Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #6

[Right_in_Virginia]

You're correct ---- the more appropriate adjective for the Netanyahu leadership is "untrustworthy".  Good catch.   

Israeli ministers announce plans for new illegal settlements in Gaza and West Bank
The Guardian/UK, Jul 18, 2026

Defence minister seeks three ‘Nahal’ outposts in Gaza as top commander says Israel now controls 65% of the strip, violating Trump ceasefire deal

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/18/israel-plan-new-illegal-settlements-gaza-west-bank-occupied-palestine

First phase of ceasefire deal to end war in Gaza agreed by Israel and Hamas
The Guardian/UK, Oct 9, 2025

Donald Trump announced the agreement on his Truth Social network saying all of the hostages held in Gaza would be released soon and Israel would withdraw troops to an agreed line as the first step to a “Strong, Durable, and Everlasting Peace”.

Israel said “all parties” had signed the final draft of “phase one” of the deal in Egypt on Thursday morning.

The office of Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said the ceasefire would take effect once the agreement was ratified by his government, which is scheduled to convene at 6pm (1600 BST) on Thursday after a security cabinet meeting.

An Israeli government spokesperson said the ceasefire would go into force within 24 hours of the cabinet meeting. The 20 hostages believed to still be alive in Gaza would then be freed within 72 hours, they said.

Israel’s forces would withdraw to an agreed line in the Gaza Strip that would leave them in control of 53% of the territory, a spokesperson for the Israeli government said.


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/09/first-phase-of-ceasefire-deal-to-end-war-in-gaza-agreed-by-israel-and-hamas

[Hoodat]

Israeli ministers announce plans for new illegal settlements in Gaza and West Bank
The Guardian/UK, Jul 18, 2026

Defence minister seeks three ‘Nahal’ outposts in Gaza as top commander says Israel now controls 65% of the strip, violating Trump ceasefire deal

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/18/israel-plan-new-illegal-settlements-gaza-west-bank-occupied-palestine

I see you've switched the subject away from the Iran deal and are now revisiting the Oct 2025 deal.  Once again moving the goal posts, except this time, you have moved them to an entirely different stadium - a baseball field in some Caribbean country.  As you well know, the terms of that deal were conditional, in that Hamas had to do certain things before Israel withdrew.  Hamas violated their end of the deal, thus Israel is not in violation.  But then you knew that already, yet still posted lies.

First phase of ceasefire deal to end war in Gaza agreed by Israel and Hamas
The Guardian/UK, Oct 9, 2025

Donald Trump announced the agreement on his Truth Social network saying all of the hostages held in Gaza would be released soon and Israel would withdraw troops to an agreed line as the first step to a “Strong, Durable, and Everlasting Peace”.

Israel said “all parties” had signed the final draft of “phase one” of the deal in Egypt on Thursday morning.

The office of Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said the ceasefire would take effect once the agreement was ratified by his government, which is scheduled to convene at 6pm (1600 BST) on Thursday after a security cabinet meeting.

An Israeli government spokesperson said the ceasefire would go into force within 24 hours of the cabinet meeting. The 20 hostages believed to still be alive in Gaza would then be freed within 72 hours, they said.

Israel’s forces would withdraw to an agreed line in the Gaza Strip that would leave them in control of 53% of the territory, a spokesperson for the Israeli government said.

That happened in the beginning.  But after Hamas repeatedly violated its terms, Israel advanced again.  Of course you know all that.  Yet here you are again posting lies.  So why don't you get back to me after Hamas returns the remains of all hostages (which they have not done) and disarm (which they have not done).  Oh, and then there's that little thing about how they're supposed to stop shooting at Israelis.

[Hoodat]

Now, back to Iran:



World Source News
@Worldsource24

Iran's Tasnim News:

U.S. Fighter Jets Attack Areas in Qeshm Island Again

Two explosions were heard.

Report from Tasnim's correspondent in Qeshm:

- At 6:10 AM this morning, U.S. fighter jets attacked areas in Qeshm Island again.

- According to initial reports, at least two explosions were heard in various parts of the island following the attack. Field investigations are underway to determine the exact locations of the impacts, the extent of the damage, and any potential casualties.

- Operational, rescue, and security forces have immediately been deployed to the affected areas and are assessing the scope of the attack. Further details will be provided after the field investigations are completed and announced by the relevant authorities.

- This attack comes after U.S. fighter jets attacked various locations on Qeshm Island in the past few hours, firing several missiles and causing damage to some areas.



9:47 PM  ·  Jul 18, 2026  ·  4,399 Views

https://x.com/Worldsource24/status/2078672994323554494

[verga]

OSINTdefender
@sentdefender
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5m
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi has announced that, effective immediately, Iran is suspending the implementation of all further commitments under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States.

So he is formally announcing what has been the unofficial practice for a week.

[BobfromWB]

They gave their lives to protect ours.

Should Iran go ballistic with a nuclear warhead, we will be reading about the thousands killed in a US city.

That's the sacrifice they made to prevent that scenario from happening.

For those that think a nuke is just a bigger bomb:

NUKEMAP by Alex Wellerstein [ site has been up for decades and is safe ]
http://www.nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/

Here you can detonate anywhere in the US, pick your type of bomb, strength, height, fallout, see the casualties resulting and more.

[verga]

Remind me again what oppression that was?

The Brits were remarkably tolerant against the colonists in the 1760s and early 1770s before cracking down in 1775.  The 13 colonies were not unified nor monolithic, nor entirely on the "Patriot" side (*cough*cough*Pennsylvania and Georgia*cough*cough).  They each had different interests and reasons for rebelling but in the end, they wanted free land in the west (past the 1763 Proclamation Line), the Indians wiped out, and no taxes.

So your analogy does not hold up.

And furthermore, the Israelis are oppressing no one except the terrorists who want to kill them all.

Period.

@Timber Rattler 13 English colonies. everyone forget there were at least 7 other colonies including: Germany, Spain, France, the Netherlands.

[verga]

Those cops are smarter than you think as I daresay they would not participate.  The mayor may have to use his own goons.

You are correct.

[BobfromWB]

The Russians undoubtedly gave them the specific targeting data for that kind of precision strike.  I don't believe that it was a lucky one (like the one in Desert Storm that hit the PA National Guard's barracks in Dhahran) nor a coincidence, with this happening in Jordan.

Not the Russians in this case. The Chinese sold them an imaging satellite so they can generate their own targeting data with near precise coordinates.

[BobfromWB]

Fox said this morning that Russia and China are helping Iran with coordinates for their attacks..

From my experience, few, if any, Fox hosts have any clue about the IRGC etc. They tend to think Iran is just another European country located in the ME.

[BobfromWB]

I think Jordan is lightly defended because nobody expected Iran to attack there because it makes no sense.
But now, Iran is a wounded animal attacking everything and everyone they can reach.

Except Israel ...

[BobfromWB]

I think if 47 were angling for more than a "deal," he would have invited the Israelis to join the party and really get rid of the IRGC and the Mad Mullah crew once and for all.

[Cyber Liberty]

I think if 47 were angling for more than a "deal," he would have invited the Israelis to join the party and really get rid of the IRGC and the Mad Mullah crew once and for all.

How do you know he isn't?

[Timber Rattler]

@Timber Rattler 13 English colonies. everyone forget there were at least 7 other colonies including: Germany, Spain, France, the Netherlands.

And the Canadian and Caribbean colonies.  If you recall, Richard Montgomery, Daniel Morgan, and Benedict Arnold invaded Quebec in 1775 in an attempt to bring the Canadians into the rebellion but failed miserably.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_Quebec_(1775)

 

[Timber Rattler]

From my experience, few, if any, Fox hosts have any clue about the IRGC etc. They tend to think Iran is just another European country located in the ME.

Yep!  It's astounding and appalling about how ignorant these pundits and reporters are about Iran and its history.

[mystery-ak]

Iran reportedly enlisting Houthi terrorists to cripple crucial flow of commerce if US escalates attacks
July 18, 2026 | Francis Kapper

Iran has reportedly said it will enlist the help of a terrorist group to further constrain global shipping if the U.S. military attacks Iranian energy infrastructure.

Iran has instructed Yemen’s Houthi rebels to prepare to close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait if the United States attacks Iranian power infrastructure, Reuters reported, citing Iranian and regional sources familiar with the communications. The report came as the U.S. military escalated its operations with repeated airstrikes on critical infrastructure, including highways, bridges and energy sites, according to the Associated Press (AP) and Reuters.

The Islamic Republic’s leadership already sent the request to the Yemeni Houthis, Reuters reported, citing two senior Iranian ‌sources and a regional source who spoke anonymously.

President Donald Trump threatened to attack Iranian energy infrastructure, according to an interview with Fox News’s Trey Yingst. It remains unclear if this is the reason the Iranians issued the request to the Houthis.

“I’ll save the energy targets for last, but ultimately we’ll hit energy targets,” Trump said.

more
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/07/18/iran-reportedly-enlisting-houthi-terrorists-to-cripple-crucial-flow-of-commerce-if-us-escalates-attacks-1651166/

[mystery-ak]

Jordan says it intercepted 3 Iranian missiles with no casualties

Jordan’s armed forces said Sunday that they shot down three Iranian missiles targeting the kingdom as sirens sounded across the country.

One missile fell inside Jordan, but there were no casualties or material damage, according to the state news agency, citing a military official.

The Israeli military said it had detected missiles launched from Iran toward the southern Jordanian city of Aqaba and warned of possible spillover into nearby Israeli territory.

The attack came after CENTCOM completed its eighth consecutive day of strikes on Iran's coastal military targets and IRGC installations.

Reuters contributed to this report.
Posted by Eric Mack

[mystery-ak]

The International Atomic Energy Agency is investigating reports of an overnight attack on the construction site of Iran’s planned Darkhovin nuclear power plant.

The U.N. nuclear watchdog said the facility was still in the very early stages of construction and contained no nuclear material when it was last inspected.

Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization had earlier condemned what it described as a U.S. strike on the site, calling it a “crime against international law.”

Reuters contributed to this report.
Posted by Eric Mack

[BobfromWB]

How do you know he isn't?

If he has invited the Israelis, they would be there by now. They aren't. He didn't.

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/Netanyahu_News/status/2078737311530156435

[BobfromWB]

The US has completely destroyed the IRGC headquarters in Iran. This was the primary location from which Iran controlled its air force.

The Iranian Airforce is not supposed to exist. So we hit a target that was not operational?

[Wingnut]

The Iranian Airforce is not supposed to exist. So we hit a target that was not operational?

Who fly's the drones?  the Mullah Scouts?

[240B]

Except Israel ...

Iran knows what will happen if they attack Israel again. Iran is 'afraid' of Israel.
They do not want to give Israel an invitation to join in the current strikes.

[Idiot]

From my experience, few, if any, Fox hosts have any clue about the IRGC etc. They tend to think Iran is just another European country located in the ME.

Bless your heart.

[BobfromWB]

Who fly's the drones?  the Mullah Scouts?

the Mullah Scouts? Definitely!

[BobfromWB]

Iran knows what will happen if they attack Israel again. Iran is 'afraid' of Israel.
They do not want to give Israel an invitation to join in the current strikes.

I was referencing a 47 invitation. Which is why I do not think 47 is really serious about ending the IRGC and the Mullahs.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

The International Atomic Energy Agency is investigating reports of an overnight attack on the construction site of Iran’s planned Darkhovin nuclear power plant.

The U.N. nuclear watchdog said the facility was still in the very early stages of construction and contained no nuclear material when it was last inspected.

Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization had earlier condemned what it described as a U.S. strike on the site, calling it a “crime against international law.”

Reuters contributed to this report.
Posted by Eric Mack

Let 'em investigate.

To me, would be better if it contained nuclear material as Iran would not resume building it back.

[Cyber Liberty]

Let 'em investigate.

To me, would be better if it contained nuclear material as Iran would not resume building it back.

I think we concluded decades ago that IAEA is a worthless organization. They prove it over and over again everytime they open their yaps.

[mystery-ak]

Breaking News 57 mins ago
Pinned
Jordan says it intercepted 3 Iranian missiles with no casualties

https://twitter.com/Osint613/status/2078820768155066758

Jordan’s armed forces said Sunday that they shot down three Iranian missiles targeting the kingdom as sirens sounded across the country.

One missile fell inside Jordan, but there were no casualties or material damage, according to the state news agency, citing a military official.

The Israeli military said it had detected missiles launched from Iran toward the southern Jordanian city of Aqaba and warned of possible spillover into nearby Israeli territory.

The attack came after CENTCOM completed its eighth consecutive day of strikes on Iran's coastal military targets and IRGC installations.

The interceptors were from the Israeli Defense Forces, according to the IDF.

Interceptor fragments were identified in an open area near the city of Eilat, where no damage or injuries were reported and no sirens were sounded in Israel, according to the IDF.

Fox News' Yonat Friling and Reuters contributed to this report.

[mystery-ak]

Here we go

China is sharing information with Iran as Tehran carries out increasingly precise attacks against U.S. targets in the Middle East, according to Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., on Sunday.

“Of course China is involved in this area,” Blackburn told “Sunday Morning Futures.” “China is part of that axis of evil. You’ve got Russia, China, Iran, North Korea. They are partners in this.”

The countries are sharing data and military technology as they seek to expand their global influence, she added

Congress must address funding for increased investment in drones, hypersonic weapons and the Space Force to ensure the U.S. military has the resources needed to counter Iran and other adversaries.

“Iran [has been] warring with us for 47 years,” Blackburn said.
Posted by Eric Mack

[libertybele]

Any news on the 1 missing soldier? 

[mystery-ak]

30 mins ago
Gen. Jack Keane: US combat operations against Iran ‘likely going to expand’

U.S. military operations against Iran are likely to intensify after two American service members were killed in Jordan, retired Gen. Jack Keane warned Sunday.

“We’re going forward [with] combat operations,” Keane told Fox News’ “The Sunday Briefing.” “I think [they’re] likely going to expand as we go forward, given the reality of what we’re facing with Iran.”

Diplomacy had “failed quite miserably,” according to Keane, adding he did not believe Tehran would offer an agreement acceptable to President Donald Trump.

“I don’t think there’s ever going to be a deal here that would be acceptable to President Trump,” Keane said. “And he’s obviously not going to take a bad deal at all.”

The retired four-star general said the U.S. is attempting to secure and reopen the Strait of Hormuz while reducing Iran’s ability to threaten American bases and Gulf allies.

Regime change was never a stated U.S. objective, Keane said, but weakening Tehran enough to place the government “on a pathway to collapse” remains achievable through military operations, sanctions and a naval blockade.
Posted by Eric Mack

[mystery-ak]

Translated from Arabic
🚀♨️🔥Tehran is burning with horrors as if it were Doomsday.. A raging inferno devouring the barracks of the Revolutionary Guard and demolishing the strongholds of the clergy! 🔥💥

https://twitter.com/AmynSadq13083/status/2078651198702313770

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/2078879669978325356

[mystery-ak]

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi will visit Tehran within the coming week, the Iraqi state news agency reported on Sunday, adding that during the visit the prime minister will sign memoranda of understanding in Tehran in areas of cooperation.

The planned trip comes just days after al-Zaidi met President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday for talks focused on economic cooperation and security, including Baghdad’s efforts to rein in Iran-backed militias.

The back-to-back visits highlight Iraq’s effort to balance its relationships with Washington and neighboring Iran amid the escalating conflict.

Reuters contributed to this report.
Posted by Eric Mack

[Right_in_Virginia]

Here we go

China is sharing information with Iran as Tehran carries out increasingly precise attacks against U.S. targets in the Middle East, according to Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., on Sunday.

“Of course China is involved in this area,” Blackburn told “Sunday Morning Futures.” “China is part of that axis of evil. You’ve got Russia, China, Iran, North Korea. They are partners in this.”

I wonder which State is responsible for tracking the level of our missle reserves.  My guess is it's China....

[BobfromWB]

Any news on the 1 missing soldier?

Very likely he was disintegrated in the blast and there is nothing to find.

Very sad ...

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/usairforce_x/status/2078866565299417289

[mystery-ak]

U.S. Central Command
@CENTCOM
CENTCOM Update on Recently Fallen U.S. Service Members
 
TAMPA, Fla. — Yesterday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the passing of two U.S. service members and the missing status of one in Jordan following an Iranian attack on July 17. After a thorough search, U.S. military personnel found unidentified remains at the location earlier today. An examination process to verify the remains is ongoing.
 
Separately, a U.S. service member in northern Iraq was killed in action July 18 during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone. A second service member was wounded and continues to receive medical treatment for a minor injury.
 
CENTCOM is withholding additional information, including the identities of the missing and fallen warriors, out of respect for the families during the notification process.
2:10 PM · Jul 19, 2026
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[mystery-ak]

He's still dead..

1 hour ago
Mojtaba Khamenei flees Iran as mystery over whereabouts grows: report

Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is no longer in Iran, according to an Israeli security source cited by Saudi news outlet Al-Hadath, The Times of Israel reported on Sunday.

The report comes as questions continue to swirl over Khamenei's whereabouts.

He has not appeared publicly since being named supreme leader following the Feb. 28 U.S.-Israeli strike that killed his father.

The source also said Khamenei's messages were written by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRCG) chief Ahmad Vahidi or other members.

On Sunday, the Iranian leader referred to the U.S. as "the Great Satan" in his latest post on X and said the United States has learned it can no longer operate freely or dominate the Middle East.

"The Great Satan — the criminal U.S. — has now realized that the continuation of its trouble-free, domineering presence in the region is nothing but a naive fantasy," he said.
Posted by Emma Bussey

[mystery-ak]

'We want land invasion': Iran mouthpiece touts new missile, boasts decades of war prep
Seyed Mohammad Marandi said Tehran introduced a new missile, buried its arsenal underground to withstand US air attacks
By Emma Bussey Fox News
Published July 19, 2026 4:30pm EDT

Tehran has spent decades preparing for — and welcoming — a U.S. ground invasion, a senior Iranian official has claimed, as fresh explosions rocked the region on the eighth day of renewed U.S.-Iran strikes.

Seyed Mohammad Marandi, an Iranian American academic identified as a regime "mouthpiece," also boasted that Tehran had just launched a "new missile" while decentralizing and burying its arsenal deep underground to withstand sustained American air campaigns.

"The Americans are planning an invasion. I'm not saying it will necessarily happen. I'm not saying it will necessarily happen in the next few days. But they have plans for an invasion," Marandi, a former advisor to Iran's nuclear negotiation team, said in an interview with political analyst Glenn Diesen.

more
https://www.foxnews.com/world/we-want-land-invasion-iran-mouthpiece-touts-new-missile-boasts-decades-war-prep

[libertybele]

'We want land invasion': Iran mouthpiece touts new missile, boasts decades of war prep
Seyed Mohammad Marandi said Tehran introduced a new missile, buried its arsenal underground to withstand US air attacks
By Emma Bussey Fox News
Published July 19, 2026 4:30pm EDT

Tehran has spent decades preparing for — and welcoming — a U.S. ground invasion, a senior Iranian official has claimed, as fresh explosions rocked the region on the eighth day of renewed U.S.-Iran strikes.

Seyed Mohammad Marandi, an Iranian American academic identified as a regime "mouthpiece," also boasted that Tehran had just launched a "new missile" while decentralizing and burying its arsenal deep underground to withstand sustained American air campaigns.

"The Americans are planning an invasion. I'm not saying it will necessarily happen. I'm not saying it will necessarily happen in the next few days. But they have plans for an invasion," Marandi, a former advisor to Iran's nuclear negotiation team, said in an interview with political analyst Glenn Diesen.

more
https://www.foxnews.com/world/we-want-land-invasion-iran-mouthpiece-touts-new-missile-boasts-decades-war-prep

   God Bless Our Troops!!!

[Hoodat]

AZ Intel
@AZ_Intel_

The United States is "planning for a wider war," U.S. official tells Washington Post.



4:21 PM  ·  Jul 19, 2026  ·  38.8K Views

https://x.com/AZ_Intel_/status/2078953520305213932

[Hoodat]

Separately, a U.S. service member in northern Iraq was killed in action July 18 during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone. A second service member was wounded and continues to receive medical treatment for a minor injury.

What does this mean?  Sounds like an accidental death.

[Hoodat]

  .  .  . on account of him being dead.


Faytuks Network
@FaytuksNetwork

Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei rejects meeting Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi - Al-Jarida (Kuwaiti newspaper)

2:39 PM  ·  Jul 19, 2026  ·  76.9K Views

https://x.com/FaytuksNetwork/status/2078927678304899456

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/GordonGChang/status/2078890677446877254

[libertybele]

https://twitter.com/GordonGChang/status/2078890677446877254

Iran activating its cells in America.   Something I knew was coming, but something I really didn't want to hear. 

God Bless America!!!! 

Please, keep praying that the evilness stops prevailing in this country.

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/Kuwait_Tweets/status/2078936482639700198

[Idiot]

Very likely he was disintegrated in the blast and there is nothing to find.

Very sad ...

A good friend of mine was in the marines and his job in Afghanistan was picking up body parts usually after being hit by an IED.  This kind of stuff just doesn't bother him at all....weird.

[Timber Rattler]

Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is no longer in Iran,

He's no longer in this world.

[240B]

U.S. Firms Sign Deal To Restore Oil Pipeline That Bypasses Strait Of Hormuz In Iraq, Syria

Trending Politics
By Cullen McCue
July 19, 2026



Iraq and Syria have signed a cooperation agreement to reconstruct the long-defunct Kirkuk-Baniyas crude oil pipeline, which would connect northern Iraq’s oil fields to Syria’s Mediterranean port of Baniyas. The agreement was signed on Friday, July 17, during a U.S.-Iraq business summit at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C.

The project involves Iraq’s Basra Oil Company and Syria’s Petroleum Company. A U.S.-led international consortium, including Chevron, is expected to lead the technical and financial aspects of the rehabilitation.

Chevron has also signed separate preliminary agreements focused on boosting production from Iraqi oil fields as part of the broader package of deals.

“Upon rehabilitation, this groundbreaking project will have an initial transport capacity of 2 million barrels per day of crude oil,” the State Department said in an official press release. The department described the pipeline as “a critical energy corridor linking Iraqi oil production to Mediterranean export markets and beyond.”

Earlier reports indicated the restored line could eventually handle 2 to 2.5 million barrels per day, with rehabilitation expected to take two to three years at an estimated cost of $4 billion to $8 billion. The pipeline runs from the Kirkuk region in northern Iraq to Baniyas on Syria’s Mediterranean coast.

U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack stated that Iraq’s latest oil pipeline agreements would lead to a programme “that will make the Strait of Hormuz an afterthought.”

(more)
https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/iraq-syria-to-restore-oil-pipeline-that-bypasses-strait-of-hormuz-cmc/