[FOX] Authorities said the broader investigation has included more than 100 interviews, over 30 search warrants and a review of more than 4 million messages.
"Our investigation shows that the individual had multiple opportunities to come forward to law enforcement and alert us of these deliberate actions, and the failure to do so must have consequences," FBI Charlotte Special Agent in Charge Reid Davis said.
A 17-year-old North Carolina girl has been charged with murder by aiding and abetting after allegedly recording a livestream of the deadly San Diego mosque shooting and sharing the attackers’ manifesto.
Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O’Neill said Monday that the teenager, identified as Sarah L. Santiago in court records, was indicted on three murder counts and one conspiracy count, according to The Associated Press.
Although she was across the country during the May 18 attack, she allegedly recorded and helped distribute the attackers’ livestream and published their manifesto.
"She disseminated that information. And she published their manifesto," O'Neill said.
Caleb Vazquez, 18, and Cain Clark, 17, stormed the Islamic Center of San Diego armed and intending to kill people inside, according to authorities.
The gunmen killed three men — Amin Abdullah, Nadir Awad and Mansour Kaziha — who confronted them and helped prevent further bloodshed.
The attackers later died by suicide in a vehicle nearby, police said.
Authorities said the mosque was one target in a broader attack plan.
"Their plan that day was to commit mass murders not only at the mosque, but to follow up at a local Jewish temple. And finally, at a predominantly African-American high school there in town," O'Neill said.
A trifecta.
The indictment alleges Santiago agreed before the attack to record and distribute the gunmen’s livestream and publish their manifesto. She is also accused of buying a patch bearing a white-supremacist symbol for one of the attackers to wear during the shooting, The Associated Press reported.
O’Neill said Santiago could face charges in North Carolina even though she was not physically present in California.
"She didn't have to be in California, she's in our jurisdiction," O'Neill said. "And today, a grand jury indicted her and held her responsible for her actions leading up to that disastrous day in May."
O’Neill noted that North Carolina law allows a 17-year-old accused of such conduct to be treated as an adult.
Update from the NY Post at 4:30 p.m. EDT, courtesy of Skidmark in comments, added for future searchability:
The 17-year-old girl charged over the deadly Islamic Center of San Diego massacre has been identified as North Carolina student Sarah Lindsey Santiago.
Prosecutors allege she agreed before the attack to livestream the massacre, distribute the recording publicly and release the gunmen’s manifesto.
#1
Up Front Question: Given the careful LEO wording. Did she Prior knowledge, or just Timely knowledge?
So I see a serious deep discussion coming on uncovering, reporting, vs murder by aiding and abetting.
I also noted it stated she became aware (via I-Net comm) and grabbed their manifesto and published it before it could be pulled from public view. As has become the repeated usual Gov/MSM retraction process to keeping the public in the dark. (eg. Tyrannies murdering fellow students and groups)
With that said... Murder by any one, or any group is wrong.
#3
I added a name search on Mr. Vazquez for you, Mike. Here are my nores on the young gentlemen:
… internet-radicalized Jew-hating, women-hating, white supremacist incels Cain Clark, 17, and Caleb Vazquez, 18, even though Mr. Vazquez was Hispanic — and autistic, as it happens. I’m not sure which killed the other in a murder-suicide. It looks like they planned an extended killing spree, using the mosque attack to work out the bugs in their technique.
Mr. Clark, incidentally, had been a wrestler in high school.
[GaroweOnline] Ottoman Turkish F-16 fighter jets carried out Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... s near Basra in Somalia's Middle Shabelle region, where government forces have been battling al-Shabaab ... the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord... for about a week, local sources said.
The strikes targeted positions along the riverbank in Basra, around 35 kilometres (22 miles) northwest of the capital Mogadishu. Local sources reported heavy casualties, including deaths and injuries, although the number of casualties has not been independently verified.
Somali government forces have been conducting military operations around Basra and other parts of Middle Shabelle for a week in an effort to push al-Shabaab away from strategic areas along the river.
There was no immediate official statement from the Somali or Ottoman Turkish governments confirming the strikes, their targets or the number of casualties.
The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor... has significantly expanded its military and strategic presence in Somalia in recent years. Ankara opened its TURKSOM military training facility in Mogadishu in 2017, where thousands of Somali soldiers have received training, strengthening defence ties between the two countries.
The two countries have also deepened cooperation in maritime security, infrastructure and natural resources, including agreements on the exploration and development of Somalia's oil and gas reserves.
The reported use of Ottoman Turkish F-16s in operations near Mogadishu underlines the growing scope of Ankara's military role in Somalia.
Le JNIM affirme avoir pris le contrôle, ce lundi 31 août 2026 à la mi-journée, d’une position de la milice Dozo Dan Na Ambassagou dans le village de Ningari, l’une des principales localités du pays Dogon, dans la région de Mopti.
JNIM claims to have taken control, on Monday, August 31, 2026, at midday, of a position held by the Dozo Dan Na Ambassagou militia in the village of Ningari, one of the main localities in the Dogon country, in the Mopti region.
This attack comes as the leader of Dan Na Ambassagou calls on his fighters to resist JNIM and urges villages not to sign agreements with the group, despite the weakening of the militias in the face of its assaults.
This week, several Dozo Dan Na Ambassagou militias affiliated with the Malian army have laid down their arms in several localities in Macina and Dogon country in favor of JNIM. Dozens of villages are said to have done the same, amid the rising power of JNIM and the weakening of the Malian army and its militias in recent months.
Things are getting ever more interesting in that part of the world.
Troops neutralise two notorious terrorist kingpins in Katsina
By Zagazola Makama
Troops of Sector 2, Operation Fansan Yamma, have neutralised two high-profile terrorist kingpins during an intelligence-led dawn operation in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State.… pic.twitter.com/xND0brCj2e
Troops neutralise two notorious terrorist kingpins in Katsina
By Zagazola Makama
Troops of Sector 2, Operation Fansan Yamma, have neutralised two high-profile terrorist kingpins during an intelligence-led dawn operation in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State.
Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the operation was conducted in the early hours of Monday, Aug. 31, following credible intelligence on the hideout of key members of a terrorist syndicate operating in the area.
The troops reportedly engaged the terrorists with superior firepower after making contact with the enclave, resulting in the neutralisation of two prominent figures within the group.
Those killed were identified as Hamisu, alias Mamiyo, a prominent gunrunner and second-in-command to notorious terrorist commander Kachalla Muhammadu Filani, and Umar Bocho, a high-ranking lieutenant within the same syndicate.
[IsraelTimes] The United Arab Emirates says it has dealt with a drone over its territorial waters coming from Iran, after Tehran claimed an attack on a US base in the Gulf country.
“The Ministry of Defense announced that the UAE Air Force responded to a UAV detected over the country’s territorial waters, approaching from Iran,” the ministry says in a statement on X.
[IsraelTimes] The Iranian military says it attacked the United Arab Emirates’ Al Minhad Air Base with drones early this morning, Iranian state TV reports, citing a statement from the army.
The army says the attack targeted locations where US forces and helicopters were stationed at the base.
It says the attack was in response to the killing of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Iranian civilians on Larak Island.
[EuroNews ht Wretchard] IED's? Rockets? WTF?
According to media reports, a key installation near the Jänschwalde coal plant in Brandenburg was repeatedly targeted with rockets, which emergency crews later found and defused.
Several improvised explosive devices were found at a substation near a coal-fired power plant in Germany on Tuesday and several power lines were damaged, police and a grid operator said.
Operator 50Hertz said there was a "brief interruption of service" but all lines are now back in operation at the Preilack substation, which distributes power from the nearby Jänschwalde power plant.
Police said no one was hurt.
The apparent aim was to trigger a large-scale power outage in the area around the nearby coal-fired power plant. According to initial findings, however, this did not happen.
The Cottbus police directorate stated that the police headquarters in Potsdam had taken over communications regarding the incident. The Brandenburg Interior Ministry also referred enquiries there.
There was initially no official statement from the police or from the grid operator 50Hertz, which runs the substation.
The Turnow/Preilack substation is located in the municipality of Turnow-Preilack in the Spree-Neiße district of Brandenburg. The facility is an important hub in the Lausitz power grid and is connected to the nearby Jänschwalde coal-fired power plant.
Police have found several explosive devices near the Jänschwalde power station in the eastern German state of Brandenburg, according to media reports on Tuesday.
The devices were discovered at an electrical substation in Turnow-Preilack, southeast of Berlin, after potential damage to a power line was detected at around 8 a.m. on Tuesday, police said.
"Evidence is being secured," a police spokeswoman said. "Bomb disposal experts are on site."
Police added that there was no immediate danger to the public and that no one was hurt.
The Brandenburg state criminal police office has taken over the investigation of the incident.
Grid operator 50Hertz said "as yet unidentified perpetrators are believed to have caused damage to several power lines" in the transmission grid.
It added that there was a brief power cut but all power lines were back in operation and the general electricity supply was never affected.
Further details were not immediately available.
The apparent attempted attack comes after several incidents targeting power supply in the greater Berlin area.
In January, suspected far-left extremists set fire to high-voltage power lines near a power station in southwest Berlin, causing power cuts to 45,000 homes.
A hint that someone thinks this also might be Antifa/Black Bloc rather than jihadis, or it wouldn’t have been mentioned. The January attack was claimed by the Antifa environmentalist group Vulkangruppe (Volcano Group), which has claimed eleven arson attacks under various names in the Berlin area since 2011. They seem to have a thing for electricity infrastructure, Tesla, and setting things on fire. The current attack is a bit far afield for them, but appears reasonably consistent at first glance. Perhaps someone went on vacation or a connection was inspired to join in the fun. Preliminary assessment of Antifa.
In March 2024, a group set fire to a large electricity pylon needed to supply the Tesla factory in Grünheide near Berlin. That caused a halt in production for several days.
[Rudaw] An Iraqi court has sentenced a key suspect to 15 years in prison under the country's anti-terrorism law in connection with the abduction of American journalist Shelly Kittleson in Baghdad earlier this year, a case the US linked to the Iran-backed Kata'ib Hezbollah gang.
The Central Criminal Court in Baghdad on Sunday sentenced "the convict - Amir Rahim Jabbar Lazem - to fifteen years in prison" pursuant to Iraq's Anti-Terrorism Law "for the crime of kidnapping the complainant - Shelly Renee Kittleson of American nationality - on March 31, 2026, in the al-Saadoun area" in the Iraqi capital, read a copy of the ruling obtained by Rudaw.
The court noted that the convict's detention period from early April to late August "shall be deducted from the sentence" and further preserved Kittleson's right to "claim compensation before the civil courts after the judgment becomes final."
In a statement on X, Kittleson said Lazem was convicted for "being one of several gunnies who took me hostage in Baghdad on March 31," expressing gratitude to the Iraqi judiciary "for its attention to my case, as well as to all those who helped get me out alive."
"Thank you from the very depths of my being," she added.
Kittleson was kidnapped in late March in broad daylight from Saadoun Street in central Baghdad.
Reports from Iraqi security officials and surveillance footage showed four men in civilian clothes kidnapping her near the Paleostine Hotel, triggering a high-speed pursuit by security forces.
An eyewitness at the scene then told Rudaw that "three people surrounded her [Kittleson] and one of them grabbed her from behind." Mohammed Abdullah added, "she kept screaming, then the second person came closer and she was trapped between them. The driver then started the car and took her."
Kittleson's abduction quickly prompted international reactions, with the US State Department announcing it was working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to locate and rescue her.
Dylan Johnson, the US Assistant Secretary of State for Global Public Affairs, confirmed the abduction, stating that "an individual with ties to the Iranian-aligned militia group Kata'ib Hezbollah believed to be involved in the kidnapping has been taken into custody by Iraqi authorities."
The US embassy in Baghdad around that time censured the Iraqi government for having "not prevented terrorist attacks in or from Iraqi territory," warning that Iran-aligned gangs "may claim to be associated with the Iraqi government" and could "carry identification indicating they are Iraqi babus government employees" while carrying out attacks.
[IsraelTimes] Israeli soldiers are filmed ordering Palestinians in the Old City of Hebron to close their shops for the day, as the IDF secured a weekly march of settlers through the flashpoint southern West Bank city.
A left-wing activist filming the incident is heard asking one of the IDF soldiers why troops pointed their weapon at Palestinian children.
The soldier claims the children were throwing stones and calls them “terrorists,” as he orders the activist to move out of his way in order to clear the area ahead of the settler march.
Meanwhile, a right-wing journalist accuses the activist who filmed the clip of trying to provoke the soldiers in order to make them look bad in front of the international press.
The IDF does not respond to a request for comment on why a march by settlers warrants shutting down Palestinian shops in Hebron on a weekly basis.
Could it be something like Arabs can move freely through Jewish communities, but Jews can only safely go into Arab communities if they have armed guards?
Hebron is a contested city that is home to the Tomb of the Patriarchs, a site considered holy to Muslims, Christians and Jews. Hundreds of hardline settlers live in fortified enclaves under military protection in the heart of a city of more than 200,000 Palestinians.
A military source tells The Times of Israel that the troops were acting in order to prevent clashes between settlers and Palestinians.
Of course there was more to the story than just bad Israelis misbehaving.
[IsraelTimes] IDF troops attempted to stop some 25 Israeli settlers who entered the central West Bank village of al-Mughayyir last night, according to a military official.
The official says troops were dispatched to the scene and dispersed the settlers, but several Palestinians then arrived and hurled stones.
They say soldiers returned fire, hitting several of the Palestinians. The Palestinian Red Crescent said last night that it had treated four who were hit by live fire.
Troops later left the scene after they saw that both the Israelis and Palestinians had dispersed, according to the military official.
היווה איום מיידי: צה"ל חיסל מפקד אספקה ותחזוקה בארגון הטרור חמאס
צה"ל תקף במרחב צברה שבעיר עזה מוקדם יותר היום וחיסל את המחבל עמר מוחמד רושדי סראג, מפקד בפלוגת האספקה והתחזוקה של העיר עזה בארגון הטרור חמאס >> pic.twitter.com/mxdzgtcEbt
Immediate Threat Eliminated: IDF Kills Hamas Terror Organization's Supply and Maintenance Commander
The IDF struck a target in the Gaza City area earlier today and eliminated the terrorist Omar Muhammad Rushdi Saraj, a commander in the supply and maintenance company of Gaza City in the Hamas terror organization.
[IsraelTimes] Israeli airstrikes killed five people in Gaza City, a hospital and first responders say, while the Israeli military says it targeted terror operatives.
Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City said this morning it received two bodies “following an Israeli airstrike that targeted the entrance of a residential building near the municipal park in Gaza City.”
Later, the hospital said it received three additional bodies and several wounded “as a result of an Israeli drone strike that targeted a civilian car in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood, southwest of Gaza City.”
The civil defense, which operates as a rescue service under Hamas’s authority, confirmed the toll in the two strikes to AFP.
Images shared by the civil defense showed workers inspecting the car targeted in the second strike, which was completely destroyed and reduced to a blackened shell of warped metal, with a crowd of bystanders gathered around it.
When contacted by The Times of Israel, the Israeli military says the strikes targeted “terrorists,” with further details to be provided later.
[IsraelTimes] Iranian courts have issued death sentences for two women charged over anti-government protests in January, rights groups say, as Tehran ramps up executions of people arrested in the demonstrations.
The two women were sentenced in separate cases, but both were related to incidents in the central city of Isfahan, which was a hub of the nationwide protest activity that peaked on the nights of January 8 and 9.
Against the backdrop of the war with the United States, Iran has already executed 29 men on charges related to the demonstrations, according to the Norway-based NGO Iran Human Rights (IHR).
So far, no woman has been executed over the unrest, although Iran has hanged at least 16 women this year on other charges, per IHR.
Taraneh Rahimi, 20, was sentenced to death along with nine men over incidents during the protests in a square in Isfahan that saw two people killed, including a member of the security forces, the Norway-based Hengaw group and US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) say.
Other defendants in the case were given sentences of up to 36 years in prison, including Taraneh’s sister Romina, they add.
“Defendants’ lawyers did not have access to a substantial portion of the case file and objected that they had not been given sufficient time to review the documents and evidence,” HRANA says.
In the other case, Leila Abolhasani, a 43-year-old mother of two teenagers, was convicted by a court in Isfahan of setting fire to a store during the protests, the Dadban legal affairs monitor and HRANA say.
Her relatives have denied the accusation, saying she was only present at the scene and was filming the burning store, the groups say.
But she was convicted on the capital charge of “waging war against God”. The case has been sent to the Supreme Court for review.
[Rudaw] Iranian authorities have sentenced 10 protesters to death and six others to a combined 256 years of imprisonment over January demonstrations, as the head of the judiciary warned on Monday that anyone who dared to protest against the state would be dealt with “decisively.”
According to information obtained by US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency HRANA, 16 individuals were detained in the city of Isfahan over the killing of a member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in a case known as the “Isfahan Shohada Square,” during protests in January over the worsening economic situation and devaluation of the currency which spread nationwide.
The 16 individuals were arrested on charges including “enmity against God” through carrying bladed weapons, “destruction of public property,” “assembly and collusion,” and “propaganda against the regime.” The Isfahan Revolutionary Court sentenced 10 citizens to death and 11 years in prison each, while the other six defendants received prison sentences ranging from 16 to 36 years totaling 256 years of imprisonment.
The nature of the defendants’ alleged connection to the deaths of the two individuals remains unclear and the indictment against the 16 defendants does not include any specific charges related to the killings. Instead, the case has focused mainly on other charges.
During the hearing, no evidence was presented that specifically pointed towards the defendants’ role, participation or involvement in the deaths of the two individuals, the rights group said.
Ahmadreza Saeedi, one of the defendants, told the judges that he had been subjected to torture during interrogation. He alleged that the investigator assigned to the case used an electric shock device to injure his neck and genitals.
Protests ensued in late December first instigated by shopkeepers and bazaar merchants in Tehran and swiftly spread beyond markets and commercial centers to encompass students, the general public, activists, and social groups, becoming one of the largest protest movements of recent years.
Iranian authorities claimed that over 100 members of the security forces were also killed during the demonstrations in which the IRGC and security forces responded with deadly crackdowns and gunned down tens of thousands of protesters, while thousands more were arrested or summoned by security agencies.
HRANA, which adopted a methodology centered on documenting “minimum verifiable cases” through February 2026, places verified protestor fatalities at 6,488 and confirmed arrests at 53,777, with additional verification hampered primarily by authorities having restricted communication via threats to medical personnel as well as an internet blackout for over a week across the country during the protests.
Iran has executed 524 individuals in the first eight months of this year, according to Norway-based Iran Human Rights, compared to the total number of executions last year, which stood at 1,639.
On Monday, head of the judiciary Mohseni Ejei made explicit threats and warned of a “firm response” to the “enemy and its mercenaries,” saying that the judiciary would act “more decisively than ever” in prosecuting anyone undermining the “security of the people and the country,” citing “enemy” efforts to “create unrest.”
Iranian authorities have used executions since the 1979 Islamic Revolution in what rights groups describe as a tactic to intimidate and spread fear in the public, quell protests, and suppress dissent.
Since the crackdown on protesters in January, rights groups have reported a rise in arbitrary detentions, enforced disappearances, torture, and executions, which has raised concerns internationally among rights groups as well as the UN.
[IsraelTimes] State TV claims ‘outlaw groups’ launched attacks, as Druze-affiliated group accuses government forces of firing mortal shells and machine guns toward civilians
Clashes with local gangs in Syria’s Druze-majority province of Sweida left 10 government security personnel maimed, state media reported Tuesday.
The unrest, which took place on Monday, came after two non-combatants were killed in similar festivities west of Sweida city, according to two local security sources.
Syrian state television ... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe?
, citing the Internal Security Command in Sweida province, said the number of maimed personnel had risen to 10 after "outlaw groups" targeted points in the Tal Hadid area and the Walgha axis.
State media had previously reported that four were maimed "while confronting attacks by outlaw groups in the western countryside of Sweida."
Sweida city and other parts of the southern province are under the control of local gangs and constitute the last areas outside the power of Syria’s new authorities, who are seeking to extend their rule across the entire country after toppling longtime ruler Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad Scourge of Qusayr... in 2024.
Among those groups is the so-called National Guard, which is affiliated with Druze Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri.
In a statement Monday night, the group accused government forces of "firing a number of mortar shells and indiscriminately firing 23mm machine guns... with the aim of harming civilians," adding that a child was maimed as a result.
The group said it was "responding to the sources of fire with appropriate means."
Government forces and Druze gangs had been exchanging fire since Saturday night, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Sunday.
A Druze security source told AFP on condition of anonymity that a shell launched Sunday from a government-controlled area "targeted the outskirts of the city of Sweida, striking a tractor and killing two people on board, the driver and a woman who was with him."
Tensions have been high in Sweida since festivities between Druze and government-aligned forces last year led to some of the worst communal violence since the fall of Assad. Those festivities also prompted a response from Israel, which launched Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... s on southern Syria and Damascus with the stated aim of forcing the withdrawal of forces that attacked Druze civilians.
The IDF strikes came amid fierce outrage from Israel’s Druze minority, whose leaders urged the government to further involve itself in the fighting in order to protect their Syrian brethren.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[Regnum] A supertanker struck two mines in the southern Strait of Hormuz while attempting to use a route the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has deemed illegal. The IRGC reported this on August 31.
The incident occurred on the morning of August 31. According to preliminary information, the vessel struck two mines.
"The IRGC Navy once again warns that vessels violating safe passage regulations through the Strait of Hormuz will face precisely this fate. Compliance with the IRGC Navy's rules for transit and navigation within the Strait is mandatory," Fars news agency quotes the IRGC as saying.
Information about the ship's owners, its cargo and destination is not provided.
On August 11, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei announced that Tehran, through intermediaries, had conveyed to Washington the conditions for opening the Strait of Hormuz. These include a cessation of hostilities in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, as well as the unfreezing of Iranian assets.
🚫 CLAIM: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claims that a supertanker passing through the southern route of the Strait of Hormuz struck two mines and was brought to a complete stop. This is FALSE.
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[Regnum] US President Donald Trump admitted the possibility of continued American military strikes on Iranian territory. He made the statement on August 31 while speaking to reporters at the White House.
"Their fleet is destroyed. Their air force is destroyed. Their surveillance capabilities are almost completely eliminated. That doesn't mean we won't give them hell. We'll see how things go," Trump explained, discussing the situation in Iran.
He noted, however, that further US actions will depend on how events develop.
Earlier, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that Washington plans to impose sanctions against Iran literally on a weekly basis in order to increase economic pressure.
In case you know someone who was worried about it, dear Reader.
"Have you ruled out using a nuclear weapon against Iran?"@POTUS: "They're totally defeated militarily — so I defeat them and now I should use a nuclear weapon on top of them? What a stupid question." pic.twitter.com/Gv9dXAJ9Zu
Trump Says Iran Will “Never” Get Nuclear Weapons, Warns Tehran Would Use Them
[KhaamaPress] Donald Trump ...The cad! Twice caught beating wimmin!... has declared that 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... will "never" be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon, arguing that Tehran would use such weapons if it acquired them and warning that Israel and other countries in the Middle East would face an unprecedented security threat.
In an interview with Fox News, Trump said preventing Iran from becoming a nuclear-armed state remains a central objective of his administration’s policy toward Tehran. He argued that Iran’s military actions across the region demonstrate why Washington cannot allow it to develop nuclear weapons.
Trump pointed to Iran’s recent missile and drone attacks on 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... , Qatar ...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi... , the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Kuwait, saying he was surprised by the scale of the attacks on neighboring Gulf states. He claimed the strikes had damaged Iran’s standing in the region and caused Tehran to lose support from countries that had previously maintained more neutral positions.
The US president also said American forces had cleared sea mines from key shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz and now had "complete or almost complete control" over maritime security in the area. Trump predicted that oil and gasoline prices would fall sharply once the conflict ends and shipping returns to normal.
Trump also criticized some US allies over their response to the regional conflict. He singled out South Korea, saying Seoul had declined Washington’s request to participate in actions related to Iran and that the United States would take that decision into account in future bilateral relations.
The interview comes after months of escalating military confrontation between Washington and Tehran. The Trump administration has carried out strikes on Iranian nuclear and missile facilities, including operations targeting sites at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan, saying the attacks were intended to prevent Iran from advancing toward a nuclear weapon.
Iran has denied seeking nuclear weapons and says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes. Tehran has condemned US military operations and responded with missile and drone attacks targeting US military interests and regional targets, further escalating tensions across the Middle East.
The conflict has entered its sixth month, with fighting in the Gulf and around the Strait of Hormuz raising concerns about regional stability, global energy supplies and the possibility of a broader war. Analysts say Trump’s latest remarks reinforce Washington’s position that preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons remains a non-negotiable priority, even as diplomatic prospects remain uncertain.
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Iran Watcher says China has now given Iran orders to open the straight without tolls or threats.
Not official though as news of the order was provided by an Iran official, not a Chinese official and no deadline.
It does make sense however, China has been able to cope with the shortage of crude by some steps that are time limited as China had amassed a lot of storage of crude and, after all, can get oil from other countries (but at a higher price)
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X is saying cars have been driven into the crowd at least two different pro IRGC gatherings. I believe Iran Watcher mentioned it.
#Syria / #Israel 🇸🇾🇮🇱: “Yarmouk Martyrs Group” reportedly joined the “Occupation Deterrence Movement” to fight against Israeli Forces (#IDF).
Fighters are very notably armed with a couple of 9K32M “Strela-2M” pattern Portable Air-Defense Systems (MANPADS) and an AK-104 carbine. pic.twitter.com/ciOIjXJj3k
They’re probably referring to the Yarmouk Basin area of western Daraa countryside, where the lads have been getting unwisely feisty in the IDF’s direction recently.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
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...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...
