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Swarms of Iranian small boats, smart mines, mini-submarines and hyper-fast torpedoes provide an advantage that keeps the US fleet hundreds of kilometres away. US President Donald Trump made a big deal out of the fact that the US managed to knock out the Iranian navy's larger surface ships on the first day of the war, but Iran's capabilities above and below the water have...

Both leaders are joined at the hip not only in purpose but in stupidity.  The two stooges overestimated their military prowess and underestimated Iran’s.  If Iran had kept to its vow and not agreed to a ceasefire at Israel and Washington’s request, Iran’s victory would be complete. Instead, Iran faces a possible renewal of a war that it had almost won. But, ala...

Warnings are now emerging that China could enter the picture — supplying Iran with even more advanced air defense (AD) systems. [caption id="attachment_65273" align="alignleft" width="356"] An Azarakhsh photographed by Hossein Zohrevand for TAS[/caption] Iran had, on paper, one of the world's strongest air defenses, with hundreds of short-, medium-, and long-range syste...

This enduring hostility is rooted in both geopolitical calculation and competition over resources and influence. Today, Anglo-Saxon geopolitics aims to cut Russia off from global trade as much as possible and, in the long term, to achieve its territorial fragmentation — an objective that has been openly discussed in transatlantic think tanks since the collapse of the Sovi...

With an expanded aid package, the government has temporarily calmed the situation without major confrontations, but protesters are threatening to resume the blockades. In early April, widespread protests erupted across Ireland against the skyrocketing fuel prices that followed the US attack on Iran. The prices have hit farmers, truckers, contractors and other transport-d...