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Analyst: Iran explosions are likely 'covert espionage campaign': Retired US General Jack Keane: Israel conducting successful strategy against Iranian nuclear program, "and they may not be finished yet."
Arutz Sheva ^ | 12/07/20 15:02 | Tal Polon

Posted on 07/12/2020 9:03:15 AM PDT by Patriot777

Retired US Army General and Fox News strategic analyst Jack Keane said that the series of explosions that have taken place recently at locations around Iran are no accident, contrary to what Iran has claimed.

“In the past several months, there have been dozens of so-called ‘accidents’ the Iranians claim are taking place [...] That is no longer a credible claim, considering the sheer numbers of them,” Keane told Fox News.

In turn, he said, “There are two countries that have the capabilities to do this: the US and Israel.”

“This is a covert espionage campaign likely being conducted by the Israelis, and being assisted by informants inside Iran and others part of the resistance movement inside Iran,” Keane concluded. “I don’t think the Mossad could do this without assistance.”

Keane said he thought the alleged strikes were “a smart strategy” on the part of Israel.

“If you accept the objective that we don’t want Iran to have nuclear weapons with missiles that can deliver them, then the strategy the Israelis are doing, likely with at least the moral support of the US, is fairly savvy because it gives the Israelis deniability,” he explained.

“What we’re not dealing with is air strikes on the missile and nuclear sites,” he said, in which case “Obviously it would be known that the Israelis are delivering that. And that would force the Iranians to escalate up.”

“This gives them the capability of denying it and making them much more patient and less likely to have this cyber and kinetic espionage lead to war. The Iranians don’t want that, and the Israelis, I think, are executing a strategy which has already slowed down this program by a year or two, and they may not be finished yet.”

(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: covert; explosions; iran; iranexplosion; iraq; israel; jackkeane; jerusalem; letshavejerusalem; natanz; qasemsoleimani; qudsforce; waronterror
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Isfahan next? And a whole mess of other hidden sites we won't know about until after they've been nicely dealt with as well. Go Israel, Go Bibi!
1 posted on 07/12/2020 9:03:15 AM PDT by Patriot777
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To: Patriot777

If only we had the similar ability to neutralize Soros and a handful of others pushing their evil agenda on America. Sigh.


2 posted on 07/12/2020 9:07:56 AM PDT by CatOwner
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To: Patriot777

“...at least the moral support of the US”

Funny how Obama never gave any moral support to Israel. Thank God for President Trump and his commitment to freedom around the world.


3 posted on 07/12/2020 9:11:18 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: CatOwner

The guy lives in NY doesn’t he? It’s not like he is hiding.


4 posted on 07/12/2020 9:14:49 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: Patriot777

Funny, general. This covert op left a bomb crater.


5 posted on 07/12/2020 9:15:43 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: CatOwner

If only we had the similar ability to neutralize Soros and a handful of others pushing their evil agenda on America. Sigh.


Yeah, but that would take balls which were long ago cut off Republicans


6 posted on 07/12/2020 9:16:57 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Patriot777

Why would Iran want the world to think these are accidents? Isn’t accusing Israel their go-to explanation


7 posted on 07/12/2020 9:18:58 AM PDT by Texas Eagle
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To: Patriot777

I would not be surprised if there was substantial inside help.


8 posted on 07/12/2020 9:19:26 AM PDT by Ouchthatonehurt
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Yeah, but that would take balls which were long ago cut off Republicans

... and patriots and missionaries ...

9 posted on 07/12/2020 9:19:46 AM PDT by CatOwner
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“If only we had the similar ability to neutralize Soros and a handful of others pushing their evil agenda on America.”

When I watch the protests, I try to pick out the covert op folks. There are plenty.


10 posted on 07/12/2020 9:21:05 AM PDT by Ouchthatonehurt
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To: Patriot777

Iran has all that ObamaStash to repair the damage.


11 posted on 07/12/2020 9:23:48 AM PDT by immadashell (Save Innocent Lives - ban gun free zones)
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To: CatOwner

*mercenaries (missionaries?! Sheesh!)


12 posted on 07/12/2020 9:25:04 AM PDT by CatOwner
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To: Patriot777

Probability that it could be F-35 delivered munitions?


13 posted on 07/12/2020 9:27:06 AM PDT by Rebelbase
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Even so I don’t see many terrorists held (non-federally charged) for more than a few hours and none of them dead. So no balls


14 posted on 07/12/2020 9:29:57 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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15 posted on 07/12/2020 9:33:25 AM PDT by SJackson (wondered...what 10 Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through..Congress, RR)
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I am happy with the results no matter how they got there. The F35 is not completely invisible, but you cannot lock onto it or track it based on what I have read. Iran is one of the densest anti-air zones in the world and given that the Mullah’s tend to punish failure severely I would think that most of the revolutionary guards anti-aircraft corps has an itchy finger. There have been no reports of missile volleys from Iran so unless the F35 is far more capable against the Russian radars than even fans think I am going to go with sabotage.

P.S. - commercial air travel should continue to avoid Iranian airspace.


16 posted on 07/12/2020 9:33:41 AM PDT by volunbeer (Find the truth and accept it - anything else is delusional)
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To: Texas Eagle

Why would Iran want the world to think these are accidents?

They are more concerned with having their own people
think these are accidents.


17 posted on 07/12/2020 9:36:38 AM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: tet68

Okay. The question is still “why?” When have they ever cared what their people think?


18 posted on 07/12/2020 9:38:19 AM PDT by Texas Eagle
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To: Patriot777

Why is Keane accusing Israel? Isn’t that the ayatollah’s job?


19 posted on 07/12/2020 9:39:42 AM PDT by Texas Eagle
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To: Texas Eagle

They would rather they thought them clumsy than powerless
to stop. Look for more action, some of it from Iranian
people.


20 posted on 07/12/2020 9:42:20 AM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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