How Iran’s ‘strategic Patience’ Switched to Serious Deterrence
The Iranian strike on Israel has dramatically altered the strategic balance of power, writes Pepe Escobar. For a start, Russia and China are now watching Iran’s back
The Iranian strike on Israel has dramatically altered the strategic balance of power, writes Pepe Escobar. For a start, Russia and China are now watching Iran’s back
While boasting that Israel shot down most Iranian missiles the Western media omits to say is that those missiles were used to distract Israel’s vaunted Iron Dome air defense system. Behind them came other, more advanced missiles that were used against targets like the Nevatin airbase, home to Israel’s F-35s
Israel launched a series of retaliatory strikes on Iran early Friday. However, the strikes appear to have been limited, so as not to escalate a potentially explosive situation
A March Congressional Research Service report said Iran now has the capacity to build nuclear weapons at any time but has halted the process. That could change if Israel strikes Iran’s nuclear sites
Given that last weekend’s missile strikes demonstrated that Iran could overcome Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system, this is not some idle threat
Residents of Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp said they were woken up on Monday night to sounds of babies crying and women calling out for help. When they went to investigate Israeli drones opened fire on them
Iran’s chargé d’affaires in London said his country would respond more severely if Israel attacked it again. If that happens, and depending on the scale of the Israeli attack, we can expect a further escalation with ultimately Britain, the U.S. and France and Germany fighting on Israel’s behalf
The risk of conflict between Israel and Iran escalating into a regional war increase
So why, after decades of debauched violence from Israel, has the West suddenly become so interested in “restraint”? Because on this rare occasion it serves western interests to calm the fires Israel is so determined to stoke. Jonathan Cook explains
Jews and Muslims lived in peace for centuries until Zionism came along
Senior Iranian commanders warn that the response will be far more severe should Israel make the mistake of striking again
Contrary to what the Western mainstream media has been telling us, the Iranian missile strikes on Israel were actually successful. Former CIA analyst Larry Johnson spells out why