The Iran Aviation Authority has CANCELLED all airline flights in to, and out of the country beginning at 9:00 PM local Time in Iran, which is 7.5 Hours ahead of the U.S. East Coast Time Zone. An Israeli attack is expected.
Israel insists it has some right to respond to Iran's recent missile attack into Israel, which was Iran's response to Israel detonating a bomb in a building in Tehran, which killed Ismail Heniyeh, of HAMAS, 750 meters away from Iran's Presidential Palace.
Why the Israelis think they have a right to respond to a response to THEIR bombing, is a mystery to most rational people. Most folks say Israel should simply take its rightful punishment and behave better. The Israeli's however, seem to have this idea they can do whatever they want, wherever they want, to whomever they want and no one had better even THINK about responding to Israeli attacks. The Israelis seem to have become a violent, lunatic, nation.
This morning, US Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin told the Israelis that the U.S. cannot participate on their coming attack against Iran because to do so would be an act of war, which requires a Declaration of War by the U.S. Congress.
Next door neighbor, Jordan, has told both Israel and Iran, they cannot violate Jordanian air space.
As such, whatever the Israelis are planning, they must apparently do, alone.
For its part, Iran points out that their missile attack upon Israel was limited to MILITARY targets, and that unlike the Israeli bombing, no civilians in Israel died from Iran's response.
Further, the Iranians say, if Israel attacks Iran (again) Iran is prepared for a full response against Israeli infrastructure to inflict a very severe blow. If Israel attacks Iran, there will be no airfield left for the return of its F-35s. said the Iranians.
Today's closing of Iranian air space seems to indicate Iranian Intelligence has become aware of the Israeli attack schedule: Tonight into Monday morning.
Two days ago, Israel flew four F-35 stealth jets into the Persian Gulf for an apparent planned attack, but Iran was alerted to the incoming attack aircraft by Russia, whose satellites are able to track the $135 Million dollar F-35 planes.
Iran revealed publicly that they had been alerted by Russia, and the Israeli planes apparently turned around because they had been discovered. No attack took place that day.
Whether Israel attacks tonight, or any other night, is really irrelevant; Iran says it will respond severely if another attack occurs.
This step-by-step, tit-for-tat, escalation seems to be leading to a very big, brutal, confrontation.
Both Russia and China have publicly said they will not allow their BRICS Ally, Iran, to be attacked and destroyed. Russia says it will support Iran. China says it will take appropriate steps if Iran is attacked.
In related news, Israel has begun accusing some group in Pakistan of somehow being a "threat" to Israel. Pakistan announced today that if it is attacked by Israel, it will respond with NUCLEAR bombs.
Meanwhile, Israel's bombing of the Gaza Strip, and of Beirut, Lebanon, continues unabated. More than 70 airstrikes have reportedly been carried out on Gaza city and it's surroundings in the past 18 hours. There are unconfirmed reports of 60 deaths. Civilian deaths in both Gaza and in Beirut, number in the hundreds over the past two days alone.
