iran
A Difficult Peace
Nearly a thousand of us were gathered in Chicago beneath the alarming edifice of Chicago’s “Trump Tower.” Iran’s General Qassem Soleimani had been brutally murdered the day before in Iraq, with several of his associates; and the welcome surprise of Iran’s relatively measured response was yet a few days off. A region-wide conflagration seemed just on the verge of engulfing perhaps millions of lives, and consuming, as well, much of the species’ remaining time and attention needed to face our direst threats: with the new war we could fear continued paralysis in the face of an unfolding climat
Russia/ Turkey Meetings Outcomes Unknown. Russia and Turkey Bombing One Another? Or Just More Spin?
Disinfohedge (Zero Hedge) and other "alt media" sites are pushing the insinuation about rebels firing on Russian planes- I'm reminded of Winston Churchill's words >>>Disnfo Hedge- always a body guard to lies in service of liars/warmongers and regional reshapers.But, I digress..........Very, very obviously Turkey and Russia are seriously attempting to work out some sort of arrangement regarding Idlib as talks contin
Don’t Hold Your Breath for ‘World War III’: World War IV Has Already Begun
By A. B. Abrams | The Saker Blog | February 27, 2020
“A. B. Abrams is the author of the book ‘Power and Primacy: A History of Western Intervention in the Asia-Pacific.’ His second book covering the history of the United States’ conflict with North Korea is scheduled for publication in 2020.
Russia Slams US Statement About Reaching an Agreement With Jihadists In Idlib
You'll notice it is the US pushing this idea. Not Turkey. Turkey pushes very different concepts regarding Idlib. Lavrov's words will be highlighted below- Primary Sourced Information Link
Iran: Dubowitz’s coronavirus remarks ‘shameful and inhuman’
Press TV – February 26, 2020
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi says the remarks by Mark Dubowitz, Chief Executive of Washington-based Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), about the spread of coronavirus in Iran are “shameful and downright inhuman.”
US Imposes Sanctions on Entities in Russia and China Over ‘Support of Iran’s Missile Programme’
Sputnik – February 25, 2020
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced that Washington is imposing sanctions on 13 entities in Russia, China, Iraq, and Turkey for “supporting Iran’s missile programme.”
Nuclear war ‘more likely’ after US arms subs with low-yield nukes – Tehran
RT | February 25, 202
Iran has blasted Washington for deploying submarines with low-yield nuclear warheads, arguing that the move increases the likelihood of unconventional war.