US EditionNo, Israel Did Not Compel the U.S. to Wage War on Iran
Coordinated strikes by the U.S. and Israel on Iranian targets have killed over 1,230 people in Iran, with significant retaliation across Gulf states and regional instability.
- This past week U.S. and Israeli strikes have entered a sixth day, with Iran retaliating across the Gulf and the IRGC claiming an attack on a U.S. oil tanker today.
- U.S. officials framed the operation as preemptive to prevent higher casualties, but critics say the rationale shifted and Israeli pressure shaped the decision.
- Iranian agencies report the strikes have killed more than 1,230 people and the Iranian Red Crescent Society says at least 174 cities have been struck since Saturday.
- The Pentagon revealed the final two names of the six U.S. soldiers killed, while the U.S. House scheduled a vote and the Republican-led Senate rejected a resolution.
- Claims and counterclaims extend to Gulf states and maritime routes, with NATO shot down a missile into Turkish airspace, and Iran's IRGC claims damage to 20 U.S. targets in Kuwait, Bahrain, and the UAE.
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White House downplays Russian assistance for Iran: 'It clearly is not making a difference'
The White House on Friday downplayed the significance of reports that Russia is providing Iran with intelligence about the location of American forces in the Middle East that it is using to carry out retaliatory attacks. It’s unclear the extent of Russia’s targeting assistance to Iran since the war began nearly a week ago, though it underscores the possible expansion of the conflict to include America’s chief nuclear weapons competitor. “It clea…
Americans Who Traveled to Israel for Mission Trip Stranded Amid War with Iran: ‘I Need to Get Out’
The State Department says the agency is working round-the-clock to bring Americans home and as of March 5, had assisted 10,000 Americans in the Middle East looking to depart the regionCredit: Rich WolkowitzNEED TO KNOWThousands of Americans are stranded in the Middle East amid the ongoing conflict in IranAs of March 5, the State Department said it had "directly assisted 10,000 Americans in the Middle East looking to depart the region"Some travel…
Iran 'weakened but dangerous' as US air defence stocks face strain
Six days into the war between the United States, Israel and Iran, bombardments are intensifying – as are questions about how long the conflict can last, whether air defence systems can keep up and what a victory over Iran would mean. Retired general François Chauvancy spoke to RFI about Iran’s ability to resist and whether the US and its allies can sustain the current pace of the war.
Irish government assisting illegal US-Zionist war on Iran
The government of Taoiseach Micheál Martin are currently participating in the barbaric US/’Israeli’ assault on Iran by allowing Shannon airport to be used by US warplanes. The Ditch report that: A US military chartered aircraft used to transport troops stopped at Shannon last Friday before flying straight to Kuwait – a critical hub for American forces in the region – just hours before Washington-backed Israel attacked Iran. They also point out t…
The $300,000 Question Nobody in Washington Can Answer - The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity
LNG shipping rates have gone from $40,000 to $300,000 per day — a 650% vertical climb in less than a week — and the men who ordered the strikes that caused this are still strutting around the Oval Office talking about “strength.” That is not strength. That is the economics of catastrophe unfolding in real time, and it will reach every kitchen table from Tokyo to Turin before anyone in the beltway finishes reading the intelligence brief they prob…
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