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With Donald j. Trump two weeks away from returning to the White House, Iran and its Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) fear that recent setbacks could open a Pandora's box. Israel's puncturing of Swiss cheese-sized holes in the Iran-backed Axis of Resistance has upended the Islamic Republic's forward defence strategy, raised questions about the future of the IRGC's Quds Force, its foreign operations arm, and risks turning Iran into a tradeable geopolitical commodity.

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:   We'll begin with the ongoing internal turmoil gripping Iran, as reports emerge that the head of the IRGC's elite Quds Force has been detained over suspicions of involvement in Israel's infiltration of Hezbollah. Then, Russian President Vladimir Putin is cementing Moscow's close military and economic ties with Iran, meeting with the Islamic regime's new president for the first time Friday, while promising to create a "new world order" of allies to counter the west. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President's Daily Brief by visiting PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief.  Email: PDB@TheFirstTV.com.  Patriot Gold: Call 1-888-870-5457 for a free investor guide. Say Mike Baker sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Preview: Comment by colleague David Daoud of FDD re the commander of Iran's Quds Force, Esmail Qaani, who has not been seen in public since a strike in Beirut that decapitated the Hezbollah leadership yet again; and there is speculation that Qaani may have been in the target zone. more later. 1914 Beirut

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From: January 5, 2022: Two years ago this week, the head of the Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Qassem Soleimani, was killed in an American strike. At the time, we convened a group of Brookings and Lawfare experts to talk about the potential benefits and risks of the strike, and two years later, we got the gang back together. Benjamin Wittes sat down with Suzanne Maloney, the head of Foreign Policy program at Brookings and an Iran specialist; Dan Byman, terrorism expert, Middle East scholar and Lawfare's foreign policy editor; and Scott R. Anderson, Lawfare senior editor and Brookings fellow, to talk about what two years has wrought. They discussed whether the threat of terrorism and escalation in response to the strike was overstated, if U.S. interests were harmed in Iraq as a result of the strike, and what may have kept the Iranian regime from taking stronger action than it eventually took.To receive ad-free podcasts, become a Lawfare Material Supporter at www.patreon.com/lawfare. You can also support Lawfare by making a one-time donation at https://givebutter.com/c/trumptrials.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Sherwood interviews General Kenneth F. “Frank” McKenzie Jr., USMC Ret. about his new book The Melting Point: High Command and War in the 21st Century.  General McKenzie served as the commander of CENTCOM from March 2019 to April 2022. In that role, he oversaw the 2020 strike that killed Qasem Soleimani, the leader of the Iranian Quds Force; and America's final withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.  

Should we worry that the complex dynamics between Israel and Iran might ignite WWIII? Intelligence analyst Ryan McBeth brings us in from Out of the Loop. Welcome to what we're calling our "Out of the Loop" episodes, where we dig a little deeper into fascinating current events that may only register as a blip on the media's news cycle and have conversations with the people who find themselves immersed in them. On This Episode of Out of the Loop: Israel and Iran have been engaged in recent attacks on each other, with Israel striking Iranian officers in Syria, Iran launching drones at Israel, and Israel firing missiles back at Iran. However, neither side seems to want a wider conflict. Iran's military is split between the regular Artesh forces and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The IRGC gets better equipment and training and has a Quds Force that specializes in unconventional warfare. Iran and Israel both lack strong expeditionary capabilities to directly attack each other. Iran's navy is mostly small fast attack boats, while Israel has a defensive-oriented military. Many ordinary Iranian citizens oppose their government and the Ayatollahs. The people should not be conflated with the regime. Iran has a large young population that is quite pro-Western. Overall, a massive conventional war between Israel and Iran remains unlikely due to the geographic and military constraints on both sides, despite the harsh rhetoric. However, proxy conflicts and tit-for-tat strikes may continue. And much more! Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/982 This Episode Is Brought To You By Our Fine Sponsors: jordanharbinger.com/deals Sign up for Six-Minute Networking — our free networking and relationship development mini course — at jordanharbinger.com/course! Like this show? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps! Consider including your Twitter handle so we can thank you personally!

Last month's spectacular terrorist attack on a concert venue on the outskirts of Moscow, which left 144 people dead, was quickly followed by startling news that US intelligence had warned the Russians about the impending assault. When the Kremlin said the warnings hadn't been specific, moreover, US officials pushed back, saying, in effect, “Oh yes they were,” and added details to its rejoinder. Likewise, it turned out that back in January, US intelligence had warned Iran about an impending Islamic State terrorist attack at a gathering to honor its fallen Quds Force leader Qasem Soleimani, who had been killed by a US drone strike in Baghdad.  The revelations that our spy services had actually warned two of our greatest mortal enemies astounded many people and triggered a lot of acidic commentary, confusion and the inevitable conspiracy theories on social media. Today's guest, former CIA case officer and base chief Laura Thomas, who held a number of senior intelligence positions during her nearly 16 years of government service, says those actions followed a standard practice in American intelligence. It's called “a duty to warn.” And she's here to explain how that seemingly esoteric, even confounding, practice is not only a staple of the spy world—at least on the American side—but it has some espionage benefits as well. Laura Thomashttps://twitter.com/laurae_thomashttps://www.lauraethomas.com/   Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter:https://twitter.com/SpyTalkerFollow SpyTalk on Twitter:https://twitter.com/talk_spySubscribe to SpyTalk on Substackhttps://www.spytalk.co/Take our listener survey where you can give us feedback.http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short

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The Israeli airstrike next to Iran's embassy in Damascus on April 1 targeted several high-ranking members of Iran's Quds Force — an elite division of its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, which is designated by the U.S. as a terrorist organization. Among those killed: top IRGC-QF commander in Syria and Lebanon, Mohammad Reza Zahedi. The regime in Tehran has vowed revenge, and Israel is on high-alert for escalation by Iran's proxies on seven possible fronts.To discuss the strategic thinking behind Israel's strike and possible Iranian responses, host Cliff May is joined by FDD experts Behnam Ben Taleblu and Hussain Abdul Hussain. They explain why diplomatic immunity was not in play in Damascus, and revisit Iran's history of not respecting such diplomatic niceties and protocols; analyze reactions from the Biden administration and “international community” — including at the United Nations where the Russian Federation protects and defends Tehran, where Security Council resolutions beneficial to Israel are not enforced, and where“international law” seems to only apply to Israel and the U.S.

The Israeli airstrike next to Iran's embassy in Damascus on April 1 targeted several high-ranking members of Iran's Quds Force — an elite division of its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, which is designated by the U.S. as a terrorist organization. Among those killed: top IRGC-QF commander in Syria and Lebanon, Mohammad Reza Zahedi. The regime in Tehran has vowed revenge, and Israel is on high-alert for escalation by Iran's proxies on seven possible fronts.To discuss the strategic thinking behind Israel's strike and possible Iranian responses, host Cliff May is joined by FDD experts Behnam Ben Taleblu and Hussain Abdul Hussain. They explain why diplomatic immunity was not in play in Damascus, and revisit Iran's history of not respecting such diplomatic niceties and protocols; analyze reactions from the Biden administration and “international community” — including at the United Nations where the Russian Federation protects and defends Tehran, where Security Council resolutions beneficial to Israel are not enforced, and where“international law” seems to only apply to Israel and the U.S.

In this episode, Ignacio Ayala discusses the recent alleged Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria with Middle East and North Africa analyst, Noam Ostfeld. The strike killed three top commanders of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), including General Mohammad Reza Zahedi, of the IRGC's Quds Force', a figure responsible for all operations in Syria and Lebanon. This marks a significant escalation in the region, as Israel had previously targeted lower-level IRGC personnel to disrupt Iran's support to its proxies. The episode delves into the potential repercussions of the strike, including Iran's vow to retaliate, concerns for Israeli assets and individuals, and the possibility of heightened tensions with Hezbollah along Israel's northern border.    Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sibyllic Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sibyllineltd/?hl=en Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sibylline-ltd/ Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sibyllineTV For more information visit our website: www.sibylline.co.uk E-mail us at: info@sibylline.co.uk  

Seven aid workers in Gaza have been killed in an Israeli air strike. The US based-charity World Central Kitchen and other aid groups will suspend their operations. Also in the programme: Iran has vowed to avenge the killing of one of the senior commanders of its elite Quds Force in Damascus; and French theatre-goers speak up after an actress is accused of mumbling. (Photo: Seven aid workers killed as missile strike hits World Central Kitchen convoy in Deir al Balah - 02 Apr 2024. MOHAMMED SABER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Today is day 173 of the war with Hamas. Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode. A 25-year-old man has been declared dead after being pulled out of a building struck by a Hezbollah rocket in Kiryat Shmona's industrial zone after yesterday, the IDF conducted its deepest strike in Lebanon amid the Israel-Hamas war, some 110 kilometers from Israel's border. Fabian gives updates. The Israeli Air Force also carried out airstrikes in the predawn hours of Tuesday morning in eastern Syria, targeting Iranian assets and operatives involved in a recent plot to smuggle advanced arms to West Bank terrorists. We learn how members of Iran's Unit 4000, the Special Operations Division of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps' Intelligence Organization, and the special operations unit of the IRGC's Quds Force in Syria, known as Unit 18840, were eliminated. The Palestinian death toll in routine overnight clashes with Israeli forces in Jenin has risen to three. Fabian weighs in on how the operations in the West Banks have shifted since the beginning of Operation Breaking the Wave two years ago. This morning the IDF said its raid on Gaza City's Shifa Hospital is ongoing, with the military saying troops killed dozens of gunmen and captured weapons over the past day. Yesterday, the IDF released video footage of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad operatives detailing how the terror groups used the hospital as a base for terror operations. What else does the IDF hope to learn? The Israel Defense Forces' top spokesman on Tuesday confirmed that the deputy commander of Hamas's military wing, Marwan Issa, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the central Gaza Strip earlier this month. What do we know about the power structure of Hamas now? For the latest updates, please see The Times of Israel's ongoing live blog. Discussed articles include: Live blog March 26, 2024 IDF strikes Hezbollah deep in Lebanon after missile fire on base, border community IDF strikes Iran-linked operatives, assets in eastern Syria; more than 15 said killed In interrogations, Hamas, PIJ operatives describe using Shifa hospital as terror hub IDF confirms Marwan Issa, Hamas's No. 3, was killed in central Gaza strike THOSE WE HAVE LOST: Civilians and soldiers killed in Hamas's onslaught on Israel THOSE WE ARE MISSING: The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by the Pod-Waves. IMAGE: Israeli forces check a building that was hit by a Hezbollah rocket in Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel near the Lebanon border, on March 27, 2024. (Jalaa MAREY / AFP)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week President Biden re-designated Yemen's Houthis as a global terrorist group amid its increasing attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea. Meanwhile, in Lebanon, the Hezbollah terror group continues to threaten Israel's northern border, and the Israel-Hamas war continues as Hamas still holds more than 100 Israeli hostages taken on 10/7. Matthew Levitt, Fromer-Wexler Fellow & Director of the Reinhard Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence at the Washington Institute, joins us to help make sense of the renewed terror threat, how these terror groups are coordinating their strategy and attacks, and what the U.S., Israel, and its allies are doing to fight back against Iran and its terror proxies. *The views and opinions expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views or position of AJC.  Episode Lineup:  (0:40) Matthew Levitt Show Notes: Learn: 5 Things to Know About the Houthis, Their Attacks on Israel and the U.S., and Their Treatment of Yemen's Jews Listen – People of the Pod on the Israel-Hamas War: Unpacking South Africa's Baseless Genocide Charge Against Israel Countering the Denial and Distortion of the 10/7 Hamas Attack 4-Year-Old Hostage Abigail Idan is Free–Her Family is On a Mission to #BringThemAllHome What Would You Do If Your Son Was Kidnapped by Hamas? Follow People of the Pod on your favorite podcast app, and learn more at AJC.org/PeopleofthePod You can reach us at: peopleofthepod@ajc.org If you've appreciated this episode, please be sure to tell your friends, and rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. Transcript of Interview with Matthew Levitt: Manya Brachear Pashman:   This week the US military struck a Houthi arsenal in Yemen that had threatened US Navy vessels in the Red Sea. It was America's fourth strike on Houthi turf since November 19. Meanwhile, the Hezbollah terror group continues to violate a UN Security Resolution and threaten Israel's border, and Hamas still holds more than 100 Israeli hostages taken during the October 7th invasion and massacre.  What do all these terror groups have in common? Returning here to discuss is Matthew Levitt, the Fromer-Wexler Fellow & Director of the Reinhard Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence at the Washington Institute.  Matt, welcome back to People of the Pod. Matthew Levitt:   Thank you so much for having me. Manya Brachear Pashman:   So let's start with the terror group making the latest headlines. The Houthis? Who are they and why has the Biden administration just re-designated them a terrorist organization? Matthew Levitt:   So the Houthis are a separatist group in Yemen, based in the north of the country. They are Shia, and they get support from Iran. But they're not exactly the same kind of Shia as Iran. And they aren't exactly the kind of proxy that says jump when Iran says how high.  This is a relationship of convenience and my enemy's enemy. And they both hate the United States and the west and hate Israel. And the Houthis have been for years an ineffective, and for the Iranians an inexpensive and risk free way to complicate things for the Saudis. So for years, the Houthis were shooting at the Saudis when the Saudis were involved in the Yemeni war, after the Houthis had taken over.  And that's one of the reasons why things are a little sensitive right now, because there have been efforts to try and negotiate a ceasefire between the Houthis and the Saudis. The Saudis aren't happy with what the Houthis are doing right now in the Red Sea. But they also don't want to rock the boat.  The Houthis have as part of their mantra printed on their flag, Death to Israel, Death to America, Death to Jews, all three, they're not particularly, you know, unclear. And so they have flown drones towards Israel that have been shot down, they have fired ballistic missiles at Israel, some of which have been shut down by US Navy vessels, at least one was shut down by the Saudis. Just pause to think about that for a minute. The Saudis weren't thinking this was aimed at them, the Saudis shut down a Houthi missile aimed at Israel, which suggests that the Israel-Saudi reconciliation track, while very much on pause, is not over. And the Israelis have shot down some including for the first time ever using the arrow anti-missile system, which shot down a ballistic missile in lower outer space.  Now, the Houthis have tried to leverage their position geographically by targeting ships in the Red Sea. They claim that they are targeting only those ships that are owned in whole or in part by Israel or have serviced Israeli ports. They've hit some American ships as well. They're clearly getting intelligence from the Iranians on this. And it has disruptive international freedom of navigation.  And you have now a new problem in terms of getting things where we need them to be to stock our shelves, because boats that would normally go up the Red Sea and through the canal are now going around South Africa. Manya Brachear Pashman:   And this volatility on the part of the Houthis is also compounded by what's going on with Hamas, and also Hezbollah. Is Iran the common denominator here, Matt? I mean, is that what all these terror groups have in common, or is there much more? Matthew Levitt:   So it's true, the Houthis claimed that what they're doing is in support of the Palestinians. But what we are seeing for the first time put into action is the strategy that was developed by the late Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Quds Force, who was killed in Iraq several years ago. And that strategy was what he called uniting the fronts. And so this idea that across the spectrum, and it really is a spectrum of proxy, activity of sponsorship.  Hezbollah is at one end very, very close to Iran, the Houthis, I would argue, are at the other end, and Hamas is kind of somewhere in between. Getting them all to be able to coordinate their activities, when push comes to shove. Now, Hamas for its part is very happy with the Houthis. They're quite disappointed with Hezbollah.  There are reports in the Arabic press, that Hamas expected that Hezbollah would get much more involved and Hezbollah didn't when they saw the US naval presence, you know, two aircraft carriers. Whatever the specifics, Hamas have been very vocal about how displeased they are with the level of support they're getting from Hezbollah, though that has been significant. And they're pretty pleased with the support they're getting from the Houthis, which is outsized what might have otherwise been expected from the Houthis. Manya Brachear Pashman:   So the alignment of these groups with Iran, what exactly does that mean? Does that mean that Iran is pulling the strings? Are they funding the activities? All of the above? I mean, you mentioned the goal of coordinating all these proxies, but does coordinating go as far as collaborating? Matthew Levitt:   So I don't want to get into a semantic discussion of what exactly is the difference between collaborating and coordinating. I think what's important to understand here is that it's not like in the movies, where everybody's getting together at a meeting with evil laughs, coordinating all that they're doing. There have been some meetings, we know that for at least the past few years. Iranian Quds Force, Hamas, Hezbollah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad had been meeting at what they call, their term not mine, a joint operations room in Beirut. What all is coordinated is not entirely clear. You've had Iranian and some Shia militants from Iraq, the Ḥashd ash-Shaʿbī making statements recently about how, you know, generally things are coordinated right now.  Frankly, the level of coordination took a hit with the assassination of Qasem Soleimani. And there was no one with the gravitas to kind of bring all these proxies together. So they actually leaned on Hassan Nasrallah, the Secretary General of Lebanese Hezbollah to come in and serve that role not only kind of mediating between the various Iraqi Shia militant groups, but also the others, the Hamas is that Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the Houthis. So they're not all sitting around a big conference table. And you'll do this and you'll do this, but they're all getting support–financial and often weapons from Iran. There is some significant cross pollination in some personalities.  So for example, for the first time this week I've seen in the open source, Israelis say that the head of the Redwan special forces unit in southern Lebanon that has been firing anti tank guided missiles into Israel multiple times a day is a guy known as Abu ‘Ali Al- Tabataba'i. He was in southern Lebanon for many years. Then he was sent to Syria, where he worked with Iraqi Shia militants and Quds Force. Then he was moved from there to Yemen, where Hezbollah had a very, very small contingent, maybe a couple of dozen.  But the fact that they sent someone that senior was telling. I actually wrote a piece of Foreign Affairs about this years ago, when it came out that he was sent to Yemen. He was designated by the US Treasury, there's a Rewards for Justice from the State Department to reward out for his head. Well, he now is back from Yemen, got a promotion and is the overall head of the Redwan unit. And he has at this point, all kinds of personal relationships.  And so there's a little bit of cross pollination, you might talk about the people you know, from back when you went to college together. And back in the day the Al Qaeda would talk, did you go to the duranta camp in Afghanistan? Do you remember that trainer? Well, now there's a similar thing going on in the Shia extremists milieu? Did you go to the camps together? Were you in Iran at the same time, or Iraq or Lebanon at the same time? Which trainer did you have, who did they send to you? And so there is coordination happening, but I don't think it's Houthis. Sometime this morning, you're going to be targeting a ship.  On the flip side, there is some open source information about ships that you can find and their ownership. But it's clear that the Iranians are also providing them information that is not public. And they're also clearly working with Hezbollah. If you go back to October 7 itself, the plotline of October 7, fire a bunch of missiles under that cover, infiltrate across the border, take as many civilian communities as possible, kill a bunch of people, kidnap others across the border.  That was the Hezbollah plan that the IDF Northern Command was preparing and training to deal with for years. And it was Hamas who used it, so you can see some of that connectivity. Manya Brachear Pashman:   Ah, exchanges of strategy. Matthew Levitt:   Strategy and more. It's not every tactic. It's not every every instance, but there is certainly overall strategy that they're coordinating. There certainly is communication. There certainly is movement of funds and of weapons. And, and this is the first time we're seeing that type of coordinated effort involving militants from Iraq, Iranian assets in Syria. You know, at one point, the Iranians flew a drone and crashed it into a school and a lot. The drone flew down. Jordan didn't cross into Israel until the very end went into a lot. It was a school where children evacuated from communities in the south, are being educated. I don't know if it's luck. I think it is. I don't think the Iranians had intelligence to know exactly what time class got out. But it was, you know, a couple of hours after class got out could have been much, much worse. And even just today, there are reports of things being shot towards Israel, around the Red Sea. Manya Brachear Pashman:   So are we at risk of a wider war? Or does anything stand in the way of that? Matthew Levitt:   Yes. We really are at the brink of a regional war. And I see a lot of people, a lot of press saying that Israel has done something which brings us to the brink of a regional war. And I challenge that Israel is responding to not only the attack on October 7, but to all kinds of attacks. Still, the United States also is not bringing the region to the brink of war, when United Kingdom strike Houthi assets in an effort to prevent them from being able or to deter them from carrying out attacks on vessels in the Red Sea. Ultimately, this really comes down to how far do Iran and its spectrum of proxies want to push the envelope.  I think at the end of the day, they're actually quite happy with what's going on. So long as the fighting in the Gaza Strip continues, I think they feel justified in saying this can go on. They have said, Hezbollah and others have said, that this can stop when the fighting of the Gaza Strip stops. Whether that is what they actually mean or not is something only time will tell. But I think at the end of the day, the decision about whether or not this spills into a broader regional war doesn't rest with Israel or the United States or the United Kingdom, those that are responding to the aggression.  But it's the aggressors. How far does Hezbollah want to push this? For a long time, Hezbollah was only hitting military targets in the north and now they're selectively hitting some civilian targets. Killed a mother and her son in their home in northern Israel just a few days ago. Generally, they're still hitting military targets but it's escalating a little bit in response to the Israeli assassination of Hamas leader Saleh al-Arouri, which was a big deal because they killed him in Hezbollah stronghold.  They hit some pretty significant Israeli military targets, a radar installation on the Hermon mountains and Northern Command Headquarters near Safed.  Those appear to be one offs. Do the Shia militias do something more? Do Iranian assets in Syria try and infiltrate more drones or rockets? Do the Houthis get lucky and hit something particularly big and bark something more. There's lots of ways for this to unintentionally, to escalate. But I do think that all parties right now don't want a regional war.  That said, Hezbollah, Iran, the Houthis, the Shia militias in Iraq, certainly Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, some of the groups that we're seeing very active in the West Bank right now are quite happy to see this level of pressure on Israel and starting the first of what I think they want to be a trend, of these types of coordinated assaults.  Manya Brachear Pashman:   So why don't they want a wider war? What is their goal? Matthew Levitt:   They all have as part of their goal, their raison d'etre, destroying Israel, kicking the United States out of the region, undermining Western powers in the region, etc. But they all also understand that you go too far, and you open up this to a much broader conflict. The United States has barely gotten involved. They've done a few very, very small things in Yemen. They have been very supportive to Israel's effort to defend itself. While the US has sent significant forces to the region, they have not done anything, for example, regarding Hezbollah in Lebanon. They've not done anything in terms of the Hashed al-Shaabi in Iraq attacking Israel, though they have responded very, very, very few times, I might add, to the significant number of times Iraqi Shia militants have struck at US military targets in Iraq and Syria. They understand that this could get much bigger. And ultimately, Iran understands that if things escalate too much, that the fight is going to come to Iran. And it won't stop.  They also really don't want Hezbollah in particular, to go too far in the moment. Because all those rockets that the Iranians have provided to Hezbollah in violation of UN Security Council resolution 1701, since the 2006 war, they're not there primarily for this. They're there to deter Israel and anybody else from attacking Iran's nuclear program, which by the way, the Iranians have been pushing the envelope on throughout this period of conflict since October 7.  And if anybody should attack Iran or its nuclear program, this is seen as Iran's best second strike capability. It's why Hezbollah has basically not fired almost anything other than the Kornet anti tank guided missiles, fired a couple of other short range things. But none of the precision guided missiles under the longer range missiles, that's all, but that powder is dry. That's all for now. And I think Iran doesn't want those spent right now, and also doesn't want these to escalate to the point where the Israelis go ahead and try and take them out under the cover, or in the context of this current conflict.  So there's a strategic set of goals and they believe in, you know, the concept of muqawima, of resistance. There's this idea of muqawima patience, right? This, from their perspective is what God wants, it will eventually happen.  This past three months, this is a huge step on the road to resistance victory. This is a huge success in terms of galvanizing multiple forces to unite the fronts. Doesn't all have to happen right now. But they believe that this is very much a sign that they're on the right path, and it's a step in what they would consider to be the right direction. Manya Brachear Pashman:   Well, Matt, thank you so much. I appreciate you explaining who these terror groups actually are and helping our listeners better understand the headlines.  Matthew Levitt:   It's always a pleasure. Thanks so much for having me. And if you want more, there's plenty more at WashingtonInstitute.org. Thank you for the work you're doing and for having me on the show.

At least 100 people have been killed by two bomb explosions near the tomb of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani on the fourth anniversary of his assassination by the US, Iran's state media report.State broadcaster Irib said another 171 people were wounded when the blasts hit a procession in the southern city of Kerman. A video circulated online appeared to show several bodies on a road. We'll get the latest.Also in the programme: Hamas tells us that there will be consequences after the killing of one of its leaders in Lebanon - Israel has neither confirmed nor denied involvementl and as a teenage sensation blazes his way through to the final of the World Darts Championship, what does the success of the sport tell us about modern Britain?(File photo of an Iranian holding a picture of late General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, who was killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, as people gather to mourn him in Tehran, Iran on 4 January 2020. Credit: Nazanin Tabatabaee/West Asia News Agency via Reuters)

[This blog will always be free to read, but it's also how I pay my bills. If you have suggestions or feedback on how I can earn your paid subscription, shoot me an email: cmclymer@gmail.com.]Friends, as I write this, the country is savoring every second of these last 72 hours of the traditional holiday break. The next twelve months are widely expected to be history-shaping and globally pivotal on an unprecedented level. How tired have y'all become of hearing that? The same thing, more or less, has been said about each of the past four years, and yet: it's been no less true each time. (Some might argue that could be said for the past seven years, and I wouldn't be inclined to disagree.)When I was much younger, the new year didn't really get kicked up until a few weeks into January; current events had the decency to wait until we had a cup of coffee and caught a few NFL playoff games. Recent history has blown that typically reasonable expectation into oblivion. There's no longer a guarantee of entering the shallow end, down some friendly steps, and working our way to the deep end. Now, each year, we're all marched straight to the high dive and can only hope for a relatively peaceful splash into the depths below.Just as an example:Four years ago, on New Year's Eve, in the early hours of the morning, Reuters first reported on a mysterious, viral pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan, a major city in central China. Outside of a relatively small group of infectious disease experts and national security practitioners, few were paying attention, partly because we had other worries.Because on the evening of January 2nd, news came that Trump had ordered the successful assassination of Qasem Soleimani, who was then the commander of the Quds Force in Iran and considered the most powerful person in the country outside of Ayatollah Khamenei. For a few days there, you'd be forgiven for believing that 2020 would be defined by a regional conflict—perhaps even a world war—instigated by the United States and Iran, and… well… that fear was very misplaced. We were about to fight a very different war against an enemy invisible to the naked eye, and meanwhile, in the midst of that: grappling with the horrific consequences of white supremacy after the murder of George Floyd.I would like to believe that the big surprise of 2024 will be that it's relatively smooth, and yet, that would be quite foolish, no? It's gonna be a rough year, folks. We're gonna learn a lot about ourselves and our collective future. I have guarded optimism that we'll get through it, but it sure as hell ain't gonna be painless. Okay, that's the chaos bit. Let's get to the gratitude. Two and a half years ago, I left a nice communications job to start this blog and make a full-court push to achieve my dream of being a writer for a living. So many of you were there at the very start, immediately becoming paid subscribers and allowing me to take care of my bills by writing whatever I want.I am immensely grateful to all of you for the support. I can't begin to adequately explain how life-changing it's been to be a writer on my own terms, without worrying about how I'm gonna make my rent. And that is solely because of y'all.This year, Charlotte's Web Thoughts was named a finalist for Outstanding Blog at the GLAAD Media Awards and a finalist for Best Blog at the Shorty Awards. It's been cited or referenced in various national outlets and motivated some substantial radio and television hits across the calendar.It was a big factor at the end of this summer when I became the first openly-transgender person elected to the Council on Foreign Relations as a term member in its 102-year history. Having the freedom to write about foreign policy (among my many other topics) with a large platform, bypassing traditional outlets, was essential for that.Seriously, I'm grateful to y'all. Here are ten standout pieces from the dozens I wrote this year that make me particularly proud: “Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Announces a Ban on Pink Floyd” (January 27th)As DeSantis kept escalating his attacks against LGBTQ people, including an unwise and ill-fated war with Disney, I kept wondering to myself: why aren't journalists doing more to call this out for what it is? I sat down and wrote this satirical piece about a fictional press conference in which DeSantis announces a ban on Pink Floyd because of their rainbow logo. My hand to god, I initially thought it was way too blunt, not subtle enough. I was very wrong. The piece went viral as many folks, including a number of journalists, readily believed it. Snopes even wrote an article on it. “It's Time to Ban Cis People From Owning Guns” (March 30th)In March, a transgender man murdered three children and three adults in a mass shooting at a private elementary school in Nashville. Police arrived on the scene and killed the piece-of-s**t before he could murder other innocents. In the wake of the tragedy, social conservatives attempted to exploit it as a vehicle for their transphobic propaganda. So, I wrote this viral piece pointing out that cis people are many times more likely to be mass shooters, and therefore, wouldn't it make sense to ban cis people from owning firearms? I also appeared on MSNBC to chat about it with Joy Ann-Reid and Georgetown's Rev. Jim Wallis (full segment is in that link). Interestingly, the day after that appearance, far-right media were furious with me, not for my tongue-in-cheek argument to ban cis people from owning guns but because I referred to God with “she/her” pronouns during the segment. For real. That then led to this hilarious exchange with far-right reporter Tyler O'Neil, who reached out on LinkedIn, incredulous and apparently oblivious. And after that went viral, Fox News reached out asking me to publicly clarify that O'Neil no longer works for them.“Kid Rock Doesn't Know How to Shoot Straight” (April 4th)In the spring, social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney, who is a trans woman, was invited by Budweiser to collaborate on a cute Instagram project in which her likeness was printed on a few of their beer cans. Pretty uneventful… until the far-right launched a boycott over it. Kid Rock, a rich kid from Michigan who cosplays as trailer trash, then posted a video in which he (very poorly) shot at Bud Light beer cans in protest. So, wanting to be helpful, I wrote this viral essay of advice for him on how to shoot accurately and pointed out his long history of being a redneck poser.“Why I Declined $10,000 to Debate Michael Knowles” (April 10th)This one is technically cheating. It's not an essay. It's two screenshots of two emails.Earlier this year, far-right extremist Michael Knowles called for the “eradication” of trans ideology, which, in effect, was calling for the eradication of trans people. Openly genocidal language. Knowles, through a conservative campus group, reached out to offer me $10,000 to debate him at the University of Pittsburgh about the validity of trans people.And look, $10,000 is a lot of money to me. It would have paid off my car and provided several months of rent. But rejecting the offer was an easy decision. Within an hour, I had written back a long email response and then decided to post it, which went viral.I then took part in a segment on the incident for CNN put together quite fairly and professionally by journalist Elle Reeves.“What Target Needs to Understand” (May 15th)Unfortunately, the conservative boycott against Anheuser-Busch (the parent company of Budweiser) over Dylan Mulvaney gathered steam and scared other corporations into folding against anti-LGBTQ extremism. In May, Target announced they would be removing some items from their celebrated Pride Month collection after receiving violent threats. I wrote this essay explaining to corporate marketing executives that giving into these extremists would only exacerbate their revenue losses for a simple reason: anti-LGBTQ a******s aren't looking for tangible results. The whole point is to be angry. They crave outrage. The essay went viral—particularly on LinkedIn—and was adapted as an op-ed for Newsweek.“To the Man on the Northeast Regional” (May 30th)In late May, I had a really bad interaction with a transphobic Christian man on an Amtrak ride, and instead of getting angry over it, I decided to approach the man and talk about God after recognizing that he was clearly not in a great place. When I got home, I wrote an open letter to the man—whose name I don't know—to reclaim what would otherwise have been a not-so-great memory. This essay resonated with a lot of folks, and out of all the things I've written this year, it's proven to be one of the most popular pieces I've produced. Seven months later, I still get emails from strangers who have read it. “When Lance Armstrong Speaks, Why Does Anyone Listen?” (June 26th)This summer, Lance Armstrong, the most infamous cheater in the history of sports, decided to team up with chronic liar and hypocrite Caitlyn Jenner in an interview that took dead aim at trans kid in sports. In a way, writing this kinda felt shooting fish in a barrel. Contextualizing Armstrong's jaw-dropping history of cheating and Jenner's shameless flip-flopping on this issue was quite easy. But much more difficult was getting across the urgency of what's happening in American media on trans rights: the vacuum created by lazy and uncaring journalists has permitted charlatans like Armstrong and Jenner to fill that void with vile disinformation.“Please Read About Hitler Before Quoting Him” (July 10th)Months before one of the co-founders of extremist group Moms for Liberty was implicated in a sex scandal, I wrote this essay contextualizing the organization's many ties to white supremacist organizations and their boneheaded use of quotes by Hitler, Stalin, and Mao in anti-LGBTQ propaganda. I was surprised by just how many folks didn't know about the group's history, which is probably why this went viral.“What ‘Small Town' Actually Means” (July 26th)Country music star Jason Aldean is one of these redneck cosplayers who tries to exploit conservative outrage to sell his music. He released a song about small towns that basically winked at white supremacists. This is all the more hilarious when you learn that Aldean not only didn't come from a small town but has never lived in one. It gets funnier: Aldean is a prep school kid who was raised in a big city and used Canadian stock footage for his music video about American small towns. Pretty embarrassing.“When Both Silence and Statement Become Complicity” (Oct. 23rd)After the terrorist attack against innocent civilians in Israel on Oct. 7th, I was honestly lost. I wanted to be helpful to my Jewish and Muslim friends who were suffering and speak up against all forms of hatred, but what could I say that wouldn't give the impression I was taking sides? It felt impossible. And then one night, while taking a shower, it hit me: just be completely honest about all of it. I stayed up all night writing. The resulting essay is one of the best things I've ever written, and I'm quite proud of it. It was a timely reminder for myself on the responsibility I have with a large platform, and it made me less fearful to say hard truths.I have spent much of this year wondering about my next chapter. In February, I got an offer to lead a small nonprofit as its executive director, but I knew I would probably have to stop writing in order to take it. I wasn't ready for that. At the time, it was a hard choice, but in the many months since, it's a decision that's aged well. I don't know what I'll do next. Sometimes, I think it would be pretty amazing to be a columnist at The New York Times or The Washington Post. I've thought a few times about running for office, but I've never been fully confident I'm the best person for the job. Maybe leading an organization is my future calling. What I do know is that I am enormously fortunate to do what I do for a living, and for the time being, I am very happy writing this blog. I'm grateful. And I intend to enjoy this season in my life as much as possible, doing what I love, and using it to help others.Again, I can't thank you all enough for subscribing to my little blog and allowing me to do this work with your financial support. Sometimes, I have to pinch myself to confirm its real. I wish you all a Happy New Year, and may the next twelve months be far more peaceful than what we're probably expecting.And yes, I would love for you to buy me coffee.

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Teaching AI to misbehave. Ransomware's effect on healthcare downtime. Two reports on the state of cybersecurity in the financial services sector. Possible connections between Hamas and Quds Force. Ukrainian cyber authorities report a rise in privateering Smokeloader attacks. Russian hacktivist auxiliaries strike Czech targets. My conversation with Sherrod DeGrippo, host of The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Podcast. Jay Bhalodia from Microsoft Federal shares insights on multi-cloud security. And Winter Vivern exploits a mail service 0-day. For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing: https://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/12/204 Selected reading. AI vs. human deceit: Unravelling the new age of phishing tactics (Security Intelligence) Ransomware attacks on US healthcare organizations cost $20.8bn in 2020 (Comparitech)  Cyberattack at 5 southwestern Ontario hospitals leaves patients awaiting care (CBC News)  State of Security for Financial Services (Swimlane) Veracode Reveals Automation and Training Are Key Drivers of Software Security for Financial Services (Business Wire) Hamas' online infrastructure reveals ties to Iran APT, researchers say (CSO Online)  Hamas Application Infrastructure Reveals Possible Overlap With TAG-63 and Iranian Threat Activity | Recorded Future (Recorded Future) Ukraine cyber officials warn of a ‘surge' in Smokeloader attacks on financial, government entities (Record)  Bloomberg: Russia steps up cyberattacks to disrupt Ukraine's key services (Euromaidan)  Pro-Russia group behind today's mass cyberattack against Czech institutions (Expats.cz) Winter Vivern exploits zero-day vulnerability in Roundcube Webmail servers (We Live Security) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The legacy of Qassem Soleimani, the legendary commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Al Quds Force, continues to reverberate across the region, says his biographer Arash Azizi. He has left a vacuum that has yet to be filled.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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As Democrats face increasingly bleak projections in 2022 and 2024, a group of Democratic lawmakers is reportedly plotting to stop former President Donald Trump from ever holding office again. It's not just New York prioritizing non-white residents for COVID-19 treatments, Utah and Minnesota are also doing it. Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Brigadier General Esmail Ghaani, commander of Iran's elite Quds Force, threatened this week that the revenge Iran will seek for the death of Qassem Soleimani, the former commander of the IRGC's Quds Force, will happen “within” the United States. On Saturday, two transgender contestants, one born male claiming to be female and the other born female claiming to be male, competed in an Ivy League swim meet — both in the women's bracket featuring Yale University, Dartmouth College, and University of Pennsylvania competitors. Fire & Flavor: https://shareasale.com/r.cfmb=1591029&u=2425692&m=95002&urllink=&afftrack= Blue Coolers: https://shareasale.com/u.cfm?d=669629&m=83450&u=2425692&afftrack=  

As Democrats face increasingly bleak projections in 2022 and 2024, a group of Democratic lawmakers is reportedly plotting to stop former President Donald Trump from ever holding office again. It's not just New York prioritizing non-white residents for COVID-19 treatments, Utah and Minnesota are also doing it. Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Brigadier General Esmail Ghaani, commander of Iran's elite Quds Force, threatened this week that the revenge Iran will seek for the death of Qassem Soleimani, the former commander of the IRGC's Quds Force, will happen “within” the United States. On Saturday, two transgender contestants, one born male claiming to be female and the other born female claiming to be male, competed in an Ivy League swim meet — both in the women's bracket featuring Yale University, Dartmouth College, and University of Pennsylvania competitors.  Fire & Flavor: https://shareasale.com/r.cfmb=1591029&u=2425692&m=95002&urllink=&afftrack=  Blue Coolers: https://shareasale.com/u.cfm?d=669629&m=83450&u=2425692&afftrack=  

Two years ago this week, the head of the Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Qassem Soleimani, was killed in an American strike. At the time, we convened a group of Brookings and Lawfare experts to talk about the potential benefits and risks of the strike, and two years later, we got the gang back together. Benjamin Wittes sat down with Suzanne Maloney, the head of Foreign Policy program at Brookings and an Iran specialist; Dan Byman, terrorism expert, Middle East scholar and Lawfare's foreign policy editor; and Scott R. Anderson, Lawfare senior editor and Brookings fellow, to talk about what two years has wrought. They discussed whether the threat of terrorism and escalation in response to the strike was overstated, if U.S. interests were harmed in Iraq as a result of the strike, and what may have kept the Iranian regime from taking stronger action than it eventually took.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

From February 11, 2020: Afshon Ostovar is the associate chair for research and an assistant professor of national security affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School. He is also the author of "Vanguard of the Imam: Religion, Politics, and Iran's Revolutionary Guards." The IRGC has been in the news of late because of the killing of the head of the Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guard Corps, Qassem Soleimani. Benjamin Wittes spoke with Ostovar about the fallout from the Soleimani killing, how it is all playing in Iran, and why things are so quiet. They talked about whether people made a mountain out of a molehill at the time the killing happened, or whether the blowback just hasn't happened yet.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Every so often there are reports of aerial strikes in Syria, for which the Damascus regime attributes responsibility to Jerusalem. Less frequently, purported Israeli action involves surface-to-surface missiles rather than aircraft, because the targets are presumably closer to the Golan Heights' armistice line. Whichever tool is utilized; the reality is clear. Iran, without whose help Syrian President Bashar Al Assad could not survive a decade of domestic conflict, is being compensated by exploiting territory in the Arab Republic to position its own ‘Quds Force' assets as well as proxies against Israel. These launching pads, intelligence outposts and munitions depots are immediately added to the Israeli Air Force target-bank. Panel: - Jonathan Hessen, Host. - Amir Oren, TV7 Analyst and Host of Watchmen Talk. - Brigadier General (Res.) Yossi Kuperwasser – Project Director on Middle East Developments, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. - Dr. Nir Boms, Research Fellow, Moshe Dayan Center at Tel Aviv University. Articles on the topic: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/idf-probes-possible-syrian-missile-strike/ https://www.tv7israelnews.com/syria-alleges-overnight-idf-airstrikes/ https://www.tv7israelnews.com/iran-vows-to-crush-israel-over-syria-strikes/ You are welcome to join our audience and watch all of our programs - free of charge! TV7 Israel News: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/563/ Jerusalem Studio: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/18738/ TV7 Israel News Editor's Note: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/76269/ TV7 Israel: Watchmen Talk: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/76256/ Jerusalem Prays: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/135790/ TV7's Times Observer: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/97531/ TV7's Middle East Review: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/997755/ My Brother's Keeper: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/53719/ This week in 60 seconds: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/123456/ Those who wish can send prayer requests to TV7 Israel News in the following ways: Facebook Messenger: https://www.facebook.com/tv7israelnews Email: israelnews@tv7.fi Please be sure to mention your first name and country of residence. Any attached videos should not exceed 20 seconds in duration. #IsraelNews #tv7israelnews #newsupdates Rally behind our vision - https://www.tv7israelnews.com/donate/ To purchase TV7 Israel News merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/tv7-israel-news-store Live view of Jerusalem - https://www.tv7israelnews.com/jerusalem-live-feed/ Visit our website - http://www.tv7israelnews.com/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/tv7israelnews Like TV7 Israel News on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/tv7israelnews Follow TV7 Israel News on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tv7israelnews/ Follow TV7 Israel News on Twitter - https://twitter.com/tv7israelnews

While most eyes have been on Afghanistan lately, it is her neighbor to the west which concerns Israel on several fronts. The nuclear project, the military presence in Syria by its own Quds Force as well as proxies and militias, its precision munitions supply to Hezbollah and the maritime blows it absorbs and tries to land. This was a major topic in Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's meeting with President Joe Biden last week, as Israel is trying to shore up a global coalition against Iranian actions. How successful is it, so far? Panel: - Jonathan Hessen, Host - Amir Oren, TV7 Analysts and Host of Watchmen Talk - Amb. Danny Ayalon, co-host TV7 Middle East Review and Israel's Former Ambassador to the United States and Deputy Foreign Minister & Lecturer at NYU. - Dr. Uzi Arad, Former Israeli National Security Advisor and Mossad Division Chief You are welcome to join our audience and watch all of our programs - free of charge! TV7 Israel News: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/563/ Jerusalem Studio: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/18738/ TV7 Israel News Editor's Note: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/76269/ TV7 Israel: Watchmen Talk: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/76256/ Jerusalem Prays: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/135790/ TV7's Times Observer: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/97531/ TV7's Middle East Review: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/997755/ My Brother's Keeper: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/53719/ This week in 60 seconds: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/123456/ Those who wish can send prayer requests to TV7 Israel News in the following ways: Facebook Messenger: https://www.facebook.com/tv7israelnews Email: israelnews@tv7.fi Please be sure to mention your first name and country of residence. Any attached videos should not exceed 20 seconds in duration. #IsraelNews #tv7israelnews #newsupdates Rally behind our vision - https://www.tv7israelnews.com/donate/ To purchase TV7 Israel News merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/tv7-israel-news-store Live view of Jerusalem - https://www.tv7israelnews.com/jerusalem-live-feed/ Visit our website - http://www.tv7israelnews.com/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/tv7israelnews Like TV7 Israel News on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/tv7israelnews Follow TV7 Israel News on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tv7israelnews/ Follow TV7 Israel News on Twitter - https://twitter.com/tv7israelnews

When former President Donald Trump ordered the drone strike which claimed the life of General Qassem Soleimani, the leader of Iran's elite Quds Force, it irrecoverably changed the future path of the country and region at large. This week we are proud to have a special guest, the Iranian historian and NYU professor Arash Azizi to discuss his new book, "The Shadow Commander: Soleimani, the US, and Iran's Global Ambitions," which provides a riveting account of the life of one of the most influential figures in modern Middle Eastern history. According to Azizi, had Soleimani not been killed in that drone strike, it would be very likely that he would emerge as the next presidential candidate - a role that his daughter is now appearing to fulfill. The military career of Soleimani was outstanding in several respects, but notably for the level of hubris he displayed which was uncommon among Iran's military leadership. "He published Game of Thrones-themed memes against Donald Trump prepared by his team on Twitter, he threatened Pakistan with a military incursion over some issues, and even threatened the Sunni king of Bahrain with a coup," Azizi says. "These were things that the top military commanders in Iran had never done, they had learned to be more diplomatic. But that's the level of confidence and hubris that Soleimani displayed."

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Dr. Arash Aziz, author of 'Shadow Commander: Soleimani, The US and Iran's Global Ambitions'. He discusses the assassination of top Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh and why heavy Iranian retaliation is not likely with Joe Biden coming to power in the United States, plus the EU’s lack of foreign policy independence from the US under Donald Trump with regards to Iran, and the life of Qassem Soleimani – from his early years in Kerman to his rise through the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, his role in forging alliances with Shia groups allied to the Iranian revolution such as Hezbollah, his role in Iraq, and why the United States ultimately targeted him for assassination. Also discussed is the role of the IRGC in Iranian politics, society, and the economy, and much more! Finally, we speak to former Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters. He discusses the election of Joe Biden and his lack of optimism, recent suspensions in the Labour Party – including that of Jeremy Corbyn – over anti-Semitism allegations, the persecution and trial of Julian Assange, why policy towards Israel is unlikely to change under Joe Biden despite violations of international law, why he believes Joe Biden is the ultimate ‘Yes Man’, why he thinks Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer should resign, and much more!

In his final days, Trump is trying to pull off one last win, and the establishment is trying everything they can to stop him. Plus, my current thoughts on the renewed lock downs around the country and at home, and my two favorite moments from this week’s big tech hearing. Links: GOP senators slam Democrats on COVID-19 stimulus, presidential transition - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CquOI645db0) Video: Joe Biden Candid Talk on Whether to Prosecute Trump (https://www.mediaite.com/opinion/scoop-unearthed-videos-show-joe-biden-speaking-candidly-about-whether-or-not-to-prosecute-trump/) Security officials worry Israel and Saudi Arabia may see the end of Trump as their last chance to go to war with Iran (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/security-officials-worry-israel-and-saudi-arabia-may-see-the-end-of-trump-as-their-last-chance-to-go-to-war-with-iran/ar-BB1b68rX) Iran fires up advanced uranium centrifuges installed at Natanz site | Daily Mail Online (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8961327/Iran-fires-advanced-uranium-centrifuges-installed-Natanz-site.html) Israel says IDF targeted sites related to Iran's Quds Force,... 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Look to Canada for answers - CNN (https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/02/us/thanksgiving-superspreading-canada/index.html) Canadian Thanksgiving could be a cautionary tale for Americans amid coronavirus surge - The Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/) Experts say CDC's Thanksgiving guidelines are too lenient (https://www.fastcompany.com/90575313/experts-say-the-cdcs-thanksgiving-guidelines-are-too-lenient) Celebrating Thanksgiving | CDC (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/holidays/thanksgiving.html) Petition circulating at Harvard to stop former Trump administration officials from attending, teaching or speaking at the university | Fox Business (https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/harvard-petition-ban-trump-officials) Facebook's tracking tools are even worse than we feared (https://www.inputmag.com/tech/facebooks-tracking-tools-are-even-worse-than-we-feared) What is 'Centra?' Josh Hawley Explains Alleged Facebook Program (https://www.mediaite.com/news/watch-sen-hawley-claims-facebook-program-called-centra-is-tracking-users-across-the-web-zuckerberg-denies-knowledge/) Pentagon shakeup means more civilian oversight for special operations (https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/11/18/pentagon-shakeup-means-more-civilian-oversight-for-special-operations/) Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller: Special operations civilian leadership will report to me | Raleigh News & Observer (https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article247259784.html) Trump seizes on local Nevada race to raise suspicions of wider problem | Fox News (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-seizes-on-nevadas-clark-county-commission-race-to-raise-suspicions-of-wider-problem) Trump Tweets Today: Pulls Back From Concession, Says Vote Was ‘Rigged’ - Bloomberg (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-15/trump-tweets-that-biden-won-election-says-vote-was-rigged) Dominion confirms Clinton Foundation donation, Pelosi staffer tie but disputes other claims | Just The News (https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/trump-lawyer-forthcoming-evidence-shows-dominion-vote-count-manipulated) Trump campaign files Nevada lawsuit arguing mass 'discrepancies and irregularities' mean Biden loss (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-campaign-files-nevada-lawsuit-arguing-mass-discrepancies-and-irregularities-mean-biden-loss) Nevada GOP plans another legal challenge to election results | Las Vegas Review-Journal (https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/nevada-gop-announces-another-legal-challenge-to-state-election-results-2185335/) Second Georgia county finds previously uncounted votes (https://apnews.com/article/2nd-georgia-county-find-uncounted-votes-018eac6ac24733d63d356ee76f485530) Georgia election audit finds 3,039 more uncounted ballots in 2 counties | Fox News (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/georgia-election-audit-uncounted-ballots-two-counties) 'Months and months' before large-scale COVID-19 vaccinations can be rolled out (https://www-wcvb-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.wcvb.com/amp/article/months-and-months-before-large-scale-covid-19-vaccinations-can-be-rolled-out/34701326) Pfizer says vaccine is 95 percent effective in updated data - POLITICO (https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/18/pfizer-vaccine-95-percent-effective-437440) 1% of people cause half of global aviation emissions – study | Business | The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/nov/17/people-cause-global-aviation-emissions-study-covid-19) Susan Rice, Scourge of Africa, May Become Secretary of State | Black Agenda Report (https://www.blackagendareport.com/susan-rice-scourge-africa-may-become-secretary-state) Under Donald Trump, drone strikes far exceed Obama's numbers - Chicago Sun-Times (https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2019/5/8/18619206/under-donald-trump-drone-strikes-far-exceed-obama-s-numbers) Trump’s Drone War Is Less Accountable Than Ever (https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/05/22/obama-drones-trump-killings-count/) US attacks on Somalia's al-Shabab increase under Trump - BBC News (https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-africa-46612542) Civilian Casualties Are Skyrocketing Under Trump, Don’t Forget (https://theintercept.com/2019/10/02/trump-impeachment-civilian-casualties-war/) Report Finds Much Higher Civilian Death Toll in Raqqa, Syria (https://theintercept.com/2019/04/25/coalition-airstrikes-in-raqqa-killed-at-least-1600-civilians-more-than-10-times-u-s-tally-report-finds/) The Uncounted - The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/11/16/magazine/uncounted-civilian-casualties-iraq-airstrikes.html) Trump revokes Obama rule on reporting drone strike deaths - BBC News (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47480207) The Great Reset | World Economic Forum (https://www.weforum.org/great-reset/) “You’ll own nothing, and you’ll be happy”: World Economic Forum propaganda video gets deleted — but we’ve got a copy - Rebel News (https://www.rebelnews.com/ezra_levant_show_november_10_2020) The Disposable Society | DAVOS 2020 - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAbY7-ni07Q) World Economic Forum Presents: The Great Reset—"You'll own nothing, and you'll be happy." - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zUjsEaKbkM) Transforming Jobs, Wages and Work | Jobs Reset Summit 2020 - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95__g-6jxAw) The Great Reset Launch | Highlights - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5pxhSnDr4U) Joe Biden Just Appointed His Climate Movement Liaison. It’s a Fossil-Fuel Industry Ally. (https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/11/joe-biden-climate-fossil-fuel-industry-cedric-richmond) MoA - Deep State Member Admits Sabotage Of Trump's Policies (https://www.moonofalabama.org/2020/11/deep-state-member-admits-sabotage-of-trumps-policies.html) Pelosi scraps in-person dinner with new Democrat members of Congress after photo sparks backlash during COVID | Fox News (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pelosi-backlash-planning-fancy-dinner-democrats?utm=knewz_app) Firing Christopher Krebs Crosses a Line—Even for Trump | WIRED (https://www.wired.com/story/trump-fires-christopher-krebs-cisa/) Rise in domestic violence cases due to stay at home orders and quarantines - I am a criminal defense attorney answering questions about domestic violence laws and the rise in cases in Florida. : IAmA (https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/jvvuf7/rise_in_domestic_violence_cases_due_to_stay_at/?utm_name=iossmf) Deep Sleep Protects Against Alzheimer's Disease, Growing Evidence Shows : Shots - Health News : NPR (https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/11/17/935519117/deep-sleep-protects-against-alzheimers-growing-evidence-shows) China forced Indians to retreat with 'secret microwave pulse weapon' | Daily Mail Online (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8957019/China-used-secret-microwave-pulse-weapon-Indian-soldiers.html) Trump Sought Options for Attacking Iran to Stop Its Growing Nuclear Program (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-sought-options-for-attacking-iran-to-stop-its-growing-nuclear-program/ar-BB1b4gw1?li=BBnb7Kz) Biden hopes to avoid divisive Trump investigations, preferring unity (https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/president-elect-biden-wary-trump-focused-investigations-sources-say-n1247959) Giuliani Is Said to Seek $20,000 a Day Payment for Trump Legal Work – DNyuz (https://dnyuz.com/2020/11/17/giuliani-is-said-to-seek-20000-a-day-payment-for-trump-legal-work/) Facebook and Twitter CEOs face Senate questions on election measures - CBS News (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/facebook-twitter-ceos-testify-zuckerberg-dorsey-senate-hearing-watch-live-stream-today-2020-11-17/) Trump orders Pentagon to pull 2,500 troops from Afghanistan and Iraq | TheHill (https://thehill.com/policy/defense/526362-trump-orders-pentagon-to-pull-2500-troops-from-afghanistan-and-iraq) Researchers find coronavirus was circulating in Italy earlier than thought | Reuters (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-timing/coronavirus-emerged-in-italy-earlier-than-thought-italian-study-shows-idUSKBN27V0KF?fbclid=IwAR1a8zf9og6V3KJgS26K-TovLh-B-hAQgZmE8GRldRgAHUxCLzg0Rk6AB-g) Rudy Giuliani to Appear in Trump's Pennsylvania Lawsuit | Law & Crime (https://lawandcrime.com/2020-election/rudy-giuliani-makes-his-move-asks-judge-to-approve-him-as-trump-campaigns-new-attorney-in-pennsylvania-lawsuit/) America Locks Down From Atlantic to Pacific as Covid Rages - Bloomberg (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-17/america-locks-down-from-atlantic-to-pacific-with-covid-raging?srnd=premium) Mitch McConnell Slams Reported Trump Troop Withdrawal Plan (https://www.mediaite.com/news/mcconnell-excoriates-trumps-reported-troop-drawdown-in-scathing-senate-floor-remarks-would-delight-the-people-who-wish-us-harm/) USA: 'Russia is number one threat to USA' - Four-star general - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPhQZ-xPRN8) Chairman of Joint Chiefs appears to send subtle message to Trump - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8juZWHHJgYE) Top US general stands firm amid Pentagon turmoil - CNNPolitics (https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/12/politics/mark-milley-pentagon-turmoil/index.html) Israeli, US military chiefs speak after Trump fires top Pentagon officials | The Times of Israel (https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-us-military-chiefs-speak-after-trump-fires-top-pentagon-officials/) Remark | Remarks | THE NEWSROOM | Republican Leader (https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/premature-afghanistan-exit-would-jeopardize-trump-administrations-record-of-success) Newsmax CEO: 'We Are Not Actively Selling,' Won't Be 'Trump TV' - Variety (https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/newsmax-ceo-christopher-ruddy-fox-news-trump-tv-1234832336/) Trump Allies Explored Buyout of Newsmax TV as Fox News Alternative - WSJ (https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-allies-explored-buyout-of-newsmax-tv-as-fox-news-alternative-11605464737) As Covid-19 Surges, the Big Unknown Is Where People Are Getting Infected - 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Glenn Greenwald (https://greenwald.substack.com/p/the-ongoing-death-of-free-speech) Lockdowns Haven't Brought down Covid Mortality. But They Have Killed Millions of Jobs. | Mises Wire (https://mises.org/wire/lockdowns-havent-brought-down-covid-mortality-they-have-killed-millions-jobs) UK to ban sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030: FT | Reuters (https://www.reuters.com/article/britain-autos/uk-to-ban-sale-of-new-petrol-and-diesel-cars-from-2030-ft-idUSKBN27U0DG) COVID-19: Psychiatrists warn of coronavirus lockdown's toll on mental health | UK News | Sky News (https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-psychiatrists-warn-of-coronavirus-lockdowns-toll-on-mental-health-12131309) Opinion | Goodbye, Golden Goose - The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/14/opinion/sunday/donald-trump-defeat.html) Trump mulls a future outside the White House as 2020 options... 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On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan start the countdown to Election Day. We are one short week from finding out who will be the president of the US for the next four years.Guests:Yaakov Shapiro - Author and Rabbi | Jews for TrumpMichael Maloof - Former Senior Security Policy Analyst | US/Iran Relations Post Election Ted Rall - Political Cartoonist | It's the Talking PointsIt seems like uprisings are happening all over the world right now. So many protests and divides. In America, all you have to do is wear something that promotes Trump for 2020 and the drama will get started. On Sunday in Times Square, a large 'Jews for Trump' convoy clashed with Trump protestors. Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro explains what happened.On Monday, according to the US Treasury Department, the US imposed fresh Iran-related sanctions on key actors in Iran's oil sector for supporting the Quds Force. Former Senior Security Policy Analyst Michael Maloof explains the relationship between the US and Iran.If you watched any of the Trump versus Biden programs, it is very clear that the talking points are focused on gossip rather than policy. Political cartoonist Ted Rall joins the show to discuss the importance of Biden's "soft corruption" story.

140 – Welcome to the Republic Keeper Broadcast Support the Show Give the phone # 866-988-8311 info@republickeeper.com Iran More Audio/Video and Documents coming now. 8/22/2020 -Kenneth R. Timmerman US intelligence agencies are sitting on a treasure trove of documents that detail Iran’s direct, material involvement in the Sept. 11, 2012, attacks in Benghazi, Libya, that cost the lives of four Americans. But until now, deep state bureaucrats have buried them under layers of classification, often without reason. From CIA officers, military contractors, and sources within US Special Forces, I have learned of the existence of at least 50 briefing documents that warned of Iranian intelligence operations in Benghazi. Some specifically predicted an Iranian attack on US diplomats and US facilities. Those documents have remained inaccessible, including to the Select Committee on Benghazi chaired by former US Representative Trey Gowdy. The CIA, the NSA, and Joint Special Forces Operations Command operatives in Benghazi and in Tripoli were actively monitoring Iranian operations in Benghazi in the months leading up to the attacks. Indeed, according to a private military contractor who contacted me from Benghazi in February 2011, Quds Force operatives were openly walking the streets of Benghazi in the early days of the anti-Gaddafi uprising. At the time, their presence was an open secret. By the summer of 2012, US intelligence and security officers in Benghazi and Tripoli warned their chain of command — including Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens — that the Iranians were preparing a terrorist attack on the US compound in Benghazi. These increased Iranian preparations prompted the head of security for Stevens, Green Beret Colonel Andy Wood, to send a cable to his commanding officer in June 2012 that the Iranian-backed militia — Ansar al Sharia — had received their funding from Iran and were now sending their wives and children to Benghazi, as I reported in these pages previously. Until now, the government has released just a handfulof heavily redacted documents relating to Iran’s Benghazi operations. Throughout the Obama administration, officials with knowledge of the Quds Force presence in Benghazi, including security contractors who defended the CIA Annex in a 13-hour battle with the jihadis, were repeatedly threatened with prosecution if they revealed what they knew. Among them was the then-director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, Gen. Michael Flynn. But financial documents provided by an Iranian source, and thus not subject to US classification efforts, shed significant new light on the extent of Iranian government involvement in the attacks. The documents, which include a wire transfer for 1.9 million euros from a known Quds Force money-laundering operation in Malaysia, have never before been made public. Only recently did the Iranian source give me permission to release the documents, which clearly show how Iran used the international financial system to funnel money to its Benghazi operations. The person the Iranians put in charge of recruiting, training and equipping the Ansar al Sharia jihadi militia was a Lebanese man named Khalil Harb. He was a senior Hezbollah operative, well-known to Western intelligence agencies. Not long after the Benghazi attacks, the State Department issued a $5 million reward for information leading to his capture — not because of his role in Benghazi, but for what seemed like plain vanilla terrorist operations in Lebanon. For the State Department under Hillary Clinton or John Kerry to admit that this Iranian operative was involved in the Benghazi attacks would have blown the lid off their extraordinary cover-up of Iran’s deadly schemes, which is continued today by deep state operatives who have stonewalled multiple Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to release the Iran Benghazi documents. Early on, Harb set out to identify and recruit Libyan jihadis. My Iranian source says that a courier arrived in Benghazi carrying the equivalent of $8 million to $10 million in 500 Euro notes around three weeks before the attacks. The money came from Quds Force accounts in Malaysia at the First Islamic Investment Bank, an IRGC front proudly operated by Babak Zanjani, a 41-year-old billionaire who called himself a “financial bassiji” [militiaman]. https://nypost.com/2020/08/22/why-wont-the-us-government-admit-iran-funded-the-benghazi-attacks/ “The CIA, the NSA, and Joint Special Forces Operations Command operatives in Benghazi and in Tripoli were actively monitoring Iranian operations in Benghazi in the months leading up to the attacks.” 6/20/2014 - Green Beret Colonel Andy Wood sent a cable to his commanding officer in June 2012 that the Iran-backed militia—Ansar al Sharia—had received their funding from Iran and were sending their wives and children to Benghazi. https://nypost.com/2014/06/20/how-irans-spy-chief-paid-for-the-benghazi-attack/ 3/20/2016 Throughout the Obama admin, officials with knowledge of Iran’s presence in Benghazi, including security contractors who defended the CIA Annex in a 13-hour battle, were repeatedly threatened with prosecution if they revealed what they knew. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/mar/20/kenneth-timmerman-the-iranian-connection-to-the-be/ In the aftermath of the 2012 Benghazi attack that killed four Americans, Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn tasked the intelligence community for information on Iran’s involvement in the attack. Until now, government officials have refused to acknowledge any Iranian involvement in Benghazi. But the Flynn memo indicates that at least some in the U.S. intelligence community suspected Tehran from the very beginning. A top secret Sept. 21 memo responding to the director’s inquiry and disclosed as the result of a Freedom of Information Act request from the conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch includes fragmentary information on al Qaeda affiliates. But its conclusions regarding Iran’s notorious Quds Force, a deadly hybrid of intelligence and special operations, have been totally redacted. Now retired, Gen. Flynn told The Washington Times that, for classification reasons, he could not discuss the memo’s redacted contents or talk about his four hours of secret testimony for the House Special Benghazi committee. He did note, however, that a recently declassified trove of letters from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden reveal that Shiite Iran was willing to help Sunni militants if the common foe was the United States. The U.S. military has crossed swords with Iran’s Quds Force in Iraq, Syria, Libya, and Yemen where the Quds Force used a similar tactic to what sources believe they use in Benghazi: infiltrating a paramilitary operations team into a hostile environment under cover of humanitarian aide workers for the Red Crescent Society, the Muslim equivalent of the Red Cross. A Red Crescent team from Iran arrived in Benghazi, Libya on July 30, 2012, ostensibly to provide humanitarian aide to the post-Gadhafi revolutionary regime. The secret CIA Annex operating in Benghazi had been tipped off and dispatched local “watchers” to track their movements, according to Dylan Davies, a British security contractor in charge of the local guards protecting the Benghazi facility. As operational plans for the Benghazi attacks accelerated during the summer of 2012, Iran dispatched IRGC Maj. Gen. Mehdi Rabbani to Benghazi under cover of an Islamic Red Crescent medical team. “Everyone knew the Iranians were in Benghazi,” former CIA security officer Kris “Tanto” Paranto said in an interview. “Especially once the Red Cross [Red Crescent] team from Iran was ‘kidnapped’ by Ansar al-Shariah, we knew about them and were tracking them.” Iran’s media claimed the Red Crescent team was “abducted” to cover their tracks.1st report: August 1, 2012 - 2nd report: August 29, 2012 -Benghazi attack: September 11, 2012 The “kidnapping” was reported in the Libyan press as the result of a feud between Sunni militiamen and an Iranian Shiite medical team, but in fact was a carefully staged deception operation to lead the CIA off the track. “The kidnapping of the Red Crescent team in Benghazi was a false flag operation,” a U.S. Special Forces flag officer who was then providing intelligence support for overseas operations said. “They were actually Quds Force operatives. The kidnapping was arranged to make it look like they were being taken hostages, when actually they were being taken off the street so they could covertly direct the attack on the U.S. compound. “We know from liaison relationships that Iranians did the training. They organized the militia and taught them how to zero in the mortars. They set up sophisticated surveillance of the consulate — and they did it all while they were ‘hostages,’” he said. “The team in operational command in Benghazi were Qassem Suleimani’s people,” according to former Baghdad deputy chief of station John Maguire. “They were a mature, experienced, operational element from Iran. These guys are the first-string varsity squad.” Iran used recruits from Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen, Turkey & Egypt to finance, train & equip the radical group Ansar al-Sharia in Libya, careful to show their hand only to a select few. To those on the ground, the Iranian operatives would look & speak just like Arabs or Turks. This information was reported “up the food chain” by the CIA Chief of Base in Benghazi, a former U.S. Army officer. “He was later told, don’t talk about the Iranian connection, with threat of sanction,” the flag officer said in an exclusive interview. Two defectors from Iranian intelligence organizations later revealed the role played by the Red Crescent operational team in Benghazi. They claimed that a courier carrying between $8 million to $10 million in 500-euro notes arrived three weeks before the attack, and that a senior Quds Force operative, Ibrahim Mohammad Joudaki, distributed the money to Ansar al-Shariah leaders controlled by Iran. Multiple intelligence and operations officers at U.S.-Africa Command (AFRICOM) in Stuttgart have acknowledged an “ongoing awareness” of the Iranian Quds Force presence in Benghazi and elsewhere in Eastern Libya. Among them is Lt. Col. Andrew Wood, the chief of the 18-man Site Security Team assigned to guard Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens at the U.S. embassy in Tripoli. After seeing a PowerPoint flow chart from Africom headquarters at a June 2012 security briefing at the U.S. embassy in Tripoli that showed Iranian weapons and money flowing into Libya, Col. Wood sent an email back to his commander, Rear Adm. Brian Losey, asking for additional support. “Sir, Ansar al-Shariah has had their funding approved,” he wrote. Documents, which include a wire transfer for 1.9 million euros from a known Quds Force money-laundering operation in Malaysia, clearly show how Iran used the international financial system to funnel money to its Benghazi operations. The person the Iranians put in charge of recruiting, training and equipping the Ansar al Sharia jihadi militia was a Lebanese man named Khalil Harb. He was a senior Hezbollah operative, well-known to Western intelligence agencies. A US Africa Command (AFRICOM) briefing slide from the summer of 2012 shows money and weapons flowing from Iran into Egypt and Libya, but it and other AFRICOM documents relating to Iran’s presence in Benghazi have consistently been denied to journalists and outside groups Qassem Soleimani was involved in the Benghazi attack. “In Libya, Iran wanted to block US influence, which they saw as a threat… They saw the uprising against Khadafy — and the Arab Spring more generally — as an opportunity to accomplish this.” Evidence suggests that the Benghazi attacks were acts of state-sponsored terrorism against America ordered by Iran’s highest authorities, financed by Iran’s oil sales, and involving multiple Iranian regime agencies & banking/commercial entities in Malaysia, France & Libya. The big picture: around 35,000 declassified emails show Obama/Biden administration knew of Iran supporting Assad oppressing Syrian people appeased Iran, Iraqi militias, Iran’s puppet government in Iraq collaborated with Soleimani that led to crises across the Middle East knew of -Iran’s role in a plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in Washington Hezbollah directly coordinating its role in Syria with Iran Iran’s secret nuclear activities in underground sites knew of Iran’s rigged 2009 presidential election knew of Hezbollah’s role in the Thailand terror attack sought “direct diplomacy” with Iran in January 2009 described “engagement” with Iran as “very interesting” in August 2010 "... the Obama administration granted citizenship to 2,500 Iranians, including family members of government officials, while negotiating the Iran nuclear deal..." Obama & Biden provided $1.8 billion in unmarked cash that "has been traced to Iran’s backing of Houthi rebels seeking to take power in Yemen." CBS was to reveal that Osama bin Laden was hiding out in Iran for years after 9/11 and operating al-Qaeda. However, the White House had it shut down in late 2010 & early 2011 while Obama was gearing up for his 2012 re-election campaign. "With Iran on its heels and peace spreading in the Middle East, now is the time for America to press its advantages and ratchet up the pressure against its declared enemy."

Support the Show 866-988-8311 I explore the dangers that Iran presents and why it's a mistake for Biden and Harris to re-enter the Iran Deal. 1) Meet @hmousavian , an Iranian terrorist turned “Princeton scholar,” who runs #Iran’s talking points in mainstream media. His recent piece, “Can We Stop the Slow Slide to a U.S.-Iran War?” is in line with @Javad Zarif’s recent punch lines. Javad Zarif is the Iran FM Credit: 2) Mousavian’s latest article calls for “a diplomatic course that promotes broad dialogue and engagement with Iran…” Translation: Return to the Obama era of appeasement. My take: The mullahs are begging, feeling the pain of US President Donald Trump’s #MaximumPressure policy. 3) Mousavian claims #Iran’s regime showed goodwill gestures to the U.S. and “never begot goodwill on the part of the Americans.” Reminder for Mousavian: Iran’s terrorist IRGC killed over 600 U.S. troops in Iraq.  State Dept Brian Hook Iran responsible for deaths of more than 600 American troops in Iraq The U.S. military has revealed it believes Iran has helped kill more than 600 U.S. troops in Iraq since 2003, according to newly revealed and formerly-classified numbers. washingtonexaminer.com 4) Mousavian claims: “It is crucial to note that the IRGC and the Quds Force have been on the forefronts of fighting ISIS terrorism.” This is a lesson in “Iran Regime Hypocrisy 101” Let’s look at where the IRGC & Quds Force “have been on the forefronts.” 5) Here’s something interesting: While Princeton University says Mousavian had a “distinguished career,” he was #Iran’s ambassador in Germany overlooking the September 1992 Mykonos restaurant killing of four Iranian Kurdish dissidents. 6) Iranian ambassadors “were kept apprised of the operations and were instrumental in the post-kill whitewashing of the Islamic Republic. Mousavian was quite active on the German scene…” Princeton’s Iranian Agent of Influence As the Islamic Revolution has devoured its own, many Iranians have sought refuge in the West. After the fraudulent 2009 presidential elections and the crackdown that followed, the United States and Europe were flooded with Iranian pro-democracy dissidents and even pro-regime types who fell afoul of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s shrinking definition of “loyal.” In this latter category is the former ambassador and nuclear negotiator Seyed Hossein Mousavian, who left Iran in 2009 and has since resided at Princeton University. washingtonexaminer.com 7) April 1997: A German court ruled Iranian leaders and ministers, including Mousavian, were directly involved in the Mykonos restaurant assassination. 8) Iranian regime appeasement circles in the U.S. have welcomed Mousavian and recycled him as a “scholar” in Princeton University. These circles have organized conferences for Mousavian to voice Tehran’s views & how to befriend the mullahs. 9) These circles also assist Mousavian in publishing articles in mainstream media, much like his recent piece in the National Interest. 10) Obama’s White House (& @brhodes) also had a close relationship with Mousavian. Ben Rhodes pursued his “echo chamber” with Mousavian and others. https://capitalresearch.org/article/iran-treaty-echo-chamber/… 11) Mousavian, a former Iranian diplomat & head of its national security council, was hosted at the WH at least 3 times, while @tparsi, a pro-Iran advocate long accused of hiding his ties to the Iranian gov, met with Obama admin officials some 33 times. Fmr. Iranian Official, Pro-Tehran Lobbyist Hosted at Obama White House Two high-level Iranian government backers were hosted at the Obama White House for more than 30 meetings with top officials during diplomacy with Iran. freebeacon.com 12) Mousavian is one of the main elements of #Iran’s PR campaign & a senior member of Tehran’s network of apologists/lobbyists in the West. 13) For an in-depth look at @hmousavian, I recommend watching this very informative @IranianForumvideo to the end., Mousavian, an Iranian terrorist turned Princeton scholar Mousavian, Iranian former ambassador to Germany is a fellow at Princeton. Who are his American sponsors who brought him here, published his book and articles...· 14) The threat continues. @Negar Mortazavi, a known Iran lobbyist is in "close contact" with Team Biden. 15) Americans should know that #Iran’s regime is rooting for Biden. Tehran is hoping a possible Biden/Harris admin would return the US to Obama’s flawed nuclear deal. "...task force in Tehran formed of those who support presidential candidate Joe Biden." https://en.radiofarda.com/a/iran-papers-react-to-democratic-party-s-no-regime-change-return-to-jcpoa-policy/30749661.html 16) Emad Abshenas – Palestine Today TV (Gaza/Lebannon) 9/26/2020

CISA and the FBI warn of extensive Iranian cyberattacks that exploit flaws in widely used VPNs. The US indicts two men for website defacements undertaken for the benefit of Iran, and in retribution for the US drone strike that killed Quds Force commander Soleimani. The US has also indicted seven in a cybercrime and cyberespionage wave conducted in conjunction with Wicked Panda. Ethiopian strife made worse by social media. Joe Carrigan describes scammers using fake alerts on web sites. Our guest is Kevin Ford, CISO of the state of North Dakota on their move to offer free anti-malware to all state k-12 institutions. And ByteDance’s plans for TikTok grow clearer. For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news brief: https://www.thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/9/180

In this episode of Security Sunday, your resident nerds tackle the operations of the infamous Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps. We break down its mysterious Quds Force, it’s enigmatic former leader Qassem Soleimani, and why he was assassinated by the United States. Find out how the IRGC has been a part of every major conflict in the Middle East, including Iraq, Syria, Yemen, and Lebanon. This Security Sunday builds on some of the themes from our last standard episode "Maximum Pressure", so be sure to give both a listen!

Afshon Ostovar is the associate chair for research and an assistant professor of national security affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School. He is also the author of "Vanguard of the Imam: Religion, Politics, and Iran's Revolutionary Guards." The IRGC has been in the news of late because of the killing of the head of the Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guard Corps, Qassem Soleimani. Benjamin Wittes spoke with Ostovar about the fallout from the Soleimani killing, how it is all playing in Iran, and why things are so quiet. They talked about whether people made a mountain out of a molehill at the time the killing happened, or whether the blowback just hasn't happened yet.

Professor Toby Dodge, LSE, gives a talk for the Middle East Studies Centre seminar series. Chaired by Dr Toby Matthiesen (St. Antony's College, Oxford). The assassination, on 2 January 2020, of Qasim Sulimani, the Commander of the Quds Force of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the senior commander of Al-Hashd Al-Sha'abi and the founder of Kata'ib Hezbollah militia, has thrown Iraqi and wider regional politics into turmoil. However, Iraqi politics were already in a state of tumult with its the major cities in the south and central of the country racked by a large and sustained protest movement. These avowedly secular and nationalist demonstrations called for the overthrow of Iraq's post-2003 system, the Muhasasa Ta'ifiya, and the politically sanctioned corruption at is core. Iraq’s ruling elite first responded by issuing unrealistic promises of further spending and jobs. When this failed, they used overt and covert violence, spearheaded by the militias Muhandis controlled, in an attempt to suppress the movement. In the wake of both the assassinations and the protest movement, the future of Iraqi politics is in the balance. Those who run the militias at the core of Al-Hashd Al-Sha’abi and those that have been demonstrating on the stress of Iraqi cities have radically different visions for Iraq’s future. This talk will investigate the ideological organisation and actions of the major actors in Iraqi politics and where the country maybe heading.

In this episode, I speak with Afshon Ostovar, a historian, author and a foremost expert on the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Afshon and I cover a lot of ground. We start by talking about the historical context around the IRGC, when and how it was started, its role in the Iran-Iraq war, how the organization evolved through the years, how it is different than Iran's regular military, its Quds Force and the Islamic Republic's foreign involvements, where Qasem Soleimani fit into the picture, his relationships with various Shia militia groups and other groups such as the Taliban and Al Qaeda, the mythology surrounding Soleimani and his role in ISIS's rise and fall. We also discuss the recent events surrounding Trump's decision to kill Soleimani, the legality of and the logic behind the killing, the downing of the Ukrainian jetliner and its implications on the survival of the Islamic Republic as a system, whether the system would have been strengthened as a result of Soleimani's killing if the downing of the jetliner hadn't happened, protests in Iran and their frequency, the possibility of an all-out collapse of the Islamic Republic and other topics. 

Tensions between the US and Iran have been growing in response to the US killing of General Qassem Solomeini and the retaliations that followed by Iran. This episode delves into the most relevant event regarding the conflict. Leader of the Iranian Quds Force, General Qassem Soleimani, was killed by a US airstrike while leaving the Baghdad Airport. Iran launched multiple ballistic missiles at 2 Iraqi bases housing US forces and claims it is revenge for the Killing Of General Soleimani. The same night as the ballistic missile attack on American and Iraqi troops, Iran accidentally shot down a Ukranian airliner which had just lifted off from Tehran's main airportThe US imposes further economic sanctions on Iran to apply more pressure to come back to the negotiating table about a revised Nuclear Deal. 

Episode 21, 1984 "Round and Round” Ratt is an American heavy metal band that had significant commercial success in the 1980s, with their albums having been certified as gold, platinum, and multi-platinum by the RIAA. The group is perhaps best known for hit singles such as "Round and Round" and "Lay It Down" tracks that ranked on Billboard's top 40. Friday January 3rd 2020. President Trump ordered an airstrike on Thursday evening that killed the Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad, a man he said was "plotting imminent and sinister attacks" against Americans in the region.Soleimani was the leader of the Quds Force, a covert section of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The White House said he was the mastermind behind attacks on Americans during the past two decades — including two recent attacks. Cost of Living 1984: How Much things cost in 1984 Yearly Inflation Rate USA4.3 % Average Cost of new house $86,730 Median Price Of and Existing Home $72,400 Average Income per year $21,600.00 Average Monthly Rent $350.00 Movie Ticket $2.50 1gallon of gas $1.10 Dodge RAM 50 Truck $8,995.00 Dodge RAM 50 Truck $8,995.00 Chrysler New Yorker $13,045 Chevrolet Corvette $23,392 Apples Lb. 43 cents Bacon Lb. $1.69 Chicago, Illinois Brick Tudor 3 bedroom all modern appliances double garage sundeck $119,000. Popular Culture 1984 U.S.A. Beauty Queen Killer Captured and dies during the arrest The serial killer Christopher Bernard Wilder ( Beauty Queen Killer ) who went on a six-week cross-country crime spree starting in Florida on February 26, 1984 abducted and murdering his first victim Rosario Gonzalez he continued across the country through Georgia Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nevada, Utah, California and New York before he was killed during a struggle with police in New Hampshire on April 13, 1984. There were 8 confirmed Murders and 12 Rapes , he is known as the Beauty Queen Killer because all the women were attractive. This is one of the first confirmed serial killers and was studied to provide insight into the minds of serial killers.  Carnival Corp and its subsidiaries have a long history of illegally dumping everything from single-use plastics to oil into the oceans they sail in. In 2017 the same subsidiary Princess Cruises pleaded guilty to illegally dumping oil from the Caribbean Princess cruise ship and intentionally trying to cover it up. Again, the fine of $40 million paid in 2017 amounted to just 0.2 percent of the $17.51 billion Carnival Corp made in 2017. Carnival Corporation has agreed to pay $20 million after pleading guilty to releasing food and plastic waste into the ocean off the Bahamas. Environmental groups and customers have argued that fines on the order of $20 million are not significant enough to force Carnival Corp to change its long-held dumping practices. The fine of $20 million is equivalent to just 0.1% of the $18.88 billion Carnival Corp. brought in for 2018. Help support the show!! www.etsy.com/shop/thebobbycoutoshow --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thebobbycoutoshow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebobbycoutoshow/support

Episode 21, 1984 "Round and Round” Ratt is an American heavy metal band that had significant commercial success in the 1980s, with their albums having been certified as gold, platinum, and multi-platinum by the RIAA. The group is perhaps best known for hit singles such as "Round and Round" and "Lay It Down" tracks that ranked on Billboard's top 40. Friday January 3rd 2020. President Trump ordered an airstrike on Thursday evening that killed the Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad, a man he said was "plotting imminent and sinister attacks" against Americans in the region.Soleimani was the leader of the Quds Force, a covert section of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The White House said he was the mastermind behind attacks on Americans during the past two decades — including two recent attacks. Cost of Living 1984: How Much things cost in 1984 Yearly Inflation Rate USA4.3 % Average Cost of new house $86,730 Median Price Of and Existing Home $72,400 Average Income per year $21,600.00 Average Monthly Rent $350.00 Movie Ticket $2.50 1gallon of gas $1.10 Dodge RAM 50 Truck $8,995.00 Dodge RAM 50 Truck $8,995.00 Chrysler New Yorker $13,045 Chevrolet Corvette $23,392 Apples Lb. 43 cents Bacon Lb. $1.69 Chicago, Illinois Brick Tudor 3 bedroom all modern appliances double garage sundeck $119,000. Popular Culture 1984 U.S.A. Beauty Queen Killer Captured and dies during the arrest The serial killer Christopher Bernard Wilder ( Beauty Queen Killer ) who went on a six-week cross-country crime spree starting in Florida on February 26, 1984 abducted and murdering his first victim Rosario Gonzalez he continued across the country through Georgia Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nevada, Utah, California and New York before he was killed during a struggle with police in New Hampshire on April 13, 1984. There were 8 confirmed Murders and 12 Rapes , he is known as the Beauty Queen Killer because all the women were attractive. This is one of the first confirmed serial killers and was studied to provide insight into the minds of serial killers.  Carnival Corp and its subsidiaries have a long history of illegally dumping everything from single-use plastics to oil into the oceans they sail in. In 2017 the same subsidiary Princess Cruises pleaded guilty to illegally dumping oil from the Caribbean Princess cruise ship and intentionally trying to cover it up. Again, the fine of $40 million paid in 2017 amounted to just 0.2 percent of the $17.51 billion Carnival Corp made in 2017. Carnival Corporation has agreed to pay $20 million after pleading guilty to releasing food and plastic waste into the ocean off the Bahamas. Environmental groups and customers have argued that fines on the order of $20 million are not significant enough to force Carnival Corp to change its long-held dumping practices. The fine of $20 million is equivalent to just 0.1% of the $18.88 billion Carnival Corp. brought in for 2018. Help support the show!! www.etsy.com/shop/thebobbycoutoshow --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thebobbycoutoshow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebobbycoutoshow/support

Trump greased the commander of Iran’s Quds Force and terrorist mastermind Qaseem Soleimani. Jon invites Kurt Schlichter to spike the football in the mullahs’ face, propose next steps, and ask why the media and Democrats are rooting for the bad guys. Kurt has authored several books, writes for Townhall Media, and hosts his own podcast, “Unredacted.” The intro/outro song of the week is “The Queen Is... Source

Trump greased the commander of Iran's Quds Force and terrorist mastermind Qaseem Soleimani. Jon invites Kurt Schlichter to spike the football in the mullahs' face, propose next steps, and ask why the media and Democrats are rooting for the bad guys. Kurt has authored several books, writes for Townhall Media, and hosts his own podcast, “Unredacted.” The intro/outro song of the week is “The Queen Is... Source

President Donald Trump ordered a U.S. military airstrike Thursday that killed Gen. Qasem Soleimani, the leader of Iran's elite Quds Force, in an airstrike near Baghdad's airport, the Pentagon said in a statement. “At the direction of the President, the U.S. military has taken decisive defensive action to protect U.S. personnel abroad by killing Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force, a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization,” the Pentagon said in a statement. The Pentagon said that Soleimani was “actively developing plans” to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq. Please Consider Supporting us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheBoldConservative