Iran

President Trump shut down a New York Times reporter at the Mar-a-Lago Halloween party when asked if he expects war with Iran that week. The question about military plans drew an immediate rebuke because expecting a… Mostra altro

No preview of the Iran play is coming from Marco Rubio. At the Department of State podium he said he won't discuss what the US may or may not do militarily, and he won't stand there and broadcast that any decision in… Mostra altro

costumed crowds still showed up on Iranshahr Street in central Tehran across Oct 29, 30 for HALLOWEEN IN TEHRAN, even after Iran's Chamber of Guilds, a trade body backed by the state, shut down any public venue from… Mostra altro

Iran's official stance on nuclear weapons hasn't shifted, even as the topic gets discussed in case of renewed war. Security chief Mohsen Rezaei confirmed no new formal government decision exists to alter the doctrine. He… Mostra altro

Amir Akraminia just dropped that Iran bought Russian Su-35s and delivery is locked for after hostilities end, which somehow makes me wonder if an official is signaling peace fr. The deal was wrapped up before the… Mostra altro

The read from Tehran is that a Vance letter floating fresh talks amounts to a whole different tone from Washington, and Rezaei is calling it proof of a consolidated Iranian victory. Whether that holds is another matter:… Mostra altro

Bevan's Senate range for Republicans is the part worth sitting with: somewhere between one seat gone and seven, and he flat out says the seven scenario would've been unthinkable six months back. "If the bottom falls out,… Mostra altro

Tom Bevan on Republican Senate losses

Qatar is making another push to get talks going before the election, but the room for a deal is closing quickly. Meanwhile Iran's Supreme Leader has told his forces to hit back right away, anywhere, should the U.S. or… Mostra altro

Trump Iran strike midterm report

Iran says three tankers exploded and caught fire after striking naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz

Start with the Strait of Hormuz and Greenland starts to look different. Drones have shown that Iran and the Houthis can throw a wrench into world oil supplies without much effort, and that changes the whole energy… Mostra altro

The math on this whole situation feels broken. Netanyahu drops the same line every single year claiming Iran is only two weeks away from becoming a nuclear power, yet that narrative ignores the fact that Israel already… Mostra altro

A Reuters Investigation reveals a complex web where 5,000 agencies funneled components, explosives, and heavy-duty trucks into Iran for drone and missile programs. Even while war raged, shipments kept arriving via land,… Mostra altro

The midterms won't help Iran any. Trump could act right after they wrap, and US and Israeli forces are reportedly lining up strike options pending his call. He's weighing how to close this out: settle it big or hit them… Mostra altro

It is the Persian leopard that was spotted navigating the rugged terrain of Mazandaran and Iran's Alborz Mountains, not the Caspian tiger which once called these ancient lands home before vanishing entirely in the 20th… Mostra altro

Fr Sayyid Badr Albusaidi just told Channel 4 News that the U.S. and Israel need to leave Iran alone instead of pushing for more military action. He's calling for a real focus on diplomacy and a fair fix for the… Mostra altro