Surprise, Surprise: Bibi Discovers ‘Secret Iranian Nuclear Weapons Facility’ in Iran
Here’s what the media is not telling you:
Iran persuaded the Houthis to agree to a ceasefire with Trump in order to build momentum for this weekend’s nuclear talks in Oman. Two Iranian officials indicated that Tehran encouraged the Houthis to stop targeting U.S. assets, aligning with Iran’s interest in de-escalating tensions to advance nuclear negotiations. Here’s the story from a piece at the Times of Israel:
Iran leaned on Yemen’s Houthi rebel group to reach a truce with the US over attacks in the Red Sea in a move aimed at pushing along negotiations for an agreement over Tehran’s nuclear program, according to reports.
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday evening announced an end to hostilities with the Houthis, catching Israeli officials by surprise. The announcement did not mention the ongoing Houthi missile and drone attacks on Israel, and officials for the Yemeni rebel group pledged that such strikes would continue.
Two Iranian officials, one from the foreign ministry and the other from the Revolutionary Guards, said that Iran had persuaded the Houthis to stop their attacks on US assets as part of the Omani mediation efforts, The New York Times reported.
CNN cited people familiar with the matter as saying Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff had worked with the Omanis over the past week to broker the US-Houthi ceasefire. The sources said the ceasefire was also meant to help build momentum in the Iran nuclear talks, which Witkoff has also been leading on behalf of the Trump administration. Times of Israel
What does it mean?
It means that Iran is using its influence over allies in the region to reduce the fighting (and open critical shipping lanes) hoping that it will improve the chances of a striking a deal with Trump on the nuclear issue. (Trump has said that if an agreement can’t be reached, then war will be the only option.)
Naturally, these developments terrify Israel from the point of view that Israel needs the US to assist it in any attack on Iran. But if Trump goes ahead and makes a deal with Iran (without telling Bibi, like he did with the Houthis) then Israel’s dream of defeating Iran and emerging as dominant power in the region, becomes impossible. In short, Israel needs US support in any future conflict with Iran, which means they must preemptively sabotage the nuclear negotiations. If the negotiations fail, then Trump will join Israel in air strikes on Iran. This is the scenario Netanyahu wants.
So, we should not be surprised that—less than 48 hours after Trump made the deal with the Houthis—two suspicious incidents took place that suggest Israel is (desperately) taking steps to sabotage the negotiations. First there’s this excerpt from an article at the Times of Israel:
Eight Iranian men arrested in the United Kingdom over the weekend are suspected of plotting to attack the Israeli Embassy in London, according to an unsourced report Wednesday in The Times newspaper.
“Police have refused to publicize details of the alleged plot, but it is understood the embassy was the main target,” said the report, without naming sources….
Commander Dominic Murphy, head of the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command, said earlier this week that “the investigation is still in its early stages and we are exploring various lines of enquiry to establish any potential motivation as well as to identify whether there may be any further risk to the public linked to this matter.”
British media on Tuesday reported mounting speculation that the seven Iranians and one other person arrested over the weekend had been “hours away” from carrying out an attack on a synagogue or a location linked to London’s Jewish community, though there was no confirmation of the reports.
Report: Arrested Iranian nationals were planning attack on Israeli Embassy in London, Times of Israel
Right on cue, (less than two days after Trump made the deal with the Houthis) we have an incident in which there are no verifiable facts or evidence and no public official who will corroborate what allegedly happened. Even so, the incident casts the Iranians as maniacal terrorists bent on killing Jews. That’s the intended message, right? And if they are homicidal maniacs, then they certainly can’t be trusted on a matter as serious as nuclear energy. This is exactly how Israeli propaganda is designed to work.
A second story appeared on Fox News just hours before the alleged terrorist plot in London was foiled. Here’s an excerpt:
Fox News has exclusively obtained satellite imagery revealing what an opposition group says is a previously undisclosed Iranian nuclear weapons facility — raising fresh concerns amid ongoing negotiations between Tehran and the Trump administration.
The newly identified site, located in Iran’s Semnan Province, is far from the regime’s already-known nuclear facilities. According to the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), intelligence gathered from sources inside the country points to a sprawling compound covering nearly 2,500 acres.
Code-named the “Rainbow Site” by Iranian officials, the facility has reportedly been in operation for more than a decade, masked as a chemical production company known as Diba Energy Siba.
Satellite images reveal alleged secret Iranian nuclear weapons facility, Fox News
These same unverified allegations have been published by a number of other legacy media agencies that that are helping to clear the path to war with Iran. Check out this excerpt from a piece at Newsweek:
Speaking at a press conference organized Thursday at its Washington, D.C., office, representatives of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) claimed that the Iranian Defense Ministry’s Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research was covertly pursuing nuclear weapons-related research at a location known as the “Rainbow Site” in the Ivanaki area of the north-central province of Semnan….
MeK is the leading faction of NCRI and claims to have an extensive network of members and activists within the Islamic Republic. MeK is designated as a terrorist organization by Iran due to its past involvement in violent attacks and was considered a terrorist organization by the United States as well until its delisting in 2012. Newsweek
It might have helped if the author had pointed out that the MEK or Mujahedin-e-Khalq is a dodgy cult that was on the U.S. State Department’s list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations until 2012 and that nothing they say can be trusted. But, whatever.
It’s also worth noting, that our own US intelligence agencies have said repeatedly that Iran does not have a nuclear weapon or a nuclear weapons program. Nor has the International Atomic Energy Agency or IAEA ever found that Iran diverted enriched uranium to a weapons program or violated the terms of its agreement under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT). Iran has played by the rules from the very beginning and has remained strictly in compliance with its treaty obligations at all times. They have been transparent, cooperative and honest throughout. Iran’s record is spotless. (Naturally, Newsweek did not think it was necessary to mention any of this preferring instead to feature the absurd claims of some fanatical sect of loonybins.
So, why is Israel so determined to launch a war on Iran if they know they are not building a nuclear weapon?
For the same reason they supported wars on Iraq, Libya, Syria, Lebanon etc; because Israel cannot become the regional hegemon until all its potential rivals have been obliterated, partitioned and left in ruins. That is the basic strategy; regionwide annihilation leaving Israel as ‘the last man standing’. Iran is the final obstacle on the road to Greater Israel.
Iranian leaders understand what is going on and have explained it to their followers on X. Regrettably, they do not have their assets spread across the western media like Israel, so it is nearly impossible to get their message out. But they do know what Israel is up-to and what to expect next. Check out this blurb by Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi that was posted shortly after the Fox report:
The attempts by the Israeli regime and certain Special Interest groups to derail diplomacy—using variety of tactics—is abundantly clear for all to see.
Our security services are on high alert given past instances of attempted sabotage and assassination operations designed to provoke a legitimate response.
Those seeking to manipulate public opinion can also be expected to come up with fantastical claims and props like scary-looking satellite images.
Reality check: Every single milligram of enriched uranium in Iran is under full and constant IAEA supervision and monitoring. Seyed Abbas Araghchi @araghchi
Repeat: “Our security services are on high alert given past instances of attempted sabotage and assassination operations designed to provoke a legitimate response.”
So, the Iranian Foreign Minister is expecting a ‘false flag??’
It certainly sounds like it.
The nuclear talks between the US and Iran resume on Sunday in Oman. So far, all of the participants have expressed guarded optimism about the outcome. Both the Iranian and American diplomats believe that a deal can be reached that will satisfy both parties and (finally) put the nuclear issue to rest. The last big hurtle is Israel who can be counted on to do something extremely violent and reckless to torpedo the negotiations and ensure that a lasting peace is avoided.
Bibi is desperate. Anything can happen.