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#Sunni #Pakistan condemns attack by #Shia #Iran which killed 2 “innocent children” and wounded 3 other people, Pakistani confirmed, calling the attack an “unprovoked violation” of the country’s airspace.
Iran WITHDREW reports first announced by #Iranian #media. [Sarcasm: Did #Israeli #censors force the takedown?]
So, Iran has attacked #Iraq, #Syria, & #Pakistan in 2 days, ALL unrelated to #permanentStateOfWar in #Gaza, and all 3 have been since the #privateUSMessage.
https://apnews.com/article/iran-iraq-militant-bases-attack-05c7530d66fb05dd6f2868527003ba2d
State-run media in Iran said the country has launched attacks in Pakistan targeting what it described as bases for the militant group Jaish al-Adl. But state-run media outlets suddenly removed those reports, without explanation. The state-run IRNA news agency and state television said earlier on Tuesday that missiles and drones were used in the attack. The attack has not immediately been acknowledged by Pakistan. Jaish al-Adl is a Sunni militant group which largely operates across the border in nuclear-armed Pakistan. The reported attack follows Iranian strikes on Iraq and Syria less than a day earlier, as Tehran lashes out following a suicide bombing this month claimed by the Sunni militant group Islamic State that killed over 90 people.
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Not a day has passed since #Iran was served a #privateUSMessage from #Biden without Iran escalating the #permanentStateOfWar in #MiddleEast.
First it was Iran's #extraterritorial attacks against #Iraq and #Syria, neither related to #Gaza
Then #Hezbollah came to #Houthi rescue ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111757874476510218
Then #Iran specifically rejected #US calls for restraint ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111760107783127349
Now #Iran has hit #extraterritorial targets in #Pakistan, unrelated to Gaza ➡️ https://apnews.com/article/iran-iraq-militant-bases-attack-05c7530d66fb05dd6f2868527003ba2d
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State-run media in Iran said the country has launched attacks in Pakistan targeting what it described as bases for the militant group Jaish al-Adl. But state-run media outlets suddenly removed those reports, without explanation. The state-run IRNA news agency and state television said earlier on Tuesday that missiles and drones were used in the attack. The attack has not immediately been acknowledged by Pakistan. Jaish al-Adl is a Sunni militant group which largely operates across the border in nuclear-armed Pakistan. The reported attack follows Iranian strikes on Iraq and Syria less than a day earlier, as Tehran lashes out following a suicide bombing this month claimed by the Sunni militant group Islamic State that killed over 90 people.
#Turkey continues its #extraterritorial strikes against #Kurdish #militants in #Iraq and #Syria.
#Iran piled on too, despite #privateUSMessage to stop the conflict.
#Kurdistan was the scene of a separate, unrelated attack by Iran's #RevolutionaryGuards on what it said was #Israel's "spy headquarters".
They said they had carried out that attack, and one in Syria, in defense of Iran's sovereignty and security and to "counter terrorism" 😂
After receiving the #privateUSMessage from #Biden & additional prodding by #China, #Iran has decided to enter #MiddleEast war directly — no longer relying solely on #proxies.
Iran's #RevolutionaryGuards said they carried out #extraterritorial attacks on "espionage headquarters" of #Israel in #Iraq's semi-autonomous #Kurdistan region.
They also struck in #Syria against the #IslamicState.
Reuters could not independently verify the reports. No Israeli comment either.
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Now, all #Netanyahu has to do to put the albatross around #Iran's neck and completely #IsolateIran is to agree to the #US offer ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111750458528907844
Under the US offer, #Arab leaders would support #regionalIntegration, including normalized relations with #Israel, in exchange for end to the War, & #Israel's acceptance of a "clear path" to #Palestinian political rights & unified Palestinian state, comprising #WestBank & #Gaza.
⬆️ Completely suppressing any mention of the public US letter to #Israel asking it to end the war ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111750458528907844, #Iran spurned the #privateUSMessage it received, incorrectly saying that #US can't call for restraint while backing Israel's war in #Gaza ➡️ https://www.reuters.com/world/biden-us-delivered-private-message-iran-about-houthi-attacks-2024-01-13/
Even #China's message ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111757651494033655 seems to have fallen on deaf ears.
#Iran seems to have ignored the #privateUSMessage from #Biden.
#Hezbollah is spraying venom in the air to maintain a #permanentStateOfWar and dropping ALL pretense that this was related to #Gaza in the first place.
"more dangerous thing is what the #Americans did in the #RedSea will harm the security of ALL maritime navigation, even the ships that are NOT going to #Palestine, even the ships which are NOT #Israeli, even the ships that have NOTHING to do with the matter"
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Notably, this carefully-crafted #China statement came immediately AFTER the public #US offer to #Israel and the #privateUSMessage to #Iran ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111750458528907844
Is the end game near?
Two "new" messages in two days — one "very powerful" and the other "private"
#US just delivered a "new" and "very powerful" message to #Israel - one that would end the cycle of violence in the #MiddleEast once and for all.
This along with reports that US delivered a #privateUSMessage to #Iran about Iran-backed #Houthis responsible for attacking commercial shipping in the #RedSea ➡️ https://www.reuters.com/world/biden-us-delivered-private-message-iran-about-houthi-attacks-2024-01-13/
#permanentStateOfWar
#inTheirName
#Hamas #Palestine
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67949952
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Ramesh #NotGoingBack