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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 […]
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 […]
What the latest secret government file tells us about UK Middle East policy
What the latest secret government file tells us about UK Middle East policy The British government is refusing to release a 1941 file on Palestine, as it might “undermine the security” of Britain and its citizens. Why would a 78-year-old document be seen as so sensitive in 2019? One plausible reason is that it could embarrass the British […]
Iran Urges UK To Rein In ‘Deep State’; Germany Warns Of “Uncontrollable” Escalation
Iran Urges UK To Rein In ‘Deep State’; Germany Warns Of “Uncontrollable” Escalation Iran’s ambassador in London warned on Sunday that the UK government must get its “domestic political forces” pushing for regime change under control or else the two countries will face dangerous escalation. The public statement came two days after the British-flagged Stena Impero was […]
UK Holds Crisis Meeting After Tanker Seizure As Armed Aircraft Protects US Cargo Ship In Gulf
UK Holds Crisis Meeting After Tanker Seizure As Armed Aircraft Protects US Cargo Ship In Gulf British officials are scrambling after two UK tankers were captured by Iran in one dramatic day in the gulf — or rather we should clarify that the Stena Impero is UK flagged but not owned by a UK company (the owner ‘Stena Bulk’ is […]
Iran Seizes UK Tanker For “Violating International Regulations”
Iran Seizes UK Tanker For “Violating International Regulations” A British flagged tanker has been seized by Iran as it was heading toward Saudi Arabia in the Persian Gulf. The vessel has been identified as the ‘Stena Impero’ which according to public tracking data was expected at the port of Al Jubail in Saudi Arabia; however, on Friday it dramatically veered […]
Iran To UK: We’ll Continue Oil Exports “Under Any Conditions” As Detained Tanker Crew Released
Iran To UK: We’ll Continue Oil Exports “Under Any Conditions” As Detained Tanker Crew Released As the “tanker wars” continue Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned his British counterpart Jeremy Hunt in a telephone call on Saturday that Iran plans to continue its oil exports “under any conditions”. Zarif also repeated Iranian demands for the UK to release the […]
Iran Denies Trying To Seize UK Tanker In Persian Gulf After Military Close Encounter
Iran Denies Trying To Seize UK Tanker In Persian Gulf After Military Close Encounter Update: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) denied reports that their patrol boats tried to stop a British oil tanker in the Persian Gulf, with IRGC’s naval unit stating that “there were no encounters between the Iranian warships and foreign vessels […]
Life Expectancy Falters in the UK: Slow Death but Fast Profits for the Agrochemical Sector
Life Expectancy Falters in the UK: Slow Death but Fast Profits for the Agrochemical Sector A special report in the Observer newspaper in the UK on 23 June 2019 asked the question: Why is life expectancy faltering? The piece noted that for the first time in 100 years, Britons are dying earlier. The UK now […]
This Assange Supporter Excoriating The Press Is The Best Thing You’ll Watch All Day
This Assange Supporter Excoriating The Press Is The Best Thing You’ll Watch All Day Julian Assange’s latest US extradition hearing was a brief affair which saw the WikiLeaks founder’s next hearing scheduled for sometime after the end of February, nearly at the end of his 50-week sentence for a bail conditions violation. According to Reuters Assange was lucid and spirited enough to argue […]
UK Signs DOJ Request To Extradite Assange; Lengthy Legal Battle To Ensue
UK Signs DOJ Request To Extradite Assange; Lengthy Legal Battle To Ensue Early on Thursday UK home secretary Sajid Javid revealed that he has signed a US extradition request for Julian Assange, putting the WikiLeaks founder a step closer to facing prosecution for espionage and hacking on American soil, where he’s almost assured life in prison or worse after […]
Blain’s Morning Porridge – May 22 2019 – Tesla and Yoorp worries
Blain’s Morning Porridge – May 22 2019 – Tesla and Yoorp worries “When the bough breaks…” Have you ever watched a house of cards collapse? Sometimes a corner or a side comes down, and it can be sort of fixed… Sometimes the whole thing just gets blown away. My Spidey Senses are all a-tingle this […]
UK’s Second-Biggest Steel Company Collapses Into Bankruptcy As Iron Prices Climb
UK’s Second-Biggest Steel Company Collapses Into Bankruptcy As Iron Prices Climb Talks to secure a government bailout have collapsed, and British Steel, the UK’s second-largest steel producer, has officially started insolvency proceedings, putting some 25,000 jobs – 5,000 workers at its Scunthorpe plant and another 20,000 along the supply chain – at risk, the FT reports. The […]
The OPCW, Douma & The Skripals
The OPCW, Douma & The Skripals In view of the latest revelations from the leaked report, which seem to prove that at least some elements of the Douma “chemical attack” were entirely staged, we want to take look back at the chaotic events of Spring 2018. What was the agenda behind the Douma false flag?Why […]
UK Cops Fine Pedestrian $115 For Avoiding Facial Recognition Camera
UK Cops Fine Pedestrian $115 For Avoiding Facial Recognition Camera A UK pedestrian was arrested and fined £90 ($115 US) after attempting to cover his face while passing a controversial facial recognition camera van on a East London street. The notorious London police vans scan the faces of passers-by and compare them to a database of wanted criminals. One man wasn’t […]
