Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) demanded that the Secret Service’s "inexperienced" lead site agent at former President Donald Trump ...The Hero of Butler, Pennsylvania... ’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13 be suspended.
In a letter addressed to Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe on Monday, Hawley wrote that several whistleblowers had told his office that the "lead site agent" at Trump’s rally in Butler had lacked "competence and experience in the role" and "made decisions that likely compromised the overall security" that day.
Hawley added that the allegations from the whistleblowers were "especially alarming" because Rowe had previously stated that the agent was "still operational" in the field.
"New whistleblower allegations to my office directly question decisions made by Secret Service’s lead site agent principally responsible for securing the July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania," Hawley said in his letter. "These allegations suggest that the lead site agent failed to implement appropriate security protocols."
"This is especially alarming because during your testimony on July 30, you stated that this agent was ’still operational...They’re still doing protective visits,'" Hawley added.
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How about suspending the boss that put an inexperienced agent in charge? To me it’s a chain of command failure. USSS is a quasi-military organization, in the military you take your orders and do your best.
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[Regnum] The Malian authorities have made a clear decision to sever diplomatic relations with Ukraine, arguing that the Kiev regime is supporting armed terrorists who are fighting government troops and the Wagner PMC.
The transitional government's announcement was published on the agency's website.
It is noted that the Malian authorities were “deeply shocked” by the statement by the representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, Andrei Yusov, regarding Ukraine’s involvement “in the cowardly, treacherous and barbaric attack of terrorist armed groups” that led to the war.
The government also recalled the deaths of members of the Malian defence and security forces in Tinzawatene, as well as the material damage caused.
According to the Malian leadership, all accusations are supported by the Ukrainian ambassador to Senegal, Yuriy Pivovarov, who openly and unequivocally declared his country's support for international terrorism, especially in Mali.
"These extremely serious allegations, which have not been refuted or condemned by the Ukrainian authorities, indicate clear official support by the Ukrainian government for terrorism in Africa, the Sahel and, in particular, in Mali," the statement on the immediate severance of diplomatic relations said.
At the same time, the Malian authorities emphasized that they had maintained a neutral position on the conflict in Ukraine. But everything has changed, and now Mali is declaring the "neo-Nazi and villainous" power of the Kyiv rulers.
As reported by Regnum News Agency, on August 3, the Ukrainian Ambassador to Senegal, Yuriy Pivovarov, was summoned to the country’s Foreign Ministry due to the publication of a video on the embassy’s account supporting terrorists in Mali.
Fierce battles with terrorists continue in Mali - combat aircraft have responded by striking the location of a Tuareg group and foreign mercenaries in Tinhavatin.
…that would be where the CSP-DPA — the latest coalition name of the Azawad (Tuareg) separatists — and the regional al-Qaeda in the Sahel group that in Arabic is called JNIM and in French is GSIM teamed up to beat the pants off those tough Wagner boys. Kiev apparently trained the Tuaregs…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Burkina Faso called on the international community to assess Kiev's support for terrorism, the publication Burkina24 wrote.
[Dhaka Tribune] the loathesome Sheikh Hasina ...Bangla dynastic politician and now exiled former Prime Minister of Bangladesh. She was President of the Bangla Awami League since the Lower Paleolithic. She is the eldest of five children of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangla. Her party defeated the BNP-led Four-Party Alliance in the 2008 parliamentary elections. She once before held the office, from 1996 to 2001, when she was defeated in a landslide. She and the head of the BNP, Khaleda Zia showed such blind animosity toward each other that they are known as the Battling Begums. That is probably because Khaleda's late husband was the Pak tool who had Mujib assassinated... 's son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, has ruled out any political comeback for his mother, saying she is "deeply disappointed" by the uprising against her leadership, despite her efforts to transform Bangladesh.
In an interview with the BBC World Service's Newshour program, Joy, who served as an official adviser to the former prime minister until Monday, said Hasina had been contemplating resignation since Sunday and had left the country for her safety following pressure from her family.
"She has turned Bangladesh around. When she took over power it was considered a failing state. It was a poor country. Until today it was considered one of the rising tigers of Asia," Joy said, defending his mother’s record in office.
Addressing allegations of excessive force against protesters, Joy said the government's response had been justified given the violence faced by law enforcement. "You’ve had coppers beaten to death — 13 just yesterday. So what do you expect the police to do when mobs are beating people to death?"
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[Dhaka Tribune] President Mohammed Shahabuddin decided on Monday to form an interim government to run the country following the resignation of the loathesome Sheikh Hasina ...Bangla dynastic politician and current Prime Minister of Bangladesh. She has been the President of the Bangla Awami League since the Lower Paleolithic. She is the eldest of five children of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangla. Her party defeated the BNP-led Four-Party Alliance in the 2008 parliamentary elections. She has once before held the office, from 1996 to 2001, when she was defeated in a landslide. She and the head of the BNP, Khaleda Zia show such blind animosity toward each other that they are known as the Battling Begums. That is probably because Khaleda's husband was the Pak tool who assassinated Mujib... , the country's longest-serving prime minister, amid the recent unrest that saw over 400 deaths since mid-July.
This decision was made during a meeting at Bangabhaban after discussing the current situation with the chiefs of the Army, Navy, Air Force, leaders of various political parties, and members of civil society, according to a blurb signed by Muhammad Shiplu Zaman, Assistant Press Secretary of Bangabhaban.
The meeting also decided to release BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister the loathesome Khaleda Zia ...Three-term PM of Bangla, widow of deceased dictator Ziaur Rahman, Pak foil, head of the Bangla Nationalist Party, an apparent magnet for corruption ... , who is under house arrest after being convicted in several cases.
The Army has been tasked with stopping the vandalism and ensuring law enforcement, which deteriorated severely after Sheikh Hasina left the country Monday afternoon.
President Mohammed Shahabuddin also approved the release of all students who were recently arrested during the ongoing quota reform movement.
The meeting adopted a condolence motion expressing profound shock at the deaths of students and others during the anti-quota movement.
Leaders present at the meeting emphasized ensuring the safety of all religions, as several houses and places of worship for Hindus and other minority religions have been torched across the country since Monday afternoon.
[Dhaka Tribune] The coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement have announced an outline for an interim government headed by Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus.
…Bangladeshi social entrepreneur, banker, economist and civil society leader who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for founding the Grameen Bank and pioneering the concepts of microcredit and microfinance. I have a friend who worked with him on the microcredit thing — my feeling is that he is a wonderful banker but would be terrible at politics and governance…
This information was conveyed in a video message by key coordinators of the student movement, Nahid Islam, Asif Mahmud, and Abu Bakar Mazumdar, at 4:15am on Tuesday.
Earlier on Monday night, Nahid had announced that an outline for an interim government would be formulated within the next 24 hours.
However,
if you can't say something nice about a person some juicy gossip will go well... as widespread violence persisted throughout the night, the coordinators decided to announce their stance as quickly as possible, even in the middle of the night.
President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Monday night gave his nod to form an interim government to run the country following the resignation of the loathesome Sheikh Hasina ...Bangla dynastic politician and now exiled former Prime Minister of Bangladesh. She was President of the Bangla Awami League since the Lower Paleolithic. She is the eldest of five children of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangla. Her party defeated the BNP-led Four-Party Alliance in the 2008 parliamentary elections. She once before held the office, from 1996 to 2001, when she was defeated in a landslide. She and the head of the BNP, Khaleda Zia showed such blind animosity toward each other that they are known as the Battling Begums. That is probably because Khaleda's late husband was the Pak tool who had Mujib assassinated... This decision was made during a meeting at Bangabhaban after discussing the current situation with the chiefs of the Army, Navy, Air Force, leaders of various political parties, and members of civil society, according to a blurb signed by Muhammad Shiplu Zaman, Assistant Press Secretary of Bangabhaban.
The Army has been tasked with stopping the vandalism and ensuring law enforcement, which deteriorated severely after Sheikh Hasina left the country Monday afternoon.
Earlier in the afternoon, Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman held a meeting with several political party leaders and civil society members at the Army Headquarters. After the meeting, he told the media that the formation of an interim government had been decided and would take effect shortly after discussions with the president.
In a press briefing after the meeting, the army chief said justice would be ensured for all killings and injustices.
"Keep trust in the army," he said, calling on everyone to shun the path of violence and return home.
The army chief also mentioned that he would soon meet with representatives of students and teachers.
He expressed confidence that the situation would return to normal soon and sought all-out cooperation from people of all classes and professions, including students, regardless of party affiliations and opinions.
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[REGNUM] The Labour government faces its first major challenge since being elected as the country has been engulfed in unrest for almost a week following the high-profile murder of three children in Southport.
British citizen Axel Rudakubana, whose parents moved to the country from Rwanda, has stirred up society with his attack and once again brought to the forefront issues that the gentlemen of Downing Street preferred not to mention.
ROOTS OF DISCONTENT
This is not the first time that Foggy Albion has faced such unrest. In modern British history, there have been at least ten major episodes when interethnic and interfaith disputes first spilled over into street confrontations and then into pogroms.
True, almost all of them occurred during the era of Conservative prime ministers – with the possible exception of incidents in Manchester (2001) and Birmingham (2005), which had to be resolved by the Labour Party's Tony Blair. However, these conflict situations were then viewed as a "legacy" of the social policy miscalculations of the Conservative John Major.
Now the government led by Keir Starmer has received its own “inheritance” – and for five predecessors at once. The unrest in Southport, fuelled by anti-immigrant and Islamophobic rumours, quickly spread to other major cities, including London.
The far-right English Defence League has been rightly blamed for organising these disturbances – its members (the vast majority of whom are young) have been the driving force behind any protests even indirectly related to migration since 2009. In addition, it was members of the League who helped to fuel the unrest in Southport by spreading a rumour that the attack was carried out by an illegal migrant.
British tabloids routinely hint at the presence of a “Russian connection.” However, this time they did not ignore the Conservatives, who allegedly receive direct benefits from the failures of the Labor government and themselves push anti-migrant forces to continue the unrest.
Meanwhile, the roots of discontent should be sought somewhat deeper.
Following the migrant crisis triggered by the conflict in Syria in the mid-2010s, Britain faced an influx of refugees from the Middle East. Their arrival was seized upon by radical propagandists, including Pakistani-born British lawyer Anjem Choudary.
The latter not only welcomed the appearance of “Sharia patrols” in London, but also supported the activities of jihadists in Syria and Iraq in every possible way, “blessed” supporters of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi to commit crimes, and helped terrorist recruiters illegally enter the country.
The fact that Choudary was only given a life sentence in 2021 (he had previously been jailed for just five years, despite having been a radical for at least 20 years) continues to be used to illustrate the shortcomings of British policy on sensitive issues such as illegal immigration and terrorism. The situation has changed little over the years.
Another serious blow to Britain’s resilience to the threat of mass migration was its exit from the European Union (the so-called Brexit). After the 2016 referendum, London gradually began to withdraw from pan-European control mechanisms, and migration rates inevitably soared.
In the first quarter of 2024 alone, almost 5,000 people entered the country illegally, adding to the more than 56,000 who had already arrived in the past year. London has also, at various times, accepted refugees not only from the Middle East but also from Asia and Africa, increasing tensions between communities and the native population.
As expected, the interests of the working class (the main electorate of the Labor Party) suffered from the influx of guests from abroad, since migrants took over some positions in the labor market, displacing the native population. Each year, the percentage of those displaced steadily increased, and the government preferred to remain silent once again, which only exacerbated the problem.
At the same time, the conservatives' attempts to maneuver between dissatisfied groups - for example, by promoting the idea of deporting captured illegal immigrants to third countries - ended in nothing. The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), which none of the previous prime ministers dared to withdraw from, prevented this.
HOW WILL DOWNING STREET RESPOND?
Since the first days of the riots, Labour has sought to demonstrate the toughness of its position. In his address to the nation, Prime Minister Starmer promised that the rioters would “regret taking part in mass riots,” and he even dubbed what is happening in British cities “far-right thuggery.”
At the instigation of the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Internal Affairs promptly increased security in Muslim neighborhoods and religious sites to prevent armed attacks. Additional steps were taken by other departments as well.
At the same time, the work of the Labour Party is currently aimed exclusively at quelling popular unrest: the Starmer government does not have a clear plan on how to solve the problem of illegal migration and relieve social tension. Moreover, they do not plan to withdraw from the ECHR, as the Conservatives previously proposed.
Moreover, given the fact that the attack was carried out by a British citizen (albeit an ethnic Rwandan), the crackdown on migrants and ethnic communities looks dubious and is likely to be seen as an attempt to appease xenophobic groups.
On the other hand, blaming the English Defence League exclusively (while ignoring other hidden actors) also seems like a losing proposition. It guarantees a repeat of the crisis in the future – on an even larger scale.
The Labour Party has not yet developed a “middle” approach, and the time to “name the culprit” has already been lost.
Also, against the backdrop of the miscalculations of Starmer and his team, right-wing populists have become more active, in particular the Reform Party, which had previously built its election campaign on criticism of the Conservatives’ “migration laissez-faire.” Now the “reformers” have switched to Labour, which, in their opinion, is repeating the same mistakes as their predecessors.
Of course, the current protests are unlikely to cost Starmer his premiership – or his party its governing status – but, as with the Conservatives, they cast some doubt on the feasibility of the promises made during the election campaign.
And this could play a cruel joke on the Labour Party in the next electoral cycle.
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Recent election means he's not politically accountable for 6 years (I think). He learned lawfare from Obama and Biden and is gonna use it while he has time.
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[KavkazUzel] Roman Zabolotnev, acting head of Rostov's SIZO-1, where prisoners took hostages in mid-June, has been fired. A criminal case for negligence has been opened against Zabolotnev, sources said.
As reported by the "Caucasian Knot", on June 16, prisoners took several employees of the detention center hostage in Rostov's SIZO-1. They identified themselves as members of the "Islamic State". Security forces killed the captors and freed the hostages .
Acting head of Rostov's SIZO-1 Roman Zabolotnev has been fired for negligence, and investigators have opened a criminal case against him under the relevant article, the Shot Telegram channel reported today, citing a source.
After the hostage taking in Rostov-on-Don's SIZO-1, Zabolotnev was suspended from work. He filed for sick leave, allegedly because of a broken leg. Zabolotnev returned to work last Friday and was fired the same day, Donnews.ru reported today, citing a source.
As of 11:45 Moscow time, there are no comments on the FSIN website or on the website of the FSIN Directorate for the Rostov Region regarding the information about Roman Zabolotnev’s dismissal.
Article 293 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation "Negligence" provides for up to 7 years of imprisonment.
Recall that, according to human rights activists, the incident with the hostage-taking in the Rostov pretrial detention center may be the result of a provocation . The murdered prisoners were handcuffed, and numerous violations had been recorded in the pretrial detention center itself, they told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Taking the opportunity to blame the common folks while ignoring the Moslem colonists — whom the Australians like to call Lebanese — who have been causing the usual problems for the better part of a generation.
[IsraelTimes] Top intelligence official says homegrown extremism increased during pandemic and amid Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza
Australia on Monday raised its terrorism threat level to "probable," with the country’s top intelligence official citing a homegrown rise in "extreme ideologies."
Intelligence chief Mike Burgess said there was no indication of an imminent attack, but there was an increased threat of violence in the next 12 months.
"Australia’s security environment is degrading, is more volatile and more unpredictable," Burgess told news hounds.
"You’ve heard me say many times that espionage and foreign interference are our principal security concerns... intelligence suggests that is no longer accurate.
"Politically motivated violence now joins espionage and foreign interference as our principal security concerns."
Burgess, the head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, said more Australians were being radicalized and they were increasingly willing to use violence to advance their cause.
"Individuals are embracing anti-authority ideologies, conspiracy theories and diverse grievances. Some are combining multiple beliefs to create new hybrid ideologies," he said.
”Our stupid native peasants are talking themselves into resisting our high-minded importation of large numbers of migrants from the Third World. We must punish them until they once again knuckle their foreheads and keep silence before their betters.”
THREAT ’ACROSS THE BOARD’
Australia’s threat level had until Monday been classified as "possible."
Burgess said extreme ideologies had increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, and more recently during the Israel-Hamas ..always the voice of sweet reason... conflict.
"An escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, particularly in southern Leb ...an Iranian satrapy currently ruled by Hassan Nasrallah situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozen flavors of Christians, plus Armenians, Georgians, and who knows what else? It is the home of the original Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers... , would inflict further strain, aggravating tensions and potentially fueling grievances," he warned.
In the past four months, eight "attacks or disruptions" had alleged or potential terror links, he said, declining to comment on them in detail.
In one high profile attack in April, a 16-year-old boy allegedly stabbed an Assyrian Christian bishop during a live-streamed Sydney church service.
Burgess said none of the terror plots investigated by ASIO in the past year had been inspired by events in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... , although the conflict had an impact by fueling grievances, protests, division and intolerance.
"It would also be inaccurate to suggest the next terrorist attack or plot is likely to be motivated by a twisted view of a particular religion or a particular ideology," he said.
"The threat is across the board."
The spy chief said social media and encrypted apps were making the threats "harder to predict and identify."
The internet and social media were "the primary platform for radicalization and the use of encryption by every single one of our investigative subjects," he said.
LITTLE WARNING
In the new threat landscape, attacks were most likely to involve individuals or small groups with rudimentary weapons, often acting with little or no warning or planning, Burgess said.
He also cited a "resurgence" in the involvement of minors, with one recent perpetrator aged just 14.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the government was working with social media companies to remove extreme and violent mostly peaceful content and to trial age-verification technology.
The United States and Britannia were also grappling with the rise of extreme ideologies, Albanese said.
"Governments around the world are concerned about youth radicalization, online radicalization, and the rise of new mixed ideologies," he said.
[IsraelTimes] Bishara Bahbah dismisses Trump’s pro-Israel policies during his presidency, says he believes former president will not advance his Muslim ban again.
Given that there never was a blanket ban — President Trump wanted to ban entry to those from countries so lawless they were incapable of vetting those who claimed to be their citizens — that’s an easy promise to make. As for the two-state solution, I imagine as president Mr. Trump will be busy extending the Abraham Accords and encouraging increased domestic oil and gas production, which will make the Palestinian question moot as an issue.
Bishara A. Bahbah is the national chairman of “Arab Americans for Trump.” He formerly taught at Harvard University and was the associate director of its Middle East Institute.
Related: The New Yorker, which assumes that all Arab-Americans are Moslem, did a story about Mr. Bahbah and his group here. Apparently Mr. Bahbah has been campaigning for President Trump in Michigan alongside Richard Grenell and Massad Boulos, Tiffany Trump’s father-in-law.
Saudi Arabia has reportedly told Iranian Officials, that it will not allow Iran to use Saudi Airspace to launch an Attack on Israel, and that any Missiles, Drones, or Aircraft that enter its Airspace will be seen as a Violation of Saudi Sovereignty, stating that, “We are…
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Islamic Unity™
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Islamic Unity™
It's always Sunni in Saudi Arabia while the Iranians are Shiite. IMHO, this is really the fundamental conflict in the Middle East. The thing with the Juice is just a violent sideshow. I'm noticing various Mooslem countries making nice with Israel in small ways - trade agreements, diplomatic exchanges. Nothing huge like recognizing Israel's right to exist, but baby steps nonetheless.
[IsraelTimes] Since the start of war, hospitals have conducted drills, stockpiled supplies, and moved wards underground, readying themselves for worst-case scenarios, with MDA cooperation.
#4
If the above article is correct, that KSA will not allow Iranian overflight to attack Israel, then the Trump 'normalization' is still paying dividends and should not be messed with right now.
[IsraelTimes] Ex-defense minister and head of national security council Sergei Shoigu to meet Pezeshkian, counterparts; Moscow condemned Haniyeh killing, relies on Iranian-made arms in Ukraine.
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[REGNUM] Since the outbreak of the major crisis in the Gaza Strip in October 2023, Iranian threats against Israel have become much more frequent, mostly echoing news of another attack by Israeli “leader hunters.”
In less than a year, Israel has eliminated at least 20 members of the so-called “Axis of Resistance,” led by Tehran (with Tel Aviv officially claiming responsibility for only 14 people).
The others spontaneously evaporated, I suppose.
These were mainly mid-level commanders, but there were also some fairly important figures among them, such as, for example, the creator of the Lebanese Hezbollah missile program, Fuad Shukr.
Tehran has been making threats but has not been particularly keen on escalation.
However, after the assassination of the head of the Hamas Politburo, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran, the matter took a fundamentally different turn. The death of a high-ranking guest and comrade in the "Axis of Resistance", who also arrived for the inauguration of the Iranian president, was very painfully received by Iranians, who were accustomed to seeing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a "shield and sword" in the fight against the Israeli threat.
DELAYED RESPONSE
Haniyeh, at a very inconvenient time for the new Iranian government, has joined the list of “significant victims” of the Iranian-Israeli asymmetric conflict, joining the ranks of the founder of the “Axis of Resistance” Qasem Soleimani and nuclear physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who is considered the “father of the Iranian nuclear program.”
And although Israel never took responsibility for the liquidation of Haniyeh, the "handwriting" of the assassination attempt was quite clear. To ignore such an action would be to give tacit consent to the Israelis to carry out even more daring attacks.
At the same time, Iran, although promising, is in no hurry to strike back. And there are several reasons for this.
The first (and most obvious) is the need to “build up strength” before launching. Despite the significant stockpiles of weapons both among the Iranians and their proxy groups, every attack that claims the status of “revenge” requires careful preparation.
Thus, if Tehran prepared for Operation Martyr Soleimani (2020) for five days, it took almost two weeks to prepare for Operation True Promise (2024), which was a response to the Israeli airstrike on the consulate in Damascus.
Given that with each new operation Iran seeks to surpass the cumulative effect of previous actions, preparation of a “retaliatory move” for the recent incidents in Tehran and Beirut may take several more weeks.
At the same time, it is not at all necessary that Tehran will remain silent all this time - “harassing strikes” from the Lebanese Hezbollah and Yemeni Houthis, as well as the “Islamic Resistance of Iraq” may well accompany preparations for more serious steps.
This is quite consistent with the US State Department's statements that Iran will strike Israel within the next 48 hours.
The second reason is the desire to stretch the action for as long as possible and thereby maximize its final effect. For example, Tehran, until the end of 2023, made references to Operation Martyr Soleimani when conducting actions against Israel, thereby emphasizing the systematic and inseparable nature of its struggle.
It is quite possible that the Iranian leadership is initially considering the possibility of launching strikes in “waves,” alternating the resources of the main proxy groups.
A certain role in Tehran’s strategy is also played by the reluctance to disrupt the negotiation process on Gaza. The implementation of the “Peace Plan” proposed by the Joe Biden administration, although not fully in line with Iranian interests, underlines the readiness of the Iranian influence network to stay within the mainstream of a diplomatic settlement.
While Israel, with its desire to torpedo the deal, is, on the contrary, increasingly perceived as a “political bully.” And this directly affects the willingness of the world community to stand up for it in the event of a large-scale conflict.
Finally, a direct clash between Israel and Iran would immediately untie the hands of Tehran's opponents and allow them to accuse it of aggression. Given that the Iranian leadership is aiming for a gradual easing of tensions with the West, no one wants to give their opponents an extra trump card.
DIVIDE AND RULE
For now, Tehran is betting on maintaining the “Middle East suspense” for as long as possible, while simultaneously ratcheting up the rhetoric and promising crushing blows not only to Israeli territory, but also to the targets of its neighbors and partners.
The frequency of warning statements from Tehran has increased in the last 24 hours, including in light of rumors circulating in the region's media about an Israeli preemptive strike on Iranian territory, allegedly sanctioned by the White House.
The ultimate goal of the manipulations is to destroy the anti-Iranian “anti-missile coalition” (which the US is hastily assembling) before it is fully formed.
Moreover, most of Israel's potential defenders have already experienced the power of Tehran's counter-actions in one way or another. Saudi Arabia and the UAE remember them especially well, for whom the confrontation with the Houthis resulted in multi-billion dollar losses.
To some extent, Iran’s “public intimidation” tactics are even bearing fruit. For example, Egypt has neatly deflected the US call to “jointly protect” Israeli airspace from possible attacks. Cairo, which takes Tehran’s threats very seriously, has chosen not to disrupt the already difficult diplomatic settlement between the two countries and has distanced itself from the conflict.
Israel's second "old ally," Jordan, is also in question. Even if Amman does take part in protecting Israeli territory from shelling, it will seek to downplay its own contribution so as not to aggravate the royal house's relations with the large Palestinian community.
It is much more likely that the main burden of "cleansing" Israeli airspace will ultimately be taken on by Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain, relying on the military infrastructure that was created in these countries with the participation of Washington. The international coalition, whose forces are concentrated in the Red Sea, will also join the process.
In fact, the emerging defense model is entirely based on the experience of responding to Operation True Promise and does not assume that Tehran, in avenging Haniyeh, will deviate too much from its previous tactics.
And although the parties to the conflict continue to boast of their combined military might and readiness for any development of events, everyone would prefer that the next round of escalation between Iran and Israel occur within the framework of a given scenario and not push the region towards a major conflict.
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Why do we continue to tolerate these senseless, bullying bloviations. The destruction of these SOB's is decades overdue. Vaporize them and say nothing.
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The countries leadership gives its last warnings - Sheesh, don't need to read the article, or know anything at all, really, just the name of the country says it all.... I Ran... Look you P-ssies, stand and fight ... go on, you got a Dope for a presiding officer of the USA, (can't tie his shoe laces nor walk, likely thinks Tie-ran means he spilled ice cream on himself) THIS is your BEST CHANCE EVER, get off your DUFFS, idiots & hit while the hitting is good... come on... there will be no next time if you don't... What afraid, you'll get NUKED ??? Huh Punks ... YOU KNOW IT - Hope it happens to you but quick 1 outa 4 in the AXIS of EVIL wiped out.... U know it punks. So sit down shut up and behave ....
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...The Hero of Butler, Pennsylvania...
..always the voice of sweet reason...
