NEW: President Trump has released his second term agenda — a 50 point bulleted list
https://twitter.com/NicoleSganga/status/1297704384286150656
One line item of President Trump’s second term agenda reads, “Return to normal in 2021.”
https://twitter.com/NicoleSganga/status/1297705657903308802
Iran Money-Trail Links Hezbollah to Beirut Blast, German Newspaper Die Welt Reports
Huge Hezbollah-bound shipments of ammonium nitrate handled by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Al Quds Forces, Western intelligence agencies say.
German newspaper Die Welt has published a detailed account citing Western intelligence agencies linking the Lebanese terrorist outfit to the carnage that killed more than 200 people and left thousands injured. Quoting Western intelligence reports, the German daily revealed that the Hezbollah received substantial quantities of ammonium nitrate explosives from Iran. The Iranian deliveries match the timeline of the stockpile stored near the Beirut port which exploded on August 4, leaving behind a trails of death and destruction in the Lebanese capital. Die Welt did not reveal the names of the intelligence agencies, a standard practice for the leading German newspaper which regularly publishes exclusive reports based on Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service (BND) and other services.
Die Welt on Wednesday exposed the money trail and shipping details implicating Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), regime’s military wing and an internationally designated terrorist group. The shipments of explosives in question were handled by the IRGC’s foreign terrorist arm, Al Quds Forces. Die Welt, Germany’s most-read newspaper detailed intel findings linking Iranian regime and the Hezbollah to the Beirut blast:
Following the devastating explosion in Beirut which took place the week before last, several clues [have emerged] that the Lebanon’s Shia militia Hezbollah repeatedly worked with the particular chemical which also caused the detonation in the Lebanese capital: ammonium nitrate, a [type of] salt that can be used as an explosive, but can also be used in manufacturing fertilizers. Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has since vehemently denied that his organization had anything to do with the chemical stockpile that cause the explosion. However, according to details [provided by] Western intelligence agencies to Die Welt, the Hezbollah received a large delivery of ammonium nitrate closely coinciding with [the timeline of] material that detonated in Beirut. According to the information available at present, the explosion occurred on August 4 as the stock of 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate caught fire which was stored since late 2013 or early 2014 in a hall at the Beirut port. Who exactly ordered the delivery and who was responsible for the storage is presently being investigated. However, according to the information provided by intelligence agencies to Die Welt, the Hezbollah — precisely at that time — had substantial quantities of ammonium nitrate delivered to Lebanon. The Quds [part] of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard [IRGC] was responsible for the transportation, [the outfit] which handles the foreign operations of that paramilitary [organization] and also holds key position in Iran’s politics.
In January 2020, the then-commandant of the Quds unit, General Qassem Soleimani, was killed in an American drone strike. The delivery of ammonium nitrate to Hezbollah also took place under his watch. In the first transaction, a total of 270 tons of ammonium nitrate was delivered on June, 16, 2013 from Iran to Lebanon. [Its] price: the converted value of €176,399 [roughly $208,000]. On October 23 of the same year, another 270 tons of ammonium nitrate was delivered, this time for the price of €140,693 [roughly $166,000]. In case of the third delivery, the quantity of ammonium nitrate delivered is unclear, [but it] can de deduced by the price. This way, for the delivery on April 4, 2014 a total of one billion Iranian Rial were charged (around $61,438/or $72,000). Calculated on the basis of other two deliveries, this could have been about 90 to 130 tons. In total the three deliveries amounted to 630 to 670 tons of ammonium nitrate.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/08/iran-money-trail-links-hezbollah-to-beirut-blast-german-newspaper-die-welt-reports/
President Trump to speak every night of RNC this week as full lineup revealed
President Trump will speak each of the four nights of the Republican National Convention to deliver an uplifting message to the American people, a campaign adviser said on Sunday — as the full list of speakers was released. “You’ll have President Trump speaking at various parts for each of the nights,” Jason Miller told host Chuck Todd on NBC News’ “Meet the Press.” Calling last week’s Democratic National Convention that nominated Joe Biden as president and Sen. Kamala Harris as vice president a “massive grievance fest,” Miller said the RNC will tell a “beautiful story.” “One of the things you’re going to see this week is a complete change in the perception that I believe that the media tries to tell about what a Trump supporter looks like or who a Trump supporter is we’re going to talk about the American story,” Miller said, adding that the RNC will highlight Trump’s accomplishments over the past four years and set a vision for a second term. “We are going to see a great uplifting message from the president and from our allies, and Chuck when I tell you some of these stories that you hear they’re going to be some breakout stars, some people that you would not expect to be supporters of the President, and it’s going to tell a very beautiful story,” he said.
Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are expected to be in Charlotte, North Carolina, for the RNC’s first night Monday when the delegates assembled in the Charlotte Convention Center officially nominate them for the 2020 Republican presidential ticket. The president will formally accept the nomination in a speech Thursday from the South Lawn of the White, while Pence will do the same Wednesday at Fort McHenry in Baltimore. The Trump campaign released the list of speakers for each day on Sunday.
https://nypost.com/2020/08/23/president-trump-set-to-speak-each-night-of-rnc-this-week/
For First Time, Iran's Nuclear Agency Confirms Natanz Facility Blast Was "Sabotage Operations"
For the first time, a top Iranian nuclear official has described the July 2nd fire at Natanz nuclear facility as sabotage, and not due to an accident. “The explosion at Natanz nuclear facility was a result of sabotage operations,” Behrouz Kamalvandi, a spokesman for Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization announced Sunday. “Security authorities will reveal in due time the reason behind the blast,” he added. Recall that before and after the fire which caused severe damage, setting back the development of advanced uranium enrichment centrifuges, there was a series of 'mystery' explosions and fires at various military and industrial sites across Iran, raising suspicions of a major Israeli or even US-backed covert campaign to destabilize the country's defense infrastructure.
But the Natanz incident stood out as the most likely to have been the result of covert sabotage operations, with even The New York Times citing intelligence sources to say it was the result of "a powerful bomb": "A Middle Eastern intelligence official with knowledge of the episode said Israel was responsible for the attack on the Natanz nuclear complex on Thursday, using a powerful bomb," NYT wrote last month. "A member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps who was briefed on the matter also said an explosive was used," the report added. Iranian media has at the same time suggested a cyber-attack by outside entities, but has stopped short of naming the US or Israel, while also quoting Iranian leaders as saying they would retaliate if proven. Iranian authorities have until now kept mum on their suspicions in the midst of an investiation; however, they have assured Iran's enemies on repeat occasions that retaliation is coming, possibly in the form of cyber-warfare or other sabotage against Israel or the US.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/first-time-irans-nuclear-agency-confirms-natanz-facility-blast-was-sabotage-operations