Israel/Iran/Middle East/Armageddon cont.

[Matthew]

>"We're not talking months or years before the president makes a decision. Iran has received a very short deadline—just a matter of days. I asked Prime Minister Netanyahu to cooperate with us so we can make wise decisions together."
-U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hy0ylfzfex

[Matthew]

>Noem said Trump would not drag out the negotiations with Iran for weeks or months but would make a decision within days. The Israeli official said that Noem told Netanyahu to "give us a week."
https://www.axios.com/2025/05/27/trump-netanyahu-not-bomb-iran-nuclear-talks

[Matthew]

>At least three people have died and ten people were injured when a methanol reservoir caught fire in a port in Iran's southern province of Bushehr, state media IRNA reported on Wednesday.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/three-killed-methanol-reservoir-fire-084846285.html

[Matthew]

>Trump set a two-month deadline for a deal with Iran that expires this week.
>He has long warned the alternative to a deal would be conflict, and Israel has been preparing to strike Iran's nuclear facilities in the event talks fail.
>Iran still hasn't provided its response to the U.S. nuclear deal proposal, and it's becoming increasingly unlikely that the sixth round of talks will take place on Sunday in Oman as planned, a U.S. official told Axios.
>On Thursday the IAEA board of governors is expected to vote on a resolution condemning Iran for non-compliance with its nuclear obligations. Iran has threatened to take measures to escalate its nuclear program in retaliation.
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/11/middle-east-evacuating-baghdad-iran

>US begins evacuating Mideast embassies, army bases as Iran nuclear talks come to a head
https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-begins-evacuating-mideast-embassies-army-bases-as-iran-nuclear-talks-come-to-a-head

>Iranian intelligence source: Any Israeli military move against Iran's nuclear facilities will be met with an unprecedented response by Tehran
https://t.me/almayadeen/309544

>Iranian Defense Minister Aziz Nasser-Zadeh threatened today that if war breaks out following the collapse of nuclear talks, Iran will attack all American bases in the region.
https://t.me/asafroz/34077

>A state of maximum alert has been declared in all Revolutionary Guard and Army bases across Iran.
https://x.com/MohamadAhwaze/status/1932897863370965250


https://x.com/iraninarabic_ir/status/1932911037990441164

[Matthew]

>Israel is poised to launch operation on Iran, multiple sources tell CBS News

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-is-poised-to-launch-operation-on-iran-sources-say

[Matthew]

>Based on open-source media, Israeli authorities forwarded an ultimatum to both Iran and the United States, stating that a nuclear agreement must be reached by Sunday between the two countries. If not, Israeli leadership has an intent to initiate military action against Iran. The statement introduces a short operational pause until Sunday to allow diplomatic efforts.
https://www.ukmto.org/-/media/ukmto/products/008-jmic-advisory-note-11_june_2025_update_-001.pdf

> US confirms that Witkoff will attend Iran nuclear talks in Oman on Sunday
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/us-confirms-that-witkoff-will-attend-iran-nuclear-talks-in-oman-on-sunday

>The United Nations nuclear watchdog’s Board of Governors has approved a resolution declaring Iran is not complying with its commitment to international nuclear safeguards
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/12/un-nuclear-watchdog-says-iran-non-compliant-of-nuclear-safeguards

>The Emirati news website "Al-Ain" reports from a source in the Iraqi security apparatus that Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad al-Sudani has ordered them to arrest members of the pro-Iranian militia "The Justice Trustees Group," after it issued a statement yesterday about its intention to attack the reactor in Dimona.
https://x.com/kaisos1987/status/1933061114864005513

>Assessment: Hezbollah is equipped with strategic weapons for the next roundhttps://www.srugim.co.il/1136045-%d7%94%d7%a2%d7%a8%d7%9b%d7%94-%d7%9c%d7%91%d7%a0%d7%95%d7%9f-%d7%9c%d7%a7%d7%a8%d7%90%d7%aa-%d7%9e%d7%aa%d7%a7%d7%a4%d7%94-%d7%9e%d7%a9%d7%9e%d7%a2%d7%95%d7%aa%d7%99%d7%aa-%d7%91%d7%99%d7%a9%d7%a8

[Matthew]

>Israel attacked Iran’s capital early Friday, with explosions booming across Tehran as Israel said it targeted nuclear and military sites. The attack comes as tensions have reached new heights over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program.
>Head of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard feared dead: The report from Iranian state television offered few other details about what happened to Gen. Hossein Salami of the Guard. The report on air added that one other top Guard officials, as well as two nuclear scientists were also feared dead.
>Iranian state TV puts black band on broadcasts
>Iranian state television has put a black band over the corner of its broadcast, suggesting the attack had been significant enough to spark public mourning.
>Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency quotes an anonymous official saying Iran will offer a ‘decisive’ response to Israel’s attack.
>Israel’s attack on Iran has set the headquarters of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard in Tehran ablaze, state television reported Friday.
>Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says in a statement Israel will face a ‘severe punishment’
>Israeli military says Iran has launched over 100 drones at Israel in past few hours.
https://apnews.com/live/israel-iran-attack

>Israel has carried out "dozens" of air strikes in Iran, an Israeli military official has confirmed in a briefing attended by NPR.
>Sirens also sounded across Israel in the hours before dawn: an Israel military official told NPR the alarms were pre-emptive. Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz issued a statement declaring a "special state of emergency" across the country, and to expects missile and drone retaliation.
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/12/nx-s1-5431956/israel-strikes-iran-and-braces-for-retaliation

>White House envoy Steve Witkoff privately warned top Senate Republicans last week that Iran could unleash a mass casualty response if Israel bombs their nuclear facilities
>Iran's retaliation could overwhelm Israel's defenses and cause heavy damage, he said.
>Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Gen. Hossein Salami said Thursday that Iran is ready for war and has already determined the targets it will attack.
>He stressed Iran's response to any Israeli attack will be "more painful and more destructive" that the two massive missile strikes against Israel last year.
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/12/israel-strike-iran-response-witkoff

>Revolutionary Guards vows revenge after commander killed
>Hossein Salami killed; Israel strikes Revolutionary Guard headquarters; Netanyahu says Iran’s main enrichment facility targeted>Iran’s foreign ministry has said the US – as Israel’s main supporter - will be responsible for the consequences of “Israel’s adventurism.”
>Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says Israel will receive a harsh punishment after its attack on Iran early on Friday.
>Khamenei has confirmed that several commanders and scientists were killed in the attacks – and warned that Israel had “prepared a bitter fate for itself."
>Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said the attack, dubbed Rising Lion, would take “many days” and was aimed at “rolling back the Iranian threat to Israel’s very survival”.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/13/israel-iran-strikes-defence-minister-tehran-middle-east-live

>United States President Donald Trump has warned that there is a “chance of massive conflict” in the Middle East
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/12/trump-warns-of-chance-of-massive-conflict-amid-israel-iran-tensions

>N12 reports that an initial retaliation by Iran against Israel is expected in the next two hours, with preparations underway to defend against such an attack.
https://x.com/sentdefender/status/1933362253556006967

>Iran armed forces chief of staff Mohammad Bagheri killed in Israel attack, reports state TV
https://x.com/AFP/status/1933379003525591527

>According to reports in Iran, the country's declaration of war will be against Israel and the US.
https://t.me/lieldaphna/52117

>A spokesperson for the General Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces responded to the Israeli strikes in Iran.
>"The Zionist enemy and the United States will pay a very heavy price. Iran will respond harshly against the Zionist regime. The Zionist attack on civilian areas has been confirmed, and our response will be certain. Iran is at 100% military readiness, and the enemy will suffer a painful blow."
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/flashes/659436

>Israel has declared a state of emergency, saying the country expected counter-attacks "in the immediate future"
>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is urging Israeli citizens to follow the guidance of the military. He also said that they may have to remain in sheltered areas for an extended period of time.
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c93ydeqyq71t

[Matthew]

>Israel, Iran launch more barrages as Israel aims to wipe out Tehran's nuclear program
>Iran and Israel targeted each other with airstrikes early on Saturday after Israel launched its biggest-ever offensive against its longtime foe in a bid to prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-iran-launch-more-barrages-israel-aims-wipe-out-tehrans-nuclear-program-2025-06-13

>Iranian missiles have struck Israel's top military headquarters in central Tel Aviv, according to local and international media.
https://trt.global/world/article/26b7b3898ea2

>Iran armed forces: ‘No limits’ in Tehran’s response to Israeli strikes
>Now that the terrorist regime occupying Al-Quds (Jerusalem) has crossed all red lines… [there are] no limits in responding to this crime,” the armed forces general staff says in a statement.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/iran-armed-forces-no-limits-in-tehrans-response-to-israeli-strikes

>At least 20 senior Iranian commanders killed in Israeli attack on Iran
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/least-20-senior-iranian-commanders-killed-israeli-attack-iran-two-sources-say-2025-06-13

>Russia: Israel is leading us to a nuclear catastrophe
https://x.com/IsraelHayomHeb/status/1933607773167603955

>Iran pulls out of nuclear talks with the US
>Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, meanwhile, vowed retribution against its long-standing adversary Israel.
>“With this crime, the Zionist regime has set itself up for a bitter and painful fate, and it will receive it,” he said in remarks released through state media.
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5348689-iran-nuclear-deal-talks-suspended

[Matthew]

>Iran's Mehr News Agency: Iran informs France, Britain, and the United States of its intention to launch large-scale attacks on Israel
https://x.com/SkyNewsArabia_B/status/1933806808440635872

>Iranian state TV: Violent and destructive Iranian attacks against Israel expected within hours
https://x.com/SkyNewsArabia_B/status/1933950933668409580

>Netanyahu noted that Iran sought to assassinate Trump, among other attacks that the Islamic Republic has committed against US targets over the years.
>Netanyahu also asserted in the video that Israel possessed intelligence showing that Iran intended to transfer nuclear weapons it planned on developing to its “terrorist proxies,” a reference to groups such as Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis.
>“That’s nuclear terrorism on steroids,” Netanyahu said.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-wishes-trump-happy-birthday-appreciates-help-against-criminal-regime-in-iran

>There is a considerable probability that the United States will join. In the crosshairs – Fordow‎
https://t.me/amitsegal/48069

>Britain is moving additional military assets, including fighter jets, to the Middle East to provide support across the region
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-06-14/britain-moving-jets-to-middle-east-to-support-regional-security-pm-starmer-says

>The latest intelligence assessment in Israel is that at least 30 senior commanders and other Revolutionary Guards were killed in an attack in which Revolutionary Guards commander Amir-Ali Hajizada was eliminated
https://t.me/asafroz/34378

>‎An Israeli source told the Wall Street Journal that Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei is not "out of bounds"‎
https://t.me/MichaelShemesh/29418

[Matthew]

>Iran warns they will target US, UK and France bases if they help stop strikes on Israel
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/iran-warns-they-will-target-us-uk-and-france-bases-if-they-help-stop-strikes-on-israel

>A senior American official confirmed that Israel has asked the Trump administration to join the war against Iran, but noted that at this point the United States is not considering doing so.https://x.com/BarakRavid/status/1934085502195352050

[Matthew]

>Trump says everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-says-everyone-should-immediately-evacuate-tehran-2025-06-16

[Matthew]

>the battle begins -Khamenei
https://x.com/khamenei_fa/status/1935091514083778752

>Khosro Sayeh Isfahani, a senior research analyst at the National Union for Democracy in Iran, told Newsweek that direct U.S. involvement in the hostilities could prompt Tehran to unleash its "Axis of Resistance" militias and Iranian intelligence sleeper cells globally.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/how-iran-could-retaliate-against-us-three-possible-options/ar-AA1GTjEm

[Matthew]

>Iranian TV: There is a surprise tonight that the world will remember for centuries.
https://x.com/AsharqNewsBrk/status/1935073585388830912

[Matthew]

>U.S. officials have indicated that Iran has 24 to 48 hours to surrender and save itself from an American military onslaught as President Trump considers joining Israel's war.
>White House officials said the next two days will be critical in determining whether Washington and Tehran can find a diplomatic solution to the burgeoning crisis in the Middle East.
>Earlier yesterday Trump posted on Truth Social that he knew where Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei is hiding but would not launch a strike 'yet'. He then added 'UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER'!.
>Israeli officials have also cryptically promised a 'surprise' on Thursday night similar to its pager attack on Hezbollah leadership.
>Iran's Supreme Leader, issued a series of apocalyptic warnings late on Tuesday, including an image that showed balls of fire raining down upon an ancient city as a sword-wielding man storms the gate.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14814127/Iran-Israel-air-strikes-IDF-missiles-Tehran.html

>Trump weighs three military options as Iranian Supreme Leader declares 'the battle begins' and warns Israel about 'great surprise… that the world will remember for centuries'
>Khamenei also shared a separate message in English, saying: 'We must give a strong response to the terrorist Zionist regime.'
>He added: 'We will show the Zionists no mercy.'
>Yet Gen. Abdul Rahim Mousavi, the commander in chief of Iran's army, claimed that all of the attacks 'carried out so far have been solely for the purpose of warning and deterrence.
>'The punishment operation will be carried out soon,' he warned.
>Trump has since said he does not believe Israel will slow its assault on Iran, as Yechiel Leiter, the Israeli ambassador to the US, said 'this is the war to end wars'.
>'When the dust settles, you're going to see some surprises on Thursday night and Friday, that will make the beeper operation almost seem simple.'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14822895/Iranian-Supreme-Leader-Ayatollah-Khamenei-battle-begins-Israel.html

[Matthew]

https://x.com/iraninarabic_ir/status/1935033123856679199

[Matthew]

>Presidential “Doomsday Plane” lands near D.C. amid rising tensions in the Middle East
>It is designed to withstand electromagnetic pulses and even nuclear blasts, and has only been used in exceptional circumstances — most notably on September 11, 2001
https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/americas/artc-presidential-doomsday-plane-lands-near-d-c-amid-rising-tensions-in-the-middle-east

[Matthew]

>"there's no way that you can allow, whether you have to fight or not, you can allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon, because the entire world will blow up," he said. "Not going to let that happen."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-israel-war-us-trump-nuclear-sites-risk-all-out-war

>President Trump told senior aides late Tuesday that he approved of attack plans for Iran, but was holding off to see if Tehran would abandon its nuclear program, people familiar with the deliberations said. Iran’s well-defended Fordow enrichment facility is a possible U.S. target; it is buried under a mountain and generally considered by military experts to be out of reach of all but the most powerful bombs.
>Asked if he had decided whether to strike at Iran’s nuclear facilities, Trump said, “I may do it, I may not do it.” And he repeated his insistence of Iran’s unconditional surrender: “The next week is going to be very big, maybe less than a week.”
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-israel-conflict-news

[Matthew]

>Hamas has warned that U.S. threats of military intervention against Iran will push the Middle East to "the brink of explosion."
>Hamas' statement, translated from Arabic: "We warn of the grave dangers of direct American involvement in any military aggression against Iran and hold Washington and the Zionist entity fully responsible for the consequences of escalation against Iran and the region.
>The conflict now risks broader escalation, particularly if the United States gets involved more deeply and if that prompts responses from other global powers.
https://www.newsweek.com/hamas-sends-warning-us-over-iran-attack-2087202

[Matthew]

>Russia has issued a stark warning to the United States, urging against any "military intervention" in Iran and cautioning that such a move would lead to "uncontrollable consequences."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russia-warns-us-against-iran-intervention-amid-escalating-conflict/ar-AA1H2aOT

>Reuters: Moscow demands that Israel immediately stop aerial bombardment of the Bushehr nuclear plant due to the presence of Russian experts
https://x.com/Alarabytv_BRK/status/1935651833537569070

>Iran's Revolutionary Guards issue expulsion notices in Dimona, the site of Israel's major nuclear facility in the Negev Desert, according to Israeli media.
>"The occupation must evacuate the Dimona reactor immediately," the orders read.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/irans-revolutionary-guards-announce-expulsion-orders-dimona

[Matthew]

>The US military has moved some aircraft and ships from bases in the Middle East that may be vulnerable to any potential Iranian attack, two US officials told Reuters on June 18.
>Separately, the US embassy in Qatar issued an alert on June 19 temporarily restricting its personnel from accessing the Al Udeid Air Base, the largest US military installation in the Middle East, which is located in the desert outside Doha.
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/us-moves-some-military-assets-in-middle-east-vulnerable-to-iranian-attack-officials-say

>Iran has issued a new threat to any “third party” thinking about getting involved in its conflict with Israel, threatening an “immediate” response.
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-iran-conflict-06-19-25-intl-hnk#cmc3k794p00003b6q3tphtl2f

[Matthew]

>The US says it carried out strikes on three nuclear facilities in Iran: Natanz, Isfahan and Fordo - the latter is believed to be the most difficult and prized target
>Iran "must now make peace," says US President Donald Trump.
>"If they do not, future attacks will be far greater and a lot easier," he says.
>Iran warns of ‘everlasting consequences’ after US bombs nuclear sites
>In a post on Truth Social, posted after his address in the White House, Trump wrote:
>"ANY RETALIATION BY IRAN AGAINST THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL BE MET WITH FORCE FAR GREATER THAN WHAT WAS WITNESSED TONIGHT."
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/ckg3rzj8emjt

>Iranian TV presenter with a map of US bases in the region: "Mr. President, you started with this - we will finish it"
https://t.me/newsil360/67097

>Trump: The facility at Fordow has been completely destroyed. If the Iranians don't stop, we will attack them again
https://t.me/amitsegal/48812

>Iran TV: Every American citizen or military member is a legitimate target for us
https://t.me/asafroz/34934

>Iranian Foreign Ministry: The world must not forget that the United States launched a war against Iran in the middle of negotiations
https://t.me/barakbetesh/6599

>Iranian media quote Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei: "The U.S. entry into the battlefield will cause them irreparable damage"
https://t.me/asafroz/34949

>The Revolutionary Guards threatened that "the war has only just begun" after the American attack on the nuclear sites.
https://t.me/israelhayomofficial/56835

>A senior adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, threatened to launch missiles at U.S. Navy ships following the attack on Iran's nuclear facilities. "Now it's our turn to launch missiles at the U.S. Navy stationed in Bahrain, while at the same time closing the Strait of Hormuz to the U.S., Britain, Germany and France."
https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/rk0cqeh4lg

>‎Senior Iranian official to Reuters: If we have to choose between stopping uranium enrichment and war, we are choosing war
https://x.com/GLZRadio/status/1936446890972787064

>"Another big weekend...in this unfolding aspect of the third world war. And no, anyone who is telling you that the third world war is not here is absolute - does not understand..." -Steve Bannon
https://x.com/gc22gc/status/1936429501518672044

[Matthew]

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/04/24/Ayatollah-bomb-in-production-for-Iran/4490451630800

>Mehdi Mohammadi, advisor to the speaker of the Iranian parliament: "We are fighting a very complex war. The response to the United States is inevitable and the first step is the destruction of Israel."
https://t.me/thearabworldsapirlipkin/14601

>"I am deeply concerned about the potential for retaliatory attacks here in the homeland by Iran," says CBS News national security contributor Samantha Vinograd.
>"While Iran has certainly taken a hit to its nuclear program and military installations, it is likely that they will rely on their asymmetric advantage, which is their proxies"
https://x.com/CBSNews/status/1936639061566910780

[Matthew]

>A senior Iranian official tells Reuters that "any step directed against Supreme Leader Khamenei will lead to closing the door on any kind of negotiation and will lead to a response without limits."
https://t.me/israelhayomofficial/56894

>A number of countries are ready to directly supply Iran with their own nuclear warheads. -Medvedev
https://x.com/MedvedevRussiaE/status/1936725778701701276

[Matthew]

>From the speech of Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem on the occasion of the beginning of the month of Muharram and Ashura:
>We are capable of confronting Israel and defeating it.
>The Israeli attacks cannot continue, there is a limit to everything. Do you imagine that we will remain silent forever?
https://t.me/abualiexpress/99487

[Matthew]

>'Game isn’t over': Khamenei's adviser Shamkhani says after US strikes Iran nuclear sites
https://www.wionews.com/world/-game-isn-t-over-khamenei-s-adviser-shamkhani-says-after-us-strikes-iran-nuclear-sites-1750629288781

>Top Iranian cleric issues 'fatwa' against Trump, Netanyahu

https://www.foxnews.com/world/top-iranian-leader-issues-religious-ruling-against-trump-netanyahu

[Matthew]

>A high-ranking Israeli official briefs the Saudi Al-Arabiya channel that there are warnings that Iranian-backed elements are planning to attack Israel from southern Syria.
https://x.com/kaisos1987/status/1950480500193141234

>The Saudi Al-Hadath channel reports from its sources that Hezbollah has contacted the heads of authorities in southern and northern Lebanon to prepare for the renewed campaign against Israel
https://x.com/kaisos1987/status/1950551953089671484

[Matthew]

>Iranian Expert Mohsen Arbabian: The U.S. and Israel Manipulate the Weather, Shifting Clouds Away from Iran, in Order to Cause Drought
https://x.com/MEMRIReports/status/1951172709536153882

[Matthew]

>Another war between Israel and Hezbollah could occur at any moment. According to various Arab sources, there have been reports in the Arab media that Hezbollah is taking proactive steps toward a large-scale military confrontation with Israel.... Lebanese media estimating that the conflict could erupt as early as August.
https://jcpa.org.il/is-hizbullah-preparing-for-a-renewed-military-conflict-with-israel

[Matthew]

>The governor of the North Sinai province, Khaled Magawer, on a tour not far from the border with Gaza, asks the reporter to ask him whether there will be a military conflict between Israel and Egypt, and replies that anyone who thinks about approaching the border with Egypt will encounter an Egyptian response that will surprise the entire world.
https://x.com/kaisos1987/status/1953354989662806261

[Matthew]

>The Yemeni National Resistance, the main military faction fighting against the Houthis, seized 750 tons of weapons smuggled to the terror group by Iran, including chemical weapons, Sky News Arabia reported on Monday.
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-864178

>Yahya Rahim Safavi, senior military adviser to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, emphasized the need for full preparedness, saying, "A new war with Israel could break out at any moment. We must be strong and prepared," according to Iranian media.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/iran-issues-new-war-warning-any-moment/ar-AA1KJWYc

>Report: Iran is preparing to attack Israel
https://www.srugim.co.il/1222196-%D7%93%D7%99%D7%95%D7%95%D7%97-%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%9F-%D7%A0%D7%A2%D7%A8%D7%9B%D7%AA-%D7%9C%D7%AA%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%A3-%D7%90%D7%AA-%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%9C-3

[Matthew]

>“We are not in a ceasefire, we are in a stage of war. No protocol, regulation, or agreement has been written between us and the US or Israel,” said senior Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) general Yahya Rahim Safavi.
>“I think another war may happen, and after that, there may be no more wars.”
https://www.iranintl.com/en/202508177421

[Matthew]

>He stressed that Iran must "be prepared for the worst-case scenario"
https://www.newsweek.com/iran-military-official-war-israel-any-moment-2114974

[Matthew]

>Safavi's comments represent the latest in a series of combative remarks from military leaders on both sides, with Israel's army chief vowing readiness for further strikes and Iran's General Staff warning of "a far stronger response" to any future attacks by the US or Israel. The Iranian general argued that his country must build power at both the regional and global levels.
https://www.israelhayom.com/2025/08/18/iran-general-says-we-are-not-in-ceasefire-with-israel

[Matthew]

>Report: The Egyptian army informed Israel and the United States that it intends to increase its military presence in northeastern Sinai, near the Gaza Strip border.
>According to Egyptian sources quoted in the Al-Akhbar newspaper, the forces "will enter fully armed and deploy along the border to secure it and prevent infiltration attempts."
>It was also reported that Egypt is also preparing logistically and administratively to absorb additional units in the border area. Since the beginning of the war in October 2023, the Egyptian order of forces has increased at least fourfold.
https://t.me/noamamir/9023

[Matthew]

>The Israel Defense Forces said on Saturday that it had killed the Houthi prime minister and several other senior officials in a strike in Yemen.
https://www.foxnews.com/world/israel-eliminates-houthi-prime-minister-yemen-airstrike-targeting-senior-government-officials

>The political-security cabinet convened this evening for a special discussion, against the backdrop of the understanding that the elimination of the Houthi government is an event that cannot be ignored in silence. At the same time, the possibility of Iran returning to an offensive situation is being examined
>Houthi Chief of Staff threatens after attack: "The gates of hell will be opened"
https://www.jdn.co.il/news/2472175

[Matthew]

>Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Energy Minister Eli Cohen will examine the huge gas agreement between the Leviathan partnership and Egypt without its approval, against the backdrop of reports of Egyptian violations of the peace treaty with Israel.
>According to reports, Egypt has violated the military annex to the peace treaty with Israel in recent years. Israel Hayom revealed that the international inspector force, led by the United States, has ceased to supervise Egypt's military deployment in Sinai. Israel's ambassador to Washington, Dr. Yehiel Leiter, appealed to the Trump administration at the beginning of his tenure to renew the surveillance.
>The request was made following a long list of reports that Egypt had built tunnels in Sinai with the capacity to store weapons, extended the runways of the airports, and brought in infantry and armored forces beyond what was permitted in the appendix, and without requesting Israel's approval as stipulated in the security appendix. As far as is known, Egypt has not responded to American pressure, and at least some of the violations continue.
https://www.israelhayom.co.il/news/geopolitics/article/18765812

[Matthew]

>The fear of a strong Houthi response against Israel.
>Following the news that the Houthis are preparing for a large-scale operation against Israel, the Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar reports that Saudi Arabia has increased its air flights in the border areas with Yemen in the past 48 hours and put its air force on alert to intercept any attack by the Houthi rebels in Yemen against Israel, under the pretext of protecting Saudi airspace.
https://t.me/kanarab/38254

[Matthew]

>Everyone in Egypt, including the most senior officials, is talking about war with Israel.
>I have never seen anything like this. We now know how it felt before the 1967 war.
https://x.com/Khaledhzakariah/status/1964414634066067525

>Undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea disrupted internet access in parts of Asia and the Middle East, experts said Sunday, though it wasn’t immediately clear what caused the incident.
https://apnews.com/article/red-sea-undersea-cables-cut-internet-disruption-yemen-b79fe7b9764647ac0851b9390a313e70

[Matthew]

>Israel just bombed Doha. The Middle East is on the brink of an abyss
>Israeli media, citing government sources, said the focus was on top Hamas negotiators and leaders, including Khalil al-Hayya, Zaher Jabarin, Khaled Meshaal and Mohammad Darwish. Hamas said five of its members were killed, but none of those in the negotiating team.
>Regional diplomats told me just last week that the Gulf feared the war between Iran and Israel was not over yet, and Doha, as host to this base, risked coming under fire again as the region teetered on chaos.
https://www.aol.com/articles/israel-just-bombed-doha-middle-165623305.html

>Israeli source to Al-Arabiya: Turkish weapons bombed in attack in Syria
>An "Israeli-security" source told the Saudi network that in the attack that took place last night in Syria and was attributed to Israel, "warehouses containing missiles and air defense equipment made in Turkey were bombed" • The source added that Turkey seems to be "trying to harass us and drag us into a military confrontation"
https://www.c14.co.il/article/1315761

[Matthew]

>Qatar says there will be a ‘collective response’ to Israeli ‘bullying’
>Speaking with the US news outlet CNN, Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani said that there must be a “collective response” to Israeli aggression.
>“There is a response that will happen from the region. This response is currently under consultation and discussion with other partners in the region,” Al Thani said.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/9/10/live-israels-deadly-attack-on-hamas-in-qatar-draws-global-condemnation

>Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said today that Saudi Arabia is ready to use all its resources to support the Qatari response to Israel
https://t.me/SuliandItay/9443

>Telephone conversation between the presidents of Iran and Egypt
>"Pezeshian" in an interview with his Egyptian counterpart: The behavior of the Zionist regime shows that this regime does not adhere to any framework and rules and attacks any country whenever it wants, without any consideration.
>In such a situation, adopting a unified and authoritative position by the Islamic world is an inevitable necessity.
>Abdel Fattah al-Sisi: Recent events have revealed the need to take a decisive stance to confront the expansionist goals of the Zionist regime.
https://t.me/Tasnimnews/365758

[Matthew]

>The Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar, affiliated with Hezbollah, reports, citing Egyptian sources, that Egypt conveyed a message to the Americans that any attempt to operate in Egyptian territory similar to the Israeli strike in Doha, Qatar, would have catastrophic consequences. The sources noted that Cairo is interested in hosting the leaders of the Palestinian factions (terrorist organizations) and providing them with protection/security in its territory.
https://x.com/kaisos1987/status/1966020269555822595

[Matthew]

>Report: In Egypt, they are working to establish a "joint Arab force" that will provide protection to any Arab country that is attacked
https://www.mako.co.il/news-military/2025_q3/Article-ffcc3dfbff14991026.htm

>Ahead of the Arab summit: Qatar is trying to unite the Arab countries around the establishment of an "anti-Israeli axis" - with the encouragement of Iran
https://x.com/kann_news/status/1966912580053516624

[Matthew]

>Egyptian President al-Sisi threatens: the current move may cancel the existing peace agreements. The consequences will be serious.
https://t.me/amitsegal/51898

>Türkiye launches call for domestic nuclear reactor development program
https://www.turkiyetoday.com/business/turkiye-launches-call-for-domestic-nuclear-reactor-development-program-3206893

[Matthew]

>Egypt deploys Chinese HQ-9B missiles in Sinai, heightening Israeli fears
>Egypt has deployed Chinese HQ-9B long-range air defence systems at strategic sites in the Sinai Peninsula
>Egyptian Defence Minister Abdel Majeed Saqr recently stressed that military preparedness is “not merely a matter of morale, but a genuine readiness to confront any developments on the ground.” He warned that “any attempt to undermine Egypt’s borders — even the mere thought of it — will surprise the world with what Egypt possesses, and with what it has not yet revealed of its capabilities.”
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250916-egypt-deploys-chinese-hq-9b-missiles-in-sinai-heightening-israeli-fears

>Iran has issued a stark warning of potential broader military action following a new wave of U.S. sanctions targeting individuals and companies linked to Tehran's military programs.
>"I can assure you that if the enemy tries to make a move, it will face a crushing and regrettable response," said senior Iranian army official General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan, emphasizing that while Iran has relied primarily on missile strikes, future engagements could extend to other spheres.
>"We mainly confronted the enemy with missiles, but in a future conflict, if necessary, we will strike across other battlefields," Pourdastan told local Iranian media.
https://www.newsweek.com/iran-threat-us-crushing-sanctions-2131204