Tag Archives: Persian Gulf

Is That the Gift Iran Presented to Trump?

Few ships have passed the Strait of Hormuz in recent days. They used a waterway between Qeshm and Larak islands, probably closely monitored by Iranian forces. Ships moved out of the Persian Gulf, not in. It was reported that Iran … Continue reading

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Drone Incident November 1

Not only Iranians are concerned about re-elected President Obama’s expanding drone war  in right now five countries. Iran is already a target. In order to get an idea where the American predator drone (fortunately “unarmed”, as CNN broke yesterday after … Continue reading

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Dangerous War Games

Update below. Update II (Sunday). Both fascinating and alarming is the map of U.S. military bases in the Middle East, which had been posted a couple of days ago by Juan Cole. Essentially unsuccessful in designing several serious allegations, even … Continue reading

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On the Road

  U.S. House Resolution 1553, to which about one third of House Republicans have signed on, would in fact give Israel a green light for striking Iran’s nuclear facilities. Repeating ad nauseam perceived threats by Iran and, in particular its … Continue reading

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Close Encounters

When CNN had reported Wednesday on an encounter between an Iranian navy plane and the American aircraft carrier USS Eisenhower in the Gulf of Oman earlier this month, the incidence recalled another, almost fatal, encounter two years ago in the Persian … Continue reading

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