Tehran is in the process of acquiring man portable air defence systems (MANPADS) from Russia and China, which could make things very difficult for U.S. or Israeli aircraft operating over Iran
Are the wars in Ukraine and with Ukraine about to merge into a wider war that ultimately becomes global?
The U.S. ultimately will have to capitulate, writes Alastair Crooke, with the result that Iran becomes a regional power (strengthening Russia and China). While the U.S. will be forced to make an undignified exit, just as it did in Afghanistan.
This underscores the reasoning behind Iran’s strategy to prolong the war. While U.S. weapons manufacturers are struggling and failing to meet the demands of the conflict, Iranian munitions factories (often underground) are working at full throttle
The Iranians may have set a trap on Kharg Island. Will Trump walk into it?
Prof. Mearsheimer on how Trump was duped by Netanyahu and the head of Mossad, David Barnea, into thinking that air power alone would be enough to topple the regime in Tehran
Robert Kagan is an influential neo-con warmonger. He’s also married to Victoria Nuland, another neo-con warmonger and he was one of the main advocates of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. So what is behind this sudden turnaround?
America has clearly failed to defeat Iran. Prior to Feb 28, the U.S. had a string of bases across the Middle East. It also had a network of alliances throughout the region. Both are now gone. John Mearsheimer explains
In the last ten days we’ve seen Iran hit U.S. bases in the region far harder than American forces have hit Iran. Seyed Marandi argues that Tehran wants the U.S. to invade, as that will give them opportunity to defeat America once and for all
While warning Britain and Israel from aiding the U.S. in its war with Iran, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps also noted that the US death toll since the violation of the MoU exceeded 200, with many more wounded
Retaliatory counter-strikes have literally brought Trump’s campaign against Iran to a standstill
Slowly the real scale of U.S. casualties in the war with Iran is emerging. Don’t be surprised if further updates revise total U.S. casualties even higher