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

[shaberon]

I can't help the Secretary get his head out of you-know-where, but "Hormuz" is the Persian form of Ahura Mazda, the deity of Zoroastrianism. It would mean something similar to "Strait of God" if you were to force-fit it to English.

Knuckle draggers.

[Vicus]

Israeli Soldier Destroys Jesus Status In Lebanon Sparking Outrage



A viral photograph showing an Israeli soldier hitting a statue of Jesus Christ in southern Lebanon with a sledgehammer surfaced online on April 19 sparked outrage.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed the authenticity of a photo, taken at the Christian village of Debel, promising that it will take action against those involved.

“The IDF views the incident with great severity and emphasizes that the soldier’s conduct is wholly inconsistent with the values expected of its troops,” the military said in a statement.

The incident is being investigated by the Northern Command and is being handled “through the chain of command,” it added, noting that “appropriate measures will be taken against those involved in accordance with the findings.”

The military also said that the Northern Command will also assist the Christian community in restoring the statue to its place.

In a later statement, the IDF announced that the soldier who smashed the statue was identified and that would be taken against those involved in the incident.

Since resuming ground operations against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon last month, the IDF has repeatedly implied that it was only targeting the group and its supporters, mainly Muslim Shia who make up the majority of the region’s population.

Reports of deals with Christian and Druze towns in the region were even reported. Still, many were among more than 600,000 people displaced from the region. Christian towns in particular were targeted more than once. Even elsewhere in Lebanon, Christian were killed by Israeli strikes.

continue: https://southfront.press/israeli-sol...rking-outrage/

[thirtythree]

Posted by AutumnW (here)

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?

If by 'go woo-woo-woo' he means sticking firmly to their resolve.

[Ravenlocke]

China Perspective

In war-torn Syria, thanks to Chinese solar panels on rooftops, thousands of homes are no longer in the dark.

https://x.com/China_Fact/status/2046110071168565380

NewsOk

1h
Translated from Greek
Chinese solar panels bring light to thousands of homes in Syria that suffered from war – “They’re no longer in the dark”

https://x.com/newsOkgr/status/2046270359100342730

[Ravenlocke]

Ryan Rozbiani

🇱🇧 An Israeli Soldier Just Cooked a Meal in Someone Else's Home in Lebanon

An Israeli soldier posted photos of herself picking vegetables from a Lebanese family's garden and cooking in their kitchen, while the family is BANNED from returning.

The house still had food in the kitchen. The garden was still alive. Everything was exactly as the family left it, except the family.

Fifty-five villages in southern Lebanon remain closed to their residents. The people who planted those gardens and built those kitchens are not allowed back.

Someone else is eating their food.

https://x.com/RyanRozbiani/status/2046129238403948904

[Ewan]

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

Some fresh faces in the commentary of current affairs.

[Ravenlocke]

What moral authority, when the genocide in Gaza continues..



The Investigative

Apr 17
Dominic Lee, a lawmaker from Hong Kong, received significant attention for his direct address at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. During his speech, he challenged the standing of Western nations on the global stage, stating:

“What moral authority does the U.S., a country

https://x.com/AnonymousNewsHQ/status...32802161873003

[Ravenlocke]

🅰pocalypsis 🅰pocalypseos 🇷🇺 🇨🇳 🅉 reposted

Zaf

I knew it. Coachella took down the video.

Variety, NME, CNN Brasil, & Pitchfork wrote articles using this tweet.

Reposting it here in clips: the moment The Strokes criticized the CIA, the US government, and the killings in Iran and Gaza.

#Strokeschella

https://x.com/Buenozaf/status/2046022489436782905

[Ravenlocke]

Hawkeye1812Z

🇺🇸🔥🤡🇺🇸If the Pakistan-brokered Iran ceasefire had not been announced shortly before Trump’s deadline, Hegseth would have been confronted by a revolt inside the Pentagon, according to new reporting

David Rohde, on "Morning Joe," said that a handful of Pentagon lawyers were committed to refusing to approve a target list "that involved war crimes" from the White House.

https://x.com/Hawkeye1745/status/2046169053698388192

[Ravenlocke]

🅰pocalypsis 🅰pocalypseos 🇷🇺 🇨🇳 🅉 reposted

Kathleen Tyson

US Treasury yanks the choke chain on Iraq's New York Fed dollar account.
The USD account at the New York Fed has been frozen repeatedly to punish and destabilise every Iraqi government since 2003.
Maybe it's time for Iraq to open a CNY account and take settlement for future oil sales via CIPS?

https://x.com/Kathleen_Tyson_/status...20787292496210

[bojancan]

After Trump Sabotages Ceasefire, What Will Russia And China Do? w/ John Helmer

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=uW5bHpZRvEA

On April 19, Donald Trump announced that the U.S. navy had attacked and seized an Iranian civilian cargo ship in international waters.

This constituted a flagrant violation of international law, an act of war, and a severe violation of the Iran-U.S. ceasefire. Iran reportedly retaliated by firing drones at U.S. naval vessels in or near the Gulf of Oman.

Dimitri Lascaris speaks with John Helmer about the possible consequences of the Trump regime's efforts to sabotage the Iran-U.S. ceasefire.

In particular, what will Russia and China do now?

[Ravenlocke]

Observing...

By suspending dollar shipments to Iraq's central bank in April 2026, Washington is doing exactly what critics of "modern colonialism" have warned about for decades.

The core structure remains intact: Iraqi oil revenue still flows through the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The US can freeze or block those funds at will, turning a financial pipeline into a political leash.

That's not decolonization—it's the evolution of colonial control.

Instead of gunboats and mandates, you get dollar dominance and a chokehold on a nation's central banking system.

https://x.com/ErekoRex/status/2046262088775950449

[Ravenlocke]

Mel

Bint Jbeil had an estimated population of 30,000 people. Most evacuated but who knows how many weren’t able to?

And now all of those people are homeless. Their businesses gone. Schools gone. Community gone.

This is barbaric.

https://x.com/Villgecrazylady/status...87325332996148

[Rizotto]

"So begins the largest veteran and military family act of civil disobedience since the Iraq war..."
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1006291058398084

[Ravenlocke]

The Cradle

Israel claims ownership of Lebanese gas field after establishing Gaza-style ‘Yellow Line’ near

https://x.com/TheCradleMedia/status/2046222670874714281

[Arcturian108]

Posted by AutumnW (here)

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?

I looked it up. "Kunstler" means "artist" in German.

[shaberon]

No fresh bombing runs, however:


Over 220 Israeli Violations of Lebanon Ceasefire


from where they are supposed to have withdrawn, that is, Lebanon.

Yes, the Lebanese government made it easy for them to slide into this "buffer zone".

More wire tells us there is really no reason for them to be attacking houses:

Zionist Channel 12 noted that conversations with commanders and fighters in the North reveal that an unknown number of Hezbollah cells are operating within the area where the Israeli army is deployed in southern Lebanon.

“Most of the gunmen are not hiding inside the houses that the Israeli army is currently destroying, but rather in a network of tunnels and in other hiding places in open areas.”

The presumption they are hiding there or using human shields is not the case. Just an excuse to blow stuff up.

More suffering to come from Zio-America.

[BMJ]

Iranians RISE AGAINST the Regime after Brutal U.S. Move SHAKES the Strait of Hormuz!!!

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=R9YELlxZy-c

Dr Steve Turley
Apr 21, 2026
President Trump has strategically navigated a complex situation with Iran, employing a naval blockade that has disrupted Iranian oil exports while allowing global markets to function normally. This approach has effectively dismantled the leverage previously held by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), leading to an internal conflict within the Iranian regime as moderates and hardliners clash over negotiations with the U.S.

Dr Steve Quote:
" President Trump has pulled off the unimaginable. As the world just watched scenes of US Marines from the USS Tripoli boarding and seizing an Iranian cargo ship, something even more stunning is happening in a multi front revolt against the regime orchestrated by none other than one Donald J. Trump. Stick to the very end of this video because we're about to see the very definition of 4D chess playing out in real time. A perfect mathematical trap in which every single option the Mullers have left on the table leads to the exact same destination, internal collapse. "

P.S. The SASR has been activated the fifth column to follow, so lets MIGA.

[Szymon]

This is interesting. It looks like some level-headed people are saying NO. Who knows which piece of news is true these days?

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-new...codes-37045513

[bojancan]

Ritter is saying the same as Larry Johnson.. "Trump tried to used nuclear codes".....

Apr, 20

Scott Ritter : Trump and Hegseth Haven't a Clue

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=QRkC8xniXkQ