All the Writing on the Wall is in Farsi

By David Rovics

While in Massachusetts recently I had the pleasure of spending a very productive day in the studio. 

The result will be the album, Song for Tomorrow, which will drop on streaming platforms on July 15.

How Yorkshire (UK) contributes to the U.S. war with Iran

U.S. warfighting Fylingdales radar system in North Yorkshire

By Dr. Dave Webb

At time of writing, we do not yet know if there is a lasting agreement of any kind between the US and Iran to stop or even pause the war. However, we do know that Keir Starmer has allowed Donald Trump to use British bases to launch his illegal bombing attacks, on the grounds of self-defence but allowing US nuclear-capable bombers to fly from RAF Fairford [near Oxford] to back up an illegal first strike is difficult to justify. And there are other US bases in the UK that have had an important role in the Iran War that we don’t hear so much about, and both are in Yorkshire.

You may or may not have seen a report published in March by The Times that revealed how a UK radar is playing a critical role in helping the US detect Iranian missile launches. The radar involved is at RAF Fylingdales on the North Yorkshire Moors, a few miles from Whitby. Fylingdales has provided tracking data and ballistic missile warning for the US since 1963. In 2003 the US requested that Fylingdales be upgraded to be part of its National Missile Defense system and the upgrade was eventually completed in 2007. Fylingdales is now part of Trump’s Space Force and The Times reported that the radar has been actively involved in Operation Epic Fury from the start. 

The powerful radar beam at Fylingdales can be scanned to cover 360 degrees at an angle of elevation from 3 to 60 degrees - with a stated range of just over 5,500 kms - and so could detect and track mid-range ballistic missiles reaching altitudes of several hundred kms or more above Iran some 4,400 kms or so away. The missile tracking data can then be used to calculate the possible type of missile and their likely impact location. Any friendly troops in the area can then be notified and any possible interception methods maybe initiated.

Information from Fylingdales is transmitted to the Space Delta 2 (responsible for space domain awareness) and Space Delta 4 (missile awareness) wings of US Space Systems Command, an important part of Space Force’s Space Warfighting Architecture.

Fylingdales cannot detect actual missile launches and is notified of these by information supplied by US satellites. The US Space Based Infra-Red System (SBIRS) of satellites detect the heat flashes of rockets during their launch phase and passes on information quickly to other parts of the missile defence network (such as Fylingdales). 

If US Space Command cannot receive information from SBIRS satellites directly, because the satellites are positioned on the other side of the Earth, then communication links with ground-based stations are used to relay the information onward. In 1996 it was announced that Menwith Hill, the US spy base just outside Harrogate in North Yorkshire, had been designated as the European Ground Based Relay Station for SBIRS.

U.S. NSA spy base Menwith Hill in North Yorkshire - note the sheep. So English.

Menwith Hill also plays another role of course - its major function is to intercept electronic communications by mobile phones, emails, etc. for the National Security Agency of the US and to search for possible information that may lead to the targeting of installations, groups or individuals considered to be a threat. A very recent Guardian article published on 30 June reports that the US plans to spend $4 billion on its bases in the UK, $163 million of it will go to Menwith Hill. It did not elaborate on what this sum of money would be funding but the article made a point that Menwith Hill “can capture communications as far away as the Middle East”.

So, US military satellites detect the heat generated by missile launches, transmit the information (via Menwith Hill) to US Space Command and the Fylingdales radar accurately determines their trajectories, helping to determine likely impact zones and providing data for possible interception.

The Times also reported that, before the initial US strikes, space and cyber commands had already attacked and hampered Iran’s ability to communicate and respond. This has become standard in modern warfighting methodology. The report also refers to the growing importance of space-based warfare capabilities. Major General Paul Terence Tedman, until recently commander of UK Space Command, described space as the “central nervous system” of modern military operations, playing crucial roles in communications, targeting, and weapons guidance at rapid speeds. The US military refers to this integrated system as a “kill chain,” a concept being expanded through new initiatives such as a UK “digital targeting web.”

It is worth remembering that Iran’s first response to the US attack was to destroy key US missile defence radar installations at bases in Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and UAE. The attacks were mainly by one-way drone systems. Fylingdales and Menwith Hill were too far away to be attacked in this way this time. 

~ Dave Webb is a retired professor who has been active on space issues for many years. He lives in Leeds, England and Chairs the Yorkshire Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. He also is the Chair of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space. 

U.S. planning to send troops into Lebanon

• Netanyahu on the upcoming elections: "Let me put it this way: I will do everything to win. We didn't leave Lebanon. We have effectively established this security belt—about 10 kilometers inside Lebanon—with the agreement of the Lebanese government. And of course Hezbollah is outraged. The same is true of Iran. 'Voluntary emigration' from Gaza remains on the table."
• Head of the Environmental Protection Organization at the 9th Asia-Pacific Environment and Sustainable Development Meeting: 'The silence of international bodies in the face of attacks on Minab school, Lamerd girls' sports club, oil facilities, water resources, and residential areas is unacceptable. These aggressions have not only targeted Iran, but have also threatened the environment and common heritage of humanity by damaging the Persian Gulf, the Sea of Oman, and biodiversity.' 
• The Pentagon is reportedly preparing to deploy US ground troops to Lebanon to implement the recently signed and controversial US-brokered agreement between Lebanon and Israel, which calls for the disarmament of Hezbollah.
• So, JD Vance said the goal of the MoU is to refill some stocks [oil, weapons…] and then see where we’re going! It's fairly obvious where this is going. It’s going straight to blackmail to sign a nuclear agreement or we’ll bomb you again.!

• US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee: "We would finally and rightfully stand with Israel, where God placed its capital. It's not just that you made that decision. I would say God made that decision 3,800 years ago, and we finally got around to acknowledging what had been determined long before the USA came along. For those of you who don't realize it, 700,000 Americans represent an entire congressional district in the US. When members of Congress come, I always say, Welcome to Israel, the 436th congressional district of the US."

• Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says Israel is ready to immediately build three Jewish settlements in northern Gaza if Netanyahu approves. He says Israel should "fully conquer" Gaza. 

• Swedish defense firm Saab has signed a deal to supply 16 Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine, worth around 24.6 billion Swedish crowns ($2.54 billion). Ukrainian President Zelensky said the agreement with Sweden includes aircraft purchases and technical support, with deliveries starting in 2027. However, Saab said the jets are scheduled for delivery in 2029–2030. 

• Ann Wright: As the Trump administration and the US Congress continues to ramp up rhetoric of “China is our enemy,” 2026 is the 30th year that the US has organized the largest naval war practice in the world, called Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC). For 37 days from June 24 through July 31, the RIMPAC war “games” will be held in the waters off the state of Hawaii. This year 31 countries have sent naval, air and land military forces to Hawaii for RIMPAC. 50% of the participating countries are members or “partners” of NATO. Invited from its wars in the Middle East, Israel, the US partner in the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, the ethnic cleansing of the West Bank, the destruction of southern Lebanon and the war on Iran, will also have a presence in RIMPAC as it continues to weave itself into the fabric of the US military. Although RIMPAC has not specified what the role of the Israeli military delegation is, one can surmise that they will act as liaison officers, planners, observers, or staff officers participating in command-and-control and multinational planning activities and giving lessons-learned in the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. 

• Germany urgently needs to lift the ban on Russian oil and gas imports to prop up its struggling economy, Alice Weidel, the co-chair of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, has said. She also vowed to restore economic ties between the two countries if her party comes to power. “Cheap energy from Russia was the secret of the success of ‘Made in Germany’. We need it back,” Weidel said in an interview with Reuters. “The loss of this energy has set us back years. Hundreds of thousands of jobs have been lost. It has made us dependent on the US, which sells us energy at far higher prices.” The AfD has steadily gained support in Germany amid record-low approval ratings for Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s policies. Berlin has been actively pouring money into a military buildup, citing the supposed ‘Russian threat’, which Moscow has dismissed as “nonsense.” Merz has also blamed the country’s economic problems on the German people, urging them to “work more,” while announcing plans to slash social spending.
• Water samples show high levels of PFAS at the US Pituffik base in Greenland. Pituffik was the last of the Air Force’s bases around the world to have its environmentally harmful firefighting foam replaced. The US has long turned a blind eye and said, 'There’s a problem, but we don’t care'. It is only in recent times that attention has focused on the legacy left behind by the Americans at some 36 military installations they have operated in Greenland over the years. Pituffik Space Base, formerly known as Thule Air Base, is the only one still in operation. There have long been major concerns about radioactivity, abandoned asbestos, and large quantities of American waste. The use of PFAS is a completely unexplored chapter.  

• A record 25.2 million young American adults under 35 have returned to the family nest as the cost of living has become prohibitive. One of the main reasons for Americans opting to live with their parents is the high price of home ownership. The median sales price for a single-family home in the US is about $434,300. Compare that to 1975 when the average price was under $40,000. That demonstrates how much the dollar has shrunk in terms of purchasing power. According to the National Association of Realtors the national median home price is about to hit $1 million by 2050 – at precisely the time when millennials reach the traditional retirement age, Fox Business reported.
• Simplicius: Trump is attempting to manifest his ‘Golden Age’ merely by shouting it from the rooftops. Instead of carrying out real policies of reconstruction and transformation, fixing jobs, inflation, and all the actual underpinnings of a healthy state, he instead chooses to erect presumptive monuments to hopes and wishes and would-be accomplishments. A culture becomes kitschified when it has lost its original vital force, the creative spark which once drove it forward, and has turned into a recursive parody of itself. (Cheap, plastic-looking veneers and distastefully gaudy symbolism.) 

• RT: A six-month-old baby has been killed in a Ukrainian drone attack in Moscow Region, Governor Andrey Vorobyov has said, adding that three other people were pulled from under the rubble of a residential building. Vorobyov said the drone came down in the town of Yegoryevsk, around 110 km southeast of Moscow. “At night, as a result of a drone crash in Yegoryevsk, a private house caught fire. People were trapped under the rubble." The surviving victims, two adults and one child, have been hospitalized and are receiving assistance. The infant died on the way to the hospital. [During the past year or so Ukraine has largely switched its strategy from taking on Russian troops to acts of terror aimed at the Russian civilian population throughout the country in hopes it would force regime change in Moscow.]
• ZeroHedge: Finland's parliament has moved to reverse its decades-long ban on nuclear weapons. The June 17 vote to lift the ban in effect legally authorizes the Nordic country to receive, transport, and facilitate the movement of nuclear weapons on its territory as part of NATO operations. The most significant source of NATO's nuclear-sharing program is the US. But lately France has expressed a desire to station some of its atomic arsenal in partner countries, and this could include in Finland, Sweden, Denmark and others. "The results of the vote represent unflattering victory of the blind Russophobia of the past few years over what we have always viewed as pragmatic sanity in Finland," said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. “And let nobody doubt that [response] measures will be taken. In this light, the Finnish people need to think whether this decision made by their elites will actually enhance security in Finland itself,” she added. In response Russia has moved to shutter more rail crossings to NATO states, including Finland - which will severely impact trade.  

• Scheerpost: The lack of heavy machinery in Venezuela following the devastating earthquakes which struck at the weekend has condemned thousands of people to a slow, suffocating death. These deaths may not have come at the tip of an American missile, but they very much came at the bloody hands of sadistic empire. The absence of bulldozers, diggers and excavators is a direct consequence of nearly three decades of crushing American sanctions which have sought to impoverish, demoralize, weaken and ultimately collapse the country in the name of freedom. In this explanation, some might see an anti-imperialist talking point lazily seeking to blame the US for a natural disaster. But it’s just the reality. US sanctions on Venezuela prohibit Americans from having any contact with the Venezuelan government, any state-owned or other companies on the sanctions list (currently 154 entities), or individuals on that list. This amounts to a huge chunk of the Venezuelan economy. And even if a company is not technically sanctioned, they become de facto sanctioned because western banks won’t process Venezuela-related payments. 

July 4: Nothing to celebrate in the USA

 

There will not be much to 

cheer about
on July 4th.

Washington

still running multiple wars.
Civil liberties sinking fast.
Voting rights being erased.
ICE arresting immigrants
of color

and building warehouse 

prison camps.

Social spending being drained
to pay for more weapons production.

Medicare, Medicaid,

food stamps being cut.

800+ U.S. bases

spread around the world.

(Space Force declaring

we need bases 

on the moon too.)

People want the U.S. out,

Yankee go home!

Infrastructure falling apart
(water & sewar systems,

highways, bridges,
schools, hospitals closing).

Post office, Veterans Administration

and national park 

funding being drained,

toward eventual privatization.

Social Security also eyed

by those pushing neo-feudalism.

Zionists taking control 
of social media
to wipe clean those accounts
that criticize Israeli & Washington

genocide.

Even the Lincoln Memorial 
reflecting pool is 

an algae-plagued mess.

Data center building
on steroids,

in virtually every state,
hogging up water
and ensuring that
every thing citizens
say, write

and do will be
stored and used 

in a rigged courtroom.

Blackrock, Palantir

and AIPAC

run this nation!

So much for 
freedom, democracy,
and a fair society.

America has lost
its soul.

Iranian culture is
2,500 years strong.

The U.S. now,

250 years old.

I'd not bet on

this experiment lasting
another 50 years
the way things are going.

Bruce 

U.S.-Israel are leading mafia takeover of Earth

• Israel continues to terrorize Lebanon and unleash destruction. Israel continues to destroy Southern Lebanese villages, villages that are older than their holy books. This is pure terrorism. I can’t believe how normalized this has become. I can’t fathom how this is happening and Israel is not getting ANY slap on the wrist. We can’t just wait for Iran and expect everything from Iran. There are 100+ other countries, 8 billion people. And this shit is happening in front of our eyes. Beautiful people getting killed. We’re talking about people that were born, lived for years, had dreams and loved ones, just wiped out in an instant … and for what? Israeli domination. 

• A senior EU official: Israel will likely enter a direct war against Iran in the coming weeks, and after the World Cup, the United States will join Israel.
• Hebrew Channel Kan: 'Trump's Peace Council' publishes: Arrival of the first vehicles at the Multinational Force (ISF) base, which is supposed to 'operate' in Gaza.

• Yemen Military: "After not allowing the temporary entity [Israel] to build bases on Somaliland, the entity may resort to some naive Arabs to launch airstrikes on Yemen...Any aggression against Yemen means the entire region will be blown up."
• Investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr: Peter Thiel is a believer in transhumanism. When he was interviewed the New York Times’s Ross Douthat, he hesitated for much longer than you’d think possible, when he was asked whether he wanted humanity to survive. Javier Milei’s government in Argentina announced in the pages of the Financial Times that Argentina was inviting AI “to free itself” in Argentina. He was bringing in new legislation that would see Argentina become the first country in the world where an AI could own a company. Peter Thiel, the man who owns Palantir, embedded in the heart of America’s ICE apparatus, its AI war machine and Britain’s NHS, moved his family to Buenos Aires a couple of months ago…but what was he doing there?' 

• It’s not just Argentina where 300,000 Zionists are buying up Patagonia. (And where Israel has bought up the national water system of Argentina.) Now Israeli colonizers have descended on Peru's mountains, where they’re covering trail markers at campgrounds with photos of IOF soldiers, and demanding no one else enter “their” land. This arrogance, now going global, indicates just what they have meant by their slogan 'Greater Israel'. They want control of the entire planet. Israeli's are the storm troopers for the global mafia.
• China is taking a lead in Venezuela. China provided Venezuela with satellite images of the affected areas to support relief and assistance efforts. Chinese companies and associations in Venezuela have donated construction machinery and critical medical supplies for emergencies. They have also formed their own teams to actively support in search and rescue tasks. The Chinese government will deliver, as soon as possible, an additional 100 million yuan ($14.7 million) in emergency material assistance.”  This is on top of previous immediate cash assistance.

Sputnik: NATO is working on advanced weapons systems for Ukraine designed to disable Russian airfields and airbases, including those located deep inside Russian territory. NATO's plans to develop advanced weapons systems in the interests of Kiev are recklessly aggressive, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Monday. Kiev is stepping up its attempts to push NATO into direct armed conflict with Russia, while NATO is gradually losing its remaining rationality, using Ukraine as a "testing ground," Zakharova added.

• Sovereignista: The honorable and acceptable process of being in war, and then solving whatever is left by negotiation, should be questioned seriously in our current circumstances.  There is no need for Iran to negotiate with the US. The US is the aggressor and needs to leave. You don’t negotiate with an aggressor that wants to draw blood or oil from you and kill you if you don’t agree. It is similar for countries under the whip of the ‘Donroe’ Doctrine. Negotiation with empire signals weakness. It signals that you need to speak with them in order to continue the life of your country and your citizens. This amounts to asking for permission for being human. Countries need to dispense with the absurd claim that Trump or the US, seeks peace. No, they seek oil and money and primacy. They are barbarians. One invites them into your country for ‘talks’ at your own peril. Bear in mind that we see clear signs of a religious war. This war is against the Shia. Iran is Shia.  Saudi Arabia and Qatar, Sunni. Daniel McAdams, Executive Director of Ron Paul Institute, states that the 'CIA is carrying out a coup in Iraq and opening a new front – encircling Iran'.  Syria is massacring Shia and Alawites.  Just yesterday a complete Shia town was told to pack up their goods and leave.  This is not a one-off event, but happens regularly.  Syria was asked (by Trump) to help fight against Hezbollah. When the few run the world, the many should rise.
• Germany could reinstate conscription as early as late July 2027 because its volunteer-based recruitment system is insufficient to meet Berlin’s military buildup plans, senior lawmaker Thomas Rowekamp has told AFP.

• Estonia will accept Ukrainian drones violating its airspace as long as they cause damage in Russia, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna has said.
• Ukraine is deepening its cooperation with Mexican drug cartels to profit from the flow of narcotics, including fentanyl, into the EU, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has said. Trump has made combating fentanyl exports to the US one of his priorities, designating it as a ‘weapon of mass destruction’. In a statement on Monday, the SVR said the Ukrainian security agencies are deliberately showing leniency toward the growing flow of drugs from Latin America to Europe, adding that Kiev is facilitating the trade due to its financial crisis.

• The European Union risks entering the coming heating season with its lowest gas reserves in 15 years, potentially driving up energy costs for households and businesses, the Financial Times reported on Monday.  The bloc has faced soaring energy prices since scaling back Russian oil and gas imports following the escalation of the Ukraine conflict four years ago. The shift away from relatively cheap Russian pipeline gas has left Europe increasingly reliant on more expensive liquefied natural gas (LNG), particularly from the US.

Shabtai Secret Society of a zionist sort

JD Vance and Vivek Ramaswamy are both documented members of the Shabtai Society — Yale's secret society with unreported ties to the Epstein network, Israeli intelligence, and the BJP (India) diaspora. This is the connection nobody in mainstream media will map out honestly.

In this episode of The Dossier, I break down the full picture: What the Shabtai Society is and why its membership list matters. JD Vance's Shabtai ties versus his America First branding — what his donor network actually reveals. Vivek Ramaswamy's membership and its connection to BJP and Israeli defense industry networks. The Indian government soft power overlap inside American elite institutions. And how the same Yale ecosystem that produced Shabtai produced the social infrastructure Epstein used to build his influence and blackmail operation.

Senator Cory Booker (Democrat from New Jersey) and presidential primary candidate in the last national election is also part of this group. He sold his soul long ago. 

Tucker Carlson has been pulling on the JD Vance thread. Candace Owens has been asking who's really running the Trump administration. 

Now it's time to connect every dot. The society is real. The memberships are documented. The connections are there. And this conversation isn't going away. 

Iran has lost all trust in the U.S.

• In response to US attacks on 5 points at Iran’s southern coast, the IRGC retaliated with missile & drone attacks. Fars News, quoting a security & military expert: The IRGC targeted 8 US military infrastructures, including strategic and highly populated shelters, the marine control and data processing center, watchtowers, radar and communication systems at US Ali al Salem Air Base, Kuwait and US 5th Fleet Naval support base, Bahrain.

• IRGC also says that from now on violating ships will receive heavier blows if they do not coordinate with Iran. It also warns the US that their attacks violate the first clause of the MoU. US is building up forces & equipment in the region. Violation of Clause 9.  War & occupation in Lebanon and Palestine continue. Violation of Clauses 1 and 13.  None of Iran’s frozen assets have been released yet. Violation of Clause 11.
• According to Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. CENTCOM, there are more than 50,000 American troops currently in the Middle East.
• Omani Foreign Minister: The Sultanate does not support imposing fees on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz in compliance with the rules of international law. [Someone got to Oman and they changed their tune on this issue.] 

• Iranian President, Pezeshkian: Iran’s six billion dollars frozen assets in Qatar, out of the 12 billion will be released soon.
• Israeli media, quoting a senior official in the occupation army: "We are preparing to operate independently in Iran without US assistance. This may happen soon." Defense Minister Yisrael Katz: "I have instructed the IDF to prepare for Operation Blue and White in Iran, and the IDF is eagerly awaiting it."
• Speaking to Al Mayadeen, Professor Mohammad Marandi asserted that Iran never expected the US to implement the memorandum of understanding, stressing that the “Iranians have no trust in the Trump regime.” He also added that “Iran knew that the US would drag its feet as much as possible,” arguing that it had agreed to electronic signatures without a formal ceremony because of that distrust, adding that Iran’s leverage lies in its control of the Strait of Hormuz. Marandi further asserted that “Iran won the war,” and warned that “Iran will continue to use that leverage” until the US fulfills its commitments, saying the future of the agreement depends on whether the US ultimately honors its side of the deal. As for the signed framework agreement between the Lebanese authorities and the Israeli occupation, Professor Marandi said it is an attempt by Washington to violate the US-Iran MoU and an attempt by the US to “undermine the agreement”.

• Max Blumenthal: Sold-out Lebanese authorities have given the green light by Marco Rubio to Israel to extend its invasion of the country’s south, validating its ethnic cleansing of Shia citizens. Rubio, a pet project of the Israel lobby, is delivering a hammer blow to the MOU, and shivving JD Vance. Axios, citing officials: Trump spoke with the Lebanese president and congratulated him on signing the framework agreement with Israel.
• Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem: Linking Israeli withdrawal to disarming the resistance in all of Lebanon is a very dangerous proposal that crosses all red lines and turns Lebanon into a pawn in the hands of the enemy. The agreement reached in Washington is a humiliating, disgraceful, and illegitimate agreement. Instead, the provisions of the Iran–US understanding regarding a ceasefire in Lebanon should be implemented. 

• Hebrew Channel Kann: The Israeli army has received instructions to begin preparing for the new deployment in accordance with the agreement reached with Lebanon.
• Marwa Osman: It will be written in the margins of history that when the world isolated terrorist Israel. When nations rejected this entity. When even the US could no longer bear the political cost of Netanyahu’s massacres. When the world longed to see Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir, and Smotrich held accountable for the crimes they committed against our people. It was the Lebanese authorities who stepped forward to rescue them, to legitimize their occupation and provide cover for their crimes against us, from the killing of the youngest infant to the destruction of entire villages. Shame. But shame will not endure forever. It will be erased only by the heroes of the Resistance in the South, the Beqaa, and Beirut. We will drive out the occupation. We will return to our villages. We will rebuild them. And we will consign this Lebanese government to the dustbin of history. 

• The Iran–US memorandum of understanding (MoU) is not regarded by the US and Israel as a ceasefire agreement; they also have a pattern of violating truces, states Dr. Greg Simons, professor of journalism at Daffodil International University. "They violate the conditions and then blame the opponent," Dr. Greg Simons says. "This is nothing which is unexpected. This is how they behave. The Americans are a declining empire. Their military is melting down. If they have a wider war, that's going to be accelerating the collapse of Pax Americana," Simons concludes.
• Buried in this year's defense bill is House Amendment #319, filed by Representatives Zach Nunn (R-IA) and Don Davis (D-NC). It orders the Secretary of Defense to stand up a Pentagon Defense Innovation Unit office on Israeli soil within 180 days of the bill becoming law. A piece of the Pentagon, relocated to Israel. [Genocidal Israel and US are now joined at the hip with taxpayers covering the bill.]

• Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei has ordered Iran’s Judiciary to pursue prosecution of American and Israeli officials for war crimes committed during the 2025 and 2026 attacks on Iran. The Leader cited the Minab school massacre killing 170 students and teachers, and the Lamerd sports hall strike that killed 24 civilians including young volleyball players. He declared these constitute hundreds of legal cases that must be pursued domestically and internationally. The message emphasized that perpetrators’ public admissions amount to acknowledgment of criminal liability under international law.
• Israeli attack targeted tents of displaced people in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip tonight.

• Venezuela despite its current problems is beloved. Mexico was in first, with 5 planes full of equipment and emergency workers. Cuban doctors are on the ground in La Guaira, Venezuela, helping the people affected by the recent earthquake. Yes folks, in the midst of an extreme pressure campaign by the US, against this Cuban program, Cuban doctors continue to do what they do best, save lives and help those in need. Death and injuries rank in the thousands.
• Stars & Stripes: A sailor’s fatal fall in 2023 sparked a Navy probe that uncovered a drug distribution network aboard the Pentagon aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and led to punishment for 58 sailors.
• Former US State Department advisor James Carden sets the record straight: “The Tomahawk missiles won’t change a thing. No more than the HIMARS, Patriot, or F-16. The war is lost. And it’s Ukraine, not Russia, that’s on the brink of the abyss.” And he adds: “Ukraine has been attacking these Donbass territories since 2014. The Ukrainians aren’t entirely honest. They say they want the eastern lands and the Donbass, but without the ethnic Russians who live there. Over the past 30 years, they’ve done everything to strip these people of their rights.” [This statement destroys years of Western propaganda. The admission of ethnic cleansing of Russian-speaking Ukrainians by Ukrainian Nazis.]

• Professor Yu Dal-seung of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies told Tehran Times that the US-Israeli war on Iran has prompted many South Koreans to question Western narratives. He noted economic disruptions from the conflict encouraged people to examine the war’s real causes. However, Western media still dominate South Korea’s international news, preventing deep change. Younger generations using diverse social media sources show more openness. Yu stressed that lasting perception change requires sustained educational and cultural exchanges, not just digital outreach. He described Iran as his “second homeland” from decades of study.
• The Observer: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is stepping down following a revolt within his own party, is interested in becoming the next secretary general of NATO. Starmer is interested in becoming NATO secretary general once Mark Rutte’s term expires in 2028, unless it is extended.
• Nodutdol is a US based organization of mostly young Koreans and Korean-Americans living in the US. They report: For decades, the media narrative surrounding North Korea has focused on extreme isolation, famine, and economic decay. But recent articles from the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal reveal a jarring new reality: a booming economy complete with new skylines, Chinese EVs, modern restaurants, and widespread smartphone technology. Earlier this month, Chinese President Xi Jinping made a historic state visit to Pyongyang, marking his first trip to North Korea in seven years. The meeting actually marks an important development in the Beijing-Pyongyang strategic partnership. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2KP0jtV3XI

JFK's silent battle with Israel over nukes

JFK experts Wally Rashid and Ken McCarthy share new bombshell research that exposes JFK's silent battle with Israel over nukes, and a discovery that may link the IDF to JFK's assassination. 

And here are the State Department documents Wally gained access to: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uyeB-yQuB4UFw-Bvmo6fUJjPZSqikIbE/edit

00:00 Intro

00:25 JFK’s “sour” relationship with AIPAC

01:50 JFK silent battle with Israel over nuclear weapons

03:30 Israel built fake room at nuclear site to deceive U.S. inspectors

04:53 JFK put forward UN resolution for Palestinian right of return

05:59 CIA’s one man “Israel desk” James Angleton was helping get material for nukes

08:50 Wally’s new discovery: IDF chief was in Dallas day JFK was assassinated

10:58 “Assassination industrial complex” doesn’t want to hear it

Wally Rashid is a Palestinian-American journalist and the host of The Wally Rashid Show. 

Ken McCarthy is a JFK researcher and the author of "JFK and RFK's Secret Battle Against Zionist Extremism: The Documentary Evidence" and "John F. Kennedy Anti-Imperialist: His Character and Intentions Revealed in Five Speeches and One Telegram."