Tuesday, June 24, 2025

WWF Style American Foreign Policy

   Rasslin' Fans,


  I'll briefly encapsulate progress on Israeli inducements to the US to enter total war against Iran, as Israel's population becomes war weary, defensive missiles run out, and Netanyahu has been outside the country the whole time, first in Greece, then in London, based upon flight tracking data.
  Netanyahu's coalition of aggressive revisionist-Zionists persists in power while it advances aggressive war for territory and elimination of regional resistance rivals. It has been straining the limits of Israeli support recently, as Jewish Israelis are driven out of their dwellings into air raid shelters. It has been losing its aura of invulnerability, but is still seen as a rabid dog with nuclear weapons. 
  The question arising is whether there is a political path to end the escalation towards Israeli use of nuclear weapons against other countries. American lawmakers are mostly owned by the well-funded Israeli interests, which they keep funding...
  Russians are trying to be constructive without assuming much more risk. Chinese are using their new railroad to Iran, and providing air defense missiles through Pakistan, while Trump makes a deal with Iran to bomb emptied Iranian underground nuclear facilities, without Iran shooting at the bombers, let Iran attack emptied US regional military bases, declare "Mission Accomplished" and have a ceasefire between Israel and Iran.
  Israel and Iran sort of agreed privately, but Israel assassinated another Iranian scientist and his family, and heavily attacked Iran, so Iran shot off some missiles just before the deadline, and Israel sent more bombers to kill Iranians after the deadline. Trump profanely griped at "both" Israel and Iran, and Israel responded by saying "he knew we would attack".
  The most tense dynamic seems to be between the Netanyahu coalition maintaining power, and the increasing costs to Israel of the war which maintains them in power. They would "burn the country to rule over the ashes", as Sun Tzu wrote. 
  Netanyahu is in London, as far as we know, the traditional head of the imperial snake. Imperial finance needs WW-3 (lite?) to be able to write off some bad investments in the Ukraine war and elsewhere. 
  Finance comes first in this game, so Israelis may well be hostages to more incoming Iranian missiles, which almost completel spare civilians in targeting so far. There has not been enough killing of Israeli civilians to galvanize Jewish Israelis into supporting vengeance upon Iran (yet). Imperial financiers, European old money and bloodline familieswill not give up power willingly. No sacrifice of others is to great to maintain their power.
  Trump, to his credit, does appear to have made a show of fake-fighting to create the appearance of "going all the way for Israel",  to the brink of WW-3, through the appearance of an illegal, unconstitutional, unprovoked attack on Iranian underground nuclear facilities, which was actually a staged and "fixed" fight for the television audience. The Iranians did not send up one missile or fighter plane against the bombers on this arranged mission.
  Iran is declaring that it will continue "unlimited" nuclear enrichment, will exclude IAEA inspectors, who have provided intelligence to Israel, and will keep attacking Israel until Israel stops attacking Iran, since Israel started it. Iran will not tell the IAEA where the enriched uranium is stored, for obvious reasons.
  Iran and Israel are now starting the ceasefire over, as Trump does NATO.
  Israel is still baiting starving Palestinians with food and murdering them, as well as bombing the rubble and tents in which they seek shelter.

  Scott Ritter asserted promptly after the attack that Trump bombed 3 sites, 2 already bombed by Israel, and all already evacuated before the bombing, in order to save face and crow loudly, with the hopes of not really going to war with Iran (which is better than really doing it):  Ritter's Rant Ep. 9: Where's the Beef?
​  President Trump just sent the most sophisticated weapons in the US arsenal to bomb three empty sites in Iran. Why?​   https://scottritter.substack.com/p/ritters-rant-009-wheres-the-beef

​  Saturday night:  Exclusive: Iran given advance notice as US insisted attack on nuclear sites is ‘one-off’
The story: US President Donald Trump says three key nuclear facilities in Iran have been “obliterated,” while threatening more strikes “if peace does not come quickly.” This comes as Amwaj.media has learned that Washington notified Tehran of the strikes. Speaking on condition of anonymity, a high-ranking Iranian political source confirmed that the Trump administration on June 21 conveyed that it did not seek an all-out confrontation, and only intended to strike the Fordow, Isfahan and Natanz nuclear sites. Importantly, the senior source also confirmed that the targeted sites were evacuated, with "most" of Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium kept in secure locations.
​ The details: The US bombings do not appear to have been conducted from any American military base in the region.
Reports indicate that at least three B-2 bombers flying from the US dropped six 13.6 ton (30,000 lbs) Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bombs on the Fordow underground uranium enrichment site. Experts speculate that two bombs were dropped on each of Fordow’s two main entrances along with two MOPs on the ventilation shaft.
​  A submarine is believed to have fired 30 Tomahawk missiles at the Natanz uranium enrichment facility as well as the nuclear complex in Isfahan. Notably, both of the sites have been bombed by Israel in recent days.
​  Citing a “well-placed source,” CBS has reported that “Isfahan and its underground facility was probably a harder target than Fordow.”​   ...

..The damage: In his June 21 statement, Trump said the targeted Iranian facilities were “completely and totally obliterated,” warning that any potential future attacks would be “far greater and a lot easier.”​ ... However, initial data that allows a damage assessment is still lacking. Prior to the bombings, some studies suggested that multiple MOPs would need to be dropped in the same craters...
​..The future: Already under severe attack by Israel, Iran has little interest in a simultaneous all-out war with the US. Prior to the June 21 bombings, Tehran declared that it was open to resuming nuclear negotiations with the Trump administration—but only if Israel ceases its attacks​...
..As Amwaj.media previously reported, Israel’s focus on the necessity for Trump to strike Fordow appears to have been designed to convince him to enter a war with Iran. Indeed, Iranian authorities have already indicated that nuclear materials were removed from Fordow.​   https://amwaj.media/en/media-monitor/exclusive-iran-given-advance-notice-as-us-insisted-attack-on-nuclear-sites-is-one

​  Trucks already moved important assets out of Fordow, and satellite images show surface changes of bombing strikes:  
Satellite Imagery Flags "Unusual Activity" At Iran's Fordow Nuclear Site Days Before U.S. Strike​   https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/satellite-imager-flags-unusual-activity-irans-fordo-nuclear-site-days-us-strike

​  Simplicius has better intel. The trucks were dump trucks, filling up the entrances, exits and air-vents the American were about to bomb at Fordow, with dirt: 
Shayrat Redux? Trump's 'Invisible' Fleet Leaves Mirage of 'Devastation' in Iran
​  Iran had dozens of dump trucks carrying out “unusual activity” at Fordow two days before the attack.​   https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/shayrat-redux-trumps-invisible-fleet

​Gilbert Doctorow with Glenn Diesen: U.S. Bombing of Iran as Political Theatre?   https://gilbertdoctorow.substack.com/p/glenn-diesen-us-bombing-of-iran-as

  Yesterday's Iranian missile attacks on evacuated US military bases and ports:  Missiles Inbound Over Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq As Iranian Retaliation On US Bases Underway   https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/white-house-press-secretary-hints-iran-regime-change-claims-intel-said-weeks-nuclear

2 days ago; part of the show:  Medvedev Reacts: 'Number Of Countries' Now Ready To Supply Iran With 'Their Own Nuclear Warheads'   https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/medvedev-reacts-number-countries-now-ready-supply-iran-their-own-nuclear-warheads

​  Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, has criticised Israel for not being subject to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspection programme, as it is not a signatory to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).
​  Nebenzia made the remarks during an emergency session of the UN Security Council held on Sunday to discuss the recent US attacks on Iran.​   
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250623-russia-criticises-israels-exemption-from-nuclear-inspections/

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But Bibi is in London...  Putin to Netanyahu: ‘Read My Lips—Stop Attacking Iran’ or ‘Prepare For Consequences’
“The West is providing Israel with diplomatic cover while fanning the flames of war,” a senior Russian diplomat stated. “They are sabotaging any path to peaceful negotiation.”​   
https://vtforeignpolicy.com/2025/06/putin-to-netanyahu-read-my-lips-stop-attacking-iran-or-prepare-for-consequences/

​Secretive Monday meeting with nice words​; no real statements:  ​Iranian FM Araghchi says he had ‘very good’ meeting with Putin in Moscow​   https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2025/06/23/750068/fm-araghchi-very-good-meeting-with-putin-moscow

​  Saturday night Iranian attacks on Israel:​  Iranian missiles struck 14 strategic military sites in Israel’s Haifa, Tel Aviv last night: IRGC
IRGC launches 19th wave of ‘Operation True Promise 3’ with large number of offensive, suicide drones​   
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/iranian-missiles-struck-14-strategic-military-sites-in-israel-s-haifa-tel-aviv-last-night-irgc/3607443

​Yesterday:  Israel Hits Tehran Electric Plant; Iran Hits Israeli Electric Plant Back - Multiple Targets Hit in Tehran Later   https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/news-selections/world-news/israel-hits-tehran-electric-plant-iran-hits-israeli-electric-plant-back

90% of Israeli strikes hit residential sites in Tehran​   https://en.mehrnews.com/news/233578/90-of-Israeli-strikes-hit-residential-sites-in-Tehran

​Sunday:  Iranian parliament moves to close Strait of Hormuz after US aggression: Lawmaker   https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2025/06/22/750031/iranian-parliament-moves-close-strait-hormuz-after-us-aggression-lawmaker

Monday:  Widespread GPS Jamming Across Strait Of Hormuz; Six Supertankers Perform Abrupt U-Turns   https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/supertankers-u-turn-hormuz-world-braces-iranian-retaliation

US asks China to stop Iran from closing Strait of Hormuz​   https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c056pyv723vo

Monday evening:  Iran Reportedly Agrees To Trump-Backed, Qatari-Mediated Ceasefire With Israel   https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/white-house-press-secretary-hints-iran-regime-change-claims-intel-said-weeks-nuclear

After Midnight in Iran:  Iran has not agreed to a ceasefire. Trump is lying again   https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/514877/Iran-has-not-agreed-to-a-ceasefire-Trump-is-lying-again

This morning, headed off to NATO Summit: "They Don't Know What The F**K They're Doing" - Furious Trump Slams Israel As Fragile Ceasefire Crumbles   https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/white-house-press-secretary-hints-iran-regime-change-claims-intel-said-weeks-nuclear

'He Knew We'd Attack' - Israel Complains At Trump's Comments After Iran Ceasefire Falters​   https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/israeli-official-confirms-rift-ceasefire-fails-trump-vowed-israel-wont-strike-after-he

​  Iran Reopens Airspace To Commercial Flights As Ceasefire With Israel Finally Holds
​  The ceasefire seems to finally be holding as of early evening local time, despite the ongoing accusations of earlier violations when it was to take effect.
"Both Israel and Iran wanted to stop the War, equally! It was my great honor to Destroy All Nuclear facilities & capability, and then, STOP THE WAR!" President Trump said on Truth Social. ​ ​(Were they all destroyed?​)
​  And China has belatedly weighed in, with Foreign Minister Wang Yi saying China supports Iran in achieving a "genuine ceasefire" - but following Beijing's condemnation of the US for striking the country’s nuclear sites.​   https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/israeli-official-confirms-rift-ceasefire-fails-trump-vowed-israel-wont-strike-after-he

Israeli Forces Kill 43 Palestinians in Gaza, Including 20 Aid Seekers​   
https://news.antiwar.com/2025/06/23/israeli-forces-kill-43-palestinians-in-gaza-including-20-aid-seekers/

​Children starving to death, though:  For most Palestinians, staying hungry is better​ than risking Murder By IDF life to get Food Aid​   https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250623-for-most-gazans-staying-hungry-is-better-than-risking-life-to-get-aid/

Only to designated ​target-sites​?...  Israel denied half of aid movement requests in Gaza over weekend: UN​   https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250623-israel-denied-half-of-aid-movement-requests-in-gaza-over-weekend-un/

​Borrowing until nobody will lend:  Trump At NATO Summit To Push 'Historic' 5% Spending Goal Amid Global Conflicts   https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/trump-nato-summit-push-historic-5-spending-goal-amid-global-conflicts

  Michael Hudson has been on for the whole petrobuck epoch:  War on Iran is fight for US unipolar control of world
The motivation for the attack on Iran has nothing to do with any attempt by Iran to protect its national sovereignty by developing an atom bomb. The basic problem is that the United States has taken the initiative in trying to preempt Iran and other countries from breaking away from dollar hegemony and U.S. unipolar control.
​  Here’s how the neocons spell out the U.S. national interest in overthrowing the Iranian government and bringing about a regime change – not necessarily a secular democratic regime change, but perhaps an extension of the ISIS/Al-Qaida Wahhabi terrorists who have taken over Syria.
​  With Iran broken up and its component parts turned into a set of client oligarchies, U.S. diplomacy can control all Middle Eastern oil. And control of oil has been a cornerstone of U.S. international economic power for a century, thanks to U.S. oil companies operating internationally (not only as domestic U.S. producers of oil and gas) and remitting economic rents extracted from overseas to make a major contribution to the U.S. balance of payments.
​  Control of Middle Eastern oil also enables the dollar diplomacy that has seen Saudi Arabia and other OPEC countries invest their oil revenues into the U.S. economy by accumulating vast holdings of U.S. Treasury securities and private-sector investments.​   
https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/06/22/michael-hudson-war-iran-us-unipolar-control/

​  Hollywood seeded Iran war narrative for years – WikiLeaks
Jewish screenwriters have allegedly pushed the image of an Iranian nuclear threat through film and TV since the early 2010s​   
https://swentr.site/news/620340-holywood-jews-iran-war/

US Military Scrambles For Ways To Protect Bases From Drone Warfare
​  The use of kinetic systems that would simply shoot down a drone are out of the question on American soil, according to military personnel, as they are not cost-effective, and would also run the risk of injuring civilians or damaging property when the debris fell to the ground...​                                                     ​..While the military, and federal government, do have electromagnetic weapons that can knock out drones by interfering with their electrical and navigational systems, these weapons are typically poorly suited to an environment rich in aerial traffic because they affect all electronic systems within a given area...
​..Many such systems, including variants of weapons using lasers, microwaves, and particle and sound beams, are still in development, but they bring their own problems because of high energy consumption.
​  According to the Congressional Research Service, the Pentagon’s newest counter-drone weapons would need to draw 100 kilowatts of power to fire a laser in a counter-drone capacity.
​  That’s more power than the average American household uses in three days, and that figure does not include the additional power requirements for cooling the significant amount of heat generated by such weapons.
​  It makes defending military installations on U.S. soil from drone attacks an infrastructure problem as well as a defense problem.​   
https://www.zerohedge.com/military/us-military-scrambles-ways-protect-bases-drone-warfare

Supreme Court Hands Trump Huge Win On Deporting 'Worst Of The Worst' Illegals​   https://www.zerohedge.com/political/supreme-court-hands-trump-huge-win-deporting-worst-worst-illegals

​  German police caught dropping off migrant in Dutch border city
A florist’s security camera captured the moment 
German police left a migrant across the border in the Netherlands, raising questions over "cold transfers" and the legality of the practice​   
https://rmx.news/article/german-police-caught-dropping-off-migrant-in-dutch-border-city/

​Displacing thre cost to who? UK Government To Slash Industrial Energy Costs   https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/uk-government-slash-industrial-energy-costs

For AI,  not lasers, I presume:  New York To Build Gigawatt Nuclear Power Plant, Backed By Trump-Era Reforms   https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/new-york-build-1gigawatt-nuclear-power-plant-backed-trump-era-reforms

​  "Labor-saving devices":  MIT Study Finds Artificial Intelligence Use Reprograms the Brain, Leading to Cognitive Decline
ChatGPT impairs memory and persistently suppresses brain activity—raising urgent concerns about cognitive offloading and long-term neural harm.​   https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/mit-study-finds-artificial-intelligence

​  “Unintended Consequences” of the COVID-19 Lockdown: Millions of People in the Poorest Areas of the World Died of Starvation, Not COVID-19
People whose deaths were irrelevant, and Ignored by the Mainstream Media​   
https://www.globalresearch.ca/unintended-consequences-covid-19-lockdown-millions-people-poorest-died-starvation/5892153

​ Pierre Kory MD, Medical Record Review Of the Twins Who Died After Vaccination And A Review Of The Literature Proving SIDS Is Caused By Vaccines
I was asked by Children's Health Defense and the parents to review the medical records of twins found dead in their bed eight days after multiple vaccinations. Related? Yes, says the hidden science.
​  Dallas and Tyson Shaw died on the night of the 7th day following their 18th-month well-baby visit, where they received five vaccinations during that visit - DTaP, Influenza, and Hep A.​..  They were generally healthy, typically developed children for their corrected age, with no issues with hearing or vision. They had also received all the ACIP-recommended vaccines up to that point, although at the time of the visit, they were “behind on DTaP for 3 months," until they both received them on the fateful day of 4/23/25.​..
​..The children were immediately taken to the ER on that day, 4/24/25, with documented complaints of “warmth” and "decreased activity." The ER doc documented that it was “likely a reaction to immunization,” but the chart also included a viral URI in the differential diagnosis. Sent home AFTER GETTING TYLENOL ( a risk factor for death, which I will not explore in this post for the sake of brevity).​..
 ..7 days after the vaccines, on April 30th, they were still having diarrhea. Mom tried to get them in to see the pediatrician, but there were no walk-in appointments available...
​.."I went and cleaned up the living room and was getting ready to have them awake. I was waiting for them to wake up. When I went in there to wake them up is when I found them the way they were.​"
​  She then describes the way she found them - cold and "they It looked as if they had gone in their sleep. They were in their sleeping positions. I think it's called rigor mortis. Their faces were sleeping faces.​ I flipped over Tyson because I tried to shake him awake, and he didn't. I flipped him over and I saw him and immediately ran to the living room to grab my phone and call 911. And I went back into the room and sat on their bed, and then that's when I flipped Dallas over and saw her the same way.​" ...

..Imagine drowning in grief over the sudden deaths of your beloved babies while having to endure aggressive and accusatory questioning by detectives? Welcome to the even darker side of the childhood vaccine program, folks...
​..MY IMPRESSION AS TO THE CAUSE OF DEATH OF THE SHAW TWINS
IMPRESSION: Sudden death from severe apnea caused by recent vaccination at 18-month wellness visit. The underlying pathophysiology was likely due to micro-strokes and/or neuroinflammation in the respiratory control center in the brainstem, with micro-strokes caused by “blood sludging/clumping” from loss of zeta-potential due to the inflammatory and or hypercoagulable components of the vaccines.
​  The deaths occurred on the night of Day 7 post-vaccination, a time when apnea episodes spike post-vaccination as per this carefully done study from 1991.​   
https://pierrekorymedicalmusings.com/p/medical-record-review-of-the-twins

​  What if the upside is fake?  Peter McCullough MD,  Should We "Trade" Human Life with Immunization Programs?
Americans Asked to Risk Their Lives with the Needle to "Save Millions'​   https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/should-we-trade-human-life-with-immunization

​  Threat in Your Medicine Cabinet: The FDA’s Gamble on America’s Drugs/ ProPublica
Risky Medications: The FDA has given more than 20 foreign factories a special pass to continue sending drugs to the U.S. even though they were made at plants that the agency had banned.
​  Troubled Factories: The medications came mostly from plants in India where inspectors found contaminated drugs, filthy labs and falsified records.
FDA Secrecy: The agency did not proactively inform the public when drugs were exempted from import bans, and it did not routinely test the medications to ensure they were safe.​   
https://merylnass.substack.com/p/threat-in-your-medicine-cabinet-the

We Spent a Year Investigating How the FDA Let Risky Drugs Into the U.S. Market/ ProPublica​   https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-methodology-american-medicine-research

​  Medical researcher, Dr. Marian Laderoute may get to address ACIP,  Concerns About the Safety of the Spike mRNA Gene Therapy Products
Submitted to the ACIP for their Meeting on Vaccines​   https://hervk102.substack.com/p/concerns-about-the-safety-of-the

​  CDC Scientist Leaves Agency Over Split With RFK Jr.
Dr. Fiona Havers told The New York Times that she resigned from the CDC on June 16 because she disagrees with the approach to vaccines under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
​  “If it isn’t stopped, and some of this isn’t reversed, like, immediately, a lot of Americans are going to die as a result of vaccine-preventable diseases,” 
Havers said.
​  Kennedy’s approach so far has included the narrowing of COVID-19 vaccine recommendations and the removal of all members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
​  Kennedy has since named eight new members to the panel, which provides advice on immunizations to the CDC.
“I could not be party to legitimizing this new committee,” Havers told The New York Times.​   
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/cdc-scientist-leaves-agency-over-split-rfk-jr

​Supporting Life (pictured just home from birth center for grandson to meet his new sister)​


Sunday, June 22, 2025

Trump's Betrayal Of America

 Extremely Dubious,



​   I wonder what "God" he is praying to...  President Trump addressed the nation at 2200ET and said that with "massive precision strikes", Iran's nuclear facilities have "been completely and totally obliterated" in a "spectacular military success."
​  He warned Iran ("the bully of the Middle East") that if they do not come to peace then there are many other targets:
"There will be either peace; or tragedy for Iran worse than the likes of which we have seen over the last eight days."
​  "If peace does not come quickly," we will go after the rest of the nation with "speed and skill."
He ended the speech by saying "God bless The Middle East, Gold bless Israel, and God bless The United States."​   
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/force-posturing-six-b-2-stealth-bombers-en-route-indo-pacific-ahead-trumps-intel

​  Meryl Nass MD:  I hate anonymous sourcing, but this NYT info is likely correct:
6 B2 stealth bombers dropped 12 
[6 reported now]of the MOAB 30,000 lb [GBU 57] bombs on the Fordow site.
  1 additional B2 bomber dropped 2 of the bombs on Natanz.
In addition, 30 TLAM cruise missiles were fired from Navy submarines at the Isfahan and Natanz sites.
  We have heard nothing about the extent of the damage apart from what Mr. Trump has claimed, using superlatives to say Iran’s nuclear ability has been entirely destroyed.
  The widely reported sending of B2s to Diego Garcia and Guam was apparently a decoy. Guam is further from Iran than the US mainland is. Fox analysts think the B2s flew directly from the US with tankers refueling them en route.  


  "US Declared War on Iran", "Only entry and exit tunnels at Fordow destroyed", Iran:  US Struck Fordow, Isfahan & Natanz Russians Broke Through the Defense Near Pokrovsk MS 2025.06.22   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bZwdjkzcUQ

​  Mike Mihajlovic,  Israel vs Iran: GBU-57A/B MOP Bunker Buster or Bunker Busted [i]
The GBU-57A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP), developed by the United States, is one of the most powerful conventional weapons ever built — a non-nuclear "bunker buster" designed to destroy deeply buried and hardened underground facilities.
​  This article provides a technical breakdown of the MOP’s capabilities and limitations when targeting Iranian underground military sites, including nuclear facilities and command centers. We’ll explore how deep these bunkers are, what they're made of, and whether the MOP can actually destroy them.​ ​



​Before last night's attacks:  Pakistan recommends Trump for Nobel Peace Prize   https://swentr.site/news/620141-pakistan-recommends-trump-nobel-peace-prize/

​  Iran accuses US of violating nuclear treaty with airstrikes
The country’s nuclear watchdog has reported no leaks or contamination at the targeted sites​   
https://swentr.site/news/620194-iran-cassuses-us-nuclear-violations/

  Simplicius, June 20, 2025,  Israel Buckles as Iran War Shifts to New Drag-Out Phase
Today a round of urgent talks concluded in Geneva between European-American representatives and Iran’s Foreign Minister Araghchi. The talks reportedly went nowhere as Iran rejected calls to end all enrichment, and instead rebutted that Iran will not negotiate with anyone until all attacks by Israel first cease.​..
..Araghchi’s bold rejection seems to imply that Iran is not particularly desperate for an end to the hostilities, which can only indicate that its leadership views their chances in the escalating attritional war positively...
..Israel has begun racking up some serious damage against Iran since the last report. The latest compilation released by the IDF shows quite a few new Iranian radar sites hit by what is likely to be Delilah missiles...
​..Oryx’s team has apparently now engaged themselves in this conflict, and claim nearly ~80 verified hits on Iranian ballistic missile launchers thus far.
​  It brings us to the brief discussion of numbers. Sources claim Iran has anywhere from 3,000 to 28,000 total ballistic missiles, and produces roughly ~300 new ones per month, which is a relatively plausible number given what we know of Russia’s own production figures. 28,000 is likely exaggerated, and the lower end of the scale is a more realistic bet; no country really has stockpiles that large.​..
..Iran produces up to ~300 per month. This could also point to why Iran has cut down to launching only a dozen or so per day, as 10 per day multiplied by 30 days is precisely 300—this would allow Iran to essentially break even and launch just enough to continue the pace indefinitely without further depleting stockpiles.​ But on top of that, Israel’s ability to repel the strikes has been degraded as well, as per their own sources...
..That means Iran needs to fire nearly half as much, for the same effect. And this is shown by the graph above, where you can see that claimed “impacts” are similar despite the numbers launched being much lower than initially...
..Despite the reduction in the number of missiles in a salvo by the end of the first week of shelling, the number of recorded hits often remains approximately the same - at the level of 4-5 hits . This number was observed both with 50 missiles launched and with 20....
..Trump seems to have gotten major cold feet after realizing taking out ‘Fordow’ may either not be as simple as he’d like, or yield no practical results...
..Trump is cautious about the idea of striking Iran...  he is considering the option of limited strikes - only on Iranian nuclear facilities, in particular in Natanz and Fordow. This is not a full-scale war, but rather targeted actions to contain Iran's nuclear ambitions without getting drawn into a protracted conflict.
​  He claims to be in favor of giving Iran another two weeks...  But of course, recall that he used the ruse of negotiations before to allow Israel to sneak-attack Iran—so this could be another in a long line of lies...
..He also inadvertently confirmed that the issue was not that Iran was currently making a bomb, but rather ‘greedily’ stockpiling more civilian Uranium than ‘is necessary’Trump presumes to dictate to sovereign nations which energy sources they can or can’t rely on for their needs...
..But most egregious of all was Trump’s despicable throwing under the bus of Tulsi Gabbard because she fell “off-message” with an increasingly narrowing clique of Svengali agents puppeteering Trump’s inner circle...  Trump shockingly implies Gabbard has no clue what she’s talking about, despite earlier appointing her precisely to be his top intelligence informant as Director of National Intelligence...   It’s clear Trump’s foreign policy has been hijacked by the Mossad, and he’s now dangerously sidelining the only people capable of providing him the real unadulterated truth about the ongoing situation...​ W hile Trump may have always been a proponent of a disarmed Iran, the fact remains that the current Iranian nuclear ‘flashpoint’ was not even an issue up until Israel started to lose the Gaza war...​   Facing collapse of his regime, Netanyahu suddenly and conveniently upped the rhetoric against Iran...
..Israel likewise continues begging Trump to ‘finish the job’ as if the plan all along was merely for Israel to “open up” the gates for US firepower...
..Israel never had the endurance to go twelve full rounds with Iran, and the hope was always that US would step in, which is why everything now depends on Trump and his tiny cohort of string-pullers.
​  But again, judging by Araghchi’s defiance, Iran does not seem in a particular hurry to genuflect to the Empire. This can only mean that Iran likes its chances...
​.."Maersk has suspended all vessel calls to Haifa, Israel’s only fully operational deepwater/hub port. With Ashdod Port constrained by its proximity to Gaza and Eilat Port now defunct due to the Red Sea blockade, Israel’s maritime access is approaching strategic isolation."
​ Recall that Israel’s airports are also now facing lockdown, with Israeli leaders forbidding people from permanently fleeing the sinking ship of a country. They may also be trying to use visiting foreign Jews as human shields to create more PR ‘tragedies’...
​..One thing is certain, while Iran’s strikes may have declined, so have Israel’s notable hits, particularly after Iran launched a nation-wide dragnet which has thus far netted dozens of Israeli operatives. The Mossad, for the time being at least, has been critically weakened in Iran, which has resulted in a sharp drop-off of “successes”. Now Israel spins its wheels, striking empty or nonessential ‘nuclear sites’ to no effect merely to evoke a sense of momentum for its flagging operation, while Iran slowly reorganizes itself and puts the country on a wartime footing.
​  After the initial ‘splurge’ and fireworks, we now enter a new slug match phase that will test each country’s endurance. The US continues arraying massive forces everywhere from Saudi Arabia to Diego Garcia and could tip the scales in Israel’s favor should Trump commit to a massive long-haul operation. But we shouldn’t fool ourselves in thinking the US would not face dire consequences for this: Trump had only just bragged that “wages were up” to the highest level in 60 some-odd years, and was again tooting his horn on the ‘economic miracle’ he’s presiding over. The closure of Hormuz and oil prices spiking to ungodly levels would crush that miracle and send Trump’s ‘golden age’ into the sewer, which is surely foremost on his mind as he hovers his finger over that red button.​   
https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/israel-buckles-as-iran-war-shifts

​  UN votes 152 to 5 telling Israel to get rid of its nuclear weapons
The United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly, 152 to 5
, to tell the Israeli apartheid regime to get rid of its nuclear weapons, which are illegal under international law.​   
https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/10/31/un-vote-israel-nuclear-weapons/

Putin’s Message to the West at SPIEF: Your Dominance is Over – BRICS+ is the Future​   https://sputnikglobe.com/20250620/putins-message-to-the-west-at-spief-your-dominance-is-over--brics-is-the-future-1122304150.html

​  With his honor intact:  'Worst Ally': Army Colonel Removed From US Joint Chiefs Staff Over Israel Criticism​   
A United States Army colonel has been removed from his position on the Pentagon staff supporting the Joint Chiefs after his Israel-critical social media posts were publicized by Jewish News Syndicate (JNS). Until this week, Army Col Nathan McCormack led the Joint Chiefs of Staff's Levant and Egypt branch. That team is part of the Joint Staff J5, which proposes strategies, plans, and policy recommendations to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs. Within hours of Tuesday's JNS report, McCormack was yanked from his post​.   https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/worst-ally-army-colonel-removed-us-joint-chiefs-staff-over-israel-criticism

​  Escobar: Iran Now First Line Of Defense For BRICS & The Global South
​  By now it’s clear even for the deaf, dumb and blind that this was never about the Iranian nuclear program, or the “effort” to construct a Trump-owned JCPOA 2.0. It is about the lifelong Zionist axis obsession: regime change in Tehran.
​  That is the Holy Grail, dreamed of since the late 1990s, capable of opening the door for the deeply troubled Empire of Chaos of Iran’s immense wealth in natural resources – from energy to rare earth deposits, thus prolonging the life of the multi-trillion-dollar-indebted Empire.
​  The extra bonuses are even more seductive: cutting off China from a matter of national security – energy imports – and from crucial New Silk Road connectivity corridors, in tandem with opening a monster abscess in Russia’s underbelly.​   
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/escobar-iran-now-first-line-defense-brics-global-south

​  Doc​ Robinson sent this circuitous flight log of a US military plane flying from Crete to London over water on June 20 solstice, avoiding the airspace of all countries who are signatories to the International Criminal Court.  I had previously seen a flight log of the Israeli plane that Bibi often uses flying to Greece on Friday the 13th, just before Israel attacked Iran, so I figured he was likely in Greece, as did my Greek friend and her Greek military friends, as per her conveyance of that rumor.   https://xcancel.com/MeNMyRC1/status/1936055133785264539    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gt4_rozWsAAz6LL.jpg

Each can carry two G​BU-57 bunker buster bombs:  Force Posturing: Six B-2 Stealth Bombers En Route To Indo-Pacific Ahead Of Trump's Intel Meeting​   https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/force-posturing-six-b-2-stealth-bombers-en-route-indo-pacific-ahead-trumps-intel

​  Saturday 5/21/25:  Israel Strikes Iran's Isfahan Nuclear Facility Amid Escalating Air War​    A primary nuclear facility in Iran’s Isfahan province was targeted by an Israeli airstrike, though local authorities have reported no radiation leaks.​   https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/israel-strikes-irans-isfahan-nuclear-facility-amid-escalating-air-war

​  Friday, June 20:  Israel again under fire from Iran, with about 25 missiles launched
According to the report, sirens went off in areas including near Tel Aviv, and at least one loud explosion was heard during the attack​   https://tass.com/world/1977467

​  TEHRAN, Jun. 20 (MNA) – Al Jazeera reported that THE israeli regime's Channel 14's live broadcast headquarters in Haifa was targeted by IRGC missiles.​  The developments comes after the Israeli regime targeted the IRIB headquarters in Tehran on Monday.​   https://en.mehrnews.com/news/233384/Iran-targets-Israel-s-Channel-14-headquarters-VIDEO

​  Your tax dollars at work:  Israel’s war with Iran costs $200M a day, raising pressure for swift end
Israel’s war with Iran is costing the country an estimated $200 million per day, according to early assessments reported by The Wall Street Journal—a staggering figure that is quickly becoming a major constraint on the duration of the conflict, Anadolu reports.
​  The most expensive burden is the interception of Iranian missiles, which alone can run into tens or even hundreds of millions daily, the WSJ reported on Thursday.
​  Systems like David’s Sling and Arrow 3—each interception costing between $700,000 and $4 million—have been activated repeatedly in response to over 400 missiles launched by Iran in recent days.
​  Offensive operations are also increasing costs. Deploying Israeli F-35s over 1,000 miles to hit targets in Iran costs approximately $10,000 per hour per jet, in addition to the price of precision bombs like JDAMs and MK84s.​   
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250620-israels-war-with-iran-costs-200m-a-day-raising-pressure-for-swift-end/

Iranian Missile Strikes Hit Key Israeli Intelligence and Command Buildings
​..The Fattah seeing its first combat use on June 18, and using a hypersonic glide vehicle to bypass Israeli defences. Among the Israel targets recently successfully hit by Iranian strikes have been the IDF technology base in Be’er Sheeva, serves as the Computer Security Directorate of the Israel Defence Forces. An attack using a single ballistic missile was able to hit the facility after evading interception. A Unit 8200 intelligence facility in the Negev Advanced Technologies Park, which serves as the centre for its cyber defence directorate, was also successfully targeted in a missile strike.​   https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/iranian-missile-strikes-israeli-intel-command

​  Iran Deprives Israel of Oil Refining
​  Israel has lost its oil refining capacity indefinitely and could face serious fuel problems, writes S&P Global Commodity Insights. The country could face a fuel crisis after Iran fired missiles at the Haifa refinery.
​  Tel Aviv is without functioning refineries for at least several weeks. The outages at Haifa and at a second refinery in Ashdod, which is currently undergoing scheduled maintenance, will turn Israel into an importer of petroleum products.​   
https://en.topcor.ru/61161-iran-lishil-izrail-neftepererabotki.html

Third hospital in Tehran deliberately targeted in a week of Israeli aggression​   https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2025/06/20/750005/third-hospital-tehran-deliberately-targeted-in-week-israeli-aggression

Especially if you kill the leader who says "no": US Intel: Iran Likely To Pursue Nukes If US Joins Israel's War - Trump Worried About 'Libya Scenario'​    https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-intel-iran-likely-pursue-nukes-if-us-joins-israels-war-trump-worried-about-libya

 False-Flag-Bait:  USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Will Arrive In Mideast Waters This Weekend

Fresh anti-missile supplies at great cost, not readily replaceable:  5 U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense Destroyers Now in the Mediterranean Sea​   https://news.usni.org/2025/06/20/5-u-s-ballistic-missile-defense-destroyers-now-in-the-mediterranean-sea

​  Ghost flights spotted from China to Iran as Beijing signals entry into conflict
At least five such flights have taken off from China since June 14, only to vanish from radar as they approach Iranian airspace.
​  Their listed destination was Luxembourg, but none of the aircraft entered European airspace, according to FlightRadar24 and The Telegraph data.
The Telegraph described them as “mystery transport planes.”​   
https://interestingengineering.com/culture/china-ghost-flights-to-iran-tracked

​  Hitting only Israel so far:  TEHRAN, Jun. 22 (MNA) – The Iranian President has declared that his country will give a firm and decisive response to the aggression by the US-backed Israeli regime.
President Masoud Pezehskian made the comments in a phone call with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Sunday ni​ght.​   
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/233462/Pezeshkian-says-Iran-s-response-to-aggression-is-decisive

Israel focuses its bombing on displaced people’s camps in Gaza, Civil Defence says​   https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250620-israel-focuses-its-bombing-on-displaced-peoples-camps-in-gaza-civil-defence-says/

​  Slaughter​ and starve the families:  Dozens of aid seekers among 82 people killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza
Palestinians seeking aid continue to be killed near distribution sites operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
​  At least 34 Palestinians have been killed and several others wounded by Israeli fire while waiting for humanitarian aid in central and southern Gaza Strip, hospital sources told Al Jazeera.
At least 82 Palestinians were killed across Gaza by the Israeli army on Friday, sources said, including several in an attack where jets bombed a house west of Deir el-Balah.​   
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/20/at-least-35-killed-in-new-israeli-attack-on-gaza-aid-seekers

​  Israel army kills 3 children among 16 aid seekers in Gaza since Saturday morning
People killed while waiting for humanitarian aid at Israeli army-controlled distribution sites
, report eyewitnesses​   
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israel-army-kills-3-children-among-16-aid-seekers-in-gaza-since-saturday-morning/3607176

​  The previously imprisoned drug-dealer, released and armed by Israel to interdict food aid to his brothers and sisters, is shunned by his family-clan:  
If left unchecked, Abu Shabab’s Israel-backed militia promises nothing but disaster for Gaza​   https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250620-if-left-unchecked-abu-shababs-israel-backed-militia-promises-nothing-but-disaster-for-gaza/

​  Trump needs to go to The Hague in shackles:  Trump Calls For Special Counsel To Investigate 2020 Election As Texas Launches Separate Inquiry Into 2024   https://www.zerohedge.com/political/trump-calls-special-counsel-investigate-2020-election-texas-launches-separate-inquiry

Alleged Minn. Assassin Says Gov. Tim Walz Wanted Him To Kill Sen. Amy Klobuchar​   https://www.zerohedge.com/political/alleged-minn-assassin-says-gov-tim-walz-wanted-him-kill-sen-amy-klobuchar

Who Ran the Autopen, Why are Then Not Arrested, and Why Are the Actions Signed Off On Still In Force?​   https://joehoft.com/who-ran-the-autopen-why-are-then-not-arrested-and-why-are-the-actions-signed-off-on-still-in-force/#google_vignette

​  Would you volunteer to be a judge, perhaps, sir?  Obama Demands A Ministry Of Truth
​  "We want diversity of opinion. We don't want diversity of facts,” claimed during an interview this week with historian and author Heather Cox Richardson. "That, I think, is one of the big tasks of social media.”
​  Obama then flat out called for government regulation of social media platforms to curb the amplification of of what he described as “hateful" and “polarizing” public figures, while respecting First Amendment rights, claiming that censorship is essential to addressing business models that purportedly erode public trust.​   https://www.zerohedge.com/political/obama-demands-ministry-truth

​  Jessica Rose Ph.D.  Josh Guetzkow, Retsef Levi et al. hammer home risks of COVID-19 injections to pregnant women
Particularly in gestational weeks 8-13... color me shocked​   https://jessicar.substack.com/p/josh-guetzkow-retsef-levi-et-al-hammer

​  Steve Kirsch on the unspeakable mass poisonings:  The Czech data reveals the truth about the COVID vaccine. Is that why no epidemiologist or infectious disease expert will touch it?
​  The Czech Republic record level data shows the COVID vaccines were neither safe nor effective. Is that why I'm the only guy willing to talk about what it says publicly?​   ​


​  Meryl Nass MD,  Want the MMR to be safer and more efficacious? Give it to older children. The data are incontrovertible
​  "In 2-dose recipients, VE [vaccine efficacy] was greater with older age at first dose, from 93% at 12 months to 97.5% at 15 months. The risk of measles was 2 to 4 times greater when children were first vaccinated between 12 and 14 months versus 15 months. Older age at the second dose or longer interval between doses did not influence this observation."​   https://merylnass.substack.com/p/want-the-mmr-to-be-safer-and-more

​Meryl Nass MD sets the stage with factual context:  New agenda for CDC vaccine committee raises eyebrows/Pharma Letter with my educated comments   https://merylnass.substack.com/p/new-agenda-for-cdc-vaccine-committee

​  A Midwestern Doctor makes the case against wearing sunglasses outside, amongst other things:  Ultraviolet Blood Irradiation Revolutionized Medicine
Why Did it Disappear?​    https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/ultraviolet-blood-irradiation-revolutionized

​Moderately Irradiated (pictured with grandson yesterday at children's show-farm)​


Friday, June 20, 2025

Tulsi Gabbard Off Message

  Principled Participants,


  Israel's decapitation of Iranian top-brass, hacking of air-defense systems, local drone attacks and stand-off air-to-ground missile attacks from F-16s was impressive for several days, as Iran kept sending cheap drones and their oldest missiles to Israeli targets, depleting expensive US-made air-defense missiles and Israli air defense missiles. More and more Iranian missiles started getting through, as defensive missiles were used up, and Iran started using newer ballistic missiles. Now most Iranian ballistic missiles are hitting Israeli targets. The damage is a "secret", though it's really no secret, but just hard to keep up with.
  Iran is taking lots of hits, but Iranian command and control structures are back in order, and Iranian air defense systems appear to be working, as Israel has quit sending F-35s in to get shot down. Israel is still using drones and stand-off air to ground missiles against Iranian targets, and applying political pressure to get the US to fly B-2 Stealth bombers over Iran with massive GBU-57 30,000# bunker-buster bombs, which might be able to get 800 meters down at Iran's Fordow nuclear site, if 4 are dropped in sequence into precisely the same hole by four B-2 bombers, since each B-2 can carry one such bomb. 
  B-2 bombers are not stealthier than F-35s, and likely much easier to hit, since they are so big, and would be carrying heavy loads in. Does that seem like good odds of "success", Mr. Trump? Is the "success" just to get the US into a war with Iran, perhaps? This is a broadly unpopular idea in the US.
  Iran is getting lots of military supplies, presumably against American military planes, from Russia and China, who will sell more if they work as they are expected to against American "wunderwaffen".  China has been given the reins, as Russia is busy with Ukraine.
  China has a couple of high tech electronic surveillance ships in the Persian Gulf, is "neutral", and is calling regional countries like Oman and Egypt to coordinate de-escalation efforts, like closing their airspace to American and Israeli warplanes and missiles. Chinese anti-aircraft and air-to-air missiles served Pakistan well in its recent mini-war with India. Pakistan owes China a favor, and is being very, very helpful to neighboring Iran with supplies and encouragement.
  Trump was going to "decide" about attacking Iran as early as today, and approved the Pentagon plans for those attacks, but has not given the order. Now he says he is giving himself 2 weeks, which will be July 4. There is a rumor that he will attack after market-close Friday. That would appear to assume a short conflict for the US, but it looks like it would be a very long conflict. 
  There is talk of using a nuclear-bunker-buster bomb against Iran's Fordow site, without justification, or maybe with the justification of a false-flag attack against a US Navy vessel, or an American base in the region, which has not yet been evacuated.
  Chinese electronic surveillance ships would likely "see" such a false flag attack, as would Russian, Chinese and even Iranian satellites... 
  Could they "warn the US", publicly, in time to forestall such a casus belli? It would be a close call, but who does not expect it at this point?
  How firmly is President Trump controlled by "Israel", and how firmly are critical members of the House, Senate and Pentagon command & control structure controlled by "Israel"? We may soon get a clear indication.
  It is clear, as every war-game has shown, that the US cannot "prevail" upon Iran in a war like this, even though Iran and Iranians are clearly suffering badly. That is very far from their being defeated by air power alone, which is something that only happens in theory, not even in war games.
  For Trump to hand Netanyahu a temporary reprive as Prime Minister of Israel will assure a great American defeat in the world, and will only delay the inevitable collapse of theocratic Israel.
  Meanwhile Israel hit the Busher nuclear power generating station that Russia was building for Iran, so Iran warned personnel at Israel's Dimona (dual use) reactor, to evacuate. Dimona is where Israel first got "the bomb". Netanyahu had assured Putin in a phone call that the 200 Russians working at Busher would be spared from danger. How did that play out?
  Trump has painted himself into a corner with only bad choices, and he might get killed for taking either choice, but one choice is much, much worse than the other. What'll it be Mr. President, betray Netanyahu, or betray America?  
  Sleep on it...  Keep sleeping on it...

​  Trump to decide whether US will strike Iran ‘within next two weeks’
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says Trump is waiting due to a ‘substantial chance of negotiations’.​   
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/19/trump-to-decide-whether-us-will-strike-iran-within-two-weeks

US Starts Evacuating Diplomats From Embassy In Israel, As Prospect Of US Entry Into War Lingers​   https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-starts-evacuating-diplomats-embassy-israel-prospect-us-entry-war-lingers

President Trump Told Netanyahu To ‘Keep Going’ in Iran​,  Trump said Netanyahu is a 'good man' who has been treated 'unfairly'​   https://news.antiwar.com/2025/06/18/president-trump-told-netanyahu-to-keep-going-in-iran/

​The Last Day Of Civilization, June 20, 2025, from 2007 Simpsons episode. Everything goes dark, stops and ends.   https://twitter.com/i/status/1935425058677154291

Strait of Hormuz closure in event of US aggression against Iran to paralyze world economy​   https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2025/06/19/749997/strait-hormuz-closure-event-us-aggression-against-iran-paralyze-world-economy

​  Drop Site News, Do scroll down the list of what Iran now has, particularly from Netanyahu's personal blackmail files:
Senior Advisor to Iran’s Supreme National Council Claims Iran Has Obtained Trove of Israeli Intelligence Documents 
​  A trusted media advisor to Iran’s top security body has posted details of what Iran alleges to be a massive Israeli intelligence breach  including nuclear secrets, internal Mossad files, and blackmail material allegedly used by Netanyahu’s office.​   https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/1932606837574033415

​Some are better than others. All risk backfiring from being quickly revealed:  FALSE FLAG OPERATIONS. WHAT ARE TEL AVIV’S OPTIONS?   https://michaelwalshwriter.com/2025/06/19/false-flag-operations-what-are-tel-avivs-options-video/

​  Chinese Navy Recon Ships Allegedly Spotted in Persian Gulf 
​  Two Chinese Type 815A electronic surveillance ships were reportedly sighted in the Persian Gulf on June 16. Their mission appears to be monitoring the escalating situation in the Middle East. These vessels are equipped to track missile launches from both Iranian and Israeli positions and can collect telemetry data from regional military activity.​   https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1935753618642321905

  The first 14 minutes contains a lot about China's developing de-confliction role. China gets a LOT of oil from Iran and wants peace quickly.  
Doomsday​: China Steps Out of the Shadows​ - Kostiantynivka on the Brink​ - Military Summary 19.06.2025​   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6NE0t8z9NA

  ​Iran bought S-400s from ​Russia ​year before last. Have they ​ever been delivered?  The World’s Largest Network of S-200 Missile Defences Guards Iran: Can it Keep Israeli Fighters at Bay?​   https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/iran-is-guarded-by-the-world-s-largest-network-of-s-200-long-range-missile-defences-can-it-keep-israeli-fighters-at-bay

​  Hey, that's more than two "6 Day Wars":  Israel aims to complete strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites within 1 to 2 weeks: Local media
Israeli assault mainly targets Iranian nuclear facilities, ballistic missile platforms, air defense systems, local media claim​   https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israel-aims-to-complete-strikes-on-iran-s-nuclear-sites-within-1-to-2-weeks-local-media/3603398

Putin says seeking ways to end Iran-Israel conflict is ‘right for everyone’​   https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/putin-says-seeking-ways-to-end-iran-israel-conflict-is-right-for-everyone-/3603875

  ​John Helmer asserts that Russia is being very conservative with talk, not talking about military aid to Iran, though the transport planes were seen to arrive, saying that Iran has not asked for any help, and it is not required. Putin and Xi very belatedly made a joint statement supporting diplomacy, but China is taking the leading role in supporting Iran without fanning flames. THE PRESIDENTS OF RUSSIA AND CHINA ANNOUNCE THE CARDINAL POINTS OF THE OBVIOUS
  This means Putin has delegated to the Defense Ministry, General Staff, the intelligence services, and the Foreign Ministry the job of “cooperation” with the Chinese which he also says the Iranians haven’t requested and which isn’t required by the treaty if they do.
  This may be a smoke screen for the role in the fighting which the Chinese naval squadron is playing since it sailed into the Gulf last month Coordination of battlefield intelligence between the Chinese, Russian and Iranian navies has been practiced and tested for several years. In the Sea of Oman and the Persian Gulf, the three militaries were exercising this coordination together in March. Article 4 of the January treaty requires it now – unless Putin’s press statement reveals that he has stopped it.   
https://johnhelmer.net/the-presidents-of-russia-and-china-announce-the-cardinal-points-of-the-obvious/#more-91910

IAEA chief rebuffs Trump, says no evidence Iran is building nuclear weapons​   https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2025/06/18/749985/iaea-chief-rebuffs-trump-admits-no-evidence-iran-building-nuclear-weapons

​  Pentagon and US intel chiefs sidelined from Iran‑Israel discussions
US President Donald Trump has excluded Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard from high-level discussions on the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict, NBC News and the Washington Post have reported, citing senior administration officials.
​  Gabbard’s sidelining, according to NBC, reportedly stems from her public and internal pushback against the official US and Israeli narrative that Tehran is on the verge of acquiring nuclear weapons.​..
 ..Trump is now said to be relying on a smaller, more experienced ‘Tier One’ advisory group – comprising Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and Joint Chiefs Vice Chair General Dan Caine – which is now reportedly shaping US policy on Iran.​  ​ https://swentr.site/news/619904-trump-gabbard-hegseth-iran/

​  Trump intel chief Gabbard ‘off-message’ on Middle East: Report
'When the president thinks you are off message, he doesn’t want you in the room,' 
senior White House adviser says, according to CNN​  
["Groupthink"]
​  US President Donald Trump has come to see Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard as "off message" on the conflict in the Middle East, CNN reported Thursday.
​  Citing a senior White House adviser, CNN said Trump’s annoyance with Gabbard peaked earlier this month when she posted a three-minute video warning that the world is “closer to the brink of nuclear annihilation than ever before,” and blaming “political elite and warmongers” for stoking fear and tensions between nuclear powers.”
​  Trump viewed the video as a thinly veiled criticism of his consideration to allow Israel to strike Iran, and many inside the White House agreed Gabbard was speaking out of turn, CNN said.​    
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/trump-intel-chief-gabbard-off-message-on-middle-east-report/3604962

  A Dangerous Moment – The Targeting of Tulsi Gabbard
​  CTH approaches this after being very concerned about Tulsi Gabbard’s ability. Not because of intent, but rather because we doubted she understood the scope of the IC opposition aligned against the office of the Director of National Intelligence. She started out with these weaknesses, but she learned quickly – grasped the opposition– and has become a transformative force within the Intelligence Community. Director Gabbard’s recent efforts within the Intelligence Community Inspector General office is another feather in her cap of competence. Gabbard is now a threat.​ 

​  If President Trump allows or supports the removal of DNI Gabbard, he is opening up the backplate of his armor, and making himself vulnerable.
​  The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Chairman Tom Cotton, the disassembled National Intelligence Council and a host of Intelligence Community embeds would like to see Gabbard removed.   DC wants to see her removed because the traditional role of the DNI has been a willfully blind tool of the Intelligence Community; Gabbard is not that.
​  As DNI Mrs Tulsi Gabbard has  chased down intelligence community leakers,  released the JFK files, released Joe Biden’s domestic terrorism surveillance plan, intercepted an NIC plot to impeach President Trump (confirmed by Rubio), taken control of the Presidential Daily Briefing, and more recently begun to confront the weaponized corruption within the IC Inspector General organization. These are actions, not words, and those actions speak boldly.  Suffice to say, her effectiveness has placed a target on her back
  https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2025/06/18/a-dangerous-moment-the-targeting-of-tulsi-gabbard/#more-273198

​  One ​nuclear bunker buster would not work: Pentagon Agency Believes US Needs To Drop A Nuke To Destroy Iran’s Fordow Nuclear Plant
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency believes conventional bunker-busters won't completely destroy the facility
​  The officials were told that in order to destroy Fordow completely, the US would likely need to first soften the ground with conventional bombs and then ultimately drop a tactical nuclear weapon from a B2 bomber.
​  The report said that President Trump is not considering using a nuclear weapon and that the option was not presented to him by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. According to a report from Axios, Trump is casting doubt on the idea that the GBU-57s could do enough damage to destroy the facility.​   
https://news.antiwar.com/2025/06/19/report-pentagon-agency-believes-us-needs-to-drop-a-nuke-to-destroy-irans-fordow-nuclear-plant/

​  Ex-CIA Insight: Larry Johnson Reveals What's Really at Stake as Trump Mulls Iran Attack
​  “I think the political realities are starting to catch up to Trump, which is why he’s now backing away from that,” Johnson said, pointing out that conservative voices sounding the alarm bell include Trump’s most prominent pre-election supporters, from political commentators Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens to comedian Dave Smith. On top of that are the logistical uncertainties, like whether a US bunker buster bombing of the Fordow nuclear site would even work, and whether the B-2 bombers based in Diego Garcia used for such an operation would be safe if Russia were to supply Iran with systems capable of detecting and downing the stealth bomber. Overall, it’s an “extremely dangerous, extremely volatile situation,” and one that clearly has “nothing to do with nuclear weapons,” Johnson stressed. Instead, it’s about “regime change” – an attempt “to install a government that’s going to be a lackey of the West and that will not cooperate or be friendly with Russia.”​   https://sputnikglobe.com/20250618/ex-cia-insight-larry-johnson-reveals-whats-really-at-stake-as-trump-mulls-iran-attack-1122282438.html

Israeli Enemy Hits Arak Nuclear Reactor as It Proceeds Aggression on Iran​   https://english.almanar.com.lb/2440231

Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps announces expulsion orders for Israel's Dimona nuclear site​   https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/irans-revolutionary-guards-announce-expulsion-orders-dimona

Israel’s Missile Defence Arsenal Depleted After Just Five Days of Iranian Strikes​   https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/israel-missile-defence-increasingly-depleted-iran

​Round 15 of Iranian counter-attacks:  True Promise III: A massive missile, drone barrage rips through occupied territories   https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2025/06/19/749998/true-promise-iii-massive-missile-barrage-iran-rocks-occupied-territories

​  Iranian Missiles Strike Israeli Stock Exchange 
Iranian missiles have struck the Israeli stock exchange building in Ramat Gan this morning. The strike follows Israeli-linked cyberattacks that crippled Iran’s banking system and destroyed tens of millions in digital assets. 
➤ Missile Strike on Ramat Gan One of the missiles earlier this morning hit the Israeli stock exchange in Ramat Gan’s Diamond District, causing structural damage and prompting emergency response efforts in the Tel Aviv suburb. 
➤ Cyberattacks on Iranian Banks The hacker group Predatory Sparrow—widely believed to be linked to Israeli intelligence—claimed responsibility for a major breach of Bank Sepah on June 17, wiping internal data and knocking ATMs, online banking, and branch services offline.​   https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/1935574563242348931

​  Did Iranian missiles target a hospital in Israel?
​  Soroka Hospital has been used by the Israeli military to treat soldiers wounded during operations in Gaza. However, Iranian sources stress that the hospital itself was not the intended target.
​  Soroka Hospital is located between two major Israeli military sites: the IDF’s main intelligence headquarters and a central command facility, both of which are situated in the Gav-Yam Technology Park.
​  These installations reportedly serve as critical hubs for Israel's cyber operations, digital command systems, and military intelligence infrastructure (including IDF C4I and C4ISR systems).
​  While the hospital sustained shockwave damage from nearby blasts, it was not directly hit, Iranian reports emphasize. Instead, they accuse the Israeli government of engaging in psychological warfare by falsely linking the missile strike to civilian infrastructure, in order to deflect attention from the damage inflicted on its military command network.
​  However, in recent days, Israeli strikes targeted two civilian hospitals in Iran — one in Tehran and another in Kermanshah — an action they say has drawn little international condemnation.​   
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/514637/Iran-denies-targeting-Israeli-hospital-says-missiles-aimed-at

​  Israeli police prevent media from reporting at scene of Soroka hospital strike
Officers block journalists from filming at medical center hit by Iranian missile on Thursday, and demand they hand over equipment​   https://www.arabnews.com/node/2605077/media

​  Iran’s Mach 15 speeding solid-fueled ballistic missiles penetrate Israel’s air defense
The Fattah missile, used in the attack, is an advanced hypersonic weapon with a range of 870 miles (1,400 kms).
​  Capable of performing high-precision maneuvers inside and beyond the atmosphere, the missile has an advanced guidance system to bypass the enemy defense system. Equipped with a movable nozzle, the missile is expected to bolster Iran’s position in the ongoing conflict.​   
https://interestingengineering.com/military/iran-launches-mach-15-speeding-fattah-missiles

​Yesterday: US air defences intercept Iran’s latest missile wave after Israel’s failed attempt   https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250619-us-air-defences-intercept-irans-latest-missile-wave-after-israels-failed-attempt/

​Iran struck an Israeli military site in Haifa this morning (short video):  https://x.com/IRIran_Military/status/1936047042121351461

​  Five aircraft carrier groups are moving towards Iran
According to incoming data, the US and Great Britain have decided to "bomb Iran back to the Stone Age" together with Israel. There is a concentration of American and British carrier strike groups in the Middle East. Five carrier strike groups are moving towards Iran.​   https://en.topcor.ru/61127-srazu-pjat-avianosnyh-grupp-dvizhutsja-v-napravlenii-irana.html

WHO reiterates calls for unimpeded entry of aid, fuel into Gaza​   https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250619-who-reiterates-calls-for-unimpeded-entry-of-aid-fuel-into-gaza/

​Aaaand...?  UN blacklists Israeli military over 'grave violations' against Palestinian children   https://trt.global/world/live/682d0cd9272976ac4c84461d

​  Wednesday:  Israeli attacks kill 140 in Gaza in 24 hours, medics say, as focus shifts to Iran​ 
At least 40 of those killed over the past day died as a result of Israeli gunfire and airstrikes on Wednesday
Medics said separate airstrikes on homes in the Maghazi refugee camp, the Zeitoun neighborhood and Gaza City killed at least 21 people

​Thursday:  Israeli Attacks Kill 84 in Gaza, Including Aid Seekers​,  Sixteen were reported killed while waiting for aid near the Netzarim Corridor   https://news.antiwar.com/2025/06/19/israeli-attacks-kill-84-in-gaza-including-aid-seekers/

"Pending Review":  Pentagon Removes Officer Who Says "Israel is a Death Cult"​   https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/news-selections/world-news/pentagon-removes-officer-who-says-israel-is-a-death-cult

Houthis in Yemen Say They Won’t End Support for Gaza​   https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5155841-houthis-yemen-say-they-won%E2%80%99t-end-support-gaza

​Israel's new stomping-grounds:  Israel Demolishes South Syria Homes, Detains Civilians   https://news.antiwar.com/2025/06/18/israel-demolishes-south-syria-homes-detains-civilians/

Not going to "Ukraine":  14 cargo planes from US, Germany arrive in Israel with military equipment   https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250619-14-cargo-planes-from-us-germany-arrive-in-israel-with-military-equipment/

Ukraine is working on creating nuclear weapons – Oxford professor​   https://en.topcor.ru/61100-na-ukraine-vedutsja-raboty-po-sozdaniju-jadernogo-oruzhija-professor-oksforda.html

​  At least no passengers... ‘Struggling’ Boeing gets US contract to turn retired F-16s into supersonic drones
The QF‑16s will replace aging QF‑4 Phantoms and enhance testing realism against modern, fourth-generation aircraft.​   
https://interestingengineering.com/military/us-to-turn-f-16-into-supersonic-drones

​  Spanish Prime Minister Rejects NATO Call to Raise Defense Spending to 5% of GDP
​  "For Spain, committing to a 5% target would not only be unreasonable, but also counterproductive; it would move Spain away from optimal spending and would hinder the EU's efforts to strengthen its security and defense ecosystem," the letter read.​   https://sputnikglobe.com/20250619/spanish-prime-minister-rejects-nato-call-to-raise-defense-spending-to-5-of-gdp-1122291110.html

​Gail Tverberg, on a world in resource depletion going to war:  What should individuals do in a world filled with conflict?​  Stay out of it, to the extent possible.   https://gailtverberg.substack.com/p/what-should-individuals-do-in-a-world

"They're always after me Lucky Charms":  General Mills Announces Removal Of Synthetic Food Dyes, Starting With Cereals   https://www.zerohedge.com/political/general-mills-announces-removal-synthetic-food-dyes-starting-cereals

​  Japan Releases Bombshell Vax vs. Unvax Data on 18 Million People
A COVID vaccine database covering 18 million citizens has just been released for the first time.
​  After reviewing the data, a top professor warned: “The more doses you get, the sooner you’re likely to die.”
The most terrifying finding was a deadly spike just 3 to 4 months after the final shot.

​  After Years of Silence, New CDC Vaccine Panel to Vote on Mercury in Flu Shots
The committee will also vote on RSV vaccines for pregnant mothers, babies and young children at its meeting next week — the first since HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tapped eight new ACIP members, just days after removing all 17 former members in what he called a “clean sweep.”​   
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/after-years-silence-new-cdc-vaccine-panel-vote-on-mercury-flu-shots/

​  Five Studies Link Aluminum Vaccine Adjuvants to Asthma, Autism, and SIDS
Mass aluminum-based hyper-vaccination of children is pouring kerosene on the fire of chronic disease.​   
https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/five-studies-link-aluminum-vaccine

​  HPV Vaccine Increases Risk of Autonomic Dysfunction and Menstrual Irregularities in Young Women
After adjusting for age, girls and young women in the study cohort had a 23% higher chance of being diagnosed with autonomic dysfunction and a 30% higher chance of being diagnosed with menstrual irregularities, TrialSite News reported.​   
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/hpv-vaccine-risk-autonomic-dysfunction-menstrual-irregularities-young-women/


​  After Years of Silence, New CDC Vaccine Panel to Vote on Mercury in Flu Shots
The committee will also vote on RSV vaccines for pregnant mothers, babies and young children at its meeting next week — the first since HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tapped eight new ACIP members, just days after removing all 17 former members in what he called a “clean sweep.”​   
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/after-years-silence-new-cdc-vaccine-panel-vote-on-mercury-flu-shots/

​  Five Studies Link Aluminum Vaccine Adjuvants to Asthma, Autism, and SIDS
Mass aluminum-based hyper-vaccination of children is pouring kerosene on the fire of chronic disease.​   
https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/five-studies-link-aluminum-vaccine

​  HPV Vaccine Increases Risk of Autonomic Dysfunction and Menstrual Irregularities in Young Women
After adjusting for age, girls and young women in the study cohort had a 23% higher chance of being diagnosed with autonomic dysfunction and a 30% higher chance of being diagnosed with menstrual irregularities, TrialSite News reported.​   
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/hpv-vaccine-risk-autonomic-dysfunction-menstrual-irregularities-young-women/


​Appreciating Summer Solstice (pictured in vegetable garden)