Tootfinder

Iran reportedly preparing to mine Strait of Hormuz, a possible boon for Russia's Ukraine war coffers: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/02/iran-reportedly-preparing-to-mine.html

The U.S. military B-2 Spirit bomber pilots and crew involved with the coordinated strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities last month have been invited to attend a July 4 celebration at the White House
-- but it's not clear what measures have been taken to protect their identities.
The White House confirmed to Military.com that those involved in the mission, dubbed Operation Midnight Hammer, were invited to the White House's July 4 celebration.
It follows comments mad…

Pilots Who Conducted Iran Strikes Invited to White House on July 4, Raising Security Concerns
The B-2 Spirit bomber pilots and crew involved with the strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities last month have been invited to attend a July 4 celebration at the White House, but it's not clear what measures have been taken to protect their identities.

No shit, Sherlock: "Israel’s War on Iran Backfired".
#iran

Israel’s War on Iran Backfired
Despite what it claims, Israel failed to achieve its goals in its latest war.

Iran to Keep Cooperating With IAEA Amid Reports of US Talks (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-03/iran-says-cooperation-with-un-nuclear-inspectors-to-continue
http://www.memeorandum.com/250703/p61#a250703p61

The US is preparing to authorize giving Israel B-2 stealth bombers
and 30,000-pound, 20-foot-long “bunker buster” bombs
if Iran resumes its nuclear weapons program,
under a new bill proposed by a bipartisan pair of lawmakers.
The Bunker Buster Act would allow Trump to “take actions to ensure Israel is prepared for all contingencies if Iran seeks to develop a nuclear weapon,”
according to Reps. Josh Gottheimer, (D-NJ), and Mike Lawler, (R-NY), who proposed the le…

US to arm Israel with bunker-busting bombs if Iran goes nuclear - EUROPE SAYS
The US is preparing to authorize giving Israel B-2 stealth bombers and 30,000-pound, 20-foot-long “bunker buster” bombs if Iran resumes its nuclear weapons

Trump's lack of any sort of diplomacy's driven America's enemies to assemble the fucking Legion of Doom.
☑️ Leaders of China, Russia, North Korea and Iran gather in Beijing for huge military parade in challenge to the West | CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/02/ch…

Leaders of China, Russia, North Korea and Iran gather in Beijing as ‘axis of upheaval’ emerges in challenge to the West
For the last three days, Xi Jinping has played host in one of China’s busiest port cities, welcoming leaders from across Asia and the Middle East for a carefully choreographed summit designed to showcase his vision of a new world order.

Pentagon Again Shifts Assessment of Damage to Iran’s Nuclear Program - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/us/politics/iran-nuclear-us-strike-trump.html

She Went On a Vacation to Iran: ‘It was Nothing Like I Expected’ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/she-went-on-a-vacation-to-iran-it-was-nothing-like-i-expected/

She Went on a Vacation to Iran: ‘It was Nothing Like I Expected’
A woman who went to Iran as a tourist just weeks before the country fell into war says it was a much different culture than she expected.

Fact Check: Video Game Footage Does NOT Show Actual Downing Of Israeli Plane -- Footage NOT Released by Iran: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/03/fact-check-video-game-footage.html

In a Fox News interview with Maria Bartiromo, Trump suggests he will pressure CNN and NYT reporters to give up their sources on the Iran strike stories (Joe DePaolo/Mediaite)
https://www.medi…

WATCH: Trump Suggests He’ll Pressure CNN/NYT Reporters to Give Up Their Sources On Iran Strike Stori ...
Trump suggested reporters could be pressured into giving up sources on recent stories about the military strike on Iran — and the sources could be prosecuted.

U.S. plans nuclear talks with Iran in Oslo next week (Barak Ravid/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/07/03/iran-nuclear-talks-witkoff-meeting
http://www.memeorandum.com/250703/p59#a250703p59

Angriffe auf den Iran - Atomprogramm zerstört? Auch Pentagon rudert zurück #News #Nachrichten

Robert is back.
Iran-linked hackers threaten to release Trump aides' emails
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/iran-linked-hackers-threaten-release-trump-aides-emails-2025-06-30/

Trump is not the enemy of God, in my opinion*, but he certainly is the enemy of every earthling.
And although I'm not supporting fatwas on anybody, I need to say he kinda asked for this with his death threats to Khamenei and unprovoked bombing of the country.
* for that , God should exist in the first place.

Iran Issues Fatwa Against Donald Trump: 'Enemy of God'
Trump said amid Israel's strikes that he knew where the Iranian leader was hiding and that he was an "easy target."

Iran summons Ukraine's envoy, warns of 'consequences' over comments on Israeli, US strikes: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/01/iran-summons-ukraines-envoy-warns.html

Oliver North being invited to Fox News as a “military analyst” talking about how Iran shouldn't have missiles and is a threat to peace in the middle east, as if it wasn't him who sold missiles to Iran in order to create untraceable funds through which to support the Contras in Nicaragua when congress cut funding (which was high treason).
You're a threat to peace everywhere.

Iran increased stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium before Israeli attack, UN agency says (Stephanie Liechtenstein/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/iran-nuclear-iaea-weapons-grade-uranium-c3ae6a8aae96d54355df73842916a324
http://www.memeorandum.com/250903/p82#a250903p82

“US signals a willingness to renew talks with Iran and avoid a prolonged war”
https://www.bostonherald.com/2025/06/22/us-signals-a-willingness-to-renew-talks-with-iran-and-avoid-a-prolonged-war/
…

US signals a willingness to renew talks with Iran and avoid a prolonged war
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday that America “does not seek war” with Iran in the aftermath of a surprise attack overnight on three of that country’s nuclear sites.

Trump revealed that he had given Iran permission to bomb the U.S.’s Air Base in #Qatar in retaliation for the American bombing of their nuclear sites.
☑️ Trump Says He Gave Iran Permission to Bomb U.S. Base in Qatar and…Well, Mostly Crickets? - TPM

Trump Says He Gave Iran Permission to Bomb U.S. Base in Qatar and…Well, Mostly Crickets?
A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This...

Mr. President, is the ceasefire in the room with us?
“The launches came after 4 a.m. local time in Tehran, the time Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran would stop its attacks if Israel ended their airstrikes.”
https://apnews.com/live/iran-israel-war-updates-6-2…

Ceasefire status is unclear after Israel reports continued missiles from Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump said on social media Monday that Israel and Iran have agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire” to be phased in over 24 hours.

Donnerstag: Messenger-Überwachung in Österreich, Iran trennt sich vom Internet
Bundestrojaner für alle Iran ohne Internet Google-Suche mit sprechender KI Tiktok-Genehmigung von Trump Berlins langsame Windows-Upgrades #heiseshow

Dutch caretaker-minister of defense joins in with German chancellor Merz, saying "Israel is doing our dirty work". That'd be by attacking Iran while negotiations were ongoing, and after US intelligence concluded that Iran was not actively pursuing nuclear weapons development.
ht…

Kabinet met spoed bijeen vanwege situatie in Iran
In die raad bespreken ministers internationale ontwikkelingen die de Nederlandse veiligheid raken. Nu zal het gaan over hoe om te gaan met de Amerikaanse bombardementen op Iran.

"President Blabbermouth gave Iran enough advance warning they had time to move all their enriched uranium to a secret location — and now we have no idea where it is."
Iran taunts Donny: “your mother was a hamster”
https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/iran-taunts-donny-your-mother-was

The solution (or at least a step towards one) would have been the treaty Iran and USA signed, but which Trump withdrew from. https://mastodon.social/@jmcrookston/114727962307106386

📢 Iran greift US-Basen in Katar und dem Irak an
Der Iran hat als Vergeltung für die Bombardierung seiner Atomanlagen US-Militärstützpunkte in Katar und dem Irak angegriffen. Die Operation mit dem Namen "Verheißung des Sieges" habe begonnen, hieß es in einer Erklärung der staatlichen Nachrichtenagentur.
➡️

Iran greift US-Basen in Katar und dem Irak an
Der Iran hat als Vergeltung für die Bombardierung seiner Atomanlagen US-Militärstützpunkte in Katar und dem Irak angegriffen. Die Operation mit dem Namen "Verheißung des Sieges" habe begonnen, hieß es.

What planet is this creature on?
"Prime Minister Keir Starmer urged Iran to return to the negotiating table"
World reacts to US attacks on Iran | Israel-Iran conflict News | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/202…

World reacts to US attacks on Iran
A roundup of reactions as US joins Israel’s war and attacks three Iranian nuclear sites.

"Israel and America’s war with Iran is not just a strategic throw of the dice. It is a fundamental shift in how power operates in a multipolar world. Though a transition toward new models of collective security remains theoretically possible, as the foundations of US global hegemony wither under Donald Trump the current trajectory favours entropy over order. The danger is not merely in acts of war, it is also in the chaos they leave behind."

Chaos engulfs Iran. What can Britain and Europe do?
Whether it is a democracy or a dictatorship, a state that loses a long war usually faces a dangerous reckoning. For four decades the ideological foundations of the Islamic Republic of Iran were anchor

Kagan warnt: Trumps Iran-Politik bedroht nicht nur Teheran, sondern auch die US-Demokratie – Illiberale profitieren, Demokratie bleibt außen vor
American Democracy Might Not Survive a War With Iran - The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/international/

American Democracy Might Not Survive a War With Iran
The United States is well down the road to dictatorship. Imagine what Trump would do with a state of war.

US defense firms must ‘remain vigilant’ against Iranian cyber activity, agencies warn https://therecord.media/defense-vigilant-cyber-iran-israel

Wie lange muss Friedrich Merz noch zeigen, dass er für das Amt eines Bundeskanzlers ungeeignet ist? — Merz wegen Drecksarbeit-Zitat unter Beschuss: Iran vergleicht Kanzler mit Hitler.
https://www.fr.de/politik/merz-wegen-dreck

Nahost, aber anders.
„Der Innenminister plant demnach ein Zentrum für deutsch-israelische Cyberforschung. Außerdem solle die Zusammenarbeit der deutschen und israelischen Geheimdienste und Sicherheitsbehörden sowie bei der Cyberabwehr ausgebaut werden.“
https://www.

A cyberattack claimed by the pro-Israel hacktivist group Predatory Sparrow has reportedly disrupted services at Iran's state-owned Bank Sepah (Matt Kapko/CyberScoop)
https://cyberscoop.com/iran-bank-sepah-cyberattack/

#GOP - aka #scaredycat lickspittles
https://www.theguardian.com/us…

#GOP - aka #scaredycat lickspittles
https://www.theguardian.com/us…

Rappel du Temps que le programme nucléaire de l'Iran a été lancé par les Etats-Unis.
https://www.letemps.ch/videos/actualite/en-video-quand-les-etats-unis-aidaient-l-iran-a-lancer-son-programme-nucleaire

Iran-linked hackers threaten to release emails stolen from Trump associates (Rebecca Falconer/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/07/01/iran-trump-aides-email-hack-threat
http://www.memeorandum.com/250701/p36#a250701p36

Iran-linked group hacks Trump aides' emails: Officials slam "smear campaign"
https://www.axios.com/2025/07/01/iran-trump-aides-email-hack-threat

In the days before the surprise U.S. attack on Iran, Politico reported that
one man in the Defense Department was having an outsized say on Washington’s Iran strategy:
Erik Kurilla, the hawkish U.S. Central Command leader known as “The Gorilla.”
“He’s a big dude, he’s jacked, he’s exactly this ‘lethality’ look they’re going for,” said an anonymous former official.
So long as military advisors “come across as tough and warfighters,”
the source added, Defense S…

Hypermasculinity Is Driving U.S. Foreign Policy
Trump’s approach to Iran shows that America’s crisis of manhood has hit the global stage.

„Pflicht für Muslime“ - Iran droht Trump als „Feind Gottes“ mit dem Tode #News #Nachrichten

Iran weitgehend offline
Die iranische Regierung hat das eigene Land vom Internet getrennt. Schuld sei "der Feind".
https://www.heise.de/news/Iran-weitgehend-offline-…

Iran Likely to Have Moved Nuclear Components Ahead of Fordow Attack: Iranian Nuclear Scientist (Drop Site News)
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/iran-nuclear-program-united-states-attacks-israel
http://www.memeorandum.com/250701/p154#a250701p154

No shit, Sherlock.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/6/24/live-trump-announces-ceasefire-no-confirmation-from-israel-iran?update=3797073

EU president throws her full weight behind the Netanyahu & Trump attacks on Iran, while negotiations were ongoing.
Reminders:
1) Iran restarted uranium enrichment after Trump withdrew from the agreement in 2018.
2) US intelligence recently stated that Iran did not pursue nuclear weapon development.

“Following attacks on three nuclear sites in Iran… the IAEA can confirm that no increase in off-site radiation levels has been reported as of this time,”
US joins Israel in attacking Iran, strikes Fordow, Isfahan, Natanz sites | Israel-Iran conflict News | Al Jazeera

US joins Israel in attacking Iran, strikes Fordow, Isfahan, Natanz sites
IAEA says it has not detected any increase in radiation levels at key nuclear sites in Iran following US air strikes.

Toeing the company line:
Gabbard says 'new' intel shows Iran nuclear sites destroyed
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5369572-gabbard-iran-nuclear-capabilities-strikes/

So in summary, we don't know how much of the nuclear program and material in Iran has survived, it's certainly not completely gone, also we know for sure Iran will accelerate it's nuclear weapon development in the coming years as the only real security guarantee against Israel.
#iran #israel

Just as I was working to get out today's Metacurity issue, reports surfaced that Predatory Sparrow leaked the source code of Iran's Nobitex exchange.
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-858276

A senior Iranian official has told Reuters that Tehran’s retaliatory strikes will continue.
The official added that Iran has the “necessary rationality” to begin efforts at diplomacy after it had punished “the aggressor”.
https://www.

Israel-Iran war live: Tehran launches missiles at US bases in Qatar and Iraq
Iran attacks US bases in Qatar and Iraq —the latest Iran-Israel war news

📢 G7-Staaten einigen sich überraschend auf Erklärung zu Iran und Israel
US-Präsident Donald Trump und die anderen G7-Chefs haben sich unerwartet auf eine gemeinsame Erklärung zu den Angriffen zwischen Israel und dem Iran verständigt. In dem Text wird Israels Recht auf Selbstverteidigung betont und erklärt, dass der Iran niemals in den Besitz einer Atomwaffe gelangen dürfe.
➡️

G7-Staaten einigen sich überraschend auf Erklärung zu Iran und Israel
Die Staats- und Regierungschefs der G7-Staaten haben in einer Erklärung eine Deeskalation zwischen Israel und Iran gefordert. In dem Text heißt es unter anderem, dass der Iran niemals in den Besitz einer Atomwaffe gelangen dürfe.

The Iranian government says it has restricted internet access in response to Israeli cyberattacks; some Western communication apps have reportedly been blocked (Kevin Collier/NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/iran-pl…

Iran plunged into an internet near-blackout during deepening conflict
Iran plunged into a near-total internet blackout Tuesday as Israel continued to bombard the country

Iran questions alliance with Russia, alleges Moscow shared air defense data with Israel: https://benborges.xyz/2025/08/26/iran-questions-alliance-with-russia.html

Targeting Iran's Leaders, Israel Found a Weak Link: Their Bodyguards (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/us/politics/israel-iran-assassination.html?unlocked_article_code=1.iE8.lnsi.AZun61HVQD5l&smid=url-share
http://www.memeorandum.com/250831/p8#a250831p8

The Fox News presenter made Secretary of Defense by Trump confuses attack with deterrence and says the Trump regime's opening salvo is not an open-ended mission.
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-i…

Hegseth struggles with meaning of ‘deterrence’ and ‘open-ended’ after strikes on Iran
Pete Hegseth said the Trump administration's mission in Iran is “most certainly not open-ended.” His comments were literally unbelievable.

Noch einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Iran weitgehend offline
https://www.heise.de/news…

From upper case "UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!!!1!" to "let's get back to JCPOA". After US unilaterally violated the agreement, helped Israel bomb Iran unprovoked, and even bombing themselves them. Lol.
In which fucking world do they live?

Iran decided to ban the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency from its nuclear facilities
-- and to remove surveillance cameras from them,
-- claiming it discovered Israel’s government obtained
“sensitive facility data.”
 The vice speaker of the Iranian parliament,
Hamid Reza Haji Babaei,
announced the decision to bar IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi on Saturday
during funerals of top military officials and nuclear scientists killed by r…

Iran reportedly bans IAEA chief, surveillance cameras from nuclear plants
Tehran claims Israel’s government obtained “sensitive facility data,” according to media reports.

Geringe Schlagkraft? - Iran soll über schwachen US-Angriff erstaunt sein #News #Nachrichten

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel strongly condemned the US bombing, saying it constituted a “dangerous escalation” and a serious violation of the UN Charter.
He added that it “plunges humanity into a crisis with irreversible consequences”.
World reacts to US attacks on Iran | Israel-Iran conflict News | Al Jazeera

World reacts to US attacks on Iran
A roundup of reactions as US joins Israel’s war and attacks three Iranian nuclear sites.

Israeli spies 'in Iran for years' before war on nuclear sites (Gabrielle Weiniger/The Times)
https://www.thetimes.com/world/middle-east/israel-iran/article/mossad-iran-israel-spies-news-d85cwb9bg
http://www.memeorandum.com/250628/p48#a250628p48

Smith argues the threat of Iran having a nuclear weapon was "all made up. In other words, Donald Trump has all the time in the world to take this to Congress and let the American system, which is supposed to be the people get to decide through their representatives whether or not we declare a war. There was no imminent threat here.”
Comedian Dave Smith Voted for Trump. Now He’s Calling for His Impeachment Over Iran
https://zeteo.com/p/libertarian-comedian-and-ex-trump-supporter-says-maga-will-turn-on-trump

Iran seeks Belarus help to restore air defense systems, Ukraine's intelligence says: https://benborges.xyz/2025/08/22/iran-seeks-belarus-help-to.html

Trump had been eager to celebrate the U.S. strikes on Iran,
but a new report indicates the attack set back Iran’s nuclear program by only a few months.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/us/politics/t…

Intel Report on Iran Upends Victory Lap Trump Was Hoping for at NATO
President Trump had been eager to celebrate the U.S. strikes on Iran, but a new report indicates the attack set back Iran’s nuclear program by only a few months.

John Bolton writes off US strikes in Iran as Trump ‘campaigning‘ for Nobel Peace Prize
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5375168-john-bolton-us-strikes-iran-trump-nobel-peace-prize/

Iran could resume uranium enrichment in 'months,' says IAEA chief (Ellen O'Regan/Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/iran-resume-uranium-enrichment-months-iaea-rafael-mariano-grossi/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250629/p20#a250629p20

Trump says Iran deal ‘could still happen’ and claims Tehran was ‘a few weeks away’ from nuclear weapon – Israel-Iran conflict live
Trump undecided on joining war on Iran as Khamenei warns him not to attack
Trump says that he will attend a meeting in an hour on the evacuation of US citizens from Israel, Reuters reports

Democratic resolution to block military action in Iran fails to advance in US Senate • Louisiana Illuminator
https://lailluminator.com/2025/06/28/repub/military-iran/

Iran Says It Doubts Truce Will Hold, Warns Against New Strikes (Arsalan Shahla/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-29/iran-says-it-doubts-truce-will-hold-warns-against-new-strikes
http://www.memeorandum.com/250629/p18#a250629p18

Leaked Iran Call Further Shreds Trump's Narrative: Report (Peter Wade/Rolling Stone)
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/leaked-iran-call-nuclear-trump-1235375174/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250629/p68#a250629p68

Iran said it launched a military attack on an American base in Qatar -- the largest U.S. military installation in the Middle East, according to a statement by the country’s armed forces.
The base, which serves as the forward headquarters for the U.S. Central Command, was considered a prime potential target should Iran retaliate over American strikes on its nuclear installations over the weekend.

Iran Fires Missiles at U.S. Base in Qatar: Live Updates
The target was Al Udeid Air Base, the largest American military installation in the Middle East. Qatar said its air defenses intercepted the attack.

Trump administration exploring $30 billion civilian nuclear deal for Iran
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trump-administration-exploring-30-billion-civilian-nuclear-deal-iran-rcna215679

Trump Says Iran Might Get Sanctions Relief If It Can Be Peaceful (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-29/trump-says-iran-might-get-sanctions-relief-if-it-can-be-peaceful
http://www.memeorandum.com/250629/p40#a250629p40

Iran will likely be able to produce enriched uranium 'in a matter of months', IAEA chief says (Agence France-Presse)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/29/iran-will-likely-be-able-to-produce-enriched-uranium-in-a-matter-of-months-iaea-chief-says
http://www.memeorandum.com/250629/p6#a250629p6

As he departed Washington for the NATO summit in The Hague on Tuesday, Trump said both Israel and Iran had violated the cease-fire.
This was just hours after Trump had announced that the cease-fire had gone into effect.
Trump was enraged that the truce was seemingly crumbling so quickly.
“We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the fuck they’re doing.
Do you understand that?” Trump told reporters.
…

Trump Enraged as Iran-Israel Cease-Fire Wobbles
Israel accused Iran of violating the truce hours after agreeing to it.

U.N. Inspector Says Iran Could Be Enriching Fuel Again in a 'Matter of Months' (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/us/politics/un-iran-nuclear-program-enrichment.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Sk8.rXji.vZ38L-H11Vde&smid=url-share
http://www.memeorandum.com/250629/p93#a250629p93

Trump rages: Iran and Israel
‘don’t know what the f**k they’re doing’
after ceasefire halting 12-day war appears to immediately break down, with each side accusing the other of violating its terms
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl…

Trump says Iran and Israel ‘don’t know what the f*** they’re doing’ after ceasefire broken
President rages after ceasefire halting 12-day war appears to immediately break down, with each side accusing the other of violating its terms

CNN host warns of ‘slippery slope’ to ‘autocratic’ rule in Trump White House’s outrage over Iran nukes report | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/cnn-trump-iran-nuclear-report-autocratic-rule-b2778331.html

Sen. Chris Murphy says it's 'clear' Trump's strikes on Iran are 'illegal' (Megan Lebowitz/NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/chris-murphy-says-clear-trumps-strikes-iran-are-illegal-rcna215794
http://www.memeorandum.com/250629/p45#a250629p45

Israel’s defence minister said on Thursday that Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
“can no longer be allowed to exist”
after Soroka hospital in southern Israel was hit during an Iranian missile attack, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports

Live updates: Trump urges Senate to overrule parliamentarian on megabill; Democrats accuse GOP of nuking rules
https://thehill.com/homenews/5375695-live-updates-trump-megabill-senate-medicare-iran/

On Friday, Right Wing Watch reported that President Donald Trump's religious-right activists have been nearly unanimous in their demand that the Trump administration lend its full support to Israel in its growing conflict with Iran because they believe that it is key to bringing about the End Times and the return of Jesus Christ.
On Saturday, after Trump ordered U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, MAGA cultist and self-proclaimed Christian nationalist Lance Wallnau immed…

Lance Wallnau Says Trump's Strike On Iran Is Setting The Stage For 'The Antichrist Emerging'
Christian nationalist Lance Wallnau is excited about Trump's military strikes on Iran because it is setting the stage for "the Antichrist emerging."

Iran reportedly bans IAEA chief, surveillance cameras from nuclear plants (Giovanna Faggionato/Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/iran-ban-iaea-chief-rafael-grossi-surveillance-camera-nuclear-plant/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250628/p93#a250628p93

Iran vowed swift retaliation Saturday following the U.S. military’s strikes on the Iranian nuclear program.
“Every American citizen or military personnel in the region is now a target,” a commentator on Iranian state media said.
Al-Asad Air Base, an Iraqi installation 150 miles west of Baghdad that is operated jointly by the Iraqi and U.S. air forces, houses thousands of American troops,
the largest U.S. deployment in the country.
Iran and its proxies have in recent…

U.S. bases that could attack Iran — and become targets
A number of U.S. military sites in the Middle East could face reprisals if Trump strikes Iran.

Trump reportedly in situation room amid Iran retaliatory attack on US military base in Qatar – US politics live
General Dan Caine and defense secretary Pete Hegseth are in the situation room with Trump right now monitoring Iran’s attack on US bases in Middle East, CNBC reports


Three House Democratic committee leaders have introduced a
⭐️War Powers Resolution
that would limit Donald Trump from escalating a conflict with Iran without congressional approval.

The Democratic resolution
— led by Reps. Gregory W. Meeks (D-New York), ranking Democrat of the House Foreign Affairs,
Adam Smith (D-Washington) of House Armed Services
and Jim Himes (D-Connecticut) of the House Select Committee on Intelligence
— would direct the preside…

Israel-Iran live updates: Qatar closes airspace; IDF expands scope of strikes
Iran reiterated its right to self-defense as President Donald Trump repeated his claim that U.S. strikes caused “monumental damage” to Iranian nuclear sites.

E3 joint statement on Iran: Initiation of the snapback process (GOV.UK)
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/e3-joint-statement-on-iran-initiation-of-the-snapback-process
http://www.memeorandum.com/250828/p64#a250828p64

Trump’s “two weeks” statement was just one aspect of a broader effort at political and military misdirection that took place over eight chaotic days,
from the first Israeli strikes against Iran to the moment when a fleet of B-2 stealth bombers took off
Trump seemed almost gleeful in telling reporters that he could make a decision “one second before it’s due,
because things change, especially with war.”
All the while, Trump was making blustery statements indicating he…

How Trump Decided to Strike Iran
When Israel began its assault on Iran, President Trump kept his distance. But within days he was on a path that led to an extensive bombing mission aided by political and military ruses.

Iran nearly succeeded in orchestrating assassination of Mike Pompeo in Europe in 2022, book reveals (Emily Davies/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/06/27/trump-iran-pompeo-assassination/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250628/p1#a250628p1

Tell Your Senators: No War With Iran
https://act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran-war-senate?source=bluesky&medium=directpost

Tell Your Senators: No War With Iran
The American people do not want to enter Netanyahu’s war with Iran. American involvement would not only put our troops into harm's way, but risk escalating an already volatile situation into all-out regional conflict. Unfortunately, Trump is engaging in wildly dangerous provocations in the press and on social media. We know we cannot trust this would-be authoritarian to diplomatically de-escalate this conflict and save lives. Fortunately, there’s something we can do about it. Our Constituti…

Senate rejects limiting Trump's military authority on Iran (Stephen Neukam/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/27/senate-war-powers-tim-kaine-iran
http://www.memeorandum.com/250627/p160#a250627p160

Demand that your Members of Congress support the War Powers Resolution and oppose war with Iran.
SENATE
Call: https://indivisible.org/resource/call-now-tell-your-senator-demand-no-war-iran?source=bluesky&amp…

Here's how Iran could retaliate against the US if diplomacy fails (Ellen Mitchell/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5365222-iran-israel-war-tensions-iran-us/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250623/p159#a250623p159

Senate Blocks War Powers Resolution to Limit Trump's Ability to Strike Iran Again (Robert Jimison/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/us/politics/trump-war-powers-iran-strike.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/250627/p154#a250627p154

As Trump contemplates direct US participation in Israel’s war with Iran,
including the possible use of “bunker buster” bombs on the heavily fortified Fordo uranium enrichment site,
William Kristol has made it known that he still has that hawk in him.
“You’ve got to go to war with the president you have,” he told The New York Times on Wednesday.
“If you really think that Iran can’t have nuclear weapons, we have a chance to try to finish the job.”
In a series o…

Those Sometimes-Trump Neocons Are Returning to the Fold Over Iran
As the president backs Israel’s long-awaited war with Iran, his neoconservative critics find themselves in an awkward position.

Trump's pro-Bibi pressure campaign (Barak Ravid/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/29/trump-netanyahu-trial-israel-iran-hamas
http://www.memeorandum.com/250629/p15#a250629p15

Why is Trump all Stick and no Carrot?

Trump must offer Iran more than bombs, rage and humiliation
https://www.economist…

Trump must offer Iran more than bombs, rage and humiliation
How to prevent an inferno in the Middle East

Intercepted call of Iranian officials downplays damage of U.S. attack (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/06/29/trump-iran-nuclear-damage-intercepted-call/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250629/p38#a250629p38

Fate of Iran’s Uranium Stockpile Unclear
After U.S. Strikes
Senior U.S. officials said the attack had severely damaged Iran’s nuclear facilities -- but conceded they did not know the whereabouts of its supply of near-bomb-grade uranium!
Trump suggested that a new government could take over in Tehran:
“If the current Iranian Regime is unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN, why wouldn’t there be a Regime change???”
Trump wrote in a post on his social media site.

Iran Live Updates: Israel and Iran Report New Strikes as Trump Raises Prospect of Regime Change
Residents in central Tehran said they could see and hear heavy strikes, while Israel said it was defending itself from an attack. Earlier, President Trump suggested that a new government could take over in Tehran.

Iran's Khamenei claims U.S. strike didn't cause major damage to nuclear facilities (Barak Ravid/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/26/trump-khamenei-iran-us-strike
http://www.memeorandum.com/250626/p36#a250626p36

Netanyahu wants to meet Trump at White House after Iran war success (Barak Ravid/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/26/netanyahu-trump-white-house-meeting-israel-iran
http://www.memeorandum.com/250626/p88#a250626p88