Important Takeaways:
- Worldview with Amir Tsarfati: Who Will Blink First?
- In a rare daytime strike, Israel destroyed a Hezbollah site in Tartus in western Syria yesterday. Three terrorists were killed in the missile attack which originated from the Mediterranean. Israel, per usual, declined to comment on the event.
- Then, that same night, Israel struck again, flying over Lebanon to reach the Shariat Airbase in Homs. The base and other headquarters were damaged.
- Mossad Thwarts Attacks on Jews Around the World
- Mossad director David Barnea stated… “We are witnessing a significant increase in attempts to attack Jews and Israelis worldwide, and as we speak, we continue to track Iranian and proxy teams to prevent them from killing Jews and Israelis,” said Barnea.
- In Armenia/Azerbaijan Conflict, Iran is the One to Blink
- The slow burn between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed autonomous oblast of Nagorno-Karabakh threatened to burst into flames this past weekend. Both sides raced troops toward their joint border, while calling on their allies to back them up.
- After a lot of saber-rattling, Armenia and Azerbaijan reached an agreement which should calm things back down, at least for now.
- US Pays Iran $6 Billion for Hostages
- Our guys for their guys – oh, and $6 billion. In reality, everyone recognizes this for what it is. Tehran took US citizens as hostages, and Washington just paid $6 billion ransom to get them back. “Wait,” say the administration’s apologists, “the agreement is that this money will be used for humanitarian purposes.” But no one believes that, not even Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi.
- Biden and Modi Announce New Railway and Trade System Connecting Asia with the West
- A new railway and trade system could better unite India and Asia with the West, according to US President Joe Biden, Indian President Narendra Modi, and others at the G20 Summit in New Delhi, India. The route would pass through Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, and Israel before moving into Europe. This would essentially make Israel a substitute trade way in place of using the congested Suez Canal.
- North Korea May or May Not have Launched their First Nuclear Sub
- North Korea launched its first fully operational tactical nuclear attack submarine
- Soon after leaving the unveiling of the sub, the North Korean leader hopped on his personal train and headed northeast to Vladivostok, Russia. Once there, he met Russia President Vladimir Putin at a cosmodrome for talks. The expectation is that Putin will ask Kim for artillery and ammunition, while Kim will want technology in return. This is the first time the two neighbors have met since April 2019
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Important Takeaways:
- Hamas issues terror threat to Israel: ‘We will return to the Intifada’
- Saleh al-Arouri, Deputy Head of Hamas’ political bureau, met in Beirut on Saturday with a delegation from the leadership of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – led by its Deputy Secretary-General, Jamil Mazhar.
- The two called on Hamas and the Popular Front to escalate their opposition against Israel.
- The two factions also called on the Palestinian Authority leadership to “return to the intifada in order to achieve national unity and the settlement of the Palestinian home on national and democratic bases.”
- Last month, Arouri threatened regional warfare against Israel, to which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Hamas and Iran would pay “full price” for their terrorist attacks against Israel.
- Arouri also said that the Israeli government would “suffer a resounding defeat, which will lead to their withdrawal from the entire West Bank.
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Important Takeaways:
- Thousands Of US Sailors, Marines Reach Red Sea After Iran Tensions
- The US sailors and Marines entered the Red Sea on Sunday after transiting through the Suez Canal in a pre-announced deployment, the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet said in a statement.
- They arrived on board the USS Bataan and USS Carter Hall warships, providing “greater flexibility and maritime capability” to the Fifth Fleet, the statement added.
- The US military says Iran has either seized or attempted to take control of nearly 20 internationally flagged ships in the region over the past two years.
- USS Bataan is an amphibious assault ship which can carry fixed-wing and rotary aircraft as well as landing craft. The USS Carter Hall, a dock landing ship, transports Marines, their gear, and lands them ashore.
- Last week, a US official told AFP that Washington is also preparing to deploy Marines and Navy personnel aboard commercial tankers transiting the Gulf as an added layer of defense.
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Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.
Important Takeaways:
- IRGC Aerospace Commander: Iran May Increase Range of Indigenous Hypersonic Ballistic Missile to 2,000km
- Gen. Hajizadeh stated that despite sanctions and pressures, Iran has managed to achieve “all sophisticated technologies in the field of defense industry” by relying on domestic capabilities.
- He stressed that in order to make progress Tehran should look to the domestic capabilities and might, adding, “We should not look toward abroad for progress within the country. Power grows in the IRGC on a daily basis.”
- The commander of the IRGC’s Aerospace Division also added that the next version of the missile may have a range of 2000 kilometers, compared to its current range of 1,400 kilometers.
- In early June, the IRGC showcased a domestically-developed hypersonic ballistic missile, dubbed “Fattah”, with a range of 1,400 kilometers and the speed of Mach 13-15, which enjoys advanced high-tech to penetrate and destroy all anti-missile defense systems.
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Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.
Important Takeaways:
- Cuba, Iran presidents meet in Havana, vow to confront ‘Yankee imperialism’
- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi met with Cuban counterpart Miguel Diaz-Canel on Thursday, his last stop on a three-nation Latin American tour aimed at shoring up support among Latin American allies saddled, like Iran, by U.S. sanctions.
- Raisi told reporters at a trade forum in Havana early on Thursday that Cuba and Iran would seek opportunities to work together in electricity generation, biotechnology, and mining, among other areas.
- “The conditions and circumstances in which Cuba and Iran find themselves today have many things in common,” Raisi said in a conversation with Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel. “Every day our relations grow stronger.”
- Raisi earlier this week visited with leaders of fellow oil-producer Venezuela, where he pledged to ramp up bilateral trade and expand cooperation in petrochemicals. Prior to arriving in Cuba, the Iranian president also met with Nicaragua´s Daniel Ortega in the Central American country.
- “Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba and Iran are among the countries that have had to heroically confront sanctions (…) threats, blockades and interference by Yankee imperialism and its allies with a tenacious resistance,” Diaz-Canel told his Iranian counterpart.
- Raisi´s visit comes as Cuba also moves to bolster ties with distant, but critical, allies like Russia and China, both subject to U.S. sanctions.
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Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.
Important Takeaways:
- Iran to supply China with 15,000 drones, official says
- An Iranian official has revealed that China is one of the leading customers of Iranian-manufactured drones and that a large shipment is set to be sent to Beijing, amid the ongoing controversy over Tehran’s supply of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Russia.
- According to the UK-based news outlet, Iran International, an unnamed advisor to Iran’s Intelligence Minister revealed at a ceremony at Qazvin International University that China is in the “queue” to receive 15,000 Iranian drones, with the ally being a major customer amongst 90 countries seeking to benefit from Tehran’s extensive UAV industry.
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Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.
Important Takeaways:
- Iran unveils first hypersonic missile dubbed ‘Fattah’ meaning ‘Victory’ as 3,800 mph rocket poses chilling threat to West
- Dubbed “Fattah”, the 3,800mph rocket was unveiled by Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards at a grand ceremony attended by President Ebrahim Rahisi.
- Iranian state media said Fattah – meaning “Victory” – can target “the enemy’s advanced anti-missile systems and is a big generational leap in the field of missiles”.
- “It can bypass the most advanced anti-ballistic missile systems of the United States and… Israel’s Iron Dome,” Iran’s state TV said as it broadcast what appeared to be a model of the missile.
- General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards aerospace wing, claimed the rocket “can maneuvers in and out of the atmosphere”.
- It comes days after Iran unveiled a long-range ballistic missile with a range of 1,242 miles.
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Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.
Important Takeaways:
- Third Country With Hypersonic Missile: After Russia & China, Will Iran ‘Outspeed’ The US To Deploy Mach 5+ Weapons?
- Iran will soon present a new hypersonic missile after conducting all the necessary tests, Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force, said on Monday.
- “The tests of this (hypersonic) missile have been conducted, and it will be demonstrated soon,” Iranian news agency IRIB quoted him as saying.
- The commander added that the new missile can fly at a speed of 12-15 Mach (8,893-11,116 miles per hour), is maneuverable both inside and outside the atmosphere, and is capable of targeting enemy missile defense systems.
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Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.
Important Takeaways:
- Iran says it has successfully test-launched ballistic missile amid nuclear tensions
- Iran, which has one of the biggest missile programs in the Middle East, says its weapons are capable of reaching the bases of arch-foes Israel and the United States in the region.
- Despite US and European opposition, the Islamic Republic has said it will further develop its “defensive” missile program.
- “Our message to Iran’s enemies is that we will defend the country and its achievements. Our message to our friends is that we want to help regional stability,” Iranian Defense Minister Mohammadreza Ashtiani said.
- State TV broadcast a few seconds of footage of what it said was the launch of an upgraded version of Iran’s Khorramshahr 4 ballistic missile with a range of 2,000 km (1,243 miles) and able to carry a 1,500-kg (3,300-pound) warhead.
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Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.
Important Takeaways:
- Smoldering Iran nuclear crisis risks catching fire
- The threat, made last year in a previously unreported letter sent by the countries’ foreign ministers, underscores Western fears that Iran could produce bomb-grade uranium of 90% purity.
- Those concerns intensified in February after U.N. inspectors revealed their discovery of uranium particles of 83.7% purity at an Iran nuclear facility built deep underground to protect it from air strikes.
- A renewed crisis over Iran would come at a bad time for U.S. President Joe Biden who is focused on maintaining allies’ support for the war in Ukraine and on rallying Western countries to push back on China’s military and diplomatic ambitions.
- But while some White House aides may prefer to keep Iran off the president’s desk, officials and analysts suggested they may not have that luxury.
- ‘FACE A CRISIS AT SOME POINT’
- Deterrence has a downside: it could give Tehran time to creep toward a nuclear weapons capability.
- Dennis Ross, a veteran U.S. diplomat now at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy think tank, suggested Biden may have to do more to make Iran fear the consequences of enriching to higher levels.
- “If you don’t do enough to persuade the Iranians of the risks they are running, you will face a crisis at some point because they will go to 90%” or move toward weaponization, he said. “What you are seeing is an effort to walk that tightrope.”
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