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http://middleeastobserver.net/irans-irgc-aerospace-chief-on-us-casualties-damages-future-retaliation-steps/ Description: Commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force General Amir Ali Hajizadeh reveals key details regarding the recent retaliatory Iranian ballistic missile attacks on US bases in Iraq. Source: Iranian media: Al-Alam News/Fars News Agency Date: 09/01/2020 Transcript: – We struck with our missiles areas in the American airbase (in Iraq) that was used for equipping attack helicopters – We were able to target the barracks of US
“The Iranian Foreign Ministry asks Brussels to explain to Trump that it is time to stop. The same goal was pursued by the symbolic blow by Tehran on the American Ain Assad Air Base. It was captured by the Americans back in 2003 with the help of the Australian special forces. In recent years, it has become a kind of “hostel for NATO”: the UK, the Netherlands, and Canada have
Pepe Escobar posted with permission and cross posted with Consortium News (written before Trump’s Speech) President Donald Trump will de-escalate the crisis with Iran when he speaks to the nation at 11 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, a U.S. intelligence source has told me. Last night Iran retaliated for the assassination of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani with missile strikes on two U.S. military bases in Iraq. So far there have
First, as always, a recap. Turns out that the Iranian strikes were apparently very accurate, check out these photos: This is interesting, because while I had some US ex-Colonel on idiot-box saying that most Iranian missiles either missed or landed in the desert. Rah! Rah! Rah! The US has THE BEST military in the GALAXY!! We kick these ragheads back to their medieval reality, bla-bla-bla. The reality is that this
Dear friends, Looks like Round 1 is over. Let’s begin with a small recap of events: Iran fired a relatively small number of short range missiles at one, possibly two, US bases The IRGC indicated that if Iran is attacked, then so will Israel Trump tweeted “so far, so good” The US reported no casualties In plain English this means that the strike was intended to be both highly visible
Zamir Awan for The Saker Blog Iran’s response to the assassination of its top General Qasim Suleimani in Baghdad attack by the US has created more panic. The situation is more uncertain, instable and rather confusing. Rumors and fake news are dominating the region. Economic activities suffered a lot, the stock exchange has witnessed drop-down, oil price seems going upward. Many people are traveling out of this region to safer
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan have launched the long-anticipated offshore pipeline TurkStream, that will deliver Russian gas to Turkey and further to southern European states. The 930 km pipeline running across the bottom of the Black Sea became operational on Wednesday, with the two leaders attending a special opening ceremony.
Eric Zuesse for the Saker Blog Even some mainstream U.S. ‘news’-media (but none that are Republican) acknowledge the fact that Qasem Soleimani was among the most effective of all nations’ generals who fought against ISIS. Other mainstream U.S. ‘news’-media seem very reluctant to do so, because the entirety of America’s mainstream ‘journalism’ has spewed hatred against Iran’s Government after Iranians in 1979 succeeded at overthrowing the dictator Shah whom America’s
Source: Al-Manar, Hezbollah media Translation: resistancenews.org The Islamic Republic of Iran began its revenge for the assassination of the martyr Soleimani by launching dozens of ballistic missiles at the US base of Al-Asad in Iraq. The Islamic Revolutionary Guards announced that the process of revenge for the assassination of the martyr Soleimani had started with the launch of dozens of ballistic missiles against the American base at Al-Asad in Iraq.
According to the site Colonel Cassad, “the IRGC has declared that as soon as the US strikes Iran, Iran will strike Israel”. I rate Cassad as a B+ source: mostly reliable. If this is correct, then we what we will have next is a total war. This is the beginning of the end for the Empire. May God protect all the faithful. The Saker
Dear friends, Christ is born! Glorify Him! I am aware of the situation. All we know is that Iran has fired 10+ missiles at the al-Asad US air base. I have no solid data so far. I will resume commenting here as soon as I have some hard facts. Right now my family and I are about to sit down at our Nativity dinner. Please give me a few hours
Ramin Mazaheri for The Saker Blog A 7-part series in 2017 addressed the same subject as this 10-part series – the state of the global economy as impacted by QE and the Age of Austerity. Part 2 was, “Why no Petroeuro? or France’s historic effort for an anti-austerity Eurozone”. Despite the leftists’ usual approach of assuming all White Europeans are neoliberals and neo-imperialists, there is a very real and widespread
By Aram Mirzaei for the Saker blog On Tuesday, Iran’s Parliament (Majlis) unanimously passed a motion designating the Pentagon and all subsidiaries terrorist after the US military assassinated Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, a senior Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) commander, on President Donald Trump’s direct order. All the 233 lawmakers present at an open session of the parliament on Tuesday unanimously adopted the triple-urgency motion, which amends an earlier law
by Chris Faure – for The Saker Blog At the time of writing, just in from RT – Mr Putin is in Syria on surprise visit and has already held talks with Bashar Assad. It is not hard to understand that world leaders have most probably doubled up on their already excellent security and will travel highly secured, with no pre-announcement. The myth of the US as the self-purported savior
Yemen’s Ansarullah: We’re partaking in regional drive to boot US forces out Description: Member of Ansarullah’s Political Council, Mohammad al-Bakhiti, says the Yemeni movement is partaking in the region-wide response to Iranian General Soleimani’s assassination by the US military. Bakhiti says the regional response is aimed at driving all US forces out of the region. Source: Al-Mayadeen TV Date: 05/01/2020 Transcript: – the coming days will bring huge changes to the region
Link: http://middleeastobserver.net/iraqs-sistani-to-irans-leader-the-great-general-soleimanis-role-against-daesh-was-unparalleled/ Description: Iraq’s highest religious authority Ayatollah Sayyed Ali al-Sistani’s consolation message to Iran’s Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei over the assassination of General Qasim Soleimani. Source: Al-Ahed News Date: 06/01/2020 Transcript: Sistani: In the Name of Allah the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Surely we belong to Allah, and to Him we will return Your eminence, dear Ayatollah Sayyed Ali al-Khamenei (may your life be prolonged) Peace
Valeriy Romanov for The Saker Blog This is my first article under the general heading “View from Russia.” I would like to pre-empt it by informing American readers that the leading Russian TV channels regularly have political shows on which there are heated debates on the most pressing issues of world politics. Both Russian and American, Israeli, German, Polish and Ukrainian political scientists participate in the broadcasts, and former and
by Paul Craig Roberts (posted by permission) I am addressing what might be weaknesses in The Saker’s clarification of the Iranian situation. At this time, it is up to Israel whether or not war occurs between the US and Iran. Israel very much wants this war as a means of putting Iran and Syria into chaos, thus leaving Hezbollah isolated and unsupplied. Then Israel can succeed in occupying southern Lebanon.
By Aram Mirzaei for the Saker blog Iraq’s influential cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr, has released a statement saying that if US troops do not leave the country, Iraq will turn into a new Vietnam for Washington. Sadr, who leads the largest bloc in parliament, said in a letter to the assembly that a parliamentary resolution calling on the government to end foreign troop presence did not go far enough. “I consider
