This AM, a former IDF intelligence officer that I know well told me that IDF has assassinated both the Supreme Leader of Iran as well as the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.
There is no MSM confirmation of this, but that is the rumor from my source.
Oh, I do hope this is true and this will be as short lived as is humanly possible. I'm concentrating hard on only positive thoughts, prayers for our troops, the Iranian people who have been taking to the streets, the Iranian President, and, of course President Trump.
For any of us to think the US is an isolated country, not in the path of some crazed and malicious dictatorship's ideology, is sadly at this time of our lives, not considering the world as it is today.
I personally pray this to end quickly and successfully, knowing it must be done. God Bless the USA!! (Anyone else is welcome to help me in my prayer, and thank you)
If you’re in a war, which is what this is, and the leader, supreme or otherwise, is killed, is that an assassination or a casualty of war? Especially if the war was begun by the other side. I’m good either way but when certain words are used it gives our other side ammunition in their war against USofA and western civilization.
Is it true that Iran has planned and/or attempted assassination of the US President as well as the Prime Minister of Israel and many other officials of our government? Is it true that Iran has facilitated various terrorist groups to attack Israel many times with the worst attack on civilians carried out 10/7/23? Is it true that Iran never honored any agreements although paid billions in cash by the US? (I still wonder how a president was allowed to send a plane loaded with cash to Iran without Congressional approval, but that’s another day to discuss!)
If those reports are true then would the assassination of Khomeini be justified? We have not declared war upon the nation of Iran, as it appears the target of our bombs has been the supreme leader and his henchmen. May the actions taken today rid us of this threat to not only the US, our allies and the Iranians themselves. My prayer is that the terrorists Joe Biden brought into our country will also be destroyed. I believe they have been patiently waiting to unleash terror within our own borders. If this was known by the traitors in the Obama and Biden administrations, they must face military justice also. I don’t mean to sound like a crazy old lady, but since 2020 I now question everything.
According to France24, the Iranians are saying that the Khamenei lost his son-in-law and daughter-in-law in the strike. In any event, taking out the top leader doesn't topple the regime or end the threats it poses.
This stands in stark contrast to Trump's claim that the strike was launched due to an imminent threat from Iran. What's coming out of Trump's mouth is the sort of stuff one would normally expect from the rear end of a bull.
One man’s "imminent " is another’s "oh forget it."
There’s imminent for one side cautioning we’re gonna have to take action; imminent for the aggressors would be a warning you’ve crossed a (red) line and lest you reverse course…
POTUS Trump has been giving the whackadoodles time to make assurances and take concrete actions to become ‘not a threat’ to their neighbors - their actions today, raining death on almost all in the Middle East belies their hollow words. That even other Islamist nations have finally had enough, enough to join with USofA and Israel to eliminate this threat, says a lot - they’ve gone from back room understandings to out in the open cooperation.
The imminence of an attack on America or its treaty allies is a question of fact, not a question of what anyone is saying. Once again, the usual Beltway warmongers are just making stuff up to try to scare Americans, but they aren't even bothering to cherry-pick and stovepipe data like they did leading up to the Iraq war to make even a _prima facie_ case for the existence of an imminent threat to American lives and property.
Under America's Constitution and the relevant laws and treaties made under it, the President doesn't have the unilateral authority to defend any of Iran's neighbors (none of whom America has a formal alliance with) against Iranian "whackadoodles" even if there were an imminent threat against them; it is only imminent threats against America and its treaty allies that matters in terms of the President's right to respond to imminent threats.
Moreover, the Middle East of full of crazy whackadoodles, especially of the fanatical religious variety. I want don't want one drop of American blood shed or one cent from the American Treasury spent on their behalf. If other Americans disagree and want to make a case for getting involved in other people's crazy religious whackadoodle wars, they need to respect our Constitution's procedures for ratifying treaties, declaring wars, raising and appropriating funds for military purposes, etc.
Well, at least everybody now agrees that Khamenei is dead. What hasn't changed is the lack of evidence to back up Trump's claim that there was any imminent threat to the lives or property of Americans.
Until we see a large number of Iranians on the street at the funeral and mourning of their religious leader, why would anyone believe a former IDF intelligence officer? During war and after the truth is hidden under a large amount of disinformation.
The only reason Dr. Malone was contacted was because the IDF knows he has influence. I believe the good Doctor knows better. It is only the Israelis who are making the claim. The IDF did bomb the leader's housing, they did kill the religious leader's son-in-law and wife. In Iran one can have up to 4 wives.
"Instead, the son-in-law of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, as well as his wife, were killed in missile strikes on the capital of the Islamic Republic, according to a spokesperson for the Tehran mayor’s office, as reported by TASS."
"Araghchi moved to reassure that Iran’s leadership remains intact following the strikes. “Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian are alive, as far as I know. All high-ranking officials are alive, everything is fine,” he said, acknowledging that “one or two commanders” may have been martyred, Al Mayadeen wrote."
As for finding the Ayatollah, he is probably deep in a hidden underground bunker that no one but his closest IRGC advisers know about. Americans need to be reminded that this is a country of over 90 million people and geographically is the size of half the European continent. Time will tell the truth.
The Ayatollah was likely taken to Russia days ago. I will not trust that he is dead until we see the body and we have DNA confirmation. I question whether the person “buried at sea” was in fact Osama Bin Laden. We shall see how historians decide to report this day in history.
However; there is a chance that the religious leader of Iran chooses Shahadat (martyrdom). He may have chosen to sit at home waiting. He was 85 years old.
"In Iran, the concept you are referring to is Shahadat (martyrdom), where a person who dies for their belief system or a sacred cause is honored as a Shahid (witness). This belief is a cornerstone of Iranian identity, deeply rooted in Shia Islam and the historical narrative of Imam Husayn, who chose death over submission to an illegitimate ruler at the Battle of Karbala."
"Meaning of "Witness": The term Shahid literally translates to "witness." In this context, death is seen as a supreme act of witnessing and testifying to a truth or divine principle that transcends physical life.
Conscious Choice: True martyrdom requires awareness and intent. It is not viewed as a passive tragedy but as a proactive, voluntary sacrifice for a higher moral purpose, such as resisting oppression or defending the faith.
Spiritual Status: Martyrs are believed to attain the highest level of paradise, where they are "not dead but living" in the presence of God. They are also granted the right of intercession, allowing them to appeal for the salvation of their loved ones."
Of course and there won't be from MSM. In a meeting of fraternal folks today, I was told that there is an attitude against what is taking place. No one wants trouble and kicking the can down the road wasn't sitting well with our present federal administration. What I'm saying is, ok allow terrorism to do its thing, under control wasn't going to work anymore. Maybe the credit creation syphoned by anti-American interests ain't acceptable.
Thank you for your support. I am sheltering as are all Israelis. I started following you during the covid debacle and appreciate that you are still with me.
I think those of us watching the arms build up in the Iranian region and the recommendation that Embassy workers depart, knew this attack was imminent. War is Hell and my heart is heavy knowing that this will impact so many human lives. Only time will tell but I am dreading the pushback President Trump will receive from Anti-Administration folks (unfortunately a man I once admired, Tucker Carlson, is included in this group). Can we wait this out and see where it ends? We may have differing opinions about the need for this movement, but let’s give it some time and see what information is forth coming.
I’m not a supporter of the neocon regime. But, it seems that it was inevitable that the Iranian mullahs would fall. There are so many reasons, but some are 1)their actual popularity in their country is very small due to a population that is not primarily Muslim, they are atheist and Christian 2)Iran has backed every single terrorist organization in the Middle East (and in Asia) and never saw a skirmish they didn’t love 3)they do not adhere to any treaties that they sign, yes, I’m referring to the 1.7 billion cash pallet that Obama delivered and they still went on to refine uranium 4)they are not supported by any countries in the Middle East to obtain nukes, in fact, Saudi Arabia is vehemently against it 5)they are a direct obstacle to any peace treaties being signed in the Middle East and basically they enjoy causing military skirmishes. This show of strength just demonstrates the very odd imbalance that is our current situation- the US can remove the mullahs with very few casualties on the ground due to our newest technology of drone armies and cyber intelligence strategies.
Their time under the Shah demonstrates the huge variances in adherence to religious norms. Sort of like Turkey. Some of that probably happened after the Ayatollah executed so many political opponents after their push into power, including women.They promised freedom to young women but instead they got burqas. If you speak to Iranians, they oftentimes mention that there are more atheists than what is reported.
Complete and total BS. Why are you so sensible about medical issues and so uneducated when it comes to geopolitics and the United States Constitution. Trump has destroyed MAGA, but you’re still a sycophant for his cult. BTW, has Trump apologized for “Operation Warp-speed” yet? Didn’t think so. smfh
Why don't you tell us how Trump is a destroyer? Operation warp-speed was what he did at the time with what knowledge he had. RFK, Jr. was not in the picture back then, but the President had Democrat advisers, very close to home and believed Fauci, as did most people.
How has he destroyed MAGA? Oh, let me count the ways… MTG.. one of his greatest supporters. Thomas Massie was a supporter also. “Going to get us out of the Mideast quagmire”. Nope. Budget deficit “Big Beautiful Bill” Nope.. not there either. Epstein files? He and his minions Ka$h Patel and Pay for Play Pam have done everything to protect him from the full release. The only thing positive that he has done is (mostly) closing the border. As far as him “trusting” Fauci, that’s an obvious character flaw. C’mon.. Fauci had been around a long time and was always a scumbag. Look at his AIDS record. But you haven’t answered my question and as far as I know, neither has Dr Malone. Why hasn’t he owned up to “Warp-speed”? I’ll tell you.. because he’s a narcissistic egomaniac. Full stop.
I don't see anything substantive in what you have said. Character flaw? Simply ridiculous. Fauci was part of the establishment, deeply entrenched. It took the likes of RFK, Jr. to unearth the dirt and Trump deserves great credit for having the guts to add him to the administration. You insist on seeing the cup half empty.
Okay.. let’s suppose for a minute that what you say is true. Now that we all know that the whole scamdemic was a setup, why hasn’t Trump come out and said that his “ beautiful, greatest vaccine” of all time was actually a slow kill bio weapon and apologized because he was misled? An honorable leader admits when he was wrong, even if he blames others for giving him bad advice. Trump has done nothing of the sort. And it pisses me off.. Okay? BTW, I called bullshit on the whole thing from the start. Especially when the first reports were coming out from the hospitals in Northern Italy that everyone with extreme illness had very low Vitamin D levels. Anyone with a couple of brain cells working who didn’t watch Fox news or the rest of the Zionist controlled media could have figured it out.
If Zionists controlled the media, the universities, the banking system, the world, we would not be seeing the waves of anti Semitism unseen since the 40s. You forget, Trump himself took the vaccine and the terrible remdesivir that from what I read, killed a lot of people. He was not in on now fairly well known facts. Most people are still in denial, for that matter. Yeah, hindsight is 20 20 but you are getting into McCarthy mode and should watch it before you have a lot of apologizing to do.
Bruce - give it up. Ol' Marke has drunken so much koolaid to be beyond hope - as Yogi Berra said - Some people, if they don't know, you can't tell them. If you renamed Jonesville to Magaville ol' Marke would be on the first plane down to Guyana. Save yourself frustration.
haha.. you’re right! I was going to try to explain to him the Hannibal Directive on what happened on Oct 7 in reply to his comments on your comment, but I’m sure it wouldn’t have gotten through
So Trump was an idiot and that makes it excusable. Allowing innocent women and children in Palestine to be killed daily is Ok. Not his call. Geez........how do you sleep at night?
LSO, I find this to be a sad comment built only on spending what I see is too much time with MSM, who is really not your friend.
And that does not mean I favor the Zionist side. Or the killing of innocents, but when has that not happened in war? And Hamas cowards have been literally hiding behind those women and children.
What are you talking about? All they had to do was give up the hostages. A small matter that was not worth sacrificing their people. That was up to the Gazans and what they chose and for them to live with. Truth be told, they would do it again. You worry about innocent women and children? But not about October 7th? Those folks were innocent civilians just enjoying their day when they were tortured, maimed, slaughtered. How do you sleep at night with such moral befuddlement?
You are going to find out. Israel is going to be destroyed by Iran. The decapitation didn't work. Iran is going to show no more mercy on Israel than Israel shows on the Palestine. Plus Hamas Hezbollah are going to become much more active. Truly horrific but the zionists are so delusional in their own power and importance.
The book “A Plague Upon Our House” pretty much sums the Covid plandemic. It explains how Fauci, Birx and their ilk basically planned it all. Making up the rules, so-to-speak. I wouldn’t sit around waiting for that apology.
How is your TDS going this morning? Must be real tough sledding....you do know that Biden ordered this after consulting with Kamala...they are the brilliant ones...and it was funded by Gov. Walz and the Somalis as they have billions. They are the best, I miss their leadership.
Wow. I felt like I was on X reading some of these comments 😳. BTW “operation warp speed” was not just about the vaccines. It brought us monoclonal antibodies too. Stop trying to divide people.
Monoclonal antibodies became a therapy when the first therapeutic monoclonal antibody, muromonab-CD3, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1986. This marked the beginning of their use in treating various medical conditions.
Thank you for condensing the information. I am praying for a very quick resolution of this attack on Iran. The Iranian people deserve better than they’ve had for 47 years. Let’s hope the new leadership is capable and can steer the country to support the citizens of that country.
This has been a long time coming. The Islamic Regime of Iran has threatened America for the last time. The ballistic missile manufacturing facilities in Iran working to produce long range munitions that reach America cannot be ignored and bribed with Billions in cash as previous administrations have sought to contain Iran then just pass off the continued threat to future administrations to handle. The buck stops now with President Trump. We can’t just wish this away any longer. The decision has been made to help the people of Iran take back their nation before the Supreme Leader kills thousands more of their young people. God be with the righteous and bring this to an end soon.
I am sending prayers for the success of the people of Iran. Lets be united in the focus of safety and courage that is needed now, more than ever. This is not the time to declare and speculate rights and wrongs of war, this is the time to be focused on success for the people of Iran and the great revival of the gifts of the repressed.
Hopefully the 47 year boil that has been festering is finally drained! Praying for our troops and all the people in the ME that are assisting this mission.
Fight Iran now with the help of its people at a time and place of our choosing? Or fight Iran, its proxies and the Iranian people under a Newsome / AOC / Kamala (insert progressive lefty here) regime?
Waiting won’t help. Best do the business quickly and let the Iranian people figure it out when the dust settles.
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO! This is not our fight! Not our war! Let the Middle East take care of itself without our intervention. We don't need to be there, should not be there, and this is a betrayal of the promise to keep us out of unnecessary wars. And as far as I'm concerned, any war that doesn't defend ourselves directly, is unnecessary.
History shows us that wars about money and power; the only ones that win are the bankers. Aren't we in enough debt as it is without inviting more?
We have long term interest in seeing that Iran not develop weapons that will impact the US, as they threaten to do. The threat of Death to America is not an idle one.
And our constant presence in the Middle East, where we have no valid reason to be, is why they resent us. Stay home, trade with everyone, go to war with none.
Muslims do not respond to appeasement other than taking it as a form of weakness.
We must stop Iran from gaining nuclear capabilities.
Unlike the other nuclear nations, they have promised, over and over to use them on Israel, the US, and anyone else that does not bow down to their particular form of Islam.
Resent? That is a weak word to describe their avowed goal to destroy us.
What was done by former administrations was done. We now have to deal with the result. They certainly could have made peace instead of use their proxies to wreck havoc in the world. This was their choice. You can't stick your head in the sand and pretend those desiring world domination will go away if you mind your own business. History says otherwise.
Those desiring world domination? You mean like the USA? And do we not use proxies to wreak havoc as well? We don't have to repeat the mistakes of former administrations. Israel and the rest of the nations of the Middle East can certainly take care of this without our participation. That's not sticking my head in the sand; it's recognizing that we don't belong there and that withdrawing from the conflict might help to end it.
I am quite aware of the difference. There's nothing shameful about seeing clearly what the U.S. has become, which is quite different from what it was when I was growing up in the 40's and 50's.
It certainly would be our fight if Iran followed through on missiles that could reach our shores, perhaps not too far in the future. Do we wait for that? The fact is, this forever war has already been going on for the last 47 years. All the other presidents kicked the can down the road, and Obama encouraged Iran to build weapons by sending them billions of dollars. When dealing with dictators like the Iranian leadership, playing nice just looks like weakness, like the way Neville Chamberlain dealt with Hitler. The people of Iran also need support. We won’t be installing a government of our choice—this will be their choice.
And let’s keep in mind this is happening in the context of the Abraham Accords. A very different approach to what our State Dept had been doing for 50 years as we intervened in other countries’ business. Trump did the Abraham Accords over the State Dept’s strident objections. I thought it was a brilliant move which Trump did not get credit for; perhaps the press didn’t understand it - or perhaps they did. But at any rate, the context has changed.
It wouldn't be our fight if we kept out of other nations' affairs. As Ron Paul famously said after 9/11: "They came here because we're over there." Never truer words were spoken (even if you don't believe the official 9/11 story).
Everyone deserves freedom. It is not our job to give it to them. It is our government's job to protect our freedom, and they're doing a poor job at it.
Yet we do protect our freedom by encouraging freedom for others. I'm no fan of war and and I, too, am an isolationist at heart. However, we did damage to the Iranian people by bolstering this terrible regime. The people asked for our help. I think it was justified to respond and to eliminate the ongoing conflict. However, I always believe the effort should have been an international coalition, not just us. It does seem that other countries are getting involved now, so maybe it will be international, after all.
It seems to me that I've heard reports the mullahs have said they want to kill the great Satan (USA) and have been funding oppositions against us and our interests. Should they develop nuclear capacities there is no doubt they would deploy them against us. One would be hard pressed to deny they represent a dangerous enemy.
Joy, Lets get together on my request of Unity For the People of Iran. Now is not the time for arguing against what is already happening, maybe later...
Hi Joy, I use that name in my email as I try to fill my time and life with it as much as possible.
I hear you. I, too, get distressed over our troops being put in harm's way and am not a fan of war.
I hope you will join me and many others here in asking our Divine and Supreme Being to end this as quickly, rationally and positively as possible in thoughts and prayer, as I stated earlier tho. We must find a way to be united when the threat is real and growing.
I believe Mr. Trump when he said he didn't want to use force. Unfortunately, peaceful negotiations don't seem to be working with the bullies.
Not the kind of excitement I was looking for for my 75th birthday today. (sigh). The 1st casualty of war is usually the plan. Away we go and where it stops nobody knows. Been spending a fair amount of time on Citizen Free Press, National Pulse this morning, and watching segments of Bannon's Warroom.
Then there is the Anthropic AI issue which has taken a back seat to the war, but if it was happening, I think the AI issue would be the main news topic today.
Oh, my. Happy Birthday to you and maybe go see a movie or take a beautiful walk! I too just did the 75th. We must take care of our health, both mental and physical. Stay young, my Malone Substack compatriot!!
Happy Birthday Swabbie Robbie! I’m sure it’s one that you will remember for many years to come…. 75 years is a milestone in itself and add to it Operation Epic Fury! Enjoy your special Birthday 🎂
Hmmm. . . Too cold in Wisconsin for an e-bike ride. A trip to Puerto Vallarta is right out. Scuba diving in the Florida Keys would be nice, but scuba in Aruba is too close to Venezuela. I may have to settle for a good dinner and cake this year.
Normally I’d be right there bemoaning another winter in Montana - this year winter seems to have skipped us. I pulled out the snow thrower once, early season, and while the snow shovels are at hand, I’ve only touched them twice. Ye olde gods of winter are prolly storing up for a doozy next year. {sigh}
Like the idea of scuba in Aruba, but it would be more like snorkel for me.
A couple years ago winter all but skipped us, too. This winter has been hard.
Snorkeling is fun fun. I have done plenty when scuba diving was not available Australian Barrier reef, Fiji, Hawaii, New Zealand. But I prefer diving. We dove Bonaire Netherlands Antilles + Aruba and Curaçao. Clearest water and great corals and fish. Snorkeling there is wonderful, too.
A little jealous - when I lived in Miami back in the forgotten 60s and spent lots of time on the ocean and Bay, we were too poor and I was too young for anything other than my own snorkeling gear. Never been a need for it since (not a lot of scuba in the mountains outside of rescue); last time I was near an ocean was the Pacific - kind’a different from the warm waters of my youth.
I can relate. I grew up on the shores of Lake Michigan in Milwaukee. I did my rescue diving course and my deep diving course in a 200 foot deep quarry lake in central Wisconsin. Sharp thermocline in those waters.
Thank you so much. I’ve shared your email with everyone I know. A text from a family member living in Iran to a life time Iranian friend of mine here in LF Illinois reads, “many thanks to American leaders for not dragging out negotiations. There is no negotiating with the devil. Please continue praying for us.”
This AM, a former IDF intelligence officer that I know well told me that IDF has assassinated both the Supreme Leader of Iran as well as the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.
There is no MSM confirmation of this, but that is the rumor from my source.
Oh, I do hope this is true and this will be as short lived as is humanly possible. I'm concentrating hard on only positive thoughts, prayers for our troops, the Iranian people who have been taking to the streets, the Iranian President, and, of course President Trump.
For any of us to think the US is an isolated country, not in the path of some crazed and malicious dictatorship's ideology, is sadly at this time of our lives, not considering the world as it is today.
I personally pray this to end quickly and successfully, knowing it must be done. God Bless the USA!! (Anyone else is welcome to help me in my prayer, and thank you)
Count me in your prayer circle 🙏
Blessings to You!! and I truly Welcome You!!
🙏🙏🙏🙏. Prays for our military, all the countries attacked, the Iranian people, the Israeli army and people, our President and our country.
If you’re in a war, which is what this is, and the leader, supreme or otherwise, is killed, is that an assassination or a casualty of war? Especially if the war was begun by the other side. I’m good either way but when certain words are used it gives our other side ammunition in their war against USofA and western civilization.
Is it true that Iran has planned and/or attempted assassination of the US President as well as the Prime Minister of Israel and many other officials of our government? Is it true that Iran has facilitated various terrorist groups to attack Israel many times with the worst attack on civilians carried out 10/7/23? Is it true that Iran never honored any agreements although paid billions in cash by the US? (I still wonder how a president was allowed to send a plane loaded with cash to Iran without Congressional approval, but that’s another day to discuss!)
If those reports are true then would the assassination of Khomeini be justified? We have not declared war upon the nation of Iran, as it appears the target of our bombs has been the supreme leader and his henchmen. May the actions taken today rid us of this threat to not only the US, our allies and the Iranians themselves. My prayer is that the terrorists Joe Biden brought into our country will also be destroyed. I believe they have been patiently waiting to unleash terror within our own borders. If this was known by the traitors in the Obama and Biden administrations, they must face military justice also. I don’t mean to sound like a crazy old lady, but since 2020 I now question everything.
Well, ya’know what they say, even us crazy cat ladies (and gents 😉) can be right every once in a while.
a suitable application of high explosives was released
1941: Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, instantly unites Isolationist America with Interventionist America.
2026: Iran: "Hold my beer."
A valid point in my mind. Words can be hard to control and to erase.
According to France24, the Iranians are saying that the Khamenei lost his son-in-law and daughter-in-law in the strike. In any event, taking out the top leader doesn't topple the regime or end the threats it poses.
According to Reuters ( https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israels-operation-against-iran-was-coordinated-with-us-israeli-official-says-2026-02-28/ ), an Israeli official told them that this operation had been planned for months with the U.S. and the February 28 launch date decided weeks ago.
This stands in stark contrast to Trump's claim that the strike was launched due to an imminent threat from Iran. What's coming out of Trump's mouth is the sort of stuff one would normally expect from the rear end of a bull.
One man’s "imminent " is another’s "oh forget it."
There’s imminent for one side cautioning we’re gonna have to take action; imminent for the aggressors would be a warning you’ve crossed a (red) line and lest you reverse course…
POTUS Trump has been giving the whackadoodles time to make assurances and take concrete actions to become ‘not a threat’ to their neighbors - their actions today, raining death on almost all in the Middle East belies their hollow words. That even other Islamist nations have finally had enough, enough to join with USofA and Israel to eliminate this threat, says a lot - they’ve gone from back room understandings to out in the open cooperation.
The imminence of an attack on America or its treaty allies is a question of fact, not a question of what anyone is saying. Once again, the usual Beltway warmongers are just making stuff up to try to scare Americans, but they aren't even bothering to cherry-pick and stovepipe data like they did leading up to the Iraq war to make even a _prima facie_ case for the existence of an imminent threat to American lives and property.
Under America's Constitution and the relevant laws and treaties made under it, the President doesn't have the unilateral authority to defend any of Iran's neighbors (none of whom America has a formal alliance with) against Iranian "whackadoodles" even if there were an imminent threat against them; it is only imminent threats against America and its treaty allies that matters in terms of the President's right to respond to imminent threats.
Moreover, the Middle East of full of crazy whackadoodles, especially of the fanatical religious variety. I want don't want one drop of American blood shed or one cent from the American Treasury spent on their behalf. If other Americans disagree and want to make a case for getting involved in other people's crazy religious whackadoodle wars, they need to respect our Constitution's procedures for ratifying treaties, declaring wars, raising and appropriating funds for military purposes, etc.
He said, they said, we said and on and on and on
Well, at least everybody now agrees that Khamenei is dead. What hasn't changed is the lack of evidence to back up Trump's claim that there was any imminent threat to the lives or property of Americans.
'Imminent' Might be the Midterms. But that's Me said.
Fox has confirmed this, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei confirmed dead after Israeli strike -
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/israel-us-launch-attack-on-iran-amid-escalating-protests
Until we see a large number of Iranians on the street at the funeral and mourning of their religious leader, why would anyone believe a former IDF intelligence officer? During war and after the truth is hidden under a large amount of disinformation.
The only reason Dr. Malone was contacted was because the IDF knows he has influence. I believe the good Doctor knows better. It is only the Israelis who are making the claim. The IDF did bomb the leader's housing, they did kill the religious leader's son-in-law and wife. In Iran one can have up to 4 wives.
"Instead, the son-in-law of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, as well as his wife, were killed in missile strikes on the capital of the Islamic Republic, according to a spokesperson for the Tehran mayor’s office, as reported by TASS."
"Araghchi moved to reassure that Iran’s leadership remains intact following the strikes. “Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian are alive, as far as I know. All high-ranking officials are alive, everything is fine,” he said, acknowledging that “one or two commanders” may have been martyred, Al Mayadeen wrote."
https://gospanews.net/en/2026/02/28/israel-us-iran-warfare-irans-revolutionary-guards-says-it-has-launched-first-large-scale-wave-of-retaliatory-missile-and-drone-strikes-towards-israel/#Iran_FM_Araghchi_%E2%80%9CSayyed_Khamenei_President_Pezeshkian_are_safe%E2%80%9D
As for finding the Ayatollah, he is probably deep in a hidden underground bunker that no one but his closest IRGC advisers know about. Americans need to be reminded that this is a country of over 90 million people and geographically is the size of half the European continent. Time will tell the truth.
The Ayatollah was likely taken to Russia days ago. I will not trust that he is dead until we see the body and we have DNA confirmation. I question whether the person “buried at sea” was in fact Osama Bin Laden. We shall see how historians decide to report this day in history.
I agree with you.
However; there is a chance that the religious leader of Iran chooses Shahadat (martyrdom). He may have chosen to sit at home waiting. He was 85 years old.
"In Iran, the concept you are referring to is Shahadat (martyrdom), where a person who dies for their belief system or a sacred cause is honored as a Shahid (witness). This belief is a cornerstone of Iranian identity, deeply rooted in Shia Islam and the historical narrative of Imam Husayn, who chose death over submission to an illegitimate ruler at the Battle of Karbala."
"Meaning of "Witness": The term Shahid literally translates to "witness." In this context, death is seen as a supreme act of witnessing and testifying to a truth or divine principle that transcends physical life.
Conscious Choice: True martyrdom requires awareness and intent. It is not viewed as a passive tragedy but as a proactive, voluntary sacrifice for a higher moral purpose, such as resisting oppression or defending the faith.
Spiritual Status: Martyrs are believed to attain the highest level of paradise, where they are "not dead but living" in the presence of God. They are also granted the right of intercession, allowing them to appeal for the salvation of their loved ones."
Of course and there won't be from MSM. In a meeting of fraternal folks today, I was told that there is an attitude against what is taking place. No one wants trouble and kicking the can down the road wasn't sitting well with our present federal administration. What I'm saying is, ok allow terrorism to do its thing, under control wasn't going to work anymore. Maybe the credit creation syphoned by anti-American interests ain't acceptable.
Thank you for your support. I am sheltering as are all Israelis. I started following you during the covid debacle and appreciate that you are still with me.
Prayers up for our military, Israeli military and all people who thirst for freedom. 🙏
Please let this be a cure for the festering wound that's been here on earth for 47 years.
This particular festering wound may be 47 years young; the infection has been around for 1300 years.
Talking about the current administration. They've been around 47 years...
God bless the people of Iran and all its allies. God bless the US Military and President Trump.
I think those of us watching the arms build up in the Iranian region and the recommendation that Embassy workers depart, knew this attack was imminent. War is Hell and my heart is heavy knowing that this will impact so many human lives. Only time will tell but I am dreading the pushback President Trump will receive from Anti-Administration folks (unfortunately a man I once admired, Tucker Carlson, is included in this group). Can we wait this out and see where it ends? We may have differing opinions about the need for this movement, but let’s give it some time and see what information is forth coming.
I’m not a supporter of the neocon regime. But, it seems that it was inevitable that the Iranian mullahs would fall. There are so many reasons, but some are 1)their actual popularity in their country is very small due to a population that is not primarily Muslim, they are atheist and Christian 2)Iran has backed every single terrorist organization in the Middle East (and in Asia) and never saw a skirmish they didn’t love 3)they do not adhere to any treaties that they sign, yes, I’m referring to the 1.7 billion cash pallet that Obama delivered and they still went on to refine uranium 4)they are not supported by any countries in the Middle East to obtain nukes, in fact, Saudi Arabia is vehemently against it 5)they are a direct obstacle to any peace treaties being signed in the Middle East and basically they enjoy causing military skirmishes. This show of strength just demonstrates the very odd imbalance that is our current situation- the US can remove the mullahs with very few casualties on the ground due to our newest technology of drone armies and cyber intelligence strategies.
The current admin/State Dept. is a reconsidered approach to old-school neocon thinking. Realistic politics, not realpolitic. Not Kissinger.
I agree, the Trump Administration is committed to ending “forever wars”. And many of those are funded by Iran.
They have a muslin sheite majority and a large muslin sunni minority.
Their time under the Shah demonstrates the huge variances in adherence to religious norms. Sort of like Turkey. Some of that probably happened after the Ayatollah executed so many political opponents after their push into power, including women.They promised freedom to young women but instead they got burqas. If you speak to Iranians, they oftentimes mention that there are more atheists than what is reported.
Also fewer communists. The ones here on the shah's dime yelling death to the,shah were promptly eliminated when they came home.
Complete and total BS. Why are you so sensible about medical issues and so uneducated when it comes to geopolitics and the United States Constitution. Trump has destroyed MAGA, but you’re still a sycophant for his cult. BTW, has Trump apologized for “Operation Warp-speed” yet? Didn’t think so. smfh
Why don't you tell us how Trump is a destroyer? Operation warp-speed was what he did at the time with what knowledge he had. RFK, Jr. was not in the picture back then, but the President had Democrat advisers, very close to home and believed Fauci, as did most people.
How has he destroyed MAGA? Oh, let me count the ways… MTG.. one of his greatest supporters. Thomas Massie was a supporter also. “Going to get us out of the Mideast quagmire”. Nope. Budget deficit “Big Beautiful Bill” Nope.. not there either. Epstein files? He and his minions Ka$h Patel and Pay for Play Pam have done everything to protect him from the full release. The only thing positive that he has done is (mostly) closing the border. As far as him “trusting” Fauci, that’s an obvious character flaw. C’mon.. Fauci had been around a long time and was always a scumbag. Look at his AIDS record. But you haven’t answered my question and as far as I know, neither has Dr Malone. Why hasn’t he owned up to “Warp-speed”? I’ll tell you.. because he’s a narcissistic egomaniac. Full stop.
I don't see anything substantive in what you have said. Character flaw? Simply ridiculous. Fauci was part of the establishment, deeply entrenched. It took the likes of RFK, Jr. to unearth the dirt and Trump deserves great credit for having the guts to add him to the administration. You insist on seeing the cup half empty.
Okay.. let’s suppose for a minute that what you say is true. Now that we all know that the whole scamdemic was a setup, why hasn’t Trump come out and said that his “ beautiful, greatest vaccine” of all time was actually a slow kill bio weapon and apologized because he was misled? An honorable leader admits when he was wrong, even if he blames others for giving him bad advice. Trump has done nothing of the sort. And it pisses me off.. Okay? BTW, I called bullshit on the whole thing from the start. Especially when the first reports were coming out from the hospitals in Northern Italy that everyone with extreme illness had very low Vitamin D levels. Anyone with a couple of brain cells working who didn’t watch Fox news or the rest of the Zionist controlled media could have figured it out.
If Zionists controlled the media, the universities, the banking system, the world, we would not be seeing the waves of anti Semitism unseen since the 40s. You forget, Trump himself took the vaccine and the terrible remdesivir that from what I read, killed a lot of people. He was not in on now fairly well known facts. Most people are still in denial, for that matter. Yeah, hindsight is 20 20 but you are getting into McCarthy mode and should watch it before you have a lot of apologizing to do.
Bruce - give it up. Ol' Marke has drunken so much koolaid to be beyond hope - as Yogi Berra said - Some people, if they don't know, you can't tell them. If you renamed Jonesville to Magaville ol' Marke would be on the first plane down to Guyana. Save yourself frustration.
haha.. you’re right! I was going to try to explain to him the Hannibal Directive on what happened on Oct 7 in reply to his comments on your comment, but I’m sure it wouldn’t have gotten through
So Trump was an idiot and that makes it excusable. Allowing innocent women and children in Palestine to be killed daily is Ok. Not his call. Geez........how do you sleep at night?
LSO, I find this to be a sad comment built only on spending what I see is too much time with MSM, who is really not your friend.
And that does not mean I favor the Zionist side. Or the killing of innocents, but when has that not happened in war? And Hamas cowards have been literally hiding behind those women and children.
What are you talking about? All they had to do was give up the hostages. A small matter that was not worth sacrificing their people. That was up to the Gazans and what they chose and for them to live with. Truth be told, they would do it again. You worry about innocent women and children? But not about October 7th? Those folks were innocent civilians just enjoying their day when they were tortured, maimed, slaughtered. How do you sleep at night with such moral befuddlement?
You are going to find out. Israel is going to be destroyed by Iran. The decapitation didn't work. Iran is going to show no more mercy on Israel than Israel shows on the Palestine. Plus Hamas Hezbollah are going to become much more active. Truly horrific but the zionists are so delusional in their own power and importance.
I'll take that bet... say $100...
You deflect.
And it’s happening now. New technology missiles have hit Israhell where they have sent up 20+ interceptors for one multi warhead missile and missed!!!
Bruce / It's remarks like this that cause the bulls to rage. Who is the uneducated? You have three fingers pointing at YOU.
How so D D. ? Please enlighten me.
When you name call and attack one of the few consistent and earnest writers on his own platform.
Sorry if it offends you, but I’m a 2nd generation Marine and my son is now 3rd generation. We tell it like it is. Got it?
Thank you for your service - but that service doesn't make you smart...
My brain does and I am. Anything else Scott?
Being offended is hardly my stand.
The book “A Plague Upon Our House” pretty much sums the Covid plandemic. It explains how Fauci, Birx and their ilk basically planned it all. Making up the rules, so-to-speak. I wouldn’t sit around waiting for that apology.
How is your TDS going this morning? Must be real tough sledding....you do know that Biden ordered this after consulting with Kamala...they are the brilliant ones...and it was funded by Gov. Walz and the Somalis as they have billions. They are the best, I miss their leadership.
Wow. I felt like I was on X reading some of these comments 😳. BTW “operation warp speed” was not just about the vaccines. It brought us monoclonal antibodies too. Stop trying to divide people.
lol.. not really:
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Thank you for condensing the information. I am praying for a very quick resolution of this attack on Iran. The Iranian people deserve better than they’ve had for 47 years. Let’s hope the new leadership is capable and can steer the country to support the citizens of that country.
This has been a long time coming. The Islamic Regime of Iran has threatened America for the last time. The ballistic missile manufacturing facilities in Iran working to produce long range munitions that reach America cannot be ignored and bribed with Billions in cash as previous administrations have sought to contain Iran then just pass off the continued threat to future administrations to handle. The buck stops now with President Trump. We can’t just wish this away any longer. The decision has been made to help the people of Iran take back their nation before the Supreme Leader kills thousands more of their young people. God be with the righteous and bring this to an end soon.
I am sending prayers for the success of the people of Iran. Lets be united in the focus of safety and courage that is needed now, more than ever. This is not the time to declare and speculate rights and wrongs of war, this is the time to be focused on success for the people of Iran and the great revival of the gifts of the repressed.
Hopefully the 47 year boil that has been festering is finally drained! Praying for our troops and all the people in the ME that are assisting this mission.
Fight Iran now with the help of its people at a time and place of our choosing? Or fight Iran, its proxies and the Iranian people under a Newsome / AOC / Kamala (insert progressive lefty here) regime?
Waiting won’t help. Best do the business quickly and let the Iranian people figure it out when the dust settles.
Godspeed to those in harms way.
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO! This is not our fight! Not our war! Let the Middle East take care of itself without our intervention. We don't need to be there, should not be there, and this is a betrayal of the promise to keep us out of unnecessary wars. And as far as I'm concerned, any war that doesn't defend ourselves directly, is unnecessary.
History shows us that wars about money and power; the only ones that win are the bankers. Aren't we in enough debt as it is without inviting more?
We have long term interest in seeing that Iran not develop weapons that will impact the US, as they threaten to do. The threat of Death to America is not an idle one.
And our constant presence in the Middle East, where we have no valid reason to be, is why they resent us. Stay home, trade with everyone, go to war with none.
Muslims do not respond to appeasement other than taking it as a form of weakness.
We must stop Iran from gaining nuclear capabilities.
Unlike the other nuclear nations, they have promised, over and over to use them on Israel, the US, and anyone else that does not bow down to their particular form of Islam.
Resent? That is a weak word to describe their avowed goal to destroy us.
What was done by former administrations was done. We now have to deal with the result. They certainly could have made peace instead of use their proxies to wreck havoc in the world. This was their choice. You can't stick your head in the sand and pretend those desiring world domination will go away if you mind your own business. History says otherwise.
Those desiring world domination? You mean like the USA? And do we not use proxies to wreak havoc as well? We don't have to repeat the mistakes of former administrations. Israel and the rest of the nations of the Middle East can certainly take care of this without our participation. That's not sticking my head in the sand; it's recognizing that we don't belong there and that withdrawing from the conflict might help to end it.
No, I don't mean like the USA. Shameful. Maybe you do not know the difference.
I am quite aware of the difference. There's nothing shameful about seeing clearly what the U.S. has become, which is quite different from what it was when I was growing up in the 40's and 50's.
It certainly would be our fight if Iran followed through on missiles that could reach our shores, perhaps not too far in the future. Do we wait for that? The fact is, this forever war has already been going on for the last 47 years. All the other presidents kicked the can down the road, and Obama encouraged Iran to build weapons by sending them billions of dollars. When dealing with dictators like the Iranian leadership, playing nice just looks like weakness, like the way Neville Chamberlain dealt with Hitler. The people of Iran also need support. We won’t be installing a government of our choice—this will be their choice.
And let’s keep in mind this is happening in the context of the Abraham Accords. A very different approach to what our State Dept had been doing for 50 years as we intervened in other countries’ business. Trump did the Abraham Accords over the State Dept’s strident objections. I thought it was a brilliant move which Trump did not get credit for; perhaps the press didn’t understand it - or perhaps they did. But at any rate, the context has changed.
It wouldn't be our fight if we kept out of other nations' affairs. As Ron Paul famously said after 9/11: "They came here because we're over there." Never truer words were spoken (even if you don't believe the official 9/11 story).
Obama created a lot of problems for the Iranian people, who deserve their freedom, just like we do. They asked for our help.
Everyone deserves freedom. It is not our job to give it to them. It is our government's job to protect our freedom, and they're doing a poor job at it.
Yet we do protect our freedom by encouraging freedom for others. I'm no fan of war and and I, too, am an isolationist at heart. However, we did damage to the Iranian people by bolstering this terrible regime. The people asked for our help. I think it was justified to respond and to eliminate the ongoing conflict. However, I always believe the effort should have been an international coalition, not just us. It does seem that other countries are getting involved now, so maybe it will be international, after all.
It seems to me that I've heard reports the mullahs have said they want to kill the great Satan (USA) and have been funding oppositions against us and our interests. Should they develop nuclear capacities there is no doubt they would deploy them against us. One would be hard pressed to deny they represent a dangerous enemy.
Joy, Lets get together on my request of Unity For the People of Iran. Now is not the time for arguing against what is already happening, maybe later...
Calm down...let's see how this plays out...over reacting...the sky is falling.
No, the sky is not falling. We just have another administration that wants to go to war.
Hi Joy, I use that name in my email as I try to fill my time and life with it as much as possible.
I hear you. I, too, get distressed over our troops being put in harm's way and am not a fan of war.
I hope you will join me and many others here in asking our Divine and Supreme Being to end this as quickly, rationally and positively as possible in thoughts and prayer, as I stated earlier tho. We must find a way to be united when the threat is real and growing.
I believe Mr. Trump when he said he didn't want to use force. Unfortunately, peaceful negotiations don't seem to be working with the bullies.
Not the kind of excitement I was looking for for my 75th birthday today. (sigh). The 1st casualty of war is usually the plan. Away we go and where it stops nobody knows. Been spending a fair amount of time on Citizen Free Press, National Pulse this morning, and watching segments of Bannon's Warroom.
Then there is the Anthropic AI issue which has taken a back seat to the war, but if it was happening, I think the AI issue would be the main news topic today.
Happy birthday Swabbie Robbie! Who woulda thunk 20 years ago this would be happening on your 75th.
I guess we should always expect the unexpected.
Oh, my. Happy Birthday to you and maybe go see a movie or take a beautiful walk! I too just did the 75th. We must take care of our health, both mental and physical. Stay young, my Malone Substack compatriot!!
Thank you, and right back at you.
Happy Birthday!!!
Thanx
Happy Birthday! May God bless you with many more!
Thanx
Happy Birthday Swabbie Robbie! I’m sure it’s one that you will remember for many years to come…. 75 years is a milestone in itself and add to it Operation Epic Fury! Enjoy your special Birthday 🎂
Thanx
🤔 now I’m really curious: just what sort of excitement WERE you looking forward to?
Not too far behind you in years, kind’a looking for some ideas 😉
Jumping out of a plane, trip to the Titanic. Perhaps a sub-orbital excursion on Virgin Galactic? 😊
Hmmm. . . Too cold in Wisconsin for an e-bike ride. A trip to Puerto Vallarta is right out. Scuba diving in the Florida Keys would be nice, but scuba in Aruba is too close to Venezuela. I may have to settle for a good dinner and cake this year.
Normally I’d be right there bemoaning another winter in Montana - this year winter seems to have skipped us. I pulled out the snow thrower once, early season, and while the snow shovels are at hand, I’ve only touched them twice. Ye olde gods of winter are prolly storing up for a doozy next year. {sigh}
Like the idea of scuba in Aruba, but it would be more like snorkel for me.
Enjoy dinner and joyous b’day
A couple years ago winter all but skipped us, too. This winter has been hard.
Snorkeling is fun fun. I have done plenty when scuba diving was not available Australian Barrier reef, Fiji, Hawaii, New Zealand. But I prefer diving. We dove Bonaire Netherlands Antilles + Aruba and Curaçao. Clearest water and great corals and fish. Snorkeling there is wonderful, too.
A little jealous - when I lived in Miami back in the forgotten 60s and spent lots of time on the ocean and Bay, we were too poor and I was too young for anything other than my own snorkeling gear. Never been a need for it since (not a lot of scuba in the mountains outside of rescue); last time I was near an ocean was the Pacific - kind’a different from the warm waters of my youth.
I can relate. I grew up on the shores of Lake Michigan in Milwaukee. I did my rescue diving course and my deep diving course in a 200 foot deep quarry lake in central Wisconsin. Sharp thermocline in those waters.
Thank you so much. I’ve shared your email with everyone I know. A text from a family member living in Iran to a life time Iranian friend of mine here in LF Illinois reads, “many thanks to American leaders for not dragging out negotiations. There is no negotiating with the devil. Please continue praying for us.”