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Fragility of Middle East alliances becomes ever more apparent
Fragility of Middle East alliances becomes ever more apparent Three recent developments lay bare the fragility of Middle Eastern alliances and a rebalancing of their priorities: the Russian-Turkish compromise on an assault on the rebel-held Syrian region of Idlib, the fate of troubled Abu Dhabi airline Ettihad, and battles over reconstruction of Syria. These developments […]
EU, UK, Russia and China Join Together to Dodge US Sanctions on Iran
EU, UK, Russia and China Join Together to Dodge US Sanctions on Iran The UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York is a place where world leaders are able to hold important meetings behind closed doors. Russia, China, the UK, Germany, France, and the EU seized that opportunity on Sept. 24 to achieve a real […]
US Evacuating Consulate In Iraq, Citing Threats From Iran
US Evacuating Consulate In Iraq, Citing Threats From Iran On Friday the State Department announced it is evacuating all non-essential personnel from the US consulate in Basra, Iraq. The drastic move comes after a month of heavy anti-Iran and anti-Iraqi government protests that have gripped the southern city, which has led to sectarian rioting and the burning […]
Iran Warns Saudis Of “Red Lines” And Threatens US Bases “Will Not Be Safe”
Iran Warns Saudis Of “Red Lines” And Threatens US Bases “Will Not Be Safe” Iran has issued a number of threats on Friday following official charges made by leaders in Tehran that Saudi Arabia and the UAE funded a terrorist attack on a military parade in a southwest district last Saturday which killed 25 people, […]
US Intel Officials Publicly Contradict Netanyahu’s UN Speech On “New” Iran Atomic Facility
US Intel Officials Publicly Contradict Netanyahu’s UN Speech On “New” Iran Atomic Facility Netanyahu’s Thursday UN General Assembly speech predictably included the familiar props and visuals condemning Iran over what the Israeli prime minister says is a continuing nuclear program it is hiding from the world’s view. Like pretty much all prior Netanyahu speeches focusing on Iran, he […]
US Vows To “Overthrow” Iran As Terrorists Target Iranians
US Vows To “Overthrow” Iran As Terrorists Target Iranians This article was written by Tony Cartalucci and originally published at New Eastern Outlook A terrorist attack on a military parade targeting civilians and military personnel alike left at least 29 dead and up to 70 more wounded in Iran’s southwest region of Ahvaz. At the […]
Trump War Whore Celebrates Starvation Of Iranian Civilians At MEK Rally
Trump War Whore Celebrates Starvation Of Iranian Civilians At MEK Rally Just when you thought this administration couldn’t get more cartoonishly villainous, Trump lawyer and Simon Bar Sinister stunt double Rudy Giuliani takes to the stage and enthuses about how US sanctions are making Iranian citizens so desperate they are offering to sell their internal organs […]
$100 Oil Is A Distinct Possibility
$100 Oil Is A Distinct Possibility An oil price spike is starting to look increasingly possible, with a rerun of 2008 not entirely out of the question, according to a new report. The outages from Iran are worse than most analysts expected, and bottlenecks in the U.S. shale patch could prevent non-OPEC supply from plugging […]
Battling it out at the UN: Potholes overshadow US-Iran confrontation
Battling it out at the UN: Potholes overshadow US-Iran confrontation A podcast version of this article is available at https://soundcloud.com/user-153425019/battling-it-out-at-the-un-potholes-overshadow-us-iran-confrontation It’s easy to dismiss Iranian denunciations of the United States and its Middle Eastern allies as part of the Islamic republic’s long-standing rhetoric. The rhetoric makes it equally easy to understand American distrust. But as […]
Tensions Grow as China, Russia and Iran Lead the Way Towards a New Multipolar World Order
Tensions Grow as China, Russia and Iran Lead the Way Towards a New Multipolar World Order Military and economic tensions are increasing due to the ramped up warlike stance of the US establishment. The impossibility of halting the shifting world order in favour of prolonging the unipolar moment has left the US deep state reaching for […]
Giuliani Vows Regime Change At “Iran Uprising” Event; MEK Supporters Chant John McCain’s Name
Giuliani Vows Regime Change At “Iran Uprising” Event; MEK Supporters Chant John McCain’s Name Speaking at an MEK-linked event called the “Iran Uprising Summit” in New York City on Saturday, Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani told an audience that the Iranian government is “going to be overthrown” as soon as revolutionary “conditions” are ripe. “I don’t know […]
Iran’s Supreme Leader Calls Attack On Parade A “US Plot”; Tehran Summons Western Ambassadors
Iran’s Supreme Leader Calls Attack On Parade A “US Plot”; Tehran Summons Western Ambassadors Iran’s top cleric and leader Ayatollah Khamenei has pointed the finger at the West for a terror attack on a military parade that took place early Saturday in the Southwest city of Ahvaz, which left 25 people dead and over 60 wounded. Khamenei’s condemnation […]
Iran Starts Air Force Drills Near The World’s Crucial Oil Chokepoint
Iran Starts Air Force Drills Near The World’s Crucial Oil Chokepoint Iran’s Air Force and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps began on Friday fighter jet drills over the waters near the world’s most important oil chokepoint, the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s IRNA news agency reported on Friday. Aircraft including nine F-4, six Sukhoi, and four […]
Iran Sanctions Are Damaging The Dollar
Iran Sanctions Are Damaging The Dollar Painful sanctions on Iran have demonstrated the long reach of the U.S. Treasury, forcing much of the globe to fall in line and cut oil imports from Iran despite widespread disagreement over the policy. Yet, we are only in the first few chapters of what may ultimately be a […]
ThinkProgress Censored By Facebook After Cheerleading Facebook Censorship
ThinkProgress Censored By Facebook After Cheerleading Facebook Censorship In an article last month titled “Facebook announces that fake accounts are now coming not just from Russia”, fauxgressive establishment apologia firm ThinkProgress falsely reported that I have been writing for an outlet that is alleged to be part of an Iranian propaganda campaign. I repeatedlybrought this false claim […]
