The Pentagon is a “Paper Tiger”: USAF KC-135 ‘Stratotanker’ (Aerial Tankers) Shot Down by Iran, Intelligence, Surveillance (ISR)Aircraft Forced to Replace Destroyed Ground-based Radars
| By Drago Bosnic Global Research, March 14, 2026 The latest events during the American aggression on Iran demonstrate that the Pentagon is a paper tiger that can no longer rely on the myth of its “invincibility”. Namely, after numerous embarrassing losses of advanced strike and multirole fighter jets (specifically F-15s and F-18s), the United States is now losing strategic aircraft that enable its occupation forces to project power across the Middle East and beyond. Namely, on March 12, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced it lost at least one KC-135 “Stratotanker”, while another one was damaged over Iraq. The loss took place over “friendly airspace”, as they put it. The “incident” involved two aircraft, with one “crashing” in Western Iraq, while the other landed safely in Israel. CENTCOM insists the losses were “not caused by hostile or friendly fire”. In other words, the aerial tankers have “had enough” and are now “committing suicide”. But who knows, perhaps the “Ghost of Kuwait” is active again. On the other hand, it could be a flock of birds, specifically 358 feathery rascals who decided to disrupt American “freedom and democracy” over Iraq. Jokes aside, the number 358 wasn’t picked at random, as Iraqi sources report that the KC-135 was shot down by the “358” SAM (surface-to-air missile), also known as the SA-67. The weapon reportedly uses a solid-fuel rocket booster and a turbojet, while the warhead is equipped with an infrared or optical seeker (or both). Some sources even claim that the “358” is a drone-missile hybrid. Pro-Iranian paramilitary groups can launch them from virtually any platform, which is a major threat to US occupation forces. |
Why Trump is losing the war
Here are the reasons this is going so badly
| Owen Jones Mar 05, 2026 No regime collapse By assassinating the Supreme Leader, it’s clear that the US believed it had achieved regime decapitation. The system would come crashing down like a pack of cards, or so they thought. There would be defections by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and some sort of coup. But there are no apparent cracks in the regime at all. When asked about the timeline for the conflict, War Secretary Pete Hegseth said: “We could say four weeks, but it could be six, it could be eight, it could be three.” Such a protracted conflict is clearly not what the US originally had in mind. Yesterday, Donald Trump dismissed the exiled Crown Prince and son of the deposed Shah, Reza Pahlavi. That’s despite Pahlavi’s fanatical pro-US orientation, and his zealous support for bombing his country of birth. Last July, Reza Pahlavi claimed that 50,000 officials from within Iran’s ruling government and military had contacted him to sign up to defect and collapse the regime. If that was true, do you think for a second that Trump wouldn’t be backing him? Historischer Exkurs Das Shah Regime Das Regime von Mohammad Reza Schah Pahlavi (1941–1979) im Iran wird oft als autokratisch, repressiv und brutal gegenüber politischen Gegnern beschrieben. Es war eine Diktatur, die von der Geheimpolizei SAVAK gestützt wurde, welche für Folter, willkürliche Verhaftungen und die Unterdrückung jeglicher Opposition bekannt war. Wikipedia +2 Kernpunkte des Schah-Regimes: Unterdrückung: SAVAK, der Geheimdienst, agierte brutal gegen Dissidenten, Studenten und religiöse Gruppen, was zu tiefem Groll in der Bevölkerung führte. Autoritarismus: Der Schah errichtete einen Einparteienstaat, indem er alle anderen politischen Gruppen verbot und die Rastakhiz-Partei als einzige Partei einsetzte. Modernisierung & Ungleichheit: Die „Weiße Revolution“, ein schnelles Modernisierungsprogramm, führte zwar zu gesellschaftlichen Veränderungen, aber auch zu hoher Inflation und wirtschaftlichen Engpässen, von denen die breite Masse kaum profitierte. Westliche Unterstützung: Der Schah wurde stark vom Westen, insbesondere den USA, unterstützt, besonders nach dem von ausländischen Mächten unterstützten Putsch gegen Premierminister Mohammad Mossadegh im Jahr 1953. Proteste: Die Unzufriedenheit über die autokratische Herrschaft und die soziale Ungleichheit führte schließlich zur Iranischen Revolution 1979 |
The Take: How oil is at the center of the US-Israel war with Iran
As oil prices rise, the US, Israel and Iran seem ready to keep fighting no matter the costs.
The price of oil has soared over $100 a barrel globally as a result of the United States-Israeli war on Iran. Iran has essentially shut down shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz while Israel has attacked critical Iranian oil depots. Despite public pressure and outrage, all parties seem prepared to continue the war. What will it mean for the global economy and the people caught in the crossfire? Listen to more about the Strait of Hormuz here. Recommended Stories The Take: Why Israel’s war on Hezbollah keeps returning The Take: How is the US using Anthropic’s Claude AI in Iran? The Take: What the world is getting wrong about what Iranians think The Take: Why Washington can’t stop Trump on Iran |
The War on Iran—and Washington’s Missing Exit Strategy
| Medea Benjamin Mar 08, 2026 The United States has once again launched a war in the Middle East based on false claims about weapons of mass destruction. Like the invasion of Iraq in 2003, the U.S. assault on Iran rests on allegations that international inspectors have already debunked. But beyond the false pretext lies an even more pressing question that few officials in Washington seem willing—or able—to answer: What is the U.S. exit strategy from its war on Iran? President Trump has justified the attack by claiming that Iran refuses to renounce nuclear weapons. As he prepared to launch the war, Trump repeatedly claimed, “We haven’t heard those secret words: ‘We will never have a nuclear weapon.’” Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, responded by reiterating Iran’s long-standing policy, stating plainly: “Iran will under no circumstances ever develop a nuclear weapon.” |
War expands: While bombing Iran, US and Israel attack even more countries
After launching a war of aggression against Iran, Israel invaded Lebanon and besieged Gaza. USA is arming Kurds, shooting Pakistani protesters, fighting in Ecuador. Trump threatened to embargo Spain.
| Ben Norton Mar 05, 2026 The CIA is arming Kurdish proxy forces in northern Iraq, with plans to launch an invasion of Iran. Meanwhile, Israel has invaded Lebanon, and has reimposed its siege of Gaza. Donald Trump is now even threatening Spain, because it refuses to support his illegal war of aggression against Iran. |
The Great Betrayal: The Big Lie of the “War on Terror”
| By Mark Taliano Global Research, March 05, 2026 Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney recently called Iran the “principal source of instability and terror throughout the Middle East”[1] even as Iranians defend themselves from the terror of the US/Israeli criminal war of aggression against their nation[2], even as they mourn the US/Israeli terror attack that slaughtered 165 young Iranian elementary school girls, characterized by UNESCO as “a grave violation of humanitarian law,” and even as they mourn the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Shaheed Ayatollah Khamenei, assassinated by a US/Zionist terror bombing. War is terror and the US/Zionist attack on Iran is supreme international criminality that violates Article 2(4) of the Charter of the United Nations, which states that all Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations. The war on Iran also derogates Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[3] which assigns power to declare war to Congress. Additionally, as reported by CNN, |
US Military Is Running Out of Stand-off Munitions, Copies Iranian Drones to Compensate
| By Drago BosnicGlobal Research, March 06, 2026 The American and Western style of warfare relies heavily on achieving complete air dominance, followed by devastating bombing attacks designed to cripple the military infrastructure of a targeted country. If that doesn’t work, the US/NATO then resorts to unadulterated terrorism, targeting noncombatants and civilian infrastructure. During the early stages of the (First) Cold War, this approach was used against Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and numerous other countries. However, it never resulted in a strategic victory. On the contrary, it only galvanized the resistance of the local populace, strengthening their resolve in the face of American/Western terror bombing strategy. This military doctrine suffered a failure over Indochina, where the heroic resistance of the Vietnamese people resulted in a crushing and humiliating defeat for the invading Americans. |
‚Punching them while they’re down‘: US & Israel bomb Iran’s schools & hospitals, with ’no stupid rules of engagement‘
The US & Israel bombed 20 schools & 13 hospitals in Iran in 1 week. War Secretary Pete Hegseth boasted of unleashing „death and destruction“ to provoke collapse, with „no stupid rules of engagement“.
| Ben Norton Mar 08, 2026 The United States and Israel are intentionally devastating civilian areas in Iran, brutally bombing schools, hospitals, and residential neighborhoods, in an attempt not only to destroy the state but also to collapse Iranian society itself. US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth described the scorched-earth strategy in a Pentagon press briefing on March 4. “This was never meant to be a fair fight, and it is not a fair fight. We are punching them while they’re down, which is exactly how it should be”, Hegseth boasted. He added with pride that the US and Israel are raining upon Iran “death and destruction from the sky, all day long”. Hegseth noted that, in the first four days of the war on Iran (named Operation Epic Fury), the US military employed “twice the air power” that it had used in the “shock and awe” invasion of Iraq in 2003. In another press briefing on March 2, the US secretary of war condemned international organizations like the United Nations and proclaimed, “America, regardless of what so-called international institutions say, is unleashing the most lethal and precise air power campaign in history”. |
Big Trouble Ahead in Iran
| John J. Mearsheimer Mar 04, 2026 On 3 March 2026, I was on “Judging Freedom” talking about the Iran war. I told the Judge that the Trump administration was dragged into this war by Israel and its enormously powerful lobby in the US. Both Secretary of State Marco Rubio and House Speaker Mike Johnson have admitted as much and it is clear from listening to and reading the discourse on the internet that many Americans understand that this is another war for Israel. Iran was no threat to the US and there was no reason for Trump to attack it. I also emphasized that it is almost impossible for me to see how Israel and the US win this war. It seems that victory for this aggressive tag team requires not only regime change in Iran, but replacing the regime with new leaders who are subservient to Israeli and American wishes. If those two things do not happen, Iran will surely keep its nuclear enrichment capability; keep building ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, & long-range drones; and keep supporting Hamas, the Houthis, and Hezbollah. The likelihood of this war producing an Iranian regime that is subservient to Israel and the US is close to zero in my estimation. For Iran to win, all it has to do is survive and not end up as a pawn of Israel and the US. Even if its missile inventory is greatly diminished, its nuclear enrichment capability is crippled, and its infrastructure is badly damaged, it matters little if the regime survives or is replaced by a regime that refuses to kowtow to the tag team. Remember that in the Vietnam War, the US won virtually every battle and lost the war. |
| Prof. John Mearsheimer : Is Trump’s War Beyond Control? Judge Napolitano – Judging Freedom Weitere Videos Jeffrey Sachs: U.S. and Israel underestimated Iran 13.03.2026 #Heat #US #Israel We spoke with renowned economist and Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs about the ongoing U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran and their devastating consequences. Öl-Schock durch den Irankrieg: Wer verliert – und wer profitiert wirklich? Irans Gegenangriffe: Politikwissenschafter Klemens Fischer zur aktuellen Lage 12.03.2026 DEUTSCHLAND Ölterminals stehen in Flammen, Benzinpreise steigen rasant – der Irankrieg erschüttert die globalen Energiemärkte. Während USA und Israel militärisch nachlegen, reagiert Teheran mit Angriffen auf Israel und mehrere Golfstaaten. Die strategisch wichtige Straße von Hormus ist weitgehend blockiert – mit dramatischen Folgen für die weltweite Ölversorgung. In diesem Video erklären wir: Wer leidet am meisten unter dem Öl Schock – und wer profitiert davon? In diesem Video klären wir: · Warum der Öl Schock jetzt so heftig ausfällt · Welche Länder und Unternehmen am stärksten betroffen sind · Und wer paradoxerweise vom Krieg im Iran profitiert · Welche geopolitischen Folgen die Blockade im Golf haben könnte · Was der Preisanstieg für Verbraucher:innen und die Weltwirtschaft bedeutet Der Energiemarkt steht Kopf – aber nicht alle sind Verlierer. Wir zeigen die Hintergründe, Zusammenhänge und Gewinner dieses geopolitischen Schocks. „Öl-Schock durch den Irankrieg: Wer verliert – und wer profitiert wirklich?“ Jetzt ansehen, um die wahren Auswirkungen zu verstehen. USA gehen fälschlicherweise „von symmetrischem Krieg aus“ – Jäger zum Konflikt im Nahen Osten 13.03.2026 #USA #Iran #Fehleinschätzung Die #USA haben sich in den Augen einer wachsenden Zahl von Beobachtern bei ihrem Angriff auf den #Iran verkalkuliert. Auch Politologe Thomas Jäger sieht vor allem eine fundamentale #Fehleinschätzung, von der es Trumps Regierung noch immer schwerfällt, abzurücken. Iran-Krieg auch mit Folgen für Russland und die Ukraine | Militärökonom Keupp bei ZDFheute live Iran-Krieg: US-Angriffe auf Minen-Schiffe, Iran beschießt Tanker | ZDFheute live analysiert Die Lage in der Straße von Hormus spitzt sich weiter zu. In der Meerenge hat das US-Militär iranische Minenleger-Schiffe angegriffen. Welche Folgen das haben könnte, analysiert ZDFheute live. Seit Beginn des Iran-Kriegs stehen viele Tanker vor der Straße von Hormus bereits still. Zu groß ist die Gefahr, die beim Passieren droht. So greift Iran immer wieder Öl-Tanker an. Absoluter Schutz könne auch durch Unterstützung der US Navy oder anderer Marineeinheiten nicht gewährleistet werden, sagt Moritz Brake. Er ist Experte für maritime Sicherheit und Reserveoffizier der Deutschen Marine. Iran: Trumps gefährlicher Blindflug? – MONITOR Welchen Plan haben US-Präsident Donald Trump und Israels Premierminister Benjamin Netanjahu für den Iran? In den vergangenen Tagen wurden immer wieder zwei Ziele genannt: mehr Sicherheit im Nahen Osten und der Sturz des Mullah-Regimes in Teheran. Doch es dauerte nicht lange, bis US-Präsident Trump und sein Verteidigungsminister Pete Hegseth von einem möglichen „Regime Change“ nichts mehr wissen wollten. Fachleute bezweifeln, dass es überhaupt einen klaren Plan gibt. Sie erinnern an frühere, von außen erzwungene Umstürze – im Irak, in Afghanistan und in Libyen. Interventionen, die eigentlich Stabilität bringen sollten, aber vielerorts zu noch mehr Terror, Instabilität und Chaos geführt haben. In diesem Video schauen wir uns an: 👉 Was wurde aus den Regimewechseln im Irak, Afghanistan und Libyen? 👉 Wie haben frühere US-Präsidenten militärische Interventionen begründet? 👉 Welche Parallelen und Unterschiede Expert:innen zur aktuellen Situation im Iran sehen So hat Trump den Iran-Krieg unterschätzt | Militärökonom Keupp bei ZDFheute live Gut zwei Wochen nach Beginn des Kriegs zwischen den USA, Israel und Iran gehen die Angriffe weiter. Beim Beschuss eines Öltankers im irakischen Hafen von Basra stellten die irakischen Behörden den Betrieb aller Ölterminals ein. Zudem blockiert Iran weiterhin die Straße von Hormus. Iran setzt im Krieg mit den USA vor allem auf wirtschaftlichen Druck. Die Angriffe im Persischen Golf lassen den Ölpreis steigen, Tanker bleiben vor der Straße von Hormus liegen, Washington ringt um Kontrolle. Militärökonom Keupp erklärt bei ZDFheute live warum asymmetrische Kriegsführung der entscheidende Hebel für das Mullah-Regime ist. Why America is Losing the War With Iran (w/ John Mearsheimer) | The Chris Hedges Report Verlieren die USA den Iran-Krieg? | Possoch klärt | BR24 Könnten die USA den Krieg gegen den Iran verlieren? US-Präsident Donald Trump hat überraschend ein baldiges Ende des Krieges ins Spiel gebracht. „Ich denke, der Krieg ist so gut wie beendet.“ Die iranischen Revolutionsgarden reagierten scharf auf Trumps Äußerungen: „Wir sind diejenigen, die über das Ende des Krieges entscheiden. Die Bedingungen auf dem Schlachtfeld und das Ende des Krieges liegen in den Händen der Islamischen Republik.“ Was jetzt nach der Iran-Bombardierung mit dem Namen „Epic Fury“ passieren soll? Vier Regierungsbeamte sagen: „Die Regierung hat keine Ahnung und keine wirkliche, nachvollziehbare Begründung, kein Endziel und keinen Plan für die Zeit danach.“ Droht ein zweites Syrien? Und wenn am Ende das Mullah-Regime immer noch nicht weg ist, dann bleibt eben genau die Frage offen: Warum haben sich die USA da eingemischt? Und haben sie dann den Krieg nicht doch verloren? Possoch klärt mit Politik-Prof. Thomas Jäger und Militärexperte Fabian Hoffmann! US-Präsident Donald Trump wusste, dass er die äußerst angespannten Nerven an den Rohöl-, Aktien- und Anleihemärkten beruhigen musste: „Wir wollen die Ölpreise niedrig halten“, sagte Trump auf einer Pressekonferenz am Montagabend Ortszeit auf seinem Anwesen in Florida. Die Preise seien „aufgrund dieses Ausflugs künstlich gestiegen“. Der „Ausflug“, wie Trump den Angriffskrieg auf den Iran nannte, hatte am Montag eine Panik an den Märkten ausgelöst und für die rasant steigenden Rohölpreise von zwischenzeitlich bis zu 120 Dollar pro Barrel gesorgt. Die Aktienmärkte gingen auf Talfahrt. Trump musste reagieren und begann zu signalisieren, dass der Krieg bald enden würde. Das Ergebnis: Die Rohölpreise sanken deutlich, an der Wall Street drehten die Aktienkurse wieder in den grünen Bereich. Der Krieg gegen den Iran werde „sehr bald“ vorbei sein, sei aber noch nicht abgeschlossen, erklärte Trump. Die USA würden „große Fortschritte bei der Erreichung unseres militärischen Ziels“ machen. Der US-Präsident, der seine Leistungen stets mit Superlativen versieht, sagte, man könne von einem „gewaltigen Erfolg“ sprechen. Er fügte hinzu: „Oder wir könnten noch weiter gehen, und wir werden noch weitergehen.“ Wenige Stunden zuvor hatte Trump gegenüber dem US-Fernsehsender CBS News signalisiert, dass der Krieg „so gut wie beendet“ sei. Erneut sandte Trump widersprüchliche Botschaften in Richtung der neuen iranischen Führung aus: Sollte der Iran die Schiffsroute durch die Straße von Hormus nicht freigeben – und danach sieht es aus – würde der Iran „zwanzigmal härter“ von den Vereinigten Staaten getroffen werden als zuvor. Auf seiner Plattform „Truth Social“ postete Trump in der Nacht: „Wir werden leicht zerstörbare Ziele ausschalten, die es dem Iran praktisch nicht möglich machen werden, jemals wieder als Nation aufgebaut zu werden. Tod, Feuer und Zorn werden über sie hereinbrechen.“ Er hoffe und bete, „dass es nicht dazu kommt“. INHALT 00:00 Können die USA den Iran-Krieg verlieren? 02:03 Warum die USA nicht schnell gewonnen haben 03:38 Irans Kriegsstrategie: Drohnen, Drohnen, Drohnen 06:22 Was hat der Iran noch alles im Köcher? 09:21 Warum führen die USA diesen Krieg? 11:08 Stichwort: Regime-Change 13:54 Das Worst-Case-Szenario 17:01 Folgen des Iran-Kriegs: Ölpreisschock, Börsencrash und Weltwirtschaftskrise |
The Consolidation of US-Israeli Hegemony Lies at the Heart of the Attack on Iran – Not Iran’s Alleged Nuclear Programme
Video: “Political Theater”: Trump’s Attack against Iran
| By Prof Michel Chossudovsky and Drago Bosnic Global Research, June 24, 2025 Trump’s “Operation Midnight Hammer” attack on June 22, 2025 against Iran’s nuclear facilities involved the dispatch of B-2 aircraft out of the Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri. This complex and improvised Operation was under the auspices of US Central Command (USCENTCOM), based in Florida, in close coordination with US Strategic Command (USSTRACOM) in Omaha, Nebraska. This program aims to analyze how “Operation Midnight Hammer” was conducted, as well as the motivation behind it and whether it was as successful as touted by President Donald Trump. Read the whole aricle |
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Iran Is the Sixth Country on the List of the Countries America Is to Destroy for Israel. Dr. Paul C. Roberts
By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts Global Research, June 23, 2025Read this article |
Trump’s “Operation Midnight Hammer”: Did America Really Destroy Iran’s Nuclear Facilities?
By Drago BosnicGlobal Research, June 23, 2025Read this article |
“A New Line Crossed”: The U.S. Provokes Iran With Attacks on Nuclear Sites
Iran has now been forced to decide how to respond to U.S. attacks on its sovereignty.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen Dan Caine discusses the mission details of a strike on Iran during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 22 2025 in Arlington Virginia US Photo by Andrew HarnikGetty Images| Murtaza Hussain Jun 23, 2025 On Saturday night, U.S. warplanes attacked three Iranian nuclear sites, marking the first time the U.S. has attacked on Iranian soil in the decades-long cold war between the two countries. President Trump’s announcement, posted on Truth Social, stated that the U.S. had attacked the nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan in a bombardment dubbed “Operation Midnight Hammer.” The escalation was met with jubilation from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who had relentlessly pushed for the operation. Likewise, Trump’s hardline supporters praised the act of war, while across the spectrum in the U.S., many officials and segments of the public have expressed condemnation—whether on constitutional grounds, or because of opposition to the US entering a potential forever war with a country of 90 million people. Continue reading |
Video: “Political Theater”: Trump’s Attack against Iran
| By Prof Michel Chossudovsky and Drago Bosnic Trump’s “Operation Midnight Hammer” attack on June 22, 2025 against Iran’s nuclear facilities involved the dispatch of B-2 aircraft out of the Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri. This complex and improvised Operation was under the auspices of US Central Command (USCENTCOM), based in Florida, in close coordination with US Strategic Command (USSTRACOM) in Omaha, Nebraska. This program aims to analyze how “Operation Midnight Hammer” was conducted, as well as the motivation behind it and whether it was as successful as touted by President Donald Trump. Watch the video |
Michael Hudson: War on Iran is fight for US unipolar control of world
Economist Michael Hudson explains how the war on Iran seeks to stop countries from breaking away from US unipolar control and dollar hegemony, and to disrupt Eurasian integration with China & Russia.
| But Iran is not only the capstone to full control of the Near East and its oil and dollar holdings. Iran is a key link for China’s Belt and Road Initiative for a New Silk Road of railway transport to the West. If the United States can overthrow the Iranian government, this interrupts the long transportation corridor that China already has constructed and hopes to extend further west. |
| Iran also is a key to blocking Russian trade and development via the Caspian Sea and access to the south, bypassing the Suez Canal. And under U.S. control, an Iranian client regime could threaten Russia from its southern flank. |
| To the neocons, all this makes Iran a central pivot on which the U.S. national interest is based – if you define that national interest as creating a coercive empire of client states observing dollar hegemony by adhering to the dollarized international financial system. I think that Trump’s warning to Tehran’s citizens to evacuate their city is just an attempt to stir up domestic panic as a prelude to a U.S. attempt to mobilize ethnic opposition as a means to break up Iran into component parts. It is similar to the U.S. hopes to break up Russia and China into regional ethnicities. |
Trump’s War on Iran Is Illegal, Reckless—and Must Be Stopped
| Medea Benjaminand CODEPINK Alert Jun 22, 2025 By Medea Benjamin In the early hours of Sunday morning, the Trump administration bombed three nuclear sites in Iran—without congressional approval, without public support, and without any legal justification. This reckless, illegal escalation pulls the United States deeper into a war the American people do not want and never authorized. This act of aggression has nothing to do with protecting U.S. interests. It’s a dangerous favor to the Netanyahu government—one that defies our Constitution, violates international law, and risks triggering a catastrophic regional war. It endangers U.S. troops, allies, and civilians throughout the Middle East. And it makes all of us less safe. This is not about nuclear weapons. It’s about regime change. U.S. efforts to overthrow governments—from Iraq to Afghanistan to Libya—have brought nothing but devastation. Regime change fantasies ignore the sovereignty of nations and substitute military might for political solutions. Iran is a complex, populous country with a proud history of resisting foreign domination. Trying to overthrow its government would almost certainly plunge the region into deeper turmoil, with massive civilian suffering and global consequences. Continue reading |
Operation Rising Lion und Midnight Hamme
Seit dem 13. Juni von israelischen und US-amerikanischen Angriffen betroffene Orte im Iran
Operation Rising Lion und Midnight Hammer
Seit dem 13 Juni von israelischen und US amerikanischen Angriffen betroffene Orte im IranPublished 22 juin 2025
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Trump advisor admits: War on Iran targets China, seeking ‚US global dominance‘
The war on Iran seeks “US global dominance” and to “weaken China”, said Donald Trump’s former national security advisor, General Michael Flynn. He admitted the US gives Israel intelligence and weapons
The war on Iran aims to weaken China and ensure US global dominance said Donald Trumps former national security advisor Michael Flynn| He admitted that the United States is giving Israel substantial intelligence, weapons, and training, helping it to wage this war. Flynn, a retired US general, emphasized that the goal of this joint US-Israeli war is regime change: to overthrow Iran’s government. „A positive US relationship with a [new] Iranian regime, so whatever the regime is that rises up out of the ashes, if we have a positive relationship with that regime, that really benefits the United States of America, particularly against China, and it weakens China“, he argued. „A victory by Israel establishes the perception, if not the reality, of US global dominance, and certainly Israeli dominance in that region“, Flynn added with pride. „We’re involved“ in war on Iran, says retired US General Mike Flynn „We’re involved“, Mike Flynn stressed. „People need to understand that we’ve been in the Middle East my entire life, my entire military career“. Flynn helped oversee „counter-terrorism“ operations in the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. During the Barack Obama administration, he served as the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). Trump appointed Flynn as his national security advisor at the beginning of his first term, in 2017. „We’re involved [in the war on Iran]“, he repeated. „We provide intelligence capabilities, certainly, to Israel… We provide all kinds of weapons systems. We provide all kinds of training support“. Flynn made these remarks in a 17 June interview with Steven Bannon, who was one of the most important figures in Trump’s first presidential term. Bannon served as Trump’s chief strategist and was CEO of his 2016 presidential campaign. Bannon was previously chairman of the far-right political website Breitbart. He now hosts the ultra-conservative talk show Bannon’s War Room. US-backed war on Iran targets China Steve Bannon is an extreme China hawk. In 2018, the former Trump chief strategist declared, “We’re at war with China”. In his interview with Mike Flynn, Bannon stressed that China is the main target of the US empire. He demonized the Communist Party of China as a so-called „existential threat“. „One of the basic philosophies we had, and the reason, quite frankly, you were chosen [as Trump’s national security advisor], given your expertise in this area, was the pivot to Asia“, Bannon said. This was a reference to the Barack Obama administration’s policy to move US troops and military resources out of West Asia (the so-called Middle East) and to East Asia, to prepare for conflict with China. „Remember, one of the biggest things was to pivot to Asia“, Bannon reiterated. „Talk about a strategic pivot out of the Middle East, sir, to actually confront the existential threat to the country, the Chinese Communist Party“. Flynn agreed. „We need to be focused on the principle 21st century adversary, and I’ll call them an adversary, and that’s China“, he said. „So China, China, China — that’s what I want your audience to understand“, Flynn added. The retired US general emphasized that, if Washington and Tel Aviv can overthrow Iran’s government, then the US empire can focus all of its resources and energy on containing China in the new cold war. „We have to allow Israel to finish the job“, Flynn implored. „When it does, as it does, as it is in the midst of finishing this job — and it’s going to take a little bit — it will allow the United States to fully shift to focusing on China“. Israel is doing the West’s „dirty work“ Mike Flynn argued that Israel is „protecting Western civilization“ in its war on Iran. „Israel is fighting their war, and we are in fact supporting it. And it’s really protecting Western civilization“, he insisted in his interview with Steve Bannon. Flynn is a very extreme political figure. He is a Christian nationalist who has proudly declared that US conservatives are waging a „spiritual war“. This is an idea that is shared by Pete Hegseth, who serves as defense secretary in Donald Trump’s second term. Hegseth, a former Fox News host, is a fellow Christian nationalist. In 2020, he published a book titled „American Crusade“, in which he wrote that the US right is waging a „holy war“ against China, the international left, and Islam — and in particular the Islamic Republic of Iran. Although these top figures in the Trump administration have far-right political views, they share many of the policies of the neoliberal centrists in Europe. Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz has strongly supported the war on Iran, stating with approval that Israel is doing the „dirty work“ of the West. Donald Trump and other Western leaders have made it clear that their goal in Iran is to violently overthrow the government created by the 1979 Iranian revolution. In 1953, the CIA sponsored a coup that overthrew Iran’s democratically elected prime minister, Mohammad Mosaddegh, and installed a king, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. This brutal dictator, who was notorious for torturing dissidents, was propped up by the United States for decades, until the 1979 revolution ousted him and established a truly independent government in Tehran. Despairing while watching helplessly US genocide in Gaza for eighteen (18) months — Cecilia Bartoli – Gelido in ogni vena (immortal Vivaldi) https://youtu.be/EMd7i5Bhd1E?si=6KE4HJoEhze-Ddi4 Israel’s war on Iran was made in USA: Trump supported attacks, while faking peae talks Israel attacked Iran in an act of war. The US government supported the strikes, providing intelligence and weapons. Trump cynically used nuclear… Jun 14 • Ben Norton  Michael Hudson: Trump’s tariff threats could destabilize the global economy Trump’s protectionist policies threaten to radically unbalance the balance of payments and exchange rates throughout the world, preventing countries… Jan 26  Poll: 82% of Israelis want to expel Palestinians from Gaza; 47% want to kill every man, woman, child A poll found 82% of full citizens of Israel want to expel Palestinians from Gaza. 47% want to kill every single man, woman, and child. Ex PM Ehud Olmert… May 30  © 2025 Benjamin Norton Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice Israel’s war on Iran was made in USA: Trump supported attacks, while faking peace talks Israel attacked Iran in an act of war. The US government supported the strikes, providing intelligence and weapons. Trump cynically used nuclear… Jun 14 • Ben Norton Michael Hudson: Trump’s tariff threats could destabilize the global economy Trump’s protectionist policies threaten to radically unbalance the balance of payments and exchange rates throughout the world, preventing countries… Jan 26 Poll: 82% of Israelis want to expel Palestinians from Gaza; 47% want to kill every man, woman, child A poll found 82% of full citizens of Israel want to expel Palestinians from Gaza. 47% want to kill every single man, woman, and child. Ex PM Ehud Olmert… May 30 • Ben Norton Continue raeding |
Trump Is about to Play Stalin’s Card in Iran – Three Maps and One Tweet to Explain
| By John Helmer Global Research, June 20, 2025 Dances with Bears 17 June 2025 The plan to attack Iran, force regime change in Teheran, decapitate and disarm Iranian forces, and partition the country into ethnic autonomies is nothing new. In August 1941 British and empire forces (Indian, Australian) acted in coordination with Soviet forces to occupy the country, ostensibly to prevent the Shah of Iran from allowing German forces to seize Iranian oilfields and attack the land corridor from the Persian Gulf northwards across the country and into the Soviet Union through which US Lend-Lease aid for the war effort was being transported. At the time, with British air superiority in the south and Soviet air superiority in the north, the regime in Teheran had no choice but to capitulate. By November 1943, when Joseph Stalin, Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill met together in Teheran (left image below), Stalin already knew the British were aiming to monopolize Iranian oil supplies for themselves, and with the Americans were “creat[ing] a real threat to the interests of our country if we do not take timely countermeasures.” – Page 71. Stalin’s reaction was first to test Iran’s parliamentary leadership for signing an oil concession agreement. When the Iranians rejected that, Stalin ordered a Red Army-backed secession movement for an independent Azeri statelet based in Tabriz. He abandoned this scheme at the end of March 1946. Continue reading |
Realität: Was niemand über den Iran-Israel-Konflikt erzählt
Realität: Was niemand über den Iran-Israel-Konflikt erzählt
Assessing the US / Israel regime change plan for Iran
To assess the chances that the USIsrael will succeed in Iran consider the past decades of USIsrael operations in the region and the factors for success and failureComparisons from similar campaigns in the region
A few decades ago the US set out to take out seven countries The list was Iraq Syria Lebanon Libya Somalia Sudan and Iran| The Anti Empire Project Jun 20, 2025 US naval assets are moving in. US bases within striking distance of Iran are being evacuated. Trump has signaled his willingness to ridicule his biggest supporters and contradict his own intelligence director to do Israel’s bidding. All of this adds up to: it is extremely likely that the US will very soon be attacking Iran on Israel’s behalf. The objective of the war is the removal of the Iranian government and its replacement by either a chaotic, perpetual civil war situation (chaos) or a pliant collaborator regime that will allow Israel to keep genociding with impunity (the main priority of the Western elite is genocide now). The 1996 Clean Break: A strategy for securing the realm document was written for Netanyahu by a group of American strategists (the realm to be secured was Israel, not America). At that time, their slogan was “anyone can go to Baghdad. Real men go to Tehran.” Continue reading |
