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Mystery Airstrikes On Iraqi Camp Were Israeli Stealth Jets In “Anti-Iran” Escalation
Mystery Airstrikes On Iraqi Camp Were Israeli Stealth Jets In “Anti-Iran” Escalation Regional experts had immediately suspected the possibility of an Israeli air raid after a pro-Iranian militia arms depot in Iraq was obliterated during a mysterious attack on July 19, and another reported follow-up attack this past Sunday. The attack happened around 80 km from the Iranian border and 40 […]
“No Quid Pro Quo”: UK Rejects Iran’s Offer To Swap Seized Tankers
“No Quid Pro Quo”: UK Rejects Iran’s Offer To Swap Seized Tankers Britain this week has rejected an Iranian offer to swap each other’s captured tankers, as the crisis involving the British-flagged Stena Impero and the Iranian oil filled Grace 1 previously captured by Royal Marines off Gibraltar on July 4 has remained deadlocked. Most observers agree […]
How The Question “Who Benefits From This?” Can Change Your Life
How The Question “Who Benefits From This?” Can Change Your Life “Cui bono?” is a phrase you’ll often see used on conspiracy-minded Youtube videos and discussion forums. It’s Latin for “Who benefits?”, and it refers to a perspective in legal analysis that the one who stands most to gain from a crime is often the perpetrator. […]
Russia and China display strategic coordination in Asia-Pacific
Russia and China display strategic coordination in Asia-Pacific Russian Tu-95 MS (above) & Chinese Xian H-6 strategic bombers. File photo An exciting new template has appeared in the geopolitics of the Asia-Pacific last week when Russia’s Aerospace Force and China’s Air Force carried out their first-ever joint air patrol in the region. Steadily and imperceptibly but profoundly, […]
Iran Slams “Hostile Message” As 2nd UK Warship Arrives In Crowded Gulf
Iran Slams “Hostile Message” As 2nd UK Warship Arrives In Crowded Gulf On the same day the large British warship HMS Duncan arrived in the Persian Gulf to assist the MHS Montrose in providing safety escorts to UK-flagged ships against the threat of Iranian seizure in the vital oil transit waterway, Tehran has again slammed the UK-led […]
Brexit, Britain and the Permanent Crisis in the Gulf
Brexit, Britain and the Permanent Crisis in the Gulf What on Earth were the British politicians and officials thinking who gave the go-ahead for the seizure of the Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 off Gibraltar on 4 July? Did they truly believe that the Iranians would not retaliate for what they see as a serious escalation in America’s […]
Tanker Seizures and the Threat to the Global Economy from Resurgent Imperialism
Tanker Seizures and the Threat to the Global Economy from Resurgent Imperialism The British seizure of the Iranian tanker off Gibraltar was illegal. There is no doubt of that whatsoever. The Iranian response to the seizure of its tanker in the Strait of Gibraltar, by the seizure of a British Tanker in the Strait of […]
U.S. Economic Warfare and Likely Foreign Defenses
U.S. Economic Warfare and Likely Foreign Defenses Photograph Source: Trending Topics 2019 – CC BY 2.0 Today’s world is at war on many fronts. The rules of international law and order put in place toward the end of World War II are being broken by U.S. foreign policy escalating its confrontation with countries that refrain from […]
UK Releases Footage Showing Warship Escorting Tankers In Gulf
UK Releases Footage Showing Warship Escorting Tankers In Gulf The UK Royal Navy has now fully initiated its planned-for escort mission to British-flagged tankers transiting the increasingly dangerous Strait of Hormuz, following Iran’s IRGC seizure and continued detention of the Stena Impero and its crew. Britain’s Defence Ministry said in a statement Thursday that “the Royal Navy has been tasked […]
Russia Urges “Independence” From “Imposed World Order” Of US Financial System
Russia Urges “Independence” From “Imposed World Order” Of US Financial System Following Russia signalling last week, its willingness to join the controversial payments channel Instex – designed to circumvent both SWIFT as well as US sanctions banning trade with Iran – new statements from Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov called on the international community to free itself from […]
Iran’s Military Vows Attack On All Regional US Bases If War Starts
Iran’s Military Vows Attack On All Regional US Bases If War Starts Iran has again rejected the prospect of new negotiations with the White House “under any circumstances,” according to an interview with Supreme Leader Ayotallah Ali Khamenei’s Military Adviser Hossein Dehghan, cited in Al Jazeera. The Islamic Republic’s top military adviser further warned Iran and its regional allies will target […]
Beijing Accuses Washington Of “Undermining Global Stability” In New Defense Report
Beijing Accuses Washington Of “Undermining Global Stability” In New Defense Report For the first time since President Xi began his second term in 2017, China has released a defense white paper that doesn’t elaborate on the country’s military priorities so much as it criticizes Beijing’s chief political adversary – the US – while defending the […]
Iran Announces Military Will “Secure” Contested Strait Of Hormuz
Iran Announces Military Will “Secure” Contested Strait Of Hormuz Hopefully it doesn’t lead to a let’s roll! moment at the White House, where super-hawk national security adviser John Bolton has no doubt been itching for escalation: moments ago Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister announced military forces will “secure” the Strait of Hormuz. Iran will “not allow disturbance in shipping in […]
Ceasefire On The Rocks? Trump Sanctions Chinese Firm For Importing Iranian Crude
Ceasefire On The Rocks? Trump Sanctions Chinese Firm For Importing Iranian Crude A huge escalatory step in the US-led economic war on Tehran and its global oil exports, and amid continued trade tensions with Beijing: the US State Department said Monday the US will impose new sanctions against a Chinese company for transporting Iranian crude in contravention […]
