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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
'Delegation of Capitulation': What Zelensky and the Europeans brought to Trump
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
by Evgeniya Kondakova

[REGNUM] The first personal talks between the presidents of Russia and the United States in many years have obviously caused panic in Kiev, Brussels and London that is difficult to hide. Volodymyr Zelensky and European politicians conferred both before and after the summit in Alaska in search of a common response to the peace initiatives of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.

On August 17, the leader of the Kiev regime flew to the Belgian capital to take part in a teleconference of the “coalition of the willing” together with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.

Following the meeting, which was chaired by Britain, Germany and France, the British Prime Minister's Office issued a communiqué, which reads:

" They (the coalition members - Ed.) reiterated their readiness to deploy security forces after the cessation of hostilities, as well as to help secure Ukraine's air and maritime space and rebuild the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The leaders welcomed President Trump's commitment to providing Ukraine with security guarantees, in which the "coalition of the willing" will play an important role through the multinational force in Ukraine and other measures."

During a video conference, French President Emmanuel Macron called the introduction of Western troops one of the pillars of guarantees for Ukraine.

"Several countries are ready to do this, from training and logistics to presence in non-hot spots, that is, not on the front line, not in disputed territories, but so that allied forces are present on the side of Ukraine. We will provide this, also asking the United States to what extent they are ready to join," he explained.

However, Washington has not made any statements about the troops, and even Zelensky has not heard any details from the American side about what security guarantees will be. But the Europeans (Macron in particular) have long been promoting this idea, which Russia will definitely not agree to, since it is categorically against the deployment of NATO military forces in any format near its borders.

In fact, the prospect of such a scenario in the event of Ukraine joining the Alliance became one of the reasons for the start of the NWO.

In addition to security guarantees, as a source told RIA Novosti, the "coalition of the willing" and Zelensky discussed " Ukraine's exclusive right to make decisions on its territory" and sanctions against Russia. Since the territorial issue is the most pressing issue in the context of conflict resolution.

US Secretary of State (and, concurrently, the President's National Security Advisor) Marco Rubio said on ABC that both sides must make concessions or else it will be a capitulation. But neither Russia nor Ukraine wants to give in.

At the same time, Moscow has already made some concessions at the negotiating table on this issue, US Presidential Special Representative Steven Witkoff emphasized in an interview with CNN. Accordingly, the ball is now in Kiev's court.

Following the meeting of the “coalition,” Macron allowed for the possibility of territorial concessions on the part of Kyiv, but on one condition: in exchange for security guarantees.

"A country, within the framework of a truce, ceasefire or peace agreement, can admit that it has lost certain territories, that they are frozen. It does not admit that they are under the sovereignty of another state, but it admits that it has lost them as a result of military action. This does not contradict international law," he said.

It is worth noting that no one is refusing to provide security guarantees to Ukraine; they were discussed back in Istanbul in the spring of 2022.

Ahead of the Washington talks, Trump wrote on his social media account, Truth Social: " Ukrainian President Zelensky can end the war with Russia almost immediately if he chooses, or he can continue to fight. Remember how it all started. No returning Crimea to Obama (12 years ago, without a shot being fired) and no Ukraine joining NATO. Some things never change."

In response, Zelensky, who had already arrived in the American capital, merely complained that there was no need to give up Crimea and part of Donbass.

However, a source for the Financial Times claims that he is ready to make concessions and agree to a peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine along the current front line, so as not to withdraw the Ukrainian Armed Forces from Donbass.

On the one hand, it seems logical, given the impossibility of Ukrainian troops to contain the rapid advance of the Russian Armed Forces. On the other hand, it raises doubts, since Zelensky, hiding behind the constitution, categorically refused to withdraw the Ukrainian Armed Forces from Donbass a few days ago.

And the statement made by von der Leyen the day before at a joint press conference in Brussels only confirms the desire of Zelensky's European patrons to continue the war. The President of the European Commission quite clearly outlined the EU's position: the community is committed to achieving peace through force, Kyiv's refusal to hand over territories, further arming of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and maintaining anti-Russian sanctions, regardless of the decisions of Russia and the United States.

As for the last point, the US doubts that expanding restrictive measures against Moscow will contribute to achieving peace, so it does not want to introduce new sanctions. Their introduction would effectively mean the end of negotiations on settling the Ukrainian conflict, Rubio said.

Thus, European officials seem to be trying to pretend that they welcome Trump's peace initiatives and are ready to assist him in everything, but in reality they take a diametrically opposite position on the Ukrainian issue: Kyiv must achieve victory over Russia by military means, without giving up an inch of its land, and in this the Ukrainian army must be supported with available resources, while at the same time increasing pressure on Moscow.

The EU has already announced that it is working on the next, 19th, package of sanctions, but it is unclear why it is needed if the 18th, as politicians claim, is very effective.

It is with this attitude that the President of the European Commission, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, the presidents of France and Finland, the heads of government of Great Britain, Germany and Italy, together with Zelensky, are heading to negotiations with Trump in Washington to discuss key aspects of the future peace deal.

Some perceive the presence of Europeans simply as moral support for the Ukrainian leader. But, no matter how much Trump would like the opposite, they will also have to be involved in the conflict resolution. After all, the future of sanctions and guarantees for Kyiv depends, among other things, on Europe's position.

But, of course, the Ukrainian-European guests will try to convince the American president, who increasingly understands the position of his Russian colleague, and win him over to their side.

It is difficult to imagine, however, how they will be able to achieve this.

And the Old World delegation is not the strongest, as the Verkhovna Rada deputy Alexander Dubinsky, who is in jail, emphasized : " Poor Britain, Finland, France, Germany and Italy + two managers Rutte and von der Leyen. These forces will NOT win the war with Russia, no matter how much we would like to. A delegation of capitulation."

Many experts and Western media agree that Trump will present Zelensky with his agreements with Putin, and he will have no choice but to accept them. But there are doubts that he will do so.

As a Ukrainian official told The Washington Post, the leader of the Kyiv regime will not be able to agree to any deal that would force him to cede Donbas to Russia.

The guest from Kyiv found himself in an unenviable position: either stand his ground, risking losing all support from Washington (and Trump had already warned about this), or agree to the proposed Russian-American plan, sacrificing his own ambitions.

" If Zelensky rejects the plan Trump is proposing, he risks another dramatic expulsion from the Oval Office in front of the TV cameras. Six months ago, Washington responded to the rift by blocking the delivery of military aid and stopping the exchange of intelligence with Kiev... A new spat could be the perfect excuse for Trump to accuse Zelensky of not wanting peace and abandon Ukraine entirely... " warns the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia.

Zelensky's main task in Washington, according to European officials, is to convince Trump that there are other options for ending the war as soon as possible. The White House itself wants to hear Ukraine's counter-proposals to what Russia has proposed in Alaska, US Permanent Representative to NATO Matthew Whitaker said the day before.

Whether Zelensky will find any alternatives to Putin's plan that will appeal to the American leader more, we will all soon see.

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China-Japan-Koreas
The final assault of World War II. Russia remembers the heroes of the Kuril liberation
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
by Evgeniy Balakin

[REGNUM] On August 18, Russia marks the 80th anniversary of the landing of Soviet paratroopers on Shumshu, an island in the north of the Kuril Islands. The Japanese turned the small island, located just 12 km from the coast of Kamchatka, into an impregnable fortress.

The heavy fighting on Shumshu, which began after the formal surrender of the Japanese Empire, became the first and decisive stage of the Kuril landing operation and one of the last major battles of World War II.

On the 80th anniversary, a reconstruction of the battle took place on the island, in which more than one and a half hundred history buffs from all over Russia, Belarus and China took part.

As the head of the movement "Clubs of Historical Reconstruction of Russia" Alexey Novikov said, it was a real military-historical expedition. "Our guys followed the detachment's route. They got to Shumsha from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on a warship, landed and set up a camp that reflects the realities of 1945," Novikov noted.

The memory of the heroes of the Kuril operation was also honored by the First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration Sergei Kiriyenko and the Governor of the Sakhalin Region Valery Limarenko, who arrived in Shumsha.

"Everything is happening as it did 80 years ago, in thick fog. We have followed the path of our ancestors. Sea vessels are approaching the island... Hundreds of people are transferring to landing ships, which are being brought right to the shore..." the Sakhalin regional portal Sakh. Online quoted one of the reenactors.

After the reconstruction of the battle, the distinguished guests visited the memorial to the Kamchatka soldiers who died during the liberation of the Kuril Islands. Part of the memorial events was the ceremonial burial of seven Soviet soldiers whose remains were found on the island by searchers.

The renovation and expansion of the memorial in honor of the paratrooper heroes is being carried out on the instructions of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Several months before the anniversary of the Battle of Shumshu, the memorial grounds were improved, captured Japanese equipment was preserved, and the entrance area was renovated.

On the anniversary of the start of the battle for Shumshu, the first stage of the new military-historical memorial complex was opened. On July 18, a four-meter monument was opened in honor of two Heroes of the Soviet Union - marines Nikolai Vilkov and Pyotr Ilyichev.

24-year-old Vilkov and 18-year-old Ilyichev died a heroic death, covering the Japanese embrasures with their bodies.

WAR AFTER CAPITULATION
In the West, it is generally accepted that Japan ceased resistance on August 15, 1945.

That day, Emperor Hirohito addressed his subjects with a statement that the country accepted the Allied conditions set forth at the Potsdam Conference. The decision to surrender was supposedly dictated by the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9. But the first use of the new weapon by the Americans was "merely" a massacre of civilians.

The Imperial armed forces continued their resistance, which was broken by the forces of the Red Army.

The Soviet Union entered the war with Japan on August 9, 1945, fulfilling the obligations of the Yalta Conference, where in exchange for participation in the war against Japan, our country returned South Sakhalin (lost as a result of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905) and the Kuril Islands. Russia ceded the archipelago to Japan under the Treaty of Shimoda of 1875 - in exchange for the Japanese recognizing Sakhalin Island as Russian territory.

Events developed rapidly: by August 12, the Red Army had broken through the defenses of the Kwantung Army in Manchuria (this, among other things, stopped the sadistic "experiments" of Detachment 771 ). The collapse of the front essentially prompted Hirohito to issue a declaration of capitulation. However, the Kwantung Army finally surrendered on August 20.

And despite the Mikado's manifesto, Japanese troops continued to hold the Kuril Islands from Shumshu to Kunashir. It is believed that the garrisons did not lay down their arms because of problems with communications - but more likely, because of an unwillingness to surrender.

On August 15, Joseph Stalin received a letter from US President Harry Truman, which proposed that the Japanese garrisons on the Kuril Islands surrender to the commander of the US Pacific Fleet.

Further correspondence between Washington and Moscow indicated that the United States, despite the Yalta agreements, allowed for the possibility of establishing its own control over the Kuril Islands. This event accelerated the decision to begin the landing operation: Stalin ordered Marshal Alexander Vasilevsky to urgently land troops on the Kuril Islands.

THE LAST LANDING
On August 16, the commander of the Pacific Fleet, Admiral Ivan Yumashev, gave the order to begin the operation. Soviet forces under the overall command of Major General Alexei Gnechko included the 101st Rifle Division (commander - Lieutenant General Porfiry Dyakov ), a marine battalion, artillery and engineering units.

The naval forces under the command of Captain 1st Rank Dmitry Ponomarev consisted of 64 ships of the Pacific Fleet: the minelayer Okhotsk, the patrol ships Dzerzhinsky and Kirov, minesweepers, and landing ships. Air support was provided by the 128th Mixed Aviation Division (78 aircraft).

On August 17 at 17:00, ships with landing troops left Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky under the cover of fighters and a submarine. They had to overcome the night fog, reach the island in a matter of hours and take the enemy by surprise.

It was a difficult task to solve. The island garrison, led by Lieutenant General Tsutsumi Fusaki, the 91st Infantry Division numbered 8,500 people, with reinforcements from the neighboring island of Paramushir (up to 12,000 people). The Japanese had more than a hundred guns and 77 tanks at their disposal. The island was turned into a powerful fortified area - 34 concrete bunkers, 24 pillboxes, 310 machine gun nests.

At 02:38, the battery from Cape Lopatka (Kamchatka) began an artillery barrage that lasted until 04:50. At 04:22, the advance detachment (1,363 men under the command of Major Shutov : a battalion of marines, companies of machine gunners, mortar men, submachine gunners, soldiers with anti-tank rifles, sappers, chemical reconnaissance soldiers, and foot scouts) began landing on the northwestern coast of Shumshu.

The conditions were extremely difficult: underwater rocks forced the ships to stop 100-200 meters from the shore, the paratroopers walked waist-deep in icy water, and out of 22 radio stations, only one survived.

By 05:30 the Japanese were taken by surprise. The sentries were captured without a shot being fired. But by 06:00 the garrison raised the alarm.

Landing on the GISU "Polarny" before landing on Shumshu
Japanese artillery from Capes Kokutan-saki and Kotomari-saki opened fire on the landing craft, sinking at least four barges, the patrol boat PK-8, and damaging several other vessels. Japanese aircraft attacked, but lost two aircraft to anti-aircraft fire, only slightly damaging the patrol ship Kirov.

By 09:00 the first echelon (138th rifle regiment with artillery) landed, capturing two dominant heights. From 11:00 to 12:00 the Japanese counterattacked using tanks (up to 60 units), fierce battles with hand-to-hand combat ensued. Soviet soldiers destroyed 17 tanks with grenades and antitank rifles.

In one of the battles, senior sailor Vilkov and Red Navy sailor Ilyichev demonstrated heroism, repeating the feat of Alexander Matrosov.

During the day, the Japanese launched a powerful attack, throwing 18 tanks into battle, but were unable to throw the landing force into the sea: 17 tanks were destroyed, the commander of the tank regiment was killed. By 18:00, Soviet forces, supported by naval artillery, attacked Height 171, a key position fortified with concrete pillboxes. After several hand-to-hand fights, the height was taken by 20:00.

At night, the battles continued with small assault groups, sappers destroyed the pillboxes. The second echelon (373rd rifle regiment) landed, a temporary pier was built to unload 11 guns and ammunition. Aviation conducted about 350 sorties, attacking the Japanese rear.

On August 19, the fighting resumed at a lower intensity: Soviet forces methodically suppressed the firing points with artillery. The Japanese brought up reinforcements from Paramushir (the 73rd Infantry Brigade under the command of Major General Sujino Iwao ).

At 09:00, a Japanese envoy from General Tsutsumi proposed negotiations on surrender, and the fighting stopped. However, the Japanese dragged out the negotiations, continuing their resistance. By evening, the Soviet forces, seeing the futility of the negotiations, were able to displace the enemy from several significant positions.

On August 20, the Japanese fired on the approaching Soviet ships, prompting a retaliatory air and artillery strike. Realizing the hopelessness of the situation, General Tsutsumi officially capitulated on August 22, ordering his troops to surrender. The Soviet troops captured: two generals, 525 officers, 11,700 soldiers on Shumshu.

On August 23, approximately eight thousand Japanese on Paramushir surrendered without a fight.

"THE INTERESTS OF THE COUNTRY WERE DEFENDED AT A HIGH PRICE"
The operation ended on September 1 with the surrender of the Shikotan garrison.

The landing operation became the only battle of the Soviet-Japanese War where Soviet losses (about 1,567 people, including 416 killed) exceeded Japanese losses (1,018 killed), which emphasizes the ferocity of the battles.

The operation demonstrated the Red Army's ability to conduct landings in extreme conditions (fog, cold water, rocky shores) and became the last major landing of the Great Patriotic War.

The success on Shumshu Island led to the surrender of the Japanese garrisons on the remaining islands without significant fighting, ending the operation by September 1, 1945. As part of World War II, the operation marked the de facto end of hostilities in the Far East and laid the foundation for the post-war division of spheres of influence.

This battle highlighted the transition from defensive to offensive operations in the Far East, complementing the defeat of the Kwantung Army in Manchuria and the liberation of Sakhalin.

"Shumshu is a landmark page in our history. In essence, World War II ended on this island," said Yuri Trutnev, the Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far East, on August 18, 2025. " Our soldiers, having shown heroism, defeated the superior forces of the Imperial Japanese Army. At a high price, the Red Army soldiers managed to defend the interests of the country, protect the Motherland and give citizens a peaceful sky above their heads. And Shumshu will not let us forget this."

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Europe
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#1  Zelensky is as rich as a Congressman.
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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
The sound and fury of Israel’s protests
[IsraelTimes] Mass protests may fill the streets with moral force,
…or, arguably, immoral force…
but without real leverage, they leave Netanyahu’s grip on power intact

The streets of Israel erupted once again yesterday as hundreds of thousands of citizens took to the streets in massive demonstrations, their voices united in demanding action on the hostage crisis and accountability from their government. The scenes were powerful – families of hostages pleading for their loved ones’ return, citizens expressing frustration with a war that has dragged on for over 682 days with no clear end in sight. Yet for all their moral force and numerical strength, these demonstrations are unlikely to influence the current government in any meaningful way.

The harsh reality is that Benjamin Netanyahu has already performed his political calculus, and the math works in his favor—not because he commands popular support, but because he has correctly assessed that his opposition, however large and passionate, lacks the tools to effectively challenge his hold on power.

After nearly two years of conflict, Netanyahu has had ample time to gauge the domestic forces arrayed against him. His conclusion appears coldly pragmatic: these protesters, despite their numbers and righteousness, cannot deliver a knockout blow. They lack the capacity to truly paralyze the country in ways that would force his hand. Ben Gurion Airport remains open, government offices function, and the military continues its operations. The demonstrators may fill city squares, but they cannot shut down the nation’s critical infrastructure in a manner that would compel immediate political change.

More cynically, Netanyahu has demonstrated a masterful ability to weaponize the very patriotism that drives many protesters against them. To his loyal base—those who still view him as “Mr. Security”—he successfully portrays the demonstrators as leftist agitators undermining national unity during wartime. This narrative, however unfair to families desperately seeking their loved ones’ return, resonates with his core supporters who prioritize loyalty to leadership over criticism during crisis. The prime minister has shown he can weather massive protests by simply dismissing them as unpatriotic noise.

Perhaps most critically, Netanyahu retains his parliamentary majority through his coalition partners. Despite polls showing him trailing badly in hypothetical elections, Israel’s system allows him to govern with minority public support as long as his coalition holds together. His ultra-Orthodox and far-right partners, while occasionally grumbling, have shown no inclination to abandon ship. They understand that new elections might bring them less favorable outcomes, creating a mutual dependency that keeps the government stable despite widespread public disapproval.

Netanyahu also appears confident that institutional checks on his power will not materialize. The Supreme Court, despite its occasional rulings against government policies, has shown no appetite for the nuclear option of declaring him unfit to govern. Such a move would be unprecedented and politically explosive, requiring clear evidence of incapacity rather than mere policy disagreements. The court’s reluctance to enter this territory gives Netanyahu breathing room that elected autocrats worldwide have learned to exploit.

Crucially, Netanyahu has correctly assessed that his opposition poses no existential threat to his rule. Unlike situations in other countries where mass protests have led to violent upheaval or military intervention, Israel’s democratic traditions and the protesters’ commitment to peaceful demonstration essentially guarantee that his government faces no risk of being forcibly overthrown. This removes the ultimate pressure valve that might otherwise force his resignation.

The fragmented state of Israel’s opposition parties only reinforces Netanyahu’s position. Without unified leadership or a coherent alternative vision, the parliamentary opposition cannot capitalize on public discontent. Benny Gantz’s departure from the war cabinet removed one potential rallying point, but left no clear successor to channel protest energy into political action. The opposition remains a collection of competing factions rather than a unified force capable of toppling a government.

Perhaps most tragically, the noble goals of the demonstrators—bringing home the hostages, ending the suffering in Gaza, restoring democratic norms—lack a coherent strategy for achieving meaningful change. Moral clarity, while essential, is insufficient without practical political pathways. The protesters excel at expressing public sentiment but have yet to identify leverage points that could actually force Netanyahu’s hand or change his strategic calculations.

The demonstrators represent the best of Israeli civil society
….not the best, merely the loudest, with leaders who have eagerly sold their democratic forms for 30 pieces of International Progressive silver. Had they consciences instead of facile hate for Bibi, they would hide their faces in shame…
citizens refusing to accept the unacceptable, families fighting for their loved ones, a public demanding accountability from their leaders. Their cause is just, their determination admirable. But justice and determination alone cannot overcome the cold political mathematics that keep Netanyahu in power.

Until the protest movement develops strategies that directly threaten Netanyahu’s coalition, his parliamentary majority, or his ability to govern effectively, these demonstrations—however large and morally compelling—will remain what they have been for months: powerful expressions of dissent that ultimately change nothing. The prime minister has done his homework, and sadly, the numbers still add up in his favor.

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#1  The protesters are morons who mistake the baying of anti-semitic, Islam appeasing, Western "elites" degenerates for moral authority.
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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
The Logic Of Madness: Why The Ayatollahs Want War, Exactly Now
[X]
…These are just the latest in a string of threats from the Iranian regime.

Yet while we watch Iran struggle with electricity shortages and the internet floods with videos showing empty taps, the picture emerging from Iran’s deepening internal crisis seems clear: It will be madness for the Iranian regime to choose this moment to launch a war with Israel.

But the story we tell ourselves is completely different from the one the regime in Iran see. For them, the country’s dire situation is not a reason to stop:

Iran’s severe economic crisis, the electricity shortages, and the lack of water are direct results of the regime’s incompetence. Not only because tax money was invested in ballistic missiles and a nuclear aspirations instead of infrastructure.

The roots of the crisis are deep, stemming from a mix of poor decisions and systemic corruption.

Since the 50s, Iran has carried out large-scale water diversion projects, without proper environmental oversight or consultation. Networks of tunnels and pipelines were built to transfer water from rain-rich provinces to dry areas, but these transfers have emptied reservoirs and damaged the natural balance.

Iran is facing hydrological bankruptcy. Poor planning has meant that twice as much water is extracted as naturally replenished, and the gap grows every year.

The current crisis has been worsened by institutional corruption and nepotism. Many problematic dams built in recent decades were constructed by the IRGC, who took over multi-billion-dollar projects as part of their control over wide sectors of the economy.

In many cases, IRGC personnel were prioritized over companies with water management experience.

The result: public frustration has now reached its peak.

And now, as the threat of EU sanctions possibly coming into effect in October hovers over the country, the only remaining financial mechanism, like oil trade with China is under risk.

When the population has nowhere left to earn money, even for regime insiders, what options remain? They might take to the streets, venting their anger at the regime, deepening the rift between the people and the government,

SO WHY WOULD IRAN RISK WAR NOW?
If Iran can lure Israel into another round of conflict (all it takes is a few missiles fired), the Iranian population will be too busy fleeing Israeli strikes to protest the regime. “Israel is attacking the country during crisis,” the narrative goes. Perception is a weapon for the IRGC. Remember that.

The regime is willing to enter another conflict, risking commanders, scientists, and maybe even Khamenei himself, just to survive in power. Logic has no place here.

WHAT SHOULD ISRAEL DO?
If the IRGC wants war, Israel must give it, but differently. Predictability is Iran’s weakness. Israel can act on its own terms, not reactively. Reverse-engineering is an option rarely used by Israelis, but here it can be effective.

Missiles fired at Israel should not prompt predictable responses. Targeted assassinations and covert operations within Iran should carry most of the weight, executed by Mossad, not the IDF, with civilian safety prioritized. Restoring rivers by strategically destroying dams is an effective move, but mass evacuations must be avoided!

Such operations shift blame to the regime, even among its supporters. Israel provides no distraction, and the ayatollahs’ command chain is disrupted beyond repair. Israel avoids appearing as the aggressor, while the regime appears irresponsible and sanctions intensify.

As long as Trump is in office, now is Israel’s moment to shift the balance of power and finally topple the ayatollahs.

This is an opportunity Israel cannot afford to miss. We cannot be dragged to war again.
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#1  Because they have nothing to lose.
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  Thousands of Palestinians flee Gaza City, fearing planned Israeli invasion
Mon 2025-08-18
  IRGC in Chaos this morning
Sun 2025-08-17
  US sends extra forces to Caribbean to deter drug cartels
Sat 2025-08-16
  IDF orders residents to leave Zeitoun
Fri 2025-08-15
  US deploys spy planes, a warship and submarine in escalating response to massive threat in Southern Caribbean Sea
Thu 2025-08-14
  Footage shows a platoon of UAE-hired Colombian mercenaries clashing with Sudanese Army forces near a mosque in Al Fashir.
Wed 2025-08-13
  Terrorists killed posing as World Central Kitchen staff in Gaza: IDF
Tue 2025-08-12
  Terror group leader pleads guilty to recruiting hit men in plots to murder federal officials
Mon 2025-08-11
  Video shows Syrian forces executing medical worker inside Al-Suweida Hospital
Sun 2025-08-10
  US shifts focus to Puntland and Somaliland after halting Danab and AUSSOM support
Sat 2025-08-09
  Following the Lebanese government’s unanimous vote to disarm Hezbollah, Islamists have taken to the streets
Fri 2025-08-08
  Spanish town bans Muslim religious festivals provoking outcry
Thu 2025-08-07
   Hezbollah rejects Beirut’s call to disarm as ‘major mistake’
Wed 2025-08-06
  UN says 88% of its Gaza aid is being looted before it reaches its destinations
Tue 2025-08-05
  Illegal immigrants accused of trying to run over ICE officers

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