Could Iran’s regime collapse? Inside the Israeli assessment of Tehran’s future - analysis

If Iran attacks, there will be no way back. Israel’s response, officials have indicated, would target critical national infrastructure that a collapsing regime would not be able to rebuild.

What is really happening behind the scenes in Tehran? How close is the collapse of the ayatollah regime, what is going through Mojtaba Khamenei’s mind, and why is Israel’s defense establishment on maximum alert?

Throughout January and February, intelligence agencies closely monitored the Iranian regime’s harsh campaign of retaliation against protesters across the country. Reports collected by officials in Washington and Jerusalem documented arrests, severe torture, and a widespread pattern of citizens disappearing without a trace.

Initially, Israeli and the United States had no plan to launch another operation after Operation Rising Lion. However, as reports emerged of mass killings carried out indiscriminately against men, women, children, and the elderly, Israel’s defense establishment delivered a firm message in closed forums: “The moment for another operation will come; it is inevitable.” 

The motivation was not only the growing threat posed by Iran’s nuclear program and former supreme leader Ali Khamenei’s decision to produce thousands of ballistic missiles.

Israeli officials also cited a moral obligation not to stand aside in the face of mass killings. At the same time, they identified a strategic opportunity to advance a process that could ultimately lead to the collapse of the regime. (Read More)

Saudi Arabia Turns to Israel for Help Against the Houthis

Mohammed bin Salman has asked regional states, and indirectly Israel, for help against the Houthis, with the request to Jerusalem passed through CENTCOM.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has appealed to regional states, and indirectly to Israel, for assistance in the kingdom's escalating war against the Houthis. Diplomatic sources say the approach to Jerusalem was routed through CENTCOM and included a request for intelligence and other support, with the goal of preventing the closure of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.

 The request comes as the Houthis push their missile campaign deeper into Saudi territory. A Houthi projectile damaged a mosque in the Jazan region and wounded two people, Saudi authorities said, and Saudi Civil Defence issued and then lifted a warning for residents of the Khamis Mushait governorate. Coalition spokesman Major-General Turki al-Maliki said earlier in the week that Houthi attacks on civilian and economic sites in Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jizan and Najran had wounded at least 73 people, including women and children. The Houthi military said those strikes answered more than 100 Saudi airstrikes in Yemen over three days, and claimed it had fired dozens of ballistic missiles and drones.

Saudi aircraft have struck across Yemen in return. Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree said Saudi forces flew 54 strikes across six provinces in twelve hours, hitting al-Jawf, Marib, Taiz, Hodeidah, Saada and al-Bayda, with aircraft launched from King Khalid Air Base in Khamis Mushait and King Fahd Air Base in Taif. Saudi Arabia also bombed the airport at Mokha after the Houthis seized the Red Sea port city. (Read More)

Protests erupt in Syria over fuel price increases

 

Protests have broken out in different parts of Syria over increased fuel prices, with demonstrators blocking a main highway in Idlib province for several hours.

The government announced what it said were temporary price increases for gasoline, diesel and other petroleum products earlier today, citing rising global fuel prices as a result of the US-Iran war. The price of gasoline increased by about 30% and diesel by 40%.

Syrian Energy Minister Mohammed al-Bashir said yesterday that Syria is producing about 102,000 barrels of oil per day, while it needs about 325,000 barrels per day for domestic consumption and is relying on imports to make up the difference. (Source)

BRICS Adopts Consensus Declaration That Says Nothing About the War Iran Is Fighting

The bloc adopted a consensus text condemning aggression and warning of nuclear risk, with no reference to the US strikes on Iran or Iranian attacks on Gulf states.

 BRICS leaders adopted the New Delhi Declaration by full consensus at their summit in India this weekend, a text condemning aggression in general terms and warning of growing risks of nuclear danger and conflict, while making no direct reference to the American strikes on Iran or to Iranian attacks on Gulf Arab states.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was in the room when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the adoption, alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who represented the UAE. Modi said the draft encapsulated the substance of the discussions and reflected the bloc's perspectives on global and regional issues. It passed with no opposition. Securing consensus had been one of India's declared objectives for its chairmanship, and Indian officials treated the outcome as a diplomatic success.

For Tehran the value is more direct. Iran has spent the past six months at war with the United States, has kept the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed to commercial traffic, and is accused by Bahrain and Saudi Arabia of striking infrastructure across the Gulf. It nonetheless secured a place at a summit that produced a unanimous statement about peaceful dispute resolution without naming any of it. (Read More)

BRICS Digital Currency Link: A Game-Changer for the World Economy

BRICS Digital Currency Link: Why Countries Are Launching It Now

Something big is brewing in global finance, and BRICS Digital Currency is right at the heart of it. Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, and a few newer members make up the BRICS group, and together they've been kicking around the idea of a shared digital currency.  

Why? Mostly to break away from leaning so heavily on the US dollar. People now call this idea BRICS Digital Currency, and the plan is to make trade between member countries faster, cheaper, and less dependent on outside currencies. (Read More)

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Senior Researcher Brad Myers coomments;

There should be no doubt that we are seeing the world quickly move away from cash transactions and instead move toward digital currency using blockchain technology, which will be a game changer for the future world economy. It should not be surprising to people who follow Bible prophecy that a group of nations like Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa which make up the BRICS group are interested in a single digital currency to make trade between member countries faster, cheaper, and less dependent on outside currencies.

Did you know that, according to the Atlantic Council, 146 countries are exploring the idea of a national digital currency? More importantly, did you know that the European Union with 21 member countries currently sharing the euro is also moving quickly to introduce a digital euro based on blockchain technology? 

Can you see the possibility that mankind is quickly headed toward a totally cashless economy that will become the future global economy of a totalitarian global government which will use AI and blockchain technology to monitor and track every digital transaction in the world and have the ability to cut off any person from buying and selling who does not agree to worship it's dictator and receive his mark? (Revelation 13:16-17)

In his book, The Final Prophecies, published in 2020, Dr. Bill Salus details how the world is rapidly moving toward the global cashless economy of the Antichrist and False Prophet through digital currencies, blockchain technology, central bank digital currencies, digital IDs, etc. On page 165, he writes:

"Will the one world government of Antichrist, who according to Daniel 9:26 emerges out of the Revived Roman Empire, be given complete control of a single global digital currency? Will it be developed by the EU? If so, could a digital Euro become the global cryptocurrency that the False Prophet and Antichrist require everyone to use to buy and sell?"

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Houthi militia threatens global shipping

Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels are tightening their grip on a crucial waterway for global shipping in the Red Sea.

West Bank displacement continues

The United Nations says nearly 60 Palestinians were displaced this week after Israeli authorities demolished homes and other structures in the Masafer Yatta area of the southern West Bank.

The UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the demolitions occurred in two farming communities and included 20 homes and several facilities. They followed the September 2 demolition of a nearby community.

According to OCHA, 1,500 Palestinians have been displaced across the West Bank this year because of demolitions, while more than 2,600 others were displaced by settler violence and access restrictions.

In Gaza, UN agencies say a rising number of women‑headed households are facing daily hardship amid continued Israeli airstrikes and limited aid. UN Women estimates that nearly one in four households — about 86,290 families — is headed by a woman.

Sofia Calltorp, UN Women’s chief of humanitarian action, said the agency has spoken with widows and women whose husbands are missing, detained, injured or displaced. 

She described “a horrific amount of collective heartbreak” and said ongoing bombardment and restricted access to aid leave women making “impossible decisions” to keep families alive.

Despite a provisional cease-fire reached 11 months ago, OCHA said 246 Palestinian women and girls have been killed in Gaza by Israeli airstrikes and ground operations. 

Calltorp cited victims including 18‑year‑old Raghad Ashour, killed on her way to a high school exam, and a six‑year‑old girl killed in a helicopter strike in Al Mawasi. (Read More)

PROPHECY: Israel Defeats the Palestinians and Seizes the West Bank and Much More

In this 3 minute video, Dr. Bill Salus reveals what Obadiah 1:18-20 foretells about the Futures of the Palestinians and the West Bank.

Who Are the Edomites Today?

The present conflict in the Middle East between the Israelis and Palestinians is proof positive that we are nearing the end of times. The Bible foretold the faceoff between these two ethnic groups to occur in the last days!

Scripture informs us that it will be resolved through a sizeable regional war in the Middle East. This war is waged between Israel’s exceedingly great army, and the Psalm 83 Arab confederacy. At the helm of this confederacy are the descendants from the ancient Edomites. In the process the IDF executes the vengeance of their God on the Palestinians and their coalition of Arab allies. The historical equivalents to the Palestinians, at least in part, are these ancient Edomites.

Regarding the Edomites, there are numerous scriptures in the Bible written by various prophets that predict their present participation in the Middle East crisis. These prophecies, when appropriately discerned, present us with invaluable insights into the cause, details, duration, and resolve of the conflict at hand. As such, this prophetic information has direct and specific application to this present generation.

This lengthy article is committed to the study of the Edomites and attempts to connect part of their genealogy to the modern-day ethnic group commonly referred to as the Palestinians. Unless you are a Middle East historian or an avid student of the Bible, you likely run the risk of not knowing whom the Edomites were and, therefore, what some of the Palestinian ancestry was.

The Edomites have for the most part long been forgotten. However, they and their former homeland of Edom, which is modern-day Southern Jordan, fill many pages of end-times Bible prophecy.

Who are the Edomites?

Simply put, they are the descendants of Esau, the twin brother of Jacob of the Old Testament. Jacob was later known as Israel, and from his twelve sons came the formation of the nation Israel. Likewise, the descendants of Esau formed the nation of Edom.

Who are the Palestinians?

Palestinian is the ethnic label tossed about loosely in modern times to identify three primary predominately Arab groups of people: the Palestinians of the Gaza Strip, the Palestinians of the West Bank, and the Palestinian Refugees. These groups inhabit the territories that most closely approach the borders of modern-day Israel, with pocket communities in the surrounding Arab nations. We generally understand that these three groups are comprised of a mixture of peoples who descend from various origins, one of these being traceable back to Esau, father of the Edomites.

Unlike the Jewish people, who all share a common lineage traceable to the biblical patriarchs of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Palestinians have no such common historical lineage specifically linking them biologically to any distinct ethnicity. Their genealogies can be traced back to the Edomites, Egyptians, Assyrians, Philistines, Sidonians, Ammonites, Moabites, Yemenites, Saudi Arabians, Moroccans, Christians from Greece, Muslim Sherkas from Russia, and Muslims from Bosnia, just to name a few.

It is unfortunate that the history books and encyclopedias of our time have generally lost track of the Edomites. However, the fact remains that if the Bible is correct, the Edomites will resurface and they and their former homeland will play parts in future world events.

We must consider  that when the prophecies of the Bible were written, the peoples and places subject to the prophecies were identified in accordance with their recognized titles at the time. For instance, should any pending prophecies regarding ancient Philistia be fulfilled in modern times, they could be referring to the Palestinians of the Gaza Strip. Likewise, prophecies regarding the Palestinians of the West Bank could find association with the Edomites. As will be pointed out further in this article, many Edomites migrated from Edom into Hebron, which is located in the modern-day West Bank. Hebron is the largest Palestinian city in the region and a significant commercial and cultural center.

Through time, titles often changed as epic events altered the course of ethnic and geographic history. For example, the Romans relabeled Israel the Land of Palaestina in AD 135 when they defeated the Bar Kokhba revolt. There are numerous unfulfilled prophecies in the Bible that concern Philistia, Edom and the Edomites. (Read More)

Saudi Arabia has few options as it faces mounting threats from Iran and its allies

A lightning advance by Houthi rebels threatens a crucial Red Sea shipping route. Drone attacks blamed on Iraqi militias have forced the closure of a major pipeline, and Iran is still disrupting the Strait of Hormuz.

It's a nightmare scenario for Saudi Arabia, and it has sent jitters through global markets.

The Saudis' most essential ally, the United States, has been unpredictable and sometimes unreliable. U.S. President Donald Trump seems reluctant to widen an already unpopular and stalemated Mideast war ahead of congressional elections. For Iran, the rebels' advance and closure of the pipeline ramp up global economic pressure as its grip over the Strait of Hormuz has been loosened. (Read More)

Saudi Arabia shuts down major oil pipeline after multiple attacks

BRICS, Oman talks reveal how Gulf states are preparing for Iran’s next phase - analysis

From the BRICS summit in India to planned talks in Oman, regional powers are looking for a path forward as tensions with Iran continue to reshape the Middle East.

The Iran conflict is entering a new phase amid key meetings in India and Oman. These meetings show how countries in the Gulf are looking to what may come next, even as Saudi Arabia faces pressure from Iranian-backed groups in Iraq and Yemen. Oman is also hoping to host Gulf states and Iran at a meeting on Monday. Bahrain is not expected to attend, Gulf News reported on September 12.

Let’s begin with a look at the BRICS meeting in India. BRICS brings together numerous countries that are part of a non-Western economic bloc. These include Russia, China, India, Brazil, and South Africa. This meeting is important because Iran and the UAE are present. The UAE’s Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, met Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian, President of Iran, on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Leaders Summit in New Delhi, India.

The meeting is important and comes amid several reports about moves at BRICS to discuss the Iran conflict. For instance, reports at Al-Jazeera indicate that China’s leader Xi Jinping. Gulf News meanwhile reported on the UAE meeting. “During the meeting, the two sides discussed a number of regional and international issues of mutual interest, as well as the importance of supporting efforts to promote calm, de-escalation and stability in the region and enhance prospects for peace and development for its peoples.” (Read More)

 

Iraq under pressure after local Iran-backed militias accused of attacking Saudi pipeline

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s government was racing Saturday to contain the fallout after local Iran-backed militias were accused of attacking and shuttering a key Saudi pipeline. Iraq’s government confirmed the attacks had originated from its territory, pledged to investigate and dismissed a military commander. 

The country is under mounting pressure to prevent local militias from aiding other Iran proxy groups across the region. It’s especially acute as the Iran-backed Houthi rebels make an advance across Yemen’s west coast in a major setback to the Saudi-backed coalition that risks escalating the war in the region.

The Iraqi government has set a September 30 deadline for nonstate groups to disarm, but several of the most powerful militias have said they will not comply. (Read More)

Trump Signals US Wants Distance From Iran War (Bloomberg)

Houthis seize key Red Sea islands, complete takeover of vital Bab al-Mandab shipping lane

Advance by Iran-backed rebels gives Tehran effective control of two of the Middle East’s most important waterways; Houthis insist no cause for concern to international shipping; US diesel prices top $6 for first time.

SAANA, Yemen — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis seized several strategic Red Sea island on Friday after capturing territory along the coast, sealing their takeover of a vital shipping corridor linking Europe and Asia.

The development is likely to deepen the Middle East war’s impact on international commerce, months after the strategic Strait of Hormuz was blockaded by Iran, which hailed its Yemeni allies’ advance on Friday.

After a week-long offensive that has left hundreds dead, the Houthis appeared to be in control of territory along the Yemeni side of the Bab al-Mandab Strait, the southern gateway to the Red Sea and, in turn, the Suez Canal. (Read More)

 

Trump said to reject Saudi request for strikes on Houthis, who are now reportedly completing Bab el-Mandeb takeover

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reportedly called US President Trump twice Thursday and urged him to launch strikes against the Houthi rebels in Yemen, the Axios outlet reported, citing two US officials.

Trump rejected the request, and US officials said the administration does not intend to take direct military action against the Houthis at this time, the Friday report said.

It was published hours before AFP reported, citing a local government official and eyewitnesses, that the Houthis have taken over a Red Sea island that is located in the middle of the Bab al-Mandeb shipping lane, causing the Yemeni government’s military to withdraw and completing the rebels’ push to control the area. (Read More)

Saudi Arabia shuts down key pipeline as attacks in the region escalate

Saudi East-West oil pipeline attacked by drones from Iraq, CNN reports

The Saudi East-West oil pipeline was attacked using drones originating from Iraq, CNN reports. The attack was likely carried out by Iranian-aligned militias in Iraq, opening a new front in regional tensions. It remains unclear how long repairs will take.

A key oil pipeline system in Saudi Arabia was struck by projectiles on Thursday, according to two US officials familiar with the matter. Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy said in a statement posted to its website Friday that the pipeline had been attacked and “was shut down as a precautionary measure.”

An early analysis found that pump stations, which are located next to the pipeline itself, were hit, one of the US officials said. A satellite image taken Friday appears to show extensive fire damage at one pumping station, and an image of a different pumping station, taken Thursday, showed a small fire sending up plumes of thick, black smoke.

It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the strikes or if sections of the pipeline itself were damaged but one of the officials said it was struck by drones originating from Iraq.
The strike signals that the kingdom’s oil resources — and its ability to export those resources — are facing increasing threats as the Iran War continues. The attacks on the pipeline come within days of an Iranian-aligned militia’s seizure of a strategic Red Sea port city in Yemen that could further threaten energy shipping in the region. (Read More)

Anthropic Says Yemen-Based Cell Used Claude AI to Develop Missile Guidance Software

A weapons development cell in northern Yemen used Anthropic's Claude AI to write guidance software for a guided rocket and for a ballistic missile with a stated range of more than 2,000 kilometers, the U.S. artificial intelligence company said in a threat intelligence report published Thursday.

Anthropic said it had no evidence the group succeeded in fielding an operational weapon. The company banned the accounts involved and shared threat information with government and industry partners.

The report does not name the group. Northern Yemen is controlled by the Iran-backed Houthis, who have repeatedly launched ballistic missiles and drones at Israel since the start of the war in Gaza. (Read More) 

Iran used AI to develop military, propaganda strategies, Anthropic report reveals

Anthropic's 154-page report revealed the dangers of US and Western adversaries using artificial intelligence models to pose security threats.

Iran repeatedly used American-made artificial intelligence systems to target US naval forces in the region, target Israeli and Jewish diaspora organizations, and develop phishing strategies inside the country, a Thursday Anthropic report revealed. 

Anthropic described what it called an “Iran-nexus threat actor” that used Claude, the company’s flagship product, to develop targeting recommendations against US Navy targets.

The actor, according to Anthropic, used AI to identify and track naval positions and compile information, including “a roster of US personnel scraped from captions on public military photographs; publicly accessible ship and aircraft transponder identifiers; commercial satellite-imagery query scripts; and an inventory of public websites that exposed US naval movements.”

The unnamed organization also used AI to research vulnerabilities in shipboard systems, including “maritime VSAT terminals, Cisco communications equipment, and industrial control products,” according to the report. (Read More)

UN nuclear watchdog chief says construction observed at Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain

Underground site in Natanz likely used to store nuclear material, according to Western intel; Trump also cites ‘a little activity’ at Pickaxe, warns Tehran ‘not to get cute’ there.

The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said Thursday that the agency has observed construction activity at Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain, which Western intelligence has flagged as a site likely used to store nuclear material.

“There are some indications that there is movement around this construction site,” International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi told Bloomberg. “We don’t have any concrete information as to activities that may be taking place there.”

The IAEA has not sent inspectors into the heavily fortified underground complex, in the Natanz nuclear facility in central Iran, but is relying on remote imagery, Grossi told the news outlet.

Iran’s leaders are thought to have commissioned the underground complex following a 2020 explosion, allegedly caused by Israel, that significantly harmed a centrifuge assembly site in Natanz.

“They said at the time, ‘We are going to put everything in tunnels, inside a mountain’,” Grossi said. “This was going to be impermeable and protected from attacks.” (Read More)

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Dr. Bill Salus reminds;

The ancient territory of Elam, which is in modern-day Iran, is the subject of a latter days apocalyptic prophecy in Jeremiah 49:34-39. Within Elam are the following important nuclear related sites that are strategic US targets.

Isfahan: Iran’s largest nuclear research facility.

Pickaxe Mountain: Suspected location of Iran’s enriched uranium.

Natanz: Iran's primary enrichment facility.

Bushehr: One of Iran’s nuclear reactors.

Shiraz: Iran’s special weapons and missile development facility.

The prophecy foretells of a forthcoming epic biblical disaster.

The details of Jeremiah’s end times Elam prophecy are summarized below.

The Lord declares He will;

1. bring disaster upon them, My fierce anger,
2. destroy from there the king and the officials,
3. break the bow of Elam, at the foremost of their might,
4. bring the four winds From the four quarters of heaven,
5. scatter them  toward all those winds, (worldwide)
6. cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies (invading forces) and before those who seek their life,

7. send the sword after them Until I have consumed them,
8. set My throne (authority) in Elam,
9. and, (in the latter days) bring back the captives of Elam.

General: Iran Regime Change Goal "Dramatic"

Major General (res.) Yiftach Ron-Tal says Prime Minister's explicit statement that Israel aims to topple Iranian government marks historic shift in Israeli policy.

Speaking on Galei Israel radio, he emphasized the weight of Netanyahu's words: "Netanyahu stated yesterday in an explicit and unambiguous manner that the overarching goal is to neutralize Iran's ability to harm the State of Israel through toppling the regime ... We've always said that the Iranians would do this themselves, that we cannot replace regimes."  

He explained, "This is the first time that an Israeli prime minister, and he's not saying this casually, says in the clearest possible way: our goal is to replace the regime. In my opinion, this is coordinated with the President of the United States. This is what will create the historic security transformation in the Middle East, and in fact in the entire world. I think this is dramatic, nothing short of it." (Read More)

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Senior Resarcher Brad Myers Comments;

Most prophecy teachers do not believe that the current Islamic government in power in Iran will be toppled. Could we see the U.S., Israel, and enemies of the Islamic regime finally make it possible for the people of Iran to overthrow their government? 

Is it reasonable to believe that Jeremiah 49:37–38 foretells a war in which the enemies of the current regime which could include the protesting Iranians themselves, might take to the streets and, with the help of the Lord, chase down and kill their government leaders, officials, and the soldiers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), resulting in the final overthrow of the government? 

It must be pointed out that there is no historical evidence whatsoever that Nebuchadnezzar II and his armies waged a war in which a lot of Elamites were killed, including their king and officials. (Read the Dr. Bill Salus article below).

Has the Prophecy of Elam in Jeremiah 49:34-39 Been Historically Fulfilled?

Iran Speaker: Regime Faces Internal Suicide

 

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf's unprecedented public confession of criminal negligence and economic collapse exposes deep fractures in Tehran's leadership — and signals a regime at war with its own people.

The cracks at the heart of Tehran's power structure have never looked so stark or so lethal. In a rare moment of truth-telling that crossed every red line the regime has drawn, Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf did the unthinkable: he declared out loud what millions of Iranians dare only whisper behind closed doors. While the country is drowning in a merciless economic and military war with the United States, Ghalibaf announced that the people are indeed willing to die for the struggle — but will not bear "one more second of failed management and criminal negligence."

Those earth-shaking sentences instantly became the epicenter of a political earthquake. While the regime's gatekeepers tried to contain the fallout, opposition analysts in Iran did not hesitate to define the event as "the regime's official declaration of suicide from within."

Even if some try to present this as calculated rhetoric, the reality on the ground is completely different: Iran today stands not only against a terrifying external enemy in American crosshairs, but is crumbling from within before a deep, brutal and irreversible internal abyss that could swallow the entire regime. (Read More)