by Aram Mirzaei for the Saker Blog
It has become clear by now that Washington is seeking yet another war in the region. The Zionist servants in Washington have made great efforts this year to “put pressure” on the Resistance axis. They have for months raised the stakes with their aggressive rhetoric about the “outlaw, terrorist supporting Iranian regime”.
The “maximum pressure” campaign escalated in 2019. Washington declared IRGC a terrorist organization, putting it alongside the Islamic State and Boko Haram. This designation provides Washington with a legal basis for attacking the IRGC, according to the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force, a legislation originally written to provide an excuse for the invasion of Afghanistan in the wake of 9/11.
Continuing on their path from last year, with the US withdrawal from the JCPOA (Nuclear deal), “maximum pressure” campaign by the White House, Treasury Department, and State Department accelerated this week with the announcement that the United States would force China, India, Japan, South Korea, and Turkey to cease all imports of Iranian oil or face severe U.S. sanctions. The said goal is to cut to zero all of Iran’s oil exports. According to arguably the biggest and most despicable idiot in Washington, Mike Pompeo, this is aimed at forcing Iran to “behave like a normal country”. A normal country? What exactly is a “normal country?” Is that a country that has capitulated and accepted humiliation? A country that has given up on its independence and does everything and anything Washington orders them to do? Are Saudi Arabia and Israel “normal countries?” They know as well as we do that this maximum pressure campaign won’t lead to the Islamic Republic’s capitulation, but it could very well lead to war.
To support their claims, Idiot Pompeo and his friends in Washington are selling the idea that Tehran is in league with Al-Qaeda and the Taliban, because they really can’t come up with other examples of HOW Iran actually supports terrorism, which it in fact isn’t. In a speech at the Heritage Foundation, Idiot Pompeo said: “Today we ask the Iranian people: Is this what you want your country to be known for, for being a co-conspirator with Hezbollah, Hamas, the Taliban, and al-Qaeda?”
It really doesn’t matter for the large and vastly ignorant population of the US that Iran is actually a Shia nation with a longstanding hostility towards Terrorist takfiri outfits such as ISIS, Al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Nor do they remember that Trump, the White House fool himself correctly claimed during his presidential campaign that Obama created ISIS in Syria.
Washington and its Zionist masters in Tel Aviv aim to provoke Tehran into a first strike so that they have not only legal basis for an attack on Iran but also the legitimacy to engage Iranian targets.
Tehran has threatened to block the strait of Hormuz if Iran is not allowed to use it, and Washington has vowed to respond in such a case. You can see where this is going.
Disinformation from within is on the rise as the Syrian fuel crisis reaches new levels
Simultaneously with Washington’s aggression towards Iran, US sanctions on Syria have also accelerated. Washington’s economic siege of Syria is supposed to apply pressure on the Syrian government to return to the Geneva peace process. This is a very sick and ironic policy of Washington’s as it is Washington and its vassals that have for 8 years claimed that the Syrian government engages in “siege and starve tactics” to subdue its population. As a result of Washington’s blockade on Syria, the country is facing its worst fuel crisis for many years. It has been clear for long that the Zionist Empire and its vassals cannot win in Syria, as their influence over the course of the war has been fading ever since Moscow stepped in four years ago, so now the policy has shifted from fighting to achieve victory, to obstructing any kind of victory for Syria and her allies, resorting to obstructing any kind of resources or help from entering the country. This was clear when Washington threatened to sanction anyone who would dare to help in Syria’s reconstruction, and the fact that Iranian oil shipments to Syria are blocked at the Suez Canal. So what is it that Washington really is going to achieve here?
The only result of these sanctions, and any of Washington’s sanctions for that matter will be a prolonging and worsening of the humanitarian crisis in Syria. The Western media are quick to spin articles on how Syrians living under President Assad are getting fed up with the government, while the actual case, as in the case of Iran, is a growing animosity and awareness towards the despicable sanctions that Washington and its allies impose on them. Because who really suffers from these sanctions imposed on Syria and Iran? Is it the government or the people that can barely even afford to buy bread anymore?
The fuel crisis has however created another situation that gives cause for a bigger concern than what the Zionist empire is plotting. Scrolling across Twitter, I stumbled upon an article written by Andrew Korybko in which he questions why the Oil-Rich Russians aren’t providing Syria with fuel amid this fuel crisis. It’s a fair question in my opinion but his explanation is somewhat troublesome and even worrying. Korybko wants to portray this crisis as an opportunity for Moscow to politicize the situation and compel Syria into submission. Moscow is supposedly withholding any kind of help for Syria in an attempt to push Syria to accept Moscow’s draft constitution and push Iran to withdraw from the country, thus leaving Moscow as the sole power in charge of Syria. Korybko explains this move as Moscow’s “revenge” for Assad’s supposed “humiliation” of Moscow when his government refused to implement the Russian written draft constitution in 2017, something that Putin allegedly has “never forgotten”. Korybko argues that “every one of the many growing differences between Russia and Syria can be traced back to that moment when Moscow caught Damascus completely off guard by presenting this surprise document to it at the same time as it gave this proposal to the so-called “rebels” that also attended the event, which was an unthinkable affront to Syria’s dignity and “face” even though it was “well-intended” and meant to revive the stalled peace process.” Why would Moscow wait two years before it decides to “punish” Damascus for refusing this offer? In these past two years Moscow has helped to liberate more than half the country since those days in early January 2017. Korybko fails to offer any further explanation for this claim.
Korybko then moves on to claim that the September incident in which Zionist planes caused Syria’s air defence to accidentally shoot down made Putin “so furious with Assad” that he refuses to speak to him and instead dispatches Defense Minister Shoigu to deliver messages. This is quite a bizarre way of seeing it. Putin is not known to be an emotionally driven politician that would let his feeling guide his strategic choices. What sort of evidence does Korybko have for this very bold claim?
Korybko then speculates that the latest message could have been a “reminder” about President Putin’s insistence that Assad complies with the constitutional changes that Moscow presented two years ago. Korybko finishes his article with a final speculation that Moscow could even seek to replace Assad for his insolence.
Firstly, I must say that Korybko seems to be on a mission to connect Putin with the Zionist empire, in doing so he seems to forget that Moscow is not Washington. Yes, Russia, Iran, Syria and Hezbollah share different goals and interests that sometimes come into conflict with each other, but Korybko seems to forget that this is how true alliances work. Washington has no allies, it has vassals and slaves, we should never forget that.
Secondly, why on earth would Moscow after 8 years seek to replace Assad? This would be absolute madness on Moscow’s part. But lets play with the idea that this was the case, who would they replace him with? Who else would guarantee that Syria doesn’t fall into the hands of Washington’s cut-throat friends? That would be counter-productive for Moscow’s efforts these past 4 years on the ground. Korybko fails to answer this.
Finally, if Putin really was angry with Assad over the September incident, why would he publicly lay the blame on the Zionist state? He didn’t shy away from holding Erdogan personally responsible for the shooting down of the Russian SU-24 back in late 2015. Instead Moscow immediately gave Damascus the S-300 missile system and began training Syrian forces on how to use it.
The biggest danger of disinformation campaigns does not come from the mainstream media in the West, but from people who supposedly stand on our side.
The evil empire seems to think they can take on the entire world. Everyone should ignore them and not submit. The empire will then become isolated. If all countries who are attacked, constantly threatened and sanctioned simply stopped having any dealings with them what will they do then?
They are definitely bucking for a war. No doubt about that. Trump and his entire cabinet including most of the Congress are criminals who should be in prison for crimes against humanity.
Oh, the rumors: Putin is working for the Zionists. Putin is going to invade the U.S. Putin intends to reestablish the U.S.S.R. The so-called alt-media or as they call themselves, the ‘truth’ media are also complicit in spreading this nonsense.
There was a time when the Western fakestream media and its presstitutes were embarrassed by being caught lying, or even being sloppily inaccurate.In fact, a presstitute could lose their job over it. That seems aeons ago.
Today, when a presstitute lies, ie goes about their daily business under orders, direct or very well understood, from monsters of unremitting Evil like Murdoch, there are no repercussions. Those are reserved for the crossing of the propaganda brainwashing system’s ‘red-lines’, such as criticising Israeli barbarity and utter contempt for International Law or telling the truth about US Imperial aggression and genocide, or saying anything positive about China, or Russia or Iran, or telling the horrific truth about anthropogenic climate destabilisation and Near Term Human Extinction etc, etc. The Western fakestream media are the real source of 99% of really existing ‘fake news’, and are cancers on the societies they afflict.
That would work under normal circumstances, but unfortunately their plan is to deliberately start a nuclear war. Yes, they are willing to start lobbing nukes in order to remain relevant. Unfortunately, the empire cannot be simply ignored until people forget about them. It needs to be defeated from within – by a people’s awakening and subsequent push for change. Any other option leads to destruction of our entire biosphere.
Totally agree , until the dumbed down American population , spoon fed on inane propaganda , their eyes glued shut and their brains comatosed , wake up , realise that it’s THEIR country that’s the world’s greatest terrorist and that it’s THEIR country that’s going down the pan….then , until bankruptcy hits , America will continue with its madness !
If you go back to around 2010, under the Obama regime, there was actually a serious movement in the Congress to cut military budgets by a small amount and to start addressing the needs of the American people. The Obama regime of course opposed any cuts to the military, but the move had substantial support among Democrat and some others in Congress.
Like magic, the black ISIS flags and the long lines of shiny, new Toyota fleet-sales pickup trucks then appeared on the news, and since then there has been no serious effort to again take any money away from the military because the terrorist threat was so high.
Thus, the sudden appearance of ISIS was worth many billions and billions of dollars to those in the American ‘defense’ industries as it was this sudden appearance that staved off the most serious threat that they faced …. the elected representatives in Congress threatening to take money away from the war machine and actually start to address the needs of the American people. If you want to understand American policy, follow the big sums of money that get spent and who benefits.
Korybko, living in his own private Idaho, misses the fact that Putin always held that it was an unfortunate “accident” not to let Syria off the hook but rather to avoid the political blame game altogether while stepping back and letting Shoigu deal with the Israeli military. Now That is mastery. Watch and learn.
If it was me, I’d let Netanyahoooo visit Moscow any time he likes. When he arrives, I’d have him wait a short time in the outer office, with aides apologizing that a meeting has run a few minutes late. Then, he’d be ushered in before the last meeting had left, and I’d very politely introduce Netanyahooo to for instance the widow of the pilot of the downed IL-20 and the father of one of the specialists on the plane and so forth. I’d do this every single time Netanyahooo wanted to come to Moscow to whinge for something or about something. He’d always be forced to meet face to face with the families that lost loved ones on that day.
Putin needs to meet the Zionazi Fuhrer because that Evil psychopath has the power and the hatred to destroy the world. Talmudistan is too powerful, in its military, nukes and its total control of the slave regime based in Thanatopolis DC, to be treated in the way that its decades of vicious barbarity demand. The only hope is that it can, somehow, be induced to turn away from relentless hatred, aggression and expansion, and become a state living at peace with its neighbours. There is about one chance in a million of that occurring, before the ecological Holocaust renders everything irrelevant, but confrontation with Zionazi evil only plays to its strength, its preferred habitat-unrelenting hatred and xenophobia. You cannot defeat a great white by feeding it blood and gore. With apologies to great whites for the invidious comparison.
The seemingly ‘friendly fire’ attacks are a old staple of American propaganda. For instance, it has long been very common to see left leaning, anti-war, anti-corporate figures in America being attacked by others who also seem to be on the left. At first one is tempted to try to educate some on ‘target identification’, as the friendly fire flows between those who appear to be on the same side. But instead, one learns to recognize that there are always some who appear to be on the left but who really are not, but who only serve as a means for the corporate war machine to attack leftists, and one learns to notice which publications and websites have sold out and appear to specialize in such attacks and to then ignore them. When the pro-war, pro-empire forces have almost unlimited money available, they of course have the power to purchase people and organizations and convert them into friendly fire machines. Thus this is an old tool used by the masters of the empire, and one only need to understand that those masters have bought yet another sock puppet for their purposes. There is of course no way to spot this instantly, but when some people and some organization constantly take a very counter-productive line, it can be recognized for what it truly is.
‘By way of deception…’, Old boy. As old as the hills.
“Korybko finishes his article with a final speculation that Moscow could even seek to replace Assad for his insolence.”
i propose the saker community to replace talking about korybko’s
articles with just not talking about them anymore.
for some time, i was lobbying to ignore PCR’s warmongering
“russia is delusional, washington is crazy and will nuke the whole world” – articles
and my recommendations finally came thru, only to have those replaced by korybko’s
nonsense “putin is bibi’s b!tch articles” …
just tiresome.
I agree with you. This guy is tiresome.
Ratm, I agree with you. Although, we have to accept the fact that Korybko is some sort of “analyst” hence he has to write something.
On the other hand Russia and US have a history of “protecting their interests” regardless of whose interests they represent. The old saying “we have no friends only our interests”. The backroom shady discussions and agreements are being used constantly. Just recently some Serb was quoted as saying that “Serbia was stubbed by Russia during Yugoslavian War”. Now, we know this was the time of Yeltsin and Russia was in turmoil herself.
Watching Trump’s performance after entering the White House, I fail to see if he respected any of his election promises. In fact, he did the opposite. When he comes to foreign policy, it would appear that immediately after assuming Office, Trump and the people around him began testing “fertile” grounds for a new military conflict. The first choice was North Korea, which has borders with both Russia and China and 7 trillion dollars worth of mineral wealth. Trump sends the US Navy, obviously without too much planning, hoping for either regime change or for Kim to capitulate. Kim gets the better of him. Seeing that North Korea is a tough nut to crack, attention is switched to oil rich and gas rich Iran.
When it comes to Iran, I am not sure if Washington has a clear picture of what it intends to do. Yes, it applied that well known tactic of a color revolution, which of course failed. Sanctions followed, including the latest imperial decree forbidding countries to purchase Iranian oil. This was done in total disrespect for international law.This too will fail, as Iran will find ways of exporting it’s oil, probably using Russia and China as middlemen. While picking a political and economic fight with Iran, Washington also picked a fight with Maduro in Venezuela, backing an interim president in total disrespect for Venezuela’s Constitution and, yet again, with total disrespect for international law and the UN Charter. Venezuela’s oil and gold are obviously the target.
As I have written before, it’s highly questionable if Washington is aware of what it is doing on the international scene, living in the past. It’s also debatable if Washington is fully responsible for it’s actions. I also doubt very much if it understands the reactions in the world to it’s policies, or if it cares at all.
What is the motive for such reckless action by Washington, making threats and making enemies left, right and center ? I can only conclude that the state of America’s finances is creating a panic psychosis in Washington, which must know that the can cannot be kicked down the road permanently when it comes to the repayment of the US debt. It’s also questionable if anybody in the US really knows what the combined US foreign and domestic debt is. Back in 2014 American university professors stated that it was 222 trillion dollars. Today I am reading that it is 72 trillion dollars, making every man, women and child in the US “accountable” for 220.000 dollars for the debt to be payed off. One way for the repayment of the debt to be postponed would be for some additional plundering of countries like North Korea, Iran and Venezuela.
What will such reckless US foreign policy create ? No doubt anxiety in the world, turning the world even more towards Russia and China. And Washington and Wall Street ? What will they do ? I suppose it will depend how desperate they are for some more imperial plundering, hoping to avert the inevitable, namely a crash. When an empire starts to collapse, it becomes desperate. That’s what makes it dangerous. We could be entering some pretty dangerous times, if we haven’t entered them already.
Probably why the US would like to provoke Iran into abandoning the JCPOA
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)
UN arms embargo on Iran (https://www.sipri.org/databases/embargoes/un_arms_embargoes/iran)
As part of an international agreement on the Iranian nuclear programme, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) of 14 July 2015, the UNSC adopted unanimously resolution 2231 on 20 July 2015. It stipulates it will change the UN sanctions on Iran as soon as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) provides a report to the UNSC which conforms that Iran has taken the actions related to its nuclear programme specified in the JCPOA. From the JCPOA Adoption Day, which occurred on 18 October 2015, the provisions related to restrictions on the export from and transfer to Iran of conventional weapons or related goods and services are no longer blanket embargoes.
Instead the Security Council decides on a case-by-case basis whether to permit the transfer of goods and technology that could contribute to the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems based on the inclusion of appropriate end-user guarantees and Iran committing not to use such items for nuclear weapon delivery systems. This provision will be lifted 8 years after the JCPOA Adoption Day, i.e. on 18 October 2023.
Furthermore, all states are allowed to participate in the supply of major conventional arms as defined by the UN Register of Conventional Weapons and related components and services to Iran provided that the Security Council decides in advance on a case-by-case basis to approve such supplies. This provision will be lifted five years after the JCPOA Adoption Day, i.e. on 18 October 2020.The embargo on the export from Iran of all arms and related materials will remain in place until 5 years after the JCPOA Adoption Day. Different from other UN embargoes where arms can be supplied to governments if advance approval has been received from the relevant Sanction Committee, for the sanctions on Iran it is the Security Council that has to give approval.
All three provisions will also be lifted if and when the IAEA [International Atomic Energy Agency ] has reached the so-called ‘Broader Conclusion’ in which it concludes that all nuclear material in Iran remains in peaceful activities, even if this occurs before the 8 or 5 years from the JCPOA Adoption Day.
US cuts Iran oil waivers in move to force Tehran out of nuclear deal (https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2019/04/us-cuts-iran-oil-waivers-push-tehran-exit-nuclear-deal.html?utm_campaign=20190423&utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Daily%20Newsletter)
4-22-19
“If regime change is the [US administration’s] policy, I think it will fail as well, because the pressure at some stage … instead of weakening the hard-liners, it will just have … as a result the moderates vanishing,” the diplomat added.
The Trump administration feels under time pressure to have the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) collapse before the expiration in October 2020 of a provision of the UN Security Council resolution that enshrines the deal that would enable Iran to purchase conventional arms, said Ali Vaez, Iran director at the International Crisis Group.
“My sense is that this is primarily motivated by the fact that maximum pressure has produced minimum results, and the clock is ticking,” Vaez told Al-Monitor. “The administration wants to do everything in its power to kill the deal before the October 2020 lifting of the UN arms embargo.”
IRGC commander leaves sooner than expected (https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2019/04/iran-irgc-new-commander-jafari-salami-khamenei-trump.html?utm_campaign=20190423&utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Daily%20Newsletter)
4-22-19
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appointed Hossein Salami as the new commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). After nearly 12 years at the head of Iran’s most influential military force, Mohammad Ali Jafari will head the Hazrat Baqiatollah al-Azam Cultural and Social Headquarters.
. . .
Salami is the eighth commander of the IRGC. The IRGC was created to answer directly to the supreme leader to safeguard the revolution, but the group has seen its role expand over the decades. Regarding the change in leadership, Jahan newspaper, which is believed to be linked to the country’s security agencies, wrote that Iran has successfully left proxy wars behind and is now entering a new era of “more clear confrontation” with the United States and Israel.
Jahan published some of Salami’s previous quotes to back up the idea that a more confrontational era awaits, including:
“The end of negotiations and compromise with America is war.”
“Netanyahu needs to learn how to swim in the Mediterranean.”
“No decision in the region can be implemented without Iran.”
“We’ll answer inspections of military sites with hot lead.”
“Our response to any military attack will certainly be military, not political.”
Of course, these comments were made before Salami bore the weight of being IRGC commander on his shoulders. He was free to make such remarks without having to carry them through. As commander, Salami’s comments will likely be more restrained.
We are seeing the final fruit of total Zionazi control of Thanatopolis DC, and Talmudistan’s march to the clerico-fascist Right in the character of both the deranged Sabbat Goy Trump regime, populated by ‘religious’ psychopaths like Pompeo and Pence, and the Sabbat Goy Democratic Party, who are indistinguishable in their subservience to Zionazi power and blood-lust to please Satan-yahoo and his ever blood-thirsty ‘God’ (his ego-projection onto the cosmos). Our fate awaits us, and draws very near.
I’m sure it’s everywhere in the US domain, the lives of Americans and allies are as valid as the dollar is worth. if there is a drastic fall of the dollar, there will be a decline in the “value” of the lives of Americans. Consequently, the internal and external policies of the USA will be guided. the lives of Americans will be tied to the lives of people in the third countries that they are casually bombarding. Until then, and if this is the case, the United States will act in accordance with its interests. regardless of the world around, the UN and the like. Of course, this has an echo on the other side of the globe, so I believe it is possible that the Russians will verbally / politically confront the Allies because their patience is sometimes crazy. although in this crazy patience it has the logic of historical foundation. Christianity and Philosophy. and they are right. but it can not last forever to others. Russians can not impose it on others, even on allies. not to talk about Americans. I read a little of Popular mechanics where they write about some new Russian weapons and I did not see anyone excited. they even laugh at the Russians a little and say that Putin shot himself in the foot and he is reloading. all due to a statement on the positioning of submarines with hypersonic missiles near US territorial waters. because end of INF treaty. Americans are not upset and never were and will not do anything to improve the situation. Americans will continue to push the world into an ambis.
Why is Egypt not allowing Iranian ships to cross the Suez canal? Are they not supposed to allow passage for all vessels?
If the issue is Iranian vessels why not ship it using vessels from another country?
BEIJING, April 26. /TASS/. The relations between Russia and Egypt are developing very actively, Egypt is Russia’s reliable partner, particularly in the Middle East, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi held as part of the Belt and Road international forum.
More:
http://tass.com/politics/1055954
Maybe…..something happening here….?
I like this author’s questioning of Andrew Korybko’s ‘analysis’. In fact, Korybko has pushed a number of positions that have little evidence in support (like claiming that Russia and Israel are secretly allies). Korybko also has another recent piece arguing that Russia is going to “give away” the Donbass to Kiev, and that the recent moves to offer Russian passports to residents of the DPR/LPR is just a means to let them flee the region when Kiev takes back control.
Korybko seems to believe that Russia and the USA really are “partners” and that with Trump in power there is some “grand bargain” being made between them. In reality, the Trump era USA is easily the most hostile to Russia since Washington’s last “Cold War.” And Putin is not stupid, he is acting accordingly by countering the US on every front (i.e. the Donbass, Syria, Venezuela, the DPRK, etc). Unfortunately, Korybko is not able to see what should be obvious.
Andrey Korybko is an idiot and for exactly the reasons stated by this article.
I’ve read this article with amusement, but it might be wise to see that these are dangerous developments. More and more the US is putting itself into a quagmire.
The united sanctions of america. For decades they have sanctioned Cuba and Iran. Well okay, what were the results? Last time I checked they were still functioning. In a result-oriented business model this strategy would have been desolated long ago.
The biggest problem of yankees is, that they think (or hope) that the rest of the world will respond or behave just like them. Spoiler alert: they’re not.
A few years ago I spent some time in China. A magnificent experience, and there I got the vast impression that they are never going to dance for the yankees.
I mention this, because one of the large customers of Iranian oil is China. Do they really think in Washington, that China will let them command with whom they are allowed to trade? Are they delusional?
It is funny anyway, that the author mentions a ‘legislation’ to use force. Since when does law apply to US force? I mean, when was the last time that Congress approved war?
(Ah yes. We don’t call it war. It’s a ‘mission’, it’s ‘making a statement’. But it always boils down to the same: bombing brown people in order to loot, and when that doesn’t help we start with genocide.)
I have some doubts whether Iran will close the Street of Hormuz. Because that is also the only transport way of Qatar, Maybe they don’t need to. Just one vicious mine sinking an oil carrier will let the insurance costs explode with all consequences.
And how do the yankees think to ‘contain’ Iranian oil exports? They don’t seem to realize, that the world starts ignoring them. Negotiating with them is useless. It’s like arguing with an angry ex-partner, you can best say something lke ‘yup, I’ve heard you’, shrug your shoulders, turn around and walk away.
It won’t take long anymore, before the wake-up call will come. An USN aircraft carrier will be sunk. My bets would be in the South-Chinese sea, but the Iranians could do that too. Let’s not underestimate that. I can remember vividly that the British Navy steamed up with grotesque bravado to reconquer some rocks with sheep along Argentina, and one of their ships was sunk with an Exocet (that worked as supposed for the first time. French technology, when you’ve had a French car you now what I mean).
The shock in the UK was immense. Here on the continent we were gniffling, that those arrogant British got a punch to the nose back.
And then? ‘Escalating’? Do they really think in DC, that it is impossible for a Chinese sub to pop up at the Pacific coast , delivering something?
I fear that they are really that delusional. Dangerous times ahead.
Cheers, Rob
The one and only meaning of the US-Russia “partnership” is that they are both superpowers. That reality has emerged right after after the US displaced strategic Russian interests (in Libya, Syria and the Ukraine) forcing Russia and China to become allies.
That alliance instantly gave both Russia and China a superpower status, as each one now has the other to watch over its weaker side. That has been much more valuable than the Russian and Chinese interests the US has managed to displace (but failing to convert conquest into profit). Lavrov has said that this new reality has been rather difficult to come by, among the American rulers, although he adds it will eventually sink in.
For similar reasons (by forcing an alliance between Iran, Russia and China) Israel and the US have made Iran into a powerful regional power in the Middle East. Eventually, the West will have to negotiate with it. The EU and Obama understood it. And that, in the future, there may be less favorable terms, for the West, in such negotiations.
https://www.npr.org/2019/04/24/716319360/opinion-heres-why-the-trump-administrations-iran-sanctions-strategy-wont-work
I do not know who is really Korybko but it seems is the main ally of zionist entity and USA.