(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). 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). Iran Closes Its Airspace to Azerbaijani Military, Warns Russia to be Wary of Geopolitical Changes in Caucasus. globalresearch.ca
(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). 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). 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). 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). 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 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.
(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…
(2021-10-06). The Iran-Azerbaijan Standoff Is a Contest for the Region's Transportation Corridors. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-06). Iran and Azerbaijan on the Brink of War but It Is Unlikely to Boil Over. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-06). Venezuela and Iran: Alliances Under Siege. libya360.wordpress.com Misión Verdad A PDVSA worker waves an Iranian flag as the Iranian-flagged oil tanker Fortune docks at the El Palito refinery in Puerto Cabello, Carabobo state, Venezuela, May 25, 2020 (Photo: AFP). In 2009, President Hugo Chávez announced that he would sell 20 thousand barrels of gasoline per day to Iran, as a show of…
(2021-10-06). Economic, medical sanctions considered as terrorist act. en.mehrnews.com Condemning all forms of terrorism, including economic and medical terrorism, Iran's permanent Ambassador to the United Nations said that sanctions target ordinary people and are considered a terrorist act.
(2021-10-06). Video: Turkey- Azerbaijan United Front against Iran. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-06). Stoltenberg: All its neighbors can join NATO, Russia be damned. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Stoltenberg: NATO should step up cooperation with aspirant countries Speaking about the prospects for NATO enlargement, including the accession of Ukraine and Georgia, Stoltenberg noted that it's obvious that "it won't happen tomorrow." However, he criticized the position, including by some Western politicians, that this allegedly irritates Russia. "First of all, it is important to …
(2021-10-06). Iran 3rd fuel tanker for Lebanon arrives in Baniyas port. en.mehrnews.com Media sources announced that the third oil tanker of the Islamic Republic of Iran carrying fuel for Lebanon has arrived in Syria's Baniyas Port.
(2021-10-06). Mossad Abducted Iranian General From Syria To Uncover Fate Of Missing Israeli Air Force Navigator. southfront.org 
Ron Arad, by the Israeli Air Force, via The Times of Israel. | The Mossad, Israel's national intelligence agency, abducted an Iranian general from Syria in September to uncover new information about missing Israel Air Force navigator Ron Arad, the London-based Arabic newspaper Rai al-Youm reported on October 4. | According to the report, the Iranian general was taken to an African country where he was interrogated by Israeli agents then released. | Ron Arad's warplane crashed in South Lebanon while carrying…
(2021-10-06). Oslo Freedom Forum Regime Change Circus Hits Miami Beach. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News Venezuelan terror leader Leopoldo Lopez and anti-Iran operative Masih Alinejad at the Oslo Freedom Forum in Miami. October 5, 2021. The world's most distinguished CIA pawns are mixing and mingling once again at the Oslo Freedom Forum in Miami Beach. Venezuelan terror leader Leopoldo Lopez and the main individual tasked with propagandizing for…
(2021-10-06). Last year Armenia, this year Iran: Turkey boosts military aircraft flights to Azerbaijan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkish military planes actively flying to Azerbaijan in recent days Turkish military transport aircraft have been actively flying to Azerbaijan in the past few days, just like during the Second Karabakh War. The movement comes amid mounting tensions between Azerbaijan and Iran. "It seems that Turkey has finished delivering whatever they delivered to Azerbaijan today. …
(2021-10-06). Now, an Azerbaijani-Iranian Conflict? antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Now, an Azerbaijani-Iranian Conflict? The feature is by David Davidian and is required reading on this most vital of all current politico-military developments. Excerpts from the article are provided below. The analysis is informed, timely and alarming. The Baku Declaration/Three Brothers military axis of Azerbaijan, Turkey and Pakistan (with Qatar as the unacknowledged step-brother Smerdyakov …
(2021-10-06). Iranian Weapons Shipments Continue To Pour Into Eastern Syria. southfront.org 
Iranian-backed forces massing around Deir Ezzor city. | Early on October 6, an Iranian weapons shipment arrived in the eastern Syrian governorate of Deir Ezzor, according to the Syrian Observatory (SOHR) for Human Rights. | The London-based monitoring group said that the shipment entered from Iraq through an unofficial border crossing. The weapons, which included short-range rockets and their launchers, were moved to the town of al-Mayadin in the southern countryside of Deir Ezzor. They were allegedly stored in tun…
(2021-10-06). Vishka Asayesh wins Best Actress Award at US film festival. en.mehrnews.com Iranian actress Vishka Asayesh won the Best Actress Award at the Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival in the US.
(2021-10-06). Organised Crime Goes Nuclear. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-06). US Nuclear Arsenal Had 3,750 Warheads in 2020, Down 88% Since Cold War Peak – State Dept. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US State Department on Tuesday released a fact sheet giving an updated count of the country's nuclear stockpile, which as of September 2020 sat at 3,750 warheads — down 88% since its 1967 height of 31,255.
(2021-10-06). U.S. deploys nuclear-capable bombers to Europe to "integrate with NATO allies" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers arrive at RAF Fairford for Bomber Task Force Europe 22-1 B-1B Lancers, supporting equipment, and personnel from the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Dyess Air Forces Base, Texas, arrived at RAF Fairford, England, today to execute the long-planned Bomber Task Force mission, a regularly scheduled U.S. European Command and U.S. Strategic …
(2021-10-06). France and the Fraying of NATO. counterpunch.org Biden has infuriated France by arranging the agreement to provide nuclear-powered submarines to Australia. This replaces a contract to purchase a fleet of diesel-powered subs from France. Australia will have to pay penalties for breach of contract but the French capitalists will lose around 70 billion dollars. The perceived perfidy of both Canberra and Washington
(2021-10-06). "Low-carbon" Misses the Point: Arguments Favoring Nuclear Power as a Climate "Solution" are Fundamentally Misframed. counterpunch.org The view that climate protection requires expanding nuclear power has a basic flaw in its prevailing framing: it rarely if ever relates climate-effectiveness to cost or to speed—even though stopping climate change requires scaling the fastest and cheapest solutions. By focusing on carbon but only peripherally mentioning cost and speed, and by not relating these