Middle East on Edge
As most of us now know President Trump came back early from the G-7 meeting in Canada and immediately met with military advisors. US Naval assets are accumulating in middle east waters. There is talk of deploying oil refueling planes in Europe to aid the B-2 Stealth Bomber should it be called into action in order to finally destroy Iran's nuclear program. The fact that Israel launched an attack on Iran may force the President's hand. He now has to make the biggest foreign policy decision of his Presidency. I might call it a Truman moment.
First, I'd like to present the facts. The first rule of journalism, as Edward R Murrow might say: is Write what you know. Not what you suspect.
1) Israeli officials claim that Iranian scientists are close to making a nuclear weapon — potentially months away. ( CNN reported .) Netanyahu said he had to strike now before they completed their work.
2) Iran is very weak at this point. Trump's sanctions have eroded its economy. Israel has killed many of its military leaders and nuclear scientists. The Israeli Air Force, the most experienced in the world, has complete control of the airspace over Iran. The IDF has pummeled Iran's proxies across the Middle East. All of this limits Iran’s ability to retaliate. Iran is limited to a bit less than 100 ballistic missile launchers, which the Israeli Air Force has chipped away at.
3) Netanyahu has faced conflicting political pressure from both right and left within Israel. Striking at Iran's nuclear facilities has widespread support, both within Israel and within the world community. Several of the G-7 countries condemned Israel last month for its offensive in Gaza but blessed it Monday for its strikes on Iran. It’s a winning issue for Netanyahu, with an Israeli election slated for next year.
4) Trump gave Iran 60 days to come to an agreement on giving up its nuclear program. Iran flat out refused to do so.
Those are the facts.
One man set it all in motion: The Prime Minister of Israel took all the risks, his military did all the fighting, his people took the incoming attacks and an easy pathway was paved for Israel's sponsor, the United States to step in with one decisive attack on an underground nuclear enrichment site and put an end to the Iranian nuclear threat. Can Trump refuse such a gift? What a genius move by Netanyahu.
The world now waits to hear from Trump.
In other news:
Thousands have fled Tehran after the Israeli military said it would target “military infrastructure” in the northeast of the city and President Trump urged them to leave.
Iran has prepared missiles for strikes on US assets should the US join the fight, according to "American officials."
ICE agents had to arrest Brad Lander, a Democrat running to be New York City’s next mayor, as he interfered with an ICE apprehension at an immigration courthouse.
Border Patrol agents didn’t release a single migrant into the US last month - a staggering drop after the Biden administration allowed 62,000 illegal crossers in the country in May 2024, The New York Post revealed yesterday.
Trump plans to again extend the deadline for the sale of TikTok.
The N.A.A.C.P. will not invite the president to its national convention, breaking a 116-year tradition and confirming the belief of many, that it has become a partisan organization.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem had to be taken to a biological hazard lab the day before she was rushed to hospital over an allergic reaction.
ICE will now be going after illegal migrant workers as the goal is deporting 3,000 per day, well short of the 8,000 per day Biden let in.
Sen John Fetterman has given 100% support for Israeli to take out Iran's leader. “Yeah, 100 percent,” Fetterman replied when asked in an interview with Fox News about the sentiment.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has broken his silence on the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, expressing deep concern a day after Beijing urged its nationals to leave Iran amid waves of Israeli bombardment.
The Senate Judiciary Committee, looking into the Biden health coverup, will hear testimony from former first-term Trump administration officials, including Sean Spicer today as democrats will boycott the proceedings, which they claim is a “political undertaking” unworthy of the panel’s time.
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Good morning and welcome to the news.
Yesterday JD Vance covered the President's back with the MAGA faithful:
"Look, I'm seeing this from the inside, and am admittedly biased towards our president (and my friend), but there's a lot of crazy stuff on social media, so I wanted to address some things directly on the Iran issue: First, POTUS has been amazingly consistent, over 10 years, that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. Over the last few months, he encouraged his foreign policy team to reach a deal with the Iranians to accomplish this goal. The president has made clear that Iran cannot have uranium enrichment. And he said repeatedly that this would happen one of two ways--the easy way or the "other" way.
Second, I've seen a lot of confusion over the issue of "civilian nuclear power" and "uranium enrichment." These are distinct issues. Iran could have civilian nuclear power without enrichment, but Iran rejected that. Meanwhile, they've enriched uranium far above the level necessary for any civilian purpose. They've been found in violation of their non-proliferation obligations by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which is hardly a rightwing organization. It's one thing to want civilian nuclear energy. It's another thing to demand sophisticated enrichment capacity. And it's still another to cling to enrichment while simultaneously violating basic non-proliferation obligations and enriching right to the point of weapons-grade uranium. I have yet to see a single good argument for why Iran needed to enrich uranium well above the threshold for civilian use. I've yet to see a single good argument for why Iran was justified in violating its non-proliferation obligations. I've yet to see a single good pushback against the IAEA's findings.
Meanwhile, the president has shown remarkable restraint in keeping our military's focus on protecting our troops and protecting our citizens. He may decide he needs to take further action to end Iranian enrichment. That decision ultimately belongs to the president. And of course, people are right to be worried about foreign entanglement after the last 25 years of idiotic foreign policy. But I believe the president has earned some trust on this issue. And having seen this up close and personal, I can assure you that he is only interested in using the American military to accomplish the American people's goals. Whatever he does, that is his focus."
JD Vance on X: "Look, I'm seeing this from the inside, and am admittedly biased towards our president (and my friend), but there's a lot of crazy stuff on social media, so I wanted to address some things directly on the Iran issue: First, POTUS has been amazingly consistent, over 10 years, that" / X
What makes this hilarious is that you actually think that's a "Gotcha" moment.
Peppered with "whataboutism"..................
Not peppered. It's glaring.
it would more impressive if trump, hegseth, and rubio all flew to tehran and negotiated a lasting peace agreement ...
Has anyone seen the ridiculous crying act that Sen. Alex Padilla put on the other day?
Sniff, sniff ... Is anybody buying that drama shit?
Dan McLaughlin (National Review) asks:
"Where are all the women-in-politics think pieces about Padilla barging into a press briefing by Secretary Kristi Noem and shouting at her while she was still speaking?"
Shouldn't Alex Padilla Be a Villain to Feminists? | National Review
Another example of an actual lie, thank you!
Guess you didn't watch the linked video. NOT a lie.
It's cute the way the left spits out the talking points so quickly showing that they have not looked at ANY of the video that has been broadcast virtually EVERYWHERE.
The whole production was so laughable. And McLaughlin is 100% correct. Every honest person knows if a male Republican Senator acted like Padilla did towards a Democratic woman, the left would be freaking out about the Senator's sexism. And if the Senator were a white man interrupting a minority woman...
He also asks the million dollar question: "But do the people who routinely make a gender issue out of this when it’s a Republican man and a Democratic woman have even a little self-awareness? Or do they just understand that it’s always a partisan racket?"
He did exactly that. Watch the full video again. He's just another leftist bully and performance artist.
That was Academy Award level acting. He didn't waste any time to pathetically try to play victim.
I rated it more like Romper Room acting.
Either way only the simple minded are likely to believe it.
I take it you are speaking from experience again?
We know the clock is ticking. Israel does not have an unlimited supply of Iron Dome missiles. At some point in the near future, Israel will need to become more aggressive in striking Iran's military as a defensive measure.
Israel will survive. If that requires sacrificing Iran, so be it. It's time to ramp up the information campaign toward the Iranian people. The warnings to evacuate Tehran need to be more urgent. The Iranian people need to know what can be expected if Khomeini continues.
I think you got it right. The train has left the station, and it can't slow down.
The lesson: Don't engage in rioting
If you are stupid enough to pound on a car don't be surprised if having a fat ass is going to stop a frightened driver from running you over.
I agree. Why is responsibility always on the decent folk?
Sanctuary shitholes are confused as to who the real victims of their stupidity is.
Can they be that confused?
Karen Bass is absolutely dedicated to the illegal migrant group in LA. Could they possibly be voting?
Did he / she / it actually think they stood a chance against an automobile?
I think they are used to normal working people sitting there endlessly until they are allowed to pass.
I bet the fat cow thinks twice about diing something as stupid as jumping on the hood of a moving car. She got what she deserved.
Thinking would indicate a brain.
It's hilarious that Democrats are suddenly interested in what is going on in the detention facilities. To such an extent they are showing up unannounced with idiotic demands ("I am here to inspect the facility.") and assaulting officers; subsequently being arrested.
Remember - NOBODY IS ABOVE THE LAW.
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You know the ONLY reason they are crying about "due process" is so that they can bring the illegal criminals back into the country. They keep forgetting about the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 that allows illegals to be removed without appearing before a court. It has been used by every administration since. The Democrats and left were fkng SILENT. But now Trump does it and suddenly is a problem?
Breaking: WASHINGTON − An ideologically divided Supreme Court on June 18 upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors, a major setback for transgender Americans who have increasingly become targets of conservative states and the Trump administration.
The court's six conservative justices upheld the ban and the three liberals dissented.
Supreme Court upholds state ban on transgender minors using puberty blockers, hormone therapy
More rulings are expected today.
Breaking:
"Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned "rogue state actors" who are not cooperating with ICE and federal immigration enforcement that they may be on the hook to clean up their own mess.
With riots and fires continuing to break out in Los Angeles, along with confrontational demonstrations in other cities around the country, Duffy suggested political leaders should work better with the Trump administration.
"The USDOT will not fund rogue state actors who refuse to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement," Duffy said Monday."
LA, Chicago, NYC could lose federal transportation money over ICE stance | Fox News
It's good of you to keep posting examples of actual lies.
I agree. S/
https://babylonbee.com/news/cnn-reports-peaceful-evening-in-la-as-majority-of-cars-not-on-fire?fbclid=IwY2xjawK_uY1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFPZjltNUw1R1dFUjZnNWZ0AR7GcX8XW6mL3mCRDTccNuzax6uQI1Er_FkoXYCQtqLGGuWSjU_7oFY7EEqRlw_aem_mhs52K2ZZFMzJ0bIe-9c4A
So exactly about that statement is a lie?
The last declared riot was June 6, 2025 and included 5 or 6 self driving Waymo taxis which were burned to the ground,
so as I indicated
is a false statement; a lie.
Monday was June 16,2025.
I can see you are wasting our time also,
thanks for nothing.
No riots, no destruction?
All the more reason not to give LA any federal funds that Bass wants for the "clean-up."
Lol.. The day of Padilla's stunt Los Angeles was under curfew and protests resulted in almost 50 arrests. It's obviously acceptable to call it a riot.
But your desperation to deflect from the topic is noted.
Wrong again...............
From AI:
"The protests and unrest in Los Angeles related to ICE raids and subsequent curfews began on June 6, 2025. While demonstrations and clashes with law enforcement continued for several days, the last reports of significant unrest and a curfew in downtown Los Angeles were on June 11, 2025. The curfew was lifted on June 18, 2025.
One ridiculous comment deserves another.
Ask AI? How pathetic is that?
Ask how many nights there were fires.
in a city of millions, hell there are 18 million people living and working in the LA Basin.
By the way, the curfews covered one square mile of downtown LA from 8PM to 6Am and had nothing to do with Padilla being manhandled by Noems greenshirts.
Maybe in a facist utopia...
rfews covered one square mile of downtown LA from 8PM to 6Am and had nothing to do with Padilla
Exactly. Who the fuck cares? Did you really read the link and think " Wow. Whether it was an officially sanctioned riot destroys the author's point!" It's such a silly deflection and completely irrelevant to his point.
Maybe in a facist utopia.
an even more bizarre comment.
Right up until and through Saturday last. Any other research I can do for you? Other than perhaps the autonomous vehicles that were lit on the 9th not the 6th.
It's Freudian how you use Fascist Utopia and LA Basin in the same comment.
You actually trying to gaslight me into believing there are no firs or riots in LA? I'm not one of your lemmings that can't understand what is right there for all to see.
Well considering I am getting what I paid for (nothing) then the inaccurate results are to be expected.
Thanks again.
There are tons of firs in Los Angeles.
I saw them while I was driving around LA visiting clients for the last three weeks and saw no riots. None.
Just ICE hanging around Home Depots rather pathetically.
Good to know you don't see yourself as a lemming.
Carry on.
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[✘] Not just that, these lying pieces of excrement, like this typical democrat candidate Brad Lander whines like a little female dog in heat about due process, this illegal trash was coming from court where the judge ruled against him, thus allowing ICE to arrest and deport him, THIS IS THE VERY DEFINITION OF DUE PROCCESS YOU STUPID FORNICATORS. and yet they will still go on TV and lie about their actions and law enforcement and their even dumber followers will believe them.
At this point it's not a matter of the Democrats hiding something. It's public knowledge they and the bloggers covered it up. It's a matter of what else are they covering up.
Oh, the irony................SMMFH
Funny how the conservative base screamed when Fetterman was elected post stroke. Now that he's actually exhibiting embarrassing behavior and attacking his own party, the conservatives love them some more Fetterman.
Ahhh shades of James Comey, Mitt Romney, Joe Manchin, Liz Cheney and a plethora of others deemed demons until they were angels ONLY due to the fact they uttered words of disagreement with the Trump administration.
Funny how democrats hate him now that his brain is healing and he's not their wind up puppet anymore.
Nothing the democrats hate more than a party member who deviates from the approved party line.
Embarrassing to who? He is criticizing the radical wacko faction of his party for their stupid views and actions.
This is not normal attire for either party to show up to work in every day.
Neither is a blue haired geriatric clown, but here are the Democrats.
Fetterman soon after his stroke addressing a crowd “hello everyone, goodnight.” Dem response, oh he”s fine, no problem.
Dem response after fetterman agrees with some of trumps positions, “he’s unfit for office.
two can play that game.
So the dems think showing common sense and being able to think for himself is embarrassing behavior. Yea, sounds about right.
Funny how you consider resistance to the party line to be "embarrassing".
Funny, once again, that isn't what I said.
Two separate actions separated by the word "and".
I can't believe that has to be explained.
This isn't normal for the Senate.
And the Democrats LOVED him for his diminished mental capacity due to the stroke. They thought they could control him like they do Biden. Now that he's showing signs of improvement, they hate him for calling them out.
Delusional, even for someone who jumped out of airplanes for a living.
Thank you for your service though.
Another lie.
Only 6 months ago, ICE agents would have acted respectfully and diplomatically separated the Controller from the "litigant"
without any manhandling or arrests. No one had to arrest anyone.
Yep, all the good Democrat had to do was fucking let go of the guy's arm. And all would have been good...........but NOOOOOO.........
"A jury cleared Karen Read of all but the least serious offense — drunk driving — following a lengthy trial for the murder of Boston Police Office John O’Keefe, her boyfriend."
Karen Read found not guilty on murder, manslaughter, guilty on OUI
Thank God this trial is over. I'm so tired of seeing it on local news. A bunch of drunks driving around.
And yet here you are promoting it, with links, none the less.
Amazing.
This is the daily news article.
People need to be informed.
Promoting what? The fact that it is over? I don't see a problem...........well Vic did post it.......................
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Interesting case. Paid cursory attention to it over the last year. From what I saw, there was no way a jury could convict her. There were so many massive issues with the prosecution's case that it's hard to see how they ever went to trial in the first place.
Most would agree. There is still a wrongful death suit in the works via the O'Keefe family.
Final thoughts:
I was in a bit of a rush this morning, never a good thing when writing up an article. I had it written out, but I missed a paragraph which I later added. It was an important part of the analysis. You might know how it is when you need Tylenol. At any rate here is what I added when I caught it:
"One man set it all in motion: The Prime Minister of Israel took all the risks, his military did all the fighting, his people took the incoming attacks and an easy pathway was paved for Israel's sponsor, the United States to step in with one decisive attack on an underground nuclear enrichment site and put an end to the Iranian nuclear threat. Can Trump refuse such a gift? What a genius move by Netanyahu."
The follow up to all of that came when Trump was asked about what he intended to do about bombing the underground nuclear site at Fordow. He said:
“I may do it. I may not do it. I mean, nobody knows what I’m going to do," Trump told reporters on June 18 during an impromptu question and answer session at the White House.
'Nobody knows what I’m going to do': Trump says he hasn't decided whether to strike Iran
Keeping in mind that US forces are growing in the middle east region with more on the way, one has to question if Trump is buying time for US forces to get in place to deliver such a strike. He may also be giving Israel time to finish off Iran's ballistic missile launchers and completely nullify any chance Iran would have to hit back.
Food for thought.
"Good night and good luck."