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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 […]
“No Talks, Only Resistance”: Iran’s Rouhani Slams Door On Trump’s “Call Me” Overture
“No Talks, Only Resistance”: Iran’s Rouhani Slams Door On Trump’s “Call Me” Overture At a moment the US Navy conducted provocative military exercises in the Arabian Sea on Monday, Iran’s president responded to overtures by Trump that Tehran should “call me” with a firm line of, “No talks, only resistance.” US military statements highlighted the Arabian Sea drills were specifically […]
Exxon Evacuates All Foreign Staff From Iraqi Oilfield On Security Concerns
Exxon Evacuates All Foreign Staff From Iraqi Oilfield On Security Concerns At the end of a week that’s witnessed a dangerous US military build-up in the Persian Gulf amid anti-Iran war rhetoric, Exxon Mobil has evacuated all of its foreign staff from Iraq’s West Qurna 1 oilfield, flying them to Dubai until “the situation is secure,” according […]
Iraqi Parliament Poised to Evict US Troops
Iraqi Parliament Poised to Evict US Troops Talk of US attacking Iran has many Iraqi officials keen to get rid of them. Iraq has spent the better share of the last 16 years under US military occupation. Despite this, time and again US-Iraqi relations have come to be defined by US hostility toward neighboring Iran, and Iraq’s […]
Top Iran Commander Invokes 9/11 To Say US Is “Frail”; A “Full Intelligence War” Is On
Top Iran Commander Invokes 9/11 To Say US Is “Frail”; A “Full Intelligence War” Is On lran is currently in “a full intelligence war” with the United States, according to statements by the head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Major General Hossein Salami on Saturday. “We are in a full intelligence war with the United States and the enemies of the […]
Saudis Claim Iran Ordered Aramco Pipeline Drone Attack
Saudis Claim Iran Ordered Aramco Pipeline Drone Attack Saudi Arabia on Thursday blamed Iran for ordering an attack early this week on two Aramco pipeline booster stations, a strike that was intended as part of a broader sabotage campaign to disrupt world oil supplies, according to Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih. The drone attacks came one day after a string of attacks on […]
Top British Commander In Rare Public Dispute With US Over Iran Intelligence
Top British Commander In Rare Public Dispute With US Over Iran Intelligence An awkward public exchange unfolded between the US military and its closest allied military coalition force during a Pentagon press conference on Tuesday wherein a top British commander in charge of anti-ISIS coalition forces rebuked White House claims on the heightened Iran threat. […]
With the US-Iran War Ball Now Rolling, Could an “Accident” or “False Flag” Serve as Pretext?
With the US-Iran War Ball Now Rolling, Could an “Accident” or “False Flag” Serve as Pretext? Certain forces in the U.S. and Israel have been actively pushing for war with Iran for years and have a track record that demonstrates little inhibition about using an “accident” to start it. As tensions between the U.S. and […]
Leaked Pentagon Plan Calls For 120,000 Troops To Counter Iran
Leaked Pentagon Plan Calls For 120,000 Troops To Counter Iran As Michael Pompeo travels to Brussels to discuss the Iranian threat amid a flare-up in tensions that has brought the US to the brink of an armed conflict, the New York Times has published details from a confidential military plan presented to top national security […]
