U.S. President Biden warned Iran on 11th October to be “careful” following the Hamas attack on Israel on 7th October 2023 which resulted in over 1,400 Israeli and foreign deaths, and over 240 people being taken hostage. That said, U.S. intelligence showed Iranian leaders were taken aback by Hamas’ attack on Israel [1]. Thus, there is no definite intelligence that Iran was involved.
Whatever the case, the U.S. has sent two aircraft carrier strike groups, the USS Ford and the USS Eisenhower to the Eastern Mediterranean near Israel to deter Iran or Hezbollah from joining the Israel-Hamas conflict [2].
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu also warned Iran and Hezbollah to stay out of the conflict on 18th October 2023 [3]
While the above was going on, militias in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Yemen mobilized in support of Hamas. They have begun attacking Israeli and U.S. targets throughout the region. On 25th October 2023, Biden warned Iran once again that the U.S. would respond if his nation attempts to harm American troops in the region [4].
In the meantime, the world has become alarmed by Israel’s disproportionate response to the Hamas attack. Instead of targeting only Hamas, Israel has engaged in collective punishment in its ongoing Siege of Gaza. Water, food, telecommunications, and the internet have been cut off. Israel has repeatedly and aggressively bombed densely-populated civilian areas of Gaza in an indiscriminate manner. Hospitals, schools, refugee camps, churches, and mosques, have also been bombed. The destruction has been immense.
Fig 1: The ongoing destruction of Gaza [5]
At the time of writing, there have been over 10,305 deaths in Gaza, with at least half of them being children [6]. Israel has brushed off legitimate international criticism by saying that Hamas uses them as human shields.
There have also been 34 Palestinian, 4 Israeli, and 1 Lebanese journalists killed at the time of writing. Journalists also face assaults, threats, cyberattacks, censorship, and killings of family members. The fact that the internet and telecommunications have been cut means that journalists are being prevented from reporting what’s actually happening on the ground in Gaza [7].
Also 88 United Nations staffers have been killed at the time of writing. This is the deadliest in the UN's history [8].
Amnesty International has given damning evidence of war crimes being committed [9].
In light of the above, there have been massive protests worldwide, including within Israel. Attempts at a ceasefire have been stymied by vetoes primarily from Israel’s main backer, the USA [10]. That said, a total of 120 countries voted in the United Nations General Assembly for a humanitarian pause [11]. This has been ignored by Israel, which continues to pound Gaza.
Iran warned on 5th November that the U.S. will be hit hard if there is no ceasefire [12]
In response the U.S. made a rare public announcement and posted a picture of a nuclear-powered submarine in the Suez Canal as a deterrent to Iran on 6th November [13]. This submarine, the USS Florida, entered the Persian Gulf on 7th November, 2023 [14]
On 6th November, the Israeli Defence Force announced that they had encircled Gaza city and have divided the Gaza Strip into North and South Gaza [15].
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, stated that Israel will occupy Gaza indefinitely after the war ends. Biden warned that this would be a grave mistake [16].
Iran’s leader Ebrahim Raisi is scheduled attend an extraordinary summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) at the invitation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on 12th November 2023. The 57 nation OIC is scheduled to discuss the Israel-Hamas war [17].
Will Iran be embroiled in the war or not? To answer this question, the Iranian national horoscope needs to be established first.
The National Horoscope of Iran
Different astrologers give different times and dates for
the national horoscope of Iran. Some use
9.00 am 1st February 1979, which is when the Ayatollah Khomeini
returned from Iran from France [18]. On the other hand, others use 12.01 am on
1st April 1979. Some
astrologers dispute this, and use 3.00 pm 1st April 1979 [19]. Given this confusion, it is necessary to
review the history of Iran to get a proper time and date for Iran’s national
horoscope.
The Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, ascended the throne of the Imperial State of Iran in 1941. There were some who opposed his rule, and this resulted in a revolution starting on 19th August 1978. With the revolution getting worse, the Shah and his family left Iran ostensibly on a holiday to Egypt on a flight at 1.24 pm on 16th January, 1979. The Shah left his Prime Minister, Shapour Bakhtiar, in charge. The Ayatollah Khomeini returned from exile in France to Iran on 1st February, 1979. However, fighting continued up to 11th February 1979. Shapour Bakhtiar was forced to quit when he lost the backing of the army. A victory announcement was made at 6.00 pm 11th February 1979 on a captured state radio which was renamed the Voice of the Islamic Revolution from the original Radio Iran [20]. This marked the end of the Iranian monarchy, which also marked the birth of the Islamic Republic of Iran [21]. This was formalized in a national referendum to make Iran an Islamic Republic on 1st April, 1979.
As can be seen from the above, the transfer of power began in the heat of the revolution, and not in a formal setting. The victory announcement over the radio as being the correct time and date for the national horoscope of Iran is further supported by the fact that the Islamic Republic of Iran celebrates the anniversary of its revolution on 11th February. Using this time and date, the Iranian national horoscope is constructed, as illustrated in Figure 2 below.
Fig 2:
National horoscope of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The 1980 Iran-Iraq War
The next step is to see if the upcoming planetary transits in 2023 have any similarity with the planetary transits that resulted in the 1980 Iran-Iraq war. This would give an indication if war is again imminent for Iran.
Iraq’s attack on Iran began at 1.45 pm on 22 September 1980, when the Iraqi Air Force jets bombed Hamadan Air Base in Iran. The Iraqi Air Force later bombed other targets in Tabriz, Dezful, Bushehr, Kermanshah, Ahwaz and Sanandaj. They finally hit Mehrabad International Airport [22]. The reason for this war is that Saddam Hussein, the former President of Iraq, wanted to prevent the Ayatollah Khomeini from exporting his theocratic ideology to Iraq, which would have destabilized Iraq. Another reason was to capture the disputed Shatt al-Arab waterway.
The following are the planetary transits for the start of the 1980 Iran-Iraq war, which has been overlaid onto Iran’s national horoscope (See Fig 3).
Mars, the ruler of the 4th and 9th house was transiting Iran’s 3rd house Libra at the start of the war. Mars is the planet of war and weapons. The 4th house refers to the people and land, whereas the 9th house refers to religion and long distance communications in mundane astrology. The 3rd house refers to all forms of short distance communications and transportation
The above transiting Mars was together
with Uranus, the ruler of the 7th house. They transited the natal Uranus in Iran’s 3rd
house Libra. Uranus stands for political
tension and explosions, while the 7th house stands for international
relations.
Both the above transiting Mars and Uranus were also looking at Iran’s 9th house at the start of the war. The 9th house stands for long distance or international communications, and religion. Iran actually called this war "The Holy Defense".
It should be noted that the transiting
Mars and transiting Uranus, together with the natal Uranus were all in the lunar mansion
(nakshatra) called Vishaka (α, β, γ and ι Librae) at the start of the
war. One of the lesser known
associations with Vishaka is a protracted war.
The transiting Mars, ruler of the 4th
and 9th houses, is throwing a special aspect on Iran’s 6th
House. The 6th house stands
for the military. By the same token,Ketu (Moons South Node) was also
transiting Iran’s 6th house.
Ketu behaves exactly like Mars, as per an ancient astrological maxim
that states in Sanskrit, “Shani vat Rahu Kuja vat Ketu”. Translated it
means that Rahu (Moons North Nodes) behaves like Saturn, while Ketu (Moons
South Node) behaves like Mars. Thus the
reading for both the Mars transits special aspect and the transiting Ketu are
the same.
Both the special aspects of the
transitting Mars and the transiting Ketu (Moons South Node) were transiting
Iran’s 6th house, and Ketu
is conjunct with the natal Mars (4,9/6). This is an explosive combination that
will result in war.
The transiting Ketu (Moons South Node) is also in a loose conjunction with the Sun (1/6). This means the Governments and leaders involvement with the mlitary and health services as well. There is also a loose conjunction with Mercury (2,11/6). Mercury refers to ambassadors and communications. It also deals with financing and allies in relation to the armed forces.
There are ofcourse many more
readings. However, I will stop here for
the 1980 Iran-Iraq war, as this is enough to see if upcoming transits in 2023 are
similar.
Will Iran become embroiled in a new conflict?
Iran is running Moon-Jupiter-Jupiter
planetary period (Dasa Bhukti Antara) as of the date of writing (4th
November 2023). This means that Iran’s
12th house is activated. This
also means that Iran will be subject to secret enemies and espionage. The 12th house also involves
health and prisons, amongst other things.
The planetary transits on the day of the
New Moon on13th November, 2023 and the Full Moon of 27th
November 2023 are examined below.
Planetary transits on the day of the New Moon on 13th November, 2023
This same transiting Mars and transiting
Uranus are in opposition to one other. Mars
opposition Uranus is indicative of conflicts, tensions, and potentially war.
The transiting Mars also throws a special
aspect onto Irans 6th house as it did during the 1980 Iran-Iraq war.
Mars refers to weapons and war, while the 6th house refers to the
armed forces.
Ketu was actually in Libra (3rd
house), but shifted to Virgo (2nd house) around 30th
October. When it was in Libra (3rd house), it would have been
similar to the 1980 Iran-Iraq war chart.
That said, Ketu is cuspal on 13th November, and also impacts not
only the 2nd (finances) and 8th
house (public mortality), but the 3rd (communications) and the 4th
house (land, common people).
There is also Jupiter Rx (5,8) transiting the
9th house and also looking at the 2nd house. Jupiter is the planet of expansion. Thus whatever explosive situation that exists
with Uranus, Mars, and the New Moon, will be magnified in terms of
international relations and also finances.
Jupiter being the ruler of the 8th may indicate major public
mortality.
The transiting Jupiter Rx (5,8) throws a special aspect on Iran’s 1st house (The country and its inhabitants as a whole).
The transiting Jupiter Rx (5,8) also throws a special aspect on Iran’s 5th house (ambassadors).
Saturn (6,7) is on its way to transiting the natal
Ketu in the 7th house. It could signify delays and even the cutting
off of international relations.
Pluto is the slowest moving planet and is
in the early part of the 6th house. Pluto involves transformation,
hidden forces, subversion, and even
nuclear power in mundane astrology.
The astrological portents for a war or
some form of conflict are certainly present on the day of the New Moon.
The planetary transits for the day of the Full Moon are shown in Fig 5 below.
Mars governs the military and war. The 4th house governs the land and people in mundane astrology. The 9th house governs religion, shipping and long-distance communications. The placement of Mars in the 4th house can indicate intense and sometimes confrontational energy related to domestic and homeland matters. This placement might signify a nation that is deeply involved in matters concerning its land, people, security, and domestic stability.
Mar’s placement in Scorpio suggests that the nation may deal with deep transformations, crises, or issues related to shared resources and power dynamics within its borders.
Anuradha ((β, δ and π Scorpionis) nakshatra's qualities of determination and friendship could imply that the nation might have strong alliances or relationships with other countries or international organizations that it values.
In the meantime, a Full Moon has formed with the Moon (12) transiting the 10th house Taurus and the transiting Sun in the 4th house Scorpio.
The Moon is actually in Krittika (Pleiades) nakshatra (lunar mansion). Krittika has attributes like sharpness, determination, and a fiery nature. It could indicate an intense determination and action in the world. This might manifest as global conflicts or breakthroughs in areas that require a strong will to overcome obstacles.
A Full Moon opposing Mars in Scorpio may symbolize heightened global tensions, potential power struggles, or even military conflicts on a larger scale. Scorpio's association with secrets and hidden motivations might indicate that this period brings to light hidden agendas or previously concealed information onto the world stage.
Finally, Mars (4,9) which is transiting the 4th house Scorpio is also squaring Saturn (6,7) which is transiting the 7th house Aquarius.
This may bring increased focus on domestic issues and homeland security. This transit could signify intense emotions and a need for deep transformation in these areas. It is also associated with foreign relations, international affairs, and legal matters. The ruler's influence in Scorpio might suggest a need for transformative changes in these areas or intense international negotiations.
This square aspect between Mars and Saturn could indicate tensions and challenges in international relations and partnerships. There might be a need for discipline and structure in diplomatic efforts or negotiations. It may also relate to issues within international organizations.
Conclusion
There are some similarities between some of the upcoming transits on 13th November 2023 (New Moon) to the transits that occurred when Iraq invaded Iran in 1980. There is a strong likelihood that Israel or more likely, the U.S. will conduct a retaliatory or pre-emptive strike on Iran. It could even be in collusion with or with the bidding of the Israelis. Whatever the case. it will culminatie in a war.
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