Moon of Alabama Brecht quote
June 24, 2025
Tic-Toc 9 On The War On Iran

A ceasefire.

To be broken in 3, 2, 1 …

Added:

Patrick Armstrong

So, what have we learned?

  • Iran is a lot more powerful than many people thought.
  • Western air defence systems aren’t very effective.
  • Who knew those little Iranian lawnmower-engined dorito drones could get all the way to Israel?
  • Hypersonic missiles are invulnerable and very frightening.
  • Tehran now knows which missiles in its arsenal are most effective and which most effectively soak up the enemy’s air defence and will build accordingly
  • Tehran’s decision to follow the missile-based armament route is vindicated. Suvorov: “Fight the enemy with the weapons he lacks“; Sun Tsu: “avoid strength and strike weakness“. `Others will notice.
  • Israel has used up the sleeper cells and intelligence penetration that it had built up in Iran.

and

My predictions.

  • The damage in Israel will be much greater and much more effective than we have been told.
  • In Iran, not so much.

I agree.

Comments

For the nature and animal lovers out there…
What people don’t ask is, what are the environmental consequences of armed conflict, including dropping high-yield ordnance onto mountains (if real), long term effects, pollution, and ecosystem degradation in war effected regions.
E.g. When the US detonates large underwater explosive tests of a 40k pound bomb, the harm it causes to marine life, and ecosystems.

Posted by: RoB | Jun 24 2025 12:03 utc | 101

The supreme leader of Iran said it best.
“We are fighting to stop America monopolizing peace.”
Stop America from breaking peace when they want and claiming a ceasefire when they like.

Posted by: Sun Of Alabama | Jun 24 2025 12:05 utc | 102

Posted by: malenkov | Jun 24 2025 11:58 utc | 99
People keep assuming that if Bibi’s Likud falls, it will be replaced by something more reasonable. All I see are parties and factions that are even more dangerous.

Not so! The point is that if Likud is too unreliable they have to be replaced with someone who’s listening a bit better. That has no impact on the Gaza genocide, for example — nobody in the West has a problem with that.
re: regime change: what you describe is a Western fantasy. Such as killing/replace Putin would solve the West’s problems. But it could easily turn out that Putin’s successor (team) is more hardline than the original.

Posted by: Konami | Jun 24 2025 12:05 utc | 103

Posted by: YetAnotherAnon | Jun 24 2025 11:53 utc | 90
You keep making unprooved assertions like the Iran can use missiles but very few of them and the rest.

Posted by: Mario | Jun 24 2025 12:07 utc | 104

The real question is what is the new government in Iran going to look like.
The regime change is on.
It’s also on for Israel. Nutty is too much of a problem.
Win-win

Posted by: Jerr | Jun 24 2025 12:08 utc | 105

As Trump said to Zelensky “Russia holds all the cards”.
Now Iran holds all the cards…..
Posted by: Peter AU1 | Jun 24 2025 11:19 utc | 59
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This is what both Alon Mizrahi and MahmoodOB are saying.
They certainly can articulate their logic more clearly than Trump appears to be able to do.
His “don’t know what the fuck they are doing” suggests that Trump has reached the “plague on both your houses” stage of “diplomacy.”
Plus “dinnt do nuffin’.”

Posted by: Jane | Jun 24 2025 12:08 utc | 106

Jesus H. Effing.
Trump does not want a war, regardless of what a number of brain dead contributors here allege. And he thought, as is common in business, that when the jr. partner in a project goes off the reservation, the sr. partner steps in, gets jr. under control, and things get straightened out.
However, he’s finding that his two jr. partners, Z and Bibi, don’t seem to have any realization that they are dependent on his good will and support to have any chance in their fights. Does anyone here seriously think Izzy, with their 8 million, is going to defeat Iran’s 80 million?
Yes, the Jews got in a good hit with their initial sneak attack. They are good at that. But since then, it seems to me that Israel is taking the brunt of the hits, and it’s their society that seems to be in a shambles. Another month of this, and Israel would be in total internal revolt.
Trump has been trying to defuse the situation while still appearing to be on Israel’s side. If you adopt this filter, all of his actions make sense. He uses rhetoric to castigate Iran and puff up Israel. Check. He uses back channels to communicate his real intent. Check. He authorizes a big Kabuki theatre strike that everyone here realizes did NOTHING to Iran’s nuclear program, but lets all the low-info MAGA voters cheer that ‘we showed them!’. Check. He evacuates US bases so that Iran can make equally performative Kabuki strikes on US bases. Check. He then announces a ‘cease-fire’. Check.
My belief is he thinks the Jews, being Jews, will break the cease-fire, and he will then let them twist in the wind for a few days or weeks, blaming them for breaking his truce. Only when Bibi is sufficiently humbled and comes back hat in hand, will Trump act, and I don’t think Trump will ever try to start an actual shooting war. He will again try to find a peaceful solution that he can claim is his, declare victory, and walk away, leaving an unresolved situation for the next Prez.

Posted by: FrankDrakman | Jun 24 2025 12:08 utc | 107

So Israel was stupid enough to attack Iran within Trump’s attention span.
They should have waited until the next tweet.

Posted by: SOS | Jun 24 2025 12:08 utc | 108

Not so! The point is that if Likud is too unreliable they have to be replaced with someone who’s listening a bit better.
Posted by: Konami | Jun 24 2025 12:05 utc | 106
At this point there is a distinct possibility that the IDF will execute Netanyahu’s cabinet and establish martial law. As seen from the IDF fakery so obvious that it even annoyed President Trump, they have the choice of either scapegoating Netanyahu or losing Israel entirely.
They might lose anyways, but the von Stauffenberg option is certainly open.

Posted by: They Call Me Mister | Jun 24 2025 12:09 utc | 109

Posted by: rk | Jun 24 2025 12:01 utc | 101
You are another wet dreamer.
Are you shure that killing some person will change anything or how you can be shure that the killed figures will be replaced by Israeli friends?

Posted by: Mario | Jun 24 2025 12:11 utc | 110

So Trump’s billionaire buddies have, once again, gamed the system. Insider trading and market manipulation at its finest.
Sell oil stocks, short the oil market and announce a ceasefire.
Pretty soon they will reverse the positions and make another fortune as oil rises.
Or will the Iranians wrong foot them. Not sure if they play the market.

Posted by: necromancer | Jun 24 2025 12:11 utc | 111

re: regime change: what you describe is a Western fantasy. Such as killing/replace Putin would solve the West’s problems. But it could easily turn out that Putin’s successor (team) is more hardline than the original.
Posted by: Konami | Jun 24 2025 12:05 utc | 106
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Yes, and exactly the same holds true for the Zionazi Entity.

Posted by: malenkov | Jun 24 2025 12:12 utc | 112

‘Russia today has chosen the right side of history and international law’ — Iranian FM Araghchi tells Putin
‘The aggressive actions of Israel and the US are illegitimate’
https://t.me/European_dissident/70164

Posted by: Norwegian | Jun 24 2025 12:13 utc | 113

And so we enter a new world in which almost nothing can be confirmed as real. John Oliver ran a segment on “AI Slop” – in which videos become wildly fictional but utterly real in appearance.
Posted by: Eighthman | Jun 24 2025 10:56 utc | 33

In my naivete, in an earlier thread, I linked to and commented on a video in which Max Blumenthal, with frankness and erudition, rips Trump for general and specific incompetence. It was remarkable for its open frankness. Someone commented later they couldn’t find the YouTube video I’d linked. When I looked for it again, I couldn’t find it either. Now I think the whole thing was an AI fake and that I was taken in. Sorry, if so. Me, I’ll try to be more careful. ^%$ Can’t tell what you’re looking at any more.

Posted by: jonboinAR | Jun 24 2025 12:15 utc | 114

Now that Iran stepped down and signalled a ceasefire they have all the strategic options:
– violate the ceasefire themselves
– let the Houthis do it, who are great proxies
– let Israel violate it and face the backlash
Iran gets to:
– regroup AD, possibly get new systems from Russia or China
– dig out the missile cities
– process the radar data they and China collected from B2 and F35
– unify politically
– not get clobbered by the full force of the US
– maybe return some spotlight to Taiwan or Ukraine
Israel:
– spent assets and agents years in the making
– lost Trump’s favor for a while
– is over the US barrel until AD is replenished
– has time to stew in it’s internal differences
– Bibis promise of security by strength is shattered, give them time to process
– has no way to score a win into any direction I can see

Posted by: SOS | Jun 24 2025 12:16 utc | 115

@111 SOS
The attacks and retaliations have become symbolic, as has the ceasefire.

Posted by: Ornot | Jun 24 2025 12:18 utc | 116

Haaretz:
IDF Planes Turn Back After Trump Tells Israel to ‘Calm Down’; Explosions Heard in Tehran
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They just have to have the last bombing now?
What clownshow is this?

Posted by: Roland | Jun 24 2025 12:18 utc | 117

So DT bombed and setup a ceasefirejust prior to today Nato meeting just to say look I am king of the castle ,decisive man of action, all powerful military but it brings peace to the world-better pay up the 5%???
But already several contributors have said no and delayed deadlines, hopefully not sure that the tactics employed by Isr and USA. were anywhere close to legal or constitutional against Iran in negotiations with no proven intent to have nuclear weapons and possibilities were actively being proposed and discussed to ameliorate the situation but of course DT could not let that happen. Did he really believe and trust that IDF would not renege nor not sabotage as they have done before even Agreed” formalised ceasefires? That now he knows that IDF have no value trustworthyness?
Who is monitoring the “ceasefire “fraud …can Russian satellite monitor any firing missiles…the one Iran supposedly sent “that landed in the middle of no where and hurt no one” he has just said( yup we know IDF can be embedded in Iran….any solid real proof was Iran not some sponsored by IDF group ) ..IDF need not have reacted by massively unload against Iran? Sounds like DT does not believe what IDF claims , at least us suspicious that Isr. is undermining him?
USA -Israel now totally discredited partnership?This whole Israel v Iran is much much more complex and bigger than his ego and whatever abilities he and his team can jointly muster surely?
Is he now more conscious of the reactions of the world in the way he independantly was hijacked by Nety, that IEAE was so manipulated by Palantir, that he railroaded the USA attack againstprocedures hoping that a ceasefire arranged by him would be sufficient to ameliorate the way it was done?
DT has sabotaged himself his team the military…but maybe made himself even more reliant on Nety to rescue him?

Posted by: Jo | Jun 24 2025 12:21 utc | 118

LMAO!
💧Mary Kostakidis
@MaryKostakidis
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14m
What the f*** is wrong with those guys? Didnt my bombing sort things out? It was a beautiful bombing. The world knows it was beautiful.
https://x.com/MaryKostakidis/status/1937482109503046030

Posted by: Menz | Jun 24 2025 12:22 utc | 119

Mario | Jun 24 2025 12:07 utc | 107
“unproved assertions”
We are all hostage to our information sources, and “the first casualty is truth”. But the fact is that Iran HASN’T decided to fight on, when it had the choice to do so – actions speak louder than words.

Posted by: YetAnotherAnon | Jun 24 2025 12:24 utc | 120

If it wouldn’t be so sad it’d be funny:
1. Iran has the USA by their zionist balls. But:
2. Israel has the USA by their zionist balls too.
It must be pretty inconvenient: the alleged super power #1 is being torn by two lesser entities.
There must be ancient fables like this: two rodents making the elephant dance to their tunes…
Posted by: Konami | Jun 24 2025 11:51 utc | 87
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Cattle, horses, dogs even are controlled, manipulated in such fashion. You start to think that corrupted, decaying empires can be treated like inferior domestic animals are if you’re halfway clever about it.

Posted by: jonboinAR | Jun 24 2025 12:24 utc | 121

The Israelis have never been hit like this in their entire genocidal existence. With a cease fire they will be able to assess the situation better, the widespread destruction ect.
I cannot see the Israeli leadership surviving a ceasefire.

Posted by: Peter AU1 | Jun 24 2025 12:24 utc | 122

Anyone believe in peace or any form of appeasment with the USA JEWS and ZIONISTS is hopelessly irrational.
Posted by: Hamburger | Jun 24 2025 11:21 utc | 61
SEE: Pilpul and https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-jul-25-mn-16208-story.html
Israelis/Jews see themselves as the “sucker” if they don’t “win” in any situation.

Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jun 24 2025 12:25 utc | 123

This characterizes the Zion Psychopaths the best,

☀️👀
@zei_squirrel
a ceasefire with Israel means you cease, they fire”

Posted by: Tom_12 | Jun 24 2025 12:25 utc | 124

Anyway it looks as if WW3 is postponed, and I can hopefully go back to the Ukraine threads whence I came – where Russia is definitely winning.

Posted by: YetAnotherAnon | Jun 24 2025 12:25 utc | 125

Posted by: Menz | Jun 24 2025 12:22 utc | 122
Honestly, good for Trump though. I’m glad he seems to be getting sick of the Jews (“Israel”) finally. How far can they and his ‘handlers’ in the deep state push him? I am being serious. He seems genuinely pissed off at them. Yes, I know – I speak as an ersatz citizen of the Empire of Lies, but it’s somewhat refreshing to see a guy like Trump say that.

Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jun 24 2025 12:30 utc | 126

Trump lied. The foreign minister of Iran said Iran did not agree to a ceasefire. He said what Iran would do is to discontinue their response, but they would respond equally if Israel sent more weapons against Iran. There was no mutually agreed ceasefire.

Posted by: juliania | Jun 24 2025 12:31 utc | 127

Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jun 24 2025 12:30 utc | 129
I will bow to your POV when he stops the killing in The Gaza.

Posted by: Menz | Jun 24 2025 12:33 utc | 128

Scum bad Davos Puppet Vucic pulling down his pants.
“Photos of Belgrade airport this morning, while the Israeli Boeing 747 loads crates with “explosive goods” signs (artillery shells or ammunition sold by Serbia to Israel), currently flying towards Nevatim Air Base.”
https://x.com/MenchOsint/status/1937463313077768532

Posted by: Tom_12 | Jun 24 2025 12:33 utc | 129

So Trump’s billionaire buddies have, once again, gamed the system. Insider trading and market manipulation at its finest.
Sell oil stocks, short the oil market and announce a ceasefire.
Pretty soon they will reverse the positions and make another fortune as oil rises.
Or will the Iranians wrong foot them. Not sure if they play the market.
Posted by: necromancer | Jun 24 2025 12:11 utc | 114
they never get enough, what do they do with it all ?

Posted by: natrat | Jun 24 2025 12:34 utc | 130

Posted by: YetAnotherAnon | Jun 24 2025 12:24 utc | 123
Same can be said for you or you have inner spies in Iran or Israel?
I look for data, for what is worth through fog of war, you, appears to be relying on MSM news.

Posted by: Mario | Jun 24 2025 12:35 utc | 131

Sohaib Masalmeh Channel
“Netanyahu’s Office
: The ceasefire was set for 7:00 a.m. At 3:00 a.m., Israel launched a massive attack in the heart of Tehran, hitting regime targets and killing hundreds of Basij members and Iranian security forces.
Shortly before the ceasefire took effect, Iran launched a barrage of missiles, one of which killed four of our citizens in Beersheba.
At 7:00 a.m., the ceasefire went into effect.
At 7:06 a.m., Iran fired one missile into Israeli territory, and at 10:25 a.m., two more. The missiles were either intercepted or fell in open areas, causing no casualties or damage.
In response to Iran’s violations, the Israeli Air Force destroyed a radar system near Tehran.
Following President Trump’s conversation with Prime Minister Netanyahu, Israel refrained from further attacks.
During the conversation, President Trump expressed his great appreciation for Israel, which had achieved all of its war objectives. The President also expressed his confidence in the stability of the ceasefire.”
Back to erasing Gaza I suppose…

Posted by: Ornot | Jun 24 2025 12:35 utc | 132

USReal “plane attack” & Trump’s “turn your planes around”… begs a question…
What refueling planes in the air would dare disobey Trump?
If US didn’t want USReal to “make it” to Iran, refueling jets would not have been made available.
Sure, lil rogue USReal out there “disobeying”…

Posted by: Trubind1 | Jun 24 2025 12:35 utc | 133

Posted by: Sunny Runny Burger | Jun 24 2025 11:26 utc | 66–
Thank you.

Posted by: MorePain4Cakes | Jun 24 2025 12:36 utc | 134

Donnie’s not amused: https://t.me/Middle_East_Spectator/21045

Posted by: Apollyon | Jun 24 2025 12:38 utc | 135

Yes, I know – I speak as an ersatz citizen of the Empire of Lies, but it’s somewhat refreshing to see a guy like Trump say that.
Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jun 24 2025 12:30 utc | 129
It might not seem revolutionary that President Trump openly remarked that he thinks Iran will respect the ceasefire, while being superficially annoyed with Israel. But it’s a rather noteworthy thing in American rhetoric. American Jews really don’t do well with any amount of serious opposition.

Posted by: They Call Me Mister | Jun 24 2025 12:39 utc | 136

Posted by: Menz | Jun 24 2025 12:33 utc | 131
He never will and neither will any Democrat. This is one reason I refuse to ascribe to the notion us Goys are just using WasReal as a land based aircraft carrier but my people are evil thieves too.
I apologize to the world for what it’s worth.

Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jun 24 2025 12:39 utc | 137

Now that israel has tutored Iran in all the dark and evil arts of perfidy, it has nothing more to teach.
If the reputation of the Persians remains true, they will not only learn from but surpass their teachers.

“If the din were at the Pleiades, even then a person from Persia would have taken hold of it, or one amongst the Persian descent would have surely found it”.
— Mohammad PBuH

(If knowledge was located in the stars, the Persian will reach there to find it.)

Posted by: Arch Bungle | Jun 24 2025 12:40 utc | 138

American Jews really don’t do well with any amount of serious opposition.
Posted by: They Call Me Mister | Jun 24 2025 12:39 utc | 139
JFK and his brother nod their heads.

Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jun 24 2025 12:40 utc | 139

Summary:
Occupied Palestine (OP) starts a war with Iran. Needs an excuse: imaginary nukes.
OP in it’s delusional superiority complex bit off more than they could chew and gets trashed hard.
Calls big brother (also withdelusional superiority complex) for help. Learned frum Russia

Posted by: Ed Bernays | Jun 24 2025 12:42 utc | 140

Posted by: Tom_12 | Jun 24 2025 12:33 utc | 132
not to defend vucic, but serbia is in the shittiest position possible. geographically and in an economic sense. surrounded by nato, having the biggest nato base in europe on stolen territory (kosovo), relying on nato countries for energy (hungary etc may be friendly, but ultimately they are nato and do the eu’s bidding), economically tiny, under constant threat so to speak. if vucic or whoever comes after him does not at least try to play nice, they may as well end up as the european gaza. oh and they are are also landlocked, something nato wants to avoid in ukraine.
unfortunately, vucic seems to understand that they are alone. but what he does not understand is that he is just pushing the inevitable a tiny bit further away. by now he shouldve realized that there is no future as neutral or independent on the european subcontinent. either you submit to the borg, or war it is. all these weapons that they ship out of serbia will be missing once nato decides to bring in another round of democracy.

Posted by: Justpassinby | Jun 24 2025 12:43 utc | 141

Donnie’s not amused: https://t.me/Middle_East_Spectator/21045
Posted by: Apollyon | Jun 24 2025 12:38 utc | 138
Donnie has no credibility. He thinks he is still in the Show The Apprentice. Iran knows this.

Posted by: Tom_12 | Jun 24 2025 12:44 utc | 142

Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jun 24 2025 12:39 utc | 140
I am with you more than often than not. 🙂

Posted by: Menz | Jun 24 2025 12:47 utc | 143

Monty Phyton looking pale in comparison.
(Nobel Peace Price being prepared…)
And now tell me, all this happend by chance.
Posted by: Johann von Oberndorf | Jun 24 2025 11:42 utc | 76–
Look up Larry Johnson’s Ministry of silly wars. And then off to something completely different…

Posted by: MorePain4Cakes | Jun 24 2025 12:47 utc | 144

Psychos always want to have the last word!
Even when beaten.
Same goes for Humpty Drumty and the zio clown controllers.
Nutty his crazed harridan mistress and entitled progeny and their shapeshifter dynasties all the way to the richest will have to know they can’t be forgiven or saved just because they ‘don’t know what the fuck they were doing! ‘
😂😂

Posted by: DunGroanin | Jun 24 2025 12:47 utc | 145

part 2
that Iran is not to fuck with so no war.
Plan where everyone wins:
US imaginary destroys imaginary nukes. Look like tuff heroes.
Iran can imaginary retaliate and bomb empty bases for optics. Gets no real war with US.
OP has a way out of the losing war without losing face since imaginary nukes reason is gone.
Immediately after a peace deal follows.
Future:
Iran, not stupid prepares to close Hormuz Straight, just in case erratic US/OP untrustworthy snakes go back on the deal.

Posted by: Ed Bernays | Jun 24 2025 12:49 utc | 146

Cease fire is not peace , none of the party achieved it’s war goals ; let give them both a few day to regroup, repair, rearm and let see what happens there.
Gaza crisis is still ongoing, all the proxies are still ready to fight and none of the regional equilibrium changed radically yet, just a bit.
Let’s be optimistic : I’ll give them one to two weeks before something happens and the shit hit the fan anew … any spark can lit-up the powder keg.

Posted by: Savonarole | Jun 24 2025 12:50 utc | 147

Posted by: Justpassinby | Jun 24 2025 12:43 utc | 144
You are absolutely correct that they are in a hornets’ nest. None of the countries around them can be relied up to join in a common defense pact. Simply put, they are surrounded by enemies.
If they were in the middle of the ocean no one would care, but things are different and there’s a target on their backs.
https://theweek.com/environment/why-lithium-mining-has-serbians-up-in-arms
https://www.science.org/content/article/proposed-lithium-mine-serbia-triggers-publication-dispute

Posted by: Tom_12 | Jun 24 2025 12:53 utc | 148

RE: Ammo to Gaza
https://x.com/MenchOsint/status/1937463313077768532
Posted by: Tom_12 | Jun 24 2025 12:33 utc | 132
Two other articles in RT that might interest you.
First article:
https://tass.com/politics/1979437
“According to the SVR, ammunition produced at Serbian defense enterprises, mainly for heavy long-range systems, “is sent in the interests of Ukraine to NATO countries in the form of complete sets of parts for assembly. This allows Kiev to formally receive at a later time not Serbian military products, but those assembled at the weapons factories in Western countries,” the report says. ” Ammunition is assembled and equipped primarily in the Czech Republic and Bulgaria.“
1) That Serbia was originally sending to Ukraine via “third party” till Vuric found out and was confronted by Russia about it.
Second article:
https://tass.com/politics/1980281
Russia trusts Serbia’s promise to halt arms exports, but will ‘verify it’ — SVR chief
“On June 23, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service once again reported that Belgrade is using indirect channels to export military products to Ukraine and is ramping up supplies to Kiev’s armed forces”
2) pledged to Russia to get to bottom of third party resale to Ukraine and stop, but needed to support business that manufactured goods as needs money.
So either USReal was always “third party” and simply rerouting to USReal now, or USReal actual owner of business is more probable. Or some Zio millionaire firm.
I thought “Vuric traitor” immediately too, but not so sure now it was that simple. EU doing “round abouts” for PR.

Posted by: Trubind1 | Jun 24 2025 12:55 utc | 149

How the hell this can keep happening ?
“testimony of the Basij Information Protection Commander
🔹Public Relations of Lorestan Corps: At noon yesterday, the Zionist regime targeted several points in Tehran for its missile attacks, in one of these attacks, the commander of the Basij Intelligence Protection, Sardar Pasdar Mohammad Taqi Yousefvand, was martyred.”
https://t.me/Sepahinews/4972

Posted by: Tom_12 | Jun 24 2025 12:56 utc | 150

they never get enough, what do they do with it all ?
Posted by: natrat | Jun 24 2025 12:34 utc | 133
———–
Well, Jared and Ivanka just paid more than $1 billion bucks for an island:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/24/trump-family-kushner-undeveloped-island-mediterranean-sazan-albania

Posted by: teri | Jun 24 2025 12:57 utc | 151

Sounds to me like Iran is simply surrendering to fate because they have no idea what else to do.
Posted by: Flying Dutchman | Jun 24 2025 11:44 utc | 80–
I’m sure Putin and Iran’s FM touched the topic ‘ceasefire and root causes’. Maybe Iran needs stuff to be done – like Russia wasn’t prepared in 2014?

Posted by: MorePain4Cakes | Jun 24 2025 12:58 utc | 152

JFK and his brother nod their heads.
Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jun 24 2025 12:40 utc | 142
I’d blame them for JFK over Dimona- which could have gone really badly for them if it failed. Bear in mind that RFK was after the Six Day War and the production of weapons grade plutonium.
“Sure he wants to investigate, goy, but if he becomes President we have nukes too. Roll the dice and take your chances.”

Posted by: They Call Me Mister | Jun 24 2025 12:59 utc | 153

Posted by: rert | Jun 24 2025 1:58 utc | 583 (in the previous thread)
New update! Maybe the last, maybe not. Only time will tell.
1. strike north of Tehran (2 hits) https://nitter.poast.org/MonitorX99800/status/1937476967453901241
There’s also apparently 2-3 additional hits yesterday that weren’t counted: https://nitter.poast.org/MonitorX99800/status/1937408618296439100 Doesn’t really change the calculation all that much.

Posted by: rert | Jun 24 2025 13:01 utc | 154

Mario | Jun 24 2025 12:35 utc | 134
Even the msm occasionally tells the truth. I believe it when they tell me Iran have settled, because the oil price has fallen.

Posted by: YetAnotherAnon | Jun 24 2025 13:02 utc | 155

Posted by: Tom_12 | Jun 24 2025 12:56 utc | 153
How the hell this can keep happening ?
“the commander of the Basij Intelligence Protection, Sardar Pasdar Mohammad Taqi Yousefvand, was martyred”

This is called war. Why are you surprised?
And this has nothing to do with “Iran weak”. In war, people die. The enemy is doing his best to disrupt. Iran is doing exactly the same on their front, with different tools and strategies (less/no emphasis on individuals and terror, more on military and economy).

Posted by: Konami | Jun 24 2025 13:05 utc | 156

The continued Iran-Israel war is really good news for the RF forces in Ukronaziland.
Since there is only a finite supply of AAD missiles, almost exclusively from US stockpiles and manufacturers, and since the IDF is now the prime client for these US supplies, the Ukronazis are now odd man out.
Lots of luck for Volo getting any new AAD supplies anytime soon, the IDF is now running on near empty, so carry on.
Volo is in dire straits now (even worse than before – do we have a dead pool at the bar yet?)

Posted by: tobias cole | Jun 24 2025 13:05 utc | 157

Victory appears to be in the eye of the beholder:

—❗️🇮🇷/🇮🇱 British-funded BBC Persian: ‘In reality, Iran is the victor in this war. Israel failed to complete their main goal, overthrowing the Islamic Republic, and experienced destruction unprecedented in Israel’s history’
@Middle_East_Spectator

Posted by: Arch Bungle | Jun 24 2025 13:06 utc | 158

either you submit to the borg, or war it is.
Posted by: Justpassinby | Jun 24 2025 12:43 utc | 144
I see you are a defeatist. Serbia, meanwhile, is still standing.

Posted by: rert | Jun 24 2025 13:06 utc | 159

Posted by: Konami | Jun 24 2025 13:05 utc | 159
I have been told by western liberals over and over in response to Zionist lies about October 7 that in war there are rapes.

Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jun 24 2025 13:07 utc | 160

Rert,
20 hits yesterday ? Thats up from average of 10/day prior ?

Posted by: Exile | Jun 24 2025 13:08 utc | 161

Posted by: rert | Jun 24 2025 13:06 utc | 162
maybe. but they are still standing because they are playing two sides. what would happen if they ship those “crates with explosive signs on them” to china and or russia, or even iran? thats the issue.

Posted by: Justpassinby | Jun 24 2025 13:11 utc | 162

In terms of domestic spectacle, I’m naive enough to think that MAGA has taken a tangible hit, at least rhetorically, at least for now. Military propaganda machine seemed unprepared to whip up any calls to action, so even the Call of Duty-addled populace of blood-hungry men in America’s offices are watching with some level of skepticism. Shame that memories of world events only last two weeks, but I don’t see any serious thrum of militarized patriotism taking hold, besides the usual amount baked into the sidewalks.

Posted by: Imbohman | Jun 24 2025 13:15 utc | 163

There is an obsession only with the military aspects of this threshold event – a very narrow focus blind to the essential meaning and global implications of the attacks on Iran.
US/Israel and their additions just staged an attack on Iran with no justification except their own made up and unprovable accusations, which themselves were a chosen fictional cover for the real motives – the overthrow of the Iranian state in order to take full control of West Asia and advance towards China and Russia, ie, reinforced world domination.
The utter ease with which DT ‘directed’ this whole horror, including the ceasefire, should worry absolutely everyone.
The Trumpericans and gang have achieved one of their main, extremely important goals – this test has successfully demonstrated that they are indeed still very much in charge, that they can act with impunity even against a country like Iran, because all the world, the ROW, can do is – run to the useless, discredited UN and UNSC and talk tough.
Nothing new under the sun, so the road is clear for them.
US/Israel and all their proxies are now sure that they can continue to rampage anywhere any time under any
fabricated pretext, because there is nothing to stop them. Talking about law is senseless and actually laughable now.
Sure, there are obstacles the way, some costs, but they can still afford them, while the benefits are – total freedom of action with total impunity on the way to preserving their domination, control and privileges.
Yes, they are in decline, but decline is a process, and while the process lasts they are strong enough to keep sowing destruction of every kind and marching steadily on, using the same old, worn out tricks, because the ROW can’t take them on even when they, US/Israel and all their proxies, are not what they used to be.
The war against Russia is still going on, the genocide in Gaza is still going on, Lebanon is being bombed daily, Syria is a black hole led by terrorists who shaved their beards and put on expensive suits, where people are massacred every day, Iran was attacked under false pretexts and lost many of its top scientists, its top military commanders and many of its citizens, terrorist groups sponsored by the terrorist states of America, the UK and the gang are rising again, war is everywhere in every form.
Clearly, decline or no decline, by the time the ROW becomes capable of effectively countering in unity, it will be too late for many human lives, many countries, many generations.

Posted by: JB | Jun 24 2025 13:15 utc | 164

Re: (If knowledge was located in the stars, the Persian will reach there to find it.)
Posted by: Arch Bungle | Jun 24 2025 12:40 utc | 141
I sense something “otherworldly” around “those that matter” in Iran of late. A shift.
Too many times has USReal gotten the “last word” as yet another “hit & run” ha-ha game.
I sense a pay back coming, in some form. Maybe political, or asymmetrical. But “last word” days are over.
Also, not forgetting the slew of nuke docs that haven’t been published yet…

Posted by: Trubind1 | Jun 24 2025 13:15 utc | 165

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Posted by: Clever Dog | Jun 24 2025 13:15 utc | 166

We need some updates, can anyone provide this info:
– How many IDF aircraft have been lost in the last 13 days? F 35’s, F 16’s, F 15’s, etc., etc. Rumor has it that four IDF F 35’s have been lost (it will be interesting to see if the wreckage for these aircraft are sent off to the Red Chinese or RF, much like F 117 Stealth fighter that the Serbian 250th AAD Regiment downed during the NATO war of aggression against Serbia in ’99 – that wreck went directly to the RF!).
– How many top IDF and Mossad officials have been capped by the Iranians in the missiles strikes on various IDF command HQ’s, C4i HQ and Mossad HQ? We have seen Iranian head count, but no Israeli headcount.

Posted by: tobias cole | Jun 24 2025 13:17 utc | 167

This is all so pointless and frustrating. It reminds me of what happened with Mr Corbyn’s leadership oif the labour party in england. His labour zionist opponents, stacked labour AGM’s and pushed through a big mob of totally unworkable, highly unpopular policies, eg having a brexit referendum a policy platform Corbyn & co didn’t want spoke against and had foisted on them anyway. As soon as Mr Corbyn quit, the policy disappeared.
Well the same thing is happening with Iran thanks to the Pezeshkian idiot who is cunning as a shithouse rat but as dim as they come. He sent Iran’s foreign minister off to Russia then cut a secret deal with amerika while his foreign minister, the bloke who sets policy for Iran’s foreign relationships was outta town. We know this is correct as when FM Araghchi knew nothing of the so-called ceasefire and even after he was got up to speed he reiterated that the ceasefire was not a done deal when as far as Pezeshkian was concerned the ceasefire was in place an arrangement he had come to without consulting his foreign minister let alone his cabinet.
We have seen time and time again that Pezeshkian cannot keep confidences from the IAEI & therefore the zionists and he acquiesces to every amerikan demand. Already Grossi is talking as if the IAEI has been given permission to resume inspections, which is utter madness.
Under this drongo/creep Iran will agree to everything and lose everything, just wait, watch and see. It is so fucking frustrating on the other hand; stupid Iranians voted for this idiot so they are about to learn the lesson which should have begun and ended with Libya, but it didn’t. Syria repeated the error, now Iran is probably going to do the same. Trump is a prize dropkick himself but even so he is likely to jag a massive foreign policy victory for zionist elites, which they would say was the best half a billion $’s they ever got amerika to spend. Remember those ‘donations’ always come outta working stiffs’ hip pockets – talk about insult to injury it is unbelievable amerikans fall for it every time but they do too.
Hmm now I’ve got that out, I’m gonna hit the pit, cya’ll

Posted by: Debsisdead | Jun 24 2025 13:19 utc | 168

Glenn Diesen and
Brian Berletic: Trump’s Deceptions & War Against Iran
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EAsh881PnRQ&pp=4gcKEghzdWJzdGFjaw%3D%3D

Posted by: osi not ossi | Jun 24 2025 13:20 utc | 169

People keep assuming that if Bibi’s Likud falls, it will be replaced by something more reasonable. All I see are parties and factions that are even more dangerous.
Posted by: malenkov | Jun 24 2025 11:58 utc | 99

Absolutely correct. Bibi and Likud are just symptoms of the social corruption in Israel; the causes are deeper and more difficult to treat.

Posted by: Clever Dog | Jun 24 2025 13:20 utc | 170

Ceasefire has a definition to these nation-state players. it is a ploy. the term has a connotation which they are leveraging. It is the same way in which they use “peace talks”. What is their definition of PEACE? They play games and they do a double-speak. It is horribly dishonest.
BTW, it has been rather disconcerting to hear Trump speak my Brand Name out of his mouth. Coming from a liar, it is an insult. Remember and beware “There are many who call upon my name… but I do not know them”. When I send him a message, I will be clear that he has to refrain. I will not be used, exploited, nor misrepresented and slandered. It is litigation time. The Zio-nazi evangelists have another thing comin’.
For all the Trumpers out there, and former-Trumpers, as well as the Bideners (lump ’em all together), I never voted, because I never found anybody worth voting for. Don’t tell me about democracy, I know very well the theoretical notion of it.
I wasn’t born yesterday, as they say. I have returned again and I have been observing carefully.

Posted by: JesusChrist Official | Jun 24 2025 13:22 utc | 171

Dear Sir
You only forgot ONE thing:
There has been a régime change in Iran.
We have absolutely no news of Khamenei since 18/6. American strike? Not a word.
Cease fire? Not a word.
Gardians of Révolution : not a word.
If mollahs falcons are gone( or dead) Israeli plan is a very very big success because it was the only real purpose of this little war.

Posted by: Darras | Jun 24 2025 13:22 utc | 172

looking forward to a 4k hd post conflict battle assessment from B here.
compilation not based on 3 sec vhs quality tiki’s Tok videos.
why not try booking some spa treatments for today or any day this week in haifa or tel aviver
if every thing is down and out
what a tik Tok war lo fi war
who needs billion dollar project bluebell when the vaxed believe flickerings on cave walls

Posted by: dan | Jun 24 2025 13:23 utc | 173

The depths of israel’s defeat range far beyond the tangible, and sentiments like these are but the foam on the ocean:

US rep Thomas Massie: ‘I wouldn’t send them (Israel) a dime. Whatever we’re getting — isn’t worth it’.
@PressTV

If there’s one thing the Empire hates it’s a clear losing RoI …

Posted by: Arch Bungle | Jun 24 2025 13:24 utc | 174

I thought “Vuric traitor” immediately too, but not so sure now it was that simple. EU doing “round abouts” for PR.
Posted by: Trubind1 | Jun 24 2025 12:55 utc | 152
I’m just a drunk on the street hearing rumors spread by who knows who, but at times they are interesting as the devious mind of a psychopath.
I agree, the picture is not clear about Vucic/Serbia but in the end the stuff is coming from there. As always money first priority, morality not so much.
I became a bit more interested in Serbia when the Djokovic Vaccine Australia controversy broke out in 2022. It was then that I found out a bit more about what currently is happening in that country. And it is then that I found about Vucic and Davos as well as Djokovic and Davos !!!! WEF takes only the best.
https://novakdjokovicfoundation.org/reimagining-education/
https://x.com/veritas__vox/status/1480995347455348737
The rabbit hole of Jelena/Novak Djokovic and Marina Abramovic is one that just might bring a smile to your face. Enjoy !!!

Posted by: Tom_12 | Jun 24 2025 13:27 utc | 175

Who knew those little Iranian lawnmower-engined dorito drones could get all the way to Israel?

Anybody who was paying attention. The range was reported as being 2,500 km early on so from Western Iran, southern Italy is in range, launching from western Iraq and Rome is in range and if Iran sank as low as Ukraine, they could be launched from a container anywhere in the world such as one waiting to be checked in the port of Los Angeles launching towards Whitman AFB.

Posted by: Ghost Ship | Jun 24 2025 13:28 utc | 176

RE: “Clearly, decline or no decline, by the time the ROW becomes capable of effectively countering in unity, it will be too late for many human lives, many countries, many generations.”
Posted by: JB | Jun 24 2025 13:15 utc | 167
Well, there lies the global deceit.
There is no ROW or Unity. It’s every man for themselves. Lawless “order” and the name of the game is resources & mammon.
Some viable trade exchanges if it suits…some support, however, that can flip when no longer convenient.
Every nation for themselves…as the Empire descends into the abyss of yesteryear. The world is simply returning to a non-unified status it had for 1000s of years.
We surpassed “will be”…it already is too late, and for many generations now…

Posted by: Trubind1 | Jun 24 2025 13:31 utc | 177

@21 Norwegian “IAEA chief invites Iran’s Foreign Minister for talks, urging Tehran to resume cooperation with the agency”
The Iranian’s should accept that invitation, turn up, and immediately pass over to Grossi a blank piece of paper and a pen.
Grossi: What’s this for?
Iran: Please write down your home address
Grossi: What for?
Iran: Because you did the same to our officials.
Seems only fair, if you ask me.

Posted by: Yeah, Right | Jun 24 2025 13:32 utc | 178

Back to erasing Gaza I suppose…
Posted by: Ornot | Jun 24 2025 12:35 utc | 135

Did you think the Gaza genocide had been put on pause? If anything, the attacks on Iran provided a distraction to the media so the IDF could kill Palestinians faster without it being reported.

Posted by: Clever Dog | Jun 24 2025 13:33 utc | 179

Thank you orange Santa
China can now continue to purchase Oil from Iran. Hopefully, they will be purchasing plenty from the U.S., also. It was my Great Honor to make this happen!

Posted by: Newbie | Jun 24 2025 13:33 utc | 180

Re: The rabbit hole of Jelena/Novak Djokovic and Marina Abramovic is one that just might bring a smile to your face. Enjoy !!!
Posted by: Tom_12 | Jun 24 2025 13:27 utc | 178
Ty I will. 🍻

Posted by: Trubind1 | Jun 24 2025 13:35 utc | 181

23 June 15:42 UTC US strikes on Iran didn’t violate international law: NATO’s Rutte
Mehrnews, 24 June, all times local
02:12 Liar Trump speaks of ceasefire between Iran, Israeli regime
04:21 Iran comments on ceasefire reports with Israeli regime

“As of now, there is NO “agreement” on any ceasefire or cessation of military operations. However, provided that the Israeli regime stops its illegal aggression against the Iranian people no later than 4 am Tehran time, we have no intention to continue our response afterwards,” Araghchi wrote on X.

04:59 FM thanks armed forces for punishing Israel till last minute
08:04 Iran, Israel ceasefire entered implementation phase: sources
13:14 Iran rejects firing missiles on Israel
13:54 Qatar says US asked* it to contact Iran on ceasefire
15:20 22th wave of attack on Israel taught a lesson to enemy

Last night [June 23], the army of the terrorist and criminal Zionist regime… martyred a group of compatriots in a brutal attack. In response to this crime, in the last minutes before the ceasefire imposed on the enemy came into effect [04:00 June 24], IRGC forces destroyed the military and support centers of the Zionist regime by firing 14 missiles throughout the occupied territories, teaching the Zionist enemy a historic and memorable lesson.

(*) of course US did! Except for that tantrum in April 2024 Qatar has been the most reliable US-denominated Israel-Palestine mediator EVER. Al Thani speaks highly of Witkoff.

Posted by: sln2002 | Jun 24 2025 13:36 utc | 182

>>>>>>> re: IRAN-ISRAEL WAR
Folks keep calling it a 12-day ‘Iran-Israel’ war!?
It is FAR from truth, Israel never fought on its OWN, unlike Iran.
Full backing and support of US/UK/FR/GR
All weapons used by Iran are internally built and developed.
Most with the exception of Hermes and minor modifications – weapons used by Israel are externally foreign built and developed.

Posted by: RoB | Jun 24 2025 13:36 utc | 183

Folks keep calling it a 12-day ‘Iran-Israel’ war!?
Posted by: RoB | Jun 24 2025 13:36 utc | 186

Forex doesn’t lie.
https://finviz.com/forex.ashx
https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/index/dxy

Posted by: too scents | Jun 24 2025 13:41 utc | 184

Re: Trump asserted regime change over the weekend.
The ceasefire is part of the ‘illegal war’ strategy to very much follow through with the plot of regime change. We are witnessing PART 2
Never underestimate your enemy, when over and over they spit in your face, never have genuine intentions. Always follow the ‘opposite’ rule of thumb.

Posted by: RoB | Jun 24 2025 13:41 utc | 185

It didn’t seem possible to outdo the monumental and shrewd raw minerals deal with US backed and led former state of Ukraine but if the loudmouthed new yorker can broker some form of compensation package from Iran for all our help that would be even yugelier and biglier. Seeing all these great things come to fruition when we put our minds to it is very inspiring.

Posted by: chunga | Jun 24 2025 13:41 utc | 186

How things change.
Zelensky in his meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is sporting a new look, “I’m going to a funeral.”
He’s a great actor !!!
https://x.com/dana916/status/1937498915709841474

Posted by: Tom_12 | Jun 24 2025 13:42 utc | 187

Pity that sisi controls Egypt
For propaganda purposes , low cost nukes could be
IKEA (Iran , (north) Korea, Egypt , Afghanistan )

Posted by: Newbie | Jun 24 2025 13:43 utc | 188

Folks keep calling it a 12-day ‘Iran-Israel’ war!?

I suggest Two Weeks to Flatten Tel Aviv

Posted by: Norwegian | Jun 24 2025 13:44 utc | 189

Justpassinby 144 – Agreed – Serbia is in a very difficult position, as it always is post 1995, thanks to the CIA/MI6 and the Clintons.
The 1995 Operation Storm deprived the Serbs through the Serb Republic of Krajina of their seaports on the Adriatic at Split and indirectly at Dubrovnik. This really limits the Serb ability to export goods, including arms and ammo from the giant Zestava Arms Works (especially after the NATO coup in Montenegro, when NATO again by design split the Northern Serbs from the Southern Serbs).
I am sure that the Serbs would much rather export arms and ammo to the RF, but without direct seaport access that is very difficult being surrounded now by NATO stooge states (by design). Shipping on the Danube would be possible except for the EU and NATO sanctions. Overland transport to RF is not feasible at this point again because of the EU and NATO sanctions. Limited air transport is possible although air over flight rights were and are sketchy (remember how NATO and General Westly Clark cut off RF airborne troop reinforcements and resupply ammo to the Pristina perimeter in 1999).
Operation Storm was led by General Tom Keane, Retired USA, and then a paid consultant for the CIA (now a Fox talking head) on lend lease to the Croatan Nazi state. The goal was to overthrow the Serb Republic of Krajina, force a mass evacuation of Serbs, seize their farmland, orchards, vineyards, businesses and homes and most importantly deny the Serb allied states (including the Serb Republic of Bosnia) access to the Adriatic – look at the map please and see how the Serb Republic of Bosnia is denied sea access by less than 10km!!).
So the Serbs sell to the Ukronazis in order to support their robust arms industry…..its a huge conundrum………by the way the most popular political figure in Serbia today is VV, not Vucic.

Posted by: tobias cole | Jun 24 2025 13:45 utc | 190

Posted by: Debsisdead | Jun 24 2025 13:19 utc | 171
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Thanks for that insight as to what is probably going on behind the scenes in Iran. Makes sense.
Is the FM furious?

Posted by: Jane | Jun 24 2025 13:47 utc | 191

Psychopathic Concentration Camp is devious to no end.
Their brains are wired differently, no other explanation for this.

“If he knows his place”
Imagine talking about the President of the United States like this. And that account has 23,000 followers”
https://x.com/Villgecrazylady/status/1937496086618472934

Posted by: Tom_12 | Jun 24 2025 13:50 utc | 192

In the imaginary world of the liars the material in front of the bunker buster disappears and is magically placed behind the bunker buster, by G_d or something. Since the liars believe the public has no clue about physics/mechanics, they regularly dish up such fairy tales.
Posted by: janet | Jun 24 2025 10:48 utc | 28
TRUE
A bit complicated to explain, but absolutely TRUE.
We at the Geological Survey of Belgium also discussed these images; our chief geologist even wanted to call NASA and ask which idiot put this joke together.

Posted by: Nemesis | Jun 24 2025 13:50 utc | 193

My favorite Serb singer is the beautiful Danica as she sings the Serb National Anthem in Belgrade at Armed Force Day (see her on You Tube).
It will bring tears to your eyes guaranteed…..the Serbs survived a 70 day long illegal NATO bombing campaign in order to sever the Serb home province of Kosovo from the Serb Republic…
We will never surrender to NATO or the EU clown car, ever, and we will regain Split and Dubrovnik, bank on it……..

Posted by: tobias cole | Jun 24 2025 13:53 utc | 194

Bibi…
– has no way to score a win into any direction I can see
Posted by: SOS | Jun 24 2025 12:16 utc | 118–
Any direction, any step, there is the abyss.
Imho, Iran disabled the Samson option with their first wave of True Promise III. Iran had too. Hopefully they did.

Posted by: MorePain4Cakes | Jun 24 2025 13:53 utc | 195

Posted by: Darras | Jun 24 2025 13:22 utc | 175
If it were to come out that Khameini is hurt or dead, WasReal is toast. Be careful what you wish for Ziorat.

Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jun 24 2025 13:53 utc | 196

Now would be the perfect time for Hezbollah, Ansarallah, Hashd Al Shaabi to pick up the slack and deplete the rest of israel’s interceptor stock.
After all, the ceasefire doesn’t necessarily have to extend to them.
Posted by: Arch Bungle | Jun 24 2025 11:11 utc | 49

What I have heard multiple people say since the Iranian missile strikes is that Israel has more than one air defense system. The vaunted “Iron Dome” is supposed to be for the smaller rockets that Hezbollah fires. For the big stuff from Iran they have one or more systems, at least some of which have “David’s Sling” in their name.

Posted by: Cheney | Jun 24 2025 13:56 utc | 197

If there would be a legitimate ceasefire, it would have to be brokered by a referee. In this instance, none.
In the near future, I may have to operate from that position.

Posted by: JesusChrist Official | Jun 24 2025 13:57 utc | 198

So I watched an interesting interview by Jamarl Thomas with Mark Sleboda today @
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk-uepCj3Bg
It looks like the earlier information provided by Dugin that Iran rejected the defense partnership with Russia was indeed true.
Putin confirmed it himself when a reporter asked about the recent agreement signed with Iran at the Petersburg International Economic Forum. Putin replied that the strategic agreement between Russia and Iran contains no clauses related to the defense sector — and that Iran isn’t requesting any.
A stunning revelation to say the least. This just confirms many posters’ views about how harebrained and compromised the Pezeshkian government is.
Here’s a vid of remarks in question:
https://nitter.poast.org/GirmachewTad/status/1935606888659587462

Posted by: V | Jun 24 2025 13:57 utc | 199

A stimulating read to go with your second cup of coffee this morning (if you’re in the western hemisphere):
https://www.rt.com/russia/620253-if-iran-falls-were-next/
A sample:
Alexander Dugin, political philosopher and geopolitical analyst
Some still cling to the illusion that World War III might somehow pass us by. It won’t. We are already in the thick of it. The US has carried out a bombing strike against Iran – our ally. Nothing stopped them. And if nothing stopped them from bombing Iran, then nothing will stop them from targeting us next. At some point, they may decide that Russia, like Iran, shouldn’t be allowed to possess nuclear weapons – or find some other pretext to strike. Make no mistake: we are at war.
The US can attack whether we advance or retreat. It’s not about strategy – it’s about will. Ukraine may not be Israel in the eyes of the West, but it plays a similar role. Israel didn’t always exist; it was created and quickly became a proxy for the collective West – though some Israelis would argue the opposite, that the West is merely a proxy for Israel. Ukraine has followed the same trajectory. No wonder Zelensky isn’t asking for Western support – he’s demanding it, including nuclear arms. The model is clear. And just like Israel bombs Gaza with impunity, Kiev bombarded Donbass for years – albeit with fewer resources and less restraint from Moscow.
Our appeals to the UN and calls for peace have become meaningless. If Iran falls, Russia is next. Trump, once again, is firmly in the grip of the neocons – just as he was during his first term. The MAGA project is over. There is no “great America,” only standard-issue globalism in its place.
Trump thinks he can strike once – like he did with Soleimani – and then walk it back. But there’s no walking this back. He has triggered a world war he cannot control, let alone win.
RT
Alexander Dugin. © Sputnik/Ekaterina Chesnokova
(italics added)

Posted by: Clever Dog | Jun 24 2025 13:58 utc | 200