India’s dispatch of naval and air assets to the Gulf in response to the latest US-provoked crisis there is anti-Iranian to the core and intended to serve as an exercise for improving the South Asian state’s interoperability with its new American military-strategic ally. By Andrew Korybko Source: Eurasia Future June […]
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In a move that surprised exactly zero people, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has wasted no time scrambling to blame Iran for damage done to two sea vessels in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday, citing exactly zero evidence. Caitlin Johnstone – Sign of the Times June 14, 2019 In […]
Media reports say two large oil tankers have come under attack in the Sea of Oman. Thu Jun 13, 2019 05:34AM Iran’s Al-Alam television network cited local sources in Oman as saying that two successive explosions were heard in the Sea of Oman on Thursday morning. The sources said the blasts […]
Storm clouds brewing, or “just being cautious”? RT reports on unfolding events at the Iranian US Embassy in the Middle East and tensions in Iran. RTWed, 15 May 2019 22:00 UTC © Reuters / Shannon Stapleton Germany and the Netherlands halted training of Iraqi troops hours afterthe US said it […]
A U.S. aircraft carrier strike group will arrive in the Middle East within days, U.S. defense officials said, ending the longest period in two decades that such a military presence has been absent from the region. Nancy A. Youssef – Wall Street Journal Dec 3, 2018 F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets […]
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Saudi Arabia has arrested dozens of princes and former government ministers, including a well-known billionaire with extensive holdings in Western companies, as part of a sweeping anti-corruption probe, further cementing King Salman and his crown prince son’s control of the kingdom. A high-level employee at Prince Alwaleed bin Talal’s Kingdom […]
Another grim anniversary for Gaza Efforts to end the Gaza blockade must go hand in hand with the wider Palestinian right to self-determination.By Sharif Nashashibi Sharif Nashashibi is an award-winning journalist and analyst on Arab affairs. July 8 marks the anniversary of last year’s Israeli onslaught against Gaza. Commonly and […]
by Tom Rogan | Jun 21, 2017, 1:16 PM The ailing King Salman of Saudi Arabia has replaced Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef with Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The crown prince is the successor-designate to the Saudi throne. The first thing to note, however, is that this […]
Jared Kushner: The young, well spoken, impeccably groomed son-in-law seems to be unstoppable in his rise to prominence. I mark him as a man to watch very closely. There is certain to be speculation and controversy galore with this man! FROM REUTERS: By Luke Baker | JERUSALEM JERUSALEM U.S. President Donald […]