(2019-07-19). Stranger Things, Stranger Times. counterpunch.org To say we live in extraordinarily strange times is perhaps the ultimate understatement. Strange times indeed, and terrifying as well. Rising global fascism, the continued threat of nuclear war, an imperiled biosphere and a climate that is rapidly heating up. In the US it is even more apparent. There are concentration camps on the southern More
(2019-07-19). U.S. replaces bombs on Iran with a cyberattack. workers.org 
President Trump called off a bombing attack on Iran on June 20 because he was "shocked" at 150 projected casualties. He then called on the U.S. Cyber Command to conduct a series of attacks against that country. Virtual attacks on command and control systems can cause as much infrastructure damage . . . | Continue reading U.S. replaces bombs on Iran with a cyberattack at Workers.org
(2019-07-19). US to Send 500 Ground Troops to Saudi Arabia in Response to Iran. theantimedia.com There is a plan to send "up to 500" US ground troops to Saudi Arabia in response to Iran tensions.
(2019-07-19). As Trump Tears Up Our Treaties, Can Local Efforts Yield Diplomatic Fruit? thenation.com As Trump Tears Up Our Treaties, Can Local Efforts Yield Diplomatic Fruit?
(2019-07-19). Trump Claims US Navy Shot Down Iranian Drone in Defensive Action; Iran Denies. theantimedia.com "We have no information about losing a drone today," Iran's Foreign Minister Zarif told reporters at the UN.
(2019-07-19). US stokes war danger in Middle East following alleged downing of Iranian drone. wsws.org The regularity of incidents between the US and Iran underscores how great is the danger of a military conflagration in the region, which would quickly draw in the major powers and endanger the entire planet.
(2019-07-19). Calling Trump Claim 'Delusional,' Iran Says US May Have Shot Down Its Own Drone by Mistake. commondreams.org "All drones belonging to the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz have returned to their bases," said a spokesman for the Iranian armed forces | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/drone_4.jpg …
(2019-07-18). Diplomacy Instead of a Disaster in Iran. peaceaction.org Washington, D.C. — July 18, 2019 — In response to reports of the U.S. shooting down an Iranian drone, Paul Kawika Martin, Senior Director for Policy and Political Affairs at Peace Action, released the following statement: "Because of the Trump administration's policy of maximum provocation towards Iran, America stands on the precipice of another blunderous …
(2019-07-18). Iran Acknowledges Missing Tanker Was Seized in Persian Gulf. truthdig.com 
The United Arab Emirates-based oil tanker and its crew of 12 was smuggling fuel out of the country, according to Iran's state-owned TV station.
(2019-07-18). Noam Chomsky: Trump Is Trying to Exploit Tension With Iran for 2020. truthout.org | | "Any concern about Iranian weapons of mass destruction could be alleviated by the single means of heeding Iran's call to establish a weapons-of-mass-destruction-free zone in the Middle East," says legendary public intellectual Noam Chomsky, but that isn't stopping the Trump administration from concocting stories about Iran threatening to "conquer the world" in order to escalate tensions and thereby strengthen Trump's hand going into the 2020 election. | In this exclusive transcript of a conversa…
(2019-07-18). Trump Outreach: Pandering to Christian Zionism, "Preparing the Nation for An Inevitable War"? globalresearch.ca In Washington on the weekend after the Fourth of July, Israel was praised and Iran was condemned in the strongest terms, with a bit of a call to arms thrown in to prepare the nation for an inevitable war. It …
(2019-07-18). Diplomacy Instead of a Disaster in Iran. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2019-07-18). Media Lies About Iran Deal, Headlines Repeat Unfound State Department Claims. globalresearch.ca Iran announced last week they will be enriching uranium to 5% which is over the 3.67% limit set by the Joint Comprehension Plan of Action signed in 2015 under the Obama administration. | Iran has every right to go over that …
(2019-07-18). Trump: U.S. Navy Destroys Iranian Drone in Strait of Hormuz. telesurenglish.net President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a U.S. Navy ship had "destroyed" an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz after the aircraft threatened the ship, in the latest incident in the Gulf. | Trump told an event in the White House that the drone had flown to within 1,000 yards (meters) of the USS Boxer. | RELATED: | Iran Seizes Vessel in Gulf for 'Smuggling' Oil | "This is the latest of many provocative and hostile actions by Iran against vessels ope…
(2019-07-18). How Iranian MEK Went from US Terror List to Halls of Congress. globalresearch.ca As soon as Maryam Rajavi, her face beaming across a giant screen, finished speaking, the sky above hundreds of her supporters in the United States filled with red, white and green confetti — the colours of the Iranian flag….
(2019-07-18). We could have been nuke-free. greenleft.org.au 
Fallout: Conspiracy, Cover-Up and the Deceitful Case for the Atom Bomb
| Peter Watson
| Simon & Schuster, 2018
| 423 pages | Nuclear weapons need never have been built. Our world could have been free from the "frozen tableau of terror" of 9500 nuclear warheads capable of destroying the world 100 times over, as Peter Watson comprehensively shows in Fallout: Conspiracy, Cover-Up and the Deceitful Case for the Atom Bomb. | It is pure fable that the atomic bomb was only brought into being as a necessary defence against Nazi Germany acquiring nuclear weapons during World War II. | Nazi Germany never had a…
(2019-07-18). Trump's Iran Treaty Withdrawal and Sanctions Based on Lies, but War Could Be a Reality. therealnews.com 
Khury Petersen-Smith outlines how Trump's untruths and policies are making America the aggressor, not Iran, and how American media from the New York Times to Fox News are falling for his rhetoric…
(2019-07-17). Would Blacklisting Iran's IRGC and Increasing US Military Presence in the Persian Gulf Lead to Hostilities in the Strait of Hormuz? PART 2. uwidata.com 
Let's delve into the heart of the matter: blacklisting the IRGC, sanctioning Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, Dr. Zariff, the Iranian Foreign Minister and General Suleimani, the Commander of the Quds Force wing of the IRGC. Naturally, it was not a surprise to any Middle East senior analysts that Iran's IRGC would eventually be sanctioned …
(2019-07-17). Trump's Threats towards Iran Aren't Working. Here's Why. progressive.org By treating the Iranian regime as a monolith the Trump Administration risks closing one of the few remaining avenues for defusing the crisis.
(2019-07-17). Britain is following Trump and escalating the threat of war with Iran. mronline.org 
The British Navy's seizing of an Iranian oil tanker shows Britain following Trump, trading in diplomacy for the threat of military confrontation, argues Lindsey German | Source
(2019-07-16). Seeking New Routes for Oil Delivery Saudi Arabia Tightens Its Grip on Eastern Yemen. mintpressnews.com 
Saudi Arabia is consolidating its military hold on eastern Yemen's al-Mahrah province, hoping to use the area for an oil pipeline that would bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
(2019-07-15). UK Says They Will Release Iranian Oil Tanker After Guarantees of Destination. theantimedia.com British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt spoke with his Iranian counterpart, Javad Zarif, over the phone on Saturday.
(2019-07-14). The Strategic Importance of the Strait of Hormuz and Global Energy Security. uwidata.com 
The principle governing the world oil market is, simply put, supply and demand. When there is a balance between supply and demand in the oil market, prices remain stable. Based on assessments by geopolitical theorists, an open conflict in the Strait of Hormuz, and even the threat of a possible conflict, can have dangerous consequences …
(2019-07-14). Minneapolis stands with Iran, Venezuela, Cuba against U.S. sanctions regime. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – "Workers of the world, unite! Not 'workers of America unite' or 'workers who look like us, pray like us or love like us unite.' It's all workers," said union organizer David Gilbert-Pederson of Minnesota Workers United. "We have more in common with the tailor in Tehran than the bankers who crashed our economy. We have more in common with the bus driver in Caracas than the politicians locking kids in cages." | Gilbert-Pederson spoke to a protest on Lake Street, July 13, of over 80 people gathered to oppose recent U.S. war threats against Iran and Venezuela. Organized by the Minnesota Peace Action…
(2019-07-13). Yet another provocation in Hormuz Strait. uwidata.com 
The conflict between the UK and Iran around the oil tanker Grace 1 runs the risk of growing over into a war of tankers. CNN said on July 11 quoting a source at the U.S. Department of Defense that five Iranian naval vessels had approached the British Heritage tanker during the latter ship's transition from …
(2019-07-12). House Says Trump Can't Go to War With Iran Unless Congress Approves. theintercept.com Democrats in the House of Representatives on Friday passed an amendment that would sharply restrict President Donald Trump's ability to attack Iran without congressional authorization, attaching the language to an annual must-pass defense bill. | The measure, which was sponsored by California Democrat Ro Khanna and Florida Republican Matthew Gaetz, would prohibit the Pentagon from spending money on any military action against Iran unless Congress has declared war or passed a resolution authorizing the administration to use force. The bill contains an exception for emergency situations in which U.S. armed forces a…
(2019-07-11). Irán sale del acuerdo nuclear: ødebería preocuparse el mundo? liberationnews.org 
Desde principios de julio, el presidente iraní Hassan Rouhani y otros funcionarios han estado anunciando la intención de Irán de ir más allá de las restricciones establecidas por el Plan de Acción Integral Conjunto (JCPOA por sus siglas en inglés).
(2019-07-11). Would Blacklisting Iran's IRGC and Increasing US Military Presence in the Persian Gulf Lead to Hostilities in the Strait of Hormuz? PART 1. uwidata.com Washington's recent designation of Iran's elite, 125,000-member IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) as an FTO (Foreign Terrorist Organization) was more or less overlooked in the Western media as a typical story and lost in the short attention span of the daily news cycle. Without sounding too alarmist, the story actually signaled a rather serious development: …
(2019-07-10). Iran breaks out of nuclear accord: Should the world be concerned? liberationnews.org 
Since early July, President Hassan Rouhani and several other officials have been announcing Iran's intention to start going beyond the restrictions set by the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
(2019-07-08). Peligro de guerra en Irán: la maquinaria de guerra de EE. UU. "Amartillada y cargada" liberationnews.org 
Una nueva guerra de agresión de Estados Unidos en el Medio Oriente apenas se ha sorteado.
(2019-06-28). US officials join bizarre Iranian cult MEK in rallying for regime change. thegrayzone.com The exiled Iranian MEK regime change cult rallied in front of the US State Department, just after Trump backtracked from…
(2019-06-28). Most Senators Oppose War with Iran Without Congressional Approval. peaceaction.org Washington, D.C. — June 28, 2019 — In response to the Senate voting 50-40 in favor of an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to block funding for military action against Iran without congressional approval, Paul Kawika Martin, Senior Director for Policy and Political Affairs at Peace Action, released the following statement: "Because …
(2019-06-25). Peace Action Endorses Ilhan Omar for Congress. peaceaction.org Washington, DC — June 25, 2019 — Peace Action has announced its endorsement of Ilhan Omar for Congress in Minnesota's 5th Congressional District. Peace Action is a national grassroots organization working to advance nuclear disarmament, promote government spending priorities that support human needs, encourage real security through international cooperation and human rights, and support nonmilitary …
(2019-06-24). Peace Action Endorses Kara Eastman for Congress. peaceaction.org Washington, DC — June 24, 2019 — Peace Action has announced its endorsement of Kara Eastman for Congress in Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District. Peace Action is a national grassroots organization working to advance nuclear disarmament, promote government spending priorities that support human needs, encourage real security through international cooperation and human rights, and support nonmilitary …
(2019-06-20). Striking Iran Now Could Spark a Major War. peaceaction.org Washington, D.C. — June 20, 2019 — In response to reports that the Trump administration is considering strikes on Iran in response to the downing of a U.S. surveillance drone, Jon Rainwater, Executive Director of Peace Action, released the following statement: "The United States has stumbled into a perilous situation. If, for example, the U.S. …
(2019-06-17). Sending More Troops to the Middle East is Adding Fuel to the Fire. peaceaction.org Washington, D.C. — June 17, 2019 — In response to the Trump administration's decision to send an additional 1,000 troops to the Middle East amidst escalating tensions with Iran, Jon Rainwater, Executive Director of Peace Action, released the following statement: "Rather than pursuing diplomatic off ramps to avert conflict with Iran, the Trump administration is …
(2019-06-17). Peace Action Endorses Ayanna Pressley for Congress. peaceaction.org Washington, DC — June 17, 2019 — Peace Action, the nation's largest grassroots peace organization, and its affiliate Massachusetts Peace Action, endorsed Ayanna Pressley for Massachusetts' 7th district. Peace Action is a national grassroots organization working to advance nuclear disarmament, promote government spending priorities that support human needs, encourage real security through international cooperation and …