Tony Blair Pushes UK Gov’t To Mandate ‘Digital ID’ To Crack Down on Dissent
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has ordered the new Labor government to prioritize the urgent roll out of digital ID in the UK to crack down on dissent and anti-establishment behavior. Speaking at a […]
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Israel Expects US and Other Allies to Help Bomb Iran
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has said his country expects not only the United States but also its allies, including Britain and France, to assist in offensive operations against Iran, in the event of a direct conflict.
Katz made the comments during a meeting with British Foreign Secretary David Lammy and French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourne in Jerusalem on Friday, according to a Hebrew-language statement from his office.
”Israel expects France and Britain to publicly clarify to Iran that it is unacceptable for it to attack Israel, and that if Iran attacks, the US-led coalition will join Israel not only in defense but also in an attack against significant targets in Iran,” the statement said, as cited by the Times of Israel.
Katz reiterated in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that he made it “clear” to his colleagues that they should publicly declare that their countries “will stand with Israel not only in defense but also in striking targets in Iran.”
I hosted my colleagues, the French FM @steph_sejourne and the British Foreign secretary @DavidLammy, in Jerusalem today for an urgent visit amidst Iran’s threats to attack Israel.
— ישראל כ”ץ Israel Katz (@Israel_katz) August 16, 2024
I thanked them for their support of Israel and made it clear that the right way to deter Iran and… pic.twitter.com/2bDs1B8LRU
The French and British diplomats downplayed these assertions, with Sejourne telling reporters that it would be “inappropriate” to discuss any “retaliation or preparation for an Israeli retaliation” amid diplomatic efforts to negotiate a deal to end the Gaza war. A joint French-British statement following the meeting also made no mention of any anti-Iran coalitions.
“We have urged Iran and its proxies to stand down the ongoing threats of military attack against Israel. We have also stressed to all parties that the spiral of escalating reprisals must end,” they said in their only reference to Tehran.
The meeting in Jerusalem occurred shortly before the latest round of indirect ceasefire talks ended without breakthroughs, although there were promises to return to the negotiating table next week.
The war between Israel and Hamas has raged for 10 months since the militant group staged a deadly incursion, resulting in approximately 1,100 deaths and around 200 hostages. The large-scale Israeli ground and air response has claimed over 40,000 Palestinian lives, according to Gaza health officials.
The risk of a wider conflict in the Middle East was exacerbated by the assassination of Hamas Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh, who served as the Palestinian armed group’s lead negotiator in indirect talks with Israel. He was killed in Tehran on June 31, hours after attending the inauguration of Masoud Pezeshkian as Iran’s president. Iran promised to inflict a “harsh punishment” on Israel, which has neither acknowledged nor denied any involvement in the killing.
The US has deployed additional warships and a submarine to the Middle East to protect the Jewish state from potential attacks, but it remains unclear whether Washington supports any plans to bomb Iran.
In April, when Iran fired hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel in retaliation for the bombing of its embassy in Damascus, US fighter jets and warships helped intercept many of the incoming projectiles. However, this was a purely defensive operation, with no direct counterstrike on targets inside Iran.
Jay Dyer: Exposing The Real Agenda And Secrets Of Islam With Sam Shamoun
Jay Dyer hosts the final hour of the Alex Jones Show with special guest Sam Shamoun to discuss the secret history Islam.
Jay Dyer: Exposing The Real Agenda And Secrets Of Islam With Sam Shamoun@Jay_D007 @IslamAnswered pic.twitter.com/G9W8DE1ouP
— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) August 17, 2024
Alex Jones Breaks Down Foreign Control Of America And The AIPAC Mafia
Alex Jones explains the disproportionate influence the AIPAC lobby has over U.S. politics, specifically foreign policy, and how President Trump needs to prioritize America First over Israel First in his second term.
Alex Jones Breaks Down Foreign Control Of America And The AIPAC Mafia pic.twitter.com/iP6wczIFz4
— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) August 16, 2024
You’ve Got To Serve Someone — Who Are You Commissioned By: God Or Satan?
Alex Jones breaks down how the animating contest of liberty is the battleground between Good and Evil and humanity is given the choice to take a side. In whose name do you fight for, God Almighty or the Devil?
You’ve Got To Serve Someone—
Who Are You Commissioned By: God Or Satan? pic.twitter.com/EvJQEFZ6Jj— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) August 16, 2024
China Coal Production Hits New All-Time High For July
China’s coal output rose 2.8% in July from a year earlier as mines ramped up production to ensure steady supply amid record-breaking heat, China’s statistics bureau data showed, even though thermal power output fell while hydropower generation surged.
As Reuters reports, the world’s biggest polluter and largest coal producer mined 390.37 million metric tons of the fuel last month, according to the National Bureau of Statistics data on Thursday, which while down from June’s 405.38 million tons, which was the highest level since December 2023, was the highest ever for the month of July, surpassing the previous record set in 2023 at 378 million tons.
Average daily coal output in July stood at 12.59 million tons, down from 13.5 million tons a day in June but up from 12.18 million daily tons a year earlier.
China’s national energy regulator said late in July it was coordinating power plant coal inventories to keep them at a minimum of 200 million tons because of continuing hot weather.
Thermal power output disappointed the coal industry in July, however, falling for a third straight month as more electricity was generated by hydropower because of heavy rains in July. China’s thermal power generation fell 4.9% to 574.9 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) even as total power generation rose 2.5% to 883.1 billion kWh, the statistics showed.
Production was lower particularly in China’s coking coal hub of Shanxi province, which produced 29% of China’s coal last year. Output was limited there after the local government told miners to curb excess production and announced stepped-up safety checks over the March-May period.
But other provinces were more than happy to pick up the slack. Most of the extra output came from the country’s second-largest producing region Inner Mongolia, a record 104 million tonnes up from 97 million a year ago…
… and fourth-largest producer Xinjiang, which added a record 41 million tonnes up from 33 million.
Hydropower generation for the month rose 36.2% on the year to 166.4 billion kWh.
China’s growing coal-to-chemicals industry is offsetting some of the slowing demand for coal-fired power, with coal consumption in the chemicals industry growing 21% in the first half of the year, wrote Lauri Myllyvirta, senior fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute.
“China’s energy security drive and falling coal prices relative to oil prices have driven a boom in this industry,” Myllyvirta said.
Analysts have said they expect China’s coal output to keep increasing through the third quarter on the hotter weather and as production recovers from a slump earlier in the year due to safety inspections.
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