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Peloni: Even if Iran were to make a full capitulation on the nuclear file, they have the knowledge needed to redo what they have already done. Any sanctions relief forthcoming would provide them the immense wealth with which to fund a rapid return to doing so in some new subterranean tomb in the vast openness of Iran’s mountains and desert areas. And of course, they will have the motivation to put all of this into play since the Islamist regime which has threatened the world with nuclear domination once will be the same regime which will still be committed to doing so once again. Regime change in Iran is the victory which was needed to secure the region and America’s role in it as it pivots to Asia. Without such a regime change being secured, America has a choice to make. It can have its pivot to Asia or it can maintain its influence in the region, as removing the current regime, and its psychopathic motivation for bringing about a world apocalypse has always been at the forefront of America’s interest. If Trump fails to achieve such an outcome, it will set a precedent for future US administrations which will ultimately see a nuclear Iran in the not too distant future.
Andrea Stricker | April 10, 2026
The United States and Israel have delivered a near-devastating blow to the Iranian regime. In a sustained campaign of precision strikes, they have crippled Iran’s top military and political leadership, shattered much of its navy, air force, and ballistic missile and drone capabilities, and gutted key elements of its defense industrial base. Meanwhile, relentless attacks continue to dismantle what remains of Iran’s nuclear infrastructure.
By David Daoud | April 11, 2026
An image from an animated IDF illustration depicting strikes in Lebanon on April 8, 2026.
On the afternoon of April 8, Israel launched its deadliest and most intense wave of airstrikes in Beirut since the war with Hezbollah restarted in early March. Initial reports claimed that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had dubbed this wave of strikes “Operation Eternal Darkness,” a nod to the ninth Passover plague. The IDF later clarified, however, that “Eternal Darkness” was the name of the operational order, not a standalone name for the wave of strikes or the initiation of a new operation under that name.
Update: US-Iran talks begin
Negotiations continue despite Iranian threats over Israeli strikes on Hezbollah
| Published: April 10, 2026
Screengrab via Youtube
The Pakistani government placed its capital, Islamabad, on lockdown Friday as U.S. and Iranian delegations prepared to arrive for the first round of negotiations over a final ceasefire agreement.
Peloni: Behold, the peacemakers of our current age…
By | April 11, 2026
Karachi local police Pakistan, Voice of America, Public domain
In the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Christians frequently suffer at the hands of police and other authorities who are jihadis themselves, or sympathetic to the global jihad.
Peloni: The problem in Lebanon is indeed integral to the problem in Iran, and in all truth, there is no good solution for Israel with Hezbollah so long as the IRGC controls Iran. Unfortunately, resolving the threat from Lebanon is not the motivation bringing US pressure on Netanyahu to end the war in Lebanon, but rather it is clearly intended to satisfy the IRGC whose continued existence should, itself, not be considered as a viable outcome of this war, much less its proxy control in Lebanon. Meanwhile, as Trump is applying pressure on Netanyahu to negotiate with Hezbollah, the Israeli electorate is applying its own pressure to end the harrying attacks on Israel’s northern communities.
Netanyahu stresses: Strikes against Hezbollah to continue during talks
| Published: April 10, 2026
Following heavy pressure from the United States to tone down Israeli strikes against the Hezbollah terrorist group in Lebanon in order not to endanger ceasefire talks with Iran, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Thursday that direct negotiations with Beirut are set to begin “as soon as possible.”
Peloni: Notice that the Gulf members maintain their pre-war positions. Qatar remains ever the groveling submissive to its dominating Iranian neighbor. Oman remains closely alligned with its Iranian ally. UAE wants a way out from the capture and control of the radicals in Iran. And Saudi Arabia is willing to work with the radical Iranians remaining in power so long as it doesn’t affect Saudi interests.
By: Amb. Alberto M. Fernandez | MEMRI | April 10, 2026
Secretary Marco Rubio meets with Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council Member States in New York City, New York, September 24, 2025. Photo by U.S. Department of State – Flickr, Public Domain, Wikipedia
The announcement of a ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran, brokered by Pakistan, evoked mixed reactions from the Gulf states, reflecting their fundamental differences regarding the conflict. While Qatar and Oman, which maintained a pro-Iranian line throughout the war,[1] warmly welcomed the ceasefire agreement, other states expressed significant reservations.
Peloni: The defeat of these measures as well as the fact that they were brought to a vote, carry with them important implications. The radicalism which is rife within the US Democratic party has been weaponized and focused towards support for radical candidates such as AOC and Mamdani, but this radicalism fails to gain significant support among the broader American public. Notably, the simple fact that these antisemitic resolutions gained enough support for the measures to be considered and voted upon demonstrates the influence which the antisemitic rancor has in the Democratic party.
Shoshana Bryen • JPC •
U.S. Sailor guides a Panther helicopter during a supply transfer between USS Pinckney and USNS Carl Brashear during Operation Epic Fury, March 20, 2026. (Photo: U.S. Navy)A ceasefire is, by definition, a temporary situation. In the best case, it is followed by peace. In other cases, the battle returns. Iran has already announced that it has reclosed the Straits of Hormuz. And just before that, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Caine, told a briefing audience this morning, US forces remain in place. In such a situation, there are a few rules for understanding where we are, Including why it has already been violated by Iran.
Peloni: This is an important discussion between Chris Cuomo, Israeli Special Ops veteran Aaron Cohen, former CIA Special Agent Tracy Walder, and former political prisoner and NYU International Affairs Prof.
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Over the past decade, Iraq’s government has empowered Iranian-backed militias, which in turn used Iraqi territory to carry out hundreds of attacks during the war.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN |
Iranian missile attack on Kurdish forces in Erbil Iraq. Screengrab via Youtube.
Many countries in the region are breathing a sigh of relief following the ceasefire between the US and Iran, as the Middle East was plunged into a war that most of them did not want.
Peloni: Rabbi Pesach Wolicki talks with Dr. David Wurmser about the strategic situation in Iraq, Lebanon, and the broader war involving Iran, in which Wurmser explains that many common assumptions about these conflicts are fundamentally flawed.
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Arabs’ illegal planting on Jewish farms is a microcosm of their strategy to encroach on all of Judea and Samaria.
Im Tirtzu – Planting Hope: 100 Trees at Avichai Farm. Screengrab via Youtube
Sometimes seemingly small actions bespeak a world of larger intentions.
by Gerald A. Honigman
David Ben-Gurion (First Prime Minister of Israel) publicly pronouncing the Declaration of the State of Israel, May 14 1948, Tel Aviv, Israe. Photo by Rudi Weissenstein – Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Public Domain, Wikipedia
The following interesting post appeared on Facebook, and I felt compelled to respond and add my own insights as well afterwards.
So, please begin by reviewing what the author has written in this first link, along with my initial response…
Peloni: Iran’s opportunity to free itself from its chains of oppression by the Mullahs and the IRGC is something which only the Iranian people can achieve. With proper conditions and international support, the people can choose their path forward, all of which I hope to see as being more than an empty promise in the coming days, weeks or months.
By | April 10, 2026
By Elke Wetzig (User:Elya) – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia
Analyst Zvika Klein thinks regime change will come to Iran only after the hot war is over, and it will be a task for the Iranian people alone to undertake, as they yet again go out into the streets to protest against a regime that is now a shadow of its former self.
Peloni: I continue to be disappointed in Trump’s response to Carlson and his ilk, making it a personal contest rather than one of clearer distinction, which it is. Trump vs Carlson is not about personalities, it isn’t about intelligence, and it isn’t about popular support. Instead, it is a contest between good and evil. Trump is fighting antisemitism in the US while Carlson and his friends are supporting it, normalizing it, and weaponizing it. Trump is simultaneously risking his political capital to end the rule of an expansionist death cult intent upon becoming a nuclear power with the means to achieve this goal in the very near future, while Carlson is working diligently to utilize his large viewership in America to make sure that this nightmare scenario comes true.
Peloni: As if on queue, Pakistan demonstrates for the world that their role in being chosen as the intermediary for peace talks has nothing to do with seeking peace. Pakistan is not remotely a fair arbiter for peace. As I have noted previously, they were chosen for their connection to China so as to convey Chinese influence over the Iranians to end the war before China loses all access to gulf oil, which is a real possibility should Iran persist in the war and its threats to target regional energy targets further. Note the Force majeure already declared on Chinese contracts for LNG exports by Qatar after having suffered significant damage by Iran’s attacks, something which would be further expanded if the US followed thru on its threats to target Iran’s economic system.
DM Asif calls Israel ‘evil and a curse for humanity’ and the ‘true and eternal enemy’ of Muslim world
| Published: April 10, 2026
Israeli leaders slammed an antisemitic post on ? by Pakistan’s defense minister on Thursday, just hours before his government was due to host talks aimed at a permanent ceasefire between Israel, the United States, and the Iranian regime.
Peloni: Was the rescue mission a cover story for a failed op on the Ishfahan nuclear site? Interesting supposition.
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