WORLD AT WAR: 10.12.24 - PART 2 - Fasten Your Seat Belts

 Fasten Your Seat Belts: Israel Promises Severe Consequences After Iran Fires Barrage Of 180 Ballistic Missiles – By Erick Stakelbeck - https://harbingersdaily.com/fasten-your-seat-belts-israel-promises-severe-consequences-after-iran-fires-barrage-of-180-ballistic-missiles/ What a day in God’s land. In case you missed it, the Iranian regime directly attacked Israel, launching some 181 ballistic missiles at the world’s one and only Jewish state. It’s being saidthat this is the largest ballistic missile attack ever in world history. You might hearken back to the April 2024 attack that Iran conducted against Israel, during which over 300 projectiles were fired, and wonder why today is considered “unprecedented.” However,that barrage consisted of a mixture of ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as drones. Today’s attack was strictly 181 ballistic missiles that blanketed every inch of Israel. Although it had fewer projectiles, the attack consisted of more lethal weapons. They also travel at a much greater distance. A few of my colleagues were surprised at the speed of this attack. If you remember, the April 13th attack by Iran involved waiting hours for someof these cruise missiles and drones to reach from Iran to Israel. It was a slow-moving train, and most of them were intercepted before they even entered Israeli airspace. In fact, some 99% were intercepted, in a miraculous display of missile defense. Ballisticmissiles travel in roughly twelve minutes. That’s all, folks. Twelve minutes is all you have to prepare when ballistic missiles travel from Iran to Israel. While the numbers are still coming in, we do know that not every one of today’s ballistic missiles were intercepted. At least eight or nine got through certainly; many fell in open spaces. The United States says that they helped Israel, as they did in April, intercept these incoming ballistic missiles. That’s a good thing, but don’t expect anything more than a defensive posturefrom the United States under the current leadership—or lack thereof. There will be every effort, prepare yourselves, for the Biden-Harris Administration to attempt to restrain Israel at every turn. In April, when those missiles were intercepted, Joe Biden told Benjamin Netanyahu to just take the win and not strike back. Undoubtedly, that is the message from the Biden Administration onceagain. According to the White House, Biden and Harris were in the Situation Room monitoring the unfolding attack in real time. Currently, the Iranian regime says the attack is over, and Israeli officials have given the okay for the people of Israel to leave their bomb shelters. That being said, five hours from now, you may have a case, God forbid, where Iran fires another wave. Not long from now, we may also see Israel in the midst of responding to this unprecedentedIranian assault. Iran says their blood lust is satisfied, touting Tuesday’s assault as retaliation for the death of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh back on August 1st, who was eliminated under the noses of theIranian regime in Tehran, and the death of the not-so-dearly departed terror master Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah’s overall leader, on Friday, September 27th. Let’s also not forget the subsequent smashing of Hezbollah and Hamas being largely crushed. Iran feltlike it had to save face and do something. It does not appear that any Israelis were killed, thank God, in the attack. It does appear some were wounded running to bomb shelters, perhaps by shrapnel. A Palestinian man in Jericho sadly appears to have been killed, just as an Arab Bedouin girl was wounded in April. Although Iran hates the Jewish people, they don’t discriminate when it comesto killing and maiming across the board. The Iranian regime will fight to the last drop of Arab blood. What do I mean by that? The Iranians are not Arab. Some Arabs live in Iran, but the vast majority are Persian. Iran has no compunction in using Arab Hamas,Arab Hezbollah, Arab Houthis, and Arab Shiite militias in Iraq and Syria as cannon fodder. Fasten your seat belts because IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari stated that Israel is to be striking tonight throughout the Middle East, adding “We will act at the place and time of our choosing,in accordance with the guidance of the political echelon—tonight’s event will have consequences.” At the end of the day, we can talk about the natural and the physical, but at its root, this is a spiritual battle, and this Iranian ring of fire is demonic. It’s actually a demonic deathcult. Evil is arrogant, and evil can be quite stupid. On October 7th and 8th—when Hamas carried out its massacre invasion, and Hezbollah began unilaterally firing rockets at Israel—those two terror organizations, in their arrogance, signed their own deathwarrants. Keep this all in prayer, folks. You live in Bible times. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem and for a Divine iron dome over Israel right now. ------------------------- Is It Just a Coincidence That The “Comet of The Century” Is Flying Through the Sky As “The Biggest Middle East War” Suddenly Explodes? - by Michael Snyder - https://endoftheamericandream.com/is-it-just-a-coincidence-that-the-comet-of-the-century-is-flying-through-the-sky-as-the-biggest-middle-east-war-suddenly-explodes/ All of a sudden, everything has changed. Israeli troops have entered southern Lebanon, Iran has fired hundreds of missiles into the land of Israel, and it appears that all-out war has arrived. Thiswar doesn’t seem to have a commonly accepted name yet, and so I am just going to start calling it “the Biggest Middle East War” until somebody out there comes up with something better. Is it just a coincidence that this war has suddenly exploded as the “Cometof the Century” is flying past our planet? I went through the details of Iran’s attack on Israel in an article that I posted earlier, and so I will not repeat all of that information here. Since I posted that article, Israeli PrimeMinister Benjamin Netanyahu has publicly stated that Iran has “made a big mistake” and that the Iranians “will pay” for what they have done… “Iran made a big mistake tonight – and it will pay for it. The regime in Iran does not understand our determination to defend ourselves and our determination to retaliate against our enemies,” he said. That sounds rather ominous. So what should we expect? Well, one Israeli news source is reporting that the IDF intends to conduct “powerful airstrikes throughout the Middle East”… Following Iran’s missile barrage, which saw more than 180 rockets launched across Israel, the IDF vowed Tuesday night to carry out “powerful airstrikes throughout the Middle East.” The military confirmed that the Air Force remains fully operational. Additionally, Israeli and U.S. defense systems effectively intercepted many of the incoming missiles, with the IDF reportingclose cooperation in detection and interception efforts. Senior Israeli officials vowed Tuesday evening that Jerusalem will not remain silent following Iran’s large-scale missile attack. A defense official promised a “severe response,” while anotherIsraeli official warned, “What Iran has suffered so far is only a fraction of what it will face now.” Of course the IDF has already been bombing pro-Iranian targets all over the Middle East. Ultimately, I expect something even more dramatic. Could Israel strike Iran itself? That is certainly possible. Naftali Bennett is even suggesting that this is a perfect time to “destroy Iran’s nuclear program”… With emphasis added, former prime minister Naftali Bennett calls for Israel to act “now” against Iran’s nuclear program, saying the Islamic Republic “made a terrible mistake” with its majormissile attack this evening. “Israel has now its greatest opportunity in 50 years, to change the face of the Middle East,” Bennett writes in an English-language post on X. “We must act *now* to destroy Iran’s nuclearprogram, its central energy facilities, and to fatally cripple this terrorist regime.” Such an attack would definitely trigger an unstoppable chain of events. Iran has warned that there will be a “crushing attack” if Israel responds, and the Iranians also seem to be threatening the United States… Iran’s armed forces warn against any direct military intervention in support of Israel in response to Iran’s missile attack. “In the event of direct intervention by countries supporting the regime [Israel]… their centers and interests in the region will also face a powerful attack by the armed forces of the IslamicRepublic of Iran,” the armed forces says in a statement quoted by Fars news agency. The Biden administration promised Iran that there would be “severe consequences” if the Iranians launched missiles at Israel. It is put up or shut up time for the Biden administration. As all of this has been going on, the “Comet of the Century” has been putting on a spectacular show in the heavens… Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is putting on a delightful early-morning display for those fortunate enough to catch a glimpse of the spectacle before it’s lost in the glare of the rising sun. Butit’s not just the early birds with good seats to the show: astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are also enjoying the spectacle. We are being told that there will be two windows for those of us in the northern hemisphere to view this comet… Weather permitting, everyone in the Northern Hemisphere should be able to see Comet A3 in October. There are two windows to catch it, one from now through October 2 and another from October 12 to 30, according to a press release from Massey. Interestingly, the first window ends as the festival of Rosh Hashanah is beginning, and the second window starts on Yom Kippur. And it is now being projected that Yom Kippur will be the time when this comet is the closest to our planet and when it will also be the brightest… If the comet survives perihelion, it will make its way back to Earth. According to StarWalk.space, the comet will be brightest on October 12 when it makes its closest approach to our plant.During this time, Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will be located relatively high above the horizon in the evening sky. That is some “coincidence”, eh? On top of everything else, a “ring of fire” solar eclipse will occur on Wednesday… For the first time since April’s solar eclipse—during which eleven contiguous states in the U.S. were in the path of totality—some will be able to see another eclipse this coming week. This noteworthy event, called an annular eclipse, or a “ring of fire” eclipse, will be visible over parts of South America on Wednesday, Oct. 2. A partial eclipse will also be visible in partsof the world. At the time of this eclipse, the sun will already be down in Israel and the festival of Rosh Hashanah will have commenced. Amazingly, the first solar eclipse that occurred in 2024 happened on the first day of the first month on the Biblical calendar, and the second solar eclipse that will occur in 2024 will happenon the first day of the seventh month on the Biblical calendar. These two solar eclipses will be exactly six months apart on the Biblical calendar, and they both fall on very important dates. The fall festivals begin on the first day of the seventh month, and throughout the fall festivals the “Comet of the Century” will be making history in the skies above our heads. Meanwhile, here on Earth everyone is bracing for what comes next in the Middle East. I do not believe that it is a coincidence that all-out war, the “Comet of the Century”, a “ring of fire” solar eclipse and the fall festivals are all happening at the same time. As I detail in my brand new book entitled “Why”, God has been directing the course of human history for thousands of years, and He continues to do so today. What we are witnessing right now should be a major league wake up call for all of us, but for the moment most of the population still appears to be in a very deep state of sleep. ------------------------------------------------ Just As Ezekiel Predicted - Iran's Newest Proxy Is Sudan - By PNW Staff - https://www.prophecynewswatch.com/article.cfm?recent_news_id=7371 Bible prophecy tells us that in the "latter days," a group of nations will form a massive military coalition and invade Israel. These attackers will come "out of the uttermost parts of thenorth," and there will be so many that God says they will be "like a cloud covering the land" (Ezekiel 38:15-16). The strike force will be so overwhelming that is seems Israel will have no chance of survival. The major events happening right in the Middle East indicate some serious stage-setting is taking place for this war. A careful study of the ancient place names listed in Ezekiel 38:2-6 reveals the military coalition will include Russia, Iran, Turkey, Libya (and possibly Algeria and Tunisia), Sudan and partsof Ethiopia, and the territories in the southern part of Russia that were formerly part of the Soviet Union, including Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and northern Afghanistan. We have already seen the binding of ties between Russia, Iran and Turkey over the past several years (despite Turkey being part of NATO). Just today Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogancondemned Israel's ground operation in Lebanon and urged the United Nations and other international organizations to stop Israel without "wasting any more time". "Whatever it does, Israel will be stopped sooner or later," Erdogan told the Turkish parliament. Now we are seeing developments that will bring more nations under the influence of Iran in it's conflict with Israel. Iran, having just had two of its major proxies, Hamas and Hezbollah, seriously degraded, is setting its sights on a new, "consolation prize" proxy to use as an additional base of operations:Sudan. Iran has, for a while, been trying to establish a port in Sudan's major coastal city, Port Sudan. Iran's strategy of supporting and infiltrating other countries and terrorist groups -- asit has done in Iraq, Syria, Gaza, Lebanon, Venezuela and Yemen -- appears as yet another extension of its strategy of moving into territories with weak or unstable governments to expand its influence throughout the Middle East, to create new fronts for itscampaign to destroy Israel and bring down the world order led by the West. A major port and foothold in Sudan will enable Iran to accomplish two of its goals: to continue encircling Israel in a "ring of fire" by opening yet another front from which to attack thesmall Jewish nation from the southwest, and to further control all international shipping in the Red Sea. Currently, most ships, unable to buy insurance thanks to the massive disruption created by Iran's proxy, the Houthis, are forced to go around the entire continent of Africa rather than speedthrough the Suez Canal. This detour costs every vessel up to an additional $800,000 for each trip. Commercial traffic in the Red Sea is consequently down by nearly 80%. Recently, Iran's wealthy private militia, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), formed a close relationship with General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, the chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces(SAF). For more than a year, it has been engaged in fighting the paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), headed by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, commonly known as Hemedti. In 2019, the two generals had worked together to stage a coup, but 17 months ago,started fighting each other. Last week, the SAF began trying to retake the Sudanese capital city, Khartoum. In August 2024, peace talks were called, aimed at ending the civil war between the SAF and he RSF. US Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello wrote on X that delegations from the Rapid SupportForces (RSF), African Union, United Nations and Egypt convened in Geneva for talks facilitated by the United States. US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield hailed the fresh round of negotiations as an important step to end the bloody war. The Sudanese Armed Forces, led Al-Burhan, however, although invited, was not represented. "We will not go to Geneva," Al-Burhan told reporters in Port Sudan at the time; "we will fight for100 years." In the meantime, the IRGC, while working to establish a naval base in Port Sudan, has been providing SAF with drones and advanced military equipment. This support positions Sudan as a possiblenew base of operations for Iran against Israel. Iran's strategy of embedding itself within weak or unstable nations, such as Sudan, seems a clear attempt to duplicate its proliferation of proxy states, expand its reach, and create new frontsin its global against the West. ---------------------------------- The Ill-Fated Ideology Behind Iran�s Goal Of Destroying Israel � By Dean Dwyer - https://harbingersdaily.com/the-ill-fated-ideology-behind-irans-goal-of-destroying-israel/ After decimating Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Israel has now turned its attention to Hezbollah in the north. These two terror proxies of Iran have been a thorn in the side of Israel for decadesnow. They had grown so large that it was once unthinkable that Israel would be able to defeat them. At least that�s what Hamas and Hezbollah had fooled themselves into believing. The political and military echelon of Israel were no doubt confident of theirability to deal crushing blows to their enemies. However, they needed the steely will and international legitimacy to achieve it. In the most tragic of ways, October 7 provided both. If strategists are to be believed, once Israel has dealt with Hezbollah, it will turn its attention to the head of the terror snake � Iran. Since this conflict is on the horizon, it is helpfulto understand the ideology which drives the Iranian clerical and political leadership. Although many nations have historically dismissed Iranian rhetoric as the ramblings of an irritating but incapable enemy, they have since proven they are very much committedto their goal of destroying Israel. In Iran, the highest-ranking political leader is not the president, it is the Supreme Leader. The current Supreme Leader is Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. On 15 January 2001, Ayatollah Khamenei leftIsrael in no doubt of his hatred when he said this: �It is the mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to erase Israel from the map of the region.� If that sounds familiar, consider the words of Psalm 83:4: �They have said, �Come, and let us cut them off frombeing a nation, that the name of Israel may be remembered no more.'� Similarly, one month prior to Khamenei�s speech, then Iranian President at the time Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani declared: �The Jews should expect a �reverse exodus�, because one day, the tumourwill be removed from the body of the Islamic World, and then millions of Jews who moved there will become homeless again.� Rafsanjani died in 2017, no doubt bitterly disappointed that his antisemitic desire remained unfulfilled. Another extremist who never brought about the conditions of fulfilling his long-held desire was former (and now dead) Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. On October 22, 2002, he said this: �Islamic prophecies and not only Jewish prophecies declare that this state [Israel] will come into being, and all the Jews of the world will gather from all corners of the world in occupied Palestine. But this will not be so their false messiah can rule inthe world, but so that Allah can save you the trouble of running them down all over the world. And then the battle will be decisive and crushing.� Like Haman, his words have come back upon his head. Instead of Israel being dealt a crushing blow, Nasrallahhas been decisively crushed under tons of rubble! As we are now witnessing, all of this talk about the destruction of Israel is not just empty rhetoric. It has real world consequences and that is why Iran poured billions of dollars into armingproxies and developing a nuclear weapons program. Iran even used the opportunity to declare its intentions at the UN � a body which was supposedly set up to prevent war. In 2010, as then President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stood at the podium he said this: �O Allah, hasten the arrival of Imam al-Mahdi � and grant him good health and victory � and make us his followersand all those who attest to his rightfulness.� Then, in 2012, Ahmadinejad also said this: �God Almighty has promised us a man of kindness, a man who loves people and loves absolute justice, a man who is a perfect human being and is named Imam Al-Mahdi, a manwho will come in the company of Jesus Christ and the righteous. By using the inherent potential of all the worthy men and women of all nations and I repeat, the inherent potential of �all the worthy men and women of all nations� he will lead humanity intoachieving its glorious and eternal ideals.� By now, we see the mention of three intriguing characters whom Iranian Shiites, in particular, believe will appear in the end times: 1.A Jewish �false messiah� who Muslims call Al-Masih ad-Dajjal. Who is this!? In Hebrew, we would say �Mashiach�; in English we would say �Messiah� and in Arabic they say �Masih�. So, al-Masihis a messiah. However, �Dajjal� means �most deceitful�. So, put that together and the title refers to a deceitful messiah. According to Islamic belief, in the end times a man will arise who acts like a messiah, performing signs and miracles, but he will bedeceitful and he will fool everybody except, supposedly, discerning Muslims. 2.Al-Mahdi. In Shiite eschatology (which the Iranian leadership holds to) the Mahdi is sometimes referred to as the 12th Imam and hardline followers of Mahdism are often referred to as �Twelvers�. Theybelieve he is alive (but hidden) and will be revealed at the appropriate time, which is why he is also called the Hidden Imam. However, they sincerely believe that he will not come until the world is engulfed in chaos and Israel is destroyed. 3.Moshe Sharon, an expert in Islamic affairs said this in 2009: �They truly believe that the Shiite messiah, the Twelfth Imam (also known as the Mahdi), is here, and that he will reveal himself� What moves the Iranian government and leadership today is first and foremost the wish to bring about the Twelfth Imam� How will they bring him? Through an apocalypse. He needs a war. He cannot come into this world without an Armageddon. He wants an Armageddon.The earlier we understand this the better. Ahmadinejad wants nuclear weapons for this.� 4.Muslims will readily refer to Jesus (known to them as Isa) but do not be fooled into believing they know Jesus as the Son of God. It is important to note that they also do not believe thatJesus paid the penalty for our sins on the Cross of Calvary. They believe that Isa was a prophet and that he will ally with the Mahdi to defeat Al-Masih ad-Dajjal. Of course, this is contrary to the Bible which rightly claims Jesus as King of Kings and Lordof Lords. As you can see, many Muslims are also keenly watching events in the world, believing that the signs of the times indicate that their version of eschatology is about to be fulfilled. The troubleis, in their version, Israel has to be destroyed. Will this happen? No! Allow me to end with encouragement from Micah 4:11-13: �Now also many nations have gathered against you, who say, �Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion.� But they do not knowthe thoughts of the LORD, nor do they understand His counsel; for He will gather them like sheaves to the threshing floor. �Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion; for I will make your horn iron, and I will make your hooves bronze; you shall beat in pieces manypeoples; I will consecrate their gain to the LORD, and their substance to the Lord of the whole earth.'� ------------------------------------------ Russia Elevates Nuclear Threat: Implications for Ukraine and the Global Power Balance- by Antonio Graceffo - https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/russia-elevates-nuclear-threat-implications-ukraine-global-power/ In what the Kremlin has labeled a warning to Western nations, Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced plans to lower the nuclear threshold, allowing for nuclear retaliation in responseto large-scale air assaults and treating attacks by non-nuclear states, when supported by nuclear powers, as joint offensives. Moscow aims to raise the stakes and discourage further support for Ukraine. Meanwhile, both the Concept of the Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation and the Kremlin�s 2024 National Threat Assessment call for displacing the U.S. and the West as global leaders, withthe fall of Ukraine viewed as a crucial step in reshaping the international order under Moscow and Beijing. As the cost of supporting Ukraine rises, the cost of allowing its collapse may be even greater. Russia�s Defense Ministry is set to gain the power to assess whether conditions for deploying nuclear weapons are met, as part of upcoming changes to the country�s nuclear doctrine, accordingto Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov. The revisions are being made in response to increased involvement of nuclear powers in the war in Ukraine and NATO�s expanded presence near Russia. President Vladimir Putin recently announced plans to expand Russia�s nuclear policy, allowing for nuclear responses to major air attacks and considering attacks by non-nuclear nations backedby nuclear powers as joint actions. Peskov emphasized that these changes are a clear message to Western countries contemplating support for Ukrainian long-range missile strikes on Russian territory. The amendments will soonbe formalized legally. In a further statement, Peskov emphasized that the updated nuclear doctrine is intended as a direct warning to Western countries. He noted that the changes signal potential consequences for nations participating in attacks on Russia, not necessarily with nuclear weapons, and stressed that the doctrine is being adjusteddue to rising tensions near Russia�s borders. While the changes do not involve increasing Russia�s nuclear arsenal, they come as Ukraine continues to seek approval from Western allies to use long-range precision weaponry to strike deepinside Russian territory, a move that has met with caution from the White House to prevent further escalation. This reduction in the nuclear threshold comes amid ongoing debates in Russia over whether the country should consider a nuclear first strike. These discussions have reached the highest levelsof leadership, including President Vladimir Putin. The debate was sparked in June by Sergei Karaganov, honorary chairman of Russia�s Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, who referred to nuclear arms as �God�s Weapons� arguing that the Westmust be forced into retreat by threatening, or even launching, a nuclear strike. However, this radical stance has been largely rejected by Russian experts, who contend that nuclear war is a poor strategy with potentially catastrophic consequences. While figures such as former president Dmitry Medvedev and Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov have hinted at nuclear use, Karaganov�s advocacy for a first strike has gained little traction. Ultimately,the decision rests with Putin and his inner circle. TASS, Russian News Agency, published an article by Igor Korotchenko, Editor-in-Chief of the National Defense Journal, outlining key updates to Russia�s nuclear doctrine. According to Korotchenko, the revised policy allows Russia to engage nuclear weapons if NATO collectively or a single non-nuclear country takes military action against Russia. For example, the deployment of Polish troops in Ukraine or Romanian and Polish efforts to down Russian aircraft would be viewed as aggression, justifying a nuclear response. Additionally, any U.S. strike with air or seaborne cruise missiles would be considered a casus belli, leading to potential nuclear retaliation against the U.S. Korotchenko emphasized that these changes represent a significant departure from previous doctrine, now identifying the U.S., UK, and France as nuclear adversaries if conventional militaryactions against Russia are detected. The revised nuclear doctrine has also expanded the scope of Russia�s protective umbrella to include its allies. Russia Today (RT) reported, �Deep strikes by Ukraine and an attack on Belaruswould now trigger an atomic response.� The Kremlin offered a tongue-in-cheek explanation for revising the nuclear doctrine, with Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov criticizing the existing policy as �too general� and arguingthat warning had to be made clearer. Since May, Kiev has called on the U.S. and its allies to remove all restrictions on the use of their weapons against Russia, which Moscow sees as direct Western involvement. While Putin reiterated that nuclear weapons remain a last resort to protect Russian sovereignty, he also recognized the rapidly changing military-political landscape and the new threats facingRussia and its allies. A significant percentage of Americans are growing weary of funding the Ukraine war, with the looming threat of nuclear conflict fueling calls to end U.S. and NATO support for Ukraine. Meanwhile, Russia�s ambition to reshape the global order, with Beijing and Moscow at the helm, is clear. In his letter advocating for the use of nuclear weapons in the context of the Ukraine conflict, Sergei Karaganov, honorary chairman of Russia�s Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, wrote, �failure (of the West) is accompanied by rapid changes, unprecedented in history, in the global balance of power in favor of the Global Majority, with China and partly India acting as its economic drivers, and Russia chosen by history to be its military-strategicpillar. This weakening infuriates not only the imperial-cosmopolitan elites (Biden and Co.), but also the imperial-national ones (Trump).� By lowering the nuclear threshold, Putin aims to deter Western support for Ukraine. While this might seem like a lifesaving move in the short term, it would also advance the Moscow-Beijing axis�s goal of displacing the U.S. and positioning themselves as leaders of a new internationalorder. In the long run, allowing Ukraine to collapse could prove more costly for the West than continuing to fund its defense. ---------------------------------------- The Dems bromance with Iran - Bill Wilson � www.dailyjot.com Many people are shocked at the support the Biden-Harris Administration has given to Iran�s terrorist regime. This, however, is no new thing. Democratic presidents and administrations havein the shadows supported the terror-sponsoring state since as early as Jimmy Carter and that support has transcended Democrat presidents to this day. It was Jimmy Carter who wanted the Shah of Iran, an American ally, out of his office due to what Carter perceivedas humanitarian issues. The radical Ayatollahs came to power and rewarded Carter�s by-standing with the taking of American hostages at the US Embassy in Teran. President Reagan ended the siege and got the hostages released. Even though Iran was exporting terror during the Clinton Administration, Clinton deferred military action and took the appeasement route, saying in January 1998 that the US �regrets the estrangementof our two nations � and I hope that the day will soon come when we can enjoy once again good relations with Iran.� Clinton sought to negotiate with the terrorist state. His Secretary of State apologized to Iran for CIA involvement in an attempted coup in1953, lifted sanctions, and offered to release frozen Iranian assets in US bank accounts. Sound familiar? The Obama Administration further appeased Iran by signing a nuclear deal with the terrorist state, and giving it some $150 billion in cash. Terrorismagainst Israel accelerated. President Trump stopped the money flow to Iran and its Palestinian allies. Terrorism abated or lessened. The Biden Harris Administration has continued these disastrous policies toward Iran at the expense of Israel. Biden relaxed and/or removed the Trump sanctions on Iran, allowing the countrysome $120 Billion in foreign exchange reserves and extra $35 billion in oil exports. He paid Iran $6 billion for five hostages. Iran infused Hamas with over $350 million and some $700 million to Hezbollah per year over the last three years. Here we are a yearafter the October 7 Hamas-led terrorist attack on Israeli citizens, and Israel embroiled in a war for its survival against Iranian-back Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis. There is little doubt that this was funded by Biden-Harris Administration actions. I sayBiden-Harris because Kamala Harris has said that she supports the Biden Administration policy in the Middle East. At the same time these Democrats have supported Iran and its terrorist infrastructure, Biden-Harris is the poster administration for undermining Israel. Iran launched a missile attack on Israel,which failed. But Biden called on Israel not to retaliate and telegraphed Israel�s military plans to Iran. It�s plain to Israeli leaders know the score. Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon on Fox News October 2 called for reinstating sanctions on Iran, �because today they have so much money to spend on their proxies, and we feel the results. We are being attacked from all fronts, from�Lebanon, from Gaza, from Yemen, from Iran.� Like Psalm 83:3, �They have taken crafty counsel against your people.� This isa direct result of the Dems longstanding bromance with Iran. It will not end well. Say it with me�Stupidocrisy. ----------------------------------