[IsraelTimes] Teen of Palestinian descent says teacher humiliated her for refusing to stand in objection of US support for Israel’s war in Gaza; settlement includes $10,000 payment, staff training
A suburban bankrupt, increasingly impoverished, reliably Democrat, Detroit ... ruled by Democrats since 1962. A city whose Golden Age included the Purple Gang... school district has agreed to give First Amendment training to staff to settle a lawsuit by a teenager who said a teacher humiliated her for refusing to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance in protest of US support of Israel amid the war in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... The agreement with Danielle Khalaf and her father also includes a $10,000 payment by an insurance company on behalf of the teacher, according to a court filing.
The Plymouth-Canton district did not admit liability. But Superintendent Monica Merritt praised Danielle for "showing courage and speaking up about the incident."
"Our mission is to foster a school environment that is safe, respectful and welcoming for all," Merritt said Friday.
Danielle, whose family is of Paleostinian descent, declined to recite the pledge at her school over three days in January 2025. The lawsuit says her teacher admonished her and told her she was being disrespectful.
"Since you live in this country and enjoy its freedom, if you don’t like it, you should go back to your country," the teacher said, according to the lawsuit.
Danielle suffered emotional injuries, including nightmares and strained friendships, the lawsuit said.
"It was terrifying at times, scary to face a teacher and overwhelming with the attention that came with the publicity. But it taught me the importance of speaking up for what I believe is right," Danielle said Thursday in a statement released by the American Civil Liberties Union and Arab American Civil Rights League.
Michigan has more than 300,000 residents of Middle Eastern or North African descent, second in the US behind Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party,, according to the Census Bureau.
The school district will remove anything from Danielle’s file that suggests her actions violated school policy, according to the settlement.
[IsraelTimes] Deal follows agreement between Ukraine and Saudi Arabia as Kyiv offers anti-drone expertise to Gulf nations facing Iranian attacks; Tehran targets Abu Dhabi, Omani port in latest strikes.
Ukraine is developing a nice little export specialty, which will no doubt replace some of the donations that are no longer coming in.
Working to replace Iran’s supply, along with America and Venezuela. Who is next?
[ArchiveBloomberg] Saudi Arabia’s crucial East-West pipeline that circumvents the Strait of Hormuz is pumping oil at its full capacity of 7 million barrels a day, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Saudi Arabia has rolled out the contingency plan to boost exports through the pipeline to the Red Sea, as the effective closure of the strait due to the Middle East conflict has choked off Gulf oil producers’ main exit route. Flotillas of tankers have redirected to the port of Yanbu to collect the oil, providing an important lifeline for global supply.
Crude exports via Yanbu have now reached 5 million barrels a day and the kingdom is also exporting about 700,000 to 900,000 barrels a day of oil products, according to the person familiar with the Saudi oil industry. Of the 7 million barrels that goes through the pipeline, 2 million are destined for Saudi refineries.
The Yanbu route only partly offsets the hit to supply from shutting Hormuz, through which about 15 million barrels a day of crude shipments passed before the war. But the bypass is one reason oil prices haven’t reached the crisis-level highs of previous supply shocks.
With the Houthis now saying they are entering the war, the concern for the oil market will be that the Red Sea becomes a new front. Still, the Houthis have not given any indication they would attack tankers going through the Red Sea and Bab El-Mandeb strait, and at least for now there’s no sign of action in the area.
I take back what I said to Chancellor Mertz. See here. German industry is taking the initiative to improve Europe’s ability to protect itself.
[IsraelTimes] Report says car giant looking to save 2,300 jobs at embattled Osnabrück factory; some locals worry it could make city a target, while others doubt Dome’s value to Europe "some say" and "others" = a way to weave opposition narrative into a news story without real sources
German automotive giant Volkswagen is in talks with Israeli state-owned defense firm Rafael to convert a struggling car manufacturing plant to produce parts for the Iron Dome, according to a new report, though the city where the plant is located is wrestling with the idea of switching to defense production as it awaits the results of negotiations.
The factory, which is located in the Lower Saxony industrial city of Osnabruck, has been slated to shut down since late 2024, but according to a report in the Financial Times, Rafael and Volkswagen hope to save some 2,300 jobs by converting it, and eventually to sell the Iron Dome system to European governments.
"The aim is to save everybody, maybe even to grow," the report quoted someone familiar with the plans as saying. "The potential is so high. But it’s also an individual decision for the workers if they want to be part of the idea."
According to the FT, citing a second source, the German government is "actively supporting" the plan.
There would be a certain irony to the move, with Volkswagen having its origins as the state-backed automaker of Nazi Germany.
Many in Osnabruck support the idea, including mayoral candidate Robert Alferink of the Social Democrat party: "We need to bring [new] companies to Osnabruck, not just focus on preserving what’s already here."
Alferink conceded that he would prefer the plant remain an automotive factory, though he said anything that creates jobs in the city would be a welcome addition.
Local columnist Thomas Ludwig of the Neue Osnabrucker Zeitung also offered support for the plan, saying anyone interested in Germany’s economic future should follow the talks between Rafael and Volkswagen and "wish the negotiators good luck."
However,
by candlelight every wench is handsome... not everyone in the so-called city of peace backs the idea, as some locals told the FT that they fear the shift toward defense weapons manufacturing could make the city a target of attacks in the future.
"The arms industry is obviously something that has to exist in some way, but it’s also not something you necessarily want right on your doorstep," said one local, Andre Fischer.
Others are also skeptical that European governments would actually buy the Iron Dome systems that would be produced at the plant, with air defense expert Sidharth Kaushal arguing that the short-range rocket interceptors would add "pretty much no value" to defending Western Europa ...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum... from Russia or other adversaries.
The Iron Dome was designed to defend against smaller projectiles fired from a range of around 100 kilometers (60 miles), not against ballistic missiles or long-range drones that Russia could fire.
"We have no need for it in Germany unless the Russians are already at the Oder river," a German defense executive told the FT.
However,
by candlelight every wench is handsome... Kaushal said, the system could be used by Scandinavian or Baltic countries within rocket-firing range of Russia or Belarus, or by Western European militaries to protect expeditionary forces stationed abroad.
One Osnabruck local said that he would have been against the idea of hosting arms manufacturing in the city years ago, but recent global events have made him rethink it.
"Four years ago, I would have been very pacifist in my views and would have said we don’t need this," said Frank Mönter, but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and recent shifts in US foreign policy prompted "a change in my thinking."
Germany already hosts a Rafael plant, which produces Spike missiles for European militaries in a joint venture with German defense giants Diehl Defence and Rheinmetall. Volkswagen already produces military equipment, making military trucks alongside its subsidiary MAN and Rheinmetall.
Under the plans, the Osnabruck plant would make various parts for the Iron Dome, including the trucks that carry the system’s missiles, launchers and generators — though it would not produce the interceptor missiles themselves.
Responding to the initial report, a Volkswagen spokesperson said it was in talks with "various market players" but added that there were "currently no concrete decisions or conclusions regarding the future direction" of the Osnabruck plant.
Regardless of the negotiations between the two companies, employees at the factory would have to agree to the plans, according to a source who said that some may be uncomfortable with shifting to weapons production. If approved, the factory could be switched over to Iron Dome production within 12-18 months, another source said.
Industry is actively pursuing battle lasers, with the US Department of Defense spending **$1 billion annually** on directed energy weapons and major programs like the UK's **DragonFire** (expected in service by 2027) and the US Navy's **HELCAP** and **HELSI** initiatives moving from prototype to deployment. However, widespread adoption faces significant hurdles including **atmospheric interference** (fog, dust, rain), **thermal management** challenges, and the **high cost** of power generation and cooling systems which currently limits their effectiveness against large threats like anti-ship cruise missiles.
While lasers offer **low cost-per-shot** and speed-of-light engagement for counter-drone and short-range defense, they often fail to replace conventional missiles for long-range or all-weather missile defense due to **insufficient power** and the need for prolonged **dwell time** on targets. Many promising systems have historically fallen into the **"valley of death"** between R&D and acquisition because of **engineering integration issues**, **beam coherence** problems, and a lack of consistent transition planning between research programs and operational needs.
* **Power and Size**: High-power lasers require bulky machinery and massive energy storage, making them difficult to integrate into mobile platforms without compromising mobility.
* **Environmental Sensitivity**: Laser beams can be scattered or absorbed by weather conditions, rendering them unreliable in rain, fog, or dusty environments compared to kinetic weapons.
* **Economic Viability**: Current laser systems are often more expensive per unit than existing interceptors for low-volume threats, only becoming cost-effective against high-volume drone swarms.
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[Regnum] The United States has almost completely exhausted its Tomahawk missile stockpiles in the Middle East. This was reported by the Washington Post (WP),citing sources
"The US military has fired more than 850 Tomahawk cruise missiles in the four weeks of the war with Iran," the authors noted.
This rate of precision-guided munition consumption has raised concerns among Pentagon officials. The US military has begun discussions about increasing its missile stockpiles.
It is appalling that this problem has not already been fixed. It is the job of the senior levels to prepare for things like the war China intends to have to displace us as world hegemon.
Sources explained that Washington will likely have to send some missiles from other regions, including the Indo-Pacific, to the Middle East, and also increase their production.
The United States and Israel have been conducting a military operation against Iran since February 28. On March 15, The Telegraph reported that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer refused US President Donald Trump's request to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz, which is blocked by the Iranian army.
But on March 21, the British newspaper Daily Mail reported that the British submarine HMS Anson had arrived in the Arabian Sea. It is surfacing every 24 hours to communicate, awaiting orders to launch Tomahawk missiles against targets in Iran.
The United States mistakenly struck the Shajara Tayiba Girls' School in Minab with a Tomahawk missile. Citing preliminary findings from a U.S. military investigation, The New York Times (NYT) reported that the error was due to outdated intelligence provided by the Defense Intelligence Agency.
They’re discussing the stockpile issue on the Small Wars Journal Facebook page. In my considered opinion, they need to bring in efficiency consultants to look at the production process, identify bottlenecks, and propose detailed improvements. Specifically experts from quality manufacturing powerhouses like Procter & Gamble, Ford Motor Company, and Toyota. Not only did P&G turn their hand to manufacturing bullets during WWII for the American war effort, but when I worked (briefly) at P&G in the 1980s, one of the projects I worked on was to upgrade the formula and manufacturing process of a speciality toothpaste made by a company we had just absorbed. Six months later the formula was somewhat less expensive on the raw material side (without impacting effectiveness) and, as I recall, the manufacturing process put out twice as many tubes of toothpaste per unit time without requiring any upgrades of the equipment, just by having the factory team walk us through their current process.
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as I recall, the manufacturing process put out twice as many tubes of toothpaste per unit time without requiring any upgrades of the equipment, just by having the factory team walk us through their current process
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The need of the Tomahawks decreased as air supremacy was gained. When you have B52s loitering, their employment was not necessary to breach air defense assets.
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1^
Rafael Systems has several operating laser interceptors. Their recent operation, used against projectiles from Hezbollah, is in the 'getting the bugs out, optimizing, trying out options' phase.
For several years, the system will only be used for defense against small rockets and drones.
Eventually its use will expand.
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Open question.
Once the DC have deployed and depleted a vast amount of our military supplies, Intel, and other resources, 7,250+ miles aways from the USA itself.
Wouldn't that be an opportune time for the CCP / Russia / N. Korea and etc to make a move on North/South America?
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Raytheon has a good Lean program. Replenishment will be rapid. If I wanted to set up the most rapid replenishment possible, I would change procurement policy so that sub assemblies at various stages were owned by the government. That would allow for replenishing 1000 immediately and 100 a day after that. That is my guess without see their factory. Kanban and pull systems are wonderful devices. Tax systems, not so much.
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Go ahead and ad the hysteria stamp to it.
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What is Kanban in project management?
That sounds right, Skidmark. The buzzwords then were Total Quality and Six Sigma. The best series of meetings I ever sat quietly in while others did all the work. Absolutely fascinating — every day on that job was an education.
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[REGNUM] Unprecedented tensions are rife in Israel's highest offices. Ziv Agmon, the prime minister's spokesman, resigned amid controversy after an unnamed Israeli politician recently leaked recordings of private conversations with him to the press.
The "scoundrel's archive," as these materials are informally called, contains statements made by the former press secretary over at least the past five years. In them, he said so much that even Benjamin Netanyahu's former intercession couldn't save his career.
On the contrary, it fueled rumors that key management structures are mired in scandals and rapidly losing personnel, with vacant positions increasingly being filled by incompetent but easily manipulated figures. However, Agmon sees himself more as a victim in this story, suffering in the struggle for electoral loyalty.
MR. BIG TONGUE
Agmon was brought to the Prime Minister's office by chance. An influential businessman friend introduced him to the prime minister's wife at a dinner party, and they were impressed by his helpful and accommodating manner, as well as his ability to speak expressively and spontaneously.
This more than compensated for his lack of serious relevant experience and knowledge in the media sphere—in the summer of 2025, the lucky talker received the post of press secretary without a probationary period.
Agmon's name quickly became a byword. He regularly made controversial statements about colleagues and office staff, instilled a "culture of vigilance" (in reality, informing) among his subordinates, and knew no bounds when communicating with the press, abruptly changing the subject and constantly resorting to personal attacks. For this, he quickly earned the telling nickname "Mr. Big Tongue" from the press.
However, he wasn't particularly diligent in his duties as press secretary. And after his appointment as head of the chancery in early February 2026, he began to increasingly ignore the pool, citing "being extremely busy," and quarrel even more intensely with colleagues.
It's only natural that Agmon's figure caused considerable irritation in Israeli political circles, including the ruling Likud party. Many believed he was unsuited to any of his positions. However, the goodwill of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, and his general helpfulness ensured a steady advancement in his career for a time.
I DREAMED OF GETTING A MANDATE
The clouds over Agmon deepened sharply on March 24, when influential Israeli journalist and columnist Amit Segal published a scathing op-ed devoted to him. The lengthy piece, based on "hours of secret audio recordings," cast the prime minister's spokesman in an even more damning light than he had previously appeared.
In private conversations, Agmon criticized a good half of the Knesset members, including those who had facilitated his career advancement and served as Netanyahu's supporters in parliament. The spokesman described most of them as stupid, incompetent embezzlers.
His current boss also got his share of criticism. In a conversation with an unidentified interlocutor, Agmon called Netanyahu a "living dead man," "dead weight," and "politically impotent"—including hinting that his unhealthy fixation on his own image and cabinet intrigues were partly responsible for the failures of Israel's defense in the initial stages of the conflict with Hamas.
Allegedly, several days before the start of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, the Prime Minister ignored warnings from Egypt, believing that these were merely “the machinations of liberals.”
All the senior people ignored the warnings. In those days they still thought Hamas was trainable. All Israel — except the professional protesters — know better now
It's noteworthy that Agmon openly sympathized with the opposition, speaking particularly complimentarily of the informal leader of the "Angry Patriots," former Defense Minister Benny Gantz, in whose party he "dreamed of winning a mandate." Such sentiments were expressed, including when Agmon was already serving as Netanyahu's press secretary and had become part of his inner circle.
"THE UNWITTING VICTIM"
However, squabbles between high-ranking officials and hidden sympathies for rivals are commonplace in modern Israel. They are even partly accepted as part of political culture. And given the controversial press secretary's reputation, such attacks would have surprised few—and would likely have passed without consequence.
Agmon's undoing was something else: his intolerance of "newcomers." A good half of his "scoundrel's archive" consists of racist and xenophobic statements, caustic jokes, and offensive comments bordering on offensiveness directed at African repatriates. Agmon systematically expressed disdain for "inferior Jews," and even used the word "Moroccan" as a slur when describing his opponents.
His family is from Morocco, so he knows whereof he speaks.
The disdainful attitude toward Mizrahi (Middle Eastern and African immigrants) by Ashkenazim (Western Europeans) is an extremely sensitive issue in Israeli society, one that Israeli politicians are reluctant to discuss publicly, especially on the eve of elections.
True. But the strength of Likud is its strong showing among Mizrahi voters, and he is one of them.
Agmon, in turn, gave the parliamentary opposition a powerful propaganda trump card by casually mentioning that "many in his circle (judging by the context, in the Likud party) think the same." Most importantly, he seriously undermined Netanyahu: his opponents had repeatedly accused him of intolerance toward African Jews, who form part of his electorate, but they couldn't muster any evidence. The "Scoundrel's Archive" solved that problem.
After the uproar, Agmon had no choice but to resign and leave all his positions at once. At that point, his total tenure in the office was barely eight months, setting a new internal record.
In his farewell speech, Agmon declared that he considered the incident a "coordinated attack" on the prime minister and his entourage, and himself an "unwitting victim" and "scapegoat." Nevertheless, the now-former Netanyahu associate promised that he would continue to "serve as a valiant ambassador of Israel," but in civilian life. However, his colleagues did not appreciate such "selflessness" and considered what had happened to him a "natural end."
PERSONNEL SHORTAGE
Agmon's resignation has drawn attention to the deepening crisis not only within the prime minister's press service, but also within government structures as a whole.
Following the high-profile dismissal, at least three key positions remained vacant: chief of staff, press secretary, and head of the Security Council. The first two were filled by the departing Agmon, while the third (labeled "acting") was controlled by Gil Reich.
The latter replaced Tzachi Hanegbi in November 2025, whom Netanyahu dismissed with a black mark for criticizing the Gaza operation. However, Reich also does not plan to remain in office for long and will leave the Security Council on July 1. Netanyahu is lobbying for his trusted confidant, Nevo Katz, as an alternative, but he is not everyone's cup of tea and is unlikely to last long in such an important position.
In addition, Military Secretary Roman Hoffman is counting down the days until the transfer: he will be taking over the position of director of the Mossad intelligence service in the summer of 2026, but has not yet decided on a successor.
Other former Chancellery heavyweights, such as former media figure Omer Dostri and former Chancellery chief Tzachi Braverman, were sidelined due to suspicions of lobbying for Qatar (the so-called "Qatargate").
This scandal has wiped out more of Netanyahu's confidantes than all the previous ones. And although one of the "Qatargate" figures, Yonatan Urich, was finally able to return to work in the chancery recently, his return does little to improve the situation.
Netanyahu enters the election cycle with a weakened and depleted team, consisting of only a few experienced officials. Overall, this creates good opportunities to attract fresh blood, especially for positions requiring energy and decisiveness.
However, the prime minister's inner circle is filled with pessimism and fears that new "Agmons" will take over the vacant seats, which will not add to the ratings of either the prime minister or his Likud party.
Israeli politics is a hardball game. They’ll get over it and come out swinging.
[TurkiyeToday] Türkiye's 20 newbuild Eurofighter Typhoon jets will arrive in Tranche 4+ configuration, armed with the Leonardo ECRS Mk 0 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, a system that will initially outpace even the UK's own radar upgrade timeline, Janes has reported.
The configuration details emerged alongside a GBP 2.6 billion ($3.44 billion) training and technical support deal signed in London on March 25.
The radar and configuration choices will define how Türkiye's newest NATO-compatible combat fleet integrates with allied air forces, reshaping the eastern Mediterranean air power balance as Ankara simultaneously develops its indigenous KAAN fifth-generation fighter.
WHAT TRANCHE 4+ STANDARD MEANS FOR TÜRKIYE'S EUROFIGHTER FLEET
A source with knowledge of the program, speaking to Janes on condition of anonymity, outlined the standard and configuration for the 20 aircraft ordered by Türkiye for GBP 5.4 billion in October 2025.
With deliveries to the Turkish Air Force (TurAF) set to commence in 2030, the most advanced Eurofighter standard available at that time will be the Tranche 4+, effectively the Tranche 5 minus the Long Term Evolution (LTE) package, according to the source.
As the deal is a government-to-government arrangement between Türkiye and the U.K., the source indicated the configuration should be largely common between the two countries where possible.
WHY ECRS MK 0 RADAR, NOT MK 2, TO EQUIP TURKISH JETS FIRST
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) plans to equip 40 of its Typhoons with the ECRS Mk 2 AESA radar from 2030 at the earliest, meaning the system will likely not be ready in time for the initial Turkish airframes.
The Turkish jets will therefore initially come with the ECRS Mk 0 AESA radar.
The radar revelation came as Turkish National Defense Minister Yasar Guler and British Defense Secretary John Healey signed the GBP 2.6 billion training and support contract in London.
The agreement focuses on technical and logistical support for the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft under the Eurofighter Typhoon Project, according to a statement from Türkiye's Ministry of National Defense (MoND).
[Breitbart] The United States has for the first time deployed autonomous, uncrewed drone speedboats in active combat operations against Iran, introducing a low-cost, asymmetric naval capability that officials say has already logged hundreds of hours patrolling key waterways under Operation Epic Fury.
Capt. Tim Hawkins, a spokesman for U.S. Central Command, confirmed to Reuters on Thursday that the vessels — known as Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Craft, or GARC — have been deployed for maritime patrols as part of the campaign.
“U.S. forces continue to employ unmanned systems in the Middle East region, including surface drone assets like the GARC,” Hawkins told the outlet, adding that the platform has “successfully logged over 450 underway hours and more than 2,200 nautical miles during maritime patrols in support of Operation Epic Fury.”
The deployment marks the first acknowledged use of uncrewed surface vessels by the United States in an active conflict, underscoring a broader shift toward autonomous systems designed to operate at a fraction of the cost of traditional naval platforms while expanding surveillance and strike capabilities.
The vessels, built by Maryland-based BlackSea Technologies, are designed for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions, but can also support mine countermeasures, communications relay, anti-submarine warfare, and the deployment of aerial and underwater drones.
Each craft can reach speeds exceeding 40 knots and carry payloads of up to 1,000 pounds, according to manufacturer specifications, offering a flexible platform capable of supporting a wide range of maritime operations at an estimated cost of roughly $250,000 per vessel — a fraction of the roughly $2 billion price tag of a U.S. Navy destroyer.
Officials have not indicated that the drone boats have been used in offensive strike roles, though their design allows for adaptation into expendable, one-way attack systems increasingly seen in modern conflicts.
The Navy has maintained a growing unmanned presence in the region for years, including through its Bahrain-based Task Force 59 under the U.S. Fifth Fleet, which focuses on integrating autonomous platforms and artificial intelligence into maritime operations.
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🚨 OPERATION EPIC FURY - REVIEW
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) operation against Iran.
As of March 28, 2026:
• 11,000+ targets struck
• 11,000+ combat flights conducted
• 150+ Iranian vessels damaged or destroyed
Targets include:
• IRGC headquarters and intelligence sites
• Command and control centers
• Integrated air defense systems
• Ballistic missile and drone production sites
• Missile launch and storage facilities
• Military communications infrastructure
• Naval assets and anti-ship missile sites
U.S. assets deployed:
Air: B-1, B-2, B-52 bombers
F-15, F-16, F-18, F-22, F-35 fighter jets
Electronic warfare and reconnaissance aircraft
Cargo and refueling aircraft
MQ-9 drones
[IsraelTimes] US VP says Washington will keep war going ‘for a little while longer’ to ensure Islamic Republic is truly ‘neutered’; Israel strikes HQ of Iranian naval weapons and ship producer
The Israel Defense Forces assessed on Saturday that it would finish targeting nearly all of Iran’s key military industry sites in the coming days, as the war hit its one-month anniversary, and Vice President JD Vance suggested that Washington would soon begin winding down its fight against the Islamic Theocratic Republic.
The remarks came against a backdrop of heavy Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... s over Iran, which the IDF said had targeted, among other things, the headquarters of the regime’s Marine Industries Organization, tasked with the production of naval weapons and vessels.
IDF front man Effie Defrin said at a presser on Saturday evening that "within a few days" the military would finish targeting all of the "critical" assets of Iran’s military production industries.
"This means we will destroy most of the military production capabilities, and it will take the regime a long time to restore them," he said.
Iran’s defense industry is extensive, with numerous military bodies and private companies manufacturing weapon systems — or components — including ballistic missiles, air defenses, naval weapons, cyber capabilities, and even spy satellites.
The Israeli Air Force has so far targeted thousands of assets of Iran’s military industry amid the war, or around 70 percent, and the IDF assessed that it is now close to having targeted around 90% of the key sites used to develop weapons that threaten Israel.
’A LITTLE WHILE LONGER’
Like Defrin, Vance suggested in remarks published Saturday that Washington was close to completing the goals it set out for the joint offensive on Iran.
The vice president addressed the war in a conversation with conservative political commentator Benny Johnson on his podcast "The Benny Show."
The war, he said, would continue for "A little while longer," with the goal being to "neuter" the Islamic "for a very, very long time."
He said the US had "accomplished the vast majority of our military projects," and claimed that one could even argue the objectives had actually already been met.
"The president’s going to keep at it for a little while longer to ensure that once we leave, we don’t have to do this again for a very, very long time," Vance said, in a rare acknowledgement that the military gains made by the US will not be permanent.
"This country is threatening us in all these ways. They’re still trying to build a nuclear weapon. We need to neuter them for a very, very long time, and that’s the purpose," he added.
Asked by Johnson about the rising gas prices due to the war, Vance acknowledged the issue, but called it a "very temporary reaction to what is going to ultimately be a short-term conflict."
"We’re not interested in being 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 spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate JewsZionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol... a year down the road or two years down the road. We’re taking care of business. We’re going to be out of there soon, and gas prices are going to come back down," he stressed.
ANOTHER BLOW TO IRAN’S NAVAL CAPABILITIES
As the war entered its second month on Saturday, the IDF said that the Air Force had targeted the headquarters of Iran’s Marine Industries Organization overnight.
It said the MIO headquarters, located in Tehran, was responsible for "research, development, and production of a wide range of naval weaponry, including surface and sub-surface vessels, manned and unmanned equipment, as well as engines and weapons."
The strike was carried out following intelligence provided by the Naval Intelligence Division, the military said, adding that it "deepens the damage to the Iranian terror regime’s naval capabilities, with a particular impact on its ability to produce advanced maritime weapons."
The IDF said it also struck other sites used by Iran to develop weapons and air defense systems during the wave of strikes.
It was the latest blow to Iran’s naval operations, after the IDF announced on Thursday that the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, Adm. Alireza Tangsiri, had been killed in an airstrike.
Later on Saturday, the IDF said it had completed another "extensive" wave of strikes in Tehran, targeting dozens of Iranian regime infrastructure sites.
It said further details on the targets would be provided at a later point.
Separately on Saturday, the Saudi Al Arabiya news outlet reported that an Iranian nuclear scientist had been killed in a strike several days ago in northern Iran.
The nuclear scientist, named by the outlet as Mohammed Reza Kia, was killed along with his wife in a strike in the Kiashahr district, it said.
Kia specialized in nuclear physics and atomic engineering, the report said, and he was associated with several government nuclear research institutions.
An IRGC commander and a commander in the Basij paramilitary force were both killed in the same strike, Al Arabiya reported.
’POWERLESS’
Amid the repeated waves of airstrikes, an AFP journalist in Tehran reported intense explosions and a plume of black smoke overnight.
On Saturday evening, another wave of blasts rang out in the capital for several minutes, with no immediate word on what was targeted.
"I miss a peaceful night’s sleep," an artist in Tehran told AFP, saying the previous night’s strikes were "so intense it felt like all of Tehran was shaking."
"We are powerless to change a government that kills, and we don’t want this war either. We just want a normal, simple life."
Israel launched its campaign against Iran, alongside the US, to degrade the Iranian regime’s military capabilities, distance threats posed by Iran — including its nuclear and ballistic missile programs — and "create the conditions" for the Iranian people to topple the regime, the military and other Israeli leaders have said.
Since the war began on February 28, 16 Israeli civilians and foreign nationals have been killed in Israel in Iranian ballistic missile attacks, along with four Paleostinians in the West Bank.
More than 450 ballistic missiles have been launched from Iran at Israel in that time, with the military reporting an interception rate of 92 percent of attacks heading for populated areas and key infrastructure.
The Israeli Air Force, at the same time, has conducted hundreds of waves of strikes in Iran, dropping over 13,000 bombs on Iranian regime and military sites, including air defense systems, ballistic missile launchers, weapon production sites, nuclear facilities, and various headquarters.
The IDF has estimated that some 5,000 Iranian soldiers have been killed in Israeli strikes, along with tens of thousands more maimed, many of them members of the internal security forces and Basij paramilitary force.
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IDF attacking Iran's military and steel industries, which generate billions of dollars “The systematic destruction of Iranian industries will place the terrorist regime at a significant decision point the day after. They will have to mobilize all of the country’s resources to rebuild what we have destroyed. The Iranians still have no idea how militarily exposed they have been left after the operation,” a senior Israeli Air Force official said.
Updated with video: Iran’s drone & ballistic missile city & tunnels inside the 500m deep granite mountain in south of Yazd are still untouched, US and Israeli military bombs have been unable to destroy it. Here’s why. Kurd Alarm reported via Telegram: https://t.co/XU3JU5sB0apic.twitter.com/UJAxXNHMRm
Iran’s drone & ballistic missile city & tunnels inside the 500m deep granite mountain in south of Yazd are still untouched, US and Israeli military bombs have been unable to destroy it.
Since the early 1990s… What could it intended for other than the nuclear bomb program they adamantly insisted they weren’t working on the entire time? How much of the latest improvements are the usual vapourware? And how sure are they that Mossad was not involved at every stage of the proceedings, quite possibly heading the more recent ones?
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as of morning local time today (29March) the Yazd site is still functioning but it is not untouched
the IDF and USA have been hitting the exit shafts trying to functionally entomb the facility as well as hitting any launchers that get into the open. This has reduced the offensive capacity of the Yazd but has not ended it.
The Yazd has equipment that is used to clear the exits after a strike.
The Yazd is currently able to support, 3-10 missile launches a day or so.
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Hit it harder. Let em choke on their own CO2 and missile fuel
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