After considering all that has recently transpired, the bottom line about the Iran/Israel conflict is that Israel's pre-emptive strike on Iran was blatantly criminal according to International Law or according to any real law, especially since it was done during legitimate negotiations, so any country leader that supports such a criminal act is equally wrong. Instead, the world needs to collectively condemn the attack and demand the arrest of the perpetrator and compensation for the victims, otherwise, continued support of a criminal regime may lead to World War 3 that could turn nuclear where everyone loses.

Also, why doesn't Israel agree to a two-state solution of independent Israeli and Palestinian states? Seems like a no-brainer solution to me but unacceptable to those who enjoy bullying others. What a crazy world we are living in today. Does the Zionist ideology actually support such criminal acts? What is the true Zionist ideology? What do they really follow? There are so many conflicting answers to those questions online. It seems like that ideology is now covertly controlling most of the world and the Iran conflict is the latest manifestation of that. This unprovoked conflict with Iran makes absolutely no sense except to criminals who want regional and financial hegemony. This conflict is clearly showing to the whole world who is who in criminality.

Col. Douglas Macgregor: Israel in ‘VERY SERIOUS TROUBLE’ in War with Iran

All eyes are on the U.S. Military, as the Pentagon moves more assets to the Middle East, amid warnings from Iran that direct strikes from the U.S. will be met with “irreparable damage.”

But according to President Trump, “WE now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran.” And according to U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, “WE are carrying out military strikes” on Iran.

Ret. U.S. Army Col. Douglas Macgregor noted that while the U.S. is already at war with Iran, the question of direct strikes is not about “if,” but about “when” at this point.

General Staff of the ZSU / General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
3 year ·
The estimated total combat losses of the enemy
from 02/24/22 to 06/20/25
special warehouse / personnel – close / about 1009330 (+1090) osіb / persons
tanks / tanks – 10954 (+3) od
combat armored vehicles / troop-carrying AFVs – 22860 (+7) od
artillery systems – 29374 (+46) od
RSZV / MLRS – 1421 (+1) od
Zasobi PPO / anti-aircraft systems – 1188 (+1) od
litakiv / aircraft – 416 (+0) od
helicopters – 337 (+0) od
UAV operational-tactical level – 41299 (+70)
cruise missiles – 3369 (+0)
ships / boats / warships / boats – 28 (+0) od
submarines – 1 (+0) od
vehicles and fuel tanks – 52501 (+81) od
special equipment – ​​3920 (+2)

Blackrock and Japan to invest in the rebuilding of Ukraine, and so now is … CHINA.

Blackrock is of course staking a claim only in the expectation of getting their hands on the profitable east of the country. If that can't happen because the US can't force Russia to give it back then presumably they will walk away, other than possible aid money there is no wealth in western Ukraine.

Putin said yesterday that Russia was not going to get involved in the Iran dispute and that Iran had not asked them, but what about … CHINA.

China is to aid Iran with military equipment and intel. This should be a big concern to the US.

China have several intel gathering naval ships in the gulf and have had a stream of transport planes landing in Tehran.

China adopting a proxy makes sense. China, who the US have stated for a long time they are going to engage China in the near future, can deflect any military action away from their own shores and still test their capability against the US using Iran as a willing proxy.

The same trick the US used against Russia.

The US would then be faced with 2 major disputes against 3 major adversaries with major problems of logistics supply to both conflict zones and no guarantee of victory in either, and the very real possibility of defeat in both.

Rational dictates you simply don't get yourself involved in that type of situation.




A example of how propaganda works.

The Russians announce a Special Military Operation into Ukraine.

The west says 'no, that's a FULL SCALE INVASION'.

Russia says no, that's an SMO, there are not enough men for it to be a full scale invasion.

And the west says no, it's a full scale invasion but the Russians are so stupid they didn't realise they didn't commit enough men for a full scale invasion.

The west then makes sure all media outlets repeat the 'full scale' in front of every use of the word 'invasion', and keep repeating over and over so the term becomes commonly used throughout the population.

Another example of how propaganda works.













LtCOL Tony Shaffer : Ukraine War Update.




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wojtek wrote: Fri Jun 20, 2025 12:37 am There will be no such thing as a land invasion

You sir know a lot about this.. thank you as this is one of the best posts alongside Ogee's about this terrible war unfolding.. f*ck!

Comparison of the frontline situation in Ukraine between June 2024 and June 2025

Russian control of Ukraine in June 2024:
ca. 112,000 square km / 43,200 square miles
ca. 18.9% of all Ukraine

Russian control of Ukraine in June 2025:
ca. 116,000 square km / 44,700 square miles
ca. 19.1% of all Ukraine

The real reasons for the US-Israeli war on Iran, explained

The United States and Israel are waging war on Iran, but why? What are their real goals? Ben Norton explains the imperial strategy to impose US hegemony in West Asia (aka the Middle East), destroy the Axis of Resistance, colonize Palestine, destabilize the revolutionary Iranian government, preserve the petrodollar system, prevent de-dollarization, divide BRICS, and break up the Iran-Russia-China partnership.

The topic is multi-threaded. For example, Americans certainly
remember the seizure of the US embassy in Tehran in November 1979
during the presidency of Jimmy Carter:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_hostage_crisis

Watch the movie Argo:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1024648/

General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
3 hours ·
The estimated total combat losses of the enemy
from 24.02.22 to 21.06.25 were approximately /
The estimated total combat losses of the enemy
from 24.02.22 to 21.06.25
personnel – about / about 1010390 (+1060) persons
tanks / tanks – 10955 (+1) from
troop-carrying AFVs – 22865 (+5) from
artillery systems / artillery systems – 29393 (+19) from
MLRS / MLRS – 1421 (+0) from
anti-aircraft systems / anti-aircraft systems – 1188 (+0) from
aircraft / aircraft – 416 (+0) from
helicopters – 337 (+0) units
UAV operational-tactical level – 41422 (+123)
cruise missiles – 3369 (+0)
warships – 28 (+0) units
submarines – 1 (+0) units
vehicles and fuel tanks – 52617 (+116) units
special equipment – ​​3920 (+0)

Putin at his international press conference at St Petersburg says that Ukraine's forced mobilisation is not keeping up with their battlefield loses, that the Ukrainian assault brigades are at less than 50% strength and those that are there are under-trained for the role.

He said that the Istanbul 2.0 peace offer was still on the table should the Ukrainian leadership want but time is running out, Russian troops will continue forward until Ukraine comes to terms.

Putin said that Russia would prefer to achieve their goals at the negotiating table but if not, then they will achieve them on the battlefield.

Zelensky has run out of room for manoeuvre, he is losing on the battlefield, his supply of manpower is drying up, his supply of replacement arms and equipment is drying up, his supply of cash for this debacle is drying up.

He was expecting to go to the upcoming NATO meeting with his begging bowl to be filled again as usual only to find he's been cold shouldered and uninvited

All this was foreseeable, shame so many have to continue to die (mostly Ukrainian) before Zelensky himself will see it.

The next Istanbul talks are planned for the 22 June.

Kellogg on the other hand went to Belarus, possibly to try to set up Minsk 3 talks or maybe just to try to get Lukashenko to pressure Putin.

Russia made it clear very early on that Kellogg is irrelevant and Putin won't deal with him. Kellogg's attempted interventions have been so unrealistic as to have been nothing but a distraction and a complete waste of time.


Trump on bombing Iran, it could be 12 hrs or then 24 hrs away, but then it became 2 weeks away, so maybe the strangle hold the neocons have on him might be weakening.

News by the morning of June 21:

Ukraine will hear Putin's statement that Russia does not rule out the possibility of "taking" Sumy — this was stated by the press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov;

Ministerial talks between Russia and the United States on the resumption of direct flights have not yet been held — this was stated by the president of the US Chamber of Commerce in Russia Robert Agee;

Pakistan recommended nominating US President Donald Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize;

Iran will not negotiate "with either side" as long as Israeli attacks continue — this was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic Abbas Araghchi;

The Trump administration has sent notices of dismissal to more than 600 employees of the Voice of America* — the American state media outlet broadcasting abroad;
- UARU
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