The proposed attack, originally scheduled for May, would have combined a bombing campaign with commando raids on Iran’s nuclear sites. But Israeli military commanders said they would not be ready until October, prompting Netanyahu to opt for a quicker assault that would have required US logistical and defensive support.
The U.S. would need an army of at least a million to subdue Yemen, which remains defiant despite U.S. air strikes, and the U.S. Army doesn’t amount to more than half a million. According to former intelligence analyst Larry Johnson, it would not serve U.S. interests to take on Yemen and its backer Iran, although it would serve Netanyahu’s designs. And this is exactly where the U.S. now seems to be heading
Why is Trump threatening Iran? When Iran’s leaders have warned that threats are not conducive to their cooperation? Doesn’t he realize that his bullying tactics could sabotage U.S.-Iranian talks? Or is that what he wants? So that he can claim that Iran was not amenable peaceful negotiations?
The Israeli air force is set to receive more than 3,000 bombs from the US in the coming week, with a further 10,000 bombs to following the weeks thereafter. Making the Trump administration complicit in Israeli crimes
We believe that this statement from a senior IRGC spokesman is directed at U.S. President Trump. Will he take heed? Or will he continue to follow the instructions of the U.S. pro-Israel lobby and demand that Iran curtail its missile development?
Privately President Trump may not want a war with Iran but he’s talked himself into a corner, says Douglas Macgregor. “Netanyahu’s still in charge” he adds … “and if he doesn’t approve the arrangement Witkoff comes back with …then ultimately you will get a war”
With days to go before the second round of Iran/U.S. talks, Iranian Revolutionary Guards spokesman Ali Mohammad Naini says that Iran’s military power and capabilities “cannot be discussed or negotiated under any circumstances.”
Iran has assembled and flight-tested its first batch of Russian Su-35s. They could be officially unveiled on Iran’s Army Day, April 18, sending a clear signal to regional adversaries and allies.
This is a war between the “US and Russia”, says former UN Weapons Inspector Scottt Ritter. The only two states that should be talking are the US and Russia and Washington should tell Europe to “sit down and shut up. You are only in this because of us and we’ve decided that we’re done.”
President Trump has reportedly given negotiators a two-month deadline, warning of possible military action if talks fail.
Sources familiar with the discussions reported a noticeable gap between the positions expressed by the US delegation behind closed doors and the narratives presented by US officials in the media.
This examination by Deep Dive Defense explains why Iran’s ‘missile cities’ constitute such a powerful deterrent. Whether they could survive direct strikes by nuclear weapons or bunker busters and why Trump should stop making empty threats