Iran - Israel/US War: Israel-US declare war on Iran, Iran responds

Turkish authorities say they have dismantled an espionage network linked to Iran, arresting six people accused of gathering sensitive military information, with Cyprus emerging as part of the alleged operational planning.

According to Turkish newspaper Daily Sabah, the arrests followed a coordinated operation by Turkey’s National Intelligence Service (MIT), working alongside police units across five provinces. The suspects are accused of collecting classified military and security data and preparing possible attack scenarios, including surveillance of the Incirlik Air Base in southern Turkey.

What has raised eyebrows closer to home is an allegation that one member of the network was planning to move armed drones through Turkey to occupied Cyprus, and potentially onward to the Republic of Cyprus, using companies he owned as cover.

Turkish investigators say the network was allegedly directed by Iranian intelligence officials Najaf Rostami, known by the alias “Haji,” and Mahdi Yekeh Dehghan, known as “Doctor.” Rostami is said to have tasked a Turkish national based in eastern Van province with recruiting individuals to secretly photograph and film areas around the Incirlik base.

The investigation also reportedly uncovered the role of an Iranian national living in Ankara, who allegedly planned to transport armed drones under the guise of legitimate commercial drone activity. Authorities claim the transactions were presented as routine business deals in the unmanned aerial vehicle sector, masking their true purpose.

According to Turkish security sources, two of the suspects had received specialized drone training in Iran during the summer of 2025. Parts of the alleged logistics planning, they say, involved the movement of equipment connected to Cyprus.

The six suspects were arrested in raids centered in Istanbul and have been remanded in custody by court order. They face charges of obtaining state secrets for political or military espionage.

Investigators say the group relied on encrypted communications under the code name “Güvercin,” the Turkish word for “pigeon,” while funding was allegedly funneled through commercial transactions linked to unmanned systems.

The case comes as Turkey says its intelligence service significantly stepped up counter-espionage operations in 2025, carrying out hundreds of missions at home and abroad targeting spy networks, terrorist financing and cyber-related crimes.

Israel's favorite condom being what it has always been.
 
I often wondered about the hikmah of jahanam....For some an eternity therein.

Then we see Mileikowsky and his enablers Lie about a counter-offensive by a subjugated and starved population with the most heinous of allegations (beheaded babies, mass rapes) to justify their very own carnal desires; > 600,000 dead, > 2.2 million starving/starved, > 2.2 million tortured, subject to 'complex ptsd", in psychiatric terms (forced hunger, constant fleeing, uninterrupted drones flying overhead disturbed sleep, explosions all around you, for over 2 years no matter what your age IS TORTURE).

He is doing this to millions of people, every second of every day. And, he would do this for eternity IF given the chance. Nobody forced him to do that, he could have been a florist?

Anyway, there is less to wonder about this hikmah, for me at least. All will attend their judgement....it cannot be postponed by wars.

"If only you could see when they will be detained before the Fire! They will cry, “Oh! If only we could be sent back, we would never deny the signs of our Lord and we would ˹surely˺ be of the believers.”
But no! ˹They only say this˺ because the truth they used to hide will become all too clear to them. Even if they were to be sent back, they would certainly revert to what they were forbidden. Indeed they are liars!"
"They insisted, “There is nothing beyond this worldly life and we will never be resurrected.”
But if only you could see when they will be detained before their Lord! He will ask ˹them˺, “Is this ˹Hereafter˺ not the truth?” They will cry, “Absolutely, by our Lord!” He will say, “Then taste the punishment for your disbelief.”
"Losers indeed are those who deny the meeting with Allah until the Hour takes them by surprise, then they will cry, “Woe to us for having ignored this!” They will bear ˹the burden of˺ their sins on their backs. Evil indeed is their burden!"

Qur’an [6:27 - 31]

Evil by choice... hiding the most heinous of criminals... most vile of acts... murder, a game of lost count. The cost of empire is unrepentant murder... shoot first, talk later! They really think they got this... just a wee bit more!

Yet...
"Behaving arrogantly in the land and plotting evil. But evil plotting only backfires on those who plot. Are they awaiting anything but the fate of those ˹destroyed˺ before? You will find no change in the way of Allah, nor will you find it diverted ˹to someone else˺."
Qur’an [35:43]
 
Senior defense and intelligence officials from Israel and Saudi Arabia are in Washington, D.C., meeting with U.S. leaders as Trump weighs possible military action against Iran.

The Israeli delegation is sharing intelligence on potential targets, while Saudi officials are pushing to avoid a broader war and promote diplomacy.

Source: Axios
 
Question to Iranians: Will Khamenei exit his role as the Supreme Leader of Iran lead to significant changes in Iran's foreign and/or domestic politics? I ask because sometimes only one man becomes an 'institution' in himself and the others around him just 'follow the orders'.
We overrate the virtues of 'democracy': In the end, it is only half a dozen people or even just one person calling the shots on critical matters, in crunch situations, even if the leadership can be changed through the elections some years down the road.
The Iranian government is an ideology that was created from the seminaries of Qom and Najaf.

Individuals are just replaceable pieces. The root of the problem with America and Israel is the ideological struggle with the warmonger infidels and colonizers of Islamic countries, and it cannot be changed.
 
China in June 2025: Iran do not close the straits of Hormuz. It would be bad for Chinese making 50 cents.

China in January 2026: US don't do regime change, not because a new regime would be bad for china, no china does not want destabilization. China wants to make money.

Russia to Iran: dont worry Iran we are killing whitey in Ukraine to defend Iran from Anglo-Saxons. Putin likes farage, le pen, trump and the other masonic zionists. Russia is defeating trump enemy in Ukraine - zelensky. pompeo and trumpstein supported Putin in February 2022, trumpstein far more.

There is the UNSC for you. Traitors and back stabbers.
Xijinping president has previously expounded on China's foreign policy, stating that China will do its best to prevent the world from falling into a new Cold War.
China cannot support every anti-American country like the Soviet Union did. Take Iran as an example. If China were to support Iran, it would cost trillions of dollars, but China cannot earn trillions of dollars in foreign exchange from trade with Iran.This is a losing proposition for China.
 
Senior defense and intelligence officials from Israel and Saudi Arabia are in Washington, D.C., meeting with U.S. leaders as Trump weighs possible military action against Iran.

The Israeli delegation is sharing intelligence on potential targets, while Saudi officials are pushing to avoid a broader war and promote diplomacy.

Source: Axios
They are trying bending knee of saudis really hard this time. Without gulf countries Iran is not in hopeless position against jews and their usa slaves, on the contrary.
 
Senior defense and intelligence officials from Israel and Saudi Arabia are in Washington, D.C., meeting with U.S. leaders as Trump weighs possible military action against Iran.
The Israeli delegation is sharing intelligence on potential targets, while Saudi officials are pushing to avoid a broader war and promote diplomacy.

Source: Axios

People give too much credit to 'democracy' and to 'checks and balances' blah blah in general. Ten years ago, against the staunch opposition from the Saudis and the Israelis, the Obama admin worked hard to formulate the JCPOA arrangement with Iran and then came Trump and he ripped that apart--undoing years of hard work. And now the same Saudis are trying very hard to avoid a war against Iran. What a turn around in just ten years!

As I said just above: It is usually just a few people sitting at the top calling the shots regardless of 'democracy' or 'authoritarianism' and even among them often it is just one person and his very personal biases. The clown show of 'global leadership' on display at the recent WEF in Davos should be an eye opener about how low the 'leaders' have sunk to. Damn Global Clowns!
 
Senior defense and intelligence officials from Israel and Saudi Arabia are in Washington, D.C., meeting with U.S. leaders as Trump weighs possible military action against Iran.

The Israeli delegation is sharing intelligence on potential targets, while Saudi officials are pushing to avoid a broader war and promote diplomacy.

Source: Axios
I bet on a glass of beer. Trump will definitely attack Iran. The current peace talks are no different from the negotiations between the Soviet Union and Germany in 1941.
 
Xijinping president has previously expounded on China's foreign policy, stating that China will do its best to prevent the world from falling into a new Cold War.
China cannot support every anti-American country like the Soviet Union did. Take Iran as an example. If China were to support Iran, it would cost trillions of dollars, but China cannot earn trillions of dollars in foreign exchange from trade with Iran.This is a losing proposition for China.
If China helps noone, then it will be alone when the West finally comes for it. The attacks on Venezuela and Iran are part of choking off China energy supply and using energy long term as a weapon.
 
If China helps noone, then it will be alone when the West finally comes for it. The attacks on Venezuela and Iran are part of choking off China energy supply and using energy long term as a weapon.

China is already big enough and strong enough that it can take on the rest of the world all by itself if it comes to that.
 
If China helps noone, then it will be alone when the West finally comes for it. The attacks on Venezuela and Iran are part of choking off China energy supply and using energy long term as a weapon.
The Soviet Union once supported many anti-American countries. However, these countries not only failed to offer any assistance to the security of the Soviet Union, but also caused the Soviet Union to spend a large amount of foreign currency. This was a very important reason for the ultimate failure of the Soviet Union.
China will learn from the lessons of the Soviet Union.
The main sources of China's oil imports are Russia, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Iraq, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Indonesia and other countries.Many of these countries are allies of the United States.Supporting Iran will not significantly contribute to China's oil security.And it will also harm the relationship between China and the Arab world, and affect China's stable acquisition of oil from Arab countries.
 
The Iranian government is an ideology that was created from the seminaries of Qom and Najaf.

Individuals are just replaceable pieces.
The root of the problem with America and Israel is the ideological struggle with the warmonger infidels and colonizers of Islamic countries, and it cannot be changed.

Bolded part: If what you say is right, then Iranians will do fine in the long run no matter what they face in the short run, short of nukes dropping on them, which will not drop on them.
 
The Soviet Union once supported many anti-American countries. However, these countries not only failed to offer any assistance to the security of the Soviet Union, but also caused the Soviet Union to spend a large amount of foreign currency. This was a very important reason for the ultimate failure of the Soviet Union.
China will learn from the lessons of the Soviet Union.
The main sources of China's oil imports are Russia, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Iraq, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Indonesia and other countries.Many of these countries are allies of the United States.Supporting Iran will not significantly contribute to China's oil security.And it will also harm the relationship between China and the Arab world, and affect China's stable acquisition of oil from Arab countries.
Oversimplified perspective. Too many generalisations here, especially the highlighted part. I doubt Arabs are particularly "offended" by the pro-Iran stance of anyone else.

It is only really Indians who believe in this reductionist version of realpolitik, whereby for example, if Azerbaijan says something nice about Pakistan then a 5000 year curse must be leveraged on Baku by "supporting" Armenia.

I don't think Beijing follows such crude generalisations. Beijing must certainly do what is in its interests though.
 

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