Israel's Killing of High-Value Targets Brings Iran Closer to War

[@WardCarroll]

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[@ypaulbrown]

Love the Misfits shirt Sir........

[@WilliamBrothers]

"The negotiations were short." - Obi-Wan Kenobi

[@trumpingtonfanhurst694]

Ayatollahs cry while Iran has attacked Israel tens of thousand of times for 23 years now through Hamas and Hezbollah.. It's way past time their own violence visits them at home, where it came from.

[@toasteroven6761]

And way past time the 283 US marines were avenged (surprisingly or unsurprising not by the US, depending on your POV)

[@oldgoat142]

@@toasteroven6761 Dam right!

[@badbonzai1]

They better check with the Kenyan first. They'll need a lot more of our money.

[@abdiganiaden]

@@badbonzai1racist weirdo

[@synupps877]

Keyboard warmongers often post poor arguments.

[@thegodofhellfire]

Ward, your update news videos are top notch. Like what watching the news use to be like decades ago.

[@CAPEjkg]

Sad to see hamas flags flying here in the States from people who know nothing about anything.

[@wesw9586]

If you were to "educate" them, what would you tell them?

[@ronlee5571]

@@wesw9586 STOP voting and STOP breeding. Period.

[@georgesykes394]

​@@wesw9586I would tell them if you Hate America that bad Golf Tango Foxtrot Oscar!

[@charlesdavis7940]

@@wesw9586Read, think critically. Follow the facts not your emotions.

[@bradjohnson482]

I have no dog in the fight, but from my own experience, when supporters here make statements like yours, they have absolutely no idea about the reasons for Hamas and no clue about Iran's hatred for the USA. If you haven't, I'd invite you to read up on them or view a documentary on the subjects. I don't protest for Hamas or Iran, but I can say that I understand their reasons, and if what happened to them happened to me, I think I would take up arms, too.

[@ariochiv]

Interesting that they only complain about escalation after Israel does something.

[@borisbo94]

Exactly!

[@Thomas-fr8nx]

This conflict has been ongoing my entire life and will continue.

[@joesterling4299]

Unless you're over a century old, it's been going on longer than that. This nonsense started decades before 1948.

[@DogBeast221]

For centuries. “Enmity between Isaac and Ishmael.

[@spvillano]

I remember an Irish friend that said the same of The Troubles.

[@theformertexan1642]

The conflict between faiths has gone on since the founding of said faiths.

[@DogBeast221]

@@theformertexan1642 indeed! Genesis 17: 20-21

[@ThunderChasers]

Appreciate your factual presentation and no-bias approach to your videos.

[@hacc220able]

Iran will probably never take on the IDF directly because they are fearful of the outcome.

[@Jeff-lu9wi]

Totally agree!

[@corey0863]

I don’t know anymore after watching the dumpster fire in Ukraine. By a lot of metrics that conflict should have been over. Could this precipitate action by Russia to try and end that conflict due to Iran being an ally? Russian cargo aircraft have already been there since the killing.

[@TheBarbahaba]

@@corey0863 the reason russia failed miserably is more due to deficient governing system and corruption .. no one tells putin what is reality anymore and the status of what is going on ..not even mentioning the low moral and enlisting prisoners and people with no interest to knowledge on how to fight in israel its a democracy where the army is highly motivated aside from that there wont be any direct attack with armies since they are very far away from one another and neither of them is gonna cross 2000 km to invade one another

[@raymarshall6721]

​@@corey0863the difference is that the US will get involved. Ukraine has our involvement with weapons, Iran will get to see our flags.

[@psychohist]

Iran took on the IDF directly when they fired hundreds of missiles from Iranian territory into Israel. None hit. I suppose that's an outcome the Iranian regime might fear going forward.

[@TheStowAway594]

Spoiler: It's just going to get worse, it always does.

[@Hammarsand]

Just read the Bible 😊

[@pitts64lb]

Unless you are Raytheon

[@seanwhelan6960]

This madman Bibi is gonna cause WW3, and no I don’t support Hamas, or Hate Israel. But they’re clearly trying to drag us into an all out Middle Eastern war.

[@Jeff-lu9wi]

It is inevitable, not a spoiler.

[@jamesyoungquist6923]

My heart goes to the refugees who suffer. They did not ask for this

[@blueomega112]

I appreciate your coverage...I'm glad I found your channel

[@GeekBoyMN]

I didn't hear the blast at the time due to being on engine room watch onboard a Navy ship anchored off the Beirut coast but later that morning heard the news of the Marine barracks bombing on October 23, 1983. I didn't know much about the whole conflict in Lebanon at the time but heard plenty about it over the 4 decades since. Finding out that Shukr has finally paid for his involvement in the bombing gives me a tiny sense of closure for our 241 service members and the 58 French troops killed within minutes that morning. It would be amazing if all the conflict that has been going on over in that region of the world came to an end but it's been going on since before I was born in the 60s. I feel like even if I live to be 90 this will still be going on.

[@k53847]

Hamas had previously negotiated a cease-fire, which was in effect on October 7th. Just like Russia had agreed to respect the sovereignty of Ukraine in a signed agreement.

[@Jouantiese]

Precisely

[@goji059]

missed the part about NATO setting up weapons in contravention of the Minsk accords just so all the facts' are out there....

[@slimjimnyc270]

@goji059. If you want to cite signed treaties - before the Minsk Accord (2014), RUSSIA signed the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances (1994). In it, Russia promised to respect the 1991 territorial border of Ukraine. just so all the facts' are out there....

[@jritechnology]

@@goji059 you got owned. Just stop.

[@irishtexan899]

Exqctly!!! And you would not know these 2 important facts if you followed the US media or the BBC.

[@dougnash3771]

Just found your channel few weeks ago. Very accurate & informative. Keep it going.

[@jimbower9268]

Apparently some people don’t remember that Israel has nukes. If they ever get backed into a corner, their enemies might find that out firsthand.

[@Reaper_03-01]

According to the latest Situation Room video by Warographics, the Iranian Military is very close to being able to field a nuclear device of their own. If that is true, I'm sure Israel is planning on a preemptive strike to stop the Iranians from leveling the playing fields.

[@jimbower9268]

@@Reaper_03-01 no doubt the crazies in Iran would use their nukes, and that lights the powder keg. It’s too bad, because by all accounts the actual people of Iran aren’t the enemy.

[@cdmobley1]

​@@Reaper_03-01if Israel decides (God forbid) to use nukes they most certainly will go after Irans nuclear program

[@Nevertheless196]

iran has nukes as well they are just smart and dont tell anyone

[@nunopereira6092]

​@@Reaper_03-01 Iran may make a few bombs, but Israel is rumored for years to have over 200 nuclear warheads of several types. Most are probably smaller tactical types, enabling much more precise and militarily effective strikes.

[@peterclemmins7099]

Lol the USA trying to "de-escalate" is the most hilarious thing you've ever said

[@spikymikie]

They have been fighting in the middle east for thousands of years. It wont stop anytime soon. And Israel does not fool around. Like Tuco said in "The Good, The Bad, and The ugly", "If your going to shoot, shoot. Dont talk." Israel could change the topography in the Middle East if they so desired. And TBH, I would not have a problem with them doing that.

[@royalnaturewalks]

What a bad take justifying violence..

[@ronlee5571]

@@royalnaturewalks absolutely not. They are simply replying to violence. Respond harder and faster.

[@royalnaturewalks]

@@ronlee5571 how many times will they need to reply? Chasing after the wind. Breeding violence. Lost

[@robbabcock_]

"They" have been fighting everywhere on the planet there are people. This includes all corners of Europe, Asia and the Americas. The oldest definitely-proven battlefield ever found was in Northern Europe.

[@kurtwicklund8901]

Enjoy your war porn.

[@marchuvfulz]

Saw the news about Haniyeh, thought, well, that's one way of telling the other side in a negotiation that their latest proposal was not satisfactory.

[@Rudyard_Stripling]

Israel arranged a meeting with Haniyeh and Satan.

[@trunkmonkey9417]

BOOM! "Try again..."

[@mattstephen7494]

"US efforts to de escalate" Really now... what efforts?

[@nealdaleyjr7625]

This clown administration can't deescalate their own incompetence. Now they want commode Harris for president. It's too pathetic at this point to be funny.

[@peterclemmins7099]

Lol I had a good laugh when he said that oo

[@slartybarfastb3648]

I fail to see how the 10 month war could escalate beyond what it already is. Israel is at war with Iran. The various regional fights are only battles in this larger war. Israel has chosen to focus on the nearest threats first, but the war is with Iran.

[@nkosipwl]

Then you dont get much.

[@markkussusa]

Same way as Rus-Ukr wat can escalate beyond what it is, as the real conflict is between Rus-US

[@slartybarfastb3648]

@@nkosipwl Fill me in. I must be dumb.

[@slartybarfastb3648]

@markkussusa OK. Like I said, Israel is at war with Iran. It has already escalated to the highest level available to those two nations, unless nukes are used. This word 'escalation' is 2024's most over used word. Replaced 2023's 'red line'. War can not be escalated to war; it's already war.

[@slartybarfastb3648]

@fredirecko It appears my reply didn't post, so I'll summarize. A drowning person can't drown more. They're already drowning. They've moved past swimming, treading water, and flailing. They've moved to the final step and are drowning. It's pointless to worry that a drowning person may drown more. If they get eaten by a shark (nukes, chem war) while drowning, that would be an escalation of drowning.

[@bertg.6056]

An outstanding update, Ward. Thanks !

[@charlesdavis7940]

Word is, the Hamas terrorist was killed by a bomb placed in the safe house two years ago, and detonated when confirmed he was in the room. So… maybe the bomb was planted 2 weeks ago, and the 2 years story was fabricated to protect means and sources. But, that it was detonated when he was known to be in the room, indicates intimate knowledge by people close to the terrorist. We may never know. Either way, it was effective.

[@57Jimmy]

He booked it on Expedia…😂

[@RedTail1-1]

It was public knowledge where he would be and when.

[@e.l.norton]

​@@57JimmyExplodia.

[@hideoeduardokojima8340]

I thought it was two months before

[@SouthoftheBigChicken]

IDF, we will never know.

[@steffey14]

Excellent, balanced, well researched and concise, as always. Appreciate your hard work keeping your viewers informed.

[@gpriest1965]

Ward, I was stationed in Fulda West Germany in 1986 when the Berlin discotheque bombing happened. I remember the heightened security at our post after that event. Scary times!

[@hoghogwild]

Thats when USAF and USN paid Libya a visit.

[@billfraser9731]

Get the Ayatollah next!

[@michaelbenjmitchell1]

It's more than one Ayatollah. There is a entire Khomeni council.

[@57Jimmy]

You mean.. AHOY! OLD TOILET!🚽🤣

[@michaelbenjmitchell1]

@@57Jimmy Fun fact the US Navy in fact turned a old toilet into a bomb and used a A-1 Skyraider to drop it on the NVA during the Vietnam war.

[@veneziablau]

Netanyahu needs to go

[@TheCleb21]

Defend yourself Israel 🇮🇱…….

[@redmorphius]

God bless America and no place else

[@HR-op2cq]

​@@redmorphius Why not also America's allies??🙄

[@ShuddupChip]

@@HR-op2cqthey are not our ally

[@macabbi4]

@@ShuddupChip you're right! America needs Israels intelligence and technology.

[@HR-op2cq]

​@@ShuddupChip Interesting..🤔

[@roderickcampbell2105]

Excellent and reasoned report Ward. Best to you.

[@chrisbergonzi7977]

Great stuff Mooch, informative and concise...thank you Sir...

[@reallyhappenings5597]

Peace is easily made by those who sincerely desire it. These people don't.

[@philipmann5317]

Tis guy ws killed by a bomb planed in his flat. Nobody is asking , how many other bombs are laying around in Tehran?

[@kilimnik1983]

Only mossad knows

[@Pmansr]

6

[@57Jimmy]

Ha HA! Like ‘Cousin Eddy’ said… “That’s the gift that keeps on giving!”🤣

[@dichebach]

How many disgruntled citizens are there in Iran?

[@BeardsleyMark]

42. IYKYK.

[@axelpremiss4322]

Killing spree…? 12 kids playing soccer…

[@Philonious]

Thanks for your videos Ward, can you do a video on Turkey and misalignment with NATO and calls for kicking/ejecting them out of NATO for their support of Hamas and threating to attack Israel?

[@carl.44magnum51]

Thank god. I have been so confused and no time to research what happened. Thank you for the informative video. They are the best!!! ❤🫡👍🏼🤙🏼

[@bholdr----0]

This is an excellent summary of a complicated set of events and their connections- better and more concise than anything I've seen from 'mainstream' news outlets... Thanks, WC!

[@1redcougar175]

It just keeps going, and going, and going. Let’s get it over. I wasn’t born when this started in 1947-48, now my grand children are in the Air Force and will have to deal with this after 75 years!

[@Undeference]

The Nebi Musa and Jaffa riots and Hebron massacre occurred a bit before 1947.

[@Utahdropout]

Thanks again Ward. Wow.... Not much hope for any kind of peace amoung these people.

[@pitts64lb]

Or any of us

[@synupps877]

"Among these people" sure sounds like bigoted nonsense.

[@carlbehr4909]

@@synupps877 There will only be peace in Israel when the Jew haters of Iran and Hamas decide to let others live in peace. I give that 0% chance of happening.

[@davidsmith8997]

@@synupps877 Well, the Palestinians are governed by a group that hates Israel and the Israelis are governed by a president who is likely to lose an election and face criminal charges once this conflict ends. Seems like a no-win situation for peace based on their leaders at least. I would hope that most of the people want peace, but they aren't calling the shots (literally).

[@kurtwicklund8901]

Is it bigoted to note the people living in his region have not experienced peace since WW2?

[@markthomas6436]

Among other things, Ward, I am impressed with your facile and precise pronunciation of many difficult Arab and Middle Eastern officials' names! 😊

[@billbrockman779]

In the movie, the planted bomb will have all manner of LED lights and beeps before it blows up.

[@texasbeast239]

Just like a Christmas tree. Excuse me, like a Technicolor illuminated Iranian Cedar tree.

[@kurtwicklund8901]

And a 10 second digital countdown clock with a nice large easy to see display.

[@eitan71]

😆😆😆

[@RRSmurf]

​@kurtwicklund8901 Likely have a keypad too.

[@orig7.3.23]

The drone was for the American government embassy ward

[@tango_uniform]

Haniyel fell after loud popping sounds. Oh, sorry. I just had a bad case of the New York Times.

[@BeechSportBill]

…always the best analysis of the situation…

[@vf19blue]

Thanks Ward, top shelf as usual

[@jrmotorsports5532]

Thank you for providing this update.

[@robertf3479]

Thanks Ward. Concise and full of good data as usual.

[@APMtube9000]

Love your analysis of the current tensions. Very objective and helps me keep track of the order of events and overall progression of the conflict.

[@francisschweitzer8431]

Why do I feel like this is straight out a Tom Clancy novel…?

[@snakeman48]

Guess they don't like turn-a-bout as fair play. FAFO

[@carlward]

Islamists never like to get paid back in their own currency.

[@old12bravo23]

Thanks for the update sir.

[@callenclarke371]

Up-to-date, concise, and accurate. Thanks again, Ward.

[@seanohare5488]

Well said big bad Wade Carroll as always

[@c.a.saunders2819]

Thorough, and well done report Ward. Thank you for the concise and recent chronological accounts bringing us to this point. 🇺🇲🇺🇦 Glory to God, Victory for Ukraine, Rise Free Nations!

[@CoaxDog]

I wish the mainstream media would report news this way. Just the facts delivered concisely with only a minimal amount of neutral relevant commentary to aid in context. Well done as always Ward.

[@synupps877]

I wish that more Americans could handle much deeper analyses instead of praising neutral newscasts.

[@CoaxDog]

Deeper analysis is fine, it's the complete lack of objectivity and politically scewed reporting that goes on in the Mainstream media that is the problem. Ward gives both unbiased reporting and relevant analysis. So that's why it's refreshing.

[@johnhartley5217]

Thanks for the clear updates. John Hartley USN 1979-1983

[@carlward]

Allah is very busy, welcoming new guests 😊

[@ahmadalastal5303]

and he will welcome you once you die, all people in this planet are dead people whether they get killed or die normally, the difference is that Israelis are asking people to warship the devil while Muslims are asking people to warship the creator(Allah=God)

[@frankez99]

Killing spree? Odd choice of words sir 🫡

[@Adam.NavyVet]

Ward, always love your fact filled and incredibly informative videos from a Military perspective. Thank you Sir and keep the Vids coming please. Go Navy. Fly Navy…

[@TruckinTrey]

Love the concept, and thank you for being a REAL reporter. The name sucks though

[@adamhenderson001]

Very informative. Thanks!

[@tracynelson4903]

Well, apparently, he was a terrible negotiator.

[@1206anton]

Those kinds of people don't know how to negotiate. Only one way, their way.

[@thenakedtruth0205]

👍🏻Thank you, sir.

[@billreal76]

Thanks for the great and informative update.

[@joeblair1532]

Thanks Ward

[@vincebagadonis8016]

Rocking the misfits shirt! Mooch representing NJ!

[@drmarkintexas-400]

🏆🎖️🙏⭐❤️‍🩹 Thank you for sharing this

[@nealdaleyjr7625]

The best news channel out there. Thank you sir

[@morgansmit8564]

Thank you Ward!

[@vaughtjr]

thanks ward… always good stuff

[@cdmobley1]

Thank you sir

[@Euskaltel0526]

Could you please have a video on the 12 USN ships that are underway toward the Middle East?

[@SpringIsBACK]

12?

[@boblapalme77]

Great info thanks

[@steveturner3999]

Always good to hear it from you Ward! Thanks for keeping us informed from your perspective.

[@JesseDishner]

I really like your shirt, Ward. "Where Eagles Dare" is one of my favorite songs from that era/genre.

[@MichaelFaibisch]

As an ostensibly balanced source, I am appalled that you left out any mention of the escalatory impact of daily missiles and rockets fired from Lebanon, which have displaced thousands of Israelis and rendered a large swath on Israel uninhabitable. Diplomacy has not provided any solution for that untenable situation, and it’s highly doubtful that it can.

[@whip-its_dad4239]

Thank you for your service , Sir . I watch your channel because you give the facts . Also very interested in your subject matter .

[@steveshoemaker6347]

Thanks Ward🇺🇸 Shoe🇺🇸

[@beerdrinker6452]

CDR Carroll, a retired U.S. Navy RIO, is the best unclas U.S Navy Intel Officer in the business of informing people in an honest attempt to provide unbiased information.

[@charlesdavis7940]

Thanks!

[@WardCarroll]

Thanks for the support!

[@oznews1]

Shared 👍🏻✌🏻 thanks mate

[@JFirn86Q]

The "Factuality" thing on Ground News is just regarding the news outlet in general, means nothing about article to article. Something to keep in mind when thinking you are looking at a high factuality article, but even high factuality rated outlets have less stellar articles often. Thanks Ward for your reporting!

[@ranig2848]

Israel did not attack the Houthis because of one drone. The Houtis (and Hizbollah) sent tens/hundreds of missiles and drones to israel. Israel was lucky it was able to defend and avoid casualties from Houthi attacks. Timing might be related to the drone, but the scale of the response was due to ongoing attacks.

[@someoneelse9271]

It’s really too bad. They were always such good friends and played so well together.

[@willwozniak2826]

Thanks for the update SIR👉🏻..Appreciate it Ward.👉🏻

[@IanPippert-Ladd]

You the man. So much media is completely dismissing the fact this turned into an all out war involving a lot more parties than I think most (American) people are aware of. Unfortunately I think the time for diplomacy was before October 7. Palestinians have a right to VOICE their opinion and Netanyahu has an obligation to hear them out. He also has an obligation to defend the people that elected him if adversaries are going to go way beyond “voicing” their opinions. Thanks for telling things as truthfully as you can with the information that’s out there Ward

[@SpringIsBACK]

The Palis have been "voicing" their opinion with so many rockets fired at Israeli civilians, going on for years BEFORE "Oct. 7", that initially on Oct. 7, most Israelis didn't think the many Hamas rockets in the air were even a big deal. This in not an all out war yet -- that will apply if Iran and its proxies start hitting Israel with thousands of rockets daily, to which Israel will obviously have to respond in a very big way. But, you are right about the many parties involved, which could spin this up into a several (or more) country war, or could involve nukes.

[@badbonzai1]

Blinken broke out his guitar and sang a rendition of, Stop in the name of love Before you break my heart Stop in the name of love Before you break my heart Think it over Think it over

[@lawrenceralph7481]

Retaliation escalation. Your opponent may be dissuaded from a attack because you engage in disproportionate responses.

[@richardventriss3984]

Good news broadcasting also. Boy ! A real Jack of all trades. Really enjoy your site & podcasts. I come from a military family (father AF col. & brother-in-law Marine Corps combat officer) Brother-in-law was a PhD in M.E. Studies. Your background and experience gives you a perspective I enjoy and respect! I pass on your site whenever I can. Richard Ventriss

[@synupps877]

Unfortunately, some people that grew up with the infantile militarism mindset didn't have much of a chance to avoid the ~brainwashing and never grew out of it.

[@cynthiamoore8868]

Thank you for this update. Certainly is a hornets nest now.

[@WT-Sherman]

Kirby - Master at stating the obvious.

[@amariner5]

I'd give this video two thumbs up just for the Misfits shirt. Great, concise Intel. Thank you sir. The names, faces, info on the 2022 hit on Fakhizrandeh is fantastic. BZ ~amariner5

[@wirrack]

Yet another excellent episode, Ward. I can’t help but be taken aback by Iran and its terrorist proxies using the word terrorist to condemn Israel.

[@rauldiaz5315]

Love your shirt!

[@seanohare5488]

Blinken kirby are twerps

[@darrencorrigan8505]

Thanks, Ward.

[@HNS-007]

ward carrol do a video on the USS liberty!

[@marks2920]

Waiting for your breakdown of the USAF CV-22 Osprey crash next since you worked that program back in the day!

[@snapage1606]

It will be interesting to see how Iran responds. They have to respond but also need to avoid opening the situation up to escalation.

[@kh40yr]

The first two minutes are a commercial.

[@ColdWarAviator]

This brings back memories of being in Basic Training in October of 1983 when the Beirut Bombings took place. War is a terrible thing, but there are times when having a C.I.C like President Reagan means a WORLD of difference in what groups like Hezbollah are willing to try to get away with.

[@1982Nels]

Ground News. I'm already a subscriber. Coincidence? No.