(2021-10-08). Anti-Iran and Anti-Venezuela Agents Conspire. orinocotribune.com Two prominent individuals working against Iran and Venezuela met this week to continue their conspiracies against the governments of their respective countries. | The Venezuelan coup plotter and fugitive Leopoldo López and the US journalist of Iranian descent Masih Alinejad held a meeting on Tuesday, October 7, within the framework of the so-called Oslo Freedom Forum, held in the US state of Florida. | Alinejad and López, who are known for their illegitimate actions against their governments, advocated strengthening their cooperation in their "struggle for freedom"—a euphemism for defending Washington's int…
(2021-10-08). Unidentified Drone Targeted Iranian-Backed Forces On Syrian-Iraqi Border: Monitoring Group. southfront.org 
Photo: U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson. | Late on October 8, an unidentified combat drone targeted several positions of Iranian-backed forces in the eastern Syrian governorate of Deir Ezzor, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). | The London-based monitoring group said that the targeted positions are located around Aisha hospital in the town of al-Bukamal right along the border with Iraq. The drone strikes caused several fires. However, no casualties were reported. | Iranian-backe…
(2021-10-08). What Does India Get Out of Being Part of 'The Quad'? counterpunch.org The recent Quad leaders meeting in the White House on September 24 appears to have shifted focus away from its original framing as a security dialogue between four countries, the United States, India, Japan and Australia. Instead, the United States seems to be moving much closer to Australia as a strategic partner and providing it with nuclear submarines. Supplying
(2021-10-08). NRC Conducting "Open Investigation" into Allegedly Counterfeit, Substandard US Reactor Parts, & Impossibility of Evacuating Seabrook. counterpunch.org The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has confirmed that it is investigating allegations that counterfeit, substandard parts are currently being used in scores of nuclear reactors across the United States, and further that emergency responders in New Hampshire's National Guard and the Massachusetts State Police have been gagged by orders not
(2021-10-08). Solar Energy on the Frontlines and Old-Fashioned Clotheslines. dissidentvoice.org 
Solar energy comes to Earthlings in many ways. Ancient Persians used passive solar architecture. East Africans about the same time funneled cool ocean wind through tunnels to cool themselves. Now at long last, solar energy is outpacing new fossil fuel and nuclear facilities on price, environmental safety, and speed of installation. One use of solar …
(2021-10-08). USS Connecticut Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarine Suffered Underwater Collision In South China Sea. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The US Pacific Fleet revealed that on October 2nd, the USS Connecticut struck an object underwater in the South China Sea. | #USSConnecticut (SSN 22): | The More:
(2021-10-07). Iranian press review: Tehran fury over Israel-Azerbaijan military pact. middleeasteye.net 
Iranian press review: Tehran fury over Israel-Azerbaijan military pact | Meanwhile, conservative MP claims Iranian property investors have 'saved' Turkey's economy, and corruption heavily linked to suicide cases | Thu, 10/07/2021 – 12: 00 | A handout picture made available by the Iranian army official website on October 1, 2021, shows an Iranian army helicopter during a military exercis…
(2021-10-07). Iran Closes Its Airspace to Azerbaijani Military, Warns Russia to be Wary of Geopolitical Changes in Caucasus. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-07). Russia and Iran Discuss Afghanistan Reconstruction Support. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir Abdollahian met in Moscow. Both countries are interested in promoting further international cooperation to help in the reconstruction of Afghanistan. | RELATED: | Lavrov announced that his country and Iran are coordinating efforts to implement aid initiatives in Afghanistan, a country whose current situation is the resu…
(2021-10-07). Iran will never hesitate to help Lebanon: Amir-Abdollahian. en.mehrnews.com After arriving at Beirut airport, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian congratulated the formation of a new government in the country and said that Tehran would never hesitate to help Beirut if requested.
(2021-10-07). Report: Azerbaijan mulls buying Israeli Arrow-3 interceptor missiles amid tensions with Iran. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azerbaijan weighs buying Israeli Arrow-3 missile amid Iran tensions Azerbaijan is considering buying Israel's Arrow-3 missile defense system amid tensions with Iran, according to Israel Hayom newspaper. The move would be a major step in typically quiet Israel-Azerbaijan defense ties. Azerbaijan's government began stopping, fining and in at least two cases detaining Iranian vehicles transiting …
(2021-10-07). The Iran-Azerbaijan Standoff Is a Contest for the Region's Transportation Corridors. strategic-culture.org 
By Pepe ESCOBAR | The last thing the complex, work-in-progress drive towards Eurasian integration needs at this stage is this messy affair between Iran and Azerbaijan in the South Caucasus. | Let's start with the Conquerors of Khaybar — the largest Iranian military exercise in two decades held on its northwestern border with Azerbaijan. Zangezur is one of the strategic areas in the competition for connectivity routes in West Asia and the South Caucasus. | Among the deployed Iranian military and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) units there are some serious players, such as the 21st Tabriz Infant…
(2021-10-07). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Danish nurses continue one-hour pay strikes in defiance of unions and fines; Sunday stoppages continue at ScotRail over overtime rates as rail workers ballot over pay; Iranian sugar plant workers at the Haft Tappeh plant begin indefinite strike over wage arrears and privatisation; South African gold miners threaten pay strike, joining 155,000 striking metalworkers; Nigerian health union sells out resident doctors' strike…
(2021-10-07). IRGC Speedboats Intercepted US Navy Vessel In Persian Gulf (Video). southfront.org 
Forces of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in the Persian Gulf. FILE IMAGE: IRNA | Speedboats of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had intercepted a vessel of the US Navy in the Persian Gulf, a number of Iranian news sources reported on October 7. | The Iranian state TV aired footage of the incident. The footage shows several Iranian armed speedboats chasing after a Riverine Command Boat (RCB) of the US Navy. The fast assault boat was apparently escorting a US carrier strike group. |
(2021-10-07). Tensions mount between Iran, Azerbaijan in Caucasus. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Tensions mount between Iran, Azerbaijan in Caucasus region Tensions mount between Iran and Azerbaijan as Tehran heckles Baku over its ties with Israel and Baku criticizes Tehran's "provocative" military actions near its borders. Most recently, Iran said Wednesday that it has "serious concerns" about Israel's presence in the Caucasus. The comments came a day after …
(2021-10-07). Azerbaijan, Turkey conduct more war games near Iranian, Armenian borders. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkish, Azerbaijani militaries hold more drills in Nakhchivan Indestructible Brotherhood-2021 includes live-fire tactical exercises by land and air units from the two countries, according to a statement by the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry on Tuesday evening. "In order to ensure the interoperability of units, troops are constantly monitored from command posts through control systems as well …
(2021-10-07). U.S. discloses size of nuclear stockpile. ecns.cn The U.S. State Department has disclosed the number of nuclear weapons in the country's stockpile.
(2021-10-07). US Debates Promising No First Use of Nukes. news.antiwar.com For the handful of nations armed with nuclear weapons, the circumstances under which they'd be used are always an important consideration. This is particularly true of the United States, which has one of the world's largest arsenals, and is the only nation that has used nuclear arms offensively during a war. | Often debated, but as yet never confirmed, is the possibility of "no first use," a promise to the world that the US won't attack anybody with nuclear arms. At present, China is the only nuclear power with a no first use policy, while India has a somewhat more limited promise not to nuke non-nuclear state…
(2021-10-07). US military analyst warns of danger of nuclear war with China. wsws.org If it faced defeat in a conventional conflict with China over Taiwan, as the analyst concludes is most likely, the US would not hesitate to use its huge nuclear arsenal despite the incalculable consequences for humanity.