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NewsReal: Trump's 'Surprise' Strike on Iran: It's NOT About Nukes

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Sun, 22 Jun 2025 21:05 UTC

The wave function of Trump's endless 'dancing' ("maybe tomorrow, maybe in two weeks!") about whether or not the US military would directly strike Iran's nuclear sites has collapsed. But was yesterday's "obliteration of Iran's nuclear program" really "a spectacular success"? Is this the opening act in direct war between the US and Iran? In the meantime, Iran continues sending wave after wave of missiles into Israel...

This week on NewsReal, we look behind the bloviating propaganda and the official narratives to explore the real motives - for both Israel and the US - to "regime change" Iran and "secure the Middle East."

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Gator · 2025-06-22T21:52:14Z

I saw a before and after satellite pictures of the alleged bombing of Fordow by Trump's orders. What seems obvious is it's theatre. Looks like the B2s dropped blue 'pain' ball bombs ! No evidence of craters.

life · 2025-06-22T23:37:44Z

Gator

seems obvious is it's theatre.

yes !!! something's fishy.

i saw this today [Link] it's a quick blurb about 6G and how people are affected.

Shangri · 2025-06-23T02:15:39Z

life yep....the technocrats are chomping at the bit to hasten their act.

with nano bombs, and apps for apes !

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life ·

Shangri

· 2025-06-23T13:17:53Z

Gator ·

life

· 2025-06-23T16:03:32Z

MrPresident · 2025-06-23T20:29:30Z

Gator That blue is smoke where the facility is burning.

Here's better images of the craters:

[Link]

F. U. Hard · 2025-06-23T01:24:36Z

Israel started bombing Iran on 6-13-25 and yet according to Hegseth the operation had been in the planning stages for "weeks and months" so the jaw boning was all just theater.

I think Trump just flushed his presidency down the drain. And by extension Vance's chances for 2028.

HalfCuban8 · 2025-06-23T02:46:58Z

F. U. Hard Good point.

JohnnyQuest · 2025-06-23T03:16:54Z

F. U. Hard The silver lining here is that due to Trump selling out (which always seemed possible from the beginning) right wing populists can now turn to people who actually have the fortitude to do what’s necessary. Massie, Dave Smith, Carlson. Some people think he’s controlled opposition but anyone who points out the kind of things he points out is a net positive. Perhaps this bombing will somehow be a blessing.

Or everything will fall apart.

MrPresident · 2025-06-23T20:30:42Z

F. U. Hard Yea it has been because of Iran bombing Israel on October 24,2024.

parzival · 2025-06-23T03:25:38Z

It's not about nukes... [Link]

parzival · 2025-06-23T03:32:03Z

parzival 'Alexander Chizhevsky’s research is robust from 500BC to 2025. It got him locked up in the Soviet Union for its accuracy...' [Link]
"Ariel: Grok did better here: - The post references Alexander Chizhevsky’s heliobiology theory, linking solar cycle peaks—evidenced by the 2025 sunspot graph—to historical events like the Iran Hostage Crisis and recent Iranian unrest, with a peak predicted for mid-July 2025, supported by NOAA’s sunspot data showing increased activity during solar maxima. - Chizhevsky’s 1924 research, validated by modern studies like those in the Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics (2017), suggests geomagnetic storms from solar cycles influence human behavior, potentially explaining the correlation with conflicts, though Soviet suppression of his work highlights political bias against such findings. - The “Chizhevsky clock” analogy implies solar cycles act as a natural timer for societal shifts, with Iran’s current energy crisis—exacerbated by sanctions and blackouts per Juan Cole’s 2025 analysis—possibly aligning with this pattern, challenging the narrative that economic factors alone drive unrest."

3.1415926535 · 2025-06-23T14:28:44Z

If a country's #1 Export is Military hardware, we shouldnt be surprised that MIC and money, are major components.

To kill just for the sake of killing is....

USA! USA! USA!

Cults love a good chant.

MrPresident · 2025-06-23T20:32:40Z

3.1415926535 The US top export in 2024, was civilian aircraft parts valued at $123 billion. Not military hardware.

bbrebozo · 2025-06-23T15:21:28Z

I think Larry Johnson has a measured and accurate perception on how Iran will proceed after the US attack on Iran. Iran will focus on continuing to massively attack Israel; but, will hold back on attacking the US bases in the region; unless, the US resumes attacks on Iran. Also, Iran might now agree to Russia and China helping with Iran's security. [Link]

MrPresident · 2025-06-23T20:33:24Z

bbrebozo And wrong.

Ellis Dee · 2025-06-23T19:41:37Z

Appears to me that the missiles Iran is firing into Israel are the direct and immediate threat to that country. US claims to be supporting Israel. But US bombed the alleg

Ellis Dee · 2025-06-23T19:46:58Z

Appears to me that the missiles Iran is firing into Israel are the direct and immediate threat to that country. US claims to be supporting Israel. But US bombed the alleged nuclear weapons manufacturing sites first. And the missiles keep flying at Israel. Something(s) is/are not adding up.

MrPresident · 2025-06-23T20:34:57Z

Ellis Dee The US said they didn't attack any military sites which is where Iran launches missiles from. US targeted uranium enrichment sites.

CROYCO · 2025-06-23T22:03:51Z

Where do you get this B/S. Trump called Iran before he hit the sites and told them to get out of the way,

Iran called Trump and told him, we are going to hit Qatar and get out of the way. This is a BIG GAME folks. Wake up.

MrPresident · 2025-06-24T07:40:27Z

CROYCO Says who? There's no evidence of that and would have been pointless then to fly B-2's 36 hours to make the drops. If they were going to warn them they could have just transported the B-2's to somewhere closer then did the strike. Use some common sense. There was no theatre.

Buffalo_Ken · 2025-06-24T00:29:16Z

I concur with the poster above - this whole episode seems full of theatre.

At the end of the day - one can hope the "losers" are the zigaboos....

Cause think about it - send 5 or 6 or 60 or 12 or 3 missiles a day - targeted deliberately with different capabilities depending - and let the zigaboos stay in the bunkers endlessly....do it day after day after day after day after day - do it at some point where the average equals what can be manufactured so that it could be done endlessly! Cause the missiles in defense not only DONT WORK they are expensive and one wastes 2 or 3 at least per missile or drone of fake coming in! It is a no-brainer.

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So - who prevails in the " war of theatre attrition ".....

But remember this - the dead babies in the rubble in Gaza are REAL!

As are the spirits of innocence - so many have perished there - and the whole world watched....

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I know what side I am on - I want the zigaboos to reap what they have sown.....

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No wonder so many are fleeing the land of Israel....that place has lost its way.

MrPresident · 2025-06-24T07:43:24Z

Buffalo_Ken More than just Israel has lost their way. 🤦‍♂️

Buffalo_Ken · 2025-06-24T01:14:45Z

Here is a way to send a message over time.

I advise sending missiles days after day after day after day after day - endlessly till the place really is in complete functional disarray.....but there may be times when the missiles and/or drones are basically fakes and then folks realize - we got jobs to do and they start to ignore the daily salvos - then that is prime time to send in the real deal - maybe 1000 missiles of 1003 lets say - and amongst the 1003 are 33 that really are precise and can "wreck havoc" - just as a reminder - stay in your bunkers!

It would be so easy and truly the place will fall apart - and then the whole world will breathe a sigh of relief when the zigaboos reap what they have sown.

Cause turnabout is fair play - and tis evident who the offenders are - and tis time to stop the genocide - the time is NOW.

And after a year or so of not having a country functional - well glory be - I suspect there will be a regime change - and once again - the whole world will cheer that.

So - why not - tis a no-brainer and Trump help set it up I reckon - the irony of that is only now becoming evident.

Thanks Mr last president....

SAJ · 2025-06-24T10:49:12Z

The Zionist regime is lying about nuclear weapons. Netanyahu has claimed since 1992 that Iran is on the verge of building a nuclear weapon.

Ironically, US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard recently admitted Iran is not developing one.

Western media is lying again. [Link]

The United States intelligence community "continues to assess that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon and Supreme leader Khomeini has not authorized the nuclear weapons program that he suspended in 2003." - Tulsi Gabbard 26 March 2025, Director of National Intelligence [Link]

Buffalo_Ken · 2025-06-24T16:40:07Z

Oh gracious - a cease fire they say….well, use the time wisely - if they break it and look at the data on this, then be ready to send a salvo says something like:

Fool me once shame on you - Fool me twice, shame on me. Send a salvo that shows - you ain’t no fool. So - get ready to do this. It ought be easy -

tis a no-brainer. ~

turnabout is fair play. BK

Buffalo_Ken · 2025-06-24T16:46:16Z

Buffalo_Ken - meanwhile the People of Gaza starve.

MrPresident · 2025-06-24T20:18:05Z

Buffalo_Ken So do the people in the Congo, Yemen, Afghanistan, Sudan, Chad, Niger, Somalia and Ethiopia.

SAJ · 2025-06-25T09:51:35Z

Buffalo_Ken

“Starving a Generation” report indicts Israel for weaponizing starvation as a tool of genocide [Link]
The report’s key findings are as follows:

1. Famine has been present in the Gaza Strip since at least early 2024, when the first Palestinian children died of starvation due to Israel’s closure of north Gaza.

2. Starvation of children is a key mechanism in Israel’s campaign of genocide and has been from the beginning, targeting existing and future generations of Palestinian children and families.

3. Refusal by the international community to declare famine, acknowledge Israeli officials’ genocidal intent, and break Israel’s siege has paved the way for the starvation of more children.

4. Palestinian newborns, infants, and children with chronic illnesses are among the most vulnerable to the effects of malnutrition and dehydration.

5. Starvation occurring in Gaza now will negatively impact Palestinian children and families for generations to come.

A recent study by researcher Yaakov Garb, published on the Harvard Dataverse, examines Israeli military estimates of Gaza’s population. The data reveals a sharp decline from 2.2 million to just 1.85 million within Gaza’s three main "humanitarian zones"—Gaza City, Al-Mawasi, and Central Gaza, compared to the pre-war population of approximately 2.227 million. According to the study, around 377,000 Palestinians remain unaccounted for in these areas.

Source: “Aid Distribution Compounds In Gaza” by Harvard Dataverse .

Harvard-linked study finds Israel ~~‘disappeared’~~ murdered nearly 400,000 Palestinians in Gaza, half of them children: Report [Link]

MrPresident · 2025-06-25T11:24:19Z

SAJ Do you know the easiest way to avoid starvation? Don't have children and increase the amount of resources necessary to survive.

Israel didn't kill them, their life choices did.

Buffalo_Ken · 2025-06-25T15:48:48Z

Holy crap - no wonder tis “mr LAST p resident” in the not so-white house - nothing but inconsiderate soulless creeps residing there lately. Lacking sense and so harmful….some creep ai sick and pompous says the solution is:

Don’t have children

- look in the mirror you shameful puppet creep - and then you shall know the truth. Look in your eyes and then - bug off ….you senseless fake….your string will be CUT. U and your fellow conspirators. The starved and dead of Gaza will haunt U forever - imposters - May the spirits torment you .

~

Better ideas await us - those of us bow down before children innocent.

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Never ending torment awaits those harm innocence. Bug off you imposter soulless creep of harm - your days are numbered - you do it to yourself.

BK

MrPresident · 2025-06-25T15:53:30Z

Buffalo_Ken Only a child believes spirits can haunt someone. Come live in the adult world where guess what happens everyday? The innocent die. It's the cost of getting rid of the majority of evil people.

If the people of Gaza lay down with dogs then they will get the same punishment as them.

Buffalo_Ken · 2025-06-25T16:09:54Z

SAJ - do you know - is somebody trying to engage in discourse with me?

Why would somebody I publicly declared ought be ignored do that - but I appreciate what you have shared in discourse with merit versus blowhard somebody who is an illusion to be ignored and any connection with reality of said harmful entity tis soon to be cut by the spirits I KNOW are real. ~

Peace to you SAJ

May the best ideas prevail. BK

MrPresident · 2025-06-26T02:49:53Z

Buffalo_Ken I'm starting to believe you may just be a child. Ignoring people because they know more than you, scared of the boogeyman, and your sentence structure is abismal.

parzival · 2025-06-26T03:30:48Z

Buffalo_Ken The questions answer themselves... [Link]

parzival · 2025-06-26T03:31:51Z

SAJ Thanks for the links. Here's one by a group that is attempting to get funding so it may air in Tel Aviv [Link]

Shangri · 2025-06-25T02:28:56Z

In Iran there's the People, and (much as elsewhere) there's a lunatic fringe.

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[Link]
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life · 2025-06-25T16:51:49Z

Shangri

... lunatic fringe.

i know you're out there,

you're in hiding...

[Link]

Shangri · 2025-06-25T20:16:42Z

life Hi.....and thanks !

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a fun fact, song was written (Guitarist Tom Cochrane) as a response to the resurgence of ant-semitism.

so interesting that now....can be understood as a reaction to the nefarious deeds of a self-serving clique....to include - Political Zionism.

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