Kamal Iranidoost (2022-02-11). Tehran, Moscow developing mechanism against sanctions. en.mehrnews.com The Russian Foreign Ministry has said that Tehran and Moscow are creating a mechanism to protect the two countries trade and financial exchanges from the threat of sanctions.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-02-11). Iran pursues balanced, neighbor-focused foreign policy. en.mehrnews.com Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi said Iran still abides by the Islamic Revolution ideals, adding that his administration is still following "Neither West Nor East" foreign policy as designed by the revolution.

Staff (2022-02-11). WATCH US nuclear-capable bombers arrive in UK. rt.com Plane spotters captured the moment the mammoth planes landed in the UK | Four American B-52 long-range bombers landed at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire on Thursday after ground crew and logistics personnel were reported to have arrived two days earlier. | The deployment comes amid heightened tensions between the West and Russia, but officials claimed the Bomber Task Force mission — a joint practice operation — had been planned for a long time. | The nuclear-capable bombers, which have been in US military service since 1955, took off from their home base of US Air Force Minot in North Dakota before r…

WSWS (2022-02-10). NATO, Ukraine, Russia stage military exercises amid US-promoted war hysteria. wsws.org Thousands of troops are preparing for a conflict that would threaten escalation into a nuclear war.

WSWS (2022-02-10). Right-wing racialists mount campaign against Asian entertainer Awkwafina's use of a "blaccent" wsws.org Amid threats of war between nuclear-armed powers, the ending of COVID-19 public safety measures and the danger of fascism, the hue and cry over the supposed use of "black speech" is preposterous and diversionary.

Dave DeCamp (2022-02-10). Israel's Bennett Demands Deadline for Iran Nuclear Deal Talks in Meeting With German FM. news.antiwar.com Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett According to a statement put out by Bennett's office, he told Baerbock that a revival of the nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, would "endanger the entire region." He also "emphasized that a target date must be set for the conclusion of the negotiations." | In a press confer…

_____ (2022-02-10). What The Cuban Missile Crisis Can Teach Us About Today's Ukraine Crisis. popularresistance.org During the 1962 Cuban crisis, the situation was remarkably similar to that in today's Eastern Europe, although the great power roles were reversed. | In 1962, the Soviet Union had encroached on the U.S. government's self-defined sphere of influence by installing medium-range nuclear missiles in Cuba, a nation only 90 miles from U.S. shores. The Cuban government had requested the missiles as a deterrent to a U.S. invasion, an invasion that seemed quite possible given the long history of U.S. intervention in Cuban affairs, as well as the 1961 U.S.-sponsored Bay of Pigs invasion. | The Soviet government was amenable…

WSWS (2022-02-10). Right-wing racialists mount campaign against Asian entertainer Awkwafina's use of a "blaccent" wsws.org Amid threats of war between nuclear-armed powers, the ending of COVID-19 public safety measures and the danger of fascism, the hue and cry over the supposed use of "black speech" is preposterous and diversionary.

WSWS (2022-02-10). NATO, Ukraine, Russia stage military exercises amid US-promoted war hysteria. wsws.org Thousands of troops are preparing for a conflict that would threaten escalation into a nuclear war.

Dave DeCamp (2022-02-09). Israel's Bennett to Biden: Don't Return to Iran Nuclear Deal. news.antiwar.com Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett told President Biden during a call on Sunday not to return to the Iran nuclear deal, The source said that Bennett told Biden that without a deal, there wouldn't necessarily be an escalation in Iran's nuclear program and said "nothing will happen if you don't sign it." | Israel is more concerned about the economic relief Iran would get under the nuclear deal, and Bennett said Tehran's financial benefits would f…

Anonymous669 (2022-02-09). Iran's Revolutionary Guard Reveal New Strategic Long-Range Ballistic Missile (Videos). southfront.org File image. | On February 9, the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) unveiled a new strategic long-range missile with pinpoint accuracy dubbed "Kheibar-Shekan". | The new missile was showcased for the first time during a ceremony attended by Chief of Staff of Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri, Commander of the IRGC's Aerospace Division Brigadier General Amir-Ali Hajizadeh and a number of other high-ranking military officials and commanders. | The ceremony, which coincided with celebrations in Iran comm…

Staff (2022-02-09). Armenia seeks to further strengthening of coop. with Iran. en.mehrnews.com Armenia hopes to further strengthen effective and friendly relations with Iran for the welfare of the two peoples and long-lasting peace in the region, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said.

_____ (2022-02-09). Wanting Peace With Russia To Focus Aggressions On China Is Just Being An Imperialist Warmonger. strategic-culture.org By Caitlin JOHNSTONE | Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz criticized the Biden administration's dangerous escalations against Russia on the House floor on Monday, not because he thinks needlessly ramping up cold war brinkmanship with a nuclear-armed nation is an insane thing to do, nor because he believes the US government should cease trying to dominate the world by constantly working to subvert and undermine any nation who disobeys its commands, but because he wants US aggressions to be focused more on China. | "While the Biden administration, the media, and many in congress beat the drums of war for Ukraine, th…

Fight Back (2022-02-09). United protest in New Orleans against US, NATO war on Russia. fightbacknews.org New Orleans, LA — Anti-war protesters gathered on February 5 in New Orleans at Lafayette Square Park to demand an end to NATO aggression against Russia. Activists carried signs and chanted slogans calling for peace and the disbandment of NATO. | The protest was organized by a coalition including the Communist Party USA, the Democratic Socialists of America, Freedom Road Socialist Organization and the Party for Socialism and Liberation. | Speakers decried the latest U.S. attempt to escalate the situation in Ukraine, which they said threatens us with a nuclear conflict with Russia. The protest also highlight…

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2022-02-09). China insta a EE.UU. detener sanciones contra Corea del Norte. telesurtv.net El funcionario reclamó a Washington a dar la debida importancia a las medidas de desnuclearización tomadas por Pyongyang.

John Knefel (2022-02-09). Will Biden Declare a "No First Use" Approach to Nuclear Weapons? truthout.org When Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, many observers noted that, terrifyingly, he would soon be the sole person in charge of determining whether or not to use the U.S.'s vast nuclear weapons capability. He would have the power to end life on Earth in a matter of minutes. | As Barack Obama and Joe Biden were preparing to hand the nuclear codes over, the outgoing vice president warned against any preemptive use of the terrible weapons: "Given our non-nuclear capabilities and the nature of today's t…