According to most information flowing from the region, a second wave attack from Israel us underway (or just completed). The first wave targeting was the Iranian military leadership and nuclear scientists, the second wave hitting the nuclear installations.
We could tell from the initial targeting, the IDF were not targeting hardened installations, they were targeting people who run them where they live in the middle of the night. This appears to be confirmed by ground reporting of residences being the target with highly strategic Mossad agents on the ground doing major intelligence activity to identify the targets. It appears Israel was very successful (but still really early).
That approach also establishes the baseline for internal Iranian political opposition to push for regime change.
The second wave of Israeli targeting then goes directly at the nuclear installations. This approach also makes sense. First round takes out the brain power, second round takes out their hardened facilities (much more difficult to eliminate).
As the operation proceeds, we now turn focus to the U.S. interests, and this is where we use hindsight to last Sunday’s Camp David meeting.
Secretary of State / National Security Advisor Marco Rubio emphasizes Israel is acting “unilaterally,” without USA support. President Trump proactively and strategically emphasizes his preferred approach of “diplomacy.”
Some will doubt, but I would draw your attention to Trump’s relay of the call with Vladimir Putin last week. Obviously, President Trump understood Israel was on the cusp of taking some ‘unilateral’ action, albeit with a likelihood of a heads-up to USA of approximate timing (Sunday Camp David as a proactive ‘get us prepped’ agenda).
The scenario begins to become self-evident when you consider that President Trump redirected 20,000 patriot defense missiles from Ukraine to Israel, much to the chagrin and anger of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as expressed June 9th. Which also takes us into the conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Under this scenario, Camp David on Sunday would likely be a coordination meeting between President Trump, Secretary/NSA Marco Rubio and top military officials where the topic was getting our interests prepared and shifted as the administration knew this week something was going to happen with Iran. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday the U.S. moves personnel and non-essentials into a more secure and stable environment. Friday, Boom.
Back to Putin.
What type of communication President Trump had with Vladimir Putin about Iran -as the current status was fluid- will likely never be known; however, we can be generally certain President Trump expressed a proactive tone to President Putin of his administration NOT wanting military conflict over the issue of Iranian nukes.
Transparently, President Trump would know Putin’s strong likelihood to repeat that sentiment to the leadership of Iran, which would be the impetus and motive for the discussion segment about Iran. [Review with hindsight]
From President Trump’s perspective, he wants a diplomatic solution, but he is politically committed to supporting Israel regardless of his agreement with Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to launch IDF strikes. However, if Netanyahu is going to punch his opposition, he better knock him out, because Trump is not going to expand U.S. involvement in collateral consequences.
Netanyahu has to approach the attack from this framework of Trump.
The context would be, President Trump is resigned to the intransigent demands of Bibi along with the annoying background cheers from the USA coliseum crowd in DC cheering for the battle. President Trump then hands Putin a pair of brass knuckles and warns him again (Camp David), if the opponent gets up – the primary focus of Trump is going to be defending team USA, not Bibi.
Netanyahu organizes his IDF strikes to hit the Iranian leadership first, then go after the installations.
A regime change would be the ultimate denuclearization, and -in this scenario- that could also help Trump vis-a-vis pressure on Putin’s mindset.
That’s the 30,000 review so far.
Unfortunately, back home we’ve now got the pro-Palestinian crowd fired up with the anti-ICE crowd, both essentially the same under different agendas depending on the rage du jour. That’s what we will likely see on “No Kings Day” Saturday, June 14.
Took me a moment to figure out this tweet.
Finally got it. Scheduled CENTCOM evac flights.
I highly doubt these flights flew into region with the likes of Al Franklin on the manifest.
“…rage du jour…”
That and hurt feelings du jour are wearing very thin.
“…rage du jour…” isn’t peaceful protesting under the Constitution or President Trump! It may take some more arrests by the FBI to get communist Democrats to understand the FBI was forced by President Trump to stop covering up Democrat’s criminality! The “…rage du jour…” is inciting violence which demented, pedo Joe Biden allowed/encouraged! But no longer! “No Kings Day” Saturday, June 14 maybe a turning point and hopefully put an end to the Democrat Party using the George Floyd riot model to protest the Constitution and the Republic as founded! That’s what’s it’s really all about isn’t it? JMO
I think you are right. As an example, today I got somewhat of an eye roll from a friend when I mentioned a riot planned locally for Saturday. The reaction looked like, “yeah, whatever, but life goes on, so I don’t have time to worry about stupid protestors.”
It’s old news, a tired and worn out play from the Democrat book that no one wants anymore.
They are not protestors, they are revolutionairies.
Rage du jour, is sort like watching a child play I’m going to hold my breath until I get what I want.
Only in this case, it would be, “I’ll suffocate YOU until I get what I want!”
I had a friend who’s 2yr old son did that till he passed out. The pediatrician told her to spank him next time he started. She did and it never happened again.
Seems like good advice for the “rage du jour” crowd as well.
That’s exactly what it’s feelin’ like!
How did my stock market models see the crash in S&P 500 on June 12-13 a month in advance??? How does it know that June 24-25 will be the final bottom… starting calling the top in November 2024!!!
Then up into Feb 2028 macro peak.
Great Depression is 2031-2034!!! Watch out!
1st John 4:10
You may need a valium….
What a great bit of advice!!!
.. or at least a toke or two.
Or, if he’s a bit old-school, a stiff drink…
We’ll be lucky to stay out of this mess, especially if Israel gets hammered hard, which now seems likely.
I’m not convinced Iran has the capability to hammer Israel had beyond mindlessly lobbing missiles at them.
I think this is the correct take.
Concur.
I hope that’s true.
Guess it is FAFO time then?
Clint Eastwood and …..
Do you feel lucky….
💥 💥
Me….nope.
This is going to be a cluster-mess😖
Bibi Nutty Yahoo…just gave President Trump
a Big Mickey Middle finger….Again!
US envoy plans to meet Iran’s foreign minister on Sunday, US official says | Reuters
Steve Witkoff has/had meeting scheduled
for this Sunday in Oman with Iran Foreign
Minister to discuss our 🇺🇸 recent proposal.
President Trump wanted Peace🕊️
Disagree. We all saw Iran cross a line due to Biden’s incompetence. Israel rightly reacted to the threats. Trump understands a leader defending his people
I have found no clear information on Iran and nukes. This is a three decade threat of ” only weeks on months away. Are there recent reliable reports on this.
The UN’s IAEA, earlier this week.
https://apnews.com/article/iran-nuclear-iaea-sanctions-728b811da537abe942682e13a82ff8bd
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/12/middleeast/iran-threatens-nuclear-escalation-iaea-intl
There should never be patience for a nuclear bomb to be activated. Period.
Including the estimated 200+ Israel purportedly holds?
I am sure Trump gave Bibi the go ahead.
You’re probably not right on this one. The whole thing was staged with US and Israel coordination. Time for regime change in Iran. The oppressed masses there want it. And so do those who understand in the West.
Trump and Witkoff threw major head-fakes to trick Iran. Intelligence “leaks” to news outlets led everyone to speculate an attack next week. Noise about Flag Day and Day of Rage suggested too that Israel would sit on the sidelines until next week.
I believe that on April 12, PDJT said that Iran mullahs have 60 days…. I guess Israel was keeping count.
Why is it so hard for some people in these comments to put aside some amount of anti-Israel sentiment and acknowledge the very big danger that Iran presents to the world, and how much better the world would be if the people of Iran would retake their country (not to mention how much better the world would be for the oppressed people of Iran)?
And if Zelensky is removed from the oppressed people of Ukraine.
Agreed!
President Trump does not stage regime change.
No but he may allow it. There’s a difference between wanting to organize a regime change ground war. And allowing the Israelis to take them out
He just allows it to happen.
Hopefully Putin will. And the next place holder will likely want peace. Ukraine gets smaller everyday.
A thousand upvotes for this comment. The vast majority of the Iranian people do not want to live under Sharia. We should have stood with them when they tried to topple the regime, but our feckless media would hardly cover their attempts.
The Iranian people view the Israeli military as liberators. Internally, the rule of the mad mullahs is weak and hated.
The fact that Israel could pinpoint the location of key leaders shows that they have many valuable intelligence assets inside Iran.
The Iranian people are welcoming this, and it’s high time Americans understand the dynamic.
You are exactly correct.
My local news blog, Granite Grok, has been running articles by Amil Imani for years now.
He’s a brilliant man that speaks such truth and from his unique perspective as an Iranian-American.
He’s truly trying to warn us because I think he can see we’ve got no idea what we don’t know.
He’s written what seems like non-stop about the fight of the Iranian people to try and set themselves free.
I can’t help but to think they are cheering right now..
I urge people to dig into Amil’s articles to learn..
Amil Imani
Amil Imani is an Iranian-American writer, satirist, novelist, public speaker, political analyst, foreign policy, National & Homeland Security, Intelligence & Counterterrorism who has been writing and speaking out about the danger of radical Islam both in America and internationally. He has become a formidable voice in the United States against the danger of global jihad and Islamization of America. Amil maintains a website at http://www.amilimani.com. Imani is the author of Obama Meets Ahmadinejad and Operation Persian Gulf and is currently working on his third and fourth book. He is 2010 honoree of EMET: “The Speaker of the Truth Award” at the Capitol Hill.
Says a bad website, or words to that effect.
The “Sheep Among Wolves” Documentary describing the rise of the underground Christian Church in Iran.
At one point, a person said that the Ayatollah’s were the strongest cause of conversion to Christianity. They promised the people that if they held to the Moslem faith/practices then great blessings would come. 40 years later, this has been shown to be false to everyday Iranians.
I’m thinking that, at least for now, this is a ‘Good Cop – Bad Cop’ scenario. Trump has said all along that it was his intention that Iran would not have a nuclear weapon. So we see what Iran will say when they meet for ‘negotiations’. As evidenced by last nights raids. Iran was either asleep (not likely) or incapable of defending their home land and their missile launches against Israel were totally ineffective. We will see but at the end of the day, the US will defend Israel… for the sake of the middle and ultimately US security. A nuclear capable long range ballistic missile is not in our best interest.
Sure he wanted peace, but negotiations with the mullah’s are an exercise in futility. They understand one thing…and now we are speaking their language.
There is no money in peace.. and that right there is the largest part of this problem.
When the world worships money, peace isn’t the goal.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
Eliminate the Fed!!!
Never underestimate your enemies.
Tonight Bibi outlined Iran’s present capability and it’s terrifying
You’re right. First strike, commander of the IRG, revolutionary guard, Hossein Salami was eliminated, together with two top nucleair scientists.
Second wave nucleair sites in Natanz destroyed, all together 200 fighter aircraft are deployed by Israel in the attack.
Iran’s response: Sending 100 drones to Israel, that won’t penetrate the Iron Dome.
The ayatollahs are toothless. There’s nothing that they can do. This is the beginning of the end of their terrorist supporting regime.
From your lips to God’s ears.🙏🏻🕯
Pray that it is so.
It’s been the preferred Israeli method for decades: strategic assassinations. No one liked it, of course, when Obama practiced same to a lesser degree.
Well, when you look at the alternative that we see in Ukraine..
Just trying to clarify who lines up with what options on the plate.
Here’s hoping, and praying!
This ^^^
The average Iranians on the street want to be set free from the control of the cavemen Mullah regime.
So what desire and support is there going to be to attack the people that may have just set them free- finally.
Don’t forget the hyperbolic “Bond Villain” threats.
Israel will suffer terrorist attacks from a desperate and weake d enemy
No states will heip
All I know is that Iran/Persia will remain a threat to Israel during the Last Days, according to the Bible.
We don’t seem to be there, quite yet.
So while Israel may get hammered hard, they will continue to exist as a nation, and at this point they will not take out Iran/Persia, though they may well do some major damage to it.
To their peril.
Stay out?? WTF? We should be all in with IDF and finish this business once and for all…..we are going to be “The great Satan” anyway.
“A regime change would be the ultimate denuclearization”
You sure about that? As bad as the regime is, it remains more stable than what follows.
Glenn Greenwald tonight….
This Regime change….Iran has nukes line
has been going on….for Forty Years!
He found beginning articles and traces forward.
You would think people would have
caught on by now! Forty years of brainwashing
propaganda…
🙃 🤪
Bibi Nutty Yahoo getting old,
approval ratings are really low….
Guess he thought this was his chance.
🤪 🙃
Not our circus 🎪 Not our clowns 🤡
Glenn Greenwald…Rumble
Israel/Iran Escalation: WW3 or Negotiating Tactic? Plus: Analyst Curt Mills on Trump’s Israel/Iran Policy and More | SYSTEM UPDATE #467
Greenwald is great on some issues. SOME. Russ and China will not set their national interest aside for Iran’s period. While Iran has terrorist proxies many countries in the ME hate them
Greenwald is a pervert and possibly a pedo
Time to get this party started.
Gonna be a long summer indeed.
Good luck friends.
Praying for wisdom in this treacherous time.
If you look at a map of Iran, you will see that Israel is conducting a mostly peaceful air strike.
🙂
This what they called the illegal war criminal bombing of Orthodox Christian Serbia by NATO & the Clinton Admin, who ironically had been fighting ‘future’ Al-Qaeda terrorists in Bosnia, whose radical Islamist Nazi leader Izetbegovic, had been allowed to receive illegal weapons shipments and trainers from IRAN! Talk about Hegelian Dialectics……………
October 10, 1996 Iranian Arms Shipments to Bosnia
Rep. Henry Hyde released the final report of a Judiciary select subcommittee concerning U.S. payments to Iran for arms shipments to Bosnian Muslims. He and other subcommittee members answered questions from the press.
https://www.c-span.org/program/news-conference/iranian-arms-shipments-to-bosnia/59399
Thank you for this, spot on, however painful for me to read. I was not there but family members and friends, my Serbian brothers and sisters in Christ suffered. The serbs had a clear shot at Izetbegovic, however did not take it, idiots. I will say having been to Serbia since the bombings it was so sad, no words can describe what Beograd looked like, thank God much has been rebuilt beautifully, however the people that were killed and those that are alive, enduring the bombings will never forget America NATO whom the despise and yes many curse. On a happy note Novak Nole Djokovic Serbia’s pride and joy did reach #1 in Tennis the GOAT!! A friend was there when Nole returned from Paris after winning the Gold, the people in the streets was nothing anyone has seen. Yes the Serbian Orthodox Patriarch was there celebrating what a little country like Serbia achieved with God’s help of course. Everyone there always gives Glory to God from the smallest thing to the big. I am sorry I went on, but this touches my heart and soul. God Bless Colkitto.
Peace and love to you my dear friend. What has been done to my and our Orthodox Christian Serbian brothers and sisters has weighed on my heart for a long time
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/war-brewing-us-prepares-departure-all-nonessential-staff-iraq-kuwait-bahrain-embassies
Please help me understand how sending 20K patriot missles equals unilateral?
This is equivalent to telling your buddy you’ve got his back if he starts a bar fight.
More like handing a. Camper a mosquito net. Its defensive only
Gaslighter
Exactly.
🤷♀️ 💁♀️ ..when the SHTF….Trump
can say…
Well…we helped you all we can.
Good luck….and Good Bye !
We have our own problems here…..
🇺🇸 🇺🇸 America First 🇺🇸🇺🇸
President Trump got a Big Mickey
Middle finger by Nutty Yahoo…again.
June 11,2025
US envoy plans to meet Iran’s foreign minister on Sunday, US official says | Reuters
June 12,2025
US official says Witkoff planning to meet Iranian FM in Oman on Sunday for nuclear talks | The Times of Israel
Read the whole thing, because you will see some other ‘interesting’ things like CIA & Hamas, and “insurrections” in Sudan. Always remember “Hegelian Dialectics”
“The timing of the cables raised eyebrows, coming just days before Netanyahu addresses the US Congress – an engagement he arranged without consulting the White House. Netanyahu is expected to raise the spectre of an imminent Iranian nuclear bomb to dissuade US lawmakers from agreeing a deal with Tehran – so the timing of news that Israeli spy service Mossad thought Iran was “not performing the activity necessary to produce weapons” is acutely embarrassing.
It follows the widely-publicised claims he made at the United Nations General Assembly in 2012, when he drew a red line on a cartoon bomb and said Iran was only a year away from having an atomic weapon.”
Leaked spy cables claim Netanyahu ‘exaggerated’ Iran threat
https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/netanyahu-iran/
What if SHTF includes terrorist attacks in the US?
Place the blame where it is deserved.
Israel.
💁♀️ 🤷♀️
Neither regime is pro MAGA so mutually assured destruction of Israel and Iran would be the best outcome.
Tom, eh?
I like how you think.
You sir, are a fool. Every nation that has raised it’s hand against God’s chosen people, has suffered a catastrophic event.
This has nothing to do with the MAGA movement.
And for those who gave a thumbs up to this specious post, shame upon you.
Ditto.
They are not gods chosen.
Sick.
Zelinski launches a surprise attack deep into Russia using US assets. Trump/Rubio response: “We didn’t have anything to do with it.”
Netanyahu launches a surprise attack on Iran using US assets. Trump/Rubio response: “We didn’t have anything to do with it”
What’s becoming clear is the only reason Zelinski and Netanyahu act is because they believe Trump wont do anything about it and will always hand them the weapons.
I figured Trump as a wheeler dealer; but, never a dangerous , bullshitting politician. Now I’m beginning to wonder. We’ll see.
I see your point. We shall see!
Your name (handle) oughta be Johnny Punk. Trump, in his entire life, has never B.S.’d and will not B.S. at this very moment. This country, though attempting to directly stay out of a war(s), needs to allow certain allies to take out murdering muslim satanists. If you’d like to survive in this world, that’s how to get it done as it was when I was confronting U. S. enemies a few decades ago. Regards, Former U. S. Naval Flight Officer
Well said.
Thank you for your service.
“murdering muslim satanists”
Which our presidents (before PDJT) were suppose to keep out of this country with the unilateral power entrusted to them by the Founders.
The Founders of this country knew all about Moslems – which is why the Constitution was written in such a way that it was the President’s job to keep Islam followers from coming here at all.
Churchill knew as well. He was very precise in his description of them.
Unfortunately Britain’s ruling panjandrums stopped their ears to his warnings in the first instance, and then those of Enoch Powell who was cast into political darkness for daring to speak presciently of the fate which would await that “green and pleasant land” if his words were ignored.
The result?
The UK now has a king and a government which bows to Islam while only begrudgingly acknowledging Christianity. It has in all but name a “blasphemy” law, but only for Islam. Recently a man was fined for using “abusive” language while burning the koran (I will not capitalize it). The judge’s comments on sentencing are illustrative…as you will read in the link I’ve provided below.
I could go on with more examples, but it is late here…and definitely too late for Blighty.
In this country we have Muslim judges sitting on inferior courts. On what did they take their oaths? How on earth has that been allowed to happen? I’m sure you can see the dilemma constitutionally.
You are correct, DI.
Very worrying for the generations which will follow.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce9v4e0z9r8o
“Very worrying for the generations which will follow.”
The Lord Jesus Christ is going to fix all that when he returns to set up his Millennial Kingdom.
However, before that he is going to get us out of here.
1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 KJV
For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
[17] Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
[18] Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
1 Corinthians 15:51-54 KJV
Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
[52] In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
[53] For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
[54] So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
Reminding me of Handel’s “Messiah” and the exuberant bass solo singing Corinthians 15:51-52.
I’ll leave one of my favourites, Samuel Ramey, with his profoundly joyful interpretation of this hopeful passage.
Given the disturbing news this evening perhaps it might lift a few hearts…
😀
Wonderful. Thanks Betsy.
Follow with Since by Man Came Death.
Well, by these specifications, it’s going to be a while. We have at least a couple more generations of Trump’s already.
Always take scripture literally first.
Always understand how to properly read and understand Holy Scripture.
‘../ at the last Trump.’
from the shores of Tripoli…
sorry…To the shores
not from!!
interesting though,to this day,
montezuma&tripoli?
Sooooo….what’s your “final solution” for the “Moslem” problem?
Father GOD has planned for it in Ezekiel 38. The Islamic hoards are wiped out. It will be the next great prophetic event the world will see (prior to The Rapture).
So…genocide is your answer?
Go back to the beginning. They were, and are, brothers. Many are actually having visions of Christ, and coming into His Church.
The, “Rapture”reading, in my understanding of history, is less than 200 years old. The very first Christians never ascribed to or believed that. They understood how to properly read Holy Scripture, not som 1800AD American imagination way.
I did not want to mention that because of the number of verses needed to explain it.
Where I diverge is that the return in the air for the church is the next event in scripture, THEN the prophetic clock starts again.
The Lord Jesus Christ takes about 2 1/2 days killing all the Moslems before he sets foot again on the mount of Olives and it cleaves in two.
In this case, a picture is worth way more than a thousand words:
https://clearspringsbiblechurch.org/dispensational-chart/
Hopefully conversion.
I do not have a “final solution”, but the Lord Jesus Christ does.
My job is to proclaim the gospel of grace to the ones already here.
2 Corinthians 5:18-20 KJV
And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
[19] To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
[20] Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.
The reason why the Marines were founded, why they’re called “leathernecks” (leather to protect against beheading). “…to the shores of Tripoli…”
Now are they not only in the country but in government as well? We have them here in Canada too.
We have No Allies.
Only interests.
“USS Liberty: Dead In The Water” (BBC Documentary 2002) – YouTube
🇺🇸 🇺🇸 America First 🇺🇸
Liberty attack was LBJ and Cia using Israel or Israel using USA?
Don’t know.
Perhaps we can ask the spouses and children of dead Liberty sailors.
“We” can ask some living survivors, of which there were many, about the Liberty treachery, but “we” likely won’t like the truth…
As a former member of the USAF 8th Air Force, 82nd Bomber Wing Heavy SAC I second your statement sir.
Those of us who have actually put our lives in harms way for the defense of not only our nation but the world understand what is at stake.
I hope you have been to Pooler. It’s a wonderful museum.
Thank you.
Our so called friend and ally.💁♀️🤷♀️
June 12,2025
US official says Witkoff planning to meet Iranian FM in Oman on Sunday for nuclear talks | The Times of Israel
June 11,2025
US envoy plans to meet Iran’s foreign minister on Sunday, US official says | Reuters
President Trump wanted Peace🕊️🕊️
Dude, I thought you were smarter than that. Read what I wrote to you above. Look at the way PDJT and Rubio are responding. All of the sudden, PDJT is saying US will defend Israel. He’s forced to do that? No. All of the sudden, PDJT is using the leverage of lots of dead Iranian scientists and hard-liners to get Iran back to the bargaining table — and threatening them with more destruction if they don’t come. He’s just an opportunist who doesn’t know the game-plan ahead of time? No. PDJT is practically gloating “some people won’t be at the meeting on Sunday.” How funny is that?! This was all planned. You fell for the head-fakes too! Don’t let your anti-Israel bias cause you to miss out on the genius that’s playing out in front of you. You can tell your children and grandchildren that you saw through all the tricks and understood days in advance the extent of the chess-master greatness of PDJT and the Israel military.
Genius…yes.
Understatement?
“Some people won’t be at the meeting on Sunday.”
Magnificent!!
And priceless.
And…
“Trump says he gave Iran a 60-day ultimatum: ‘Today is day 61…Now they have, perhaps, a second chance'”
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/trump-says-he-gave-iran-a-60-day-ultimatum-today-is-day-61-now-they-have-perhaps-a-second-chance/
Tell the whole story. Israel acts on its own interests – to include spying on the US and engaging in its own proxy actions here.
Lotta moral ambiguities in that part of the world. On balance, our historical/security commitments have been to Israel – as trying as that relationship has been at times.
At least survey the entire terrain. It’s more complicated geo-strategically than simple “muslims bad” think.
I favor continued support for Israel, but with a higher ante up front.
With all due love and respect, another Naval aviator who sailed in the NAS/IO/Red Sea often.
Iran has been a problem since 1979 and the intelligence” community has been spot wrong ever since. The only change is we now produce our own oil and OPEC cannot raise oil prices on Mideast turmoil. Simplistic, yes, I’m a simple person.
Z = BiBi……and otherwise….
Proven psycopaths that can unleash a devastating and final WWIII.
It’s a Spiritual war. Always has been. God versus Satan.
Put on His Armor, prepare yourselves and put your trust in our Savior.
So you are an advocate for kinetic religious wars?
Not staking myself to right/wrong – just wondering what rock people stake themselves to when it comes to war.
I agree.
now
“War… is the moment when the energy of a single hand shows itself in the most seducing form.”
–Thomas Jefferson, 1788
we’ll
https://www.defendingdemocracytogether.org/remove-trump-now/
see
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114575866799232685
Trump made a Deal with Putin. Putin gets Ukraine, for staying away from aiding Iran.
A bargain I can live with.
Realizing there may likely be some Domestic USA Islamic “Tourism”
Trump allowed Zelensky and Ukraine to get a 4 or 5 day beat down without criticism because they provoked it. You think that doesn’t speak volumes?
He can’t. And I mean he literally can’t do the hard things he likely wants to do to Ukraine because if he does the senate will never pass his bill
🙄
In a sense, am simply holding my breath until the next shoe drops.
Bet those people planning to do their No Kings protests are going to be terribly conflicted, do they protest ICE or go full pro-palestinian. And will the legal immigrants get so ticked off with white college kids waving Mexican flags that they decide enough is enough.
Going to be a very interesting weekend.
I would make popcorn to watch them fight it out and leave innocent civilians and businesses alone.
Otherwise IMO we need lots of “rooftop Koreans ” to put an end to this insurrection, because local law enforcement does not have the resources to handle the mayhem orchestrated in advance.
For instance, I for one have no clue why local municipalities just leave pallets of bricks laying around instead of removing them.
https://www.theburningplatform.com/2025/06/12/only-200-pallets-of-bricks-not-related-to-any-construction-project-sounds-legit-to-me/comment-page-3/
CA Democratic party’s May 2025 expenses list 200 pallets of bricks…for no particular construction project.
If true, declare them a terrorist organization and watch splody heads from sea to shining sea.
I will make popcorn for the whole neighborhood!
Love your posts but you should stop using their language. There is no “WHITE” genome. It doesn’t exist. In fact there is no color genome at all. Basic science.
I’ll be watching and enjoying the US Open. Checking in here now and then. Have a great Father’s Day weekend everybody.
NCAA Track and Field…
Dang! I can’t find anything suspect about this post!
Back at ya!
I am going to be watching to see just how effective this No Kings bs is going to be.
And if the DHS isn’t investigating the organizations behind it, then shame on them.
IMO, it will be as big and effective as the MSM portrays it to be. This would be a good opportunity for CTH to have one of its “ground reports” topic for the day. My guess is that Sundance already has something in the works on this.
I think it will be sporadic.
Times have changed since 2008. The “momentum” just isn’t there anymore. The Left, Obama, Progressives, etc., have spent their political capital for the most part. What is left are the burning embers of an aging/graft prone leadership, incompetent media allies, warring internal factions and a track record of failure.
We shall see.
“Fix Bayonets!” “Forward – march!”
That’ll move any protesters blocking a parade.
The No Kings insurrectionists will work this weekend both for Palestine and illegal aliens. Quite a dilemma for Democrat Jews. Happy birthday dear President and please do no lead US into War. Netanyahu got US to fight Irak for them. CIA organized Libya, Sudan and Syria also for them. Let them fight their own war this time and turn Iran into Irak, Libya, Sudan and Syria.
Very interesting summer I think.
Imagine, if you will, a June, 2021, where Republican leaders and judges, governors, senators, media talking heads were fighting mad about the denial of rights of election protestors held on flimsy, fake charges of insurrection, seditious conspiracy, top Trump officials in their crosshairs, Trump himself, where R Senate leaders and R House leader and R governors and R AG’s, and MAGA Patriots from all over the country were protesting, raising their voices, taking over streets, doing all that the pro-illegals, pro-Palestinians, Trumphaters are doing now, in 2025?
Imagine such a universe.
Then realize what this uprising, this actual insurrection and seditious conspiracy is. And then ask yourself, which side wants it more? Which side wants to control the future of the United States of America? MAGA? Or the America-hating left+ global corporatist corrupt, establishment right? Sh!t’s getting real.
I am not so sure this “No Kings” nonsense has any legs. Just my two-cents from far away in Switzerland!
Iranians are getting hopeful, more to come:
NightLife of IRANIAN Girls and Boys 🇮🇷 IRAN 2025 Night Walk ایران – YouTube
That twitter (x) post was from now… an Iranian planning for the near future.
Yes, the internet now allows us to see how much we were misled by the “news” media in the United States about Iran’s culture and lifestyle.
You linked to a great video that will open eyes to how much we were lied to.
Why the lies? Why the othering of the “enemy”? Who wants this war?
Ultimately. clean out the Ayatollah trash.
One nugget in this clip: PDJT contacted a “key ME ally” = SA? He’s very, very close to MBS.
Has Iran been a bluff this whole time….I mean Israel had their way with them in the 1st attack….and now this…I guess we will see….and how are the hardened subterranean nuclear facilities that could only be destroyed with multiple consecutive impacts of
of OUR MOPS…. (or so we’ve been told/convinced) being neutered….?
Does Israel have B52’s….? BC I believe our B2’s are PARKED still here….🤔….and its like a 12-14 hr flight with refuels…
I guess it will all be clear soon….
FWIW…..Al Jazeera reported that June 12 was 60th day of Trumps 60 day ultimatum to Iran….also fyi Friday is kinda sorta like the Sabbath in Islaam if I’m not mistaken….. (plus Friday the 13th……🙀🤣)
I just hope the quest for liberation of the younger Iranian population and a desire to make trade not war is the overarching motivation here, after getting rid of the nuke capabilities….
I’ve met & dealt with a handful of Persians in my life…. and they’ve ALL been EXCEPTIONAL human beings ….
Simplicius76
Article has good summary about nuclear facilities
Iran Ups Ante as Israel Chafes for Face-Saving Escalation
tonights article
Simplicius76
SPECIAL BULLETIN: Israel Launches Major Strikes on Iran
4GB…
THANKS!!
Both EXCELLENT articles…!👍🏻
Persians
The Islamic conquest of the Sasanians occurred after centuries of war with the Romans.
North Africa(Romans/Maghreb) followed after the Persians(Zoroastrians).
Arch of Ctesiphon
Thanks…..I spent some time last night (while trying to discover Iranian news sources) creating an Iranian (Persian) travel file….. it seems that it may be a possibility once again in my lifetime……
Added near top of my travel bucket list…..
I expected the attack to begin on Saturday, but instead it began at about 4 am Tehran time on … Friday the 13th.
Same here……
Breaking: “FRANCE SURRENDERS!”
lol right?
Very nearly chortled flaming hot Cheetos out of my nose!
🤣
SPECIAL BULLETIN: Israel Launches Major Strikes on Iran
SIMPLICIUS
JUN 13, 2025
“….Paid subscribers will note the last report had just covered Abbasi’s prophetic recent interview, wherein he described how taking out top Iranian scientists or nuclear sites will have no effect on Iran’s nuclear progress should Iran choose to ramp up toward ‘the bomb’.
Likewise, I chose to do the last report on Israel because I sensed things were finally coming to a head: it was clear to see Netanyahu’s failures in Gaza had compelled him to act, as he saw his chances slipping away. It therefore does not surprise me that Israeli officials are now characterizing the beginning of this war as a critical juncture in the history of Israel….”
https://open.substack.com/pub/simplicius76/p/special-bulletin-israel-launches?r=clqu6&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
clear
“Just imagine if terrorists turned El Paso and San Diego into ghost towns… How long would the American government tolerate that?”
–Binyamin Netanyahu
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/netanyahu-un-full-speech-from-iran-hamas-lebanon-to-hezbollah-heres-what-israeli-pm-said/videoshow/113746488.cms
Bibi never met a Lindsay he didn’t like….
Both of them Bomb Iran blabbering for years.
Anti ICE and pro-Palestinian factions fighting it out between themselves would be interesting, better than burning stuff down and breaking windows, looting. I don’t think the “no kings” BS is going to be of any significance. Speaking of a “king”, upchuck breyer in san fransicko ordered PDJT to relinquish the guard to newscum. However, his honor (sic) did not order PDJT to remove the Marines, probably because he has no power to so order. The real “kings” are the district court judges screwing around making political rulings.
Well, he was overturned within a few hours.
Interesting (play-by-play) – (blow-by-blow) coverage, with media and footage coming in pretty much in real time, by a Persian guy apparently out of the UK:
Thank you
Interesting comment he made, that inly 30%? of Iranians are Muslim, and they have been under occupation by Islamists
Google Search says 98.5% are Muslim.
Of course it does… [Google is notorious for providing “data” that globohom wants provided]
So, what Israel didn’t dare to do with the Biden’s Administration…. is doing now with the Trump’s Administration. Meaning it had current administration approval.
How disgusting.
Not only we are still involved in the Ukranian war, a new one just started.
It doesn’t matter who we vote for, the result is always the same.
Truly depressing.
What did you think was going to happen?
Iran has been agitating for death to Israel and the US for over five decades.
Obama and Biden enabled Iran.
And let’s get biblical here and understand that any nation that has raised it hand against the Jewish has eventually fallen.
Peace through strength.
Israel
“After the war everyone will have to give answers, myself included.”
–Binyamin Netanyahu
https://allisraelnews.com/second-war-of-independence-israel-s-war-cabinet-confirms-second-stage-of-the-war-has-begun
Biden
“Fifteen Nine Elevens.”
–Joe Biden
https://rumble.com/v3qhf4x-bribery-biden-likens-attack-on-israel-to-fifteen-911s.html
Reports of over a hundred drones en route from Iran to Israel currently
Weak sauce at this point. I suspect the Iranians weapons assets have been severely damaged.
Takes them several hours, so Israel will be expecting them.
Bźzzzzzzz. Pop.
This gives Putin a reason to end Ukraine, so it does not lose all its share of influence while preoccupied.
Hitting the soft targets first makes sense because all those people will be relocated following a first strike.
MAGA should hold “No Queens” rallies.
Queens
“Queens are a threat to democracy.” – Slava86
Interesting…..🤔🤔
June 11,2025
Steve Witkoff has a meeting scheduled
for this Sunday in Oman with Iran foreign
minister to discuss the response to a recent
American proposal for a nuclear deal.
💥 💥 Puts a whole new twist on everything
doesn’t it?
President Trump wants peace….
Nutty yahoo waved the Mickey Finger
at President Trump! Again.
US envoy plans to meet Iran’s foreign minister on Sunday, US official says | Reuters
One heck of a negotiating tactic: kill every everyone at the home office right before the meeting.
If Israel’s strike was a success it will greatly reduce their nuclear capabilities! 💁🏻♀️
American and British fighters apparently intercepting the inbound drones over Iraq.
As did Saudi Arabia
And Jordan
I think the Trump administration keeping Iran at the negotiating table thinking they were going to roll us like they did the 0Biden Regime was a very effective diversionary subterfuge ahead of Israel’s MASSIVE attack on the savage theocratic dictatorship, No❓🤔
We had them bastards so befuddled, they didn’t know whether to wind their turbans or beat their wives❗️😁
I’m the last person to be the grammar police,but How can the word NO,. be a question???
It’s idiomatic
Again, we’re watching a Democrat mess being cleaned up. Obama enabled Iran. If that’s not treason I don’t know what is.
The late James Earl Carter enabled the islamic Republic of Iran.
Qatari fighters scrambling
Might be more than they expected, or might be to provide layers to get the ones that make it through the initial wave of fighters.
Should be evident to all that Rubio was likely dissembling earlier. This defense is sounding well-coordinated, assuming the Telegram accounts etc are reporting facts.
IDF claiming 13 Irani fighters downed.
Always wait for confirmation on these sorts of things, especially fighters, but we should know for sure exact number within 48 hrs.
A1st, truly adopted was alwaya going to eventually lead to a confrontation with the AIPAC or “pro Israel” faction, who have benefited fro the same Alynski tactics.
ANY critisism of the Iraeli Gov. actions, immediately brings out cries of “Jew hating Nazi!” ending any further, viable discussion.
A1st is we makecall decisions based ob what we percieve is in Americas best interests At some point that wikl conflict with Zionist First policies.
Oil up 9 per cent at the moment. Russia unlikely to say boo, just sayin…
So if Israeli intel is correct, if Iran’s ability to build a bomb wasn’t negated tonight, then they should expect a bomb to be immediately built and delivered. Which of course is absolute nonsense. If Iran launched a nuclear attack on Israel, then the collective West–and perhaps others–would turn Iran into a glass parking lot. Israel is in zero danger from a direct attack from Iran of any nature.
The threat of nuclear attack has always been an excuse. No colony can have the ability to defend themselves from a larger, more powerful state with nuclear weapons. Almost all of the value of nuclear weapons is deterrence, defence. You will not be allowed to deter the hegemony unless they have you bound in other ways (banking, transnational institutions like UN, WHO, foreign ownership of resources) and still not likely.
And yeah I know Iran engages in terrorism and guerrilla warfare etc but so does the West. Ain’t no white hats to be found. We all suck. Because we let our governments do crap like this. But no one’s willing to uncock that .38 Special and holster it.
“You first.”
very interesting:
https://scottritter.substack.com/p/lions-courage-versus-true-promise
I find little to disagree with in there. A nuclear Iran is beyond control. That cannot be allowed to happen by the neocons and the peeps they represent. The amount of US coordination if Ritter’s claims are true make Rubio look like every SecState we’ve ever seen. Hilary would be proud. Miriam certainly is of her prodigy.
And clearly one of the goals is Trump entanglement. The Deep State doin their thing.
Air raid sirens went off some time ago in Jordan so drones should be minutes away at this point.
‘First round takes out the brain power…’
Publicly available information sketches a picture of a modified version of this strategy being used to degrade the brainpower supporting the US military, dovetailing with this major Israel action.
The US version of “first round takes out the brain power”:
First, degrade the DoD civilian brainpower with bioweapons etc. (Engineered virus + matching profoundly harmful experimental genetic manipulation shots unlawfully coerced on the workforce by biden EO Sept 2021 + separation/isolation).
Then, lure the senior brainpower and functional leadership to leave with DRPs and VERA/VSIP *, serving quotas imposed by DOGE cuts, starting this year.
Similar to Israel’s attacks on Iran’s brainpower preceding the kinetic stage, the US has been decimating DoD civilian brainpower leading up to Israel attacking Iran which will draw the thus-weakened US military in, further depleting US weapons with thinned support.
Unfortunate coincidence? Or planned?
* Google AI:
“The US Department of Defense (DoD) has implemented a hiring freeze alongside programs like the Deferred Resignation Program (DRP), Voluntary Early Retirement Authority (VERA), and Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay (VSIP). This is part of a larger initiative to reshape the civilian workforce and meet strategic goals, as outlined in Executive Order 14210 and a memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. ”
Why would the DoD seek to “take out the brainpower” of more experienced people, just as it embarks on a pressing “transformation” initiative to adapt and strengthen the US military to meet rising threats? Imagine if something like that had been done on the heels of Pearl Harbor – it doesn’t make sense unless the intent is sabotage.
It looks like we are about to see how all this converges.
I have been watching the so-called live video.
Only white smoke…in apartment complexes? Looks like targeted IDF strikes on the snake heads.
When we see black smoke. Phase 2?
And, BTW, Hi Governor Hochul !!!!!
” Trump is resigned to the intransigent demands of Bibi along with the annoying background cheers from the USA coliseum crowd in DC cheering for the battle.”
I am sorry but this is weakness..not sure if it can be labelled as pragmatic either…
If the Israel Iran conflict turns even more nasty than what it already is, i doubt that President Trump can stay on the sidelines for long… Pulling the US into open conflict with Iran will be A Huge Mistake and it will destroy any smidgen of hope in the region
Sounds like all drones were intercepted. On an economic basis that’s still a win for Iran, but only if they have sustain. No missiles launched, which seems weak. But escalation can come at any time. Possible declaration of formal war by Iran. Straits of Hormuz is something to think about.
I wonder if Russia is happy that NATO munitions are being expended elsewhere. Two fronts perhaps. There’s the possibility of civil unrest in both Iran and Israel. There is lots of possible strategizing to think about.
Thank you, Sundance, for the analysis and insight.
Praying for President Trump to thread this needle.
So disgusted with Neocons
“Secretary of State / National Security Advisor Marco Rubio emphasizes Israel is acting “unilaterally,” without USA support. President Trump proactively and strategically emphasizes his preferred approach of “diplomacy.”
Mmm, sounds like Good Cop-Bad Cop. Take your pick.
Interesting psychology in that Russia attacks Ukraine as it views Ukraine’s activities (with Western help, of course) as an existential threat. Israel attacks Iran with the same psychology….viewing them as an existential threat. Is there a difference?? I suspect that there are few Arab states that don’t secretly applaud Israel’s actions.
If Israel could eliminate these key figures and target them with such precision, why not the Ayatollah himself?
Are they playing by a set of rules that require the head of government not be assassinated but be overthrown by the people?
“Well, it came from the White House, it came from people around the White House. It came from all over. I got a call on 9/11. I was on CNN, and I got a call at my home saying, ‘You got to say this is connected. This is state-sponsored terrorism. This has to be connected to Saddam Hussein.”
Wesley Clark
Blast from the Past: PNAC’s 1998 Letter to Clinton
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2008/1/27/444438/-Blast-from-the-Past:-PNACs-1998-Letter-to-Clinton
“Israel is currently striking Iran’s capital, Tehran.”