Iran ready for war with Israel,
will not halt nuclear programme: Pezeshkian
Al-Jazeera 07/23/25
"Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has said his country is prepared for any war Israel might wage against it, adding he was not optimistic about the ceasefire between the countries, while confirming Tehran is committed to continuing its nuclear programme for peaceful purposes.
(Why would you be?
This aint nowhere near over
regardless of how it is marketed.)
"The comments come as Western nations say they are seeking a solution to Iran’s ongoing nuclear ambitions in the wake of the conflict, amid reports
(New reports cast doubt on impact of US strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites
Al-Jazerra 7/18/25)
that strikes on its nuclear facilities were less damaging than claimed by Washington."
(Trump and others gave it away about those strikes
not doing the damage that was sought
by being so defensive about their effects.)
“We are fully prepared for any new Israeli military move, and our armed forces are ready to strike deep inside Israel again,” Pezeshkian told Al Jazeera."
"Iran was not relying on the ceasefire
that ended the 12-day war to hold, he said."
“We are not very optimistic about it,”
said Pezeshkian."
“That is why we have prepared ourselves for any possible scenario and any potential response. Israel has harmed us, and we have also harmed it. It has dealt us powerful blows, and we have struck it hard in its depths, but it is concealing its losses.”
(Seems like a veiled reference to the missile attack on Herzliya outside of Tel Aviv where a Mossad planning HQ and an IDF intelligence HQ were damaged.)
Could Israel be planning a second war on Iran?
Al-Jazerra 07/24/25
" Analysts warn Israel seeks pretexts for new conflicts with Iran
amid speculation over covert operations."
"Israel’s leadership views its 12-day war with Iran last month as a success – several Iranian military leaders were killed, Iran’s defensive military capabilities were weakened, and the United States was convinced to take part in a raid on the Iranian nuclear site at Fordow."
"But while Israeli leaders were quick to claim victory, they emphasised that they were ready to attack again if necessary, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying he had “no intention of easing off the gas pedal”.
"And Israel is already looking for the next opportunity to wage another devastating conflict aimed at bringing down the Islamic Republic in Iran, analysts told Al Jazeera."
"Despite Israel’s emphasis that it was targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities, it mainly assassinated high-ranking government and military officials, indicating a clear attempt to weaken and possibly bring down the Iranian establishment."
(Thats a very valid point.)
"Trita Parsi...cofounder and executive vice president of the Quincy Institute...believes Netanyahu is looking for an opportunity to resume that mission."
“The reason the Israelis want to attack again … is because they want to make sure they turn Iran into the next Syria or Lebanon – countries Israel can attack anytime with impunity,” he told Al Jazeera."
"Israel’s next opportunity to muster up a pretext for a war could come after European countries reimpose debilitating sanctions on Iran."
"US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is reported to have held a call with his counterparts from Germany, France and the United Kingdom earlier in July, in which they agreed that United Nations Security Council sanctions would be reimposed if a new nuclear deal was not agreed upon by the end of August."
(Round 2 coming up.)
"The US pulled out of that deal (JCPOA) two years into President Donald Trump’s first term in 2018 and restored sanctions as part of a maximum pressure campaign. Now, European parties to the deal could do the same, and that could prompt Iran to walk out of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, warned Parsi."
“That would provide [Israel] with a political window to [attack again],” he told Al Jazeera."
(Yup...)
"Israeli operations
While Israeli strikes on Iran may not be imminent, a report in The New York Times on Wednesday suggests that it is carrying out covert operations responsible for sudden explosions and fires across the country."
"The paper cited three informed officials and a European diplomat who attributed the apparently random fires and explosions at apartment complexes, oil refineries, near an airport and a shoe factory, to acts of sabotage likely carried out by Israel."
“I think Benjamin Netanyahu has found a formula where it is able to attack Iran with impunity despite pushback from Donald Trump,” said Negar Mortazavi, an expert on Iran with the Center for International Policy (CIP), a think tank based in Washington, DC."
(My son says Jeffery Epstein and his girlfriend were Mossad agents collecting dirt on US politicians, if that is the case then, "Netanyahu has found a formula where it is able to attack Iran with impunity despite pushback from Donald Trump" makes a lot more sense.)
"Any ongoing covert operations are a result of Israel’s extensive infiltration of Iranian security and infrastructure that became apparent during the early stages of the June conflict, with individuals targeted through what was presumed to be teams of local intelligence operatives and drones launched against Iranian targets from within Iranian territory."
"There was no evidence to suggest that Israel’s network within Iran had ended with the war, analyst and Iran expert Ori Goldberg said."
“Israel has built a robust [security] system within Iran and, like all such systems, its muscles need flexing occasionally,” he said from Tel Aviv. “Sometimes this isn’t for strategic reasons, so much as tactical ones. As soon as you have infrastructure or people in place within another country, you have a limited time to use them, so if that’s setting fires or setting detonations, it’s a way of keeping them active and letting Iran know they’re there.”
(Makes sense.)
"Trump is a concern and Israel will want to keep on the right side of whatever line he’s drawn [on its actions],” Goldberg said. “But Iran is a consensus issue within Israel. People might argue about Gaza, but never Iran. If Netanyahu feels himself under threat, he’s going to want to crack the Iranian whip and unify people behind him.”
"Iran, for its part, won’t be caught flat-footed a second time, say analysts."
"Mortazavi told Al Jazeera that Iran is expecting Israel to continue its aggression, even as it still holds out hope to reach a deal on its nuclear programme through diplomacy."
“I think they know that a deal will reduce the chances of an Israeli attack,” she said."
(Not eliminate.)
"Iran and Turkey escalated regional pressure on Arab nations to take a firmer stand against Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan condemned Israel’s military actions in Gaza as genocide. This comes just days after Hamas and the Houthis accused Arab leaders of betrayal for their “silence” while Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree condemned the Arab world as “weak” and accused it of collusion with Israel."
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