US officials told Western media that Iranian officials said in intercepted communications that the US strikes on Iran’s nuclear program were “less devastating” than anticipated, which is inconsistent with previous open-source reporting and the nature of the strikes.[1] Four unspecified US officials familiar with US intelligence said that the intercepted …
Read More »After Damascus church bombing, Syrian Christians fear the future
“Our churches are our homes,” says Mark, 26, standing amid the shattered glass and blackened walls of the St. Elias Church. “We were raised in these churches, but there are children who will never be able to grow up here as we did.” He speaks softly, his voice barely heard …
Read More »How the Iran-Israel war shut down the Middle East’s airspace
“NO DEPARTURES AND ARR DUE AIRSPACE RESTRICTION UNTIL FURTHER ADVISE” This was the message received at 3.30 pm GMT on Monday via ACARS (satellite messaging) by hundreds of airliners in the vicinity of Qatari airspace. Speculation had mounted since 12.20 pm GMT when a NOTAM announced that Al Udeid Air …
Read More »Why Israel’s war gambit could strengthen Iran’s hardliners
On 13 June, Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, a preemptive military campaign aimed at crippling Iran’s nuclear capabilities. But with symbolic references to the pre-1979 monarchy embedded in the operation’s name, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu explicitly appealing to the Iranian people to “rise up,” observers believed that the …
Read More »From the Naksa to Iran: Israel aims to shape a new Middle East
For decades, preparations simmered. Covert and overt operations, escalating rhetoric, and mutual threats have long defined the standoff between the so-called Iranian axis and Israel. Capitalising on the 7 October attacks by Hamas-led militants, Tel Aviv chose to cut to the chase, launching successive strikes against Iran’s allies and finally …
Read More »Il n’y a pas de fête à la guerre
«L’essence même de l’Homme est le désir d’être heureux, de bien vivre, de bien agir». ~ Baruch Spinoza Mon petit-fils de 15 ans, Camille, fait un stage de 15 jours (de 11h à 19h tous les jours, sauf le samedi) au rayon enfants d’un magasin de vêtements du 19ème arrondissement …
Read More »Les soubresauts d’une guerre qui n’a pas l’air d’être terminée
La rhétorique belliciste et va-t-en-guerre des Occidentaux, signe de mythomanie et du syndrome d’hubiris, est souvent engoncée et véhiculée par la désinformation et la diversion. Les médias mainstream n’informent pas, ils façonnent les esprits. Les médias occidentaux et leurs sbires manipulent, désorientent, falsifient et altèrent les faits et la réalité …
Read More »The Most Significant Long-Term Consequence of the U.S. Strikes on Iran
Operation Midnight Hammer represented an extraordinary demonstration of American military capabilities. Seven B-2 Spirit stealth bombers targeted Iran’s nuclear installations at Fordow and Natanz with fourteen 30,000-pound bombs while a guided missile submarine simultaneously launched more than two dozen cruise missiles at Isfahan, Iran’s largest nuclear research complex. The strikes …
Read More »Où Trump s’embarque dans une nouvelle guerre
On croit généralement que les électeurs américains ont élu Donald Trump président, au moins en partie parce qu’ils ont cru aux mensonges selon lesquels il incarnerait l’artisan de la paix contre l’implication des États-Unis dans les guerres stériles qui se sont multipliées depuis le 11 septembre. Le prédécesseur de Trump, …
Read More »Iranian Grand Ayatollah Issues Fatwa Calling for President Trump’s Murder
Latest Developments Fatwa Issued: Iran’s top Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi, issued a fatwa, or religious edict, against President Donald Trump on June 29, calling on “Muslims of the world” to assassinate the U.S. leader. The fatwa was released by Shirazi’s office and published by several Iranian state …
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