Moqtada al-Sadr is among the most nationalistic of Iraqi political leaders. He is anti-American–and also anti-Iranian. The fact that Sadr is now calling for the ouster of the 5,200 U.S. soldiers in the country is more than a little significant. Sadr is throwing his support to the pro-Iranian forces in the Iraqi parliament. Unbeknownst to...
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Reuters: Top Iranian Officials Planned Drone Attack on Saudi Oil Field
Last May, a drone attack knocked out oil production at one of Saudi Arabia’s largest oil facilities. Some speculated it was a false flag attack. Reuters now reports it was an Iranian operation, approved at the top. The sources are not named. The plan by Iranian military leaders to strike Saudi oil installations developed over...
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Is Israel Targeting Iran’s Top General For Assassination?
That’s the question circulating both in Arab and Israeli media. Israel’s Mossad is the world’s foremost practitioner of assassination. General Qasem Soleimani is commander of the Qods Force, the special operations command of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Israel is worried about Iran’s growing influence in the Middle East. Soleimani is Iran’s most effective...