Tuesday, May 20, 2025

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT TUESDAY 5/20/2025*ISRAEL SAID TO PREPPING IRAN ATTACK*TRUMP PITCHES MORE SPENDING*ROMANIAN POPULIST CHALLENGES ELECTION*AUSTRALIAN OPPOSITON DIVIDES OVER GREEN ENERGY*

 


                            (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING)



                   LATE NEWS TONIGHT:




BRITISH ANTI-ISLAMIZATION ACTIVIST TOMMY ROBINSON WILL BE RELEASED AFTER BEING HELD IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT FOR SEVEN MONTHS.



A BRITISH JUDGE SAID ROBINSON'S DELETION OF A VIDEO MEANS HIS CONTEMPT CHARGE IS PURGED...EZRA LEVANT REBEL NEWS "X" (VIDEO REPORT EMBED)



                 (UPDATED WITH MORE DETAILS, COMMENT)




ISRAEL SAID TO BE PREPARING TO ATTACK IRAN.


  MULTIPLE US OFFICIALS QUOTED BY CNN SAYING THE LATEST INTELLIGENCE POINTS TOWARDS ISRAEL PLANNING TO ATTACK NUCLEAR FACILITIES IN IRAN.



THIS HAPPENING AS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CONTINUES TO HOLD NEGOTIATIONS WITH IRAN.


DURING THE TALKS THE US APPEARING TO SHIFT ITS POSITION ON WHAT IS EXPECTED OF THE IRANIANS IN A PROPOSED NUCLEAR DEAL.



OFFICIALS DON'T BELIEVE A FINAL DECISION HAS BEEN MADE BY ISRAEL BUT THERE IS ALSO SAID TO BE DEEP DIFFERENCES IN THE US GOVERNMENT OVER WHAT ISRAEL'S ULTIMATE INTENTIONS ARE.


THE US SAID TO BE GATHERING MORE INTELLIGENCE TO BE PREPARED FOR A POSSIBLE CONFLICT WITH IRAN...CNN USA...



                            (COMMENT-ANALYSIS)



I GUESS THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS INSIDE THE US INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY READY TO LEAK OUT STORIES.



BUT TO WHAT END.



ARE THESE FOLKS WHO WANT TO DERAIL THE US-IRAN TALKS ON BEHALF OF ISRAEL?



FOR ISRAEL'S PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU THE NEED TO BE AT WAR TO MAINTAIN POLITICAL POWER TO CONTROL HIS COALITION GOVERNMENT SEEMS ESSENTIAL.



IF THE WAR ENDS IN GAZA WHERE DOES HE GO TO WAR NEXT?





"Ultimately I think we all see the same images"


The careful wording of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today regarding the humanitarian situation in Gaza.


While other nations take a line confronting Israel Mr. Rubio saying that Israel 'can achieve their objective of defeating Hamas while still allowing aid to enter in sufficient quantities'...Jennifer Hansler CNN "X" Post




A VERY TENSE SITUATION SURROUNDING ISRAEL, THE UK AND EUROPEAN COUNTRIES OVER THE SITUATION IN GAZA.


FIGHTING CONTINUING AS ISRAEL WAGES ITS LATEST MILITARY OFFENSIVE.   THE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES WANT AN END TO FIGHTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD.


ISRAEL STRESSING THAT IT DID ALLOW 93 AID TRUCKS INTO GAZA TODAY BUT THE UNITED NATIONS REPORTING THE AID HAS NOT REACHED POINTS WHERE IT COULD BE DISTRIBUTED.



MEANWHILE THE UK DECIDING TO END TRADE TALKS WITH ISRAEL AND THE EUROPEAN UNION SAYING IT WILL REVIEW ITS EXISTING FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WITH ISRAEL...BBC NEWS




On Capitol Hill today President Trump making a pitch for his budget plan to House Republicans.


Some members saying too much is being spent adding to the 36.874 trillion dollars of national debt that already exists as of today.


The legislation set for consideration in a middle of the night committee session at 1 am tomorrow...(News Agencies)



In Romania populist president George Simion challenging the election in court.   Simion calling for the election won by establishment candidate Nicusor Dan to annulled...Daily Romania "X"



RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SERGEI LAVROV SAYS HIS COUNTRY IS CONCERNED ABOUT 'ETHNIC CLEANSING' IN SYRIA.


SYRIA NOW RULED BY JIHADIST PRESIDENT AHMED AL-SHARAA BACKED BY TURKEY AND THE UNITED STATES.


LAVROV SPEAKING OF 'RADICAL MILITANTS' COMMITTING ACTS INCLUDING MASS EXECUTIONS.



MORE THAN 1,500 KILLED IN CLASHES BACK IN MARCH WHEN GOVERNMENT FORCES ATTACKED MEMBERS OF SYRIA'S ALAWITE COMMUNITY.


MORE RECENTLY DEADLY CLASHES BETWEEN JIHADIST GOVERNMENT FORCES AND MEMBERS OF THE DRUZE MINORITY IN SOUTHERN SYRIA...TASS RUSSIA...



MEANWHILE US SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO WARNING ABOUT THREATS TO THE CURRENT SYRIAN GOVERNMENT FROM SUPPORTERS OF THE FORMER ASSAD GOVERMENT AND ISIS (DAESH).


RUBIO TESTIFYING BEFORE THE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE SUGGESTING A NEW CIVIL WAR MAY BE IMMINENT...OSINTdefender "X" (Video Embed)



The markets today.  

The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 114.83 points.

The NASDAQ down 72.75 points. 

At 447 pm New York Time the price of oil slightly lower at 62 dollars 62 cents a barrel down seven cents...Marketwatch



THE UNITED NATIONS NOW SAYS IT HAS PERMISSION FROM ISRAEL TO BRING 100 TRUCKS OF AID INTO GAZA...REUTERS-TIMES OF ISRAEL



A political storm in Israel as Yair Golan leader of the Democrats, Israel's most left-wing party, said Israel is risking status as a pariah state over its conduct of the war in Gaza.


He further said "a sane state does not kill babies as a hobby" or plans 'the expulsion of a population'.



The Government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slamming Golan's comments for echoing "antisemitic blood libels'...Haaretz Israel




IN AUSTRALIA THE NATIONAL PARTY REPRESENTING RURAL INTERESTS AND SUPPORTIVE OF FOSSIL FUELS BREAKING ITS DECADES LONG COALITION WITH THE LIBERAL PARTY.


THE LIBERAL-NATIONAL COALITION LOST TO THE LABOR PARTY IN THE MAY 3RD ELECTION BY A WIDE MARGIN.



FOLLOWING THE ELECTION THE LIBERALS CHOOSING A NEW LEADER SUSSAN LEY WHO REPRESENTS ITS 'MODERATE' WING.  



INDEPENDENT LEFT-OF-CENTER FEMALE CANDIDATES RAN AS INDEPENDENTS TAKING SEATS THAT TRADITIONALLY ELECT LIBERAL PARTY CANDIDATES.



AUSTRALIA WITH ITS LARGE URANIUM RESERVES CURRENTLY BANS NUCLEAR ENERGY.


NATIONAL PARTY LEADER DAVID LITTLEPROUD LEAVING OPEN THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A COALTION AGREEMENT BEFORE THE NEXT ELECTION IN THREE YEARS...ASIA ONE SINGAPORE...ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA



The Israeli military offensive continuing in Gaza with dozens more deaths reported overnight into Tuesday...Al Jazeera Qatar Blog



68 PEOPLE HAVE RETURNED TO HONDURAS AND COLOMBIA AFTER THEY SELF-DEPORTED THEMSELVES FROM THE UNITED STATES.


EACH ONE OF THEM GIVEN A DEBIT CARD WITH A BALANCE OF 1,000 DOLLARS IN EXCHANGE FOR LEAVING...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




   THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

                                                       (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)


                          TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS



         RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

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