Israel vs Palestine/Lebanon/Iran/Yemen/Syria: a New Middle East War

[Ravenlocke]

dana

🇵🇸🇮🇷 Quds Day is a manifestation of support for the cause of Palestine and the defense of the oppressed peoples of the world.

In emulation of the Supreme Leader who, in their message, emphasized the presence and insight of the people and regarded it as the guarantor of the country's power,

I invite the dear people of the country to more enthusiastically than in past days, through their presence in the field, disappoint the enemies of Iran.

https://x.com/dana916/status/2032139877869846581

[Bill Ryan]

Posted by shaberon (here)
On the Sino-Russian abstention:

During the UNSC session on Wednesday, Russian Ambassador to the UN Vasily Nebenzya said that a UNSC resolution condemning the Islamic Republic would not help bring peace to West Asia.

“The adopted resolution is incapable of achieving peace in [West Asia]. It will only exacerbate disagreements between key players in the region,” Nebenzya told the council, arguing that the document ignores the “unprovoked” nature of the ongoing “aggression” by the US and Israel.

Nebenzya further emphasized that the so-called resolution disrupts the relation between cause and effect so much so that if one who is not familiar enough with international affairs reads the document, he may wrongly believe that Tehran, on its own initiative and out of hostility, has launched unprovoked attacks against its Arab neighbors.

China’s Ambassador to the UN Zhang Jun also told the council that the conflict had “neither legitimacy nor legal basis” and that the US and Israel must halt their attacks to prevent further deterioration of the regional situation.

Both Nebenzya and Zhang stressed that they tried to convince Bahrain and the US to add a part to the draft specifying the US and Israel as those that waged the war, but all to no avail.

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Thanks — I was wanting to follow this better, as at first sight an abstention seemed like a very dilute and anodyne response. Of course, I know the Russian and Chinese diplomats are the wisest and smartest on the planet and had surely figured this all out, but that didn't help my own understanding at all.

[bojancan]

Respect to Wolff and Hudson... to all three gentlemen...



Richard D. Wolff & Michael Hudson: What Is Occurring Is Really WORLD WAR III

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=gPZebpXamVo

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I also respect B Berletić... to understand... with his analyzes...

Day 13: Iranian Missiles Still Flying + Energy Exports Stopping as Global Crisis Looms

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=1InKo5GIxyc

At day 13 despite claiming Iranian military command, political leadership, and launcher capacity has been destroyed, Iran averages 20 ballistic missile launches a day, exhausting US anti-missile munitions;

Iran is likely pacing itself for a long-term conflict lasting 6 months to even 1 year or more;

Even if the US "pauses" like it did last year, the war will continue because eliminating Iran is key to encircling Russia and ultimately containing China;

Beware of those blaming "Israel" for this war as Israel is merely an extension of US power in the region like Ukraine is vis-a-vis Russia in Eastern Europe;

Shifting blame to a US proxy allows the US to carry out extreme measures without taking responsibility for them up to and including the use of nuclear weapons and the destruction of the global economy;

[Ravenlocke]

DD Geopolitics

🇷🇺🇮🇷 Russia's Emergencies Ministry has delivered more than 13 tons of medicine to Iran via a dedicated Il-76 cargo flight, carried out on direct orders from President Vladimir Putin. The shipment was transferred to Iranian government representatives in Azerbaijan and forwarded into Iran.

Russia is simultaneously providing Iran with targeting intelligence and humanitarian aid while the United States and Israel are in the second week of an active bombing campaign against the country.

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/2032136701548859761

[Ravenlocke]

Al Mayadeen English


A senior Iranian security official tells #AlMayadeen that the Salalah port attack was a false flag orchestrated by "Israel" through a proxy Arab state.

#Iran

https://x.com/MayadeenEnglish/status...49938033787310

[Ravenlocke]

Al Mayadeen English

The Secretary of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council, #AliLarijani, issued a stern warning to US President #DonaldTrump regarding his statement, in which he said, "We can take apart Iran's electric capacity within one hour, but we have not done it."

Quoting #Trump and responding directly, Larijani said that if the #US were to do it, "the whole region will go dark in less than half an hour," adding that "darkness provides ample opportunity to hunt down US servicemen running for safety."

In a separate post on X, Larijani said that Trump is again saying that the US needs to win this war quickly.

But Larijani responded, "starting wars is easy," however, "ending them cannot be done with a few tweets."

"We will not let you go until you admit your mistake and pay the price," Larijani affirmed.

#Iran #WestAsia

https://x.com/MayadeenEnglish/status...48651179647138

[Ravenlocke]

-- GEROMAN -- time will tell - 👀 --

"The Kuwaiti air defenses are currently confronting hostile missile and drone attacks.
The General Staff of the Army notes that if explosion sounds are heard, they are the result of air defense systems intercepting the hostile attacks.
Everyone is requested to adhere to the security and safety instructions issued by the competent authorities."

https://x.com/GeromanAT/status/2032145092438286838

[Ravenlocke]

CIJ_ICJ

PRESS RELEASE: Yesterday, the #Netherlands and #Iceland filed declarations of intervention under Article 63 of the #ICJ Statute in the case #SouthAfrica v. #Israel.

Link to the press release: https://go.icj-cij.org/4rwaZRJ

https://x.com/CIJ_ICJ/status/2032093831257034791

https://x.com/CraigMurrayOrg/status/2032104086162567280

[Ravenlocke]

The Cradle

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei:
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• "The security of the Strait of Hormuz is of vital importance to Iran, as the country’s security is linked to the security of the region."

• "The instability caused by the US and the Zionist entity in the region could affect shipping traffic."

• "We do not want the strait to become unsafe, and vessels wishing to pass through must coordinate with the Iranian navy to maintain maritime security."

• "There is a consensus on the need to act in a way that keeps war away from the country permanently and prevents our enemies from continuing their aggression."

• "Iran will no longer act with restraint or pursue a policy of patience."

• "Iran reserves the right to target the sources of aggression in response to any military attack or misuse of bases in certain countries to launch attacks against it."

• "If the use of these countries’ territories and facilities against Iran stops, our defensive measures will also stop."

https://x.com/TheCradleMedia/status/2032151439456321928

[Ravenlocke]

dana reposted

@kelevitch

Remember when ISIS destroyed Palmyra? it was called it barbarism.

When the Taliban destroyed the Buddhas of Bamiyan, UNESCO called it a crime against civilization.

When Russia hit Ukrainian heritage sites, every Western leader condemned it within hours.



Isfahan has stood since 1598. One of the most beautiful cities ever built by human hands.

Baalbek's temples have stood for 2,000 years.

Persepolis was built in 515 BC, before Rome, before Athens' golden age, before Alexander.

Today they're being damaged by American and Israeli bombs.

The same world that wept for Palmyra is silent for Persepolis.

The same leaders who called the Bamiyan destruction "a crime against all humanity" have nothing to say about Isfahan

When brown people destroy heritage, it's barbarism.
When Western allies do it, it's just collateral damage.

2,500 years of Persian civilization. And the world watches in silence because the bombs have American flags on them.

https://x.com/kelevitch/status/2032105065851298032

[Ravenlocke]

NewRulesGeopolitics

🚨🇮🇷 US NAVY IN PANIC: MEET IRAN'S HIGH-SPEED TORPEDOES

Iran's supercavitating Hoot torpedoes render intercepts virtually impossible for adversaries, helping Iran to maintain control over the Strait of Hormuz.

🔸 The speed of a Hoot torpedo reaches 360 km/h (or 100 meters per second) underwater.

🔸 Drawing from the Soviet VA-111 Shkval's M-5 rocket, these weapons employ a nose cavitator to generate a persistent vacuum zone where water vaporizes into a stabilizing gas bubble, powered by reactive engine exhaust that cuts drag dramatically.

🔸 With a 10-13 km range, Hoot disrupts the Hormuz power dynamics by slashing enemy reaction times, overwhelming traditional ship-based anti-torpedo defenses and forcing a rethink of naval tactics.

🔸 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Forces' secretive underground bases conceal high-speed boats alongside Hoot carriers and anti-ship missiles, enabling stealthy deployments that slip past US Virginia-class subs and P-8A Poseidon surveillance buoys across the strait's 20-65 km span from Iranian shores.

🔸 The Hoot torpedo is one of the main reasons the US Navy has consistently declined requests for direct military escorts of commercial ships through the strait. The danger of a swift and nearly unavoidable attack from high-speed underwater missiles makes such missions too risky for US destroyers and frigates. The Hoot acts as a powerful tactical and strategic weapon of deterrence to effectively influence the security of shipping in a vital region for the global economy.

Do you think Iran’s Hoot torpedoes could sink a US aircraft carrier?

https://x.com/NewRulesGeo/status/2032096039264780471

[shaberon]

Posted by Bill Ryan (here)
...at first sight an abstention seemed like a very dilute and anodyne response. Of course, I know the Russian and Chinese diplomats are the wisest and smartest on the planet and had surely figured this all out, but that didn't help my own understanding at all.

Eerily similar to the lack of response to what Israel does to Gaza, Lebanon, and so on, but the shoe is on the other foot..

How you can portray yourself as a victim while hosting all that military hardware makes no sense.

Italy's Meloni call US-Israeli aggression illegal, and a breakdown of world order; she is willing to stick it to the actual culprits.


Russia's future is with India, who has received a tanker through the Strait of Hormuz, and says the Dena location-sharing with Israel is a Pakistani deepfake.

Updates on a synagogue shooting in Michigan incoming.

[Ravenlocke]

The Cradle

Russian oil revenues surge as Trump turns to Putin to ease global energy crisis

https://x.com/TheCradleMedia/status/2032124870222282972

https://thecradle.co/articles-id/36442

Russian oil revenues surge as Trump turns to Putin to ease global energy crisis
Moscow's oil revenue has risen by nearly $7 billion since the US and Israel launched a war on Iran two weeks ago

Russia has become the “biggest winner” of the US-Israeli war on Iran, as it eagerly capitalizes on both higher oil prices and desperate customers looking for alternative sources of crude.

According to an analysis by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, Moscow has received $6.9 billion in fossil fuel revenue since the war in Iran began, a 14 percent increase above February levels.

“If you're a Russian oil trader or a Russian company, you have never earned as much money selling oil as right now because of this supply-chain interruption,” says Nicholas Mulder, an economic historian at Cornell University.

Iran continues to load oil onto tankers for export to China through the Strait of Hormuz. However, Tehran has blocked access to the strategic waterway for oil tankers linked to the Gulf states, which continue to intercept Iranian projectiles headed toward US bases they host and that are being used to attack Iran.

As a result, oil supplies from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Kuwait have largely been lost to world markets, causing major price spikes and threatening to spur worldwide economic recession.

The counter the problem, the western-dominated International Energy Agency (IEA) announced a proposal on Tuesday to release 400 million barrels of oil from member states' strategic reserves.

The US has also turned to Russia to replace the lost supply.

Washington imposed sanctions on Russian oil following its invasion of Ukraine in 2022. In the past year, it has pressured allies such as India to end Russian oil purchases.

But on Monday, US President Donald Trump spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who offered to re-engage with European states to ease the crisis.

On Thursday, the US Treasury granted a special 30-day permission for Indian refiners to purchase sanctioned Russian crude, on the condition that the tanker was loaded before 5 March.

A Standard Chartered analysis shows that these loaded cargoes have been rapidly bought in the spot market, potentially allowing India to double its purchases of Russian oil from 1 million barrels per day (bpd) to 2 billion bpd in the near term.

The sudden increase in demand caused prices for Russian crude to surge 10.7 percent to $100.67 per barrel as of 1:45 pm ET on Wednesday.

The supply shock in West Asia due to the Iran war caused the price of Russian Urals crude to trade higher than the price of the Brent international benchmark for the first time in history, Oil Price.com noted.

Like oil produced in the Gulf, Russian Urals is a medium sour grade, contributing further to its demand by Indian refiners that typically rely on Gulf supplies.

Even if the US Navy is able to open the Strait of Hormuz by escorting Gulf-linked tankers with warships, supply from West Asia would still remain low, as this would remove Iranian oil from the market, creating new demand for Russian oil from China.

Earlier this week, Tehran warned the west that oil prices will reach $200 a barrel if President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu do not end the war.

The US and Israel's war on Iran has punished their Gulf allies, as the Strait of Hormuz closure has forced Saudi Arabia to cut output by 2.0–2.5 million bpd; Iraq by 2.9 million bpd, the UAE by 0.5–0.8 million bpd, Qatar by 0.5 million bpd, and Kuwait by 0.5 million bpd.

These states are seeking to use alternate export routes, such as Saudi Arabia's East–West pipeline, Standard Chartered added. However, the pipeline can transport a maximum of 7 million bpd to the Red Sea and is likely to reach full capacity within a few days.

Other states with large oil reserves, such as Norway, Canada, and some emerging market countries like Nigeria and Colombia, are also benefiting from the war alongside Russia.

[Ravenlocke]

Daniel Davis Deep Dive

🚨 Iran War Alert: Trump Has Lost Control of The War 🚨

Former CIA Analyst Larry Johnson warns: "This is not under Donald Trump's control anymore. It's outside of his control."

He adds urgency: "people are worried that Israel may (conclude they have) no option but to use a nuclear weapon."

And Larry is worried Iran's response may be: "We now have a nuke. And if you use (your nuclear weapon) against us, we'll use (ours) against you."

We have given Iran every incentive in the world to race to the bomb. All these decades we've claimed our objectives were to prevent an Iranian nuclear weapon, but now - starting with the 2018 withdrawal of the JCPOA - we may have pushed them over the edge and they may now become a nuclear state...

Don't miss this explosive clip from Daniel Davis Deep Dive!

Watch now: [https://open.substack.com/pub/daniel...eOnShare=true] 🔥

👉 #IranWar #TrumpLostControl #IsraelNuke #CIAInsights #NuclearThreat #Geopolitics #MiddleEastCrisis

https://x.com/DanielLDavis1/status/2032127860681384195

[Ravenlocke]

Max Blumenthal

Trump confirms he and his cronies "make a lot of money" from the spike in oil prices he caused with his war for Israel

While working class Americans suffer, the Epstein Class cashes in

Indisputably the most corrupt administration in American history, nothing comes close

https://x.com/MaxBlumenthal/status/2032127993896751597

[bojancan]

The hunters become the hunted... interesting video from Indian point of view.. Pravin Sawhney... it is very sad, that India/Modi has broken trust with Iran... it is interesting also to think about that... why on earth Modi want to sit in the US sinking ship now....is he two faced man?

March, 12
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American Military Dominance Over in West Asia

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=d3qsj54dGqo

[Ravenlocke]

Mohamad Safa

Orders have been issued to evacuate this area in Lebanon, home to nearly 200,000 people. This follows similar evacuations last week. Number of IDPs will reach 1.5 million.

This violates Article 49 of Fourth Geneva Convention, but international law clearly doesn't apply to Israel

https://x.com/mhdksafa/status/2032129925369471224

[Ravenlocke]

Narendra Modi

Had a conversation with Iranian President, Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian, to discuss the serious situation in the region.

Expressed deep concern over the escalation of tensions and the loss of civilian lives as well as damage to civilian infrastructure.

The safety and security of Indian nationals, along with the need for unhindered transit of goods and energy, remain India’s top priorities.

Reiterated India’s commitment to peace and stability and urged for dialogue and diplomacy.

@drpezeshkian

https://x.com/narendramodi/status/2032149596617785442

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Dr.Sam Youssef Ph.D.,M.Sc.,DPT.

⛔️BREAKING: Israel is planning to establish a military base in North West Somalia (Somaliland), near Berbera, to use as a launchpad against the Houthis. This is confirmed by Bloomberg today, citing senior officials from both Somaliland and Israel.‼️

⛔️This is what recognition was always about. Not diplomacy, not development. A military foothold on Somali soil to fight someone else’s war.‼️

https://x.com/drhossamsamy65/status/2032106183704588687

[Ravenlocke]

Sahel Revolutionary Soldier

🚨⚡️🇮🇳 BREAKING

Iran has once again officially refused to allow Indian ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz due to its recent actions, including the betrayal of Iran.

Meanwhile, Pakistan, China, and Russia’s ships will continue to pass without restriction.

https://x.com/cecild84/status/2032073971756061130