The situation in the Middle East has escalated amid indications of a possible U.S. strike on the Iranian regime, which is killing thousands of its own citizens amid unprecedented protests in the country.
Iran has threatened to attack American military bases in the region if the United States launches an attack, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing a senior Iranian official. The same source said that all “direct communication” between Washington and Tehran has been suspended, against the backdrop of increasingly harsh threats from U.S. President Donald Trump.
Reuters also reported that some of the personnel at the Al Udeid base in Qatar were instructed to evacuate the facility by the evening.
Al Udeid is the largest U.S. military base in the Middle East and is home to approximately 10,000 troops.
Also on Wednesday, Israel’s Wing of Zion state airplane took off around midday from Nevatim Air Base in southern Israel and headed west—most probably to prevent it being targeted in a possible Iranian strike
Anonymous Israeli officials claimed that the plane left Israel for a routine training mission.
However, it should be noted that the plane was previously flown out of Israel in June, during the Israel-Iran war, and in April 2024, prior to Iran’s missile attack on Israel.
(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)
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It’s good that all this info is public .
we must bring democracy to Iran like we did to Iraq and Afghanistan, otherwise the people there are suppressed and cant protest.
Let’s bring democracy to all the Arab lands! They should all be free to choose their life styles and cultural choices. Oh wait – can we do that? Should we do that? Let’s see… can I decide for you the best way for you to live? As Jews we have a very defined set of rules and laws how we should live privately and publicly. But for the rest of the world, well they just get to pick and choose as they go along. Some countries still have kings and other royalty and some still live in tribes. The point is to stay in your lane and don’t mess up my life because you can’t control yours.