Iran Navy successfully fires cruise missile from submarine
This is a major development that enhances Iran’s ability to take command of its coastal waters, which include the vital Straits of Hormuz
Trump’s Syria ‘Withdrawal’ Won’t Encompass Garrison Most Likely to Cause Wider War
Al-Tanf has always been the area the most likely to spiral into something very, very ugly, potentially even between Americans and Russians, and it turns out this is the one area that will be left out of Trump’s “pullout” completely
200 U.S. Troops to Stay in Syria, White House Says
The token force could be quickly reinforced from 200 to 2,000 and more. Meaning the “residual” force would act as an advance guard for further US military intervention
Russia to press for putting White Helmets on trial for crimes in Syria
As Britain and Canada provide them with sanctuary, Russia plans to put the White Helmets on trial for crimes in Syria
Iran Penetrates into US Command Center, Picks Up Drones Control
This isn’t the first time this has happened. In December 2011 the Revolutionary Guards seized control of a U.S. RQ-170 on a reconnaisance mission landed it safely in Iran
UK resettles 100 Syria White Helmets members, families
Besides being linked to al Nusra, the White Helmets are also reported to have been involved in human organ trafficking. Yet the UK government has offered sanctuary and taxpayer funded support to 100 of them and their families
Real ‘obscene masquerade’
Vaneesa Beeley on how the BBC presented staged hospital scenes as proof of Douma chemical attack
Pompeo: The Real Threat to U.S. National Security
Colin Powell’s former chief of staff says Mike Pompeo is lying about the threat posed by Iran, and unlike the former U.S. secretary of state regarding Iraq, Pompeo knows it
Rouhani unveils Iran’s cruise missile-equipped Fateh submarine
Apart from the 600-tonne Fateh submarine, a 1,300-tonne and a 3,200-tonne submarine are also on the production agenda for the Iranian armed forces
Trump’s Warsaw ‘Peace’ Conference an Orwellian Parody
What was billed as a ‘peace and security’ conference in Warsaw last week was in effect a war summit against Iran
Deir Ezzor – a City Devastated by Western “Democracy”
Vanessa Belley reports from Deir Ezzor, a Syrian city whose inhabitants have suffered horrifically at the hands of Western-backed terrorists. Includes video
Netanyahu appears to say war with Iran is common goal
Israeli officials later tried to dismiss the comments as a “mistranslation” but members of the US Senate Intelligence Committee say Netanyahu knew what he was saying