End Times Headline News. February 1 2024
Pentagon procurement contracts show that the US is planning to station B61-12 nuclear warheads at RAF Lakenheath, a base in Suffolk, England. The US pulled its nuclear weapons out of the UK in 2008, and its decision to redeploy them demonstrates the low state of US-Russia relations.
FEB 1 Kremlin responds to NATO war games ‘threat’ The US-led military bloc was originally designed for a confrontation with Moscow, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has pointed out
NATO’s Steadfast Defender 2024 war games that kicked off in Europe last week present a threat to Russia’s national security, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated on Wednesday, noting that the US-led bloc is an “instrument of confrontation.”
The exercises, hailed to be the largest NATO has held in decades, are said to involve some 90,000 troops from all 31 member states as well as Sweden and will last for several months, ultimately ending in May, according to the bloc’s Supreme Allied Commander for Europe Christopher Cavoli.
Ukraine set to receive new game-changing US-made 'glide bombs' with 100-mile range as soon as today in new frontline blow to Putin Ukraine is set to receive a first batch of new long-range missiles that will be able to strike deep into Russian-held territory.
The new 100-mile 'glide missiles' could prove to be a game changer in Kyiv's military capabilities, and in its fight against Vladimir Putin's invading forces. Built by Boeing and Saab, the new precision-guided missiles will also supplement Ukraine's existing ATACM rockets, which are provided by the US.
Russia to expand Ukraine’s ‘demilitarized zone’ – Putin Moscow’s forces must ensure Kiev’s troops cannot strike Russian cities with Western longer-range weapons, the president has said
Russia needs to create a large “demilitarized zone” in Ukraine, one that is big enough to ensure no longe-range weapons can strike Russian cities, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. Russian border regions have been subjected to frequent drone and missile attacks, as well as shelling by the Ukrainian military, since the start of the conflict between Kiev and Moscow.
Chinese defense chief promises support to Russia on ‘Ukrainian issue’ Dong Jun has also praised Moscow’s stance on Taiwan
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun has told his Russian counterpart, Sergey Shoigu, that strategic cooperation between Moscow and Beijing is a pillar of maintaining peace around the globe, in his first public appearance since his appointment at the end of last year. As two great powers, Russia and China should deepen their cooperation and decisively respond to global challenges, the defense chiefs said during a video call on Wednesday.
US To Deploy Nukes In Britain For First Time In 15 Years The US will deploy nuclear weapons to the UK for the first time in 15 years in a move Russia will view as a provocation, The Telegraph reported, citing Pentagon documents.
White House admits US has troops on the ground in Yemen In a press briefing on Jan. 17, Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said, “I’m not aware of any US forces on the ground.” US has troops on the ground in Yemen. Tehran is “not afraid of war” with US. Biden developing new Mideast doctrine. China supports Russia on ‘Ukrainian issue’.
Troops are on the ground in Yemen, according to a report from the White House. When asked if there was a presence there, the Pentagon refused to acknowledge the reality earlier in January. “A small number of United States military personnel are deployed to Yemen to conduct operations against al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula and ISIS,” the White House told Congress in a December 7 report.
US warship had close call with Houthi missile in Red Sea A cruise missile launched by the Houthis into the Red Sea on Tuesday night came within a mile of a US destroyer before it was shot down, four US officials told CNN, the closest a Houthi attack has come to a US warship.
In the past, these missiles have been intercepted by US destroyers in the area at a range of eight miles or more, the officials said. But the USS Gravely had to use its Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) for the first time since the US began intercepting the Houthi missiles late last year, which ultimately succeeded in downing the missile, officials said.
US strikes multiple drones in Yemen, American official says The United States and Britain have launched strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen and returned the militia to a list of "terrorist groups."
The United States struck up to 10 unmanned drones in Yemen that were preparing to launch, a US official said late on Wednesday, amid escalating tensions from the war in Gaza spreading through the region. The Iran-aligned Houthis, who control the most populous parts of Yemen, have launched a wave of exploding drones and missiles at commercial vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in recent weeks, calling it a response to Israel's military operations in Gaza and a show of solidarity to Palestinians.
No US threat will go unanswered – Iran Tehran is “not afraid of war” with America, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has said
Iran will not let any threat from the US go “unanswered,” the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Wednesday. The statement came after US President Joe Biden said he had drawn up a response to an attack on American troops in Jordan. Biden told reporters on Tuesday that he had decided how to respond to the drone attack, which left three US soldiers dead and dozens more injured on Sunday.
The Crisis In The Red Sea Threatens To Disrupt Global Supply Chains Even More Than The Pandemic Did For patriots who haven’t heard of the details of the Red Sea crisis, this is a proxy war between America and Iran, which began on October 19th, 2023. This proxy war began when the Houthi movement initiated a series of attacks against vessels in the Red Sea, claiming these boats were of Israeli origin. Although this claim was never verified, the proxy war has continued to date.
PM to families: I won’t OK deal that harms security; 35 hostages for 35-day truce mooted Opposition from within coalition won’t block a deal, Netanyahu reportedly promises; Mossad chief said to give ministers outline of deal’s 1st phase, with possibility of more releases
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday told families of those held hostage by the Hamas terror group in the Gaza Strip that he would not agree to a deal to release the captives if it posed a threat to Israel’s security. However, he also reassured them that political considerations would not stand in the way of a possible agreement, according to a Hebrew media report.
The meeting took place amid a flurry of reports on a potential deal being examined by Israel and Hamas to free the hostages.
Biden developing new Mideast doctrine bent on forming Palestinian state — NYT’s Friedman US President Joe Biden’s administration is homing in on a new doctrine involving an unprecedented push to immediately advance the creation of a demilitarized but viable Palestinian state, The New York Times’ Thomas Friedman says.
The plan, Friedman writes, “would involve some form of US recognition of a demilitarized Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip that would come into being only once Palestinians had developed a set of defined, credible institutions and security capabilities to ensure that this state was viable and that it could never threaten Israel.”
'Prepare for the worst' recommends gov't letter due to potential crisis in the north The advanced preparations recommended in the document include emergency lighting, a first aid kit, an emergency stock of food and water, and having a radio receiver with a battery.
A document warning of an extreme war scenario in the North and recommending preparations for several days of electricity blackout circulated among Justice Ministry employees on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the National Emergency Authority urged all government ministries to develop plans for a week-long blackout, anticipating a large-scale exercise said to occur in mid-February. Similar letters were also sent to directors of geriatric institutions.
US Patriot Missile Downed Russian Transport Plane Which Killed 74: Putin President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that a Russian investigation into the shoot down of an Il-76 military transport plane which crashed close to the Ukrainian border last week has been concluded.
He pointed the finger at Washington and its supplying advanced weapons to Kiev in the remarks by saying it was a US Patriot missile that downed the flight. "It’s been definitively established that the plane was shot down by an American Patriot air defense system," Putin said during a campaign event for his reelection.