Iran’s bizarre, giant fake US aircraft carrier towed to Straits of Hormuz

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The fake carrier will be at sea as US Rear Admiral Jim Kirk’s USS Nimitz arrives at the 5th Fleet’s area of operations. Iran’s refurbished mockup aircraft carrier, used previously as a simulated U.S. target during a February 2015 Iranian … Read More

Iran, Hezbollah are unable to fully respond to increase in Israeli attacks: Experts

An Israeli artillery gun fires into Lebanon, 2016. (File photo: 2016) Iran and its proxies in Syria and Lebanon do not have the maneuverability to respond to increasing Israeli attacks against them and are unlikely to carry out a large-scale … Read More

Trump, Russia’s Putin, discuss arms control, Iran, coronavirus -statements

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump told Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday he wanted to avoid a costly arms race with Russia and China and hoped for progress in arms control negotiations, the White House said. “President Trump reiterated … Read More

Iran could flood the market with millions of barrels of oil if Joe Biden becomes president, one of Wall Street’s top analysts says

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The oil market is not considering the threat of a Joe Biden victory in the US election, a renowned oil analyst warned this week. RBC Capital Markets’ Helima Croft told Business Insider that a Biden victory could lead to the renegotiation … Read More

Op-Ed: Iran and China close to large military and trade partnership deal

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Iranian officials are reporting that Iran and China are close to signing a major deal that would expand security ties and economic ties including the banking sector. The exact terms have not yet been announced. Deal would advance both Chinese … Read More

Proposed China-Iran deal is bad news for Israel

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The American “maximum pressure” campaign has clearly had a major impact on Iran, but a massive influx of Chinese investments will go a long way towards undoing it. Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets Iranian Foreign Minister … Read More

Iran’s nuclear facilities are mysteriously under attack

Black smoke rose as flames engulfed the Shahid Tondgooyan petrochemical plant in the Khuzestan province of Iran late Sunday afternoon. Hours earlier, more than 500 miles away, detonations rocked the basement of an old, nondescript home in a northern pocket of … Read More

Major Explosion Rocks Iran Again, the 3rd Blast in 3 Weeks

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The precise location of Friday’s explosion was unclear, but analysts said there are several military and training facilities in the area. A satellite photo shows damage to a building housing an advanced centrifuge assembly plant at the Natanz nuclear site … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 10 July 2020

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Greetings from Tyler, Despite every news report pumping viral fear, we’ve got a few other matters to discuss.  One is that Tehran has experienced its third major explosion in as many weeks.  The latest is said to have blown up … Read More

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