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Col. Jacques Baud | Israel’s Actions IGNITE Global Alarm – All RED LINES CROSSED? | June 16, 2025
Source: Dialogue Works youtube
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There'll be dozens of video analyses today, many of them insightful. Maybe even more, if the US makes any further unwise and dangerous decisions.
Here's one of the first, and likely one of the most insightful. The livestream has just started. :flower:
Alastair Crooke : Why Israel is to Blame.
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Yes, highly recommended, must see. Alastair Crooke nails it all. He emphasizes that Iran's goal now is to demilitarize Israel, just as Russia's goal was with Ukraine.
My own comment:
Yes, this will happen. What I don't know is the timescale, the process, or the intervening damage that will surely be done. But the end of Israel as we know it has now begun.
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Iran's Missiles CRUSH Iron Dome, Israel HUMILIATED w/ Brian Berletic
https://youtube.com/watch?v=pmWkSj_650c (32:30)
Danny Haiphong and Brian Berletic's conversation is very worrying although each have a slightly different pov. Regardless of who is correct, the world is not in a very safe pair of hands right now and if we manage to come through this unscathed, there surely has to be protocols in place where this can never happen again.
"Operation True Promise 3 has shaken Israel as Netanyahu begs Trump to enter its war after Iranian missiles smashed into numerous Israeli cities. Brian Berletic reacts to the military significance of these strikes and what it portends for the future of the conflict."
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Larry C. Johnson | IRAN STRIKES ISRAEL: Rockets Rain Down on Tel Aviv, Haifa, Eilat & More! | June 16, 2025
Source: Dialogue Works youtube
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Whimpering:
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Israel has asked Iran, through western mediators, to stop its retaliatory attacks and return to nuclear negotiations with the United States, an American media outlet reported.
The Israeli regime is openly threatening Tehran, while secretly reaching out to the Islamic Republic to stop the war, according to the American broadcast television network NBC that quoted a senior Iranian source in Tehran as saying on Monday that Tel Aviv has made the demand through Western countries as intermediaries, according to Press TV.
A representative for Israel's prime minister refused to immediately respond to a request for comment on the matter.
Using his social media platform Truth Social, US President Donald Trump suggested on Sunday that Iran and Israel would end their violent conflict by "making a deal" through his mediation.
"We will have peace, soon, between Israel and Iran. Many calls and meetings now taking place,” he said.
Garbage dump:
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The U.S. Air Force has conducted a large-scale transatlantic deployment of Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker and Boeing KC-46 Pegasus aerial refueling tankers, with nearly 30 aircraft crossing the Atlantic overnight. While officially framed as part of NATO’s Atlantic Trident 25 exercises, the unprecedented number of tankers suggests a far more urgent strategic purpose, preparation for potential military action in the Middle East, amid escalation between Iran and Israel.
The sudden movement of such a critical portion of the U.S. refueling fleet, a backbone of American air power, is a clear sign that Washington may be preparing for a major operation. Given that KC-135 Stratotankers, with an average age of 52 years, are already worn out due to decades of heavy use, their mass deployment is highly unusual. The Pentagon would not risk overextending these aging aircraft without a pressing need. The next step may be the forward deployment of tactical strike aircraft closer to the Middle East.
Satellite imagery from Diego Garcia, a key U.S. base in the Indian Ocean roughly 2,000 miles from Iran, reveals a significant military buildup:
Four B-52H strategic bombers
Six F-15E Strike Eagle fighter-bombers
Six KC-135 tankers
A C-5M Super Galaxy transport aircraft
This concentration of heavy strike assets suggests that Washington is preparing for long-range bombing operations, should the conflict escalate further.
Additionally, the second U.S. carrier strike group, led by the USS Nimitz, is now en route to the region, joining the USS Carl Vinson and the British HMS Prince of Wales. The presence of multiple carrier groups significantly enhances U.S. force projection capabilities, enabling rapid airstrikes or missile launches against Iranian targets.
Moreover, reported recent shifts in U.S. naval communications patterns indicate heightened readiness for Tomahawk cruise missile strikes. Reports confirm that ship crews are conducting real-time readiness checks, a procedural step that typically precedes potential missile launches. These developments suggest that the U.S. is not merely posturing but actively preparing for kinetic military action if the situation deteriorates.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has already declared its readiness for a “war of annihilation” against Israel, signaling Tehran’s refusal to back down. Given Iran’s larger military-industrial complex, a prolonged war of attrition could strain Israel’s resources, unless the U.S. intervenes directly.
With domestic protests temporarily subdued in Washington and failed Trump’s attempts to play a peacemaker in Ukrainian conflict, the Trump’s administration may see an opportunity for a rapid glorious involvement in military operations against Iran. While some argue this buildup could be deterrence posturing, the scale of deployments suggests that direct U.S. involvement is a real possibility. As the Middle East teeters on the brink of a wider war, the U.S. military’s rapid mobilization indicates that Washington is preparing for worst-case scenarios, raising the stakes in an already escalated confrontation.
That won't do anything. You might want to figure out a shipping lane for squealers. They can't walk to Saudi Arabia. They can't get out. If not, they will perish by fire, starvation, or similar means.
As for stashing drones in enemy territory, it's all the same:
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Double Aggression. A Single Center Coordinates Attacks Against Russia And Iran
Israel’s recent aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran bears many similarities to the Kiev regime’s strikes against Russia. The technology is very similar. Strikes on strategic military airfields in the Murmansk and Irkutsk regions were carried out with drones smuggled into Russian territory. According to Israeli media, kamikaze drones attacked surface-to-surface missile launchers at the Asfagabad base near Tehran. To do so, the Israeli military used a secret drone base set up in Iran itself.
According to Israeli journalist Amit Segal, citing sources, not only drones, but also missiles were hidden on Iranian territory. As well as devices to suppress air defense. These devices are apparently capable of suppressing the Islamic Republic’s air defense. Tel Aviv does not hide its extensive intelligence network in Tehran and other cities. This deep infiltration of agents is reminiscent of the Security Service of Ukraine’s actions. The same is true for choosing prioritized goals.
The handwriting is literally the same. It’s as if the fight against Russia and Iran is being coordinated from one center. The West is coordinating the actions of Ukraine and Israel in their fight against Russia and Iran. This is obvious. The “neutrality” proclaimed by Tel Aviv in the Ukraine conflict is just a screen. In this regard, the announcement by Israeli Ambassador to Kiev Michael Brodsky of the delivery of the Patriot air defense system to Ukraine is very eloquent. Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Sharen Haskel called for the transfer of Soviet weapons seized from Hezbollah and Hamas to the Ukrainian Armed Forces while speaking in the Knesset.
Since 2022, Michael Brodsky has regularly made pro-Ukrainian statements. In contrast, we have never heard any pro-Russian statements from Israel’s Ambassador to Moscow, Simona Halperin. In fact, Ms. Halperin has strongly criticized the Russian Foreign Ministry and Sergey Lavrov personally. This unequal approach to Ukraine and Russia is quite understandable. Many people in Ukraine’s current leadership have close ties to Israel. Notably, President Vladimir Zelensky is a Jew.
If Ukraine is defeated in the war, the Jewish state is the only place on Earth where Zelensky can hide. Israel does not extradite ethnic Jews, no matter how grave the crimes they have committed. Alexei Reznikov, the former Ukrainian defense minister and architect of corruption schemes between the Ukrainian army and the Pentagon, is a Jew from Lvov. Most of the Ukrainian oligarchy belongs to the Jewish community. Many have Israeli passports. Some hide their Israeli citizenship. These include the Surkis brothers, Victor Pinchuk (Ukraine’s chief lobbyist in the United States and an associate of the Democratic Party, as well as the son-in-law of former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma), and Alexander Feldman (one of the most influential people in Kharkov), among many others.
Global war cannot be canceled by negotiations. Neither the Istanbul format nor negotiations on a nuclear deal can guarantee national security. The only guarantee is maintaining Russian-Iranian military readiness at a high level. This can only be achieved together. Russia, Iran, China, Belarus, and North Korea must act as a coalition. This requires standardizing armaments, exchanging intelligence information comprehensively, and strengthening ideological cooperation. These are the steps needed for self-preservation.
The tactical successes of the Zionist and Kiev regimes can be attributed to their close alliance with the West. They know how to wage coalition warfare, and we must give them credit for that. Russia, Iran, and eventually China can be defeated one by one. No global war can end successfully without a close system of alliances. Cleaning up the political landscape in countries subjected to Western aggression should finally be a priority. This includes lobbyists for Israeli interests in Russia, systemic liberals in Iran, and the pro-American faction of the Chinese Communist Party. Factionalism among elites is unacceptable during periods of intense geopolitical confrontation.
These are the main lessons to be learned from the terrorist attacks against Iran.
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Bill Ryan
He emphasizes that Iran's goal now is to demilitarize Israel, just as Russia's goal was with Ukraine.
My own comment:
Yes, this will happen. What I don't know is the timescale, the process, or the intervening damage that will surely be done. But the end of Israel as we know it has now begun.
It's a way of forcing an issue into the diplomacy table.
The west lies as a time-buying stallout, while this side of the conversation sits on the backburner, and, well, now, there it is.
So, yes, the same plan makes sense. Take away the toys. When you do that to something that is nothing but a big social engineering military experiment, there's nothing left.
I also don't know how they can surrender if there's no invading army. I'm not sure a country has ever been annihilated sheerly from distance. There's no "rebel faction" to take over and make "New Zion". It will simply be replaced by Palestine in the hands of the relevant authorities.
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Sending support and solidarity to my brave colleagues at Iran’s IRIB
Israel’s terror army has just bombed their main broadcast building, and they are still on air
These heroes are showing the world what resistance looks like!
https://x.com/MaxBlumenthal/status/1934638450948420056
The courage of these Iranian broadcasters in the face of Israeli terror is inspiring
Israel has deliberately murdered so many journalists in the past 20 months, bombed so many media outlets and faced no consequences
Btw, is everyone at Israel’s Channel 14 feeling safe tonight?
https://x.com/MaxBlumenthal/status/1934634880631005239
