How Iran Decided to Down a US Drone and Narrowly Averted War by Sparing Another US Plane

How Iran Decided to Down a US Drone and Narrowly Averted War by Sparing Another US Plane

Iran averted all-out war in the Middle East at the last moment when the Central command and control operational room of its Army and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) ordered not to shoot down a US Navy anti-submarine warfare, Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance Poseidon P-8 .  Unusually, there were 38 on board the P-8…

Secret US-Russia-Israel National Security Summit in Jerusalem: What is the Hidden Agenda?

Secret US-Russia-Israel National Security Summit in Jerusalem: What is the Hidden Agenda?

This week’s National Security Advisor summit in Jerusalem is an historic event because of the participation of the Russian, Israeli, and American representatives during this multi-day meeting from 24-26 June, but it’s also a juicy one too because of the many rumors that it’s given rise to, the most popular being the possibility of a so-called…

Trump May be in Too Deep to Avoid War with Iran

Trump May be in Too Deep to Avoid War with Iran

President Trump’s last-minute change of mind over launching US airstrikes against Iran shows that a military conflict of some description in the Gulf is becoming highly probable. His hesitation was most likely less connected with an Iranian surface-to-air missile shooting down a US surveillance drone than with his instinct that militarising the crisis is not…