Iran Prepares to Take Out Israel – Right after Iran Deal Is Signed

In this mailing: - Khaled Abu Toameh: Iran Prepares to Take Out Israel – Right after Iran Deal Is Signed - Uzay Bulut: Turkey Accuses Sweden, Finland of 'Supporting Terrorism', Meanwhile Releases Turkish Hizbullah Terrorists from Prison [] [Iran Prepares to Take Out Israel – Right after Iran Deal Is Signed]( by Khaled Abu Toameh • August 24, 2022 at 5:00 am [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [WhatsApp]( [Telegram]( [Send]( [Print]( - The mullahs appear convinced that once the Biden administration capitulates completely to their demands for reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, they will be able to step up their already significant efforts to eliminate Israel and export their Islamic Revolution to Arab and Islamic countries. Iran already occupies four Arab countries: Syria, Lebanon, Yemen and Iraq. - Iran's mullahs appear to be so confident that the Biden administration has turned its back on its Arab allies in the Middle East that they are issuing direct threats not only against Israel, but also against any Arab country that dares to cooperate with the Israelis. - Meanwhile, the mullahs are busy trying to open a new battlefront against Israel, this time in the West Bank. - The mullahs appear to be so emboldened by the Biden administration's weakness that they are now openly talking about using the West Bank as a launching pad to attack Israel and kill Jews. - Under pressure from the Iranian regime, Hamas and Islamic Jihad representatives held a meeting in the Gaza Strip earlier this week to discuss ways of stepping up the "resistance" against Israel. - In an attempt to appease their masters in Tehran, Hamas and Islamic Jihad issued a joint statement after the meeting in which they pledged to step up the "armed struggle" against Israel "until the liberation [of all of Palestine]," a euphemism for the destruction of Israel. Iran's mullahs appear convinced that once the Biden administration capitulates completely to their demands for reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, they will be able to step up their already significant efforts to eliminate Israel and export their Islamic Revolution to Arab and Islamic countries. Iran already occupies four Arab countries: Syria, Lebanon, Yemen and Iraq.(Image source: iStock) As the Biden administration seems to be moving closer to reaching a new nuclear deal with Iran, the mullahs in Tehran are encouraging their Lebanese and Palestinian terrorist proxies to prepare for waging war on Israel. The mullahs appear convinced that once the Biden administration capitulates completely to their demands for reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, they will be able to step up their already significant efforts to eliminate Israel and export their Islamic Revolution to Arab and Islamic countries. Iran already occupies four Arab countries: Syria, Lebanon, Yemen and Iraq. The mullahs are not oblivious to the growing voices in the Arab world that complain about the weakness of the US and how the Biden administration's policy of appeasement towards Iran is undermining the Americans' credibility and jeopardizing the security and stability of Arab and Islamic countries. [Continue Reading Article]( [] [Turkey Accuses Sweden, Finland of 'Supporting Terrorism', Meanwhile Releases Turkish Hizbullah Terrorists from Prison]( by Uzay Bulut • August 24, 2022 at 4:00 am [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [WhatsApp]( [Telegram]( [Send]( [Print]( - Since 2016, Turkey has carried out four major military campaigns in Syria, two of them — the 2018 "Operation Olive Branch" and the 2019 "Operation Peace Spring" — being against Kurdish-controlled areas. The military invasions have forcibly changed the demographic balance of the regions, driving out Kurds, Yazidis and Christians from their lands. - For more than two months, Erdoğan has been saying that a new military offensive is imminent. If he does invade Syria, the group that will benefit is ISIS. - Meanwhile, as Turkey's government accuses Sweden and Finland of "supporting terrorists," convicted Hizbullah terrorists have been released from Turkish prisons. Erdoğan releases the terrorists from prison and in return Hizbullah supporters vote for him. The Erdoğan regime enables Hizbullah just as it enables ISIS and other Islamist groups in Syria. - Turkish Hizbullah is a terrorist organization established in 1978. It has engaged in murder and torture, particularly targeting secular Kurds in southeastern Turkey in the 1990s... Hizbullah's leaders were heavily influenced by Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution and reportedly received training in Iran. Turkish Hizbullah's main effort is to establish an independent Islamic state under strict sharia law in southeastern Turkey. - According to a 2000 report in the Turkish Daily News, "... the Hizbullah terrorists recently apprehended by the police admitted in their testimonies that they have received military training and all required support in Iran and detailed the names and the descriptions of the Iranian guards who acted on behalf of the Iranian government." - "I did all these actions for Allah, for Islam. If I go out right now, I'll do it again without blinking an eye. In fact, I have done other actions that were not stated in the indictment and that the prosecutor could not solve. Our war is for salat [the five daily Islamic prayers]." — Kemal Gülşen, one of the released terrorists, sozcu.com.tr, May 16, 2022. - "I took part in every level of Hizbullah. Allah has given us the task to make Islam dominant on earth. I don't regret anything. We have become a bomb ready to explode..." — Cemal Tutar, the head of the military wing of Turkish Hizbullah, who killed 109 people by pulling the trigger himself, and among those released, sozcu.com.tr, May 16, 2022. - The "terrorist organization" Erdoğan targets is the Kurdish People's Defense Units (YPG) that fought against ISIS in Syria and that is a US ally. Even as Turkey's government accuses Sweden and Finland of "supporting terrorists," and objects to the countries' NATO membership applications, convicted Hizbullah terrorists have been released from Turkish prisons. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan releases the terrorists from prison and in return Hizbullah supporters vote for him. The Erdoğan regime enables Hizbullah just as it enables ISIS and other Islamist groups in Syria. Pictured: Erdoğan addresses the media at the NATO summit in Madrid, on June 30, 2022. (Photo by Gabriel Bouys/AFP via Getty Images) Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has once again objected to the demands for NATO membership of Sweden and Finland, saying that Turkey "will not take a positive stance" unless the two countries respect their promises regarding the "fight against terrorism." "We maintain a firm position on Finland and Sweden. NATO membership of these two countries will not be approved until the promises made to our country are fulfilled," Erdoğan said on August 8, according to the Bianet News Agency. Sweden and Finland formally applied to join NATO in June; it was a decision spurred by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Turkish government, however, has objected to the membership requests. Turkey has accused the two countries of "tolerating and providing shelter to terrorists." [Continue Reading Article]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [RSS]( [Donate]( Copyright © Gatestone Institute, All rights reserved. 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