Anything is possible, if both parties are willing to take the risk. It would be nice if the House of Saud felt a need to change the status quo.
Former Mosssd
...sees all, knows all, gets 'em all in the end...director Yossi Cohen offered an unusually candid glimpse into Israel’s covert activities in Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for
spontaneouslytaking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet
militiasto extend the regime's influence. The word
Iranis a cognate form of
Aryan.The abbreviation
IRGCis the same idea as
Stürmabteilung (or SA).The term
Supreme Guideis a the modern version form of either
Duceor
Führeror maybe both. They hate
and ongoing diplomatic efforts with Saudi Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula, largely made up of sand and oil rigs. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual haj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. Formerly dictatorial and steeped in Olde Tyme Religion, deferring to Salafist holy men on all issues, it has now done a 180 and is making a serious effort to modernize, so as not to be left in the sand by its Gulf Arab neighbors. The holy men have been shoved to the background and the nation is now still dictatorial but somewhat rational. That doesn't make them trustworthy, but it's a start...
, in recordings from a closed-door conference obtained by the Haaretz daily.In the audio, published by the newspaper on Thursday, Cohen states that Mossad operatives are active on Iranian soil. Iran is "not a place where we operate by proxy," Cohen can be heard saying in the clip. "We go in to recruit and to bring intelligence."
Remember, guys, the squirrels and herons are also known to work for Mossad. Whatever they see, Mossad knows.
Cohen stepped down as head of the Mossad in 2021 after five years at the helm, though he reportedly continued to work behind the scenes, including in hostage talks following Hamas..always the voice of sweet reason...
’s massacre in southern Israel on October 7, 2023.
In the recording, which Haaretz said was made in the past few days, Cohen referenced public claims by US President Donald Trump
...Perhaps no man has ever had as much fun being president of the US...
about the destruction of Iranian nuclear sites during the 12-day war in June: "Trump said ’total dismantlement.’ I say, if not total dismantlement — then at least, and this is a lot — a very substantial halt."
He also warned that Tehran still retains a nuclear capability, saying, "The Iranian regime has not given up its nuclear ambitions."
The former spy chief also discussed the diplomatic track with Riyadh, describing meetings with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
...Crown Prince and modernizer of Saudi Arabia as of 2016. The Turks hate him, so he must be all right, despite the occasional brutal murder of Qatar-owned journalists...
while he headed Israel’s intelligence service.
"A peace deal with Israel is possible, including a way to skip over the Paleostinian issue," said Cohen of the ongoing normalization efforts, suggesting that Saudi domestic politics could allow a deal that delays or sidelines an immediate resolution of the Israeli-Paleostinian question.
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