Updates from the war

Trump yelling at Secretary of War Hegseth. One must wonder just what has gone wrong? Thought it was one big happy MAGA family.

• The targeted killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a joint US-Israeli operation against Iran is a demonstrative precedent, read across the Middle East as the legalization of a blunt principle – when power is sufficient, sovereignty can be suspended at will.
• The US should assassinate those who come to power in Iran if they remain hostile toward American interests, according to South Carolina war hawk Senator Lindsey Graham.
• The heads of Germany, France, and the UK are threatening Iran with military measures if it continues to strike their allies (Israel, Jordan, Arab monarchies) in the Middle East, according to a joint statement.
• European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen drew mockery for her response to the Iran crisis after announcing that an emergency meeting on the situation during the past weekend could wait until after EU bureaucrats enjoy their weekend.
• The US campaign against Iran is an expensive geopolitical adventure with unclear justification and uncertain timelines, writes Le Monde. Washington will need to explain to its citizens why there have been so many casualties among American servicemen. 
• Blackwater founder Erik Prince on Iran: "I'm not happy with all of this. I don't think it was in America's interests. This will open a Pandora's box, leading to chaos and destruction in Iran. Who will seize power?" When your warmongering doesn't even have the approval of Eric Prince, it is not a good sign. 
• Iran has started attacking Saudi Arabia's oil infrastructure, targeting the ARAMCO refinery at Ras Tanura. 
• European gas prices have surged over 30% following QatarEnergy’s suspension of LNG production.
• A ship attempting to illegally cross the Strait of Hormuz was targeted and is now sinking. Dozens of loaded oil tankers are piling up in the Gulf after attacks near the Strait of Hormuz nearly completely closed the waterway. (Russian and Chinese ships are allowed to pass thru.)
• An American soldier killed in Kuwait.

• An Iranian drone targeted an Emirati oil platform.
• The situation is disastrous at Dubai airport following the recent attacks. (Video below)

• Scenes from the Zionist-American aggression against residential buildings in Iran.

• Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Iranians: “Do not choose the Chinese. Do not choose the Russians. Do not choose the Ayatollah. Support Western civilization. Be respectful. Be a normal nation.” (Persian civilization is 7,000 years old.)
• Israeli Defense Minister: "We have directed the army to act strongly against Hezbollah in Lebanon without diverting focus from Iran."
• The number of casualties in Beersheba in southern Israel rises to 23 settlers.
• American MQ-9 drone spy drone shot down.
• Saudi Ministry of Defense: Iran attacked King Salman Base with 5 drones.
• ☄️Ben Gurion Airport on fire.
• ☄️Cyprus International Airport suspended operations.
• 🤔Iranian Revolutionary Guard: We targeted the headquarters of the Israeli Air Force.
• 🤔Explosions have occurred in the area of the British Air Force base Akrotiri in Cyprus, not far from Limassol.
• American users launched the hashtag #SendBarron.They urged Trump to send his son to the Middle East to die for the Israelis.
• Chinese Foreign Minister: "We support Iran in protecting its sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity."

Sheltering in Israel. A taste of their own medicine. 

• Iran has struck at least six U.S. military facilities across the Gulf region, including sites in Bahrain, Kuwait (three locations), Iraq, and the UAE, according to a New York Times analysis of satellite imagery and verified videos.
• Three U.S. B-1B Lancer bombers from Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota carried out overnight strikes on targets in Iran after a nonstop flight from the United States.
• Stephen Miller before the 2024 election: KAMALA WILL SEND YOUR SONS TO WAR. He is White House deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security advisor.
• Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani: "As has been the case for the past 300 years, Iran has never initiated wars, and our valiant armed forces have never launched an attack except in self-defense. Iran is prepared for a protracted war, unlike the United States, which lacks this readiness."
• It appears that information about Iranians damaging a component of the American early warning system is being confirmed: they destroyed a satellite communications station, at the Qatari base Al-Udeid a radar worth $1 billion was struck. This facility is one of the key nodes of the U.S. early warning system, which "covers" a massive sector from Europe to the Indian Ocean. There are only six AN/FPS-132 radars in the world: besides the U.S., they are also located in Britain and Greenland.
• IRAN: WE WILL NOT NEGOTIATE WITH THE US. Read that again. Not “not yet.” Not “not on these terms.” Not “not until the bombing stops.” We will not negotiate. This is Tehran’s public answer to the back-channel ceasefire request Trump sent before the first day of Operation Epic Fury was over. 
• The weekend poll of roughly 1,300 US adults found only 27% approved of the strikes, 43% disapproved, and 29% were unsure. Moreover, 56% of Americans – including one in four Republicans – said Trump, who has ordered strikes in Venezuela, Syria, and Nigeria in recent months, is “too willing to use military force” under the pretext of advancing US interests.
• Largely ignoring Congress, Secretary of State Marco Rubio notified only the ‘Gang of Eight’ – a small bipartisan group of congressional warmongers – hours before the operation began.
• Graves being prepared for 165 victims of the Minab school massacre in Iran, after a U.S.-Israeli strike on the school on the first day of the offensive. The victims are mostly girls aged 7–12.
• Trump said today that he is not ruling out sending ground troops to participate in the war!