Iran had legal right to counter-attack Israel in self-defense

Sunday, 14 April 2024 — Geopolitical Economy Report

Israel first attacked Iran’s embassy in Syria on April 1, in an act of war. Tehran had a legal right to respond in self defense, according to article 51 of the UN Charter, which it did on April 13.

Ben Norton


Iran launched a historic attack on April 13, hitting Israel with hundreds of drones and missiles.

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Iran retaliates

Sunday, 14 April 2024 — LauraRu

Good morning everyone!  Let’s recap last night’s pyrotechnics. For the first time Iran has launched a full-scale military assault on the Zionist entity with kamikaze drones and ballistic missiles – the attack was in retaliation for the strike on its Damascus consulate on April 1 that killed seven Revolutionary Guards officers, including two senior commanders.

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Germany stands on wrong side of history again

12 April, 2024 — Strategic Culture Foundation

Germany and the United States along with other Western powers are continuing deep-seated historical crimes by way of their proxy war against Russia

The repeating of history might seem tragic, even farcical. One may wonder how such apparent madness can be repeated. But the explanation is straightforward when it is understood that the motive force is the same.

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Statewatch News 11 April 2024: The Migration Pact passes: what next?

Thursday, 11 Apriil 2024 — STATEWATCH

Also available as a PDF.

In this issue:

  • The Migration Pact passes: what next?
  • Hardwiring border externalisation into EU law
  • “Multipurpose aerial surveillance” as “harm reduction”

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The Migration Pact passes: what next?

On Wednesday, MEPs voted to approve the vast majority of new laws that make up the EU’s Pact on Migration and Asylum, ostensibly the subject of tough
negotiations – at least until the Parliament caved in and accepted the Council’s position on the vast majority of the legislation.

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