Israeli forces carried out a series of attacks against Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) infrastructure in Iran’s capital yesterday, the military says.
Iran fires more missiles at Israel after United States President Donald Trump threatens to bomb Iran back to “the Stone Ages”. During his address to the nation on Wednesday, Trump said that Washington is close to achieving its war objectives.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson says Tehran will continue to fight back for as long as US-Israeli strikes continue. Esmaeil Baghaei adds Tehran “will not tolerate this vicious cycle of war, negotiations, ceasefire”.
It was just confirmed that No Kings protests are funded by 500 ORGANIZATIONS with $3 BILLION in annual revenue. Fox investigated and found that it’s George Soros and Neville Singham-linked groups and nonprofits…
Marxist groups are involved, including the Party for Socialism and Liberation, and People’s Forum It’s being called a “STAGED, MANAGED PRODUCTION” We ALL KNEW it was staged and funded!
The flags flown at the No Kings Rallies were pretty representative of the Democratic coalition: communist hammer & sickle, trans, Hezbollah, Hamas, & all being waved by weirdo boomers. If you want to know where the energy on the left is – they showed you.
Trump lashed out in an interview published on Wednesday in The Telegraph newspaper, saying he was strongly considering pulling out of NATO.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio gives a complete outline of why the Trump administration finally took action against Iran. Delivering the full explanation in under two minutes, Secretary Rubio directly and succinctly states why U.S. military action was needed, and what the ultimate end game is for that action. WATCH:
Trump says he is considering a NATO exit as allies resist cooperation in US-Israel war on Iran. Here are the fractures emerging within the alliance.
The USS Gerald R Ford was one of two US aircraft carriers deployed in the Middle East as part of the US-Israel war on Iran, but it is now anchored off Split, Croatia, for repairs after a noncombat fire on board [EPA]
“I always knew they were a paper tiger,” Trump lashed out in an interview published on Wednesday in The Telegraph newspaper, saying he was strongly considering pulling out of NATO.
The same sense of disdain towards the allies was echoed a day earlier by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who told Al Jazeera that if the transatlantic alliance was “just about defending Europe” but not the other way around, that’s “not a very good arrangement”. That, Rubio said, is going “to have to be re-examined”.
TEHRAN — Iran fired missiles across the Middle East on Tuesday as its capital was hit by fresh explosions, after US President Donald Trump threatened the country’s key oil export hub, power stations and desalination plants.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio tells Al Jazeera in an exclusive interview that US President Donald Trump prefers diplomacy as a way to end the conflict with Iran, and direct talks with Tehran are ongoing through intermediaries.
Trump earlier threatened to target Iran’s civilian energy infrastructure, including power plants, oil wells, and Kharg Island, if Tehran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
The announcement comes after Madrid refused to let Washington use jointly operated military bases for the US-Israel war on Iran.
US President Donald Trump threatened to cut trade with Madrid after the Spanish government denied the US use of the Rota and Moron military bases in southern Spain, forcing 15 US aircraft to relocate.
Spain has also been a vocal critic of Israel’s war on Gaza. In October, its parliament approved the enshrinement in law of a total arms embargo on Israel, permanently banning the sale of weapons, dual-use technology and military equipment.
Some action in Judea & Samaria:
This is from Al Jazeera, so the language is about “settlers” & “occupied”.
Israeli forces stormed schools run by UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, in the Shuafat refugee camp, northeast of occupied East Jerusalem.
Israeli forces arrested a 24-year-old student during a raid on his home in Kafr al-Dik, west of Salfit.
Dozens of Israeli settlers set up mobile homes on Palestinian-owned land in the village of Birin, southeast of Hebron, to expand the illegal outpost of Mitzpe Ziv.
The Al-Aqsa Mosque compound remains closed after it was shut to Muslim worshippers in late February. Israeli authorities extended the state of emergency until mid-April.
The Israeli parliament approved the death penalty for Palestinian prisoners accused of killing Israelis.
For more on what has happened in Palestinian territory this week, here is a recap.
Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is best known to be the cheerleader for “death to America, death to Israel” in Iran
President Donald Trump said on Monday that his administration is negotiating with Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of the Iranian parliament, who he said was part of “a new, and more reasonable, regime.”
Trump said he expected to “find out in about a week” whether Ghalibaf is a suitable partner for extended negotiations.
Ghalibaf has rejected ceasefire terms, declaring Iran would continue fighting “until the enemy truly regrets its aggression.”
An Iranian official has told Al Jazeera Arabic that no ship can sail through the Strait of Hormuz without an agreement with Iran and a thorough review of its documents.
“No ship carrying cargo for a hostile country has crossed the Strait of Hormuz so far, and none will cross it in the future,” the official added.
Iranian state media says a US-Israeli attack has targeted a petrochemical plant in Tabriz, while Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says the United States is plotting a ground attack despite publicly engaging in diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the war.
UNIFIL says a peacekeeper has been killed in an attack on a southern Lebanon position.
Correction:
NO, Speaker Ghalibaf has not been eliminated, at least not yet.
That doesn’t mean he’s got an extra lease on life.
The US or the IDF may take him out at any time of their choosing.
Iran’s Ghalibaf warns country’s enemies will regret aggression against Iran
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warns that the nation’s enemies are presenting their “desires” as news while simultaneously issuing threats against the country.
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has declared that the United States is “winning” in the fight against Iran, but he declined to provide a timeline as to when the war would end, stressing that decision lies with President Donald Trump.
“We will not relent until the enemy is totally and decisively defeated,” Hegseth said.
“We do so on our timeline and at our choosing. For example, today will be yet again, our most intense day of strikes inside Iran – the most fighters, the most bombers, the most strikes.”
Pentagon readies ‘for weeks of US ground operations’ in Iran
The plans, which fall short of a full invasion, could involve raids by special operations and conventional infantry troops, The Washington Post reported.
The Pentagon is preparing for weeks of limited ground operations in Iran, potentially including raids on Kharg Island and coastal sites near the Strait of Hormuz, according to United States officials quoted by The Washington Post newspaper.
The plans, which fall short of a full invasion, could involve raids by special operations and conventional infantry troops, the Post reported on Saturday, exposing US personnel to Iranian drones and missiles, ground fire, and improvised explosives.
Whether President Donald Trump would approve any of those plans remains uncertain, according to the report.
“It’s the job of the Pentagon to make preparations in order to give the Commander in Chief maximum optionality. It does not mean the president has made a decision,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement, responding to questions over the Post report.
Update:
Iran’s Araghchi tells Saudi Arabia: ‘Time to eject US forces’
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says his country respects Saudi Arabia and considers it a brotherly nation, emphasising that regional operations are directed solely at “enemy aggressors”.
The Arabs don’t trust the Shia rafida, for good reason.
The ultra-left threw another tantrum yesterday, with thousands of No Kings spectacles staged throughout the country. Unsurprisingly, given that the appeal is to lowlifes, some turned violent.
No Kings demonstrations in Portland, Oregon got out of hand in the evening with protesters sporting gas masks attacking police officers who were trying to control the crowd, according to video posted on X by FreedomNews.tv.
The video:
Elsewhere on the Left Coast,
A large mob of demonstrators waving Palestinian and other flags hurled cement blocks towards Department of Homeland Security agents in Los Angeles. … Protesters violently resisted arrests from LAPD cops…
As a recent election indicates, not even Trump’s home is safe from societal decay:
Outside Mar-A-Lago, in Palm Beach, Fla., female protesters lifted up their shirts Saturday as counterdemonstrators peppered them with insults including “w–re mongers” and “butch d–es.”
The nursing homes were empty. So who provided the signs & transportation?
They aren’t hiding the ball anymore:
A group of demonstrators waving red hammer and sickle flags chanted “there is only one solution communist revolution” outside Times Square.
Although there is no shortage of unhinged moonbats bred by the Democrat-dominated media and education establishments, No Kings productions are pure astroturf. Fox News reports:
A network of about 500 groups with an estimated $3 billion in combined annual revenues is behind the coordinated nationwide “No Kings” protest Saturday, including communist groups who are using the day to call for a “revolution,” according to a Fox Digital News investigation.
Trump told NATO “never forget” — then spent the week proving it. The G7 funeral.
Lloyd’s of London replaced. The “Strait of Trump.” @BarbaraMBoyd breaks down the systematic dismantling of the British financial empire. pic.twitter.com/B0tCswq1DK
Iran has agreed to allow 20 Pakistani-flagged ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz unharmed, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar announced Saturday.
Not Just ‘Damaged’ but Obliterated: Images of US AWACS Jet At Saudi Airbase
Images have emerged revealing that the Wall Street Journal’s initial report that the half-billion-dollar aircraft was merely “damaged” was an enormous understatement. Rather, a large portion of the fuselage has been obliterated, along with the distinctive 30-foot-diameter, 6-foot-thick rotating radar dome that’s mounted atop AWACS aircraft. We took a closer look at the photo set here.
The images of the destroyed E-3 Sentry were first posted on the Air Force amn/nco/snco Facebook page:
Not just ‘damaged’ but obliterated: images show destroyed US AWACS jet at Saudi Airbase.
“The loss of this E-3 is incredibly problematic, given how crucial these battle managers are to everything from airspace deconfliction, aircraft deconfliction, targeting, and providing other lethal effects that the entire force needs for the battle space,” Heather Penney, a former F-16 pilot and director of studies and research at AFA’s Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, told Air & Space Forces Magazine. If this has been carefully kept under wraps until now, what else is the White House and Pentagon not telling the public?
UAE Slams Iran with Billions in Frozen Assets and Boots Iranian Residents
The United Arab Emirates is hitting Iran where it hurts most. In a sharp escalation amid ongoing regional conflict, the UAE has moved to freeze billions in Iranian-linked assets held in the Gulf and begun canceling residency permits for Iranians, including coveted Golden Visas.
President Donald Trump said he wants to take control of oil in Iran and suggested the possibility of seizing Kharg Island, a key Iranian oil export hub, amid the ongoing US military buildup in the Middle East.
In an interview with the Financial Times, Trump said he preferred to take control of Iranian oil, comparing the strategy to the US plan in Venezuela, where it aims to control the oil industry indefinitely following the capture of Nicolás Maduro.
Saudi Arabia’s Defence Ministry says it has shot down five drones in the past few hours.
Kuwait says 5 drones shot down
The Kuwait National Guard says it has downed five drones, Kuwait News Agency has reported.
Israeli military intercepts 5 rockets targeting Haifa
United States President Donald Trump says in an interview he wants to “take the oil in Iran” as Tehran accusesWashington plotting a ground attack despite publicly pushing for a negotiated deal.
Kuwait says an Indian worker has been killed in an Iranian attack on a power and desalination plant, as Gulf states report intercepting drones and missiles.
Saudi Prince MbS reveals that President Obama gave Iran $150 billion, and the IRGC didn’t even build a single street with that money.
Instead, they made missiles and drones. And they used the funds Obama provided them to finance and arm terrorists like Hamas, Ansar Allah, and… pic.twitter.com/GiJZvj89dA
Saudi Prince MbS reveals that President Obama gave Iran $150 billion, and the IRGC didn’t even build a single street with that money. Instead, they made missiles and drones. And they used the funds Obama provided them to finance and arm terrorists like Hamas, Ansar Allah, and Hezbollah.
With these funds, Iran offers safe harbor to the leaders of Al Qaeda, including one of Osama Bin Laden’s sons who was indoctrinated into jihadism. Obama is by far the worst man to ever set foot in the Oval Office. The neoliberals like Hillary Clinton, Victoria Nuland, Samantha Power, etc. who ran his administration did so deliberately in order to keep the region destabilized and to use Iran as a buffer to prevent the Gulf states and Israel from amassing too much prosperity.
The Arab Spring in turn was their way of creating a refugee crisis that would plunge Europe into financial and social turmoil, the effects of which are plain to see today as they struggle with irreversible demographic change. Chaos is a ladder, and peace is bad for the Democrats. It was the their way of keeping the Middle East down so they could retain the unipolar world order under the neoliberal agenda. The neoliberals did the same with Ukraine, and they tried to do it with Kazakhstan, Belarus, Georgia, Slovakia, Hungary and Poland. And they did so through USAID. Evil, evil stuff. Continue reading ‘My favourite thing is to take the oil in Iran’: Trump indicates possibility of seizing Kharg Island
