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[REGNUM] The clashes between Iran and Israel are gaining momentum. Tehran's allied forces are gradually joining the fighting. Thus, the Yemeni movement "Ansar Allah" (Houthis) supported the operation against Israel from the first days and began to carry out massive strikes with hypersonic missiles.
Massive? That’s one way to describe it, I suppose…
It turned out to be not so easy to deal with the Houthis.
In addition to the impressive distance between Israel and Yemen and the lack of a common border, Tel Aviv still has no one to rely on “on the ground.” And this gives the Houthis a serious tactical advantage.
A BLOW FROM A NEW DIRECTION
A few days before the clashes began, the Israelis tried to knock the Houthis out of the game early by striking the port of Hodeida. The latter is considered the main transshipment point for weapons cargoes arriving in Yemen from Iran, and Tel Aviv hoped to “thin out” the arsenals of the forces allied with Tehran in this way.
It is noteworthy that for the first time since the beginning of the conflict between Israel and the Houthis, a strike on them was carried out from the sea. Several missile boats were involved in the operation, which moved more than two thousand kilometers from the shores of Israel.
Yemen happens to be on the way to Iran, but surely that is coincidental…
And although the effectiveness of the strike on Hodeida is questionable—the rapid fire only managed to damage a few docking hangars—the psychological effect of the operation was important for Tel Aviv.
With the attack from the sea, the Israelis allegedly proved that they can use not only aviation but also surface fleet in operations in the Red Sea. And the next stage could well be the use of submarines against Ansar Allah.
Or possibly Iran. But go on…
HUNTING FOR LEADERS
On the night of June 15, Israeli aircraft attacked the Yemeni capital of Sanaa. The task of the air force was to try to decapitate the Houthis. The current leader of the movement, Abul-Malik al-Houthi, the Chief of General Staff Mohammed Abdul Karim al-Ghamari and the head of the Supreme Political Council, Mahdi al-Mashat, were all in the crosshairs - according to the Israeli army leadership, they were all present at a secret meeting to prepare for a large-scale attack on Israel.
The Houthis have not officially confirmed the death of any of the figures mentioned. On the Israeli side, objective control is also difficult due to the lack of reliable sources "on the ground".
Almost all 49,000 Yemenite Jews were gotten out by Israel in Operation On Wings Of Eagles back in 1949-50. The last few were snuck out recently, which leaves none to spy on the insular, intermarried tribal types left behind to stew in their own juices. And to be fair, nobody else has got an agent inside, either — certainly not the atheists and “Roman” Sunday People of Russia.
That is why Tel Aviv preferred to hush up the issue, switching to covering the results of targeted liquidations of Iranian high-ranking officers, the verification of data for which is much easier.
However, it is not only Israel that has faced the problem of confirming the effectiveness of attacks in Yemen. The US, which previously tried to launch a combined operation against the Houthis, has not been able to exhaustively prove any of the liquidations of the movement's command.
And other supposedly successful raids (like the attack on the “missile formation” in April 2025, which turned out to be a village meeting) later turned into a reason for criticizing the Pentagon.
Israel, already under pressure from all sides due to the war on several fronts, prefers to avoid such stories for now.
A STRANGER AMONG HIS OWN
The lack of reliable informants in Yemen is becoming an increasingly serious problem for Israel over time. Each new “retribution operation” against the Houthis costs Tel Aviv a pretty penny and is fraught with many risks.
Hitting at random is not the best strategy in this case. Especially since the Houthi command - unlike, for example, their "colleagues" from the Lebanese Hezbollah - leads a more guerrilla lifestyle and holds key meetings at facilities in the mountains, rather than in official headquarters.
Attempts to get closer to the Houthis through Saudi and Emirati loyalists have led to nothing.
Neither Riyadh nor Abu Dhabi want to aggravate the situation in Yemen, from where they were only able to escape after an unsuccessful campaign relatively recently. And after the start of active clashes between Tel Aviv and Tehran, they also want to give the Iranians another reason to accuse their Arabian neighbors of secretly supporting Israeli expansion.
The Israelis came up with an ambitious plan to infiltrate a double agent into the Houthis. And, at first glance, it had every chance of success. Especially since Israeli intelligence had previously managed to plant "moles" in the most secret structures of Iran, Syria and Egypt, and to introduce them into the inner circle of the Hezbollah and Hamas leadership.
All were named Mohammed or similar, except that one guy…
Considering that the Houthis' counterintelligence, in the opinion of the Israelis, worked much worse than that of other groups of the "Axis of Resistance", the operation did not promise any major difficulties.
Mossad operatives managed to recruit one of the Houthi liaisons in Lebanon, codenamed Mehmed,
See?
who was responsible for exchanging information and intelligence with Hezbollah. However, he was arrested by Lebanese intelligence a few days after receiving his first operational assignment.
It was a coincidence: Lebanon was going through its own "witch hunt", provoked by the discovery of several high-ranking Israeli agents of influence among the security forces, and they decided to check their Yemeni counterpart "for show". And, as it turned out later, for good reason.
Tel Aviv tried to pull the hapless "mole" out of Lebanese jails by spreading a rumor about his diplomatic immunity and his affiliation with the security forces of the legitimate government of Yemen. However, representatives of the Yemeni embassy in Beirut refused the spy - an escalation of the conflict with Iran was not in their plans.
Most likely, this is not Tel Aviv's last attempt to plant someone in the Houthi structures. Otherwise, the Israelis will have to look for other approaches to shutting up the Yemeni front - including conducting a large-scale combined operation, for which the authorities do not yet have the strength or resources.
Moreover, the Houthis themselves do not allow the issue to be put on the back burner, continuing to fire harassingly throughout Israeli territory, blocking the sea and air ports of the Jewish state.
[American Liberty] A decade of willful blindness has finally met its reckoning. Not by the British press, nor Parliament, nor even by the so-called safeguarding champions in government, but by a American entrepreneur armed with a smartphone and a stubborn sense of moral outrage. Elon Musk, through his unflinching commentary and willingness to name the unnamable, catalyzed a political confrontation the United Kingdom had artfully dodged for years. That confrontation produced the June 2025 National Audit on Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, a report so scathing, so undeniable in its indictment of systemic failure, that even Labour was forced to respond.
The facts are now laid bare. For decades, the systematic rape and trafficking of working-class English girls, often underage, often in care, often forgotten, was ignored, minimized, or worse, blamed on the victims themselves. The perpetrators, mostly men of Pakistani heritage operating in tight-knit ethnic enclaves, were protected by a paralyzing mixture of political correctness, institutional cowardice, and multicultural denialism. To even mention the ethnic or religious identity of the abusers was to court accusations of racism, Islamophobia, or incitement.
It took Elon Musk to break the spell. Not through a well-polished BBC segment or a Guardian editorial, but through a series of caustic, indignant posts on X. Musk dared to say aloud what countless victims and whistleblowers had screamed into the bureaucratic void for years: that the UK’s grooming gang crisis was ethnic, organized, and systematically ignored.
His critics, predictably, recoiled. Prime Minister Keir Starmer accused him of spreading "misinformation," defending his record at the Crown Prosecution Service where he purportedly "reopened cases" and refined victim-support policies. But those defenses rang hollow in the wake of Baroness Louise Casey’s audit. The numbers speak for themselves: 100,000 child sexual abuse and exploitation crimes reported annually. An estimated 500,000 children victimized each year.
God dammit to Hell. We knew it was bad, but not that horrible. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer should be de-knighted as a starting point, then required to spend the rest of his natural life being prosecuted for covering all that up. And the whole thing televised.
Seventy-one percent of suspects identified in grooming cases are Islamic, sixty-two percent Pakistani. These are not fringe crimes. These are industrial-scale atrocities.
Of course they start with the bullshit land acknowledgement before slipping in the antisemitic slur.
[CTVnews] The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board says commencement ceremonies are not an “appropriate forum” for discussions on issues that impact the community, after the valedictorian made a pro-Palestinian remark in her speech at Bell High School.
The principal of the high school in Ottawa’s west end apologized to parents and guardians for the “unexpected and unapproved comments” made during the graduation ceremony last Thursday.
The National Council of Canadian Muslims says the valedictorian called for peace for the people of Gaza during her speech.
A video of the graduation speech posted on Instagram shows the valedictorian said after a land acknowledgment, "as a commitment to truth and reconciliation, I must acknowledge colonial and genocidal atrocities today, including the massacre of more than 17,000 Palestinian children in Gaza."
In a letter to parents, Bell High School principal Jane Conrod said the content of the speech, ”which touched on deeply sensitive global events, was not part of the pre-approved speech.”
“I am writing to acknowledge and express my deepest apologies for the unexpected and unapproved comments made during the valedictorian speech at last night’s commencement ceremony,” Conrod said.
The correct response, upon hearing unacceptable, unapproved words, is to stop the speech and walk the speaker out of the room to a controlled, supervised location until a parent or guardian can take the child home, stripped of diploma and honours, while the principal makes an announcement to the graduates and audience explaining exactly that before continuing the ceremony. To let the graduate complete the speech unimpeded connotes official approval. Failing that, the correct response for those on the podium and in the audience is to rise and walk out, depriving the speaker of an audience. That’s exactly what the Zionist students and families at MIT’s graduation did recently when their valedictorian pulled the same unclever stunt.
Some Bell High School students held a walkout Monday afternoon in support of the speech.
A spokesperson for the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board tells CTV News Ottawa no students were suspended in relation to the graduation speech at Bell High School.
Again, refusal to punish indicates official approval, no matter what apology was written. Cowardly hypocrites, all.
[GEO.TV] A member of Trump's Republican Party, Congressman Thomas Massie has introduced a measure that would require the US president to seek the approval of Congress before attacking Iran.
The bill orders Trump to "terminate" any attacks on 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 JewsZionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol... that are not authorised by politicians, Al Jazeera reported.
Yesterday, a similar measure was introduced in the Senate.
While the proposed legislation would likely face a presidential veto if Congress approves it, advocates say the effort could add to the pressure Trump is facing from opponents of war with Iran.
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He is one of the very few politicians who refuses to accept funds from AIPAC. A conservative like Jim Jordan. Met him a few times and he’s articulate, numerate, well read and not afraid to stand alone if he stands behind his beliefs about what’s best for his constituents.
[GEO.TV] Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... has once again ranked among the world's least liveable cities, according to the latest global liveability index published by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
In the 2025 edition of the annual survey, Pakistain's financial hub was ranked 170 out of 173 cities evaluated. Karachi received an overall score of 42.7 out of 100, placing it just above Dhaka (Bangladesh), Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... (Libya), and Damascus (Syria).
Karachi was the only Pak city to appear in the index this year. In comparison, the top of the list featured cities like Copenhagen, which scored 98.0, followed by Vienna and Zurich, each with a score of 97.1. Melbourne (97.0) and Geneva (96.8) completed the top five.
The Austrian capital, which ranked as the world's most liveable city from 2022 to 2024, dropped to second place after its stability score declined due to two foiled terrorist attacks — one targeting a Taylor Swift concert and another at a train station.
It is pertinent to know that Karachi's position has remained relatively unchanged over the past few years. In 2024, the city was ranked 169th, similarly grouped with cities such as Lagos, Tripoli, Algiers, and Damascus.
The EIU's global liveability index is a benchmark report that evaluates urban living conditions across 173 global cities, providing comparative insights for governments, corporations, and global institutions.
Top 10 'most liveable cities' of 2025
Copenhagen, Denmark
Vienna, Austria
Zurich, Switzerland ...home of the Helvetians, famous for cheese, watches, yodeling, and William Tell...
Melbourne, Australia
Geneva, Switzerland
Sydney, Australia
Osaka, Japan
Auckland, New Zealand
Adelaide, Australia
Vancouver, Canada
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All have signs of Western Civilization in them.
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Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] Some comments on the new war in the Middle East.
The following points remain outside the discussion of the course of military operations.
1. The United States is participating in this war.
It is naive to think that Israel relies only on its intelligence. The accuracy of Israel's strikes is such that only one country in the world can ensure this. Only the United States has the ability to collect primary data on all mobile network subscribers and either process it themselves, identifying the necessary contacts and establishing online surveillance of target people, or leak this database to Israel for processing.
But only the Americans can do the collection. They also have space reconnaissance systems that allow them to take accurate radar images of the terrain and military equipment several times a day in some cases, and to track the situation in real time in others, and to transmit this data to whoever they deem necessary.
In addition, the United States is directly involved in the destruction of Iranian missiles and UAVs outside Iranian territory. The United States is a participant in the attack on Iran, but the extent of US participation allows them to declare their non-involvement.
2. The factor of the so-called "sayyanim".
Sayanim (from Hebrew סייענים, English sayanim, in Hebrew - "helpers", assistants, (singular sayan, pl. sayanim) in the singular - sayan) - a secret international network of voluntary agents of Israel, managed by the operational units of the Mossad. These are Jews who under normal circumstances remain loyal to the country of residence and do not break the law, but on command are ready to provide assistance to the Mossad or another Israeli intelligence service without asking unnecessary questions.
I am half Israeli on my father’s side, and this is the first time I have heard of such a thing or of that word.
Sayans are usually not involved in operational work, due to their lack of training. Their tasks are simpler - for example, renting a large garage, finding and buying a car, providing some strangers with a place to live that meets the specified criteria, etc. Theoretically, they can be entrusted with more complex tasks if the supervisory officer considers it worth it.
In 1990, a book called "By Way of Deception" was published in Canada by retired Mossad officer Viktor Ostrovsky (co-authored with Canadian journalist Claire Hoy), who worked with the "sayanim". According to him, in London in the 80s, Mossad had 7,000 sayanim, which at that time was 0.1% of the entire city population. Zionist organizations are engaged in the recruitment of sayanim.
In Iran, anti-Semitism is officially condemned, and the Jewish minority has two reserve seats in parliament. The Jewish diaspora in Iran still exists, but officially at the turn of the 2000s there was a collapse in its numbers, from tens of thousands to thousands of people.
Nevertheless, this collapse was not accompanied by a reduction in the presence of Jews in public life, and a sharp, proportional reduction in the number of synagogues.Which may indicate that a significant part of the Jewish community of Iran has gone into the "shadows".
Perhaps it was then that the Sayans began to be activated en masse, because it was in those years that Iran's progress in a number of areas slowed down sharply, as its space program literally "came to a standstill."
The attack on Iran with the deployment of large contingents of special forces on Iranian territory, with the deployment of UAVs and missile systems near military facilities, with the outright failure of Iranian counterintelligence, could not have happened without the "sayans."
Anthropologically, Jews and Persians in Iran are indistinguishable, which makes it easier for the former to infiltrate anywhere. To understand the degree of indistinguishability (and infiltration capabilities), you can compare a photo of a rabbi with a photo of Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
3. Despite the spectacularity of the Israeli attack, it is more stunning than deadly.
Moreover, there is every reason to believe that in a fairly short time Israel will face a shortage of high-precision weapons. Forecast - they will be able to maintain the pace of strikes for several dozen days, but not more than a hundred.
Then everything will depend on the political will of the Iranian leadership and the degree of its control over the population.
At the cost of overexertion and disproportionately high losses, Iran can still win. But it will be very difficult
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Jews who under normal circumstances remain loyal to the country of residence and do not break the law, but on command are ready to provide assistance to the Mossad or another Israeli intelligence service without asking unnecessary questions.
[GEO.TV] US President Donald Trump is convening a meeting of his National Security Council to discuss the Iran-Israel war, a White House official said on condition of anonymity.
The meeting, which the official said had not yet started, comes after Trump stepped up his rhetoric against Iran's supreme leader, sparking questions about possible US military intervention.
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A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
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Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
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...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 
...home of the Helvetians, famous for cheese, watches, yodeling, and William Tell...
