Federal courts have held Iran liable for killing and maiming U.S. soldiers in Iraq with sophisticated weapons supplied through the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, yet Tehran has never paid a dime, and the families who lost everything say Washington has failed them too. Nearly two decades before the current military confrontation with Iran, a weapon […] The post Iran's war on American troops started decades ago — and the families still waiting for justice prove it appeared first on American Almanac .
Federal courts have held Iran liable for killing and maiming U.S. soldiers in Iraq with sophisticated weapons supplied through the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, yet Tehran has never paid a dime, and the families who lost everything say Washington has failed them too. Nearly two decades before the current military confrontation with Iran, a weapon known as an explosively formed penetrator tore through a U.S. Army armored Humvee on a Baghdad road called Route Pluto. The date was May 3, 2005. Staff Sgt. William Brooks died. Sgt. Robert Bartlett, the driver, survived, barely. Two other soldiers in the vehicle were wounded. The weapon that did it was not a crude roadside bomb cobbled together by insurgents. It was a precision-engineered…Open
State of the Union: U.S. Central Command denied Tehran’s claims. The post Ceasefire Day 59: Iran Says ‘Warning Missiles’ Fired at U.S. Ships appeared first on The American Conservative .
Tehran said it fired “warning missiles” and drones at U.S. navy vessels in the Gulf of Oman on Friday, on the 59th day of the tenuous ceasefire to the Iran War. U.S. Central Command called reports that Iranian forces attacked or fired at U.S. Navy warships “false,” adding that “doing so would be a gross violation of the ceasefire.” Iran’s Quds Force and IRGC military apparatus issued separate statements Thursday tying the end of the Iran War to a full Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon. Iran has said that it would suspend indirect peace negotiations with the U.S. over the issue. In an interview with CNN Friday, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun criticized Iran for conditioning an end to the Iran War on the cessation of…Open
Does President Trump have a plan for finishing business in Iran in a way that leaves no room for doubt and that needs no explanation? In the part of the world that includes Iran, if you have to explain that you won you have in fact lost. President Trump’s announcement that he is pausing, after a day, Project Freedom, which had the US Navy escorting cargo ships through the Straits of Hormuz, is puzzling. As are his statements that a deal with the Iranian regime to end the war is within reach. Keep in mind that focusing too closely on Trump’s zigs-and-zags can be disorienting. Only he knows what he intends to do and how he will get there. And he has access to all the intelligence. We in the commentariat do not. One hopes the…Open
Police have arrested two men in north London in connection with a March 23 firebomb attack targeting the Jewish Community Ambulance Service outside a synagogue in Golders Green. The post Counter-Terror Police Arrest Two Over Firebombing of Jewish Community Ambulances. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Two men were arrested following an anti-Semitic firebomb attack on ambulances owned by a Jewish charity in north London. WHO WAS INVOLVED: Counter-terror police detained two men aged 45 and 47, and are searching for a third suspect. WHEN & WHERE: The attack occurred early Monday morning in Golders Green, north London, with arrests made on Wednesday. KEY QUOTE: “This appears to be an important breakthrough in the investigation , but we’re also mindful that CCTV footage of the incident suggests there were at least three people involved.” — Helen Flanagan, head of Counter-Terrorism Policing London IMPACT: The attack has raised concerns of rising anti-Semitism in England and potential links to Iran-backed…Open
(This is the second in a two-part series on the way ahead in our war with Iran. Link to first article.) What we are doing right now in this war is not working. We need a new approach. That cannot be invading Iran, which would mean hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops in combat, horrific casualties, and economic ruin for much of the Middle East. We have, up until now, assumed we could, whenever we chose, “declare victory and go home,” accepting that while the regime remains in power, it has suffered grievous damage. We may now have to consider that we have passed that point. The Iranians may not agree to a cessation of hostilities. They may very well still keep the Straits of Hormuz closed, continue to shoot at oil and gas facilities…Open
Israeli forces' killing of two top Iranian officials in separate strikes Tuesday marked a major blow to Tehran's leadership, which has been decimated during the Iran war. The big picture: National security chief Ali Larijani and Basij paramilitary commander Gholamreza Soleimani are among dozens of Iranian officials killed during the war. Many died along with the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Feb. 28, the first day of U.S. and Israeli airstrikes. Here's a timeline of the killings of other top officials: Feb. 28 Israel's government said its opening strikes killed seven senior defense and intelligence officials and targeted 30 top military and civilian leaders overall. - In addition to Khamenei, his top security adviser,…
AI:The IRGC’s Quds Force has confirmed an explosion at the Parchin nuclear facility, a development being minimized by the mainstream media's preferred narratives while regional tensions reach a boiling point. This escalation includes "Scenario 6," involving coordinated proxy expansion through Houthi and Hezbollah elements, alongside threats of "total war" from Iraq’s Kataib Hezbollah in response to any potential strike on Iran. The geopolitical landscape is shifting toward high-intensity conflict as these proxies prepare for regional mobilization.Open
