Click here: to donate by Credit Card
Or here: to donate by PayPal
Or by mail to: Free Republic, LLC - PO Box 9771 - Fresno, CA 93794
Thank you very much and God bless you.
Posted on 06/07/2026 9:26:59 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Israel conducted strikes on military targets in western and central Iran early Monday local time, the Israeli military announced, escalating a conflict that had already broken through the ceasefire just hours earlier when Iran fired multiple waves of missiles at Israel on Sunday.
The strikes came despite a direct phone call from President Trump to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging him not to retaliate immediately for the Iranian missile attack. A senior U.S. official told the Associated Press, on condition of anonymity to describe a private call, that Trump believed he had convinced Netanyahu to wait.
Israel struck anyway.
Trump’s public message to Iran on Sunday was to stand down. “What I would suggest to Iran: You’ve shot your missiles, that’s enough,” he said in a Fox News interview. “Get back to the table and make a deal.” The U.S. Embassy in Israel directed employees and their families to shelter in place shortly before the missile launches. U.S. Central Command posted on X that American forces across the Middle East were “vigilant and ready.”
Sunday's collapse began with a Hezbollah drone attack on Dovev Barracks in northern Israel. Israel responded with airstrikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, hitting a residential building in the Mreijeh area that killed two people and wounded 20, according to Lebanon's health ministry. Washington had asked Israel not to strike Beirut. Israel did it anyway.
Iran's response came in two waves. The IDF reported sirens going off across northern Israel as four missiles were launched in the first wave. Iranian state media then reported a second wave, which Israeli officials confirmed. The IDF said all missiles were intercepted. No injuries were reported.
Iran's military said Israel had "crossed all red lines" and warned that "if it expands its attacks in that area, or responds to Iran's action, it will face more forceful blows, and devastating attacks will be launched" against Israel and its supporters. The IDF, for its part, said it was already preparing for "a variety of defensive and offensive scenarios" before the Iranian launch.
By early Monday, Israel had answered that warning with strikes inside Iran.
A preliminary memorandum of understanding had reportedly been reached in late May to extend the ceasefire 60 days and open formal permanent peace negotiations, covering the Strait of Hormuz, sanctions relief, enriched uranium limits, and a long-term framework. It still required Trump's final approval and had not been signed.
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said Sunday that any agreement with the U.S. must "fully safeguard" Iran's national interests and that Tehran "does not wait for the green light of any country." Hezbollah rejected the renewed Lebanon-Israel truce reached on June 4 in U.S.-hosted talks, with its leader saying the group had "given no commitment to anyone."
Trump had previously said that if Iran kills American troops, that would be "a good reason" to restart the war. No American casualties have been reported. But with Israel now having struck inside Iran over a direct presidential request to stand down, the distance between this moment and an open resumption of the war has narrowed considerably.
|
|
Click here: to donate by Credit Card Or here: to donate by PayPal Or by mail to: Free Republic, LLC - PO Box 9771 - Fresno, CA 93794 Thank you very much and God bless you. |
Self defense.
eh,
These probing efforts or in some cases where someone goes rogue, happen.
IRGC is now using its medium range missiles for range attacks. Offhand, that may indicate a supply issue of short term missiles.
This is what happens when you do not simply defeat the enemy and bring them to their knees.
When you run a conflict management activity instead of defeating the enemy completely and decimating them, they always come back for more, especially if they are Islamic nut jobs.
Finish them off already!
“A senior U.S. official told the Associated Press, on condition of anonymity to describe a private call, that Trump believed he had convinced Netanyahu to wait.”
I think Trump would allow (or tolerate) a leak to the Associated Press only to manipulate it and the people who still trust it as a reliable source of news.
Bibi did the same thing in Gaza
Bibi has his hands tied by the superpower and European economics. Agreed, he should have killed them all BUT even when Israel was targeting terrorists only the world jumped in to claim genocide which is rubbish.
“OK, Don, you can play the nice guy and publicly urge everyone to stand down. But when they attack us we’re going to kick the schmutz out of them.”
That’s why it should have been done in days. Dragging it out made everything worse, and Israel was reduced to begging for the hostages back.
I suspect what we are witnessing is a buttload of kabuki. Either that, or an extended game of ‘flinch’ or ‘chicken.’ The realities between what we see and what we are being told (by governments and media) does not compute. Even 4D chess can go on for only so long.
Marc Zell, Chairman of Republicans Overseas Israel, rejects reports that Trump ordered Netanyahu not to retaliate for the latest Iranian missile launches.
(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...
Agreed but note that even before Israel attacked Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon rained missiles down on Israel. Israel had not yet begun to retaliate and the world began with the Genocide claim. Nothing had happened yet and already the Left and the Liberal, ignorant world condemned Israel.
And after giving the Palis chance after chance to reform. Oct 7th finally flipped a switch with the Israelis, who have been excessively patient and peaceful with those savages for decades.
I dont trust any media
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.