Posted originally on Jun 17, 2025 by Martin Armstrong 

“WASHINGTON — President Trump told The Post Friday that he knew Israel would strike Iran if the theocratic regime didn’t quickly agree to a revised nuclear deal with the US.

“I always knew the date,” the president said in a brief phone interview. “Because I know everything. I know everything. I know everything.”

I believe that the Neocons have used Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu to achieve their end goal, and Trump may have been against the Neocons that they had stuffed into his cabinet, like John Bolton and people like Victoria Nuland, but they are clever and devious. Bibi, as I said, went to school in Philadelphia and was introduced to this Neocon agenda with Bill Kristol’s father, who started the whole Neocon movement. Bibi is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. I know that Trump was a genuine peacemaker, and as I said, I even had discussions with RFK, and he, too, asked me what I would do to stop the Ukraine War. So I do know where their hearts were. But they are not aware of the full extent of this Neocon movement and that Bibi is very much a part of that. Trump has mistakenly assumed he is the head of a state, but his approval rating as of June 2024 was only 29% in Israel, about the same as John Bolton’s in the USA.

This statement from Trump that he always knew the date implies that the meeting in Oman was a decoy for Israel. Trump may assume that Israel is only trying to eliminate the nuclear capability of Iran, but that is not true. This has been an attempt to create regime change in Iran, which came on target on our computer model for 2025. Trump ordered Bibi not to kill the Supreme Leader, but this was a deliberate decapitation of the top leadership in Iran, which is the regime change part of this operation.

Trump’s blunder in not realizing that the very Neocons who tried to assassinate him because he was anti-war are NOT purely domestic. Bibi, I know, is part of this same crew. Trump has been led into the risk of dragging the US into an unwinnable all-out war, not just against Iran, but one that will involve both Russia and China.

History warns us that if the US gets tangled up in a war with Iran, Russia, and/or China, they can see that as an opportunity to attack the USA. This scenario describes Japan’s invasion of Russian territories in 1904, leading to the Russo-Japanese War. Russia was engaged in another conflict very heavily, trying to suppress the Boxer Rebellion (1899-1901) in China, diverting significant military resources and attention to Manchuria. Japan perceived Russia as weak/distracted, and thus an opportunity. Japan invaded on February 8th, 1904, launching a surprise naval attack on the Russian fleet at Port Arthur in Manchuria and landing troops in Korea. This marked the start of the Russo-Japanese War. Japan decisively defeated Russia on land (Battle of Mukden) and sea (Battle of Tsushima). The war ended with the Treaty of Portsmouth (1905), mediated by the US.

Sweden invaded Denmark during the Thirty Years’ War (1643-1645). Sweden was already fighting in Germany (part of the wider Thirty Years’ War), yet saw Denmark as weakened and vulnerable. The Swedish surprise invasion of Denmark in 1643 (known as the Torstenson War) was a pivotal conflict within the broader Thirty Years’ War. Sweden decisively won the war, which marked the definitive end of Denmark’s centuries-long dominance in the Nordic region (the Dominium maris Baltici). This then led to the rise of Sweden, which emerged as the undisputed great power in Northern Europe. The territorial gains secured its control over the Baltic approaches and strengthened its position on the Scandinavian peninsula. As always, the humiliation and territorial losses fueled deep Danish resentment, setting the stage for future conflicts between Sweden and Denmark-Norway, such as the Second Northern War (1655-1660).

These are just two examples that show how engaging in a war on one front can expose one to an assault from another adversary who perceives that rival as weakened or occupied, presenting an opportunity to defeat a long-standing rival. This is my concern that the US can be set up by these Neocons, who have lost every war since World War II, because they are myopic and focus on one element, and not the risk of a broader engagement from others seeing an opportunity ripe for the taking.

Bibi has placed Israel at risk. He is a Neocon focused on the destruction of Iran, not simply the termination of its nuclear capability, which even Tulsi testified before Congress that Iran was still perhaps 18 months away from creating a bomb. Israel’s Iron Dome is regarded as one of the cornerstones of Israel’s defensive system, but it does have limitations. The only successful strategy against Israel has to be to overwhelm the whole system with incoming attacks coming from multiple directions. This system is not a computer but a human monitoring a sophisticated radar system. This is why the US is helping to shoot down incoming missiles over Israel, which Iran sees as the US getting directly involved. If the incoming rocket is deemed a threat, the command center responds by launching a Matir missile to intercept it.

Will Russia, Turkey, and China provide support to Iran in its conflict with Israel? The three countries have condemned Israel’s actions. This is the real wildcard that Bibi thinks the US will intervene and protect Israel. What we do know is that Iran has also developed supersonic missiles. Evidence is pointing to significant indigenous effort but also likely external assistance, primarily from Russia. Russia is the most frequently cited source of potential aid, especially following the deepening military partnership since Russia’s setup by the Neocons to protect the Donbas since 2022, when Kiev started the civil war by the interim government in 2. Iran supplied Russia with large numbers of Shahed drones, and in return, is widely believed to be receiving advanced military technology.

Russia possesses some of the world’s most advanced hypersonic missile technology (e.g., Kinzhal, Avangard, Zircon). Transferring knowledge, components, or even designs related to scramjet engines, heat-resistant materials, or guidance systems for supersonic/hypersonic flight is considered highly plausible by Western intelligence and defense analysts. Iran’s unveiling of the “Fattah” and “Fattah-2” hypersonic missiles in 2023 intensified speculation about Russian technological input.

Iran and North Korea have also a well-documented, decades-long history of collaboration on ballistic missile technology, including engines, materials, and designs (e.g., Shahab-3 based on Nodong). North Korea has also tested its own hypersonic glide vehicles (e.g., Hwasong-8, Hwasong-12). While the extent of current collaboration specifically on supersonic/hypersonic tech is less clear than the Russian link, the established relationship makes technological exchange or parallel development based on shared past knowledge a distinct possibility.

China has advanced hypersonic capabilities and has historically been a supplier of missile-related technology and components to Iran. While direct evidence of China aiding  Iran’s specific supersonic/hypersonic projects is less prominent in recent reports than the Russian link, China remains a potential source of critical dual-use technologies, materials science, or even indirect knowledge transfer. China might be more cautious than Russia due to its broader geopolitical interests and concerns about secondary sanctions.

 Iran strongly emphasizes that its supersonic and hypersonic missile programs (like the “Fattah” and “Haj Qasem” missiles) are the result of domestic research and development by organizations like the Aerospace Force of the IRGC. They showcase local scientists and engineers. It’s likely a combination: Iran has built substantial domestic missile expertise over decades (often reverse-engineering or adapting foreign designs). External assistance, particularly recent potential transfers from Russia, could provide critical breakthroughs in specific challenging areas like hypersonic propulsion or thermal protection, accelerating existing programs. Developing these missiles is a key strategic goal for Iran to enhance deterrence, penetrate advanced air defenses (like those of Israel, the US, and Gulf states), and project regional power.

While Iran credits domestic development, Russia is currently viewed by Western intelligence and analysts as the most probable major source of advanced technological assistance for Iran’s supersonic/hypersonic missile program, particularly following the Ukraine war. North Korea remains a potential contributor based on its long history of missile collaboration. China is a less prominent but still possible source of some technology or components. The exact nature and extent of foreign help remain classified and subject to analysis. There remains a serious risk that this war is just the beginning, and the end will not arrive, engulfing more nations until 2030.