Tag: Middle East
As public support for the war in Iran dips lower and lower, the Trump administration is not only threatening a massive bombing campaign but appears to be planning a large-scale ground invasion, including (1) seizure of Iran’s main export terminal at Kharg Island, and (2) raids on nuclear facilities.
The...
Israeli warplanes set Iran’s South Pars gas field ablaze
On March 18, 2026, Israeli warplanes struck Iran’s South Pars gas field, igniting fires across one of the most critical energy complexes on Earth. The attack targeted infrastructure at the heart of the global natural gas system, sending flames through facilities...
Anthony Aguilar sits in an over-stuffed chair, wearing an orange-ish pullover, jeans and some hiking boots. We’re conducting our interview in a coffee shop that serves gluten-free bagels and mango smoothies.
Not exactly the image of a John Wayne Green Beret.
But that’s what he...
It is Wednesday, March 18, as I write: Coming up to three weeks into what U.S. President Donald Trump was confident—and said so—would be a four-day war that would be over by the Jewish festival of Purim on March 3.
Well, the war did not end on March 3 and...
What do Yasser Arafat, Nelson Mandela, and Thomas Sankara have in common? The answer is simple: All three were intent on meeting with the leaders of the Iranian Revolution, Ayatollah Khomeini and Ayatollah Khamenei.
All three knew what it meant to liberate a people from colonialism; all three knew imperialism...
The 82nd Airborne Division has canceled a training exercise to keep the Division ready to deploy with just 18 hours of notification for what it calls “forcible entry parachute assaults”...
Forget Kaiser Wilhelm II’s blank check to Austria-Hungary to wage war on Serbia in 1914; forget Adolf Hitler invading the Soviet Union in 1941 and then declaring war on the United States just to complete his imbecility. President Donald Trump’s decision to authorize, on Israeli urging, the assassination of...
In December 2024, a $500 million private-equity deal quietly transferred one of the world’s most advanced spyware tools from Israeli military-intelligence roots to American ownership.
Paragon Solutions, developer of Graphite—the zero-click software that extracts encrypted messages from Signal, WhatsApp, Telegram and others—was acquired by AE Industrial Partners.
The official narrative: ethical...
The U.S./Israeli war on Iran could easily spark a greater regional conflict if it continues. Donald Trump at first said Tehran would be taken in 3-4 days, then a day later claimed the war would last no more than 4-5 weeks and threatened that the U.S. has enough weapons to fight “forever"...
Veterans For Peace has condemned the U.S./Israeli attack on Iran, called for widespread resistance, and issued its own Iran War Talking Points.
“We call on our members, friends and allies to resist this dangerous and illegal war, said Michael McPhearson, Executive Director of the 41-year-old veterans’ organization. “We offer support...
