The Israeli government has worked hard to handcuff the news media in the country from reporting on the extensive damage that Iran inflicted during last month’s 12-day war and reportedly stopped a top journalist in the country from filming at one of the locations that were struck with Iranian missiles.
Russia spoke out against the Israel/U.S. war of aggression against Iran last month and condemned the use of military force as a “violation of the UN Charter and international law.”
The world’s a stage and U.S. President Donald Trump is the reality show master.
The U.S. on Monday announced the approval of $510 million in bomb guidance kit sales to Israel to help it replenish its stockpile after the recent war with Iran.
Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, mocked Israel’s reliance on the U.S. in its 12-day war with Tehran, and said Tel Aviv was forced to run to “Daddy” for protection—a reference to NATO’s Mark Rutte’s embarrassing moment with U.S. President Donald Trump during a summit last week.
It is generally believed that American voters elected Donald Trump president at least in part due to their embracing his lies that he was a peacemaker who would not involve the United States in the pointless wars that have proliferated since 9/11.
Last month, U.S. President Donald Trump did a swing in the Middle East and was treated like a king during stops in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.
Iranians claimed victory over the U.S. and Israel in what has been presented within the country as Tehran’s ability to face down attacks from two of its top rivals and outlast them in a 12-day war that inflicted losses on both sides.
Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said in an interview that Iran will likely be able to begin enriching uranium within a few months and said some of the nuclear infrastructure bombed by the U.S. is “still standing.”
Adm. James Kilby, a senior U.S. military official, appeared in front of a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing last week and said forces positioned to defend Israel from Iranian incoming during the 12-day war burned through an “alarming rate” of munitions—namely their Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) interceptors, which can cost up to $30 million each.