Iran Signals Rare Flexibility Toward US In Talks With Mecca Pact Representatives

The US on Tuesday launched more strikes against Iranian oil tankers, and the Iranian military vowed it would respond, marking another escalation of the war. A US official told Fox News reporter Jennifer Griffin that the US launched strikes against tankers near Kharg Island, deep inside the Persian Gulf, and near the Iranian port city […]

Norway Wants To Lead A "Viking Bloc" For Containing Russia In Northern Europe Authored by Andrew Korybko, It can simultaneously threaten Russia along the increasingly interconnected Arctic and Baltic fronts. Russian Ambassador to Norway Nikolai Korchunov gave a brief interview to TASS about bilateral relations. He warned that Norway is integrating new NATO members Sweden and Finland into the bloc’s regional plans. More American military bases and NATO facilities are opening up there too. To make matters worse, 32,500 troops from 14 NATO countries in last March’s “Cold Response” military drills in Norway and Finland’s northern regions, which...