“When someone shows you who they are, believe them.” -- Maya Angelou
Posted by Tyler Durden, Via Middle East Eye
Ammar al-Baluchi remembers the cold most of all. Held nearly naked in a cell lit around the clock by fluorescent bulbs, he referred to his detention "as if I was living in a refrigerator".
Posted by Tyler Durden, Authored by GoldFix , VBL
By Kamran Yeganegi thecradle.com
In the early hours of 7 October 2023, an Israeli journalist identified only as Asaf booked flights for himself, his wife, and their two daughters. The next day, carrying only hand luggage, the family boarded a flight to Berlin. What began as an emergency exit became permanent. Two years later, they had not returned.
US officials have linked satellite imagery supplied to Iran by Chinese entities to an Iranian attack that killed three American troops at a base in Jordan, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.
Tehran acquired high-resolution images of the installation both before and after the July attack, according to officials familiar with the incident. They described the findings as the strongest evidence yet that Chinese support for Iran during the war has had deadly consequences for American forces.
It's the oldest trick in the book, dating back to Roman times; creating the enemies you need.
Recent press reports suggest that the US Military’s (USM) bungling of the Iran War has created a kind of personal hell for President Trump. The President is utterly stymied by Iran’s resilience.
By Dr. Amir A. Amirshekari, globalresearch.ca
Yemen appears to be edging towards a renewed and more dangerous phase of conflict as the Houthis expand their military operations and seek greater control over strategic coastal and oil-producing areas. Any escalation could extend beyond Yemen’s borders, threatening maritime traffic through the Bab al-Mandab Strait and drawing the regional actors into a wider confrontation.
President Donald Trump really did make it all about himself.
The president capped the first-ever Republican Midterm Convention by asking his supporters to pledge allegiance to him in a vow to vote.