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Trump says he’s not frustrated with Netanyahu: ‘He’s an angry man, and he should be’ |
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[IsraelTimes] As reports claim there’s a rift between them, US president says Israeli PM has ‘been hurt badly’ by Hamas-led October 7 attack, adds ‘he’s got a tough situation’ on his hands US President Donald Trump ...They hit him with slander, they impeached him twice. Nancy Pelosi tore up his State of the Union address on national TV. They stole an election and put his adherents in jail. They vilified him. They couldn't crucify him, so they shot him. Still, they can't keep him down... said in an interview Saturday that he is not frustrated by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, appearing to downplay claims of a rift between the two leaders, saying that he understands Netanyahu’s anger with Hamas ..the braying voice of Islamic Resistance®,... Trump visited the Middle East this week, skipping Israel but stopping in Saudi Arabia ![]() , 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... and the United Arab Emirates, leading government critics to warn Israel was being left out of Washington’s regional diplomatic initiatives as Netanyahu’s government continues 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 oppressionand disproportionate response... Asked by Fox News if he was frustrated by the prime minister, Trump responded: "No, look, he’s got a tough situation. You have to remember, there was October 7 that everyone forgets. It was one of the most Trump claimed, as he often has, that the massacre in southern Israel by Hamas-led bully boyz on October 7, 2023, would have never happened under his watch, arguing 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 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 had been broke under his first administration and would not have been able to fund the Paleostinian terror group’s activities. That attack, which sparked the ongoing war, killed some 1,200 people in southern Israel and resulted in the capture of 251 hostages who were taken to Gaza. Of them, 57 are still held captive, 34 of whom are confirmed dead by Israel. "Bibi, he’s an angry man, and he should be because of October 7, and he’s been hurt badly by that, but in another way, he’s been sort of helped because I think he’s fought hard and bravely," Trump added, using Netanyahu’s nickname. Trump has repeatedly denied reports of a rift between him and Netanyahu, insisting that his choice to not visit Israel during his trip to the region was not a snub, despite making several policy decisions without Israeli input or against Israel’s wishes, such as the ongoing Iran nuclear talks, the decision to restore ties with and lift sanctions from Syria, and the US ceasefire with the Iran's Houthi sock puppets ...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the JewsThey like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him... rebels in Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... On Wednesday, Trump said his visits to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates was "good for Israel," adding that "having a relationship like I have with these countries... I think it’s very good for Israel." Netanyahu also denied the reported rift, calling his relationship with Trump "excellent." Despite the denials, Channel 13 reported last week that people in Netanyahu’s inner circle have expressed unusually harsh criticism toward the Trump administration in recent weeks. "There’s chaos in the Trump administration — the right hand doesn’t know what the left hand is doing," said a senior figure close to the premier, according to the report. "It’s not even clear if this has anything to do with us. Everything operates according to the president’s whims. Sometimes that works in our favor, and sometimes it doesn’t," the source said. Citing unnamed US officials, NBC reported last week that Netanyahu was growing increasingly frustrated with the US approach to Iran amid the nuclear talks, seemingly the largest point of contention between the two leaders. Speaking to NBC, one US official said Israel was "worried about any deal" that the US could sign with Iran to thwart its nuclear ambitions. To that end, two US officials said Netanyahu has privately dismissed the negotiations as a waste of time, arguing that even if a deal is forged, Tehran would inevitably break it. Israel would rather take action and strike Iran’s nuclear facilities, the report said, and believes that the opportunity to do so is shrinking further the longer talks continue. Jerusalem is reportedly unhappy that the ongoing US-Iran talks are said to be developing into a largely similar framework to the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA, which was signed by then-US president Barack Obama They get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them... and was panned at the time by Netanyahu as disastrous for Israel. Trump withdrew from that deal in 2018. Under the terms now being discussed, according to reports, Iran would limit stockpile size and centrifuge types, and dilute, export or seal its 60 percent uranium stock under unprecedented ineffective International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) scrutiny, in exchange for substantial sanctions relief. This approach has not aligned with Netanyahu’s longtime position, which is that Israel will not allow Iran to attain nuclear weapons and is opposed to any talks that don’t lead Iran to agree to a "Libya-style agreement," under which Tehran’s entire nuclear program — both military and civilian — would be dismantled completely. |
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'Israel' bombs Yemen's Hodeidah - both al Saif and al Hodeidah ports - at least 1 toes up; 15 IDF jets drop 35 bombs Friday a.m. | |||
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Perhaps air power yet has a purpose in the war machine, Vox Day to the contrary. [HodhodYemenNews] The Israeli occupation launched fresh aggression on Yemen early Friday, targeting critical infrastructure in Yemen’s western province of Hodeidah.According to local sources in the province, Israeli strikes hit both the al-Salif Port and the al-Hodeidah Port, both in the province. One killed, nine injured in Israeli airstrikes on Yemen’s Hodeidah [HodhodYemenNews] At least one person was killed and nine others were injured when Israeli warplanes launched airstrikes on Yemen’s western province of Hodeidah on Friday, the Health Ministry in Sana’a reported. in a statement, the Ministry explained that one citizen was killed and three others were injured in the Zionist aggression on the Port of Salif. Additionally, six citizens were injured in the Zionist attack on the Port of Hodeidah. This is a preliminary toll. The Ministry condemned in the strongest terms the blatant Israeli aggression on Yemen, which targeted vital civilian facilities and infrastructure, considering it a full-fledged war crime that violates all international and humanitarian laws, norms, and conventions. IDF pounds Houthi ports in Yemen, threatens to kill leader, after missile, drone attacks [IsraelTimes] Military estimates it will take a month for Iran-backed terror group to repair Hodeidah and Salif ports following airstrikes; 15 jets dropped 35 bombs Israeli fighter jets carried out a wave of ... KABOOM!... s in Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... on Friday afternoon, targeting two Iran's Houthi sock puppets ![]() Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the JewsThey like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him... -controlled ports in the west of the country, and threatened to kill the terror group’s leader, in response to the Iran-backed group’s ongoing missile and drone attacks on Israel. Israel had waited until the end of US President Donald Trump ...His ancestors didn't own any slaves... ’s visit to the region before launching its reprisal strikes on the Houthis.
Earlier this week, the IDF issued two evacuation warnings for the two ports in western Yemen, along with a third port, Ras Isa, the latter of which was not targeted on Friday. "These ports are used for the transfer of weapons and are another example of the cynical exploitation of civilian infrastructure by the Houthi terror regime to advance terror," the military said in a statement. The two ports have been targeted by the Israeli Air Force before, as was Yemen’s Sanaa International Airport on May 6.
The IDF said the strikes are intended to “deepen the damage to the Houthis’ terror capabilities,” and “neutralize” the ports, to prevent the group from bringing in more Iranian weapons and to harm the group economically. The military estimated it would take the Houthis about a month to restore the ports. Until then, it would be unable to dock ships longer than 80 meters there. “In light of the Houthi terror regime’s use of these ports for terror purposes, the IDF reiterates its warning to those present at the ports to distance themselves and evacuate the area,” the military said. Defense Minister Israel Katz, in a statement, threatened to eliminate Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi if the Iran-backed group continues to fire on Israel. “The IDF now struck and severely damaged the ports in Yemen that are under the control of the Houthi terror group. The airport in Sanaa also remains destroyed,” Katz said. “As we said, if the Houthis continue to fire missiles on Israel, they will suffer painful blows, and we will also strike the terror chief, just as we did to Deif and the Sinwars in Gaza, to Nasrallah in Beirut and to Haniyeh in Tehran,” he said, referring to the leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah that Israel has assassinated
Since March 18, when the IDF resumed its offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the Houthis have launched 34 ballistic missiles and at least 10 drones at Israel. Several of the missiles have fallen short. Related: Salif Port: 2025-04-22 UN team visits site of criminal US strike on Ras Issa port — Hodhod Yemen News Agency Salif Port: 2022-03-28 At least six civilians injured in Saudi shelling of Hodeidah Salif Port: 2022-03-27 Arab Coalition says it has destroyed a weapons warehouse in vicinity of Salif Port in Yemen, pounding Hodeidah Related: Hodeidah Port: 2025-05-07 Israel hits Yemen’s capital in second day of strikes after airport threat, hit power plants and cement factories, 3 toes up Hodeidah Port: 2025-04-13 RUMINT: Yemeni gov't reportedly preparing 80,000 man assault on Houthi-controlled Hodeidah port Hodeidah Port: 2024-12-29 US, UK warplanes conduct airstrikes on Yemen Related: Abdul-Malik al-Houthi 03/09/2025 Yemen’s Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi threatens to resume attacks on Israeli ships if aid isn’t delivered to Gaza within four days Abdul-Malik al-Houthi 01/01/2025 US launches multiple strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen Abdul-Malik al-Houthi 01/01/2025 Houthis claim overnight missile attacks on Israel, US aircraft carrier | |||
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Houthi missile intercepted in the West Bank |
2025-05-16 |
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IDF intercepts missile from Yemen; debris lands in West Bank settlement [IsraelTimes] No injuries reported as sirens sound in Israel for third day in a row; Trump says US could ‘go back on the offensive’ if Houthis resume attacks despite ceasefire A ballistic missile launched at Israel by the Iran-backed Iran's Houthi sock puppets ...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the JewsThey like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him... s in Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... was successfully intercepted by air defenses Thursday evening, the military said. A large chunk of debris from the intercepted missile landed in the West Bank settlement of Alon Shvut. No injuries were reported. Sirens had sounded across central Israel and the Jerusalem area. Preceding the sirens by some three minutes, an early warning was issued to residents, alerting civilians of the long-range missile attack via a push notification on their phones. This is the third day in a row in which a Houthi-launched missile reached Israeli airspace and was intercepted. In addition, on Tuesday, a ballistic missile launched from Yemen, apparently aimed at Israel, fell short far from the country. A missile fired from Yemen also fell short on Monday, according to an Israeli defense source. The missile attack coincides with US President Donald Trump ...The Hero of Butler, Pennsylvania... ’s visit to the Gulf. Trump announced earlier in May that he reached a ceasefire with Yemen’s Houthis that would halt attacks on US vessels, though the Houthis vowed to continue attacking Israel. Trump said Thursday during a visit to 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... that the US would "go back on the offensive" if the Houthis breach the deal. "We’re dealing with the Houthis, and that was, I think, very successful. But maybe tomorrow an attack will be made, in which case we go back on the offensive," Trump said. Since March 18, when the IDF resumed its offensive against Hamas ![]() in the 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 oppressionand disproportionate response... Strip, the Houthis have launched 34 ballistic missiles and at least 10 drones at Israel. Several of the missiles have fallen short. Related: Missile from Yemen: 2025-03-25 Houthis claim explosions shock Tel Aviv due to missile launch from Yemen Missile from Yemen: 2025-01-19 Yemeni missile strikes hit vital Israeli targets in Umm al-Rashrash; UPDATE: Or not, yet again Missile from Yemen: 2024-12-29 Israeli military claims to intercept two projectile fired from Gaza |
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Trump says Lebanon has chance for future ''free from Hezbollah grip'', Iran says will agree to uranium enrichment cap | |
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[NAHARNET] U.S. President Donald Trump ...The Hero of Butler, Pennsylvania... said Wednesday at a meeting of leaders from the Gulf Cooperation Council hosted by 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... in Riyadh that there is in Leb ...Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects.... a new chance for peace and for a future "free from the grip of Hezbollah". "In Lebanon there is a new chance for a future free from the grip of Hezbollah gunnies if the new president and PM can rebuild an effective Lebanese state," Trump said. "This is a once in a generation opportunity to forge a Lebanon that is prosperous and at peace with its neighbors," he added. Trump also told Gulf leaders that he urgently wants "to make a deal" with 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 to wind down its nuclear program but that Tehran must end its support of proxy groups throughout the region -- Hamas ![]() 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 oppressionand disproportionate response... , Hezbollah in Lebanon, and the Iran's Houthi sock puppets ...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the JewsThey like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him... s in Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... -- as part of any potential agreement. (Iran) "must stop sponsoring terror, halt its bloody proxy wars, and permanently and verifiably cease pursuit of nuclear weapons," Trump said. The U.S. and Iran have engaged in four rounds of talks since early last month focused on Iran's nuclear program. Trump has repeatedly said that he believes brokering a deal is possible, but that the window is closing. Trump remarks came after he met with Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh on the sidelines of the gathering, a day after announcing he was lifting sanctions on the war-battered country. Hezbollah is severely weakened after its war last year with Israel in which much of its top leadership was killed, and after losing a key ally with the fall of former Syrian President Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad Horror of Homs... , a conduit for Iran to send arms. What President Trump said in Saudi Arabia on the 13th: Trump says he wants Iran deal, but Tehran must act fast or face crippling sanctions[IsraelTime] US President Donald Trump says he wants to strike a deal with Iran amid ongoing nuclear talks, but will cripple Iran’s economy if the Islamic Republic “rejects this olive branch.” “I want to make a deal with Iran. If I can make a deal with Iran, I’ll be very happy if we’re going to make your region and the world a safer place,” Trump says during a foreign policy speech in Riyadh. “But if Iran’s leadership rejects this olive branch and continues to attack their neighbors, then we will have no choice but to inflict massive maximum pressure [and] drive Iranian oil exports to zero like I did before,” he says. “Iran will never have a nuclear weapon. But with that said, Iran can have a much brighter future,” he adds. “This is an offer that will not last forever. The time is right now for them to choose… Things are happening at a very fast pace,” Trump says. He calls Iran the “most destructive force” in the Middle East, and blames the regime for instability across the region. Offering what he describes as both a final warning and a potential opening for diplomacy, he says Iran has a choice between continuing its “chaos and terror” or embracing a path toward peace.
[IsraelTimes] Iran is willing to agree to a deal with the US in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions, an Iranian official tells NBC News in an interview published on Wednesday. Ali Shamkhani, an adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, says Tehran would commit to never making nuclear weapons, getting rid of its stockpiles of highly-enriched uranium, agree to only enrich uranium to the lower levels needed for civilian use, and allow international inspectors to supervise the process, NBC reported. US officials have offered varying statements regarding whether they’ll accept a deal that allows Iran to maintain a limited enrichment program, though, more recently have asserted that they won’t. | |
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IDF issues ‘urgent’ evacuation warning for three Houthi-controlled ports in Yemen |
2025-05-12 |
[IsraelTimes] No immediate reports of Israeli strikes; military calls for civilians to stay away from ports ‘until further notice’ The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday evening issued an "urgent" evacuation warning to the three Iran's Houthi sock puppets ![]() Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the JewsThey like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him... -controlled ports in western Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... , ahead of potential Israeli strikes. The warning came after the Houthis fired several ballistic missiles and drones at Israel in recent days, since the Israeli Air Force struck the Houthi-controlled airport in Sanaa and several other facilities last week in response to a Houthi ballistic missile that impacted inside the grounds of Ben Gurion Airport last Sunday. In a post on X, the IDF’s Arabic-language front man Col. Avichay Adraee warned those at the Ras Isa, Hodeidah, and Salif ports on the western coast to evacuate. "Due to the Houthi terror regime’s use of ports for its terror activities, we urge all those present at these ports to evacuate and stay away from them for your own safety until further notice," he said. A report by Rooters, citing the Houthi interior ministry, claimed that Israel targeted Hodeidah port following the warning. Israeli military sources said no strikes had been carried out as of Sunday night. There were no reports in Houthi media of strikes either. On Friday afternoon, the Houthis fired a ballistic missile that triggered sirens across central Israel. The IDF reported that the missile was successfully intercepted by air defenses. Defense Minister Israel Katz warned then that Israel would respond. "The Houthis continue to launch Iranian missiles at Israel. As we promised, we will respond, strongly in Yemen and anywhere else necessary," he said in a statement. The Friday attack came three days after the US announced that it had reached a ceasefire with the Yemeni terror group. Related: Ras Isa: 2025-05-07 'Independent Revenge': Which Arabs Helped Israel Bomb the Houthis Ras Isa: 2025-05-01 RAF Typhoons pound Iran-backed Houthis' drone-building facilities with airstrikes in Yemen Ras Isa: 2025-04-27 Three Russian sailors injured in US airstrikes on Yemeni port Related: Hodeidah: 2025-05-07 Israel hits Yemen’s capital in second day of strikes after airport threat, hit power plants and cement factories, 3 toes up Hodeidah: 2025-05-07 'Independent Revenge': Which Arabs Helped Israel Bomb the Houthis Hodeidah: 2025-05-06 US, Israel Attack Port in Western Yemen, 21 toes up |
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Witkoff: Iran must dismantle uranium enrichment facilities, ship material ‘far away’ |
2025-05-10 |
Prediction: Whatever Iran might agree to, in the real world they will never give up their nuclear weapon program. The DoD needs to refill their logistics alongside upgrading their war fighting ethos in preparation. [IsraelTimes] US special envoy says Tehran can expand civilian nuclear activities but must get hate rid of all centrifuges, as talks set to resume in Oman on SundayUS special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, who is set to resume nuclear talks with 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 on Sunday, has said the Islamic Theocratic Republic’s uranium enrichment facilities "have to be dismantled" for Washington to take it at its word that it does not want nuclear arms. "They cannot have centrifuges. They have to downblend all of their fuel that they have there and send it to a far-away place," Witkoff said in an interview with right-wing US news outlet Breitbart on Thursday. "An enrichment program can never exist in the state of Iran ever again. That’s our red line." "I just believe they have no choice" but to accept the position of US President Donald Trump ...Oh, noze! Not him!... against enrichment, said Witkoff. "Obviously, they can say no, and they can test President Trump, but I think that would be an unwise thing to do." The comments came after Witkoff last month said the US would seek only to cap Iran’s uranium enrichment, but not end it altogether, contrary to the position of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Witkoff quickly backtracked, saying any nuclear deal with Iran "must stop and eliminate its nuclear enrichment and weaponization program." Speaking to Breitbart, Witkoff said Iran would have to dismantle its three known enrichment facilities in Natanz, Fordow and Isfahan. On the other hand, he said, the Iranians could hold onto their nuclear reactor in Bushehr, where "they have no ability to enrich, they have no ability to have centrifuges there, they can only use that facility for civilian purposes — making of electricity and things of that sort of civilian purposes. "If that is what they choose to do, if they believe in that program, they ought to expand it if they want to," said Witkoff, adding that his goal in the nuclear talks was to get Tehran to "voluntarily shift away from an enrichment program." "If we can get them to voluntarily do that, that is the most permanent way to make sure that they never get a weapon," he said. Iran, whose leaders are sworn to destroy Israel, says it opposes nuclear weapons. However, those who apply themselves too closely to little things often become incapable of great things... the Islamic Theocratic Republicis enriching uranium to 60% — far higher than necessary for civilian uses, and a short step away from weapons-grade. Iran also funds a regional network of anti-Israel proxies, including 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 oppressionand disproportionate response... ’s Hamas ..a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth",... , Leb ...The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers... ’s Hezbollah and Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... ’s Iran's Houthi sock puppets ...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the JewsThey like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him... s. Getting Iran to stop arming those groups is a "secondary discussion," Witkoff told Breitbart. "We don’t want to confuse the nuclear discussion because that to us is the existential issue," said Witkoff. "That’s the issue that needs to be solved today and quickly." Witkoff is set to travel to Oman on Sunday for the fourth round of Omani-mediated talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, a source familiar with the matter said, as Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news cited an Iranian negotiator as saying Tehran had agreed to resume talks. The fourth round of negotiations, initially scheduled for May 3 in Rome, was postponed, with mediator Oman citing "logistical reasons." Witkoff told Breitbart that the fourth round had been delayed because "we didn’t think that the talks last week were going to be productive, because we needed to get to certain understandings with them, and hopefully this Sunday they will be productive." Witkoff was reportedly engaged over the past week in talks with Omani and Houthi officials that resulted in a US ceasefire in Yemen, announced by Trump on Tuesday. Sources cited by CNN ...formerly the Cable News Network, now who know what it might stand for... said the US-Houthi truce talks aimed to provide momentum for the Iran nuclear talks. The truce did not include a commitment by the Yemeni rebels to stop attacking Israel, and apparently caught Jerusalem by surprise — much like Trump’s announcement of the Iran nuclear talks last month. Trump in his first term scrapped the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, dubbed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which had promised Iran sanctions relief in exchange for greater oversight over its nuclear program. Netanyahu had railed against that deal, arguing that it kept in place Iran’s capacity to produce nuclear arms. Witkoff told Breitbart that "we’re never doing a JCPOA deal," saying the agreement had a "mismatched procedure." "We believe that they cannot have enrichment, they cannot have centrifuges, they cannot have anything that allows them to build a weapon. We believe in all of that. That was not JCPOA," said Witkoff. "JCPOA had sunset provisions that burned off the obligations and burned off the sanctions relief at inappropriate times. It’s never going to happen in this deal," he said. Witkoff stressed that Trump, who is expected to visit the Middle East next week, prefers a diplomatic rather than military solution to the Iranian nuclear threat. Witkoff said critics of his diplomacy included a "neocon element" that "believes war is the only way to solve things." "Neocon," or neo-conservative, refers in US political parlance to politicians who support intervention in foreign conflicts. The term is often used derisively by Trump’s isolationist supporters. Witkoff’s comment came after Trump last week fired US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, in part, reportedly, over the latter’s hawkish views on Iran and intense coordination with Netanyahu on a potential military strike there. Witkoff said his neo-conservative critics "give no consideration whatsoever on what the consequences are" for military action, and are certain that Iran will manipulate Witkoff if it is not handled with force. "They may attempt to manipulate me. I don’t think they’re going to be able to manipulate me," said Witkoff. "If the Iranians make the mistake of thinking they can procrastinate at the table, then they won’t see that much of me. "The alternative, as the president says, will be a bad alternative for them," he said. Trump "believes that his force of personality... can bend people to do things in a better way in the interests of the United States government," said Witkoff, adding: "I believe in that too." ARAGHCHI TO CONSULT WITH SAUDI COUNTERPARTS Araghchi, Witkoff’s interlocutor in the nuclear talks, is set to visit Saudi Arabia ![]() and 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... on Saturday, a day before the fourth round of negotiations and days before Trump is expected to visit those countries, Iran’s foreign ministry said in a statement Friday. Araghchi is due to hold talks with senior Saudi officials in Riyadh before heading to Doha for a conference on Arab-Iranian dialogue, the ministry said. The Iranian top diplomat later said meetings in Saudi Arabia would cover the latest on the nuclear talks with Washington. In a video carried by Iranian media, Araghchi said Tehran believes "the sustainability of any possible agreement depends to a large extent on taking into account the considerations and concerns of the countries of the region in the nuclear field," and those countries’ common interests with Iran. Trump is scheduled to visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates from May 13 to 16 on his first major Middle East trip of his second term. The president is not expected to visit Israel on the trip. Trump provoked Araghchi’s ire earlier this week by indicating that the US would decide how to call the Persian Gulf, following reports that Washington could officially rename it the Gulf of Arabia. Araghchi condemned the decision as showing "hostile intent toward Iran and its people." Ahead of the trip, Trump had predicted that Saudi-Israel normalization would happen "very quickly." However, those who apply themselves too closely to little things often become incapable of great things... sources cited by Rooters this week said Trump had dropped the demand that Saudi Arabia normalize relations with Israel as a condition for progress on a civil nuclear program. Related: Steve Witkoff 05/07/2025 Trump says US will stop bombing Houthis after agreement struck Steve Witkoff 05/07/2025 Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: May 6, 2025 Steve Witkoff 05/02/2025 100 Days Off-Plan: Why Trump Fired National Security Advisor |
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Kirill Semenov [REGNUM] On May 6, Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi announced a ceasefire between the Ansar Allah movement (Yemeni Houthis) and the United States. ![]() The Omani Foreign Minister said the Sultanate had facilitated contacts and discussions on de-escalation prospects between the United States and relevant authorities in Sanaa. These efforts, the minister said, led to a ceasefire agreement between the two sides. “In the future, neither side will attack the other, including American ships, in the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, ensuring freedom of navigation and uninterrupted international commercial shipping,” Albusaidi concluded. The Donald Trump administration confirmed the ceasefire had been reached. If we lift the veil from Trump's loud statements, where he called the Houthis' agreement to a ceasefire a "capitulation," the agreement, in essence, became Washington's admission of its inability to achieve a quick victory in Yemen and achieve the objectives of the operation. "SVO - two weeks to victory, Comrade!" This time, the United States did not have a “small victorious war” that the White House could have credited as an asset. Despite large-scale airstrikes that began in March 2025 (although the limited Operation Guardian of Prosperity itself has been underway since early 2024), the US military has failed to break Ansar Allah's resistance. Efforts to prevent Houthi attacks on ships and to stop them from striking Israel have also been unsuccessful. In the run-up to the deal, the Houthis have been shelling the Jewish state daily as part of their operation to support Gaza, most notably the successful launch of a ballistic missile that penetrated air defenses at Ben Gurion Airport on May 4. By the way, Ansar Allah does not intend to stop attacks on Israel even after the ceasefire with the United States was signed: immediately after its announcement, Israeli air defense intercepted a drone. The continuation of military actions by the American administration against the Houthis threatened to develop into a protracted and resource-intensive campaign. Thus, the ceasefire, brokered by Oman, demonstrates the White House’s desire to avoid a repeat of the “forever wars” scenario from which Trump tried to withdraw the United States during his last presidential term by announcing the winding down of the Pentagon and allied operations in Afghanistan. Of course, the American president can report that he has now achieved that the attacks on ships will cease. In fact, he has already rushed to do this. But for most experts it is obvious that this result was not the result of the US military campaign, but rather the efforts of Oman and Iran to persuade Ansar Allah to refrain from its naval operations. The Houthis, having retained their military potential, are capable of resuming the military campaign at any moment. Thus, the ceasefire is intended only to mask the US strategic helplessness in the region. It highlights the chaotic and thoughtless nature of the decisions of the new administration, which is pursuing unclear goals. NO PLANNING, NO GOALS According to The New York Times, in the first three weeks of the operation, the US spent $200 million in ammunition, destroying only a small part of Ansar Allah's military infrastructure. The Houthis, using a network of underground tunnels built under former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, which they strengthened and expanded, have preserved their missile arsenal and fleet of drones.
This was despite the fact that the B-2s were using GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators (MOPs), the most powerful non-nuclear bombs in the US arsenal.
As a result, American commanders expressed concern about the depletion of stockpiles of heavy munitions, which are critical to deterring China. Moreover, the continuation of the campaign against the Houthis played into Iran's hands, since the American arsenals of the most powerful weapons were, in essence, being emptied to no purpose. And if negotiations between Tehran and Washington fail, they could be needed to intimidate the Islamic Republic. The operation became an example of how expensive technologies alone, without lengthy preparation and clear planning, do not guarantee a quick resolution of a crisis. Unlike Israel's actions against Hezbollah, the Americans and Israelis did not know exactly where Yemeni weapons were being stored or where the enemy's command posts were located.
Moreover, the Houthis, despite the American attacks, continued to take effective countermeasures. Back in April–May 2024, seven American MQ-9 Reaper UAVs (each costing $30 million) were shot down over Yemen. The Americans also lost two F/A-18 Super Hornet carrier fighters during emergency maneuvers of the aircraft carrier Dwight Eisenhower to repel missile attacks. The losses highlighted the US Navy's vulnerability to asymmetric threats and called into question the effectiveness of its "war at a distance" strategy. That is why the Trump administration began to seriously consider a ground operation as the only means of neutralizing the Houthis. THE FAILED INVASION In April 2025, reports emerged that the Trump administration was considering supporting a UAE-sponsored offensive by local militants to seize the port of Hodeida, a key weapons supply point. Private American contractors have already held consultations with Yemeni militias, but plans for an invasion have had to be abandoned for a number of reasons. First of all, this operation did not fit into Trump’s “peacekeeping initiatives” and, on the contrary, promised another “eternal war” instead of ending at least one. In addition, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries, which concluded a ceasefire with the Houthis back in 2022, categorically opposed such a scenario. They had no intention of returning to confrontation or even providing their ports and airspace to the Americans for attacks on Yemen. Trump's attempts to draw Egypt into his military campaign also ended in failure. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi rejected such proposals as unacceptable, calling a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip "the best way to stop the Houthis." Even the deployment of a limited American contingent on the Socotra archipelago, proposed by the UAE, was not implemented due to fears of an escalation of the conflict. Trump therefore chose not to bet on direct intervention in the Yemeni conflict, focusing on containing Tehran by other means and concluding a new “nuclear deal” with it. It is clear that the strategy of intimidating Iran through the campaign in Yemen has not worked and, on the contrary, its completion may bring the agreement closer. Moreover, ahead of his visit to the Gulf states, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, scheduled for May 16, Trump would like to appear as an envoy of peace, not war. This is more in line with its original positioning and the expectations of its Arab Middle Eastern partners. A TRUSTED BROKER Oman, traditionally a neutral broker in the Middle East, played a key role in brokering the truce, focusing on achieving a specific goal: ending attacks on shipping in the Red Sea. It is important to note that the negotiations did not include the issue of Houthi attacks on Israel. Thus, Omani diplomacy succeeded in de-escalating the maritime conflict by deliberately leaving the issue of support for Palestine outside the agreement. As Gulf State Analytics expert Giorgio Cafiero explained : "Oman acted strictly within the mandate: to stop a threat to shipping that affected the global economy. The Houthis' policy towards Israel is a separate issue, linked to their ideology and regional alliances . " This approach allowed Oman to maintain the trust of all parties by avoiding discussion of the Houthis' support for Gaza, a "red line" for them. THE HOUTHIS AND THE "NUCLEAR DEAL" It is obvious that the agreement is situational and does not resolve the underlying contradictions. Nevertheless, it can be considered as a first step towards a comprehensive settlement. An end to attacks on ships should reduce tensions and create a platform for broader agreements, from a Gaza deal to resuming the stalled nuclear dialogue with Iran. It is obvious that Oman, which has influence on the Houthis, and even more so their ally Iran, also exerted the necessary pressure on the leadership of Ansar Allah so that it agreed to accept this deal with the United States. The agreement allowed Trump to emerge without losses from the difficult situation he had gotten himself into. Oman now hopes that the US administration will be more accommodating and return to the negotiating table with Iran in a positive mood, in which Muscat is also acting as a mediator. The easing of tensions in Yemen could also be seen as a goodwill gesture to unblock $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets in exchange for limiting military supplies to the Houthis. Thus, the ceasefire in the Red Sea is a tactical pause, not a strategic breakthrough. Oman was able to localize the crisis, but the players retain all the possibilities for escalation. This is especially true for Israel, which feels its interests have been ignored by Trump and is now ready to take on the Houthis on its own, provoking them to resume naval attacks that could lead to the collapse of the agreement. | ||||
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[GEO.TV] The Israeli military said it struck Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... 's main airport on Tuesday, while witnesses reported four ... KABOOM!... s in the capital Sanaa — the latest flare-up as tensions escalate with Iran-aligned Iran's Houthi sock puppets ![]() Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the JewsThey like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him... rebels. Israel had earlier warned people to leave the area around Sanaa International Airport, one day after Israeli forces carried out airstrikes on Hodeidah port in Yemen in response to a Houthi missile landing near Israel's main air hub on Sunday. "Not evacuating puts you in danger," the Israeli military said in its warning, and it published a map of the area surrounding the airport. Three airport sources told Rooters that Tuesday's strikes targeted three civilian aeroplanes, the departures hall, the airport runway and a military air base under Houthi control. Tensions have been rising between Israel and the Houthis as the group presses on with attacks in response to Israel expanding its military operations in the 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 oppressionand disproportionate response... Strip. The Houthis said on Sunday they would impose a "comprehensive" aerial blockade on Israel by repeatedly targeting its airports. Zionist airstrikes on Yemen kill three [HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] At least three people were killed and 38 injured in a preliminary toll of the Israeli aggression on the Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... i capital, Sana'a, and Amran province on Tuesday, according to the Ministry of Health. In a statement, the Ministry confirmed that 16 people were maimed by ![]() KABOOM!... s targeting the Amran Cement Factory. It reported that two non-combatants were killed and seven others injured in an attack on the central Dhahban power station in Bani al-Harith District. Additionally, two civilians were maimed in American-Israeli airstrikes on the Asr area in Moeen District. The statement added that one person was killed and three others injured in airstrikes on Sana'a International Airport. It also noted that seven civilians were maimed in the bombing of the Haziz Central Power Station in Sana'a. The Ministry emphasized that civil defense and ambulance teams are working tirelessly to search for victims and those still trapped under the rubble. It reiterated its condemnation of the continued American-Israeli attacks on service facilities and civilian infrastructure, describing them as blatant violations of international humanitarian law. The Ministry further stated that targeting and disabling vital humanitarian entry points, such as ports and airports, constitutes an aggressive act aimed at tightening the blockade, starving the Yemeni population, and worsening the humanitarian crisis for patients, travelers, and those in need of food and medicine. Latest US-Israeli strikes targeted power plants and cement factories [HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] Nasr al-Din Amer, one of the leaders of the Ansarallah movement, revealed on Tuesday that the attacks carried out by the American and Israeli enemies on Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... focused primarily on targeting fuel tanks in power plants and cement factories. Amer explained, in a post on his Telegram account, that the goal of these attacks was to ignite fires and raise smoke plumes to create a contrasting image from the achievements of the Yemeni operation, which included striking the heart of the Israeli entity, disabling its airports, and imposing a complete blockade on civil aviation within it. He pointed out that most of the targets that were bombed by the Zionist enemy had previously been targeted repeatedly during the past years. Amer concluded by saying that ''the response is forthcoming and that the sea and air blockade on the Zionist entity will not be lifted until the aggression against 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 oppressionand disproportionate response... is stopped and the unjust blockade there is lifted.'' Sanaa airport 'completely destroyed' in Israeli strike [GEO.TV] Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... 's international airport was "completely destroyed" in Israeli air strikes on the rebel-held capital Sanaa on Tuesday, an airport official told AFP. "Three planes out of seven belonging to Yemenia Airlines were destroyed at Sanaa airport, and Sanaa International Airport was completely destroyed," the official said.
The attack was not only coordinated with the US, but Washington has been attacking the Houthis on a nearly daily basis at almost the same time. The IDF also struck Attan in south-west Sanaa, Haiz Central Power Station in the Sanhan district south-east of the capital, and Asr Electricity Station in Sanaa’s Ma’een district to the west of the city, according to Al Masirah. The Houthis’ official news agency, SABA, also said that the IDF struck at least two electricity transformers. The international airport is located north of the city. The attacks followed the military’s 2:36 p.m. warning to all Yemeni citizens at the airport to evacuate. The warning is the first time that Israel has shared an alert before attacking the Houthis, after six prior attacks without warning, including on Monday. Defense sources explained that, in this instance, the nature of an international airport, as opposed to Yemen’s Hodeidah Port and other areas that Israel has attacked, demanded a different level of warning. Targets included the Hodeidah seaport, which the IDF noted serves as a major source of income for the Houthi regime. “The Hodeidah seaport is used to transfer Iranian weapons, equipment for military needs, and other terrorist needs.” In addition, the military said, “The Bajil concrete factory east of the city of Hodeidah was attacked, which serves as an important economic resource for the Houthi terrorist regime and is used to build tunnels and military infrastructure.” Earlier on Monday evening, the US coordinated with Israel its own strike against the Houthis in Sanaa. Israel’s last counterstrike against the Houthis before this week was on January 11, before US President Donald Trump took office. Since then, Israel has hoped that over 1,000 airstrikes by the US under Trump would be sufficient to stop Houthi attacks on Israel without Jerusalem getting directly involved. However, the successful hit near Ben-Gurion Airport shook up that calculation.
Sanaa International Airport, which had been hit once by the IAF before, was “completely disabled” following strikes within 15 minutes that targeted its runways, aircraft, and infrastructure, the military said. The IDF said that the airport was used by the Houthis “for transferring weapons and operatives, and is regularly operated by the Houthi regime for terror purposes.” | ||
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[GEO.TV] President Donald Trump ...Perhaps no man has ever had as much fun being president of the US... has announced the US will stop bombing the Iran's Houthi sock puppets ![]() Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the JewsThey like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him... s in Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... , saying that the Iran-aligned group had agreed to stop interrupting important shipping lanes in the Middle East. After Trump made the announcement, Oman said it had mediated a ceasefire deal between the Houthis and the US, marking a major shift in the Iran-aligned group's policy since the start of Israel's 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 oppressionand disproportionate response... in October 2023. Under the agreement, neither the US nor the Houthis would target the other, including US vessels in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait, Oman said in a statement.
The announcement did not mention the ongoing Houthi attacks on Israel, and a spokesman for the Yemeni rebel group pledged that such strikes would continue. Israeli officials told Hebrew media outlets that Washington did not give Jerusalem advance notice of the announcement, and that Israel was surprised by it. CNN cited people familiar with the matter as saying Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff had worked with the Omanis over the past week to broker the US-Houthi ceasefire. The sources said the ceasefire was also meant to help build momentum in the Omani-mediated Iran nuclear talks, which Witkoff has also been leading on behalf of the Trump administration. “They said please don’t bomb us any more and we’re not going to attack your ships,” said Trump. “And I will accept their word, and we are going to stop the bombing of the Houthis effective immediately.” Trump, who is set to visit the Middle East this month, also said he had a “very, very, very big announcement to make… like as big as it gets… and it’s really positive.” The president said the announcement could come Thursday, Friday or Monday, before he departs for Saudi Arabia. He declined to say what the announcement would be about. Trump’s administration has been negotiating trade deals with a number of countries, and has been reported to be planning a $100-billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia. Speaking to Time magazine last month, Trump also predicted Saudi-Israel normalization could come “very quickly.” | |
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[IsraelTimes] Diaspora Ministry dubs Canada ‘champion of antisemitism,’ tying Trudeau’s condemnation of military action in Gaza to 670% spike in anti-Jewish incidents Israel on Monday crowned Canada the "champion of antisemitism" and published a report blaming world leaders, universities, media outlets, and social networks for allowing or encouraging skyrocketing anti-Semitism around the world last year. Relying on media accounts and data from international hate monitors, the Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Ministry publication released Monday found that Jewish communities around the world were increasingly threatened due to a rising tide of anti-Israel criticism from friend and foe alike in the wake of Hamas ![]() ’s October 7, 2023, attack and 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 oppressionand disproportionate response... Among those singled out in the 153-page English-language report were the governments of South Africa, Ireland and Spain, which were accused of leading the way in antisemitic rhetoric by voicing opposition to Israeli actions or policies. Political leaders speaking out against Israel were accused of bolstering anti-Semitism, as were the United Nations ...an organization originally established to war on dictatorships which was promptly infiltrated by dictatorships and is now held in thrall to dictatorships... , the TikTok social network, and Columbia University. Several organizations have documented a sharp rise in antisemitic rhetoric and actions after Hamas mounted its shock assault on Israel on October 7, 2023, killing more than 1,200 people and kidnapping 251. The Diaspora Ministry report, in contrast, devoted much of its focus to assigning blame to different entities for allowing hate speech and activity to persist and went further than others in linking anti-Israel sentiment to antisemitism. "This shocking data highlights the ongoing failure of international institutions and many Western countries," Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli said in a blurb. "The Israeli government will not hesitate to point out those who encourage antisemitism — be it governments, universities, or social networks." The report synthesized data from various sources, including watchdog organizations like the Anti-Defamation League and UN Watch, global research institutions, and Jewish umbrella organizations in different countries, the ministry said. The publication comes just over a month after the ministry was lambasted for embracing far-right European politicians and disparaging left-wing organizations at an international conference on combating antisemitism it organized in Jerusalem. While the ministry devoted a handful of pages to the Arab and Moslem world, where accusations of endemic antisemitism persist, the lion’s share of the report focuses on the West; Iran, where some 8,000 Jews live under the regime’s Islamist repression, is mentioned only in the context of Tehran’s support for anti-Israel activities and terror. In Canada, the report found a "significant increase in antisemitic incidents in intensity and forms not previously seen" in the country following October 7, 2023, counting a 670 percent jump in anti-Jewish incidents over the previous year. "In 2024, Canada earned the dubious distinction as ’champion of antisemitism," a ministry blurb accompanying the report read. Former Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau ...hereditary prime minister of the Great White North... ’s condemnation of Israel at the United Nations in December 2023, just two months after the October 7 massacre, helped fuel that country’s rampant Jew-hatred, the report alleged. Trudeau stepped down from his position in January 2025, and was replaced by Liberal Mark Carney in national elections last week. Canada has made efforts to quell rising antisemitism within its borders, although Jewish groups say much more is needed. In Australia, where a string of arson attacks and other vandalism at synagogues and elsewhere has shaken the Jewish community, the report recorded a 320% jump in antisemitic incidents compared to the months before the October 7 Hamas attack. In the United States, antisemitic incidents rose by 200%, the report said. The report also quoted from surveys showing many European Jews fearing for their future in the Continent. A CRIF poll cited in the study found 64% of French citizens believe Jews have valid reasons to fear living there. In Germany, the ADL found that 80% of Jews reported feeling less safe, while in Britannia, 90% of Jewish respondents told the Campaign Against Antisemitism that they avoid city centers during anti-Israel demonstrations. The report largely tied countries’ responses to antisemitism to the level of official criticism aimed at the Jewish state. South Africa, Ireland and Spain were all highlighted for unfriendly stances toward Israel, which the ministry alleged heightened uneasiness among Jews there. "Their asymmetrical application of normative principles directly undermines Jewish communities’ senses of belonging and security within these societies, as documented through both quantitative and qualitative research," the report said. La Belle France, Britannia, Canada and Australia were described as "morally ambiguous" for taking steps to fight antisemitism while simultaneously criticizing Israel to a "disproportionate" extent, endangering local Jewish communities. The report accused French President Emmanuel Macron of helping legitimize antisemitic rhetoric from La Belle France’s far-left by making harmful statements about Israel’s military actions in Gaza. In the UK, the Labour government was criticized for its arms embargo against Israel, and the state-owned broadcaster BBC was called out for refusing to call Hamas members "terrorists" and for covering up antisemitic complaints. Only the United States and Germany were recognized as fully supporting the fight against antisemitism in the report. International organizations were criticized for maintaining a double standard on Israel compared to the rest of the world. In 2024, the United Nations General Assembly passed 17 resolutions condemning Israel, and only six against all other countries combined, the report said. The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism, which the report urged governments worldwide to adopt, says criticism of Israel that places a double standard on the country is a form of anti-Jewish hate. The report also backed the government’s contention that cases against Israel in the the Hague are antisemitic. Arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes in Gaza were listed in the report as "among the most severe antisemitic incidents of 2024." ICC prosecutor Karim Khan has vociferously denied antisemitic motivations. On social media, TikTok was singled out as a major source of antisemitic content, with the report quoting a former bigwig at TikTok Israel who called the platform an "existential danger to Israel." Many of the people responsible for TikTok’s advertising policies support Hamas, the Iran's Houthi sock puppets ...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the JewsThey like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him... s, and other terrorist organizations, while Israel’s sponsored campaigns on the short-form video platform have all been blocked, the report alleges. TikTok has said it works to block hate speech on its platform. The social network, which features short-form videos, has initiated several projects to promote Holocaust remembrance on its site, among other causes. The report noted that all major social media networks, including TikTok, made efforts to curb antisemitic messaging after the October 7 attack. However, the way to a man's heart remains through his stomach... these efforts have been insufficiently enforced. During the most recent US elections, Instagram removed 40% of antisemitic content from its platform, Facebook removed 24%, X removed 22%, and TikTok removed just 17%, the report claims. According to the report, 2,087 antisemitic incidents were recorded on college campuses between June 2023 and May 2024, 477% more than a year earlier. Columbia University in New York was labeled the most antisemitic campus in the US, with 127 antisemitic incidents in 2024, of which 90% were linked with far-left movements. UCLA earned a distant second with 63 incidents, followed by the University of Michigan (35) and Harvard University (32), according to data from the Amcha Initiative cited in the report. |
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] On May 5, the US and Israeli air forces launched a series of eight strikes on the port and city of Hodeida in western Yemen, Al Jazeera reports. ![]() "Israeli media reports that the strikes on Hodeida targeted a concrete factory used to support the Houthi military industry," the statement said. According to the channel, 48 bombs were dropped, causing a "heavy blow" to the port of Hodeida. No casualties or deaths were reported. As reported by Regnum news agency, earlier Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to give a powerful response to the missile attack on Ben Gurion Airport by rebels from the Yemeni Ansar Allah (Houthis) movement and stated that Iran was behind the Houthis’ actions. On the morning of May 4, it became known that debris from a rocket launched from Yemen fell near Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv. The Israeli army press service confirmed that debris from a rocket launched from Yemen fell near the airport during its interception. After the missile attack, the use of the airspace at the airport was suspended for about an hour, then the airport resumed receiving and releasing aircraft. Later that day, the Houthis announced plans to impose a complete air blockade on Israel by launching multiple strikes on airports, primarily Ben Gurion. 20 Israeli fighter jets strike in Yemen after Houthi missile hits Ben Gurion Airport [IsraelTimes] IDF says 50 munitions dropped on Hodeidah port, nearby concrete factory, in a ‘blow’ to Houthi economy and military; Israeli officials: Attack coordinated with US The Israeli Air Force on Monday evening carried out ... KABOOM!... s in the Iran's Houthi sock puppets ![]() Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the JewsThey like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him... -held port city of Hodeidah in Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... in response to the Iran-backed terror group’s ballistic missile attack on Ben Gurion Airport that left several injured a day earlier. According to the military, the strikes carried out by some 20 IAF fighter jets targeted Houthi infrastructure along the coast of Yemen, including at the Hodeidah port and a concrete factory near the nearby city of Bajil, some 2,000 kilometers from Israel.
The Israel Defense Forces said the Hodeidah port was used by the Houthis "for the transfer of Iranian weapons, equipment for military needs, and other terror purposes." The Bajil concrete factory "serves as an important economic resource for the Houthi terror regime and is used for building tunnels and military infrastructure," the IDF said, adding that the strikes "constitute a blow to the regime’s economy and its military buildup." "The strike was conducted in response to the repeated attacks by the Houthi terrorist regime against the State of Israel, during which surface-to-surface missiles and UAVs were launched toward Israeli territory and its civilians," the military said in a statement It was the sixth Israeli strike in Yemen since the beginning of the war, and the first since January. The IDF had stopped responding to the Houthis missile and drone fire on Israel, after the US launched a major aerial campaign against the Iran-backed group several months ago.
Israeli officials said the strikes were coordinated with the US, but were not a joint operation. Footage posted online purportedly showed a large fire at the concrete factory, where the Houthi-run health ministry reported at least 21 people were injured.
Nasruddin Amer, head of the Houthi media office, later said the Israeli strikes would not deter the rebels, and vowed that they would respond to the attack. “The aggressive Zionist-American raids on civilian facilities will not affect our military operations against the Zionist enemy entity,” he said in a social media post. Monday’s strikes came after a missile fired from Yemen on Sunday landed inside the perimeter of Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv for the first time, in a grove of trees alongside an access road close to the airport’s main Terminal 3, several hundred yards from the facility’s control tower. The missile gouged a wide crater in the ground near an airport parking lot, injuring six people, none of them seriously, and prompting most international airlines to suspend flights. The Houthis claimed responsibility, saying they fired a “hypersonic ballistic missile” at Ben Gurion. The [Israeli] military has said that Iran, and the Houthis — which are supplied by Tehran — do not possess hypersonic missiles, and the missiles they have launched at the country are not maneuverable. The Houthis “will work to impose a comprehensive air blockade on the Israeli enemy by repeatedly targeting airports, most notably… Ben Gurion Airport,” the terror group said in a statement. The success of such a blockade is highly unlikely, however, with Israel’s defensive systems expected to be able to tackle most incoming missiles.
On the flip side, in a war where one side is composed of terrorists who hide their deadly missile stashes in concrete bunkers, a cement factory seems like a legitimate target. Houthis say at least 21 injured in Israeli strikes on Bajil cement factory [IsraelTimes] The Houthi-run health ministry in Yemen says that at least 21 people were injured in Israeli strikes on the Bajil cement factory earlier this evening. The IDF has said that the concrete factory is an “important economic resource” for the Houthis, alleging that it is used “for building tunnels and military infrastructure.” | ||
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Yemeni Rocket Debris Falling at Ben Gurion Airport Caught on Video | ||
2025-05-05 | ||
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The moment when debris from a missile launched from Yemen fell near Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, which could have happened during an attempt to shoot it down, was captured on video. The video was shared on social media on May 4.
These images show debris falling from a great height to the ground and smoke rising from the site of its impact. Earlier, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) press service confirmed that debris from a rocket from Yemen fell in the area of Tel Aviv airport during attempts to intercept it. As reported by the Regnum news agency, on May 2, fighters from the Yemeni Shiite movement Ansar Allah (Houthis) reported a missile strike on the Israeli Air Force base Ramat David, which is located in northern Israel. It was noted that a Palestine-2 hypersonic ballistic missile was used for this, which successfully hit the target. Earlier, on April 13, the Houthis announced a massive missile attack on Israel. According to them, the Ben Gurion airport and the Sdot Micha military base, located east of Ashdod, were hit. More from regnum.ru Tel Aviv Airport Reopens After Yemeni Missile Attack Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport has resumed accepting and releasing flights after a rocket attack from Yemen. This was reported on May 4 by the state broadcaster Kan. Following the missile attack, the use of airspace at the airport was suspended for about an hour. In addition, train service between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem was resumed.
...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the JewsThey like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him... s impacted on the grounds of Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday morning, injuring six people, none of them seriously. The blast occurred in a grove of trees alongside an access road close to the airport’s main Terminal 3, several hundred yards from the airport control tower. IAF PROBE BLAMES ’PINPOINT TECHNICAL MALFUNCTION’ An Israeli Air Force probe into the failure to intercept the missile found that there was likely a technical malfunction with the interceptor itself. "The initial findings indicate that no failure was found in the identification process, the operation of the interception systems, and the warning for the home front," the military said. According to the preliminary investigation, which was led by IAF chief Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar, there was likely a "pinpoint technical malfunction" with the Arrow interceptor launched at the Houthi missile from Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... The American THAAD system deployed to Israel also attempted to engage the Houthi missile, though its interceptor missed the target. The military said that since the start of the war, it has shot down dozens of missiles launched from Yemen, with a successful interception rate of over 95%. Though the airport returned to operation shortly after the incident, it sparked a wave of flight cancellations by foreign airlines, with more than 20 flights for Sunday and the coming days, from airlines including British Airways, Air India, the Lufthansa Group and United cancelled. The Israeli national airline El Al said it was offering special prices to help get Israelis home from Cyprus and Greece and other nearby destinations who were stranded by the cancellations. Since March 18, when the IDF resumed its offensive against Hamas ![]() in the 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 oppressionand disproportionate response... Strip, the Houthis in Yemen have launched some 27 ballistic missiles and several drones at Israel. Only around half of them triggered sirens in the country and were shot down, while the others fell short. Hamas praises Yemeni missile attack on Tel Aviv airport [HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] Abu Obeida, front man for the al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas ![]() , praised the missile launched by the Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... i armed forces that directly targeted Ben Gurion Airport of the Israeli occupation entity. In a press statement on Sunday, Abu Obeida expressed his appreciation for what he described as Yemeni courage, saying that Yemen stands side by side with Paleostine in confronting the forces of injustice and continues to defy aggression despite the intense pressures it faces. Abu Obeida added that the recent attack demonstrates the ability to bypass the world's most advanced defense systems to achieve precise target hits, praying to Allah to bless the Yemeni forces' efforts and accept their sacrifices. On the other hand, Israeli media confirmed that the Israeli and American air defense systems, represented by the ''THAAD'' and ''Hatz'' systems, failed to intercept the missile launched by the Yemeni forces. Israel's Channel 12 reported that the missile bypassed four layers of air defense before hitting its target in the heart of Ben Gurion Airport, creating a crater 25 meters deep. It noted that the warhead was large, triggering a widespread explosion. According to the Hebrew newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, the number of injured in the attack rose to eight. Media reports added that the earth-shattering kaboom caused extensive damage at the site and forced millions of Israelis to seek shelter. | ||
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