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Hawks dominate Israeli and US politics. War plans are prepared. Military exercises and bombing a Khartoum weapons facility may have been "rehersal(s) of sorts."
Iran's well aware of the risks. It prepared long ago. "There can be unpredictable decisions in politics and it is possible that the situation could arise when the Israeli military, without Washington's approval, would start an operation against Iran. In that case the USA would, without doubt, support Israel."
Post-US elections some observers expect this to happen. In fact, Israel won't go it alone. Netanyahu wants Washington taking the lead. He prefers riding shotgun.
At issue, of course, is the madness of attacking Iran. Odds favor it next year. Potentially catastrophic consequences may follow.
At the same time, Syria remains embroiled in conflict. Western-backed death squads violated an Eid al-Adha truce multiple times.
On October 30, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) headlined "Premier al-Halqi Condemns Terrorist Groups' Violations during Eid al-Adha," saying:
Syria's Armed Forces "will continue work on consolidating security and stability" across the country. At the same time, the government "will continue providing all kinds of services and needs to the citizens and work on rehabilitating what the terrorist groups have damaged."
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov blamed Western nations for hindering dialogue and conflict resolution, saying:
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