Lebanon Situation Report
— At this point, Hezbollah must urgently rebuild its internal communications, reassess the security of its leadership, and reconsider its approach to asymmetric warfare.
— The organization's ability to maneuver is shrinking due to intelligence leaks from within, feeding Israel critical information. While Ali Karaki may not be dead, he is now a marked and vulnerable target.
— Hezbollah's decision to bunker the entire Jihad Council reflects a troubling willingness to prioritize the organization's survival over its strategic awareness. This "blinding" of leadership for the sake of self-preservation raises serious concerns.
— Israel's operational gains, along with the fear it has instilled, will have political ramifications for Hezbollah in the medium term, particularly within Lebanon.
— As a result, Nasrallah and his inner circle will enter this phase significantly weakened. Their traditional anti-Israel rhetoric is losing its potency, and it will no longer convince a disillusioned public.
🛢📈 — Reuters reports that oil is approaching $100 per barrel following the latest exchange of attacks between Americans and Iranians on oil tankers.
▶️The price of Brent crude has risen to $97.07 per barrel, while American WTI crude has risen to $92.28. In the past week, Brent has risen by 7.8%, while WTI has risen by nearly 10%.
▶️On Saturday, U.S. forces attacked three Iranian oil tankers, one of which was stationed near the island of Kharg, a key center for Iranian oil exports. In response, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced attacks on three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and three more U.S. ships.
▶️In this context, traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has sharply declined. Over the past 10 days, an average of only 10 cargo ships have transited the strait per day – the lowest level since May.
The WHO now states on its website:
Vaccination against COVID-19 can trigger multiple sclerosis through cross-reactive CD4+-T cells that recognize the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 and myelin peptides.
In other words: Your own immune system destroys the nerve pathways and then attacks your brain and spinal cord.