MeisterEckhart wrote on Oct 1^st, 2024 at 10:57am:


Fear of the US military...

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Iranians hate the Jewish state more than they hate the Mullahs.   

thegreatdivide wrote on Oct 1^st, 2024 at 11:13am:


Do they? I think you made that up.

Certain Iranians might like the Mullahs & other extremists but the whole population??

Nah ... I don't think so.

Another process is the spate of calculated assassinations of senior Iranians, or Iranian-Mullah allies.

The assassination of Qasem Soleimani is a good example.

The Mullahs valued him as the divider-in-chief of Iranian minorities... And now, not.

Ismail Haniyeh, Hassan Nasrallah...

Pun intended... The Mullahs-supporting Persians are having the rug pulled from under them.

https://x.com/WorldWarNow_/status/1841276200657776995?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwca...

MeisterEckhart wrote on Oct 3^rd, 2024 at 8:16am:


all perfectly reasonable steps.

אני ישראל חי!
ראש השנה שמח לכל היהודים וחברינו! שנכתוב כולנו בספר החיים לשנה מתוקה ושמחה!

Am Yisrael Chai!
To all Jews and friends, Happy Rosh Hashanah! May they all be written in the Book of Life for a sweet and happy year!

There are sizeable number of Persians who want return of monarchy to Iran, some of them are still in Iran.
Unfortunately some of them have connection to old SAVAK, which, in the eyes of Western libs, was as bad as IRG. However they never stopped struggle against theocratic dictators.

Emirates confirmed in a statement: "Emirates is cancelling all regular flights to/from Iraq (Basra and Baghdad), Iran (Tehran), and Jordan (Amman) on 4th and 5th October due to regional unrest. Customers transiting through Dubai with final destinations in Iraq, Iran, and Jordan will not be accepted for travel at their point of origin until further notice.

The British Foreign Office advises against all travel to Iraq, apart from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), where it advises against all but essential travel. It also advises against all travel to Iran and says: "British and British-Iranian dual nationals are at significant risk of arrest, questioning or detention. Having a British passport or connections to the UK can be reason enough for the Iranian authorities to detain you."


حرامزاده های ایرانی

The problem is, if you had a television set in an Iranian home (which most of the Iranians do), they tend to believe that the Americans are the underlings of the British.

tallowood wrote on Oct 3^rd, 2024 at 11:48am:


The younger generation are mostly atheist they hate the Islamic regime.

They say SAVAK was right with hardline attitude towards Mullahs.

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Iranians burning Nasrallah posters

MeisterEckhart wrote on Oct 6^th, 2024 at 11:36am:

Given that military installations are usually the most acceptable of legitimate targets, why else would the US not want Israel to target them in Iran other than the fear of regime collapse?

How fragile and unstable is the Islamic Republic regime?

MeisterEckhart wrote on Oct 1^st, 2024 at 11:51am:


Islam conquered the last 'Persian' (Sassanian) Empire, in the 7th Century AD .

In 1979:

(google)"Who supported the Iranian Revolution?" (1979)

The revolution had the support of a broad cross-section of society (including Islamists, secularists, nationalists, laborers, and ethnic minorities)....

Admittedly your point about differences in Iran has merit (whether based on different ethnicities or not):

https://www.stimson.org/2023/iranians-differ-widely-with-their-leaders-over-the-...

Iranians Differ Widely with Their Leaders Over the War Between Israel and Hamas
The Iranian government and public opinion has splintered over time, as domestic and foreign policy shift support between Israel and Palestine

However, in the same article:

Abdul-Hamid Esmail-Zehi, the outspoken Sunni Friday prayer leader of Zahedan, which has suffered massive government repression in recent years, wrote that the Iranian people “support peace between Israelis and Palestinians. War only results in human catastrophe. Iranian people support international efforts to broker a peace deal between Israel and Palestine.”

The warmongers on this board ofcourse cheer the ongoing Israeli genocide, rather than  brokering the two state solution, which will need to be imposed on both sides by the UN, because Hamas-Hezbolla, and Netanyahu are all war criminals.

Just as peace with Ukraine will need to be imposed, because Putin, paranoid about NATO on his border, has become a war criminal.    

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Yeh - meanwhile the Hamas-Israeli genocide continues, with Israel losing international support by the day. 

Ahead of the year anniversary of the atrocities carried out by Hamas terrorists on October 7, President of Israel, Isaac Herzog, gave a historic interview to Saudi-based international news channel Al Arabiya. The interview was conducted in English with senior news anchor Riz Kahn, and was broadcast in English and dubbed into Arabic on the channel’s outlets.

In the interview, President Herzog made a direct appeal to the people of the Middle East and said: “We are all the children of Abraham, and I call upon the people of Lebanon, the people of Iran, the people of all of the oppressed nations in the region, to rise up and understand that if we move this empire of evil, if we confront it and be tough together, we surely can hope for a better future and create a NATO like structure in the region that blocks radicalism”.


The President spoke of the pain and anguish in Israel as a result of the ongoing terror attacks against its people, and of his hopes for the future of the region. He said, “We are not dealing with revenge and retaliation. We are first dealing with a lot of pain and agony. I can tell you, as the head of state of Israel, I've seen enormous pain and agony that I've never imagined.”

He added, “Clearly, as we see, this war has been waged against us by the empire of evil, by Iran and its proxies. We have 101 hostages still in the dungeons of Gaza, in immense suffering. And we are fighting in the north and in the south, meaning in Gaza and in Lebanon, we are trying to change the equation and bring hope for the people of the Middle East.” He stressed, “It's a golden opportunity for the powers that want to have a better future for the Middle East to move forward with new ideas and new plans in order to resolve this conflict and exit from the war. But I'm not sure our enemies are there.”

Asked about international criticism of Israel, the President said, “As part of the entire war machine against us, we are attacked in the international legal forums, attacked in public opinion, attacked on campuses and so forth. But we truly believe in our vision, we are a democracy. We are an oasis in the Middle East. We have we have Jews, Muslims, Christians, Druze and Circassians living and dwelling together. Unfortunately, yesterday, Hezbollah has attacked with missiles against Muslim towns and cities, our brothers and sisters.”


The President clarified, “We follow the examples of international humanitarian law. And I want to say something, I care for our neighbors. I care, I deeply care. We care, we care for the pain of our neighbors, but we have the right to defend ourselves, and when we are defending ourselves, we are defending ourselves from missiles in people's homes, in people's shops, in people's mosques, in people's playgrounds or schools. It's unbelievably annoying when you see this in Gaza or in southern Lebanon or throughout Lebanon. It's unacceptable. People who believe in peace and freedom in the region and the world need to stand up and say this is unacceptable.”

Asked about Israel’s potential response to the massive Iranian missile attack on Israel last week, the President said, “I think we are calculating all calculations in this respect. But one has to understand the Iranians. Iran is the only country in the world who calls for the eradication of another member state of the United Nations, that's Israel. And they keep on saying it all the time. I saw the speech of the Supreme Leader. There was no message of accommodation or extending a hand, or saying, let's move together, two great historic nations to help change the life of people in the Middle East. Rather, you see Iran spending billions of dollars of their own citizens money on a huge war machine aimed to create pain havoc. So either we offer hope for hope, or we go for destruction. Iran offers destruction. We are offering hope.”
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/397173

Aug 14   2024


Will the Islamic Republic of Iran succeed in acquiring its nuclear bomb? Will Western countries succeed in preventing Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's regime from achieving this? For around fifteen years, clandestine networks have been active in helping to manufacture the Iranian bomb. In Pakistan or Switzerland, they have organized channels to deliver the necessary equipment. In the United States or in Israel, the secret services try by all means to hinder its production: infiltrated informants, assassinations of scientists, sabotage of nuclear sites (...), they wage a merciless fight against the Mullahs' regime.
This documentary reveals behind the scenes of this shadow war. It’s a geopolitical thriller whose actors have agreed to tell us about the dirty tricks and the feats of arms.

Sleepy Joe has got to do something -

this could turn into WW3 at any moment.

Bobby. wrote on Oct 13^th, 2024 at 8:32pm:


Where do you find these loons, Bobby? Do you seek them out?

https://www.cf.org/news/leaked-documents-hamas-tried-to-convince-iran-and-hezbol...






Published 11 hours ago

on October 12, 2024

By Citizen Frank

Hamas delayed its terror attack on southern Israel by a year in an effort to recruit Iran and Hezbollah into the plot, which the group referred to as the “big project,” according to a stunning new report.

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar planned the deadly Oct. 7 invasion for more than two years, according to documents viewed by The New York Times.

Sinwar and his commanders hoped to invade the Jewish State in fall 2022 but pushed back their plans by 12 months as they tried to get Iran and Hezbollah to join them.

In their discussions with Hezbollah, Hamas leaders cited domestic political unrest in Israel in the wake of the judicial overhaul there as a key reason they were “compelled to move toward a strategic battle,” according to the Times.

The revelations about the prelude to the Oct. 7 massacre comes from the minutes of 10 secret meetings of a small group of Hamas higher-ups which were seized by the Israeli military — then obtained by the Gray Lady.

The documents included 30 pages of previously unknown details about how Hamas’ leadership functions and the preparations for the deadly terror attack.

Hamas purposely avoided any major conflicts with Israel beginning in 2021, to focus on what they called “the big project.”

Hamas used the same language in similar contexts, but Israel intelligence officers did not understand what they were referring to until after the assault, according to two Israeli officials familiar with the situation.

Bobby. wrote on Oct 13^th, 2024 at 8:54pm:


That's absolutely believable. Of course Hamas wanted Hezbollah and Iran, their ally and master, in on their barbarity. That's kinda like, well duh!

It hit just north of Tel Aviv.


https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-october-13-2024/



1hr ago



Hezbollah fired 3 drones at Israel tonight, according to Channel 12.

Two were fired together: One was shot down near Haifa, while the other struck a gathering of Israelis near Binyamina.

A third drone was shot down over the sea off Haifa, says the IDF.

1hr ago
Senior Hezbollah official: ‘Capabilities of resistance still strong’
By Lazar Berman

A senior Hezbollah official tells Al Jazeera that the group attacked near Binyamina with “a squadron of suicide drones.”

“The capabilities of the resistance are still strong and capable of reaching Israel’s rear,” says the official.


1hr ago
Number of wounded in the drone attack rises to 67
By Lazar Berman


Most were taken to Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in Hadera. Others were taken to Sheba Hospital in Ramat Gan, Rambam Hospital in Haifa, and Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva.

So obviously not that unsophisticated if it can get through their defences

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-october-13-2024/



Initial probe shows drone was tracked but dropped off radar, was assumed to have crashed

The families have been notified, says the IDF.

In total, 58 soldiers were hurt in the strike on the military base, including 9 who were moderately hurt. The rest were lightly injured.

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-824454





Hezbollah’s drone strike near Binyamina underscores Iran's strategy to enhance proxy capabilities,
revealing vulnerabilities in Israel's air defense.


By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
OCTOBER 13, 2024 23:44
Updated: OCTOBER 13, 2024 23:46


Hezbollah's drone strike near Binyamina on Sunday, which left 67 people wounded, showcases the growing threat posed by drones in modern warfare. The drone used in this attack is believed to be the Mirsad-1, a drone that Hezbollah has deployed for over two decades, originating from Iranian designs.

The Mirsad-1, as noted by experts from the Alma Research Center, is based on Iran's Mohajer-2 model, with slight modifications tailored for Hezbollah’s operations. The drone can carry up to 40 kilograms of explosives, has a top speed of 370 kilometers per hour, and boasts an operational range of 120 kilometers. Hezbollah has utilized the Mirsad-1 for reconnaissance and offensive strikes since 2002, often using it to penetrate Israeli airspace.





A drone is seen during a military exercise in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on October 4, 2023.
(photo credit: IRANIAN ARMY/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY)/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)

Israel struck an army base in the southern Lebanese town of Kafra, killing two soldiers and wounding three.

hezbollah must have a death wish.

hopefully they will get what they wish for 

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By killing 4 soldiers?

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/i-told-you-so-ukrainian-envoy-lamen...



By Michael Bachner

Today, 10:57 pm


Ukraine’s ambassador to Israel laments that Israel did not take up past offers by Kyiv to collaborate on countering Iran-made drones, a day after a Hezbollah UAV crashed into an IDF base, killing four and injuring dozens.

“I don’t want to say now, ‘I told you so,’ but I told you so,” Yevgen Korniychuk tells the Ynet news site. “It has long been clear to me that we are fighting the same enemy. I can say that after the attack on Israel that happened on October 7, [2023], Israel woke up, but there is much more do to.”



At the time, Korniychuk told Channel 12 news, “Tomorrow, you may experience the same Iranian drone attack here.” In October 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the network: “We are fighting against Iran each day, 400 attacks of Iranian drones on our people, civilians, infrastructure. We gave information to Israel and we said ‘help us with air defenses’… We can join against this evil on air defense.”

The Israeli Defense Ministry announced the destruction of 480 Hezbollah targets in Lebanon in two days.

The military targeted rocket launchers, weapons depots, hidden firing positions, and buildings used by the militants.

Ground forces advanced in southern Lebanon. The military eliminated dozens of terrorists and also found a large amount of weapons belonging to the Shiite group. Twenty Israeli soldiers were wounded in clashes with Hezbollah, two of whom are in critical condition.

Israeli media, citing sources in the defense ministry, reported that Hezbollah's missile arsenal had decreased by 50%. However, the Shiite group has not yet seen a shortage of shells. The militants launch dozens of rockets and kamikaze UAVs daily in the direction of the Jewish state.

Israeli intelligence services have detained five supporters of the Islamic State.

According to security forces, the Israeli Arabs planned to commit a terrorist attack at the Azrieli shopping center in Tel Aviv using a car packed with explosives. The terrorists wanted to bring down the towers of the shopping center. During the search, weapons and instructions for creating explosives and IEDs were seized from the perpetrators.

In addition, the detainees distributed IS propaganda materials and were looking for like-minded people for new terrorist attacks.

Head of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Quds force Esmail Qaani attends the funeral ceremony for slain Guards commander Abbas Nilforoushan in Tehran, on Oct. 15, 2024.

Qaani – who heads the Quds Force, the IRGC’s foreign operations arm – had disappeared from public view and was rumored in some media to have been targeted in an Israeli strike on Lebanon.

There also were reports about a series of high-profile allegations involving intelligence officials accused of collaborating with Israeli agencies. Among the most recent cases is Esmail Qaani, commander of the elite Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards, who was reportedly placed under guard and questioned as part of an investigation into significant security breaches.

Hezbollah has published the performance characteristics of two new missiles.

The Qader-2 has a 405 kg warhead and a range of up to 250 km. Like the previous version, the missile is similar in appearance to the Iranian Fateh-110. Militants first used it on October 14 to strike Tel Aviv. The Israeli missile defense system managed to intercept the Qader-2.

Another new product is the Nasr-1 missile. It has a 100 kg warhead and a range of up to 100 km. According to propagandists, the Nasr-1 is guided and has a jammer on board, which allows it to counteract radar detection. The missile is a modified shell from the 302 mm Fadi-2 MLRS (aka Khaibar-1)

The Israeli state broadcaster Kan reports that the death of the head of the Palestinian Hamas Politburo, Yahya Sinwar, has been confirmed by DNA testing.According to Kan, this is being reported by sources in the Israeli security services. They note that establishing Sinwar's identity is facilitated by the fact that he was previously held in Israeli prisons.A source from the Dubai-based Sky News Arabia channel also confirmed the death of the Hamas leader.

Douglas Macgregor: Russian HYPERSONIC Weapons Arrived In Iran,

Preparing For OUTBREAK Of All-Out War


Oct 18  2024

tallowood wrote on Oct 19^th, 2024 at 11:11am:



yes - Israel could be in for a big surprise.

tallowood wrote on Oct 19^th, 2024 at 1:43pm:



It looks like we're heading for WW3 and nothing can stop it -
except maybe if Trump wins in 17 days?

Bobby. wrote on Oct 19^th, 2024 at 1:50pm:

A photo of a THAAD missile defense launcher has appeared online, which arrived in Israel as part of US aid to protect the Jewish state from a possible missile attack by Iran. The equipment was spotted near the Nevatim airbase and was heading, judging by the signs, somewhere to the north of the country.

Setanta wrote on Oct 19^th, 2024 at 7:02pm:



Obviously Putin is willing to sacrifice a few for firing at Israel.

Setanta wrote on Oct 19^th, 2024 at 8:01pm:



Putin has 1,000s of missiles - he can spare a dozen or so for Iran to fire at Israel or the Yanks.

After all - Iran has supplied 1,000s of missiles to Russia and what are friends for?

Israel’s Iron Dome is TOAST and this confirms it.

Oct 19  2024

Baronvonrort wrote on Oct 19^th, 2024 at 10:45pm:


Its a big con so people like Bvr don't liquidate all their assets and spend it on diapers.

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-825099




The tragedy that claimed four soldiers from the IDF's Golani Brigade shows
that Israel's defenses are not fully ready to fully combat drone attacks.

By AMIR BOHBOT
OCTOBER 19, 2024 13:51


Israel's short-range aerial defense capabilities have some serious shortcomings in dealing with a threat that is advancing far more quickly than Israel's ability to combat it, experts who spoke to Walla emphasized.

"The Israel Air Force has not built a proper force to deal with drone threats on such a large scale, despite the significant successes in the North," Walla quoted a senior reserve officer as saying on Thursday.

"It’s a fundamental issue. We ended up in a situation where four fighter jets and a missile ship – at best – are chasing one drone.

The IDF's response

"The IAF began organizing for the UAV threat about a decade ago. Since the start of the war, thousands of UAVs have been fired at Israel, most of which were intercepted thanks to the relentless efforts of thousands of soldiers working around the clock to protect the country's skies. The IAF will continue to operate in defense and attack to protect Israel, as it has done over the past year against more than 25,000 launches toward the State of Israel."

Baronvonrort wrote on Oct 19^th, 2024 at 11:25pm:


If wishes were fishes Bvr would be John West.

Israel appears to have trapped itself in a death spiral that will have it isolated by other countries.

It is already happening with increasing m numbers of countries banning Israeli Jews from entry to their countries.

Rockets and drones are hitting Tel Aviv.

There is a brain drain and capital flight from Israel.

Israeli Port of Eilat is bankrupt.

Netanyahu's neighborhood was attacked by a drone.

Israeli Jews' biggest need from Uncle Sam is an endless supply of diapers.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-vows-iran-will-pay-for-hezbollah-attack-on-...

Bibi after his house was bombed:

“Doing so was a big mistake and they will pay a price,” he repeated.
“In my opinion, incidentally, after they pay the price they’ll be sorry
they ever learned to fly a paper plane, never mind a drone.”

https://www.timesofisrael.com/car-rams-into-police-vehicle-in-suspected-west-ban...

A Palestinian driver swerved into a parked armored police vehicle at high speed on Saturday
in a suspected car-ramming attack in the West Bank, police said.

The driver was killed in the incident, and no police officers were wounded.

Looks like this is new Hezbollah leader



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Explosion at Hezbollah training facility adjacent to Israeli border

Worry of Middle East war going nuclear -

leaked documents:

So the USA is now involved in the war too.   


https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-iran-lebanon-gaza-war-10-25-24-in...

3 hr 31 min ago



From CNN's Natasha Bertrand

United States Air Force F-16 fighter jets arrived in the Middle East from Germany on Friday, according to US Central Command, as the region braces for a possible Israeli attack on Iran.

The arrival of the F-16s is part of the US’ efforts to bolster its firepower in the region ahead of the potential Israeli strike, which would be in retaliation for an Iranian missile attack on Israel on October 1.

The Pentagon announced in September that it would be sending additional fighter aircraft to the Middle East, reinforcing its air defenses and deploying additional troops ahead of a possible escalation between Israel and Iran.

The aircraft include F-16, F-15E and F-22 fighter aircraft, as well as A-10 attack aircraft and associated personnel, the Pentagon said.

Israel targeted a ballistic missile launch site in its strike on Iran on the night of October 26, Sky News Arabia reports.

A source told the channel that Israel is focusing its strikes on missile production facilities, drones, missile launch sites and air defense systems.

According to Israel's Channel 12, the country's Defense Forces have attacked dozens of strategic military sites in Iran, including missile and drone factories, as well as missile launch sites.

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https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/israel-launches-retaliatory-strikes-on-iran/live-coverage/a3015b88618a4c17103e2564c3d1fc00?amp

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Laugh till you cry wrote on Oct 26^th, 2024 at 1:29pm:



No, ayatollahs are old demented psychopaths.

tallowood wrote on Oct 26^th, 2024 at 1:32pm:


Israeli lied that 100 aircraft were involved in the attack.

F16s and F35s can carry at least 6 air to ground missiles each. With 100 aircraft that is 600 missiles which is 3 times the number of missiles Iran launched on October 1.

600 missiles should have caused a lot of damage but there is no sign of such damage.

The attack was bogus.

tallowood wrote on Oct 26^th, 2024 at 1:47pm:


Of course, they did.

The attack was bogus. The sounds they heard were explosions of Israeli Jew ish diapers.

"As of recent reports, there is no confirmation or evidence indicating that Israel launched an air assault involving 100 aircraft and 600 missiles on Iran on October 25, 2024."

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