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2024-10-10 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
US denies Israeli report claiming secret talks with Iran for axis-wide ceasefire
[IsraelTimes] State Department says Washington is not involved in negotiations and is unsure they exist at all, calling Channel 12 claims ‘different than actual diplomatic conversations’

The United States denied an Israeli report Wednesday that it and Arab nations were conducting secret backchannel negotiations with Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate Jews Zionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
aimed at reaching a comprehensive regional ceasefire with Israel.

The Channel 12 report, which cited second-hand information from unnamed Israeli sources, claimed covert talks were taking place aimed at reaching an agreement to halt attacks on Israel from Tehran-led proxies, including Hezbollah, that have repeatedly launched missiles and drones at Israel in solidarity with Hamas
..not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,...
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 a rusty 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...
Asked about the report Wednesday, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller flatly denied that Washington had any part in or knew of any such initiative.

"No one has reached out to the United States about such a proposal, and we’re not in talks with not in talks with any countries about such a proposal," Miller said during a press briefing on Wednesday.

"I cannot speak to a hypothetical proposal that I’m not even sure actually exists in reality," Miller added. "Obviously, we would welcome the end of conflict across the region."

He stressed the Channel 12 story "was different than actual diplomatic conversations."

The comments came shortly after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a phone call with US President Joe The Big Guy Biden
...46th president of the U.S. You're a lyin' dog-faced pony soldier...
, marking the first time the leaders had spoken in months, and as Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held meetings with key US ally Saudi Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula, largely made up of sand and oil rigs. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual haj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. Formerly dictatorial and steeped in Olde Tyme Religion, deferring to Salafist holy men on all issues, it has now done a 180 and is making a serious effort to modernize, so as not to be left in the sand by its Gulf Arab neighbors. The holy men have been shoved to the background and the nation is now still dictatorial but somewhat Frational. That doesn't make them trustworthy, but it's a start...
Miller declined to detail if the US was seeking to send any messages to Aracgchi, who is also set to travel to Qatar
...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi...
, a main mediator in efforts to reach a ceasefire in Gaza. Doha is also the political base for the Hamas terror group, which plunged the region into war when it launched an unprecedented attack on Israel one year ago.

Talks between Biden and Netanyahu were expected to revolve around Israel’s plans to retaliate against Iran for its October 1 ballistic missile attack, amid reports of growing frustration in Washington over Jerusalem’s unwillingness to share details of its intentions.

The US, which has sought to temper Israel’s retaliation, has consistently said it wants to keep the war in Gaza from spilling over into other arenas, but those hopes have withered in recent weeks as Israel and Iranian proxy groups around the Middle East, dubbed the "Axis of Resistance®" by Tehran, have shot it out with increasing intensity.

Aside from its offensive against Hezbollah in southern Leb
...an Iranian satrapy until recently 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...
launched last month, Israel has also carried out Arclight airstrike
...KABOOM!...
s against Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
’s Iran-backed Iran's Houthi sock puppets
...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews They like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him...
rebels in retaliation for missile and drone attacks, and has been accused of attacking Iran-backed groups in Syria and Iraq as part of what it has described as a seven-front military engagement.

The Channel 12 report claimed that Israel was not involved in the talks and that it was unclear how they would affect elusive efforts to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

An Israeli official quoted by the channel indicated that Jerusalem was keen to press its military advantage against Hezbollah rather than make concessions in a potential ceasefire deal.

"We are currently in a position of power, a ceasefire will be on our terms, including a [Hezbollah] withdrawal beyond the Litani [River] and the dismantling of all military Hezbollah sites in areas near the border," a senior Israeli official was quoted as saying.

On Wednesday, Channel 12 and the Walla news site reported that Mossad chief David Barnea told his US counterpart that any ceasefire deal with Hezbollah in Lebanon must also include the release of the hostages being held in Hamas.

The reports said the Mossad chief told CIA head Bill Burns that the deals must be linked together. The strategy is reportedly aimed at getting Iran and Hezbollah — who have indicated they are open to a ceasefire in the north — to exert additional pressure on Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar to agree to a deal in Gaza that has proved elusive for many months.

A day earlier, Hezbollah appeared to drop its demand for a truce in Gaza as a condition for reaching a ceasefire in Lebanon, rowing back from an oft-repeated promise to keep up its rocket and drone barrages until Israel halts its offensive against the Lebanese terror group’s Iran-backed ally Hamas.

Hezbollah officials have consistently said they would not stop until Israel ended the conflict in the Strip, but the group has suffered major losses in recent weeks, including airstrikes that have wiped out much of its top leadership.

Naim Qassem
... the Grand Vizier of the Hezbullies...
, the deputy leader of Hezbollah and its top living official, said he backed efforts by Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Knobby Berri

...perennial Speaker of the Lebanese parliament, head of the Amal Shiite party aligned with Hezbollah, a not very subtle sock puppet of the Medes and Persians...
, a Hezbollah ally, to secure a truce — without setting a precondition.

"We support the political activity being led by Berri under the title of a ceasefire," Qassem said. "If the enemy continues its war, then the battlefield will decide."

In a follow-up to Qassem’s speech, Hezbollah issued a statement saying it will "not abandon our support and backing for our steadfast Paleostinian people in the Gaza Strip."

Miller said Tuesday that Hezbollah’s call for a ceasefire showed it was "getting battered."

"For a year, you had the world calling for this ceasefire, you had Hezbollah refusing to agree to one, and now that Hezbollah is on the back foot and is getting battered, suddenly they’ve changed their tune and want a ceasefire," he said. "We continue to ultimately want a diplomatic solution to this conflict."
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#1 Lips moving?
Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-10-10 01:27||   2024-10-10 01:27|| Front Page Top

#2 This looks like desperation is setting in.

The do really seem to be convinced that Israel is serious this time.
Posted by Elmerert Hupens2660 2024-10-10 04:58||   2024-10-10 04:58|| Front Page Top

#3 Likely been in secret talks withe these foks for decades. Just a wild guess.
Posted by Besoeker 2024-10-10 08:49||   2024-10-10 08:49|| Front Page Top

#4 ValJar and Robert Malley to the Courtesy Phone
Posted by Frank G 2024-10-10 09:53||   2024-10-10 09:53|| Front Page Top

#5 ^ If unavailable, Bremnan or Obama.
Posted by Besoeker 2024-10-10 10:02||   2024-10-10 10:02|| Front Page Top

#6 Probably a whole industry, with teams and player rosters, different locations providing umpires and atmospherics.
Posted by swksvolFF 2024-10-10 10:04||   2024-10-10 10:04|| Front Page Top

#7 Did he spy for Israel? | Report: Quds Force commander under IRGC investigation
Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-10-10 10:32||   2024-10-10 10:32|| Front Page Top

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