Major escalation on the horizon? (Update – Early Morning June 17)

File Image of a B52 (called Buff (big fat ugly fucker) – The B2 carries the MOAB

Trump is leaving the G7 meeting early, back to DC, because of the situation in the ‘middle-east’ – Confirmed by Leavitt.

The announcement comes after this Truth Social notification:

Trump ordered his National Security Council to the White House situation room tonight.  RT reported this with the following:   FLASHBACK: Trump watched US forces kill Iranian General Qasem Soleimani from the situation room in 2020

Earlier Hegseth announced ‘deployment of additional capabilities’ to the US Central Command.

Yesterday Trump stated that he is going to do ‘something’ after the G7. Tonight he has ordered his National Security Council to the situation room.

DD Geopolitics reports as follows:

MASSIVE U.S. AIRLIFT UNDERWAY

Dozens of U.S. military cargo planes, refueling tankers, C-130s, and even C-5M Super Galaxies are now airborne across the United States.

Real-time flight radar shows:
• Rapid eastbound movement
• Many originating from bases with global deployment capacity
• Unusual coordination across multiple airframes

This scale of domestic flight activity—centered around strategic hubs like Oklahoma and Texas—is consistent with rapid force positioning or large-scale readiness drills.

Taylor Greene has been a strong MAGA supporter but loudly anti-another war. She has just tweeted the following (and see the inclusion of Iran which is unprecedented for a MAGA):

Hegseth (believe it or not):  U.S. forces are adopting a defensive posture in the Middle East as Washington seeks a diplomatic resolution to the Iran situation.

China has so far instructed its citizens in Israel to follow instructions and go to shelters.  They have just called for an evacuation:   The Chinese Embassy in Israel:  We advise our citizens to leave Israel via the land border crossings as soon as possible.  We warn our citizens of the worsening security situation.

• Why is Trump calling for an evacuation of Tehran?
• Why is Trump calling his National Security Council to his situation room right after the ‘evacuate Tehran? warning?
• Why is Taylor Greene tweeting out to pray for the innocent in Israel and Iran now?
• Why does it look like a rapid force repositioning in the US?

What are we looking at?  The B-52 and MOAB or the Mushroom Shaped One?

We are looking at a major loss for Israel as they cannot withstand this level of warfare.  They’ve just instituted draconian censorship to hide this fact.

The Israeli regime has imposed unprecedented censorship on the media and social media following the recent Iranian missile attacks.  Haifa police have banned media crews from deploying in the city after foreign media reported images of rockets hitting urban areas.   The army ordered traffic cameras and CCTV cameras to be shut down across large areas to prevent the spread of visible damage.   Live broadcasts from Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Haifa have been interrupted. Media outlets such as CNN have ceased their live broadcasts, and YouTube and Instagram have removed recordings of the Israeli sky.   Journalists, both foreign and domestic, have been arrested for filming impacts or damage caused by Iranian drones and missiles.  The Israeli military justified these measures by claiming that recording and broadcasting the attacks amounts to “aiding the enemy in a situation of war.”

UPDATE:  We have little information on Trump’s hastily called Security Council meeting last evening.  This is CNN, so it must be taken with a sack of salt:  “Trump reportedly urged Vice President J.D. Vance and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to try to meet with Iranian officials as soon as possible.”

Iran is following an unpredictable war model.  Yesterday, they launched small missile salvos (five or 10) regularly throughout the day and sometimes announced strikes but did not follow through.  This is enough to keep Israel in a state that can only be described as dazed and discombobulated.  In an atmosphere of fear and chaos, even these small salvos are sufficient to create more destabilization.  Israelis are leaving overland and on yachts mainly to Cyprus.  Netanyahu cannot keep them in, although he is trying to.  They are not welcomed at their destinations.

Israelis fleeing from Tel Aviv landing at the Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport in France being booed.

If she likes Israel so much, why don’t she stay?🤔 pic.twitter.com/9VI4fNiiXV

— ShanghaiPanda (@thinking_panda) June 17, 2025

China is actively conducting what is now called an emergency evacuation of Chinese citizens.

Overnight, there are reports that three or perhaps multiple oil tankers are burning in the Gulf of Oman.  Satellite data from NASA firms shows three distinct fire anomalies in the waters off the coast of Oman. Local sources report that the blazes are the result of direct strikes on oil tankers.  Prof Marandi tweeted: “This is just the beginning”.

Shoigu, reportedly by instruction from Putin, is in Pyongyang for meetings with Kim Yong-un.

Israel estimates that Iran launched about 20 ballistic missiles with 5 direct impacts in Tel Aviv.   The censorship is in full swing and we will have to wait to see what Iran says.  An Iranian ballistic missile destroyed an entire building in Herzliya, and people are trapped inside.  (I see reports such as this and I think one word only:  GAZA).

Unit 8200 (military intelligence) building collapsed and is burning in Herzliya. Israeli military intelligence administration has been hit in the IRGC attack. The last four waves of silent strikes targeted intelligence buildings. It now appears that many of these were exposed through leaked documents, since they were notoriously hidden behind settler residential complexes.  Reports indicate that key Israeli personnel were taken out.  Iran IRGC:  We targeted the Mossad headquarters in Tel Aviv, and it is now burning.  We also targeted the military intelligence center of the occupation army, called “Aman.”

Note, ‘silent strikes’.  Iran is also using different missiles now, but the pattern is completely unpredictable.

15 Minutes ago, local time:

Issued by the Public Relations of the Iranian Army:

– Dozens of long-range “Arash” offensive drones, equipped with highly destructive warheads and pinpoint accuracy, were launched in the past hours toward strategic targets inside the occupied territories.

– The recent attacks have caused extensive destruction to military and armament facilities deep within the Zionist entity, in Tel Aviv and Haifa, and the coming hours of escalation will be more severe and widespread.

– The enemy must realize that these attacks mark the beginning of a new phase of military deterrence.

– Our armed forces, particularly the ground forces of the army, have started a new wave of attacks using modern and advanced weapons, and what is to come will be even more intense.

No wonder the whole Zionist axis is in total panic.

Lebanon: Watching Missiles in the Sky.