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 |  Subject: Soft Coup in Iran; Rouhani sidelined to "Observer" While IRGC Takes Actual Command  Fri May 10, 2019 10:07 am | |
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Soft Coup in Iran; Rouhani sidelined to "Observer" While IRGC Takes Actual CommandWORLD NEWS DESK 09 MAY 2019 HITS: 27857
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 8 CommentsIntelligence sources confirm this morning that Iranian President Rouhani has been sidelined by the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) after the nuclear deal became viewed as a complete failure. While Rouhani keeps his title, he is now merely an Observer; with IRGC calling all the shots. Among their first acts: Informing Iran Proxies they are now free to attack adversaries.
This morning on the east coast of the USA, word arrived that Iran regime has told some of its proxy forces and surrogates that they can now go after military personnel and assets in the region, according to three U.S. officials familiar with the intelligence reports.
The United States has repeatedly made clear to Iran and to the public that any attack by Iranian proxies against US forces, US Bases or those of our allies, will be viewed by the US as an attack by Iran itself.
Despite this, Iran has continued to ship medium range ballistic missile via boats, to put those missiles into positions to attack US forces and those of our allies. Every effort to get Iran to stand-down has failed.
Washington and London are now officially in "crisis management mode" with military and political leaders on both sides of the Atlantic convinced Iran is about to undertake a serious series of actions.
Everyone is prepping for a response to Iran, should Iran do something foolish. The Iranians at this time have NOT stood down their assets and still are in threatening posture.
Pre-emption is a possibility I am told, but as of now there is incredible nervousness in Washington and London with everyone on a hair trigger to hit Iran hard should they carry out acts against allies or allied assets.
Today, all eyes are on a small island near the Strait of Hormuz called Abu Mesa Island. As of 8:38 AM eastern US time, IRAN IS NOT PULLING BACK FORCES - THERE ARE NUMEROUS MAJOR IRANIAN MILITARY MOVEMENTS TO COMBAT POSITIONS
PROXY MILITIAS ARE BEING RAPIDLY ARMED AND MOVING
We are looking at prep from multiple militia groups and the Iranian military in a sequenced prep. This involves numerous groups including Hezbollah and the Houthi, along with Iranian assets in Iraq.
So as I reported a few days ago, this is a multi pronged attack (IF it happens), from Iraq, Yemen, the Gulf and other locations aimed at US interests and US forces directly. |
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| | Subject: "Billion-Dollar Fleet Destroyed With One Missile" - Iran Cleric Threatens To Sink US Carrier Fri May 10, 2019 10:16 am | |
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"Billion-Dollar Fleet Destroyed With One Missile" - Iran Cleric Threatens To Sink US Carrier Top US naval commander says he's ready to send an aircraft carrier through the vital Strait of Hormuz "if needed"
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| | Subject: Bolton Held "Extremely Rare" Iran Meeting At CIA Headquarters Fri May 10, 2019 10:20 am | |
| Bolton Held "Extremely Rare" Iran Meeting At CIA Headquarters
[size=10][size=10]by Tyler Durden
Fri, 05/10/2019 - 08:25[/size] Print
NBC has revealed that national security adviser John Bolton convened what was described as a "highly unusual" meeting at CIA headquarters last week to discuss Iran among top intelligence, diplomatic and military advisers.
The outside-the-norm nature of the meeting hearkens back to the Bush-Cheney White House's direct intervention over Iraq intelligence in the lead-up to the 2003 invasion, which involved the VP and his staff making multiple personal visits to CIA headquarters and Pentagon to pressure the intel analysts into conforming to a preferred "narrative".
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Such meetings, NBC noted, are typically held in the White House Situation Room, especially given the involvement of State Dept. and military leaders. "The six current officials, as well as multiple former officials, said it is extremely rare for senior White House officials or Cabinet members to attend a meeting at CIA headquarters," the report said.
"The meeting was held at 7 a.m. on Monday, April 29, and included CIA Director Gina Haspel, Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joe Dunford, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, five of the officials said," reported NBC.
The officials interviewed expressly denied the meeting was about the recent intelligence touted by Bolton as precipitating the carrier strike group deployment to the Persian Gulf region under CENTCOM, and did not provide details.
[url=https://www.zerohedge.com/s3/files/inline-images/gina haspel.jpg?itok=r35kYnLb] CIA Director Gina Haspel, via the WSJ[/url]
The intelligence officials further said there could be two likely factors at play. Such rare meetings at CIA headquarters could involve briefings on "highly sensitive covert actions" or another scenario could involve deep disagreement at the highest levels over what the intelligence actually shows.
As part of its report NBC identified "a seasoned intelligence officer, Mike D'Andrea" as overseeing the CIA's Iran operations, who previously helped lead the hunt for bin Laden and al-Qaeda operatives. [/size] |
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| | Subject: slamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) responded to the statement on Friday, rejecting any possibility of talks while a military threat looms. Fri May 10, 2019 11:19 am | |
| "Billion-Dollar Fleet Destroyed With One Missile" - Iran Cleric Threatens To Sink US Carrier
[size=10]by Tyler Durden
Fri, 05/10/2019 - 10:50[/size] At a moment the US carrier strike group ordered deployed to the CENTOM Persian Gulf region area of command has traversed the Suez Canal, and as multiple B-52 bombers have also landed in Qatar in response to "troubling and escalatory" threats by Iran against US troops in the region, a top American military commander in the region has threatened he's ready to send an aircraft carrier through the vital Strait of Hormuz "if needed".But should the US send a carrier through the key narrow oil shipping Persian Gulf choke point which is routinely patrolled by IRGC boats, one senior cleric has vowed the US Navy's... - Quote :
- "Billion-dollar fleet can be destroyed with one missile" — according to Iran's ISNA News Agency
 The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln entering the Mediterranean Sea earlier this week on is way to the Persian Gulf. Image source: US NavyVice Admiral Jim Malloy, commander of the US Navy’s Bahrain-based Fifth Fleet, made the statements to Reuters on Friday.He oversees all US naval forces in the Middle East, and at the very moment the USS Abraham Lincoln Nimitz-class carrier makes its way into the area, the commander said, “If I need to bring it inside the strait, I will do so.” He added, “I’m not restricted in any way, I’m not challenged in any way, to operate her anywhere in the Middle East.”He didn't specifically name the USS Abraham Lincoln during the telephone interview, but certainly the remarks were intentionally timed as a part of the White House's ongoing "maximum pressure" campaign against Iran. Iran, for its part, has dismissed the "deployment" and the underlying threat Bolton touted Sunday night as requiring a response as "fake intelligence" and part of a US “psychological warfare” campaign - further noting the carrier strike group's embarkation was pre-scheduled and merely used as a pretext for escalating threats. Of the latest claims that credible intelligence indicates Iranian actions against Americans in the region could be imminent, Malloy said the intelligence was linked “with actual activity that we observed.”“And that was certainly enough for me... to say that we saw this as a threat,” he said. Addressing the question of Iranian ICBM's and recent statements of intelligence officials saying they'd observed Iran transferring missiles on boats, the top admiral said further, “It might be a new fielding of technology by Iran,” Malloy said, adding the weaponry “falls under the category of destabilizing and offensive in nature.”Meanwhile, on Tuesday US defense officials indicated a number of B-52 bombers would be part of "additional forces" sent to the region in response to the new intelligence demanding heightened readiness against Iran. US CENTCOM posted images confirming the bombers' arrival this week to its official social media accounts. The images showed B-52 Stratofortress bombers landing in Qatar.[ltr] View image on Twitter  [/ltr] - Quote :
U.S. Central Command
:heavy_check_mark:@CENTCOM
[ltr]U.S. B-52H aircraft assigned to 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron arrived in CENTCOM AOR May 8. The Bomber Task Force is deployed here to defend American forces and interests in the region. For more photos go to http://ow.ly/Jouj50u3YKo [/ltr]
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3:41 PM - May 8, 20192 [ltr] 800 people are talking about thisTwitter Ads info and privacy[/ltr] Meanwhile, even after all this Trump in somewhat off-the-cuff remarks said Iran should call him if its leaders want to talk, and further said he doesn't ultimately want military confrontation. Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) responded to the statement on Friday, rejecting any possibility of talks while a military threat looms.“No talks will be held with the Americans and the Americans will not dare take military action against us,” Yadollah Javani, the Guards’ deputy head for political affairs, said according to Tasnim. “Our nation... sees America as unreliable.” |
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