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[Stewardofthemystery]

In the news….

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened on Sunday to invade Israel in order to support the Palestinians as the Israel Defense Forces continues to battle Hamas terrorists in Gaza, The Times of Israel reported.

"We must be very strong so that Israel can't do these things to Palestine," Erdogan said at a political meeting of his Justice and Development Party in Rize. "Just as we entered [Nagorno-] Karabakh, just as we entered Libya, we might do the same to them. There is nothing we can't do. We must only be strong."(end quote)

 

[Stewardofthemystery]

In the news….Iran Threatens Revenge on Israel After Hamas Leader Killed in Tehran Airstrike

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran, Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said early Wednesday. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the assassination but suspicion fell on Israel, which has vowed to kill Haniyeh and other leaders of Hamas over the group's Oct. 7 attack on Israel that killed 1,200 people and saw some 250 others taken hostage.

Haniyeh was in Tehran to attend Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian's swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday. Iran gave no details on how Haniyeh was killed, and the Guard said the attack was under investigation. A separate Israeli strike in Lebanon on Tuesday that appears to have killed Fouad Shukur, a top Hezbollah military commander whom the U.S. blames for planning and launching the deadly 1983 Marine bombing in the Lebanese capital.(end quote)

[Stewardofthemystery]

In the news….

U.S. Deploys 12 Warships Towards Middle East As Tensions Escalate

The United States Defense Department has deployed twelve warships to the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea as Middle Eastern tensions escalate.



The fleet includes the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt along with destroyers and other warships. 

The deployment follows the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah military chief Fouad Shoker. Both deaths were attributed to Israel’s national intelligence agency, Mossad. (End quote)

[Stewardofthemystery]

In the news….
US: Iranian Attack on Israel Could Be Worse Than April Assault

According to the sources, the Pentagon has consulted with U.S. Central Command on adjustments to American military deployments in the region, adding that no final decision was made as of Thursday afternoon.

Iran’s attack could be launched in the “coming days,” the officials said.

The Lebanese Al-Akhbar daily, which is close to Iran’s Hezbollah terrorist proxy, reported on Friday that the assault will involve Tehran’s entire “Axis of Resistance,” which includes Hezbollah, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Yemen’s Houthis, and other regional terrorist groups.

In a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, President Joe Biden “reaffirmed” Washington’s backing for Jerusalem’s security, vowing to support it against “all threats from Iran, including its proxy terrorist groups Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis.”(end quote)

Looks like all out war with Iran and it’s proxies is coming soon.

[Stewardofthemystery]

In the news…Blinken: Iran Could Attack Israel in 24 Hours

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said an attack by Iran and Hezbollah could happen as early as Monday, reported Axios, citing three sources briefed on a call Blinken had with G7 leaders late Sunday.

Blinken coordinated the call with U.S. allies in an effort to put as much last-minute diplomatic pressure as possible on Iran and Hezbollah to temper any potential retaliation against Israel, according to Axios. Sources say Blinken emphasized the importance of preventing an all-out war.

Blinken allegedly indicated that the United States is prepared for retaliation from Iran and Hezbollah in response to the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh and military commander Fuad Shukr. But, he said, it is unclear what form the relation will take.

Sources said Blinken indicated that while the U.S. does not know the exact time of the attacks, they could begin as early as the next 24-48 hours. (End quote)

 

[Neighbor]

Question can Russia afford to have Iran using up weapons and ammunition in a war against Israel right now?

[Neighbor]

19 minutes ago, Neighbor said:

Question can Russia afford to have Iran using up weapons and ammunition in a war against Israel right now?

I suspect if this starts the counter move to the counter moves will quickly escalate in efforts to take out weapons suppliers for each country. That will involve North Korea and then quickly China and so on.

Pray that someone has better sense than has been on exhibit recently. Unfortunately  the president of the USA has now been pretty much emasculated far as advancing any long term influence. he got his prisoner swap, and I think that is it, that  he used up all he has left in influence and bargaining chips get that one done. Whatever he now says pertains only to a few months where he has any influence at all.

Somewhere, in Europe likely, there needs be a voice that can calm the more crazy of leaders. It isn't here in the USA, any longer it seems.

Sure hope I am way off beam on this one!

It is a bad time for earth. May God extend his mercy yet again.

[Neighbor]

On 8/2/2024 at 5:53 AM, Stewardofthemystery said:

The fleet includes the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt along with destroyers and other warships. 

I think that information dates back to June 24 2024 

[Neighbor]

5 minutes ago, Neighbor said:

I think that information dates back to June 24 2024 

Dated Aug. 3, 2024 from CNN "On Friday, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group to replace the USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group, which is currently operating in the Gulf of Oman, according to a statement from Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh."

[Neighbor]

1 hour ago, Stewardofthemystery said:

In the news…Blinken: Iran Could Attack Israel in 24 Hours

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said an attack by Iran and Hezbollah could happen as early as Monday, reported Axios, citing three sources briefed on a call Blinken had with G7 leaders late Sunday.

Blinken coordinated the call with U.S. allies in an effort to put as much last-minute diplomatic pressure as possible on Iran and Hezbollah to temper any potential retaliation against Israel, according to Axios. Sources say Blinken emphasized the importance of preventing an all-out war.

Blinken allegedly indicated that the United States is prepared for retaliation from Iran and Hezbollah in response to the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh and military commander Fuad Shukr. But, he said, it is unclear what form the relation will take.

Sources said Blinken indicated that while the U.S. does not know the exact time of the attacks, they could begin as early as the next 24-48 hours. (End quote)

 

From Bloomberg today Monday 8/524

Tehran, which had already vowed revenge for the killing of Ismail Haniyeh, said it aimed to deter Israel from repeating similar moves. Israel’s neither confirmed nor denied being responsible.

 

“Reinforcing stability and security in the region will be achieved by punishing the aggressor and creating deterrence against Israel and its adventurism,” a spokesperson for Iran’s foreign ministry told reporters on Monday in Tehran.

The Islamic Republic has the right, within the framework of international law, to punish Israel but does not want to escalate tensions in the Middle East, the spokesperson, Nasser Kanaani, said.