Within Days, Trump Will Decide on Ground War
The headlines suggest uncertainty: shifting statements, mixed signals, constant speculation about what comes next. But that is not how wars like this unfold
The headlines suggest uncertainty: shifting statements, mixed signals, constant speculation about what comes next. But that is not how wars like this unfold
From a military point of view Iran is proving a tough nut to crack and the longer this goes on the more it undermines Trump and Netanyahu’s political power. For both men the nuclear option may be the final option
Among other items, Max Igan presents some great Iranian animations that you won’t be seeing in the Western mainstream media
Netanyahu pitched the war as a repeat of Israel’s apparent ‘audacious feat’ of smashing Hezbollah. The US president should have noted instead Israel’s moral and strategic defeat in Gaza. Jonathan Cook explains
Iranian reprisal strikes with no let up as Israel’s stocks of interceptor missiles run low
He suggests that only one thing could force Trump’s hand to do the unthinkable. Trouble is, with Israel involved and increasingly desperate, it is entirely possible
Former intelligence analyst Larry C. Johnson presents his assessment of the current state of play in the war with Iran and the Gulf of Hormuz
The next 10 days will determine whether the U.S. crosses the same threshold as March 1965
Hindustan Times reveals that Iran’s buried missile cities aren’t isolated redoubts but part of a network of subterranean strongholds, some of which are linked by underground rail lines
“What we’re seeing is not ‘asymmetric warfare’. What we are seeing is one side trying to wage a war the way we have since 1944. That’s the old way of war. And we are facing an opponent who is waging a very different war against us. They are actually waging a war of the future in the 21st century. And that’s a war of missiles, unmanned systems, as well as manned systems”
With the third attack by U.S./Israel on Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power generation plant and threats of ground troops, this war may be just getting started.
Iranian drone and missile strike on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia take out prized USAF assets; including an E-3 AWACs used to coordinate missile and air engagements. If confirmed it represents a major blow to the USAF