French Unions Strike Against Privatization of Electricity
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-19
More than a third of EDF's workforce in France was on strike on Thursday for the second day in a row in protest against a privatization plan, yet without affecting households, affirmed labor union leaders. | RELATED: | French Gov't Budget, Actions To Tackle Femicides Falls Short of Expectations | EDF workers are protesting plans steered by the French government to restructure and split the group in two, privatizing its nuclear power generation business set to one side. | The rest…
telesurenglish.net/news/French-Unions-Strike-Against-Privatization-of-Electricity-20190919-0015.html

Why on Earth would the US go to war with Iran over an attack on Saudi oil refineries?
Dave Lindorff | nationofchange.org | 2019-09-19
President Bone Spur, backed by his warmongering Secretary of State Mike "Armageddon" Pompeo, tweeted yesterday that the U.S. military is "locked and loaded," ready to attack (bomb) Iran if it can be proven that Iran was behind a drone bomb attack on Saudi Arabia's oil refineries. There are plenty of news media in the U.S. …
nationofchange.org/2019/09/19/why-on-earth-would-the-us-go-to-war-with-iran-over-an-attack-on-saudi-oil-refineries/

Trump Regime Anti-Iran Blame Game
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-19
The blame game is longstanding US, NATO, Israeli policy — falsely blaming a targeted nation, entity, group, or individual for something they had nothing to do with. | Time and again, the tactic is used as a pretext to pursue a …
globalresearch.ca/trump-regime-anti-iran-blame-game/5689657

Trump reviewing target lists as Iran war threat mounts
wsws.org | 2019-09-19
US Secretary of State Pompeo described Saturday's attacks on Saudi oil installations as "an act of war," attributing them–still with no evidence–to Iran.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/19/iran-s19.html

Challenges and Opportunities toward Iran in the Convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-09-19
Negotiations for the Caspian Sea legal regime began almost immediately after the collapse of the former Soviet Union, but at the beginning of the process there were no negotiations on a single text. Prior to that, Iran and the Soviet Union used this sea commonly, though in practice the Soviet Union, by using its power …
uwidata.com/5358-challenges-and-opportunities-toward-iran-in-the-convention-on-the-legal-status-of-the-caspian-sea/

Mike Pompeo Declares Drone Attack on Saudi Arabia an "Act of War"
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-09-19
Mike Pompeo is declaring what happened "an act of war," and is now looking to use that bellicosity cobble together a coalition against Iran.

Mike Pompeo Declares Drone Attack on Saudi Arabia an "Act of War"

Saudis Show Off Charred Junk, Insist Iran Responsible for Aramco Attack. Will Trump Unleash the Dogs of War?
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-19
First up, we have the neocon windup clown, Senator Marco Rubio. | . | . | . | . | Situation with #Iran is a very serious matter. | This is one of those #3amcalls that requires steady & serious American leadership. | We must bring | …
globalresearch.ca/saudis-show-off-charred-junk-insist-iran-responsible-aramco-attack/5689607

Will Americans Let Trump Start World War III for Saudi Arabia and Israel?
MBNJSD | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-09-19
On Saturday, September 14th, two oil refineries and other oil infrastructure in Saudi Arabia were hit and set ablaze by 18 drones and 7 cruise missiles, dramatically slashing Saudi Arabia's oil production by half, from about ten million to five million barrels per day. On September 18, the Trump administration, blaming Iran, announced it was …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/09/will-americans-let-trump-start-world-war-iii-for-saudi-arabia-and-israel/

Here Is How China-US Trade War Impacts Iran
Salman Rafi Sheikh | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-19
In the last week of August, China added crude oil imports from the US to its tariff list for the first time in a retaliatory decision against the US decision to impose fresh tariffs on Chinese products. China imports about …
globalresearch.ca/china-us-trade-war-impacts-iran/5689674

Iran Warns of 'All-Out War' if Attacked by US and Allies
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-19
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned on Thursday that any attack on the Islamic Republic would lead to an "all-out war". | RELATED: | Saudi Gives 'Evidence' of Iran's 'Attack' on Oil Reserve, Pompeo Calls it 'Act of War' | Zarif made the comment to CNN after he was asked what would happen if Iran was attacked by the U.S. and its allies | "I am making a very serious statement that we don't want war; we don't want to engage in a military confront…
telesurenglish.net/news/Iran-Warns-of-All-Out-War-if-Attacked-by-US-and-Allies-20190919-0001.html

Who Needs John Bolton? Trump's Neocons Are Determined to Go to War Against Iran
Timothy Alexander Guzman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-19
Following John Bolton's departure from the White House, Saudi Arabia's oil facility was attacked by drones operated by the Houthi rebels of Yemen. Trump and his Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo once again claimed that it was the Iranians …
globalresearch.ca/trump-neocons-determined-go-war-against-iran/5689692

Disputing Trump Claims, Japan Says No Evidence Iran Was Behind Saudi Attack
Jake Johnson | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-19
Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono told reporters Wednesday that he has not seen any intelligence indicating Iran was behind the attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities over the weekend, contradicting Saudi and Trump administration claims about the incident. | "We | …
globalresearch.ca/japan-says-no-evidence-iran-behind-saudi-attack/5689677

Iran warns of war as U.S. continues accusations it bombed Saudi oil refinery
Morning Star | peoplesworld.org | 2019-09-19
Iran has warned the U.S. that any aggression will be met with an immediate response, as Washington continues to insist the nation was responsible for missiles fired at a Saudi oil refinery. Tehran dismissed claims by President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that Iran had been involved in the attack on Saturday, …
peoplesworld.org/article/iran-warns-of-war-as-u-s-continues-accusations-it-bombed-saudi-oil-refinery/

Italian Politics: What Happened to Luigi Di Maio's Antinuclear Commitment?
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-19
Like all European environmental parties, without any exception, Luigi Di Maio's Five-Star Movement is deeply anti-nuclear. It campaigned vehemently on this theme. And like all European environmental parties, when they come to power, they defend NATO, its wars and …
globalresearch.ca/what-happened-luigi-di-maio-antinuclear-commitment/5689614

Will Americans Let Trump Start World War III for Saudi Arabia and Israel?
Medea Benjamin | mintpressnews.com | 2019-09-18
If the U.S. military, or Israel or Saudi Arabia, had a viable plan to attack Iran without triggering a wider war, they would have done so long ago.
mintpressnews.com/will-americans-let-trump-start-war-iran-saudi-arabia-israel/261927/

Would Americans Let Trump Start World War III for Saudi Arabia and Israel?
Medea Benjamin | theantimedia.com | 2019-09-18
If the U.S. military, or Israel or Saudi Arabia, had a viable plan to attack Iran without triggering a wider war, they would have done so long ago.

Would Americans Let Trump Start World War III for Saudi Arabia and Israel?

Why on Earth Would the US Go to War with Iran over an Attack on Saudi Oil Refineries?
Dave Lindorff | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-18
President Bone Spur, backed by his war-mongering Secretary of State Mike "Armageddon" Pompeo, tweeted yesterday that the US military is "locked and loaded," ready to attack (bomb) Iran if it can be proven that Iran was behind a drone bomb attack on Saudi Arabia's oil refineries. There are plenty of news media in the US…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/18/why-on-earth-would-the-us-go-to-war-with-iran-over-an-attack-on-saudi-oil-refineries/

"Crazies" in Charge of America's "Nuclear Button": Trump's New (Acting) National Security Adviser Said Nuclear War with USSR Was Winnable
Nick Robins-Early | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-18
"Plus àßa change, plus c'est la même chose", | "The more things change, the more they stay the same", Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, (Les Guêpes, July 1848) | *** | President Donald Trump's acting national security adviser, former Reagan administration | …
globalresearch.ca/trump-acting-national-security-adviser-said-nuclear-war-ussr-winnable/5689500

Washington steps up threats against Iran over strikes on Saudi oil facilities
wsws.org | 2019-09-18
The Pentagon has provided the Trump White House with a series of options for military aggression against Iran.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/18/iran-s18.html

Foreign Correspondent: What Trump's Missteps on Iran Have Wrought
Reese Erlich | progressive.org | 2019-09-17
The United States has become a high-tech Bluebeard.
progressive.org/dispatches/trumps-missteps-on-iran-erlich-190917/

'Very high probability' Iran behind Saudi attack, say anonymous US officials
rt.com | 2019-09-17
While Saudi Arabia is holding off on assigning blame for the attack on its oil facilities, the US media are pointing the finger at Iran, citing anonymous government officials allegedly familiar with the ongoing investigation. | US and Saudi investigators have determined "with very high probability" that Saturday's strike was launched from an Iranian base close to the border with Iraq, CNN reported, based on these anonymous sources. | Both drones and cruise missiles were used to attack the refinery at Abqaiq and the Khurais oil field, flying over southern Iraq and Kuwait to avoid Saudi air defenses, according t…
rt.com/usa/469034-us-blames-iran-saudi-attack/

Will the U.S. start a war for Saudi Arabia?
Mazda Majidi | liberationnews.org | 2019-09-17
We are facing an extremely dangerous situation with a real possibility of the U.S. bombing Iran.
liberationnews.org/will-the-u-s-start-a-war-for-saudi-arabia/

Yemeni forces strike Saudi Arabia; U.S. blames Iran
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-09-17
Milwaukee, WI – In the early morning hours of September 14 ten drones carried out an intensive bombing of two of the world's largest oil refineries, both located in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Aramco facilities in Abqaiq and Khurais were decimated, crippling the productive capabilities of the oil manufacturers in the country. The Air Force of the Yemeni Army and Popular Committees have announced that these strikes are a part of what they're calling the 2nd Operation of Balanced Deterrence. | The attacks serve as the latest in an ongoing war of resistance by Yemen that began nearly five years ago. On one side, there a…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/9/17/yemeni-forces-strike-saudi-arabia-us-blames-iran

Why Iran's Khamenei pushes for higher birthrate?
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-09-17
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has again called on compatriots to have more children while calling on authorities to help families increase the population amid crippling economic sanctions, high unemployment and staggering inflation rates. Inspired by the size of the population in China and India, Khamenei urged for advancing Iran's national power by doubling its …
uwidata.com/5327-why-irans-khamenei-pushes-for-higher-birthrate%d0%b3/

Riyadh reaps what it sows: Yemeni drone attack devastates Saudi oil production
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-09-17
Yemen's Ansar Allah has officially claimed responsibility for the drone attacks against ARAMCO oil facilities which resulted in Saudi Arabia's oil production being cut in half. Nonetheless, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, President Donald Trump and Saudi officials are claiming that Iran was actually the one responsible for the attack. The world's largest oil processing …
uwidata.com/5348-riyadh-reaps-what-it-sows-yemeni-drone-attack-devastates-saudi-oil-production/

Trump Threatens Military Action Against Iran Over Saudi Oil Attack
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-09-17
Trump felt the need to emphasize, as always, that he "doesn't want war, but.." while talking up how easy it'd be for him to launch a new war.

Trump Threatens Military Action Against Iran Over Saudi Oil Attack

Saudi First: Trump Wants to Start a War With Iran When MBS Gives the Order
Mehdi Hasan | theintercept.com | 2019-09-17
Why is Trump deferring to Riyadh? Questions need to be asked about his financial ties with Saudis who bailed him out during the 1990s.
theintercept.com/2019/09/17/saudi-arabia-oil-field-attack-trump/

Iran: Labour and student activists sentenced to more than 100 years
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-09-17
Workers rights Susan PriceIssue 1238 Iran Haft-Tappeh sugar mill workersSeptember 17, 2019Union leader Esmail Bakhshi, student and civil rights activist, Sepideh Gholian, and four activist journalists were sentenced to long prison sentences by the Iranian…
greenleft.org.au/content/iran-labour-and-student-activists-sentenced-more-100-years

Fukushima's Radioactive Water Crisis
Robert Hunziker | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-09-16
Tokyo Electric Power's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, which experienced three massive meltdowns in 2011, is running out of room to store radioactive water. No surprise! But now, what to do about phosphorescent water? Addressing the issue, Japan's environmental minister Yoshiaki Harada held a news conference (September 2019). Unfortunately, he proffered the following advice: "The …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/09/fukushimas-radioactive-water-crisis/

'Certainly would look like' Iran is behind Saudi oil facility attacks — Trump
rt.com | 2019-09-16
While Saudi Arabia is investigating the attacks on its oil facilities, President Donald Trump has said that "it certainly would look like" Iran was the culprit. Yet, he also noted he doesn't want another war. | Trump's statement, made to reporters on Monday, is the latest in a series that stop short of outright blaming Iran for the attack, which has already been claimed by Houthi rebels in Yemen. Earlier in the day Trump tweeted that "there is reason to believe that we know the culprit," before questioning Te…
rt.com/usa/468953-trump-iran-behind-attack/

Threatening New War for Oil, Donald Trump Calls His Own Offer of Iran Talks "Fake News"
Robert Mackey | theintercept.com | 2019-09-16
As he threatened to bomb Iran at Saudi Arabia's behest, Trump also intensified his battle with objective reality, by denying his own prior comments.
theintercept.com/2019/09/15/threatening-war-oil-donald-trump-rails-media-not-forgetting-offered-iran-talks/

Saudi Oil Refinery Attack Raises Fears of "Wider Regional War" Involving U.S. & Iran
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-09-16
President Trump is threatening to take military action after several large Saudi Arabian oil facilities were attacked Saturday by drones and cruise missiles. Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed responsibility for the attack, but numerous reports indicate the attack may have come from Iraq or Iran rather than Yemen. Crude oil prices soared more than 15% after the Aramco-run plants suffered heavy damage. One of the plants struck is the world's biggest petroleum-processing facility. According to one estimate, the attacks decreased Saudi's daily oil output by nearly 6 million barrels. While the United States has been quic…
www.democracynow.org/2019/9/16/saudi_arabia_oil_supply_attacks

'I Rule the White House': Will Bolton's ouster help Trump facilitate US-Iran negotiations?
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-09-15
Most analysts agree that Donald Trump's main motivation for dismissing his National Security Advisor, John Bolton, was that Bolton had been giving off the impression that he was the real decision-maker in the White House, while the president was merely a talking puppet. Looking at Trump's career, even before coming into office, it is clear …
uwidata.com/5319-i-rule-the-white-house-will-boltons-ouster-help-trump-facilitate-us-iran-negotiations/

Was the imprisonment of Iranian-American journalist Marzieh Hashemi spun into expanded US sanctions?
Max Blumenthal | thegrayzone.com | 2019-09-05
The relationship between former Air Force analyst-turned-Iranian spy Monica Witt and Hashemi — who was jailed by US authorities this…
thegrayzone.com/2019/09/05/was-the-imprisonment-of-iranian-american-journalist-marzieh-hashemi-spun-into-expanded-us-sanctions/

US conducts ground launch cruise missile test
Ian Gamble | liberationnews.org | 2019-09-02
On Aug. 18, less than three weeks after scrapping the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty, the U.S. launched a ballistic cruise missile from San Nicholas Island, CA.
liberationnews.org/us-conducts-ground-launch-cruise-missile-test/