Peloni:  Washington should use its leverage to force Jordan to eliminate all presence and support for the Muslim Brotherhood and their Islamist allies.  They should force Jordan to adopt an outright hostile posture to the Iranians.  They should force Jordan to support and coordinate with Israel and end its endless blood libels and calls for violence against Israel.  And they should demand that the butcheress Tamimi is finally handed over to face American justice.  Washington has the influence to do all of this.  The question is whether they will do any of it.

Ahmad Sharawi & Behnam Ben Taleblu | June 12, 2026

1AD tankers train with Jordanian Armed Forces. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kenneth Upsall – dvidshub.net, Public Domain, Wikipedia

The Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) announced on June 11 that they had intercepted 20 missiles launched from Iran toward Al-Azraq, a town about 50 miles east of Amman that is also home to a major air base used by U.S. forces.

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By Hugh Fitzgerald | June 11, 2026

Jenin Camp by Pierre Marshall, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0

When the IDF entered Gaza, it discovered that Hamas was using UNRWA facilities, including schools, hospitals, and mosques, to hide both combatants and weapons, including launching pads for missiles. Underneath UNRWA headquarters in Gaza, Hamas had built its main command-and-control center. The IDF also discovered lists of Hamas members, and could cross-check them against a list of UNRWA staff. These findings led Israel to charge that many members of UNRWA were also members of Hamas, and that dozens of UNRWA staff had taken part in the atrocities carried out on Oct. 7, 2023. UNRWA, of course, denied this.

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Peloni:  We will see if DM Katz‘s assertion hold true.  There will be a great deal of pressure to betray this pronouncement, and we have seen the calumny of betrayal in the past as Israeli leadership subordinated the interests of the Israeli people to the dictates of American demands, even in the wake of October 7 did this outrageous practice take place, and repeatedly so.  What is certain is that if Katz is correct, real changes might take place in the region, and the ultimate prize of stability, rather than another claim of some faux peace arrangement, could be within our reach, but it remains to be seen what Washington will do to once again scuttle this possibility.  ‘Maintain the buffer’ should be the shouted slogan of the coming election in Israel.

DM Israel Katz. Photo by Itzhak Harari / Knesset Archives, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia

“Israel will not withdraw from the security zones in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza. The IDF will continue to defend our borders and citizens from Mount Hermon, the mountains of Lebanon, the regions of our homeland in Samaria, and most of the territory of Gaza, until Hamas is defeated and the migration plan is implemented, in the face of threats from jihadist forces and organizations, as a central lesson learned from the events of October 7.

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Peloni:  Bravo once again to Brooke Goldstein and the Lawfare Project as they successfully litigate the overturn of an illegal sanctions policy weaponized by the Biden administration to silence dissenting objections to the forced imposition of the creation of a second Palestinian state in addition to Jordan.

Settlement formally opposes policies targeting Israeli citizens and organizations in Judea and Samaria, while reaffirming constitutional protections for free speech and religious liberty.

By: TheJ.ca Staff | TheJ.ca | June 11, 2026

Image by Blogtrepreneur – Legal Gavel, CC BY 2.0, Wikipedia

The Lawfare Project has announced the successful resolution of a landmark federal lawsuit challenging Executive Order 14115, the Biden administration’s sanctions regime targeting Israeli individuals and organizations in Judea and Samaria.

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Peloni:  Rabbi Pesach Wolicki elucidates Hezbollah’s growing impotence in Southern Lebanon, unable to gather support for their rallies and having lost the ability to intimidate the public from openly voicing dissent.  Wolicki ties this trend indicating Hezbollah’s loss of prestige and control in Southern Lebanon to Netanyahu’s call for Lebanese to recognize Israel’s war with Hezbollah is aligned with the Lebanese not against them.  Will the Lebanese ever come to play a role in their own revival?  Or will they continue to remain on the sidelines of history as their fate is decided by outside forces while they continue to look on without exerting any influence on the the shaping of their own future?  Time will tell of course, but most acutely, what happens in Iran will have a significant effect on whether this trend of defiance in Lebanon is a momentary event, or an emerging reality.

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Yehuda Teitelbaum | Jun 09, 2026

A port quarter view of the guided missile frigate USS STARK (FFG-31) listing to port after being struck by an Iraqi-launched Exocet missile. Photo by US Navy – commons file, Public Domain, Wikipedia

Thomas Massie has been in Congress since 2012, which makes me curious why, after fourteen years in office, he suddenly decided that June 2026 was the right moment to reopen the USS Liberty case and demand a new investigation into an event that occurred nearly sixty years ago.

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Peloni:  The agreement to negotiate an agreement has reportedly been agreed upon, though this first agreement is still yet to be agreed as of this time.  Yet, the good news is that the first agreement, the one which highlights negotiations for a real agreement on the nuclear and perhaps some other issues, is going to be finally agreed upon enough to possibly sign this weekend, with the threat of the continued linkage of Lebanon to Iran being part of this nonsensical arrangement.  As absurd and obtuse as this summary may seem, this is the degree to which the Americans have gone to leverage a claim that they have achieved anything.  Of course, the one thing that has been reportedly clarified is that the Strait of Hormuz will ultimately be opened within a month, winning the single victory of having the return of prewar status of the flow of oil to support the claim of any victory at all.

Hang tight.  This war is not over.

Iran claims that 60-day truce includes immediate and permanent ceasefire in Lebanon

All Israel News Staff | Published: June 12, 2026

President Trump Meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo by The White House from Washington, DC, Public Domain, Wikipedia

Israeli officials reportedly did not receive advance notice and were surprised by U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement that a deal for a 60-day ceasefire had been reached with the Iranian regime, which came shortly after he had promised to carry out more military strikes in Iran.

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Peloni:  Interesting how quickly Pulte’s nomination came to be replaced in the wake of the extension on FISA warrantless surveillance failed to pass.  Curiously, given Gabbard’s notorious penchant for poor judgement, demonstrated both before her appointment and afterwards, I thought it would be an easy move to replace her obvious bias in the role of the DIA.

Nicole Silverio | Capitol Hill Reporter | Daily Caller |  June 11, 2026

President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson walk through the U.S. Capitol, May 20, 2025. Photo: Molly Riley / Official White House Photo via Flickr / United States Government Work

Senators largely spoke highly of Trump’s pick to become the next director of National Intelligence (DNI) Thursday, but some criticized President Donald Trump for not nominating him sooner.

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Peloni:  This was an important step forward for the Israel’s alliance with Cyprus and Greece.  Note the relevance in timing between this development and Erdogan’s recent Jew Hatred commentary.  Not only does Erdogan see this project as a threat to his illegal occupation of Cyprus, but it also challenges Erdogan’s desired monopoly of control over energy pipelines in the region.

By Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor | June 11, 2026

Energy Secretary Chris Wright visits the NETL and Longview Power Plant, June 25, 2025. Photo: U.S. Department of Energy via Flickr / United States Government Work

A new U.S.-Eastern Mediterranean energy “3+1 partnership” has launched among the U.S., Greece, Cyprus and Israel to establish energy security, peace and stability in the region.

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By Amil Imani | June 11, 2026

Red Green Alliance. Image via AI

The progressive establishment in the United States maintains a transactional syndicate with radical Islamist factions to lock down institutional power. This structural cartel sacrifices Western secular principles, democratic consistency, and basic human rights on the altar of raw electoral survival.

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Peloni:  The only reason why this matter has yet to be resolved is due to the lack of resolve on the part of the American govt to adequately demand the extradition of Ahlam Tamimi to face American justice for her crimes.  Notably, the Americans demonstrated their rank use of personalized sanctions under the Biden administration when they placed sanctions on specific Israeli citizens, something now being mimicked by the EU, and more surmounting pressure than even that was employed by the Biden administration to forestall the delivery of weapon systems to Israel, even after payment had been made for them and even as Israel was in a state of war.  Yet, no such measures of political, financial or military pressure has ever been applied to Jordan beyond the request for extradition of Tamimi which was quickly ignored by the Jordanian govt.  This celebratory barbarian needs to be brought to America, and brought to justice.  Waiting even one day more is too great of an assault on justice.

Jonathan Feldstein

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This summer will mark 25th years since of one of the most horrific terrorist attacks not just during what’s known as the Second Intifada, but in Israeli history. At the August 9th bombing of the Sbarro pizzeria, 130 were wounded and 16 people were killed, including seven children and a pregnant woman. One of the children murdered was 15-year-old Malki Roth, one of two American murdered that day. All these years later, her family is still seeking justice.

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Peloni: Jason Epstein of South Five Strategies provides an important glimpse into the working strategies behind Erdogan’s seemingly endless antisemitic rhetoric

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Peloni:  In an interview on Channel 14, journalist and researcher Dr. Edy Cohen argued that Erdogan’s increasing anti Israel rhetoric is in response to fact in response to Israel’s growing position in the region.  Turkey and Israel are the only two nations in the region capable of force projection of their armed forces beyond their borders, and they are both important US allies, making the competition between these nations both material and significant.  More than this, as Mike Doran of the Hudson Institute has often noted, it remains critical for Trump to manage the relationship between these nations with care.  Unfortunately for everyone, Trump has managed this relationship using Amb. Tom Barrack, providing Turkey with a sense of support and promotion in the region.  Yet, if we consider the comments of Cohen on this issue, it calls to mind something I wrote earlier today, namely that Erdogan seems to be projecting an image of strength because he is increasingly coming aware of how weak he actually is in the shadow of Israel’s dominance in the region.  Notably, the only real strength Erdogan has demonstrated is the seizure of Syria by his proxy forces under Jolani.  Yet, even in this, we must recall that Erdogan’s success was only manageable because Israel hollowed out the Iranian proxy Hezbollah with its Grim Beeper operation.  So, while Trump is promoting and supporting Turkey’s interests in the region, is he actually attempting to calm Erdogan’s failing esteem as he becomes ever more aware that Turkey is losing its ability to dominate the future of the region, something which Erdogan has long made it his goal to do?

Erdogan again compares Netanyahu to Hitler, calls him ‘tyrant’

All Israel News Staff | Published: June 11, 2026

Turkey’s Interior Minister Mustafa Cipci. Screengrab via Youtube

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that Israel’s actions in Syria and Lebanon have gone too far and also threaten Turkey.

“The attacks by [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu and his network of murder on Lebanon and Syria have brought the issue to a point where it also threatens Turkey,” Erdogan said in a speech to lawmakers from his ruling AK Party.

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By Christine Douglass-Williams | June 11, 2026

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The Abraham Accords proved that Israel can rewrite regional architecture from strength. Saudi normalization, if it comes, would be the architecture’s keystone

Ronn Torossian | Jun 10, 2026

Saudi Arabia – Al Khobar, Ash Sharqiyah – Aerial view of Al Khobar in the night (2003-11-30). By Wael Al-Daghfaq at Arabic Wikipedia – Transferred from ar.wikipedia to Commons by Histolo2 using CommonsHelper., Public Domain, Wikipedia

If Saudi Arabia ever joins the Abraham Accords, it will not be a transaction. It will be the formal recognition of a regional architecture in which Israel has become the indispensable technology and security anchor – and the partner whose innovation ecosystem is needed to build the AI economy to which the Kingdom has committed itself.

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Peloni:  After initially stating that an agreement with Iran was nearly complete, Donald Trump revised his timeline, indicating that finalizing the deal will likely require a few more days. Speaking from the Oval Office, the President described the arrangement as a “great settlement” pending document finalization, with a potential signing ceremony occurring in Europe as early as this weekend. While Trump confirmed he would not attend the event, he noted that Vice President JD Vance along with negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would represent the United States.

Despite the President’s optimism regarding the near-final status of the documents, both Israeli and Iranian officials have indicated to the media that the agreement is not yet fully concluded. Trump maintains that the deal will guarantee Iran never acquires a nuclear weapon and will result in the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a objective that was not an initial aim of the conflict. Currently, a memorandum of understanding is pending to extend the existing ceasefire and establish a framework for future negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program.

By Alexandra Koch | Fox News | June 11, 2026

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-says-iran-deal-largely-negotiated-84-day-war-nears-possible-end

Peloni: When the only distinction between victory and defeat is how many fake ballots can be stuffed into the ballot box, without even the constraint that the stuffing stops on or even several days after election day, it would seem that the deciding factor of victory will be decided by  the candidate who is least affected by their role in such an absurdity as is being currently masked as an actual election.  The will of the people is not just being stolen in LA, but it has adopted an air of public mocking .  Justice and law enforcement may have never been so well displayed as lost in America, and it relates directly to the concept of consent of the governed.

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By Ryan King | NYP | Published June 11, 2026

Kharg Island. Photo by NASA – eol.jsc.nasa.gov, Public Domain, Wikipedia

President Trump warned Thursday that the US will soon take over Kharg Island, which processes about 90% of Iran’s crude oil for export, following a second day of airstrikes against the Islamic Republic.

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Peloni:  This is an important report.  The single factor which keeps the Iranian regime in place is the lack of an armed/trained ground force in the region, ie boots on the ground to support the gains of the US-Israeli air campaign.  It is interesting that while reports of the Kurds fulfilling this role have been quashed by Washington against its own interests, the Iranians continue to target and bombard the Kurds with impunity and nearly a thousand attacks on the Kurds have taken place over the past three and a half months.  So, in accordance with what Yossi Baum’s sources are telling him, might Iran know something is possibly afoot in Erbil which will ultimately threaten the survival of the IRGC’s control over Iran?  To be certain, the foretold outcome here makes a great deal more sense as per American interests and it would reshape the region in a profoundly significant way in America’s favor, but in Israel’s favor as well.  With Iran coming to be allied with America and Israel, it would marginalize the dominance of both Turkey and Saudi Arabia in the region, all at once, but it would also create the stability necessary in the region to see the India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor.  Remember, if Trump can’t stabilize the region, the IMEC will fail and this is something on which both Bibi and Trump are both focused upon succeeding.

Yossi Baum | X | June 10, 2026

An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151, launches from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Arabian Sea, Feb. 15, 2026.  (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathaly Cruz) Media.defense.gov

The attacks in Iran – where is this heading:

• Iran is not rushing to attack Israel; it did not attack last night either. Although it is not clear how long Iran will be able to overcome the urge to attack Israel, it is clear that it fears doing so, and it is forced to direct its anger only toward the Gulf states, and at most Jordan.

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by Gerald A. Honigman

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

Muslim Brotherhood & Hamas supporting, Islamist & genocidal would-be Sultan Erdogan the Great of Turkey has the nauseating gall to compare Israel to Nazi  Germany.

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