Iran
Trump bides his time, but the preparations for war against Iran...
By Bill Van Auken and David North
9 January 2020
The speech delivered Wednesday by US President Donald Trump in the wake of Iran’s firing of...
Top IRGC General: Strikes on US Forces in Iraq Just Beginning...
by Tim Korso
Jan.9, 2020
Iran launched a missile strike on US positions in Iraq in retaliation for the assassination of its IRGC General Qasem Soleimani....
Trump Assassinated the Leading General Who Fought Against ISIS
By Eric Zuesse
originally posted at The Saker
Even some mainstream U.S. ‘news’-media (but none that are Republican) acknowledge the fact that Qasem Soleimani was among...
Key Iraq Cleric Sadr Says Militias Should Stand Down
Says militias should avoid military action, refrain from extreme rhetoric
January 8, 2020
Influential Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, head of the largest bloc in...
Col. Lawrence Wilkerson Calls Out Trump’s Lies on Iran
January 09, 2020
By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan
President Donald Trump brought the United States to the brink of war with Iran by ordering the...
Frustrated Dems plan war powers vote over Iran
Democrats were skeptical over the administration's justification to kill a key Iranian general.
By SARAH FERRIS, JOHN BRESNAHAN and CONNOR O’BRIEN
01/08/202
House Democrats emerged from a...
The U.S. Public Still Doesn’t Want War With Iran
According to recent polling data, the majority of Americans blame Trump’s policies for heightened tensions with Iran—and the killing of Suleimani won’t change that.
By...
General Soleimani was key figure in cooperation with Russia – Iran...
"Soleimani was a key figure in our bilateral partnership with Russia and showed big respect for Russian President Vladimir Putin, with whom he had...
Kremlin says killing of Soleimani is not reason of Merkel’s upcoming...
8 January 2020
The death of the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ elite Quds Force, General Qasem Soleimani, is not the reason behind the...
US vs. Iran after the strikes (and the situation in Iraq)
Trump’s speech aimed at easing tensions around Iran, expert says
January 9, 2019
US President Donald Trump’s speech was aimed at reducing tensions in the region...