Tag: Israel vs Iran

Via ZeroHedge

And just like that what was already a terrible day for fans of deflation – not to mention Biden and the Fed -got worse –  when moments ago oil soared by over $1 per barrel, with WTI jumping above $86 and Brent over $90…

… after a Bloomberg report that the US sees a missile strike on Israel by Iran and proxies as “imminent” to wit:

The US and its allies believe major missile or drone strikes by Iran or its proxies against military and government targets in Israel are imminent, in what would mark a significant widening of the six-month-old conflict, according to people familiar with the intelligence.

The potential assault, possibly using high-precision missiles, may happen in the coming days, the people said, requesting anonymity to discuss confidential matters. It is seen as more a matter of when, not if, one of the people said, based on assessments from US and Israeli intelligence.

Iran has threatened to hit Israel in retaliation for an attack on a diplomatic compound in the Syrian capital of Damascus last week that killed senior Iranian military officials. Israel has not explicitly acknowledged it was behind that attack, though it has traditionally followed a policy of ambiguity on operations in Syria, Lebanon and elsewhere.

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Continue reading “Oil Soars On Report US Sees Imminent “High-Precision Missile” Strike On Israel By Iran”

Via ZeroHedge

Update(1450ET): Tehran is vowing a “harsh” response to the Israeli attack on its embassy and consulate earlier in the day, which killed at least five to eight people, reportedly including IRGC leaders. Iran’s foreign minister slammed it as “a violation of all international obligations and conventions” while the Syrian government denounced it as a “terrorist attack”.

Iran’s Ambassador to Syria Hossein Akbari was not injured in the attack, which appeared to have occurred at the moment a high level meeting was taking place. Iranian state media has since confirmed the death of Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior commander in the elite Quds Force of the IRGC. There are further indicators that two more top IRGC commanders may be among the slain…

#Israel‘s strike in #Damascus today is a huge development & a major escalation.

3 #IRGC-QF Generals:

– Brig. Gen. Mohammed Zahedi (Commander, #Syria & #Lebanon)
– Gen. Hossein Aminullah (Chief of General Staff, #Syria & #Lebanon)
– Maj. Gen. Haj Rahimi (Commander, Palestine) pic.twitter.com/IiEWDYcPQk

— Charles Lister (@Charles_Lister) April 1, 2024

“Tasnim reported that Zahedi’s deputy was also killed in the strike,” regional media further confirms.

Continue reading “Multiple IRGC Generals Reported Killed In Israeli Attack On Iranian Embassy In Syria”

Via RT

Israel’s prime minister accuses Tehran of supporting militant groups ‘from the Houthis to Hezbollah to Hamas’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel is already carrying out direct attacks on Iran and is making every possible effort to prevent Tehran from attaining nuclear weapons.

🇮🇱 Netanyahu: Who said we will not attack Iran? We will attack. Iran is the head of the octopus, you see the arms around, everything you see, from the Houthis to Hezbollah to Hamas, Iran is behind it. pic.twitter.com/0yoxDPn9Jg

— S p r i n t e r (@Sprinter99800) January 18, 2024

Answering a reporter’s question in Tel Aviv on Thursday about why Israel is conducting attacks on Iran’s proxies rather than attacking the country directly, Netanyahu replied: “Who says we are not attacking Iran, we are attacking.”

Continue reading “‘We are attacking Iran’ – Netanyahu”

Guest Post by Martin Armstrong

Israel has just made an important step in warfare. Their Arrow missile-defense system has shot down a ballistic missile outside of Earth’s atmosphere, which is the first time warfare has taken place in space. This was an Iranian missile launched from Yemen by the Iran-backed Houthis, who have declared war on Israel. This missile traveled out of the Earth’s atmosphere in hopes of avoiding all radar, and this would be a surprise attack. This flew nearly 1000 miles (1600km) over the Arabian peninsula outside the atmosphere and would then turn down targeting the Israeli port city of Eilat.

Continue reading “Israel Shoots Down the First Missile in Space”