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Tag Archives: Iran
The day war crimes were threatened by President Trump
I am reproducing Paul Krugman’s Substack comment:
Monitoring strikes on Iran by Israeli-US military
As war crimes mean nothing to President Trump, today, 6th April 2026, Iran resists the ‘deal’ Trump demanded to open the Strait of Hormuz. ‘The entire country could be taken out in one night, and that could be tomorrow’…..Trump said … Continue reading
Friends of Iran
June 2025: ‘Obliterated’: The firestorm over how Trump described damage to Iran nuclear sites He’s sticking with that word despite a U.S. intel report suggesting otherwise. ByAlexandra Hutzler June 25, 2025, 9:32 PM …………… Description at odds with early US … Continue reading
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Tagged 'obliteration', allies of Iran, China, Iran, Russia, supplies to Iran, US bombing of Iran nuclear facility
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1906 – Iran
Worth a read, an extract from https://iranprism.com/first-try/ The Match The revolution that built a garden-parliament had begun with sugar. In December 1905, the price of sugar spiked across Tehran — a convergence of a bad harvest, trade disruption from the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1906, British, democracy, Farsi, Iran, Iranian history, parliament
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Datacenters hit in Middle East (sold as safe and secure)
Iran succeeds in targeting datacenters: https://www.networkworld.com/article/4153994/amazon-middle-east-datacenter-suffers-second-drone-hit-as-iran-steps-up-attacks.html UAE denies reports of attack: https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/oracle-office-in-dubai-hit-in-iran-strikes-what-uae-said/ar-AA202BzB Cost of Oracle Datacenter: Oracle’s data center services cost $30 billion per year for OpenAI’s needs, as reported in July 2025. This includes building and operating massive facilities … Continue reading
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Tagged AWS, Bahrain, datacenters, Dubai, Iran, Larry Ellison, Oracle, United Arab Emirates, US-Israeli war on Iran
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Who would buy American weapons?
After F15 was shot down over Iran, so far one pilot has been recovered, the other is being sought. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm29zmpdj3vt How much does the A-10 Warthog cost? According to Military Machine, The A-10 Thunderbolt II costs about $18.8 million per … Continue reading
Extremists at war
Shane Yirak observations on Substack
Posted in anthropocene
Tagged China, GCC, Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis, international trade, Iran, IRGC, Japan, kill box, Lebanon, LNG, middle east, negotiating safe passage of tankers, oil, Persian Gulf, red sea, Russia, Strait of Hormuz, US-Israel war
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Iranian-backed terror cells respond to war on Iran
https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2026/03/12/purported-iran-backed-group-claims-responsibility-for-attacks-in-belgium-and-greece/ Who are Harakat Ashab al-Yamin? The terror group linked to Golders Green arson attack https://www.inkl.com/news/who-are-harakat-ashab-al-yamin-the-terror-group-linked-to-golders-green-arson-attack
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Tagged Belgium, greece, Harakat Ashab al-Yamin, IMCR, Iran, Islamist terror cells, London
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Asymmetric Warfare in the day of the drone
Here is an extract of a Nigerian article on the subject: By Prof. Femi OlufunmiladeThe subject matter of this article is so urgent and important that I deemed it not appropriate for a restricted Nigerian Army Journal. Rather, I have … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, aid relief prevented, asymmetric warfare, Boko Harem, drone warfare, Gulf States, high cost vs low cost, Iran, Kyiv, Nigeria, RSF, Russia, sudan, supply routes, US, world conflict
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Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant: if it is hit????
Story highlights Missile strikes Iran’s only operational nuclear plant, triggering fears of a radiological disaster. IAEA confirmed that a projectile hit the premises of Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, raising alarm on Day 19 of Iran war. Was the reactor damaged? … Continue reading
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Tagged Bushehr, Chernobyl, IAEA, Iran, Israeli strike, middle east, nuclear power station, radiation, threat, uninhabitable
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