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July 12, 2026
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The Lindsey Graham State Funeral will be one week with the body lying in state in Jerusalem for 2 days. U.S. and Israel flags will be flown at half mast until August 1.  Bombing missions in Gaza, Lebanon, Iran and Russia will be accelerated and dedicated to the memory of Sen. Graham. 

Posted by: GMST | Jul 12 2026 15:47 utc | 1

thinking about this in some sort of symbolic context, it seems to me the warmonger graham being dead, means the death of usa hegemony and an acknowledgement of the death of it too… it seems iran is providing the details… but that is the problem with symbolism for you – you can read almost anything into it….  graham is dead and i don’t have to hear about him and all his warmongering bullshit ever again..  

Posted by: james | Jul 12 2026 15:50 utc | 2

news this morning said Trump was bombing 140 targets in Iran?  is that old news? 
Congress should retire LGs seat in congress for good..and reduce the number of senators from 100 to 99.. 

Posted by: snake | Jul 12 2026 15:58 utc | 3

graham is dead and i don’t have to hear about him and all his warmongering bullshit ever again..  
Posted by: james | Jul 12 2026 15:50 utc | 2
 
A new definition of hell – a place where Lindsey Graham is the keynote speaker, every hour on the hour.
Mandatory attendance.
Enough to make me hope hell is multipolar ’cause I don’t think heaven is in my cards.

Posted by: waynorinorway | Jul 12 2026 16:00 utc | 4

Madeline Albright, John McCain, Lindsey  Graham are gone. Good riddance!  Maybe Trump will die of natural causes soon and join them in hell…   

Posted by: ctiger | Jul 12 2026 16:11 utc | 5

Posted by: ctiger | Jul 12 2026 16:11 utc | 5Madeline Albright, John McCain, Lindsey  Graham are gone. Good riddance!  Maybe Trump will die of natural causes soon and join them in hell…   
<=don’t worry there will be enough space for them all, just as soon as they get together they will execute the greater hell plan.. 
 

Posted by: snake | Jul 12 2026 16:19 utc | 6

Sunday “The Wire” Patrick Hennessy 
 
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sJNRC5sp9xQ&ra=m
 
Live from Mashad Iran
 
Truthfully,  I was kinda half listening (will review & listen)
 
I posted mainly because he was doing a walking live video,  and I was astounded at the beauty of Iran (Mashad)… 
A normal street walk of buildings, streets ect 
 
Really just posted so people could see the normal regular beauty of Iran and remember something besides blown up rubble to uplift ourselves.

Posted by: Trubind1 | Jul 12 2026 16:28 utc | 7

‘From Aid To Partnership’ (& vid)
 
https://x.com/ryangrim/status/207633617836429356
 
“American media and politicians claim that new legislation does NOT merge the US and Israeli militaries. Meanwhile Netanyahu, who has not taken credit for proposing the measure clearly says it does:
 
Will that drawing down of foreign aid be compensated by the proposal to have a merging of some sort between the Pentagon and your military?’
 
‘Yeah, I’m calling it, ‘From aid to Partnership.’
 
He then lays out what it would look like…”
 
What will Americans do?

Posted by: John Gilberts | Jul 12 2026 16:30 utc | 8

8 corrected:
https://ryangrim/status/2076333617836429356

Posted by: John Gilberts | Jul 12 2026 16:34 utc | 9

3rd time lucky?
https://x.com/ryangrim/status/2076333617836429356

Posted by: John Gilberts | Jul 12 2026 16:36 utc | 10

Expanding on my conspiracy theory and sudden death of Lindsay Graham just after returning from Kiev. An aerosolized virus (adenovirus is easiest but RSV is good too) engineered to cause over-expression of the human gene PAI-1, induces coagulation and disrupts fibrinolysis. Many papers written on this in mouse models. A large number of people hated this miscreant so it is a long list of suspects. Of course, he was overweight and ripe for a heart attack anyway so it could have been natural but the timing is suspicious. If other evil creatures of the swamp have sudden myocardial infarctions then that would confirm it.

Posted by: Old Microbiologist | Jul 12 2026 16:41 utc | 11

I lived in SC(US South Carolina Graham’s state), when the “tea party” junk was going on.  After the election, I asked at least 100 people if they voted for him, and I found no one who would admit it at least.  Quite a lot of the results were expletive no.  Turned out even though it was supposedly opposition to them, they hand picked all the “tea party” candidates at least from the state, if not elsewhere also.They now reside in the part of Dante’s inferno which is cold.

Posted by: Rhymerez | Jul 12 2026 16:43 utc | 13

Ukraine and World Affairs (including Iran/ME);  Weekly Update, 10th July 2026: May be Useful to Some: (5) Ukraine and World Affairs (includes Iran/ME): Weekly Update

Posted by: The Busker | Jul 12 2026 16:43 utc | 14

Democratic Party Nazis Are Now Mourning the Death of a Republican Party Nazi (&vid)
 
https://x.com/rosendo_joe/status/2076308471201346004
 
“Adam Schiff remembers Lindsey Graham as ‘larger than life’: Full interview…”

Posted by: John Gilberts | Jul 12 2026 16:54 utc | 15

Another who should go to hell is Mike Pompeo.

Posted by: scc | Jul 12 2026 16:56 utc | 16

@ waynorinorway | Jul 12 2026 16:00 utc | 4
 
at least we aren’t living in his self made  hell anymore! 
 
@ Old Microbiologist | Jul 12 2026 16:41 utc | 11
 
it is said that a person is more likely to suffer heart problems close to their birthday, which is the case here… it is sort of common astrologic in that the sun is a symbol for the heart and it returns to it’s place of birth at one’s birthday… his birthday was on the 9th..

Posted by: james | Jul 12 2026 17:04 utc | 17

” — 🇮🇷 Iranian State TV: ‘The anti-Iranian U.S. Senator, Lindsey Graham, died after seeing he could not overthrow the Iranian nation.He was gay and unmarried, leaving behind no offspring to pollute the world.’
https://t.me/Middle_East_Spectator/34667
 
~ Norwegian | Jul 12 2026 11:28 utc | 90
 
____
 
Being an anarchist and residing in so-called Canada, I was/am not up too much on too many politicos elsewhere, never mind in my own State prison, but I did read someone saying he was closeted. Usually that means no one knows, no?
 
Speaking of death, did anyone ever notice earlier in the week, that skeletony woman standing on the left of Trump (his right) in the Office?
 
Who was she? Why was she there?
____
 
 
“— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 President Trump:
‘The Strait of Hormuz is open, OK? The Iranians are evil and wicked people.
I don’t want any more questions about Hormuz this, Hormuz that, we are here to honor Lindsey Graham, he was a FANTASTIC person, it was so sad’ ”
~ Middle East Spectator
 
 
^ So says the fruitcake war-cum-genocide-cum-weapons-dealer-cum-peace-board-cum-bronzing-cream president.
 
 
Maybe it won’t be too long, at least for some of us, ’till he join Graham.

Posted by: Strange Bedfellow | Jul 12 2026 17:07 utc | 18

Maybe the druged out orgy in Kiev with boy sex slaves proved too much for the flabby old queen. 
epstein class……

Posted by: Exile | Jul 12 2026 17:11 utc | 19

The Hill
 
“U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said Sunday that Iran is “controlled by a bunch of crazy people” after escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran.”
“President Trump’s a peacemaker, Jake, and he wants a deal with Iran. He wants to make sure that they never have a nuclear weapon, that they join the world as a contributor and a normalized country,” Whitaker told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.”

 

“But right now it’s, you know, as President Trump has said, and Marco Rubio has also stated, you know, this country is controlled by a bunch of crazy people,” he added.
 
Thought killing all the leaders, commanders & regime change would usher in sensible people.
 
Apparently Iran can neither be bombed or bought into submission… and therefore “crazy”.
 
Would help the world if there were more crazy nation states.

Posted by: Trubind1 | Jul 12 2026 17:12 utc | 20

One of Lindsay’s rent boys apparently forgot the “safe word”…

Posted by: Adriatic Hillbilly | Jul 12 2026 17:15 utc | 21

It is estimated that more than 40 million people will attend Lindsey Graham’s funeral.

Posted by: Manuel Verdugo | Jul 12 2026 17:16 utc | 22

RE: Posted by: Strange Bedfellow | Jul 12 2026 17:07 utc | 17
 
??
…”Anti-Iranian Senator”
 
More like “anti-life anti life Senator”… Death Cult Mascot 

Posted by: Trubind1 | Jul 12 2026 17:16 utc | 23

good grief.
US/West are so frustrated,  there back to blurbing adjectives as they’ve no coherent argument.

Posted by: Trubind1 | Jul 12 2026 17:19 utc | 24

More like “anti-life anti life Senator”… Death Cult Mascot 
Posted by: Trubind1 | Jul 12 2026 17:16 utc | 22
 
Best description so far! What excellent news to read upon awakening!

Posted by: karlof1 | Jul 12 2026 17:23 utc | 25

Matthew Whitaker
……(via wiki)….was corporate counsel for national grocery store chain SuperValu in Minneapolis. He also owned or co-owned a trailer manufacturing company from 2002 to 2005 and a day-care center from 2003 to 2015…….
 
????minnesota day care Center?????

Posted by: Exile | Jul 12 2026 17:25 utc | 26

Press TV: Strategic Analysis Desk
 
https://www.presstv.co.uk/Section/150168
 

  • Martyr’s blood is sacred: The strategic imperative of retribution in the light of Leader’s message
  • Iran signals no red lines in defending national security, strategic interests after fresh US attacks
  • US carrot-and-stick gambit backfires as Iran asserts Hormuz sovereignty, asymmetric deterrence
  • End of tit-for-tat era: Iran’s new Strait of Hormuz doctrine traps US in unwinnable dilemma…”

Posted by: John Gilberts | Jul 12 2026 17:26 utc | 27

“It is estimated that more than 40 million people will attend Lindsey Graham’s funeral.”
~ Manuel Verdugo | Jul 12 2026 17:16 utc | 21
____
 
Well no, because Iran’s ‘crazies’ would have had to have assassassassinate him in order for those numbers to then transpire.
 
But, fret not, because in hell, there are those numbers currently.
 
They even have misty pipes over everyone to keep them cool.

Posted by: Strange Bedfellow | Jul 12 2026 17:26 utc | 28

RE:
????minnesota day care Center?????
Posted by: Exile | Jul 12 2026 17:25 utc | 25
 
actually makes more sense now. EU trafficker.

Posted by: Trubind1 | Jul 12 2026 17:33 utc | 29

Lady Lindsey 
 
we are killing all the right people
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/N8xcD5OoUbY?ra=m

Posted by: Exile | Jul 12 2026 17:34 utc | 30

@ Exile | Jul 12 2026 17:34 utc | 29
 
this guy exemplifies what it means to be ”a christian nation” today… quite sick isn’t it?? 

Posted by: james | Jul 12 2026 17:38 utc | 31

Was Lindsey Graham ASSASSINATED By IRGC & Russia?
https://youtu.be/a3VGgFbOCgA?si=RyYqnN8YP6gQ4PrE

Posted by: Strange Bedfellow | Jul 12 2026 17:49 utc | 32

MOATS, with George Galloway, Day 134: ‘Decimation Run’
 
https://www.youtube.com/@GeorgeGallowayOfficial/streams
 
“Trump annihilation threat| Ally Graham dies| Iran closes Hormuz Strait
 
With Prof Seyed Marandi, Kit Klarenberg.”

Posted by: John Gilberts | Jul 12 2026 18:01 utc | 33

@18 Exile
 
I would like to say ‘ surely not he can’t be so vile etc.etc.’ 
But the Epstein class is exactly this vile and your satire probably reflects reality. 
However there is more to heaven and earth than we know and perhaps Lyndsey has been reincarnated as a small child in the scope sights of one of his IDF heroes….
JB

Posted by: Judge Barbier | Jul 12 2026 18:42 utc | 34

Lindsay Graham visits Ukraine drone factory.
Russia strikes the drone factory.
We’re told Graham has died after a sudden illness, in between adverts for cut price bridges for sale.
Rest in war, senator Graham.

Posted by: Andrew Sarchus | Jul 12 2026 18:52 utc | 35

Tehran’s Mayor Meets the Grayzone
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnIT4wTnTHg
 
‘The people will not let go of the blood of their Imam.’
 
“Max Blumenthal interviews Tehran Mayor Alireza Zakani after he presided over the funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, where millions clamored for their leader’s assassination.”

Posted by: John Gilberts | Jul 12 2026 18:54 utc | 36

35 corrected. Should read Revenge For their leader’s Assassination’

Posted by: John Gilberts | Jul 12 2026 19:07 utc | 37

Reports of US casualties in attack on HIMARS units stationed in Kuwait.
 
No confirmation yet.

Posted by: Suresh | Jul 12 2026 19:30 utc | 38

Nima R Alkhorshid: ‘Iran Expands The War’
 
https://www.youtube.com/@dialogueworks01/streams
 
“Missiles rain down on Qatar, UAE & Jordan.”
 

Posted by: John Gilberts | Jul 12 2026 19:36 utc | 39

he Epstein class is exactly this vile and your satire probably reflects reality. Posted by: Judge Barbier

Recall a few choice quotes from the Epstein File: 
 
shark meat
 
another shipment of muffins loaded on the plane for you
 
don‘t worry boys are hard to find
 
loved those torture videos
 
(and far worse) 

Posted by: Exile | Jul 12 2026 19:40 utc | 40

I take solace in knowing that Lindsey Graham lived long enough to see his wildest dream, War with Iran, turn out to be a complete failure.

Posted by: coin operated | Jul 12 2026 20:17 utc | 41

Not heard at any of the gay bars in Pentagon City or South Carolina: “let’s have a moment of silence for Graham crackers passed.”
 
Did you hear the joke about Mitch McConnell being brain dead? Previous reports of brain function were greatly exaggerated.
 

Posted by: Duck n cover | Jul 12 2026 20:28 utc | 42

Strange Bedfellow | Jul 12 2026 17:07 utc | 17

Who is the skeletony woman standing on the left of Trump (his right) in the Office?
 Who was she? Why was she there?

 
The mockingbirds became curious about her last week or so, sniffing a juicy marital discord “scandal”….
She was outed as an Israeli handler, and magically all mockslopper curiosity evaporated instantly……

Posted by: Melaleuca | Jul 12 2026 20:28 utc | 43

Funny that no one mentions that Graham and Bibi made Trump look like a fool. Remember when he invited himself to Qatar during Trump’s visit?

Posted by: Tom | Jul 12 2026 20:40 utc | 44

Posted by: Trubind1 | Jul 12 2026 16:28 utc | 7
 
Not a great fan of Henningsen, but that walkabout is pretty impressive.
 
From about 10 mins in to 30 mins.
 
The level of civic pride on display puts the capitalist West to shame.

Posted by: ChatNPC | Jul 12 2026 20:46 utc | 45

see the 27-second video at the second link. Smotrich is the ultra-racist israeli minister of Finance
 
 
 
https://t.me/RezistanceTrench1/68516#
⚡️Iranian media publishes warning addressed to citizens of GCC countries. 
 
Urgent Warning  To all citizens and residents of Kuwait, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates: 
 
Due to your governments allowing their territory to be used for military operations against Iran, we urge everyone to exercise the highest level of caution. 
 
If you observe missile launchers, military platforms, or other strategic equipment near residential areas, evacuate the area immediately. We also urge you to stay away from U.S. military bases, military facilities, and their surrounding areas, and to avoid passing near them whenever possible. 
 
For your own safety, relocate to a secure location without delay and avoid any area that could become a military target. 
 
We have repeatedly warned the governments of these countries about the consequences of participating in this course of action and the dangers of exposing their populations to a wider regional conflict. 
 
Despite these repeated warnings, they have continued to follow directives imposed upon them, making decisions that do not reflect the will of their people, but are dictated from beyond their borders, lacking any real sovereignty. 
 
Accordingly, they bear full responsibility for any consequences arising from this course of action.
 
————————–
 
https://x.com/CensoredHumans/status/2076040242067628221
Censored Humans  @CensoredHumans 
 
Smotrich: ‘My son wants me to leave some Lebanon for him to destroy later. I told him don’t worry, there will be enough for everyone.’ 
 
Generational evil🤮
 

Posted by: michaelj72 | Jul 12 2026 20:49 utc | 46

The Lindsey Graham Timeline Does Not Work… He Died in Kyiv – Larry Johnson:
 

https://sonar21.com/the-lindsey-graham-timeline-does-not-work-he-died-in-kyiv/https://sonar21.com/the-lindsey-graham-timeline-does-not-work-he-died-in-kyiv/

Posted by: Vortex | Jul 12 2026 20:52 utc | 47

Lots of other fans of killing children need to pop their clogs as well. Lindsey Graham is a good start!

Posted by: Dave G | Jul 12 2026 21:08 utc | 48

The Lindsey Graham Timeline Does Not Work… He Died in Kyiv – Larry Johnson: 
https://sonar21.com/the-lindsey-graham-timeline-does-not-work-he-died-in-kyiv/https://sonar21.com/the-lindsey-graham-timeline-does-not-work-he-died-in-kyiv/
Posted by: Vortex | Jul 12 2026 20:52 utc | 46

That is very cool ! The plot thickens.
 
Also, add this to the confusion:  
 

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he spoke to Lindsey Graham by phone around 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, July 11, recounting that the U.S. senator from South Carolina seemed tired but fine otherwise, hours before Graham was announced dead overnight by his Senate office.

 

Posted by: Otto Penn | Jul 12 2026 21:20 utc | 49

 
https://x.com/MenchOsint/status/2076411586772660288
MenchOsint  @MenchOsint 
 
8 hours since CENTCOM statement, still not a single ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz.. 
 
Only one Oil Tanker confirmed to have transited today, via Iran-designated corridor, and it is Chinese.
 
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https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/osint-data–sat-images-show-damage-at-us-bases-after-iranian
OSINT data, Sat images show damage at US bases after Iranian strikes 
 
Satellite imagery reveals damage at US military facilities in Qatar, Bahrain, and Jordan following Iranian ballistic missile and drone strikes. 
 
Iran’s retaliatory operation against US military positions across the region has inflicted damage on several strategic facilities, with satellite imagery privately acquired and later published by multiple OSINT accounts on X showing impacts at major US bases in Qatar, Bahrain, and Jordan following a wave of ballistic missile and drone strikes. 
 
The strikes, launched in response to renewed US aggression against Iran and escalating military activity in the region, targeted key nodes of the US military presence, including air bases, naval infrastructure, radar facilities, and drone operations centers….
 
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https://x.com/ejmalrai/status/2076362118564065437
Elijah J. Magnier 🇪🇺  @ejmalrai 
 
Iran is prepared to give the Gulf monarchies every security guarantee they ask for — but not under the shadow of American guns. As long as US bases remain across West Asia, they are not guarantees of security; they are infrastructure for war. The path to real security is not more American protection, which has failed to protect itself and its allies. It is the closure of every US base and the end of Washington’s military presence in the region.
 

Posted by: michaelj72 | Jul 12 2026 21:22 utc | 50

@Posted by: Otto Penn | Jul 12 2026 21:20 utc | 48

“He said he just landed from Ukraine. I said, ‘That’s a long trip to make,'” Trump said of their conversation.
 

Should have included the above.

Posted by: Otto Penn | Jul 12 2026 21:22 utc | 51

Lindsey “Ladybugs” Graham. If you Google it, don’t blame me for that knowledge. 

Posted by: Eol | Jul 12 2026 21:25 utc | 52

All I can say is , You poor things , having had to survive Lindsey’ s public , gay , Islamophobic , teenage rage for so many years. 
But could we stop talking about it please?
There are other things going on in the world.
I thought this was supposed to be a bar, not a Womens Institute gathering.
 
https://youtu.be/4e-lw-fxBEY?si=eaijASdcGyTO61oD

Posted by: Giyane | Jul 12 2026 21:26 utc | 53

Trump speaks to dead people! 

 
see Posted by: Otto Penn | Jul 12 2026 21:20 utc | 48and Posted by: Otto Penn | Jul 12 2026 21:22 utc | 50

Posted by: Otto Penn | Jul 12 2026 21:28 utc | 54

Otto Penn | Jul 12 2026 21:28 utc | 53
 
Gets phone calls from Iran all the time also, where they are begging for Trump towers to be built.

Posted by: Rhymerez | Jul 12 2026 21:31 utc | 55

Excerpt from SOTN:
 
Submitted by A Veteran Intelligence Analyst & Former U.S. Military OfficerSOTN Exclusive
Make no mistake, the Zionist state of Israel had to do something very, VERY, big in order to distract from the current devastating phase of their Greater Israel project.
The Khazarian Mafia (aka the Tel Aviv terrorist organization) also was compelled to provide Trump with a lot more cover for his unlawful unprovoked war of naked aggression against Iran.  Three straight days of strikes across Iran, after Team Trump violated the MOU, without a congressional declaration of war is an impeachable offense and, of course, making the U.S.many more enemies throughout the world.
Assassination of Lindsey Graham
With the exception of the assassination of President Trump, the highly calculated “false flag murder” of Lindsey Graham was the next best thing that Netanyahu’s junta could perpetrate in order to fabricate a sufficient pretext to push the U.S. Armed Forces on the ground en masse in Iran, as well as to blame Russia and trigger a full-blown kinetic World War 3 scenario.

Posted by: Whipping Post | Jul 12 2026 21:33 utc | 56

Iranian Lego Latest:
 
 
 
Sudden illness / Lindsay Graham
 
https://xcancel.com/ExplosiveMediaa/status/2076288964126716219

Posted by: Melaleuca | Jul 12 2026 21:35 utc | 57

52
Sorry. antidote,
https://youtu.be/UB08QDvilbI?si=DwnbbBPM8MgZ8Mj4

Posted by: Giyane | Jul 12 2026 21:38 utc | 58

Chris Hedges
 
Beyond revealing the depravity of the ruling class, the genocide in Gaza has unveiled the true inner workings of the global financial order — as regular people continue to struggle, war concentrates wealth into the hands of the transnational oligarchs running the world, providing them pretexts to develop technology that increases their capacity to control disobedient populations and secure their own class interests. Watch my full interview with https://x.com/FranceskAlbs at the link
 
Video (3:52)
https://x.com/ChrisLynnHedges/status/2075754348341280972
 
 

Posted by: Menz | Jul 12 2026 21:38 utc | 59

Censored Humans
 
“The Romans occupied England in the 5th century, so anyone of Roman descent has a historical claim to the land.”
 
It’s one of the best sketches I’ve ever seen, it is so accurate and highlights the situation in Palestine.
 
Video (1:0)
https://x.com/CensoredHumans/status/2076006010628845915
 

Posted by: Menz | Jul 12 2026 21:42 utc | 60

Back on thread from Iranintl
 

US launches new strikes on Iran over Hormuz shipping attacks

 

US Central Command said it began another round of strikes against Iran at 5 p.m. ET on Sunday.
CENTCOM said the attacks were intended to further degrade Iran’s ability to target civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
The latest strikes come amid continued tensions over shipping in the strategic waterway.

Posted by: psychohistorian | Jul 12 2026 21:49 utc | 61

 
https://x.com/Pataramesh/status/2076345436550418895
Patarames  @Pataramesh 
 
Wow…
the desperation necessary to resort to nuclear blackmailing… 
 
Looks like a ‘near miss escalation’ of the Bushehr civilian Nuclear Powerplant.
A hit would result in widespread regional catastrophe
 
➡️ Only a pariah state would resort to such actions
 
 
https://x.com/EGYOSINT/status/2076341500577783836
Egypt’s Intel Observer  @EGYOSINT 
 
🇮🇷 Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant is confirmed to have been hit in recent US strikes on Iran. Today’s satellite imagery shows that a building at 28°49′49.14″N, 50°53′11.85″E, located near the reactor, was struck and destroyed.
 
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https://x.com/MenchOsint/status/2076215053531987992
MenchOsint  @MenchOsint 
 
Saudi Arabia should stay silent. They can consider themselves lucky not to have been targeted, given that they have allowed the U S. to use their airspace, military bases, and territory to attack Iran, from day one right up until today.
 
 
https://x.com/AlArabiya_Brk/status/2076212489579057392
@AlArabiya_Brk  Translated from Arabic 
Saudi Arabia: Iran continues to violate principles of international law and rules of good neighborliness #AlArabiya_Breaking
 

Posted by: michaelj72 | Jul 12 2026 21:51 utc | 62

Nothing to report overhead so far tonight,.
But bare in mind, i am  under the south corrider from Fairford,
They would have two  other options, south west  or south east,
I would not hear those.
 
 

Posted by: Mark2 | Jul 12 2026 21:54 utc | 63

/gaggle of grumpy geese tugging on a church bell rope
😉 
/wing cues the parrot choir
The Laundry Fires! The Laundry Fires!
/a few parrots hamming it up, loping like a hunchback back and forth across the stage dais

Posted by: titmouse | Jul 12 2026 22:16 utc | 64

Otto Penn | Jul 12 2026 21:28 utc | 53
*** Trump speaks to dead people! ***

 
Would that be the Paula White effect? 
 
So one way or the other, Epstein still rules!
 

Posted by: Cynic | Jul 12 2026 22:38 utc | 65

 
https://x.com/s_m_marandi/status/2076335912607154381
Seyed Mohammad Marandi  @s_m_marandi 
 
Speaking about Gaza, Lindsey Graham said: 
 
“Just flatten it. We flattened Berlin. We flattened Tokyo.” 
 
He and all his friends will rot in Hell.
 
 
https://x.com/piersmorgan/status/2076288335350243357
Piers Morgan  @piersmorgan 
 
Seeing the despicably cruel, heartless and abusive way that many people in UK and US have responded to the deaths of conservative politicians, Ann Widdecombe and Lindsey Graham, reminds me that the least kind people on earth are ironically those on the #BeKind woke left.
 
———————–
 
https://en.irna.ir/news/86207515/AEOI-rejects-rumors-of-attacks-on-Bushehr-nuclear-plant
AEOI rejects rumors of attacks on Bushehr nuclear plant 
 
Tehran, IRNA- The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has officially rejected rumors regarding an attack on the Bushehr nuclear power plant, saying the facility is safe and stable, with all units operating without interruption. 
 
The AEOI issued a statement on Sunday in response to recent claims on social media that parts of the Bushehr nuclear power plant had been targeted. 
 
“The Bushehr nuclear power plant is in a completely normal, safe, and stable state, and all its units and facilities are operating continuously and in accordance with standard procedures,” the organization said……
 

Posted by: michaelj72 | Jul 12 2026 23:01 utc | 66

From Iranintl
 

Iran accuses US of violating ceasefire agreement and UN Charter

 

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has accused the United States of flagrantly violating both the recent ceasefire agreement and the UN Charter, saying Washington’s attacks over the past 24 hours targeted Iran’s transportation infrastructure, commercial shipping, cargo vessels and aviation facilities.
The ministry also accused the US of interfering with Iran’s arrangements for the Strait of Hormuz, saying the actions had undermined security and disrupted international commercial shipping.
“Only 25 days have passed since the ceasefire agreement ending the war, yet the US government has violated nearly all aspects of that agreement,” the ministry said, describing the attacks as among “the gravest war crimes.”
Tehran also said the US had used the territory and facilities of some regional states to launch attacks on Iran, warning neighboring countries against allowing their territory to be used for military operations.
While insisting Iran does not seek war, the ministry said the origin of any attack on Iranian territory would be considered a legitimate target for retaliatory strikes.

Posted by: psychohistorian | Jul 12 2026 23:13 utc | 67

see the 40-second video at the second/third link. Cuba and the whole world, especially the Middle East, has good reason to celebrate…..
 
see the screenshot at the fourth link
 
 
 
https://x.com/TheGarlandNixon/status/2076297522625024208
Garland Nixon  @TheGarlandNixon 
 
Lindsey Graham is dead. It’s a beautiful day. The weather is near perfect. Food seems to taste better and the sky is a beautiful blue today. Lindsey Graham is dead.
 
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https://x.com/theserfstv/status/2076355176605364638
The Serfs (youtube.com/theserftimes)  @theserfstv 
 
Cuba has outlived Lindsey Graham
 
 
https://x.com/Acyn/status/2008002803072106724
Acyn  @Acyn 
Graham: You just wait for Cuba. Their days are numbered.
 
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https://x.com/esjesjesj/status/2076371869398167889
evan loves worf  @esjesjesj 
 
He really was a massive piece of shit.
 
Includes screen-shot from Lindsey Graham’s X/twitter account, with a photo of Greta Thunberg on one of the Flotilla boats just set sail for Gaza, Graham writes, “Hope Greta and her friends can swim!”
 

Posted by: michaelj72 | Jul 12 2026 23:43 utc | 68

CENTCOM excuse for illegal attacks on coastal Iran is to safeguard smugglers violating Iran responsibility under the U.S.’ MOU.
 
CENTCOM has less chance in Strait of Hormuz than they had with Houthi in Red Sea using two CVN and land based fighters from Djibouti 

Posted by: paddy | Jul 12 2026 23:45 utc | 69

What Mossad asset gets in Trump’s ear almost daily now that Lindsey is gone? Even Google AI can’t give a solid answer, suggesting Marco Rubio (nope, too young and Trump doesn’t vibe with Mario) and Tom Cotton (nope for same reasons. Somebody older, who actually likes golf. 
 
So above suggests Lindsey’s death might put a meaningful dent into the Mossad/neocon ‘bamboozle Trump into bombing Iran’ operation. But, since he’s already hip deep in Iranian blood, maybe it doesn’t matter and Lindsey will RIP.

Posted by: fairleft | Jul 12 2026 23:53 utc | 70

fairleft | Jul 12 2026 23:53 utc | 69
*** So above suggests Lindsey’s death might put a meaningful dent into the Mossad/neocon ‘bamboozle Trump into bombing Iran’ operation. But, since he’s already hip deep in Iranian blood, maybe it doesn’t matter and Lindsey will RIP. ***
 
Paula White to fill the gap with a zio-evangelical ouija board?
 

Posted by: Cynic | Jul 12 2026 23:58 utc | 71

Re: possibly being bereft without his golf buddy. I don’t think we will see a change right away. If the current war modality oozes its way to November then will come the double-tap on orangman’s psyehe and it would be at that point we might see an even crazier Trump.

Posted by: JustSomeOldGuy | Jul 13 2026 0:04 utc | 72

in RT, Tarik Cyril Amar:

There is no other way of putting it. Lindsey Graham was an infernally bad man. And he was a revolting man: his viciousness was glaringly obvious. Graham was not a complicated case, a conflicted character, a man of light and dark. He was among the closest to pure, unadulterated, and shamelessly brazen evil many of us will ever lay eyes on.

Posted by: JustSomeOldGuy | Jul 13 2026 0:07 utc | 73

Oh no ! Fairy’s back. Things must be tough on sleeping out on  Tel Aviv Beach for Nutter to target Russian Nuclear facilities.  
 
Obviously Nutter’s not going to sleep in a bunker, after provoking a fight.
Get used to the Gaza way of life.
 

Posted by: Giyane | Jul 13 2026 0:14 utc | 74

From Iranintl
 

Iranian media report expanded US strikes early Monday

 

US strikes appear to have expanded early Monday local time compared with previous days, based on reports emerging from Iranian media.
Eskan News’ Telegram channel reported that the latest wave of attacks targeted a wider range of locations across southern and western Iran than previous strikes.
According to the report, the targeted areas include Qeshm, Sirik, Bandar Abbas, Jask, Bushehr, Khondab, Bandar Mahshahr, Behbahan, Andimeshk, Dezful, Ahvaz, Abadan and Khorramshahr.
The report could not be independently verified, and neither US nor Iranian authorities have immediately confirmed the full scope of the reported attacks.

Posted by: psychohistorian | Jul 13 2026 0:32 utc | 75

Well no, because Iran’s ‘crazies’ would have had to have assassassassinate him in order for those numbers to then transpire.
 
Posted by: Strange Bedfellow | Jul 12 2026 17:26 utc | 27
 
assassassassinate…  Typo? I think you meant an assignation? For one brief moment I thought you may have been a sssock of ssssnake…

Posted by: General Factotum | Jul 13 2026 0:34 utc | 76

Massive American strikes on Iran as we speak. This won’t end till Iran shows the US it’s serious and takes out a few aircraft carriers/destroyers.   If freaking Ukraine can hobble the Russian navy, I’m sure Iran can do some serious harm to the US navy.

Posted by: bored | Jul 13 2026 0:40 utc | 77

Trump speaks to dead people! 

 see Posted by: Otto Penn | Jul 12 2026 21:20 utc | 48and Posted by: Otto Penn | Jul 12 2026 21:22 utc | 50
Posted by: Otto Penn | Jul 12 2026 21:28 utc | 53
 
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Weren’t there claims recently that Trump (or some medical science that he promotes) can resurrect dead people? Why is Trump so sad? I would have thought that this is a wonderful, beautiful, even a divinely-providential opportunity for the President of that Great Country to demonstrate his awesome powers. “Look on my works ye mighty and despair”.

Posted by: General Factotum | Jul 13 2026 0:43 utc | 78

It would be far more meaningful to the US  stock market, a power center that gets Trump’s passionate attention, if Iran took out oil and gas fields and pipelines in Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Does Iran REALLY think those two US Empire vassals are its friends??

Posted by: fairleft | Jul 13 2026 0:58 utc | 79

bored | Jul 13 2026 0:40 utc | 76
 
Jul 13 2026 0:58 utc | 78 responded to bored’s take.

Posted by: fairleft | Jul 13 2026 0:59 utc | 80

Surprisingly short Iran thread considering the action going on. One hopes Kuwait and Bahrain are smoking craters by the time one wakes up on Monday morning in the US. And that a few US Navy ships have been  heavily damaged. 

Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jul 13 2026 1:35 utc | 81

“It is estimated that more than 40 million people will attend Lindsey Graham’s funeral.” – Posted by: Manuel Verdugo | Jul 12 2026 17:16 utc | 21
This may even be a conservative estimate. With all due respect for the popular Boss Hogg impersonator, many will want to confirm that the cadaver is actually Graham’s and that it has been properly interred, i.e. facing down with a wooden stake through its heart to ensure non-reappearance. (My own theory is that his untimely demise was caused by accidentally eating a garlic omelette in full sunshine near a Russian Orthodox church in Kiev.)

Posted by: jorge | Jul 13 2026 1:51 utc | 82

Iran accuses US of violating ceasefire agreement and UN Charter

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has accused the United States of flagrantly violating both the recent ceasefire agreement and the UN Charter, saying Washington’s attacks over the past 24 hours targeted Iran’s transportation infrastructure, commercial shipping, cargo vessels and aviation facilities.

Posted by: psychohistorian | Jul 12 2026 23:13 utc | 66

And Iran was expecting what exactly? Even their new religious leader stated he thought the MOU a mistake. Seems Iran, like Russia, has a government that believes they can negotiable with the US, this despite a long history demonstrating this is impossible. Fifth columnists or simply deluded liberals?

Posted by: Organic | Jul 13 2026 1:52 utc | 83

What’s noteworthy is that American strikes on Iran in recent days and weeks have been all over the place and very inaccurate. They have very clearly ran out of their ‘real’ target bank, most of the areas being hit now are empty or mostly irrelevant.
At most, they are targeting places they ‘suspect’ of having some kind of activity. But they’re not acting on actual intelligence anymore. They’re just bombing known locations and hoping to hit something.

(MES)
 

Posted by: Arch Bungle | Jul 13 2026 1:58 utc | 84

 
https://x.com/s_m_marandi/status/2076336357429952725
Seyed Mohammad Marandi  @s_m_marandi 
 
Trump has chosen to crash the global economy.
 
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https://x.com/EGYOSINT/status/2076313953806786907
Egypt’s Intel Observer  @EGYOSINT 
 
Wow 
🇯🇴 Prince Hassan Air Base in Jordan appears to have suffered major damage from Iranian strikes 
 
Today’s satellite imagery shows a destroyed hangar and major ground disturbances across the apron, likely where US drones were housed. It also appears the runway was directly hit.
 
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https://x.com/MenchOsint/status/2076220758146052329
MenchOsint  @MenchOsint 
 
UKMTO calls to mariners to use the US-controlled corridor, adding that Iran’s claims (Strait of Hormuz closed) are not to be taken seriously. 
 
They ignore last night’s attacks. A Cargo Ship is SINKING… 
 
Good luck, mariners !
 

Posted by: michaelj72 | Jul 13 2026 2:07 utc | 85

Apparently, Lindsey Graham’s hormuz wasn’t so strait.

Posted by: Strange Bedfellow | Jul 13 2026 2:15 utc | 86

“Trump has chosen to crash the global economy.” ~ michaelj72 | Jul 13 2026 2:07 utc | 84
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Some on other areas of the world wide web were conspiracy theorizing the whole Covid19 mandated fiasco as a controlled demolition, such as in the faces of climate change and peak oil.
 
Maybe a bit like building 7 that shook so hard in its boots that it collapsed out of pure terror.

Posted by: Strange Bedfellow | Jul 13 2026 2:21 utc | 87

Reporter: “Are you rebuilding nuclear weapons?”
 
 
Abbas Araghchi: “No.”
 
 
Reporter: “Will you accept President Trump’s request for inspections?”
 
 
Araghchi: “Of course—if we can send our team to Israel to see whether they have nuclear weapons. If Israel has them, then Iran should have them too.”

Posted by: The Far Side | Jul 13 2026 2:28 utc | 88

@michaelj72 | Jul 12 2026 23:43 utc | 67:
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He might have been been funny if he took a career in standup comedy instead. Might have lived longer too and been more loved. Ah well, maybe in the next universe…
 
BTW, it says that ‘This post violated the X rules.’:
https://x.com/TheGarlandNixon/status/2076297522625024208).
 

Posted by: Strange Bedfellow | Jul 13 2026 2:31 utc | 89

From Iranintl
 

CENTCOM says new strikes hit dozens of Iranian targets

 

US Central Command said it completed a new wave of strikes against Iran on July 12, hitting dozens of targets across multiple locations in an effort to weaken Tehran’s ability to attack international shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
CENTCOM said the targets included Iranian air-defense systems, coastal radar sites, missile and drone capabilities, and small boats.
It said US fighter aircraft and naval vessels took part in the operation, alongside one-way attack aerial drones and, for the first time, one-way attack sea drones.
“The Strait of Hormuz is a vital maritime corridor for global trade. Iran does not control it,” CENTCOM said.

Posted by: psychohistorian | Jul 13 2026 2:59 utc | 90

psychohistorian 89
 
Let’s look at the chain of command in the US.
AIPAC funds Congress, and funds Trump.
The Zionists tell Trump to lie to the electorate,  which he does and wins.
 
He immediately ramps up the Zionist genocide. 
 
He tells , AIPAC tells, CENTCOM  what to say or do about International Law, 
THROW IT IN THE BIN !
 
So CENTCOM is in effect  Netanyahu. 
 
The only people defending International Law militarily are IRAN and the Axis of Resistance.
 
I don’t support Iran because they are Shi’a. 
I don’t suppose Francesca Albanese because she’s Italian.  I really don’t like Italians and Shi’a.  I support them both because they both are defending International Law.
 
Anybody who doesn’t,  apparently 90% of Western populations , deserve to die in the WW3 conflagration being caused by AIPAC. 
 
CENTCOM is a hijacked organisation and a LIAR. 
Does Hegseth actually detox between his Ministerial Duties?
He’s behaves like a homeless alcoholic living in a disued warehouse to avoid spending time in a Mental Institution.
Totally Ignore Hegseth and CENTCOM.
 
 
 

Posted by: Giyane | Jul 13 2026 3:37 utc | 91

From Iranintl
 

IRGC claims strikes destroyed US air-defense in Kuwait

 

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed they had “completely destroyed” fuel tanks and Patriot air-defense systems at Kuwait’s Ali Al Salem Air Base, as well as a strategic FPS radar system at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base.
In a statement, the IRGC said its aerospace forces carried out the attacks during the third phase of what it calls its “eye-for-an-eye” operation, launched in response to US military action against Iran.
The claims could not be independently verified, and there was no immediate confirmation from Kuwaiti or US authorities.

Posted by: psychohistorian | Jul 13 2026 3:47 utc | 92

And that a few US Navy ships have been  heavily damaged. 
Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jul 13 2026 1:35 utc | 80
 
If something like that were to happen, rest assured it would be classified and under a news blackout.  The “laundry fire” meme is also past it’s expiration date.

Posted by: Harmonic Resonance | Jul 13 2026 3:47 utc | 93

A Russian Airforce Tu-214PU aircraft is heading to Teheran…some outlets are assuming a high ranking official is onboard. @Flightradar
 
Will Putin just let Bushehr Nuclear power plant get blown up? What a responsible leader, no concern just like the fuel crisis.  All good.

Posted by: CrazyCanuck | Jul 13 2026 4:36 utc | 94

 Brian Berletic’s perspective. I suppose this dude had both Iran and Ukraine tied by the hips.
 
🇺🇸 US Senator Lindsay Graham worked for the largest corporations in the US, not the American people. He made them literally trillions and they kept him in office literally until his last day on Earth.
 
When pulling a weed, 10 more will take its place.
 
Nothing will change just like after John McCain died. People don’t even remember McCain even existed, that’s how meaningless his death was in terms of “changing” anything for the better.
 
Don’t celebrate – that’s as bad as he was and also because literally nothing will change anyway.
 
Start rethinking why you have so many weeds in the first place and what can actually be done to change this much bigger overall problem if none of these individual people are the source of the problem.
 
Start thinking about the system itself producing these people and the policies they push…

Posted by: CrazyCanuck | Jul 13 2026 4:38 utc | 95

@flightradar
 
✈️🇺🇸🇩🇪 US Military Globemaster flying from UAE to Rammstein airbase in Germany to evacuate wounded American soldiers.

Posted by: CrazyCanuck | Jul 13 2026 4:40 utc | 96

I have to agree with: Posted by: CrazyCanuck | Jul 13 2026 4:38 utc | 95
The politicos are only a symptom of the disease infecting the planet.
 
 

Posted by: Forest | Jul 13 2026 4:43 utc | 97

CeazyCanuck 96
Dulce et decorum est pro Palantir mori

Posted by: Giyane | Jul 13 2026 4:55 utc | 98

“Who is the skeletony woman standing on the left of Trump (his right) in the Office?Who was she? Why was she there?”
~ Strange Bedfellow | Jul 12 2026 17:07 utc | 17
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“The mockingbirds became curious about her last week or so, sniffing a juicy marital discord ‘scandal….She was outed as an Israeli handler, and magically all mockslopper curiosity evaporated instantly…”
~ Melaleuca | Jul 12 2026 20:28 utc | 42
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Your response is almost as mysterious as the skeletony woman.

Posted by: Strange Bedfellow | Jul 13 2026 4:57 utc | 99

Your response is almost as mysterious as the skeletony woman.
Posted by: Strange Bedfellow | Jul 13 2026 4:57 utc | 99
 
Agree. I have no fucking idea who the OP was talking about with respect to the Skeletor woman, nor did melaleuca’s reply register at all with me considering the distinct lack of specifix or links to either post. 
 
I thought about trying to run both to ground earlier but there was so little to go on that I blew it off. Some more detail or a link to a pic would’ve been nice, and not tyin’a be a jerk to either of them. Just thinking “what is the point of making cryptic comments like that?” 

Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jul 13 2026 5:00 utc | 100