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Dire Straits Of Hormuz
Dire Straits Of Hormuz Well, we didn’t have to wait long for ’John Wick: Chapter Portobello’ to begin, did we? Brent crude spiked 4.5% before giving up around half of those gains as a further two oil tankers–one Norwegian, one Japanese–were attacked in the Straits of Hormuz, forcing the evacuation of both vessels; that as Japanese […]
Iran FM: “Suspicious Doesn’t Begin To Describe” Attack On Japanese Tanker During Abe’s State Visit
Iran FM: “Suspicious Doesn’t Begin To Describe” Attack On Japanese Tanker During Abe’s State Visit With the words “Gulf of Tonkin” trending on Twitter this morning at a moment that a senior American defense official told CBS News that “it’s highly likely Iran caused these attacks,” it appears the general public is not even close to buying the claim that Iran attacked two […]
False Flag? Iran Has Little To Gain From Oman Tanker Attacks
False Flag? Iran Has Little To Gain From Oman Tanker Attacks Gulf of Tonkin 2.0? Regardless of whether Iran is responsible for damage to vessels in the Sea of Oman, Bloomberg’s Julian Lee explains, it will still get the blame – and suffer the fallout. Two ships with one stone: Saudis get i) higher oil price ii) […]
2 Tankers Damaged After Torpedo Attack Near Strait Of Hormuz; Oil Soars
2 Tankers Damaged After Torpedo Attack Near Strait Of Hormuz; Oil Soars Update 3: Managers at the companies that own the tankers have weighed in on Thursday’s attacks. The manager of the Kokuka Courageous described the incident as a “hostile attack,” and DHT Holdings and Heidmar, the owners of the two tankers, have suspended new bookings […]
Energy Dominance or Flatulence? Shale Drillers Bleed Cash
Energy Dominance or Flatulence? Shale Drillers Bleed Cash All of President Trump’s foreign policy can be summed up by two themes, making the world safe for Israel and controlling the price of energy. He calls the latter “Energy Dominance.” And to those who still believe Trump has a plan, these two things are the only […]
The Most Crucial Pipeline Of The Middle East?
The Most Crucial Pipeline Of The Middle East? Contemporary Middle Eastern history is strongly influenced by energy politics. Besides providing revenue for the state’s coffers, oil is also a potent geopolitical tool in the hands of resource-rich countries. Recently, officials from Lebanon, Syria and Iraq have engaged in talks to restart the dysfunctional pipeline that once […]
Saudi King Urges Global Coalition To “Use All Means To Stop Iran” At Emergency Summit
Saudi King Urges Global Coalition To “Use All Means To Stop Iran” At Emergency Summit Perhaps sensing that the US “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran is fast deflating, with even ultra-Hawk John Bolton late this week saying American military build-up had successfully “deterred” imminent Iran threats – suggesting the crisis has been averted – the Saudis are now going on the […]
US Troops To Be Based In Saudi Arabia, Qatar Against “Iran Threat”
US Troops To Be Based In Saudi Arabia, Qatar Against “Iran Threat” Just hours after US National Security Advisor John Bolton formally accused Tehran of conducing the May 12 tanker “sabotage” attacks near the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s foreign ministry has responded that “we are ready for war” amid fears that Washington could still be on a war footing […]
US Threatens Europe With “Loss Of Access To US Financial System” Over SWIFT-Evading Iran SPV
US Threatens Europe With “Loss Of Access To US Financial System” Over SWIFT-Evading Iran SPV It’s going from bad to worse for Europe, whose currency had just hit session lows after Brussels confirmed that Italy faces a massive fine over its debt, when the Euro was hit with a double whammy after Bloomberg reported that the Trump […]
Bolton Says “No Doubt” Iranian Naval Mines Used In UAE Tankers Sabotage
Bolton Says “No Doubt” Iranian Naval Mines Used In UAE Tankers Sabotage Addressing a press conference in Dubai on Wednesday US National Security Advisor John Bolton said Iranian underwater mines were “likely” used in an attack on four international oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz a week-and-a-half ago, including two Saudi vessels, but still […]
The Pentagon Asks Trump To Send Thousands Of U.S. Troops To The Middle East As Tensions With Iran Continue To Rise
The Pentagon Asks Trump To Send Thousands Of U.S. Troops To The Middle East As Tensions With Iran Continue To Rise The more steps that we take toward a war with Iran, the more likely it becomes that somebody will do something really stupid that will actually trigger one. By cutting off Iran’s oil exports, […]
Shielding the World From US Chaos Is No Easy Task
Shielding the World From US Chaos Is No Easy Task Donald Trump’s foreign policy relies heavily on putting to use to the tools available to the Empire: economic terrorism, threats of war, diplomatic pressure, trade wars, etc. But in resorting to tried-and-true imperialism, it is isolating itself internationally from traditional allies and raising tensions on the global chessboard to an unprecedented […]
Iran, Venezuela and the Throes of Empire
Iran, Venezuela and the Throes of Empire Illustration by Nathaniel St. Clair With the Trump administration threatening war against Iran and Venezuela, the question of how the U.S. was brought to this point needs to be considered. To argue that current circumstances are particular to this administration is to overlook U.S. history vis-a-vis both Iran […]
Trump Mulls Pentagon Plan To Deploy 10,000 Troops To “Monitor Iran”
Trump Mulls Pentagon Plan To Deploy 10,000 Troops To “Monitor Iran” The White House is set to mull a Pentagon plan for deployment of 10,000 new troops to the Middle East on Thursday following heightened tension with Iran, the AP reported Wednesday. It’s as yet unclear whether President Trump will sign off on the full number, but […]
