Buckle your seat belts, this is going to be a wild week. Stock markets are in a spin globally and the middle east is a powder keg.
CW2 / Domestic violence - Moderate to High THREAT - up dated July 14, 2024
— Attempted assassination of Trump.
August 19 - DNC convention in Chicago, IL
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Several Federal Air Marshal (FAM) whistleblowers have come forward to expose that former U.S. Representative and Presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard is currently enrolled in the controversial Quiet Skies program, Uncover DC reported.
Quiet Skies is a program by the TSA that uses air marshals to track and observe suspicious passengers. The program’s goal is to identify travelers who may pose a risk to aviation security, in short, a terrorist.
OBSERVATION - Utilization of ‘watch lists’ for a purpose of nothing more than political intimidation and harassment shows just how far the regime has slide down the CW2 gravity well. A former democrat, now very outspoken critic of the current regime and in particular the annointed successor to biden - harris - she poses a political threat but it is a stretch of the imagination to believe she is a terrorist threat.
Economy- HIGH Threat - as of AUG 5, 2024
European stock markets fell on Monday following steep drops in Asia amid fears that the US economy is heading for a slowdown.
In London, the FTSE 100 index fell by 2.1% while in Paris the CAC-40 dropped by 2.2% and Frankfurt’s DAX slid by 2.4%.
Earlier, Asian markets plummeted, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 down 12.4% or 4,451 points in the biggest fall by points in history.
It comes as weak jobs data in the US on Friday sparked concerns about the world’s largest economy.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6p224j24x0o
Look to yesterday’s post. Those jobs indicators - two of them - have a 100% track record of foretelling a recession, that is what has the global markets spooked. If the US economy has entered a recession, things are going to get bad quickly.
Military / Strategic Activity / Deployments –
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier arrived at Guam on August 4, 2024. At an average of 24 knots, Lincoln would be on station in the Middle East region in just over 8 days. The carrier by itself could be there sooner, but would be forced to leave its slower escorts behind by a couple of days to do so.
POLITICAL FRONT –
August 19 DNC convention in Chicago, IL
**** Remember, most polls are designed to shape opinion, not reflect it. ****
Several states across the country have launched simultaneous investigations into the Democrat fundraising platform ActBlue for suspected money laundering.
Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, and Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey all announced on August 1 that their offices were investigating suspicious donations made to ActBlue.
OBSERVATIONS - Who is going to prosecute them at the federal level - no one. They will continue to launder money via fake donors for a long as they possibly can, and then some. That is their pattern.
Biden / Harris Watch –
Being noted, harris is about 180 days since her last press conference. Some are even noting that she is in a way following the basement tactic of biden to avoid unscripted questions from the press.
Illegal Immigration –
NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ efforts to stop TX from bussing illegals to the city was halted by the NY Supreme Court. Adams attempted to force the bus companies to go elsewhere or to pay huge fees to cover the cost of caring for the migrants.
July numbers of border crossings is down again, but there continues to be a surge in the inbound mobs seeking to cross before the election and possible reelection of Trump.
Russia -
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Russia’s security council secretary, Sergei Shoigu, arrived in Tehran on Monday for talks with the Iranian leadership including President Masoud Pezeshkian, Russia’s Interfax news agency reported.
Growing rumors that Russia is rushing military aid of some sort to Iran. Some speculate that it may be related to air defenses to some extent. Others suggest additional electronic warfare equipment, like GPS jammers.
Ukraine –
WEATHER FORECAST – Temperatures continue in the 80 - 90 degree range and fair.
24 HOUR ROUND UP –
Ukrainian air defense shot down 24 Shahed drones overnight, targeting mostly eastern Ukraine.
Russian focused ground attacks in the Ocheretyne and Chasiv Yar areas.
Outlook —
With the initial handful of F-16s, no identified significant actions using those airframes have been noted. Most likely, pilots and planners have been flying country based familiarization sortes to make sure friendly coordination is set and to tease Russian air defenses to judge their responses. With out careful planning, throwing these planes into combat too soon would be like tanks running into an open field loaded with land mines and covered by ATGMs. Ukraine will continue to prepare the battle field for their use by targeting ADA systems while Ukraine ADA systems are geared up to provide additional support to the aircraft. Once this has been accomplished, the first signifiant ‘dog fights’ may occur as Ukraine seeks to stop continued glide bombing attacks by russian bombers.
Europe / NATO General –
The immigrant riots in England continued to cycle upwards yesterday. The govt designated “far right” groups continued to attack immigrant shelters while roving gangs of moslem patrols worked through neighborhoods seeking isolated brits to beat with bats, knives and axes. The British govt has condemned the ‘far right’ and has been going door to door arresting those thought to have been involved in the riots.
Another contributor to the increased violence came from the Antifa based leftists joining the moslems in seeking out and fighting far right elements.
british police have focused on arresting the far right, and not the armed moslems. This has generated more anger in that it is seen as evidence that the govt is granting favor to the immigrants over citizens - this in the face of a massive murder/rape binge of the last several months.
OBSERVATION - Readiness of moslems to up the level of violence from killing children and raping women to open street fighting is an omen for the US as well. The British govt ’s open support of these moslem patrols - to avoid the label of ‘islamophobes’ is only generating greater push back.
ISRAEL –
Key overnight developments -
- Israel continues to take out key Hamas/Hezbollah leaders.
- Iran threatens other arab countries with retaliatory strikes if they assist Israel like they did in April.
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Lest we forget - there are still hostages being held in Gaza.
German Lufthansa: Suspending flights to Tel Aviv, Tehran and Beirut until August 12
The White House: Biden will meet with the national security team today to discuss developments in the Middle East
There are rumors that the Israeli govt has relocated to bunkers in preparation for an Iranian attack.
IDF spokesperson Hagari in response to a reporters question: “We will launch a preemptive strike if instructed by the political echelon – we are fully ready.”
Israeli officials: We are prepared that the attack by Iran and Hezbollah will last at least a few days
The commander of the US Army’s Central Command (CENTCOM), General Michael Korilla, is in Israel today.
Abdel Fattah al-Zarii, one of the senior Hamas members in Gaza, was eliminated over the weekend. Al-Zeriei was responsible for stopping humanitarian aid from reaching Gazan civilians. Al-Zeriei was also involved in the Manufacturing Department of Hamas’ Military Wing and Hamas’ Minister of Economy in Gaza.
He had a significant role in directing Hamas’ efforts to seize control of humanitarian aid entering Gaza and in managing Hamas-controlled markets. Additionally, he was responsible for the distribution of fuel, gas and funds for terrorist purposes.
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The discovery of tunnels capable of passing trucks going under the Gaza/Egypt border has refocused corruption of the Egyptian forces and political leaders who turned a blind eye to years worth of weapons smuggling.
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Rounds of Hezbollah strikes and Israeli counter strikes.
Beirut Airport swarmed with people desperate to flee Lebanon. Numerous countries have urgently told their citizens to leave Lebanon immediately due to coming war.
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Some analysts are warning that Iran via proxies is trying to stoke an infatata in the west bank to divert Israeli resources from Hezbollah and Gaza.
———“ISLAMIC RESISTANCE” ———————————
The Houthis have reportedly shot down a $32 million American MQ-9 Reaper Drone over Saada, Yemen.
Hossein al-Shaabal, the Houthi commander who was killed in the American attack in Iraq last week, was an expert on UAVs who conducted experiments on a new generation of unmanned aerial vehicles for the pro-Iranian militias.
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Prime Minister of Iraq: Preventing escalation in the region depends on stopping the aggression against Gaza and its expansion into Lebanon
Jordan’s warning to Iran:
Jordanian sovereignty is a red line.
Iranian channels; Any Arab military party that intervenes in the defense of the Israeli enemy in any expected Iranian attack could lead to an expansion of the circle of fire
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A lot of activity on all sides and growing. Pressure by the radical elements of the iranian govt is pushing for retaliation and if it keeps being delayed, will cause internal friction to increase.
All this delay is permitting another coalition of nations ready to take out drones and cruise missiles like in April. I don’t think Irans threats towards them will make much headway, the people in those countries - particularly Jordan and Saudi Arabia - already hate Iran. And if Iran were to directly attack those countries as a result, they will suddenly find not only Israel counter attacks to worry about, but from many others as well. At this stage this is mostly bravado from Iran, in the end is strongly suspect that they’ll let sleeping dogs lay.
It also appears to me that Israel has taken more aggressive approach against Hamas/Hezbollah leaders in the weeks following biden’s stepping down from the campaign. He is a lame duck and the internal democrat civil war over support to Israel will keep his hands tied to a degree. Best possible scenario for Israel is the reelection of Trump.
Remember, the Israeli region is about 12 hours a head of us. Thing can get very hot on short notice.
Iran –
Iran warned airlines to change their routes due to GPS disruptions. The route changes affected areas in western, southwestern, southern and central Iran
Iran continues to hunt down those who may have been compromised by Mossad as the search for more potential threats to the Mullahs continues prior to any action against Israel.
Misc of Note –
We have the makings of a perfect storm brewing.
Global stock markets (including the US) have been shaken by the US labor report - to their bones. Focus will be on what reassurances the Fed and the Treasury dept can make to quell those fears and allow markets to stabilize. I’ve noted that inspire of all the happy talk from the govt regarding the health of the nation’s economy, there abundant evidence of very serious problems.
A global recession could spin out of control in this post-wuhan world into a depression.
Iran and Israel finally throw the gloves off? That will throw even more concerns into the economic situation (threats to oil, growing involvement in a fight on top of Ukrainian comments). Could create a doom loop.
Instability in both arenas may provide an opening for increased civil unrest here. Public perception is an uncertainty as to who really is in charge of the ship. One crisis will be hard enough for the regime to handle, let along two in an election year. Perception of an economic meltdown in the US will be spun like crazy to dismiss or even try to redefine and being good. At this stage, I don’t think Americans will buy that, slinging momentum back towards Trump.
How far down the slide will be? Can’t really say, depends on how many safety stops are broken. Also how willing is the deep state to instigate more problems to ultimately attempt to have Americans flock to their ‘solution’ to the problems.
Too many variables for me to war game in my mind at this moment as all lead to a unraveling of our society and economic chaos with a dash of civil war/divorce.
The mask is off and the leftists/democrats are finally revealing their true colors, with apparently no fear of repercussions.
The chutzpah of them. They must think they are untouchable to so brazenly spit in our faces and do this kind of stuff.
And I don't want to hear that not all democrats are like that.
There is no ambiguity any more. If they are still democrat, they are part and parcel of it and culpable and supporting it.
We are so screwed.
As dis-hearting as the news is, the riots around the world are scary, jump over to tic toc “riots today” no MSN is showing at all...
Thank you, Godzilla for fighting the good fight!
~~~~ I have a plant named Godzilla lol
Buckle your seat belts, this is going to be a wild week. Stock markets are in a spin globally and the middle east is a powder keg.
CW2 / Domestic violence - Moderate to High THREAT - up dated July 14, 2024
— Attempted assassination of Trump.
August 19 - DNC convention in Chicago, IL
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Rep Jamie Raskin says Congress will stop Donald Trump on J6 2025 using the 14th Amendment and create “civil war conditions”
OBSERVATION - Are they that stupid or crazy to try such an attempt? IMHO the answer is a strong YES. The history of the matter of their persecution of Trump the past 4+ years indicates that they will do what ever is necessary - inlacing an assassination (yes I went there) to prevent Trump from retiring to the presidency. Raskin is only echoing what the left has been increasingly been spouting the past couple years. If he and his ilk in congress attempt such a move, it won’t be unarmed Trump supporters coming into DC this time.
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The riots in Britain are a harbinger of what to expect soon in the US IMHO. We have sections of the country essentially now moslem entities and pro-islamic violence has started to rear its head in the pro-Hamas protests/riots of this year. Things in Europe are devolving into what many consider to be a race/religious war between islam and the west. Because nations like Great Britain are essentially unarmed, the more aggressive knife and axe wielding moslems have the current advantage. Here in the US it would devolve into something far more lethal.
Terrorism - Heightened THREAT as of Aug 1, 2024
See Illegal Immigration below on released terrorists into the US by the regime.
Economy- HIGH Threat - as of AUG 5, 2024
Stock markets in Europe remained unsettled on Tuesday despite a rebound in Japan which almost reversed record falls at the start of the week.
London’s FTSE 100, along with stock markets in Paris and Frankfurt, opened higher but soon slid back.
Overnight, Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock index jumped by 10.23%, or 3,217 points in its biggest one day gain in points, after the previous day’s plummet.
Focus has now shifted to US stock markets.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1d77xe2p26o
U.S. stock index futures rebounded Tuesday as dovish rate commentary from Federal Reserve officials helped lift the mood and investors looked for bargains after a rout in the previous session.
OBSERVATION - This week will still be jumpy. Some analysts see the rebound being a dead cat bounce, others the Monday losses being an overdue correction. Will the Fed’s platitudes be enough to stem the hemorrhage?
IN RELATED - Robert Prechter, founder and president of Elliott Wave International, conveyed his concerns during an interview with Neil Cavuto on Fox Business, suggesting that the Federal Reserve missed a crucial opportunity at its previous meeting to address the ongoing market turmoil.
Prechter expressed his belief that an emergency rate cut is imminent due to the rapid decline in rates. The last time the Fed made such a move was during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, many experts argue that another emergency cut could signal that the US economy is in dire straits, potentially exacerbating market anxieties.
Military / Strategic Activity / Deployments –
USS Roosevelt CSG is last reported steaming southward and likely headed to the Red Sea region from the Gulf of Oman.
The USS Lincoln last reported Sunday at Guam headed west.
The USS Wasp ARG has moved into the eastern Med.
POLITICAL FRONT –
August 19 DNC convention in Chicago, IL
**** Remember, most polls are designed to shape opinion, not reflect it. ****
Former Secret Service Chief Cheatle wanted To destroy cocaine evidenced according to three sources in the Secret Service Community.
New details emerge about the unsolved cocaine mystery, a “partial DNA hit” and Secret Service leaders’ bungled efforts to make it all disappear.
OBSERVATION - Headline news, but at this stage the cancerous corruption of our federal level law enforcement agencies is at Stage V I fear. With the abysmal handling of the PA shooting, the SS is severely compromised.
Biden / Harris Watch –
Lets take a step back from the last couple weeks. Does everyone remember how the democrat party was torn about getting rid of biden and having to put up with a wildly unpopular harris - even to the extent of resurrecting hillary for the task?
Well the massive propaganda effort to show harris as the best thing to happen to this country has been, to say the least, incredible and may account for much of her bounce in the recent polling. This will likely stay until she is forced to start answering press questions and even a debate with out scripted helps. Also noted is that her campaign website is completely void of her policy goals for her administration - nothing, nada zilch. The press / PR machine is going all out to screen her from real public scrutiny .
Biden’s top economic advisor, Gene Sperling announced he is leaving the WH to join the harris campaign.
Kamala Harris was “dismissed” from an Israel/Iran briefing in the Situation Room yesterday. Some say she only showed up for a photo op and left early.
Illegal Immigration –
Fox News’ Bill Melugin, who also reviewed the report, said the border data that dates back between 2021-23 shows “at least 99 illegal aliens on the FBI terror watchlist were released into the US after being arrested by Border Patrol at the southern border, and another 34 watchlisted aliens are still in DHS custody.”
BREAKING: Per new DHS data provided to @JudiciaryGOP, between fiscal years 2021-2023, at least 99 illegal aliens on the FBI terror watchlist were released into the US after being arrested by Border Patrol at the southern border, and another 34 watchlisted aliens are still in DHS…
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) August 5, 2024
OBSERVATION - Cross ref to Terrorism NOTE - it only took 13 to cause the 9/11 carnage. This is 10 times that - of the ones we KNOW OF.
Russia -
The Secretary of the Russian Security Council and Former Minister of Defense, Sergei Shoigu has reportedly arrived in the Iranian Capital of Tehran, for what is being described as a “Working Visit” with him set to meet with the New Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.
Ukraine –
WEATHER FORECAST – Temperatures continue in the 80 - 90 degree range and fair.
24 HOUR ROUND UP –
Russian Ministry of Defense claims full occupation of Tymofiivka village in Donetsk region of Ukraine, Ocheretyne front.
Ukrainian forces have reportedly crossed the border into the Kursk region of Russia launching attacks on the towns of Gogolevka and Nikolaevo-Dar’ino. Probably done by the Russian Freedom Legion / Russian Volunteer Corps who have launched these border raids in the past. .
Ukrainian forces reportedly have repelled 18 large scale assaults in the direction of Toretsk today, Russian forces have made some advances they are concentrating 80 percent of their daily assault efforts in this direction.
Ukrainian forces repelled 2 large scale assaults in the area of Mala Tokmachka destroying significant amounts of equipment and manpower of Russian forces.
Outlook —
Russia is attempting to focus its forces to exploit weaknesses in the Ukrainian defensed identified and developed over the spring/summer. Part of this may be in recognition that the favorable terrain will soon revert to the infamous Ukraine mud in a matter of a couple months. Even with all this effort, Russian gains versus losses are incredible, with well over a thousand lost each day, the forces necessary to exploit any breakthrough at this stage are dwindling.
Speaking of losses, Russia is fast approaching the 600,000 casualty level. Somehow Russia is managing to scrounge up enough to keep the meat chain alive and grow the force, but like the declining numbers of operational tanks and armor, those reservers are beginning to run out.
The Russian ADA support to Iran could provide a window of opportunity for Ukraine to increase its attacks on S300/400 batteries in the theatre. Even before the Israeli / Iranian flare up, Russia was hurting to cover its own assets from the Ukraine drone attacks. Now, it will have even fewer reserves to replace batteries lost to ATACMS fire.
Europe / NATO General –
The immigrant riots in England continued to cycle upwards yesterday. British police continue to ‘protect’ club and axe wielding moslem immigrants who have been essentially going door to door to threaten and beat British citizens, breaking into restaurants to do same and creating road blocks to assault drivers.
Now British police are going to homes to arrest those who posted something ‘offensive’ on social media. (Cross reference this under Globalism/Great Reset)
British prime minister Keir Starmer said in new comments that he’s readying a “standing army” of police to crush the anti-mass migration protests and riots. He said courts would be opened 24 hours for fast prosecution and sentencing.
Baron Walney, John Woodcock, the UK Government’s adviser on political violence, is now arguing that the government consider a COVID-style lockdown using the 2023 Public Order Act to stop all protests against open borders and migrant violence if the unrest continues.
OBSERVATION - The year is now shaping up as one where radical islamists who’ve infiltrated western countries are surging forward via violence to essentially overthrow their host govts. And in the case of Britain, the govt is condoning the movement.
This is not unlike what was seen here in 2020 where many of the major cities kowtowed to the Antifa/BLM demands and riots of the year.
ISRAEL –
Key overnight developments -
- Tensions continue to be high in anticipation of the Iranian/Hezbollah strike.
- UN admits its employees participated in Oct 7 atrocities.
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Lest we forget - there are still hostages being held in Gaza.
UN says nine UNRWA members may have been involved with Hamas terror attack on Israel on October 7. Those individuals have been ‘fired’.
Chairman of the National Security Committee of the Iranian Shura Council: The assassination of Haniyeh is considered a “declaration of war” and an infringement on Iran’s territory
biden reportedly briefed that Iran and Hezbollah are planning a two wave attack, but unclear as who will fire first and when.
Unconfirmed reports from unnamed US officials that over the weekend, the US has recognized that Iran is moving missile launchers and conducting military exercises - steps that signal that it is preparing to launch an attack in the coming days
Senior IDF officials suggested to the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defense not to wait for an attack by Hezbollah and launch proactive Israeli attack
There are rumors that Israel conveyed a message to Iran through a third European country- Any attack on civilian targets by Iran will be met with the immediate destruction of all Iranian nuclear facilities. Some are beginning to think that this is the cause of Iran’s current delay before attacking.
——— GAZA FRONT ———————————-
Israel maintains a fairly high tempo of air/artillery strikes against Hamas concentrations across Gaza.
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Israeli army spokesman: Given the recent developments, there is no change in the instructions of the Home Front Command
Israel and Hezbollah exchanged strikes overnight.
The IDF has eliminated Ali Jamal al-Din Jawad, who was a commander in Hezbollah’s Radwan special ops force.
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A missile attack on the Ain al-Asad base, which houses American forces, in western Iraq. Several US servicemen wounded. US retaliatory strikes anticipated.
The US military announced that it destroyed three Houthi drones in the Gulf of Aden, one drone that was ready to be launched on Yemeni soil and another drone, one unmanned vessel and a ballistic missile in the Red Sea
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Both Jordan and Saudi Arabia have barred Iran and Israel/US Coalition aircraft from using its airspace. In the case of Saudi Arabia it has reportedly told Iranian Officials, that and violation of its airspace will be seen as a violation of Saudi sovereignty, stating that, “We are Defending ourselves, not Israel.”
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The attack tonight on Al-Asad Airbase in Western Iraq, may have thrown a monkey wrench into Iran’s planning for a drone/missile strike on Israel. The attack has thrown US assets in the region on a level of higher alert than they were. Now there is the probability of a US retaliatory strike on the Iranian-backed militias to further complicate matters.
Thus the guessing game of when will the attack occur continues. Besides the ill-timed attack on the Ain al-Asad base, Iran must be facing a decision on how hard to hit to avoid the potential counter strike by Israel on its nuclear and even oil facilities.
The closure of Jordanian and Saudi airspace to both sides could be limiting - depending on Iranian attitude. This would force Iran to route its drones and cruise missiles via Syria along a narrow corridor. Launches by Iranian back Iraqi and Houthi forces will almost have to violate the ban. ‘hat said, will Iran honor the ban? From its statements against any arab nation who ‘helps’ Israel , chances are they would ignore the ban.
Israel? They have shown they can pass thru Syrian airspace with impunity to all launch sites on Iran.
Neither Jordan or Saudi Arabia have the capability to intercept ballistic missiles above the atmosphere traveling over their respective countries. Other than political complaints, little can be done on this matter.
Netanyahu many think, is operating with a more of a free hand now that biden has dropped out of the race. This makes an Israeli counter strike on those Iranian families a greater reality than before. Visions of what Israel did to the port in Yemen is likely bouncing around their heads. Should Iran choose unwisely and get hit in this manner, the next question is to what extent will Iran attempt to escalate the situation? Besides trying to shoot more drones and missiles, their options will have to shift to target the US and the west via an attempt to close the Straits of Hormuz and throw the world into a global oil crisis.
Another view is that the threat on Iran’s precious nuclear weapons program is so vital to them that they are willing to toss Hezbollah into the fire just to protect it from Israeli bombs, just like they did to Hamas. Interesting thought for those trying to fill the shoes of the significant number of senior Hezbollah leaders.
This is just the tip of the ‘what if’ iceberg as we wait to see what will happen next. Iran/Hezbollah’s next move is still considered to be imminent and that will given us some information to see just how large the regional escalation may be.
Iran –
Iran has requested advanced Russian air defense and radar systems following a visit to the Islamic Republic by a top Moscow official and shipments are already on their way, The New York Times reported on Monday.
Two Iranian officials confirmed that Iran made the request and Russia has started delivering radars and air-defense equipment, according to the Times, citing Iranian media.
The request came following a day-long visit to Tehran by head of the Russian Security Council and former Minister of Defense, Sergei Shoigu, on Monday.
https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/iran-russia-air-defense/2024/08/06/id/1175399/
Most desired system is the S400
OBSERVATION - Russia may only be suppling a token number of these systems. The war of attrition against Ukraine has forced Russia to strip many mainland units of their ADA assets to protect against the growing threat of Ukraine drones and other missiles. In one stroke recently in Sevastopol, an entire S400 battery was taken out. The fact that Russia is willing to send such a scarce resource to Iran indicates just how close the two countries have become over the past couple years.
Iraq -
Iraq said Tuesday it rejects all “reckless” actions that target Iraqi bases, diplomatic missions, and U.S.-led coalition outposts.
At least five U.S. personnel were wounded Monday in an attack against a military base in Iraq, U.S. officials told Reuters, as the Middle East braces for a possible new wave of attacks by Iran and its allies following last week’s killing of senior members of terrorist groups Hamas and Hezbollah.
https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/iraq-terrorists-bases/2024/08/06/id/1175396/
OBSERVATION - See discussion under Israel above for potential impacts to Iran’s pending drone/missile attack.