U.S. Prepares To Strike Iran As The Middle East Braces For World War 3 To Erupt

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U.S. Prepares To Strike Iran As The Middle East Braces For World War 3 To Erupt

September 16, 2019 by IWB

by Michael Snyder

President Trump is using the phrase “locked and loaded” to describe our current stance toward Iran, and the big news networks appear to believe that some sort of U.S. military action could be imminent.  We just witnessed the worst attack on Saudi oil production facilities in history, and it would seem to be extremely unlikely that the U.S. and Saudi Arabia would allow this to pass with no response.  Houthi rebels in Yemen have publicly taken responsibility for the attacks, but as you will see below, U.S. officials have already completely rejected that explanation for a variety of reasons.  At this point, we are being told that the attacks probably originated either from Iranian-backed Shia rebels in southern Iraq or from Iran itself.  And if the U.S. strikes back by conducting airstrikes inside Iran, that could literally cause World War 3 to erupt.  We are so close to a major war breaking out, but most Americans are still not paying attention.


President Trump certainly sounds like he is ready to take military action.  On Sunday, he tweeted the following…

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Saudi Arabia oil supply was attacked. There is reason to believe that we know the culprit, are locked and loaded depending on verification, but are waiting to hear from the Kingdom as to who they believe was the cause of this attack, and under what terms we would proceed!

Is it just me, or does that make it sound like we will strike whoever the Saudis blame for the attack?
That is potentially very dangerous, because the Saudis seriously hate the Iranians, and there are many in the Saudi government that would like nothing more than for the U.S. military to bomb the living daylights out of Iran.
And as CNN has noted, the “locked and loaded” language that Trump just used is very similar to the “cocked & loaded” language that he used when we came within minutes of bombing Iran back in June…

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Trump’s tweet, which appeared to raise the specter of a US military response, served to ratchet up tensions in a region already on edge after Saturday’s audacious attack on the Saudi oil field.
Trump used similar language in June when he announced he had called off an attack on Iran just as the US was “cocked & loaded” to strike because he decided it would cause too many deaths for a proportionate response to Tehran’s downing of a US drone.

So what would a U.S. attack on Iran look like?
Well, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham has suggested hitting Iran’s oil refineries…

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US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said the United States should consider an attack on Iran’s oil refineries in retaliation.
Senator Graham, a strong ally of President Trump, tweeted: “It is now time for U.S. to put on the table an attack on Iranian oil refineries if they continue their provocations or increase nuclear enrichment.”

President Trump would probably like that because it is “proportional”, and if the attack is conducted at night the loss of life would likely be minimal.
But of course if the Iranians responded by hitting U.S. targets in the region, that could potentially set off a sequence of events that would inevitably lead to World War 3.
So let us hope it does not come to that.
As I mentioned above, Houthi rebels in Yemen actually took responsibility for the attacks on Saturday, but U.S. officials are skeptical of that explanation for a number of reasons.  The following comes from CNN…

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The official said 19 Saudi targets were struck in Saturday’s attack and argued that such an attack could not be carried out with 10 drones, which the Houthis claimed to have used.
“You can’t hit 19 targets with 10 drones like that,” the official said.
The official, drawing on commercial satellite imagery shared with CNN, also noted that “all the points of impact on Saudi facilities were on the northwest side of them, which is somewhat difficult to do from Yemen.”

Of course drones don’t have to fly in a straight line, and it would have been entirely possible for someone to maneuver them in such a way that they would have approached the facilities from a certain direction.
U.S. officials are also telling us that instead of drones, cruise missiles may have actually been used instead…

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The U.S. official, who asked not to be named, said there were 19 points of impact in the attack on Saudi facilities and that evidence showed the launch area was west-northwest of the targets – the direction of Iran – not south from Yemen.
The official added that Saudi officials had indicated they had seen signs that cruise missiles were used in the attack, which is inconsistent with the Iran-aligned Houthi group’s claim that it conducted the attack with 10 drones.

In the end, we may never know the exact truth about where these attacks originated or what precise weapons were used.
The Iranians have completely denied responsibility, but if they are attacked they insist that they are prepared for a “full-fledged” war, and they are warning that all U.S. targets within 2,000 kilometers “are within the range of our missiles”…

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Amirali Hajizadeh, head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps Aerospace Force, warned that US military bases were within range of Iranian missiles.
He told Tasnim news agency: ‘Everybody should know that all American bases and their aircraft carriers in a distance of up to 2,000km around Iran are within the range of our missiles.’

Yes, the Iranians have anti-ship missiles that are fully capable of sinking a U.S. aircraft carrier, and if they did that the U.S. public would never be satisfied until U.S. troops were occupying Tehran.
Of course it would take the full power of the entire U.S. military to conduct such a war, and the Iranians and their allies would hit use with literally everything that they have got.
As Lawrence Korb told Al Jazeera, it would be “a very, very violent conflict”…

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In an interview with Al Jazeera, Lawrence Korb, former US Assistant Defense Secretary, said the last thing Trump wants is a conflict with Iran.
“If we would attack Iran, then we would have a very, very violent conflict that would spread throughout the whole Gulf,” he said.

I hardly ever agree with anything that is said on Al Jazeera, but in this case Lawrence Korb is precisely correct.
Such a war would draw in the entire Middle East, it would be the deadliest war the world has seen since World War 2, and it would set the stage for things that most Americans don’t want to think about.
So let’s hope that a peaceful way out of this crisis can be found.
Unfortunately, that appears to be less likely than ever.
Hopefully I am wrong, but military action appears to be imminent, and the situation in the Middle East is about to dramatically shift in a major way.

Iran-Backed Hezbollah Claims Missile ‘Capable of Destroying All Military Battleships’

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Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist movement released an image Sunday of an anti-ship missile it says is “capable of destroying all military battleships.”

“Our new missile is capable of destroying all military battleships, killing all who are on board,” wrote the Hezbollah activist who declined to offer any evidence of his claim of the destructive power of the weapon.
His tweet featured a large anti-ship missile with the “Islamic Resistance” emblem emblazoned along the side of it.

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The missile itself resembled the Chinese-made YJ-83, which is currently used by the Chinese military.
The heavily armed Shi’ite group, which is backed by Iran, says it is a “resistance movement against Israeli occupation” and is known for making incredible claims of military superiority.
Last month it released undated footage of what it says are anti-ship missiles of the kind it used 13 years ago against Israel during its self-declared “victory” in the 2006 war.
A Hezbollah naval commander, identified as Haj Jalal, told Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV the anti-ship missiles are of the same kind used to hit on one of the Israeli navy’s warships, the INS Hanit.
The warship was struck off the coast of Beirut in July 2006, killing four sailors and causing extensive damage to the corvette.
It was the first direct strike on an Israeli warship in decades and Hezbollah celebrated it as among its biggest victories of the 34-day war.

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U.S. "Locked and Loaded" to Proceed over Saudi Oil Refinery Attack UPDATED 6:58 AM EDT "ACT OF WAR"

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UPDATED 6:58 AM EDT (see bottom)  "Act of War"   
President Donald Trump has confirmed the United States is "locked and loaded" over the attack upon the Saudi Oil Refinery and is awaiting verification amid discussion on "how to proceed." 
Sources in Washington are now openly saying War with Iran is now likely and could begin THIS WEEK.

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Vice President Pence and Defense Secretary Esper were summoned to the White House for unscheduled Security meeting which ended around 1:00 PM EDT Sunday afternoon. Trump tweets came shortly after.
INTEL ASSESSMENT
This could turn into all out war with Iran.  And worse.

If the U.S. strikes Iran, it is extremely likely Iran will fully retaliate . . .  with missiles raining down on US bases within 2,000 kilometers AND ON (US ALLY) ISRAEL.

At that point, anything can happen.
Not to put too fine a point on it, but this really could finally lead to global nuclear war; not immediately but some number of moves into the future, especially if Russia and China become involved on the side of Iran.

They might be sick enough of America that out of the blue THEY make a first strike against us.
The stakes are extremely high right now.  It is undeniable that "someone" launched an attack on the largest oil refinery in the world when they attacked the Saudi refinery and Saudi oil fields.  THAT was an attack upon the GLOBAL oil supplies, and THAT is an American national security interest.  
Put simply the Genie may be about to come out of the bottle for the first time since August 1945.
Just Keep in mind when this all goes down:

Saudi ARAMCO was about to make the world's largest

IPO on Wall Street next month, which China wanted...
Here is an image of the damaged Saudi Refinery:

Zooming-in, you can see very clearly these were missile hits; the holes in the tanks are visible:

UPDATE 6:27 AM EDT --
Missiles impacted the Saudi Oil Refinery from the NW through Kuwait.
One missile engine has been positively identified as an Iranian Howazey missile which crashed and was discovered in Kuwaiti desert.
Here are photos of that crashed missile from Kuwait:

Another angle:

Now, here is a publicly-released image of an Iranian Sumar Cruise Missile.   The booster section at the rear fires at liftoff, then detaches.  Look at the tail fins and compare them to the photos above:

U.S teams in Saudi are in possession of fragments of an Iranian Howazey missile at one of the Oil areas attacked.
 
UPDATE 6:58 AM EDT --
Iran launched nearly a dozen cruise missiles and over 20 drones from its territory in the Aramco attack says senior US official

THIS IS IT
 
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All military bases overseas have gone to DEFCON 3. Assets are rapidly being moved.
 
UPDATE 7:42 AM EDT --
Iran has warned that it is prepared for “fully fledged war” after the United States accused it of launching devastating drone attacks on two oil facilities in Saudi Arabia.
 
[size=32]CIVILIAN WAR PREPS[/size]
If war breaks out with Iran, it will NOT be like other wars.  We WILL LIKELY BE ATTACKED HERE.  In America!  By "Cells" sent over years by Iran.
Those cells will likely attack: population centers, transit hubs (Bus, train, Air), highway bridges, railroad bridges, oil and gas pipelines, PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES and such.   
YOU have to be ready for such things just in case.
Below are ways you can PREPARE.   
Every household really _should_ have emergency supplies to tough-it-out on your own for awhile.  Some folks will have more ability to stock than others due to finances.
Whatever your situation, this page will point you in directions you may not have thought about, and may help YOU to prepare.  You cannot rely on government!
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N100 Filter Masks 
In the case of Chemical or Biological release - or even an uncontrolled outbreak of a disease - you may need to filter the air you breathe to get home or to protect you while evacuating. 
Filter masks prevent tiny (microscopic) particles from going into your lungs.  They can help protect you long enough for you to get home from work, school, or to evacuate from a contaminated / infected area.  
Here's what they look like:


They're inexpensive  $8-$12 each.  You should have at least one for each member of your family at home; in each family car and one for each of you while at work or school.
These filter masks are rated by the US Government's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).  
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If you want to go top-shelf (expensive) to make certain you have absolute, state-of-the-art, no screwing-around protection,  then you need a Chemical / Biological / Radiological / Nuclear (CBRN) Mask.   Now, this MILITARY-GRADE technology is available to civilians.  Click the Banner below:



 
 
Waterproof Eye Protection (Goggles)
Protecting yourself from Chemical or Biological release MUST involve your eyes as well as using a filter mask for your lungs as shown above.   In cases where BIOLOGICALS are involved, persons may cough or sneeze before you walk into an area, and the tiny droplets from their coughing/sneezing remain in the air.  You walk through it not even knowing it's there.  Some of those tiny droplets fly into your eye.  You blink, the virus or bacteria goes down into your tear duct, and POW, you're infected.
Chemicals are often eye irritants.  You need to be able to protect your eyes from Chemical and Biological trouble. Waterproof swimming goggles are fast, cheap, and they do a great job for the average person.
Here's what they look like:


Click Here for a vast selection of waterproof goggles to protect your eyes from chemicals/Biologicals
 
 
Disposable "Tyvek" Suits (Keep dangerous stuff off your clothes and body)
Here's what they look like:


Click Here for a full range of "Tyvek" suits - even Chem-suits - to keep dangerous stuff off you as you evac
 
RADIATION PILLS 

Given the new hostilities between India and Pakistan, there is concern that there could be a limited nuclear exchange between those two countries. If Iran makes good on its "war preparedness" they may attack Israel to such an extent that Israel fires NUKES back at them! 
IF THAT HAPPENS, smoke and radiation from such detonations will reach the east coast of the United States within 72 hours; and will saturate the continental US within 72 hours after that.   While the masks and goggles above will keep you safe from inhaling radioactive particles, you MUST also protect your Thyroid.  
Your Thyroid stores iodine and one of the components of radioactive fallout is RADIOACTIVE IODINE.   Your body cannot tell the difference between Iodine and radioactive iodine; it will store both.   And if it stores the radioactive kind, that means exposed humans can get Thyroid cancer.   
Thyroid cancer is 95% CURABLE in women, but 90% FATAL for men.
In the event that radioactive fallout is coming, you can protect yourself by taking Potassium Iodate pills.  This will increase the amount of "good" Iodine in your body, so your Thyroid will not try to store any additional iodine -- thus protecting you.
DO NOT TAKE THESE PILLS UNLESS OR UNTIL RADIATION IS ACTUALLY A THREAT.  If you take these pills when there is no threat, they will cause your Thyroid to PERMANENTLY SWELL to the point where it would look like a TUMOR in your neck.  So only take it if actually needed AND ONLY TAKE ONE (1) PILL PER DAY UNTIL THE DANGER PASSES.
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BULLET RESISTANT BODY ARMOR
With Civil unrest escalating, and talk of Civil War here in the US becoming more common, some folks have thought about buying a Bullet-Resistant vest (Body Armor).  
There are lots of different manufacturers making lots of different claims about their products, but it comes down to this:   Vest come in Level I, II, III and III-A with the final one being the best protection for a vest that can be worn UNDER your shirt.   
A level III-A vest protects against any firearm of .44 Magnum or lower.  
During civil unrest, handguns are likely to be the most-employed weapons given the hoodlums that will likely be engaging in the unrest. 
Below is a link to the Body Armor that Hal Turner recommends.  You get a great vest, with really good protection, for an incredibly reasonable price of about $299.   You can even finance it with 1-minute approval . . . or put it on a Lay-Away plan!    





If you feel you need protection from rifles, the bulkiness of the vest make them impossible to wear under  shirt; they're worn outside clothing, and the costs are higher.   At the link banner below, you have to get the Armor plate CARRIER (Vest) PLUS a Level IV armor plate.  Total cost about $400 . . .




 

 
Portable Electric Generators
If electricity goes out from a storm, a flood, an EMP or some other reason, food in your refrigerator will start going bad within 8 hours.  A lot depends on how often the refrigerator is opened, but within 8 hours, even closed refrigerators warm up.
You need to have a way to provide electric to keep your frig cold so you don't lose all your food.  An emergency generator can do that for you.
The average family refrigerator uses 1200 watts of power. The average microwave oven is 1,000 watts, but needs about 1900 watts (IN) to produce those 1,000 watts (OUT).  Of course, houses have lights, gadgets and gizmos.  You need a source of emergency electric that can supply that!  If you buy a generator with 1500 watts, you can power the frig, and maybe a couple lights, or a small  TV.  If you want to be able to run the frig and a microwave, you have to ADD the watts together to get the total, then buy a generator capable of meeting that total.  Most homes can be fully powered by 7500-10,000 watts.  Whatever your power needs, the links below the photos can show you all sorts and sizes of generators.  REMEMBER: NEVER USE A GSASOLINE-POWERED GENERATOR INDOORS BECAUSE THE EXHAUST GAS FROM ITS MOTOR RUNNING CAN KILL YOU.   THE GENERATOR STAYS OUTSIDE and powers your stuff via extension cord.
Here's what they look like:


Click Here for a Full Selection of all sizes and types of portable Emergency Electric Generators
 
 
Emergency Heat
Depending on where you live, you may get some pretty brutal Winter weather.  If the electric goes down, maybe you can run your furnace with a generator.  Maybe not.  The portable heaters below give off a really good amount of heat. They run on Kerosene fuel and can heat a 1200 Sq. Ft. apartment for 8 hours on 2 gallons of fuel, keeping the indoor temp around 75!   (Never use Gasoline in a heater like this; it will instantly EXPLODE)
Here's what they look like:


Click Here for all sizes of Emergency Kerosene-fueled Heaters
 
 
Spare Fuel Storage Containers
DO NOT STORE FUEL IN YOUR HOUSE.  It must be kept outside (on a terrace, a backyard, etc.)
Here's what they look like:


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STORED FUEL GOES BAD AFTER AWHILE
When you store gasoline, even under the best of climate circumstances, the fuel WILL GO BAD after awhile.  Sometimes it goes bad in three or four months.  Sometimes six to nine months.  Sooner or later, it goes bad.  You can deal with this very simply by using PRI-G Fuel Stabilizer.
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This is what PRI-G Looks like

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Click Here for a selection of various size bottles of PRI-G   (NOT FOR USE WITH KEROSENE)
 


Click Here for a full selection of various sizes of Kerosene Cans (Emergency Heat fuel) NOTE: Buy ONLY the Blue Colored for Kerosene so there is never a mistake about what fuel you're using.  Accidentally putting gasoline into one of the KEROSENE heaters will cause an instant EXPLOSION.  
 


 
Every fire extinguisher has an alphanumeric rating that tells you what types of fires it can extinguish as well as the size of fire it can put out.
The letters stand for the class of fire the extinguisher can be used against:
A – ordinary combustibles (wood, paper, plastic, etc.)
B – flammable liquids (oil, gas, petroleum, etc.)
C – electrical equipment
D – metals
K – cooking oils and fats
The numbers indicate how much of the fire can be put out by the fire extinguisher. Every number before the A means it is as effective as 1 ¼ gallons of water. For example, 2A means the fire extinguisher is as effective as 2 ½ gallons of water, and so on. The numbers before B and C are a measure of the amount of square feet the fire extinguisher can put out. For example, a 10:BC fire extinguisher can extinguish a fire over 10 sq ft.
For GENERAL household purposes, a Fire Extinguisher with a rating of 3A:40BC is a very reasonable and reliable one to have around.  They come in various shapes and sizes; here's what they look like:


Click Here for a large selection of NEW and REFURBISHED 3A:40BC Fire Extinguishers
 
 


Disruption of our financial system could see the inability of people to use credit, debit or EBT cards.  Stores may or may NOT accept checks.  So if things go bad economically - or from a storm or natural disaster - how do you EAT?   You need to have emergency food to tough-it-out for a few WEEKS.  Especially if some disease outbreak or bio-weapon is released against us!   You could be QUARANTINED for weeks until the danger passes.   
NOW, SOME OF YOU THINK "I'LL JUST GO SHOPPING WHEN IT HAPPENS AND GET WHAT I NEED."  WRONG!
Below are photos from the Pacific Nortwestern USA on February 7, 2019.  THIS YEAR.   There's a big snow storm being forecast.  Look at the Parking Lots at shopping malls and specifically, the store shelves in Costco and Supermarkets:

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