Escalation Dominance:  The Israelis Decimate Hezbollah

A multi-phase operation was initiated by the three thousand or so simultaneous pager blasts on Tuesday, September 17 in Lebanon.  The next day other items such as handheld radios and solar arrays also blew up.  The operation was likely related to Israel, but besides the Prime Minister donning sunglasses and rejecting the James Bond moniker for his own name, there’s no official confirmation.  The pager operation was one of the greatest covert operations ever.

Iran Has Supplied Russia With Hundreds of Ballistic Missiles: US Sources

After a pause of many weeks in which Ukrainian forces were lulled into a sense of false relief, and rumors swirled that Russian Federation forces had run out of missiles and even Geranium kamikaze drones, Moscow has restarted its relentless campaign of air raids with almost daily massive attacks, including some of the heaviest of the whole war.

Impressive Night Defending Israel Sullied by Biden Administration Enablement of Conflict

The afternoon, evening, and morning of April 13 and 14, 2024 displayed one of the largest ever missile barrages from one non-contiguous country to another when Iran attempted to devastate Israel.  Most of the 350 plus drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles were fired from Iran – a first, but some were launched from Yemen.  Iran started off the whole event with perhaps a deception operation.

Exclusive – Three Things That Can be Done to Break the Chinese Directed Disruption of World Merchant Shipping

              Not much attention is being paid to the relentless attacks on merchant shipping rounding the Gulf of Aden and entering into the Red Sea for transit of the Suez Canal and following the same route in the opposite direction.  This is being done by three major groups: Iran, the Houthi elements of Yemen, and now, apparently, the Somalis.  Iran is the regional proxy for China, and recent comments by a Chinese National Defense University Professor said the quiet part out loud when he remarked how the Houthis were doing China a “favor” by stopping world trade.

Wagner PMC Rebellion – The Day After: Prigozhin Won’t Face Charges, Will Exile in Belarus – Future of Defense Minister Shoigu Hangs in the Balance – Situation in the Front Is Unchanged

As suddenly as the tensions in Russia have risen, they now seem to have subsided, after a Belarusian-brokered deal was reached between the Russian government and rogue PMC Wagner CEO Evgene Prigozhin, that occupied cities and even sent a small force to ‘march’ on Moscow.

Breaking: Reports Iran Fired Ballistic Missiles at US Troops at Al Assad Base in Iraq — 30 Missiles? — At Least Two US Bases Targeted

A journalist from Iran’s Tasmin News Agnecy posted a photo of a missile launch with the translated caption, “Urgent /// Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim begins to avenge the firing of Iranian ballistic missiles at the Iraqi base in Iraq, which is home to US forces.” https://twitter.com/Mahdiibakhtiari/status/1214682246663327745 UPDATE: Photo is from 2017, but missile attacks are real.

LEAK: President Trump & PM Netanyahu Reach “Secret Pact” To Stop Iran

According to Israel’s top foreign policy reporter Barack Ravid, the United States and Israel have reached a historic agreement to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.  Ravid lists off the areas of cooperation in four points: Covert and diplomatic action to block Iran’s path to nuclear weapons – according to the U.S.

"Star Wars" Defense a Success! Missile Hits Target! (Video)

A THAAD Missile Successfully Intercepts Test Target!Yesterday:“They’ve not done the operational testing yet that is convincing,” -Senator Levin Today:”By linking with another element of the BMDS during this flight test, our nation’s vision of a layered missile defense becomes one step closer to reality.” -THAAD official.