- − *[[Global21]]: [https://global21.substack.com/p/trump-iran-the-gcc-and-the-battle Trump, Iran, the GCC and the battle of time]. ''Who will fall first, [[iran]], the [[GCC]], [[trump]] or the world [[economy]]?'' − {{quotebox-float|[[Netanyahu]] once again triggered the front in [[Lebanon]], where through it he holds the power to grant or deny any type of agreement between [[Trump]] and [[Iran]]. − − When netanyahu reheats this front, he also moves the entire [[Israel]]i [[lobby]] in [[Washington, D.C.|washington]], because [[hezbollah]] is a unanimous issue across all currents of the Israeli lobby. There is not the slightest possibility of a [[peace]] agreement that preserves the existence and [[financing]] of hezbollah and is accepted by israel. Anything in this direction would allow hezbollah to rebuild its arsenal, which frightened israel with its attack power when israel was announcing that it had already exterminated the group. − − Up to this point netanyahu holds and will exercise this power since his [[political]] survival is tied to it. − − Trump has other factors tied to his political survival, passing primarily through [[inflation]] control and then [[election]]s. Many people may disagree, but trump’s methods of deceiving the [[market]] are giving him political and [[economic]] survival. With each [[false]] agreement, with each expectation created on Mondays, trump wins more time and puts the market on the back burner.}} − *[https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/component/content/article/trump-threatens-iran-delegation-in-switzerland-if-you-dont-make-a-deal-you-wont-even-make-it-back-to-your-fucking-country Trump Threatens Iran Delegation in Switzerland "If you don't make a deal . . . you won't even make it back to your f------ Country!"] − :*BREAKING: [[Iran]]'s FM [[Araghchi]] announces the [[US]] has now launched the $300 billion reconstruction plan, waived all [[oil]] & petrochemical [[export]]s, lifted the [[naval]] [[blockade]] and released some frozen Iranian [[asset]]s, extracting all of these items shortly before the delegation walkout over [[Trump]]'s assassination threat. [https://x.com/HormuzLetter/status/2068887533489098831] − [[File:C2fc8293-45af-4bb8-8fc9-972da378a3df 867x488.jpg|center|650px|thumb]] − [[File:Fb52a125-bd3b-4980-91ab-248a4321045e 867x488.jpg||center|650px|thumb]] − *[[Pepe Escobar]] and [[Larry Johnson]]: How did [[Pakistan]]'s hidden tech stop kill chain in [[Iran]]? [https://youtu.be/NkiJqG5XGUw] − − *[https://consortiumnews.com/2026/06/25/iran-challenges-us-doctrine-of-low-intensity-warfare/ Iran Challenges US Doctrine of Low-Intensity Warfare]. − :*[https://global21.substack.com/p/iran-must-strategically-reorient Iran Must Strategically Reorient Itself in Peacetime]. − − *[[David T. Pyne]]: [https://dpyne.substack.com/p/what-was-the-point-of-fighting-an Trump Restarts the War Bombing Four Iranian Military Sites]. − − *[https://julianmacfarlane.substack.com/p/iran-much-with-little Iran: much with little]. ''[[America]]: little with much.'' − − *[[Hindustan Times]]: [https://youtu.be/bUbOVU2JIaM Trump Forced to Tap Out: Iran’s Deadly Strikes on US Naval Base in Bahrain Trigger $400 Million Bill]. − − *[[Rachel Blevins]] and [[Prof Robert Pape]]: [https://rachelblevins.substack.com/p/iran-escalation-trap-trump-robert-pape U.S. CAUGHT IN ‘ESCALATION TRAP’: IRAN NOT DETERRED FROM FIGHTING BACK]. − − :*Trump weighs restarting [[Iran war]]. [https://archive.ph/g6mkr#selection-541.0-545.136] − − :*[https://meaninginhistory.substack.com/p/us-strikes-iran-china-react US Strikes; Iran, China React]. − ::America struck [[Belt and Road]] railway. China move to pop the [[AI]] bubble and crash the US economy....most heavily defended U.S. airpower operating base outside Israel lost at least two critical structures to a Iranian salvo of just 10 missiles...two facilities hit in Jordan were built & operational only since July 2, 2026. Iran destroyed them on July 9, with [[Ballistic Missile]]s fires from more than 1000km away.... − − [[File:Screenshot 13-7-2026 112927.jpeg|center|650px|thumb|]] − *[[Larry Johnson]]: [https://larrycjohnson.substack.com/p/chinas-beidou-satellite-system-is China’s Beidou Satellite System is a Game Changer in Iran’s War with the US]. − :*[[Mark Wauck]]: [https://meaninginhistory.substack.com/p/the-beidou-advantage The BeiDou Advantage]. − − :*[https://global21.substack.com/p/iranian-attacks-on-bases-in-jordan Iranian Attacks on Bases in Jordan Break the American Logistical Backbone]. − − :*[https://global21.substack.com/p/how-iran-appears-to-have-engineered How Iran Appears to Have Engineered the Embargo on Saudi Vessels in the Bab el-Mandeb]. ''[[Tehran]] acted in the shadows, but [[strategic]]ally, to halt [[Saudi]] exports via [[Red Sea]].'' − − *[[Andrew Korybko]]: [https://korybko.substack.com/p/pakistans-us-iranian-mediation-services Pakistan’s US-Iranian Mediation Services Were Just A Bid To Get A Multibillion-Dollar Bailout]. − {{Cquote|'''Exactly as many suspected, its mediation wasn’t a selfless diplomatic service for regional peace, after all.''' − − ''Reuters'' reported that “Pakistan seeks $10 billion fund from US after mediating Iran talks”, which presented its US-Iranian mediation services as nothing but a bid to get a [[bailout]]. Up till this point, Pakistan and its media surrogates touted the aforesaid services as supposed proof of the country’s [[geostrategic|strategic]] importance, even going as far as claiming that they herald an era of global importance for it. Those [[narrative]]s were now revealed to have been a combination of wishful thinking and [[propaganda]]. − − While [[Pakistan]]’s location is indeed [[strategic]] since it could serve as the “Zipper of Eurasian Pan-Eurasian Integration”...}} − :I can see [[User:Conservative]] is getting all excited over the idea... − {{quotebox-float|The Ten-Billion-Dollar Ask [SOURCED] − − [[Pakistan]] is converting [[geopolitical]] access into [[financial]] protection. Our reporting: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has formally requested a rare $10 billion U.S. [[exchange-stabilization]] facility — a direct Treasury backstop, potentially maturing over five years — delivered personally to [[Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent]]. This is not an [[IMF]] extension; [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] has historically granted such facilities only to a handful of [[strategic]]ally indispensable [[state]]s. [[Islamabad]]’s [[theory]] of the case is explicit: it has kept the only credible [[mediation]] channel alive, and it expects to be compensated at Treasury level for it. − − ''Why it matters.'' Watch the facility as a barometer. Approval would signal [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] still values — and intends to keep using — the [[Islamabad]] channel. Refusal, or slow-walking, would tell Islamabad its leverage is depreciating, with consequences for how hard Pakistan works the next round. It also cuts the other way: a Pakistan visibly susceptible to [[American]] [[financial]] pressure is a Pakistan that [[Tehran]] in [[Larry Johnson]]’s phrase from today’s episode, handles “like a cobra” — useful, but gripped firmly.}} − *[[Piers Morgan]] Uncensored: [https://youtu.be/7Li7erGp46k “YOU’RE The Evil Monster!” Mohammad Marandi vs Alan Dershowitz on Iran]. − − *[[Robert Barnes]] : [https://youtu.be/iCJrkVUxHN8 What Trump's Inner Circle Tells Him]. − − − ====Hormuz==== − *[ The War is Back? Trump Resumes Attacks and Focuses on Rallying Allies]. ''Obviously, Iran is also accelerating its missile production, refurbishment, and upgrades. Proof of this is the precision with which Iranian missiles struck targets in Jordan, nearly 1,000 km away − {{quotebox-float|In response to the ongoing [[American]] strikes, [[Iran]] launched a massive wave of [[missile]]s against [[Persian Gulf]] countries and surrounding areas, reportedly hitting [[strategic]] targets. In [[Qatar]], the main hangar and fortified fuel tanks at [[Al Udeid Air Base]] were struck. In [[Bahrain]], [[Sheikh Isa Air Base]] suffered damage to [[helicopter]] maintenance facilities, the [[P-8]] [[electronic warfare]] aircraft hangar, and the [[air defense]] command center. [[Kuwait]] was heavily targeted, with attacks on [[Ali Al-Salem Air Base]] damaging fuel tanks and a possible [[Patriot system]], as well as impacts on [[Ahmed Al-Jaber Air Base]] that disabled an FBS radar, launch platforms, and missile depots. − − In [[Oman]], Iranian forces destroyed a long-range FBS air surveillance radar, a ship-detection radar, and struck [[U.S. Navy]] replenishment and [[logistics]] platforms at the [[Port of Duqm]]. The offensive extended to [[Jordan]], where [[King Hussein Air Base]] saw ammunition depots and fuel tanks set ablaze. In the [[UAE]], missiles and [[drone]]s hit [[Al Dhafra Air Base]] and [[oil]] drilling platforms in the Gulf. In the maritime environment of the [[Strait of Hormuz]], Iran claims to have attacked U.S. warships and struck two [[Emirati]]-flagged commercial tankers. Finally, secondary military bases hosting U.S. troops in [[Iraq]] were also bombed.}} − *[https://youtu.be/52rAG4xlR0k Larry Johnson: 50,000+ U.S. Troops Deployed as Iran Pounds American Bases Across the Gulf]. − :*[https://meaninginhistory.substack.com/p/looks-like-a-busy-night Looks Like A Busy Night]. − {{quotebox-float|3 days ago: “[[Iran]] wants to make a deal so badly” − − [[Trump]] now: “I’m attacking Iran in hope that they ask for a deal” − − Tonight it looks like the [[US]] is on the defensive. Iran is systematically taking apart US bases. All of Iran’s important sites are underground and well protected. American air bases are, by their nature, out in the open and vulnerable.}} − :*[[Hal Turner]]: [https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/component/content/article/iran-parliament-votes-to-halt-all-negotiations-with-usa Iran Parliament Votes To HALT All Negotiations with USA]. − *[[Times Now]]: [https://www.timesnownews.com/world/middle-east/us-iran-strike-ahvaz-children-cancer-hospital-shahid-baghaei-hospital-centcom-watch-video-article-155108468 Iran Says US Strike Hit Near Children's Cancer Hospital in Ahvaz]. − *[https://www.moonofalabama.org/2026/07/hypocrites-u-s-central-command-attacks-commercial-shipping.html U.S. CentCom Attacks Commercial Shipping After Bombing Iran For Doing The Same]. See also [https://youtu.be/cMi9hcCUxbc Danuel Davis]. − [[File:Screenshot 17-7-2026 225844.jpeg|center|850px|thumb|''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', a [[newspaper of record]], reported, [https://archive.is/20260716011530/https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/controlling-hormuz-would-take-more-u-s-troopsand-even-more-risk-fa77a35d] ]] − *[[Press TV]]: [https://russiatruthdotcom.substack.com/p/a-senior-iranian-security-official Donald Trump seeks to fabricate an achievement for himself by a possible strike on Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain.] − *Iran rejects proposal for 50/50 control of Hormuz with [[Oman]]. ''Iran, Oman, [[GCC]] & [[US]] part of talks.'' − :Iran has a bigger coastline along the Hormuz than Oman. − [[File:Screenshot 31-7-2026 73530.jpeg|center|650px|thumb|But [[User:Conservative]] is [[naive]] enough to believe it.]] − *[https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/08/iran-war-iran-agreement-with-oman-will-not-open-strait-of-hormuz-as-trump-hypes-non-existent-talks-ansar-allah-threatens-red-sea-escalation-trump-hegseth-row-over-weapons-shortages.html Iran Agreement With Oman Will Not “Open” Strait of Hormuz as Trump Hypes Non-Existent Talks; Ansar Allah Threatens Red Sea Escalation; Trump-Hegseth Row Over Weapons Shortages]. − − ====Trump's latest TACO==== − A major [[US]]-[[Israel]]i campaign against [[Iran]] would create a credible risk of retaliatory pressure against the most concentrated Israeli fuel systems first, followed by wider pressure against [[GCC]] refining, [[LNG]], power-[[water]], storage and [[export]] systems if those states are perceived as enabling the campaign. The [[strategic]] danger is not a single damaged facility. It is the possibility that several tightly coupled systems fail faster than substitute supply, repair capacity and emergency [[logistics]] can be mobilized. − − For defensive analysis, the report assumes that the first retaliatory pressure would fall on Israel because Israel would be a direct [[combat]]ant and because its [[domestic]] fuel system is concentrated in two refineries. The model then examines a widening second stage in which selected [[GCC]] systems could face pressure if Gulf airspace, bases, logistics, [[intelligence]], [[energy]] support or political alignment were viewed as materially supporting the campaign. − − The regional system is composed of several national networks that appear diverse at a map scale but depend on a limited number of refineries, LNG trains, shared utilities, storage systems, marine terminals and pipeline corridors. The same physical and [[commercial]] dependencies recur across every jurisdiction: reliable power, control systems, product segregation, marine access, spare equipment, qualified personnel and insurance acceptance. − − Israel has no [[geographic]]ally diversified [[domestic]] refining system. [[Haifa]]/Bazan and [[Ashdod]] carry effectively the entire national burden for [[diesel]] and jet/kerosene production. The larger Haifa complex supplies approximately two-thirds of the combined [[middle-distillate]] baseline and roughly 70 percent of diesel. Ashdod is the only substantial domestic alternative if Haifa becomes unavailable. − − Haifa/Bazan is the central Israeli [[fuel]]-[[security]] exposure because it combines the largest refining burden with interconnected support systems. A future disruption would not need to eliminate every [[crude oil|crude]] or conversion unit to create a national deficit. Loss of [[electric]]al integration, steam, [[hydrogen]], internal transfer, controls, tankage or product certification could constrain several process trains simultaneously. − − Under the planning case, Haifa provides approximately 57.6 kb/d of diesel and 10.7 kb/d of jet/kerosene. If Haifa were unavailable and Ashdod remained operational, [[domestic]] [[middle-distillate]] supply would fall to approximately 36 kb/d. Against an 88 kb/d sustained requirement, the replacement requirement would be approximately 52 kb/d before allowing for stock rebuilding, distribution losses or quality constraints. − − [[Ashdod]] is strategically important less because of its absolute size than because it is the only substantial [[domestic]] refining alternative. If Ashdod alone were unavailable while Haifa remained operational, the sustained-case deficit would be approximately 19.7 kb/d. That deficit could be manageable through diversified cargoes and controlled stock draw only if reception, certification, storage and internal distribution remained effective. − − If both refineries were unavailable, [[domestic]] [[middle-distillate]] output would fall from approximately 104.3 kb/d to zero. Approximately 88 kb/d would then need to come from accessible inventories and [[import]]s under the sustained case. This would exceed ordinary spot-[[market]] replacement and would require exceptional allied allocation, [[government]] direction and functioning delivery access. − − The most plausible immediate retaliatory pressure would center on [[Israel]] because its fuel system is concentrated, its [[military]] posture is highly [[fuel]] dependent and its ability to replace a two-refinery loss would depend on uninterrupted reception and finite stocks. A wider campaign against [[GCC]] systems would create the larger regional and global consequence by degrading refining, [[LNG]], power-[[water]], storage, ports and alternative [[export]] routes at the same time. The decisive contest would be between the speed of systemic disruption and the speed of substitution, repair and [[commercial]] re-entry. − − :''Ed. note:'' This [[intelligence]] analysis says nothing about [[gay]] bars and [[gay bathhouse|bathhouses]], as [[Israel]] is reported to have more legally operational [[gay]] bars and [[gay bathhouse|bathhouses]] than [[Iran]] with a [[population]] less than 10% of Iran. − − *[[Russia Truth]]: [https://russiatruthdotcom.substack.com/p/why-trumps-last-resort-of-a-tactical Why Trump’s Last Resort of a Tactical Nuclear Strike on Iran Fails and Triggers Immediate Hyper-Escalation and Global Conflagration]. − − *[[UAE]] paid [[Iran]] $3 Billion in [[gold]]. − − *[[US]] tried to [[bribe]] [[IRGC]] with Billions to stand down. [https://youtu.be/ACDwXDICn4s] ''It worked in [[Venezuela]] and years ago against [[Saddam]], but not against [[Iran]].''
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*[https://russiatruthdotcom.substack.com/p/pakistan-iran-sign-mou-renew-commitment Pakistan, Iran sign MoU, renew commitment to $10bn trade target].
*[https://russiatruthdotcom.substack.com/p/pakistan-iran-sign-mou-renew-commitment Pakistan, Iran sign MoU, renew commitment to $10bn trade target].
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