The Emmaus Wire

Mideast Geopolitics through the Maranatha Lens.

[Joel Richardson @Joel7Richardson]

How Jesus’ Name Was Weaponized Against the Jews: Interview with Ron Cantor https://t.co/sVXRZEva1z via @YouTube

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Another base in Somalia evacuated by the US military as the central govt continues to destabilize.

[Lucas Webber @LucasADWebber]

Ugandans start withdrawal from Somalia, US leaves key base (@caleb_weiss7)

US forces withdrew from Baledogle Military Airfield, a strategically important base in southern Somalia. With the government in Mogadishu remaining fractured, the withdrawals could create opportunities for Al Qaeda’s Shabaab to expand its influence
https://t.co/X53qkOt9GU

[Stephanie Quick @quicklikesand]

The Gospel is not to be monetized, no matter the means:

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[Shin @hey_itsmyturn]

Explosion near the 15 Khordad base in Isfahan at 19:50 local | 1620Z followed by a column of smoke.
Isfahan Province, Iran

[Delayed Post via FromIran · 120-second delay]
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If this is true, it's a fairly significant shift among the more moderate Arab parties. If Ra'am's 8 seats join the Change Bloc with Eisenkot and Lieberman, not only would that be a governing coalition and a massive, unprecedented upset, but would significantly change the dynamics in Israel's negotiations with other Arab states, such as Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Syria.

On the other hand, Bibi is the cat with 9 political lives. We shall see what happens.

[Aditya Raj Kaul @AdityaRajKaul]

#BREAKING: Ra'am Chief Mansour Abbas in Israel has agreed to recognize Hamas as a terrorist group in exchange for 'real coalition partnership' with Gadi Eisenkot as the Prime Minister. End of Netanyahu era?

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Of course, the Iranian regime has never actually "self-imposed" any limited range on its ballistic missiles. We knew they had medium range technology that ranged between 3-4,000 km. At that range, any location in Europe or India could be targeted, most of Africa, most of China, and the most populous regions of Russia.

[Polymarket @Polymarket]

BREAKING: Iran announces it has lifted its “self-imposed” 2,000-kilometer limit on the range of its ballistic missiles.

[The Emmaus Table @TheEmmausTable]

"Jesus did not allow His disciples to charge entrance for events. Those who heard the message were not obliged to tip the disciples. They neither worked on commission. And Paul never sold his letters to his recipients. All of these men abided by Jesus’ words as He sent the twelve to begin with: 'You received without pay; give without pay.' Other translations render 'freely you received, freely you shall give.'"

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@shareinhallett Certainly embarrassing, and we hope it's not true. There are probably several plans on the table, and this may just be one.

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New Iran proposal allows for uranium enrichment on Iranian soil, the regime would get an immediate injection of $9 billion.

[גיא עזריאל Guy Azriel | Diplomatic Correspondent @GuyAz]

#BREAKING Al Arabiya sources report that Washington has agreed to allow Iran to enrich uranium on its soil to 3.67%, with Tehran accepting the proposal.
In return, the U.S. would release between $6 billion and $9 billion in frozen Iranian assets.

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The Iranian regime was responsible for hacking refrigeration systems in Western Europe, spoiling millions worth of food and potentially creating price increases and supply chain issues.

[Visegrád 24 @visegrad24]

BREAKING:

France’s intelligence agencies have discovered that Iran was behind the cyberattacks against French grocery stores during which freezers and fridges had their temperatures increased up to 50C.

Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot says Iran will face consequences for it

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@jrj1130 @Occidentaljihad Thanks, we've been familiar with Dr. Furnish for a long time.

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Turkey considering an increase to its military commitment in Somalia to prop up the defunct Islamist regime in Mogadishu against a growing coalition of opposition groups that includes al-Qaeda franchise al-Shabaab.

[Monte Cristo @Montecristo_on]

🇹🇷🇸🇴 Somalia reportedly asked for 20,000 foreign troops. Türkiye would send 15,000 of them.

Somali media say it lands before January 2027. Ankara has confirmed nothing, and parliament only approved up to 2,500.

So how many Turkish soldiers are already abroad?

The count
→ About 70,000, over 30,000 of them in northern Cyprus
→ Somalia today: roughly 2,000

The catch
→ 15,000 would add a fifth to the whole total
→ Uganda's troops left, and Turkey fills the gap

Replacing someone else's army means inheriting their war. Watch whether Erdoğan sets the number himself: the July motion lets him.

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@J_MicaAllIsrael @tattooedsaint1 Thanks, we did mention that scenario.

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It's official, the opposition has won. Bibi Netanyahu is out as prime minister unless Eisenkot fails to form a govt. Meanwhile, Bibi will continue to serve as caretaker prime minister. Both Trump and Bibi now have less than 60 days to work together on the Iran issue before changes in govt in both countries.

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🔴 Gadi Eisenkot will be tasked with forming a government, Israeli President Isaac Herzog announces

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To be clear, even if this is true, multiple war plans for different scenarios are drawn up by the Pentagon for consideration by the President and his staff. A US ground invasion would be one scaenio, but not the most likely for authorization.

[Faytuks Network @FaytuksNetwork]

Iraqi Prime Minister al-Zaidi told Iraq's ruling coalition in recent meetings that he has seen leaked war plans presented to President Trump, with one of the scenarios involving American forces entering through Iraq to invade southern Iran. Another possibility he presented was that Iran would enter Kuwait with forces inside of Iraq - Al-Mada

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More US strikes in Iran tonight, although this is not (yet) the major campaign that Trump has been threatening.

Meanwhile, Iranian drone strike on gas fields in Iraqi Kurdistan that produces 80% of the region's electricity.

[The Hormuz Report @HormuzReport]

BREAKING: The U.S. has again started striking Iran, with several explosions reported across Qeshm Island and Bandar Abbas in southern Iran, as multiple locations on the island were reportedly hit, according to IRNA’s reporter in Qeshm.

Footage appears to show large plumes of smoke rising from Qeshm Island following the latest strikes.

Separately, Iran reportedly launched three cruise missiles from Sirik toward targets in the Strait of Hormuz.

At the same time, IRIAF fighter jets were also reportedly scrambled over Tehran and Karaj.

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US military withdraws from largest airbase in Somalia just 60 mi/90 km from Mogadishu, as the Somali govt comes under increasing pressure from Al Qaeda franchise al Shabaab and other anti-govt rebel forces.

[Bidhaan @bidhaanDahir]

BREAKING NEWS, JUST IN: U.S. military forces have withdrawn from the Baledogle airbase in Somalia's Lower Shabelle region, after more than 14 years of using the base for operations against Al-Shabaab.

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[Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng]

🔴 CENTCOM commander has reportedly delivered a message to senior Israeli military officials regarding Iran, Israeli media report

🔴 The US message indicated that a third wave of strikes against Iran could be carried out, the reports say

🔴 The US message to Israel suggested that the strikes could target bridges and power stations in Iran

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In today's breaking news, the Iranian regime is still not a serious negotiating partner.

[Faytuks Network @FaytuksNetwork]

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says talks with Iran have not been productive, describing Tehran’s demands as “simply unacceptable” and, in some cases, “outrageous” and “ridiculous.” - Bloomberg

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Apologies for the foul language and hand gestures (it is Philly, after all), but we are happy to report that the "boycott ride" targeting Jewish businesses today was a complete and total failure, due to the massive turnout of counterprotesters who didn't feel the need to hide their faces. The "boycotted" businesses actually experienced a spike in patronage today.

[Oliya Scootercaster 🛴 @ScooterCasterNY]

NOW: "Boycott Ride" confronted as they ride by Philadelphia Jewish Restaurants, one protester announced that they ended their bike ride early "it's getting too dangerous".

Pro-Palestine protesters described restaurants as "Zionist Establishments". One man said "Israeli soldiers that dined there? That's a problem"