Iran is delivering its promised escalation.
“Iran launches wave of drone attacks at Israel — Netanyahu says IDF prepared to respond: report,” by Chris Harris, New York Post, April 13, 2024:
Iran has launched an attack against Israel using dozens of drones, according to a report.
“BREAKING: Iran launches attack against Israel using dozens of drones, four U.S. and Israeli officials told me,” Axios reporter Barak Ravid posted on X.
Unverified videos posted to Telegram, and shared online showed a swarm of buzzing Iranian drones — which are known to make a “lawnmower sound” — flying over Iraq.
In response, Israel Defense Forces Spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari announced restrictions on civilian activities.
The Times of Israel reports the guidelines prohibit educational activities and bans gatherings over 1,000 people….
And earlier:
“Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seizes a container ship near Strait of Hormuz amid tensions with Israel,” by Jon Gambrell, AP, April 13, 2024:
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Commandos from Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard rappelled from a helicopter onto an Israeli-affiliated container ship near the Strait of Hormuz and seized the vessel Saturday in the latest attack between the two countries.
The seizure followed a suspected Israeli strike this month on an Iranian consular building in Syria that killed 12 people, including a senior Guard general.
Iran has promised to retaliate, and U.S. President Joe Biden cut short a weekend trip to his beach house in Delaware to return to the White House and monitor the situation. Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip has inflamed decade-old tensions in the Middle East, and any new attack threatens to escalate that conflict into a wider regional war.
Iran’s state-run IRNA said a special forces unit of the Guard’s navy carried out the attack on the Portuguese-flagged MSC Aries, a container ship associated with London-based Zodiac Maritime.
Zodiac Maritime is part of Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer’s Zodiac Group. Zodiac declined to comment and referred questions to MSC. Geneva-based MSC acknowledged the seizure and said 25 crew members were on the ship.
“We are working closely with the relevant authorities to ensure their wellbeing, and safe return of the vessel,” MSC said.
White House National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said the crew was made up of Indian, Filipino, Pakistani, Russian and Estonian nationals and urged Iran to release them and the vessel.
IRNA said the Guard would take the vessel into Iranian territorial waters….
Jeff says
It is about time Israel mentioned the issue of the use of nuclear weapons in an extinction senario, The Sampson Option!
Wellington says
I’m sure glad Joe Biden cut short yet another weekend trip to Delaware to monitor the situation. No need to worry if Biden is monitoring matters. Right.
These drone attacks and so much else, including what happened in Israel last October 7th, would not have happened were Trump still President. What a gift to the tyrants of the world Joe Biden has been.
The religion of peace marches on and Traitor Joe keeps stumbling on. God help America if this dismal man is re-elected in November.
40 rounds says
Agree
James Lincoln says
Wellington says
“These drone attacks and so much else, including what happened in Israel last October 7th, would not have happened were Trump still President. ”
Correct.
And Russia would not have invaded Ukraine.
Hundreds of thousands of deaths and injuries – all preventable.
Phil Copson says
“Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip has inflamed decade-old tensions in the Middle East, and any new attack threatens to escalate that conflict into a wider regional war.” blathers Jon Gambrel of Associated Press.
And there was me thinking that it was Hamas’ war on Israel that was the root cause of the conflict…
FYI says
Shouldn’t sombody wake up the c-in-c Joe Biden?Is he still the c-in-c or is that kamala?
“Hey Joe..there’s a war on!What?Oh never mind..just go back to sleep then.I mean what’s the point in haviing a c-in-c when he doesn’t even know what planet he is on?”