Tag: Middle East

Trump Bombs Iran’s Nuclear Sites | Bari Weiss, Haviv Rettig Gur, Eli Lake, & More

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If the U.S. wanted the Israel-Iran war to end, one strategy to end it was to use U.S. bunker busters to destroy nuclear sites, helping Israel achieve their goals and end the war sooner. Time will tell whether this strategy worked.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ymory2Fgdc

God bless America – Goodbye Islamic Iran, the Soviet Union, Nazi Germany

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“for anyone who…says America use[s] its power only for selfish interest or foreign interests, let me ask you one simple question…Which countries would you rather live in? Those that were on America’s side or those on the other side? Would you rather live in North Korea or South Korea? In communist East Germany or democratic West Germany, in the Soviet Union or the United States? In Taliban controlled Afghanistan or US-led Afghanistan?…when you cut through all the noise, America fights for freedom.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh2PztcZAQ8

US Airstrikes Hammer Iran

Posted on by Lone Candle

Despite damage, the Iranian nuclear program is not destroyed and they can rebuild if they choose to. They likely removed much material from the underground sites before the U.S. strikes. Because the Israeli strikes started a week before the U.S. strikes, that gave Iran a week to disperse their material and equipment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3_zSmb-sGg

UN Aid Chief In THERAPY After Gaza Visit

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Not enough aid is reaching Gazans. A record number of UN employees have died trying to get aid to Gazans. What is Israel’s goal here? Why won’t Hamas surrender?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG3SuQhJPP0

Trump’s Syrian Outreach Turns an Enemy Into a Friend

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“the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a three-page waiver lifting almost all economic sanctions on Syria unconditionally.”

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“the Syrian government handed back the old U.S. ambassador’s residence to Thomas Barrack, who serves as both U.S. ambassador to Turkey and special envoy to Syria.”

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“a waiver isn’t a permanent end to sanctions. The sanctions imposed by Congress have to be lifted by Congress…Secretary of State Marco Rubio testified to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that it should do exactly that.”

https://reason.com/2025/05/30/trumps-syrian-outreach-turns-an-enemy-into-a-friend/

Will the U.S. Join Israel’s War With Iran? | The Daily

Posted on by Lone Candle

Good description of Trump’s attempt to negotiate with Iran, it not yet succeeding, and then Israel deciding to attack.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tFSro590Xg

Everything You Need to Know About Iran’s Nuclear Program

Posted on by Lone Candle

Iran had not decided if they would pursue a nuclear weapon, but their weapons program continued in a manner that reduced the time they’d need to get a bomb if they made that decision. So, the statement that Iran was not pursuing a nuclear weapon is misleading.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS4DJFlqIxs