This “I didn’t know” schtock is just the usual imperial hubris but now also masked with the prevalent rot and weakness. A declining hegemon that needs its proxies to push for escalation as it sees itself unable to impose itself and unable to end its old imperial ways. Russia, and now Iran have experienced major provocations, one can only asses that someone really wants ww3

Posted by: Eol | Jun 13 2025 6:25 utc | 4

There are one or two interceptors among hundreds of incoming missiles.
Israel basically locked down their whole country now like good victims. Gonna be a hot summer.
I wonder how IDF achieved those hits with no US refueling and where Iranian AD was?

Posted by: SOS | Jun 13 2025 6:33 utc | 6

As Warned, Trump ‘Negotiations’ With Iran Were Cover For Major US-Israeli Strike
https://x.com/BrianJBerletic/status/1933383804196184544
“…It is time for those defending Trump to wake up, speak up, and deny him the plausible deniability his administration exists solely to create – this is not what Americans voted for…”

Posted by: JohnGilberts | Jun 13 2025 6:37 utc | 8

Someone who’s twXing a lot about this Israeli attack on Iran is Dr Eli David.
Who?
How the AI war is heating up across the world & changing the battlefield w/ Dr Eli David | True East

IDF Spokesperson (Res.) Doron Spielman hosts Dr. Eli David, founder of multiple AI companies … for a discussion about AI on the battlefield. Specifically, they will discuss how Israel and the United States will utilize AI development to maintain an advantage over tyrannical regimes across the globe.
They will take a deep dive into how the Israel Defense Forces will successfully use defensive and offensive AI; the October 7th security failure and AI; and what will be replaced and improved with AI on the battlefield.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f99m1ZtCYIw
…… I’m bookmarking for later… I suspect they spoke about what was about to go down….

Posted by: Melaleuca | Jun 13 2025 6:40 utc | 10

Well b, do not be sad, it seems the Iranians were as mistaken as you.
Good/bad cop theatrics fooling many, Either Trump is a lyer and shameless actor or completely unable to influence his neonazi proxies. I’m inclined for the first, orange man hates Iran and might be ok with rising oil prices if this hits China worse than murrica.

Posted by: Mariátegui | Jun 13 2025 6:41 utc | 12

On the other hand my expectations was Israel will attack Iran hard, and US will follow, the closure of Ormuz and the destruction of the Chinese economy is the ultímate target, and of course probably some thousands american lives will be lost but this is meaningless and “cheap” for the finantial cabal that control USA at the benefit of removing a peer ir near peer adversary.
People do not believe IAF are targeting with missiles the iranian nuclear facilities but a lot of vídeos are circulating with huge repetitive explosions in Natanz that seems to be very heavy búnker busting bomba hitting the exact same place.

Posted by: Dave F | Jun 13 2025 6:45 utc | 14

Tabriz.
https://x.com/Abraracurs64713/status/1933368310969614741
Allegedly. The explosion at Tabriz.
Allegedly.

Posted by: Melaleuca | Jun 13 2025 6:46 utc | 16

Multiple Xwitter reports that US + Israeli + Brit fighter jets in air to intercept Iranian drones.

Posted by: Melaleuca | Jun 13 2025 6:54 utc | 18

@19,
Kind hard to do anything when you are fighting with Israel and all of its backers in the region…

Posted by: JamesBond | Jun 13 2025 6:57 utc | 20

—❗️🇮🇷/🇮🇱/🇸🇾 NEW: Iranian drones now passing over Syria
https://t.me/Middle_East_Spectator/19466

Posted by: Norwegian | Jun 13 2025 6:59 utc | 22

A few months ago, when Trump and Rubio were touting progress with Tehran and the Iranians were relaying how polite the U.S. delegates were, that was the best tip off that war with Iran was imminent.
What did Trump do with NoKo?
Bluster. Rocket man. Rain fire. And then afterwards they were chummy.
Not so with Iran.
Trump was cutting his political teeth during Reagan and the marine barracks bombing that killed scores of U.S. servicemen.
Well, Trump, you just put more g.i.joes in harm’s way.

Posted by: NemesisCalling | Jun 13 2025 7:03 utc | 24

In that funny book, bible, it was the Persians, who allowed the jews to live in its territory. Now, the same jews attack their former saviour!

Posted by: dodo | Jun 13 2025 7:04 utc | 26

Iran has suffered a major attack but all they have done so far is send a few drones, pathetic response, there should be 500 missiles heading towards Tel Aviv

Posted by: Sonar | Jun 13 2025 7:07 utc | 28

🔴 Iran’s govt: World now better understanding Tehran’s insistence on nuclear enrichment, missile power
https://t.me/presstv/143780
🔴 Iran calls for emergency UN Security Council meeting on Israeli aggression
https://t.me/presstv/143781
A UNSC meeting will expose the US support and participation in the attack. I expect it will also expose the UK.

Posted by: Norwegian | Jun 13 2025 7:14 utc | 30

According to some reports in Israeli media, including Israel’s Channel 12
According to reports, the Mossad launched kamikaze drones from secret base inside Iran, which were pre-deployed and remotely activated during the attack.
They probably took out radars and air defenses which enabled israel to launch missiles, something like Ukraine

https://t.me/Middle_East_Spectator/19470
So, another 007 operation by the usual suspects.

Posted by: Norwegian | Jun 13 2025 7:19 utc | 32

Utopia!
Is upon us.
The Donald has joined the ranks of the bares arsed , lying, cheating, thieving, murdering ZioFascist imperialist toerags.
He has got the Bigliest beautifullest War ever to his name now.
Whether he wanted it or not. It has shown the world he is just another ziofascist puppet like the whole of them in the soon to be a literal Collective Waste Lands – full of radioactivity and famine.
The Armageddon they have always wanted.
Their deep bunkers are full of preserved foods.
The egg and other basic food shortages over the recent years are thus explained. At least I would guess at least two centuries worth to keep their dynasties fed well.
Looked after in automated AI controlled luxury.
With human slaves raised for sex and meat in cages.
Their happy utopia!
DJT gets to own the final world war as we are heading for nuclear bombs going off and they will be yankkepoodle bombs again. This time they will be responded to.
Guaranteed. They would rather that – instead of giving up their unipolar hegemony.
They have dared China and Russia and the SCO mutual security treaties which means this becomes a global conflagration in a blink of the eye.
Every single member of the FEW and their dynasties are now DIRECT targets.
In their deepest holes where they have made their supposed impenetrable nuclear proof lairs.
Let them eat their utopian cake – because they will never ever more be able to own it.
Oh happy utopia!
1/2

Posted by: DunGroanin | Jun 13 2025 7:19 utc | 34

Reports (unconfirmed) of over 800 various missiles, drones, etc. fired by Iran.
Betcha Yemen, and Iraqi resistence also joining in.
Pray for peace

Posted by: Exile | Jun 13 2025 7:21 utc | 36

The iranian Drones. Iran has zero ISR to speak of. They could be for spotting targets or perhaps missiles will be launched to impact at the same time as the drones. But whatever is happening, the missile strikes are inevitable.

Posted by: Peter AU1 | Jun 13 2025 7:22 utc | 38

Pepe Escobar:

WAR
Serial killers don’t do diplomacy.
They shall be dealt with only one way.
Coward Circus Ringmaster administration says: we have nothing to do with it.
Nonsense. Same modus operandi before assassination of Soleimani – he was on a diplomatic mission. Now blowing up indirect US-Iran diplomacy in Oman.
Psychopathological genocidals out of control cannot harm Iran’s nuclear program by targeting military brass, scientists and, last but not least, civilian buildings in Tehran.
All weaponry is American. Missiles launched from Iraqi airspace, controlled by the US.
This is also a pre-emptive attack on the BRICS energy core. It’s part and parcel of the war agains BRICS, especially Russia-China.
Washington is all in. This is now the Circus Ringmaster War.
So he may bring Iran “back to the negotiating table.”
Focus on Tehran’s message: “We did not start the war, but Iran will determine how it ends.”

https://t.me/rocknrollgeopolitics/15720

Posted by: Norwegian | Jun 13 2025 7:24 utc | 40

Wrong title … coalition USA – Israel – MB
Same as Biden’s overthrow of Bashar al Assad in 2024… Putin beware 😡
Excellent Kabuki theatre in Washington DC
Trump stands ready to defend Israel if Iran retaliates — media
Unnamed US officials told Fox News that the US has in recent weeks increased its arsenal of missiles for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system
Where did the 20,000 anti-drones missiles for Ukraine go?
Rubio: this is a unilateral attack 🤥 🤥

Posted by: Oui | Jun 13 2025 7:25 utc | 42

In that funny book, bible, it was the Persians, who allowed the jews to live in its territory. Now, the same jews attack their former saviour!
Posted by: dodo | Jun 13 2025 7:04 utc | 26
There’s an old Romanian saying that keeps coming back to me whenever I hear this:
“That which you do not allow to die, will never allow you to live”.
Sometimes, just sometimes, one should just abandon people to their gods …

Posted by: Arch Bungle | Jun 13 2025 7:25 utc | 44

“Seek shelter under the rubble”
A huge banner reading “seek shelter under the rubble” was spotted in Tehran’s Palestine Square following the Israeli aggression on Tehran and other provinces.
https://t.me/presstv/143782
▶️ The red flag of revenge was raised over Jamkaran Mosque in Qom following Israeli aggression against Iran.
https://t.me/presstv/143783

Posted by: Norwegian | Jun 13 2025 7:27 utc | 46

Iran has zero ISR to speak of.
Posted by: Peter AU1 | Jun 13 2025 7:22 utc | 38
#######
Not entirely correct. Iran has been launching satellites for a while now.

Posted by: LoveDonbass | Jun 13 2025 7:27 utc | 48

JamesBond | 9
JamesBond | 15
Somehow Muslim/Arab nations are often overrated and ineffective, see Syria for a recent example. “Missile cities” were supposedly what Hezbollah had too – to absolutely no effect. Lawrence of Arabia should be a cautious tale.
I am afraid Iran might show that pattern again. Should have gotten the nuke instead, they already have paid the price.

Posted by: SOS | Jun 13 2025 7:29 utc | 50

#BREAKING 🇮🇷⚡🇮🇱🇺🇸 – The red flag of revenge has been raised, flying over the Jamkaran Mosque.

https://x.com/MonitorX99800/status/1933425209136017579

Posted by: LoveDonbass | Jun 13 2025 7:29 utc | 52

If Iran sent a swarm of drones i think it is highly likely they are timed with a huge salvo of missiles that will enter Israeli airspace at aproximately the same time as the drones. Then followed by another swarm of missiles as Israeli airdefence is overpowered completely. And likely a 3rd, 4th and 5th swarm. Iran would be well within its right to strike at Dimona and other high value targets in Israel.

Posted by: Norwegian Bob | Jun 13 2025 7:30 utc | 54

“Israel has launched”??? If you supply a guy with a gun, give him all personal details of a target, drive him to the scene and so on, can you claim that you have nothing to do with the murder? As is the case with Russia and now Iran.

Posted by: Bomboni Toni | Jun 13 2025 7:33 utc | 56

So, another 007 operation by the usual suspects.
Posted by: Norwegian | Jun 13 2025 7:19 utc | 32
If that is what occurred, then yep. Israel, the Brits, Ukraine. One big happy family there. US? Calling of the attack on Yemen, doing some sort of truce, Trump not answering the phone when Nutty called. Something a bit odd going on there. Certainly US factions involved at the very least.
Still much fog of war about though. Another few days and things might clear a bit.
Always the same when something kicks off. Tiny amount of correct information. Huge amount of exited bullshit. Its only sometime later that it becomes clearer what is correct and what is not

Posted by: Peter AU1 | Jun 13 2025 7:43 utc | 58

IF…
https://x.com/georgegalloway/status/1933391888997896591
“If the Iranian response is as significant as True Promise it will be, expect a Palestinian uprising and the toppling of neighbouring regimes including the Al Qaeda regime in Syria.”
And if not it might explain the weird things going on since that helicopter accident…
Internal Coup in Iran with USraeli Assistance? : [An Immodest Proposal]
https://x.com/IsaacALawyer/status/1933399242737135887
“Israel would not have attacked Iran unless it was guaranteed that the response would be limited, based on an agreement with certain leaders within Iran..”

Posted by: JohnGilberts | Jun 13 2025 7:45 utc | 60

Thanks Norwegian, and all the others for the constant updates. With its limited resources MoA is far better than MSM sites. Even with millions and hundreds of journalists the Daily Telegraph had to rehash a month old story on their Ukraine page.

Posted by: Peter Schmidt | Jun 13 2025 7:46 utc | 62

Iran was expected to be a fairly professional army that protects it’s commanders a bit better than other 3rd world middle eastern country.
Posted by: JamesBond | Jun 13 2025 6:38 utc | 9
Why did you believe that? Did you actually learn nothing from the speed of Syria’s collapse? Resistance media was promising the exact same variety of catastrophe for anyone opposing Syria- until a terrorist gang overran the entire country in spite of Sergei Lavrov.
So the bad news is that Iran’s air defenses were hopelessly overrated and that American B-2s likely have the capability to end the Iranian nuclear program. The good news is that unlike Syria, Iran has a codified agreement with Russia. If you wake up tomorrow and Tel Aviv isn’t remotely concerned about Russian reaction, or Iran keeps its weapons dry for some future offensive, what would that say?
This is particularly bad for Larry Johnson, John Mearsheimer, and most of the people telling President Trump that this would immediately end in American pilots being paraded on TeeVee and the collapse of the collective West. Berletic and Escobar in particular can scream all they like: if Iran’s capacity for defense is really this limited, only the most reckless American President would switch to the losing side of a war in progress.
Don’t get me wrong, I would have loved to see Netanyahu taken down a peg or twelve, but that’s looking less likely now.

Posted by: They Call Me Mister | Jun 13 2025 7:48 utc | 64

Iran needs to hit the bases in Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Iraq. Hit to destroy.
Yemen and Sudan can hit UAE.
Israel says it is going to be doing this for two weeks.

Posted by: Georgie | Jun 13 2025 7:49 utc | 66

LoveDonbass | Jun 13 2025 7:27 utc | 48
Any idea how many they have up. I lose track of time but it senn only a year or so since the first successful launch of a satellite into orbit. I don’t know if Russia has launched any for them.

Posted by: Peter AU1 | Jun 13 2025 7:49 utc | 68

if the Yemenis/Houthis don’t escalate now too, I would be totally amazed
they have been holding back several new missile types
https://x.com/MenchOsint/status/1933427859931939226
MenchOsint @MenchOsint
So far Israel targeted:
– Air Defense systems
– Iranian Army Generals
– ☢️ Nuclear facility in Natanz, killing scientists
– Missile launchers
https://x.com/MenchOsint/status/1933424556313592038
MenchOsint @MenchOsint
“Operation lioness” “Operation true promise 3”
Time for the little names is over, it’s the beginning of an all-out war.
Israel said it will continue for weeks. And Iran will not stop after doing justice for its Martyrs.
https://x.com/Pataramesh/status/1933417563402481924
Patarames @Pataramesh
7: Emad & Etemad
Probably the main missile to be used in OTP-III
Precision is lower than the other Iranian missiles, due to its high impact speed.
But heavy warhead makes it suited for large targets, of which there are plenty…..

Posted by: michaelj72 | Jun 13 2025 7:50 utc | 70

Posted by: They Call Me Mister | Jun 13 2025 7:48 utc | 64
#######
This is Day 1 of what I expect will be a month (at least) of war.
After Oct 7th, Hamas looked like a champion. 2 years later, they are just holding on.

Posted by: LoveDonbass | Jun 13 2025 7:52 utc | 72

https://x.com/IRIMFA_EN/status/1933412640799223953
Foreign Ministry, Islamic Republic of Iran 🇮🇷 @IRIMFA_EN
MFA Statement on the Zionist Regime’s Military Aggression Against Iran
….This morning, the occupying and rogue #ZionistRegime violated the territorial integrity and national sovereignty of our dear #Iran, attacking several locations, including residential areas in Tehran and other cities across our country. As a result, a number of the noblest and most patriotic servants of the nation – those who defended Iran’s dignity, sovereignty, and advancements in science and technology – along with other innocent civilians, were martyred…..
….The Zionist regime’s attacks on Iran constitute a violation of Article 2(4) of the UN Charter and a blatant act of aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran. In accordance with Article 51 of the UN Charter, Iran reserves the legitimate and legal right to respond to this aggression. The Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran will not hesitate to defend Iran’s sovereignty with full strength and in the manner they deem appropriate…..
….The grave and far-reaching consequences of the Zionist regime’s aggression against our beloved homeland, Iran, will rest entirely upon this regime and its supporters.
The Zionist regime’s acts of aggression against Iran could not have been carried out without the coordination and approval of the United States. Consequently, the US government, as the primary patron of this regime, will also bear responsibility for the dangerous repercussions of the Zionist regime’s reckless actions.

Posted by: michaelj72 | Jun 13 2025 7:53 utc | 74

I hope Iran flattens every location of US “interest” in the Middle East. Someone must stop the US. Someone must free US taxpayers from being forced to fund global genocide. I also hope Iran flattens Lindsey Graham’s home wherever it is and that Graham retires from politics. I couldn’t care less what Trump does.

Posted by: susan mullen | Jun 13 2025 7:55 utc | 76

The end result of this must be that the US leaves the West Asia region.

Posted by: Norwegian | Jun 13 2025 7:57 utc | 78

Very recently, highly publicized Russian and Iranian military alliance.
Soon we will see if Russia will back Iran like the US does to Israel. IMO I don’t trust Putin.
Otherwise its a worthless piece of agreement.
Much respect to Iran and Yemen, the only 2 countries in the world to stick it to Israel in a meaningful way.

Posted by: ToB | Jun 13 2025 7:59 utc | 80

🔴 Iran Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh to Israel: Await our ‘crushing response’
🔴 Nasirzadeh: Evil life of Israeli regime will be cut short; we are ‘fully armed,ready’ for years-long war
https://t.me/presstv/143789

Posted by: Norwegian | Jun 13 2025 7:59 utc | 82

2/2
Dystopia.
The illegal apartheid entity’s demise is scripted.
A departure with millions of dead settlers – 9 million this time all properly registered.
They have been gathered there for sacrifice.
Just like the Red Heffers.
When did they burn them? without telling us?
This is so the dynastic robber barons that wholly own the collective waste can rewrite this infamy as – ‘they chased us out of our god given homeland again! without any cause or reason except our religion’ card in future centuries when they are resisted by the slaves again.
Millions are going to die immediately – tens of millions. Hundreds and maybe billions ultimately.
There is no stopping this. THEY need it to not stop.
The UN has with this unilateral action been brought to an end by the same ziofascists who rushed it into existence when the Red army survived and started rolling to Berlin.
Its purpose then was to ensure the establishment of that illegal apartheid entity as the Last Colonial Imperial invasion to take the Levant and control WestAsia as a consolation and springboard for the next attempt.
That attempt is also now exhausted in the ukraine. And so here we are , history repeating as it chimes, the same point as when the Red Army refused to die and defeated the Fascists and their proxy Zionazis then, as now.
Their fake honest broker UN is no longer needed by its creators.
It can no longer be controlled.
They need it to be destroyed because its members now threaten their centuries long hegemony.
Dystopia is the order they really want this time.

Posted by: DunGroanin | Jun 13 2025 8:01 utc | 84

🌍 NATO BREAKING —
“This is a unilateral action by Israel. Alliance countries will work on de-escalation after Israel’s strikes on Iran.”
—NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte
https://t.me/DDGeopolitics/151127
Trouble is, Rutte has increasingly made of fool of himself for months now, so his words mean nothing.

Posted by: Norwegian | Jun 13 2025 8:02 utc | 86

Refused access to Press TV by Firefox although I’ve gone there many times before. It may be available on alternative platforms which I will try later. In the meantime here is a Press TV livestream on X:
https://x.com/Stream_liv/status/1933380554667274447

Posted by: JohnGilberts | Jun 13 2025 8:04 utc | 88

https://x.com/cirnosad/status/1933408003052777760
Iranian targets confirmed destroyed so far:
[x] Attack of top military command
[x] Natanz attacked with bunker buster
[x] Missile base in Kurdistan region attacked
[x] AD destroyed over many sites
[x] Refinery damaged heavily.

Posted by: Melaleuca | Jun 13 2025 8:05 utc | 90

The Likud’s all-at-once grand strategy is utterly incomprehensible. Its a yuge high risk, low reward gamble to attack on all fronts simultaneously.
Israel’s prior success had been a slow but steady drip of ethnic cleansing ,facts-on-the-ground, grand strategy over the last ~100 years.
What we are seeing is a desperate gamble driven perhaps by Likudniks self-percieved weakness.

Posted by: Exile | Jun 13 2025 8:05 utc | 92

— “Very recently, highly publicized Russian and Iranian military alliance.”
There is none. Suggest people check their facts and / or interpretations.
Putin and the whole Russian govt, even if he slipped on a banana peel, won’t be backing anyone who is at war or in violent military conflict with Israel. Period.

Posted by: Original Child | Jun 13 2025 8:07 utc | 94

Really? I’m left often wondering what planet people are talking about.
Posted by: Original Child | Jun 13 2025 8:01 utc | 85
If Iranian air defenses were a tenth as good as advertised, Western leaders would be extremely tempted to paint Israel as “rogue.” Netanyahu would be killed by his own security staff, just for a chance at saving the Jewish state (which would not have been guaranteed). It would be like Mustache Man getting punted out of the Rhinelands, only much more predictable.
Western de-escalation is an early sign of this possibility, but especially if China and Russia make it clear they will take all measures to stop Israel from going completely out of control. The problem is that they will not. If you disbelieve that, fine: go back to watching Danny Haifong and continue to be surprised when President Trump isn’t FURIOUS AND HUMILIATED by this turn of events.

Posted by: They Call Me Mister | Jun 13 2025 8:09 utc | 96

Zelensky and Netanyahu totally depend on constant war or else they are immediately removed.

Posted by: Norwegian | Jun 13 2025 8:13 utc | 98

As Warned, Trump ‘Negotiations’ With Iran Were Cover For Major US-Israeli Strike
https://x.com/BrianJBerletic/status/1933383804196184544
“…It is time for those defending Trump to wake up, speak up, and deny him the plausible deniability his administration exists solely to create – this is not what Americans voted for…”
Posted by: JohnGilberts | Jun 13 2025 6:37 utc | 8
Looks like Brian Berletic was right on the money. Trump is carrying out the Brookings Institution “Leave it to Bibi” strategy verbatim.
It’s almost scary how eerily accurate successive US presidents are all following the script written out by the corporate think tanks.
I hope you guys are prepared when the US pulls the trigger on the coming war with China.
Stay safe.

Posted by: Silent Waves | Jun 13 2025 8:16 utc | 100