Tag: International
Iran is not Venezuela: Hormuz Strait and limits of US power
TEHRAN – The Americans are masters of grand pronouncements and miserable failures in execution.
Israel rejects Gaza peace plan as Netanyahu, facing elections, digs in for continued war
As Netanyahu demands ‘genuine’ Hamas disarmament before considering pull-out from Gaza, a look at what happens next.
The war united the nation in defending Iran
LONDON — Relying on divisions within Iran to bring about a coup against the system is merely an illusion. The war against Iran united the people’s position more than ever. Before the war, the vertical division was based on the impact of the sanctions on the economic situation, which potentially led to great inflation.
Yemeni forces attack Saudi Aramco oil facility
TEHRAN – The Yemeni Armed Forces have announced that they targeted a Saudi oil refinery in response to the violation of Yemeni airspace.
The sealed watermelon of the Mecca Agreement
TEHRAN — Three leaders signed a promise inside Al-Safa Palace on Friday: an armed attack on Saudi Arabia, Turkey or Pakistan will be treated as an attack on all three. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan compared the clause to NATO’s Article 5. The full text stays sealed, unread outside the rooms where it was drafted.…
A beat written in blood across Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen, and Iran
Top row, from left: Mahmoud Saremi, Anas al-Sharif, and Hossam Shabat. Bottom row, from left: Fereshteh Bagheri, Amal Khalil, and Ali Shoaib. TEHRAN — 28 years ago today, Iranian reporter Mahmoud Saremi radioed his newsroom from the Iranian consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif as Taliban fighters came through the gate. He identified himself, reported that the city…
America’s ‘supercarrier’ is a floating nightmare as food and hope run out
TEHRAN — The facade of American military omnipotence is rotting from the inside out. In a tear-filled banquet room in San Diego on Thursday, the families of sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln shattered the silence surrounding Washington and Tel Aviv’s disastrous war against Iran.
Why is Trump suddenly reviving his Gaza plan?
TEHRAN – Trump’s statement about an agreement to disarm Hamas raises questions about his real objectives and reflects the continuing U.S. bias toward Israel, casting doubt on the prospects of achieving lasting peace.
‘It is time for the US military to leave Mideast,’ says special assistant to Biden
TEHRAN – Michael Fuchs, a director at the Open Society Foundations, says “it is time for the United States military to leave” the Middle East, noting that the stationing of the U.S. military in the region “has contributed to instability and destruction.”
Anti-Muslim Congressman Ogles loses Republican primary despite Trump backing
US Congressman Andy Ogles, who has a history of anti-Muslim statements, has lost his Republican primary in the state of Tennessee despite the endorsement of President Donald Trump.