Opinion
Ken Timmerman’s Threat Watch, www.kentimmerman.com, 12-15-23
| Russia and Iran are preparing to expand their military relationship, with a flurry of new arms deals expected in both directions. Russia is eager to sell the mullahs big ticket items including Sukhoi-35 jet fighters, Mi-28 attack helicopters, and Yak-130 trainers. And Iran is equally eager to expand its lucrative supply of kamikaze and attack drones to Russia. Putin met with Iranian regime president Raisi for five hours last week in Moscow, right after a one-day blitz to the UAE and Saudi Arabia where Putin played in the U.S. sandbox. While the Iran-Russia relationship is not new, the extent and depth of military ties are expanding rapidly, much to the alarm of Israeli prime minister Netanyahu, who got the cold shoulder from Putin during a call this week when he asked the Russia president to rethink his support for Hamas. None of this happened under President Trump. President Biden continues to tread a fine line when it comes to Israel’s war on Hamas. For now, he has maintained full US support for Israel, but the warning signs have already emerged with Biden’s mumbling that Israel needs to pay more attention to “civilian casualties” in Gaza. Biden also parroted the left’s absurd allegation of “indiscriminate bombing” of civilians. Perhaps the only thing holding him back from demanding an immediate ceasefire is the growing realization, conveyed to him by Sec/State Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, who both visited Israel recently, that Israel will not back off until it has crushed Hamas militarily. So far, best estimates are that the IDF has only destroyed 25% of Hamas’s military capabilities. Could Biden finally be learning not to make a threat he can’t carry out? I talk about these and Putin’s annual snooze fest with the Russian “press,” the disappearance of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, and more in this week’s Prophecy Today Weekend. As always, you can listen live at 1 PM on Saturday using the Jacksonville Way Radio app, or on 104.9 FM or 550 AM in the Jacksonville area. Thanks again to those of you who pre-ordered my latest book, Raising Olives in Provence: A Guide for Body and Soul. Thanks to you, the book rocketed up to a #1 New Release at Amazon. Please spread the word to your friends – and don’t forget to rate and/or review the book! Yours in freedom, Ken |
| Ken Timmerman’s 12th book of non-fiction, AND THE REST IS HISTORY: Tales of Hostages, Arms Dealers, Dirty Tricks, and Spies, is now available from PostHill Press. AND THE REST IS HISTORY can be ordered directly from Amazon by clicking here or by viewing my author’s page, here. – Republican nominee for Congress, Maryland District 8 (2012) – National Security and Foreign Policy Advisory Board, Trump for President 2016 – President & CEO, Foundation for Democracy in Iran, www.iran.org – Nobel Peace Prize nominee, 2006 Cell: 301-675-7922 Follow me on Twitter @kentimmerman #TheElectionHeist Facebook: ken timmerman Reply to: [email protected] Website: kentimmerman.com |
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