Israeli attacks continue….
Iran?
The instigator across the Middle East IS UNDER DIRECT attack….
And taking a beatdown….
Israel IS also suffering damage, causalities and deaths….
One could think that other Middle East Countries feel NO remorse for the leadership of that country…
Is this post is correct right below?
One would ALSO think Israel is NOT gonna let up for a while…
“Iran has been urgently signaling that it seeks an end to hostilities and resumption of talks over its nuclear programs, sending messages to Israel and the U.S. via Arab intermediaries,“ the Wall Street Journal reports.
“In the midst of a ferocious Israeli air campaign, Tehran has told Arab officials they would be open to returning to the negotiating table as long as the U.S. doesn’t join the attack, the officials said. They also passed messages to Israel saying it is in the interest of both sides to keep the violence contained.”
“But with Israeli warplanes able to fly freely over the capital and Iranian counterattacks inflicting minimal damage, Israeli leaders have little incentive to halt their assault before doing more to destroy Iran’s nuclear sites and further weaken the theocratic government’s hold on power.”
Financial Times: Iran’s regime fights for survival….
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Israel expanded its attacks on Iran on Monday, striking the headquarters of state television after ordering residents to leavepart of Tehran, as the fiercest and deadliest confrontation in the history of the Israeli-Iranian conflict entered its fourth day.
With civilian casualties climbing on both sides, the war, in its fourth day, now seems likely to last for more than a week. Israel appears to be acting with increasing confidence as it tries to destroy Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure, while attacking a broader range of targets including energy installations and command centers.
“Everything’s uncertain,” said Meisam, 41, a poet and writer who joined the crowds of people fleeing Tehran.
Early on Monday, Israel said it had attacked the headquarters of Iran’s elite Quds Force in Tehran. The extent of any casualties or damage, could not immediately be verified independently. The Israeli military later published an announcement on social media telling people in a district of northeastern Tehran to immediately leave that part of city, saying it planned to target “military infrastructure” in the area “in the coming hours.”
Iran’s state broadcaster has offices in that district; hours later, the building was in flames. Israel’s defense minister, Israel Katz, confirmed the attack.
“We will strike the Iranian dictator everywhere,” he said, labeling the channel as a source of “propaganda and incitement.”
Iran continues to return fire by launching huge barrages of ballistic missiles at Israel, leaving civilians on both sides increasingly fearful and bracing for what is to come. Iranian missiles struck several Israeli cities early on Monday, killing at least eight people, according to Israeli officials.
Since Israel began attacking Iran on Friday, Israeli strikes have killed at least 224 people in Iran, according to the country’s health ministry, and injured more than 1,400 people. In Israel, the government said at least 24 people, identified as civilians, have been killed in retaliatory barrages by Iran, with roughly 600 injured.
The attacks have been the longest and most intense in the decades-long enmity between Israel and Iran, raising fears of a wider war that could draw in the United States and other powers.
Israel appears intent on fighting until Iran gives up its nuclear fuel enrichment program, which could be used to create a nuclear bomb, but Iran has given no hint of doing so voluntarily.
The Israeli military said it had struck more than 100 sites in Iran overnight, adding that the latest wave was mainly targeting missile launchers. Israeli civil authorities said that Iranian missiles hit at least three residential areas early on Monday — killing five people in central Israel, most of them in the city of Petah Tikva, and three in northern Israel.
Here’s what else to know:
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Life on hold: As the Israeli bombardment continues, some Iranians are steeling themselves for a longer conflict. Israel and Iran have traded fire before in recent years, but this time feels different, some residents of Tehran said. With strikes continuing, long lines of cars have packed a highway in northeastern Tehran as Iranians flee the city.
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Expanding scope of attacks: Israeli strikes, initially focused on nuclear sites, air defenses and military targets, have also begun targeting the energy industry that underpins much of Iran’s economy. The Israeli military’s chief spokesman claimed on Monday that its forces had achieved “full aerial superiority” in the skies over Tehran. Some of Iran’s air defense systems remain intact, according to an Israeli defense official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive information.
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Trying to get home: Israel’s closure of its airspace to civilian planes since the attacks began has left tens of thousands of travelers stranded overseas. On Monday, Israel said it would start organizing some airlifts — but it may be three days before those flights begin.
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Echoes of strategy: In assassinating numerous top Iranian officers, the Israeli attacks on Iran have seemed to be following the script from last fall, when Israel decimated the Lebanese militia Hezbollah and degraded its military arsenal.
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Damaged diplomacy: Talks between the United States and Iran on the future of Iran’s nuclear program had been scheduled to resume on Sunday in Oman, but were canceled. On Monday, President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran noted how nuclear negotiations were disrupted by the strikes. “We were not the ones who abandoned the negotiating table,” he said in an address to Parliament carried by state media. “We went and even began indirect negotiations — we were negotiating.”…
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Trump…Iran losing the War…
During his remarks at the G7 summit meeting, President Trump offered a grim outlook for Iran in the escalating conflict with Israel. He called it “painful for both parties,” but added, “I’d say Iran is not winning this war.”….
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Israel does NOT attack Iran civilian nuclear plants…
The U.N.’s nuclear watchdog said on Monday that there was no indication of further damage to Iran’s nuclear sites since Israel attacked a facility at Natanz on Friday as part of its military assault.
The watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, added that it had not identified any damage to Iran’s best-protected nuclear site, Fordo, which is deep inside a mountain near the city of Qum. It also said that Israel had not attacked the Bushehr nuclear power plant on Iran’s western coast….
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Damage to Israeli locations from Iran attacks…
On the third floor of the tower block, the apartments were missing a wall, their interiors visible from the street below. Windows had been blown from their frames. A dining table had been flipped over. Shards of glass covered sofas, armchairs and a pool table.
That was the scene on Monday in Petah Tikva — a quiet city in central Israel that sustained some of the worst damage from an overnight Iranian missile attack. Four people were killed, at least two of them in the tower block.
“There was a huge explosion — more than just a boom,” said Tali Asher, 44, a nurse who lives with her family on the first floor of the building. “The floors and walls shook, the lights went out, and the room was instantly filled with this powdery dust, and we couldn’t breathe.”
Note…
Iran had a weak economy before this….
It’ll be worst….
Update….
The Trump administration told several Middle Eastern allies on Sunday that it doesn’t plan to get actively involved in the war between Israel and Iranunless Iran targets Americans, two sources from countries that received that U.S. message tell Axios.
The big picture: The U.S. has helped Israel intercept missiles, but made clear Israel is acting alone in attacking Iran. The U.S. message is that if Iran attacks Americans in response, it will be crossing a red line.
The intrigue: The U.S. sent a similar message to the same countries about an hour before Israel launched the war last Thursday, telling them the U.S. would not participate.
- In both cases, the U.S. seemed to expect the countries to pass that message to Iran to discourage any retaliation against U.S. forces or interests in the region…..
Update…..
Trump has left the G7 Canada meeting tonight, early, causing some to worry if the US maybe getting ready to join the Israeli Iran attacks….
I hope Iran does NOT grab American hostages……
AGAIN?