Military
The Curious Case of the Tankers
by Nat South for The Saker Blog 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 […]
Iran
Government
President Trump Takes Aim at the Military Industrial Complex: ‘They Never Want to Leave, They Always Want to Fight’
by Cassandra Fairbanks President Donald Trump took aim at the military industrial complex in an interview with Fox News, saying that while he wants to bring troops home, “they never want to leave, they always […]
Military
Dissecting The Unfathomable American-Iranian War:
by Ghassan Kadi for The Saker Blog As the American military build-up continues around the Strait of Hormuz, and as a potential American-Iranian war looms, many analysts are convinced that war is imminent. I beg […]
Military
Is Trump Really Going to Go It Alone With His Iran Campaign?
Martin Jay May 16, 2019 It was a drop mic moment which drew the wrath of the British government and led the White House to issue stern statements. But when a British General based in […]
Financial
Military
Why the Gulf States Are So Edgy
ALASTAIR CROOKE | A little more than a decade ago, I was asked to address a London dinner-table of about twenty Gulf ‘figures’ – a mix of Ambassadors and those with ‘ties to power’. All represented […]
Freedom
Who Is Killing Whom in the Middle East? Blaming Iran Might be an Excuse for War
PHILIP M. GIRALDI Newsweek is reporting a story regarding how Iran “was responsible for the deaths of at least 608 American troops in Iraq between 2003 and 2011.” The account is sourced to a newly revised estimate […]
Military
Iran is Cornered
The United States are preparing to organize the « Greater Middle East » without their troops. They will probably capitalize on the errors committed over the last five years by Iran in order to create […]
Military
Withdrawal From Syria?
Paul Craig Roberts According to various news reports, the validity of which is always questionable, US President Donald Trump has ordered the withdrawal of all US troops from the portion of Syria illegally occupied by […]
Tyranny
When You Want To Sanction States, You Call Them “Terrorists”
The new unilateral sanctions by the United States against Iran, Russia and Syria add to the previous actions concerning the same three targets. They now form the most unforgiving embargo in History. The way in […]