WAR Israel and Iran at war - (THIS IS NOT THE 12 DAY WAR THREAD)

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Iran has the second largest natural gas reserves in the world.
Natural gas electric power generating plants are way cheaper to build and cheaper to operate than nuke plants. It would be waaaay smarter for Iran to use all natural gas for everything and especially for electric generation.
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The Muzzies do not do smarter. They want the nukes so they can kill all the Jews. Evil people - period. The only good muzzie.................!
 
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Israeli Leaders Call For Syrian President's Assassination | ZeroHedge

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Israeli Leaders Call For Syrian President's Assassination​

by Tyler Durden
Friday, Jul 18, 2025 - 04:15 AM
Hardline and outspoken Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has called for Israel to "eliminate" Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, following the latest escalation in sectarian violence this week.

"The shocking images from Syria prove one thing: once a jihadist, always a jihadist," Ben Gvir said in a video statement on Wednesday. "Anyone who murders, shaves mustaches, humiliates, and rapes cannot be negotiated with, and the only thing that can be done is to eliminate al-Julani," he added, referring to the Syrian leader's previous nom de guerre, Mohammad al-Jolani.

"I love the Druze citizens in the State of Israel, and I embrace them warmly, and I tell them: we must cut off the head of the snake," Ben Gvir added, essentially calling for Sharaa's assassination.


Israel has been using the plight of the persecuted Druze minority in southern Syria as a pretext for expanding its military presence far beyond the occupied Golan Heights.

Critics have accused Israeli leaders of 'divide-and-conquer' tactics, and have even allowed thousands of Druze who lived under occupied areas (in Israel) to breach the Golan border fence and flood back into Syria.

The Syrian regime of Sharaa and his fanatical Sunni fighters of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham have stood accused of conducting entho-religious genocide, targeting Druze, Christians, and Alawites. This has been happening especially in the south this week.

Israel on Wednesday for the first time ever targeted the sprawling Syrian Defense Ministry building with airstrikes, destroying it. This is not something that had been done throughout the entirety of the Assad family's rule.

Meanwhile, Israel's Minister for Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli has joined Ben Gvir in calling for the overthrow of Sharaa. Chikli has called for his assassination, branding him a "terrorist" and a "brutal murderer."

Chikli defended the stepped up Israeli attacks on Damascus, drawing comparisons between Sharaa’s government and Palestinian militant groups. "If it looks like Hamas, talks like Hamas, and acts like Hamas—then it is Hamas," he stated.

Rather than the likes of Ben Gvir suddenly becoming concerned over human rights, something else is definitely going on here...

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But curiously, these Israeli officials were silent when throughout the Syrian proxy war which targeted Assad, the Netanyahu government was openly helping hardline jihadists, including hosting wounded FSA and Nusrah Front (AQ) fighters in Israeli hospitals.
 
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Why Iran Fears A Syria-Azerbaijan Axis | ZeroHedge

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Why Iran Fears A Syria-Azerbaijan Axis​

by Tyler Durden
Thursday, Jul 17, 2025 - 11:25 PM
Authored by RFE/RL staff via OilPrice.com,
  • Syria and Azerbaijan pledged to deepen ties, including a landmark Azerbaijani gas export deal via Turkey.
  • Iranian media warned of a potential redeployment of Syrian fighters into the Caucasus, heightening regional tensions.
  • Reports of Israeli-Syrian contacts in Baku added to Tehran’s suspicion of an anti-Iran alignment involving Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Israel.
Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa’s visit to Baku last weekend highlighted a dramatic shift in regional alliances, prompting a mix of concern, suspicion, and strategic recalculation across Iranian media.


Official statements following Sharaa’s meeting with President Ilham Aliyev emphasized a new era in Syrian-Azerbaijani relations. Both leaders acknowledged past stagnation, directly blaming ousted President Bashar al-Assad’s “unfriendly policy” and pledged to restore and deepen cooperation.

Notably, the visit yielded a deal to export Azerbaijani gas to Syria via Turkey, with officials hailing the agreement as a needed remedy for Syria’s chronic energy crisis.

Meanwhile, various outlets, including Israeli media, claimed that Syrian and Israeli officials met on the sidelines of the trip. It’s unclear whether Sharaa attended the meeting, but the mere occurrence of such a meeting -- facilitated by Azerbaijan, Israel’s key ally in the region -- has further fueled concerns in Tehran.

Sharaa, a former insurgent known under the nom de guerre Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, joined forces with Turkish-backed rebels and, in December 2024, led his Hayat Tahrir al?Sham (HTS) faction in a lightning offensive that ultimately toppled the Iran? and Russia?backed Assad government.

Security Challenges​

A shared concern in Iranian media is what is seen as a shifting militant footprint from the Syrian battlefield to the Caucasus -- right on Iran’s doorstep.


Arman-e Melli, a pro-reform newspaper, argued that one aspect of the budding relationship between Damascus and Baku will involve the transfer of Syria-based fighters through Turkey into bases in Azerbaijan -- a potential development it described as a “mission” for Sharaa.

It is speculated that their presence is meant to destabilize areas along the borders of Iran and Russia and to carry out operations targeting the broader axis of China, Russia, and Iran.

The conservative newspaper Farhikhtegan struck a similar tone, arguing that Sharaa sees the redeployment of his fighters to meet a US demand to expel foreign fighters from Syria. Under such a plan, the paper said, Azerbaijan would emerge as a strategic hub; either a staging ground for further infiltration into the Caucasus and Russia or a site for settlement in areas such as Karabakh.

A ‘Message’ To Iran​

Israel’s i24NEWS network, citing an unnamed Syrian source, claimed that Israel and the United States had made a decision for Baku to host a meeting between Israeli and Syrian officials to “send a message to Iran.”

Referencing the report, Iran’s state broadcaster-run Jam-e Jam newspaper charged that given Baku’s track record of alleged involvement in anti-Iranian operations over the years, and suspicions about its cooperation with Israel during last month’s war, this could well be taken as “clear evidence” that some neighboring countries are working with Israel against Iran.

Jam-e Jam specifically named Azerbaijan and its allies, Turkey and Israel, as the countries involved in “shaping new dynamics that work against Iran’s interests.”

The paper argued that ultimately Iran will need to safeguard its national interests with both diplomatic and security savvy, including strengthening ties with neighbors such as Armenia and Russia, and taking a firm stand against “Baku’s provocations.”

Tehran has watched with growing concern as Azerbaijan forges ever?closer links with Israel.

In recent years, the partnership has significantly expanded, highlighted by deepening defense collaboration and Baku’s decision to open an embassy in Tel Aviv in 2023 -- developments that have only heightened Iranian mistrust.

Iran’s president, Masud Pezeshkian, last month pressed Aliyev to “investigate and verify” reports that Israeli drones, including micro-drones, had crossed into Iranian airspace through Azerbaijani territory during the 12-day war that ended in a ceasefire on June 24.
Aliyev rejected the allegations, affirming that his government would never permit Azerbaijani territory to be used against Iran.
 
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