Introduction – Oct 29, 2021
Of course this is all still speculative but Israel does seem to be in a rush to acquire new air refuelling tankers, necessary for long-range missions. Israel has already ordered eight KC-46 tanker aircraft for delivery in 2023, but it now wants at least to two by the end of next year.
In addition, the Israeli Air Force is also in the process of acquiring additional aircraft, surveillance drones, and the munitions needed to strike Iran’s underground nuclear facilities.
In fact the Times of Israel reports that the Israeli Air Force is preparing to train pilots in earnest for missions into Iran. Again, this might all come to nothing but it all adds to an emerging possibility.
Put that together with Philip Giraldi’s report below, and there’s no denying that Israel does indeed seem to be preparing for a strike on Iran.
However, before it goes ahead – with American arms and intelligence – the Israelis will need to extract one vital pledge from Washington. If things go wrong, if the air strikes fail to eliminate their targets or Iran retaliates with devastating missile strikes, which is more than likely, then Tel Aviv will want Washington’s assurance that it will step in militarily to help defend “poor little Israel”.
How Russia and China will react to that is another matter but Israel is playing a high-stakes poker game and if it overplays its hand, the U.S. stands to lose everything. Ed.
Israel to Attack Iran? Washington Gives the Green Light to the ‘Military Option’
Philip Giraldi – Strategic Culture Oct 28, 2021
Some might recall candidate Joe Biden’s pledge to work to rejoin the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) which was a multilateral agreement intended to limit Iran’s ability to develop a nuclear weapon. The JCPOA was signed by President Barack Obama in 2015, when Biden was Vice President, and was considered one of the only foreign policy successes of his eight years in office. Other signatories to it were Britain, China, Germany, France, and Russia and it was endorsed by the United Nations. The agreement included unannounced inspections of Iranian nuclear facilities by the IAEA and, by all accounts, it was working and was a non-proliferation success story. In return for its cooperation Iran was to receive its considerable assets frozen in banks in the United States and was also to be relieved of the sanctions that had been placed on it by Washington and other governments.
The JCPOA crashed and burned in 2018 when President Donald Trump ordered U.S. withdrawal from the agreement, claiming that Iran was cheating and would surely move to develop a nuclear weapon as soon as the first phase of the agreement was completed. Trump, whose ignorance on Iran and other international issues was profound, had surrounded himself with a totally Zionist foreign policy team, including members of his own family, and had bought fully into the arguments being made by Israel as well as by Israel Lobby predominantly Jewish groups to include the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). Trump’s time in office was spent pandering to Israel in every conceivable way, to include recognizing Jerusalem as the country’s capital, granting Israel the green light for creating and expanding illegal settlements on the West Bank and recognizing the occupied Syrian Golan Heights as part of Israel.
Given Trump’s record, most particularly the senseless and against-American-interests abandonment of JCPOA, it almost seemed a breath of fresh air to hear Biden’s fractured English as he committed his administration to doing what he could to rejoin the other countries who were still trying to make the agreement work. After Biden was actually elected, more or less, he and his Secretary of State Tony Blinken clarified what the U.S. would seek to do to “fix” the agreement by making it stronger in some key areas that had not been part of the original document.
Iran for its part insisted that the agreement did not need any additional caveats and should be a return to the status quo ante, particularly when Blinken and his team made clear that they were thinking of a ban on Iranian ballistic missile development as well as negotiations to end Tehran’s alleged “interference” in the politics of the region. The interference presumably referred to Iranian support of the Palestinians as well as its role in Syria and Yemen, all of which had earned the hostility of American “friends” Israel and Saudi Arabia.
Israel inevitably stirred the pot by sending a stream of senior officials, to include Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to discuss “the Iranian threat” with Biden and his top officials. Lapid made clear that Israel “reserves the right to act at any given moment, in any way… We know there are moments when nations must use force to protect the world from evil.” And to be sure, Biden, like Trump, has also made his true sentiments clear by surrounding himself with Zionists. Blinken, Wendy Sherman and Victoria Nuland have filled the three top slots at State Department, all are Jewish and all strong on Israel. Nuland is a leading neocon. And pending is the appointment of Barbara Leaf, who has been nominated Assistant Secretary to head the State Department’s Near East region. She is currently the Ruth and Sid Lapidus Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP), which is an AIPAC spin off and a major component in the Israel Lobby. That means that a member in good standing of the Israel Lobby would serve as the State Department official overseeing American policy in the Middle East.
At the Pentagon one finds a malleable General Mark Milley, always happy to meet his Israeli counterparts, and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, an affirmative action promotion who likewise has become adept at parroting the line “Israel has a right to defend itself.” And need one mention ardent self-declared Zionists at the top level of the Democratic Party, to include Biden himself, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and, of course, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer?
So rejoining the JCPOA over Israel objections was a non-starter from the beginning and was probably only mooted to make Trump look bad. Indirect talks including both Iran and the U.S. technically have continued in Vienna, though they have been stalled since the end of June. Trita Parsi has recently learned that Iran sought to make a breakthrough for an agreement by seeking a White House commitment to stick with the plan as long as Biden remains in office. Biden and Blinken refused and Blinken has recently confirmed that a new deal is unlikely, saying “time is running out.”
And there have been some other new developments. Israeli officials have been warning for over twenty years that Iran is only one year away from having its own nukes and needs to be stopped, a claim that has begun to sound like a religious mantra repeated over and over, but now they are actually funding the armaments that will be needed to do the job. Israel Defense Force Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi has repeatedly said the IDF is “accelerating” plans to strike Iran, and Israeli politicians to include former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have regularly been threatening to do whatever must be done to deal with the threat from the Islamic Republic. Israeli media is reporting that $1.5 billion has been allocated in the current and upcoming budget to buy the American bunker buster bombs that will be needed to destroy the Iranian reactor at Bushehr and its underground research facilities at Natanz.
In the wake of the news about the war funding, there have also been reports that the Israeli Air Force is engaging in what is being described as “intense” drills to simulate attacking Iranian nuclear facilities. After Israel obtains the 5000 pound bunker buster bombs, it will also need to procure bombers to drop the ordnance, and one suspects that the U.S. Congress will somehow come up with the necessary “military aid” to make that happen. Tony Blinken has also made clear that the Administration knows what Israel is planning and approves. He met with Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on October 13th and said if diplomacy with Iran fails, the U.S. will turn to “other options.” And yes, he followed that up with the venerable line that “Israel has the right to defend itself and we strongly support that proposition.”
Lapid confirmed that one of Blinken’s “options” was military action. “I would like to start by repeating what the Secretary of State just said. Yes, other options are going to be on the table if diplomacy fails. And by saying other options, I think everybody understands here … what is it that we mean.” It must be observed that in their discussion of Iran’s nuclear program, Lapid and Blinnken were endorsing an illegal and unprovoked attack to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon that it is apparently not seeking, but which it will surely turn to as a consequence if only to defend itself in the future.
In short, U.S. foreign policy is yet again being held hostage by Israel. The White House position is clearly and absurdly that an Israeli attack on Iran, considered a war crime by most, is an act of self-defense. However it turns out, the U.S. will be seen as endorsing the crime and will inevitably be implicated in it, undoubtedly resulting in yet another foreign policy disaster in the Middle East with nothing but grief for the American people. The simple truth is that Iran has neither threatened nor attacked Israel. Given that, there is nothing defensive about the actions Israel has already taken in sabotaging Iranian facilities and assassinating scientists, and there would be nothing defensive about direct military attacks either with or without U.S. assistance on Iranian soil. If Israel chooses to play the fool it is on them and their leaders. The United States does not have a horse in this race and should butt out, but one doubts if a White House and Congress, firmly controlled by Zionist forces, have either the wisdom or the courage to cut the tie that binds with the Jewish state.
Philip Giraldi, Ph.D. is Executive Director of the Council for the National Interest.
If an Israeli attack were imminent, they wouldn’t telegraph it. This is probably showboating to see if the US will commit. That said, Israel is getting desperate and its leaders crazier by the day.
Were the US to attack Iran and attempt to occupy the country rather than overthrowing the government, it would make Afghanistan look like a picnic and would probably lead to a Vietnam-style collapse of the US military.
Heavily dependent on Iranian oil and gas exports, China has previously signalled that any such attack would be viewed as a direct attack on China itself, so war would be inevitable there – something which the US couldn’t cope with or hope to win.
What Russia would do is debatable – it would probably avoid direct intervention, but would supply arms and game-changing intel. It might take the opportunity to strike in Syria.
The EU would probably make noises – perhaps sending a token force – but do little else. Britain – ever the US lapdog – would do whatever it’s American master demanded.
the road map or as its now called the great reset rests on israel getting the whole of the middle east
then everyone will really suffer
it is the duty of all people to assist iran and help stop the jew from taking everything
Israel has destroyed the british empire it has just taken down the USA iran wil be no problem for us when we send in the american troops and the british troops
The world is owned by us jews you are our slaves
get used to it
you need to see this
https://www.unz.com/runz/american-pravda-mossad-assassinations/
Ed’s comments are well balanced. I think Giraldi focuses too much on the detail. Yesterday the fake news announced that Iran would soon restart discussion on a new or upgraded nuclear treaty. Clearly, Israel doesn’t want a new Iran deal and neither does the US.
This is old ground, but relevant. Iran acquired at least two Soviet era nukes, the big dirty kind. I am sure they have been maintained and are working. The next question is, where are they? My guess is that one is in Iran & the other is in the US. I say this, because Iranian officials have actually made reference to an event in the US if Iran is attacked. Lets also remember that Israel’s Iron Dome defense system doesn’t work. Rockets fired by Hamas are duds, they are blanks, but their firing does prove a point, that when armed rockets are fired, Israel will get wacked, never mind big missiles from Iran.
The US and Israel know about Iran’s two nukes. I think they have two lines of thought. One, the nukes don’t work, & can’t be delivered to targets. Two, they want Iran to use them so the Jews get their second Holocaust style event which could also be a fiction or partial fiction to be used against the entire Muslim world.
I think Russia and China have both been feeding Iran hi-tech through back channels and strategic and tactical help, because neither wants Iran substantially damaged or the Iranian regime toppled.
We could be heading towards a 3 hot-spot WW3. Ukraine, Iran and Taiwan/South China Sea, oh, did I forget India/China.
I should also add that China has banned Coal imports from Australia… poor sheeple. China will triple coal imports from Russia, I think it is Russia. The kind of thicko Australian sheeple decisions over the last few years are probably the clearest signs of WW3 intent. Australia was hardly impacted by 2008 financial collapse, because it sells so much to China. The Australians have literally cut their own balls off.
It’s unlikely Israel attacks Iran. Israel needs a phony enemy in the Middle East to justify their evil actions, gain sympathy and scare Jewish Israelis to support Israel’s military.
They already had the USA take out their mythical enemy Saddam Hussein of Iraq, so they need to keep Iran as their supposed spooky enemy. Iran seems more of a formidable opponent than the other Middle East countries.
Based on their past, Israel will likely call off the supposed plan of attack on Iran if the USA gives them more money, more military equipment, more guarantees to protect Israel from angry Muslims, etc.
The big problem is dementia Joe (self-proclaimed Zionist), he may actually order an attack on Iran after getting confused in a meeting about Iran versus Israel (hopefully the Generals stop him), then a couple hours later he may not realize he attacked Iran. He may think he asked the military to fly to Iran and order him a Ranginak. Bombs? No dessert!
Let’s get one thing straight….America does not approve proposed Jewish attacks on anything.
The Jews TOTALLY CONTROL THE US AND BRITISH governments….Since 1945 this control has steadily become all encompassing.
So not only do you have “open jews” there are ALSO many crypto Jews like Trump,Biden and Clinton who deliberately conceal their ethnicity.
Almost all US ambassadors to foreign countries are JEWS….this is a STONE COLD FACT.
Government offices in Washingstein empty out on Jewish religious holidays….FACT.
The only problem the Jews have is the possibility of the American populace objecting to being drawn into yet another war for Israel….that usually means a false flag attack……like 9/11.
They’ve been ‘attacking Iran’ since before Joe Biden needed to stand on a box to sniff hair.
and you come back once again to the absurd idea that you’re allowed to threaten them with bombs but they’re not allowed to threaten you
not to mention that it isn’t america or britain or any other country that’s doing it – it’s the handful of scum that are in charge of those countries
GOD BLESS IRAN
My grandfather was in the fire service in W W 2
they used to sing a song, which i believe began in the Royal Artillery.
I have seen people here write
beware of the dirty jew, but not many people know where its from.
“Beware beware the dirty jew
he’l come for your kids and then come for you
they will steal your money and then your home
they will help you out with a monetary loan
then triple the payments and all you have will be taken away
Cromwell brought back the jew, and we rue the day
we are fighting Hitler for the jews
fighting Germany thats the news”
I cant rememeber the rest but Grandad used to sing it to us to put us to sleep as small kids
“At the Pentagon one finds a malleable General Mark Milley, always happy to meet his Israeli counterparts, and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, an affirmative action promotion who likewise has become adept at parroting the line “Israel has a right to defend itself.”
What Mr. Giraldi is sayings in other words: Milley is a tranny and Lloyd can only “ape” what he sees and hears.
What is not mentioned:. Tel Aviv is ground zero and butt fuck capital of the world, and rumor has it Tel Aviv is the main armed recruiting hub. These fearless fighters are adept at killing Palestinian women and children. So their boots on the ground (heels on the ground) are no match for other armed forces. But we shall see.
now we have a worldwide jewish cold war.
IT WILL BE A HOT WAR AGAINST
CIVILIANS + CIVILISATION !
very much esteemed by the talmudist
apocalipticers.
Jews in Israel are onto their boosters…so they tell us.
If it’s good enough for them they are telling us boosters are good enough for the goyim.
They might want the Iranians dead, but have no doubt they want us dead also.
We have still not properly integrated the fact that the USA is Jewish. They manage to portray it as a nation of Whites, who can then get all the blame for its actions.
Don’t worry about it, its all a staged show managed by the Zionist Cryptocrats, who covertly control & maneuver all these ‘nations’ of the world. Since 1945, you’ve been living in a one world government & you don’t even know it yet. You’re 75 years behind reality.
Not only do they feel they need a war to deflect from the Covid scam ushering in the NWO scam, but they have to knock out dissident nations which stand in the way of their globalist plans. Unless they take it out, Iran will remain an enduring obstacle which will be difficult to control for their planned Greater Israel (the Oded Yinon Plan) and the planned occupancy of Syria for the proposed trading hub connecting the planned Greater Israel through the silk road (the Belt & Road Initiative) through Iran and Afghanistan to the Rothschild prodigy communist China. With the use of all of the sophisticated and very advanced logistics and weaponry, including that in space, mainly of the US, their plan is to zap Iran and try at the same time to keep Russia neutral with threats and bribes. They will want a largely devastated Iran, doing to that nation exactly what they did to Iraq and what they also intend for Syria.
No, there is no universal sense of right and wrong with these people. It is all about war against everyone else with the grasping and use of power and wealth through any means available and especially through deception, terror mongering, bribery, assassinations, land clearances, mass murder, wars, ethnic cleansing, and oppression, all for their exclusive ends, and not one single pang of conscience – “Not a bird chirped.”.
i am 83 years old that song eware the dirty jew i have not heard since i was a small boy
nice to her it again on here
Thank you Jews for all the wars waged .
The Lord will dispatch Jews to hell for crimes committed against the mindless GOYS .
@ GOYBOY
NOTHING IS TO BELIEVE WHAT COMES
FROM JEWS ! THEIR DESERT DEMON
MAYBE THEIR MAFIA GOD BUT NOT OURS !
SINCE OVER 120 YEARS ONLY ONE TRIBE
IN THE WORLD INCITES WAR CONSPIRATION .
+ HATRED IN THEIR MEDIA . we know .
Cowardly Jews who like to shoot Palestinian kids in the balls want to attack Iran.
All we hear is Iran, Iran, Iran. Pathetic little shits always whining about Iran. All talk, no guts.
Ok Jew, you go down there
Little Big Man – “You Go Down There”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWGAdzn5_KU
You’re saying, go into the Iran?
– Yes, Jew, I am saying go attack Iran.
There are no Iranians ready for the attack, I suppose?
I didn’t say that.
There are thousands
of Iranians ready to fire missiles into Tel Aviv,…
…and when they get done
with you Jews,…
…there won’t be nothing left
but a greasy spot.
This ain’t the Gaza Strip,
Hey Jews,…
…them ain’t helpless Palestinian women
and children waiting for you.
They’re Iranian militia, and Revolutionary Gaurd
You go attack Iran, Jew
if you got the nerve.
LOL, 2 old people talking about a ‘dirty jew song’. You get it in dickens too (not the song, just what scum the jews are), and in jane austen, and in thomas hardy, and in george elliot, and in conan doyle. No doubt they’re all banned now (or ‘edited’ by the jews). Some people actually take note of what their forefathers tell them, but not the half arsed, fat arsed, skanky british. If I had a nuke, I’d drop it on the uk in a heartbeat. It’d kill more foreigners than british people.
MSM…..reports on Rome visit by Joe Zio-Biden…..he wanted to meet the Zio-Pope….
Almost everything about this visit WAS A LIE….a boldfaced deception against the goyim.
Although 🧠-Dead Biden PURPORTS to be a Catholic he is nothing of the sort….like Madeline Albright HE IS A MARRANO the only difference being,Albright has come out of the closet and announced she is jewish….with her loathsome appearance the poisoned dwarf couldnt be anything else!!.
Is the pope Catholic?…..actually he is NOT a catholic,he is an imposter and a deceiver…..he is a crypto jew.
So the meeting in Rome was between TWO JEWISH IMPOSTERS not REAL Catholics.
These deceptions are by no means something new,theyve been going on for centuries…..all well documented by real Spanish Catholics in the 15th century…..
If the Catholic church wishes to save itself it will have to remove these crypto jews from its hierachy.
IT IS NOT A COINCIDENCE FUCKWIT BIDENS WIFES SURNAME IS JACOB!!!!!.
Slowly but surely, the scenario predicted by the Fatima prophecy of 1917 is unfolding before our very eyes. I myself never imagined that the “errors of Russia” would spread to the United States under the guise of “political correctness”, but it’s happened. The neo-Bolsheviks have even succeeded in hijacking the American presidency!
Only this prayer will bring lasting peace:
“Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Father, send now Your Spirit over the earth.
Let the Holy Spirit live in the hearts of all nations, that they may be preserved from degeneration, disaster and war.
May the Lady of All Nations, who once was Mary, be our Advocate.
Amen.”
FYI: exactly ten years before communism came to an end in Eastern Europe in 1989, Pope John-Paul II made the following invocation during an outdoor Mass in Warsaw (June 2nd 1979):
“And I cry — I who am a Son of the land of Poland and who am also Pope John Paul II — I cry from all the depths of this Millennium, I cry on the vigil of Pentecost:
Let your Spirit descend.
Let your Spirit descend,
and renew the face of the earth,
the face of this land.
Amen.”
Rather than sprout that BS about fahtimah, read the visions of Alois Irlmaier.