author: Tyler Durden
Summary:
Iran seeks to resume talks with the United States, headed by Iran's head of safety Ali Larijani- OR NO: Larjiani denied reports Wall Street diary said he contacted Washington.
- Trump said he had 3 or 4 possible candidates to lead Iran, But they all died in the first attack..
- Trump about operations against Iran: "We hit hundreds of targets, including Revolutionary defender facilities, anti-aircraft defence systems, 9 ships and naval buildings.
- Britain threatens to enter the war with Iran — Telegraph
- Trump says conflict with Iran can last 4 weeks, Daily message reports: "It's always been a four-week trial. We thought it would take about 4 weeks. It was always a process that lasted about 4 weeks, so – Although it is strong, it is simply a large country, it will take 4 weeks – or less" – explained the President.
- Reports hypersonic rocket attacks to Jerusalem via Iran.
- The riots have crossed respective layers of safety at the U.S. Consulate in Karachi, and the number of fatalities is increasing. Marines could have opened direct fire..
- WaPo: Netanjahu says that by bombing Iran, Israel now has "the support of the United States, my friend, U.S. president Donald Trump and the American army. This coalition allows us To do what I wanted for 40 years."
- A large Iranian attack on an American base in Erbil, Northern Iraq as reported, serious fires
- CIA's been tracking Ayatollah for weeks., she gave Israelis information – Chamenei did not seem to hide.
Update (2345ET): Iran's head of safety Ali Larijani deniedThat he made contact with Washington through Oman to resume atomic talks, saying, "We will not negociate with the United States."
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Update (2200ET): After first opening, 13% of oil gains in the marketplace After the Iranian safety chief Ali Larijani retaken An effort to resume atomic talks with Washington, D.C., as reported by arabian and American officials Wall Street Journal – and WTI is about 4%.
Larijani made an appeal through the Oman mediators – what According to the Journal "confirms that Larijani's throne has been taken over, Secretary of Iran's ultimate National safety Council, after killing the theocratic leader of the country, Ali Chamenei, on Saturday."
Larijani oversees Iran's safety and military activities during the conflict with Israel and the US and Tehran's effort to find a way out of the war, although it does not belong to a triumvirate formed to manage the country after Chamenei's death.
Negotiations with the US on the disputed Iranian atomic program ended with an impasse on Thursday before the US and Israel launched a rocket volley on Iran. - I'm sorry.WSJ
President Trump warned on Sunday that military operations against Iran It'll most likely take "four to 5 weeks," If necessary, saying NY Timesthat "will not be difficult" for Israel and the US to keep the strength of the fight.
However, he noted that Iran seeks to resume negotiations and that He had "three very good choices" for leadership country – but that on Sunday evening he said They all died in the first attack.. Larijani said that the interim committee would manage the country until the ultimate leader was elected.
Mr Larijani oversaw the abrupt conclusion of negotiations on a atomic agreement with the United States, and in January was the mark of the Trump administration's sanctions for participating in the suppression of anti-government protesters.
Mr Trump has not answered the question whether he believes that Mr. Larijani can lead the Government of Iran. - I'm sorry.NOT
Meanwhile, Did Israel simply used a laser To shoot down rockets?
Be alert for updates
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Update (1300 ET): President Trump says Operation Epic Fury "destroyed and sank 9 Iranian warships, any of which are comparatively large and important," and "we go for the rest," which "soon will drift at the bottom of the sea."
Trump besides announced that a separate attack "to a large degree destroyed their Naval Command."
Meanwhile Two American officials said NBC NewsThat 3 killed American soldiers were part of an army support unit stationed in Kuwait.
IRNA reports that Iran's state broadcaster office in Tehran has been attacked, by Reuters.
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Update: President Trump said on Sunday that Iran wants to talk and agreed to it, by saying The Atlantic (!) Michael Scherer "They want to talk, and I agreed, so I will talk to them. They should've done it sooner. They should have given something very applicable and easy to do. They waited besides long."
When asked about the deadline, Trump replied, "I can't say it," noting that any Iranians active in the negotiations in fresh weeks have already died. "Most of these people are gone. any of the people we've been dealing with are already dead, due to the fact that it was large — it was a large hit," he said.
"They should have done it sooner, Michael. They could have made a deal. They should've done it sooner. They played besides cute."
I asked Trump if he was willing to prolong the American bombing run against Iran to support the folk uprising if it developed. "Will they proceed to receive support if the overthrow of the government takes any time?" I asked. Trump was indecisive. "I request to look at the situation erstwhile it happens, Michael. You can't answer that question"," he said.
However, The president besides expressed the belief that a successful uprising is coming, noting the signs of celebration on the streets of Iran and supporting gatherings of Iranian expatriates in fresh York and Los Angeles. "It's going to happen. You see this, and I think it's gonna happen. Many people are there and in Los Angeles very happy," he told me. (In addition to celebrations promoting government change in respective large cities, there were besides large anti-war protests, many of them just a fewer blocks away.) - The Atlantic.
TL; DrTrump just gave his first major interview after the bombing of The Atlantic – who tried to destruct him for a decade, but now loves him, in which he says he is willing to talk to those who stayed in Iran.
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The Pentagon confirms the first U.S. casualties among soldiers under Trump's order "Operation Epic Fury" to change government in Iran:
American military reports three soldiers were killed and 5 were seriously injured during Iran operations: Associated Press
The president has campaigned intensively not to start fresh wars in the mediate East and abandon "the addiction of Washington to a change of regime"... And yet here we are again.. The following is simply a full message issued by the U.S. Central Command:
President Trump, who had never served in the military, was amazed to hear the following message Saturday:
"The lives of brave American heroes can be lost, and we can have victims, which frequently happens in war, but we don't do so far; We do it for the future."
Some legislature leaders are outraged that we are clearly at war and yet the legislature has not been approved Waras required by the US Constitution.
On "legality" and Congressional supervision Time notesas follows::
The White home has reported that the alleged Gang of Eight, a two-party group of leaders of the home of Representatives and the Senate, and the chairmen of intelligence committees who are informed of the most delicate issues of national security, was notified by Secretary of State Marco Rubio just before the raids began. Officials of the administration besides informed Congressional leadership and intelligence committee heads at the beginning of the week about Escalating tensions with Iran. However, these notifications did not get the Congress' formal consent, to whom the Constitution grants powers to declare war under Article 1.
Although the Pentagon did not uncover the details or location of the victims among the soldiers, They are likely to be the consequence of Iran's ongoing ballistic rocket firing on US bases in the Gulf Region and the mediate East. Tehran promised more, especially to avenge the death of Chamenei's ultimate Leader.
Review of mass raids on the capital of Iran, presented by the Israeli Air Force, with device translation:
Below: Tens of Air Force fighters carried out another wave of raids over Tehran, during which the General safety Force Command — an object serving as the command and control centre liable for connecting command level with the forces of the Iranian terrorist government in the field, as well as conducting violent suppression of the Iranian people.
It is besides possible that American airmen were shot down during these first 48 hours of air strikes, given that Tehran has already shot down the MQ-9 Reaper drone, they state media. There are likely to be further fatalities among American soldiers, given that the operation appears to be expanding and this may take time days, weeks, or even months, or even longer.
Can war become a planet erstwhile more countries and resources in the region are affected?
Glenn Greenwald summarized: "For decades Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and American neoconservatives dreamed just about 1 abroad policy objective: about the United States leading a war to change government against Iran. erstwhile the Oval Office was occupied by Donald Trump — who campaigned for a decade, promising to end wars for government change and defeat neoconservativeism — Their goal has yet been met."
But there's inactive hope for a reunion. On Sunday, Iranian abroad Minister Abbas Araghchi told his Omanese counterpart Badrow Albusaidi during a conversation that Iran was open to "serious efforts" to deescalate and stability, according to Bloomberg. Albusaidi called for ceasefire and return to negotiations, calling on Iran to refrain and avoid actions that could undermine and disrupt good neighbourly relations, especially as Gulf countries are outraged.
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Source:https://www.zerohedge.com/military/
