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

[Ravenlocke]

MenchOsint


UKMTO advises tankers to continue using the US-controlled route (😭 these people can't be humans)

In their statement they deny the obvious fact that traffic on the Iran-designated corridor has significantly increased.

Dangerously biased organization..

https://x.com/MenchOsint/status/2074529408203850194

[Ravenlocke]

Gaza Notifications

🚨BREAKING: Israel assassinated Mohamed Al-Wahidi, Director of Public Relations at the Egyptian Committee in Gaza.
The assassination comes one day after Hamas dissolved its governing body to clear the way for civilian technocratic rule.

https://x.com/gazanotice/status/2074541156445167715

[Ravenlocke]

TASS

IN BRIEF: Explosions hit Damascus as French president arrives in Syria:
https://vk.cc/cZnrXc
https://x.com/tassagency_en/status/2074439338004271508

https://tass.com/emergencies/2156693...m_social_share

IN BRIEF: Explosions hit Damascus as French president arrives in Syria

Al Hadath television reported that the explosions caused casualties

MOSCOW, July 7. /TASS/. Two explosions struck Damascus, the Syrian newspaper Al Watan reported.

According to Qatar-based Al Jazeera TV, the blasts occurred near the Tourism Ministry building and a hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron is staying during his current visit to Damascus.

The explosions caused casualties, Al Hadath television reported.

TASS has gathered the key details of the incident so far.

Circumstances of incident

- Two explosions were reported in the Syrian capital, the Al Watan newspaper reported.

- According to Al Jazeera, the incident took place near the building of the country’s Tourism Ministry and a hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron is staying during his visit to Damascus.

- Al Hadath television said the explosions occurred in the area near the Four Seasons Hotel where Macron is staying.

- According to the broadcaster, the French president’s motorcade departed from the building 15 minutes before the blasts occurred.

Casualties

- Al Hadath reported that the Damascus explosions caused casualties.

- At least 18 people, including four police officers, were injured, the Syrian Interior Ministry said.

Investigation

- The explosions in Damascus were caused by two improvised explosive devices (IEDs), Al-Ikhbaria TV reported.

- According to the media outlet, officers from Syria’s internal security forces are investigating the incident and seeking to determine those responsible.

- The Syrian Interior Ministry stated that the improvised explosive devices had detonated after "security officials found them and ministry experts began defusing them."

Impact on Macron’s visit

- The explosions occurred outside the security perimeter established around the hotel where the French president is staying and did not pose a threat to his life, the Syrian Interior Ministry said.

- Macron and members of his delegation did not hear the explosions that took place near the Four Seasons Hotel where they are staying in Damascus, Al Hadath reported.

- The French delegation was heading to a meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa when the blasts struck, a source told the TV channel.

- Talks between Macron and al-Sharaa started on schedule.

- The program of Macron’s visit and the schedule of his meetings in Damascus will remain unchanged following the explosions, the TV channel added.

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Posted by rgray222 (here)
Did you wonder why officials from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Oman attended Khamenei's funeral, even though Iran attacked their countries and they are ideologically deeply opposed to each other?

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=XS6uhrJR0vU

I assume by ideologically deeply opposed you mean that the ruling class in some Gulf nations, such as Saudi Arabia and Qatar, have deep and close ties with the hegemonic elite in the US? These ideological differences are political and attributed to the ruling class, not the people at large. Or are you referring to religious differences? If the latter, would you say that the head of state in the UK is deeply opposed to the head of state of Italy simply because the one is Catholic and the other is Protestant? That 'Shia and Sunni are mortal enemies because of religious divisions' is a fiction of the West. (They all go to Mecca.) Even within those two main branches of Islam, there are differences, just as in Christianity, which is probably unique in having a plethora of different sects and denominations.

The world is in a process of disruptive and violent change. Who the good and bad guys are depends on your priorities and deep beliefs. On a personal note, I must admit that I was hoping I could slip into old age contemplating the wisdom accumulated from living a questioning life (and read a lot of books), but I find myself testing and searching for my fundamental lodestar of beliefs, and being appalled at a world that does not reflect those ...

To return to the Gulf states ... I think they are destined for a future independent of the Western empire (so Israel as we know it will be gone), and like the Chinese, they will reclaim the inheritance of many thousands of years of civilization. Now is the time of the chaos of change, and it is violent.

[Szymon]

Looks like its back on.







Update:





So, the real question is whether they will retaliate.

Update 2:





Time will tell.

[Bill Ryan]

Posted by Ravenlocke (here)
Ayatollah Khamenei's Funeral Ceremony is Officially the Largest in recorded History - Al Jazeera

I don't know for a fact that the following is true, but I'd not doubt it. Talking with Nima Alkhorshid at the very end of this video, Robert Barnes states that it's not only the largest funeral ceremony, but the largest amassed gathering of humans in the history of the world.

[Ravenlocke]

RT

PENTAGON CARPET BOMB IRAN


Pentagon begins BOMBING IRAN during Khamenei’s FUNERAL x.com/rt_com/status/…

https://x.com/RT_com/status/2074615052640858523

Syrian Girl

BREAKING 🚨 The US is carpet bombing Iran. The war has restarted.

https://x.com/Partisangirl/status/2074618185735975332

Mario Nawfal

🚨🇮🇷🇺🇸 More footage keeps pouring out of Bandar Abbas, and the scale of the damage is coming into focus.

The latest videos from the port show the aftermath of what appear to be the most severe American strikes since the ceasefire, fires burning at the facility that anchors Iran's naval power on the Strait of Hormuz.

Combined with the hits on Sirik and Qeshm Island, tonight's wave systematically targeted the infrastructure behind the IRGC's grip on the waterway.

Source: Tabz / Writer: Daniel

https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/2074616176806961326

[Ravenlocke]

DD Geopolitics

🇺🇸💥🇮🇷 The director of Shahid Bahonar and East Hormozgan Ports and Maritime Authority said the black smoke behind the Bandar Abbas fish market is the result of American projectiles hitting the city's fishing dock, setting a number of civilian fishing boats on fire.

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/2074625401792426344

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Sputnik

🚨 US targets fishing boats in strike on Bandar Abbas pier — reports

Several local fishing boats caught fire in Bandar Abbas after enemy projectiles hit the city’s fishing pier, IRNA reported.

The Director of Shahid Bahonar and Eastern Hormozgan Ports and Maritime Affairs said the black smoke seen behind the Bandar Abbas fish market was caused by the strike on the local fishing pier.

The report indicates that the US hit civilian fishing infrastructure during the latest attacks on southern Iran

https://x.com/SputnikInt/status/2074632800125206781

Ryan Rozbiani

More images reportedly form the U.S. strikes on Southern Iran, Bandar Abbas Sirik Pier, and Qeshm

CNN reports that a U.S. official said these attacks will be BIG and will be going on for a while.

https://x.com/RyanRozbiani/status/2074612076639596999

[Ravenlocke]

Middle East Observer

⚡️ 🎦 Kuwait's Ministry of Electricity: Several power transmission lines have gone out of service, causing power outages in various parts of the country.

https://x.com/ME_Observer_/status/2074632575532839147

[Ravenlocke]

MenchOsint

A Pakistani Civilian Plane Crashed over the Arabian Sea.

Lot of US military activity in that area, i hope it's not due to another U.S. 'mistake'.

https://x.com/MenchOsint/status/2074579128943055209

Pakistan Defence🇵🇰
@PakDefence_
·
5m
K2 Airways Cargo plane crashes into Arabian Sea near Karachi

It has now been confirmed that all 5x crew members on board the K2 Airways Boeing 737-400 have tragically lost their lives.

All the victims were Pakistani nationals.
The deceased have been identified as:
- Pilot: Muhammad Rizwan Idris
- Co-Pilot: Faisal Jatui
- Engineers: Muhammad Hamid, Muhammad Arif Siddiqui
- Load Master: Muhammad Taufiq Khan

According to officials, the causes of the accident will be determined after the investigation.

A statement from sources said the Pakistan Navy's warship PNS Zulfiqar was dispatched to the affected area in the ongoing search and rescue operation.

The statement said that Pakistan National Shipping Corporation's commercial ship Lahore was also deployed for the search and rescue operation

https://x.com/PakDefence_/status/2074638717994828198

[Ravenlocke]

Max Blumenthal

The US bombed Tehran's Sharif University last April, destroying $100 million worth of GPU in its AI center

In the process, it convinced the school's middle class pro-opposition students that its true goal was not woman, life freedom - but death & societal destruction

My report

https://x.com/MaxBlumenthal/status/2074571648758378955

[Ravenlocke]

dana

🇺🇸⚔️🇮🇷Barak Ravid: An American official stated that Donald Trump approved a plan to attack Iran and today, during a NATO meeting in Turkey, ordered its implementation.

Trump held a meeting in Ankara with Peter Hegseth, Marco Rubio, Scott Bessent, Dan Crenshaw, and other American officials who traveled with Air Force One. The official added that the duration of the attacks is unknown, and decisions about further actions will be made after evaluating the results.

Iranian_Militarism

https://x.com/dana916/status/2074641552358686915

dana

🇮🇷⚔️🇺🇸If the response is accurate, comprehensive, and significant, it will create doubt in the calculations of the adversary.

Sheikh Issa, Ali al-Salem: the U.S. drone support base in Jordan, Muwafaq al-Salti, and a base in the UAE were all involved.

Therefore, we are awaiting the decision of the Supreme National Security Council, and of course, we are observing the tactics employed by the commanders and the techniques implemented by the officers and forces.

Iranian_Militarism

https://x.com/dana916/status/2074641927845138620

[Ravenlocke]

DD Geopolitics

🇺🇸🇮🇱 Newsmax and Netanyahu are now creating a new narrative: "Iran has chemical weapons."

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/2074619764916224456

[Ravenlocke]

sarah

BREAKING:

Israel is bombing civilian areas in Ali al-Taher in the middle of the night in South Lebanon.

As Trump rains bombs on Iran,

Israel rains bombs on South Lebanon.

This is what they call “peace.”

https://x.com/sahouraxo/status/2074627356044525816

[Ravenlocke]

Posted by Ravenlocke (here)
Gaza Notifications

🚨BREAKING: Israel assassinated Mohamed Al-Wahidi, Director of Public Relations at the Egyptian Committee in Gaza.
The assassination comes one day after Hamas dissolved its governing body to clear the way for civilian technocratic rule.

https://x.com/gazanotice/status/2074541156445167715

ilmfeed

This is Mohammad Fawaz al-Wahidi.

He was part of the Egyptian Relief Committee in Gaza, helping provide food and shelter to displaced Palestinians. More recently, he helped organise World Cup screenings, giving families in Gaza rare moments of joy amid unimaginable hardship.

Just one hour before Egypt's World Cup match against Argentina, Mohammad was killed when occupation forces targeted the car he was travelling in. Two other Palestinians were also killed in the attack.

The day before, Egypt's national team coach, Hossam Hassan, used the world's biggest football stage to make a heartfelt plea:

"We are sending a message to the whole world: Please, let the Palestinian people live. Please, let them live."

https://x.com/IlmFeed/status/2074610475707355217

Motasem A Dalloul

Israeli occupation forces have murdered Director of the Egyptian Humanitarian Relief Committee in Gaza, Mohammad Fawaz al Waheidi..

Little bystander boy was killed in the same airstrike

https://x.com/AbujomaaGaza/status/2074547348680716431

Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council

Israel has assassinated Mohammad al-Wahidi, manager of the #Egyptian Relief Committee in #Gaza.

The strike came just one hour before Egypt's World Cup match. The committee had been organizing public screenings of the tournament for displaced families across Gaza. His final efforts were to bring moments of joy through football in Gaza.

As a
@FIFAWorldCup
host country, Canada cannot celebrate football while those bringing the game to displaced children and families are being killed.

We call on Minister
@AnitaAnandMP
to use every diplomatic and legal avenue to help protect civilians and advance accountability for Israel's violations of international humanitarian law during this world cup. #cdnpoli #fifa

https://x.com/CMPAConline/status/2074579852280431015

[Ravenlocke]

Nahid

Just in: The IRGC, in response to American actions, has struck 85 critical U.S. targets, in:

· Bandar Salman (a key port facility)
· U.S. Fifth Fleet Naval Base in Bahrain
· Al-Salem Air Base in Kuwait

https://x.com/NahidPoureisa/status/2074719937545830640

The Hormuz Letter

BREAKING: Iran's IRGC announces it has attacked and hit 85 US military sites in response to US strikes, including the US Fifth Fleet HQ in Bahrain and Ali Al-Salem Air Base in Kuwait, with joint naval and aerospace forces conducting multiple missile and drone waves, per Tasnim.

The IRGC also says it shot down a US MQ-9 drone attempting to interfere in the operation.

https://x.com/HormuzLetter/status/2074707610364743939

Iran Observer

⚡️BREAKING: Iran has launched Massive waves of Retaliatory Strikes against US military bases in Bahrain and Kuwait

https://x.com/IranObserver0/status/2074707247620300952

[Ravenlocke]

IRNA News Agency ☫

Funeral procession for the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei is underway in Najaf, Iraq.

https://x.com/IrnaEnglish/status/2074715647703990516

https://x.com/TehranTimes79/status/2074693020184694874

[Ravenlocke]

IRIB (Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting)

Unprecedented crowds in Najaf defied all predictions, shocking Iraqi officials. Initial estimates show over 2 million Iraqis attended the funeral of the martyred leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, in Najaf alone.

The procession continues in Karbala this afternoon.

https://x.com/iribnews_irib/status/2074725934620422282

Tehran Times

The coffins of the #Martyred_Leader and his family members are carried into the holy shrine of Imam Ali (AS) in #Najaf, Iraq

https://x.com/TehranTimes79/status/2074695062651347310

[Rizotto]

Israel Exposed — War Crimes Archive
(their compilation of video evidence still ongoing, already over 64,000 videos listed)
https://www.archivegenocide.com/