Amb. Alberto M. Fernandez | MEMRI | Mar 9, 2026
Screengrab via X
A little over a week into the latest Iran War and certain patterns are emerging. But while they may be evident today, that does not mean that they reveal the war’s ultimate outcome. Victory or defeat can be one bold strike away – Normandy, Kursk, Dien Bien Phu, 1980s Operation Eagle Claw in the Iranian Desert all come to mind.
| Published: March 8, 2026
Saudi Arabia reportedly warned Iran on Saturday against further attacks on Saudi soil, unnamed diplomatic sources revealed.
The kingdom, which downed nine Iranian drones, signaled that it prefers a diplomatic solution to the Iranian attacks on its Gulf Arab neighbors following the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran that began on Feb. 28. However, Saudi officials warned that the country would respond militarily to continued Iranian attacks, especially if they targeted Saudi Arabia’s critically important energy sector.
| Published: March 9, 2026
17:10 – Israel hit by additional barrage of missiles from Lebanon
Israel was hit by a barrage of missiles from Lebanon, with no reports of impact received by the country’s national emergency medical service.
Peloni: President Herzog’s continued attempts to refuse to offer an uncompromising pardon to Bibi belies the political tragedy which has accompanied the weaponizing of legal and judicial norms in the never ending persecution of PM Netanyahu. More than this, however, as Ari Bussel explains below, it is a fools errand, as Trump is set upon having his way on this matter, and it is unlikely that he will fail in seeing the attempts of the Lawfare driven theatrics continue to compromise his partnership with Israel simply to abate the malicious and fantastical dreams of Herzog’s Leftist allies to see Netanyahu’s successes abruptly ended.
By Ari Bussel
Translation by Peloni
Presidents Trump and Herzog attend the Knesset. October 13, 2026. Screengrab via Youtube
Honorable President Herzog,
The President of the United States is not looking for a dancing partner – you are not his type. President Trump is also not looking for excuses and failures – he used to rid himself of such nuisance each episode of The Apprentice by announcing to the world “You are Fired!” and that was years ago.
Peloni: This is an important article which details the quiet but significant Jihadi goals being pursued by Erdogan in its efforts to save the Mullahs from their well deserved and hopefully soon eradication.
By | Mar 9, 2026
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Screengrab via Youtube
In the face of the current war on Iran, Turkey has been unusually quiet. Beyond calling for an immediate end to the war, along with China and Russia, it intercepted an Iranian ballistic missile over its territory on March 4, and merely echoed unavailing calls for “diplomacy” rather than joining in the long-overdue strike on Iran aimed at crippling its advanced military capabilities. But now comes a more realistic report about Turkey, reflective of its identity. “Turkey’s Iran strategy: Preserve the mullah regime — or ensure its successor remains anti-Western,” by Abdullah Bozkurt, Nordic Monitor, March 8, 2026:
Peloni: In fact, the apparent desperation which might lead the mischaracterization of Muhammad Baqr Qalibaf as being a reformer speaks of the clear lack of ‘reform’ candidates available from within the IRGC hierarchy. This gains ever greater concern for Washington’s policy to pursue regime transformation as recently described by Mike Doran, as opposed to pursuing what might be a wiser path of choosing a new leader for Iran who is altogether unsoiled by any connection to the existing regime.
David Wurmser | Center for Security Policy | Mar 6, 2026
Muhammad Baqr Qalibaf, the former mayor of Tehran. Screengrab via Youtube
Over the last few days, the name of Muhammad Baqr Qalibaf, the former mayor of Tehran, keeps bubbling up as some sort of “Delcy Rodriguez” type figure, namely a relatively “moderate” regime figure with whom we might be able to do business were the government to fall to his control. Moreover, there are voices in Iran itself maneuvering to install Qalibaf instead of Mojtada Khamenei, son of the late, Ali Khamenei as the new Supreme Leader.
By Sha’i ben-Tekoa
What follows is drawn from a piece that ran on Israpundit on February 13. Added at the end are some fresh words on how to deal with the menace of Islam invading liberal democracies.
First, there was the disconcerting news of a Muslim-only community being built in East Plano, Texas, and then Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced his office had launched a formal investigation into a similar project for a sharia compliant city for 20,000 foreign nationals in rural Kaufman County, backed with Saudi money.
Claims that Zionism is aligned with antisemitism or white supremacy distort history, endanger Jews, and revive some of the oldest libels ever used against the Jewish people.
By: Ron East | The J.ca | Mar 9, 2026
Israeli flag at Masada Public Domain.
In an era of rising antisemitism and ideological extremism, it is no small matter when organizations claiming to speak in the name of justice recycle accusations that place Jews and Jewish self-determination at the center of global evil. Recent claims by Jewish Voices for Peace that Zionism is aligned with white supremacy, Christian nationalism, and fascism are not only false but also echo classic antisemitic tropes that have endangered Jews for centuries.
Rabbi Jacob Herzog | X | Mar 8, 2026
Image via X
Breaking news from the Rabbi of the Arabian Peninsula
By Walter E. Block
There are several fallacies being bruited about concerning the defensive war of the US and Israeli against Iran. Make no mistake about it; this is indeed a defensive war. Both the Big Satan and the Little Satan have been threatened not over the years but rather the decades. There have been incessant calls for “Death to the U.S.” and “Death to the Zionist ‘Entity.’” This is defense, not offense. Every attendee at all basketball games full well knows the difference between the two. Too bad it has escaped antisemites the world over.
By Pamela Geller |
New York City was rocked today when two Muslim terrorists —Amir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Nick, 19— threw a homemade explosive device filled with nails, bolts, and screws toward a crowd of protesters while shouting “Allahu Akbar.” The incident has reignited concerns about Islamic violence and public safety in a city that once set the standard for law and order. For many residents, the question is no longer whether authorities are aware of the threat—but whether they are willing to confront it head-on.
Police are investigating a string of shootings at synagogues in the Toronto area, while Montreal police are probing antisemitic vandalism after swastikas were painted on several Saint-Laurent business windows.
TheJ.ca Staff | Mar 7, 2026
Three synogogues were hit with gunfire in the Toronto area with two shooting taking place on Mar 7, 2026. Screengrab via Youtube
Police are investigating three separate synagogue shootings in the Toronto area within less than a week, including two overnight attacks on Saturday, while Montreal police are separately probing antisemitic vandalism after swastikas were painted on the windows of several businesses in Saint-Laurent. The incidents have intensified concern over anti-Jewish violence in Canada at a time of already heightened security anxiety in Jewish communities.
Peloni: The war widens, new targets are struck, and new forces are responding over the skies of Iran.
Video Loads Below
by Con Coughlin • Gatestone Institute • March 8, 2026
Turkey’s Pres. Erdogan meets Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei. Screengrab via Youtube. Source: Turkey’s Pres. Erdogan meets Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei. Screengrab via Youtube.
Avi Abelow
Unbelievable!!!
For decades, the geopolitical logic of the Middle East seemed simple.
Israel had no natural resources.
The surrounding Arab and Muslim countries had oil.
Peloni: Brilliant!
by Linda Goudsmit | March 8, 2026
Before September 11, 2001, most Americans had little knowledge of Islam and its history of violent expansionism. Most Americans were stunned and confused by the lethal attack on our homeland that killed 3,000 innocents at the World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York City. Knowledge is power, and our lack of knowledge about Islam made it easy for many Americans to believe the first and second colossal political lies of the 21st-century: Islam is a religion of peace, and Islam is a religion like any other. It isn’t.
Peloni: Good interview with FM Sa’ar covering Iran, Lebanon, India and the Iranian people.
Video Loads Below
21:41 – Seventh US soldier dies from wounds after strike in Saudi Arabia
A seventh U.S. service member succumbed to wounds sustained in an Iranian strike in Saudi Arabia, U.S. Central Command announced.
“Last night, a U.S. service member passed away from injuries received during the Iranian regime’s initial attacks across the Middle East. The service member was seriously wounded at the scene of an attack on U.S. troops in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on March 1.”
“This is the seventh service member killed in action during Operation Epic Fury. Major combat operations continue. The identity of the fallen warrior will be withheld until 24 hours after next of kin notification.”
