State of the Union: Operations have strained materiel and personnel resources at the expense of theaters outside the Persian Gulf. The post Iran War Day 184: Military Leaders Warn Hegseth About Extending Iran Operations, Per Report appeared first on The American Conservative .
The Washington Post reported Sunday that several high-level military leaders warned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that extending operations against Iran could weaken American defense capabilities in other theaters. Per the report , the Navy’s top admiral and the heads of U.S. European Command, the U.S. Pacific Command, and the U.S. Southern Command disagreed with extending deployments in the Persian Gulf region. The report cited individuals familiar with the mid-August Secretary of Defense Orders Book (SDOB), which details the disposition of American military assets and personnel, articulates the administration’s priorities for the military, and delivers commentary from military leadership. The Army and Air Force agreed with…Open
State of the Union: Lebanon’s president Joseph Aoun condemned the killing of “an entire family,” while its parliamentary speaker decried Israel’s “war of extermination.” The post Israeli Strikes Leave 11 Dead In Lebanon, Including Three Children appeared first on The American Conservative .
On Saturday, Israeli forces killed at least 11 people — including two women and three children — in strikes targeting Ansar and Deir-al-Zahrani in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese officials. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the strikes came in response to an earlier Hezbollah attack on Israeli personnel, which he claimed had “seriously injured” three IDF soldiers in what Israel terms its “security zone” inside southern Lebanon. Lebanon’s Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri said on Saturday the IDF was responsible for “massacres” and characterized Israel’s military operations in his country as an “ongoing war of extermination.” Lebanese President Joseph Aoun condemned the killing of “an…Open
AI:Israeli airstrikes targeting Ansar and Deir-al-Zahrani in southern Lebanon have resulted in at least 11 deaths, including two women and three children. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended the operations as a necessary response to Hezbollah attacks that injured three IDF personnel within Israel's designated security zone. While Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri condemned the strikes as part of an "ongoing war of extermination," the conflict continues to escalate despite existing frameworks intended to disarm Hezbollah. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has reaffirmed that Israel will not withdraw from its established security zones in Lebanon, Syria, or Gaza, maintaining a heavy military presence…Open
Claims that an Iran-backed group is carrying out attacks in European cities raise questions about why they’re not targeting countries directly involved in the US-Israeli war, and why they appear to communicate like Israelis. Strangely, suspects arrested in the attacks have been released on bail.
This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. A specter is haunting Europe – the specter of Ashab al-Yamin. Officially known as “Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia (HAYI),” or the “Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Right,” the group mysteriously appeared in early March, and, according to mainstream media, it’s taking the continent by storm. But a closer look at the supposedly Iran-backed terror organization suggests that it does not exist in any concrete form, and may be a confection of Israeli intelligence. Though the nebulous HAYI claimed credit for torching ambulances belonging to a Jewish community organization in London on March 23, two…Open