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

[Ravenlocke]

DD Geopolitics

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“The USS Abraham Lincoln is rendered inoperable and is heading back to its port of origin.”

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/2032526313668628637

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/2032527613756117250

[Ravenlocke]

DD Geopolitics

🇺🇦🇮🇷 Zelensky met with Reza Pahlavi, according to Ukrainian media.

The meeting took place at the Ukrainian embassy in France.

Pahlavi reportedly expressed interest in establishing more direct contact and requested a private one-on-one discussion with Zelensky.

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/2032514984433832129

[Ravenlocke]

The Cradle

Islamic Resistance in Iraq offers financial reward for information on US military and intelligence officials:
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"The tightening of the noose around the Americans on the ground has led to a reduction in their security options. This applies to all specializations, whether they belong to the US military or to intelligence and espionage agencies operating in Iraq and the region. As a result, they have been forced to adopt alternative (civilian) locations, which they believe are safer.

Accordingly, we announce the allocation of a financial reward in exchange for providing information about those targets, according to the following details:

The reward amount is 150 million Iraqi dinars.

The reward applies to anyone who provides information, including all Iraqis and foreign residents inside the country.

The reward will be paid in exchange for providing accurate advance intelligence that directly leads to the execution of arrest operations or field identification of high-level officials in the US military or leadership figures in intelligence agencies.

Data and information should be delivered through secure channels at the headquarters of the “resistance factions” spread across Iraq.

Complete confidentiality of the information source and protection of their identity will be guaranteed, in accordance with strict security procedures."

https://x.com/TheCradleMedia/status/2032527971312087173

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https://x.com/TheCradleMedia/status/2032526220257034379

[Ravenlocke]

TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
@TruthMovemen
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Last night iran has killed most important Ashkanazi Chief Rabbi of Israel Meir Ber.

Rabbi Kalman Meir Ber born 24 December 1957 is the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel and President of the Chief Rabbinate Council. Previously, he served as the rabbi of Netanya and a rabbi in Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh, among other positions.

This is the guy wants to wiped out Gaza.
Karma is bitch

https://x.com/TruthMovemen/status/2032484235282391217

[Ravenlocke]

Ryan Rozbiani

JUST IN: 🇮🇱🇮🇷 Israeli Intelligence Emails Allegedly Reveal Projects with Reza Pahlavi to Destabilize Iran

A hacker group calling itself “Handala” says it infiltrated the communications of Raz Zimmt, who works on Iran within Israeli security institutions, and obtained a large cache of internal emails.

• The group claims it accessed more than 50,000 confidential emails tied to Zimmt’s communications.

• Documents in the archive allegedly reference joint projects between Israeli security institutions and Reza Pahlavi.

• The hackers claim Zimmt operated with a $300,000 monthly budget funded by Mossad.

Handala says the files have been released publicly and claims Iranian collaborators identified in the communications have already been arrested.


https://x.com/RyanRozbiani/status/2032492705385718240

Quds News Network
@QudsNen
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The Iranian hacker group Hanzala has breached the communication systems of Raz Zimmet, head of the Iran department within Israeli security institutions.

The group claims to have accessed over 50,000 confidential emails containing sensitive correspondence and documents related to his work on the Iranian file.

According to the leaked materials, Zimmet receives monthly funding from Israel's Mossad.

The documents also reveal joint projects between him and Reza Pahlavi, an opponent of the Iranian government, as well as plans aimed at destabilizing Iran.

https://x.com/QudsNen/status/2032492694015009082

[Ravenlocke]

I thought so..



Megatron

NEW:

🇮🇱 The latest video released by the government itself shows that it was AI generated because Netanyahu has 6 fingers.

The question now is whether Netanyahu is just hiding, has been killed, or is seriously injured.

https://x.com/Megatron_ron/status/2032399785940930821

[Ravenlocke]

HealthRanger
@HealthRanger
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So they KNEW they were going to crater the world's energy infrastructure and cause fertilizer shortages and famine? This is an admission...

https://x.com/HealthRanger/status/2032523878719762844

The Solari Report | Catherine Austin Fitts
@solari_the
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What a coincidence. The City of London and Iran shut down the straits in time to make sure farmers miss Spring planting. The war on farmers continues. Strongly recommend our pieces on Dutch Farmers and Fisherman and Pharma Food by
@ElzevH

https://x.com/solari_the/status/2032467409039135089

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George Galloway
@georgegalloway
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Did this really happen? Why did Israel put out an AI speech by Netanyahu last night? In which the prime minister literally sported six fingers? Where is he? Where is Ben Gvir? And why is no western news outlet asking these questions? #Irán #Israel

https://x.com/georgegalloway/status/2032422440689619190

[Ravenlocke]

HealthRanger
@HealthRanger
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You're not allowed to know how many U.S. soldiers have died so far. That's because the real answer is in the hundreds...

https://x.com/HealthRanger/status/2032505449967230978

HealthRanger
@HealthRanger
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New article: The Paper Tiger Exposed: The U.S. Military’s Shattered Mirage of Power

The downing of a U.S. KC-135 Stratotanker over Iraq was not an isolated accident but a fatal symptom of systemic decay. This moment marks a historic pivot where American military credibility has evaporated. For decades, Gulf allies accepted a Faustian bargain: host U.S. bases in exchange for a security umbrella. That umbrella has now been revealed as full of holes, exposing those same allies to relentless Iranian retaliation. As one analysis starkly put it, 'The question is no longer whether America can afford this war on Iran. It is whether America’s allies can afford America'.

https://x.com/HealthRanger/status/2032525908645429396

[Bill Ryan]

Posted by Ravenlocke (here)
The latest video released by the government itself shows that it was AI generated because Netanyahu has 6 fingers.

Hilarious! (count them )

[Ravenlocke]

- GEROMAN -- time will tell - 👀 -- reposted

UNN
@UnityNewsNet
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6h
Neither Netanyahu nor Ben Gvir have been seen in public for days.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant interrupted an interview to have a 2 hour phone call with Trump last night.

When he returned, he was visibly shaking.

Make of that what you will.

https://x.com/UnityNewsNet/status/2032430369505513649

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https://x.com/TruthMovemen/status/2032179961013113339

[Bill Ryan]

Posted by Ravenlocke (here)
https://x.com/TruthMovemen/status/2032179961013113339

NOT confirmed by ANY of the above. (Maybe 'The Truth and Solidarity Movement' should change its name. ) Of course, this may or may not be true, but if it is we'll all know soon enough through genuine official channels.

[Ravenlocke]

Drop Site
@DropSiteNews
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The AP confirms Drop Site’s reporting that four relatives of Ayman Mohamad Ghazali — the suspect in Thursday’s Michigan synagogue attack — were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Mashgharah, Lebanon on March 5.

AP reports the strike hit the family home just after sunset as they were breaking their Ramadan fast, killing brothers Kassim and Ibrahim Ghazali and Ibrahim’s two children, Ali and Fatima.

A week later, on March 12, Ghazali, a 41-year-old Lebanese-born U.S. citizen, rammed a vehicle into Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan before security personnel shot him dead. One guard was injured and about 30 officers were treated for smoke inhalation. No congregants were killed or injured.

https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2032492083127177596

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Drop Site
@DropSiteNews
🇮🇷🇵🇸 Leading Iranian ministers and senior government officials joined mass Quds Day processions in Tehran, the annual pro-Palestinian event held on the last Friday of Ramadan to express solidarity with the Palestinian people and to oppose Israel and Zionism.

The rallies took place under extraordinary circumstances, as Iran remains under attack in the ongoing U.S.–Israeli war—and as U.S. War Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters Iranian ministers had supposedly gone underground “like rats.”

https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2032459741620781298

Drop Site
@DropSiteNews
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Key officials seen at the demonstrations included:

🔹 Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran’s president, who was filmed walking through the crowds waving Iranian and Palestinian flags.

🔹 Abbas Araghchi, the foreign minister, who attended the rally and said “millions” had turned out nationwide despite the ongoing attacks.

🔹 Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei, head of the judiciary, who was giving a televised interview at the demonstration when a nearby strike reportedly occurred and vowed Iran would “never withdraw.”

🔹 Ali Larijani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council and a key policymaker following the death of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

🔹 Other ministers including Sattar Hashemi, minister of ICT, and Mohsen Paknejad, the oil minister were also present.


https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2032485433536303488

[Ravenlocke]

Patricia Marins
@pati_marins64
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US Prepares 5,000 Marines for War

Pete Hegseth has approved a request from U.S. Central Command for an element of an amphibious ready group and an attached Marine expeditionary unit, typically consisting of several warships and 5,000 Marines, according to The Wall Street Journal.

With this move, his objective appears to be an operation to seize Kharg Island. There is little else he could realistically do with these forces.

It would be an extremely bold operation to attempt to capture an island located just 25 km off the Iranian coast. The bigger question is: how would they hold that position?

Another possibility is that the force is intended to secure enriched uranium in a far more complex operation that would not require amphibious ships.

And the last, and most likely, alternative is that this deployment is simply meant to intimidate Iran.

https://x.com/pati_marins64/status/2032494051782504896

[shaberon]

Today, yes, of course, "non-aggressive" assistance from Russia and China is certainly a factor.

With...something...there is a fairly impressive obliteration of one of the main munitions being used:

Iranian air defenses have successfully shot down multiple American AGM-158 JASSM low detection standoff air-launched cruise missiles since the beginning of the war on the Islamic Republic, which was started by the United States and Israel.

Pepe's analysis sounds fairly accurate. India is in a pickle. I would never say the Modi government or Bharata Janiya truly represents wisdom; it's not as bad as some (such as everyone in NATO), but, it's not that much better.

Pahlavi and Z?? Is this supposed to be a joke??

Like America itself??

Look, Uncle Scam, just use another pack of lies to pull out, say the Lincoln is just being "rotated" for the Ford, and maybe review our stance on Gulf Monarchies. Oman and parts of Yemen are the only...halfway legitimate governments on that whole peninsula. Then, guillotine all support for Israel, and say "they started it, they can finish it".

Emirates AWC sites:







other hangars:







Kuwaiti MQ-9 Reaper hangars with what appears to be a Typhoon oozing oil:




Transport hangars:











It doesn't take a gigantic pile of rubble to make airplanes un-flyable.

What did we say when the "Twelve Day War" began? This never ends. Meaning with respect to the lifespan of Zionism. The temporary entity can't do anything; the US can -- leave. Then we can throw Evangelists and Technocrats under the bus.

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Seyed Abbas Araghchi
@araghchi
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Proud and honored to have accompanied the Strong and Resilient People of Iran to mark International Quds Day.

Iranians will ALWAYS stand firm and NEVER cower before cowardly attacks.

Video: Reaction of demonstrators when Tehran was bombed today is nightmare for aggressors.

https://x.com/araghchi/status/2032445333989679504

Translated from Turkish
During these blessed days of Ramadan, the prayers offered by the brotherly Turkish nation and the friendly Republic of Turkey for the Iranian people, along with the solidarity they have shown, serve as a great source of strength and morale for us.

Iran will continue to steadfastly defend its sovereignty and the security of

https://x.com/araghchi/status/2032513525151605234

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Moon of Alabama
@MoonofA
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New on MoA:
War On Iran: - No Planning - No Hiding Officials - Suicide Mission In Hormuz
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2026/0...in-hormuz.html

https://x.com/MoonofA/status/2032502079005065583

https://www.moonofalabama.org/2026/0...in-hormuz.html

War On Iran: – No Planning – No Hiding Officials – Suicide Mission In Hormuz

March 13, 2026
On January 28 I had warned that Iran Is No Easy Target:

Iran however is also ready. It has increased its missile forces. It has promised to use it against U.S. positions in the Middle East and against Israel in retaliation to any attack. It has also promised to close the Strait of Hormuz. A large part of the global oil supply is flowing through it. A selective closure, which would for example allow tankers destined for China to pass, is also a possibility. But even a partial prolonged closure would suddenly increase oil and gas prices all over the world. Republican chances to win in the mid-term elections would decrease.
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The arising conflict is unlikely to be as short as the recent 12 day campaign. It could easily escalate into attritional warfare. Unlike Iran Israel has nukes and may be willing to use them. But given Iran’s size and large population it is likely to end up severely damaged, but as a winner.

We are now in the midst of what I had foreseen. It was easy to predict this development and the Pentagon should be asked why it has failed to do so:

The Pentagon and National Security Council significantly underestimated Iran’s willingness to close the Strait of Hormuz in response to US military strikes while planning the ongoing operation, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
President Donald Trump’s national security team failed to fully account for the potential consequences of what some officials have described as a worst-case scenario now facing the administration, the sources said.
While key officials from the Departments of Energy and Treasury were present for some of the official planning meetings about the operation before it started, sources said, the agency analysis and forecasts that would be integral elements of the decision-making process in past administrations were secondary considerations.

Trump should fire his National Security Advisor, Marco Rubio, and his Secretary of Defense for providing stupid advice to him. He then should look at a mirror …

—U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (vid):

Iran’s leaders are hiding in bunkers and moving into civilian areas …

More (vid)

Hegseth: “Iran’s leadership — desperate and hiding, they’ve gone underground. Cowering. That’s what rats do.”

Hegseth is partially right. Iran’s leader are moving in civilian areas – like in the midst of today’s Quds day rally in Teheran:

PressTV (vid):

> Iran’s President Pezeshkian attends International Quds rallies in Tehran, takes selfies with people attending the event. <

Turkish journo Ragip Soylu: (vid)

> Top Iranian national security official Ali Larijani keeps marching after Israeli strikes in Tehran near the area.
He even gives a live interview.
“Trump’s problem is that he doesn’t realize that the Iranian nation is mature and determined” <

Ragip Solyu (pic):

> Another WOW, Iranian top regime official, Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje’i, the chief of judiciary, is also participating in a march in Tehran.
Amid Israeli strikes in the vicinity.
This guy is among a few people who actually run Iran. <

Raqip Soylu (pic):

> Late Khamenei’s advisor Mohammad Mokhber, a former Iranian VP, is also participating in Tehran march amid Israeli strikes <

BBC journo Shayan Sardarizadeh (vid) see also:

> Smoke rises in the air following an Israeli air strike near a pro-government rally marking the annual Quds Day on Enghelab Street in Tehran city centre.
Chants of Allahu Akbar can be heard in reaction to the strike.
Location: 35.701154, 51.403464 <

Abbas Araghachi, the Foreign Minister of Iran, also took part.

Little security is seen in the above videos and pictures. Larijani and Pezeshkian have like three of four bodyguards each. They keep their distance. No attempts are made to hold people away from the principals.

— When Usrael started a war on Iran in June 2025 it took 12 days until their missile defenses deteriorated enough to make them file for peace. We are now at day 14 of the 2026 war on Iran. U.S. attempts to arrange a ceasefire with Iran have been rejected.

The missile onslaught on U.S. positions and on Israel continue. People flee into bunkers. One wonders how long the Israeli public will stay calm over this.

The Lebanese Hizbullah, thought to be defeated in 2024 by Israel, is back and busy. Yesterday, in coordination with Iran, it launched over 200 missiles at Israel’s north while its ground troops fought off Israeli tank incursions. It is a gamble for Hizbullah but with a high chance to win.

— The U.S. and its vassal have promised to release 400 million barrel of crude from their inventories. The process will take months. The daily deficit of crude due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is some 15 million barrel per day. The release of reserves will thus have a minimal effect. There are also signs that the U.S. Treasury has been selling (archived) front-month crude futures, i.e. bets on lower oil prices. One can not fight supply fundamentals. These bets will fail.

— The U.S. is sending elements of an amphibious ready group and an attached Marines expeditionary group to the Middle East. Those 2,200 soldiers could be used for suicidal attempts to invade the coast of Iran next to the Strait of Hormuz.

Yves Smith foresees and warns of attempts to open the Strait:

Let me offer a forecast. I am not saying this is what will happen, but right now, it seems a probable path. Trump and his team are increasingly messaging that somehow they will pry the Strait of Hormuz open. When that idea was first voiced, we showcased Daniel Davis in one of his Deep Dive presentations on what an impossibly bad idea that was, that it would simply open up naval ships for easy destruction by Iran. Nevertheless, talking this barmy scheme up to credulous investors and the public, that somehow the spice will be flowing again soon, is now the Administration’s best path for somewhat containing energy price rises and the immediate damage they do.
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The Administration does have to Do Something in its own mind, rather than admit now to a Suez Crisis level self-inflicted loss of primacy. Forcing open the Strait of Hormuz fits our fantasies of dominance and military power. And if enough officials talk about this, erm, plan, the Administration may talk itself into it.
So if we have not had a market freakout sooner, the likely trigger for one is sending US ships to the Strait of Hormuz and suffering a crushing defeat. It would then become undeniable that Iran has the whip hand.

[Bill Ryan]

Posted by Ravenlocke (here)
International Quds Day.

It's possible an explainer might be helpful for some.

International Quds Day (Jerusalem Day) is an annual, worldwide pro-Palestinian event held on the last Friday of Ramadan to show solidarity with Palestinians, oppose Israel, and protest the occupation of Jerusalem
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