The USNS Invincible, escorted by the British Royal Navy, experienced a close encounter with high-speed attack ships deployed by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, ultimately compelling the US spy ship and her formation to alter her course. The Invincible, while transiting ...
Read More »Trump and the New Iran Gambit
by Peter Koenig Did Trump cheat us all with his campaign promises and his succinct ‘to the point’ Inaugural Address? Or did he just deceive some of us, some of the time, and the rest will be taken care of by ...
Read More »Iran Conducts Another Missile Test
Wednesday served as another opportunity for Iran to flex its missile arsenal. The Iranian military used the same Semnan launch pad to fire the missile as it used in January, Fox News World reported. The Iranian military tested a short-range ...
Read More »US vs Iran – A war of apples vs oranges
This article was written for the Unz Review: http://www.unz.com/tsaker/u-s-against-iran-a-war-of-apples-vs-oranges/ One of the most frustrating tasks is to try to debunk the Hollywood myths imprinted on the mind of Americans about warfare in general and about special forces and technology in particular. When last ...
Read More »Iran Defies Trump: Carries Out More Missile Tests, Threatens Enemies With “roaring Missiles”
Originally appeared at ZeroHedge Iran does appears to not be taking Trump’s escalating threats too seriously, because just one day after the US imposed restrictions on 25 Iranian individuals and entities in response to a ballistic missile test last week (a move which ...
Read More »The Islamic Republic: 38 years of defiance
By Aram Mirzaei “They say we are a nation of tears, but with these tears we have overthrown an empire” – Imam Ruhollah Khomeini. As the Iranian people are celebrating the 38th anniversary of the establishment of the Islamic Republic, ...
Read More »Iran Confirms Conducting Ballistic Missile Tests
The Iranian Defense Minister has confirmed that Tehran had conducted a ballistic missile test. The Ghadr ballistic missile, a modified version of Shahab 3, being launched during an Iranian military drill on June 28, 2011 (Photo: AFP) On Wednesday, Iranian ...
Read More »The ICRC should get another Nobel prize, this time for hypocrisy!
For context, see here: https://www.rt.com/news/369301-russian-hospital-cynical-murder/ Personal note: While there are many sincere and 100% idealistic ICRC delegates, especially the young ones (so-called “first mission” delegates), most of the folks sitting in Geneva are russophobic scum who care about only ...
Read More »Iran Military Parade Showcases Missile That Threatens to Turn Israel to ‘Dust’
The Iranian military has unveiled its latest missiles, accompanied by threats to use them against Israel. On Wednesday, Iran conducted a military parade through its capital. On display were a wide variety of tanks and warplanes alongside troops. But the parade also featured ...
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