US/Israel conduct airstrikes on Iran again

Yes indeed, gets covered here:

Translated: 

This war in our region, like all other wars, will come to an end, but there are lessons and morals that the Gulf Cooperation Council states must draw from it, the most important of which is solidarity, alliance, and unity of word and stance. For there is now no alternative for the Council's states but to establish an effective, real, and on-the-ground military security alliance, akin to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, in which Saudi Arabia plays the most crucial role as the largest state.

Given the importance of the matter, the study and preparation for it must begin now, without waiting for the war to end. And for that, the Council's states must, with determination and without delay or hesitation, transcend all the disputes between them, in preservation of our shared interests, to keep the Council strong and cohesive, to ensure the independence of its peoples and states, and to prioritize the general Gulf interest over the Qatari interest.

We must not wait for the fighting to end either; rather, the Council's states should immediately begin establishing and developing an advanced, coordinated, and planned base of military and electronic industries among themselves, so that they can defend their peoples against aggression and preempt and deter any attacks targeting them before they occur. Our states possess the necessary geography, resources, and funds for this. And perhaps we can take the lesson from Iran, which, despite the siege, managed to develop for itself an advanced missile industry base, with which—regrettably—it has bombarded our states and aggressed against them without right.

And since the Council's states did not start this war, nor did they want it in the first place, and were seeking a solution between the United States and Iran, our states must not bear the economic and political repercussions that will result from the war. Israel, as the one that ignited the spark of the war, must bear responsibility before us, before the world, and before the United States. For this war was started by Israel to make itself the upper hand in the region militarily, economically, and politically, as it declares every day.

Therefore, we in the Council's states must stand as one front, whether toward Israel or toward Iran. For Iran will remain our neighbor forever, even though we differ with it and reject what it has done and is doing against us, and as a result, consider it an enemy to us today—a matter that our states must discuss and agree upon to determine the best approach for dialogue with Iran and what we accept or reject from its policies. So that our states do not become sacrificial lambs every time fighting or a misunderstanding erupts between Israel, America, and Iran.

Likewise, Israel is not far from us, and we may need to reach an understanding with it, but not according to its declared policies—rather, in accordance with the principles of good neighborliness that serve Palestinian rights in the occupied Arab territories and our shared interests.

All of this calls for purity of intentions among the Council's states, and for the criterion to be the law, reason, and shared interest, not personal and immediate interests under any circumstance or for any reason. And I have no doubt about the intentions of the leaders of the Council's states, but what is required now is that we rise to the level of the historical responsibilities that these circumstances impose upon us.

 

And what is surprising is that we have not heard a strong stance from several Arab states toward what the Council's states are facing, as those states preferred to turn a blind eye and commit to neutrality, because what matters to them is their own interests. And this in itself calls for our states in the Council to engage in deep reflection that makes us immediately establish that Gulf military, security, and geographic alliance, linked to Turkey and Pakistan through solid alliance relations that spare us reliance on the arms of our sons.

https://x.com/Ola_Salem/status/2032580575383400791

When Newsmax are telling you to tone it down…

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Not really!!! Not while a single Iranian drone can close the straits of Hormuz!

LOL, true….. but regardless of their flag or perceived ownership, people can see exactly what ships are moving and from where. They can actually sail whatever ships they want as the Americans wont be the first to sink an oil tanker.

And only last year the saudis were planning to cut off Qatar with a canal. Not to mention the dispute between Saudi and the UAE over Sudan. Will be interesting to see how that ends.

These are not insurmountable.

Son of Shah wont work, but we have seen civilian officials with excellent presence, surely they could be an option as they have to feel what the last 47 years has done to their country. Reports that the 2009-2013 President is out of house arrest due to attacks, is he a possibility ?

@smurfjed

When the story about mining the strait came out I did wonder why bother when the Houthi's have forced the US navy to stay further away from the Yemeni coastline. I think ultimately it was just a cheap win for Trump to destroy Iranian ships by just calling them all minelayers.

Iran doesn't need any Naval assets to control the strait.

This is WAR !

Translated that means he is begging countries to get involved.

Everyone has to bend the knee to American will, otherwise you're next in the firing line. Look at Trumps reaction to Europe not jumping in to pile on Iran. Especially Spain.

Too much power and ability to influence economic shocks, even in so called allies.