Donald Trump ordered ships into position and planes in the air to attack Iran--until he didn't. With events in the Gulf moving as quickly as a whirling dervish, it's hard to keep track of where this is headed. But we know this: within the past 24 hours, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards used a SAM anti-aircraft missile to destroy a $120-million advanced … [Read more...]
Netanyahu Calls on Arab States to Join War Against Iran
In comments delivered to an Israeli TV news reporter at a Warsaw conference designed to unite world leaders against Iran, Bibi Netanyahu made his harshest statement yet, calling for war against the Islamic republic: What is important about this [conference]…is that this is an open meeting with representatives of leading Arab countries that are sitting down … [Read more...]
There He Goes Again: Trump Threatens Iran with Death and Destruction
NOTE: Middle East Eye just published my latest piece on the ICC announcement that it was entering the pre-trial phase of the Israel war crimes case. Please read and disseminate it via e-mail, social media, etc. Iran's Pres. Hassan Rouhani threatened the U.S. that it could face the "mother of all wars" should it attack Iran. He also warned that if the U.S. … [Read more...]
Bibi Gins Up Another War to Save His Political Ass
It's a truth universally acknowledged that a leader beset by scandals must be in want of a war (apologies to Jane Austen). Bibi is no different. The beatings of the war drums in Syria are a perfect foil for him as the Israeli attorney general contemplates whether to indict him on any of four separate charges of corruption, bribery, and financial … [Read more...]
