Iran
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Iran Newslinks 20 June 2019
20 June 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day US refutes reports on reconnaissance drone allegedly being shot down over Iran https://tass.com/world/1064637 Growing war danger as Pentagon presents new “evidence” Iran struck tankers http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/20/iran-j20.html US-Turkey conflict nears breaking point http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/20/ustu-j20.html Continue reading
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How John Bolton Controls The Administration And Donald Trump
Jeff Bezos’ blog, the Washington Post, has some bits on the discussion and infighting in the Trump administration about the march towards war on Iran. The piece opens with news of a new redline the Trump administration set out Continue reading
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Who Are the Arsonists of the Petrol Tankers in the Gulf? By Manlio Dinucci
While the United States prepares a new escalation of tension in the Middle East by accusing Iran of attacking petrol tankers in the Gulf of Oman, Italian vice-Prime Minister Matteo Salvini met with one of the artisans of this strategy in Washington, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, assuring him that “Italy wants to regain its… Continue reading
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Iran Newslinks 19 June 2019
19 June 2019 • 15:10 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day Who Are the Arsonists of the Petrol Tankers in the Gulf? https://www.globalresearch.ca/who-arsonists-petrol-tankers-gulf/5681046 “Heightened Tensions With Iran”: Provoking the Bear and the Dragon – And Hoping for the Best? https://www.globalresearch.ca/provoking-bear-dragon-hoping-best/5681050 Continue reading
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Have you heard of the CIA’s Iran mission center? by Vijay Prashad
19 June 2019 — MROnline This article was produced by Globetrotter, a project of the Independent Media Institute. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was adamant—just hours after it happened—that the explosions on two Norwegian and Japanese oil tankers were the responsibility of Iran. Iran did this, he said, and Iran would have to pay… Continue reading
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Iranian comment on foreign military forces in the Gulf by Majid Takht Ravanchi
I am writing to you with regard to the recent alarming security situation in the broader Persian Gulf region. There are indications that certain circles from outside of this region – through fabrications, disinformation, fake intelligence and fake news, relying on the support of their allies in the Middle East as well as dispatching naval… Continue reading
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Iran Newslinks 17-18 June 2019
18 June 2019 • 19:15 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day Tanker War In Persian Gulf And US-Iranian Conflict Russia has no intelligence data on the incident in the Gulf of Oman Continue reading
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UK: Tory government positions itself as most loyal US ally against Iran By Chris Marsden
Britain intends to send special forces to the Gulf of Oman. Their stated mission is to protect UK warships amid rising tensions between the US and Iran. But politically their role will be to help consolidate the Conservative government’s position as the premier ally of the Trump administration, which is considered essential amid the escalating… Continue reading
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War on Iran Stupidest Idea Yet Recorded in a Human Brain by David Swanson
Scientists not employed by ExxonMobil or named Neil DeGrasse Tyson have reached a universal consensus. Wanting the United States to attack Iran is the single stupidest idea yet recorded in a human brain. In the words of one, “It isn’t even close.” Continue reading
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US Cyber Attack on Russia’s Power Grid is an ‘Act of War’ (According to the US) by Dave Lindorff
Russia and the US are engaging in tit-for-tat hacking of each others’ power grid, the New York Times is reporting, in what is really a kind of cyber “cold war” where the hackers from each country’s military and intelligence services load electronic “explosives” in the computer systems of critical infrastructure of the other, that in… Continue reading
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The Broader View Reveals the Ugliest of Prospects By Craig Murray
Standing back a little and surveying the events of the last couple of weeks, gives a bleak view of the current state of western democracy. Continue reading
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Iran Newslinks 17 June 2019
17 June 2019 • 19:49 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day Officials Worldwide Ridicule Claim that Iran Attacked Tankers In Gulf of Oman US secretary of state declares “military response” to Iran “being considered” Tanker attacks in Gulf of Oman: oil… Continue reading
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Gulf of Oman recalls Gulf of Tonkin lies
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a video is worth a million. Online videos uploaded to the internet and shown around the world via news media, as well as social media, are telling a visual story, but missing the context and explanations which could only come in the form of words. Continue reading
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US govt narrative blaming Iran for oil tanker attacks falls apart in hours By Ben Norton
The Trump administration’s claims Iran attacked oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman were quickly debunked, with the ship’s crew saying it “was hit by a flying object.” But the US disrupted important Iranian diplomatic efforts at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Continue reading
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Iran Newslinks 16 June 2019
16 June 2019 • 18:35 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day Attempts to drag IAEA into the dispute about Iran nuclear deal are harmful – Russian SC https://tass.com/politics/1064050 US, Israel and Saudis Pushing for War on Iran? https://www.globalresearch.ca/us-israel-saudis-pushing-war-iran/5680750 Continue reading
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How Trump’s “Maximum Pressure” Campaign Against Iran Now Works Against Him
There is no evidence that Iran was behind Friday’s attack on tankers in the Gulf of Oman. Continue reading
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Will the Real Bombers Please Stand Up By Eric S. Margolis
Who is attacking oil tankers in the Gulf between Oman and Iran? So far, the answer is still a mystery. The US, of course, accuses Iran. Iran says it’s the US or its local allies Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Continue reading
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Israeli Submarines Suspected of Sabotaging Shipping in Gulf of Oman By Hans Stehling
It is known that the US has for long had a comprehensive and combined plan with Israel to attack Iranian targets with huge, non-nuclear, bunker-busting, 10 ton, GBU-43 air-blast bombs capable of destroying the deepest underground installations – these are the most powerful non-nuclear ordnance pieces ever produced – but first the Trump-Netanyahu war-plan needed… Continue reading
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Iran Newslinks 14-15 June 2019
15 June 2019 11:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day Japanese Tanker Owner Denies Ship Hit By Mine, Says Crew Saw “Flying Objects” Before Attack Trump Says Tanker Attack Has “Iran Written All Over It” As Tehran Slams US “False Flag” Continue reading
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The Gulf of Hormuz: The curious case of the tankers
I have taken the opportunity to look at the recent incident involving two outbound tankers in the Gulf of Oman. I have got some questions or two, (or three) about certain parts of the incident, from a civilian mariner’s perspective mostly. Continue reading
