Iran
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Israel Baits the Hook. Will Syria Bite? By Tony Cartalucci
Headlines like the UK’s Independent’s, “Israel and Iran on brink of war after unprecedented Syria bombardment in response to alleged Golan Heights attack,” attempt to portray the Israeli aggression as self-defense. The Independent, however, failed to produce any evidence confirming Israeli claims. At face value, for Iran to inexplicably launch missiles at Israel, unprovoked and… Continue reading
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Iran News Links 12-13 May 2018
13 May 2018 12:06:55 — williambowles.info The Real Reason Trump Abandoned the Iran Nuclear Deal https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2018/05/13/real-reason-trump-abandoned-iran-nuclear-deal.html Low turnout in Iraq vote. Partial results put pro-Iran candidate in lead https://www.debka.com/mivzak/low-turnout-in-iraq-vote-partial-results-put-pro-iran-candidate-in-lead/ Continue reading
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Countdown To War On Iran
The U.S. administration, the neoconservatives and the media are running a remake (recommended) of the propaganda campaign they had launched to wage war on Iraq. This time the target is Iran Continue reading
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Media Debate Best Way to Dominate Iran By Gregory Shupak
The New York Times‘ Bret Stephens (5/8/18) is glad Trump canceled the Iran deal because that allows the US to threaten Iran with “economic ruin and possible war.” The debate in the New York Times and Washington Post over President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), better known… Continue reading
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Who Hired an Israeli Spy Firm to Tarnish the Iran Deal?
Trita Parsi was targeted as part of Black Cube’s spy operations against Obama officials involved in the Iran nuclear deal. With evidence pointing to the Trump camp’s role, Parsi says that Congress sho.uld investigate (inc. transcript) Continue reading
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Iran News Links 10-11 May 2018
11 May 2018 17:42:58 — williambowles.info The Sound and Fury and Silences of Donald Trump. “What is the Purpose of America’s Roughly 4,000 Existing Nuclear Weapons?” https://www.globalresearch.ca/the-sound-and-fury-and-silences-of-donald-trump-what-is-the-purpose-of-americas-roughly-4000-existing-nuclear-weapons/5640038 Iran – Trump’s Broken Deal – Maneuver to War? http://thesaker.is/iran-trumps-broken-deal-maneuver-to-war/ Continue reading
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Who’s Reacting to Iran Deal Pull-Out? Why, It’s Women in Chadors, Walking Past Anti-US Mural By Jim Naureckas
Adam Johnson (FAIR.org, 10/21/17) called the “Woman in Chador Walks by Anti-US Mural” image “one of the most overused and toxic stock photos.” Documenting its ubiquity in online US coverage of Iran, Johnson argued that the cliche photo of “one or two Iranian women clad in black chadors, faces usually barely visible, walking past a… Continue reading
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Iran News Links 9-10 May 2018
10 May 2018 23:23:57 — williambowles.info UN chief urges Israel and Iran to immediately end hostilities on Golan Heights http://tass.com/world/1003767 Has Israel opened a new front in Syria’s war? https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/05/israel-opened-front-syria-war-180510122121138.html Continue reading
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CNN's Iran Fearmongering Would Make More Sense Coming Directly From Pentagon By Adam Johnson
The only named source in Barbara Starr’s report (CNN, 5/8/18), aside from the Iranian president, is British Maj. Gen. Felix Gedney, who says he’s seen “no change” in the behavior of Iranian-backed forces. Why doesn’t CNN Defense Department reporter Barbara Starr just leave CNN and instead work directly for the Trump DoD? Continue reading
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America Planned to Break "Iran Nuclear Deal" Years Before Signing It By Tony Cartalucci
The so-called “Iran Nuclear Deal,” officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) signed on 2015 now under threat by a backtracking US – was billed at the time of its signing as a historic agreement that provided a path forward towards peace between the US and Iran. Continue reading
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Iran News Links 8-9 May 2018
9 May 2018 14:13:43 — williambowles.info Maybe Israel is interfering in our politics over Iran deal? Naaah! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheGreanvillePost/~3/c9_s4PhXfRg/ Iran nuclear deal: UK won’t walk away, says Boris Johnson http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44044946 Continue reading
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Has Trump Ended the Iran Nuclear Deal?
8 May 2018 — Global Research News US President Donald Trump is set to declare his decision on the Iran Nuclear Deal before the deadline on May 12. Should Trump decertify the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), he is not only compromising the possibility of dialogue with Iran but more so risking the world towards annihilation. Is the… Continue reading
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Netanyahu’s Long History of Crying Wolf over Fake ‘WMDs’ in Iran and Iraq
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a long history of crying wolf over supposed nuclear weapons in Iran and Iraq – Ben Norton reports. (Inc. transcript) Continue reading
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Netanyahu’s Long History of Crying Wolf over Fake ‘WMDs’ in Iran and Iraq
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a long history of crying wolf over supposed nuclear weapons in Iran and Iraq – Ben Norton reports. (Inc. transcript) Continue reading
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Iran News Links 7-8 May 2018
8 May 2018 — williambowles.info As Iraq Prepares for Elections, Iran’s Influence Looms Large https://www.usip.org/publications/2018/05/iraq-prepares-elections-irans-influence-looms-large NEWSMAKER-Iranian-backed Shi’ite militia chief aims to lead Iraq https://www.compuserve.com/news/world/story/0002/20180508/M1L8N1SB2FR_1312456628 Continue reading
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Iran News Links 2-5 May 2018
5 May 2018 — williambowles.info 5 May 2018 Iran’s Rouhani condemns court order to block Telegram app https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/05/iran-rouhani-condemns-court-order-block-telegram-app-180505080859404.html Syria News Links 2-5 May 2018 https://williambowles.info/2018/05/05/syria-news-links-2-5-may2108/ Continue reading
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Netanyahoo's "Iran Files" are Well Known, Old and Purloined from Vienna
The dog and pony show the Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahoo provided yesterday (video, slideshow) was not based on material Israeli secret services acquired in Iran, but most likely from data Iran provided to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) during the implementation period of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA, pdf). Continue reading
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Iran News Links 1-2 May 2018
2 May 2018 — williambowles.info 2 May 2018 Fmr IAEA Inspector: Netanyahu’s Cartoons About Iran’s Nuclear Program are ‘Baseless and Childish’ https://williambowles.info/2018/05/02/fmr-iaea-inspector-netanyahus-cartoons-about-irans-nuclear-program-are-baseless-and-childish/ Military Escalation in Syria. Israel’s Expansion? Selected Articles https://williambowles.info/2018/05/02/military-escalation-in-syria-israels-expansion-selected-articles/ Continue reading
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Fmr IAEA Inspector: Netanyahu's Cartoons About Iran's Nuclear Program are 'Baseless and Childish'
In a ‘show and tell’ type talk, Netanyahu claimed that Iran is developing a nuclear weapons program and tried to provide evidence that Iran is violating the JCOPA. Former US IAEA Nuclear Weapons Inspector Robert Kelley tells TRNN Netanyahu’ss claims are baseless, self-serving, and childish Continue reading
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Washington and Tel Aviv lurching toward a war with Iran
Events of the past few days have made it clear that US imperialism—working in close tandem with its main ally in the Middle East, Israel—is set on a course of direct military confrontation with Iran. Continue reading
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