Thursday, April 23, 2026

Sign Post PT6: Rain As Heavenly Approval

 

Wow, Iran bombed the “Cloud-Seeding” radars in the UAE and suddenly the temperature shifted by 5 degrees in Tehran (unheard of) and it now it's raining and snowing
Wow, Iran bombed the “Cloud-Seeding” radars in the UAE and suddenly the temperature shifted by 5 degrees in Tehran (unheard of) and it now it's raining and snowing

 
As the dust settled from Iran's retaliatory strikes in late February through March 2026—when Iranian missiles and drones damaged radomes, SATCOM terminals, and advanced radar arrays (including AN/FPS-132 and AN/TPY-2 systems) at U.S. and allied bases across Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and beyond—another layer of narrative quickly emerged. Pro-Iran voices had long accused the U.S., Israel, and Gulf partners of using weather-modification technology, tied to radar installations and cloud-seeding infrastructure, to engineer prolonged drought across Iran. Then came the viral X post from
@ViceLitty
highlighting a sudden temperature drop and shifting skies in Tehran after strikes on alleged "cloud-seeding radars" in the UAE. This was followed, on April 23, 2026, by an official statement from Iran's Embassy in Zimbabwe: a celebratory video of heavy rainfall accompanied by the message, "Rain, Rain, Rain. After years of drought. Who knows? Perhaps it is a gift from God for our resistance against the devil!!!"

 

 

Details (from Iran's Embassy in Zimbabwe account, posted April 23, 2026):
  • Content: "Rain, Rain, Rain. After years of drought. Who knows? Perhaps it is a gift from God for our resistance against the devil!!!"
  • Media: Video showing heavy rainfall (celebratory tone from the official embassy handle).
  • Engagement: Very high (~33k likes, ~340k views in under a day).
This fits the pattern we've been tracking:
  • Iran (and pro-Iran voices) had long accused the US, Israel, and Gulf states (especially UAE cloud-seeding/radar installations) of weather manipulation to induce drought. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made similar claims as far back as 2011 ("they are stealing our rain").
  • Timing: Heavy rains and reservoir-filling reported right after Iranian strikes on US/Israeli-linked radar and military sites in the region.
  • Narrative spin: The embassy frames the sudden end to the drought as divine reward for "resistance against the devil" (classic regime rhetoric pointing at the US/Israel).
It echoes the earlier ViceLitty-style posts and the Syrian Girl thread you shared before—"we hit their weather weapons, now the skies open." Whether it's pure coincidence, natural weather variability, cloud-seeding blowback, or something more engineered is the open question that makes these "signposts" interesting. The propaganda angle is clear: turning a meteorological event into proof of moral/spiritual superiority and successful retaliation. Perfect ironic or ominous marker for the series—rain as heavenly approval right after kinetic strikes on "enemy" infrastructure.

 

more from Grok: radar hit info for the blog series signpost.Confirmed Strikes on Radar & Related Systems (March–April 2026)During Iran's retaliatory campaign following initial US/Israeli strikes on Iran (late Feb 2026), Iranian missiles and drones targeted multiple US-linked military sites across the Gulf. Satellite imagery, verified videos, and reports from NYT, CNN, WSJ, Reuters, and others documented damage to:
  • Radomes and ground-based radar systems — Protective domes covering antennas (often for missile tracking, early warning, and SATCOM) were hit or destroyed at bases in:
    • Bahrain (Al Jufair / US 5th Fleet area): Multiple radomes damaged.
    • UAE: Radar stations and sites hosting US forces.
    • Saudi Arabia (Prince Sultan Air Base): Damage to radar infrastructure; also an E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft (airborne radar/command plane) heavily damaged.
    • Qatar (Al Udeid), Kuwait, and others: Similar strikes on communication/radar arrays.
  • Other related hits included THAAD components, air defense radars, and SATCOM terminals in the region.
These were part of broader attacks on US/coalition military infrastructure in Gulf states (UAE, Bahrain, Saudi, etc.). Iran framed some as targeting "enemy" detection/tracking systems used against its missiles/drones.The Narrative Tie-In ("Weather Weapons")Pro-Iran accounts, embassies, and viral posts (like the ViceLitty one and Iran's Zimbabwe embassy) claim these radars were part of a weather modification / cloud-seeding / drought-induction operation run by the US, Israel, and UAE:
  • Long-standing Iranian accusations (Ahmadinejad in 2011–2012: "enemies are stealing/destroying our rain clouds"; repeated by generals in 2018 blaming UAE/Israel).
  • Post-strike spin: After radars were hit, "sudden" heavy rains returned to Iran/Iraq (dams filling, flooding in some areas, temperature drops reported). Framed as divine reward or reversal of "artificial drought."
UAE does have a real, large-scale cloud-seeding program (using planes, drones, and materials like silver iodide to enhance rain in desert areas). It's public and well-documented for water security. Iran itself runs cloud-seeding operations (including military aircraft in late 2025).However:
  • No credible evidence links US military radars (designed for air/missile defense and comms) to weather control. Claims often mix this with unrelated conspiracy ideas (e.g., HAARP-style ionospheric research, which doesn't modify weather at scale).
  • Experts note: Cloud seeding has limited, local effects at best. Regional rain patterns are driven by large-scale atmospheric systems, not ground radars.
  • Timing of rains aligns with natural variability + Iran's own seeding efforts after years of severe drought (reservoirs critically low into 2025–early 2026).
Some deleted or viral posts (e.g., Iran's Afghanistan embassy) explicitly claimed strikes on a "secret UAE climate/cloud-seeding center" caused the weather shift—though main strikes were on data centers, energy sites, and military radars, not confirmed weather facilities. 
Why It's a Strong SignpostThis fits the series pattern perfectly:
  • Old regime rhetoric revived → Kinetic action against "enemy infrastructure" → Meteorological event → Propaganda victory ("God rewarded our resistance").
  • Echoes the "we hit their weather weapons, now the skies open" meme circulating on X.
  • Classic information warfare: Correlation (strikes → rain) turned into causation and moral narrative, while ignoring Iran's own drought management struggles and natural climate swings.
Skeptical take: Pure coincidence amplified by confirmation bias in a high-tension war. Rain after drought isn't unprecedented. Conspiracy-leaning take: Too many "coincidences" (historical claims + timing) to dismiss outright—especially with UAE's seeding ops nearby. For the blog: This is another layer in the "weather as battlefield" motif—propaganda gold regardless of the underlying science. 
  • Pre-2026 buildup: Years of severe drought in Iran; repeated official claims (dating back to Ahmadinejad in 2011 and revived in 2024–2025) that enemies were "stealing rain clouds" via weather weapons, often pointing to UAE cloud-seeding programs and U.S. military sites.
  • November–December 2025: Iran ramps up its own cloud-seeding operations (including military aircraft) in response to critically low reservoirs.
  • Late February–March 2026: Iranian strikes hit multiple U.S./allied radar and communication infrastructure sites in the Gulf (confirmed via satellite imagery from NYT, ABC, The War Zone, etc.). Pro-Iran accounts begin framing some targets as "weather manipulation" assets.
  • Early–mid April 2026: Viral memes and posts (e.g., ViceLitty) claim immediate meteorological shifts—temperature drops, returning rains—directly resulting from the radar hits.
  • April 23, 2026: Iran's Embassy in Zimbabwe posts the "gift from God" rainfall celebration, gaining massive engagement and echoing the resistance narrative. Heavy rains reported in parts of Iran/Iraq, with some dams filling after years of drought.
This creates a clean chronological arc: accusation → kinetic action against "infrastructure" → observed weather event → divine/moral victory framing. The paragraph positions the embassy post as the latest (and most official) capstone in the chain, while nodding to the ViceLitty one as an earlier viral spark. 
Sign Post Blog Series Links: 
2-PT1 2026 Wild Card Sign Posts highlighting a raise of world wide awakened consciousness
6- Signpost Pt5 Plagues from above, rebellion from below- The corrupt are caught in the crossfire.7-Sign Post PT6: Rain As Heavenly Approval https://tidbitsbyscotty.blogspot.com/2026/04/sign-post-pt6-rain-as-heavenly-approval.htm 

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