Will Iran's nuclear facilities be attacked before the elections?

 
US War Secretary Pete Hegseth's meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sheds light on the reasons behind Israel's heightened military alert. Intelligence indicates Iran is moving centrifuges deeper underground amid fears that the economic crisis is pushing the Revolutionary Guards to complete a nuclear bomb to ensure the regime's survival.

US War Secretary Pete Hegseth's meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday offers new insight into the unusually high level of military alert in recent days. Despite US President Donald Trump's statements that he does not intend to strike Iran before the elections, Netanyahu has been holding daily discussions with senior administration officials on the issue.

Diplomatic and security officials point to two main reasons for the heightened alert. The first, and most urgent, is intelligence indicating increased activity at four major Iranian nuclear sites.

According to the intelligence, Iran is working to move its military nuclear facilities and centrifuges deeper underground. Tehran possesses approximately 450 kilograms (992 pounds) of uranium enriched to a level approaching weapons grade. Israel and the US share concerns that Iran's severe economic crisis, which has left the authorities struggling even to pay salaries, is pushing the leadership of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to accelerate development of a nuclear bomb as a "doomsday weapon" that would ensure the regime's survival and bring the war to an end.

Signs that military action may be approaching are mounting on both sides. Trump addressed the possibility over the past week, while details of preparations for the potential use of the Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB), the largest conventional bomb in the US arsenal, have also been leaked. At the same time, Netanyahu recently identified preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons as a top priority in his national security doctrine. (Read More)

"I have seen non-human beings": Ex-defense official Jay Stratton addresses UAP encounter, says we are not alone

 
Retired Defense Intelligence senior executive Jay Stratton spent nearly 16 years investigating UAP for the U. S.

Retired Defense Intelligence senior executive Jay Stratton spent nearly 16 years investigating UAP for the U.S. government. In a recent interview with Fox News, the ex-defense official covered pivotal discussions related to extraterrestrial existence, reverse engineering, and his new book, Out of the Shadows: Revealing the Truth About Non-human Intelligent Life.

Speaking about UAP and non-human crafts, Stratton asserts that humanity is not the only intelligent life in the universe. He further adds that we do not know the intent of the non-human intelligence. Stratton said that as the Defense Intelligence Agency's chief of Air and Space, he was responsible for emerging and disruptive threats. According to Stratton, he had access to the most classified programs. During that time, his colleague brought a triangular video of a UAP flying over nuclear missile sites in secure airspace. The ex-defense official claims to have personally witnessed non-human beings and craft. Speaking to Fox News, Stratton said, 

"I have seen non-human beings and non-human crafts with my own eyes." (Read More)

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Senior Researcher Brad Myers Comments,

We are told that Jay Stratton is a retired defense intelligence senior executive who spent nearly 16 years investigating UAP for the US government. Speaking to Fox News he said,

"I have seen non-human beings and non-human crafts with my own eyes"

This AOL news account reported on October 13, 2026 is very thought- provoking when you compare it to the news reported by Fox News on May 10, 2001 with this headline: "Men in Suits See Aliens as Part of Solution, not Problem". 

"A group of 21 former military and government officials... spoke of high-speed saucers, crashed ships, alien bodies and conspiracies of silence...

..."Retired U.S. Army Sgt. Clifford Stone said, "We've told the American people that there's no such thing as UFOs...I've been involved where we have recovered these objects. We know them to be of extra-terrestrials.  

"I was involved in situations where we actually did recoveries of crashed saucers, for a lack of a better term, and debris thereof," Stone said. "There were bodies that were involved with some of these crashes, also some were alive. While we were doing all this, we were telling the American public there was nothing to it."

How might all of the above pertain to Bible prophecy?

Imagine that hundreds of millions of people suddenly vanish from every part of the Earth!  

This event, commonly called the Rapture, is when true Church Age believers in Jesus Christ are miraculously taken in “the twinkling of an eye” to meet Him in the air. 

As a result, the paranornal becomes the new normal and the supernaturall becomes defined as the natural!

THEN, destruction, chaos, lawlessness, and confusion ensues sweeping across the globe like an overflowing scourge. The world becomes desperate for explanations, What just happened?

Scripture warns of demonic powers empowered to deceive with signs and wonders in the last days: “The coming of the lawless one (ANTICHRIST) is according to the working of Satan with all power, signs and lying wonders” (2 Thessalonians 2:9,NKJV)

Are these truly extraterrestrials or demons and fallen angels masquerading as masters of deception?

The European Central Bank is accelerating preparations to introduce the digital euro, a central bank digital currency, or CBDC.

Cointelegraph reported on Oct. 17 that ECB President Christine Lagarde said at the International Monetary Fund’s annual meeting that the central bank is preparing a digital euro to complement cash for everyday payments. 

...She also provided a specific rollout timeline. The ECB plans to conduct a 12-month digital euro pilot beginning in the second half of 2027. (Read More)

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Senior Researcher Brad Myers Comments,

The European Central Bank is accelerating its preparations to introduce the digital euro for 20 member countries within the EU. Did you know that, according to the Atlantic Council, there are currently 146 countries around the world independently developing their own national digital currencies, just like the EU is doing for its citizens?"   

Here is a report from the Heritage Foundation from July 20, 2023, warning about central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). Titled "Pushers of Central Bank Digital Currencies Are the Most Terrifying of Villains," the article points out how a government-run digital currency allows the government to monitor and control every transaction you make:

"CBDCs are a type of government-run cryptocurrency that let the government monitor and control every single transaction you make, no matter how small. That means every single cent can be tracked, traced, taxed, and stopped or even forced without your consent."

Can you see how the end-time prophecy in Revelation13:16–17, where the beast and his totalitarian global government (Daniel 7:23) exercise full control, could accomplish this with a single government-run digital currency in a totally cashless global economy? 

Trump weighs strike on Iran's oil lifeline (OCTOBER SURPRISE)?

 
According to UAE-based Erem News, the White House is considering targeted strikes on Kharg Island, which handles approximately 90% of Iran's oil exports. The goal is to force concessions on Tehran's nuclear program and the Strait of Hormuz before the US midterm elections on Nov. 3.

US President Donald Trump is considering a new plan to strike the heart of Iran's oil industry, UAE-based news outlet Erem News reports.

American diplomatic sources close to senior White House officials said Trump had discussed with his advisers at the War Department and the CIA the possibility of launching strikes on Iran's Kharg Island, a vital hub for the country's oil exports. The proposed operation would be aimed at forcing Tehran to make concessions ahead of the US midterm elections on Nov. 3.

According to the sources, discussions within the Trump administration have focused on whether targeting critical energy infrastructure could change the Iranian leadership's calculations, prompting Tehran to abandon its preconditions and accept US demands, particularly regarding its nuclear program and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. (Read More)

US, Israel weigh renewed strikes on Iran as experts warn renewed conflict may be inevitable

 

A possible US military campaign against Iran could target missile facilities and nuclear infrastructure, but experts caution that even a brief operation risks triggering a prolonged conflict.

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have said they don’t want to see a renewal of the war against Iran – but they are issuing stark public warnings to Tehran that could bring the simmering conflict to a boil.

Trump endorsed Netanyahu for Prime Minister on Sunday, explaining that his leadership was critical to any renewed Iran campaign.

A third US aircraft carrier is expected to arrive in the Middle East soon, amid signs that Washington is preparing for a possible resumption of hostilities, even though Israel’s Oct. 27 election and the American midterms on Nov. 3 are looming.

In multiple interviews, including with Channel 14, Netanyahu stressed that, “If Iran makes a mistake and tries to attack us, it will simply make the mistake of its life.” But he added, “It’s not convenient for us” for war to resume weeks before a national election in a country with no absentee voting.Trump, for his part, told reporters in Atlanta last week, “Wait til you see what we do to Iran.” (Read More)

SOUTHERN LEBANON: IDF Dismantles Over 540 Hezbollah Terror Sites, Seizes 150 Weapons

IDF troops from the 91st Division have dismantled more than 540 Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure sites in southern Lebanon over the past several weeks, as operations continue in the Security Zone to eliminate threats to northern Israel.

The operations took place in the areas of Al-Khiam, Tayr Harfa, Meiss El Jabal, and Majdal Zoun, where troops located weapons storage facilities and other terrorist infrastructure.

During the operations, soldiers uncovered more than 150 weapons, including rockets, RPGs, anti-tank missiles, artillery pieces, launchers, explosive devices, grenades, Kalashnikov rifles, pistols, and ammunition.

The IDF emphasized that its forces remain deployed in the Security Zone to prevent Hezbollah from threatening Israeli civilians and soldiers.

Despite the ongoing operations, the military reaffirmed its commitment to the ceasefire agreement, stressing that it will continue acting to eliminate threats and prevent Hezbollah from rebuilding its terrorist infrastructure. (Read More)

Iran’s foreign minister: Russia, Iran have never before ‘worked as closely’ together

 
Araghchi hosts Lavrov in Tehran for talks on Europe and Middle East as well as ‘economic and nuclear cooperation’; Moscow seeking to prevent renewed fighting between US and Iran

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tuesday that Russia and Iran have “never” worked so closely, as Moscow seeks to play a mediating role in the Middle East war.

 Araghchi hosted his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Iran on Monday, in his first visit since the outbreak of the conflict.  

“We covered everything from Europe to West Asia, including Lebanon, Palestine, Ukraine and Yemen. Also focused on expansion of economic and nuclear cooperation,” Araghchi wrote on X.

“Never in our history have Iran and Russia worked as closely as now.” (Read More)

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Senior Researcher Brad Myers Comments,

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote on X “Never in our history have Iran and Russia worked as closely as now.” Could this close relationship have anything to do with Israel and end-time prophecy?  

November 8, 2023 — CNBC “Russia is turning increasingly hostile toward Israel as it picks sides in the Middle East”

April 21, 2026 — The Times of Israel  “Yes, Russia Hates Israelis, Just Accept It — Unless you’ve been living under a rock for years, here’s a piece of information that shouldn’t come as a surprise: Russia hates Israel and Israelis.”

October 18, 2026 — i24 News  “Netanyahu accuses Russia of aiding Iran, running antisemitic AI bot networks — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Russia of assisting Iran and deploying artificial intelligence to operate antisemitic bot networks targeting Israel and Jews worldwide.” 

Could there come a point in history when Israel, after winning a decisive victory against its immediate surrounding enemies (Psalm 83:2–8; Zechariah 12:2–9), enjoys a period of peace and security (Ezekiel 38:11,14), only to then be attacked by a massive coalition led by Russia, Turkey, Iran, and other nations (Ezekiel 38:15–16)?

If you are unfamiliar with Zechariah 12, or think it's part of Armageddon, then click on the image to read the Dr. Bill Salus article.

HIGH ALERT: IDF Cancels Leave, Reinforces Troops Ahead Of Elections

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir on Monday ordered a military-wide suspension of leave beginning Thursday, October 22, as the IDF prepares for heightened security concerns ahead of Israel’s October 27 Knesset elections.

The decision was made following a comprehensive security assessment involving senior military commanders, with the IDF maintaining its highest level of alert across all fronts.

Zamir instructed commanders to reinforce military positions throughout the country and increase the presence of senior officers at command centers and operational headquarters to ensure maximum readiness.

As part of the preparations, the IDF will deploy the Paratroopers Brigade headquarters and additional forces to reinforce security in the area between Shomron and Binyamin.

Additional troops will also be allocated to other regions according to operational requirements, including air, naval, and ground forces.

During the assessment, Zamir emphasized that the IDF’s primary mission during the election period is to ensure that voting takes place as scheduled and under safe conditions.

The meeting included the heads of the IDF Operations and Intelligence Directorates, along with the commanders of the Northern, Central, Southern, and Home Front Commands. (Source)

Netanyahu: Iran Building Missiles to Reach US

Netanyahu told Mark Levin that Iran is developing intercontinental missiles and seeking nuclear warheads • He called Europe the regime's 'middle-sized Satan,' and said Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis are arms of a 'toxic octopus.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Fox News host Mark Levin that Iran is developing intercontinental ballistic missiles and wants to arm them with nuclear warheads that could reach American cities. In the same interview, he described Europe as the Islamic Republic's "middle-sized Satan." The interview aired Saturday night on Life, Liberty & Levin.

Netanyahu said the regime's ultimate target is the United States, not Israel. "They understand that if they can destroy Israel, then they can conquer the Middle East, control the waterways of the world... and then proceed to the next target, which is you. That's why they're building intercontinental missiles: to reach the United States," he said.

"And then every single city in the United States, every single city, will be held hostage to the blackmail of these fanatics," Netanyahu warned. "So the only way you can deal with it is to basically to get rid of this regime." (Read More)

Iran threatens to destroy Israel, drive Israelis into the Sinai

Iran’s IRGC threatens to drive Israelis into the Sinai Desert if its energy facilities are attacked.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has threatened to devastate Israel and force its population into Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula if Iranian energy infrastructure is targeted in a new military offensive, amid mounting tensions between Tehran, Jerusalem and Washington.

IRGC spokesman Brig. Gen. Hossein Mohebbi issued the warning Sunday, declaring that an attack on Iran’s energy facilities would result in Israeli territory becoming uninhabitable.

Such an attack would “turn the occupied territories into scorched earth forever and drive its usurpers into the Sinai Desert,” Mohebbi wrote on X, referring to Israel.

He asserted that Iranian scientists would quickly repair any damage inflicted on the country’s energy infrastructure, while threatening consequences far more severe for Israel.

“The world will see what happens,” he added.

The post was subsequently removed from X for violating the platform’s rules, according to reports.

Mohebbi’s warning followed reports that the US military had developed plans for possible strikes against Iranian nuclear and energy facilities, potentially involving the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb, commonly known as the “Mother of All Bombs.”

Iran’s newly appointed defense minister, Mehrdad Akhlaghi Ketabchi, also threatened retaliation against American forces on Sunday, shortly after parliament confirmed his appointment by a vote of 237 to 15. (Read More)

Katz: IDF ready to destroy Hamas, demilitarize Gaza

Defense Minister Israel Katz on Monday praised the IDF and Shin Bet for the elimination of multiple Hamas terrorists in Gaza on Sunday night, warning that Israel will continue its mission until Hamas is destroyed and Gaza demilitarized, including the elimination of its weapons and tunnels.

According to Katz, this will be achieved either through the existing US-brokered agreement or through IDF military action.

"The time is approaching, and the IDF is prepared to carry out the mission," he emphasized.

Katz added that, in accordance with instructions issued by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and himself, the IDF must continue targeting everyone who participated in the October 7 atrocities, whether in Gaza or abroad.

"All of them will be held accountable, and there will be no immunity for any of them, anywhere," he promised. (INN)

The First Space War Could Be Closer Than You Think

British experts have warned that conflict in space could emerge within five years. The warning came as Britain’s space industry shifts toward defense: companies founded to remove orbital debris or refuel spacecraft are now working on military capabilities, and the Royal Air Force has formed a squadron dedicated to defending satellites.

The United States has acknowledged deploying weapons in orbit. China is practicing close approaches and satellite capture. Russia has maneuvered a military satellite close to ICEYE-X36, a commercial radar satellite whose technology supports Ukraine.

These are not disconnected headlines. They are signs that the world’s leading powers are preparing for a fight over the systems circling above us—and that the first move may already look like the one unfolding now.

The First Attack May Be Hard to See

A space war would not have to begin with an explosion. It could begin with a signal jammed, a satellite camera blinded, a spacecraft pushed off course or a communications link cut. A cyberattack on a ground station could sever the connection between a satellite and the people who operate it.

The first signs might look like scattered failures. GPS becomes unreliable. A military unit loses contact. A radar satellite stops sending images. A spacecraft suddenly changes course. Meanwhile, leaders must determine whether they are seeing an equipment failure, an accident or a deliberate attack.

That confusion is part of the danger. An adversary can disrupt a satellite without announcing war, then watch to see how its target responds. A country that waits may appear weak. A country that strikes back may turn a limited attack into a wider conflict.

From GPS to the Gas Pump

Satellites help aircraft navigate, guide ships and trucks, track severe weather and coordinate emergency response. Farmers use satellite navigation to guide precision equipment across fields. First responders use location data to find the fastest route to an emergency. Military forces depend on satellite images, communications and navigation to coordinate operations.

GPS also provides precise timing for systems on the ground. Telecommunications networks use that timing to keep signals coordinated. Power companies rely on synchronized measurements to monitor the grid. Financial networks use accurate timestamps to process transactions. (Read More)

Egyptian parliament weighs vote on authorising troop deployment to defend Saudi Arabia from Houthis

Any Egyptian military backing for Saudi Arabia could mark a major escalation in the wider Iran war, which has threatened global energy supplies and sent oil prices soaring.

Egypt’s parliament is holding sessions to discuss authorizing the deployment of forces to support Saudi Arabia against the Houthis. The parliament has apparently been called in to discuss this in order to show that the government has a broad mandate. If such a mandate is not achieved, then the government can point to parliament as a reason for its hesitancy.

Egypt has been a close partner of Saudi Arabia for years. Egypt’s president, Abdul Fattah El-Sisi, has indicated that Egypt would support Saudi Arabia.

This comes amid continued Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia. The attacks have killed and wounded numerous people. Six people were injured overnight, Arab News in Saudi Arabia said.

According to Egypt’s Al-Ahram state media, “Egypt’s parliament sessions on authorizing El-Sisi to send forces to Saudi Arabia [will] last three days,” an MP said.

The report quoted MP Mostafa Bakry saying “that parliamentary sessions to discuss authorizing President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi to send military forces to Saudi Arabia would continue for three days.” (Read More)

 

Christian leaders are racing toward the Rapture. Is Israel really to blame?

 
‘End Times Fascism,’ a new book from Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor, is oddly focused on a religion with little apocalyptic literature. 

Judaism is not usually a religion associated with apocalyptic thought. There’s no Jewish version of the Book of Revelation. There is a concept of a Messianic Age, but most observant groups forbid interfering with — encouraging or discouraging — its arrival.   

Yet Judaism, or at least Israel, is central to Christian apocalyptic thought. The lines that drive its connection to Israel are well-traced. The Book of Revelation requires Jews to return to the promised land, and a Third Temple to be built for Jesus to return, and so, for years, Christian Zionists like John Hagee, the founder of Christians United for Israel and Mike Huckabee, the current U.S. ambassador to Israel, have encouraged wars in the region, seeing them as part of prophecy.  

Hagee and Huckabee have talked in glowing terms of the many lands they believe comprise “greater Israel” all becoming part of the modern nationstate, in fulfillment of biblical requirements for the Rapture. Byron Stinson, another wealthy evangelical leader, has worked to breed and import blemish-free red heifers to Israel, because their ashes are necessary to build the Third Temple that will herald the return of Jesus.  

More recently, the Jewish extremists who are also hungry to build a Third Temple have moved from the fringe into the Israeli government. Several times now, Israeli security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has stalked around the Temple Mount, where Jews are officially forbidden from prayer, and led a large group in prayer, flanked by the police force he heads. Bezalel Smotrich, Israel’s minister of finance, has promised to fund the construction of a Third Temple.

But as powerful as these Jewish leaders are, the Christians are far bigger. CUFI, the group led by Hagee, is the biggest Zionist group in the U.S., far larger than AIPAC.

And yet End Times Fascism, a new book from activists and writers Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor — Klein is known for books like No Logo and Shock Doctrine, where she coined the relevant term “disaster capitalism” — focuses largely on Israel, and the extremists in its government. 

The book’s central argument is that accelerationist fanatics believe an apocalyptic future will benefit them — whether in heaven or on earth. And they’re racing toward that future with increasingly fascistic terms. 

These apocalyptic futures vary. For Christians, it might be the Rapture, and ultimately heaven. For AI techies, it’s a world ruled by the silicone grip of an all-knowing machine — or at least a world ruled by the superrich and filled with AI-driven propaganda masquerading as the voice of God while it surveils its users. For ethno-nationalists, it’s a homogenous country in which they can live out their nostalgia for an imagined perfect past. End Times Fascism is divided into sections, each taking on one of these groups and its ravenous vision for the end of the world, and how it is leading the world into fascism — through moral policing, surveillance, xenophobia. (Read More)

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Senior Researcher Brad Myers Comments,

It must be noted that this article was published in The Forward, a liberal Jewish news organization headquartered in New York City. The book discussed in the article, End Times Fascism, was authored by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor, who are secular, left-wing Jewish writers.

Notice how the activist Jewish authors portray the Jewish leaders wanting to build the Third Temple as "Jewish extremists," while framing Christians who believe in the Rapture and end-time prophecy as "fanatics," claiming that both groups are leading the world into fascism through moral policing, surveillance, and xenophobia."

The Book of Revelation describes a time in the future when the Antichrist and his totalitarian global government will use AI surveillance to persecute and kill Bible-believing Christians and Jews (Revelation 12:13–14, 13:7–10, 15, 20:4).

We are seeing people all over the globe today with unprecedented hatred toward Orthodox/Conservative Jews and Bible-believing Christians who believe in a Pre-Tribulation Rapture and end-time prophecy. 

 Do you see how increasing hatred toward these Jews and Christians in the future will lead the unbelieving world to fully support the Antichrist, who will kill them for refusing to worship him and receive his mark?

IRAN WARNING: Netanyahu Threatens Stronger Strikes If Tehran Attacks Israel

 
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu issued a stern warning to Iran on Monday during a visit to an Israeli Air Force base, declaring that Israel is prepared to respond with greater force if its enemies attempt another attack.

During the visit, Netanyahu met with the base commander, reviewed operational readiness, and praised the achievements of Israeli pilots and ground crews.

“I was impressed by the readiness, determination, and ability to strike our enemies whenever necessary,” Netanyahu said.

Addressing Israel’s enemies directly, the prime minister warned: “Do not test us. You will suffer blows more severe than anything you have experienced until now. (Read More)

WATCH: Israel ‘very close’ to creating conditions for regime change in Iran, Netanyahu adviser says

Ophir Falk said military and economic pressure was creating an opening for Iranians to challenge their rulers, while stressing that regime change was up to the Iranian people.

Israel was “very close” to creating conditions for regime change in Iran, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s foreign policy adviser Ophir Falk told The Jerusalem Post in a studio interview, while stressing that the Iranian people would have to determine their country’s future.

“I think we’re very close to creating those conditions,” Falk said when asked how close pressure on Tehran had brought the prospect of regime change. “Those conditions are being created as we speak right now.”

Speaking with Post Editor-in-Chief Zvika Klein and diplomatic correspondent Amichai Stein, Falk said Israel’s actions were creating conditions that would allow Iranians to challenge their rulers.

“Regime change in Iran is up to the Iranian people,” he said. (Read More)

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Senior Researcher Brad Myers Comments,

According to Netanyahu's foreign policy advisor Ophir Falk, "Israel is very close to creating conditions for regime change in Iran." 

Are we seeing the possibility that the Israeli military could launch a final devastating strike against Iran, enabling the Iranian people to finally overthrow their ruling jihadist regime?

Is your favorite Bible prophecy teacher who closely follows events in the Middle East talking about the possibility of a future regime change in Iran, and could this be what was foretold in Jeremiah 49:34–39, the prophecy of Elam?

In the future, will we see a ground war in Iran in fulfillment of Jeremiah 49:37 that leads to the collapse of the current Islamic regime?

MAP BELOW DISPLAYS DANGEROUS NUCLEAR SITES IN THE TERRITORY OF ANCIENT ELAM.

Iran evacuates bases, pays for fake rallies

 
Revolutionary Guards clear military sites from cities, move weapons west • Regime offers cash to Basij members to demonstrate in streets • Citizens: We've already broken through the fear barrier. 

As tensions mount across the Middle East and fears grow of renewed military confrontation with Iran, reports are emerging of frantic preparations by the ayatollahs' security apparatus. Iranian citizens who spoke to Israel's Channel 12 describe a tense reality in which the regime is taking unprecedented steps to ensure its internal survival and protect its strategic assets.

According to the reports, the Revolutionary Guards have begun large-scale evacuations of military bases located in the heart of major cities, alongside the transfer of heavy military equipment and weapons toward western Iran (Ancient territory of ELAM). The moves are driven not only by operational considerations in the face of a possible external strike, but also by deep anxiety among the regime's leadership over an internal popular uprising that could exploit the fighting to seize control of military assets.

"I heard they evacuated the apartments of army personnel and Revolutionary Guards members," said Amirhossein from Tehran. "They're also evacuating the bases inside the cities and removing the weapons from them, out of fear they'll fall into the hands of the public."...(Read More)

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Senior Researcher Brad Myers Comments,

The Revolutionary Guard of the ayatollahs is taking unprecedented steps to ensure its survival, driven by fear of a widespread popular uprising among the Iranian people who could exploit ongoing fighting to seize control of military assets and weapons. 

Why is it so hard for people to believe even the possibility that, according to Jeremiah 49:35–38, the people of Iran may arm themselves and play a role in overthrowing their jihadist government?

CENTCOM: IRGC not paying troops due to US economic pressure on Iran

 
The export of crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz has largely returned to pre-war level, according to Adm. Brad Cooper. 

(Oct. 17, 2026 / JNS) The “compounding” effect of America’s economic suffocation campaign against Iran is being felt across all sectors of its economy, including its military and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, commander of the U.S. Central Command Adm. Brad Cooper said in a recorded message on Friday. 

“The financial strain on Iran’s military has become so significant that there are reports of Iran-aligned militia groups across the region withholding payments to their soldiers in order to funnel money back to the IRGC, which also is not paying its troops,” Cooper stated.  

The Islamic regime is feeling “economic pain” and the IRGC is “increasingly showing signs of greater desperation as a result,” the admiral continued. (Read More)

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Senior Researcher Brad Myers Comments,

The commander of the U.S. Central Command, Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, said the IRGC is feeling so much economic pain that they are showing signs of desperation and are not paying their own troops. To make matters much worse, there are reports of Iran-aligned militia groups across the region withholding payments to their soldiers in order to funnel money back to the IRGC.  

Netanyahu: Only way to end Iran threat is to ‘get rid of this regime’

Defense Minister Israel Katz warned that Jerusalem is prepared to launch powerful strikes against Iran in a possible future confrontation.

Ending the Iranian threat ultimately will require toppling the regime in Tehran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview with Fox News‘s Mark Levin that aired on Saturday.

“Let’s complete the job and have the people of Iran seize their own future,” Netanyahu said, praising U.S. President Donald Trump’s military and economic pressure on Tehran.

“The only way you can deal with it is to basically get rid of this regime,” the prime minister said, describing this as a long process involving military and economic measures.

Netanyahu told Levin that his goals for the last two years of Trump’s term are to eliminate the Iranian threat, expand the Abraham Accords and harness the power of artificial intelligence.

The first goal is to “achieve the complete elimination of the Iranian threat to Israel, to America, and to the world,” Netanyahu said.

“This is a regime that chants ‘Death to Israel, death to America’—you’re the real target,” the premier said.

Crediting Trump’s “brilliant leadership,” Netanyahu said the military campaign and economic blockade against the Islamic Republic had been “very effective,” adding, “Let’s complete the job.” (Read More)

'We are ready for war': Iran's new defense minister threatens US and Israel

 
Mehrdad Akhlaqi, a sanctioned veteran of Iran's missile industry, replaces a minister killed in Israel's February strikes and warns of a devastating response to renewed attacks; Tehran says its weapons factories are being moved into mountains as negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz remain deadlocked.

Iran appointed Mehrdad Akhlaqi, a longtime senior figure in the Islamic Republic's missile industry, as its new defense minister on Sunday, replacing an acting minister who had served since his predecessor was killed in an Israeli strike in February. Hours after his appointment, Akhlaqi threatened the United States and Israel with a sweeping military response, warning President Donald Trump that any renewed attack on Iran could leave American forces facing heavy casualties. (Read More)

Netanyahu: Israel prepared to launch preemptive strike on Iran without US support

Prime minister unveils updated national security doctrine for first time in a decade. Amid fears of an Iranian attack, Netanyahu claims "The objectives I set do not depend on American approval." Netanyahu declares his goal is to topple the ayatollahs' regime: "90% of the job is done."

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Sunday that Israel was prepared to launch a preemptive strike against Iran even without US assistance. Presenting his updated national security doctrine for 2026, the first such presentation in a decade, Netanyahu identified a nuclear-armed Iran as Israel's greatest threat. "We are prepared to take the initiative," he said. "We must prevent the enemy from delivering the first blow." Against the backdrop of warnings of a possible Iranian attack, Netanyahu made clear that his objective was to topple the regime in Tehran, potentially even before Israel's upcoming elections on Oct. 27.

"The objectives I set do not depend on American approval. I always seek it, and we have also reached extraordinary understandings that people never believed were possible. But it has never been a precondition," Netanyahu said. "Our need to eliminate the nuclear threat and the broader threat posed by Iran, by the ayatollahs' regime, stands on its own. To the extent necessary, we will also act independently. We have done so before, and if necessary, we will do so again."

Netanyahu described confronting Iran as his "life's mission," warning that a single nuclear bomb could kill hundreds of thousands of people. He also noted that Iran was developing intercontinental ballistic missiles. According to Netanyahu, the regime could rebuild its nuclear and unconventional weapons programs, as well as its network of regional proxies.

"90% of the job is done," Netanyahu claimed, adding that the Iranian regime was killing and injuring tens of thousands of its own citizens to suppress protests. He said the economic crisis and the emergence of protests in the months following Operation Rising Lion, Israel's June 2025 military offensive against Iran, were signs of the regime's weakness. (Read More)