Israeli officials thought that by persuading the US to launch a war on Iran, they could spark internal uprisings against the regime. Instead, the opposite has happened as ordinary Iranians rally against US/Israeli aggression, and behind the Iranian government
The longer this war drags on the more opposition Trump will face to it, from within the ranks of his own military
Confirming its claims of successfully targeting a U.S.5th generation fighter, Iran has published footage of the shooting down of a U.S. F-35
Iran denies firing missiles at the joint U.S./UK airbase on the Indian Ocean isle of Diego Garcia. This follows IDF social media posts claiming that Iranian missiles can reach “London, Paris or Berlin”. Are U.S/Israel trying to draw Europe into their illegal war on Iran?
Having ordered thousands of Marines and support ships to the Gulf, Trump is thought to be viewing seizing Kharg Island to secure the Strait of Hormuz, although no firm decision has been made. However, if Trump does order Marines in, the IRGC has warned that they will sustain “unprecedented” casualties
World Health Organization officials have admitted that they are preparing for a “worst-case scenario” in Iran
The attack follows an earlier Israeli strike on Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility
Like all its losses, Israel played down the disappearance of a Gulfstream G550s over the eastern Mediterranean. The plane was one three that comprised Israel AWACs fleet and contributed to its regional air superiority. To make matters worse, it appears that an Iranian missiles that shouldn’t have been there shot it down
Most military analysts agree this would be a highly risky move, which Trump has said he has no desire to do, but Israeli PM Netanyahu says ground troops are necessary to complete ‘revolution’ in Iran.
The risk in the war with Iran is that someone will use a nuclear weapon, says Douglas Macgregor. It wont be the U.S., he stresses, and nor will it be Iran, which doesn’t have nuclear weapons anyway. However, Israel is under heavy conventional missile bombardment and it has nukes; and Netanyahu may well resort to a nuclear response
Among other items, Max Igan on how Jeffrey Epstein received an email in July 2028 inquiring whether WWIII was still on track for 2026?
The heavy blows Israel inflicted in 2024 amid its war on Lebanon prompted a return to the ‘Mughniyeh spirit’, sources say, creating a more agile and impenetrable fighting force