Erdogan’s Turkey Slams 'Israel's Barbarity' as Iran’s FM Visits!!

Hello everybody and welcome to Geopolitical Trends. So excited to be with you on this November 2nd. So today's topic, it's very, very important for you to understand why you are seeing now a lot of chess moving parts in the Middle East vis-à-vis the Arab-Palestinian conflict. What I'm going to be detailing to you today and provide you an assessment and analysis about the ongoing visit of the foreign minister of Iran to Turkey. Whoever thought, if you only know the background story about the tensions between Turkey and Iran back then. So this is what I'm going to be detailing to you. Just FYI, I am going to take a few questions from you at the end, but before I'll do any of that, of course I'm going to have to extend my sincere thanks to the channel supporters uh, subscribers, members, all of you guys. Uh, I'm gonna give a shout out to new channel, uh, one supporters, one members. The supporter by Rabbi Lee, thank you very much Lee for becoming channel supporters. 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You all remember when China was able to broker a deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran. All of a sudden, they put all the rivalry and tensions behind. Now, don't be naive, because in geopolitics, there is always an, uh, an interest about the strategic aspects of it. Yes, Saudi Arabia and Iran mend the relations. They open up their, uh, embassies in each country, But still, there is that strategic rivalry behind the scenes. That doesn't mean they can't work together. And the third thing we're going to have to consider in this discussion is the timing. This timing— don't tell me it was coincidence, because it coincided with the Houthis launching their, uh, their own, uh, missiles and drones that have targeted, uh, uh nearby the Dimona nuclear power plant. And again, I, I'm— I believe, to me, and this is my opinion, if I'm wrong, I'm wrong, and I'll admit it, of course. But I bet you, I bet you the objective of that launching of those, uh, target of those, uh, uh, drones and missiles was a sign for Israel that this is just a small sort of indication of what we can do. And if we can send the missiles over to near the Dimona nuclear power plant, can you imagine what we will do when we start sending everything to Tel Aviv and all the cities where the people live? Then the other question, the other timing of all this, it's in a form of, okay, why all of a sudden Saudis deploying their own defense system. But there are those who will say, uh, because I can tell you from experience, meaning learning through the history, if you go back to the Gulf of Tonkin, okay, if you go back to the incident of the USS Liberty when Israel attacked USS Liberty to draw in the US into the fight, could be the same. And Saudi said, we're not taking chances. Because what if, what if, I'm just saying this is a hypothetical, what if some rogue elements inside the IDF, the Israeli Defense Ministry, end up hitting, uh, some oil refineries in Saudi Arabia? Because Saudis learned the lesson when they were still in fight with the Houthis, basically a proxy war against Iran in Yemen. Well, what did the Houthis, uh, did at that time? They launched missile and targeted the oil refinery. The US Patriot system wasn't able to stop it. Saudis don't want to take chance in this time, but not because Iran is going to do this, but rather Israel could trigger something. And that's usually the tactics in war, in conflicts and so forth. We've done it, you know, as I said, go back in history and look at those two incidents. The Gulf of Tonkin and the, uh, USS Liberty. So this is why I'm saying, uh, it's the, the reason for the Saudis why they doing this. So here is the background story for those who might not know what just happened. The Iranian foreign minister, his name is Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. He's already in Turkey. As a matter of fact, he was yesterday. This is what prompts me to do this for you guys. And I'm doing as many before I'll take off because I might not be able to come on the air to whatever parts of the world I'm, I'm going to. So, so I want to share with you as many as I'm working on a story for you for tomorrow, uh, if, if I can confirm the information and, and I'll share it with you. So, so he is in Turkey to discuss the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine. Well, as I said, it's If you put this under the geopolitical lenses, you're going to say to yourself, how odd that Iran and Turkey are talking. They were just fighting in, in Syria behind the scenes. What do I mean by this? Syria— in Syria, as you know, Syria is client of Iran. Iran had its own militias or groups, whatever you want to call them, a force that is supporting the regime. Turkey had its own groups that they are anti the Syrian government. So they both were fighting inside. The US, of course, we were there stealing the oil from Syria, which is not a right thing to do because that oil didn't belong to us. So I'm, I'm— one thing I don't waver on beside corruption is you don't touch something that doesn't belong to you. Understood. But of course, we've been, you know, just having a paralyzed foreign policy, fractured strategies, ill-conceived visions. That's why we don't know what— what— we don't even know how to react to events anymore. And this is another conflict, uh, that's showing that one. So the Iranian foreign minister, Abdollahian, as I said he's already in Turkey to discuss the, the issue, the Israeli-Palestinian issue. I don't see it that way. What I see is it's to unite, not militarily, diplomatically first, because you don't see both the forces of Turkey and forces of Iran coming together. Ain't gonna happen that way anyway. So, but this is to form a front that indicates— because Turkey carries weight in the Middle East, and as I share, I will share with you the geography of it. So, and as I said again, the timing of it, the timing or the announcements for this visit came right on the heels of, uh, Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels that fired the drones towards, uh, uh, the city, the Israeli city of Eliat. But also other drones went over near the, the Dimona, uh, nuclear power plant. So, and basically how you can see this, and I looked at some analysts, some scholars, uh, some of them have argued certain, uh, uh, possibilities, and I could see the logic into their arguments. So Uh, for example, I read about someone by the name Arash Azizi. He's a historian at New York University, and, and I could see the logic in his arguments. So basically what Iran and Turkey now wants to do is to prioritize, you know, speaking to each other, but also to unite on one front. Remember, Saudis said the same. Saudis told the US that if you don't shape up with Israel, we will step in. So now you have Iran and Turkey, you got Yemen doing their thing, you got Hezbollah from southern Lebanon, you got also the groups in Palestine. Then you got other countries outside the region, like for example the Moroccan Jews. Some of them are going up in arms against what Israel is doing. And Moroccan Jews, by the way, to those who may not know, Moroccan Jews are one of the most influential Jews in the world, FYI. So, so, and this is where I see, uh, uh, because what Iran and Turkey wants to do, they wanted to at least provide, as I said, a, a diplomatic or political front, because they seeing how the escalations could, if it's not managed right, it could create some serious problems. Then, because what's going to happen, like I said last time, if you are to consider, uh, US supporting Israel, I can see the UK, because the UK is, is, is— UK is so weak, you know, UK government, not the people, of course. The UK government is so weak, they will do what we tell them, no questions asked, and they won't dare to raise their hand and say Why do we need to do this? They, they don't even have— some European countries are not even given the opportunity to even ask the questions. They just doing what they are being told. No different than South Korea, no different than Japan, and soon to be Philippines. And I am seeing, of course, Australia and New Zealand on the horizon. So, and this is what makes it very interesting, that now North Korea is going to step in That's the information I am looking into, and if I confirm whatever I'm looking for, I will come on the air and share this with you. So, and, and this is where I see, uh, again, there are other events. And which one is this? Is that just one day before the foreign minister of Iran, uh, uh, Mr. Amir Abdollahian, visited Turkey he made a stop in Qatar. That just tells you right there, they are working. They— some Gulf states, Turkey, Iran, and Saudi Arabia and all that, they're gonna be working despite their differences. And I'm gonna specifically here talk about the differences between Turkey and Iran. They putting that aside for now and, and putting, uh, some sort of a united front to move forward. So, because if you think about Qatar, Qatar's role is very, very major. As a matter of fact, it was Qatar that played the role, central role, in negotiating between Israel and Hamas over the release of hostages. It wasn't the US, it wasn't France. And, and they all like want to take the opportunity for a photo op to show, oh, we are advocating for peace, when in reality they're not. They are the one pushing for conflict. Shame on them for saying we stand for the right of human dignity. What dignity when you couldn't even take stand in promoting or voting for ceasefire to begin with? I'm sure you guys saw the images of that crater when Israel bombed another area. And shame, very shame. And so most of the Western world leadership is You all know, you all know. So, but let me, let me share with you the geography of Turkey. I'm going to briefly talk about Turkey here as far as, uh, history, because you know the Ottoman Empire, it will take us hours and hours to cover all this. So, but it behooves you to see the geography of any country when it comes down to geopolitics. You have to see the geography And you have to have an understanding of what it means and the significance of it and so forth. So, and again, uh, where is it? No, it's not showing up here. Here it is. I don't know why there is a delay here, guys. It's, uh, remove. Okay, I'll remove it. I'll add to the screen here. There we go. Full screen. And I'm going to be scrolling through this just to show you certain things. So when you look at Turkey, as, as you know, that Turkey is no small country anyway, but when you look at the location, geographical location, of course it's between the East, between Asia and the, the Middle East, or the western side of it. You know, this is what makes it very strategic from a NATO perspective back then. That's why Turkey was one of the first. I have a, I, I have a friend of mine, and I can of course disclose the name. He used to be the commander of the, uh, US Incirlik base. Uh, it was a high-ranking officer. Uh, so we talk, and he's very, very familiar, and I learned a lot from him about— because he spent a lot of years in Turkey. So Turkey is very, very crucial. What I'm here to talk about, it's right this location right here. This is where I am. I'm pointing out here to the region where Beirut is, Lebanon. When you look at Cyprus— why Cyprus? Because Turkey was conducting naval training with Cyprus during the same time the two US aircraft carriers were, or are, in the Mediterranean. You know, what are they doing there, first of all? And second, Turkey said, we don't care, we don't give a damn if you send your aircraft carrier or not, we're going to conduct our naval exercises with live fire, and if you get hit, that means you shouldn't be in the area. Yeah, Turkey didn't shy away from this because here is what's in it for Turkey. This is an opportunity, politically speaking, for Erdoğan to cement his power when it comes down to his political power and so forth. Remember, he's been in power for a while, and I don't see him leaving anytime soon. But the Palestinian issue also He does seriously care about all this, and I will tell you why. One of the particular things why he lashed out at Israel and calling them barbarism. That's the reason why I used the term in the thumbnail. So, but if you look at the location right here, uh, this is if you go south a little bit of, uh, uh, Syria here, that's where, uh, you, you're going to come across to Palestine, and of course Jordan, the borders, then Israel. And so this is what makes it very, very important to understand the geography of Turkey because it plays a role into this, and we can't ignore that one. The second thing has to do with its own history. Let me share a picture with you if I do have it here. I hope I do. No, I don't. Okay, I'll, I'll put it up for you guys here. Because you need to see, uh, this picture here. And I will talk about briefly, briefly the history of Turkey because you need to understand it. Then I'll move into my own analysis about what this meeting, uh, the significance of it is. It's uploading here. So here's the picture. Who can tell me who this person is? Now if you can type it in the chat box. Before I say anything. And I know there is always a delay here and so forth. Uh, all right, but I'm gonna move on because we can't waste time here. I have a lot to cover, uh, and I'll check out the answer, uh, later on. So now I'm going to talk about— I'm going to be talking about the history of, uh, of Turkey, but like I said, I'm gonna do it very briefly. Uh, let me just see in case any of you— because the whole history of it starts with this guy here. If, if anybody know who the name is, and I know it. Oh, oh, oh, I see it, I see it, I see it. You got it right, you got it right. Sh, you got it right. Taiwan Still, you got it right. Uh, even, uh, which means good morning, this person here. Atatürk, that's written in Arabic. Good to have you here. So, uh, you guys got it right, you got it right, that's Atatürk. Okay, so, but when you look at the history of Turkey, and this is what I'm going to be focusing on, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk during the, during the era of independence between 1919 and 1923, uh, and what happened, of course, at that time, the legal Ottoman, uh, uh, the legal Ottoman government, uh, in Istanbul was under the 36th and the last Sultan, who at that time was none other than Mehmet VI, okay, that who ruled, I think, at that time between 1918, 1920, uh, '22, because in '23 they got independence. And Mehmet VI decided that resistance to the Allied demands— because what did the Allied demands were impossible to him at that time. And that's how they formed some sort of pockets of resistance that remained in Anatolia. That's why Anatolia holds a lot of historical significance for Turkey. Then the ramp of the Ottoman state that later was formed the bulk of what modern-day Turkey is all about. And of course, this came none other after the armistice of Madras. Now, if you know a little bit about the history of this armistice, which was back in 1918, to be exact, it was signed in October, uh, uh, and I'm going to share with you just few things about it. So, so the pact was— the armistice, rather, Madras, was signed, uh, uh, at the port of Madras. It's a port on the Asian island of Limnos. This is why you always hear about tensions between Cyprus and, uh, uh, Greek islands and Turkey about certain islands. That has to do with it historically. And during that time, this particular armistice was signed between Britain, representing the Allied power, uh, marking the defeat of the Ottoman Empire World War I, which was between 1914-1918. So under the terms of the armistice, the Ottoman surrendered their remaining garrisons. And when I say garrisons, because remember, the Ottoman Empire was stretched all the way from its location there all the way to Andalusia and Sevilla in the eastern side of Spain. But they, under this, they had to surrender their their garrisons, which included the Hejaz, included Yemen, Syria, Mesopotamia, Tripolitania, and Cyrenaica. You know, at that time, the Allied were to occupy the Strait of Dardanelles and the Bosphorus. So basically what they did, in a straight— in a, in a simple language, they carved out What Allies did, they carve out the Ottoman Empire based on the interest, because that's all, that's, that's all it means in a simple language. And by the way, the, the, uh, there was also another region, it's called Batum. And Batum, this is in southern, uh, south, not southern, southwest of modern-day Georgia. Then the Taurus Tunnel system, and the Allies won the right— listen to this— won the right to occupy in case of disorder. So the 6 Armenian provinces in Anatolia and to seize any strategic point, uh, in, in, in that region. And in the case of a threat to the Allies' security, The, the Ottoman Empire was demobilized, and Turkish ports, railways, and other strategic points were made available for use by the Allies. This is what's important to understand about, uh, the history to a degree. And again, I am not gonna go too much into this. Suffice it to say that I'm gonna, uh, move to 1919, at this time when Mustafa Kamel, one of the empire's most successful officers during the war, was sent to an official mission to Eastern Anatolia, landing in Samsun on May 19th. So, and this is where he began, began to organize the resistance and so forth. So, uh, fast forward to probably around the time when, uh, when the independence Actually, before that, in 1919, when Congress was summoned— Congress at that time in Eastern Anatolia— the Congress was summoned in Erzurum, which was in July, followed by Second Congress of Sivas in September. And this is where you start to have the conversation over the formation of Turkey. And again, it's, it's a long, long history. Uh, uh, I do remember one thing about in 1921, uh, it was the Soviet and the Turkish treaty that gave Turkey favorable settlements of its eastern frontier by restoring the cities of Kars and Adrahan to Turkey. So, so it looks like the Soviets did something positive for Turkey at that time. And, and, uh, this is how the, the country moved forward till its independence. And, and you all know the rest of this because I said I can't cover all this in this such a short time. We won't have enough because I won't do you justice if I only talk about one era but not another. But I'm not here to talk about this one. I'm here to tackle this particular aspect of now why all of a sudden Turkey and Iran are sitting together. And once again, if you only go decades ago about the complex relationship between Iran and Turkey— well, why, why is this important? Because a decade ago or so, the The relationship between Iran and Turkey has been marked by both collaboration on one hand and conflict on another. So, so the two nations have maintained— of course, they never cut off diplomatic ties. Usually when you cut off diplomatic ties, that is bad. That means we don't care for you anymore. Exactly what Bolivia just did with Israel, cut off the ties, called in the ambassadors and so forth. As a matter of fact, Jordan, at the time of this recording, it's calling its ambassador from Israel. So I don't know, to Jordan— Jordan is very small. If it weren't for the US, uh, Jordan, I don't know, it's very— because remember, Jordan used to be part of way back when the land of Palestine back then, it was the British that carved out Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and so forth. It was all in one piece. But it won't matter to me. Jordan just talks, no more, no less, because they can't do anything militarily. They are not capable anyway. So even though I dealt with their special ops and all that stuff back in my days, Uh, yeah, they are highly trained, but not in this capacity of dealing with this. This is what we used to call the king's boys. This was the security for the king himself. So, so here is what's important about Iran and Turkey. As I said, a decade of conflict, but also they were okay to the point. Well, here is the thing, because you have to look at Syria to understand the dynamics of Turkey and— or the relationship between Turkey and Iran. Where Turkey has backed the anti-government forces in Syria, while at the same time Iran has supported the Syrian government. So despite these differences, which those are major, you all know about the civil war in Syria and how did it happen to begin with. You know, we kind of had a role to play into it during the Arab Spring. I remember I was telling someone back then, 2011, I said, mark my word, If there is a civil war in Syria, ain't gonna stop because almost the politics in the Middle East goes through Damascus. I know some might not agree with this, but if you only understand the history behind why I'm saying what I'm saying. So, so despite these differences, both countries, Iran and Turkey, have recognized now the importance of working together. To address this regional challenge, because it is a challenge. My big concern, if this widened outside— this is again for reason why I put certain titles, I put certain thumbnails, wording. The wording there is not coincidental. I have my reasons for why I specifically put, uh, I don't do random. So because the way I see it, that's why I put, is Israel being attacked from all sides? Because that's exactly what will happen should this expand beyond Gaza. And I don't see Israel surviving that if the US doesn't step in, which means US stepping in means we are part of the problem. That means our forces in the region will be targeted. That's, that's a given. And if we think this missile, missile shields and Patriot ain't gonna cut it Ain't gonna cut it. If you only think about how many missiles Hezbollah has, and I'm going to share with you about over 150,000, how many can you, can you, uh, shut down? It's reality. So, and this is again why I use the term Turkey slamming Israel's barbarity while at the same time the foreign minister of Iran is visiting. There is a very, very coordinated aspects to all this. Then comes another element which I need to address with you, and the other element has to do with none other than a recent statement by Turkey again. And this statement has to do with what are the implications of Turkey suspension of energy cooperation with Israel. There have been some talks or some calls to cut off oil to Israel altogether, which basically will bring another 1973, except this time I don't know how that will work. So here's a question for you: do you think another oil embargo like the one in 1973 that that will be imposed on Israel, will it work? Just make sure to leave me some comment on the chat box. I would like to read your, your feedback on this question here. Uh, oh, I want to say thank you to, to Kim Cho. Thank you so much for your Super Sticker, truly appreciate it. Speaking of a Super Sticker, uh, there's sometimes, guys, to the end after I log off, then a Super Sticker will show up later. You know, I don't mean to not recognize or acknowledge or give a shout out to the individuals who post, who send me Super Stickers here, because your support means a lot to me. And I'll do that before I'll keep going. I know some people do not like this when I do it. Well, too bad you don't like it, get off. Simple as that. Because my respect to my viewers and supporters comes first, and I don't waver from that. So if people can be patient for another 5 minutes, 3 minutes, 2 minutes, then there might be something internally that needs to be looked into. Straightforward. So, so, but just wanted to let you guys know that if I miss somebody by the time he or she, uh, send the Super Sticker, I don't mean to ignore it. It just, it didn't show up till after I log off. So This is why I read all your comments. That's where I respond to that. So, uh, KL, once again, thank you so much, KL, for your Super Sticker. Truly appreciate it. And because to me that's a common— that's the right things to do. You acknowledge people who support your work. To me, that, guys, means you like the content that I'm providing, you like what I'm doing. And that's your way of support, of showing your support. And I should acknowledge that, appreciate it, and voice it. This is what I do, and then I won't waver from that no matter what the cost is. So, and if people don't like it, there is nothing I can do about it, because to me, you do the right thing. Not everybody's gonna like it, but it is what it is. So let me see your answer, guys, here. If, uh, if you think Like I said, the question: if you think, uh, uh, an oil embargo like what happened in 1973 will be effective to stop Israel from its atrocities, because what we are seeing goes beyond self-defense. You know, I, I acknowledge conflicts are terrible, civilians suffer. Those are human lives. This is why I don't get it sometimes. Why do— I won't say people— why do government, and some government, not all, why don't they adopt the concept of live and let live? You know, we just passing through this life. Yeah, we ain't gonna take anything with us. It's just what you have done to other human beings. Were you kind and nice and so forth? Or were you ugly and nasty to them? So, so this is what, what I'm saying is the idea of, uh, now in your opinion, do you think a 1970 oil embargo equivalent to that on Israel now will stop the conflict? And I'd like to, uh, okay, I, oh, I see one here and I'm gonna share with you. An oil embargo will result in a fuel crisis worse than the last, uh, the last one in the early '70s. Good point, good point. But at the same time, how would you make it clear that if the US couldn't stand with what's right, then you're going to have to do something? And who owns most of the oil in the world? Countries in the region there. So there are those who will say yeah, but there are those also who say no, it will create more tensions. So there are two sides to the argument. So this is what I was talking about, the idea of what will, uh, the, the coop— the Turkey is calling for, uh, stop of cooperation regarding the energy with, uh, with Israel. Well, it will be very seismic. It will be very seismic to, to Israel. Why? Because Israel depends a lot on certain areas, especially through Turkey, to get its gas. As a matter of fact, there is now tensions between Israel and Lebanon regarding some gas fields that has been discovered, but not close to Israel waters, but rather to Lebanon water. So So it's going to be tensions. I always believe that energy is linked to geopolitics. In other words, whenever you have tensions in energy fields as to who the field belong to and so forth, it's going to create geopolitical tensions. And that's what I see coming also, you know. Uh, the other argument that I told you earlier, there are some Moroccan Jews now, they're expressing their concerns. I came across an article by, uh, a Jewish— American Jewish activist, uh, and he argued that— and, and I see his point, and I put it in quote because that's his word— he said that the Israeli occupation would not have dared to commit atrocities in Gaza without feeling the break of isolation in the Arab world through normalization agreement signed with a number of Arab countries, including Morocco. End of quote. He is spot on. He is spot on because this is what Israel calculation is, geopolitical and strategic calculation is, was to— well, instead of cutting a deal with the Palestine, no, we'll go ahead and normalize relations with the neighboring countries or the Arab world for that matter. This way we show you isolate the Palestinians, but I ain't gonna resolve the issue. Because now those countries that have normalized relations with Israel, which are 4 of them— United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan— uh, I don't know about Sudan, I don't know about Bahrain, but I do know about United Arab Emirates and Morocco— they are reconsidering. So this activist was spot on. Basically what he's saying is that, oh, to Israel calculations is we better have a range, uh, normalization with, with Arab countries and forget about Palestinians. Well, if you forget about the Palestinians, the issue will never be resolved. This is why the importance of the two-state solutions. And by the way, some have argued two-state solutions based on the 1967 borders, but under no circumstances, uh, I, I, like I always say, guys, I'm objective in my assessments. Israeli people have the right to exist. Palestinian people have the right to exist. Live and let live. We can't, we can't lose sight of this, because who are we to decide what— this race shouldn't exist? Who gives us the right to do this? And this is when I see the problem with Netanyahu, not the Jewish people, Netanyahu himself. Who gives him the right to just go ahead and conduct this kind of, uh, bombardment on civilian locations. That's not right, you know. And for us keeping a close— a blind eye on it, shame on us anyway. So, well, we know we don't have any, uh, credibility anymore. Now, there is another two issues I need to bring to your attentions, which you don't hear much about. You put it within the context of these talks between Iran and Turkey. And what— and again, the conversation between Turkey and Iran is about uniting, united front. We're not talking military here yet. Well, I hope we will never get to that, because if you do that, then you consider what Egypt is doing, then you consider what Hezbollah is going to— is doing, and it's going to increase its attack. Then you consider the groups inside Gaza, then you consider what Syria and, and Lebanon, for that matter And Iran, of course, full-fledged of it. The Houthi groups, you, you got the idea. But what I want you to get, guys, is that the conversation at this time between Iran and Turkey is about creating a united front, politically speaking. Because here is where I see the dynamics might be changing, should— this is big one— should Israel doesn't stop North Korea is going to get in in support of Palestine. Russians is going to send troops in support of Palestinians. And, and you can reach your own conclusion if North Korea gets involved and if Russia gets involved. You know, those are not going to be coming in with an RPG. We all know what it means. So, but here's the two— there are two main issues I need to bring to your attention. This is why I do the analysis of all this. As geopolitical analyst, I have to take into consideration that past events also have never been forgotten. What am I referring to here? I'm referring to 2009 during World Economic Forum meeting or summit, whatever you want to call it, in Davos, which by the way, that group is, uh, the globalist, and I, I, I don't subscribe to that. The I mean, I don't even know who gave them the authority or rights to dictate for the rest of the world, but that's a conversation for another day. So, so what happened? What happened in January of 2009 between Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the former prime minister of Israel at that time? It was, uh, Shimon Peres. That's what happened. Well, What happened is that Erdoğan walked off the stage after an angry exchange with the then Prime Minister, uh, Shimon Peres. And this was during a panel discussion, and the discussion was about Gaza. So, and this is what happened. Because usually, and I looked at into the, the, uh, the— do you know, like in any, any meeting, whatever, there is an agenda and so forth, like when you do the board meeting and so forth. Well, what the agenda for this was, 1-hour discussion. But that hour, it didn't give enough time or opportunity for Erdogan to respond to what Shimon Peres said. And of course he has the right to get upset because, you know, you're only gonna be hearing one side. It's the exact thing we are seeing now of the mainstream media. They're only presenting one side of the argument. You know, you look at CNN, for example. I mean, would you listen to CNN? You got, you know, ain't worth it. Fox ain't worth it. None. I don't, I don't want— you can watch if you— I don't because I don't believe in that. Because I know how skewed the information is. Well, the same thing happened. And what happened at that time when they said, well, sorry, Mr. Erdogan, we can't— he lashed out and vowed to never return, and he never did. So, so it is exactly the stories that Mr. Erdogan became incensed after the moderator curtailed— this is the key. And this, by the way, guys, is based on an article that was written in the New York Times by Catherine Ben-Hole, and I'm going to provide you the link. So, Erdogan, because the moderator curtailed the response to remarks by Mr. Perez on the recent— at that time it was an Israeli military campaign— so the panel was running late and Mr. Perez was to have the last word. And that didn't bode well with Erdoğan. So, and here is what Erdoğan said, and I even found the quote. He said, and I quote, Mr. Perez, you are older than me. Your voice comes out in a very loud tone, and the loudness of your voice has to do with the guilty conscience. My voice, however, will not come out 'in the same tone.' End of quote. That is very significant because, as I knowing something about the culture in that part of the world, and as a matter of fact, this one will be for any culture, not just about them. It just is more prominent in the Arab world and so forth, or even within Turkey. But again, I don't qualify it just that way because I see other people in other parts of the world different cultures could do the same. You can forgive, but you will never forget. Yeah, and this is where I see why this comes to in the back of mind of President— of the Prime Minister of Turkey, Erdoğan. So that's one incident. Then there's the second major incident that happened, uh, between— and I'm going to give you a hint if you can Give me the name of the incident, an incident that happened between Israel and Turkey in 2010. Can anybody remember? If you can type it in the chat box before I'll detail here, because without that there is no way Turkey had forgotten about that because they lost people, people were killed. So Let me just see if any of you will put, uh, uh, some, uh, the answer on the chat box. Yeah, I, I know it happens a long time ago, we might not be able to see it. Oh, TNT, I need to say thank you. Thank you, TNT, so much. Genocide— you wrote, and I quote, genocide can never be supported. I am sick of the Western stance, and I support your argument, and I stand with you on this because ain't right. Shame on what my government— my government doesn't speak for me, by the way, and I don't care for the government, both Republicans and Democrats. There is no— this is why most Americans— if you are an American, wake up. The system has been set up for the last 150 years this way for a reason. Not to give you an option to a third party, fourth party, fifth party. In other words, choices. Yeah, this is how corrupted the system is. So I agree with you, TNT, you're absolutely correct. And shame again on my own government. Uh, Pingu, thank you so much for your super sticker. Yes, cut off the oil. It will be a major— it will be a major outcome. I I, I can tell you, you disrupt energy in the Middle East, you impact the rest of the world. Because think about the Strait of Hormuz, just the Strait of Hormuz by itself, one-fourth of the all global oil shipment goes through there. And by the way, Strait of Hormuz is under Iran's control, not the US. The US can flex its muscle, whatever. This is how I see it. So, but I'm checking, guys, to see, uh, if, uh, uh, if you have the answer there to my question. The other incident that took place into— it was a big deal. A lot, a lot of countries were concerned that we might be on the verge of war here. And, uh, likely things calm down for some other reason. And I was very familiar with it because I was still in Washington at that time. I was traveling to the region. We were aware of it. We were kind of concerned. And they were behind closed doors convincing for both to like, oh, we don't want this to— because it will trigger much bigger problem, much bigger problem. So And I'm trying to see, guys, the answer— the— your answer to this one here. Uh, okay, I might not see it. Uh, airline jet shut down by US. No, not this one. No, 2010. Um, no, let's, let's move on. I'm going to share it with you. It has to do with the Gaza Fortia. You all remember the ship that Turkey sent? They had the raid from special ops in the IDF that stormed the, uh, the Fortia. And, uh, Turkey went livid about it. I couldn't even find pictures for you guys because, uh, believe it or not, they removed, uh, this picture. Google, of course, well, you know how it works. Uh, this is nothing new. So, but here is what I'm gonna share with you about the Fortia, which happened in May 2010. The Fortia raid was a military operation by the Israelis against 6 civilian ships of the Gaza Freedom Fortia. That was the aid that was sent from Turkey to— in addition to other ships that sent to Gaza. What makes this Fortia incident very problematic at that time? The incident took place on international waters. As, and if you know a little bit about the, the law of the sea, as far as the distance from your borders is about 12 nautical miles. The 12 nautical miles, anything beyond 12 nautical miles doesn't fall under your own authority, it falls under international law. This is what happened in the Mediterranean, and there were 9 activists actually were killed during the raid. And dozens were wounded. So Israeli forces attacked the Fortia of aid-carrying ships aiming to break Israel's siege on Gaza. This is why you hear the term— till today you still hear the term, and I put it in quotes because it's not my term— open prison. I'm sure you've heard that term before. You won't hear it much in the Western media. So, and, and this is what's been going on with that. So, so some— there are two accounts. One of them said about 9, some of them say about 16 people were killed and more than 30 people were injured when the troops stormed the Freedom Fortia. And the reason I'm saying this, because he was a journalist on the Fortia itself and witnessed that live ammo was used, of course. So, and, and what makes it very problematic at that time, it was that the Fortia was attacked in international waters, which was about, to be exact, 65 kilometers from Gaza coast. And, uh, there was at that time, uh, Al Jazeera, it was used to be a reporter by the name Jamal El Shaiyel. I don't know if he's still with Jazeera or not. And he witnessed, uh, the live ammunition that was used during the operation. And, and the problem with all this, the problem, the big problem now— not the problem, but the reason why you see— and you put this in the context of this, uh, unexpected event between Iran and Turkey. So, because if you are to think geopolitically in the Middle East, you're going to have to recognize Iran is a military force to be reckoned with in the Middle East. You know, you can't diminish that, you can't ignore that, you can't— no matter how the West words it, Iran's military is capable. Like I said in my last video way back then, Iran is not Iraq. If the US thinks, oh, we're just going to send our aircraft carrier and that's it, they're going to hunker down and get scared. What— that era is gone. Let's just say it straightforward. And this is why I'm seeing this, this, this united front politically is going to start politically first. Now, will it, will it emerge, or will it, uh, sort of, uh, be upgraded to a military level. I don't see that right now because the whole purpose of all this is to de-escalate, not escalate. But on the other hand, if Israel doesn't stop, what do you think this country is going to be doing? Because it will be enough talk, their credibility is going to be shattered. Like I said, some Arab countries, not all, they just talk. It's in action that you find out. So And, uh, and, and Iran sort of is trying to play both the diplomatic role and of course its traditional military role also in the Middle East, you know. And the reason why— here is again, this is where analysis comes in. You can say to yourself, oh, the foreign minister of Iran just made a stop here and made the stop there. No. Where did he go before he went to Turkey? He went to Qatar. Why Qatar? Because Qatar and Turkey can form sort of potential partners with Iran to push towards this particular issue as far as convincing that if Israel doesn't stop, we might have to take action. Then you add Saudis to the mix of all this. This is how I see it, Gilman. So then there is another element that you need to know, which by the way doesn't get reported much. Why all of a sudden Turkey lashed out, especially, especially for the recent targeting of, of Israel, of, uh, I think it was a hospital. Yeah, it was a hospital. Why is this? It's because Uh, the reason Turkey condemned the Israeli bombing of the sole cancer hospital in Gaza— because that hospital was built by Turkish funding. This is why they were outraged, because there was so much damage. And consider, when you consider there's only one center that deals with cancer, you know, this is why Turkish, where they lashed out in addition to last weekend demonstrations they had. And even Tayyip Erdoğan himself, he went down to support the demonstrations. And so unlike Germany now that is banning anything about peaceful demonstrations in support of France, is they all, they all useless to me. There's no sovereignty, you know, when you couldn't— when you start to The moment you start saying to other countries, we stand with the freedom of speech, we stand with dignity and all that, and you do the reverse, then you lose credibility. There is no— you're a shame. You can't even be— you don't need to talk because there's no credibility. Who's going to believe you anymore? And this is exactly where we are. This is where we have been for the last 3 or 4 decades. I'm preparing a video that deals with this reality of the geopolitical landscape in the Middle East. I wrote extensively on the Middle East, you know, I worked there, I've been there, I'm very familiar with the culture, the language, the political establishments. So, and this is one thing the United States is in denial about, the reality that the geopolitical landscape is changing whether we like it or not. So all the hypes we hear from Washington is nothing but a bravado, no more, no less, because that's the reality of it. And, and this is why Erdogan lashed out when he said that Israel, with the unconditional support of Europe and America, has for the past 25 days been committing crimes against humanity before the eyes of the entire world. End of quote. This is a quote from Turkish president himself. And again, whether you like Erdoğan or not, it's beside the point. There is, there is right and there is wrong. I mean, even for us, you believe it, you believe it, for us in the military, when you— that was at least back then, I don't know how it is now, you know, the, the first thing you have to sort of acquire and get into your head is differentiate between right or wrong. Another word, hard right an easy wrong. It is hard to do the right thing, it is easy to do the wrong thing. And this is, you will think, for us is a motto in the military, and yet we're doing the opposite. But again, that was back then. Things have changed. I mean, to me, that's why I left Washington in 2013, I think, '13, '14, whatever that was. I've started to see, uh, going that direction. I didn't want to be part of it, you know, as an international security analyst at that time in Washington. And, and I'm like, you know, you, you are saying this and you're doing the opposite. Then that means, okay, it's up to me now to decide, do I want to be part of this or do I want to remove myself? So I made decision, I removed myself. You know, the simple as this, it's my decision because I want to live life according to my terms. Government won't dictate to me because I believe in one life, you live it to your— according to your term. Live it well. Enjoy it. Enjoy it because it's too short. You know, as you grow older, as you notice, life goes fast. Why the year goes by so fast? And this is what I'm saying to myself. I ask— that's why I'm doing this. What am I doing for all of you guys? When I see you, I see humanity in this matter. You know, I wish my videos can reach the whole world for that matter. Because everybody needs to be aware of what's going on. Because to me, it's the basic question: what am I— how am I contributing to humanity? What am I doing? If it is just about me, my status, my this, my that, it's useless. It's useless. When I— when I— when I'm checking out, I'm gonna be taking my titles with me, my this, my dad. It won't matter. We go out, meaning we check out as we came in. When we are born, we're born with nothing. We leave, we leave with nothing. So that's why I'm— this is what I'm saying, guys. If, if you truly appreciate what I'm doing, just spread the word about it. It's— I would love to have the rest of the world wake up. Per se to understand, because it's the right thing to do for us to hold the government accountable, you know. And it starts with, with us. This is why in our community here, and I do keep an eye on, on if I sense, uh, that somebody doesn't belong here because of the nasty comments or whatever, I politely respond by saying, please refrain from this, this is your last chance, last warning, per se. Why? Because I want to maintain that in our community we're talking intellectually here. And I've noticed some new subscribers, and please, if this is your first time, please subscribe. And guys, by the way, I forget to tell you, the video I did yesterday had about 70,000 on it, whatever, but it didn't translate to the likes. So please, please, please don't forget to hit the like button because that's how the algorithm is going to push the video forward. Which means more viewership. More viewership means more exposure. More exposure means people can listen to a different perspective. So, and I, and I can't thank you enough for your support. I'll, I'll say it. So, and this is where the whole issue about all this here has to do with why Turkey now had to calculate, because remember, there is one particular problem Turkey has been having for quite a while, and it has to do with the PKK. This one has to do with the Kurdistan Workers' Party. There are some really certain internal tensions between the two, uh, and this was about, what, 38 years old, uh, insurgency against the Turkish state. It was way, way back. So, and it's still, still going on to a degree, but It seems that Turkey is, uh— oh man, uh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, I ain't gonna allow this language here, man. No, no, no, no, I'm sorry, I'm gonna have to, uh, just move this person here. Yeah, sorry, I have to delete that. You know, I'm gonna allow that language here, man. You know, if you don't like what you're hearing, then, then just, just sign off and leave and, and we'll be fine. Yeah, no, that's disrespect as the way I look at it, and it's not about me, it's my viewers. So yeah. I want to love that. Oh, Ron, uh, Ron and Julie Holiday, thank you so much for becoming a YouTube member. I truly appreciate you being here. And I'm just looking at the picture here. I can't wait to learn from your experiences. Thank you so much for being here. Truly appreciate it. Yeah, please guys, if you see any foul language just raise, raise, raise a concern on it, whatever, so I can see that. That just caught my eyes right away. And, and, uh, you know, we're not allowed that no matter what. And it's pathetic that someone say, well, I'm gonna unsubscribe. By no means. Obviously you don't belong because your level, if that is how you express yourself, that tells me right there you don't belong. So you go watch the other stupid YouTube videos that have to do with animals playing or some silly stuff. You go, more power to you. All right, so anyway, that's what it was, and I appreciate you all for keeping an eye on that. So because that's, uh, you know, I, I just— to me it's not right. It's not right. You, you have the right to disagree. You have the right to say, even for— to me, I know I'm talking about me, not, you know, you tell me, hey, Dr. O, I disagree with you, I don't like this, I don't like that. And you know what, I respected, I welcome it. As a matter of fact, that's how we exchange ideas. But the moment once getting into the F this, F that, Oh no, I ain't gonna have it. Won't have it. So yeah, please hit the like button. I will really, really, really, really appreciate it. You know, as they say, it's free, just hit it. So, but if you choose not to, that's fine too. So anyway, guys, I'm gonna take, uh, uh, let me just summarize this for you, and I'm gonna take a few questions here because I need to go work on the story for tomorrow. I only have few more days here before I take off. So, and again, I have not made the decision yet, uh, uh, made the decision yet whether, uh, I'm gonna do some live from whatever I'm gonna be. I'll see how things are when I'm on the ground. So, uh, yeah, just to summarize, the trip now of the Foreign Minister Abdollahian from Iran to Turkey, it's, it's a sign for how now regional countries, okay, can be united despite their differences, politically speaking. Excuse me, they can be united and be united against one common issue. Now, some will say one common enemy. It's your decision. I won't call it that way, uh, because again, if you collectively say Israelis are in— we are a way off. Israeli people, government. American people, government. Two separate things. So, so, but to me, as a geopolitical analyst, I see the signs that now you got all the major players in the Middle East trying to create a united front that will show We are united here. I can only imagine if and when North Korea or Russia send their support for Palestine. And I'm gonna do a live for you about this one here. I'm gonna do that soon. So this is what it is. Uh, I'll be on a lookout for any updates on it. Uh, uh, but I'm moving into other topics that I need, uh, uh, to to confirm, then I will share, uh, the information with you guys. All right, let me see a question or two here from you. I'm gonna go all the way back to the top. And, uh, and I, I've noticed some of you guys usually in the last few, uh, live streams you've been putting Q as, as a question. Uh, yeah, Ahmed Marceau, you say impossible to states. Why is that? It would only be impossible if we don't— when I say we, the United States doesn't exert influence on Israel to accept the terms. But at the same time, the Arabs will have to, uh, uh, ensure that the borders will be 1967 borders. So otherwise, you're absolutely correct, it would be impossible. All right, let me see, uh, uh A question. Oh, I can see now one question that was sent to David K. But I'll be happy to answer this one. Why would North Korea get involved? Well, it will get involved because that's an indication for it to be now play, um, uh, play a major role on the international stage. Because remember, have North Korea has always been perceived and viewed as isolated. Not necessarily with the recent changes, with the trip of Kim to Russia. And like I said last time, four countries— Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran— can really form a strong— and I use this term— strong military alliance. This is why we can't even attack. We can attack North Korea despite the hypes, despite We know what's going to happen. They developed the missiles that can reach us right here, unless we start wanting to see, uh, the cities falling apart here. So that is the reason. Of course, them getting involved doesn't mean they're going to send them, then send the nukes to the Palestine. No, no, it's— to them is more the optics of it. And yes, they will send some hardware. What type? I don't know. This is the same argument I made for Burkina Faso. When North Korea said to Burkina Faso, we are here to help. That's the way I see it. Oh, question quickly here. Francis Tango, what will Russia send? Uh, what will Russia send, ships or troops? Troops. Russia has already two locations in Syria. Syria is close proximity, and those, those base, the two bases, mainly the one that I am very familiar with, it's called Tartus. Tartus is surrounded by S-400 missile systems. Those are for defense missiles. Those are very deadly accurate. We don't have anything compare— in comparison to that. As a matter of fact, uh, Russia doesn't even sell those to whomever. Turkey has the S-400 missile systems. Iran will be getting the S-400 missile systems. Iran has now the S-300 missile, uh, the previous generation of them. But the 400 is very deadly accurate. So Russia— no, they're talking about troops because the hardware is already there. And they might send something else because remember one thing, one thing, one— guys, I want you— one thing I want you guys to always remember: whenever there is a conflict, military, the one of the objectives beside— yes, you have to win this win that is testing the new weapons. We've done it, the Russian did it, uh, whomever was involved in conflicts, France did it. You know, that's usually how it works. And this is why I always say, um, I find it very interesting that China now is keeping an eye wide open on really these developments And I don't think so, they sent those extra warships just for the heck of it. I don't think so. So, all right, uh, let me see one more question. And, and remember, guys, for the members and supporters, I will do, uh, an exclusive Q&A at the end of the month when I return. That's usually when I'll do, I'll do that one. And to all supporters on the, uh, Buy Me a Coffee. I can't thank you enough. And for you guys, I will truly appreciate your support if you do like what I am doing as far as the content, if you like the content. And I'm not bragging here, uh, oh, okay, all right, let me see here. Okay, I can— I think I missed it. Anyway, now what is this one here? Okay, what's this is about, Mr. Andrew? This goon, what's this is about? Oh, people, I tell you. But what you do, you forgive. You forgive people's ignorance. That's the best thing you can do. Always forgive, guys, you know, because negative energy is bad, very, very bad. If you ever, ever sense that with someone, just stay away, stay away. Keep it positive all the time. All right, I don't see, I don't see a question here, guys. Maybe it's all the way down. And again, just to remind you, I'm I am working on a next story for you guys, uh, and, uh, if I confirm the information, uh, I will, uh, I will go ahead and do it for you guys for tomorrow. But for now, I can't— I'm not certain yet, uh, till I see— till I confirm the info, rather. All right, let me— I don't see any questions here. Oh, Ron and Julie, thank you so much. Thank you very, very much for your Super Sticker. Oh, I see NZ, New Zealand. Interesting, uh, interesting about New Zealand. Yeah, thank you so much, really appreciate it. That's so kind, that's so kind. Oh, here is the— that's a— oh, oh, oh, Cream Duncan, thank you very much for your question. Question: what will they do with the land stolen by the settlers? Well, that is one of the fundamental issues into this, you know. This is where, if you look at the politics of Israel, this is why Israelis themselves are not very happy with the right-wing government. Uh, there are two types of— like every other country, domestic politics plays a role. And now you have settlers that they are being very, very, uh, uh, uh, what's the word I'm looking for? Not, I— not, uh, aggressive, but you're talking about— I've seen images of settlers moving around with, with the, with the loaded, uh, weapons, long arms. And, and yeah, it's gonna be one of the contentious once if this issue, if this, uh, possible of the solution of two-state solution will come to fruition. Even though I, I'm a positive guy, but this issue of the settlements will have to be, uh, we closed our eyes on this. We used to say to the Israeli government, no more settlements, but the money we are sending to Israel is for— that's what they're doing for it. So, uh, so yeah, it's gonna have to figure— they, they're gonna have to return. That's why I'm saying Will they be willing to go to the 1967, uh, border to live in peace? This is what I found very interesting about the recent map issued by China. Does anybody know what I'm talking about? The recent Beidou map that's showing that part of the Middle East. Does anybody know about it? It didn't show the name Israel on the maps altogether. Just a debater. But if you look at Google, you see a different story, you know, because Google is the back door of, of, of the government for us here. So another question by, uh, Peter. Do you think, uh, do you think it is likely that Sunni and Shiite alliance ends in black backstabbing once if Israel situation— I'm, I'm kind of I'm not understanding the question here. Oh, if the Israeli situation resolved? No, no, no, I don't see that. The, the— as one who wrote both two books, one on Saudis, one on Iran, and I tackled this issue of the Sunni Shiites from both angles, meaning from the Saudi perspective and from the Iranian perspective. The reason why I shared with you those pictures yesterday Uh, I don't have them, I delete them. Yeah, I don't have them anyway. When I was in the Rub al-Khali in, in the Saudi desert, that's because, uh, the Sa'dah, the north part of Yemen, is the Houthis. Well, the Houthis are Shiites, you know, and the Saudis' concern has always been about the southeastern part of Saudi Arabia because majority are Shiites. And guess what? In that part of the country, in Saudi Arabia, that's where the oil is. So, but now China was able to broker that deal. I don't see this backstabbing between Sunnis and Shiites. The Sunnis and Shiites stabbing was fueled also by what we were doing, maintaining that division between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Now that division is gone, we're gonna figure out something else to create, but I don't see that. Once this issue is resolved. And I truly hope, uh, and again, I'm a believer that, uh, that, uh, the concept of live, uh, live and let live— I really wish for the sake of humanity, everybody has a right to live. I mean, sort of in the sense of, uh, people, come on, who are we to, you know, That, that just, uh, that's why I don't, you know, they're gonna have to— and, and the only the two-state solutions, because this can calm down, then it will again, uh, years from today when it— when another, uh, another right-wing government comes up, then it's gonna become a problem. So, and here is my, uh, uh, I'll have this question and one after it, and that's it. Question from Trigger Warning: you wrote Belt and Road has been rumored to be related to Israel for years. Did that fall through recently? No, not to my knowledge. Not to my knowledge. And, uh, uh, do you— uh, China knows better. Do you think China is going to trust Israel? I mean, come on. No, they're not going to do that. Uh, what, where, where the key is going to be is the key. This is why G20 is talked about in India, about the corridor between India, Europe, and Middle East, which is nothing but hypes. It's nothing but hypes. They, they ain't gonna work. There is no infrastructure in India, first of all, where it's gonna be launched from, and second, who's gonna be paying for it, and third majority of the countries have already signed up. You're looking at 147 countries for the BRI. Despite what you hear from the West about the debt trap and all, it's too late for that. Like I always say, the new global order is going to be based on economic blocks, not ideology, not financial dominance. No, this is where you see the difference. And, uh, and that's how— this is why you think, for example, the speed train that Indonesia just got from— that cut down the trip between Jakarta and Bandung, if I'm not— if somebody can correct me on the city— to Indonesia. I was thinking in terms of what this is going to serve the people's interest economically speaking. You know, we spend $100 billion on conflicts. China is going and putting $100 billion on infrastructure. It doesn't take genius to figure out which one would you pick. That's just the way I see it. So, so, uh, no, uh, China's gonna think twice about considering Israel because they're not gonna— the element of trust is not there, is not there. So, and I'll take my last question here, guys, from, uh, Time Now. Oh, I'm glad you clarified that is not a channel. So, question: Is UN still breathing guts to stop war? Uh, sadly to say, the UN is toothless. The UN is nothing but just a figurehead. What makes you think— I mean, here is, I'll give you guys a quick example. When I used to travel on behalf of the United States government back then, way back, and even during military time, if there's any UN peacekeeping mission We will never— we Americans, we will never fall under the command of UN, ever, ever. Which tells you what? Right there is, we don't believe in it. It's toothless. We dictate the terms. Look, just what they've been saying about Guterres, the UN Secretary-General. Now they want him out because he voiced concern about humanitarian atrocities. So the UN should have it too. And second thing, my belief, the UN shouldn't be headquartered in New York, you know, because we'll end up dictating who comes in and who comes out. Yes, I know that's diplom— if, if somebody is on blacklist or sanctions by the US, they still can get a waiver to get in. But why, why don't you put it in a neutral country? Then the second question becomes, well, which country is neutral? We were thinking that Switzerland is neutral. It is not. So that's why, to me, get rid of the UN altogether. Get rid of the ICC altogether. You know, it, it's— it just doesn't work. It's because they are not adhering to truly what the rules are. We say the rule of law, uh, international law, uh, the human dignity and so forth, and we are not adhering to it. So the UN, if it doesn't have the force to enforce certain policies, what's the point? What's the point? 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