AAR - OPERATION MIDNIGHT HAMMER by JOHN LITTLE from REVELATION SIX

 

As I was writing last week's post, B-2 bombers were on their way to destroy the Fordow and Natanz nuclear sites in Iran. It was only after I finished the article did they begin their bombing runs. I was not expecting the US to do this, since we Americans have a history of stabbing Israel in the back. But Trump didn't do that.

Furthermore, the bombs dropped on Fordow and Natanz were specifically designed for this mission. These bombs had only one target and one target only. And from my research it is clear that these targets were eliminated.

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AAR - Operation Midnight Hammer

An After Action Report (AAR) is different than a Battle Damage Assessment (BDA). An AAR is normally used by ground forces and tells us what they did and what they saw. It also talks about what they could have done better. A BDA is used by the Air Force to try and discover if they actually accomplished their mission within mission parameters, and it requires extensive use of intelligence assets to get the information they need. And BDAs take time to create. But you and I sit on the ground, and we're impatient. So we'll talk about the AAR.

The Short Version

Targets Neutralized, mission successful.

The Long Version

As Scott Adams said recently, how you view the results of Operation Midnight Hammer, depends on whether you are a Republican or a Democrat. He is correct, and yes, we are that stupid. However, since I am neither, I might (if you squint) be a bit more objective.

The design for this mission began 16 years ago at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. A DTRA officer was shown what Iran was doing at Fordow and Natanz. They quickly realized that they didn't have the weapons to take out such a facility and needed to create one immediately.

More super computer time was used on this project than almost any other. Every part of this project had the very best PhDs and weapons specialists that America had. A mock-up of the target they had to destroy was made. The type of concrete, soil and rock were analyzed to make sure that this weapon would work the first time it was used. When their work was complete, the GBU-57 was the result, and only one aircraft could carry this bomb and make sure that it hit its target perfectly - the B-2 bomber.

Wikipedia will tell you that this bomb was operational in 2011, but that doesn't tell you the whole story. Once the bomb was made, they needed a massive number of tests to find the best way to destroy the target it was designed for.

Furthermore, it also waited for the right president to make the call for it to be used. No Democrat administration - as the Democrats are now - would have ordered the use of this weapon. I'm not even sure if most Republicans would have used this weapon, but Trump was different. And even though I am not a supporter of President Trump, he deserves our gratitude for making the right call at the right time.

Here's an excellent assessment by Air Force General Daniel Caine on how this project was designed and created, as well as an in-depth description of the mission:

'Chills': Gen. Dan 'Razin' Caine reveals emotional return of B-2 pilots

I skipped the first six minutes, which are an emotional description of the Patriot missile crews that shot down Iran's missile response to the attack. What he leaves out is that Iran notified the US in advance that these missiles were coming and where they would hit. It still took courage and capability to wait for those missiles to launch so that you could hit them at the right time, but it's not the same as what Israel has experienced for years.

Anyway, General Caine's presentation should lay to rest any question about whether the Fordow and Natanz sites were neutralized. But we have two more angles to look at.

Here is a satellite analysis of that bombing. It includes some of the information provided in General Caine's presentation, but a whole lot more. It's a testament to the ingenuity of the makers of this bomb and how well they deployed it.

Satellite Secrets & Bunker Busters: America’s bombing of Iran as seen by the spies in the sky

Then, there's this ex-F-15E fighter pilot who has had to drop bunker buster bombs and shows us what goes into the mission planning and the operations of such a strike. He's also extremely cringe with his innuendo. But if you can get past that bit, you'll have another level of understanding of why this mission was successful.

Fighter Pilot Reacts to ACTUAL Damage of Iran’s Nuclear Sites!

One More Thing

So, are you convinced?

Well, there's one more thing to think about. Iran will be a part of the coming of Gog and Magog in Ezekiel 38 and 39. If Iran had nukes, there would be no need for an invasion. And no, we still aren't sure if Israel has nukes or if they are operational.

In the coming weeks and months we'll see how everything falls out in Iran. We'll hear lots of rumors, but we'll also get a clearer picture of how badly Israel and the US hurt Iran. And yes, Iran has been hurt badly in this Twelve Day War.

Only one IRGC general survived this war, Esmail Qaani, and some are wondering if he's an agent of Mossad. It wouldn't be the first time that Mossad got someone that high in the power structure of an enemy.

Anyway, we live in exciting times. But I've had enough excitement. Boring is better.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.
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Somewhat Deep Intel and an OOPS! by JOHN LITTLE from REVELATION SIX

 

	Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more Revelation Six - When The Four Horsemen Ride Somewhat Deep Intel and an OOPS! It was a shocking week, and there's more to come. John Little Jun 21   READ IN APP   There are things going on behind the scenes in Israel's war with Iran that are obvious to a handful of specialists, but less obvious to the rest of us - unless we are listening to these specialists. Some of this information will shock some of you, and even surprised me at how far things have progressed. We live in truly interesting times, and even I am shocked at how swiftly some things move. So join me as I talk about what no one else is saying in the mainstream media, and that oops I made last week. ———————————— Thanks for reading Revelation Six! This post is public so feel free to share it. Share Subscribe for free to Revelation Six and receive my articles in your inbox: https://revelationsix.substack.com/subscribe And, read my books and guides for free: https://revelationsix.com/books/ I created five Android Apps that will help you read through the Bible in a Year. You can find them here: https://revelationsix.com/android-apps/ If you miss my rantings about geopolitics, idiocy, resource collapse and incompetent globalism, follow me on X @revelation_six. ———————————— Somewhat Deep Intel and an OOPS! I get tired of people claiming deep intel on any certain thing. No one has 'deep intel' in the midst of the fog of war. The best that we can do is reflect on some things that must be happening if certain other things are also happening. So, always be cynical when the words 'Deep Intel' are in the title of any video or article. But first that oops. OOPS! Last week I described Operation Many Ways as occurring in September 2023. I don't know how I got that year stuck in my head as I was reading the reports on this operation, but I did. And I was wrong. The correct date is: September 8th, 2024 NOT 2023! I hate making mistakes like that, but there isn't a writer out there that doesn't. But this mistake has implications on the current Operation Rising Lion. Netanyahu has confidently said that they have ways of handling the underground nuclear facilities themselves, and they proved it with the destruction of the underground missile factory built by Iran in Syria. It took 50 minutes to break into that Iranian bunker. And Israel can expect a similar amount of time for Israeli special forces to break into the bunkers in Iran. Furthermore, Israel will have used the knowledge gained in this operation to help train the Sayeret (special forces) teams that will be involved in this operation. Previously, Israel used Sayeret Shaldag (Kingfisher) of the Israel Air Force to penetrate this bunker. This time, Israel will need to bring in more Sayeret units with even more special skills. The Sayeret Yahalom unit was one of the most classified Sayeret units in the IDF. And its creation in 1995 tells us that Israel needed such a unit to break into the Iranian nuclear bunkers. Operation Rising Lion The problem is that Israel will need to secure the operations area before moving in with their Sayeret teams. Operation Many Ways, came within an hour of not making it back alive. IRGC (Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps) forces will be at a higher state of readiness than the Syrians were in 2024, so Israel will need to spend even more time prepping the operational area. Israel's purpose in their decapitation strikes against Iranian military leadership is to make it impossible for Iran to coordinate their defenses against what the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) plan to do. You have probably already heard of the ingenuity in which Israel has taken out IRGC leadership. However, there are a few things that you might not know. Iran has been deeply penetrated by Israel's intelligence services, partly because the average Iranian is more than willing to do anything that they can to take down the Ayatollahs. This made it easy to penetrate and take over Iran's internal communications. It has also made it easy to degrade Iranian anti-aircraft weapons and destroy important command centers. A Possibly Ridiculous Claim, Or Not Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a former president of Iran, claimed in 2021 that the head of Iran's counter-Mossad unit was an Israeli agent, and this individual was later arrested and executed in secret. This claim has been widely circulated, including in posts on X from 2024, where users referenced Ahmadinejad's interview with CNN Türk, alleging that the head of the unit, along with 20 other agents, was a Mossad operative. Just remember that the Iranians also 'arrested' 14 squirrels in 2007, claiming that they were foreign agents. This has led me to have some fun with this by claiming that Israel has a Mossad Squirrel Operations Group (MSOG). And that they were active in Iran blowing things up. Those of you who grew up in the Midwest in the '70s, know all about squirrels knocking out our power by chomping on a transformer. When you want something blown up, ask a squirrel. I made that logo and had fun on X talking about the exploits of this secretive group of elite squirrels. But then October 7th happened, and I lost my sense of humor for a while. By the way, there is also a connection to my lovely wife's slight Taiwanese accent. When we were first in Israel she mentioned the Dead Sea Scrolls. But it sounded to me like she had said the Dead Sea Squirrels. And from that moment on, I was prepared to claim that the squirrels of the Dead Sea were so good at hiding, that no one could find them. Which is why MSOG uses Dead Sea Squirrels exclusively, after that terrible incident in 2007. Here's an image of one of the posts made at the time: So, if you will believe that Israel is using squirrels as secret agents in Iran, you will probably also believe the claim that the head of a counter-Mossad agency was a Mossad agent. Israel may even have planted that information themselves to get rid of that agency. Or... who knows? Maybe ol' Mahmoud was right. Why So Many Israeli Jets Over Iran Israel is sending a massive number of fighter aircraft at Iranian targets, and they have enough fuel to loiter for quite a while as targets are assigned to them. What you might not know is that Israel does not have enough air refueling tankers to refuel those aircraft. This means that they have been given help. Lots of help. From the US or even Turkey. The Incirlik Air Base is located in southern Turkey and is home to a number of KC-135 Stratotankers and that number will vary based upon demand. Turkey also owns and operates their own KC-135 aircraft. Israel's fleet of air refueling tankers is said to number around nine converted Boeing 707 tankers and have ordered four KC-46 Pegasus tankers. And we don't know if those new tankers have been delivered and are operational. They might have procured even more. That being said, it is not possible for Israel to support a hundred fighter aircraft at a time as they make their bombing runs over Iran. Here's someone that I pay a lot of attention to, since he regularly has people talk to him who are at the bleeding edge of what is going on in Ukraine, China and for now... Israel. And this video told me a lot about what was happening, that we cannot see. The whole video is worth watching, but the part about Israel getting air refueling help begins at the 12:47 mark. The whole video is here: Why Israel is Dominating the Skies Over Iran The Biden administration would never have allowed this. But Trump did. Not only that, but Turkey's President Erdogan is supporting Israel's campaign against Iran. Turkey pushed Iran out of Syria, cleared Syria's air space for Israel and wants Iran neutralized. How Israel Hits Targets The other part of Israel's success over Iran is due to their ability to hit so many high value targets so quickly. And no one talks about what is needed to make that happen. This is where Israel's Sayeret teams and any special intelligence operators active on the ground come in. Every one of those targets needs to be identified, observed and often targeted with a laser that allows a bomb or missile to hit the target accurately. Yes, precision munitions can use GPS coordinates and reconnaissance aircraft and drones can identify certain targets and guide bombs and missiles in. But that is only part of the story. There is no way that Israel could take out so many targets without special teams, on the ground, identifying targets and guiding the weapons on to those targets. And no, this is not 'special knowledge'. Ask any air force pilot that has had to hit specific targets, and they will tell you that 'boots on the ground' are almost always needed. Each of those 'boots' is called a 'forward air controller' (FAC). These are men and women with the ability to identify targets and call in strikes on those targets. They would also be looking for 'targets of opportunity' that would allow them to be destroyed when they are outside of a protected area. The Collapse of Islam In Iran For years, I have been hearing reports that Islam was shrinking inside Islamic countries. But I never expected to discover that only 30% of Iranians identify themselves as followers of Islam. This information came to me via a YouTube channel that I have paid specific attention to for years: PfanderFilms https://www.youtube.com/@pfanderfilms Jay has been a tireless evangelist to the Muslims, and I have been deeply impressed with his work. But this video was a bit of a shock: Mohamad Faridi, an ex Iranian Revolutionary Guard, explains the WAR IN IRAN! So many Iranians have left Islam that most of the mosques across Iran have closed their doors. And Mohammad Faridi runs an outreach to Iranians, sharing the gospel and giving them Bibles. And the statistics that he shared about Iranians comes from this source: Gamaan - The Group for Analyzing and Measuring Attitudes in IRAN https://gamaan.org/ Iran is not the only place in the world where Muslims are turning away from Islam. But turning away from Islam doesn't mean that they are turning toward Christ. Many are, but that's a harder number to track. And many are paying with their lives, for their faith in Christ. One More Shock - Russia I have friends who are Ukrainian. I have worked with Ukrainians in Israel. So, I have a personal connection to the Ukrainian people. I don't think highly of their government, but I like the Ukrainians that I know. And many share this complicated view. But I was shocked when Russia invaded Ukraine. It was, to my mind, the dumbest possible thing that Russia could do, and it's still the worst possible decision that Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin could have made. So, I've been spending time trying to understand Russia. And every bit of information that I get adds to the shock and surprise that I feel. We do NOT understand Russia and the Russians. This video is a perfect example of what I'm talking about: Why Russians Die for Putin–The Harsh Reality Behind the War in Ukraine Unfortunately, I can verify almost everything that she says from the many other sources I have used in the past. But she drives it home in a way that I have not often seen. This is why Russians are dying for Putin, and it's horrifying. It's also why it is easy to see how Russia will play a role in Gog and Magog. And as always... Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. שאלו שלום ירושלים

"THE BEGINNING OF THE BEGINNING HAS BEGUN" by JOHN LITTLE FROM "REVELATION SIX"

 

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Revelation Six - When The Four Horsemen Ride

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The Beginning of the Beginning has Begun

Operation Rising Lion crushes Iranian defenses.

John Little Jun 14

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Up to this point in time, it was hard to know how Israel would neutralize the one remaining threat to peace. Remember that Gog and Magog descend upon Israel, when she is in a time of peace and prosperity.

This means that Israel's enemies need to be neutralized. And her final enemy is being taken down as I write this.

If this really is the beginning of the beginning, then Israel will know a period of peace and lower her guard. Then Gog and Magog will come.

And with it, the Redemption of Israel.

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The Beginning of the Beginning has Begun

The first strikes began in the early hours of June 13. They took out the military command structure, nuclear research leadership and nuclear production facilities. But Israel's first efforts towards their current goals began long before fighters took off for their targets.

Weeks before, south of Tehran, Mossad built a hidden base and stocked it with explosive drones. Each drone had an anti-aircraft missile target. Hours before Israeli warplanes came within range of those air defenses, they were taken out by these drones.

Of course, we say Mossad because everyone expects Mossad to be behind such operations. But there are other organizations who have far greater capability than Mossad. Sayeret Maglan (Ibis) is one such unit, and there are other Sayeret units that would also have been able to make such an audacious attack happen. But there's something more.

Operation Rising Lion could not have been this successful, this quickly without an enthusiastic support by a resentful Iranian population. The Iranians want the Ayatollahs out, and it if means helping Israel decapitate Iran, they are more than willing to help. And we know that Israel has created a network of Iranians willing to operate against the Ayatollahs.

Furthermore, there was an implied offer of assistance in toppling the Ayatollahs in Netanyahu's speech just as Israeli aircraft had finished attacking their targets and were returning safely to base:

Statement by PM Netanyahu

But then, Bibi made a far more clear statement hours later:

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Addresses the Iranian People

Israel has already established an internal network inside Iran that should be able to offer command and control for any attempt to topple the Iranian regime. For Bibi to make such a bold statement, there must be weapons caches and trained commanders waiting for rebels to use against the corrupt and violent Ayatollahs.

Previous uprisings were put down by bringing in Hezbollah fighters to shoot Iranians. Those Hezbollah fighters no longer exist. Nor can Iran call upon Hamas or even the Houthis to do such dirty work. So, this is the biggest chance for the Iranian people to take out their leadership.

However, should the Iranian people fail in their attempt to topple the regime in Tehran, Israel is taking out some insurance against such failure. If the reports I am receiving are true, Israel is going after the single source of funding for Iran's nuclear program - their petroleum industry.

We will not know for sure if Israel is actually attacking Iran's oil terminals and refineries until long after the war is over. But if this turns out to be true, that will be the single largest blow to Iran's efforts to destabilize the region. It will take years for Iran to recover from such a series of strikes against their petroleum industry. (And China will lose their number one source of oil.)

Israeli Special Forces In Iran

Unless they have found another way, taking out Iran's nuclear program will probably require elite units that specialize in destroying structures above ground and below, as well as units specializing in infiltration and exfiltration. Depending on how Israel has decided to handle ground operations, many of these units may have already been inserted into prepared launching points that will allow them to quickly secure their objectives, allowing special forces engineering units like the Sayeret Yahalom, to enter the fortified tunnels and destroy nuclear enrichment machinery and collapsing the tunnels from the inside. And Israel has done this before.

On September 8th, 2023, Israel launched Operation Many Ways, to destroy a deep Iranian tunnel facility that was used for the purposes of manufacturing missiles to strike Israel. One hundred Sayeret Shaldag soldiers (Israel Air Force special forces) and 20 elite Unit 669 Search and Rescue troops were inserted deep into Syrian territory long before the fall of the Syrian regime.

The Shaldag (Kingfisher) soldiers penetrated the base, laid explosives, and took intelligence material before exfiltrating to waiting helicopters and then collapsing the tunnel complex.

The ground part of the operation took two and a half hours. Fifty minutes to break into the base, and then 110 minutes for fifty soldiers to race through the base laying 300kg (660lb) of explosives throughout the tunnel complex (using a quad motorcycle) before leaving. The other 50 soldiers deployed to defend the operation area and fought off several attempts to stop the operation.

When they were finished and in the air, the explosives collapsed the tunnels, destroying the base. No soldiers were injured and the base could not be repaired.

This operation required two months of intense training.

Has Israel been training their special forces units for operations in Iran?

You would be a fool to not believe it, and I don't think that any of you are fools. The question is how will Israel infiltrate and then exfiltrate their units. Israel commands the air and would be able to destroy any attempts by Iran to stop such an attack. And Israel's fleet of submarines have been used in such covert operations. But the risk would be far higher than Operation Many Ways. And Israel does not send soldiers on suicide missions.

Never in the history of Israel have they ever sent soldiers on missions in which there was no hope of return. This has been a part of Israel's operations planning from 1948 until now. Every IDF soldier knows that they will not be left behind.

So, how will Israel get into Iran, and then out?

I think that we are close to finding out.

What Happens After The War

If Israel is only successful in achieving her primary objective of destroying Iran's nuclear weapons program, then Israel will not know peace for some time.

However, if Israel can destroy Iran's petroleum industry and their oil terminals, then the Iranian government will fall because they will no longer be able to support their proxies in Lebanon, Iraq, Gaza and Yemen and subsidize their internal allies in Iran. And if Israel can successfully collapse the Iranian IRGC and the Ayatollahs, a new Iranian revolution would neutralize Iran as a threat.

The only question is about how God intends for Israel to be at peace in preparation for Gog and Magog. Even if every objective was completed successfully over the coming days and weeks, much would need to be done for that moment to happen. But those who have been watching events unfold from a proper perspective, will have a front row seat as the Hand of God works.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.
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My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.
Because you have rejected knowledge,
I also will reject you... Hosea 4:6