All Diplomatic efforts involving Iran have failed.
Iran will NOT agree to limit its nuclear program, will NOT agree to stop Uranium enrichment which they say is for peaceful nuclear energy use, will NOT limit their Ballistic Missile production or the range of those missiles.
All of the demands being levied against Iran are within Iran's right to do as a sovereign country. Yet the US and Israel seem to think they can dictate terms to Iran under threat of heavy, destructive, military action.
There is no basis in law, or in Treaty, and no authorization by the US Congress or the United Nations Security Council for the US or Israel to even make these demands, never mind do so while threatening military attack.
Law and Treaties don't seem to matter in this situation; at least not to the likely aggressors.
It appears, at least on the surface, that for some reason, known only the the US and Israel, Iran is now highly likely to be militarily attacked, probably tomorrow night (Friday) after stock markets close.
Earlier today there were wild rumors that a "major attack against Iran's nuclear facilities" had already been carried out by the US and Israel, but there has been ZERO substantiation or evidence of any such action.
At 1:40 PM EST, An Airbus A321-231 operated by Meraj Airlines and going by the callsign IRAN07, usually reserved for senior members of the Iranian Government, has departed Tehran within the last hour bound for Moscow, Russia.
The Italian embassy in Tehran has reduced its staff and called on the country's citizens to leave Iran immediately.
The German Embassy in Tehran has also asked citizens to leave Iran immediately within the next few hours.
This afternoon, The U.S. flew an MC-130J Commando II aircraft from the UK to Azerbaijan.
The plane was developed for infiltration and exfiltration operations by U.S. special forces.
The MC-130J Commando II is a specialized multimission combat transport and aerial refueling tanker operated exclusively by the United States Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC).
It’s a highly modified variant of the Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules turboprop aircraft, purpose-built for clandestine special operations (SOF) in politically sensitive, hostile, or denied territories.
Unlike standard C-130Js, it features advanced avionics, terrain-following radar, defensive systems, including LAIRCM infrared countermeasures, and refueling pods for low-level, night missions and adverse-weather missions.
