The blog author has been traveling for some time, and is now catching up on entries; today we begin posting the news from a couple of days ago that the Regime’s religion of peace has again violated its own pledge. Then we post about the attacks by Israel and then Iran. First, “Iran to significantly increase uranium enrichment in wake of IAEA resolution,” I24, 6-12-25.
“Iran Is Breaking Rules on Nuclear Activity, U.N. Watchdog Says,” NYT, 6-12-25. “The International Atomic Energy Agency declared on Thursday that Iran was not complying with its nuclear nonproliferation obligations, the first time the U.N. watchdog has passed a resolution against the country in 20 years. … The agency also said Iran consistently failed to provide information about undeclared nuclear material and activities at multiple locations. Iran had reacted angrily to the prospect of the vote and threatened to leave the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, which came into force in 1970.” (Think about that logic—Iran says it is not trying to make weapons, the IAEA says it looks likely, so Iran responds by saying it will—Iran does not have clean hands in this multi-year drama of its own making).
See “Iran doubles down as US signals Israel could strike despite nuclear talks,” Al Jazeera, 6-12-25. I believe this is the last news story both Salami and Bagheri are quoted in before being killed. I wonder where IRGC Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani is? He would have been a target.
“Israeli forces struck the main enrichment plant at Natanz, targeted nuclear scientists involved in Iran’s bomb program, and hit key ballistic missile facilities.” … “Iran has produced enough enriched uranium for nine atomic bombs.” … “Eighty years ago, Jews were victims of a Holocaust perpetrated by the Nazi regime. Today, the Jewish state refuses to be the victim of a nuclear Holocaust perpetrated by the Iranian regime,” PM Netanyahu announced. “Netanyahu: Israel strikes Iran to stop imminent nuclear threat,” I24, 6-12-25.
“Senior Iranian military, nuclear officials killed in Israeli strikes,” I24, 6-12-25. Let me remind everyone that Pres. Trump’s two-month deadline passed (with Iran going through five negotiation talks with the U.S.) before Israel attacked. See the April 11 entry in this blog. The U.S. set a 60-day deadline for Iran to make progress on talks over its nuclear program or face potential military retaliation–that two month deadline ended May 19. Also, this same news story makes the point “The Israeli Foreign Ministry confirmed that Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar is in ongoing talks with international counterparts following the cabinet’s decision to “eliminate the threat of Iranian annihilation. … The unprecedented series of strikes — part of Israel’s newly launched “Strength of a Lion” operation — mark a major escalation as fears grow over Iran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program and its stated intent to acquire nuclear weapons.” But I do not write that Trump felt he had to make progress somewhere—tariffs, Ukraine, Gaza, Iran—simply to save face. It is because Iran is amassing enough material to now make an estimated 10 nuclear weapons. The inability to get Hamas to release the hostages and inability to get Putin to stop killing civilians was not part of the calculus—the Supreme Leader and the Revolution is. The U.S. gave a green light. President Trump would have come to realize the negotiations with Iran were a cover for further HEU (highly enriched uranium).