Iran
Khobar Towers Remembered
Eggs sends us the solemn reminder of the vicious attack on foreign personnel quartered there, killing 19 U.S. airmen and wounding nearly 500 others. Nomads remembered at Khobar Towers memorial ceremony By Airman Christian Corely EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Members of the 33rd Fighter Wing held the 26th Annual Khobar Towers Memorial Ceremony, […]
Iran joins Democrats in demanding Trump be jailed
Two years ago Trump authorized the drone strike that took out Iran’s chief terrorist General Solemani. The Iranian President is demanding Trump (and former SecState Pompeo among many others) be placed on trial for it. He joins the chorus of American Democrats who have also called for Trump to be tried for various imaginary slights. […]
Are Joe’s Handlers Angry at the Mad Mullahs?
President Hassan Rouhani, second right, listens to head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi while visiting an exhibition of Iran’s new nuclear achievements Surprising exactly no one, nuclear talks with Iran are not going well. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan took this disturbing tone when speaking about efforts to put Iran’s […]
39 Purple Hearts Approved
The U.S. Army has approved Purple Hearts for 39 soldiers who were injured in an Iranian attack that saw ballistic missiles target Al Iraq’s Asad Airbase. “The Army’s Human Resources command approved 39 Purple Heart submissions it recently received for Soldiers wounded in the January missile attack on Al Assad airbase,” said Army spokesman Lt. […]
Gulf Traffic Under Attack…. Still/Again
Reuters Image of Mercer Street tanker A Japanese-owned tanker, used by Israelis to move oil, has come under attack by Iran. In fact, all shipping in the Persian Gulf is being harassed by Iran’s “navy”. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-58124489 From the article: Throughout the past week an explosive investigations team from the US Navy’s aircraft carrier the USS […]
US tracking Iranian ships headed to Venezuela
IRIS Makran With Gunboats Last summer, Venezuela was considering entering a new arms deal with Iran, one that could include long-range missiles capable of reaching the United States. Today, U.S. officials worry that two Iranian Navy ships slowly steaming across the Atlantic might be carrying the arms Venezuela. I suppose the gunboats Makran has as […]
Iranian Warships Round the Horn
IRIS Sahand Two Iranian Navy ships, the frigate Sahand and Makran, a former oil tanker that was converted to a floating forward staging base, have rounded the Cape of Good Hope and entered the Atlantic. National security officials tracking the ships do not know the ships’ final destination, but believe they are bound for Venezuela. […]
Large Iranian navy ship sinks in Gulf after blaze
IRIS Kharg Iran has managed to sink its largest military ship, Islamic Republic of Iran Ship (IRIS) Kharg, near the port of Jask in the Gulf of Oman. The vessel caught fire and, after some 20 hours of fire fighting efforts, sank. The crew reportedly was safely evacuated prior to the loss. Kharg was being […]
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