If Your Going To Attack Iran Arm Your Arab Proxies

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Days after the 12-Day Israel–Iran war, drivers in Tel Aviv were greeted by a colossal digital billboard lined with familiar faces: Persian Gulf royals in pristine robes, Arab presidents in pressed suits, all grouped under a bold banner – The Abraham Alliance.

There was no clarification of who had formally signed on, no footnote about “ongoing consultations.” The image made no distinction. The message was clear: Whether officially declared or discreetly aligned, these governments had already enlisted in the occupation state’s regional vision.

For years, Arab governments have played both sides – issuing statements of solidarity with Palestine, while coordinating airspace, intelligence, and investments with Tel Aviv. Saudi Arabia repeatedly claims it will not normalize without movement on Palestinian statehood, even as Israeli jets crisscross its skies and business delegations are quietly exchanged.

So did the billboard reveal the truth? Or, simply confirm what has long been denied?

**The blueprint behind the billboard**

It was not a PR stunt. It was the public unveiling of a strategy to turn Gaza into a controlled laboratory, to conscript Arab states into an anti-Iran alliance, and to redraw borders with neither war nor negotiation – just power and complicity.

The plan behind this billboard is not a rumor, but a formal policy document drafted in March by more than 100 former Israeli generals, intelligence officials, and diplomats. Dubbed “The Abraham Shield,” its rhetoric of “stability” and “shared prosperity” cloaks a blueprint for expanding the Greater Israel project.

In plain terms, the plan institutionalizes apartheid, engineers demographic erasure in Gaza, and repackages Palestine as a pacified enclave ruled by proxy.

It lays out six pillars: Gaza’s transformation – eradicating Hamas and installing a foreign-controlled transitional authority backed by external security forces; demilitarization – a decade or more of sealed borders, disarmament, and digital surveillance, turning Gaza into a monitored containment zone; economic reconstruction – tied to a cashless, biometric-controlled economy designed to reward submission and punish dissent; a regional enforcement coalition – the “Abraham Alliance” where Arab states align intelligence and repression efforts with Israel; Syria as a buffer – an explicit plan for southern regime change and an Israeli security corridor to break Syrian sovereignty and contain Iran; Iran containment – a hybrid strategy of sanctions, sabotage, assassinations, and diplomatic isolation to dismantle Iranian regional influence.  
  
https://thecradle.co/articles/abraham-shield-Israels-next-big-blitzkrieg

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  One of the marquee announcements was a $142 billion arms deal, part of a broader $600 billion commercial package between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia. Touted by the White House as the “largest defense sales agreement in history,” the deal includes “state-of-the-art warfighting equipment” and services from more than a dozen American defense companies, though none are named.

Saudi Arabia is already the largest U.S. foreign military sales (FMS) customer, with nearly 80% of its defense acquisitions coming from American companies. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Saudi Arabia spent more than $80 billion on defense in 2024, making it the seventh-largest military spender in the world and by far the largest in the Middle East.

**U.S. Remains Saudi Arabia's Largest Supplier of Arms**

The Saudis aren’t alone. The UAE and Qatar have also made substantial defense purchases in recent months, including advanced drones, helicopters and counter-drone systems. As geopolitical uncertainty grows, Gulf nations are doubling down on deterrence, and they’re looking to the U.S. for the tools to do it.

**Betting Big on AI Infrastructure and American Semiconductors**

One of the more striking takeaways from the trip might be the emergence of AI and semiconductors as critical assets in the defense toolkit.

In Saudi Arabia, a new state-backed initiative called HUMAIN is leading a multibillion-dollar push to build an “AI Zone,” in partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS). The project, which will feature dedicated server farms powered by American semiconductors, is part of a broader effort to localize advanced tech manufacturing and training within the Kingdom.

NVIDIA, the world’s leading AI chipmaker, is expected to provide HUMAIN with at least 18,000 of its GB300 Grace Blackwell processors. Over the next five years, that number could reach several hundred thousand chips. Meanwhile, the UAE is negotiating for more than a million NVIDIA chips, enough to radically boost its own AI infrastructure.

U.S. AI Stocks Surge on Trump's Middle East Dealmaking

Saudi Arabia’s AI investments alone could generate $3 to $5 billion in annual chip sales, with longer-term infrastructure spending estimated at $15 to $20 billion, according to Bank of America analyst Vivek Arya. That would make sovereign AI one of the fastest-growing areas in the broader $450 billion AI infrastructure market.

**Aviation Remains a Strategic Pillar**

Aviation shouldn’t be overlooked. In Qatar, Boeing signed its largest-ever widebody aircraft deal, a $96 billion order with Qatar Airways for up to 210 American-made jets. Powered by GE Aerospace engines, the order includes both the 787 Dreamliner and 777X platforms.

This deal alone underscores the continued strategic value of aerospace as a core pillar of both economic and national security policy. Commercial aircraft deals often include co-production agreements, pilot training and maintenance support—capabilities that enhance soft power while reinforcing the industrial base.

**Global Military Spending on a Relentless Uptrend**

All of this comes against a backdrop of surging global military budgets. World defense spending hit a record $2.7 trillion in 2024, a 9.4% year-over-year increase and the sharpest rise since at least 1988, according to SIPRI. Spending has risen for 10 consecutive years, with gains across all five global regions.

Global Military Spending Hit a New Record High of $2.7 Trillion in 2024

Meanwhile, NATO is moving toward a new target of 5% of GDP for defense spending, up from the longstanding 2% benchmark. Both Germany and the U.S. have endorsed the increase, and the final plan is expected to be unveiled at the NATO summit this June.

The world isn’t de-escalating. It’s rearming, with greater urgency, more advanced tools and higher price tags.

I see these trends as a growing opportunity across multiple sectors—defense contractors, semiconductor makers, AI infrastructure providers and aerospace manufacturers. While individual names and strategies must be evaluated with care, the broader momentum is unmistakable.

https://www.usfunds.com/resource/u-s-defense-and-ai-companies-poised-to-dominate-middle-east-spending-wave/

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%%"Uninfluential" information was published".. Has Iran kept the "most dangerous" leaks"؟%%

Israeli Dimona nuclear power plant

Source: ( AFF )

June 12, 2025, 3:38 pm

The documents revealed by Iran about the secret Israeli nuclear program have sparked widespread debate about the nature of sensitive information still held by Tehran.

Iran has only published correspondence that does not carry "real and influential content", despite the lengthy promotion previously disclosed, according to the Hebrew "Haddari Haredim" website.

Days after Iran announced, at the end of last week, its success in carrying out an intelligence operation against Israel during which it was able to obtain thousands of sensitive and strategic documents, Tehran published Thursday, for the first time، Part of these documents, most of which are found to be academic correspondence between scientists and employees of the Israeli nuclear program.

"Despite Tehran's attempts to present these documents as a major blow to the secrecy of the Israeli nuclear program, what has been revealed so far does not rise to the level of physical evidence or dangerous leaks، And if it could be a prelude to a wider disclosure later, "according to the Hebrew media.

According to a report published in the Hebrew newspaper "Vent", "reviewing the content of the documents - contrary to the exciting allegations that preceded the publication - shows that they are mostly diplomatic and academic correspondence that lacks any real intelligence value".

One of the background documents deals with preparations for an academic seminar at the University of Washington in November 2020, in which Miraf Zafari Udiz was to participate، The Israeli envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency at that time.

In an email received by Odyssey from one of the organizers of the symposium, several options were presented for discussion topics, including the future of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East.

The organizer suggested that Odyssey address Israel's position on regional nuclear proliferation scenarios, the role of the International Atomic Energy Agency, or both.

It also stated in the letter that this framework "will allow us to completely bypass the Israeli nuclear issue, and other issues that you are prohibited from addressing".

Odyssey responded in a separate email, confirming that she was finding it difficult to participate in a seminar in which the Israeli nuclear program academic researcher discussed based on foreign sources.

She explained that "as an employee of the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission, she cannot comment on these issues, and that she does not see a logical relationship between the Iranian nuclear agreement and the history of the Israeli nuclear program".

In another correspondence, it was talked about the possibility of holding a full women's seminar.

Odyssey suggested a number of topics for discussion, and put forward ideas for coordinating appropriate dates.

Ariane Tebtaba, an American researcher of Iranian origin, was also mentioned in the same message series, as suspicions had been raised about her earlier about leaking information، However, the US Department of Defense ( Pentagon ) denied these   
  
https://www.eremnews.com/news/world/j1yyw9h

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Iraqi: The Israeli attack was carried out in coordination with Washington

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Iraqi

Source: AFB

June 13, 2025, 4:57 p

The Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Iraqiji, informed his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, that Israel's attack on Tehran would not have occurred had it not been for coordination with America.

He said during a phone call that the Saudi minister made with him, that "the Israeli attack would not have occurred without the prior coordination and explicit support of the American administration".

"The United States bears full responsibility for the repercussions of this escalation, as Israel does not have the nerve to carry out such aggression without direct American cover".

He stressed that targeting nuclear facilities and residential areas constitutes a flagrant violation of international law, stressing that Iran reserves its legitimate right to respond, based on Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations، And that its armed forces are at the highest levels of readiness.

The Iranian minister called on the International Atomic Energy Agency to take a clear position on "this blatant Zionist attack", recalling that Iran is a member state of the NPT ( NPT )، It will not stand idly by while targeting its peaceful facilities.

In turn, the Saudi minister, during the call, expressed the Kingdom's strong condemnation of this attack, and offered his warm condolences for the number of victims of Iranian military and civilian leaders.

The Saudi minister affirmed that "the recent Israeli attack is an aggressive and barbaric act that constitutes a serious threat to security and stability in the region," expressing the Kingdom's solidarity with the Iranian people in this difficult circumstance.

This contact comes at a sensitive time, reflecting a noticeable change in the tone of the regional discourse, amid an unprecedented escalation in the confrontation between Iran and Israel, and growing fears of an expansion of the conflict in the region.  
  
https://www.eremnews.com/news/world/5c3bsl9

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In conjunction with the strike .. Mossad led secret sabotage deep in Iran  
  
From the attack  
  
Source: AFB  
  
June 12, 2025, 9:17 pm  
  
Xius Barak Ravied's correspondent on the X site quoted a senior Israeli official as saying that the Israeli intelligence service (He led a series of clandestine sabotage operations deep in Iran, in conjunction with air strikes by the Israeli Air Force.  
  
An Israeli security source said that there are increasing possibilities for the killing of a number of senior Iranian soldiers, including the chief of staff and senior nuclear scientists in the Israeli strike, according to "Reuters".  
  
The Iranian Press TV channel said that there were reports of a number of deaths in the Israeli attack on Tehran.  
  
Iranian media said that several residential areas in Tehran were bombed, causing fires.  
  
A statement of the Israeli Foreign Ministry stated that the Ministry is doing the state of emergency, and the Emergency Operations Room is open to all Israeli missions around the world.  
  
The Israeli Foreign Ministry added that Minister Gideon Saer is making calls to his counterparts around the world about Israel's attack on Iran.  
  
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that this process will continue for days. We are going through a critical stage in the history of Israel.  
  
Netanyahu stressed: Moments ago we launched a military operation aimed at defeating the Iranian threat to Israel's existence. Our pilots hit many targets in Iran.  
  
Netanyahu said: We targeted prominent Iranian nuclear scientists working to manufacture an Iranian bomb, as well as the heart of Iran's ballistic missile program. Our battle is not with the Iranian people, but our battle with the Iranian dictatorship.  
  
The Israeli Prime Minister said: We targeted the main Iranian enrichment facility in Natanz.  
  
Netanyahu emphasized: We have struck the heart of Iran's nuclear enrichment program and the nuclear armament program.  
  
He added: This operation will damage Iran's nuclear infrastructure, military capabilities, and ballistic missile factories.

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