Iran Relaxes Restrictions on Hormuz Strait

Former MI6 Spy Alastair Crooke: Iran Takes Its Chances With War Authored by Alastair Crooke The US war with Iran has moved beyond its initial phase to an emerging new one — one in which Iran implicitly stakes its chances on the next phase being war. Most likely this will be in abbreviated episodes of limited war, but possessing nevertheless a potential to widen regionally, should the US (and Israel) elect to sharply escalate. The new phase involves risk of course, yet Iran holds the high cards of an ability to impose disproportionately heavier...

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The Lebanese Health Ministry has reported this weekend that the death toll in the escalation of Israel’s war on Lebanon has passed 2,000 killed. The latest figure was that the war has killed 2,020 Lebanese, including 248 women, 165 children, and at least 85 civilian medical personnel. 6,436 others were documented as wounded in the […]