Tag: Iran

War On Iran: – Saudis Blame Israel – Neocon Grandee Concedes Defeat

Moon of Alabama  May 11, 2026 In part: In an op-ed published on Saturday in the semi-official Arab News Faisal reveals the major conspiracy behind the U.S. war on Iran. While the Saudis are miffed by Iran, they do acknowledge that it is not the real culprit who has caused the mess the whole Gulf region is […]

Most Thought-Provoking Reader Comment of the Day

Comment about a comment taken from Moon of Alabama blog: Posted by: Biswapriya Purkayastha | May 7 2026 11:18 utc | 2 Iran has made America’s Gulf slave colonies cower in fear of Iranian power. <=Two facets of Iranian power are particularly strong:1. Iranian willingness to enforce its red lines at any and all costs.  What the Shia […]

Dances With Bears: Who Gives a Hug, China’s Changes It’s Position Toward Iran

By John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with   State media reporters representing France, Russia, and the US propaganda agencies – Associated Press, Bloomberg, Reuters, New York Times – asked for China’s response to threats by President Trump to escalate militarily at the Hormuz Strait and in sanctions against Chinese purchases and tanker shipments of Iranian oil. Asked to confirm Trump’s arrival […]

Blessings from Heaven

Israel Shamir • April 30, 2026 In the parched lands of the Middle East, the rains are few and far between. My readers who live in lands of temperate climate, in the US or England or Germany, probably think a break from the rain would be a nice change. That’s because they enjoy rivers and lakes, and […]

By Week’s End, Trump’s War Will Be Plainly Illegal

By Erwin Chemerinsky, Reposted from NY Times, April 27, 2026 President Trump’s war with Iran is almost certainly illegal: Congress hasn’t declared war or authorized it by statute, and it wasn’t precipitated by an imminent attack or a national emergency. If the war continues through Friday without congressional approval, it will clearly be illegal, having passed […]

Postponing the World’s Financial Winter – For How Long?

Iran’s MAD Standoff with the Rest of the World Michael Hudson • April 17, 2026 Announcing that “A whole civilization will die tonight,” Donald Trump threatened on April 7, 2026 to destroy “every bridge in Iran” and “every power plant … burning, exploding, and never to be used again.” His intention to continue committing war crimes is […]

Team Netanyahu/Trump Sinks Iran Talks; Kushner Beefs Up Rap-Sheet

Ilana Mercer • April 15, 2026 <snip> I’ll make this very simple. Against the Islamic Republic, victim of the US-Israel’s untrammeled criminality, the president’s men have committed the most egregious crime, the crime of aggression, categorized as such in international customary law—and in all systems of law, codified and uncodified. By violating Iran’s territorial sovereignty and denying that country’s […]

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