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

[Rizotto]

https://www.news18.com/world/its-bec...-10044146.html

April 19, 2026

‘It’s Because Of Security’: Trump Says Vance Won’t Join US Delegation In Pakistan

United States Vice President JD Vance will not be a part of the US delegation that is set to visit Pakistan’s capital on Monday for a US-Iran peace deal.

In a post shared by ABC News’ Jonathan Karl, he said, " President Trump just told me Vance will not be going to Islamabad. He said the issue is security — the Secret Service couldn’t do it on 24 hours notice."

Ahead of the peace talks in Pakistan, Trump issued a stern warning to Iran. In a post on Truth Social, he wrote, “Iran decided to fire bullets yesterday in the Strait of Hormuz — A Total Violation of our Ceasefire Agreement! Many of them were aimed at a French Ship, and a Freighter from the United Kingdom. That wasn’t nice, was it? My Representatives are going to Islamabad, Pakistan — They will be there tomorrow evening, for Negotiations. Iran recently announced that they were closing the Strait, which is strange, because our BLOCKADE has already closed it. They’re helping us without knowing, and they are the ones that lose with the closed passage, $500 Million Dollars a day! The United States loses nothing."

[AutumnW]

Thus spake the Wizard of Odd. Dismiss everything he says unless you can somehow use it as the perfect contrary indicator it likely is. It's all theater. "The United States loses nothing!"

[Szymon]

If true, this doesn't look good.

And this one right now.

[pacificator]

US destroyer fires on Iranian-flagged cargo ship
http://https://www.rt.com/news/63874...-iranian-ship/

let's remember who draw first blood

[bojancan]

Prof. Mohammad Marandi joins to discuss the massive turn that the war on Iran has taken as the Strait of Hormuz becomes the flashpoint for major escalation between the IRGC and the US Navy.

Apr, 19
Danny Haiphong
655K subscribers
Iran Just HIT US Navy HARD in Strait of Hormuz, Trump STUNNED | Mohammad Marandi

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=nH-eyZQHZ6c

[Szymon]

PIZZA spots near the PENTAGON seeing unusual LATE-NIGHT SPIKES in activity

Brace yourselves?

[Ravenlocke]

Pepe Escobar

The Barbaria blockade focused on Touska like a laser.

Iranian vessel. Coming from Gaolan in Zhuhai.

If it's carrying sodium perchlorate, expect a Hollywood blockbuster "denouncing" China-Iran military connection.

https://x.com/RealPepeEscobar/status...61017466351664

[Ravenlocke]

Pepe Escobar

This is as serious as it gets.

https://x.com/RealPepeEscobar/status...63361797013807

[Ravenlocke]

Tasnim News Agency

Iran Retaliates Against US Naval Aggression in Gulf of Oman

Iranian forces launched drone strikes on US military vessels in the Gulf of Oman after American terrorists attacked an Iranian container ship, the Toska, en route from China to Iran.

https://x.com/Tasnimnews_EN/status/2046084608211501346

[Ravenlocke]

IRNA News Agency ☫

The reports circulating about a second round of negotiations in Islamabad are false.

https://x.com/IrnaEnglish/status/2045963938555154777

[Ravenlocke]

Brian Berletic

The US blockade on Iran is part of a growing blockade on China.

The war on Iran is part of a larger war on China and multipolarism in general (which also includes Russia, and the Russian government has even admitted this).

This is why the US will NEVER agree to any genuine end to the war with Iran because it would mean an end of Washington's pursuit of global primacy in general which will NEVER happen until the world forces it to.

This was all obvious before the US even restarted bombing Iran in late February.

However the US will keep playing its games as long as ordinary people, analysts, diplomats, and foreign policy makers continue falling for them.

https://x.com/BrianJBerletic/status/2046065447356010601

[Ravenlocke]

Drop Site

⭕️ NEW: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has entered preliminary discussions with the United States regarding a financial backstop, specifically a currency-swap line, to insulate its economy from effects of the ongoing war with Iran, WSJ reports.

UAE Central Bank Governor Khaled Mohamed Balama proposed a dollar-swap line in recent meetings with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve officials.

Officials are reportedly concerned that the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz could soon choke off essential dollar revenues, despite UAE Fujairah port bypass. Economists have already downgraded GDP growth forecasts for the region, and there are concerns about potential capital flight from hubs like Dubai if the conflict persists.

Emirati officials reportedly warned the U.S. that a lack of dollar liquidity might force them to use alternative currencies, such as the Chinese yuan, for oil transactions.

https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2046031962352095668

[Arcturian108]

I love James Howard Kunstler. Here is today's intro to his newsletter:

https://www.kunstler.com/p/things-get-interesting-er

"Wednesday the US / Iran ceasefire expires. It has been an interesting two weeks. The US used it to negotiate an end to hostilities, resupply our ships in the Arabian Sea, do maintenance on our ships and warplanes, dismantle Iran’s banking conduits, and blockade Hormuz to shut down the regime’s remaining income flow. The Iranians used it to jump up and down and go woo-woo-woo."

[Vicus]

Israeli soldiers kill UNICEF truck drivers delivering water to Gaza families

The attack occurred during a routine water delivery operation at the only operational truck-filling point serving Gaza City, as aid remains severely restricted

Israeli soldiers killed two Palestinian truck drivers hired by UNICEF and injured two others during routine water delivery operations at a filling point in northern Gaza on 17 April.

“UNICEF is outraged by the killing of two drivers of trucks contracted by UNICEF to provide clean water to families in the Gaza Strip,” a statement from the UN agency reads.

UNICEF added the victims were “killed by Israeli fire in an incident that took place early this morning at the Mansoura water filling point in northern Gaza.”

The attack occurred during normal operations, with no changes in the convoy's movements or procedures that morning.

UNICEF has since told its contractors to stand down at the site until conditions are safe enough to return.

"The Mansoura water filling point is currently the only operational truck filling point for the Mekorot water supply line serving Gaza City," UNICEF said, highlighting the significance of the disruption.

“UNICEF and humanitarian partners use it multiple times a day to sustain critical water trucking operations for hundreds of thousands of people, including children.”

UNICEF called on Israeli authorities to “investigate this incident, and ensure full accountability,” adding that “Humanitarian workers, essential service providers, and civilian infrastructure, including critical water facilities, must never be targeted.”

In March, Israel slashed already restricted aid flows into Gaza, allowing just 640 trucks to enter out of 6,000 expected under existing arrangements – around 10 percent of the required amount.

Palestinian officials warn that the cuts have intensified shortages and pushed the strip closer to famine, with fuel, food, and basic goods increasingly scarce.

UNICEF said prices for essential items had surged by 200 to 300 percent, placing more than 1.5 million people at risk of severe food insecurity.
At the same time, Israeli attacks on the besieged Strip have continued despite the so-called ceasefire.

https://thecradle.co/articles-id/37209

[Vicus]

... to those who still exercise any illusions.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=NQvAHisIg5c

https://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/

Real Impact

[AutumnW]

Posted by Arcturian108 (here)
I love James Howard Kunstler. Here is today's intro to his newsletter:

https://www.kunstler.com/p/things-get-interesting-er

"Wednesday the US / Iran ceasefire expires. It has been an interesting two weeks. The US used it to negotiate an end to hostilities, resupply our ships in the Arabian Sea, do maintenance on our ships and warplanes, dismantle Iran’s banking conduits, and blockade Hormuz to shut down the regime’s remaining income flow. The Iranians used it to jump up and down and go woo-woo-woo."

The name Kunstler is appropriate--wrong spelling though. He's an uber Zionist bigot. "The Iranians used it to jump up and down and go woo woo woo" WTF does that even mean?

[shaberon]

Posted by AutumnW (here)
"The Iranians used it to jump up and down and go woo woo woo" WTF does that even mean?

It means, "I am ignorant, let's make noise."

About the same as everything in that category.


Such as:


Trump’s threats against Iranian civilian infrastructure ‘perfectly acceptable’ – UN envoy

Mike Waltz defends possible strikes on power plants and bridges, dismissing war crime accusations as “irresponsible”

[shaberon]

The issue is more like:

Iran will not accept anything beyond international law

Khatibzadeh assured the Iranian nation that the Islamic Republic would accept no commitments beyond international law.

“If the United States reaches this level of rationality, there will be no obstacle, and a mutual understanding can be reached very quickly. It seems, however, that the US currently does not intend to fully understand that matter,” he said.

We spent a long time developing a thing called "civilization", based on ways of avoiding conflict over disagreements.

If there is a conflict, there is a strong urge to limit damage on civilians and infrastructure, not glorifying it by saying "in the World War Two..." which keeps being spouted by those, who, I don't know...do things like attacking a girls' school and telling you it's good.


The United States has destroyed the very fabric of civilization it once helped make. It is the threat it claims to protect you from.

All it can do is cause damage. It has nothing left to offer.

"Oh, ten thousand troops..." they will croon, which right now are a pack of pirates.

Fascism wrapped in the most preposterous slogans.

[Vicus]

Iran Attacks U.S. Warships In Response To Vessel Seizure (Videos)

Iran attacked a number of United States warships in the Arabian Sea on April 19 after one of its commercial vessels was seized by the latter.

The seizure was announced by President Donald Trump himself, who said that the vessel attempted to breach a blockade the U.S. has been maintaining around Iranian ports.

“Today, an Iranian-flagged cargo ship named TOUSKA — nearly 900 feet long and weighing almost as much as an aircraft carrier — tried to get past our naval blockade, and it did not go well for them,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

“The US Navy guided missile destroyer USS SPRUANCE intercepted the TOUSKA in the Gulf of Oman, and gave [it a] fair warning to stop,” Trump continued. “The Iranian crew refused to listen, so our navy ship stopped them right in their tracks by blowing a hole in the engineer room. Right now, US Marines have custody of the vessel.”

“The TOUSKA is under US Treasury sanctions because of [its] prior history of illegal activity. We have full custody of the ship, and are seeing what’s on board!” he added.

The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) published footage showing an American guided-missile destroyer opening fire on the Iranian vessel.

The destroyer “intercepted M/V Touska as it transited the north Arabian Sea at 17 knots en route to Bandar Abbas, Iran. American forces issued multiple warnings and informed the Iranian-flagged vessel it was in violation of the U.S. blockade,” the command said in a statement.

It added that after Touska’s crew “failed to comply with repeated warnings over a six-hour period, Spruance directed the vessel to evacuate its engine room.”

The destroyer disabled the vessel’s propulsion “by firing several rounds from the destroyer’s 5-inch MK 45 Gun into Touska’s engine room,” according to the command.

“US Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) later boarded the non-compliant vessel, which remains in U.S. custody,” CENTCOM said.

CENTCOM added that its forces “acted in a deliberate, professional, and proportional manner to ensure compliance.”

The command later shared additional footage from the seizure, revealing that the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli, a part of the 31st MEU, was involved.

continue: https://southfront.press/iran-attack...eizure-videos/

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[Kryztian]

This is not good news for the martini world order.