Gulf allies start choking on Trump’s Iran war
Trump has proved unable to protect the Gulf nations, and their alliance with the U.S. is now proving more of a liability than an asset
Netanyahu’s Réprise of the ‘Iraq WMD Deceit’ – Re-launched to Promote War on Iran
Trump has failed to topple the regime in Tehran, writes Alastair Crooke, and his use of economic pressure is unlikely to succeed
Israel Rejects 15-Point Gaza Deal, Insists on War, Genocide, and Economic Armageddon
Can Trump force Netanyahu to comply with the peace deal? Or will the Israeli prime minister show that he is America’s real boss?
Iran Adopted Innovative New Missile and Drone Strike Tactics to Exploit U.S. Air Defence Weaknesses
New tactics and the ability of Iranian missiles to alter course mid-flight has helped confuse U.S. missile air defences. Causing them to launch more expensive U.S. interceptor missiles than was necessary — exactly as Iranian forces intended
“Trump Didn’t See This Coming” — Iran Did Something CRAZY in Hormuz | Col Douglas Macgregor
“This is a catastrophe”, says Douglas Macgregor. “It is a catastrophe on a global level … It hasn’t hit us yet … but in the next sixty days there is going to be hell to pay inside the United States.”
How Many Wars One Has to Lose to Stop Being Called “The Greatest Military in the World”?
The pinnacle of US military power was the Desert Storm campaign in 1991. But that was 35 years ago and the US has lost pretty much every major war since then. Hua Bin explains
Navy Carrier’s Problems Are Tied to Attacks on U.S. Base Early in War
USS Abraham Lincolns supply problems began in the first few days of the war when Iranian missiles and drones struck a naval base in Bahrain, which served as an essential U.S. supply hub
Trump threatens to declare strait of Hormuz ‘territory of the United States’
Is Trump delusional? How does he intend to lay claim to the waterway, when US Navy personnel in the region are virtually out of munitions, and food and are reportedly on the brink of mutiny?
Not Just the Lincoln: Families Describe Human Waste, No Food, No End in Sight Across Multiple Ships
Food shortages, lack of soap, clean water and other basic necessities are not just confined to the USS Abraham Lincoln. Similar conditions are being reported from other U.S. Navy ships and military installations across the region
Trump Is Preparing Something Extremely Big — And It’s Very Dangerous | Col Douglas Macgregor
It’s dawning on a growing number of U.S. servicemen and women that they are not fighting an existential threat to America. Some are beginning to understand that the war with Iran is being fought for Israel. Col. Douglas Macgregor explains
IRGC shoots down US MQ-9 Reaper drone over Hormozgan
Iran claims to have shot down another U.S. M.Q.-9 Reaper drone. Bringing the total number of U.S. Reapers shot down since the start of the Iran-U.S. war to 45. The U.S. had approximately 185 Reapers in service at the start of the war. So Washington has now lost more than a quarter of them to Iranian fire
Israel ‘shocked’ by speed of Iran’s military recovery, with missile stockpile rapidly growing
Israeli officials now believe that Iran is prioritising missile production and other strategic capabilities. If it returns to manufacturing between 100 and 300 ballistic missiles per month, as planned, it could restore its arsenal to June 2025 levels by early or mid-2027