“Hamas’ Sinwar is ‘big obstacle’ in cease-fire talks, John Kirby says,” Politico, 9-22-24. No, Sinwar is not the sticking point. The Supreme Leader is.
Sen. Fetterman will need extra protection. Not just for his long Israel support and recent support for the exploding pagers against Iran-controlled Hezbollah. But also for the need to remove a terror group so we can have peace for the Palestinians. Here’s a quote from a news story—“Fetterman, a strong pro-Israel Democrat, has been one of the most vocal Israel defenders since the attacks last Oct. 7. He has slammed ceasefire protesters and has split with factions from his party over the issue, often going viral for doing so. The stance has caused criticism from other Democrats — and has led to a departure of staff from his Senate office. “I would be the last man standing to be absolutely there on the Israeli side on this with no conditions,” Fetterman once said in an interview with POLITICO. “Without destroying Hamas, there will be no enduring peace and a stable, two-state solution.”” See “Fetterman on pager attack in Lebanon: ‘If anything, I love it’,” Politico, 9-22-24.
President Herzog is correct in identifying Iran as a revolutionary entity, not a normal state. “Herzog also categorically refused to comment on two attacks last week when Hezbollah communication devices exploded, which killed dozens and maimed thousands of operatives. He also stressed that the war was with Hezbollah, which has hijacked Lebanon. “Lebanon has been hijacked by a terror organization which is also a political party in Lebanon called Hezbollah,” he said. “It’s been armed to its teeth by the Iranian empire of evil. And all of these leaders who were eradicated on Friday by the Israeli attack, all of these leaders were meeting together in order to launch the same horrific, horrendous attack that we had on October 7th by Hamas. By burning Israelis, butchering them, raping their women, abducting and taking hostage old people and little babies. This is exactly the same plan that they’ve been planning for years under the plans of the empire of evil.”” See “Herzog stresses need for northern Israelis to return back home in safety,” I24, 9-22-24.
Quote of the Day about Iran’s negotiating prowess and strategy, and about Robert Malley. “The U.S. showed that it was quite desperate to get a deal,” a European negotiator said. “The Iranians knew they could just string it out.” The article says Malley is now teaching students at Princeton University, where Seyed Hossein Mousavian teaches, a shill for the Regime. See “Biden’s Iran Envoy Wanted a Nuclear Deal. It May Have Cost Him His Career,” WSJ, 9-22-24.
“At least 50 killed in Iran coal mine blast: State media,” Al Jazeera, 9-22-24.
“Iran arrests 12 people for collaborating with Israel, Revolutionary Guards say,” Reuters, 9-22-24.
“A senior Iranian official reportedly says Tehran was involved in purchasing the pagers held by Hezbollah operatives that exploded across Lebanon last week in an attack widely blamed on Israel, and hinted that such a device could have been responsible for the helicopter crash that killed Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi in May. In a post on X, Europe-based Iranian journalist Mohamad Ahwaze reports that Ahmad Bakhshayesh Ardestani, a member of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, said that Hezbollah had been hacked and confirmed that Raisi had one of the compromised pagers. At least 30 people were killed and thousands injured when pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah operatives exploded across Lebanon on Tuesday and Wednesday, in a coordinated attack widely blamed on Israel after months of cross-border fire.” See “Report: Senior Iranian official says Hezbollah pager could have caused helicopter crash that killed Raisi,” Times of Israel, 9-22-24. It is dangerous for Iran to accuse Israel of assassinating its president. And any responsible accident scene investigation could show if there is an exploded device in the debris.