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Same Actors, Same War: An Attack On BRICS

by Oui Sun Jun 15th, 2025 at 06:28:15 AM EST

BREAKING NEWS: WAR ISRAEL-IRAN ESCALATING -- NATO ALLIES JOIN IN --

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Escalation by Israel and its allies: regional bases of any country defending Israel will be targeted: senior Iranian official told CNN

See UPDATE below the fold ...

Bernie Sanders A Fig Leaf for Trump's Complicity

US must not get dragged into 'another Netanyahu Neocon war', warns Bernie Sanders | TRT World |


Better than most, for me a great disappointment. Late to voice criticism as the grave danger was seen by the realists.

Syrian President Bashar al Assad was ousted in a blitzkrieg, a Western alliance of NATO members, Erdogan's Türkiye and HTS terrorists founded in Al Qaeda horrific terror.

Ukrainian and Al Qaeda Terror Joined in Syria

Al Qeada veterans of America's jihad in Afghanistan, headquartered in Idlib province NW Syria, a protectorate outside the sanctions regime of the West with logistical support from across the border with Türkiye. The Khorasan group of extremist terror hitting Iran and Russia.

'Radical Islamists' committed Moscow attack - Putin | RTE News |

President Vladimir Putin has acknowledged for the first time that "radical Islamists" were behind last week's attack on a concert hall outside Moscow, but suggested they were linked to Ukraine somehow.

Eleven people have been detained in connection with the attack.

"We know that the crime was committed by the hands of radical Islamists, whose ideology the Islamic world itself has been fighting for centuries," Mr Putin said in a televised meeting.

But the Russian leader said "many questions" remained unanswered, including why the attackers tried to flee to Ukraine.

From writings @BooMan ...

Pentagon: `Kinetic Strike' Kills Khorasan Leader in Syria | 22 July 2015 |

The Pentagon has initiated the name "Khorasan " to designate hard-core Al Qaeda operatives in the Levant. The first time the name was used on an US strike in Syria to decimate its leadership. This Al Qaeda operative [Sunni] has been targeted before and presumed killed.

In the Bush years, Muhsin al-Fadhli was [FALSELY] linked to be operating out of Iran [Shia as the majority in Iraq], part of the US, Saudi Arabia and Israel demonizing the axis Hezbollah in Lebanon - Assad in Syria and Ahmadinejad in Iran. Pentagon accusations Iran fighters were deployed in Iraq to fight the occupiers and provide IEDs to insurgents.

John Kerry is dumbfounded his nuclear deal did not receive a reception of flowers in Teheran. Forgetting 12 years of hardship living under sanctions, a belligerent US Congress and the Reagan administration providing intelligence and cover for Saddam Hussein's hideous use of poison gas to decimate Iranian  forces defending their nation.

Pentagon Official Confirms Death of Khorasan Group Leader | 21 July 2015 |

Same Modus Operandi AI Led Drone Warfare and Sabotage

West Asia and Relations Türkiye - Russia

Roles in conflict Nagorno-Karabakh ... Turkish drones and Russian peacekeepers.

Israel's Mossad All Over Ukraine Arms and Intelligence

MI6 was involved, SIGINT and the Mossad has been all over Ukraine ... these are connected at the hip ... Zelenskyy has been many times to see Netanyahu ... the Syrian overthrow of Assad in December 2024 was a coordination of Biden's USA, Türkiye, HTS terrorists supported by Ukraine's Special Ops w drone warfare.

WAR NOT GOING AS NETANYAHU HOPED … NATO ALLIES JOIN IN

More RAF jets are being sent to the Middle East amid intense fighting between Israel and Iran.

Sir Keir Starmer said the military aircraft, including Typhoons and air-to-air refuelers, were being sent "for contingency support across the region".

He said the situation was fast-moving and there were ongoing discussions with allies, adding: "The constant ’message is de-escalate’."

From the start the Jordanian AF was shooting down Iranian drones in first retaliatory attack on Israel.

German refueling tanker Airbus A400M Atlas over Jordan accidently turned on their transponder, it is off now. Whoops. Luftwaffe is confirmed joining in on defending Israel despite not publicly announcing their participation. How ironic.

How top experts can be so awfully wrong on interpreting the signs of a scam by Trump and the White House …

War between Israel and Iran is escalating and the new conflict is a rejection of President Trump’s deal-making efforts. The panel discusses Trump’s influence, presidential powers and his willingness, or not, to use military force.

China sent a plane to Iran! As Netanyahu's troubles increase

Hear how China responds to Israeli attacks on Iran which killed military generals, nuke scientists | ShanghaiEye 魔都眼 |

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UK Moves Fighter Jets to Middle East as Iran Threatens Regional Bases | Israel-Iran | APT |

Hypersonic Missiles Penetrate Israel’s Three Tier Defense Shield or Iron Dome

Israel’s military censors warn citizens NOT TO SHARE IMAGES of strikes.

Israel and Iran enter a dangerous new phase of open conflict | UK sends jets to the Middle East | SBS News |

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Iran Responds to Israel with Deadly Attack — Hundreds of Missiles Hit Tel Aviv | Jet Tempur Indonesia Military Channel |

Tel Aviv was rocked by a massive attack from Iran — hundreds of ballistic missiles and kamikaze drones flooded the Israeli skies, forcing the Iron Dome to work beyond its capacity.

Haifa Oil Refineries Struck

CHINA HAS STARTED SUPPLYING ANTI-AIRCRAFT MISSILES TO IRAN

Military Summary Middle East and Ukraine War | 2025.06.15 |

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The HQ-19 anti-ballistic missile system has the Type-610A over the horizon radar, with a detection range of 4000km.

Meaning the entire Indian airspace all the way to the Andaman sea will be under the watchful gaze of Pakistan's HQ-19 system.

CHINA HAS STARTED SUPPLYING MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS TO IRAN

Same Actors, Same War: An Attack On BRICS

Have a peaceful cultural summer

by Oui (Oui) on Sun Jun 15th, 2025 at 11:41:24 AM EST
The railway to Iran | Interactive |

Schedule passenger and freight trains China to Iran BRI railway

US sanctions on China refiners over Iran oil disrupt operations, sources say | Reuters - 9 May 2025 |

China and Iran's New Strategic Railway Officially Launches | This Shatters America's Oil Sanctions! - a week ago!

Iran Intercepts British Destroyer as UK Deploys Jets to West Asia Amid Escalating Tensions

Perhaps the large Iranian Port explosion was not coincidental!!

UKRAINE WAR MORPHES INTO ATTACK ON IRAN

Targeting Iran to sanction Russia and China ... same actors, same war against BRICS

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by Oui (Oui) on Sun Jun 15th, 2025 at 06:38:40 PM EST
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Paris 'BACKS' Iran, Protests Israel's Gaza War & Bashes Macron | 'Arrest Netanyahu' Chants Echo |

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by Oui (Oui) on Sun Jun 15th, 2025 at 06:39:52 PM EST
Huge turnout at a second Dutch protest seeking government action against Israel
Red Line for Gaza Demonstration | '150,000 Demonstrators' at Protest March | Omroep West |

Video and images of the Red Line Protest

Tens of thousands of people dressed in red walk through the centre of The Hague, drawing a symbolic red line against the government's policy on Israel and the war in Gaza. 'I am a doctor myself and I think what is happening is very bad. There is a deliberate policy in place to make aid impossible', says a man on Malieveld seriously.

This is the first time in my life that I have demonstrated', begins a woman in the red crowd. 'I honestly do not understand why our government is not taking more action. This is simply not acceptable.'



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by Oui (Oui) on Sun Jun 15th, 2025 at 06:41:17 PM EST
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by Oui (Oui) on Sun Jun 15th, 2025 at 07:03:08 PM EST
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by Oui (Oui) on Sun Jun 15th, 2025 at 07:37:02 PM EST

Weizmann Institute of Science in Renovot, Israel

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by Oui (Oui) on Sun Jun 15th, 2025 at 08:31:15 PM EST
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Israeli airlines relocate planes abroad as fears grow over potential Iranian retaliation

Ben Gurion deserted ...

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by Oui (Oui) on Sun Jun 15th, 2025 at 10:07:22 PM EST
Israeli's told to stay put and not leave the country ...
Many private vessels are leaving Israeli ports.

'Israeli Dunkirk': Skipper ferries passengers by sea to Cyprus as flights remain grounded | Ynet News |

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by Oui (Oui) on Sun Jun 15th, 2025 at 10:08:52 PM EST

Several sites hit in Israel after Iran missile barrage - an Overview | Ahram Online |

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by Oui (Oui) on Sun Jun 15th, 2025 at 10:09:58 PM EST

An interview with [former British diplomat] Ian Proud changes the picture.

I had thought, as did most, that the Russians had given up on the West and were just stolidly ploughing on with their 2022 objectives. Proud asserts that this is not the case and that the Russians are genuinely interested in rapprochement with the United States.

Whether Trump himself can offer that is still perhaps an open question. He faces flat opposition from the Europeans, who still wish the war to continue. The head of the BND said recently that it would be in Europe's interest if the war lasted another five years and we see from the reactions of various European politicians that the only "peace settlement" they could support would be one that was not consistent with the Russian war aims. For some of them RF delenda est is the only end to this war that would leave them happy.



Have a peaceful cultural summer
by Oui (Oui) on Wed Jun 18th, 2025 at 07:13:10 PM EST
English Outsider - The 'West' Is A Farce

There's nothing funny here, though it's true that the Western military and political establishments are now pure farce. Nothing funny because the farce has had lethal consequences. The unrestrained carnage in Gaza will be a reproach to the West for ever. As for Ukraine, "b" summed up, must be two years ago now, what we are putting our proxies in Ukraine through. A "crime", he stated. So it is. Has been since 2014. Worse now, after a million and more deaths and economic and societal ruin for Ukraine to match.

As for the military reality Putin, in the video embedded in the Simplicius article above, sums up the military reality that has been clear to us Europeans since February 2022. NATO, the US and all, is a paper tiger. Even with the substantial manpower of the original Ukrainian armed forces NATO has neither the troops nor the equipment for a ground war on Russia's doorstep and never has had. All we do have is the nuclear threat and neither Biden, nor, now, Trump, will risk Chicago frying for Vilnius. Nor for Berlin. Nor for London. That accepted, the only puzzle lies in working out what the European politicians hope to gain from prolonging a war long since lost.



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by Oui (Oui) on Wed Jun 18th, 2025 at 07:14:25 PM EST
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Where Russia Is Advancing in Ukraine and What
It Hopes to Gain | WSJ |

Moscow's offensive is designed to make Western leaders
think Kremlin victory is inevitable.

Russia made more territorial gains in Ukraine in May 2025 than in nearly any month since the end of 2022, but the Kremlin's aim is not only battlefield progress but also to shape perceptions in Western capitals, making a Russian victory appear inevitable and discouraging future support for Ukraine, The Wall Street Journal reported.



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by Oui (Oui) on Wed Jun 18th, 2025 at 07:18:08 PM EST
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Destruction of Iran's nuclear program means Trump has no reason to offer Putin concessions on Ukraine in exchange for Tehran's pressure, says expert | EuroMaidan Press |

Failed diplomatic efforts to halt Iran's uranium enrichment gave way to precision strikes that eliminated nuclear scientists and IRGC commanders.

The Kremlin is losing one of its key bargaining chips in negotiations with Donald Trump. Political expert Abbas Galliamov says that for Ukraine, the collapse of the Islamic Republic of Iran is a promising prospect, as Tehran remains the closest ally of Russian ruler Vladimir Putin, Radio NV reports.

Negotiations between US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Iran over its nuclear program have yielded no results, much like the peace efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Despite several rounds of talks, Iran has refused to meet key US demands, particularly the suspension of uranium enrichment. At the same time, Russian attacks on Ukraine have intensified, leading to a rising number of civilian casualties.

Ukraine: Putin you have no trump card 😊

According to him, Putin is losing a trump card in his dialogue with the US president. [Radio NVua - propaganda]

Once the Iranian nuclear issue is resolved, especially if the Iranian regime falls, Trump will have no need to seek Putin's support in that arena.

Two Wars Morphed Into One Conflict: The West vs Russia-China (BRICS)

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by Oui (Oui) on Wed Jun 18th, 2025 at 07:20:10 PM EST


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