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050240ZFEB26 >>>/qresearch/24218099 Q Research General #29516: Jig Is Up WW Edition
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050617ZFEB26 >>>/qresearch/24218680 Q Research General #29517: Fight for the Midterms Edition
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051519ZFEB26 >>>/qresearch/24219610 Q Research General #29518: [theY] call it the 'TEMPLE' on LSJ Island Edition
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051818ZFEB26 >>>/qresearch/24220456 Q Research General #29519: REVIVAL Edition
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052116ZFEB26 >>>/qresearch/24221160 Q Research General #29520: POTUS Fights To Free The World ~ Dems Fight For Permanent Slavery Edition
https://8kun.top/qresearch/res/24221160.html
052358ZFEB26 >>>/qresearch/24221690 Q Research General #29521: TRUMPRX - TDS Afflicted Special Cases Edition
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060255ZFEB26 >>>/qresearch/24222538 Q Research General #29522: NYS Follows WHO Edition
https://8kun.top/qresearch/res/24222538.html
060809ZFEB26 >>>/qresearch/24223209 Q Research General #29523: Where's Epstein Now Office Pool Edition
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061345ZFEB26 >>>/qresearch/24223830 Q Research General #29524: GM TGIF NWO/Epstein Movie Now Playing With Credits Edition
https://8kun.top/qresearch/res/24223830.html
061705ZFEB26 >>>/qresearch/24224552 Q Research General #29525: Benghazi: 1 Arrest On The Books-Killery When?? Edition
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061938ZFEB26 >>>/qresearch/24225199 Q Research General #29526: Not Forgotten o7 - DOHERTY - STEVENS - WOODS - SMITH - Edition
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062329ZFEB26 >>>/qresearch/24225975 Q Research General #29527: BIGGER THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE. Edition
https://8kun.top/qresearch/res/24225975.html
070151ZFEB26 >>>/qresearch/24226768 Q Research General #29528: Think intel. The ART of illusion. Trust the plan. Edition
https://8kun.top/qresearch/res/24226768.html
070821ZFEB26 >>>/qresearch/24227508 Q Research General #29529: Depend on the Constitution! Edition
https://8kun.top/qresearch/res/24227508.html
071440ZFEB26 >>>/qresearch/24228246 Q Research General #29530: GM SRV Caturday: Burn The Whole Fuckin Temple Down Edition
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071827ZFEB26 >>>/qresearch/24229066 Q Research General #29531: NCSWIC Edition
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cfeea9 No.11664
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24228765 (071644ZFEB26) Notable: Extreme poverty rate shoots up in UK study
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28 Jan, 2026 17:07
Extreme poverty rate shoots up in UK – study
Nearly seven million people are living in severe hardship, the highest level on record, according the Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Poverty in the UK has worsened, with record numbers living in severe hardship and unable to afford basic necessities, according to an analysis by a leading charity.
More than one in five people in the UK – about 14.2 million – were living in poverty in 2023/24, the final year of the last Conservative government and the latest year for which official figures are available, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) said in a report on Tuesday. Of these, about half, or 6.8 million people, were experiencing “very deep” hardship, the highest number in 30 years.
Children, renters, disabled people, and those in insecure work were among the groups most affected.Nearly 4.5 million children lived in poverty in 2023/24, 600,000 more than during the pandemicand marking the third consecutive year of increases. Rates were highest in larger families, where 44% of children were affected. People renting privately faced greater risks than homeowners, while disabled people and informal carers were also disproportionately affected, the report noted.
The most severe cases are even more acute. About 3.8 million people, including around one million children, experienced destitution, being unable to afford basics such as heating, clothing, and food.
“Poverty in the UK is still not just widespread, it is deeper and more damaging than at any point in the last 30 years,” said JRF’s chief analyst Peter Matejic. “When nearly half of the people in poverty are living far below the poverty line, that is a warning sign that the welfare system is failing to protect people from harm.”
Poverty rates varied across the UK, with London and the West Midlands among the hardest-hit areas, according to the report.
Rising living costs and stagnant wages have contributed to the increase in severe poverty, the charity stated. Inflation for essentials such as food, energy, and rent has surged in recent years, while earnings for low-income households have barely increased, leaving many struggling to cover basic needs.
The poorest UK households have only become poorer under Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour government, despite promises to boost living standards, according to the latest data from independent research consultancy Retail Economics.
That’s what happens when you flood Muslims and illegals by boats to settle there. They take up all the resources including stealing homes.
https://www.rt.com/business/631648-uk-households-poverty-deepens/
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cfeea9 No.11665
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24228774 (071645ZFEB26) Notable: Air Force Recruiting Up
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This Week in DOW: Arsenal of Freedom Tour Looks to Space, Protecting VMI, Scouting Under Scrutiny, Air Force Recruiting Up
Feb. 6, 2026
This week, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth continued the War Department's Arsenal of Freedom tour by paying a visit to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Feb. 2.
While there, he visited with defense industry leaders, met with senior NASA leadership and delivered remarks to members of the Blue Origin space program workforce alongside company founder Jeff Bezos, Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson explained today during the department's Weekly Sitrep video.
"You are the men and women who pour your lives and careers into building these incredible launch systems that we need that give us that advantage; whether it's in Iran, whether it's in Venezuela [or] whether it's halfway around the world — that's the advantage our warfighters need," Hegseth told the crowd.
He added that private-sector companies are crucial to ensuring the U.S. military dominates in space.
"We welcome those partners, and we will stand shoulder to shoulder with you in these critical efforts," Hegseth said.
Prior to arriving in Cape Canaveral, Hegseth administered the oath of enlistment to a group of military recruits in Titusville, Florida.
On Feb. 3, the War Department announced that it is monitoring Virginia House Bill 1374 with "significant concern."
Introduced in January of this year, the bill seeks to restructure governance of the Virginia Military Institute with an aim toward bringing VMI under the management of Virginia State University's Board of Visitors.
"For generations, the unique military environment at VMI has made the institute a vital source of commissioned officers for the armed forces," Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell said via a social media statement.
"The stability of this proven leadership pipeline is a matter of direct national security interest and any action that could disrupt the ecosystem requires our full attention," the statement continued.
Parnell added that the War Department "reserves the right to take extraordinary measures" to protect VMI's integrity, and that the department's commitment to the students attending VMI remains steadfast.
Also this week, the Pentagon announced that it has spent the past several months reviewing its relationship with Scouting America — formerly the Boy Scouts of America — regarding the organization's embrace of diversity, equity and inclusion, as well as other "social justice, gender-fluid ideological stances," according to another social media post by Parnell.
On Jan. 21, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order that called for terminating DEI in federal contracting, and all of DOW's affiliations must meet that standard, according to Parnell's statement.
"Our review of the DOW's financial assistance and partnership with Scouting America, including its quadrennial National Jamboree celebration, has been rigorous and ongoing.
Scouting America remains far from perfect, but they have firmly committed to a return to core principles," the statement continued.
Parnell added that the Pentagon and Scouting America are nearing a final agreement to continue their ongoing partnership.
"We will have more to announce soon," Wilson said.
Lastly this week, the department learned that the Air Force fiscal year 2026 recruiting goals are off to an outstanding start, with roughly 20,000 recruits in the service's delayed entry program.
The Air Force is aiming to take on 32,750 recruits this fiscal year, which is a 9% increase over fiscal year 2025.
Wilson said the 20,000 recruits represent a 50% increase in the number of recruits who were in the program at this time last year, and that the Air Force currently has the biggest backlog in 10 years of young men and women who are waiting to ship to basic training.
"As the deputy commander of Air Force recruiting [Col. Layne D. Trosper] puts it, '2026 is looking good,'" Wilson added.
https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4398892/this-week-in-dow-arsenal-of-freedom-tour-looks-to-space-protecting-vmi-scouting/
https://twitter.com/DOWResponse/status/2019881941936341444
https://x.com/KingsleyCortes
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cfeea9 No.11666
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24228784 (071647ZFEB26) Notable: President Trump - We need more competition against THE ENEMY
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We need more competition against THE ENEMY, the Fake News National TV Networks. Letting Good Deals get done like Nexstar - Tegna will help knock out the Fake News because there will be more competition, and at a higher and more sophisticated level. Those that are opposed don’t fully understand how good the concept of this Deal is for them, but they will in the future. GET THAT DEAL DONE! PRESIDENT DJT
Feb 07, 2026, 10:25 AM
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116030041948459285
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cfeea9 No.11667
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24228802 (071651ZFEB26) Notable: FeChina launches reusable spaceplane on fourth secretive orbital mission
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FeChina launches reusable spaceplane on fourth secretive orbital mission
February 7, 2026
HELSINKI — China launched its experimental reusable spacecraft for the fourth time late Friday, once again maintaining strict secrecy around the mission.
State media Xinhua announced the launch of reusable experimental spacecraft via a Long March 2F rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center Feb. 7 local time without providing a time for liftoff.
Airspace close notices with drop zones matching those of the three previous flights were published early February, suggesting a launch window of between 10:50 and 11:10 p.m. Eastern, Feb. 6 (0350–0410 UTC, Feb. 7).
“The experimental spacecraft will conduct technological verification for reusable spacecraft, providing technical support for the peaceful use of space,” Xinhua reported, similar to statements for the spacecraft’s earlier missions. No further details were released.
U.S. Space Force catalog tracking will later reveal the orbit of the spaceplane. The mission will attract interest and scrutiny, particularly in terms of future maneuvers, the release of subsatellites and any subsequent rendezvous and proximity operations (RPOs).
The launch comes approximately 519 days after the previous mission ended with a landing at Lop Nur landing site in Xinjiang Autonomous Region, northwestern China. The gap between mission 1 and mission 2 was 697 days, and 220 days between missions 2 and 3.
All three earlier missions involved releasing a small satellite or object into orbit. The second and third missions involved the main spacecraft appearing to conduct RPOs with the object it released.
China has not provided images or information about its reusable spaceplane project. The Long March 2F launcher has a payload capacity of just over eight metric tons to low Earth orbit.
This suggests that the spacecraft could be somewhat similar in size and function to U.S. Space Force’s X-37B spaceplane. Images of an apparent payload fairing for an earlier launch further this notion. Amateur optical imagery has also revealed images of the spacecraft in orbit.
The launch used a Long March 2F T variant rocket, a modified payload variant of the human-rated Long March 2F used to launch Shenzhou spacecraft.
The mission was prepared and launched despite a temporary gap in emergency launch capabilities to Tiangong, namely a standby Long March 2F and Shenzhou spacecraft, in the wake of the Shenzhou 20 debris strike crisis triggered in early November.
The orbital reusable spacecraft may be intended to work in conjunction with a reusable suborbital first stage. This suborbital craft, which uses vertical takeoff and horizontal landing, was first tested in 2021. A second mission flew in August 2022.
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), which developed the spacecraft, announced plans for a fully reusable, two-stage-to-orbit (TSTO) space transportation system before the first launch.
In 2022, CASC’s spaceplane project received national funding from the Natural Science Foundation of China.
The system’s development fits into a broader trend of China pushing to increase its access to space and developing reusable solutions for spaceflight, including recent tests of vertical takeoff, vertical landing Zhuque-3 and Long March 12A launchers.
Friday’s was China’s ninth orbital launch attempt of 2026, which includes two failures. CASC is preparing for an in-flight abort test of its Mengzhou crew spacecraft from Wenchang no earlier than Feb. 11.
https://spacenews.com/china-launches-reusable-spaceplane-on-fourth-secretive-orbital-mission/
https://twitter.com/CNSAWatcher/status/1558709527930818560
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cfeea9 No.11668
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24228810 (071653ZFEB26) Notable: Google to pay $68 million over voice assistant ‘spying’ – media
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27 Jan, 2026 12:07
Google to pay $68 million over voice assistant ‘spying’ – media
The US tech giant has been sued by smartphone users alleging their devices recorded conversations
US tech giant Google has reached a preliminary agreement to pay $68 million to settle a lawsuit alleging its voice-activated assistant spied on smartphone users, Reuters reported on Monday, citing court filings.
According to preliminary calculations reported by The Verge, customers who purchased a device may be eligible for a settlement payout of $18 to $56. Those who used Google Assistant or lived in a household with a device that reportedly recorded conversations could receive $2 to $10.
Smartphone users allege that Google, part of Alphabet, illegally recorded private conversations via Google Assistant and used them for targeted advertising, according to a preliminary class action settlement filed on Friday in the San Jose, California, federal court, as seen by Reuters. The settlement reportedly requires approval by US District Judge Beth Labson Freeman.
The voice-activated assistant is designed to respond when people use so-called ‘hot words’, such as ‘Hey Google’ or ‘Okay Google’, similar to Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa. The plaintiffs reportedly objected to receiving ads when Google Assistant incorrectly recognized their speech as hot words, a phenomenon referred to as ‘false accepts’.
The settlement reportedly applies to users who bought Google devices or were subjected to false accepts since May 18, 2016.
The case highlights the ongoing tension between emerging technologies and user privacy. ==In November 2025, Google was sued over its AI assistant Gemini allegedly intercepting private communications across Gmail, chat, and video-conferencing services••. In September, Google agreed to a $425.7 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit alleging privacy violations.
In December 2024, Apple settled for $95 million over claims that its Siri voice assistant recorded private conversations without user consent. Amazon has faced a nationwide class‑action lawsuit over alleged privacy violations by its Alexa voice assistant, with a federal judge allowing users to pursue claims that the devices recorded and retained private conversations without clear consent under consumer protection law.
(https://www.rt.com/business/631575-google-pay-voice-assistance-privacy/
Interesting since AI is probably recording everyone’s phone since the U.S. released AI over at least America in 2025, but probably the whole world. The U.S. lost all respect for the First Amendment since the Tech Oligarchs made their way into the Oval Office!
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cfeea9 No.11669
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24228814 (071655ZFEB26) Notable: China develops microwave weapon to attack satellites in space
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China develops microwave weapon to attack satellites in space
February 07, 2026
China has gained a major edge over the United States (U.S.) and Russia in the space-weapons race as it has developed the world’s smallest driver for a high-power microwave (HPM) weapon.
The driver could be used in high-power microwave weapons that could potentially disrupt the hostile satellite networks such as Elon Musk-owned Starlink.
According to a recent study published by researchers at the Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology (NINT), a facility linked to the Chinese military, they have developed a device named TPG1000Cs which makes microwave attacks harder to detect and attribute than conventional anti-satellite weapons.
TPG1000Cs is a four-meter-long, five-ton device, smaller than comparable systems developed elsewhere.
The study claimed, “The system has demonstrated stable operation over continuous one-minute durations, accumulating approximately 200,000 pulses with consistent performance.”
The development could mark a major breakthrough in space-weapon technology as previously known systems could hold stable operations for only a few seconds and they were much larger in size as well.
Only one gigawatt power is needed for a ground-based microwave weapon to disrupt low-Earth-orbit satellite networks, while China was able to generate electric pulses reaching 20 gigawatts using the TPG1000Cs.
Great powers such as the U.S., China and Russia have long been looking to develop high-power microwave technology as it is far superior to conventional weapons which pose the risk of large clouds of orbital debris.
Whereas, microwave weapons could disable the electronics of hostile satellites without creating a significant amount of space debris.
https://www.geo.tv/latest/649559-china-develops-microwave-weapon-to-attack-satellites-in-space
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cfeea9 No.11670
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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24228823 (071701ZFEB26) Notable: Greg Kelly: The Obamas are allowed to say whatever they want, but nobody else can
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Greg Kelly: The Obamas are allowed to say whatever they want, but nobody else can
On Friday's "Greg Kelly Reports," Greg reacted to a social media video that was posted from President Donald Trump's account.
2:23
https://youtu.be/1XhQ9ftKDv4
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cfeea9 No.11671
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24228824 (071701ZFEB26) Notable: Money Matters, Silver and Gold
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Important: The silver price you see on screens is completely fake, what can happen in the next 2-3 weeks can be historical, above and beyond January events. ⚠️👇🏻
So far in Feb 98% of the OI stood for silver physical delivery JUST IN THE FIRST 6 DAYS
In Feb25 for the WHOLE MONTH ~24m/oz physically settled, in the first 5 days of Feb26 we are already at ~19m/oz and contracts are bought for immediate delivery
Mar25 total delivery was 80m/oz or 3X vs Mar24. In Mar26 the OI is still over 400m/oz of silver and only 103m/oz of silver left as registered to settle futures contracts. If only 25% settle physically, there won’t be enough silver left to settle. If the trend vs 2025 and 2024 continues of 3X or 4x higher figures 240m/oz will be standing delivery and at that point the Comex breaks
We are 3 weeks away from March first delivery day, but the numbers are undeniable and show how the drain is intense and accelerating.
We already see buyers of physical front running this, not only because they need to secure physical supply in an extreme shortage but likely because they made the same calculations.
On the other side of the ocean in China things are even worse with only 11.5m/oz left at the SHFE and ~16m/oz left at the SGE so LESS than 30m/oz left in China.
What about the LBMA? Accurate figures are hard to come by but good estimates point to a ~150m/oz of physical silver free float left
🚩 All numbers, like it or not, are pointing towards a complete break of the paper price markets system mechanism if the prices stay at the current level
Thank you for your attention on the matter 🙏
https://x.com/DarioCpx/status/2019930997761188302
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cfeea9 No.11672
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24228827 (071702ZFEB26) Notable: Money Matters, Silver and Gold
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>>11671
“Silver crash sees London bullion tight again” - Wait a second, what?! I just discovered something really incredible ⚠️👇🏻
I bumped into this chart today from
@bullionvault
and the title struck me hard because, undoubtedly, what it says is illogical isn’t it? Well, as a matter of fact that’s what just happened.
But then I started to dissect this chart and noticed another very odd thing: during the January run higher in silver prices from 72$ to 121$ the lease rate went DOWN. For instance, in the moment it hit zero the market crashed almost 40% in a single day. How is that possible? We know that In Jan Comex, LBMA, SGE and SFHE all recorded a decrease in physical inventory, particularly acute at the SHFE, in relative terms, that is now almost empty. So where did that silver come from to temporarily ease the stress in the market scrambling to find physical silver to settle contracts? ⚠️ THAT SILVER WAS DRAINED FROM SLV.
On the 22nd of Dec the SLV total shares outstanding was ~590m and then it started dropping all the way down to bottom at ~550m exactly on the 30th of January when the price crashed vertically. Effectively ~35m oz of silver LEFT the SLV while the price was going UP
Do you remember how during that stretch of time the Comex and SHFE kept increasing margins higher and higher but it didn’t have impact on the price that kept going up? If you connect the dots is now clear that the bullion banks were buying SLV in order to redeem bars they would have then used to settle month end contracts. This reflected in future prices that kept following because bidding on the underlying through SLV and at the LBMA in London effectively keeping silver prices in contango all the time despite the higher and higher price.
There is something the bullion banks, and some speculators like Bian Ximing, I believe miscalculated: the strength of the demand for physical silver and how SLV is becoming a reliable source of supply of physical while the exchanges continue to be drained and there is less and less assurance physical deliveries can be settled in those venues against expiring futures contracts.
As a consequence SLV shares were bought hard while the price crashed and the total shares count is now back to ~580m. Considering this element alone isn’t surprising that lease rates in London (where SLV physical bars are held) spiked again because bars had to be sourced and delivered to match the increase in SLV shares.
If you look at the chart again you will also notice how this jump in lease rates was the highest with the except to the spike all the way to 35% back in October when the LBMA was allegedly about to break. Here is the big question now: is the LBMA about to break again? If this is the case it will be hard to orchestrate a rescue shipping bars from the Comex and China into it like it happened in October because all those exchanges now hold very limited inventory against the OI of the future contracts in their venues.
As I explained in the post in the comment, there is already no doubt about banks manipulating the silver price between the LBMA and Comex fixings to create an artificial price discount in SLV so they could extract bars from it arbitraging the ETF. However for the first time in weeks this didn’t happen last Friday.
Considering the huge amount of naked shorts in the market proven by the lack of available physical inventories against future contracts, the constant drain of exchanges vaults and the reports of acute physical stress in the real world that didn’t change at all despite the crash in the price, I believe that the sharp jump in lease rates on Friday is the canary in the coal mine warning about an incredible spike in silver prices brewing to unfold next week because bullion banks will have to scramble again to source physical all the way into the big deliveries expected to start in 3 weeks at the Comex.
https://x.com/DarioCpx/status/2020172741878616235
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cfeea9 No.11673
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24228828 (071702ZFEB26) Notable: NASA / Space
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Butterfly Emerges From Chrysalis in Zero Gravity
Feb 7, 2026 9:00 AM EST
Like their neighbors on the International Space Station, the taikonauts orbiting the planet in China’s Tiangong space station brought some mementos from home.
In past months, the crew aboard the Tiangong have treated themselves to succulent BBQ wings, fresh veggies, and even moon cakes. Their latest consignment isn’t for eating, however: it’s a butterfly, which hatched from a chrysalis in zero gravity.
According to the English-language publication People’s Daily, the chrysalis was brought aboard via a Kuaizhou 11Y8 cargo spacecraft back in December.
The butterfly pupa was encased in a self-sustaining capsule heated to 86 degrees Fahrenheit, which contained plants and microorganisms to provide a stable environment.
After it emerged from its cocoon, the 14.2-liter chamber sustained the butterfly for “several days.” Though the researchers who prepared the experiment on the ground weren’t sure how the insect would adapt to a zero-gravity environment, it fared surprisingly well.
As the researchers explained to People’s Daily, the butterfly had no problem navigating the chamber freely, fluttering its wings and resting on leaves, just as it would on Earth.
“Many people thought the butterfly wouldn’t be able to fly in microgravity, but what we observed was that it quickly adapted to the new environment,” said Xie Gengxin, director of Chongqing University’s Space Science and Technology Research Institute and chief designer of the experiment.
Though it’s not the first butterfly to undergo metamorphosis in space — that honor belongs to a monarch aboard the ISS in 2009 — it could probably win the superlative “most stressed.”
According to Xie, the experiment was designed to maximize the chrysalis’ exposure to the harsh reality of space; unlike previous attempts, this butterfly pod had no radiation shielding, temperature control, or full-spectrum lighting, let alone interference from humans.
“The transformation process was entirely unmanned, unlike previous experiments (of other countries) aboard the International Space Station,” Xie said.
If Xie sounds a little proud, he’s certainly earned the right to be. He was also the lead designer behind the first-ever plants to grow leaves on the Moon, as part of the Chang’e 4 robotic mission.
In the future, he imagines both experiments could be used to inform the construction of space farms, where butterflies act as pollinators.
“True ‘space farming’ aims to utilize space resources for agricultural production,” Xie said. “Lunar and Martian farms will become a reality in the future.”
https://futurism.com/space/butterfly-chrysalis-tiangong-space
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cfeea9 No.11674
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24228833 (071703ZFEB26) Notable: Epstein telepathy/autistic savant study
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>Ramachandran replies to Deepak Chopra, who is orchestrating funding through Jeffrey Epstein for atelepathy/autistic savantstudy with other esteemed neuroscientists
https://x.com/Melissa_in_CA/status/2020048630825263605
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cfeea9 No.11675
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24228834 (071704ZFEB26) Notable: Money Matters, Silver and Gold
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>>11671
Hard money doesn’t lie—especially when you’re buying cattle.
At http://AcmeAcres.us, we’re watching the old silver-to-cow ratio break wide open. Historically, 2 to 7 ounces of silver could buy a productive cow—from Viking raids to the American frontier.
Today?
Silver sits around $70.
A good bred cow runs $5,000.
That’s 70+ ounces for one animal—10× the historical norm.
If silver were to realign with history, it’d need to hit $700–$800 an ounce just to buy what one cow buys now.
We don’t price our beef in fiat.
We accept silver, gold, and Bitcoin because we trust what’s real— Hard assets. Living value.
Today, 1 oz of gold gets you a Whole Beef.
70 oz of silver does the same.
No bank required. Just a handshake and a freezer.
https://x.com/idahobeef/status/2019585570511425583
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cfeea9 No.11676
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24228837 (071705ZFEB26) Notable: Pentagon Dep. Sec. Feinberg and the company he co-founded appear in 100s of docs in Epstein files,
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https://x.com/ziembavision/status/2019923906854097166
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cfeea9 No.11677
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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24228841 (071706ZFEB26) Notable: James O'Keefe: Targeted by Minneapolis agitators amid his exposing of alleged FBI agent
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James O'Keefe: Targeted by Minneapolis agitators amid his exposing of alleged FBI agent
'NOT SAFE IN MINNESOTA': James O'Keefe exposed an alleged FBI agent's remarks on Minnesota fraud, and recounts the experience he and his team went through being attacked by liberal agitators while in Minneapolis
7:12
https://youtu.be/9uv7ai0WgTw
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cfeea9 No.11678
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24228850 (071710ZFEB26) Notable: 'Somaliland' Trucker Fraud claims
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https://x.com/PeterBernegger/status/2019855232294088725
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cfeea9 No.11679
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24228851 (071710ZFEB26) Notable: The CEO of Barclays laughs together with Epstein Bread and Circuses for the cattle
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https://x.com/CryptoWhale/status/2019823094085607620
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cfeea9 No.11680
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24228855 (071711ZFEB26) Notable: Epstein and Howard Lutnick were business partners
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https://x.com/Thomas1774Paine/status/2020001915963400325
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cfeea9 No.11681
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24228865 (071713ZFEB26) Notable: Epstein telepathy/autistic savant study
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>>11674
2/
https://x.com/Melissa_in_CA/status/2020055057740493291?s=20
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cfeea9 No.11682
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24228867 (071713ZFEB26) Notable: O'Keefe'steam busted Ilhan Omar's former coworker saying Omar came up with the plan to pay people for votes — RIGGING elections!
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https://x.com/LightOnLiberty/status/2019986836655866099
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cfeea9 No.11683
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24228870 (071714ZFEB26) Notable: WHO: "We welcome the launch of ‘Immunization Agenda 2030"
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“We welcome the launch of ‘Immunization Agenda 2030’, a new ambitious strategy where everyone, from everywhere, at every age, will benefit from vaccines…”
https://x.com/thehealthb0t/status/2019996543017988222
The Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030) is a World Health Organization (WHO) strategic framework aiming for a world where everyone, at every age, benefits from vaccines to improve health and well-being. Launched in 2020, it focuses on reducing zero-dose children by 50% by 2030, achieving 90% coverage for essential vaccines, and accelerating the introduction of new vaccines.
Key Objectives and Targets (by 2030):
Zero-Dose Reduction: Cut the number of children who receive no vaccines (zero-dose) by 50%.
Coverage: Achieve 90% coverage for essential vaccines in childhood and adolescence.
Vaccine Access: Complete 500 introductions of new or underused vaccines (e.g., HPV, rotavirus).
Life-Course Immunization: Move beyond just infant vaccination to include teenagers and older adults.
Equity: Ensure no one is left behind, regardless of geographical location, income, or social status.
Strategic Pillars (Framework for Action):
Prevent Disease & Promote Health: Enhancing the effectiveness of vaccines.
Ensure Equity & Access: Reaching underserved communities.
Build Sustainable Programs: Integrating immunization into primary healthcare systems.
Implementation and Context:
Partnership: Led by WHO, UNICEF, and Gavi, Vaccine Alliance, with strong ownership from country member states.
Impact of COVID-19: The strategy heavily emphasizes recovering from pandemic-related setbacks, where many children missed routine immunizations, by strengthening primary healthcare resilience.
Monitoring: Progress is tracked using the IA2030 Scorecard, which provides data on coverage, safety, and supply chains.
The agenda emphasizes that "business as usual" will not work; it requires innovative, tailored, and locally-owned solutions to reach marginalized populations.
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cfeea9 No.11684
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24228875 (071715ZFEB26) Notable: NASA / Space
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SpaceX Starlink Mission
February 7, 2026
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is targeting the launch of 25 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the X TV app.
This is the 13th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched NROL-126, Transporter-12, SPHEREx, NROL-57, and eight Starlink missions.
Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, which will be stationed in the Pacific Ocean.
There is the possibility that residents of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura counties may hear one or more sonic booms during the launch, but what residents experience will depend on weather and other conditions.
https://www.spacex.com/launches/sl-17-33
https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-games/halo-campaign-evolved-release-date-rumors-platforms-and-everything-else-we-know-about-the-halo-remake
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cfeea9 No.11685
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24228876 (071716ZFEB26) Notable: NG: Keep your eyes to the sky tomorrow
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National Guard / @USNationalGuard 02/07/2026 12:04:18
Keep your eyes to the sky tomorrow as two F-15C Eagles with @TheCalGuard join the eight-ship formation kicking off #SuperBowl
Learn about how days of staging and coordination at Moffett Air National Guard Base will result in a thunderous performance 🏈
https://x.com/USNationalGuard/status/2020181839605035072
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cfeea9 No.11686
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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24228891 (071721ZFEB26) Notable: LIVE: Protest at Whipple Federal Building in Fort Snelling, Minnesota
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LIVE: Protest at Whipple Federal Building in Fort Snelling, Minnesota
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cfeea9 No.11687
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24228897 (071722ZFEB26) Notable: Epstein Files: Rod Larsen > Soros want to dismantle borders between European States
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https://x.com/JemappelleEve/status/2020028968410460519
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cfeea9 No.11688
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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24228908 (071727ZFEB26) Notable: Jim Jordan: Hillary, Obama never really helped Americans in Benghazi | The Record
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Jim Jordan: Hillary, Obama never really helped Americans in Benghazi | The Record
On Friday's "The Record with Greta Van Susteren," House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan reacted to the latest developments in the Benghazi probe. (Finally the truth comes out after Obama sabotaged the first investigation of Benghazi)
5:27
https://youtu.be/VUEMmrfqchU
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cfeea9 No.11689
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24228916 (071731ZFEB26) Notable: US wants Ukraine conflict to end by summer – Zelensky
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US wants Ukraine conflict to end by summer – Zelensky
7 Feb, 2026 15:54
The US wants the Russia-Ukraine conflict to be resolved by summer before focusing on domestic issues, Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has said.
The remarks come after the second round of trilateral talks between Russia, Ukraine, and the US in Abu Dhabi earlier this week.
Like the first round in January, the negotiations were held behind closed doors, with no details shared by either side, other than Russia and the US calling the talks “productive” and “constructive.”
The latest negotiations have yielded an exchange of 314 prisoners of war between Russia and Ukraine.
Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Zelensky said Washington is ready to push both sides to speed up the settlement process.
“The Americans are proposing that the parties end the war by the beginning of this summer and will likely pressure them to adhere to this timetable,” he claimed.
The Ukrainian leader suggested that Washington’s desire to speed up the settlement process stems from “domestic issues” that are becoming “more pressing for it,” apparently referring to the upcoming US midterm election.
The American side has offered to host a meeting between the Russian and Ukrainian sides in Miami, he said, adding that it could occur within a week.
Zelensky also reiterated his refusal to withdraw Ukrainian forces from the parts of Donbass it still controls, confirming that Kiev’s stance on territorial concessions remains unchanged.
Both Russia and the US have said that territorial issues remain the main sticking point in the peace process.
Russia has insisted that a settlement must include Ukraine’s withdrawal from the areas within the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics that are still under its control.
The republics, which broke away from Kiev in the aftermath of the 2014 Maidan coup, overwhelmingly voted to join Russia in late 2022. Kiev has refused to recognize the referendums and ruled out any territorial concessions.
https://www.rt.com/russia/632147-us-ukraine-pressure-deal/
Ukrainian generals exposed in multimillion-dollar corruption scheme
6 Feb, 2026 21:00
Ukrainian anti-graft agencies have announced the results of a major investigation of former senior military officials, including two generals, suspected of running a multimillion-dollar embezzlement scheme.
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry reportedly signed a contract for a key command and control system in 2016 with a commercial company that had no experience in creating software.
Over four years of development, the technical specifications were changed 13 times, increasing the cost by $7 million. The Dzvin-AS troop command-and-control system only entered into service in 2022.
On Friday, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO), said the investigation had moved to the legal disclosure phase that typically precedes formal indictments.
The alleged ring included a deputy head of the Ukrainian General Staff, a deputy commander of Communications Troops, the head of the General Staff’s automation department, and a businessman whose firm won the contract to develop the Dzvin-AS.
Investigators say delays and cost overruns that plagued the project helped the group embezzle $5.7 million.
Reports of problems with the Dzvin-AS surfaced in the media as early as 2021, citing a 2020 contract audit.
In December 2022, months after the conflict with Russia escalated, then-Defense Minister Aleksey Reznikov ordered the system’s deployment. NABU said in 2024 the Defense Ministry considered funding expansion for the system rather than fixing or scrapping it.
Reznikov resigned in 2023 over a separate corruption scandal involving inflated food procurement contracts but was never charged with any crime. NABU called the two investigations the agency’s most important efforts to fight military graft.
https://www.rt.com/russia/632110-ukraine-generals-embezzlement-nabu/
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cfeea9 No.11690
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24228918 (071732ZFEB26) Notable: “You know they eat babies, that is not bullshit … they're full on vampires” Rosanne Barr 2014
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https://x.com/MyLordBebo/status/2020176787431649757
“You know they eat babies, that is not bullshit … they're full on vampires”
— Roseanne Barr in 2024
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cfeea9 No.11691
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24228921 (071732ZFEB26) Notable: The Jeffrey Epstein + Canton + Stoughton + Sandra Birchmore Connection Part V!
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>>11658
>>>/qresearch/24228743
The Jeffrey Epstein + Canton + Stoughton + Sandra Birchmore Connection Part V!
Grant Smith Ellis
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Everything Grant Smith Ellis should be taken with a grain of salt. Dude is a loon and was completely on the wrong side of the Karen Read trial.
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cfeea9 No.11692
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24228925 (071734ZFEB26) Notable: Russia launches large-scale ‘retaliatory’ strikes on Ukraine – MOD
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Russia launches large-scale ‘retaliatory’ strikes on Ukraine – MOD
7 Feb, 2026 10:14
The Russian military has conducted a large-scale missile and drone strike on Ukraine in response to “terrorist attacks” by Kiev on civilian infrastructure in Russia, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said.
Russia has struck Ukrainian defense-related facilities for months, including power plants; it maintains that it never targets civilians.
In a statement on Saturday, the ministry reported a “concentrated strike” using long-range sea- and air-launched precision weapons, including Kinzhal hypersonic missiles and drones.
It said that the attacks targeted energy and transport infrastructure used by Ukrainian forces, as well as facilities producing and storing drones.
“The objectives of the strike have been achieved. All designated targets have been hit,” the Defense Ministry said.
The statement noted that over the past 24 hours, Russian air defenses shot down 168 Ukrainian drones.
Ukrainian officials confirmed the strikes on energy infrastructure. Vladimir Zelensky said more than 400 drones and around 40 missiles of various types were used in the attack, with the main target being the country’s energy system.
Zelensky added that generation facilities and substations were damaged in the regions of Volhynia, Ivano-Frankovsk, Lviv, and Rivne, with additional strikes reported in Kiev and Kharkov Regions.
Ukraine’s state power operator (Ukrenergo) said energy facilities were hit in a total of eight regions, prompting emergency shutdowns across the country.
Prime Minister Denis Shmigal said high-voltage substations and 750 kV and 330 kV transmission lines, which form the backbone of Ukraine’s power grid, had also sustained damage.
The strikes also hit generation facilities, including the Burshtyn and Dobrotvir thermal power plants in western Ukraine.
According to Stanislav Ignatyev, the head of the Ukrainian Association of Renewable Energy, Russia struck for the first time the Western Ukraine 750 kV substation, the largest in Europe, which is the centerpiece of the regional power grid and handles electricity imports from abroad.
Shmigal said emergency blackout schedules have been applied nationwide, with nuclear power plant units temporarily unloaded to stabilize the system. He added that Kiev has requested emergency power assistance from Poland.
The new wave of Russian attacks comes after Ukrainian strikes severely damaged energy infrastructure in the border Belgorod Region on Wednesday, causing widespread power and heating outages, affecting schools and kindergartens.
That day, the authorities in the neighboring Bryansk Region reported that Ukrainian forces also used US-made HIMARS rockets to strike residential buildings, injuring one woman.
https://www.rt.com/russia/632143-russia-strikes-ukraine-power-grid/
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cfeea9 No.11693
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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24228937 (071739ZFEB26) Notable: Worst form of McCarthyism': Dershowitz offers to testify in Epstein case
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(Israel propaganda talk by Dershowitz)
'Worst form of McCarthyism': Dershowitz offers to testify in Epstein caseBianca Across
(I’m surprised he didn’t call others antisemitic and Jew haters)
On Friday's "Bianca Across The Nation," Harvard Professor Emeritus Alan Dershowitz responded to the release of new Epstein documents without naming accusers, and offered to testify.
8:05
https://youtu.be/lyM2OPOHTZo
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cfeea9 No.11694
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24228941 (071740ZFEB26) Notable: Future Proves what anons knew about Epstein in 2019
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https://x.com/paul_furber/status/2020116017393840229
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cfeea9 No.11695
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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24228968 (071748ZFEB26) Notable: Non-profit battles human trafficking at Super Bowl | Wake Up America
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Non-profit battles human trafficking at Super Bowl | Wake Up America
The SOAP Project is a non-profit dedicated to fighting human trafficking by placing life-saving resources where victims are most likely to be alone. NEWSMAX Crime Correspondent Jason Mattera has more on the organization’s mission on Friday’s “Wake Up America.”
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https://youtu.be/dWXc8pBSG-k
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cfeea9 No.11696
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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24228992 (071758ZFEB26) Notable: Rob Finnerty debates Chuck Todd on Epstein files, liberal journalism
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Rob Finnerty debates Chuck Todd on Epstein files, liberal journalism
On Thursday's "Finnerty," Rob Finnerty and Chuck Todd debated Jeff Bezos' management of the Washington Post, the Epstein files, and more.
(Why is Newsmax interviewing the left that tried to destroy Trump?)
7:58
https://youtu.be/iHuzdH9iIsU
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cfeea9 No.11697
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24229003 (071802ZFEB26) Notable: Eisenkot accuses Netanyahu of ‘fabricated defense’ in Oct. 7 probe response
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Eisenkot accuses Netanyahu of ‘fabricated defense’ in Oct. 7 probe response
February 7, 2026 8:19 am
Former IDF chief of staff and ex-Knesset member Gadi Eisenkot wrote a letter to State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman on Friday, accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of submitting a “fabricated defense” in response to the comptroller’s investigation into the failures surrounding Hamas’s October 7, 2023, onslaught.
On Thursday night, Netanyahu released the full 55-page document of his answers given to the state comptroller as part of the ombudsman’s investigation into the October 7, Hamas-led atrocities, pinning the failure to prevent the onslaught on political rivals and security chiefs while presenting himself in a positive light and deflecting his responsibility for the attack.
Netanyahu earlier in the day presented lawmakers on the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee with materials he had previously submitted to the state comptroller from the years preceding the October 7 attack, the most devastating in Israel’s history and the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust.
The prime minister has the authority, subject to proper procedure and legal challenge, to release and redact such materials.
In his answers to Englman, Netanyahu sought to build the case, with partial, curated quotes from cabinet protocols, that he had repeatedly pushed for assassinating Hamas leaders, but security chiefs consistently argued against the idea.
That assertion contradicted reports that he actually rejected assassinating then-Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on several occasions.
Subsequently, Eisenkot charged in the letter to Englman that Netanyahu “constructed and published a fabricated defense adapted to his needs from confidential minutes, while abusing his exclusive authority to see and publish minutes from sensitive meetings.”
“The situation in which one of the main responsible parties, if not the main and foremost one, can publish misleading and false statements and gain an advantage over all the other witnesses, is unacceptable,” continued Eisenkot, who, since leaving Benny Gantz’ National Unity party, has formed his own political party to run in elections later this year.
Continuing, Eisenkot accused Netanyahu of using secretive documents deliberately in an election year “out of a desire to improve his image, distance himself from blame and harm the other candidates facing him.”
Eisenkot requested that the State Comptroller’s Office allow the relevant people to review the full minutes of the meetings referenced by the premier in his “partial and manipulative” response, and told Englman that he will be happy to “set the record straight” regarding his own actions during his time as IDF chief.
Eisenkot’s letter came after similar criticisms from opposition figures, including from Netanyahu’s own defense minister on October 7, Likud colleague Yoav Gallant, who had publicly warned in March 2023 that the national rift over the coalition’s planned judicial overhaul had come to pose a tangible threat to Israel’s security.
“Even today, Netanyahu doesn’t miss a chance to lie and incite, as well as harm the IDF and Shin Bet,” Gallant said Thursday after the release of the document, adding, “It is no surprise that Netanyahu is opposed to a state commission of inquiry, which would surely expose his lies.”
Former defense minister and leader of the Yisrael Beytenu party Avigdor Liberman responded to the document by reposting a video from September 28, 2023, of him touring the Gaza border area and slamming the response to recent violence along the frontier.
Meanwhile, Opposition Leader Yair Lapid said that “in contrast to his claims, Netanyahu was again and again warned before October 7, including by me, and ignored all the warnings.”
MK Elazar Stern, a lawmaker from Lapid’s Yesh Atid party who is a member of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, said he wrote a letter to Likud MK Boaz Bismuth, the committee chair, demanding that committee members receive full access to the security cabinet protocols quoted by Netanyahu in the premier’s response to the state comptroller.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/eisenkot-accuses-netanyahu-of-fabricated-defense-in-oct-7-probe-response/
other Israel
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-885868
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/infiltration-alert-detected-karmei-tzur-231636679.html
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-dispatches-troops-to-west-bank-settlement-after-2-suspects-seen-approaching-fence/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-gives-west-bank-settlement-all-clear-after-telling-residents-to-shelter-in-place/
https://www.jns.org/idf-nabs-60-terrorists-in-judea-and-samaria/
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cfeea9 No.11698
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24229006 (071803ZFEB26) Notable: Sec War Hegseth on USS Abraham Lincoln and Jared Kushner
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https://x.com/PeteHegseth/status/2020193203769708797
Pete Hegseth / @PeteHegseth 02/07/2026 12:49:27
Today, Adm. Brad Cooper, Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, Jared Kushner, and I met with the brave sailors and Marines aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, her strike group, and Carrier Air Wing 9 who are keeping us safe and upholding President Trump’s message of peace through strength.
We thanked the sailors and Marines, observed live flight operations, and spoke with the pilot who downed an Iranian drone that approached the carrier without clear intent.
Proud to stand with the men and women who defend our interests, deter our adversaries, and show the world what American readiness and resolve look like, on watch every day.
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cfeea9 No.11699
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24229018 (071808ZFEB26) Notable: Gaza struggles for clean water, Hamas says ceasefire ‘meaningless’
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LIVE: Gaza struggles for clean water, Hamas says ceasefire ‘meaningless’
7 Feb 2026
- Palestinians in Gaza still struggle to find clean water despite four months of so-called “ceasefire”, waiting hours per day to obtain mere litres.
- Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem says continued talk of a “ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip is “meaningless” as long as Israel continues its escalating killing and destruction operations across the enclave.
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Netanyahu to meet Trump next week, discuss Iran
The Israeli prime minister is expected to meet Trump next Wednesday in Washington, according to his office.
During the meeting, the two leaders will discuss the US’s ongoing negotiations with Iran.
“The Prime Minister believes that any negotiations must include limiting ballistic missiles and halting support for the Iranian axis,” his office said in a post on X.
On Friday, the US and Iran met in Oman for indirect talks over Tehran’s nuclear programme in a bid to de-escalate tensions and the prospect of war.
However, Iran has ruled out discussing its ballistic missiles as part of its talks with the US, referring to them as an internal matter of defence and not subject to outside interference.
21m ago (17:45 GMT)
WATCH: ‘Israel killed international law in Gaza’, Palestinian official tells Al Jazeera
Mustafa Barghouti, secretary-general of the Palestinian National Initiative, said that the steadfastness of Palestinians in Gaza despite genocide shows “the failure of Israel”.
Barghouti is at the Al Jazeera Forum, an event focusing on geopolitical shifts in the Middle East.
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Israeli warplanes destroy residential building in Zeitoun neighbourhood
Israeli warplanes have destroyed a residential building outside the areas controlled by Israel in the Zeitoun neighbourhood, in the southeast of Gaza City.
Israeli forces gave the residents of the targeted building and neighbouring houses only one hour to evacuate immediately before it was destroyed.
According to our correspondent on the ground, this is the second building that Israeli forces have destroyed outside of their areas of control since dawn today, after another building was destroyed in Khan Younis.
cont.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/2/7/live-irans-top-diplomat-set-to-address-al-jazeera-forum-in-doha
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cfeea9 No.11700
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24229030 (071815ZFEB26) Notable: Epstein attended a dinner with Musk, Thiel and Zuckerberg
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Lord Bebo
@MyLordBebo
4h
🇺🇸 Epstein Files - Silicon Valley Dinner:
On August 2nd Epstein said that he will attend a dinner with Musk, Thiel and Zuckerberg.
This foto from the Epstein files, documents that the dinner happened.
Who are the other faces? Look familiar.
Feb 7, 2026 · 2:01 PM UTC
https://x.com/MyLordBebo/status/2020135842698637316
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cfeea9 No.11701
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24229042 (071818ZFEB26) Notable: Soros Praises Spain's Sánchez For Mass Amnesty Of 500,000 Illegals
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Soros Praises Spain's Sánchez For Mass Amnesty Of 500,000 Illegals
Alex Soros, son of billionaire George Soros, has lavished praise on Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez for granting legal status to up to 500,000 illegal migrants, stating that Sánchez shows “what real leadership looks like” by confronting issues with policies that are “both principled and pragmatic.”
Soros added, “We need more elected leaders like him!” This endorsement comes amid widespread backlash against Sánchez’s open-borders agenda, which critics slam as a betrayal of Spanish citizens.
In a post on X, Alex Soros highlighted Sánchez’s approach, quoting the prime minister’s own words: “They care for aging parents, work in small and large companies, and harvest the food on our tables. On weekends, they walk in our parks and play on the local amateur soccer team….”
The amnesty, implemented via a royal decree bypassing parliament, targets undocumented migrants who arrived before the end of 2025 and can prove at least five months of residence in Spain.
As The New York Times reported , the Socialist-led government describes it as essential for Spain’s economy, where migrant labor supports agriculture and tourism.
Yet, this move has ignited fury across Spain, with opponents decrying it as an incentive for further illegal entries from North Africa and Latin America.
As we detailed in our earlier coverage, Spaniards face the prospect of integrating another half-million migrants amid rising tensions and massive resource strains.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/soros-praises-spains-sanchez-mass-amnesty-500000-illegals
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cfeea9 No.11702
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24229044 (071818ZFEB26) Notable: Iran says ready to lower enrichment purity but won’t give up uranium stocks
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https://www.iranintl.com/en/liveblog/202602011665
https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/middle-east/iran-eastern-states/artc-iran-fm-zero-enrichment-ballistic-missile-program-are-outside-scope-of-negotiations-with-u-s
other Iran
https://www.newsonair.gov.in/iran-cautions-against-us-attacks-threatens-military-action-in-west-asia/
Iran says ready to lower enrichment purity but won’t give up uranium stocks
February 7, 2026
Summary
- Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran opposes transferring uranium abroad but is ready to reduce the level of enrichment.
- Trump said the US is in no “rush” for a deal and has plenty of time, adding however that Tehran knows the consequences will be “very steep” if they fail to reach a deal with Washington.
- President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order that imposes secondary sanctions against Iran through tariffs on countries importing Iranian goods and services, citing ongoing threats to US national security, foreign policy, and economic interests.
- Iran stuck to its refusal to end uranium enrichment during Friday talks with the United States, The Wall Street Journal reported. Neither Iran nor the US moved much from their initial position, the report said.
- The US Treasury on Friday imposed fresh Iran-related sanctions targeting two individuals, 15 entities, and 14 vessels, shortly after "nuclear" talks in Muscat.
18 minutes ago
No education for Iran in second kick of a mule, US envoy to Israel warns
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said he hopes Iran chooses a negotiated path but warned that Tehran may face another “kick of a mule” if it refuses President Donald Trump’s demands.
“You would think they'd learned something” from the US June strikes on their nuclear facilities, Huckabee told PBS.
“In the South, where I grew up, we say there's no education in the second kick of a mule. They got a real kick of a mule last summer. I'm wondering, did they get any education from that one?”
“If not, they may stand behind the mule again,” he added. “And there probably won't be much education in the second kick of a mule.”
29 minutes ago
US forces are on constant alert, Witkoff says aboard aircraft carrier
US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff who was visiting USS Abraham Lincoln on Saturday said the United States is showing the world the meaning of readiness and determination, and its forces are in a state of constant alert.
"We defend our interests and deter our adversaries," he said.
34 minutes ago
Netanyahu to meet Trump on Wednesday, Israeli PM's office says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington DC on Wednesday, the Israeli premier's office said on Saturday.
The office said Netanyahu believes any negotiation with Iran must include its ballistic missiles and stop its support for proxy groups.
41 minutes ago
Iran, US agree to hold follow-on discussions after Muscat talks - CNN
Iran and the United States have agreed to hold follow-on discussions after chief negotiators held consultations with their capitals, CNN reported citing a source familiar with the negotiations.
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cfeea9 No.11703
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24229074 (071831ZFEB26) Notable: #29530
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Final
>>11646 #29530
>>11647, >>11653, >>11655, >>11660, >>11673, >>11684 NASA / Space
>>11648 Big Win for Trump as Appeals Court Blocks Liberal Judges from Releasing Migrants
>>11649 Rep Tim Burchett - Any pedophile found guilty of crimes against children should be publicly hanged.”
>>11650 Fellow Protester, Jerome DeAngelo Richardson, ADMITS he helped Don Lemon PLAN the anti-ICE church disruption in Minnesota.
>>11651 EPSTEIN EMAIL CONFIRMS COVID WAS A GLOBAL ELITE PSYOP
>>11652 BREAKING: Karoline Leavitt says President Trump has tasked Elon Musk with uncovering fraud at the Social Security Administration.
>>11654 'Suspicious' substance found in Snohomish County ballot box, sheriff says
>>11656, >>11658, >>11659, >>11691 The Jeffrey Epstein + Canton + Stoughton + Sandra Birchmore Connection Part V!
>>11657 "It's Going to be Biblical" Friday Morning Notables- 2/6/2026 | Qnotables
>>11661 Catholic Priest and 10 Others Abducted in Early Morning Attack in Kaduna State, Nigeria
>>11662 Anon opines on apologies
>>11663 US probing claims WhatsApp chats aren’t private
>>11664 Extreme poverty rate shoots up in UK study
>>11665 Air Force Recruiting Up
>>11666 President Trump - We need more competition against THE ENEMY
>>11667 FeChina launches reusable spaceplane on fourth secretive orbital mission
>>11668 Google to pay $68 million over voice assistant ‘spying’ – media
>>11669 China develops microwave weapon to attack satellites in space
>>11670 Greg Kelly: The Obamas are allowed to say whatever they want, but nobody else can
>>11671, >>11672, >>11675 Money Matters, Silver and Gold
>>11674, >>11681 Epstein telepathy/autistic savant study
>>11676 Pentagon Dep. Sec. Feinberg and the company he co-founded appear in 100s of docs in Epstein files,
>>11677 James O'Keefe: Targeted by Minneapolis agitators amid his exposing of alleged FBI agent
>>11678 'Somaliland' Trucker Fraud claims
>>11679 The CEO of Barclays laughs together with Epstein Bread and Circuses for the cattle
>>11680 Epstein and Howard Lutnick were business partners
>>11682 O'Keefe'steam busted Ilhan Omar's former coworker saying Omar came up with the plan to pay people for votes — RIGGING elections!
>>11683 WHO: "We welcome the launch of ‘Immunization Agenda 2030"
>>11685 NG: Keep your eyes to the sky tomorrow
>>11686 LIVE: Protest at Whipple Federal Building in Fort Snelling, Minnesota
>>11687 Epstein Files: Rod Larsen > Soros want to dismantle borders between European States
>>11688 Jim Jordan: Hillary, Obama never really helped Americans in Benghazi | The Record
>>11689 US wants Ukraine conflict to end by summer – Zelensky
>>11690 “You know they eat babies, that is not bullshit … they're full on vampires” Rosanne Barr 2014
>>11692 Russia launches large-scale ‘retaliatory’ strikes on Ukraine – MOD
>>11693 Worst form of McCarthyism': Dershowitz offers to testify in Epstein case
>>11694 Future Proves what anons knew about Epstein in 2019
>>11695 Non-profit battles human trafficking at Super Bowl | Wake Up America
>>11696 Rob Finnerty debates Chuck Todd on Epstein files, liberal journalism
>>11697 Eisenkot accuses Netanyahu of ‘fabricated defense’ in Oct. 7 probe response
>>11698 Sec War Hegseth on USS Abraham Lincoln and Jared Kushner
>>11699 Gaza struggles for clean water, Hamas says ceasefire ‘meaningless’
>>11700 Epstein attended a dinner with Musk, Thiel and Zuckerberg
>>11701 Soros Praises Spain's Sánchez For Mass Amnesty Of 500,000 Illegals
>>11702 Iran says ready to lower enrichment purity but won’t give up uranium stocks
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cfeea9 No.11704
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24229085 (071834ZFEB26) Notable: British police arrested a non-UK citizen arriving from the United States for his online speech
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Watch: Comedy Writer Testifies Before US Congress On UK's Chilling Free Speech Crackdown
Graham Linehan, the Irish comedy writer, testified before the US House Judiciary Committee, detailing how Britain’s authorities hounded him over online posts challenging trans ideology—exposing the chilling grip of censorship under Keir Starmer’s government.
https://twitter.com/i/status/2019076478504198167
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cfeea9 No.11705
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24229101 (071840ZFEB26) Notable: Epstein: Joyce Anderson Child Photography
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https://www.modelingportfoliosnyc.com/portfolio/children/
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cfeea9 No.11706
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24229103 (071841ZFEB26) Notable: Greece: 313 Arrested in University Raid After Mob Firebombed Police
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Greece: 313 Arrested in University Raid After Mob Firebombed Police
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) – Authorities in Greece on Saturday detained 313 people in a raid on the university campus of the country’s second-largest city, Thessaloniki, after riot police were attacked by mobs of people hurling more than 100 Molotov cocktails.
Greek police said roving groups of people wearing hoods emerged from the campus of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in the predawn hours Saturday to attack a squad of riot police. The unit is usually deployed some distance from the campus to quell any disturbances after all-night parties that take place on university grounds.
Police said all 313 people were released without being charged.
Such attacks against riot police near the university campus are not uncommon but it’s the first time that so many people were detained after such a clash during which an unusually high number of firebombs was used.
Riot police used tear gas and stun grenades to beat back the attackers. One officer was taken to a military hospital for burns to his face and leg while a 21-year-old civilian was treated for respiratory problems, police said.
The university said in a statement that off-campus “extremists” in conjunction with some individuals from within university grounds had committed the attacks. They said an investigation is underway to determine if any students had taken part. They added that no permission had been granted for any party to take place on university grounds.
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2026/02/07/greece-313-arrested-in-university-raid-after-mob-firebombed-police/
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cfeea9 No.11707
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24229136 (071853ZFEB26) Notable: Newsom, Harris and outlets like NBC are falsely claiming the VP was booed during the Opening Ceremony at the Olympics.
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Andrew Kolvet
@AndrewKolvet
Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris and liberal outlets like NBC are falsely claiming the VP was booed during the Opening Ceremony at the Olympics.
This is supposed to be a time of national pride and unity,but elected Democrats are using the Olympics to spread lies about our elected leaders and divide Americans. Pretty gross.
Also, remember their lack of class when they inevitably run in ‘28.
(https://x.com/AndrewKolvet/status/2020149785295221015?s=20
Matthew Boyle
@mboyle1
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4h
EXCLUSIVE— here is video of @JDVance @VP getting introduced at the Olympicsand I’m not hearing any boos in this at all.Seems like establishment media might be concocting another fake news narrative here. Watch for yourself and decide for yourself.
https://x.com/mboyle1/status/2020143594930159756?s=20
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cfeea9 No.11708
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24229146 (071856ZFEB26) Notable: Credit Suisse had many more bank accounts with Nazi ties than previously known, investigation finds
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Credit Suisse had many more bank accounts with Nazi ties than previously known, investigation finds
A UBS audit discovered 890 potentially nazi-linked accounts, as well as support for escaping Nazis.
The financial services company Credit Suisse had hundreds more bank accounts with Nazi ties than it had previously revealed, a new investigation reported this week.
The findings were discovered during an audit by independent investigators of UBS, the Swiss bank that acquired Credit Suisse in 2023.
“What the investigation has found to date shows that Credit Suisse’s involvement was more extensive than was previously known, and it underscores the importance of continuing to engage in research efforts about this horrific era of modern history,” Neil Barofsky, a lawyer overseeing the inquiry, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.
Barofsky’s report found 890 accounts potentially linked to Nazis: 628 individuals and 262 legal entities.
Assisting the escape of Nazis
The investigation also found that Credit Suisse provided support to the “ratlines” that enabled Nazis to escape Europe and enter Argentina, opening and maintaining accounts for the Argentine Immigration Office.
Specifically, Barofsky said in his testimony, Credit Suisse provided funds “to finance bribes, obtain fraudulent travel documents, and pay for living expenses and transportation for fugitives, including perpetrators of the Holocaust.”
Barofsky’s investigation into UBS also found multiple previously unreported instances of the forced sale of property owned by Jews during the Holocaust. It also found that Credit Suisse held accounts for the German foreign office during the Holocaust, which dealt with the deportations of Jews.
https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-885860
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cfeea9 No.11709
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24229151 (071859ZFEB26) Notable: Epstein Files - Uma palavra: Adeus
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https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00173266.pdf
Uma palavra: Adeus
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cfeea9 No.11710
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cfeea9 No.11711
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24229162 (071903ZFEB26) Notable: Epstein Files - Uma palavra: Adeus
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cfeea9 No.11712
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24229171 (071906ZFEB26) Notable: UK Sent Stealth Fighter Jets To Middle East
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UK Sent Stealth Fighter Jets To Middle East In Preparations For War On Iran
The United Kingdom on February 6 deployed six F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jets to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, according to flight tracking data.
The fighter jets departed RAF Marham in eastern England and were supported by Voyager aerial refueling tankers from the Royal Air Force during the transit.
The deployment came as the United States, the UK’s closest ally, continues to escalate against Iran. Since last month, President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened the Islamic Republic over a deadly wave of protests and alleged plans to execute prisoners. Recent weeks also saw a massive U.S. military buildup in the Middle East.
RAF Akrotiri serves as the UK’s primary Permanent Joint Operating Base in the eastern Mediterranean, often described as an “immovable aircraft carrier” for projecting air power into the Middle East without relying on naval carriers.
“We regularly review the capability and force protection of our overseas bases, including the Sovereign Base Areas. This recent movement of additional capabilities is part of our ongoing work to support security and stability in the Middle East,” a Ministry of Defence spokesperson told the UK Defence Journal when asked about the recent deployment of the F-35s.
At RAF Akrotiri, the fighter jets — all from the F-35B variant capable of taking off and landing vertically — joined at least ten Typhoon fighter jets, which were already deployed there.
This was the second time the UK has deployed fighter jets to the Middle East since the start of the escalation between the U.S. and Iran.
Last month, a squadron of Typhoon fighter jets was deployed at Al Udeid Air Base, which hosts U.S. troops, near the Qatari capital, Doha. The Defence Ministry said at the time that the deployment was carried out to “bolster defensive capability in the region” at the invitation of the Qatari government.
The UK boosted its military presence in the Middle East ahead of the Israeli 12-day war on Iran last June, which saw the U.S. attacking nuclear facilities in the Islamic Republic.
British fighter jets were deployed in the region at the time. However, it is still unclear if they took part in military operations, specifically in intercepting Iranian suicide drones and cruise missiles launched at Israel.
While the UK insists that its recent deployments are of a defensive nature, the F-35 is a capable offensive fighter jet, especially when it comes to suppression of enemy air defenses operations. The Typhoon can also launch stand-off strikes with the Franco-British Storm Shadow land-attack cruise missiles.
One the same day the British F-35s were deployed to RAF Akrotiri, the U.S. and Iran held indirect talks in Oman. Both sides reported a positive atmosphere. However, similar reports came out amid talks held last June just before Israel launched its attack.
https://southfront.press/uk-sent-stealth-fighter-jets-to-middle-east-in-preparations-for-war-on-iran/
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cfeea9 No.11713
Follow-up thread
>>2140
>>2140
Follow-up thread
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