(2022-02-08). Iran nuclear deal: The role of the Israel lobby & pressure groups in derailing an agreement. rt.com 
Different impact groups try to prevent a new deal between the West and Tehran. How are some of them connected to Israel? | On January 24, it was revealed in a
(2022-02-08). In Search of Monsters to Destroy: The Manufacturing of a Cold War. strategic-culture.org This series will explain how the philosophy of the American establishment formed their "understanding" of nuclear strategy, which continues to influence thought today such as in the belief in the winnability of a limited nuclear war. | "She [the United States] has seen that probably for centuries to come, contests of inveterate power, and emerging right [will persist]…But she goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy…She well knows that by once enlisting under other banners than her own…she would involve herself beyond the power of extrication, in all the wars of interest and intrigue, of individual…
(2022-02-08). 'Dust walls' could defeat hypersonic weapons — think tank. rt.com 
A modern version of the nuclear 'dust defense' could be key to countering the threat, a Raytheon and Lockheed-backed paper says | The US could defend itself against enemy hypersonic gliders by dispersing clouds of dust over large areas through which such projectiles are expected to fly, a new white paper has suggested. Traveling through such an area at high speed would degrade and potentially destroy the weapon. | The idea was discussed in a document
(2022-02-08). US Republicans send threatening letter to Biden over JCPOA. en.mehrnews.com A group of 33 Republican senators has warned US President Joe Biden they will work to thwart the implementation of any new Iran nuclear agreement if his government does not allow Congress to review and vote on its terms.
(2022-02-08). Bullying won't help US succeed in talks with Iran, security chief says. tass.com "Continuing maximum pressure against Iran, current US administration has so far tried to meet the goals that Trump failed to achieve through bullying, by making unsupported promises," Ali Shamkhani pointed out…
(2022-02-08). Iran's IRGC to Unveil New Domestically Developed Strategic Missile. sputniknews.com The Islamic Republic has been actively upgrading and developing its defence industry in light of international sanctions that have long prevented the country from buying weapons abroad. The nation's missile programme has sparked numerous protests in the West, with Tehran, however, refusing to slash it, and insisting on its right to defend itself.
(2022-02-08). Irán y Occidente reanudan diálogo para rescatar pacto nuclear. telesurtv.net El Gobierno iraní califica de insuficiente el paso dado por Washington de permitir a países y compañías extranjeras trabajar en proyectos civiles en reactores nucleares.
(2022-02-08). Antiwar Groups Rally To Stop Us From Being Lied Into War With Russia. popularresistance.org Clearing the FOG provides excerpts from the speakers at the National Online Rally to stop war with Russia over Ukraine that was held on Feb. 5 as part of the national actions that took place in about 70 cities in Hawaii and coast to coast. The rally and actions were organized based on a unified call to action issued by 12 national and international antiwar organizations, which was endorsed by more than 200 more organizations. The demands include stopping the war with Russia, stopping the supply of weapons to Nazis in Ukraine, ending NATO, de-escalating the threat of nuclear war and resolving the current conflict…
(2022-02-08). President JFK's Murder Is Graphic Proof of Entrenched Cold War Ideology and Why Peace Eludes U.S.-Russia Relations. dissidentvoice.org 
The Cold War is back with a vengeance. The current impasse between the United States and Russia over the Ukraine crisis is running the risk of an all-out war in Europe, a war that could escalate into nuclear Armageddon. The crisis is wholly manufactured by Washington's geopolitical power calculations — claims made against Russia about …
(2022-02-08). NATO holds drills with three carrier strike groups, seven interceptor warships in Eastern Mediterranean. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Near the entrance to the Black Sea. Charles de Gaulle is the only nuclear aircraft in the world aside from the U.S.'s eleven. The USS Bainbridge, USS Gonzalez, USS Gravely and USS Ross are Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers designed to fire Standard Missile 3 anti-ballistic missiles of the sort stationed in their so-called Aegis …
(2022-02-07). The Problematics of Middle Eastern Diplomacy: The Case of Iran. transcend.org 2 Feb 2022 – In relation to both Iran, Israel, and Palestine, the essential message sent by the new leadership is continuity when it comes to substance combined with a resumption of the pre-Trump pretension of equi-distance diplomacy when it comes to the search for a sustainable peace.
(2022-02-07). As Biden Continues Trump's Cruel 'Maximum Pressure' Campaign, US Media Treats Crushing Iran's Economy as Anodyne 'Diplomacy Toolkit'. orinocotribune.com A harsh sanctions regime on Iran that has killed thousands and was heavily criticized under Trump is now casual bipartisan consensus in Washington. | By Sarah Lazare — Feb 2, 2022 | In US press outlets, the Biden administration's "maximum pressure" sanctions on Iran are, by and large, not presented as a moral issue, but as a piece of leverage in a diplomatic effort to get the best possible nuclear deal with Iran. They are ethically neutral, a tool in America's tool belt, a rook in a three-dimensional game of chess, where the components and pieces are already determined. "The US sees 'snapback' sanctions thre…
(2022-02-07). Iran says US sanctions waiver not enough, demands lifting of all sanctions. peoplesdispatch.org On Friday, the US administration of Joe Biden had announced the restoration of the sanctions waiver which was withdrawn by the previous Donald Trump administration in May 2020 under its so-called Maximum pressure campaign against Iran…
(2022-02-07). Georgia: U.S. viceroy enforces NATO integration down to the decimal point. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com As a NATO candidate (aspirant as the military bloc sometimes terms it), Georgia must submit to all the indignities that a province conquered by Genghis Khan or Attila the Hun did. It is not allowed to make decisions affecting its own judiciary, civil and religious rights, police and parliamentary and energy and most every other …
(2022-02-07). Iran Waits for US Practical Steps In Removal Of Sanctions. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said that his country is waiting for the United States to take "practical" steps in line with the removal of anti-Iran sanctions and the restoration of 2015 nuclear deal. | RELATED: | Khatibzadeh announced at his weekly press briefing the return of Iranian nuclear negotiating delegates to Vienna on Tuesday, who were in Tehran for necessary consultations. | "
(2022-02-07). A Hero from Iran: Asghar Farhadi's honest, intriguing new film. wsws.org Farhadi's A Hero begins as a simple tale that ultimately expands into a drama full of ambiguities and complexities. It focuses on the lower echelons of Iranian society.
(2022-02-07). Headlines for February 7, 2022. democracynow.org Macron Meets with Putin, Scholz with Biden, Amid Ongoing Tensions over Ukraine, U.S. Tops 900,000 COVID Deaths; New Jersey Lifts School Mask Mandate, Turkish President Erdogan and Honduran President Castro Test Positive for COVID-19, Ottawa Declares Emergency as Trucker-Led Anti-Government Protests Spread, Family Demands Justice for Amir Locke, Killed in Minneapolis Police No-Knock Raid, Mexico Raids Tijuana Camp Home to Hundreds of Asylum Seekers Denied U.S. Entry, Iran Talks Show Some Signs of Progress After U.S. Agrees to Waive Certain Sanctions, Tens of Thousands Displaced as Cyclone Batsirai Batters Madagasc…
(2022-02-07). Figueres y el exministro Chaves se disputarán la Presidencia de Costa Rica. telesurtv.net El economista Rodrigo Chaves, aspirante por Progreso Social Democrático, cuenta con el 16.66 de los votos.
(2022-02-07). Iran Nuclear Deal Talks to Resume Tuesday, US Says an Agreement Is 'in Sight'. news.antiwar.com Representatives from the US and Iran and the other nations involved in the indirect negotiations to revive the nuclear are returning to Vienna, and the talks are set to resume on Tuesday. Going into this round, the US State Department "A deal that addresses all sides' core concerns is in sight, but if it is not reached in the coming weeks, Iran's ongoing nuclear advances will make it impossible for us to return…
(2022-02-07). Bennett Says Biden Supports Israel's 'Freedom of Action' Against Iran. news.antiwar.com Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Monday that President Biden The two leaders spoke by phone on Sunday. According to a White House readout of the call, Biden "conveyed his unwavering support for Israel's security and freedom of action," without tying it directly to Iran. | "I made clear, and I was happy that he made it explicitly clear, that Israel will maintain its freedom of ac…
(2022-02-07). EE.UU. fuera de los asuntos de Ucrania: un editorial de WW. workers.org 
26 de enero. Al ordenar los preparativos para enviar 8.500 tropas estadounidenses más a los países cercanos a la frontera rusa el 23 de enero, el presidente Joe Biden aumentó el riesgo de una guerra entre los dos estados más poderosos del mundo con armas nucleares. Una vez más, el . . . |
(2022-02-07). What the Cuban Missile Crisis Can Teach Us About the Ukraine Crisis. warisacrime.org Commentators on the current Ukraine crisis have sometimes compared it to the Cuban missile crisis. This is a good comparison‚Äïand not only because they both involve a dangerous U.S.-Russian confrontation capable of leading to a nuclear war. During the 1962 Cuban crisis, the situation was remarkably similar to that in today's Eastern Europe, although the …