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from RT:
Tehran has also changed its military doctrine to an offensive one after US-Israeli strikes, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi has warned
Iran has completed a technical upgrade of its ballistic missile arsenal and formally shifted its military doctrine to a more offensive one, the country’s armed forces chief of staff has announced. The move comes as the US has deployed a carrier strike group to the region, threatening military action against Tehran.
Speaking on Wednesday during a visit to an underground Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) missile facility, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi stated that “by upgrading ballistic missiles in all technical dimensions, Iran has been able to strengthen its deterrent power.”
by Jonathan Cook, Global Research:
Corporate media doesn’t represent humanity’s interests. It promotes the interests of billionaires and their hangers-on, who make huge profits from a war machine in constant need of excuses to kill
nternational law is absolutely clear. If the US attacks Iran, it would be a war of aggression and the “supreme international crime”.
The job of even supposedly liberal media like the Guardian is to persuade you this is not what is at stake. To disbelieve your lying eyes.
Look at this astonishingly dishonest headline and subhead from today’s paper:
by Michael Snyder, The Economic Collapse Blog:
When global events reach a fever pitch, global leaders should be trying to bring the temperature down. But instead, we are witnessing almost constant provocations. In fact, I am extremely alarmed by a number of things that Iran, China and Russia have just done. Let me start with breaking news out of the Middle East. It is being reported that a U.S. fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone after it “aggressively approached” the USS Abraham Lincoln…
by Ron Paul, Ron Paul Institute:
For the past month, Americans have been wondering whether President Trump will attack Iran, or whether the massive military build-up in the Middle East is just another bluff. President Trump claims that the decision is his alone to make.
Thus far, President Trump has made little effort to explain to the American people – or to Congress – why launching a war against Iran is in our national interest. Instead, he wanders from one reason to another, hoping something will stick. First it was a “nuclear threat” even though he swore that he had “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear program last summer. Then, after the CIA, Mossad, and UK’s MI6 launched a regime-change operation in the form of violent protests in late December, the excuse for war became the Iranian government’s crackdown on the insurrection. But before that could be used as the excuse, the Iranian government was able to quash the uprising. So President Trump returned to the issue of Iran’s nuclear program, while adding in the presence of Iran’s ballistic missile program.
by Caitlin Johnstone, Caitlin Johnstone:
Epstein documents have been confirming for months that he was clearly and undeniably an Israeli intelligence operative, which the latest round of releases have strongly reinforced. So naturally the western media are running with the story that Epstein worked for Vladimir Putin.
A new Daily Mail article is headlined, “Epstein’s sex empire was ‘KGB honeytrap’: Paedophile financier had multiple talks with Putin after conviction — with Russian girls flown in to harvest ‘kompromat’ on world-famous figures.”
from Sputnik News:
by Michael Snyder, End Of The American Dream:
The bombing of Iran is off, at least for now. As we entered the weekend, there was all sorts of chatter that indicated that a U.S. attack could be imminent. But I also warned that President Trump could make a sudden decision to change direction. He has done this many times during his presidency, and so it has become very difficult to predict what Trump will do until he finally does it. For the moment, we can breathe easy because missiles are not flying all over the Middle East. But military preparations for a final showdown with Iran are continuing just in case last ditch peace talks fail.
from ZeroHedge:
“I came to buy because the price of gold dropped today,” said Ng Beng Choo, a 70-something retiree who arrived early in the morning at the headquarters of Singapore‘s United Overseas Bank (UOB), the city-state’s only bank offering physical gold products to retail investors.
Bloomberg reports that clients and walk-in buyers crowded into a dedicated lounge for bullion transactions.
Overnight, after an initial puke (catch-down) in precious metals, gold prices are bouncing back, as it appears retail investors are ‘buying the dip’ across AsiaPac.
by Chris Spargo, Daily Mail:
Paedophile financier had multiple talks with Putin after conviction – with Russian girls flown in to harvest ‘kompromat’ on world-famous figures
Jeffrey Epstein was running ‘the world’s largest honeytrap operation’ on behalf of the KGB when he procured women for his network of associates, intelligence sources believe.
The release of more than three million new documents relating to the late sex offender gives credence to incendiary claims made by senior security officials: that Epstein was working on behalf of Moscow, and possibly Israel, when he facilitated assignations for some of the world’s most powerful men.
The files include 1,056 documents naming Russian President Vladimir Putin and 9,629 referring to Moscow. Epstein even seems to have secured audiences with Putin after his 2008 conviction for procuring a child for prostitution.
by Eric Zuesse, The Duran:
António Guterres said the organisation’s money could run out by July
The United Nations is at risk of “imminent financial collapse” due to member states not paying their fees, the body’s head has warned.
António Guterres said the UN faced a financial crisis which was “deepening, threatening programme delivery”, and that money could run out by July.
by Steve Watson, Modernity News:
US forces are mobilizing at an unprecedented pace, with dozens of heavy-lift aircraft ferrying air-defense systems and equipment to bases across the region—echoing the buildup before last year’s devastating strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites.
This surge comes as President Trump issues stark warnings to Tehran’s tyrants, promising total devastation if they don’t back down.
from The Alex Jones Show:
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from RT:
The secretary of state’s remarks come as Washington reportedly eyes strikes on nuclear sites and officials in the Islamic Republic
The US could strike Iran “preemptively,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said, while acknowledging that any attempt at regime change would prove difficult.
His comments come as US President Donald Trump has stepped up threats against Tehran following weeks of violent protests across Iran caused by economic hardship and a sharp dive in the value of the Iranian rial. Iranian authorities have put the death toll at more than 3,000, although alternative counts suggest the figure could be much higher. Tehran has accused the US and Israel of inciting the violence.
