The attacks in Iran – where is this heading
Peloni: This is an important report. The single factor which keeps the Iranian regime in place is the lack of an armed/trained ground force in the region, ie boots on the ground to support the gains of the US-Israeli air campaign. It is interesting that while reports of the Kurds fulfilling this role have been quashed by Washington against its own interests, the Iranians continue to target and bombard the Kurds with impunity and nearly a thousand attacks on the Kurds have taken place over the past three and a half months. So, in accordance with what Yossi Baum’s sources are telling him, might Iran know something is possibly afoot in Erbil which will ultimately threaten the survival of the IRGC’s control over Iran? To be certain, the foretold outcome here makes a great deal more sense as per American interests and it would reshape the region in a profoundly significant way in America’s favor, but in Israel’s favor as well. With Iran coming to be allied with America and Israel, it would marginalize the dominance of both Turkey and Saudi Arabia in the region, all at once, but it would also create the stability necessary in the region to see the
Yossi Baum | X | June 10, 2026
An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151, launches from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Arabian Sea, Feb. 15, 2026. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathaly Cruz) Media.defense.gov
The attacks in Iran – where is this heading:
- Iran is not rushing to attack Israel; it did not attack last night either. Although it is not clear how long Iran will be able to overcome the urge to attack Israel, it is clear that it fears doing so, and it is forced to direct its anger only toward the Gulf states, and at most Jordan.
Photo: CAIR, Alparslan Esmer, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons.
Tehran in a clean day by Amir Pashaei, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0
Screengrab via Youtube
