America and Iran Keep Fighting—While Talking ‘Peace’

Are Iran and America fighting or talking? Both.

Iran fired missiles at America’s Arab allies, with Jordan intercepting missiles. Iran reported explosions across the south of the country, but a United States official said they had not launched any.

[BRIEF]

Iran is planning to assassinate Donald Trump, Israeli intelligence told the U.S. Crowds at Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s funeral held placards and chanted “kill Trump.”

However, “technical talks continue,” a U.S. official said. President Trump said Iran “called a little while ago. They want to make a deal so badly.”

• Regional powers like Pakistan and Qatar still hope to mediate a deal, Axios reported yesterday. “There are extensive diplomatic efforts to first agree with both sides on de-escalation and then set a date for another round of negotiations between the technical teams,” it quotes an anonymous “regional source involved in the mediation” as saying.

Just a few days ago, President Trump said, “I think it’s over. I don’t want to deal with them anymore. They’re scum. … As far as I’m concerned, it’s just a waste of time dealing with them. They’re liars.”

• Yet the U.S. government is still talking to these “liars”?

America lacks the will to wage real war—so it keeps engaging in these bizarre Alice-in-Wonderland wars that aren’t wars.

• America fought, and did not fight, China in Korea. Chinese soldiers attacked Americans in Korea, but America did not attack China outside Korea.
• After 9/11, George W. Bush declared war … against a tactic. He didn’t launch a war on a specific country or even ideology or belief system—but against terror in general.
• Now Donald Trump bombs and simultaneously negotiates with the “liars” in Iran.

Squarely taking on the enemy in all these cases would be hard. So America, at best, sort of fights the war.

“I will break the pride of your power,” God declares in Leviticus 26:19. Herbert W. Armstrong saw this broken pride in the Korean War and said “America has won its last war.”

But failing to deal with these enemies just makes the problem worse. So the threats escalate and the world becomes more dangerous. The only solution is repentance—a total change in national way of life.

What Will Germany Do With American Tomahawks?

United States President Donald Trump has questioned the stationing of American troops along with Tomahawk missiles in Germany. Yesterday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced plans to acquire the missiles.

• A letter of intent was signed on Tuesday for the missiles and their ground-based Typhon launchers. Formal approval is expected in August.

While Trump may see this as a victory, the U.S. is losing control over Germany.

“We are closing a critical strategic gap in our defense, while simultaneously working to develop our own European systems and station them in Europe,” Merz told lawmakers after negotiating the deal with the U.S. government on the sidelines of a nato summit in Ankara, Turkey.

• Germany’s Taurus cruise missiles only have a range of around 300 miles, compared the Tomahawk’s 1,000 to 1,500 miles.
• The deal gives Germany its own long-range strike capability and serves as an interim solution until Europeans develop their own version.

There is a big difference between the U.S. stationing these weapons in Germany and the German military acquiring them. The former approach has helped guarantee peace; the latter lays the groundwork for war.

The Bible reveals that Germany will start World War iii with a devastating attack on Iran and its allies. It will act completely independent from the U.S. This attack will be a steppingstone to prepare for a larger war against the American superpower.

“America’s Naive Trust in Germany” by Trumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry exposes America’s foolishness.

German Military Prepares Launch of Antisatellite Satellites

The German Ministry of Defense aims to launch four military satellites as early as next year, Germany’s Tagesschau wrote on Wednesday based on secret documents.

• Germany currently has eight military reconnaissance satellites. The four it adds will include the first with offensive, antisatellite capabilities.

The $115 million project is termed “Shield and Sword” because it represents the two capabilities the four satellites will possess.

• The two shield satellites can spy on enemy satellites; the two sword satellites can disrupt the function of enemy satellites.
• They could be tested as soon as 2027 and are expected to be “combat ready in space” in 2029, according to Süeddeutsche.

This marks a shift from Germany’s previous defensive view of space warfare. It’s also just a start. This project is a test to see if Germany can quickly launch and use its own satellites.

• Germany wants to demonstrate that exclusively German space projects are “feasible,” a document related to the project stated.

It is part of Germany’s broader effort to militarize space.

• In November, Germany released its space strategy document highlighting space as an area Germany must expand its military capabilities into, and the Defense Ministry earmarked $35 billion to militarize space over the next four years.
• The Bundeswehr is planning to launch up to 1,200 satellites by 2030, Handelsblatt reported on Tuesday.

Modern warfare relies on satellites for troop movements, air strike targeting, defenses against nuclear weapons and many other needs.

Militarizing space is consistent with Germany’s goal to become war ready, a goal the Bible warns it will achieve and eventually use against America. Germany has used its military prowess and technological advancements to threaten Western civilization twice in the last century. According to Bible prophecy, history will repeat itself.

Netanyahu Slipping in Polls

A poll of Israeli voters published by Israel’s Channel 13 on Thursday showed that the largest share of respondents plans to vote for the Yashar party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, in the upcoming national elections. Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s party has dropped from first to third. Current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party remain in second. The elections will take place on or before October 27.

• Eisenkot was chief of staff for the Israel Defense Forces from 2015 to 2019.
• He served as a member of the Knesset for retired Gen. Benny Gantz’s National Unity party from 2022 to 2024. Gantz is no longer considered likely to become prime minister.
• Eisenkot founded Yashar (Hebrew for “upright”) last year.

Repeated polling suggests either Eisenkot or Bennett will become prime minister—if they make certain compromises.

• The polling suggests the Knesset’s anti-Netanyahu parties could only achieve a majority government through accepting an Arab-interest party in their coalition.
• Israel’s main Arab parties are either anti-Zionist or supportive of Islamist principles.
• Both Eisenkot and Bennett have discussed softening Netanyahu’s hardline position against Palestinians.

Love him or hate him, Prime Minister Netanyahu has arguably been the force giving Israeli politics some sense of stability in recent years. If he leaves this autumn, Israel could be in for a restart of the political instability that afflicted it before the October 7 massacre in 2023.

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