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A sea change in US policy towards Iran?

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I think Trump’s new administration will represent a big change in US policy towards Iran, and that Trump means business. Look, for example, at the primacy he gave to appointments to the UN, Israel, State, and Defense. Hardliners all, and staunch defenders of Israel.

And I think the mullahs know it, as does Netanyahu. And of course, it helps that he and Trump already have a working relationship.

Here’s an article purporting to have the inside scoop on some of the plans. For example:

According to these sources, Iran’s planned operation – dubbed “Operation True Promise 3” – has been put on hold pending potential negotiations with Trump, following diplomatic messages conveyed through Iraqi channels. The operation follows two previous initiatives, “True Promise” and “True Promise 2.”

Representative Mike Waltz, Trump’s selection for national security advisor, has consistently advocated for a more assertive approach toward Iran. Prior to Israel’s military action against Iran last month, Waltz proposed targeting Kharg Island, Tehran’s crucial oil export facility. In a September interview with Jewish Insider, Waltz stated, “The United States needs to pressure Hamas and its allies in Iran. Unilateral pressure on Israel will not lead to a ceasefire.”

Pete Hegseth, the prospective defense secretary, has previously advocated for giving Israel autonomy in addressing Iranian nuclear capabilities. “This is an existential threat to them, let them do what they need to do,” Hegseth remarked in statements to US media outlets.

It’s interesting that both Netanyahu and Trump were out of power for a while and now are back in charge of their respective countries in a time of great crisis. Regarding Iran, the picture is even more clear than before what a danger it is – not just to Israel but to the Western world.

Speaking of dangers and the Western world, anti-Jewish riots have spread from Amsterdam to Paris:

Demonstrators on Wednesday night went on a rampage in Paris over a pro-Israel event in the city. “Protests erupted in Paris on Wednesday against a gala … in support of Israel,” The Times of Israel reported. “The demonstrations came on the eve of a high-stakes soccer match at France’s national stadium against the Israeli national team.”

I think one of many goals is to further isolate Israel from the rest of the world and make it too costly for other countries to even host sports events with them. I remember the shock of the Munich Olympics massacre over fifty years ago, when the intrusion of murderous politics into sporting events was new. What did Arafat learn from that? He learned that such barbarism was a way to gain world sympathy and fame.

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A sea change in US policy towards Iran? — 13 Comments

  1. I certainly would have voted for Trump regardless of anything that happened in the Middle East. But the 10/7 massacres made this my number one reason.

    Iran has been trying to murder Jews all over the world for decades and hasn’t stopped. Google the name “Ramin Yektaparast”, a (now former thankfully) IRI operative who was trying to bomb synagogues in *Germany*!

    And regardless of Jews and Israel Iran has been the most anti-American country on earth for 45 years. The O’Biden policy of trying to give them billions in sanctions relief is treasonous even if not in the constitutional sense. There is no change on 1/20/25 more welcome than this one.

  2. Slightly OT, but I recall a kerfuffle last week (Thursday?) when Doha announced that Hamas had been told to leave Qatar. There were claims that this was an example of the salubrious effects of Trump’s election. There was then pushback that the ask had actually occurred 10 days earlier (prior to the election) and that it had nothing to do with Trump.
    Yesterday I read that Qatar is now denying that they ever asked Hamas to leave.
    Nobody knows anything anymore.

  4. If Europe won’t grow up and stand firm against the barbarians it has admitted, and won’t defend its borders against Russia, Europe will die, and will deserve to.

  6. A steady supply of Jews to be beaten or killed is required for the widening maw of Jihad and its Commie fellow travellers.

  7. Speaking of sea changes, here’s something uber-symbolic that provides a lot of satisfaction.

    “…Javier Milei becomes first world leader to meet Trump since election win.”—
    https://uk.yahoo.com/news/javier-milei-becomes-first-world-001503013.html
    H/T Instapundit.

    Milei is one of the MOST—if not THE MOST—SERIOUS AND RESPONSIBLE WESTERN LEADER on the planet.

    He presents a towering ally to a man in the cross-hairs of all too many of the world’s so-called elites.

    Nonetheless, to counter the insanity and animosity raging against him is going to be a long and rocky battle for DJT and his band of warriors.

    Miles has shown that it is possible to save a nation. He’s done it and continues to improve it. Having Milei as an ally will help him considerably.

  9. Pro-Russia Americans are—perhaps unknowingly—helping Iran by helping Russia against Ukraine. This even includes Trump at this point, so Israel supporters might try tempering their expectations about what Trump will accomplish—in regards to Israel’s difficult fights.

    It is going to take a lot more than sissy sanctions to stop Iran & its Axis of Resistance, and Trump may have finally realized this simple fact. Example: Trump’s selection of US. Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) to serve as his National Security Adviser. Mike Waltz has stated that Israel should target Kharg Island (oil exports), and even Iran’s nuclear facilities—tho I’m not sure what his position is on lightening Israel’s load by having America actually do some of the heavy lifting.

    Russia & Iran are growing closer every day, and Iran has never had this much access to all parts of the world, all kinds of strategic info, etc. If Ukraine loses – then Russia wins, and by extension Iran grows more powerful.

    How is Israel doing during this? Here’s one example:

    1) Iran Update, November 14, 2024

    The IDF reported that it is facing a severe shortage of soldiers. The IDF published data showing that it is currently has only 83 percent of the combat manpower that it requires. The IDF accordingly urged the government to increase the required time for mandatory IDF regular military service to three years, a jump from the current requirement of two and a half years for men and two years for women. The IDF also urged the government to approve a service extension law. The IDF added that recruitment of ultra-Orthodox soldiers has increased in recent years but that it still fell short of the IDF goal of recruiting 1,300 ultra-Orthodox Israelis in the July-October 2024 recruitment cycle. The IDF reported that combat unit reservists served an average of 136 days in 2024 and are projected to serve an average of 70-72 days in 2025. The IDF data revealed that approximately 40,000 reservists in combat and combat-support roles did not respond to reserve duty call ups during an unspecified period. Senior Israeli officers previously attributed the fall off in participation to burnout after over a year of war. Israeli media reported that the failure of the Israeli government to enact policy to draft the ultra-Orthodox Israeli population contributed to the reduced reservist responses to the call ups.

    Terrible news when considering that Hamas was a small force, and it has been just over a year of fighting for Israel. Seems Hezbollah knows this also, and I have recently read where they are going into more of a Guerrilla Warfare mode against Israel this time—in an attempt to wear Israeli troops down. Of course, Hezbollah has recently gotten the sh*t kicked outta them, so directly confronting Israeli troops isn’t a real option right now.

    More on the serious “burnout” issue that Israel is now facing:

    2) Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian Nov 11, 2024

    There has been a significant decline in the rate of reserve soldiers showing up for duty in recent weeks compared to the start of the war, The Times of Israel has learned.

    At the start of the war, the IDF reported that more than 100% of reservists called up for duty had shown up. In some units, the turnout rate reached even 150%, with many reservists showing up for duty despite not receiving formal orders.

    In recent weeks, the turnout rate in the reservist units currently fighting in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip has varied between 75% and 85%, according to defense sources.

    Yeah, let’s help Israel by adding more sanctions onto Iran…

  10. Since Russia & Iran are working closer these days will add this to a post on Israel – here is some news on how Russia’s unprovoked war against Ukraine is going:

    Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 14, 2024

    The Kremlin’s recent economic policies indicate that the Russian economy will likely face significant challenges in 2025 and that Russian President Vladimir Putin is worried about Russia’s economic stability in the long term. The Kremlin recently adopted several policies that aim to cut Russian government spending on wounded Russian servicemen, combat inflation, and address long-term demographic problems such as low birth rates and labor shortages. These policies demonstrate that the Russian economy is not as resilient to Western sanctions, monetary constraints, and the cost of the war effort as the Russian government postures. These policies also demonstrate that the Kremlin will not be able to sustain the protracted war effort for years and decades to come while shielding Russian society from economic challenges. Consistent Western and international support for Ukraine’s resistance on the battlefield will further exacerbate Russia’s economic problems.

    Putin modified compensation promised for Russian servicemen wounded while fighting in Ukraine — a clear indicator that the Kremlin is trying to cut the mounting short- and long-term costs of the war and restore balance to the Russian economy. Putin controversially changed Russian policy guaranteeing a one-time payment of three million rubles ($30,124) to all Russian servicemen who have been wounded in combat in Ukraine since March 2022.

    Hopefully Trump doesn’t let Russia off the hook that Ukraine has them on…

  11. ”Russia & Iran are growing closer every day…”

    To put some meat on this bone, Russia just launched two spy satellites for Iran. It is also building and will launch a Russian spy satellite for Iran that is much more capable than Iran’s home-grown efforts. Iran is also slated to receive from Russia new top-of-the-line fighter jets that will be based in underground bunkers.

    Russia is also providing targeting data to the Houthis in the Red Sea and helping North Korea with both its spy satellites and ICBMs. The latest test flight of which proved that it could send a warhead to any point of United States territory.

    But some here argue that if we just give Russia Ukraine then Russia will be all nice and lovey-dovey. That is worse and far more evil than giving Iran pallets of cash, and we all know how that turned out.

    ”If Ukraine loses – then Russia wins, and by extension Iran grows more powerful.”

    If Ukraine loses then World War III is on.

  12. And wouldn’t you know it:
    “…Dem Dark Money Giant Funded Terror Front in 2023”—
    https://thedailyscroll.substack.com/p/nov-13-dem-dark-money-giant-funded
    H/T Instapundit.

    But then…WHY WOULDN’T the “Resistance” fund terror groups??

    “Interesting” graf:

    …Finally, while we have not had time to scrape through Tides’ entire Form 990, we did find another small donation that, at the very least, suggested the sprawling reach of the progressive nonprofit empire and the ways in which different psyops are connected. In 2023, the Tides Foundation donated $35,000 to the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), which is the U.K. Labour Party-affiliated nonprofit that ran point on the Biden administration’s attempts to organize advertiser boycotts against alternative news sources such as ZeroHedge and The Federalist and to deplatform Joe Rogan from Spotify for spreading “misinformation” about COVID-19. Paul Thacker and Matt Taibbi reported last month that recently leaked CCDH documents show that the group has listed “kill [Elon] Musk’s Twitter” as the top item on its list of “annual priorities” every month since January. The group has also cultivated extensive ties with the senior leadership of the Biden White House, congressional Democrats, and Democratic Party-aligned nonprofits….
    [Emphasis mine; Barry M.]

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