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 Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by HolinessForever: 9:56pm On Nov 19, 2025 |
The Iranian Regime Under Pressure: Nuclear Ambiguity Policy Faces a New Test Reformist commentator Davoud Khashmati has published a detailed analysis warning that the Islamic Republic’s core nuclear strategy - its policy of “ambiguity” - is shifting from a tactical advantage into a significant vulnerability in the aftermath of the 12-Day War. This strategy, designed to deflect responsibility for attacks on nuclear facilities onto the United States and to obscure the true status of Iran’s enriched-uranium stockpile, is now facing unprecedented pressure from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Khashmati notes that at the outset of the attacks, a serious strategic blunder was made by officials close to the parliament speaker, who falsely claimed that the uranium stockpile had been moved out of Fordow. Only later did the Foreign Ministry correct the error and reinstate the ambiguity line: neither confirm nor deny, and keep the fate of the nuclear material intentionally vague. But what initially served as a political pressure tactic, he argues, has now become a dangerous gamble that threatens to backfire on the Islamic Republic. The latest report submitted by Director General Rafael Grossi to the IAEA Board of Governors has further intensified the pressure. Data revealed by The Wall Street Journal shows that the agency views Iran’s 440.9 kg stockpile of 60% enriched uranium as a crisis requiring urgent action. The significance of the report’s language is far more than semantic. For the international community, the fact that Iran is the only non-nuclear-weapon state holding such a quantity - while refusing to verify its location - raises exceptional concern with far-reaching diplomatic and security implications. Khashmati also highlights that until the end of May 2025, Iran had granted inspectors one-year visas, but abruptly stopped doing so afterward. While the regime continues to allow access to undamaged facilities, it blocks inspectors from entering those that were attacked. This has created a situation in which Iran offers only partial cooperation, while the most critical element - the inspection of enriched material - remains entirely out of the agency’s reach. According to Khashmati, this arrangement is unsustainable. The report also references a new enrichment facility in Isfahan, which Iran disclosed to the agency in July. While Iran initially agreed to immediate inspection, the 12-Day War halted the verification process. As a result, the agency currently has no knowledge of the facility’s precise location, condition, possible damage, or whether nuclear material is present. This uncertainty, Khashmati says, further undermines Iran’s ability to maintain its ambiguity doctrine. He argues that the agency - and following it, both the United States and Israel - intend to obtain full clarity on the fate of the enriched uranium. • If the uranium remains under Iranian control, it can be subjected to calibrated pressure. • If it lies buried beneath the ruins of Natanz or Fordow, Iran will be forced to explain how highly enriched material ended up outside international oversight. For Tehran, this is a strategic trap: either outcome creates a different kind of external pressure. Khashmati concludes that from this point onward, ambiguity no longer serves as the protective shield it was immediately after the attacks - it has turned into a liability that the regime may find increasingly difficult to sustain. Iran’s refusal to grant the agency access to bombed sites risks becoming a new flashpoint in its relations with the international community. In a context where Western governments and the IAEA emphasize “urgent action,” “serious concern,” and “verification failures,” continued obfuscation could deepen Iran’s confrontation with major powers and harm its strategic interests more severely than any alternative. 1 Like |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by HolinessForever: 8:30pm On Nov 19, 2025 |
The Gaza-born Palestinian-American journalist Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib wrote: Hamas's young and brain-dead minions in the United States and the West have come out in full force against the Security Council resolution because they are opposed to the establishment of the Board of Peace, the International Stabilization Force (ISF), and a broad vision that could actually transform Gaza. Interestingly, it appears that these so-called "activists" are following orders from their masters, Hamas and Islamic Jihad, who have both come out against the resolution's disarmament clause and who said they oppose the stabilization force. To many elements of the "pro-Palestine" movement, they are genuinely bummed that the war appears to be over; they miss scenes of maimed and killed Gazans to get a sense of purpose and fuel useless, do-nothing activism. They require the continuous bloodshed of Palestinians to maintain relevance, get over their guilty conscience, make money, feel a connection with others, and gain a sense of moral supremacy to justify their hate, ignorance, and misinformed screaming. The people of Gaza have been clear over the past 24 hours: they welcome the internationalization of Gaza and the elimination of Hamas as the dominant force in the Strip. Unlike Western "pro-Palestine" activists, Gazans are not interested in the return of "famine" and "genocide" that turns them into social media content for performative activism in the West. 1 Like
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by HolinessForever: 7:30pm On Nov 19, 2025 |
The father of one of the two 18-year-old TERRORISTS who rammed and stabbed Israelis yesterday - and were eventually killed by the IDF - is openly admitting what we have known for decades: Their greatest honor is to sacrifice their children as “martyrs” who kill Jews. This is not merely a religion of death - it is a culture of death. It is a society more committed to harming us and our children than to building a better future for their own. 1 Like
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by HolinessForever: 7:27pm On Nov 19, 2025 |
The US House of Representatives approved - the Department of Justice will release all of the Epstein files 1 Like
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by HolinessForever: 7:25pm On Nov 19, 2025 |
Trump announced last night the promotion of Saudi Arabia to the status of a major non-NATO ally, similar to the status Biden granted to Qatar (Major non-Nato Ally) |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by HolinessForever: 10:52pm On Nov 18, 2025 |
Tomorrow, according to Arab reports: A meeting between Witkof and senior Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya. 1 Like |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by HolinessForever: 10:52pm On Nov 18, 2025 |
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by HolinessForever: 10:47pm On Nov 18, 2025 |
US Declares Nicolás Maduro's Cartel of the Suns as a “Foreign Terrorist Organization” and Elevates the Chavista Regime to Formal Enemy of the State Status: The Last Legal Step Before Military Action
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by HolinessForever: 10:44pm On Nov 18, 2025 |
BREAKING: Prime Minister of Poland: “As a result of the investigation, we now know it was the Russian Secret Services that commissioned the blast of the Polish railway and recruited two Ukrainians to do it. We also know the identities of the perpetrators who immediately fled Poland for Belarus.”
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by HolinessForever: 9:46pm On Nov 18, 2025 |
Lebanese media is reporting dozens killed in the ISRAELI strike on a Hamas gathering. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by HolinessForever: 9:43pm On Nov 18, 2025 |
IDF: The IDF Struck Terrorists Who Operated in a Hamas Training Compound in Southern Lebanon A short while ago, the IDF struck terrorists who operated in a Hamas training compound in the Ain al-Hilweh area in southern Lebanon. The military compound that was struck was used by Hamas terrorists for training and exercises in order to plan and carry out terrorist attacks against IDF troops and the State of ISRAEL. Prior to the strike, steps were taken to mitigate harm to civilians, including the use of precise munition, aerial surveillance, and additional intelligence. The IDF is operating against Hamas' establishment in Lebanon, and will continue to operate against Hamas terrorists wherever they operate. 1 Like |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by HolinessForever: 9:42pm On Nov 18, 2025 |
Who was ELIMINATED?
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by HolinessForever: 9:39pm On Nov 18, 2025 |
ELIMINATION in Lebanon |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by HolinessForever: 9:38pm On Nov 18, 2025 |
Bin Salman on Normalization with ISRAEL: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman: "We want to be part of the Abraham Accords, but we also want to make sure that we ensure a path to a two-state solution." Bin Salman: "Yes, absolutely, Mr. President. We want peace for Israelis, we want peace for Palestinians." 1 Like
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by HolinessForever: 9:35pm On Nov 18, 2025 |
Trump was asked if the F-35 deal would be conditional on normalization with Israel "as Israel wanted," and he answered: "ISRAEL will be satisfied, they are aware of that."[i][/i] 2 Likes |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by HolinessForever: 9:34pm On Nov 18, 2025 |
Let me be very clear NO F-35 anywhere in the world is comparable to the Israeli ones, simply because Israel has installed Israeli-made systems that are unique to its operational needs. The similarities are only external. Amir T 2 Likes |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by HolinessForever: 9:33pm On Nov 18, 2025 |
Trump on selling F35 planes to Saudi Arabia: The ISRAELIS want us to provide them with less advanced planes. We are considering it. But I think these two countries are close allies of ours and should receive the best planes 1 Like |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by HolinessForever: 9:32pm On Nov 18, 2025 |
The Saudi crown prince just said that he will join the Abraham Accords only if there is a two-state solution. Now President Trump will have to convince him that the vague reference to that issue in the UN Security Council resolution statement is sufficient. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by HolinessForever: 9:30pm On Nov 18, 2025 |
I am watching the leaders speak in the Oval Office. Trump just told the Saudi crown prince that the U.S. put Saudi Arabia in a better position following the attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities. In response, the crown prince announced that Saudi investment in America will be $1 trillion, up from $600 billion. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by HolinessForever: 9:29pm On Nov 18, 2025 |
Texas designates the Muslim Brotherhood as a “terrorist organization”. 1 Like
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by HolinessForever: 9:27pm On Nov 18, 2025 |
The video of the ceremonial reception I can’t recall any other world leader being received this way at the White House. Amir T
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by HolinessForever: 9:25pm On Nov 18, 2025 |
Thought Gazans were fed up with Hamas? Think again: A new survey by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research shows that Hamas’s popularity in Gaza has risen significantly since the ceasefire. More than 50% of Gazans support Hamas’s conduct in the war and oppose any attempt to dismantle or disarm the organization. 44% of Gazans and 59% of West Bank Arabs claim that Hamas’s decision to launch the October 7 attack was the right one. Khalil Shkaki, head of the Palestinian Center, told The Wall Street Journal that the results were “a shock,” noting that previous polls had consistently shown Hamas losing support - a sign that the ceasefire has boosted public opinion in its favor. “The results indicate that despite two years of war - and nearly 70,000 deaths in Gaza - Hamas is not only still alive, but thriving,” he said. (Tsvi Yehezkeli) |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by HolinessForever: 9:24pm On Nov 18, 2025 |
The money has arrived
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by HolinessForever: 9:23pm On Nov 18, 2025 |
Israeli strike on Hezbollah vehicle in Blida, southern Lebanon
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by HolinessForever: 9:21pm On Nov 18, 2025 |
The US is expected to sign a framework agreement for civilian nuclear cooperation with Saudi Arabia during the Crown Prince's visit today |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by HolinessForever: 9:20pm On Nov 18, 2025 |
American law makers aren’t happy with Lebanon’s military chief
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by HolinessForever: 9:19pm On Nov 18, 2025 |
This evening, Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi crown prince, will arrive at the White House Updated status: There is a UN Security Council resolution from last night that speaks about a Palestinian state. There is a public announcement from Trump that he will sell F-35s to Saudi Arabia. There is an assessment that Trump will approve an agreement to establish a civilian nuclear program in Saudi Arabia during the visit. There is a ceasefire in Gaza. All the necessary conditions for a normalization announcement are already in place. Now we need to wait and see what bin Salman's visit will yield on this matter and to what extent Trump is tying the "gifts" to advancing normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia. (Abu Ali) |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by HolinessForever: 9:18pm On Nov 18, 2025 |
The American proposal that has been approved at the UN Security Council represents a strategic turning point in the campaign against Hamas, because it establishes the framework for “the day after” in a way that erases any possibility of Hamas returning to power. Unlike past resolutions that left room for interpretation, this time the world is drawing a clear line: Gaza will be administered without Hamas, and its ability to rebuild is being officially blocked. First, the proposal strips Hamas of the international status that terror organizations fight for over many years. Hamas is not defined as a party, not as a partner, and not as a political actor with any role. A diplomatic document at the highest level presents it as a problem to be solved, not as an entity that must be accommodated. For an organization that spent years trying to portray itself as a legitimate governing authority, this is a strategic loss whose significance cannot be overstated. Second, the resolution includes—for the first time—a clear recognition of the need to create a mechanism that will prevent Hamas from recovering. The dismantling of its infrastructure, the prevention of future rearmament, and the establishment of international monitoring mechanisms all appear in the approved text. The meaning is simple: even if Hamas tries to preserve an underground core, the world will act to prevent it from ever rebuilding. Third, the resolution establishes a governing alternative for Gaza that is completely independent of Hamas. There is no longer any monopoly on governance, and no longer the argument of “there is no one to replace us.” The moment the international community defines another body to administer Gaza, Hamas loses the most basic foundation of control: recognition. Additionally, Hamas’s central strategy over the years has been to drag out time, hold on, and gamble on Israeli fatigue and international pressure. The American proposal closes this window. Once the framework for “the day after” is set without them, it no longer matters how long they remain in the tunnels—they are not part of Gaza’s defined future. The proposal also shatters Hamas’s core narrative: the narrative of “resistance.” The moment even pro-Palestinian states like Algeria vote to designate Hamas as an element that must be removed, Hamas loses the only asset it has left: the image of being able to impose reality. An organization whose narrative collapses loses its appeal even among the Palestinian public. The resolution also reinforces the line connecting Hamas, Iran, and other regional terror groups. The world is signaling that the struggle against Hamas is not a local conflict but part of a broader campaign against a regional terror network. This narrows the space of maneuver for those who supported Hamas and prevents the organization from obtaining new resources in the future. Finally, Israel receives diplomatic backing for the objective it set from the start: Hamas will not return to power. The resolution creates an international framework in which this demand is not only Israeli but global. Strategically, this is a significant victory, because it anchors the military achievements in the official language of the international community. Bottom line: the American proposal does not merely respond to the situation on the ground—it cements it. The universal recognition that Hamas is not part of Gaza’s future turns its defeat into a political fact, not just a military one. (Carmel News) |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by HolinessForever: 9:16pm On Nov 18, 2025 |
The full statement from the Israeli Prime Minister's Office: The State of Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulate President Donald Trump and his dedicated team. The courage and sacrifice of our soldiers, alongside President Trump's diplomatic efforts, enabled the return of all living hostages and most of the bodies of the hostages who were murdered. The UN Security Council fully approves President Trump's 20-point plan and the establishment of the Peace Council under his leadership. We believe this plan will lead to peace and prosperity, as it includes full disarmament, dismantling of weapons, and a process to remove radicalization from Gaza. According to President Trump's vision, these steps are expected to strengthen Israel's integration in the region and expand the Abraham Accords. President Trump's leadership will help promote peace, stability, and a long-term alliance with the United States. As part of cooperation with the United States and other countries supporting the plan, Israel expects the return of all hostage bodies without delay. Additionally, we will begin the process of disarmament and dismantling of weapons in the Gaza Strip and the cessation of Hamas rule, in accordance with the statements of President Trump and the US Ambassador to the UN, Waltz. Israel extends its hand for peace and prosperity to all its neighbors and calls on them to normalize relations and join the effort to remove Hamas and its supporters from the region. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by HolinessForever: 9:14pm On Nov 18, 2025 |
Israeli strike on Hezbollah terrorists in Houla, southern Lebanon.
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by HolinessForever: 9:14pm On Nov 18, 2025 |
Netanyahu applauds President Trump following the United Nations Security Council resolution establishing the international stabilization force in Gaza, which is tasked with disarming Hamas and demilitarizing the Strip.
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by HolinessForever: 9:12pm On Nov 18, 2025 |
The visit of Lebanon’s Armed Forces commander to the USA was cancelled. The reason for the cancellation of the visit - the fact that the latest message from the Lebanese army criticized only the Israeli conduct and not Hezbollah regarding the situation in Lebanon. |
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