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How quickly will the war in Iran end? Trump and Netanyahu…“picking petals off the daisy,” while Europe risks a new recession
The war with Iran is almost over, the U.S. president said yesterday, while reports suggest he is under pressure from his advisers to find an exit strategy. “We are not finished yet,” Netanyahu said today, and Europe clearly sees that there is no common strategy for ending the hostilities
Military operations are expanding into other fields: The “Achilles’ heel” of the Middle East – drinking water – comes under target
Iran struck a desalination plant in Bahrain with a drone, in retaliation for an alleged U.S. attack on one of its own facilities — The Middle East holds more than 40% of the world’s desalination capacity with 5,000 units, and countries in the region cover up to 100% of their drinking water needs through them
So, who is actually in charge in Iran after Khamenei’s death? Pezeshkian apologized to the neighbors, but the attacks continued
The apologetic stance of the Iranian president and the references to autonomous initiatives by the army and the Revolutionary Guards were followed by new attacks on Gulf states, revealing internal disagreements within the regime
Iran as a testing ground for new weapons: The US used new precision missiles with a range of up to 500 km (video)
CENTCOM announced the use of a new missile system in the war with Iran — With a range reaching up to 500 km, the PrSMs (Precision Strike Missiles) significantly strengthen Washington’s arsenal, replacing the ATACMs
Boots on the Ground: Will Trump set foot in Iran? The scenario of “pick-up” strikes and the challenges of a ground operation in Tehran
A traditional invasion of Iranian territory is considered highly unlikely by analysts. Instead, scenarios involving the activation of internal minorities and mounting political pressure within the US are being discussed
Ali Larijani: Who is the man set to pull the strings after the death of Ali Khamenei—and who is already issuing threats
“Today we will strike them with a force they have never experienced before,” Larijani wrote. A trusted ally of Khamenei and former manager of Iran’s nuclear file, he is known for his hardline rhetoric against Israel and his links to Russia and China
France, Germany, and Britain say they are ready for military action against Iran – We destroyed the headquarters of the Revolutionary Guards, say the U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump said operations against Iran will continue with full force until all objectives are met, adding that the United States will retaliate for the deaths of American troops. “I once again call on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the army, and the police to lay down their arms and receive full amnesty, or face certain death,” he said
Trump’s 8-minute address declaring war on Iran: “We will flatten their missile industry, they will never get nuclear weapons”
Calls on the Revolutionary Guards to lay down their arms and tells Iranians: “Your hour of freedom has arrived”
Pakistan’s military and weapons are stronger than Afghanistan’s: See the numbers comparing each country’s forces amid war escalation
What the data show about the strength of Islamabad and Kabul — Watch video from yesterday’s bombardments
Critical Hours in the Middle East: Why an attack on Iran is far riskier than the arrest of Maduro
Trump had in mind a copy-paste operation like the one in Venezuela; however, in Iran the situation is very different. Tehran has ways to retaliate, possesses regional partners ready to strike, the regime is deeply entrenched, and it knows how to play the economic damage card effectively
