Category Archives: Politics

Iran War: No Uptake to Trump Plea for Help With Opening Strait of Hormuz; Israel Claims Assassination of Iran Security Chief; Iran Clarifies That Friendly Countries Can Transit, Strikes UAE Terminal at Fajarah, Trump Delays Xi Summit

Today’s Iran war update: Trump embarrassment, more Israel decapitation, Iran continues working over Israel, US airbases, and the Gulf States.

Iran War: Trump Administration Attempts to Deny Long Conflict Risk; Trump Threatens NATO Over Hormuz Scheme; Kinetic and Economic Situation More Desperate Than Acknowledged

The latest Iran war update: Trump harangues allies as his team offers hopium despite more evidence of kinetic and real economy damage.

Iran War: US Being Driven From Iraq, Tells Americans to Leave; Iran Keeps Pounding Israel, Gulf States; Trump Calls on Other Countries Including China to Send Warships, Effectively Threatens to Use Nukes; FCC Threatens to Pull Broadcast Licenses Over War Reporting

Today’s Iran war news: Denialism, US pursuit of Strait of Hormuz convoy scheme, Israel pounded, Netanyahu questions, FCC threat

Iran War: US Strikes Kharg Island, Deploys More Marines Even as Administration Shows Desperation; Iran Hits Saudi Base Amid Signs of Decaying US Position, Increases Attacks on Israel

The latest Iran war update: The US attempts to show escalation dominance even as officials look frayed and Iran’s pounding intensifies

Michael Hudson: Persia’s Monopoly Concessions to Britain, 1872-1901

Persia’s 19th century fight to drive out the British investors who had obtained monopoly concessions is background to the current crisis.

Iran War: Oil Flirts With $100 as More Commercial Ships Hit, US Refueling Plane Downed, with Iraqi Militia Taking Credit; Demands for Hormuz Opening Intensify; Private Debt Wobbles Add to Market Pressure

Today’s Iran war update: markets stay edgy as Administration messaging becomes more hollow and more ships burn.

Satyajit Das: Iran – Even War Has Been Financialized

Satyajit Das provides a broad look at the scope and depth of the potential economic downside of the Iran war.

Armageddon Now! Israel’s Nuclear Weapons Program

A review of the history of and best information about Israel’s nuclear weapons program, including delivery systems and safety risks at Dimona

Iran War: Oil Again Breaches $100 as Iran Escalates Attacks on Israel, Shipping, Dubai; More on the Effects of a Long Closure of the Strait of Hormuz

The Iran war is going ever more pear-shaped for the US, Israel, the Gulf states, and innocent bystanders, yet Trump refuses to relent.

Why Did Most Of The World Condemn Iran At The UN?

Why the huge vote against Iran on what Russia depicted as an unbalanced resolution should come as no surprise.

Iran War: Iran Seeks Decolonization of Gulf Region; IEA Proposes Emergency Release of Reserves; Nuclear Strike Risk Assessment; Iran Escalates Strikes

Today’s Iran war update: the implications of Iran’s apparent demands, risk of a Israeli nuclear attack, and Iran’s kinetic escalation.

The Pakistan Navy’s Regional Escort Mission Puts Iran in a Dilemma

The US Strait of Hormuz escort story was fake but Pakistan, which is very exposed to the closure, plans something more serious. Will it work?

Iran War: Administration Succeeds in Talking Down Oil Price to Below $100 as Trump Seeks Off Ramp to Opposition of Pentagon and Hawks; Iran Continues to Reject Talks, Announces Increase in Strikes, Pounds US Bases Into Dust

Trump succeeds in talking investors out of the tree even as Iran war fundamentals and his approval rating decay.

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Category Archives: Politics

Iran War: No Uptake to Trump Plea for Help With Opening Strait of Hormuz; Israel Claims Assassination of Iran Security Chief; Iran Clarifies That Friendly Countries Can Transit, Strikes UAE Terminal at Fajarah, Trump Delays Xi Summit

Iran War: Trump Administration Attempts to Deny Long Conflict Risk; Trump Threatens NATO Over Hormuz Scheme; Kinetic and Economic Situation More Desperate Than Acknowledged

Iran War: US Being Driven From Iraq, Tells Americans to Leave; Iran Keeps Pounding Israel, Gulf States; Trump Calls on Other Countries Including China to Send Warships, Effectively Threatens to Use Nukes; FCC Threatens to Pull Broadcast Licenses Over War Reporting

Iran War: US Strikes Kharg Island, Deploys More Marines Even as Administration Shows Desperation; Iran Hits Saudi Base Amid Signs of Decaying US Position, Increases Attacks on Israel

Michael Hudson: Persia’s Monopoly Concessions to Britain, 1872-1901

Iran War: Oil Flirts With $100 as More Commercial Ships Hit, US Refueling Plane Downed, with Iraqi Militia Taking Credit; Demands for Hormuz Opening Intensify; Private Debt Wobbles Add to Market Pressure

Satyajit Das: Iran – Even War Has Been Financialized

Armageddon Now! Israel’s Nuclear Weapons Program

Iran War: Oil Again Breaches $100 as Iran Escalates Attacks on Israel, Shipping, Dubai; More on the Effects of a Long Closure of the Strait of Hormuz

Why Did Most Of The World Condemn Iran At The UN?

Iran War: Iran Seeks Decolonization of Gulf Region; IEA Proposes Emergency Release of Reserves; Nuclear Strike Risk Assessment; Iran Escalates Strikes

The Pakistan Navy’s Regional Escort Mission Puts Iran in a Dilemma

Iran War: Administration Succeeds in Talking Down Oil Price to Below $100 as Trump Seeks Off Ramp to Opposition of Pentagon and Hawks; Iran Continues to Reject Talks, Announces Increase in Strikes, Pounds US Bases Into Dust

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