Month: January 2020

Categories Business

Iran could bring an ‘overnight economic depression’ in retaliation to US – ex-Pentagon official tells Boom Bust

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Tehran could block a key shipping route in the Gulf region after US attack, thus causing a terrible headache to global oil markets and the world’s economy in general, former Pentagon official Michael Maloof told RT’s Boom Bust. … Read More >Iran could bring an ‘overnight economic depression’ in retaliation to US – ex-Pentagon official tells Boom Bust

Categories Shows

Jesse Ventura: ‘We’ve been itching for war with Iran for a long time.’

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Jesse Ventura and Brigida Santos discuss US airstrikes in Iraq and Syria. Will a war with Iran break out now that Washington is working on a peace deal with the Taliban in Afghanistan? Former CIA counterterrorism officer John Kiriakou talks about the past two decades of US foreign policy. … Read More >Jesse Ventura: ‘We’ve been itching for war with Iran for a long time.’

Categories Middle East

Soleimani assassination has opened new phase for whole Middle East region – Hezbollah leader Nasrallah

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The assassination of Qassem Soleimani has opened a new phase for the whole region, the leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, has said, calling for attacks on US soldiers and military assets. … Read More >Soleimani assassination has opened new phase for whole Middle East region – Hezbollah leader Nasrallah

Categories Middle East

US-led coalition halts MOST operations, focuses on own forces’ protection in wake of Iranian general’s killing

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The US-led coalition has announced it will put most of its operations on hold and focus on ensuring the security of its troops as tensions in the Middle East skyrocket after the death of Iran’s top general at the hands of the US. … Read More >US-led coalition halts MOST operations, focuses on own forces’ protection in wake of Iranian general’s killing

Categories Middle East

Iraqi parliament passes resolution asking government to cancel request for assistance from US-led coalition

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Iraq’s parliament has voted to have foreign troops removed from the country, heeding a call from its caretaker prime minister. The move comes after the US assassination of a top Iranian general and a commander of Iraqi militia. … Read More >Iraqi parliament passes resolution asking government to cancel request for assistance from US-led coalition