Western intelligence agencies have detected unusual Iranian military activity. Is Iran preparing to launch pre-emptive strikes on Israel and U.S. forces in the region before the U.S. midterms and the Israeli elections?
Iran reinforces fortifications around its nuclear sites that Trump initially claimed had been “completely and totally obliterated”. As the U.S. and Israel prepare for another possible round of conflict while Iran adds to its defences and mobilises civilians
Russia and China know that if the U.S. succeeds with regime change in Iran they will be next. So they have a vested interest in supporting Iran, which means many of these “advanced weapons” are likely to be Russian and Chinese
US allies have to wait five years or more for weapons re-supply, as Washington prioritises restoring its own stocks, following the Iran war that severely depleted its munitions. So if the US strikes Iran after the midterms will it respond when Iran strikes back as promised? Will the U.S. even have munitions left to retaliate?
US commanders already letting some Iranian missiles land to save scarce interceptors, wartime rationing that is unnerving allies worldwide
When asked by reporters outside the White House if the US would join the attack, Trump said: ‘We may. We’re going to look at it’.
Tehran insider Prof Mohammad Marandi says Iran has restored its missile reserves to such an extent that it is now running out of storage space. So if the U.S. and Israel hit Iran again it will be different. Iran won’t hold back
As U.S. Carrier Battle Groups gather and speculation mounts about impending strikes on the Iran, The Palestine Chronicle looks at the likely participants, their targets and Iran’s options to retaliate
As the propaganda campaign over Hormuz falters, the road ahead leads not to victory but to a wider conflagration. This week Netanyahu told CBS, the Iranians are “trying to develop nuclear weapons and the means to deliver them to every city in the US”
The Pentagon has reportedly instructed U.S. Central Command to complete preparations for renewed major strikes against Iran, as the U.S. ships thousands of heavy munitions to Israel. Although no firm date has been set, the U.S. mid-term and Israeli elections at the end of Oct. early Nov., loom large
The Trump administration requested a unilateral Israeli-strike on Iran out of concern over the impact a joint U.S./Israeli strike would have on the U.S. midterms
Col Douglas Macgregor warns that Israel and the US are preparing for a “no-holds barred, massive air assault” on Iran. To that end the U.S. has shipped forty thousand 2,000lbs bombs to Israel, says Macgregor.