Iran
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Iran News Links 13 September 2019
13 September 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so check back When Will the US and Iranian Leaders Meet? https://journal-neo.org/2019/09/13/when-will-the-us-and-iranian-leaders-meet/ ‘You’re fired!’ Trump cuts loose of his dog of war (by George Galloway) https://www.greanvillepost.com/2019/09/13/285008/ Continue reading
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Iran News Links 10-11 September 2019
11 September 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so check back John Bolton’s Dismissal By Craig Murray https://williambowles.info/2019/09/11/john-boltons-dismissal-by-craig-murray/ Will Iran be a Full Nuclear Power by the End of 2020? No Return to the 2015 Agreement https://www.globalresearch.ca/iran-full-nuclear-power-end-2020/5688823 Continue reading
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Iran News Links 10 September 2019
10 September 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so check back The NED Strikes Again: How Neocon Money is Funding the Hong Kong Protests https://www.mintpressnews.com/hong-kong-protest-united-states-destabilize-china/261712/ With strikes against Iran, Netanyahu risks jeopardising his closest alliance https://williambowles.info/2019/09/09/with-strikes-against-iran-netanyahu-risks-jeopardising-his-closest-alliance/ Continue reading
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With strikes against Iran, Netanyahu risks jeopardising his closest alliance
The US has not taken kindly to Israel’s actions in Iraq, fearing that a local backlash could endanger the 5,000 troops it has stationed there Continue reading
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US Special Rep for Iran, Brian Hook makes Captain Hook look like a good guy
Over the past few months, US Special Representative for Iran, Brian Hook the head of the Iran Action Group, has been personally writing emails and texts to over a dozen ship captains around the world, to make them an offer they can’t refuse. Continue reading
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Meet the militantly pro-Israel Trump official directing the economic war on Iran
From her influential post at the Treasury Department, Sigal Mandelker has vowed to defend “our great partner, Israel” by sanctioning Iran. Her actions have resulted in FBI interrogations of US citizens who attended a conference in Iran and the likely liquidation of a bank that partnered with the US government. Continue reading
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“Terrified” Israel escalates attacks across region
Israel is escalating its attacks across the region, with bombing and drone raids in recent days in Lebanon, Syria and Iraq. Continue reading
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Iran News Links 20 August 2019
20 August 2019 — The New Dark Age Unifor Aligns with Liberal Foreign Policy instead of International Solidarity https://dissidentvoice.org/2019/08/unifor-aligns-with-liberal-foreign-policy-instead-of-international-solidarity/ Iran News Links 19 August 2019 https://williambowles.info/2019/08/20/iran-news-links-19-august-2019/ Continue reading
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Iran News Links 19 August 2019
19 August 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so check back France is interested in de-escalation of crisis over Iran nuclear program, says Macron https://tass.com/world/1074139 Professor slams US for causing ‘intense hardships’ abroad, and media for not holding it to account… Continue reading
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Iran’s Dangerous Deterrence Policy: Trading Tankers and Another Partial Withdrawal from the JCPOA By Elijah J. Magnier
The UK acknowledged its first defeat by Iran when it released the Iranian super tanker “Grace 1” captured by 30 Royal Navy commandos in the first week of July in response to a US request, as the Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell revealed. In response, Iran will release the British-flagged tanker “Stena Impero”, captured by… Continue reading
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US Axis of Aggression in Gulf By Finian Cunningham
When Washington announced a few weeks ago the formation of a maritime “international coalition” to “protect shipping” in the Persian Gulf, many observers were skeptical. Now skepticism has rightly turned to alarm, as the proposed US-led “coalition” transpires to comprise a grand total of just three nations: the US, Britain and Israel. Continue reading
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John Bolton visit – Forcing Britain’s hand over Huawei, Iran and China before Trade Deal
By TruePublica: There were many public protests with the arrival of Donald Trump to the shores of Britain and contrary to his own beliefs, Trump is not well-liked at all by ordinary British citizens. What was strange though was the fact that there were no protests at all in Britain for the arrival of one… Continue reading
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Iran News Links 14 August 2019
14 August 2019 — The New Dark Age Why Gold Prices Are About to Skyrocket Even Higher https://www.globalresearch.ca/why-gold-prices-about-skyrocket-even-higher/5686403 Is the Geopolitical Chessboard Now Digital? https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2019/08/14/is-geopolitical-chessboard-now-digital/ Continue reading
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Iran News Link 10 August 2019
10 August 2019 — The New Dark Age Desperation rules the US’ Iran policy https://journal-neo.org/2019/08/10/desperation-rules-the-u-s-iran-policy/ Today’s links 10 August 2019 http://mikewhitneysgraspingatstraws.blogspot.com/2019/08/todays-links_10.html Continue reading
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Iran News Links 8-9 August 2019
9 August 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so check back Washington’s Utterly Failed Diplomacy https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2019/08/09/washingtons-utterly-failed-diplomacy/ Venezuela: one year after the peasants’ march – the fight for the land continues http://www.marxist.com/venezuela-one-year-after-the-peasants-march-the-fight-for-the-land-continues.htm Continue reading
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Iran News Links 7 August 2019
7 August 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so check back Iran or the fight for the strategic initiative http://thesaker.is/iran-or-the-fight-for-the-strategic-initiative/ Turkey – “Middle Kingdom” between the Two Camps https://journal-neo.org/2019/08/07/turkey-the-middle-kingdom-between-the-two-camps/ Continue reading
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China Considers To Protect Its Ships From … U.S. Piracy
6 August 2019 — Moon of Alabama Will China join the U.S. led ‘coalition’ to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz? It sounds unlikely but this Reuters piece claims that China is thinking about it: Continue reading
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Iran News Links 29-31 July 2019
31 July 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so check back Iran’s envoy hashes over JCPOA, Persian Gulf with Russian senior diplomat https://tass.com/politics/1071231 Today’s Links 31 July 2019 http://mikewhitneysgraspingatstraws.blogspot.com/2019/07/todays-links_31.html Continue reading
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Tanker Seizures and the Threat to the Global Economy from Resurgent Imperialism By Craig Murray
The British seizure of the Iranian tanker off Gibraltar was illegal. There is no doubt of that whatsoever. The Iranian response to the seizure of its tanker in the Strait of Gibraltar, by the seizure of a British Tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, was also illegal, though more understandable as a reaction. The implications… Continue reading