Two U.S. Warships Enter Persian Gulf Without Incident
Both the USS McFaul and the USS Gonzalez are armed with up to 60 missiles, including Tomahawk cruise missiles, which would spearhead any strike on Iran
Iran tells Middle East militias: prepare for proxy war
The head of Iran’s elite Quds forces warns allied militias to prepare for war. While Britain realigns its position with the US over the threat posed by Iran
Iranian missiles ‘loaded on to boats … and brought within range of US bases’
This was the ‘credible threat’ that sparked renewed fears of conflict. But Iran has had this ability for years. So this is nothing new, only the ‘credible threat’ label is
Trump tells aides he doesn’t want war with Iran: report
Unfortunately Trump tends to revoke past agreements, as with the Iran nuclear accord, or go back on his word, as in his promise to end US overseas military involvements. So this latest pronouncement means nothing
History’s Dire Warning: Beware False-Flag Trigger for Long-Sought War with Iran
Whitney Webb asks: could we witness another Liberty-like attack?
Is Bolton’s War With Iran Becoming A Reality?
While the information in this article may be authentic, it could also be disinformation aimed at calming concerns over Bolton’s hawkish influence over Trump. Time will tell
Who Really Gains from the Gulf Ship ‘Sabotage’
Sequencing, timing, sources, agenda and motives plus the dutiful Western media servility: the bets are this was a false-flag operation to incriminate Iran
Germany, Netherlands suspend missions in Iraq
As tensions between the U.S. and Iran climb, Germany and the Netherlands both announce that they will suspend training missions in Iraq
Fears of war with Iran as US orders staff out of Iraq immediately
Meanwhile, a senior British commander has contradicted U.S. claims of an increased threat from Iranian proxies in Iraq and Syria
Come on Back to the War
Netanyahu wants to take on the Iranians and he’s ready to fight … down to the last American
Spain recalls frigate from US Navy strike group over Gulf tensions
Why has Spain withdrawn a frigate from the task group accompanying the USS Abraham Lincoln? Could it be that the vessels are sailing toward the Persian Gulf for more than a routine naval exercise?
White House Reviews Military Plans Against Iran, in Echoes of Iraq War
Revised strategy, updated on John Bolton’s orders, proposes sending 120,000 U.S. troops to the region to confront Iran