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Thursday, May 8, 2025
India Launches ‘Precision Strike’ Blitz Targeting Alleged Terrorist Sites — Pakistan Vows to Retaliate
Who Is Going To Use Nuclear Weapons First?
What does Trump mean by ‘total dismantling’ of Iran’s nuclear program? - opinion
As the fourth round of negotiations between the US and Iran approaches, a barrage of conflicting statements, reports, and analyses continues to emerge—many riddled with inaccuracies. These stem either from a lack of understanding of technical details or from a deliberate desire to maintain ambiguity and prolong the talks. Before this new round begins, it is crucial to clarify the current status of Iran’s nuclear program and define the steps needed to ensure the international community’s stated objective—one that all, except Iran, agree on: Iran must not obtain nuclear weapons or the capability to produce them.
Defense Minister Katz warns Iran: 'What we did to the Houthis – we'll do in Tehran'
Defense Minister Israel Katz issued a stern warning to Iran on Thursday morning, asserting that Israel will not hesitate to respond to any Houthi attacks on its territory.
Houthi missile targeting Israel falls short over Saudi Arabia - report
The IDF identified a missile launched towards Israel from Yemen by Houthi terrorists that fell over Saudi Arabia without being intercepted on Wednesday, according to reports in Israeli media. On Tuesday, Israel carried out airstrikes targeting Sanaa International Airport, electric power stations, and a cement factory. The damages caused by the Israeli strike on Yemen's Sanaa International Airport amount to half a billion dollars, according to reports in Yemen.
China announces sweeping measures to ease policy in bid to shore up trade-war hit economy
China's central bank and financial regulators announced sweeping policy steps Wednesday, including interest rate cuts, as Beijing ramps up efforts to bolster growth amid mounting trade worries. China will cut the seven-day reverse repurchase rates by 10 basis points to 1.4% from 1.5%, the People's Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng said at a press briefing. That will bring down the loan prime rate, the main policy rate, by around 10 basis points, the governor said.
The central bank will also lower the reserve requirement ratio, which determines the amount of cash banks must hold in reserves, by 50 basis points, unleashing additional liquidity of 1 trillion yuan ($138.5 billion) to the market. The lower policy rates will come into effects Thursday, while the RRR relaxation will be effective May 15, according to state media Xinhua.
The officials also announced measures to support financing for several key sectors, including technology and real estate, along with establishing of a 500-billion-yuan relending tool for consumption and elderly care. The PBOC will reduce the mortgage rates under the nation's housing provident fund, a government-backed housing lender, by 25 basis points. Rates on five-year loans for first-time homebuyers will be trimmed to 2.6% from 2.85%, the governor said. It will also gradually lower the amount of cash that auto financing firms must hold in reserves to zero from the current 5%. These measures, however, may have limited impact on boosting domestic credit demand, said Tianchen Xu, senior economist at Economist Intelligence Unit, as "borrowing has been somewhat insensitive to interest rates." (Ed note: Trump can win with the Tariffs, if he is given enough time.) (Read More)
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
India launches air strikes on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir
If you're just joining us...
Things have been moving fast in the hours since India launched airstrikes on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. If you're just joining us, here's a quick recap:Delhi says it has struck nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir in a "focused, measured and non-escalatory" manner
Pakistan has confirmed three locations have been hit in what it described as a "cowardly attack". Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar has said eight civilians have died and 35 others have been injured. India has not commented on the toll.Pakistan has said Islamabad will respond "at a time and place of its choosing".
Reuters and AFP quote Indian army sources as saying three Indian civilians have been killed in military action by Pakistani troops in Indian-administered Kashmir. Official confirmation is awaited. Residents in Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administered Kashmir told the BBC they were jolted awake by huge explosions. Locals in Indian-administered Kashmir said they heard explosions near the Line of Control, the de-facto border between the two countries.
Relations between India and Pakistan - both nuclear-armed states - have declined sharply following a deadly militant attack on tourists in Kashmir last month. Pakistan has denied involvement in the attacks, but Indian police say two of the four militants they suspect for the attack were Pakistani citizens. A manhunt by the security forces is still under way. Both India and Pakistan have announced a range of retaliatory measures against one another including closing borders and suspending a river water treaty. Troops from both sides have also traded small arms fire. (Source)
War on the horizon? India fires missiles towards Pakistan, which downs Indian fighter jets
India Orders Civilian Defense Drills as Tensions with Pakistan Mount
Iran Tests Missile It Claims Can Penetrate U.S. and Israeli Defenses
Iranian Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh said on Sunday that Iran has successfully tested an advanced solid-fueled ballistic missile that can penetrate the American-made Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system and strike targets in Israel. According to Nasirzadeh and Iranian state media, the new Qassem Basir missile is an upgrade of the old Martyr Hajj Qassem ballistic missile, which performed rather poorly during Iran’s two missile attacks on Israel last year.
Both the old and new versions of the missile are named after Iranian terrorist mastermind Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was killed while plotting attacks against Americans in Iraq by an airstrike ordered by President Donald Trump in January 2020.
The Iranian regime has long claimed its missile strikes were actually highly effective and struck terror into the heart of Israel, despite reports that 99 percent of its weapons were intercepted before reaching their targets. Nasirzadeh’s rollout of the new missile was something of a landmark in that he tacitly admitted the missiles Iran used in 2024 had some problems. He claimed “weaknesses” revealed during what Iran refers to as “Operation True Promise” have been corrected, so the Qassem Basir missile is now capable of getting past THAAD. (Ed note: Solid state propellant is not required or necessary for a rocket to reach Israel or Saudi Arabia, but will be used on ICBM's to reach America!) (Read More)
Israel Warns Iran Will Also Bear ‘Full Consequences’ for Houthi Attacks
Smotrich says Gaza to be ‘totally destroyed,’ population ‘concentrated’ in small area
Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich shared his vision for the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, predicting that within half a year, the population of the territory would be confined to just a narrow swath of land, with the remainder of the enclave “totally destroyed.”
Almost half of Gaza Palestinians willing to ask Israel to help them leave — poll
Ramallah think tank finds majorities in Gaza and West Bank oppose Hamas disarmament, unconvinced Israel will withdraw if demands met; 87% deny Hamas committed ‘the atrocities seen in videos’ from Oct. 7. Almost half of Gazans may be willing to apply to Israel to help them leave to other countries, according to a survey released Tuesday that also showed that support for anti-Hamas protests is much higher in the Gaza Strip than in the West Bank.
Trump: There are only 21 living hostages remaining in Gaza
UAE mediating secret talks between Israel and Syria, sources say
The United Arab Emirates has set up a backchannel for talks between Israel and Syria, three people familiar with the matter said, as Syria's new rulers seek regional help to manage an increasingly hostile relationship with their southern neighbor.
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Israel strikes Houthi port in Yemen after attack on Ben-Gurion Airport
Israeli fighter jets attacked the Houthi-controlled Hudaydah port in Yemen, which serves as a “major” income source for the terror regime, the Israel Defense Forces said on Monday night. “The strike was conducted in response to the repeated attacks by the Houthis against Israel, during which surface-to-surface missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles were launched toward Israeli civilians,” the IDF stated.
20 Israeli fighter jets strike in Yemen after Houthi missile hits Ben Gurion Airport
The Israeli Air Force on Monday evening carried out airstrikes in the Houthi-held port city of Hodeidah in Yemen in response to the Iran-backed terror group’s ballistic missile attack on Ben Gurion Airport that left several injured a day earlier.
Smotrich: Israelis should embrace the word ‘occupation,’ IDF won’t withdraw from Gaza
Israel will not withdraw from the Gaza Strip even if there is another hostage deal, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich insists, calling on Israelis to embrace “occupation.” “We are finally going to occupy the Gaza Strip. We will stop being afraid of the word ‘occupation,'” Smotrich tells Channel 12 journalist Amit Segal during a conference organized by the right-wing Besheva newspaper.
“We are finally taking control of all humanitarian aid, so that it does not become supplies for Hamas. We are separating Hamas from the population, cleansing the Strip, returning the hostages — and defeating Hamas,” he says — adding that once the new offensive in Gaza begins there will be “no retreat from the territories we have conquered, not even in exchange for hostages.”
“The only way to release the hostages is to subdue Hamas. Any retreat will bring about the next October 7,” he says. “Once as we occupy and stay [in Gaza] we can talk about sovereignty. But I did not demand that this be included among the goals of the war. First, we will defeat Hamas and prevent it from existing,” Smotrich says. (Source)
Netanyahu: ‘Gideon’s Chariots’ to seize, hold Gaza ground
Trump: 'We'll help people of Gaza, Hamas is taking everything'
Hamas: We oppose the transfer of humanitarian aid through Israel
'Al-Sharaa’s grip is weak': IDF doubts Syria’s control as Golan buffer zone expands
Once a symbol of Syrian sovereignty, the crossing has faded. The Syrian flag that flew above the checkpoint just months ago is now tattered, and a portrait of Hafez al-Assad—the late president who negotiated a 1974 ceasefire with Israel—lies in fragments across the abandoned border post. Roughly 50 miles east, Israeli helicopters recently delivered supplies to Druze communities in As-Suwayda, and more than 20 wounded Druze have crossed into Israel for treatment.
US Tariffs May Drive China’s Economy Into a Depression, Experts Say
Monday, May 5, 2025
Press Release: Zion Oil & Gas Announces Gas to Surface Onshore in Israel During Initial Flowback
Targeted perforation zone and stimulation operations are successful.
DALLAS, Texas, and CAESAREA, Israel, May 5, 2025. Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. (OTC: ZNOG) announces that initial flowback operations from its Megiddo-Jezreel #1 (MJ-01) well re-entry have resulted in gas reaching the surface onshore in Israel.
Perforation and stimulation operations were successfully completed, with gas observed at surface during early flowback.
The well is currently in the stimulation fluid recovery and cleaning phase. Zion is sourcing additional equipment for that to continue flowback testing and conduct volumetric analysis to evaluate reservoir characteristics. These efforts are part of Zion’s ongoing plan to assess the well’s production potential.
About Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.
Zion Oil & Gas, a U.S. public company traded on OTCQB: ZNOG, is dedicated to exploring for oil and gas onshore in Israel under its Megiddo Valleys License 434 which covers approximately 75,000 acres. For more information, visit www.zionoil.com. (Source)
Houthis threaten: We will impose an aerial blockade on Israel
After Houthi strike near Israel’s main airport, officials signal shift: 'Time for restraint is over'
Israel will respond to Houthi missile attack near Ben Gurion Airport, officials say, after flight cancellations; Netanyahu echoes Trump’s past warning that Iran would face consequences. Israel signaled a significant policy shift Sunday following a Houthi missile strike from Yemen that landed near Ben Gurion International Airport, its primary air gateway. In an emergency security meeting convened just hours after the strike, top Israeli officials concluded that “the time for restraint is over” and that Israel is preparing direct action against Houthi targets in Yemen.
'Israel will respond to Iran' | Netanyahu's hint to Trump following strike on airport
Prime Minister echoes Trump's post, which blamed Iran for the Houthi attacks, and promised 'Israel will respond to the Houthi attack against our main airport AND, at a time and place of our choosing, to their Iranian terror master.' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shared a post by US President Donald Trump from a month and a half ago, in which he warned that Iran would be held responsible for attacks by the Houthis. "President Trump is absolutely right! Attacks by the Houthis emanate from Iran. Israel will respond to the Houthi attack against our main airport AND, at a time and place of our choosing, to their Iranian terror master," Netanyahu wrote.
Israeli security analyst: Iran at its weakest in 45 years, Israel could strike before US deal
Iran unveils new missile after Netanyahu vows response to Houthi strike - report
Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh said, “The Qassem Basiar missile is resistant to electronic warfare and can bypass anti-ballistic missile systems." “It does not use GPS, has high maneuverability, and delivers precise strikes," he added.
“If we are attacked and war is imposed on us, we will respond forcefully and strike the enemy’s bases and interests,” Nasirzadeh threatened, adding, “We have no hostility toward neighboring countries, but American bases are targets for us if we are attacked.”His comments were broadcast by the Iranian channel Al-Nashara. (Read More)
Iran: 'Our missile silos are full'
The Iranian Defense Minister said that if Iran is forced to enter a war, it will not hesitate to use weaponry 'that has not yet been seen.'
The Iranian Defense Minister, Aziz Nasirzadeh, revealed today (Sunday) a new ballistic missile with a range of 1,200 km that recently underwent a successful test, according to him. The Iranian news agency Tasnim reported that in the test conducted, the missile successfully hit only the designated target, without deviating towards nearby targets and without relying on a GPS navigation system.
White House Celebrates ‘Star Wars’ May 4th Day by Trolling ‘Radical Left Lunatics’: ‘You’re Not the Rebellion — You’re the Empire’
Sunday, May 4, 2025
Explosion heard at power plant in Karaj, Iran - report
According to reports, a 4.0 magnitude earthquake was felt in Karaj, located northwest of Tehran; however,