FROM OUR INTELLIGENCE WRITERS “WE CAN KILL every last one of them, the entire leadership of the Islamic Republic of Iran.” These are the words of a senior figure in Mossad, Israel’s foreign intelligence service, who talked to the Kookaburra Bugle by AI encryption, from his base inside Iran. “No point in them throwing away…

TEHERAN DESK IF IRAN KEEPS raining down missiles in the numbers it has been firing at Israel, some of them could fall on the Palestinian lands of the West Bank and Gaza, an expert has warned. “Iran is firing missiles like they were volleys of arrows, with little real direct targeting, which means that if…

JERUSALEM NOW THAT THE shooting has started, Israel has the edge in weapons; while Iran fills in its gaps with rhetoric. But Iran does have an advantage it hasn’t used yet against Israel – population. There are almost 90 million Iranians, which gives them a 10 to advantage over Israel. Even a pick-up truck army…

BEIRUT IT’S THE DOG that hasn’t barked. Hezbollah, Iran’s proxy in Lebanon, normally a loyal ally of the Islamic Republic, appears to be sitting out the current hostilities with Israel. “Israel did a lot of damage to Hezbollah a while back – remember those pager assassinations – and the Lebanese Government has its eyes on…

FROM OUR MIDDLE EAST WRITERS THOUSANDS OF IRANIANS have called on Ireland to lend its support against Israel, as the two Middle Eastern nations exchange missiles. A huge crowd in Teheran cried, “Martin and Harris, don’t dare pause, you support our friends, so support our cause!” One of the demonstrators said: “Israel’s aggression in Palestine…

TEHERAN LAST MONTH HOSSEIN Salami, leader of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, said that if Israel attacked his country, Teheran would “open the gates of hell”. Yesterday, Israel killed him with a missile strike. Among many missile strikes. For much of its life, the Islamic Republic has talked a great game, and yet failed to equal it…

JERUSALEM GRETA THUNBERG’S SO-called “selfie yacht”, Madleen, was a deep-cover Mossad agent, according to Israeli government officials. The Freedom Flotilla Coalition vessel was recruited by the much-vaunted Israeli intelligence service after it was compromised in a sting operation, the Israelis say. “Mossad found the vessel at a moment of weakness – we can’t say what…

GRAPEVINE, USA THE NAME’S BOND, Treasury Bond. Donald Trump may be facing his most formidable opponent yet. His recent bust-up with Elon Musk has the Washington Beltway community buzzing with tales of the tech billionaire revealing himself to be a super agent dedicated to stabilizing US Treasury Bond yields and saving the world from the…

HOLLYWOOD A FILM CRITIC who says the Entity in Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning is clearly meant to represent Donald Trump, has been blasted by the American President’s supporters, who insist Trump can only be seen as Ethan Hunt in the action franchise. “The female president in the movie is so much like Kamala Harris, that…

MELBOURNE A NEW MUSEUM dedicated to the history of thongs in Australia is being planned for Sydney. The exhibition, which is likely to be based in Bondi, will trace the cultural impact of the thong as footwear across the centuries, focusing on its rise from casual beach accessory to national icon. “It’s hard to imagine…