Iran Israel Updates Sunday Oct 25

- Trump renews endorsement of Bibi Netanyahu

TRUMP: To the people of Israel, to those who haven’t seen it, I am attaching the Endorsement I gave one week ago to your Prime Minister, Bibi Netanyahu. As everyone is aware, including the enemy, Bibi and I have had a great relationship in winning together. I did the Venezuelan attack, one of the most successful Military Operations in History but, before that, we did Operation Midnight Hammer, stopping the World’s Number One State Sponsor of Terror from obtaining a Nuclear Weapon. Then we did Operation Epic Fury, and Iran now has No Navy, No Air Force, and both their Military and Economy are in shambles, including the fact that Iran’s Inflation is at 301%. The Naval Blockade has precluded them from getting Oil, and two levels of leadership, both Military and otherwise, are gone. When you go to the Polls please remember that Bibi has been an outstanding Warrior Prime Minister! Israel was called The Little Satan, with the United States being called The Big Satan, by some very evil people. There can no longer be the chant heard around the World of “Death to America, Death to Israel,” and there won’t be. Vote for Bibi Netanyahu for Prime Minister, we have to finish the job that we started! President DONALD J. TRUMP

- Unconfirmed reports of an IRGC missile launcher hit by a missile in the coastal region of Sirik in southern Iran. Lots of speculation that the missile was launched by an unidentified fighter jet.

-  American sources tell i24NEWS that President Trump is on the verge of escalating against Iran, suggesting a military strike is increasingly likely.“It seems that an attack on Iran is not a matter of ‘if’ but of ‘when’,” the sources said.

- Amit Segal quotes report about An unprecedented confrontation between the IDF Chief of Staff and the Prime Minister over the past 24hours The issue at the center: Iran. IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir is concerned that Netanyahu and the political leadership are steering Israel toward a potential miscalculation with Iran just ahead of the elections, which could lead to a dramatic and immediate escalation. This report has been cleared for publication by the military censor.

- President Donald Trump says the United States will not carry out military strikes against Iran today. The statement comes amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran, with concerns over a potential new round of U.S. military action.

- President Trump: “There are two very different intelligence sets regarding Iran. I have both of them.”

- Netanyahu posts image of atomic bomb over Tel Aviv: ‘Nothing else will matter’ Sharing a warning by political commentator Yuval Bloomberg, Netanyahu casts domestic controversies as a ‘smokescreen’ obscuring Iran's nuclear threat, warning of ‘second Holocaust’ by Iran.

- Iran FM Araghchi:“If there is any rationality, they will not try a military war against Iran again; they tried it twice and saw the result…”

- Trump:"Obama was a grossly incompetent President! He paid off Iran with Billions, and gave them a road to a Nuclear Weapon.

-A Qatari delegation reportedly arrived in Tehran today as diplomatic efforts intensify to prevent a broader military confrontation in the region. According to the Qatari newspaper Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, Iran has clearly communicated its demands and positions to mediators involved in efforts to defuse tensions. The visit comes amid heightened tensions between Iran, the United States, and Israel

- Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf: “The Americans believe that through a few media pressure levers or military threats, they can subdue this great nation.” “We are not intimidated, and we are ready to provide a response that goes beyond anything they can imagine for any violation of the territorial integrity of Greater Iran. Therefore, a threat of a large-scale war or assassination is not something that will cause the Iranian nation to give up its rights and interests.

- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian accused Washington of derailing efforts to secure an interim agreement, while urging another push to finalize a deal. “We negotiated, but [the Americans] ruined everything. I still believe we should try to complete the agreement,” he said

- Mossad chief David Barnea says Iran is executing “Israeli spies” who have no connection to Mossad. “Who are they?” Barnea asked. “We don’t know either.”He says 99.9% of Mossad agents remain undetected, with operatives involved in Israel’s campaign still living freely in Tehran, “knowing in their hearts that they served a noble purpose.”

-The IDF says two terrorists involved in transferring millions of shekels from Iran and Turkey to Hamas’s military wing were killed in Gaza last week. One was a Hamas cell commander. The other was a Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist.

- US intel warns Iran stepping up plots to kill American diplomats. An October 23 intelligence memo says Iran has "substantially increased" efforts to assassinate US diplomats and officials in the Middle East and beyond, with some plots at "advanced stages," Axios reports. The State Department has cut diplomatic staff in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Lebanon, Qatar and Jordan.

- Iran Claims Interception of US Drone: Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported that the Iranian military intercepted a US LUCAS drone over Bandar Abbas.

- Drone Strike Reported in Southern Lebanon: Lebanese reports said a drone strike targeted the village of Tibnine in southern Lebanon

-A massive US military buildup underway around Iran, Oct 24:

 • US warships in the Arabian Sea being restocked with long-range missiles and bunker-buster bombs

• 2 US carrier strike groups already operating in the Arabian Sea

• 3rd carrier strike group heading toward the Middle East

• Additional amphibious assault group with 2,000+ Marines also en route

• Around 9,000-10,000 additional US sailors and Marines being deployed

• Around 190-195 US aerial-refueling tankers tracked across Europe and CENTCOM as of Oct. 21

• US and Israeli aircraft reportedly rehearsing strike maneuvers over Iraq

• US extending regional military deployments and sending additional equipment