Bombing The Nuclear Center In Iran

 Nadene Goldfoot  Passover:  Erev:  April 1, 2026

                                            

     View of the main campus of Iran's military experiments in NE Tehran, Iran.:  It has a scientific group and a nuclear physics department. Imam Hossein University, which is particularly run on military lines by IRGC, is the center for experiments on nuclear research. Iranian scientists are conducting nuclear research and development using university laboratories.                        

However, it is not only a main center for nuclear research. It also has a place for biological research. Imam Hossein University has a biological section that conducts microbial research. Nonetheless, nuclear enrichment at Imam Hossein University is the mother of all research at what called a nuclear weapons university. 

Prof. Raymond Tanter, of Georgetown University, an expert on Iran, claimed that this university has become the center for all of Iran's secret nuclear programs. In February 1998, Imam Hossein University was identified by the British government as having procured goods and/or technology for weapons of mass destruction programs, in addition to doing non-proliferation related business.

   From Department of Aerospace Engineering (دانشکده هوا و فضا)

Imam Hossein University in Tehran is a key Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) military institution established in 1986, located in northeastern Tehran near the Babayi Expressway. It acts as a major training and research hub for the IRGC, covering both military and academic fields. Recent imagery, such as that shown on this Instagram post, this Facebook post, and this X post, has highlighted its campus, with file photos available on Wikipedia

Multiple facilities within the university complex were targeted, to damage Iran’s weapons development capabilities.

Israel continues to expand its campaign against Iran’s military infrastructure. The IDF said it recently struck one of the IRGC’s key military sites embedded within Imam Hossein University in Tehran, the corps’ primary academic and training institution, which it said also serves as an operational asset for the regime. 

An Iranian missile with cluster munitions flies towards central Israel on March 5, 2026 [Dylan Martinez/Reuters]

A combined barrage (included cluster bombs) from Iran and Lebanon struck central and northern Israel on Monday, triggering sirens from Netanya to the Galilee. The barrage from Lebanon toward northern and central Israel, as far south as Herzliya, included about 10 rockets, some of which were intercepted while others fell in open areas. There was a reported impact at the Bazan oil refinery complex. In the Haifa area, reports indicated multiple impact sites, power outages and structural damage, including a roof collapse. Yesterday, Iran fired a cluster missile towards southern Israel, causing some damage in Beersheva and in a large industrial park south of the city.

Before this 8 day period starting April 1st of Passover, Israel has had 6 deaths in battle:                        

                                           

Sgt. Liran Ben Zion, 19, from Holon, was killed overnight by anti-tank missile fire in southern Lebanon. He served as a tank crewman in the 9th Battalion of the 401st Armored Brigade. Two other soldiers were seriously wounded from anti-tank fire and another from a drone explosion.

Since the start of the ground operation, five additional soldiers have been killed in anti-tank fire, clashes and rocket attacks: 

Sgt. 1st Class Maher Khatar, Staff sergeant Or Demry, Staff sergeant Ori Greenberg, Sergeant Aviaad Elchanan Volansky, and Sergeant Moshe Yitzchak Hacohen. More than 30 soldiers have been wounded in the fighting in southern Lebanon.  The goal of the IDF is to create a security buffer deeper inside Lebanese territory, away from the border, to reduce rocket fire on residents of northern Israel.

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This is Part Of Our Passover History; We Jews, Once Called The Israelites

 Nadene Goldfoot

March 2023                                   

Summary:  Israelites led by Jacob/Israel migrated to Egypt when hit by a terrible drought  when their crops were destroyed.  They had been a people coming from Abraham who lived in Ur of the Chaldees near the delta of the Euphrates River of Mesopotamia.                                    

They settled in Egypt’s Nile Delta in the city of Avaris, where they were identified as the Hyksos people,  a major group of immigrants who also lived in this city.  They did so well tending their sheep that they multiplied faster  than Egyptians, scaring the pharaoh who thought they could turn on them and take over, which the Hyksos managed to do at some point. 

But at the same time, Jacob/Israel’s descendants were made slaves of Egypt, set to building the storage cities of Pithom and Rameses, also in the Nile Delta. 

 Passover’s 9 plagues were remnants of the Volcano erupting on the Greek island of Santorini with their effect which also took place on the island as well, with the 10^th most serious plague of the 1^st born sons dying being the most mysterious one.   A possible cause could have been something to do with circumcision, an act Egyptians practiced, which then could have only been with first borns, and in a ceremony using either a special knife, food or drink connected with the act that could have poisoned the first borns.  Circumsion is the only act that would have identified males from females. 

 Israelites were not circumcising yet, and would receive this act while on the Exodus from Moses’s teachings.   While we don’t know enough about circumcision in Egypt, we do know they practiced it.  

March 2026

Recent archaeological excavations at Avaris (modern Tell el-Dab‘a) in Egypt, led by the Austrian Archaeological Institute (Dr. Irene Forstner-Müller), continue to reveal it as a major Hyksos capital and thriving, cosmopolitan Levantine-influenced city. Key updates include investigations of a 1715 BCE epidemic, mapping of the harbor, and analysis of elite cemeteries and palatial buildings.  The epidemic in Egypt around 1715 BCE, often associated with the Biblical plagues (specifically the plagues involving death/disease), is believed by some researchers to have been caused by Francisella tularensis, the bacteria responsible for tularemia, a disease spread by ticks and rodents, rather than the bubonic plague, say ScienceDirect.com and National Institutes of Health (.gov). 

• Francisella tularensis, which causes ulceroglandular or typhoidal symptoms. Research suggests the outbreak originated from Canaan, a known reservoir for F. tularensis during the 2nd millennium BCE, ScienceDirect.com.Environmental Factors: The crisis is often linked to an unusual environmental event, perhaps an El Niño-Southern Oscillation causing warm, dry conditions, leading to disease proliferation, notes PubMed Central (PMC) (.gov).

• Archaeological Focus: Current research focuses on settlement archaeology, including the harbor, temple rituals, and 13th-15th Dynasty tombs.
• Epidemic Documentation: Investigations have highlighted evidence of a historic epidemic, with large, rapid-burial, non-ritual graves found at the site.
• Excavated Structures: Excavations have uncovered a large, heavily fortified city with Levantine-style palaces (including a "Palace F"), homes, and temples.
• Foreign Influence: The city was inhabited by a wealthy Canaanite/Levantine population, indicated by unique burial practices (such as donkeys in tombs), and pottery imports.
  
  
  
• Palatial Abandonment: Evidence shows the palatial district was abandoned in the mid-18th Dynasty following the reign of Amenhotep II, as confirmed by Egypt Exploration Organization.  Amenhotep II (lit. '"Amun is Satisfied"'), also called Amenophis II, was the seventh pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. He inherited a vast kingdom from his father Thutmose III, and held it by means of a few military campaigns in Syria; however, he fought much less than his father, and his reign saw the effective cessation of hostilities between Egypt and Mitanni, the major kingdoms vying for power in Syria. His reign is usually dated from 1427 to 1401 BCE. His consort was Tiaa, who was barred from any prestige until Amenhotep's son, Thutmose IV, came into power.
  
  
  
• Site Context: The site, located in the Delta region (Sharqiya Governorate), was a bustling city built on a harbor before it was destroyed by Ahmose I. Ahmose I (Amosis, Aahmes; meaning "Iah (the Moon) is born") was a pharaoh and founder of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt in the New Kingdom of Egypt, the era in which ancient Egypt achieved the peak of its power. His reign is usually dated to the mid-16th century BC at the beginning of the Late Bronze Age.

  During his rule, Ahmose completed the conquest and expulsion of the Hyksos, restored Theban rule over Lower- and Upper Egypt, and successfully reasserted Egyptian power in its formerly subject territories of Nubia and Canaan.

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Things We Never Knew About Syria and CIA

Nadene Goldfoot

Following the September 11 attacks and during the early stages of the US-led war on terror, "Syria had emerged as one of the CIA's most effective intelligence allies in the fight against al-Qaeda," with "the quality and quantity of information from Syria [having] exceeded the Agency's expectations." Syria closely cooperated with the CIA's detention and interrogation program of people deemed "illegal enemy combatants."  

Syrian prisons were a major site of extraordinary rendition by the CIA of alleged al-Qaeda members where they were tortured by Syrian interrogators on behalf of the CIA. According to a 2013 report by the Open Society Foundations, Syria was one of the "most common destinations for rendered suspects" under the CIA's program. 

Yes, Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria was widely known for arbitrarily detaining, imprisoning, and disappearing men, women, and children with extreme ease, particularly following the 2011 uprising. The regime utilized a vast, centralized intelligence network to track and detain perceived opponents, resulting in an estimated 157,000 to 1.3 million cases of arbitrary detention between 2011 and late 2024. 

The CIA conducted extensive covert operations in Syria starting around 2013, primarily under "Operation Timber Sycamore," to arm, fund, and train moderate rebel groups fighting the Bashar al-Assad regime. Based in Turkey and Jordan, the CIA trained thousands of fighters to use anti-tank/aircraft weapons before the program was terminated in 2017.

A covert CIA program created under the Obama administration to train and arm moderate Syrian rebels to put pressure on the Assad regime will soon end, The Washington Post first reported Wednesday. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Faysal Itani of the Atlantic Council about how this policy change will affect Syria’s future and the country's relationship with the U.S.

The President, Bashar al Assad, was an Alawite. Alawites differ from Sunni Muslims by adhering to a secretive, syncretic faith that deifies Imam Ali, includes reincarnation, and rejects traditional Sunni pillars like Ramadan fasting, mosque attendance, and Hajj pilgrimage. They blend Islamic, Gnostic, and Christian traditions—such as celebrating Christmas and using wine in rituals—resulting in many Sunni scholars viewing the minority sect as heretical. 

 This is the Assad children, quite grown up, who have been living in Russia.Bashar al-Assad, the former President of Syria, and his wife Asma al-Assad have three children: Hafez, a boy (born 2001), Zein (born 2003) the only girl, and Karim, a boy now into sports (born 2005). Following the collapse of the regime in December 2024, the family fled to Russia. The children have been described as living a luxurious life in Moscow, with the eldest son, Hafez, having participated in international math competitions and pursued higher education.

• Hafez al-Assad (born 2001)a boy,: Named after his grandfather, he is the eldest son. Known for his interest in mathematics and technology, he has been a participant in international mathematical Olympiads, although his performance was noted as poor compared to peers. In early 2025, he was studying in Moscow and confirmed the family's flight from Damascus, as reported in The New Arab.

• Asma, his wife, is a British-born Syrian economist who served as the first lady of Syria from 2000 to 2024 as the wife of Bashar al-Assad. She became first lady when she married al-Assad on 13 December 2000, shortly after he became president.

  Asma Fawaz Akhras graduated from King's College London in 1996 with a bachelor's degree in computer science and French literature. She had a career in investment banking and was planning to begin an MBA at Harvard University when she married Bashar al-Assad in December 2000. She resigned from her job in investment banking following the wedding and remained in Syria, where their three children were born. As first lady, she played a major role in supporting government organisations involved with social and economic development as part of a reform initiative halted due to the outbreak of the Syrian civil war.

  Along with her husband, Assad was considered to be one of the "main economic players" in Syria, controlling large parts of Syrian business sectors, banking, telecommunications, real estate and maritime industries. As a result of the Syrian civil war, Assad was subject to economic sanctions relating to high-level Syrian government officials, making it illegal in the European Union (EU) to provide her with material and financial assistance, for her to obtain certain products, and curtailing her ability to travel within the EU. In the UK, she was a part of a preliminary inquiry within the War Crimes unit of the Metropolitan Police with allegations involving the "systematic approach to the torture and murder of civilians, including with the use of chemical weapons" and incitement of terrorist acts.

 Assad's father, Hafez al-Assad, was born to an impoverished rural family of Alawite background and rose through the Ba'ath Party ranks to take control of the Syrian branch of the Party in the Corrective Revolution, culminating in his rise to the Syrian presidency. 

 Alawites in Syria, the minority sect of Bashar al-Assad and his father Hafez, represented roughly 12% of the population (or around 1.7 million individuals). They formed the backbone of the military and political elite, with significant numbers residing in coastal areas like Latakia and Tartous, according to BBC.  Political Dominance: Since 1970, Alawites filled top army and intelligence positions.

• Civil War Impact: During the war (2011–2024), many served as loyalists, and by late 2024, the community was significantly impacted, with roughly a third of men between 20 and 50 lost in combat, says The Washington Institute. Post-Assad Era: With the regime's collapse in 2024, the minority faced an uncertain future, with some residents in ancestral areas fearing retribution from a Sunni-led government. 
  
• Based on reports following the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), focused on cementing the removal of Bashar al-Assad, viewing his regime as a long-term tyrannical force to be dismantled. 
  • Focus on Elimination, Not Fear: Jolani’s stated goal was the "overthrow" of the Assad regime, describing it as a "victory for the entire Islamic nation" and a liberation from a "tyrant".
  • Preventing a Return: While not expressing a personal, panicked fear, Jolani and his alliance worked rapidly to prevent a regime comeback by encouraging an "orderly transfer of power" and keeping some existing state institutions under supervision during the transition.
  • Strategic Shift: Jolani (presenting himself as Ahmad al-Sharaa) aimed to transition from a guerrilla rebel leader to a state-building ruler, positioning his HTS group as the new authority to prevent the return of the old order.
  • Regime Flight: Assad fled to Russia with his family, and reports indicated his army collapsed quickly in the final days, leaving little immediate threat of a re-takeover by his forces.  
  Instead of focusing on a fear of Assad regaining power, Jolani's public actions were geared toward managing a potential power vacuum and addressing threats from other groups, such as ISIS, or from potential intercommunal violence in a post-Assad Syria. 

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