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News from overnight.\u00a0 \u201cTrump: ‘sometimes you have to fight until the end,\u2019 as Iran refuses negotiations,\u201d<\/a> i24, 6-16-25.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIran has rejected mediation efforts by Qatar and Oman to broker a ceasefire while Israeli strikes are ongoing.\u201d\u00a0 And Fordow and Natanz are being attacked.<\/p>\n

Wouldn\u2019t it be great if this were the end of the Quds Force?\u00a0 They\u2019ve killed and threatened so many Iranian dissidents around the world, and the same against persons of other nationality and country leaders.\u00a0 Thousands.\u00a0 They have done the bidding of the two Supreme Leaders for decades, and are dangerous, embedded often in embassies.\u00a0 Hey NYT, this is not just some “powerful Iranian military unit” as your headline says.\u00a0 This is THE Quds Force, specifically tasked with spreading the Iranian Revolution.\u00a0 They also oversee Quds Day, the only national holiday in the world pointed at taking Jerusalem by force and wiping Israel away.\u00a0 Good riddance.\u00a0 Soleimani was killed by Pres. Trump in 2020, now Israel has killed the next Quds head, Qaani, on the 13th.\u00a0 \u201cLive Updates: Israel Says It Attacked Headquarters of Powerful Iranian Military Unit,\u201d<\/a> i24, 6-16-25.\u00a0\u00a0In other news, Iran\u2019s missiles hit the refinery in Haifa, and for another night, Iran hit civilians in several cities across Israel, including Petach Tikva.\u00a0 I said civilians, that is who Iran is targeting.<\/p>\n

\u201cIDF destroys a third of Iran\u2019s missile launchers, establishes air superiority,\u201d<\/a> i24, 6-16-25.<\/p>\n

It will be interesting to see how the Supreme Leader conducts himself at this coming Friday’s Prayers.<\/p>\n

This Israeli made me think about the bigger picture; he put it into words quite well.\u00a0 \u201cPetah Tikva resident Yoram Suki rushed with his family to a shelter after hearing an air raid alert, and emerged after it was over to find his apartment destroyed. Despite losing his home, he urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to keep up the attacks on Iran. \u201cIt\u2019s totally worth it,\u201d the 60-year-old said. \u201cThis is for the sake of our children and grandchildren.\u201d\u201d\u00a0 See \u201cIran missile attacks on Israel kill 8. Israel warns some Tehran residents to evacuate before strikes,\u201d<\/a> AP, 6-16-25.\u00a0\u00a0In other words, for over 40 years Iran has been threatening others, but mainly Israel.\u00a0 Israel and the United States (the Little Satan and the Big Satan)(and don\u2019t forget J.V. Satan Saudi Arabia) have been targeted over and over again.\u00a0 But the anti-Semitic Regime has especially hated the Jewish State and its citizens.\u00a0 This man, Mr. Suki, is seeing that if Iran can be put in its place, he and his family can have peace.\u00a0 And not just Jews in Israel, but the Arabs living there.\u00a0 Already things are better with Lebanon and Syria.\u00a0 And Jordan and Egypt have treaties with Israel.\u00a0 The war with Hamas (and Hezbollah) are because of Iran\u2019s backing.\u00a0 Getting the genie put back in the bottle in Tehran would be so good for Israel, and everyone else.<\/p>\n

\u201cDebris falls in Iranian TV studio during live broadcast as Israel strikes state media,\u201d<\/a> BBC, 6-16-25.\u00a0\u00a0Iranian State Broadcasting has not accurately reported since the beginning of the conflict, and here is interrupted during a live broadcast with a ceiling explosion.\u00a0 This quickly brings to mind \u201cComical Ali,\u201d the Information Minister of Saddam Hussein during the 1991 Gulf War and the daily press briefings in Baghdad in which he made claims wildly different than reality and was rightfully treated as parody.<\/p>\n

Wow.\u00a0 Israeli PM Netanyahu told ABC\u2019s Jon Karl how the cow ate the cabbage.\u00a0 Here is just part of the explanation of Iran\u2019s history since 1979.\u00a0 \u201c”We’ve had half a century of conflict spread by this regime that terrorizes everyone in the Middle East; has bombed the Aramco oil fields in Saudi Arabia; is spreading terrorism and subversion and sabotage everywhere,” Netanyahu said. “The ‘forever war’ is what Iran wants, and they’re bringing us to the brink of nuclear war. In fact, what Israel is doing is preventing this, bringing an end to this aggression, and we can only do so by standing up to the forces of evil.”\u00a0 See the full interview at \u201cNetanyahu tells ABC he’s not ruling out taking out Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei,\u201d<\/a> ABC, 6-16-25.<\/p>\n

\u201cIsrael-Iran conflict shows no signs of ending as it enters its fourth day,\u201d<\/a> NBC, 6-16-25.<\/p>\n

Ignore the headline, read the story.\u00a0 There you will read that Iran is not willing yet to give up its nuclear weapons program.\u00a0 See \u201cIran offers nuclear concessions if US won’t join attack,\u201d<\/a> Hayom, 6-16-25.<\/p>\n

\u201cWill Iran\u2019s hated regime implode?,\u201d<\/a> Economist, 6-16-25.\u00a0\u00a0The Economist is correct that \u201cIts default is to defy aggressors, not to capitulate.\u201d\u00a0 But the nationalism the Regime depended on in times of crisis is now shot.\u00a0 Literally and figuratively.\u00a0 The Regime has lost the backing of the people.\u00a0 The people will not say We have the right to nuclear weapons.\u00a0 They just want a normal life.<\/p>\n

\u201cPublic condemnation, private interest: Arab world response to Israel’s Iran strikes \u2013 opinion,\u201d<\/a> JPost, 6-16-25.<\/p>\n

This article raises a thought in my mind.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cHow Tough Is Iran? A String of Military Losses Raises Question,\u201d<\/a> NYT, 6-16-25.\u00a0\u00a0Here\u2019s the thought, as reflected in \u201cA Sprawling Israeli Intelligence Effort Underpinned the Iran Strikes,\u201d<\/a> NYT, 6-13-25.\u00a0\u00a0The IDF and Mossad wouldn\u2019t have the success they are having but for Iranians on the inside turning on their own government.\u00a0 You can\u2019t achieve this high level of operational success without the real desire by Iranians to see the Regime gone.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran\u2019s Best-Protected Nuclear Site Is Deep Underground,\u201d<\/a> NYT, 6-16-25.<\/p>\n

This is probably SoS\/NSA Rubio\u2019s advice to Pres. Trump. \u00a0\u201cThe U.S. has a unique opportunity to gain a potentially decisive advantage against Russia and China. To seize it, Mr. Trump would strengthen U.S. security immeasurably by allowing Israel to finish the job against Iran, if necessary applying American power to this end as well.\u201d\u00a0 Read the entire article.\u00a0 \u201cIsrael Hands America an Opportunity in the Mideast,\u201d<\/a> WSJ, 6-16-25.<\/p>\n

\u201cA Battered Iran Signals It Wants to De-Escalate Hostilities With Israel and Negotiate,\u201d<\/a> WSJ, 6-16-25.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

News from overnight.\u00a0 \u201cTrump: ‘sometimes you have to fight until the end,\u2019 as Iran refuses negotiations,\u201d i24, 6-16-25.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIran has rejected mediation efforts by Qatar and Oman to broker a ceasefire while Israeli strikes are ongoing.\u201d\u00a0 And Fordow and Natanz are being attacked. Wouldn\u2019t it be great if this were the end of the Quds Force?\u00a0 … <\/p>\n

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