10 Realistic Ways the War of Gog and Magog can Ignite Tomorrow

10 Realistic Ways the War of Gog and Magog can Ignite Tomorrow - By David Sidman - www.breakingisraelnews.com O mortal, turn your face toward Gog of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. Prophesy against him Ezekiel 38:2 (The Israel Bible™) The war of Gog and Magog, is a final battle prophesied in the Book of Ezekiel which consists of a type of 'End of Days' World War that ushers in the final redemption. O mortal, turn your face toward Gog of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. Prophesy against him (Ezekiel 38:2) But could a third world war really be on the horizon? When looking at the in rise international hostilities taking place worldwide between nations, the notion of such an apocalyptic battleseems to be an extremely realistic scenario. The following is a list of international hostilities that if erupt simultaneously, can spiral into a Third World War. And due to modern defense technology, the devastation can be unprecedented. A war of this magnitudecan potentially be waged any day now...even as early as tomorrow. 1. China vs America It's no secret that the China - America relationship has cooled since Trump waged his trade war - and even more so during the covid-19 pandemic. But can a trade war escalate into an actualwar? After Trump threatened that Washington would cut the 'whole relationship' with Bei Jing, the White House took it a step further deploying three aircraft carriers to the South China Sea. Seeing it as a potential provocation, Bei Jing recently hinted atblowing up those very aircraft carriers. 2. China vs India America isn't China's only problem. Last month, 60 soldiers were killed in skirmishes between Chinese and Indian soldiers in the eastern Ladakh region of the Himalayas. China was accused ofbreaching the Indian border in what Delhi saw as an act of hostility. The standoff between the two nations is ongoing. 3. North Korea vs South Korea The detente between North Korea and its southern counterpart took a turn for the worst in June when Kim Jong Un's sister threatened a military campaign against Seoul saying that the next courseof action against the "enemy" will come from the army. Compounding the threat, Pyongyang blew up an office that served as a liaison center for the two Korea's. 4. Egypt vs Turkey As Turkey is trying to secure offshore drilling licenses in Libya, Tripoli's neighbor to the east doesn't seem to be all too pleased. This can be seen by Egypt's latest move of amassing tankcompanies on the border with Libya in preparation for an apparent confrontation with Ankara's insurgency. 5. Turkey vs Greece Turkey could be looking at a war on several fronts as hostilities between their old rival, Greece have resurfaced as the latter accuses Erdogan of deploying Syrian refugees to Greek shores.Making matters worse, the Greek military is currently amassing troops on their border with Turkey against the backdrop of increased tensions between the two countries caused by Turkey's intentions to conduct oil and gas exploration in the Greek continentalshelf in the Aegean Sea. 6. Egypt vs Ethiopia Ethiopia is planning to build a massive dam to supply their population with much needed hydro-electric energy. The only problem is that the dam will block a key water source to the Nile River - Egypt's main source of fresh water. This has caused pro-government journalists to call for war against Ethiopia. And although negotiations between the two countries has dragged on for 10 years, Addis Ababa said it will start to fill the dam whether or not a deal is agreed reports the Financial Times.Meanwhile, the Ethiopian prime minister, has said his country was ready to "mobilize millions" to defend the dam. 7. Russia vs Ukraine Russia has deployed 1,100 Russian tanks and 330 warplanes along border with Ukraine reports UKR Inform. According to the report, Ukrainian intelligence as well as American experts, warnedthat under the pretext of holding strategic exercises, Russia could resort to a large-scale offensive against the Ukraine. 8. Lebanon vs Israel Obviously, Israel would have to be the main focus of the War of Gog and Magog. And so, Jerusalem could find themselves in a repeat of the 2006 2nd Lebanon War sooner than later. That's becauseMedia reports claim that Hezbollah, the terrorist organization that effectively runs Lebanon, has announced that it plans on attacking Israel this summer. 9. Hamas vs Israel Lebanon might be joined in their efforts to destroy the Jewish state by the Hamas Terror group who has already began firing rockets into Israeli territory in July. The latest barrage camefollowing a warning from Gaza saying that Israeli annexation of Judea and Samaria would constitute a "declaration of war." 10. Iran/Turkey vs Israel Could the Sunni and Shiite superpowers of the Middle East unite in a joint effort to destroy Israel? Several top Middle East experts see it as a realistic scenario. Islamic expert Dr. MordechaiKedar noted that "Turkey and Iran see themselves as a powerful unified front that can stand against any other country in the world right now, whether it is Russia, the US, Israel, or Saudi Arabia." Meanwhile Middle East expert Seth Franzman notes that theircoperation in Syria and Iraq lay the groundwork for a potential joint strike against Jerusalem. Compounding the threat, official voices out of Tehran have threatened retaliation for sabotage inflicted upon Iranian nuclear sites. Does A Series Of "Mystery Explosions" Inside Iran Mean That The Next Big Middle East War Is About To Begin? - by Michael Snyder - http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/does-a-series-of-mystery-explosions-inside-iran-mean-that-the-next-big-middle-east-war-is-about-to-begin Over the past several weeks, a series of "mystery explosions" has happened at very strategically sensitive locations inside Iran, and it has become obvious that what we are witnessing is notjust a bunch of random accidents. For years, the Israeli government has pledged that the Iranians will never be allowed to develop nuclear weapons, and several of the sites where the mystery explosions have taken place have direct connections to Iran's nuclearprogram. For example, there was a very large explosion at Iran's Natanz uranium enrichment facility on July 2nd, and it is being reported that some officials believe that this explosion was caused by a "powerful bomb". The following comes from the JerusalemPost... Israel was behind an explosion and fire at Iran's Natanz nuclear complex caused by a "powerful bomb," a Middle Eastern intelligence official with knowledge of the incident told The New YorkTimes on Monday. A member of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps confirmed to the Times that an explosive was used in the incident as well. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity. Of course there have been several other "mystery explosions" as well, and there is speculation that "computer viruses similar to the Stuxnet virus" may have been involved in at least someof the blasts... Five recent explosions in Iran may have been caused by computer viruses similar to the Stuxnet virus that disabled Iranian centrifuges in 2010. Two of the blasts took place at power plants, one at a missile research, development and production site, one at a new uranium enrichment centrifuge center, and the last (if it can be consideredpart of the attacks) in downtown Tehran at a medical facility that could have been a cover for nuclear operations such as a hidden command center. It has become clear that the Trump administration does not intend to take military action to stop Iran's nuclear program, so the Israeli government has been forced into a position where itmust make a very tough choice. Either Israel must be willing to accept Iran as a nuclear power or Israel must do something to stop it from happening. At this point, it has been confirmed that the "industrial shed" that was destroyed during the explosion at the Natanz uranium enrichment facility "was in fact a new site for assembling centrifuges",and that would definitely be a logical target for the Israelis to hit. When asked about the "mystery explosions", the following is what Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz had to say about them... When Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz was asked if Israel had anything to do with "mysterious explosions," he reportedly told Israel Radio: "Not every incident that transpires in Irannecessarily has something to do with us." "All those systems are complex, they have very high safety constraints and I'm not sure they always know how to maintain them," he said, according to Reuters. Obviously that is not a denial. Meanwhile, it is also being reported that the Mossad has "thwarted a series of planned Iranian attacks on Israeli embassies"... Israeli spy agency Mossad claims it has recently thwarted a series of planned Iranian attacks on Israeli embassies around the world. The intelligence bureau has halted 'terrorist' plans in Europe and elsewhere, according to a report by Hebrew-language broadcaster Channel 12 which said that Israel's arch-enemy Iran was behindthe plots. The Iranians are becoming increasingly frustrated by the success of Israeli covert operations, and they want to find ways to strike back. Embassies are typically easy targets, but thankfullythe Mossad has apparently been one step ahead of all Iranian efforts to target embassies so far. Needless to say, all of this is happening at a time when tensions in the entire region are rapidly coming to a boil. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu keeps insisting that he is about to move forward with his plan to to annex portions of Judea and Samaria, and if that happens there will inevitablybe a violent response by the Palestinians. In fact, the Times of Israel is reporting that "Fatah and Hamas are in agreement that there should be a popular uprising if the controversial plan goes ahead"... An adviser to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas warned Saturday there was a possibility of a third intifada if the Israeli government goes ahead with its plan to annex parts ofthe West Bank. The Kan public broadcaster reported that Nabil Shaath told the Arabic-language arm of the France 24 network that Palestinian rivals Fatah and Hamas are in agreement that there should be apopular uprising if the controversial plan goes ahead. And the truth is that rocket fire has already started. On Sunday, Israeli planes hit targets in the Gaza Strip after "a barrage of rocket fire into southern Israel"... Israeli aircraft struck targets in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday following a barrage of rocket fire into southern Israel. No casualties were reported on either side. In a statement, theIsraeli military said attack helicopters and fighter jets struck "underground infrastructure" belonging to Gaza's ruling Hamas terrorist group. Earlier Sunday, the army said three rockets were fired by Gaza terrorists toward Israel, setting off air-raid sirens. It said one of the rockets was intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome air defensesystem; according to Channel 12 TV the other two landed in open areas. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the rocket fire. A number of armed terrorist groups operate in Gaza. The bottom line is that the Middle East has been on the precipice of a major war for years, and it certainly isn't going to take much to push things over the edge. If the Iranians do not stop their nuclear program, the Israelis are going to continue to hit them, and that will eventually spark a war. And if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu goes ahead with his plan to annex portions of Judea and Samaria, that is almost certain to spark a war too. We have reached such a critical moment, and it appears to be just a matter of time before a great conflict erupts. Is the U.S. Covertly Attacking Iran? - by Shay Khatiri - https://thebulwark.com/is-the-u-s-covertly-attacking-iran/ Mysterious explosions give Iranians new hope for regime change. On Friday, an explosion lit up Tehran's early morning skies-the third such huge explosion in Iran in three weeks. Many details about the explosions remain unconfirmed, but the smart moneyis betting on the Mossad and maybe the CIA. The exact location of the Friday blast remains undisclosed, but analysts quoted in the New York Times reveal that in the vicinity of the explosion-roughly 15 miles from the iconic Azadi Squarein Tehran-there are several facilities for military training and two for military production, one of which is suspected to be the site of chemical weapons development. Of the previous blasts, the first was before sunrise on June 26 at the Parchin missile base near Tehran. The second, on the morning of July 2, occurred about 130 miles to the south, at theNatanz nuclear facility in Isfahan province-a site that the United States had previously attacked a decade ago via the "Stuxnet" cyber offensive. At each turn, state media and government officials in Iran have made contradictory statements, including outrightdenial of the explosions visible in videos circulating on social media and of the aftermath, despite ground and satellite photos showing it. If you find it hard to believe that all these explosions are just coincidences, you've got good instincts: As the New York Times reported last week, they apparently are the result of jointU.S.-Israeli operations designed to set back Iran's nuclear and military programs. They come following Iran's lack of cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which passed a resolution last month calling out Iran on this problem. Following the United States's departure from the Iran nuclear deal (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA) and imposition of sanctions on Iran, Iran has expanded its nuclear activitiesbeyond the terms of the JCPOA. It is important to point out that, despite the U.S. withdrawal, Iran remains a party to the agreement and bound by its terms. (The United States, as long as it was a party to the agreement, didn't violate its terms.) Iran's violations,while not exactly surprising, have alarmed not only American and Israeli officials, but also the three European signatories to the JCPOA (France, Germany, and the United Kingdom), whose governments called for the IAEA resolution. Iran seems to be banking on a Joe Biden victory in November. After all, not only was Biden part of the administration that negotiated the deal, but he pushed wary Senate Democrats to approveof it and even bragged about the deal in his primary campaign ads. His longtime aid and likely national security advisor, Jake Sullivan, was a key negotiator in the talks leading up to the JCPOA. So with the prospect in sight of the United States returningto the JCPOA and lifting the sanctions, the Trump administration and the Netanyahu government in Israel are apparently trying to set back Iran's capabilities while they have the chance. But all parties might be mistaken. Whoever wins in November will have unprecedented leverage over Iran. The regime's popularity is at an all-time low-one recent defector has suggested thatit is in single digits, according to internal estimates. Iran's economy is in free fall-both because of the U.S. sanctions and the incompetence and corruption of the regime's leaders. The regime's handling of the pandemic has been catastrophic, with over 200daily deaths. And the people are only blaming the regime for their problems, not any foreign power. It is difficult to see the Biden administration not take advantage of the situation for a more favorable agreement, especially as the U.N.-imposed arms embargowill soon expire under the terms of the resolution that adopted the JCPOA. So, what lessons can the Iranian regime draw from these three (so far) explosions? First, the explosions show that there are foreign spies within the ranks of the regime, deeper than previouslythought, seeking to sabotage its projects. Second, it is noteworthy that-at least based on the chatter on social media and my conversations with people in Iran-there has been no perceivable "rally 'round the flag" effect, despite the certainty of Iraniansthat Israel is behind these explosions. And the regime has so far shown itself to be hesitant about blaming foreign powers for these explosions, which has long been the first card they played to appear as the victim and mobilize popular support. A regime thatfor decades has stood on its feet by scaring people about bogeyman foreigners-Saddam Hussein, America, "the Zionists"-has lost its charm. In November of last year, unprecedented and violent protests erupted, which led to the security forces' opening fire on protesters and killing over a thousand of them, with more handed heftysentences up to capital punishment. Then, in January, the United States killed the infamous general Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran's blood-soaked Quds Force. The Soleimani killing was initially followed by days of mourning andcalls for revenge. But savvy observers understood that those protesters after Solomeini's death were not deeply committed but rather motivated by financial incentives or fear. And that proved true when, days later, Iran shot down a civilian airliner, whichbriefly revived the November protests. Four decades of Western engagement with Iran has failed to modify the regime's behavior, internally or externally. Even the Obama administration's nuclear agreement failed to change Iran'sbehavior outside of its nuclear program. In fact, the release of Iran's frozen assets as part of the JCPOA led to greater aggression everywhere, from the Middle East to the Americas. It is past due time to accept that to ask the Islamic Republic to stop itsaggressive behavior is to ask it to cease to exist. But the good news is that there is an unprecedented opportunity for change in Iran. The regime's legitimacy has hit the rock bottom, while the regime is short on finances and resources tostay in power for long. The regime is not even popular within the ranks of its security forces. Many Iranian young men join the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) because it is the only institution that hires and pays livable wages, and one can see thatMossad agents and likely CIA agents-once viewed as the sources of all evils in Iran-are in the ranks of the IRGC, just based on the sabotage and intelligence operations that have been going on in recent years and have accelerated over the past few weeks. Itis fear, not love, that is keeping the IRGC going. Iran's Military Alliance with China Threatens Middle East Security - by Con Coughlin - https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/16252/iran-china-military-alliance The U.S. faces the prospect of a serious escalation in tensions with Iran after Tehran's announcement that it intends to build a new military base in the Indian Ocean by the end of the year. The Iranian announcement, moreover, comes at a time when Tehran is on the point of signing a $400 billion trade deal with China, which will include closer military cooperation between thetwo countries in the region in an attempt to counter Washington's traditional dominance. Under the terms of the deal, details of which have been published in the New York Times, Iran could receive as much as $400 billion in Chinese investment over the next quarter of a century. The agreement, which a senior aide to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says should be signed by March next year, also encompasses closer military cooperation between the two countries, includingweapons development, combined training and intelligence sharing in order to combat "the lopsided battle with terrorism, drug and human trafficking and cross-border crimes." As part of the new era of cooperation between Tehran and Beijing, concerns have been raised by Western security officials that this could lead to the two countries forming an alliance to bolstertheir presence in the Indian Ocean, thereby challenging America's long-standing dominance in the nearby Gulf region. Announcing Iran's intention to build a new military base in the Indian Ocean, Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, the commander of the naval attachment of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC),said that the base would be used to protect fishing and commercial vessels from piracy and "foreign ships", a reference to the US-led multinational naval task force that is currently protecting Gulf shipping from Iranian interference. Iran has so far given no indication as to where it intends to build its new base. At present Chabahar port in the Gulf of Oman, which is used, among other activities, for shipping goods toAfghanistan, is the nearest base Iran has to the Indian Ocean. As part of the deal negotiated with Beijing, China is to be allowed access to a number of Iranian ports, including Chabahar, with the Chinese reported to be planning to build a new militarybase in the vicinity of the port. The construction of such a base would enable the Chinese Navy to monitor the activities of the U.S. Navy in the area, in particular the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet in the Gulf, which is permanentlydeployed to protect shipping passing through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most important economic waterways. Any expansion in Iranian and Chinese military activity in the region would also have an impact on the jointly-administered US-UK base on the island of Diego Garcia, one of the Pentagon's mostimportant military assets in the region. Earlier this year Washington dispatched a fleet of B-52 bombers to Diego Garcia following the sharp rise in tensions with Tehran in the wake of the assassination of Qassem Soleimani, the IRGCcommander who headed the elite Quds Force. The prospect of a new Iran-China military alliance taking shape in the Indian Ocean is certainly a development that will be taken with the utmost seriousness by the American military, whichis already concerned about Iran's attempts to spread its influence throughout the region. U.S. Marine Corps General Kenneth McKenzie, the commander of U.S. Central Command, warned in a recent interview that Iran posed the greatest threat to regional security and stability. "Iran actively stokes instability and is intent on degrading security all over the region," McKenzie said. "They use proxies and violence to push other nations in the region to their agenda." Any future military alliance between Tehran and Beijing would only strengthen Iran's determination to expand their malign activities in the region, thereby raising the prospect of a furtherescalation of tensions with the U.S. and its allies.