Neocons to Americans: Trust Us Again

Robert Parry | 16 Aug 2015 Marching in lockstep with Israeli hardliners, American neocons are aiming their heavy media artillery at the Iran nuclear deal as a necessary first step toward another “regime change” war in the Mideast – and they are furious when anyone mentions the Iraq War disaster and the deceptions that surrounded…

The Truth About Ayatullah Khomeini of Iran in 1979

Discovering Islam | 2012 Khomeini’s Background & His British Father With all bets off, the Iranian reformers have now struck at the heart of the revolution and are insisting on an inquiry into the disappearance of Imam (Ayatollah) Musa Sadr, some 25-years ago, during a visit to Libya. The Iranian-born leader of the Lebanese Shia, Imam…

Israel Clears the Bench in Iran Fight

Robert Parry | 24 July 2015 Israel – in its desperation to kill the Iran nuclear deal – is exposing its often-denied influence over the U.S. political/media process. Israeli officials are even using football analogies to rally U.S. lawmakers while emptying the bench of friendly “experts” to mount a goal-line stand, writes Robert Parry. By Robert Parry…

The Real Reasons For the Iran Agreement

Paul Craig Roberts | 18 July 2015 Obama is being praised as a man of peace for the nuclear agreement with Iran. Some are asking if Obama will take the next step and repair US-Russian relations and bring the Ukrainian imbroglio to an end? If so he hasn’t told Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland…

WikiLeaks shows Saudi’s Iran obsession

The Hindu | 17 July 2015 Thousands of Saudi documents shows how the government’s goal was not just to spread Sunni Islam but also to undermine its primary adversary: Shia Iran. For decades, Saudi Arabia has poured billions of its oil dollars into sympathetic Islamic organisations around the world, quietly practicing chequebook diplomacy to advance…

After Iran deal, Obama offers military upgrade to help Israel swallow bitter Iranian deal

Haaretz | 15 July 2015 In a phone conversation between the two leaders Tuesday, Netanyahu did not respond to the offer, said the official, who requested anonymity U.S. President Barack Obama has offered Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immediate talks to upgrade the Israel Defense Forces’ offensive and defensive capabilities in the wake of the deal…