The God of Israel is providing plenty of time to repent as the march to world war continues...

DEBKAfile - Iran successfully simulates nuclear warhead detonation - report
"DEBKAfile's Iranian and intelligence sources report that this development is alarming because detonation is one of the most difficult technological challenges in the development of a nuclear weapon. Mastering it carries Iran past one of the last major obstacles confronting its program for the manufacture of a nuclear warhead."

'Details of Iran arms seizure revealed'
"The freighter seized in this port enclave was one of five ships caught this year carrying large, secret caches of weapons apparently intended for the Hizbullah, Hamas, and a wing of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps that supports terrorist activity in Iraq, according to US and UN officials and intelligence analysts."

Joel 3:
⁹ Say to the nations far and wide:
“Get ready for war!
Call out your best warriors.
Let all your fighting men advance for the attack.

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Issue of east Jerusalem sparks EU-Israel row
A row broke out between Israel and the European Union Tuesday over a draft EU proposal that east Jerusalem should become the capital of a future Palestinian state as part of a Middle East peace deal.

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Iran releases 5 British sailors detained at sea
Iran freed five British sailors detained last week when their racing yacht drifted accidentally into Iranian waters in the Persian Gulf. Britain said it was delighted with Wednesday's release and praised Tehran's handling of the incident.

Spiritual ruler Khamenei clips Ahmadinejad's wings
It remains to be seen whether this move was part of an internal power struggle or a case of the supreme ruler stepping in to lower the heat of the crisis besetting Iran's relations with the United States and its allies by clipping the president's wings on a matter which has no bearing on the tempo of Iran's progress toward developing a nuclear weapon.