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🇺🇸🇮🇷 The US and its Israeli proxies (who are incapable of conducting military operations without complete and constant US support, meaning Israeli transgressions are also US transgressions) have already violated the ceasefire agreement along multiple points.
As was 100% predictable.
The sort of people who started such an outrageously unwarranted, illegal, and murderous war of choice are INCAPABLE of agreeing to a just and lasting peace.
These violations include the continued punitive bombing of Lebanon and the US again demanding no uranium enrichment which Iran is and has always been entitled to under international law.
The point on uranium enrichment in particular, which never was any of Washington's business and only made an issue by the US to impede Iranian development and as a means of falsely justifying an otherwise indefensible war, demonstrates how fundamentally in bad faith the US has and continues to act.
After yet another extremely predictable betrayal from a verified agreement-incapable nation, I find it amazing there are still people allowing themselves to be strung along by this very deliberate process of political compartmentalization and buying time and space for continued death and destruction.
Believing the US will change its fundamental character without fundamentally changing its system first is like expecting one day to find water no longer being wet and up becoming down.
As was 100% predictable.
The sort of people who started such an outrageously unwarranted, illegal, and murderous war of choice are INCAPABLE of agreeing to a just and lasting peace.
These violations include the continued punitive bombing of Lebanon and the US again demanding no uranium enrichment which Iran is and has always been entitled to under international law.
The point on uranium enrichment in particular, which never was any of Washington's business and only made an issue by the US to impede Iranian development and as a means of falsely justifying an otherwise indefensible war, demonstrates how fundamentally in bad faith the US has and continues to act.
After yet another extremely predictable betrayal from a verified agreement-incapable nation, I find it amazing there are still people allowing themselves to be strung along by this very deliberate process of political compartmentalization and buying time and space for continued death and destruction.
Believing the US will change its fundamental character without fundamentally changing its system first is like expecting one day to find water no longer being wet and up becoming down.
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The Daily Beast:
Top members of President Donald Trump’s cabinet were at each other’s throats over war with Iran right up until the moment the president hit the big red button.
Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, and Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt all expressed wildly diverging takes on Trump’s proposed conflict in the Middle East in the days and weeks leading up to the first U.S. strikes, according to an explosive report from The New York Times.
Vance, a longtime opponent of foreign military entanglements, reportedly sought to dissuade the president from an all-out confrontation with the Islamic regime by warning any full-scale conflict would entail “a huge distraction of resources” and prove “massively expensive.” Widely seen as a 2028 contender for the White House, Vance has appeared to try to keep his hands clean from the war in Iran.
The vice president is said to have warned Trump “in front of his colleagues” the conflict he was proposing “could cause regional chaos and untold numbers of casualties,” and that the Iranian regime would be only too likely to respond by shuttering the Strait of Hormuz to send gas prices skyrocketing in the U.S. and across the globe.
Hegseth, meanwhile, appears to have been all for it, with the Times describing him as “the biggest proponent of a military campaign against Iran” in Trump’s cabinet. The defense secretary apparently believed “they would have to take care of the Iranians eventually, so they might as well do it now.”
Rubio, by contrast, was reportedly more ambivalent, suggesting that “if our goal is regime change or an uprising, we shouldn’t do it,” but then “if the goal is to destroy Iran’s missile program, that’s a goal we can achieve.”
Wiles, like Vance, was wary of what impact any effect on the domestic economy might have on GOP electoral prospects ahead of November’s crucial midterm elections.
She reportedly told colleagues she was concerned that the domestic impact of the conflict could essentially tank Trump’s final two years in office.
Leavitt reportedly reassured Trump that whatever direction he eventually chose, the White House press team would “manage it as best they could.” Even conservative pundit Tucker Carlson, who has since emerged as a fierce critic of Trump’s war, appears to have got in on the action, repeatedly calling the president in the period leading up to the initial strikes on Feb. 28.
“I know you’re worried about it, but it’s going to be OK,” Trump is understood to have told the pundit. When Carlson asked how he could possibly be sure of that, the president replied: “Because it always is.”
I don't give Vance a pass, even if this is true.
Top members of President Donald Trump’s cabinet were at each other’s throats over war with Iran right up until the moment the president hit the big red button.
Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, and Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt all expressed wildly diverging takes on Trump’s proposed conflict in the Middle East in the days and weeks leading up to the first U.S. strikes, according to an explosive report from The New York Times.
Vance, a longtime opponent of foreign military entanglements, reportedly sought to dissuade the president from an all-out confrontation with the Islamic regime by warning any full-scale conflict would entail “a huge distraction of resources” and prove “massively expensive.” Widely seen as a 2028 contender for the White House, Vance has appeared to try to keep his hands clean from the war in Iran.
The vice president is said to have warned Trump “in front of his colleagues” the conflict he was proposing “could cause regional chaos and untold numbers of casualties,” and that the Iranian regime would be only too likely to respond by shuttering the Strait of Hormuz to send gas prices skyrocketing in the U.S. and across the globe.
Hegseth, meanwhile, appears to have been all for it, with the Times describing him as “the biggest proponent of a military campaign against Iran” in Trump’s cabinet. The defense secretary apparently believed “they would have to take care of the Iranians eventually, so they might as well do it now.”
Rubio, by contrast, was reportedly more ambivalent, suggesting that “if our goal is regime change or an uprising, we shouldn’t do it,” but then “if the goal is to destroy Iran’s missile program, that’s a goal we can achieve.”
Wiles, like Vance, was wary of what impact any effect on the domestic economy might have on GOP electoral prospects ahead of November’s crucial midterm elections.
She reportedly told colleagues she was concerned that the domestic impact of the conflict could essentially tank Trump’s final two years in office.
Leavitt reportedly reassured Trump that whatever direction he eventually chose, the White House press team would “manage it as best they could.” Even conservative pundit Tucker Carlson, who has since emerged as a fierce critic of Trump’s war, appears to have got in on the action, repeatedly calling the president in the period leading up to the initial strikes on Feb. 28.
“I know you’re worried about it, but it’s going to be OK,” Trump is understood to have told the pundit. When Carlson asked how he could possibly be sure of that, the president replied: “Because it always is.”
I don't give Vance a pass, even if this is true.
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After Israel launched a massive assault on Lebanon on Wednesday, killing and injuring more than 1,400 people in densely populated areas, Trump said the Israeli war on Hezbollah is a “separate skirmish "
Meanwhile,
Pakistan's Ambassador to the US:
"According to the understandings reached, Lebanon is part of the ceasefire agreement between Iran and the US."
Meanwhile,
Pakistan's Ambassador to the US:
"According to the understandings reached, Lebanon is part of the ceasefire agreement between Iran and the US."
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Iranian Foreign Ministry: Araghchi discussed regional and international developments and bilateral relations in a phone call with his Russian counterpart.
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Tucker Carlson: "Why can't this president, or any president, say no to Israel?"
"Why does this tiny country have so much control over our government?"
"Why does this tiny country have so much control over our government?"
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I saw the conversation in chat about the US "leaving NATO..."
...the US won't "leave NATO." I'm not one of those people who thinks everything is a premeditated psyop, I think most situations happen instead as a result of preexisting events and circumstances. I am of that view because human beings typically don't premeditate everything they do - they do things under the influence of circumstances. Most of us, anyway.
Regardless, NATO is the occupation force of the Judeo-American empire in Europe. I do expect a reorganization, however. The same as the reorganization of USAID and NED. None of those things were abolished, in spite of the trumpets played by the empire. It was streamlined, just like NATO likely will. The European occupation force will increasingly be put in charge of waging war against Russia.
Trump has been talking about "leaving NATO" for various reasons for a very long time and the only changes during his two presidencies were that NATO got even more aggressive and warmongering.
...the US won't "leave NATO." I'm not one of those people who thinks everything is a premeditated psyop, I think most situations happen instead as a result of preexisting events and circumstances. I am of that view because human beings typically don't premeditate everything they do - they do things under the influence of circumstances. Most of us, anyway.
Regardless, NATO is the occupation force of the Judeo-American empire in Europe. I do expect a reorganization, however. The same as the reorganization of USAID and NED. None of those things were abolished, in spite of the trumpets played by the empire. It was streamlined, just like NATO likely will. The European occupation force will increasingly be put in charge of waging war against Russia.
Trump has been talking about "leaving NATO" for various reasons for a very long time and the only changes during his two presidencies were that NATO got even more aggressive and warmongering.
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I again want to recommend this channel. As I said before, a younger channel, but they do a lot of good work, write well, and often post things others don't.
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US troops reveal Hegseth left them "without protection" from Iranian drones
The Pentagon chief says an Iranian drone "squeaked through" US defense, killing six soldiers in the early days of the war.
Survivors of an Iranian drone attack that killed 6 US soldiers and wounded 20 more at a base in Kuwait dispute the Pentagon's claim that they were properly protected.
In the aftermath of the attack on the second day of the war, which started on 28 February, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth tried to justify the level of protection provided to US troops, saying an Iranian drone "squirted" through the defenses of a fortified unit in Kuwait.
However, one of the soldiers injured in the attack told CBS News in a report published on 9 April that "Painting a picture that 'one squeaked through' is a falsehood."
"I want people to know the unit … was unprepared to provide any defense for itself. It was not a fortified position," the soldier stated, speaking on condition of anonymity due to rigid military censorship rules.
The Pentagon chief says an Iranian drone "squeaked through" US defense, killing six soldiers in the early days of the war.
Survivors of an Iranian drone attack that killed 6 US soldiers and wounded 20 more at a base in Kuwait dispute the Pentagon's claim that they were properly protected.
In the aftermath of the attack on the second day of the war, which started on 28 February, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth tried to justify the level of protection provided to US troops, saying an Iranian drone "squirted" through the defenses of a fortified unit in Kuwait.
However, one of the soldiers injured in the attack told CBS News in a report published on 9 April that "Painting a picture that 'one squeaked through' is a falsehood."
"I want people to know the unit … was unprepared to provide any defense for itself. It was not a fortified position," the soldier stated, speaking on condition of anonymity due to rigid military censorship rules.
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Trump reconsidered his position on including Lebanon in the plan for a two-week ceasefire with Iran after a phone conversation with Netanyahu, according to CBS News, citing informed diplomatic sources.
"President Trump was aware of the extension of the announced ceasefire to the entire Middle East region, and he agreed that it included Lebanon... However, the US position changed after the phone conversation between Netanyahu and Trump," the publication said.
Iron resolve, this Trump...
"President Trump was aware of the extension of the announced ceasefire to the entire Middle East region, and he agreed that it included Lebanon... However, the US position changed after the phone conversation between Netanyahu and Trump," the publication said.
Iron resolve, this Trump...
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Finance Minister of Israel Bezalel Smotrich announces that Israel will begin expanding its borders into Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza, in alignment with the Greater Israel Project.
He says this is the only viable solution to ensure Israel is well protected.
He adds that many more settlements will be established in the near future.
"There will be a lot of work for all of us after the war."
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He says this is the only viable solution to ensure Israel is well protected.
He adds that many more settlements will be established in the near future.
"There will be a lot of work for all of us after the war."
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American law professor: The war situation with Iran has gotten so bad that Trump's wife brought up the Epstein affair to distract attention.
Nobody saw that coming! 🤣
Nobody saw that coming! 🤣
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The American Majority
...Hungary is currently at a crossroads. Hungary is not Libya, Iraq, or Ukraine. But they have one thing in common: when a country loses the protection of its own agriculture, it loses the ability to feed itself. In the hard case, this happens through bombs…
The US is aware that Ukrainian intelligence agencies are trying to interfere in both American and Hungarian elections, according to JD Vance. Meanwhile, Ukrainian media speculate how quickly the army could take Hungary if Orbán wins, even dreaming about going "all the way to Dunkirk." Ukrainians love to dream, it seems.
Brussels recently denied Kiev fast track EU membership, citing 10 to 15 years of reforms, making conquest seem "easier" than bureaucracy. The EU openly wants to send troops to Ukraine, but Hungary refuses to become cannon fodder for Brussels' ambitions. A victory for the Tisa coalition would mean cutting off Russian energy supplies, at a time when prices are already rising, delivering a heavy blow to every household's wallet.
It is truly remarkable how far the Ukrainian plague was allowed to spread. The EU, Ukraine, and the Hungarian Jews desperately want to try to get rid of Orbán because of all his policies - domestic and foreign.
Previous posts on this topic are important for context.
Brussels recently denied Kiev fast track EU membership, citing 10 to 15 years of reforms, making conquest seem "easier" than bureaucracy. The EU openly wants to send troops to Ukraine, but Hungary refuses to become cannon fodder for Brussels' ambitions. A victory for the Tisa coalition would mean cutting off Russian energy supplies, at a time when prices are already rising, delivering a heavy blow to every household's wallet.
It is truly remarkable how far the Ukrainian plague was allowed to spread. The EU, Ukraine, and the Hungarian Jews desperately want to try to get rid of Orbán because of all his policies - domestic and foreign.
Previous posts on this topic are important for context.
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Forwarded from Brian Berletic's New Atlas Channel
🇺🇸🇮🇱 US Continues its "Good Cop, Bad Cop" Game with Israel Amid Fake Interest in Iran "Peace"
If only there was some way the US could stop Israel from bombing ahead of peace talks...
If there was only some possible way the US could stop the shipment of all the bombs it sends to Israel week to week without which Israel couldn't bomb anyone, anywhere...
If only there was some sort of leverage the US had to stop the shipment of American warplanes, spare parts, and billions in US funding and support that created and maintains Israel's air force in the first place...
Of course I'm being sarcastic.
Every Israeli transgression is also 100% a deliberate American transgression.
Isreal does not exist as it does without constant and complete US support in terms of weapons, aircrafts, parts, funding, and political support - but also all other kinds of military support America has in the region Israel does not - without which Israel COULD NOT pursue aggression.
Stop allowing the US to play this elementary game of "good cop, bad cop" where it pretends it wants peace but Israel is somehow ruining it.
The US has never sought peace.
Peace only occurs when physically imposed on the US and even then it does all it can to undermine it.
It has played exactly this game in regards to Ukraine, which makes all of this even more obvious!
If the US wants to curb Israel, the leash is entirely in its hands, just like with Ukraine, and violence continues only because the US desires it to, no matter what it claims.
Any claim otherwise is an act of delusion and/or deception.
If only there was some way the US could stop Israel from bombing ahead of peace talks...
If there was only some possible way the US could stop the shipment of all the bombs it sends to Israel week to week without which Israel couldn't bomb anyone, anywhere...
If only there was some sort of leverage the US had to stop the shipment of American warplanes, spare parts, and billions in US funding and support that created and maintains Israel's air force in the first place...
Of course I'm being sarcastic.
Every Israeli transgression is also 100% a deliberate American transgression.
Isreal does not exist as it does without constant and complete US support in terms of weapons, aircrafts, parts, funding, and political support - but also all other kinds of military support America has in the region Israel does not - without which Israel COULD NOT pursue aggression.
Stop allowing the US to play this elementary game of "good cop, bad cop" where it pretends it wants peace but Israel is somehow ruining it.
The US has never sought peace.
Peace only occurs when physically imposed on the US and even then it does all it can to undermine it.
It has played exactly this game in regards to Ukraine, which makes all of this even more obvious!
If the US wants to curb Israel, the leash is entirely in its hands, just like with Ukraine, and violence continues only because the US desires it to, no matter what it claims.
Any claim otherwise is an act of delusion and/or deception.
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Forwarded from Middle East Spectator — MES
—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷/🇵🇰 BREAKING: Iran’s Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, who is expected to lead the Iranian delegation in Islamabad, says there must first be a ceasefire in Lebanon AND the release of Iranian blocked assets before negotiations begin
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