The Middle-East is literally exploding: the Houthis have delivered an extremely effective blow against Saudi oil production which (so they claim) has now dropped by
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Uncle Sam Scapegoats Iran
Following the devastating airstrikes on Saudi Arabia’s oil industry, US Vice President Mike Pence flexed his tough-talking muscles, vowing that his country is “ready to
Saudi Oil Attacks Put US Commitments to the Test
Neither Saudi Arabia nor the United States is rushing to retaliate for a brazen, allegedly Iranian attack that severely damaged two of the kingdom’s key
Houthi Rebels Overturned the Chessboard
We are the Houthis and we’re coming to town. With the spectacular attack on Abqaiq, Yemen’s Houthis have overturned the geopolitical chessboard in Southwest Asia
Questions, Not Answers, Surround U.S. Push to War with Iran
When President Trump fired National Security Adviser John Bolton last week rational people the world over cheered. When there was news that Trump would meet on
Cui Bono, Israel, and the Attack on Saudi Oil
As usual, we’re expected to believe officialdom on responsibility for the attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil production. Mike Pompeo, Trump’s former CIA boss and tank
‘Locked and Loaded’ for War on Iran?
“Iran has launched an unprecedented attack on the world’s energy supply,” declared Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Putting America’s credibility on the line, Pompeo accused
Trump is in No Rush to Jump into Saudi Defence
The geopolitical faultlines of the drone attack on the Saudi Aramco plants on Saturday are surfacing. These are early days but three broad trends have
