July 18 – Iran Takes its Gloves Off
Iran can bring the US to its knees by destroying water desalination plants in the Gulf
IRGC: Missile strike on US airbase in Jordan destroyed aircraft
Iran claims to have destroyed several US aircraft on the ground during a drone and missile strike on a US airbase in Jordan
Report: US Sending Dozens of Refueling Planes to Israel
The U.S. has lost more than ten aerial refueling planes since the start of the conflict in February. Are these new planes being sent in preparation for an escalation of the conflict with Iran?
Dr. Marandi: the U.S. Can’t Handle “Iranian Resistance”
Prof. Marandi says that it seems as if the U.S. is preparing for a ground incursion into Iran. If so, this will play right into the plans of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards
IRGC says reprisal strikes hit US aircraft in Jordan, Qatar as Operation Nasr expands across region
The conflict escalates as the IRGC targets U.S. fighter jets and aerial refueling tankers deployed to Jordan and Qatar
How Tehran is running the clock
For all practical purposes, Trump isn’t negotiating with Iran. He’s desperately trying to reverse a massive strategic defeat. Pepe Escobar explains
Iran Sent Message to JD Vance Warning that Kushner and Witkoff Were “Abusing” Their Inside Access to Negotiations
Seems like Trump’s two chief negotiators were more interested in making money than striking a peace deal. A senior Iranian official said Tehran privately told Vance the pair were exploiting the negotiations for financial gain. The Trump administration says it never happened.
Iran ‘Destroys’ American Jet Hangars At Strategic Al Dhafra Base; Satellite Images Reveal | Watch
Although unconfirmed, satellite photos reveal one of America’s main airbases in the Middle East sustained extensive damage from Iranian missile strikes
‘Go to hell’: JD Vance accuses Israeli officials of efforts to keep war on Iran raging
In what could represent the beginning of a historic shift in US foreign policy, or a major rift in the Trump administration itself, Vice President Vance has accused Israel of trying to undermine negotiations with Iran to prolong the war “indefinitely”
John Mearsheimer: Iran Inflicting MASSIVE Damage on US, Trump & Israel LOST the War
According to Prof. Mearsheimer the Iranians are doing more damage to U.S. assets than the U.S. is doing to Iran. In other words, Trump has got America into a war trajectory that it cannot win.
‘Cowardly war crime’: Iran condemns US strike near children’s hospital in Ahvaz
US strikes near a children’s cancer hospital in the city of Ahvaz, force medical staff to evacuate patients. Where did U.S. war planners learn their targeting techniques? Israel?
Trump suggests ‘other people’ could help launch ground offensive in Iran
Trump’s campaign against Iran is going nowhere without forces on the ground. That will require a minimum of hundreds of thousands of troops. If he uses U.S. troops it will destroy his midterm prospects. Too many Americans are waking up. So will these ‘other people’ be NATO troops, or Kurds or mercenary proxies? Whoever Trump employs he seems intent on escalating the war