The American people are not being told why Israel agreed to a ceasefire with Iran. Yes, Israel was rapidly running out of air-defense interceptors (making it more vulnerable to Iranian attacks.) But that issue is only of secondary importance. The real reason they wanted a ceasefire was because they were getting systematically pulverized and needed to stop the bleeding fast. That’s why Israel ‘threw in the towel’ less than 2 weeks after the opening salvo, because Iran was decimating one target after another with no end in sight. So, Israel capitulated.
Of course, that is not the story we’ve been reading in the western media where there’s no mention of the vast destruction of Israeli strategic targets (by Iranian ballistic missiles); that news has been completely omitted from the mainstream coverage. But that’s why Israel persuaded Trump to find a diplomatic off-ramp; because the losses were beginning to mount and Iran was not ‘letting up.’
Let’s summarize: In a little more than a week’s time, Iran struck or obliterated:
The “Israeli Pentagon”, the Kirya military-intelligence complex
The Weizmann Institute of Science which plays a role in Israel’s clandestine nuclear program
The Aman military intelligence headquarters at the Glilot Mizrah Interchange, near Herzliya. Aman oversees elite spying units such as Unit 8200 (signals intelligence), Unit 504 (human intelligence), and Unit 9900 (geospatial intelligence).
Branches of the Israeli ministry of interior affairs responsible for internal military coordination
The Mossad’s operational headquarters
Israel’s most protected Nevatim Airbase (and the Tel Nof Airbase)
Ben Gurion Airport (repeatedly) as well as Ramat David, Palmachim and Ovda near Eilat.
The Command-and-Control Centers of the Israeli military and Mossad in both Tel Aviv and Haifa…..
The Bazan Oil Refinery in Haifa—Israel’s largest fuel processing center
A giant power station in Ashdod, triggering a powerful explosion and localized blackouts.
The Rafael Advanced Defense Systems complex north of Haifa—home to multiple factories and R&D buildings that produce key elements of Israel’s military hardware
The Kiryat Gat Industrial Zone—a major center for microprocessor and high-tech military production
The Gav-Yam Negev Advanced Technologies Park near Beersheba, which hosts firms working in cyberwarfare, AI, and military tech.
Tel Aviv at dusk
Get the picture? In just 10 days (June 13 to June 23) the Iranian military meticulously destroyed a sizable portion of Israel’s most prestigious military, intelligence, industrial, energy, and R&D facilities across the country. (Have you read about any of this in the western media?) Had the war continued for another week or two, the Holy Land would have been reduced to a smoldering third world wasteland unfit for human habitation. In short, this was no normal ceasefire. This was a desperate capitulation by an overmatched contender who quickly realized he was punching ‘above his weight’.
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UPDATE: This talk provides good information about the US strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities and the consequences therefrom. To me, it seems clear Trump made the right move by taking out Iran’s main threat. Israel has no reason to keep fighting and neither does Iran. The deeper story that now the Gulf Cooperation Council and other countries in the region will form a collective hegemony over the Middle East should become more apparent in the weeks to come. We should see signs of this happening and signs that the Gaza slaughter will slow down, if not stop altogether. Trump played a strong Kill-Or-Be-Killed (KOBK) move which apparently killed few if any people, while destroying Iran’s main threat. In this sense, Iran was ‘killed’. Overall, at the same time it looks like Israel’s Jewish Supremist fantasy of a ‘Greater Israel’ becoming the regional hegemon has also been ‘killed’. Trump killed two birds with one stone. ABN
Trump sided with the Israelis, asserting that Iran was ‘very close’ to having a bomb, and added that he didn’t care what Gabbard thinks.
The sudden claim of Iran being very close to a bomb (that seemingly jumped out of ‘nowhere’ to leave Americans puzzling how could it happen that – in the blink of eye, we are going to war – was subsequently refuted by IAEA Chief Grossi to CNN on 17 June (but only after the abrupt attack on Iran already had taken place):
The underpinnings to the 12 June 2025 IAEA Resolution – giving pretext for Israel to strike Iran (and crafted to sway President Trump to dismiss his own Director of National Intelligence’s warnings that there was no evidence of Iran moving towards weaponisation) – reportedly were drawn not from Mossad or other western intelligence services, but from IAEA software. As DD Geo-politics outlines, since 2015, the IAEA has relied on Palantir’sMosaic platform, a $50-million AI system that sifts through millions of data points – satellite imagery, social media, personnel logs – to predict nuclear threats:
There may be some truth to this assertion, but I do not believe it is the core reason Trump bombed Iran’s nuke facilities. The core reason, in my view, is in one fell swoop Trump has completely removed Israel’s main excuse for wanting to engage in full-scale war with Iran. Israel and Iran can now fight all they want. There is no longer any reason for Trump to be drawn into whatever conflict may occur. It was a savvy move on Trump’s part which changed the game overnight because there are new ‘facts on the ground’ now. This avoids USA having to do Israel’s fighting and dying while Israelis do nothing. Another point is, the world has become accustomed to seeing Israeli savagery in Gaza. If something similar starts happening to Israel, it will not look unusual to most people or morally undeserved.
At an even deeper level, Trump seems to have ushered Israel into a boxed canyon of their own making. They threw away their victim card in Gaza; wore down US gullibility through many wars for Israel; caused peoples in the West to realize Jewish Supremists are the main backers and doers of censorship, mind-control, illegal immigration and getting other people to die for their interests. Don’t be surprised if Israel is abandoned and droves of Israelis move to Ukraine. After all, they have already made it ‘a nation without people’, or almost. ABN
The NATO summit begins officially tonight in the Hague, Netherlands. However, most of the NATO members arrived early so their collective assembly could strategize a defense against the arrival of Godzilla Trump.
Unfortunately, Godzilla Trump began his journey to the EU today by using a very emphatic F-bomb directed at Iran and Israel. Netanyahu promptly apologized, reversed his antagonistic enterprise and ducked for cover. A grouchy Godzilla is not what the EU leaders want to be facing. Grimaces abound.
To appease the painfully, brutally and uncomfortably honest President Trump the EU have agreed among themselves to increase their defense spending quickly, to the very Trumpian 5% of GDP with 3.5% spent on direct military arms.
Great move by Trump. He is clearly deescalating and inviting both Israel and Iran to seek ‘Peace and Harmony’. Trump has played his cards well, based on what we can see. Everyone can see Trump does not want war, but we also know he is capable of decisive action if forced. This is the right way for the world’s top hegemon to behave. Calm when faced with adversity, magnanimous in victory. ABN
The recent surprise attack by Israel on Iran has created a tumultuous geopolitical landscape, causing significant casualties among Iran’s military and nuclear leadership. This unprecedented strike, which has led to a retaliatory wave of missile attacks from Iran, has also involved the United States, raising alarms about a broader conflict. The nature of this attack—targeting high-profile figures in their own homes—has raised serious questions about international law and the norms governing warfare. The overwhelming media coverage, heavily skewed in favor of Israel, has obscured the violent and illegal nature of these actions, suggesting a troubling narrative control by pro-Israel factions within Western media. Historical parallels are drawn to past incidents, such as the 1967 attack on the USS Liberty, highlighting how media manipulation can alter public perception and political consequences.
The text contends that Israel has positioned itself as a dominant force in state-sponsored assassinations, surpassing historical precedents set by groups like the Order of Assassins. This shift in the practice of political assassinations marks a departure from traditional Western values that have largely deemed such actions as immoral and illegal. The article references past leaders who opposed assassination tactics, such as Adolf Hitler during World War II, emphasizing how the post-9/11 era has seen a significant transformation in the acceptability of targeted killings, especially under the guise of counter-terrorism. The author argues that the normalization of such methods, particularly by Israel and its intelligence agency, Mossad, has led to a dangerous precedent in global politics.
The narrative also examines the complexities of Iran’s foreign relations, specifically its hesitance to align too closely with powers like Russia and China, which may have contributed to its current predicament. The Iranian leadership’s desire for self-reliance and independence has left it vulnerable in the face of Israeli aggression. The sudden political shifts following the suspicious death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi further complicate the situation, with his successor, Masoud Pezeshkian, taking a more moderate approach and attempting to mend ties with the West.
Lastly, the article reflects on the implications of Israel’s actions and the potential for increased aggression toward other nations, including hostile rhetoric aimed at Pakistan and Turkey. The author warns that despite Israel’s current military prowess, its reliance on U.S. support could lead to severe consequences for both its own stability and that of the broader Middle Eastern region. The overarching theme suggests that if the dynamics of power shift, particularly regarding public perception and geopolitical alliances, it could lead to a significant backlash against Israel, potentially altering its standing and influence in global affairs. The article concludes with a cautionary note about the fragility of Israel’s power and the potential for historical cycles of change in international relations.
I’ll break out a different analytical discussion on other foreign interest matters in a separate post; however, as the G7 kicks off it is very interesting to notice who shows up on President Trump’s G7 schedule in Canada – that has absolutely no bearing on the G7 meeting in Canada.
According to the schedule, President Trump has meetings with both Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.
Neither Mexico or Ukraine are in the G7 (Italy, Germany, France, USA, Canada, Japan, U.K).
Obviously Zelenskyy is traveling to Canada at the behest of the global intelligence network because they are afraid President Trump may no longer keep Zelenskyy at the center of the foreign policy universe. The distraction of Iran/Israel might take away the focus of President Trump – Zelenskyy cannot bear the thought of that.
For President Sheinbaum, the first Jewish leader in Mexican history, the issues are even more dramatic, consequential and serious. President Trump’s rapid deportation program is making it very difficult for Mexicans in the USA to send money back to Mexico. This is quickly becoming an urgent matter for Mexican officials who will be forced to intervene in support of the local Mexican economy if President Trump keeps impeding the accumulation of illegal wages in the USA.
The US has admitted that it has approximately 500 military personnel stationed in Taiwan breaking previous pledges to not post soldiers on the contested island.
Retired US Navy Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery made the admission of a US military presence on Taiwan during testimony before lawmakers on May 15 – the first official confirmation of long-time suspicions that the US has a military footprint in Taiwan.
According to most information flowing from the region, a second wave attack from Israel us underway (or just completed). The first wave targeting was the Iranian military leadership and nuclear scientists, the second wave hitting the nuclear installations.
We could tell from the initial targeting, the IDF were not targeting hardened installations, they were targeting people who run them where they live in the middle of the night. This appears to be confirmed by ground reporting of residences being the target with highly strategic Mossad agents on the ground doing major intelligence activity to identify the targets. It appears Israel was very successful (but still really early).
That approach also establishes the baseline for internal Iranian political opposition to push for regime change.
The second wave of Israeli targeting then goes directly at the nuclear installations. This approach also makes sense. First round takes out the brain power, second round takes out their hardened facilities (much more difficult to eliminate).
As the operation proceeds, we now turn focus to the U.S. interests, and this is where we use hindsight to last Sunday’s Camp David meeting.
Secretary of State / National Security Advisor Marco Rubio emphasizes Israel is acting “unilaterally,” without USA support. President Trump proactively and strategically emphasizes his preferred approach of “diplomacy.”
Some will doubt, but I would draw your attention to Trump’s relay of the call with Vladimir Putin last week. Obviously, President Trump understood Israel was on the cusp of taking some ‘unilateral’ action, albeit with a likelihood of a head’s-up to USA of approximate timing (Sunday Camp David as a proactive ‘get us prepped’ agenda).
The scenario begins to become self-evident when you consider that President Trump redirected 20,000 patriot defense missiles from Ukraine to Israel, much to the chagrin and anger of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as expressed June 9th. Which also takes us into the conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Under this scenario, Camp David on Sunday would likely be a coordination meeting between President Trump, Secretary/NSA Marco Rubio and top military officials where the topic was getting our interests prepared and shifted as the administration knew this week something was going to happen with Iran. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday the U.S. moves personnel and non-essentials into a more secure and stable environment. Friday, Boom.
Back to Putin.
[This is a first-rate analysis, well-worth reading. Posted in full with Sundance’s permission. ABN]
If Israel were to attack Iran on/around the same timeline the leftists have their ‘day of rage’ scheduled on June 14 (Sat), it would be the worst possible timing. Of course, that outcome might also make it more likely.
President Trump confirmed tonight personnel are being “moved out” of parts of the Middle East as tensions escalate between Israel and Iran, while diplomatic talks between the USA and Iran seem to have stalled.
“Well, they are being moved out because it could be a dangerous place, and we’ll see what happens. But they are — we’ve given notice to move out. We’ll see what happens,” Trump said while walking the red carpet at the Kennedy Center. The State Department recently ordered the departure of all nonessential staff from the Baghdad embassy, apparently due to increased security risks.
Additionally, the defense department “has authorized the voluntary departure of military dependents from locations” across the region, U.S. Central Command said in a statement. The command “is monitoring the developing tension in the Middle East.”
It certainly seems like some form of Israeli military action is more likely.
There are always those weird moments right before some kind of military activity, when the entire DC Bubble seems to have tunnel vision, uniparty alignment and deaf ears to the public. Are we at one of those moments?
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