How Yesterday Resembles Today: Iran Confronted the US in the Straits of Hormuz in the 1980s

How Yesterday Resembles Today: Iran Confronted the US in the Straits of Hormuz in the 1980s

“We are going to intercept and stop all oil exports from the (Middle East) region if we are prevented from exporting our oil. We shall take every measure possible to close the Straits of Hormuz. If the US aims – by sending jets, carriers – to reinforce its positions and status among the international community,…

Who Really Gains from the Gulf Ship ‘Sabotage’

Who Really Gains from the Gulf Ship ‘Sabotage’

After dramatic and patently scripted warnings of “Iranian aggression” by bellicose US officials, there then follows – conveniently enough – an alleged sabotage incident in the Persian Gulf region implicating Iran. Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo poses with a straight face that his country doesn’t want war with Iran. His comments warp credulity…

With the US-Iran War Ball Now Rolling, Could an “Accident” or “False Flag” Serve as Pretext?

With the US-Iran War Ball Now Rolling, Could an “Accident” or “False Flag” Serve as Pretext?

As tensions between the U.S. and Iran threaten to boil over, the probability of a provocation or “accident” that would provoke hostilities between the two countries is higher than ever. U.K. Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt, after meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, openly stated as much on Monday, telling reporters in Brussels that…

An Act of Sabotage May End Prospects of a Summer War in the Middle East

An Act of Sabotage May End Prospects of a Summer War in the Middle East

On the 11thof January 2007, US forces raided the Iranian Liaison Office in Erbil, capturing several “Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps” (IRGC) officers. Nine days later, a commando led by a Hezbollah officer and Iraqi resistance members of the Moqtada al-Sadr group (Asaeb Ahl al-Haq) carried out an audacious attack in daylight in Karbala province, driving…