The Long Planned U.S. Assassinations In Iraq Will Increase Its Political Chaos
He may have been fired last September but he’s still guiding U.S. foreign policy. As Moon Alabama explains, the idea to kill Soleimani originated with John Bolton
The Iranian Aftermath
Even the Israelis gave a short sharp gasp when they learned of the planned assassination. They too had considered killing Soleimani but deemed it too risky
‘Death to Britain!’
Iranian demonstrators burn the Union flag and hold up posters proclaiming ‘Down With England’ in protest outside the British embassy in Tehran after ambassador’s arrest
Esper contradicts Trump claim Iran planned attacks on four US embassies
U.S. Defense Secretary Mike Esper’s response calls into question Trump’s claim that Soleimani had been “planning attacks” on four U.S. embassies
The Iran Tinderbox: America Dicing With Death
Lasha Darkmoon reveals new dimensions to the current crisis between Iran and America and new depths of U.S. duplicity
Code-Panic: A Controlled Opposition Spectacle
Israeli media reports that Israel was deeply involved in the assassination of General Soleimani. But Jewish progressives maintain that such claims are …“anti-Semitic”
British Ambassador in Tehran Arrested
Britain’s ambassador to Iran is arrested for allegedly ‘inciting protesters’ after locals clash with riot police in Tehran
Did Pompeo Dupe Trump Into the Soleimani Hit??
We have to agree with Mike Whitney when he writes that the recent exchanges between the U.S. and Iran are only the start of a much bigger conflict
‘I wish I was dead’: Senior IRGC commander accepts responsibility for downing Ukrainian jet
The U.S. and Iran are in an undeclared conflict and this occurs in the ‘fog of war’. So one has to ask: would the U.S. do the same? After all, in 1988 USS Vincennes shot down Iran Air Flight 655, killing all 290 on board. The U.S. has still not apologised
Iran acknowledges accidentally downing Ukrainian jetliner
Iran admitted Saturday that amid heightened tensions with the U.S. it had unintentionally shot down the Ukrainian passenger jet
Iran could have nuclear bomb ‘within a year’: an old accusation is repeated
First Iran was accused of having a secret nuclear weapons program, now it’s claimed that it could have a nuke in “12 months”. The drive for a military strike on Iran is back
In Iraq The U.S. Is Again An Occupation Force As It Rejects To Leave As Demanded
Iraqi requests for talks to discuss the process of withdrawing U.S. forces from the country have been answered, writes Moon of Alabama, with a ‘big “F*** You”