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Highlights:
Iran targets Jerusalem
In the opening speech to the sixth international conference in support of the Palestinian intifada, which took place in Tehran beginning on Tuesday, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on all Muslims across the Middle East to rally around the goal of conquering Jerusalem.“This issue has a special priority in today’s world,” Khamenei said.“With the emergence of signs of the collapse in the Zionist regime and the weakness that has dominated its main allies—in particular the United States of America—it is witnessed that the global environment is gradually moving toward confronting the hostile, illegal and inhuman activities of the Zionist regime.”This week’s Trumpet Hour and Gerald Flurry’s free booklet Jerusalem in Prophecy show the extent to which Iran and its allies will accomplish their goals.Another euro crisis coming?
Statfor warned on February 14 that the eurozone is on the edge of a crisis.The debt crisis in Europe revealed what the think tank called the “doom loop,” which resulted from “European banks’ tendencies to hold their home government’s debt.”“Despite the danger that banks’ practices pose, eurozone regulators have yet to find a way to sever the loop.”“Watch closely,” admonished Trumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry. “Germany will use this crisis to force Europe to unite more tightly. In the process, some eurozone countries will be forced out of the Union. When that happens, the pundits will say European unification is dead, that the European Union has failed. Don’t listen to them!Russia’s plot against Montenegro
Reports from October 18 revealed that Russia planned to stop Montenegro from joining nato by targeting its pro-Western prime minister, Milo Djukanovic—and murdering him.The Telegraph reported, “[S]enior Whitehall and nato sources have now told the Telegraph that not only did the foiled plot appear to have been genuine, but it was directed by Russian intelligence officers with backing from Moscow.”When Russia invaded Georgia in 2008, we warned that Vladimir Putin’s Russia had entered into a “dangerous new era.” It has since been working to assert varying degrees of control over Ukraine, Syria, Libya, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova.Now we know that Montenegro is also on Putin’s kill list.Germany to surpass Russia’s military might
German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen announced February 21 that her nation will boost the size of its military to nearly 200,000, training an additional 20,000 soldiers by 2024.Von der Leyen’s statements come shortly after the Munich Security Conference, where American leaders once again called for Europe to spend more on its militaries.“A Europe that takes care of its own security without ‘free riding’ on the United States would likely see traditional rivalries return,” wrote Dalibor Rohac for the EU Observer.
“For instance, by bringing its defense spending a bit above 2 percent of gdp, Germany would outspend Russia and become the fourth-largest military power in the world.”Other news:
Despite subzero temperatures, mountains of snow, and the risk of deportation, hundreds of illegal immigrants have begun pouring across the United States border into Canada to seek asylum.Russia and China have finalized a set of deals regarding the supply of S-400 air defense systems, anti-ship missile systems and multi-role Sukhoi-35 fighter aircraft. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday, “Russian-Chinese military-technical cooperation has been developing positively.”Get the details on these stories and more by subscribing to the Trumpet Weekly!
